novelonline Chapter 590 89 Confrontation
Chapter 590 89 Confrontation
Chapter 590-89- Confrontation
The chief archdeacon Gregory XII looked sincere and apologetic.
After he saluted Charlotte slightly, he looked at Cardinal Filiberto and others who were imprisoned by the Holy Power, with a look of disappointment and suppressed anger:
"I never thought that in my place of the Cardinal of the Royal Court, such a despicable farce would be staged on such an important day as today!"
After saying this, the Chief High Priest looked at the Knights of the Inquisition who followed him and said coldly:
"Knights of the Inquisition, listen up! Take these fallen traitors to the dungeons of the Inquisition! Do whatever it takes to find out who is behind them!"
Heresy... Inquisition?
After hearing the words of the chief high priest, the faces of the priests present changed.
The Holy Court is the most powerful religious organization on the continent, and the Holy Court's Inquisition is also a religious inquisition department that all pagans on the land fear.
Among the vertical institutions of the Inquisition, the most feared one is the famous Inquisition. Even the priests of the Holy Court are terrified of this department. Anyone suspected of being a heretic will be killed if he does not die after entering the Inquisition.
Cardinal Filiberto's eyes widened again.
He tried to speak, but his mouth, sealed by holy power, could only make a series of whimpers.
Finally, after a constant struggle, he and other rebels were escorted away by the Knights of Judgment.
"Your Highness, the Holy Lady, my Theocracy will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for what happened today!"
Gregory XII bowed to Charlotte again and said seriously.
Charlotte looked confused.
Although the other party's attitude was sincere and respectful, she had already had doubts in her heart and had been warned by the guardian artifact not to believe what he said.
Perhaps in the eyes of other priests, the Chief High Priest arrived at a very timely moment. If he had arrived a second later, Filiberto might have activated the divine weapon and caused greater casualties. However, Charlotte knew clearly that the other party's arrival was too coincidental.
Not everyone can control the artifact. Perhaps for the Second Inquisitor Aaron and the Deputy Master of the Knights Templar Fabio, Filiberto who controls the artifact can threaten them, but Charlotte, who is a myth and controls the divine power, is not afraid of the cardinal who has lost his holy power.
Rather than taking action to suppress the rebellion, Gregory XII's actions seemed to be the first step to silence someone and prevent Filiberto from falling into Charlotte's hands.
However, what surprised Charlotte was that the information of Chief Archbishop Gregory XII was still in the faith network.
This shows that he is still a holy believer and has not betrayed his faith.
But...is this really the case?
Thinking back on her conversation with the guardian artifact and the artifact's cautious request for help, Charlotte had some vague guesses in her mind.
"Your Highness, thank you for your concern. With the knights of the royal court here, my safety is not threatened."
Charlotte said.
"only……"
She changed the subject and looked at Filiberto and the others who were being escorted away:
"You said you want to investigate the mastermind behind these fallen ones. Could it be that... the top leaders of the Cardinal Priesthood have also been infiltrated by external forces?"
When these words were spoken, the priests were slightly stunned, with different expressions.
The College of Cardinals is the central college of cardinals directly under the Chief Archbishop and is also the highest religious institution in the theocracy.
Filiberto is one of the top five cardinals in the presiding priest group and is also known as the chief confidant. This...
The second judge, Aaron, looked at the chief and frowned slightly.
"Your Highness, you may not know that before becoming a cardinal, Filiberto had been serving in the Eastern Diocese. I think... His Highness the Chief is probably suspicious that the blood clan of the Salem clan had a hand in this matter."
Grand Inquisitor Francesco said calmly.
Clan Salem?!
The expressions of the priests changed slightly.
Good guy...
Is this the responsibility of the vampires?
Charlotte narrowed her eyes, and the relevant information she had browsed emerged in her mind.
The Holy Royal Court is divided into five major dioceses.
The first is the central diocese where the Western Unate Empire and the countries in the northern part of the Unate Peninsula are located, which is also the core diocese controlled by the theocracy.
The second is mainly based on the Crescent Kingdom, including the Falling Star Kingdom and the Western Diocese where the Luna Coast city-state in the southern part of the Yunete Peninsula is located. It is the second largest diocese in the diocese after the Central Diocese and is also known as the Crescent Diocese.
The third is the northern diocese covering the East Unat Black Land and the Grand Duchy of the North, as well as the entire Pan-Northern region radiating from the Grand Duchy of the North.
The fourth is the Eastern Diocese, centered on the Kingdom of Koria, which includes the Dragon's Back Mountains and many small eastern countries.
Finally, there is the southern part of the continent, which is separated from the northern part of the Miria continent by the Moon God Sea. It is the southern diocese where the multi-ethnic united tribes are located, commonly known as the Southern Continent.
Of all the dioceses, the Eastern Diocese has the most delicate position.
