Chapter 600 99 The Secret of the Guardian Staff

Chapter 600 -99- The Secret of the Guardian Staff

"So... do you think the Gray Swan Orphanage in District 9 hides the secret of the Temple of the Sun?"

Looking at Sebastian and Nice who secretly returned to the Holy Palace and changed their real appearances to report back, Charlotte asked curiously.

"To be precise, the Tribunal of District 9 is very likely related to the conspiracy of the Temple of the Sun. The investigations that Nice and I have conducted these days almost all point to that place."

Sebastian said respectfully.

"All point to that place..."

Charlotte was thoughtful.

To be honest, if the secret of the Temple of the Sun is really related to the Tribunal of District 9, she would not be surprised.

The District 9 is the poorest and most chaotic district in the Holy City, but the Tribunal of District 9 is the most powerful Tribunal.

Not only that, the Tribunals in such slums are generally more heavily guarded, but at the same time they often act more low-key, which is indeed very suitable for hiding secrets.

"Lord Charlotte, I think we need to save the director of the Gray Swan Orphanage. Currently, the Inquisition is killing everyone in the Gray Swan Orphanage, even the children are not spared, which means that the Gray Swan Orphanage must know something."

"The director of the Gray Swan Orphanage's brother is the deputy captain of the Ninth District Inquisition, and after Filiberto was tried, he also disappeared."

Nice added.

Charlotte nodded slightly, and then looked at the necklace in her hand.

It was a cross necklace, a common religious ornament among church priests.

"So...does the necklace you brought also belong to the director?"

She asked.

Sebastian nodded:

"Yes, it belongs to the dean. Nice and I have checked it. This necklace also contains divine power. Not only that, it also has a similar aura to the divine power you gave us..."

"This necklace seems to contain some kind of divine magic, and it can even trigger precognitive dreams. The little girl we rescued escaped the pursuit of the trial knights with the precognitive dreams brought by this necklace and finally found us."

"Precognitive dreams?"

Charlotte raised her eyebrows and became interested immediately.

She played with the necklace in her hand, and after some exploration, she fell into deep thought.

"Are you... sure?"

Charlotte looked at the two and asked.

Sebastian and Nice looked at each other and nodded.

"Yes, Lady Charlotte, the girl was very scared when she saw us, but when we used our divine power to reveal our identities, she was no longer afraid."

"Not only that, she also called us the messengers of the oracle!"

"We asked her and found out that she had dreamed of the 'oracle', but after further verification, the oracle she was talking about should be a precognitive dream she had, and the source of the precognitive dream is most likely this necklace!"

"We have confirmed that this necklace belongs to the director of the Gray Swan Orphanage. It seems that it was originally given to her by the director's brother, the Knight of Judgment."

"This is most likely a man-made artifact of the church, and as far as I know, the man-made artifacts of the church Most of the artifacts are in the hands of the church's top leaders. A captain of the Trial Knights whose strength does not exceed the third level cannot have such an artifact through formal channels, so... it must be through other channels. "

Charlotte's heart moved:

"Are you talking about... the Temple of the Sun?"

Nice nodded:

"Yes, we sensed a sacred power similar to ours in this necklace. Our sacred power was given by you, and you once said that your sacred power was somewhat stained with the original breath, that is to say, this sacred power also carries some of the original breath. "

"The Creator God has fallen asleep, so... there may be only one source of the original breath. "

Nice said meaningfully.

Charlotte did not comment.

She looked at the necklace with an inexplicable expression and fell into deep thought.

"Lord Charlotte, we think that the Tribunal of the Ninth District may be hiding the secrets of the Temple of the Sun, and the Gray Swan Orphanage may also be implicated. This artifact that can make people have precognitive dreams may also come from the Temple of the Sun."

"The dean of the Gray Swan may have known something. The Trial Knights are arresting the orphans of the Gray Swan Orphanage, perhaps for this necklace. If we can save the dean of the Gray Swan, perhaps we can dig out the conspiracy behind the Temple of the Sun!"

Sebastian also said.

"What is the name of that dean?"

Charlotte looked at the man and the cat and asked.

"Susan, Susan Russo, we have investigated. She is also an orphan. Her ancestors were minor nobles in the southern part of the Yunete Peninsula. She is also a devout believer of the Holy Spirit. She has been using her salary with her brother, who is the captain of the Trial Knights, to maintain the operation of the orphanage. In addition, the siblings are also helping other poor children and those poor people in the slums."

"But... such a person was turned upside down by the Trial and sentenced as a heretic witch, and her brother has disappeared."

Nice sighed.

"When will she be tried?"

Charlotte continued to ask.

"Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, in the square of the ninth district."

Nice said.

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"I know."

"Master (Lord Charlotte)! Have you decided to save her?"

Sebastian and Nice asked.

"Since he is an upright and kind-hearted priest, and he is very likely to know the secret of the Sun Temple, I naturally want to save him."

Charlotte said.

After saying that, she looked at the two people:

"You should also be prepared. Since the trial court in District 9 is likely to be related to the secrets of the Sun Temple, this may also be an opportunity."

Sebastian's heart moved:

"Master, are you planning to let Ness and I take the opportunity to sneak into the Ninth Trial Hall while you are rescuing us?"

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"The Heretic Witch Trial is one of the most severe trials of the Holy Royal Court. Such a verdict will definitely be taken seriously by the Ninth District Trial Office. Correspondingly, the defense may be lax."

