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Audrey was no fool, so she naturally realized that this was not a vote at all, but rather the decision-making power was placed in her hands. But the question was... why?

Is it just because I am the daughter of Earl Hall, who is very popular in Loen?

Or did they know the secret that I am a member of the Tarot Club?

Or is there some other reason?

At this time, Edsak smiled faintly and said, "Audrey, before you make a decision, let me tell you a story.'s'y?w?b+o~o!k..,c,o*m_"

"Listening to stories is my favorite."

Alde immediately sat back down, took out a plate of snacks, and said, "Come, eat and listen."

"Come on, Audrey."

Helena pushed Audrey to sit down and handed her a snack.

"Thanks."

Edsak continued, "More than two hundred years ago, a prince named George was born in the royal family of Rune."

"He has been very smart since he was young, and great hopes are placed on him. It is hoped that in the future, under his wise leadership, Loen will become even stronger, whether in terms of economy, military, or land area."

"George was also very ambitious. He was strict with himself in everything and tried his best to do his best. So when he took over the ruling power as a prince, he vigorously developed the economy. He supported the technological and economic changes initiated by Roselle, the Son of Steam, against all odds, and greatly strengthened Loen's national strength in a short period of time..."

"Not long after, the old king passed away, and George ascended the throne, ushering in a new era for Rune. He was later known as George I. But at this moment, he suddenly discovered a bloody truth. This world was not what he imagined."

"For many things, he cannot succeed just because he works hard enough, is smart enough, or makes wise decisions - even if he is a king with supreme power - because there are always several forces that are not only beyond his control, but can also shake his position at any time."

Audrey frowned and said, "Church?"

"That's right."

Edessak laughed. "The church. To be more precise, it's the inhuman extraordinary people in the church, or the gods standing behind the church!"

"No matter how powerful the king is, it is just a joke in the face of the might of the gods…So George fell into confusion. He wondered what the meaning of everything he did was."

Edsak's words made Audrey confused. She wondered how she would feel if she were King George I, facing the church and the gods.

However, she quickly realized: What did Edsak mean by saying this?

"Just then..."

Edsak took the snack his sister handed over and took a bite, then continued, "A mysterious organization found George I and invited him to join. They also provided him with a solution to his confusion: if one day he could become a god, all his problems would be solved."

"George I suddenly felt enlightened."

Audrey said, "But according to the church's requirements, all kings and emperors are not allowed to advance to Sequence 4."

"That's right."

Edsak nodded. "However, that mysterious organization was able to help George I conceal not only his true sequence, but also his true identity."

"...What's the meaning?"

"Audrey, do you know what the Black Emperor's promotion ceremony is?"

Audrey's heart skipped a beat. Of course she knew this; Edward had told her a long time ago.

Edessak answered his own question: "To have one's own country, to have one's own name associated with the title of emperor, and to have it become common knowledge among the people, one also needs to establish a set of strict and complex but abnormal rules, including architectural styles. And then to build a mausoleum..."

"Let's not talk about the second half. The first half alone is quite complicated. You know... for thousands of years, there has always been only one Emperor Roselle. Only he could change the entire world in just a few decades, making his name still well-known to everyone even after thousands of years, and closely linked to the once powerful Intis Empire.,p^f′x·s¨s¨..c*o¨m?"

"Although George I was wise enough, he was far inferior to Emperor Roselle in this respect. So with the help of the mysterious organization, he came up with another solution - since it cannot be completed in a short period of time, then extend the time, extend it, and extend it again."

"If George I doesn't work, then George II will do it. If George II doesn't work, then George III will do it. With George III's efforts, it should be enough to complete the ceremony."

Audrey was stunned, "But... aren't those the Three Kings?"

Edsak laughed: "What if they are always the same person?"

Chapter 650 Lazy Amon

Audrey was confused: "???"

"Yes, George I, II, and III, in fact, have always been the same George at the beginning! With the help of a mysterious organization, he chose the right time to 'die' naturally, and then replaced his successor to become the 'new' king. During his tenure, he launched wars, created contradictions and conflicts, built mausoleums, issued currency, amended the constitution, etc., which lasted for more than a hundred years and caused the deaths of up to one million people, all for the purpose of achieving the promotion ceremony bit by bit! Oh, the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people in the Backlund smog last time were also directed by him."

