Mercenary Wars

Chapter 54 Perfect
"Yes," Master Gakoin said, "Just as Mosa created mankind, you will have your first son in seven days."

Lena: "If the Vatican wants to verify, will they find anything?"

Master Gakoin shook his head, his tone still calm yet confident. "I swear in the name of God, my magic is perfect, and the Church will not be able to find out anything. Your son will be healthy, intelligent, and legitimate, with the blood of you and your husband flowing through his veins, a direct descendant of Earl Prestor."

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Lena asked again.

Master Gakoin: "You don't need to do anything. I will use my magic to put you into hypnosis. When you wake up, you can look forward to becoming a mother."

"Hypnosis?"

Master Gakoin guessed Lena's concerns and smiled slightly: "Your body is very beautiful, but you should know that I have no lust for women."

After a brief silence, Lena said, "You don't seem to have any lust for men either."

Master Gakoin remained noncommittal.

Lena looked at the gray-robed wizard who had always seemed mysterious to her. "I don't know if you're interested in my body, but as long as you can guarantee a perfect spell, I don't mind paying a small price."

"Of course," Master Gakoin added. "Perfect magic."

Lena said nothing more and lay down quietly.

She still felt uneasy in her heart. After all, based on her understanding of Mosaic teachings, she knew very well that she was making a dangerous attempt.

Betraying a holy marriage, deceiving a pious ally, and dabbling in forbidden magic... If anyone knew about this, she would surely be sent to the felony chamber of the Inquisition, and even Fangfroy's mercy would not be able to save her.

The thought of these terrible risks almost made Lena want to give up, but she didn't want to lose her country.

And as long as this remained unknown, she could see her son become the new Earl of Prestor and inherit the kingdom—she had no doubt about this wonderful possibility.

As for who the child's real father is, is it her husband, Lucius, or Gacoin, or even some man she doesn't know at all, does it make any difference to her?

In her anxiety and reverie, Lena saw Master Gakoin walk to her side, chanting a spell while tapping her forehead lightly with his fingers.

Soon she fell into a coma.

Then, Master Gakoin used a dark red paint to paint patterns on Lena's bulging belly.

The pattern is very complex and detailed, and the entire painting process lasted several hours.

When the painting was finally completed, Master Gakoin couldn't help but let out a long sigh and sat down on the chair next to him to rest. It was obvious that this was also a big challenge for him.

After a moment, the wizard stood up again and came to Lena's side.

A feather appeared in his hand at some point.

A black feather.

As he examined the black feather, the calmness on Master Jakoin's face gradually faded, and a frenzy grew...

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The failure of the first round of assault had caused Viscount Juris to lose much of his aristocratic demeanor. At this moment, he was shouting in his tent in the camp: "Why did the assassin only destroy one node, instead of two or three?"

Baron Tyrosus lowered his head. "He's been caught."

Yuris: "Caught? Didn't you say that guy would never be caught?"

Baron Tyrosus remained silent. After a moment, Juris calmed down a bit. "Do you know who captured him?"

Baron Tyrosus: "It could be Fabian."

Juris frowned. "That cardinal who wears ragged clothes and flatters the poor all day, the ascetic Fabien?"

Tyrosus nodded. "Fabion is one of the Pope's most trusted men. The papal envoy who attended the Earl's funeral was likely him. He may have never left Prestor. With his strength, he could easily capture a Level 7 assassin."

Yuris was silent for a while.

Tyrosus: "If he joins the battle directly, we—"

Yuris interrupted him. "I'm sure he won't join the fight directly, but the assassination tactic is really not working. We need to think of other ways."

The two discussed for a while, but couldn't come up with any good solution.

If we want to capture Prestor Castle, it seems that the only way is to storm it.

But Yuris, who had already failed in a strong attack once, was obviously very reluctant to launch another strong attack.

If the second assault also failed, even if the army was not completely killed, its morale would be completely exhausted. Not only would he not get Prestor, but he would also be crushed by the huge war debt.

Once the war begins, it will be difficult for both sides to bear the cost of failure. Both sides will rack their brains, break the bottom line, take risks, and do everything they can.

This is true for Lena, and Yuris is no exception.

He even considered asking the pagans for help.

But he quickly gave up this crazy idea.

There are precedents in history of joining forces with pagans to fight civil wars, and some of them have even been successful, but not everyone can pull off such a dangerous operation.

The key legal basis for Juris's attack on Prestor Castle was the Dato' Act, and this act was not only about the inheritance of nobles, but also involved many other contents - such as the cruel treatment of pagans.

Supporting the Datuk Act on the one hand and forming an alliance with infidels on the other hand is definitely asking for trouble from both ends and courting self-destruction.

Just as Yuris was struggling in pain, two people came in from outside.

"Lord Yuris, we found this, please take a look!" said a tall and thin man dressed as a ranger, handing Yuris a parchment map that was so old and moldy.

"what is this?"

The ranger said, "A map of the underground tunnels near Fort Prestor. You know, this place has been the site of over fifty battles throughout history, and many people have attempted to dig underground passages to bypass the surface defenses."

Yuris couldn't help but wonder, "Doesn't the range of the magic repulsion circle also include the underground?"

The ranger entered with a wizard who replied, "Magic always has loopholes. Only liars claim their magic is flawless. The loopholes in magic-rejecting circles are usually hidden somewhere underground. This map records past searches for these loopholes."

Yuris understood: "You mean, we can refer to this map to find the underground loopholes of the magic circle of Prestor Castle?"

"Yes."

Yuris thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think the chances are?"

The wizard shook his head. "I don't know. No one knows the exact location of the loophole, not even the builders of Prestor Castle. But there are so many records of attempts on the map for us to refer to. I think it's at least worth a try."

(End of this chapter)