"And if they wait until the rescue is over, they may become wary. With heightened security, it may be difficult for you to sneak in. It is even possible that some secrets will be transferred and destroyed by them in advance."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Sebas and Nice looked a little more solemn and bowed respectfully:

"I obey your oracle!"

"Oh, by the way, where is that little girl now?"

Charlotte asked again.

"We placed her in a hotel in the Holy Capital and sent knights to protect her."

Sebas replied.

"Well, take care of her. A child has gone through so many things and is probably frightened."

Charlotte warned.

…

After receiving new orders from Charlotte, Sebastian and Nice retreated.

Charlotte was silent for a moment and looked at the empty seats beside her:

"Your Majesty the Staff of Guarding, don't you...don't you have anything you want to explain to me?"

The sacred power continues to spread, and the illusory figure of the guarding staff slowly emerges.

It bowed respectfully to Charlotte:

"My True Ancestor, what do you want to know? I don't quite understand what you mean..."

Charlotte chuckled and looked at the other party with a trace of scrutiny:

"Standing Staff, you can hide it from Sebas and Ness, but you can't hide it from me."

"Tell me, is this your handiwork? Did you know from the beginning that the secret of the Sun Temple is in the trial house in the ninth district? Did you still maintain the ability to contact the priest from the beginning? Did you Did you plan to lead Sebas and Nice to investigate District 9 from the beginning?”

"May I ask why you say that?"

The guarding staff said in surprise.

Charlotte snorted and said:

"Sebas and Nice's investigation route was suggested by you. Not only that, they obviously had different channels and methods, but they all eventually traced the case to the trial court in District 9."

"I have observed and understood that the people who finally went to investigate the Trial House were the priests they 'happened' to investigate. If there is no one behind this, I don't believe it at all."

"Of course, the most important thing is this necklace."

With that said, Charlotte picked up the cross necklace:

"Predictive dreams cannot be realized with any equipment. If you want to predict your destiny, you must have the corresponding laws."

"Just like the Ness clan's prediction, the Ness clan can predict the future and even make predictions because of the law of destiny contained in the way of prediction."

"Sacred power is also an extension of the original power. The original power is the source of all laws. In other words, the sacred power also has the power of the law of fate."

"But this necklace is different."

"Nessie thinks it is an artifact because Ness is not a myth, but I can see its essence."

"It... is nothing more than a medium for transmitting divine magic."

"In other words, someone is using this necklace to give the girl and the director of the orphanage the ability to 'predict dreams'!"

"Of course, it does have the original breath, but... it is not the original breath of the sun god Helios."

"Its original breath is purer and clearer."

"And I have only sensed similar aura from three beings."

"One is myself, one is my apprentice Harald who has awakened the divine power, and the other..."

As she spoke, Charlotte looked at the guarding staff:

"Do you need me to be more clear?"

The Staff of Guard fell silent.

"Stand of Guard, I need an explanation."

Charlotte's expression became much colder.

The Guarding Staff sighed:

"Your Majesty the True Ancestor, are you...sure to ask?"

"Can't I? Since you want me to save Harald, you shouldn't hide the secret. You obviously know more than I expected. Not only that, I even doubt whether you already know about the sun. What is the temple’s conspiracy?”

"You know the information, but you conceal it, and you also want to deliberately guide me and my followers. Could it be that... do you think I am a myth who will tolerate others' deception?"

At this point, Charlotte's voice rose a little higher.

Her pupils suddenly turned golden red, and the terrifying divine power came, directly shocking the projection of the guarding staff, and at the same time, it was just right to control the divine power only in the room.

Under the terrifying pressure, the brilliance of the guarding staff suddenly became flickering, and its transformed humanoid face also became pale and painful.

"My True Ancestor... No, Your Majesty the Savior, I have no ill intentions... I... just can't say it, and I can't say it... I must follow... follow my instructions."

Guarding Staff gritted his teeth and said.

"Your order? Did Harald ask you to do this? How much have you concealed? What is your purpose?"

Charlotte asked coldly.

"I... I just want to save the master, I want to save you, I want to save everything. I have not betrayed the master, nor have I betrayed you..."

The Guardian Staff said with difficulty.

"Hmph, since you want to save Harald, you should tell me everything you know. I don't understand what you have to hide, or do you have any restrictions on you?"

"No, you don't have any restrictions. If you do, I would have sensed it when I strengthened the connection between you and the Holy Court through your faith."

"You obviously don't have any restrictions, but you don't say anything. In this way, do you still hope that I will continue to trust you?"

Charlotte's voice became serious and indifferent.

As she spoke, she looked at the other party, her divine power slowly bloomed, and her voice gradually became majestic:

"Tell me, what are you hiding?"

This time, Charlotte directly used the divine art of the law.

The Guardian Staff looked painful.

But it still clenched its teeth:

"I...can't say it! I really can't say it!"

"Your Majesty, my loyalty has never changed, but what I can't say...I really can't tell you! At least...I can't tell you now!"

"This is the price...the price of changing fate...and the price of deceiving fate!"

"I...I must do this, only in this way can we control history, only in this way can we deceive the world!"

"Otherwise...we...we will fail again! Swallowed by fate!"

At the end, the voice of the Guarding Staff trembled, and the expression gradually became crazy.

Charlotte was slightly stunned.

She glanced at the Guarding Staff with an inexplicable look, and muttered half-jokingly and half-confusedly:

"Control history? Deceive fate? Ha, it's as if what we are experiencing now is also history..."

But this time, the Guarding Staff did not answer, but remained silent.

Charlotte's voice also stopped soon.

She also fell into silence.