Chapter 309
As for the remains of Maltz Kent and his son, Paul originally had no objection to Henry's disposal. They were buried according to civilian standards. In fact, they were buried in a random hole.
But he is determined to win Emden, the original territory of the Kent family, and a number of affiliated territories. After all, Maltz was a high-ranking nobleman. If he was buried casually, what would happen if his remaining tribesmen and those vassals who were still loyal to him became dissatisfied and made trouble?
So Paul discussed with Henry that he should still be buried according to Maltz’s previous title of earl.
It wasn’t until they discussed this matter together that they remembered that they had not confirmed with their own eyes whether Maltz Kent was really dead. So the two of them hurriedly ran to the chapel in the cemetery and opened the coffin to see if it was Maltz lying inside.
The coffin was opened, and the situation inside shocked Paul and Henry. It was summer now, and the body did not rot. Instead, it seemed that it had been drained of all moisture and turned into a mummy. However, from the wrinkled face The look of Maltz Kent can be vaguely seen on his face.
Although it looks very unusual, judging from Paul's common sense, this look is obviously dead. To be on the safe side, Henry boldly reached out and poked Maltz's nostrils, but there was no breath at all.
Looking at the mummified Maltz Kent, Paul felt a sense of déjà vu. A certain image appeared in his mind: Maltz suddenly burst into flames and yelled "Voss" at them. ——Loda——”.
"Okay, you can bury him, let's get out of here quickly."
Henry covered his nose in disgust and pulled Paul out of the church.
...
The two later went to the cathedral in the city with the purpose of visiting Bishop Leonard. The poor old man was brutally detained by Maltz Kent, and he suffered a stroke from an unknown source of stimulation. When the Arda army captured Cente, he was returned to the cathedral, but he was completely paralyzed, could not even speak clearly, and often fainted suddenly.
His student, Anderson Yard of the North Shore Monastery in Lake Town, hurried over after getting the news and has been serving Leonard by his side these past few days.
Anderson was originally scheduled to leave for the holy capital of the Holy See to attend the exchange meeting of the Council of Magisterium in the near future, and to announce a series of "scary discoveries" in public, but his mentor's illness delayed the plan.
Leonard was lying on the bed. When he saw Paul and Henry arriving, he struggled to sit up. Paul quickly asked Andrew to hold him down.
Paul showed sympathy: "Old Dean, just lie down like this."
Although Leonard was old-fashioned and dogmatic, he had never caused any trouble for him as a religious leader. During his tenure as dean, he also provided help for the educational undertakings of Huxin Town.
Paul felt a little uncomfortable seeing the old man become like this.
He learned from the people in the church that Leonard was arrested because he was looking for Maltz to confirm whether he was suspected of witchcraft, just like the time he looked for Paul in Lake Town. Unfortunately, Maltz was not as patient as Paul, and the power in the hands of a duke was not comparable to that of a count.
Leonard still struggled to raise his arm and pointed at his mouth, making a sound of "uh... uh..." to indicate that he was inconvenient to speak.
"The Lord of Light will send Maltz Kent's sinful soul to hell."
His student Anderzhen cursed at the side.
Paul chatted with him for a while, and then left with Henry.
The church power in the Northwest Gulf suffered a brutal blow after Malz Kent obtained the title of Duke. The regional bishop was placed under house arrest, a large number of cadres were arrested and sentenced, and the only military force, the Inquisition, was raided, disarmed and Temporary ban.
The Vatican Headquarters is obviously a bit unable to deal with what happened to the church in the Northwest Bay. On the one hand, the Northwest Bay is too remote and out of reach. On the other hand, they are too overwhelmed by the vigorous witch-hunting movement in the Corner Bay and have no time to take care of it.
Paul heard from Anderson that it seemed that the scale and involvement of the Horned Bay Church's witch-hunting campaign had exceeded the Holy See's expectations, and it was now a bit difficult to get off the ground.
...Back at the Duke's Palace, Henry asked cautiously: "Paul, how did you handle the list I gave you?"
Paul patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, they are all in jail now."
Henry said a little nervously: "Uh... just lock them up for a while, but don't let anything happen to them."
"Don't worry, you will have three meals a day, and you will be clean and fat when you come out."
Before entering the center, Henry gave Paul a list, which was all members of the Ferdinand family. In Henry's eyes, they were all suspected of collaborating with Maltz Kent, or they were some kind of threat to his succession to the dukedom.
Before the other lords in the coalition arrived, the Arda army conducted a large-scale search based on this list and put all the people on it in prison.
Of course, their lives will not be in danger. They will wait until Henry successfully becomes the Duke of the Northwest before conducting an "amnesty" to show the kindness of the new Duke.
"But we can't agree..." Paul reminded Henry: "I will share half of the Ferdinand family's treasury, and I owe a lot of debt for fighting this war."
Henry was on the verge of tears: "Your soldiers are guarding the vault door now. You tell me this..."
"Actually, I want to order more!"
"Don't do this. , if there is more, I will really not be able to be a duke, and I will have no face to see my people."
"Okay, I will send people to check the amount of coins in the vault one by one."
“Vampire!”
......
On September 3, 1991 in the Holy Calendar, Myron Garnard, Earl of Bailding, arrived in Center.
On September 4th, other lords in the coalition—Price Parker, Molly Malkan, Winifred Heller and others arrived at Center.
Along with them came a group of lords who originally supported Malz Kent. They came as losers.
Paul, Myron and Henry went out of the city to greet the lords. The Arda army acted as a guard of honor. Their neat formation, vigorous steps, and bright bayonets once again left a deep impression on people, and even more so the flags behind the lords. The army was overshadowed by the disorganized uniforms.
When they arrived at the Duke's Palace, the roar of cannons was heard from the direction of the city gate, and everyone was shocked.
Paul told everyone not to panic: "Don't worry, this is just a [gun salute] to celebrate that the cruel war is finally over."
The [gun salute] sounded sixty times in succession, and the lords began to There was a hint of warning in the solemn "welcome ceremony", and everyone pretended to laugh and chat with Paul and others.
Only Derrick Heller, the son of Earl Heller, looked at the Arda army with envy. How he wanted to command such an army.
(End of this chapter)