Heart of the Castle

Chapter 721 Unlucky Bishop, Protestant Conception
Cardinal St. Nemok began to study at the Guangyao Monastery at the foot of the Holy Mountain at the age of five. Due to his excellent grades, he was qualified as a trainee priest at the age of 15. Since then, he has embarked on the path of spreading the glory of the Lord of Glory, Flandara. More than 30 years of missionary career have given him a sophisticated communication skills. However, compared with Mr. Dish, even if he can live to be a hundred years old and spend the rest of his life on the practice of communication skills, it is not worth it. An old magician whose age can even be traced back to before the establishment of Arthur's kingdom spent half of his long life researching.As for Lord Bamilian, the head of the court, although the eunuch is no older than Cardinal St. Nemok, his talent in diplomacy can be called a genius, which is far beyond the latter's comparison.

Cardinal St. Nemok is indeed a very good diplomat. Under the attack of Mr. Dish and the Bamilian chief, he stubbornly stood by the table in the tower for the whole afternoon, until the night fell. Lost the power to resist.

"...Since you are so reasonable, then Master Frederick and I are very happy to agree to all your requests on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Fleischer of the Kingdom of Arthur, His Excellency Prince Regent Leviston and all the important ministers of the Round Table Council." After several hours of rhetorical confrontation, Chief Bamilyan was the only one among the three who seemed to be in good spirits, "Master Cardinal, please check whether these terms are acceptable? If there are any wording problems, please feel free to Point it out."

Seeing the roll of parchment handed over by the eunuch respectfully, Cardinal St. Nemok's eyes flashed with annoyance, then he waved his hand and replied in a hoarse voice, "Don't read it, my lord, about the parchment. We have been discussing these terms all afternoon, and I am sure that what you have recorded is entirely in our mutual interest. Please bring the quill with you."

"Hear your wishes, my lord cardinal." The head of Bamilian walked around the table with a smile on his face, handed the parchment and the quill soaked in ink to Cardinal St. Nemok, and then He picked up the silver teapot and filled the cup in front of him. "Will you have another refreshing drink?"

Cardinal St. Nemok nodded indiscriminately, and signed his name on the bottom of the parchment, and then picked up the bishop's scepter on the side of the table, "In the name of the lord of glory, Flandala, I—— St. Nemok, Cardinal of the Temple of Glory, acknowledges this agreement with Queen Fleisher I of the Kingdom of Arthur."

A light as bright as the sun at noon flickered in the tower, and then the signature at the bottom of the parchment changed from pure black to pale gold.Cardinal St. Nemok seemed to have suddenly lost the strength to support his spine. He sighed and fell back on the back of the seat. Exhaustion cast blue-purple shadows under his eyes.

Mr. Dish and Chief Bamilian exchanged a happy and relaxed look. The former tapped the long-extinguished meerschaum pipe on the table, and then reached into his bosom to take out a hand with many exquisitely embroidered ancient magic glasses. patterned herbal bag. "Master Bamilian, please report this good news to Her Majesty Queen Fleischer and Master Levi, and prepare the kitchen for the banquet for the distinguished guests of the Shining Mission. Don't entertain the elves with the bland and exquisite food. Get confused."

"Everything will be done according to your orders, Master Frederick." The head of Bamilian nodded, and then bowed gracefully to Cardinal St. Nemok, "Then, my lords, please pay attention to the bell for the start of the dinner, I'll take my leave first."

The chief eunuch tidied up the parchment on the table briskly, and then left the tower. There was hardly any sound of footsteps as soft-soled shoes brushed the ground.Cardinal St. Nemok waited quietly for 2 minutes while sipping milk tea mixed with mermaid tears, and then spoke with a heavy tone.

"Master Frederick... Now that the contract has been signed, are we considered allies on the same front?"

The old magician who was filling the meerschaum pipe with herbal leaves paused for a moment, then raised his eyes, and replied with a serious expression, "Of course, forget it, Cardinal St. Nemok, the contract has already done a detailed Every subject of the Kingdom of Arthur will support you unreservedly."

"Unreserved support? This is really a warm saying." Cardinal St. Nemok smiled, suddenly grabbed the long-necked crystal bottle on the table, and filled himself a glass of pure mermaid wine. Tears, and then drank it all in one gulp.The bitterness that was ten times higher than before made him feel his tongue was numb, but the cooling sensation that followed was also ten times stronger. "Master Frederick, I just want to get an honest answer from you, is that okay?"

