After waking up

At night, in a luxurious mansion in Digao, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting in front of the fireplace wearing a fox fur coat. The servant serving him was pouring tea for him. Opposite the old man, there was a tall and thin man standing. .

"Including Miss Louise, many people in the First Hospital have recovered significantly physically and mentally. Most of them did not even use the power of alchemical potions."

The old man took the teacup handed over by the servant, blew the hot air gently and took a sip.

"But you said before that Louise is basically useless. Even if we try our best to prepare suitable materials for her and ask alchemists to refine the best potion, it is impossible to completely recover."

The tall and thin man showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Yes, I have personally checked Louise's status before, and I have also seen the status of other students. They all have dark forces entangled in their bodies. Except for a few people, their mental resistance is very low. It is obvious that they are in will. The level has been eroded, and in extreme cases there is even the possibility of alienation.”

"Then why is the current situation happening? I remember that Mulan Jonst is a Knight of Radiance, not a supernatural person of the secret arts or unknown path."

The tall and thin man had thought about this question countless times and answered immediately.

"Yes, Mulan Jonst is a Knight of Radiance, but he is also the most outstanding genius since the establishment of the Path of Knights of Radiance. He had performed very well before he came to the imperial capital, and was valued by the church. If it weren't for the Jonst family, The long historical tradition makes its descendants bound to be loyal to the Digao royal family, and maybe he will go to the Holy Mountain."

"It can be inferred from various performances that Mulan Jonst may be a naturally awakened person, and the Book of Secrets is more of a guide for him, so his power is not completely limited to the stages in the Book of Secrets. Division, for example, it is said that when he accepted the Queen's canonization as a guardian knight, he showed a totem in the Digao Great Temple."

The old man sipped the tea carefully and looked up at the tall and thin man. An ordinary man gave him a mysterious and powerful feeling of oppression.

"State your conclusion."

The man nodded slightly and explained concisely.

"There are two possibilities. First, Her Majesty the Queen thinks highly of Mulan Jonst, and may have given him very precious treasures, and may even have the right to mobilize sacred objects. With such special power, anything can happen. ."

"Second, Mulan-Jonst's own power surpasses common sense. He suppressed the dark power in the early examinations, and later used magic to exert radiant encouragement in the hospital to help the students resolve their predicament. He made precise changes in the whole thing computational."

"Actually, the first one may be too high. The second one requires exaggerated magic control ability and absolute self-confidence. It is still a bit reluctant based on Mullan Jonst's current strength."

The old man nodded, put down the teacup and said.

"There is a third possibility. This matter itself was led by the young Her Majesty the Queen. Mulan Jonest was just cooperating with Her Majesty the Queen's exercises. As the Queen's sword, as long as the Queen gives the order, naturally what will happen? Even seemingly ridiculous things will be done.”

The old man sighed slightly.

"Our Majesty the Queen is very shrewd. The Black Castle is one of the foundations of the future of the empire. With just one 'accident', we can see clearly how many outstanding students have connections with various forces."

"Does the Queen want to use this to cause trouble?"

The old man shook his head.

"No, the Queen will act as if nothing happened."

In the Queen's office in the Royal Palace of Digao, Meng Geer and Grando accompanied the Queen to handle government affairs. After working for most of the day, Nice Helier began to write a punishment order, and the target of punishment was Mulan.

"Your Majesty, what Jones did is within control. Will it chill him?"

Grando couldn't help but ask.

Meng Geer scanned the contents of the punishment order, shook his head and said.

"After all, Jonest has exceeded his authority this time, and there are so many nobles dissatisfied with him. Appropriate punishment is still needed, otherwise it will appear that the empire is too laissez-faire towards him."

It is still relatively rare for the queen to write the entire document herself, Nishelir said calmly while writing.

"After all, Secretary Jones's actions have actually had a bad impact. I can't set this precedent, but I will explain it to him in advance and make some compensation in private."

Meng Geer looked at the documents on the table.

"Jonest may be a little careless about the process, but he is a loyal minister of the empire after all, and the results are good. Compared with him, does your Majesty care more about other things exposed in this incident? Perhaps this is what Jonest wants to tell His Majesty. of."

Grando also narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, some people's tentacles are too long, as long as ever."

After Nishelil finished writing the document, she signed it and rubbed her forehead tiredly while Grandor on the side stamped it for her.

"The empire is a whole, and some things are unavoidable. I can't let the great nobles go too far, but I can't let the great nobles be too afraid of the royal family. If you want to control this country, you need a proper balance. I will handle this matter coldly. Bar."

Being able to see clearly which people's mentality is swinging, who is suitable for reuse, who should do what, is the power of the superior.

After signing the guilt order against Mulan, Nice Helier stood up, stretched and looked out the window at the dark night.

"The unreasonable development of Black Castle has caused many people to panic. We must give them something to rely on. Applying the theory of the extraordinary system, when facing unknown evil spirits, people may become alienated if they panic too much. "

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Mongor and Grando complimented each other sincerely.

The day before the exam summary, no matter how well they recovered from their mental and physical injuries, basically all students returned to the Black Castle as long as they were not really half-dead and unable to move.

That special exam was so cruel that no one wanted to hear the results. More importantly, everyone knew that this summary would definitely affect their future direction.

Many students went to look at the notice board outside the castle where the first hall is located, repeatedly confirming that there will indeed be Professor Jonst's exam summary class tomorrow.

Handel and his friends were among them. Like everyone else, they saw this Gothic castle building for the first time after waking up. During that nightmarish exam, the castle was in ruins. Now It still looks the same as before.

"A scene that will always appear in nightmares for more than ten days."

"Really? I hope this nightmare will not affect your will."

Handel said with a smile, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the faculty office, wondering if Professor Jonest was there.

However, Mulan was not in the Black Castle, but was summoned to the palace.

It happened to be the once-a-month working day for the political officials of the Dilga Palace to report. After most of the matters were dealt with, Mulan was called into the council hall. He already knew the general reason for coming here in advance.

At this moment, Mulan was coming out of the palace. He also did not choose to take a carriage, but left the palace on foot.

There were some ministers and officials present today, and perhaps some other nobles, but Mulan didn't know many of them anyway.

The Queen issued a punishment order in public, cutting off Mulan's salary for half a year, demoting him from a first-class baron to a third-class baron, and removing him from his position as senior inspector of the Imperial Police Department.

Even the title was reduced. This punishment was not serious in the eyes of many nobles, and even felt that it was too serious. After all, the final result of the matter was not as serious as first thought, and it might even be preferable.

Many nobles even sympathize with Mulan. After all, the other party is indeed doing practical things, but they are also happy to see this.

But for Mullan, these penalties have little impact on him. Perhaps the salary reduction has a greater impact. After all, he needs to support the families of many old subordinates in the military.

Mulan's steps were brisk, seemingly unhurried but he could easily surpass ordinary people, and he soon arrived at the Digao Cathedral.

Still secretly taking a nap while praying, when Mulan woke up and looked at the young priest under the holy light statue, he saw that the priest looked slightly bad, and the corners of Mulan's mouth raised slightly.

Sure enough, he is a kind and principled priest, so he will pay more attention to "that believer". The more he is like this, the more he will be affected. With the help of people's own spiritual imagination, the power of interference has already had an effect. It should be started. Is it a nightmare?