Becoming a god by raising witches

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"Dimo is not that kind of person."

Angela and Sieg started arguing.

Just as they were discussing whether Dimer was in danger or had eloped with a woman, Locke heard voices coming from the office.

"Renise, what did you say? You didn't find anything? Is your Bureau of Investigation just for show? Aren't you supposed to be the most powerful investigative organization in the kingdom? With such a high salary, are you just sitting around doing nothing?!"

A minister's voice was hoarse and strained, but then, as if he had seen something, his tone suddenly softened.

"Lady Renis, that's not what I meant. I'm just a little anxious, after all, this is a major event—Her Majesty the Queen's assassination attempt."

What did you find out in your investigation?

"Rene asked coldly."

“I don’t have any more evidence, but I believe it was done by the Church of Light.”

“That’s right, all the evidence points to the Church of Light.”

Donovan agreed.

"There is actually no concrete evidence at all."

"Hogonu said."

"Then complete the evidence and prove that it was the Church of Light that did it."

“Yes, we need the truth, Your Majesty needs the truth.”

After everyone finished their discussion, they unanimously agreed that the investigation results were in.

The Queen was assassinated by Eydenburg in alliance with the Church of Light because Her Majesty had banned them from exporting food to the country, which had harmed their interests.

Just as Locke had guessed, this was the result Her Majesty the Queen wanted, and it was also the result Rhaenys wanted.

Therefore, Her Majesty the Queen only gave three days to investigate, with the aim of putting pressure on Rhaenys from the other ministers.

Renis was also very savvy; whenever there was pressure, she would bring out Edenburg as a scapegoat.

Everything was in preparation for war.

We're just waiting for the media frenzy to make things go more smoothly.

Unfortunately, Locke is currently powerless to counter this, and he cannot find any evidence to prove that the assassination was arranged by the Queen.

Moreover, Rhaenys is clearly Her Majesty's confidante, so even if I were to offer any useful clues, they would certainly be rejected.

"Hey."

Locke let out a long sigh.

Angela turned to look at him, and said with emotion, "Only Locke, you believe me, Dimo is really in trouble."

Chapter 178, 'My snacks, you've come.'

Kosalk.

Wells District.

The Sixth Bureau of Investigation.

Director's Office.

The purpose of convening the investigators' meeting again was singular: to convey one central message and two key ideas.

One central theme is investigating who orchestrated the Queen's assassination attempt. The other two ideas are that Aidenburg harbors resentment because the Kingdom of Tumen refused to export their grain and livestock products, and that he intends to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen to warn the Kingdom of Tumen to open its borders.

In addition, the Church of Light had long coveted the territory of the Church of Life, and seeing that the Church of Alchemy was also beginning to spread widely on this continent, they finally could not sit still and wanted to proselytize in an extremely violent way.

As a result, the case of the Queen's assassination attempt was closed.

The Church of Light and Aidenburg must bear full responsibility for this matter.

The investigators stared in disbelief at the two indignant ministers and two bureau chiefs, drew the following conclusions, and presented what was not entirely conclusive evidence.

Boyd wore a disappointed expression, as if he had just expected it.

Angela was thinking about Dimo's disappearance.

Sieg stroked his chin. It seemed he didn't need to go home to inherit the family business anymore; he could continue working as a half-baked investigator at the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations.

Robson frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Locke sighed, as if he could already see the shadow of war drifting toward the southern continent.

Katerina can continuously obtain artificial witches through the Black Rose organization of the alchemy cult, and become stronger by acquiring the witch stones of artificial witches, but she is still determined to start a war. According to Eileen, she does this for two purposes. The first is to satisfy her worldly ambitions. She wants to unify the Southern Continent in her lifetime.

Secondly, it was to satisfy her ambition for immortality. Her sole purpose in achieving immortality was to become a god, the goddess of witches. She needed to gain power through war, which was the fundamental reason for launching the war.

Therefore, this war will inevitably sweep across the entire southern continent, and Tumen, Aidenburg, Rodrigo, and Alteran will all be involved.

As for whether the three major powers of the Northern Continent will be drawn into a world war, that depends on how many lives will be sacrificed for Katerina's ascension to godhood.

In such a chaotic situation, a single undead manor is far from enough to survive.

Furthermore, the stimulation of war could potentially cause the evil god within Hannah to revive, becoming another uncertain hidden danger.

Locke couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Could killing Katerina beforehand have stopped the war?

The answer is no. If the queen were successfully assassinated, the Kingdom of Tumen would be thrown into turmoil. Even if Aidenburg had no intention of starting a war, it would seize this opportunity to force open Tumen's gates, given the long-standing conflict between Aidenburg and Tumen over resources in the snowfields.

Katerina cannot die, and besides, I have no power to kill her.

Unless Rosalia Jimenez helps, but the likely price is that she'll have to drain herself dry several times.

Moreover, even after her death, the war will still occur. At most, it will prevent Katerina from becoming a god, but many people will still die in the war, and the evil god within Hannah will still be revived.

"Locke, what are you daydreaming about? Are you staying overnight?"

Renis's voice interrupted Locke's thoughts.

Locke looked up and was surprised to find that everyone else had left. The two ministers, the director of the Fifth Security Court, and Sig and the others had all left Renis's office, leaving him alone.

"Excuse me, Director, I was wondering if tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that should be considered as a make-up holiday for Life Day."

Locke made up an excuse on the spot.

"Yes, these three days are compensatory leave, but someone needs to be on duty. I will arrange the duty roster before I leave work today."

"Director, can I skip my shift? I haven't fully recovered from my injury, and I'm still a bit weak."

Locke said.

Renis looked at Locke's condition and realized it wasn't very good.

"Go to the church and find Lux; her healing spells can help you."

"Okay, thank you, Director."

Locke said with a smile that he really wanted to go see Lux and use her healing spell for free.

If only this nanny were a witch, then I could draw healing magic from her and never have to worry about losing too much blood again.

"Okay, you can go see Lux later. I need to see Her Majesty the Queen now. You'll come with me."

"Renes said."

'Me? I'll go with you? Did I hear that right? Who was it that tried to make things difficult for me just because Her Majesty the Queen glanced at me? Damn it, could this be a test too?'

Locke glanced at Renis's expression, his mind racing. Apart from her seriousness, he couldn't detect any other emotion on her face, as if she were truly an upright and incorruptible person. This made Locke wonder if this was also one of her clones.

However, in theory, the Shadow Witch shouldn't possess light magic, and since the Light Clone is actually related to light magic, Renis most likely only has Shadow Clone.

"Director, I think I'd better not go. I need to get back as soon as possible today to celebrate Life Day with my family."

Locke scratched his head, declining this rare opportunity to meet Her Majesty the Queen.

Unless Rhaenys is asking him to meet the Queen as a chef, in which case he could gain extra skills by feeding her, a pointless meeting would only increase the danger he faces.

He would rather see Rosalia Jiménez than Katerina.

"You dare refuse me?"

Renis frowned and looked at Locke.

Locke swallowed hard, recalling the sensations he felt from his clone last night.

"I can't refuse you."

Locke said.

Renis paused, a blush spreading across her fair cheeks, a glint of light flashing in her amber eyes, and suddenly felt her mouth go dry.

"Alright, you're allowed to go home early."

Do I need to come see you again tonight?

Locke asked.

"Ah."

Renis spoke in a barely audible voice, and then shooed Locke out of the office.