Chapter 478 Tortured
The huge movement outside the royal city soon attracted the attention of countless people.
Residents in the lower city may not be able to see clearly, but residents in the upper city and central area, relying on the high location of Tourmaline Kloster, can clearly overlook the lush and lush tree that is 100 meters high outside the city. , swaying in the wind.
They stared at the giant tree and exclaimed from time to time. Some even bowed their heads and prayed, praising this miraculous sight. The scenery outside the city has remained almost unchanged for more than ten years, but today in the countryside, such a huge tree suddenly grew out of nowhere. If it wasn't a miracle, I really don't know how to explain it.
Compared with the shock of the people, the atmosphere in the palace conference hall became increasingly depressed. The prince's side was already confident of victory, but the Nature Sect's actions seemed like a wolf howl suddenly coming from behind before a hunter pulled the trigger.
This is obviously to send some kind of message to the royal family and put pressure on them.
Dazlet suppressed his inner anger and made some unsatisfactory suggestions without expression, but they were all rejected by the Church of the Moon and the Sect of the Stars.
The original five-on-three situation suddenly became a bit stalemate after the Natural Sect interfered. Under the low-key persuasion of Judge McCallion and Archbishop Terrence, the prince temporarily gave up the sentencing of Noah's Silver Dragon. He did not even discuss the Sun Cross Society's round-up plan and left the meeting angrily.
"Everyone, the meeting is postponed!"
Chief Steward Babaye said in a deep voice to everyone.
The Church of the Sun and the Imperial Judgment Group were the first to follow the prince's team and leave, and soon the other senior leaders of the Church of the Seven Gods also stood up one after another.
This meeting was convened urgently, but ended hastily, making everyone present look quite unhappy. However, the royal family still has an overwhelming advantage. It is almost clear to the participants that the royal family will definitely deal with the mess outside the city as soon as possible, whether it is suppressing Rutina or expelling Lady Elk back to Coleridge Forest. , it will be the end of this "competition between the top powers of the empire".
Chen Lun was about to get up and leave, but Houston next to him tapped the two documents in front of him and said with a smile:
"Jack, you forgot something."
Chen Lun glanced at him and turned a blind eye to the dismissal and transfer orders on the table. The latter changed into a comfortable sitting position, leaning on the armrest with one arm, raising the other hand, and then raised his brows.
"After all, you are a colleague in the Senate, so don't blame me for not letting you down... I can give you a week to prepare for your manpower and arrangements in the generous church area, and then leave the royal city with dignity and go to transfer to the capital city to take charge. ”
Chen Lun slowly put the black hat on the table on his head, turned around with his silver cane, and said calmly:
"Actually, I'm very curious. You took advantage of Speaker Azgierro's absence to come over and occupy the position of the person in charge of the royal city, just to be a prince's dog?"
"Don't speak so harshly, Jack. The Council of Generosity was recognized by the empire and only then ascended to the precious seat of one of the seven churches. It is not a bad thing to be close to the royal family... On the contrary, you seem to have forgotten it for the sake of a subordinate. It is your duty, but you don’t know that it is dragging the Generous Parliament into the abyss. How can the Parliament tolerate you to continue to act recklessly?”
Houston said calmly.
"You should thank us for saving you in time to prevent you from catastrophe."
After hearing what he said, Chen Lun couldn't help shaking his head and chuckled twice. Houston's level of shamelessness was somewhat beyond the standard. He looked at the other person very seriously.
"Then I really have to thank you, Governor Houston. I always abide by etiquette. When I am free, I will definitely come to thank you."
“You’re always welcome.”
Houston smiled lightly.
Chen Lun said nothing, turned around and left the conference hall without even looking at the documents on the table.
The murderous intention in his heart has already spread and boiled, but he also knows that now is not the time. Only by completing the extraordinary transformation and being promoted to a myth can you have the capital to fight back!
'Houston...and Dazlet...'
Chen Lun stopped in front of the palace steps and took a deep breath.
'The Incarnation of Fraud has been searching in the dark world for nearly a month, but still no trace of Carmen... Fortunately, last night's dream divination told me that something will be gained either today or tomorrow! ’
He thought to himself and walked down the steps expressionlessly.
However, at this moment, a female steward quickly came to Chen Lun. She first lifted her skirt and saluted, and then whispered:
"Mr. Jack, Your Highness Anna asked me to tell you that she has secured the opportunity for you to visit the Sun Dungeon...but it only lasts ten minutes, and you must leave after that."
