The Exorcist Boy: The Book of Conviction

Chapter 44 Doubt
"So that's what you meant?"

General Astor sighed heavily, then shook his head regretfully.

"I'm sorry, although I have heard similar news, but I have never seen Adele on the battlefield! This is the name of Her Royal Highness.

By the time I got back to camp that day, they had already left. "

It sounds fine, and the timing and process are all right. General Astor in front of him has no intention of lying.

But there was only one thing that Snow cared about. The other party seemed to be a hypocrite. In his eyes, Astor was not a guy who had no intentions.

This upright look...is it a disguise?
But it’s good if it’s not a demon, and the army he’s carrying is also human. Although some people’s souls may be a bit darker because they are warriors, they haven’t reached the pitch blackness of a demon.

The troops brought by General Astor looked well-trained. Although many soldiers looked tired, their perseverance and meticulous actions showed that they were a real elite army.

"This is a troop that I have trained hard. The main army originally used for combat has nearly 5000 people, and it can be regarded as the most elite border guards in the Rhine. But unfortunately, after successive battles, their losses are too great damn."

Seeing that Snow was observing his troops, General Astor stepped forward to use it, and couldn't help introducing it in a tone full of pride.

The equipment of this unit is also very elite, carrying a dozen wheeled artillery and heavy machine guns, it should also have the power to threaten the devil.

"A tough army indeed."

Snow sincerely praised that the overall style of this troop now has the feeling of the first World War he saw before.

"The next step is to rely on you to continue fighting for mankind, and the establishment of the Principality of the Rhine cannot be separated from you and your army..."

Snow vaguely sensed why General Asta and his troops suddenly appeared here. These could already be regarded as the last viable force of the Principality.

The general of the great principality who fought against the demons to the last moment.

Sounds like fun... as expected of those guys in Central Hall.

I'm afraid the "Holy Judgment" is also based on this consideration. Who wouldn't be jealous of such a big benefit for a canal that runs through three continents?
It's just that he doesn't know which cardinal is supporting him behind his back.

"Desha... use a heavy-duty telephone to contact Komui and say that I want to ask him to do me a favor and investigate a person. His name is Astor Rhine."

After leaving the tent, Snow activated his Graeme and remotely contacted Desha over there.

Now he, Kanda, and Rabbi have been stationed in the "Rhine Human Resistance Army" as communicators, and there is no need to return to the original station.

Next, we only need to wait for the Generalissimo to come to the battlefield, and then command all the combat forces to launch a mighty counterattack against Rhine and Beto's demons.

But Beto Kingdom is so quiet!No news related to it came.

After nightfall, they prepared General Astor the thickest tent, which was also equipped with a small stove and woolen cushions, which were already standard equipment for senior officers in his army.

It could be seen that this general was very thrifty and treated his soldiers very well. Snow observed that whenever he passed by the soldiers, they would cast admiring eyes.

This is the army, both externally and internally he is firmly in his hands, perhaps as a soldier, this guy has a special charisma!
In the middle of the night, Snow couldn't sleep. For some reason, he suddenly thought of the poor pair of master and servant, and wondered if Princess Adele had escaped from this area.

"Holy Judgment" has been spied on by Snow for another purpose, and it probably means to pave the way for General Astor.

After all, as long as the Rhine's direct lineage is still in this world, Astor, the adopted son, will not be able to successfully inherit the duchy title.

It is obvious that the Rhine royal family has almost been settled by the [Earl of the Millennium], and the "sacred trial" purely for the purpose of punishment and warning is fundamentally untenable.

But the decision of "Holy Judgment" was still decided, and there was only one unthreatening Princess Adele left, did she become a victim?
I don't know if Astor knows this, whether he didn't understand the situation at the dinner table before, or he was just acting...

Thinking about it, Snow felt a little heavy, which made him unable to sleep, so he simply stood up and opened the tent to get a good breath of air.

The rabbi next to him looked like he was wearing heartless clothes, sleeping soundly, and still had deafening snoring and snot bubbles.

Kanda didn't seem to be asleep either, and he should have found himself getting up too, but he didn't care, he just rolled over while holding 【Six Fantasy】.

As soon as he stepped out of the tent, Snow found a patrol team coming towards him, and several hot air balloons rose above the camp, and there should be observation posts on them.

The overall layout of the barracks is also very neat, and a burning brazier can be seen as a source of light from a distance of more than ten meters. The entire camp area is neat and orderly, and the security is tight.

This General Astor commanded the army indeed has a hand.

This guy is not the useless nobles he has seen before, degraded to nothing.

"Master exorcist, do you have any request?"

There was actually someone guarding the door, and he was still wearing an officer's uniform. Snow had a little impression of this person, as if he was an adjutant next to General Astor.

"Ah! I'm the assistant to the general's adjutant. The general told me to take good care of all the exorcists and meet your requirements as much as possible."

Is this to show the importance to oneself and others?

"Nothing, just a little sleepless, come out to get some air. Oh, by the way, how long have you been with your general?"

The adjutant assistant thought for a moment, then immediately replied.

"It's almost five years now."

The time is really long enough.

"It can be seen that everyone in the army admires the general very much. He really deserves to be the pillar of the Rhineland, and now he is the only hope of the country.

What a pity, if this incident hadn't happened, the country would have been better. "

Snow seemed to be feeling emotional, but he was guiding the direction of the topic intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yes! Your Excellency the General has always been very kind to us soldiers, and he also takes good care of the civilians. I believe that under the leadership of the General, we will be able to rebuild the country.

But the exorcists are really hard, to fight against such an enemy, demons, right?The first time I saw that thing, I was really shocked. "

Hearing this, Snow was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the other party had actually faced the devil directly.

"At the beginning, I was also one of the commanders of the first-line troops, and it was me and my subordinates who faced the first wave of attacks from those demons.

It's really miserable. It's the first time we've seen such intense artillery fire. Many people were turned into ashes just after being wiped.

At first, we all thought it was just a new secret weapon of Beto Principality.

Damn Beto, not only cooperating in something so horrible, but also using that suffocating excuse to invade our country, obviously their crown prince has been dead for a long time. "

After hearing this, Snow was taken aback.

Why did the adjutant assistant say that the other party's crown prince had been dead for a long time?This was different from the rumors he had heard before.

In fact, strictly speaking, the death time of Beto's crown prince is not important.

Because in the future, King Beto, who promoted the assassin as an excuse to provoke border disputes, should have been replaced by the devil.

In the first wave of war, the opponent sent out demons, and I am afraid that they have been dormant for a long time.

But Snow just felt that what he just said was not right, but he couldn't figure out where the problem was for a while.

"Been dead for a long time? How did you know about this? I thought it was an internal struggle of the other party, which resulted in planting fakes?"

Snow squinted his eyes, and continued to guide the topic carefully.

"Sigh! Master Exorcist, you don't know about this. There are a lot of border frictions between the two countries, but the crown prince does have the intention of reconciling with our side.

Moreover, he has a good personal relationship with our general, and the two of them would even secretly drink together, but a few months ago, the crown prince died suddenly.

I also attended the other party's funeral with Your Excellency the General, and more than half a month ago, the king announced that his crown prince had been assassinated and planted it on us Rhine..."

Snow was startled suddenly, he remembered, what was the problem, even an adjutant assistant knew that the so-called assassination was a lie, so how could General Astor not understand?
At the dinner table just now, why didn't he refute his doubts, why didn't he tell the known facts as evidence?
His Excellency the General seemed to be hiding something on purpose.

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