Audrey was stunned: "You, you mean..."

"That's right. For nearly two hundred years, the king of Loen has been the same person from beginning to end. He was George I in the past and is now George III."

It has to be said that this news was too shocking for Audrey. Although she had already known about George III's conspiracy through Edward and the Tarot Club, she did not expect that there was a bigger secret hidden in it.

Edsak said: "And now, he thinks that the only thing left to him is a war that will sweep the entire continent, so the war has come."

"It seems that this war was initiated by Feysac, and Loen was just forced to resist. In fact, this war was inseparable from his planning."

Having said this, he paused.

Helena looked at Audrey with a smile and asked, "Okay, that's the end of the story. Audrey, it's your turn to vote~"

"Should we help this old madman who has caused countless killings and shed the blood of millions of innocent people in order to become a god, or should we pull him down from the throne and the altar and let him get the punishment he deserves?"

Audrey was silent for a moment, then suddenly said softly, "I'll abstain from voting."

"???"

The brother and sister were both startled.

Audrey continued, "The reason I abstained from voting is not because I don't believe your story, nor do I disagree with you. I just simply feel that... this kind of major event involving the country, war, and even the gods cannot be decided by just a vote of the four of us."

"Of course, even if I abstain, the final result will still be two to one, which is in line with your expectations."

Then, she looked at Alde, "What do you think, Alde?"

"Ah? I don't mind~"

Alde shrugged and laughed, "It's decided then, just do whatever you want!"

Edsak and his sister looked at each other and bowed at the same time, "Thank you~"

"Thank you, too, Audrey."

The two took a few steps back and turned to leave.

Audrey and Alde were the only ones left in the room.

"Alde, do you really think... our vote can have an impact?"

She yawned again and muttered, "Who knows?"

"But... there are some things you may have thought wrongly."

Audrey was stunned: "What?"

"The four of us together are really strong."

Arde reached her slender white fingers into her pocket, took out a crystal clear monocle and put it on her right eye, then smiled slightly:

"What do you think?"

"!!!"

Audrey's heart seemed to be grabbed by someone, and her pupils contracted extremely: "You, you are..."

Just as she was about to say the word "Amon", her brain suddenly became dazed.

When I regained consciousness, I saw Alde waving her hands in front of her eyes and asked in confusion, "Audrey, what's wrong with you?"

"What?"

"I...what's wrong with me?" Audrey was stunned for a moment, then said, "Oh, nothing, I was just daydreaming for a while."

Huh?

But why did I suddenly become dazed?

I always feel like something extraordinary happened just now.

What's the matter?

Why did you forget everything?

Alde waved her hand: "Okay, go back quickly, I also need to rest."

"Okay, bye then."

Watching Audrey's back go away, Alde narrowed her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth, "The show is about to begin~"

"Chike, Chike, if Lilith really succeeds in jumping to the Red Priest this time, you're going to be in trouble.

This battle between the original witches is finally coming to an end."

...

Backlund, on a road in the North District.

Leonard changed into a worker's clothes, wearing a patched and worn beret, and followed a carriage all the way.

"Hello!"

Leonard was startled by the sudden sound. He thought he was discovered. He quickly ducked to the side and said to himself, "Old man, what are you doing? You scared me."

"I still want to ask you, why did you suddenly follow Daly? You wouldn't..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"You don't think there's anything wrong with her, do you?" Pales sneered, "Huh? What was your reaction just now?"

Leonard was silent for a few seconds, and explained, "I just felt that Ms. Daly's recent state was very strange, especially after learning about the bombing of Feysac, she suddenly found an excuse to go home."

"Heh, she's worried that the place where she lives was bombed. Isn't it normal for her to go back and take a look?"

"My intuition tells me it's not."

Pales smiled and said, "Does your intuition tell you the truth?"

"No, but Ms. Daly must be hiding some secret that she doesn't want me to know."

"Hehehe."

The old man suddenly laughed, "The carriage she was riding in slowed down again."

Leonard was stunned: "What?"

