The Black Scepter

Today, I am asking for a red ticket.

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When he woke up, Murphy was confused, staring straight at the ceiling above his head for more than ten seconds before reacting. This is his bedroom.

With a fractured leg, Murphy suffered a certain internal injury due to the werewolf’s attack. It was unexpectedly found that his physical condition did not seem to be a big problem. Using the energy of his family to find a few powerful clerics for treatment is certainly not. It’s difficult, so I just feel a little chest tight after I get up. The desk is filled with my magic steel dagger, wand and a piece of parchment paper, which was put down by the old housekeeper. It probably explains what happened after my coma and the arrangements I will face. .

The Byzantine Holy See announced without warning and the blood hostility that had maintained "acquiescence" and "non-interference" in the past, and said in high-profile that the cause and the werewolf are inseparably linked, but the specific reason is unknown.

Generations of the blood race command the underground order. The Byzantine Holy Court and the Gabriel Empire have different strategies for "doing all to kill" heresy. They have adopted the maximum tolerance, but now it seems that all this has been broken.

Duke Akar took a suspension for Murphys at Cauchy Cavalry College, and will arrange to go with him to Murren, the generational territory of the Windsor family three days later. Before that, Murphys would have to be in a hurry. Accept the baptism ceremony of the Holy See. This ritual was ordained by His Majesty the Emperor. The Duke and Master did not know why his son would be treated inexplicably.

In other words, the remaining free time of Murphys is still one day tomorrow.

Waving his hand to reject the maid’s intention to wait for a dressing meal, Murphy sat at the desk for a long time, turning his head to find that the books he had placed in the dorm room of the Knights College were also moved back, and a letter with a strange name was placed at the top .

The pattern on the wax seal is a rose. The dark red hue and the expensive material different from ordinary parchment paper prove that this letter comes from the upper class. The signature on the outside of the envelope has only one surname: Auschwitz.

Isn't this the count with the tall tower opposite the Dukes' Palace?

Unfolding the letter, Murphy realized that this was written by Clevey's father. Murphy, who was already mentally prepared, was not too surprised, and a light thank you and Clevery's paper in the letter caused the Panther School of Magic The fact that is valued is the whole content, there are no extra sets of condoms, but this also makes Murphy relieved. After all, the route taken by Clivi is too extreme, and it is lucky to achieve the effect in such a short time. Extremely.

Without writing a reply, Murphy gently put it back in the drawer, then got up and rushed to Tarrens College.

Guevara did not guard beside him in the days of Murphy’s Cavaliers Academy, even in the field training—because this is the pride and glory of the Imperial Academy, if a group of young masters go out to endure hardship, they find that they are not far away. It’s really not a unity, but for hundreds of years, nothing outside the control of the Knights Academy has really happened. This time, the ranks of the Templars’ troops have already shown the status of the Academy in the Empire, and Now that Cauchy Cavalry’s self-concealed security problem has been reduced to laughter, at this moment there is a high-profile 12-man guard next to the carriage of the Duke’s Palace carrying Murphys, and it is not known how many people are guarding in the dark.

The magician Della was not in the tower. Murphy remembered that this should be the time when she was in class. She waited outside the elementary theory basic classroom of Tarrens College, with a respectful gesture, and an instructor's office not far away with the tutor one hour later. After talking for a while, Murphy, who received the list, found that the mentor still did not give him any books about the release of the spell, but focused on the application of the magic circle, and said that he can try to use the crystal wire to fight the magic circle. Materials Although it is expensive, it is not a problem for the big nobility. Before leaving, Murphy said that he would leave Constantine for a while. Della seemed to be very clear about where he was going, but said that some ruins of Mu Lun should not go casually. After exploring, he waved his hand to indicate that he could go, and the latter bent over and respectfully exited the door as before, and turned away.

The unpredictable magician sat quietly in the office, and from the beginning to the end did not raise anything about Murphy’s encounter with the werewolf, and Murphy also knew that there was no need to come up and say that the two seemed to have a rare trace. Tacit understanding.

The church at Tarrens College is still deserted. Murphy found the figure of the old man Aquinas in the empty seat of the church. The old man with silver hair looked lonely and abnormal. After Jeanne left here, it seemed that this man was drawn with a mortal. The old man who opened a line has no dispute with the world. For the encounter of Murphy, the old man said bluntly that this is the process. Murphy did not know how to answer. Finally, he had to ask the meaning of baptism, but he got an answer that made him dumbfounded— —

"Baptism? It's just ceremonial brainwashing. Formal things always make people feel more trapped in their hearts. It's a nature like knighthood, but it just puts a layer of shackles on your conscience."

Murphy nodded, and the old man continued with a smile: "When can you shake your head, then I'm satisfied."