Chen Lun was silent for two seconds, then nodded.
"Thank you to the princess for me."
"Yes, sir."
The steward seemed to be someone Princess Anna trusted, and she quickly nodded in agreement. Immediately afterwards, she took out a golden badge with a sun face and handed it into Chen Lun's hand.
"This is His Highness's token. Just show it to Warden Nunez and he will understand."
"Thank you."
Chen Lun took out a small purse containing dozens of gold pounds and wanted to thank the other party, but the female steward declined with a smile.
"Go quickly, sir, and try to finish the visit before evening."
When Chen Lun saw this, he didn't force it, he just nodded lightly, then strode away, heading deeper into the palace area.
He didn't meet anyone along the way, but was slightly delayed by a group of patrolling Imperial guards. After a simple inquiry and checking his identity documents, the guards let him go without too much entanglement.
Chen Lun then went straight to the entrance of the dungeon directly behind the palace.
This place is not conspicuous. The entrance is set under a white marble wall, and only two royal jailers wearing armor guard it.
Chen Lun expressed his intention to come and asked to meet the warden, Nunez. The jailer did not stop him and even pointed the direction to him. Chen Lun secretly thought that the reason why he could be so relaxed was mostly due to Princess Anna.
After entering from the entrance of the Sun Dungeon, there are stairs sloping downwards, winding in a spiral shape, seeming to lead to the interior of the mountain on which the royal city rests. There were torches hanging on both sides of the narrow passage. The light was not bright, but it could barely illuminate it.
After a while, he went down to a relatively spacious hall. According to the jailer's guidance, the room at the end on the right was the warden's workshop. Chen Lun walked over and knocked on the door. However, after the door creaked, only a deep male voice came from the dark crack in the door:
"Badge."
Chen Lun did not rush to explore the scene behind the door, but calmly took out the sun face badge and handed it over.
A withered hand covered with scars stretched out from the darkness and took the badge.
After a long while, the deep male voice said again:
"Go forward, go down the stairs at the end, to the third floor, and leave in ten minutes."
"I understand, Mr. Nunez."
Chen Lun did not delve into the weird tone of the warden, but just thanked him and was about to touch his chest and salute, but the door clicked and slowly closed.
He took a deep breath, not wanting to waste any more time, turned around and walked quickly towards the side of the hall. The entrance to the corridor is very simple, without any decoration, and is entirely made of marble. Continuing all the way down, you soon reach the third floor of the dungeon.
It's quite dark here, but also extremely quiet.
Except for the faint sound of burning torches, there was dead silence.
The cells on both sides were sealed by strong and tight iron bars. It seemed that someone was being held inside, but these figures were motionless, and even the sound of breathing was difficult to detect.
When Chen Lun looked at this scene, he thought of how he was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Red Apple Church and almost became a sacrifice when he had just traveled through time.
"Huh..."
He took a long breath and activated [Five Senses] to search for Noah along the corridor. Soon, he saw a familiar figure in the penultimate cell at the end.
Chen Lun's pupils suddenly shrank, and his face became extremely gloomy.
Noah's appearance at this moment was terrifying. He had his arms spread out, half hung on the wall by shackles and chains, and was in a helpless kneeling position. The clothes had long been stripped off, and the exposed skin was covered with hideous bloody mouths and holes. Burn marks and fester marks from whips could be seen everywhere. At first glance, it looked like a human-shaped frame with bloody flesh.
"Noah."
He called the other party's name in a deep voice.
But the boy showed no reaction and seemed to have already lost consciousness.
Seeing this, Chen Lun had no choice but to move in an instant, flash into the cell, gently lift up Noah's body, and reach out to treat him.
Yingying green light emitted, but the wounds on Noah's body did not heal, but accelerated to fester. Chen Lun immediately stopped the life force transmission of [Jingzhe], checked Noah, and immediately frowned.
Because he discovered that Noah was not only on the verge of death, with bottomed health, but also seven or eight negative states. Among them was a LV5 curse called "Warm Whisper", which prohibited recovery and treatment. Once treated, It will worsen the injury.
Chen Lun's eyes narrowed, and his murderous intent seemed to be real, instantly causing the temperature in the entire cell to drop several degrees. At this moment, he even came up with the idea of using cloud leap to take Noah away directly. However, when this idea appeared, [spiritual intuition] "warning lights flashed", indicating that he would face extremely terrible consequences.