"Idiot! You've been following us all the way, but you haven't noticed? Every time you fall behind or show signs of losing us, the carriage slows down. Why do you think that is?"

"???"

Leonard scratched his head in confusion: "Ah? Is that true? Why didn't I notice it?"

"…"

Pales sighed secretly: Before the president fell asleep, he asked him to go to Tingen to find Leonard more than a hundred years ago, and he did so.

I have to say, this kid is pretty good, but sometimes he's cutely silly.

Leonard stopped abruptly, shocked: "Wait! You mean, Ms. Daly knew I was following her and was waiting for me all the way?!"

"You are not hopelessly stupid."

"But why?"

Pales curled his lips: "How would I know?"

Of course, He could guess about it: the girl named Daly wanted to confess to Leonard... and even the Church of Darkness in this way.

The reason is simple, of course, to protect Dunn.

There was Ince Zangwill again, and there was war again. The situation in Backlund was changing several times a day. Apart from the church, no other place could be called safe.

However, because I, the old man, insisted on not letting Leonard know the "truth", she did not tell the silly boy directly, but deliberately guided Leonard to discover it through this method - at the same time, it was also to test her attitude.

Humph, these youngsters are really something.

Old man, I am not the kind of unreasonable person who would judge others by my own standards!

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of an exquisite house. Daly paid the money and walked in quickly. Leonard hesitated for a few seconds, quickened his pace, and approached silently with the help of Pales.

"Ahem."

As I approached the window, I heard a cough, and then I heard Daly gently say, "Why are you lying in bed again?"

"Too boring. ￠u~s^ip′m~a*x!.¨c¨o+m?"

A familiar voice came out, "Besides, my body has almost recovered, cough cough cough."

"When you stop coughing, say that again."

"Haha, it's almost done." After a pause, the voice continued, "How is it going with the bombing of Feysac?"

Daly said: "Loen has declared war on Feysac. The church has not conveyed any news for the time being, and only asked us to cooperate with the authorities to deal with the citizens affected."

"Then you have to be careful."

"I see."

Daly smiled, but suddenly glanced towards the window. However, she saw nothing. There was a hint of disappointment in her eyes. "I have asked someone to rent a small villa near St. Samuel's Church. We will move there this afternoon."

"good."

Leonard walked silently into an empty alley. His face was pale and his fingers were trembling slightly. He leaned against the wall and murmured, "Is that man... the captain?"

Pales said calmly, "It seems so."

"So, the captain...is not dead?"

"What do you think?"

After a long silence, Leonard suddenly punched the wall hard. "What about Klein?! Is he not dead too? What about Edward? Have they always been..."

"Hey, silly boy, you're not going to turn evil, are you?"

"…"

Leonard gritted his teeth: "I'm asking you a question!"

"I don't know. Besides, I don't want to answer questions from someone who doesn't know how to respect the elderly."

"Old man! Mr. Pales,"

He clenched his fists and squeezed out a sentence from the depths of his throat, "Please... tell me the truth!"

"There is no such thing as truth or falsehood. I just fabricated this death in order to save my life."

As soon as Pales opened his mouth, he exposed Leonard's inner thoughts at the moment: "No one wants to play tricks on you, no one doesn't treat you as one of their own, and no one deliberately targets you. ~1/7/k^a^n￠w·e?n~x,u¨e..~c·o′m/"

"...You really have known all this for a long time, but why have you kept it from me until now?!"

Pales said calmly, "How about this? I want you to know that Dunn and Klein are alive and well, and Edward is not a traitor. You continue to be as careless as before, thinking that you are the protagonist of the times, but never willing to really put in any effort. When others are making progress day by day, you are still just a low-sequence, stupid kid who dreams ridiculous dreams all day long?"

"The deaths of Dunn and Klein were fake, but the enemy is real, and he is a high-sequence expert who is about to be promoted to Sequence 3. You may have an impression of this person. He is Ince Zangwill, a priest who had previously defected from the Church of Evernight. Behind him stands someone of a higher sequence."

Ince Zangwill?

A wanted poster from within the church immediately popped up in Leonard's mind.

"So now that you know the so-called 'truth', what can you do? Are you relying on me, an old man, to help you at the critical moment? To help you show off your power in front of others and bring out your aura as the protagonist?"