Then he looked up at the sunlight shining from the dome of the church, did not talk about theology and his own writings, meditation half-sounded, said goodbye to Murphy, and walked back to the stone house.

When the sun went down, Murphys walked out of Tarrens College and stepped on the carriage, but found that there was an extra letter on the dark red luxury sofa. There was no wax seal. After turning it on, the handwriting was elegant and slender. The typical woman style is more signature. It’s scary, it turned out to be Duke Azshara? The Duke of Solomon, the letter was surprisingly weird. Murphy read it and found that it couldn’t be read at all. Other than the signature on the bottom right, he couldn’t even make a sentence. He Naturally it is clear what this seems to be, but he is not the scout of the intelligence agency. After thinking about it, he still folds it up and prepares to take it back to study.

The next day's baptism was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor. Duke Akar drove with Murphy to St. Laurent's Cathedral, the most magnificent landmark of Constantine. Only in the book did Murphy work Looking up, I found it difficult to see the top of the church. This feeling is somewhat similar to the mood when I faced the two mentors, as if I tried hard for life but still couldn't see their backs.

Surprisingly, there are no extra people around the church. In Byzantium, baptism is often a ritual that was performed at birth. However, Murphy, who is currently baptized, is naturally a bit eye-catching. Presumably, the emperor did not want to make this matter loud. In addition to the clergy of the church, there was no one else. Murphy walked 100 meters into the main hall of the church under the leadership of his father. In addition to the magnificence or grandeur of the quiet cathedral, the interior space can only be amazed when you look up. In front of the murals, the stories in the "Old Testament" are presented one by one, and the echoes of chanting verses are ringing all around, solemn and solemn.

The Duke stopped, and Murphy continued to move forward under his father's eyes, but he saw a familiar figure in the center of the church where the Cardinal was supposed to stand.

The gray coat of the old man Aquinas seemed to be somewhat contrary to the solemn and holy atmosphere here, but it could not prevent him from standing there alone but stabilizing the cardinal.

"I am old, Quan Dang is the last time to baptize."

The old man smiled, without the long carols of previous baptism rituals, or chanting aloud, but just picked up the silver water cup representing the holy grail, lightly rubbed his fingers, and said to Murphy: "This is not a contract, nor is it Restraint, I just tell you that without strict discipline, the world can be saints."

Murphy knelt on one knee.

The old man's dry fingers touched the holy water lightly, and touched Murphy's forehead. He said, "The Lord looks at mortals, but would you accept this gaze when you look up?"

"I do."

The old man nodded and said no more.

This may be the simplest and shortest baptism in Byzantine history, but it is also the most special baptism.

The old man who left with his hand walked in court, all the clergymen bowed their heads respectfully without any extra words, and even the Cardinal Tres, who was supposed to be baptized by Murphy and was also a heavyweight in the next patriarch election Dare not say much.

What kind of character is he?

Murphy felt that the old man was in a position far beyond just writing down those books.

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The huge church did not bring too much divine solemnity to Murphys, but he felt a little bit heavy after the baptism. Inadvertently speaking, on the way back to the Duke's Palace, Duke Akar lamented that the baptism may not be lower than the time when His Majesty the Emperor was born.

The so-called specifications do not depend on whether the appearance is significant or not, but on the identity of the baptist. Obviously, Aquinas's status is no different from that of the patriarch in the eyes of the Duke.

Murphy was a little fascinated and silent. He only asked the reason why Lord Duke suddenly went to the territory of Mullen after the carriage drove into the Duke's palace. The answer was not very detailed, but he gave a key word: life experience.

Why did the Christopher family, who had formed a deadly hatred, have been in the dark for centuries? Murphy also wanted to understand what might happen to the Duke, as soon as possible. Whether it's the bottom card, the bottom line, or something else, Murphy doesn't know at all, but it's absolutely important to understand.

After lunch, Morpheus returned to his home and saw the new letter in front of the desk. The payment was Clivi, but this time he added his last name-Auschwitz.

The content is very short. Clivi expressed gratitude for the help provided by Murphys. He said that Pansell School of Magic has expressed his willingness to contact himself, but whether he can be admitted depends on the follow-up performance.

Murphy thought for a moment, and took out the expensive parchment prepared by the Duke's Palace, but instead of greetings, he copied the Duke of Azshara's letter and put it on it, asking if he could decipher it, and mentioned that he recently went to Mullen, don't post the wrong address.

The written letter was signed by Murphy? Windsor, looking at the sparse surname, he was a little stunned-the evaluation of the Windsor family in "Heraldic Studies" made Murphy Sri Lanka was uneasy. The kind of praise would never make a heir enjoy the peace of mind, but it made him feel like he was on a cliff and worried about falling at any time.