Chapter 30: Kill
them all. Ever since they received gold coins from unknown royal members using space magic to support them, the church here in Anka has actually been thinking about how to use them effectively.
The archbishop and others had actually discussed it before, and basically everyone agreed with the bishop's statement and believed that the royal member was most likely the second prince Sirius, whose identity was revealed recently.
After all, they had already received the gold coins for several days when the princess arrived. Judging from the time, Sirius was most likely to be the "financier" behind them.
In addition, the other party did conceal his identity when he first came to Anka. From this point of view, it can be concluded that the person who supports the church behind the scenes and wants to use their hands to bring down Earl Luther is Sirius.
The reason is naturally well known. As the royal family stands at the top of the secular aristocracy, if they directly take action against the Paul family, who are also aristocrats, they will indeed be dissatisfied by some other aristocratic forces.
But they are different. They are in opposition to the royal family, so it is most appropriate for people from the church to take action.
After confirming these ideas, Anka's church began a series of preparations for Luther.
The initial donation of gold coins to gain recognition from the common people was just a superficial job. The real highlight was gathering people and purchasing supplies.
After all, everyone who has stayed here in Anka knows that only with weapons in hand can one have the real right to speak.
Even if a holy war is launched in the future, there must be crusaders, right?
Of course, it is definitely impossible to think that far ahead now. Furthermore, no matter how much Sirius condones them, it is impossible for the current Anka Church to be allowed to take his money and not do "business".
Of course, no one thought that the Lizardman War would break out so suddenly, and no one thought that a sudden heavy rain would put Sirius' sister, the princess Nalia, into such a big crisis.
Naturally, the church doesn't know the current relationship between Nalia and Sirius, so they think that if they want to help Sirius and the royal family behind him at this time, they have to take advantage of that damn Lord Luther to be a coward. Show their attitude with the supplies they need most.
"You mean that the church's actions during this period have been to cooperate with us in resisting foreign enemies?"
Nalia raised her eyebrows. She did not think that the church did this out of the so-called justice of the believers of the God of Light.
"Oh...that's what the bishop told me to say."
"Yeah."
Nalia smiled slightly, and now she suddenly felt that she was not completely alone.
And why did she forget that on Anka's side, Luther has been endlessly suppressing the power of the church in order to consolidate his right to speak.
Of course, under such circumstances, the church did not completely fall, and even spent all its possessions to help them. This shows how long these people have been planning.
Even the bishop who has not yet appeared, the "foreign enemies" in his words may not only include the green-skinned lizard people, but they may also include Earl Luther.
... Nalia now somewhat admires these people who talk about the God of Light every day.
At least they knew how to see the situation clearly and take advantage of it, knowing that it was impossible for the church alone to fight against the Paul family.
"Then, on behalf of the royal family, I would like to thank the Church of Light in Anka for its efforts to all the people of Anka."
Nalia waved her hand and asked the people next to her to take the little nun who was in a state of embarrassment to the military tent first. Settled down. Then he gave some instructions to Sean to advance the handover of supplies.
"That's right."
Nalia called a soldier over and told him:
"I'll give you a task. You go to the church now and tell them that this is an order from the second prince of the empire, Sirius, and ask them to guard it with all their strength. Church, and then bring all the residents in the sewers and around the moat into them.
And...if they still have some strength left, they can also see if they can find some reliable people to guard the breach where the lizardmen may sneak into the city."
Na Leah still kept an eye on it and did not say that these were her orders.
Anyway, in the eyes of those people, the identity of the impostor is still the noble second prince of the empire, so it is impossible for those people to turn a blind eye and not listen to his words.
Even if something goes wrong, it can be blamed on his disobedient slave.
"Yes, I will do it now!"
—————————— In the New Delhi Manor, Sirius was taking the medicinal soup handed over by Rian with difficulty, and then drank it with a frown.
"What kind of medicine is this?"
"Back to the second prince, this is medicine that can relieve pain."
"...Thank you for taking the trouble."
"I don't dare, this is what I should do." Lian heard Sirius say Thank you, everyone was flattered.
But when he thought that this seemed to be His Highness Siris's caring and considerate character, the panic on his face dissipated a bit.
He took back the empty bowl that had finished drinking the concoction in his hand, looked at Sirius who had been staring out the window, and asked tentatively:
"Your Highness, the Second Prince..."
"Lian, just call me Sirius." Well, look at me now, I really don't look like the second prince of the empire, right?" "
But His Highness the second prince will always be the most respectable person in my heart."
"..."
Sirius curled his lips. , showing an expression that looked like a smile but not a smile, or should be said to be a bitter smile.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, are you worried about the rain?"
"Yes."
Just as the two were talking, the New Delhi Manor looked particularly peaceful and solemn in the heavy rain.
Thin raindrops lingered around the manor like a layer of gauze, and crystal water droplets accumulated on the windowsills. The rainwater slowly slid down the ancient wooden window frames, making a subtle ticking sound.
This sound really made him a little upset, because now he suddenly didn't want this battle to be too difficult.
Although giving that woman a headache was something that was beneficial to him, the cost was the casualties of Ankh civilians, which really made him feel a bit of a psychological burden.
Of course, he was mainly worried about whether Liz over there would die accidentally due to this change in the plot.
However, it was naturally impossible for him to take the initiative to admit this kind of reason that sounded a little less than righteous.
"Maybe... I should do something?"
That's what he said, but the problem is... Sirius feels like he can't do anything!
Now he couldn't even get out of bed. He was so useless that he couldn't even look at himself...
And at this moment, Sirius suddenly felt a surge in his stomach, and then there was a stabbing pain from his abdomen. It hit, followed by a sweet sensation in the throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Lian? This is what you gave me to drink?!"
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, what's wrong with you?!" Lian's face was also full of panic. Facing Sirius' murderous gaze, he could only explain with confusion and panic, "This medicine comes from the princess. I was asked to send it, how...how could this happen?"
It's over, he really wants to send it now.
It seems that the eldest prince no longer even wants to stay as a "fake" like him, and is planning to take advantage of the war to secretly kill everyone who knows about it.
This is to... kill them all!
Before Sirius could speak again, his vision went dark and he completely lost all consciousness.
(End of chapter)