Chapter 651 Lilith and Medici

"Don't tell me that I am only half alive now. Even if I am still alive, why should I be your supporting role?"

"Do you really think you are the protagonist? No! You are just an unlucky guy who was picked by a high-sequence old man with ulterior motives like me. You are the nutrients that keep me alive!"

"If you don't move forward, you will die sooner or later because I have stolen all your vitality!"

As Pales spoke, Leonard's face became paler and paler, his pupils became more and more dilated, and his legs staggered and he almost couldn't stand.

"Do you know why Daly deliberately led you here this time? Do you know the truth?"

Pales' tone slowed down a bit, "Because not long ago, the mastermind behind the Tingen incident attacked Dunn again. If Daly hadn't arrived in time and was ready to fight for his life, Dunn would have really died by now."

"Plus, now that Feysac and Loen have officially gone to war, the situation has become even more chaotic and dangerous. Therefore, Daly wants to confess to you and to the church in order to obtain asylum."

"So, what do you think..."

Pales said calmly, "If no one in the Church of Night can speak for them, will the church investigate Dunn's crime of faking his own death or will it protect him?"

"…"

Leonard was shocked and said quickly, "I...I will help."

"You? Are you worthy?"

Pales' tone was full of undisguised sarcasm. "You are just a Sequence 6, captain of the Red Gloves team. How can you expect the church to listen to you?"

Leonard was dejected. Yes, why...

"Oh, it's been a while since I've had such a good time squirting. Did I lose control for a moment and make this guy autistic?"

Pales grumbled in his heart, thought for a moment and said, "In the end, you are just too weak."

"If you were powerful enough and had a status like that of the Sword of the Goddess, this wouldn't be a big deal. You could just say that you arranged for Dunn Klein's fake death to help you carry out a secret mission. As for the truth, isn't it up to you to decide?"

"…"

Leonard said at a loss: "But, those things can't be achieved in a short time. Now the captain and the others are in danger, but I can't do anything."

"Since we got along well before, I will try to help you protect Dunn until you become strong enough. In the meantime, I have a suggestion."

"What?"

Pales smiled and said, "Remember the mysterious organization with tarot cards as its symbol that you investigated some time ago?"

Leonard nodded repeatedly: "Remember!"

"I have found a way to join that organization. Joining it may help you become stronger faster."

He perked up, "What?"

"Recite these three sentences silently: The Fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog, the Yellow and Black King who controls good luck."

Leonard murmured again: "A fool who does not belong to this era, above the gray fog..."

His eyes suddenly widened, "This...Isn't this a three-part prayer that only gods have? Old man, you want me to believe in an evil god?!"

"What's wrong with believing in evil gods in order to become stronger?"

"But..."

"Klein and Edward are both members of this organization."

Leonard's eyes flashed, "Done!"

...

Backlund, the base of the Aurora Society.

Priscilla leaned over the window with her chin in her hand, looking out with a worried look on her face: "Do we really not need to activate Aurora to help?"

"…"

Medici's eyes twitched and he said, "Silly girl, this is the Aurora Society, a recognized cult and terrorist organization on the continent. You don't think it's a righteous organization, do you?"

"Believe it or not, I just arranged for someone to help, and the authorities and the church came to arrest them the moment I arranged for someone to help!"

Priscilla frowned, "But I am righteous!"

"Oh? I didn't notice."

She turned around and walked out, "Then I don't want to be Miss D of the Aurora Society."

Medici took a deep breath and held his forehead with his hand: "Do you think you are playing house? You can stop playing if you want to?"

"What else?"

Hard, the fist is hard.

"Oh, Medici, you're taking care of the baby again."

Suddenly, a clear voice was heard, and a girl appeared in the room. She looked to be about six or seven years old, delicate and cute, exuding a peculiar charm.

"!!!"

Medici's pupils fluctuated noticeably, and he stared at the girl and said, "Lilith..."

"Oh, your expression and tone make it seem like we haven't seen each other for a long time, but it's clear that we just met not long ago, okay?"

Priscilla jumped up in surprise, "Wow! Lilith?! Are you really Lilith?"