Chapter 254

Chapter 251

"I wonder why you are meeting the Duke, Bishop Leonard?"

The Earl of Kent asked with a smile, but the smile on his face gave the bishop a chill.

"I came here for some religious matters in the northwest bay, and I need to discuss them with the Duke."

"Oh, this is easy to handle! Due to health reasons, the Duke has handed over all affairs to me. After all, I am his heir. If you have anything, just tell me."

Leonard hesitated, "Well... I still have to meet the Duke."

The Earl of Kent's face turned cold: "The Duke is not feeling well and it is inconvenient to receive guests."

Leonard still insisted: "Then I will visit the Duke..."

"Your Majesty the Archbishop!"

Maltz Kent had a dangerous look in his eyes.

"I'm afraid you have another purpose for coming here? Did you believe some rumors?"

The so-called "Duke's secret letter" leaked from Henry's hands spread a lot in the northwest bay, causing him a huge headache.

The letter accused him of using witchcraft to control Duke Ferdinand.

Well, this is indeed true. Because of this, he will never let Duke Ferdinand meet some people he shouldn't meet, including the Bishop Leonard in front of him.

Leonard looked at Maltz Kent and said: "The pure will become clear, and the dirty will become dirty. My lord, what are you afraid of?"

Yes, Leonard went to the Duke's Palace to investigate Maltz Kent's suspicion of witchcraft, just as he did when he visited Paul Greimann in Alda. In fact, with his current status, he does not need to personally take care of this matter, but the other party is the future Duke of the Northwest, so he has to treat it with caution.

"Humph, this is simply an insult to my reputation."

Maltz Kent stood up loudly.

"My family, the Kent family, has always been loyal to Duke Ferdinand, and everyone in the entire Northwest Gulf has seen it. Now you are slandering my reputation because of the groundless slander fabricated by some traitors of the Ferdinand family."

"Please forgive me, Lord Earl. Whether it is slander or not, I will know at a glance."

"you!"

Maltz Kent immediately had the urge to put the person in front of him in prison, but the identity of the other party's archbishop made him calm down.

With a stiff face, he stared at Archbishop Leonard while shouting: "Come, see the guest off!"

Two armed guards immediately rushed in and said to Leonard in an angry voice: "Your Excellency, please come this way."

Leonard sighed, stood up slowly and said, "Your Majesty, I will continue to request to visit the Duke. If I still don't get your permission, I can only report it to the superiors."

The earl was disdainful: Huh, this kind of threat is still effective against the small lords below, but it is too ridiculous to use it to threaten me, the heir to the duke.

He had long heard that the new bishop was old-fashioned and not very understanding of the world, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.

"No matter what happens next, I will appeal to the archbishop of the kingdom and even the Holy See. As a regional protagonist, you have made groundless accusations against a future duke, seriously infringing on his reputation."

Malz Kent said the above words righteously.

"Also, Leonard, haven't you heard of the Grayman family's [Fire Crossbow] and [Thunder Hammer]? They are definitely witchcraft. My army just suffered a big loss in the face of this witchcraft. There are thousands of people who can testify.”

Leonard shook his head and said: "Your Majesty the Duke, the so-called [Fire Crossbow] and [Thunder Hammer] are just two advanced weapons, and their official names are [Musket] and [Artillery]. I am in charge of The abbot of the North Shore Monastery used the magic stone to check it, and there was no trace of magic. Moreover, Count Grayman was aboveboard and agreed immediately after I asked for the inspection. "

Maltz Kent rolled his eyes and asked eagerly: "Have you checked the [Fire Crossbow] and the Thunder Hammer?" So……""

Leonard immediately said: "I only know that there are no traces of magic on it, and I know nothing about the internal structure and manufacturing method. Please don't think too much about it, Lord Earl."

The Earl of Kent snorted coldly, "I think it's because Paul Grayman and you are from the same hometown, so you deliberately protected him."

"I swear to the Lord of Light..."

"No need to say more, please come back!"

The Earl of Kent turned away.

Leonard shook his head and followed the guard out.

The Earl of Kent came to the study and summoned Jais, Emerson and several other confidants.

"We cannot wait any longer, we must act as soon as possible."

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Two days later, a big event happened in Center City. Duke Ferdinand died of illness.

The Duke has been suffering from illness since last year, and now he has finally been called by the Lord. Maybe it is a good thing for him - many people think so.

As the duke's heir, Maltz Kent held a grand funeral for him.

In front of those who came to attend the funeral, the Earl said with great sorrow: "A model of generosity and kindness has fallen into the arms of the Lord. Let us inherit his will and end the chaos in the Northwest Bay as soon as possible. The people who still live here A stable and peaceful hometown.”

When the Duke's coffin was buried, many people noticed that the person responsible for reading the eulogy was not the Northwest Bishop Leonard, but a clergyman with an unfamiliar face.

As soon as Duke Ferdinand left, Martz Kent naturally became the new Duke of the Northwest. As soon as he took the throne, he immediately notified the entire Northwest Bay that he would resolutely eliminate the group of rebels headed by Price Parker.

However, he first dealt with someone else.

On the second day after Martz Kent took the throne, a large group of fully armed soldiers surrounded the cathedral in the city of Sent.

The people in the church were terrified, ordinary believers hid in the corner and trembled, and several priests stood up.

"What are you doing? This is the sanctuary of the Lord of Light, and you are not allowed to be presumptuous."

The leading knight pushed away the priest in front of him and shouted loudly: "Someone reported that some high-level clergy in the Northwest Diocese had committed crimes of collusion with rebellion and interference in secular affairs. We are here to search for evidence. Come on!"

The soldiers behind him rushed into the church, quickly occupied various parts of the church, and searched through boxes and cabinets.

These soldiers were illiterate, so they would take away anything they thought was suspicious.

Under the threat of shining swords and spears, no one dared to stop them.

Leonard, who came out after hearing the noise, was so angry that he trembled all over, "Marts Kent, you... you are so bold!"

Then his room was searched, and he saw that a hardcover "Holy Scripture" that he cherished very much on weekdays - that was specially printed and given to him by Paul Graman - was rudely flipped by the soldiers. The old bishop rolled his eyes and fainted, and the priests around him were in chaos.

At the same time, the church personnel in the Inquisition station located in the suburbs outside the city were also disarmed, and several church knights who dared to resist were killed on the spot.

The church armed forces in the northwest bay were not large in scale and could not resist the power of a duke. The army that surrounded them also claimed that someone in the church was secretly communicating with the rebels, and the armed forces controlled by the Inquisition might be instructed to do something inside and outside, so they had to be disarmed before the investigation was clear.