The old magician filled his pipe, then snapped his fingers, and the special aroma of burning herbs filled his nose. "As long as it's not a personal question about Master Levi, please feel free to ask." He took a deep breath on his pipe, then said with a satisfied smile.

"The Rimang was attacked by demons... Did you expect it?" Cardinal St. Nemok asked bluntly.

Mr. Dish shook his head calmly, "Expected? No, of course there is no such thing. We don't even know the route of Rimang's return journey. How could we expect the attack of the devil? Cardinal St. Nemok, you How did you come up with such a bizarre association?"

"Master Frederick, you are the most experienced diplomat I have ever met, if you hadn't met Lord Bamilyan, the head of the court at the same time. However, these detailed and detailed terms cannot be perfected in just one afternoon. It was planned, even if the two of them worked together to discuss it, it would be impossible." A sharp light flashed in the eyes of Cardinal St. Nemok, and he stroked the exquisite crystal carving on the head of the bishop's scepter with his fingers. , "I hope to get a frank response from my allies. After all, our interests are at stake now, and we have signed such a sacred covenant. It is no longer possible to unilaterally abandon our position."

Mr. Disch smoked his pipe silently, the smile on his face gradually faded away, replaced by a serious and solemn expression, especially those eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, which made Cardinal St. Nemok secretly think Heart palpitations, even instinctively repeating in his heart the ninth ring of divine protection - Blessing of Radiance, which is also the strongest protective divine spell he can think of.

"My lord Cardinal St. Nemok, you are right. Since we are allies on the same front, we should of course be more frank." Mr. Dish spoke slowly, with a taste of careful words in his tone, "But I I still have to stick to what I just said. I didn’t know about the Rimang being attacked by demons before, and so did Master Li Wei and the others. But I think I should apologize to you. Based on my love for ancient alchemy items, I During the stay on the Rimang, it was analyzed in detail, and some gadgets were placed on it to help track and monitor, so when the Rimang was attacked, Master Levi made me think The method notified the team of the Elven King Court on the way, and promptly rescued you."

Cardinal St. Nemok's expression was indescribable, and his voice was trembling with anger and surprise, "Master Frederick, you...you actually monitored the mission sent by the Temple of Radiance, and after signing the covenant? "

Mr. Dish waved his hand nonchalantly, "Ah, my lord cardinal, whether the Shining Temple's attitude towards the Kingdom of Arthur, especially Her Majesty Queen Fleischer and Master Levi, is friendly, I think you can also be honest now. Admit it. Since the two sides have different positions, and the alchemy airship is a long-distance weapon that is difficult to defend against, as the butler of Master Li Wei, I must of course take precautions to a certain extent."

Cardinal St. Nemok tried his best to hold back his desire to roar. The master alchemist and great magister actually proudly called himself a butler, which made him feel dizzy.After a full minute, the cardinal restrained his impulse and let out a long breath. "I see, Master Frederick, there is nothing wrong with your actions."

"Ah, to be able to admit this frankly, I think our subsequent conversations will definitely be more pleasant." The serious expression on Mr. Dish's face was replaced by a smile, "Then I should explain these terms to you next. , but if it’s just one-sided words, I’m afraid it’s hard to win your trust, right?”

Cardinal St. Nemok was about to answer when a melodious bell rang, echoing endlessly among the towers of the Green Castle.Mr. Disch got up immediately, with an undisguised longing expression on his face, "Ah, that's great, it's time for the dinner. My Lord Cardinal, we'd better go to the banquet hall right away. If I remember correctly, today Late meals will be particularly rich, and one of the best seats will be reserved for you by Master Levi's side, such as near the crispy roast goose and black pepper beef short ribs, skylark empanadas and wild boar liver stewed with almond flakes. Well, and excellent burdock gazpacho and cherry aperitif..."

"...Master Frederick!" Cardinal St. Nemok couldn't help but interrupted bluntly, "I'm sorry to disturb your thinking about how to eat and drink at night, but please answer the question I just asked directly okay?"

"Oh, I'm really sorry." Mr. Dish nodded in embarrassment, "My lord, Cardinal St. Nemok, the core question you want to know is why we prepared such a complete newborn church in advance. Ideas? Facts speak louder than words, and in order to avoid misunderstandings, I would like to introduce you to two friends at the dinner party, who will explain everything to you with what happened to them."

　I am too busy with work today, and I will try to make up for it twice tomorrow. Thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)