Book 17: Chapter 46


    At Elizabeths dungeon.


    So, whos the mastermind? Is it the new church or the old church? What exactly are they after? All right, I shall decide who I shall execute based on their goal.


    I ced an individuals hand down. I just finished snapping all of his fingers. He passed out for the meantime due to pain. As such, I had the chance to ask for Mommy Elizabeths opinion.


    Mom shook her head: Frankly, Mommy is unsure now. It could be either faction. If its the work of the old church, its simple to exin and that is that the old church couldnt appease their peoples anger. In turn, they took revenge. The old church stole the weapons the new church smuggled. After finding out, the new churchs pope fled. However, if its the new churchs scheme, then it could be exined, as well.


    My guess is that the new church sent the weapons to the old church so that the old church could go on a killing spree. That way, the deration of war between the two churches would officially be announced. That said, the old church at Hilles City doesnt have weapons; therefore, the new church, which is located at Troy City, possesses supreme power. In fact, they could instigate a confrontation between the two of us. In that scenario, I either take the initiative to eliminate you, or the new church wlessly subdues the old church and bes the state religion.


    However I look at it, its the new churchs scheme. Thered be no way to exin their popes departure, otherwise. Furthermore, I sent a letter to investigate my seal, but I havent received any response. My guess is that its most probably because Troy City is now under the new churchs control. That would exin why I have no clue about what happened. Mom, this is now a pressing matter. I have no time to calm down. I must immediately head to Troy City!


    What are you going to do at Troy City? Son, whatever the case is, the new church now controls the city. You want to take on an entire city? I think that youll need an army backing you. Mommy wont stop you. In saying that, Mommy has to go with you. Troy City is no longer what it once was. It may be named after you, but the citys g no longer has your name on it. Hence, Mommy shall bring Mommys armies that are best at sieging cities this time to assist you in taking back Troy City.


    Mom


    Before that, nevertheless, Mommy needs toplete some tasks. Mommy, at the very least, needs to delegate the old church to traditional state religion. That way, the new churchs plot to have us fight each other will go down the drain. The old church will calm down and stop bothering with the new church once theyre dered state religion. After all, theres no need for them to waste time with the loser when theyve already won. By the same token, Ill have a legitimate reason to intervene. A nation doesnt require two religions, especially one that has no qualms with resorting to unscrupulous schemes. Thus, we can just eliminate them.


    Moms eyes showed that she was dead serious. In reality, we didnt reach any conclusion since wecked the most crucial piece of the puzzle; to be specific, wecked evidence. We just felt that the new churchs motivation sounded more probable. Furthermore, I wanted to rip the new church, the people who forged an imperial decree. I just wanted a reason to ughter the lot of them. I didnt know what Mommy Elizabeth thought. I wasnt sure if she thought the matter was at its final scene or if she, too, just needed an excuse to kill the new church. The two of us reached a mutual agreement this time, and for a rare moment, both want to kill. I wondered when I developed a violent tendency.


    The riot ended half a day ago. A day had nearly passed. It was nearly noon by the time I left the interrogation room. Everybody caught was scheduled to be hung tomorrow. We needed to speak to the old church. The final step was to prepare the army.


    Mom looked forward to fighting another war after a longyoff. To begin with, she prepared three main forces and two supporting armies. You could say the scale of the army was big. Nevertheless, I felt that it was unnecessary to take Troy City since Troy City didnt have an army. If it did have one, it wouldnt be beyond my control, yet.


    I thought the free city had a decent reputation. I only just realised that it waspletely beyond my control. The inhabitants were no longer loyal to me. In fact, they stole my property.


    Elizabeth needed three days to prepare everything. The n was to set out in three days and arrive at Troy City a weekter to take it back. One, I couldnt ept betrayal. Two, I couldnt ept others hurting my family. For that reason, I was hesitant to hurt my citizens. Under normal circumstances, the people were innocent; however, they lived where the new church rooted themselves, so they had to be with the new church. As they were with the new church, I should kill them all. Subsequently, I was undecided as to what to do to them.


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    Current time at the Imperial Pce in the North.


    Miss Ling Yue?! eximed Freya. She got up from her brothers bed in a flustered manner and exined, I-I was just seeing if my brothers room was tidy or not during his absence. I had to check if the mattress, in particr, wasfortable or not. If Brother suddenly returns


    We have situation at Troy City. I need backup. Please provide me with the best guard and general.


    Ling Yue ignored what Freya was doing in her husbands room. Her fur was incredibly messy. There were even leaves, grass and branches in her fur. It was safe to assume she took a straight route to the North instead of taking the normal path in order to get to the North as fast as possible. That was how she managed to reach the North in half a day in her fox form.


    I think w-.


    Were out of time! My daughter is still at Troy City and could be in danger at any moment. Plus, my husbands stuff has been stolen. The entire pce at Troy City is under someone elses control! Theyve revolted! Its a silent revolt! Freya, I need to protect my daughter and investigate what happened!


    Ling Yues fangs were partially visible. That was how Ling Yue behaved when she was worked up; it was in her wild beast nature. Freya immediately tidied herself up. She had a fundamental idea of what happened. She responded with a quick nod and then yanked out a sheet of paper from the desk. She quickly wrote something down then folded it and passed it to Ling Yue: Take this to Miss Ying. Miss Ying should be in the camp. You may mobilise Brothers guard unit as you see fit. Take as many men as you think you need, Shusia included. Shusia and Miss Ying are both trustworthy. I am sure you will find a use for them.


    These two will do. Im heading back now!


    I will gather up our newly formed team and head to Troy City. Since theyve revolted, we must take back Troy City for my brother!!