This is because the most powerful regime in the Eastern Diocese is the Kingdom of Coria controlled by the vampires, and the relationship between the Eastern Diocese and the Kingdom of Coria is quite ambiguous.
The blood clan that rules the Kingdom of Koria behind the scenes is none other than the Selem clan.
"Your Highness, could it be that... this is a conspiracy by the Salem blood clan?!"
Fabio, the deputy commander of the Knights Templar, looked solemn.
Gregory XII sighed:
"It's just a guess. Recently, the blood clans in various regions of the continent have been quite active. The chief judge and I have determined that this may be due to some problems within the blood clan. There are rumors that an ancient myth has revived within the blood clan."
The myth of the vampires has been revived!
The priests and church knights all changed color.
"Has a prince revived within the blood clan? Could it be that... the news from the Crescent Parish a few years ago is true?!"
"So... isn't that Luo..."
"Be careful with your words! This attack is aimed at Her Highness the Saint!"
"But the vampires are not united, perhaps..."
The priests were talking about it, and some of them couldn't help but look at Charlotte. Even some cardinals were hesitant to speak.
夏洛特眯了眯眼睛。
She knew what the rumors the priest was talking about were referring to.
That was probably the strange phenomenon that occurred when she was promoted to demigod a few years ago.
Although the Holy Royal Court did not find any evidence against them, according to Nice, the Crescent Diocese did report the vision to the Theocracy, along with speculation about the "revival of the evil god."
Not only that, even the Blood Demon Cult was making trouble behind the scenes, spreading a lot of information about the "God of Darkness".
According to Charlotte's inference, although no one broke up with each other on the surface, the top leaders of the Holy Royal Court actually already knew that there was a demigod in the Falling Star Kingdom who was called the God of Darkness, and... he was most likely a demigod of the vampire clan.
This is why the Theocracy invited Charlotte to attend the ceremony. The core purpose of this ceremony was to test Charlotte.
I have to say that this chief high priest is indeed amazing.
Clearly, he was talking about the traitors within the Holy Court at the beginning, but in a few words, he turned the topic to the infiltration of the Holy Court by the vampires and the internal strife, and also implicitly dragged her into it.
After all, everyone knows that the control of the Falling Star Kingdom Church branch is actually in Charlotte's hands.
"Whether it was done by the vampires or not, further judgment is needed. I hope that Her Majesty the Chief can allow me to participate in the interrogation. I also want to know what kind of force dared to take action in front of the Holy Palace and in front of the gods."
The summer plains road.
After these words were spoken, many priests calmed down again.
Yes.
They had just witnessed the "Glow Trail".
The "Glowing Trail" is proof of God's grace. It can only appear when the oracle comes, representing the gaze of Harald, the God of Creation.
Being able to trigger the "Trail of Glow" and even bring about the vision of revival of all things that can only be achieved with the "Power of Creation", there is no doubt about the identity of Her Highness the Saint. She must be the Saint of the Royal Court!
Thinking of this, the priests who had just been discussing the matter began to feel guilty again.
God the Lord!
Even God has personally bestowed his blessing, they... shouldn't doubt the identity of Her Highness the Saint!
The chief archbishop Gregory XII looked calm.
He nodded in agreement and said:
"Your Highness the Saint is right. Today's incident may involve a clash of myths. The power of myths is beyond the imagination of mortals like us. It is strange and unpredictable. We must be cautious."
"However, the interrogation can be handed over to the Inquisition. It is a place where light and darkness coexist. Oftentimes, we have to use some special methods, and those methods should not be seen in the sun, as they would pollute the Lord's holy vision."
After he finished speaking, he turned and looked at the Chief Inquisitor Francesco beside him, and said solemnly:
"Your Excellency the Chief Judge, please do your best to find out who is behind these fallen people!"
"Of course, Your Majesty, everything is for our Lord!"
The chief judge said solemnly.
After saying that, he looked at the Judge Knight standing beside him and said coldly:
"Take these traitors away!"
The Knights of Judgment saluted in unison, and then escorted away several legends imprisoned by the Holy Light and a group of rebellious knights.
"Your Highness the Saint..."
Gregory XII turned to look at Charlotte again and said sincerely:
"You came all the way to the Holy City, and what happened today happened to you. It's my fault."
"Please rest assured that I will give you a satisfactory answer regarding this riot!"
After that, Gregory XII made another gesture of invitation and smiled slightly:
"You have worked hard all the way, and today you had another false alarm. You must be tired. The royal court has prepared the best room and the most comfortable bath for you. We have also arranged for the royal chef from the Crescent Kingdom to prepare meals. Please move to the Holy Palace to rest."
After hearing what Gregory XII said, Charlotte's eyes became deep.
She looked at him deeply, then smiled slightly and said:
"In that case, I would like to thank His Majesty the Chief for your hospitality."
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There was no update yesterday, so this chapter makes up for yesterday's. There will be one today.