'It's that Warden Nunez... He must be watching my every move. ’
Chen Lun thought to himself and let out a long breath.
At this moment, Noah seemed to notice something, and he opened his swollen eyelids with difficulty. When he saw a familiar figure in the dark, he grinned a happy but extremely ugly smile.
"Jack...Mr. Jack, I'm sorry for dragging you down."
Chen Lun knelt down, gently wiped the blood on the young man's face, and said in a deep voice:
"Hold on, Noah, I will definitely save you, and I will definitely repay this revenge for you."
"Don't worry about me... Mr. Jack, this is nothing, I... I just use this kind of training as a promotion ceremony..."
Noah's words were unclear, his mouth and tongue seemed a little numb, and blood flowed from his lower lip and fell to the dirty floor.
"I swore... I swore to follow your footsteps and never fall behind here, Mr. Jack. I am your exclusive painter, Noah Silver Dragon, and I hope to draw the most perfect portrait of you one day. …”
His voice was weak but firm, and Chen Lun felt his breath hitched.
Silently wiping away Noah's blood, Chen Lun asked in a hoarse voice:
"Noah, on the day of Dazlet's birthday dinner, why did you go to the palace banquet hall?"
Noah was silent for a long time and said slowly:
"It's guidance... Someone is guiding me to attend the prince's dinner. You seem to be in danger, and I want to help."
He immediately told in detail what happened at that time. Chen Lun listened silently, but found inexplicable and coincidental details in each other's words.
In the end, Chen Lun's eyes were deep, and he used his spying power to scan around Noah. His eyes seemed to have cleared away the layers of fog behind him, and he "saw" a scene that no one else could see...
Noah’s sudden turn and downward trajectory of fate!
Chen Lun recognized it at a glance. This was definitely a sign of being artificially "bent"!
‘Howard…’
He read the name indifferently in his mind.
There is no longer any suspense at this moment. Chen Lun can be sure that the black hand behind all this is the man with a high position who has been pestering him to manipulate his fate!
A light flashed through my mind, instantly connecting everything that happened during this period together——
Taking Prince Dazlater's birthday dinner as the stage, Princess Anna who leads the Cross of the Sun, Sister Olmedo of the Church of the Moon, and Saint Rutina of the Natural Cult are just warm-up actors before the main show begins.
The purpose is to trigger the subsequent "climax" part, that is, the internal fighting between the Church of the Seven Gods and the royal family, which also involves camp issues caused by different positions.
And in this gorgeous performance that involves the confrontation between the top powers of the empire, the most critical figure is not Rutina Castillo who is the fuse, but the young man in front of her... Noah Silver Dragon.
He is not only a student of Saint Rutina, but also the young master of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce... As a mother, Silver Dragon Witch Blaise will never watch her son being executed, thus bringing the Star Sect to the stage.
Of course, Noah has another more important identity, which is his most critical identity as a chess piece... that is the circus cadre! Jack Speight's right-hand man!
'Because of the warning from the Serpent of Destiny, Oscar, Howard no longer dares to directly interfere with my destiny, but he can influence me through the closest people around him... The death of Mr. Byers is the best example. ’
Chen Lun's thoughts were racing rapidly.
'Howard does not need and cannot do it to change the fate of so many high-ranking people at the same time... But he only needs to give a little guidance, add fuel to the fire, and put Noah, the chess piece that acts as a catalyst, on the stage. The conflict escalated sharply, which also involved the Generous Council that I represent... As a result, a fierce battle will take place between the royal family and the Church of the Seven Gods. ’
He thought of the coincidental outings of Speaker Azgierro and Ginsburg and other consuls, as well as Houston's sudden arrival in the royal city to intervene, and he couldn't help but come up with a guess that even he had not expected:
‘Is it possible that... Howard deliberately brought Houston to me to facilitate my promotion ceremony? As long as I kill him, I will satisfy the requirement to change the fate of a high-ranking person, and I can transform into the mythical sequence four. By then, will I also become a key chess piece in his next step? ’
After thinking about this, he felt a chill down his spine.
What does Howard want to do?
What does he want from himself?
Are you planning and promoting all this in order to be promoted to Sequence 2 Angel of Destiny? Otherwise, it makes no sense what kind of huge benefits could make Him pay so much... (End of chapter)