Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 414 The Panic of Michael VIII

Inside the simple palace of the Nicomedia Empire.

Michael VIII openly punished several church nobles and secular nobles who had betrayed him.

Inside the palace, he looked at the crowd with a cold smile, and at the same time, he looked at the loyal secular military nobles standing behind him and the allies he had won over, and his heart was immediately at ease.

Because he promised to merge the church, he received support from the knights of the Papal States.

To this end, he even went so far as to convert to Christianity in order to gain the support of the Church of Order.

At the same time, he received support from a mysterious force in the capital of the Storm Kingdom, and he also paid the Platinum Commercial Republic in advance for trade privileges, thus gaining the loyalty of many sea knights.

At this moment, Michael VIII felt surrounded by his allies and his throne was incredibly secure. He smiled as he looked at the priests and nobles who were plotting to betray them.

"So, David Thompson, Adrian Francis, Elmer Allison, you betrayed me, but did you even shake my throne in the slightest?"

In fact, he could suppress these nobles and the church who betrayed him.

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"I will make him pay for his recklessness."

Michael VIII: "What!!"

Similarly, through the werewolf butler Wolf Three, Su Nan confirmed that there were many six-star sorcerers, or even sorcerers of six stars or higher, hiding there and not among the targets of the first round of magical bombardment.

In an instant, half of the palace (the military camp section) turned to ashes.

Inside the palace, soldiers rushed in. "Approximately a thousand stone statues have stormed our harbor and burned all our ships, Your Majesty!"

After all, the Nicomedia Empire is different from the Storm Kingdom, where the most important forces are the Storm Lords.

If Michael VIII offends both sides at the same time, he could easily be overthrown by the "mob".

But he didn't expect that Su Nan would have Wolf Three infiltrate the city directly and have all the werewolves attack it. Through a search network formed by hundreds of werewolf deacons, they confirmed the sorcerers' last hiding place.

Michael VIII was unwilling and dared not be a tyrant, and the urban class of the Nicomedia Empire remained very powerful.

He wore an expression of complete control. "Your Majesty Michael VIII, on behalf of the Storm Kingdom, I express my regret."

Not long ago, the Nicomedia Empire almost invaded Stormwind Keep, but unexpectedly, this time the Storm Kingdom actually intervened in the Nicomedia throne struggle. Michael VIII really dares to win over anyone, and even dares to accept the help of the Storm Kingdom.

Michael VIII was stunned; he hadn't reacted yet, but many of the nobles present had.

He grabbed the soldier by the collar. "Are you sure all the ships were destroyed? Are you sure?"

The Nicomedia Empire had several important forces, one of which was the minor nobles of the military districts, that is, the military.

Is it really necessary for them to continue?

Pierre Othello said, "Our Platinum Commercial Republic will also support you and provide you with fifty warships..."

"But don't worry, our Storm Kingdom still fully supports you."

Michael VIII said, "Knight Griffin, the enemy must have used wizards to attack my capital. Wizards are enemies of the Church!"

Soldiers rushed into the palace in a panic, shouting as they ran, "Demons have invaded us! In an instant, our camp was destroyed..."

"It only took a moment. Even the distinguished guests His Majesty invited were destroyed in an instant."

The next moment, Pierre Othello looked up and saw thousands of gargoyles appearing above the Nicomedia palace.

In an instant, all those plaster gargoyles came crashing down like countless snowballs.

The plaster gargoyles all fell from the sky, each containing five vials of Fire Demon's Fury, a total of five thousand full-scale attacks using the first-level spell Fire Demon's Fury.

Even several ordinary second-circle wizards couldn't pull off such a repeated magical bombardment.

It seems the blind archbishop had anticipated that Su Nan would launch a magical bombardment, and therefore deliberately divided his forces.

When Michael VIII saw the eyes of the arrested nobles, which seemed like sharp swords piercing him, he immediately understood what had happened.

Commander Griffin, having only heard the soldiers' report and not knowing the specifics, snorted and nodded, saying, "Naturally, we, the Church of Order, will stand by your side according to His Majesty Innocent III's orders."

Just as the nobles began to harbor treacherous thoughts, they suddenly felt a massive earthquake on the ground.

On the contrary, the Nicomedia church was suppressed by the royal power for many years, so under normal circumstances, the royal power was able to deal with the church.

"Gentlemen, Sunan Peter is playing witchcraft, you have all seen it."

"Currently, apart from Sunan Peter, who surprised me by attacking our capital that very night, everything else is under my control. He was too reckless."

However, these plaster gargoyles did not attack the palace directly, but instead attacked the camp behind the palace, where Michael VIII's large army, his staunchest supporters, was stationed.

The nobles, who had originally planned to surrender, suddenly seemed to have found their backbone, straightened their backs again, and became more confident.

Some nobles on the scene had already begun to hesitate. Now that the church had been purged, the rebellion had failed before it even broke out.

"I will give you a chance. If you pledge allegiance to me again, I will forgive and forget your past transgressions. But you must identify any traitors within the Church of the Law, because I will purge the Church and cleanse those who have betrayed it."

"We will absolutely not allow reactionary forces to threaten your rule."

Michael VIII purged the church in the past few days. However, he only needed a list during the purge, but once things calmed down, he would need to find evidence; otherwise, the label of tyrant would be pinned on him.

Pierre Othello glanced curiously at the blind archbishop who had come as an envoy of the Storm Kingdom. Everyone knew that the Storm Kingdom and the Nicomedia Empire were mortal enemies.

"I have the support of three great powers, while he only has the support of my declining church and weak nobles, hahahahaha..."

Michael VIII looked at the blind archbishop disguised as a human, and Pierre Otello, governor of the Platinum Commercial Republic.

But if the middle class betrays him, he will be in big trouble.

The blind archbishop remained calm and collected, blending seamlessly into the crowd without revealing his true identity. Only Michael VIII knew a little about him; the others were completely unaware. The blind archbishop seemed utterly oblivious to the deaths of the more than three hundred sorcerers he had brought with him.

When he turned around and saw that even the military nobles of Asia Minor who had always supported him were beginning to show different thoughts, he immediately coughed. He looked at Taren Griffin, the commander of the mountain guard representing the Papal States, who was also a legendary knight.

Pierre Othello reacted even more strongly, after all, he had fifty commercial ships, and not just small ones, docked in the port.

Therefore, Michael VIII was eager to find evidence of the Church's wrongdoing in order to prevent the middle class from suddenly attacking him later.

The soldier stammered, "Yes...yes..."

One was the urban class. The Nicomedia Empire had always implemented an electoral system, and even the local areas had various assemblies. The citizens possessed wealth and manpower, making them unprecedentedly powerful.

Michael VIII relaxed. "With such powerful allies as you, I feel reassured. We have so many allies; there's no need to fear a lone, charlatan vying for the throne with me."

The resulting massive earthquake even caused the collapse of the imperial palace, reducing many palaces and gardens to ruins. Furthermore, the Fire Demon's Fury, infused with second-ring wolfsbane, dealt an irreparable blow to those high-level sorcerers.

The blind archbishop's expression changed for the first time. "I didn't expect the werewolves to find my hidden sorcerer's location. Those sorcerers are truly useless; they managed to be discovered."

"You can't blame them; those werewolves have incredibly sensitive noses."

"Fortunately, I've hidden a third group of warlocks elsewhere. Like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, hehehe, it seems the few high-level warlocks hidden deep within haven't been discovered."

(End of this chapter)