A civil war, a real civil war.
Different from the armed conflicts among the nobles in the region, different from the limited war carried out by the lords to re-divide the land, and even different from the military operation that Gawain is preparing to regain control of the southern territory, Ansu has to face What is coming will be a real civil war.
The re-divided royal family and the border dukes will be the promoters, leaders, and participants of this war.
Behind all this is the Society for the Death of All Things, a cult organization hidden in the dark and full of mysteries.
Their power has expanded to such an extent!
Gawain was almost dumbfounded. He looked at Clement in front of him with a hint of astonishment - even though this high-ranking cultist had been turned into a puppet under the control of Tyr's tentacles, he still wanted to He looked at the man who had just ignited the fuse of the civil war with a new look: "Why did you start this civil war?"
There was a look of struggle on Clement's face, as if his remaining will was resisting answering this question. The key question, but after a moment he still spoke in a low and chaotic voice: "What we want is just a war...any form of war..."
"You want a war?" Gawain frowned. Wrinkled tightly, "Why do you want a war!?"
Clement murmured vaguely, and Tire snorted softly, and a slight halo of light immediately floated on the surface of those tentacles. All Clement's will to resist collapsed: "The war... brought sufficient... raw materials..."
Gawain followed closely: "Raw materials? Raw materials for what?"
Gawain chased after him: "Raw materials? Raw materials for what?"
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Clement roared in pain, and Tire said a strange "Eh".
"There is a very strong spiritual restriction... It is even more effective than my Deep Sea Sound," Miss Siren showed a helpless look, "This restriction just erased part of his memory. Something...I didn't even have time to observe how it works."
"There is such a thing?" Gawain was surprised, but he didn't expect that these cultists were in the minds of senior members. He also left behind such a "safety lock", and then he used several methods to question Clement sideways, hoping to get some remaining clues, but the result was as expected - nothing was gained.
He can only confirm the following facts now:
Prince Edmund participated in the patricide, and had some kind of mutual vigilance and subtle "cooperation" with the Society of the End of All Things. ; Prince Edmund's purpose is to end the "puppet royal family" status quo of the Second Dynasty and completely control the entire country. On this basis, he may have many follow-up plans; the Church of the Death of All Things needs war to provide them with some kind of "Raw materials", whether it is the civil war in Anzu or the war between Anzu and Typhon, all meet their requirements; Typhon hides the power of the Death Society of All Things, and that Rosetta Augustus is very likely to be the same as all things. Collaborators of the Death Society...
These are what he can get from ClementAll information.
After finishing the inquiry, Gawain glanced at Amber standing next to him and reminded: "Don't you also have questions? Ask him quickly."
Amber looked at He glanced at Gawain, then at Clement, then gritted his teeth and took out something from his arms.
She handed the thing to Clement's eyes: "I heard it before - do you know the origin of this ring?"
Clement's vision was cloudy. It took a long time to focus on Amber's hand. He muttered in a low voice: "The Shadow Seal Ring...an ancient ring..."
"Do you know why this ring is in the hand of King Anzu?" "Enter?" Amber stared closely into Clement's eyes, and for the first time, Gawain saw such a complex expression of seriousness, earnestness, expectation, and a hint of uneasiness on her face.
Where did this ring come from? It seems to have a very important meaning to amber?
Gawain couldn't help but become curious about this.
Clement quickly responded: "The Shadow Seal Ring...was the property of Francis Morn a long time ago...I didn't know it fell into the hands of Francis II. The previous ownership... I only knew that it was... a legacy from the ancient Gondor Empire..."
"You said it was a legacy from the ancient Gondor Empire?" Amber stared, "That's all. What about other things? Doesn’t anyone know the other origins of this ring?”
The question raised by Amber was obviously too complicated, and Clement kept mumbling for a long time before saying anything meaningful. The words came: "It... is related to the Shadow Realm... can communicate with the creatures in the shadow..."
"...It's the same as not saying it!" Amber couldn't hide the frustration on his face, and even Even the ears, which are always energetic, are a little droopy.
Gawain had never seen this carefree half-elf in such a low state. He couldn't help but become curious: "Is this ring important to you?"
"Yes. ," Amber nodded, and then took out another ring from his arms. The appearance of the ring was exactly the same as the "Shadow Seal Ring", except that it was obviously damaged, and the precise magic patterns inside the ring had failed. In Gawain's perception, it was just a metal ring without any magic power. "This is another one... When I was very young, my adoptive father told me that this ring was from when he picked me up," he said. The only thing I found that might have something to do with my identity was that it wasn't broken originally, but it became like this the year I awakened my shadow talent..."
"Your life experience... "Gawain finally understood why Amber had the expression just now, "According to what you said just now, you got the 'Shadow Seal Ring' from Francis II?"
"That's right? ," Amber nodded, "It was precisely because he used the Shadow Seal Ring to summon a space gate that I was able to run to the border from here... I thought I finally found a clue to my parents, but I didn't expect that I only got one back. Just a ring."
At this time, Tire, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke: "Let me interrupt - this Clement said that the Shadow Seal Ring has always been in the hands of the old king, Amber, you are afraid that it is not The king’s illegitimate daughter?”
Don’t say that Tyr thought so. In fact, Gawain came up with this informative idea after learning about the relationship between Amber and the Shadow Sign Ring, but he Before he could speak, Solderin, who was listening not far away, shook his head and said: "Impossible - look at Amber's ears."
Gawain looked at it with a puzzled expression. Amber: "Ears?"
"The edges here are upward," Amber pointed to her long, pointed elf ears, "This is a trait inherited from the paternal line - this means that my father is An elf. If it is inherited from the maternal line, the edge of the half-elf's ears will be flatter and extend further back." "So there is such a difference..." This is really the first time for Gawain. Knowing this little knowledge - even Gawain Cecil back then was only relatively knowledgeable in the human field, and not all of them were clear about this. "So Amber, your father must be an elf... Then according to the life span of an elf, If so, there is a high chance that he is still alive."
"I think so too. Although I don't know what race my mother is, I believe that my father is still alive." Amber raised her head. He said firmly, "Since the Shadow Seal Ring is a treasure of the ancient Gondor Empire, then my father must be a very powerful elf, right? And he also left another ring for me... This must be for the future. I left it because of the opportunity."
Gao Wen looked at Amber with a complicated expression and smiled: "Of course, this is the most logical inference."
"But after so many years...I just found a ring...or got it from a dead person...the king's secret treasure, who should I call to find out its origins?"
Gawain was silent for a few seconds, then slowly raised his head and said softly: "If we knock down the capital, we will definitely find someone to inquire."
"Oh..." Amber mumbled. , but he reacted half a second later and exclaimed, "What?!"
"The war has begun," Gawain sighed softly, "Whether we want it or not, it will It's already begun."
The grotto of the Shadow Experimental Site fell silent, with only Clement's low and vague grunts and the occasional sound of Tyr's tentacles stirring the water pool breaking the silence. After a long time, Thor Delincai looked into Gawain's eyes and said: "There is a greater cloud behind this war than the war itself. Those cultists of the Death Society are looking forward to this civil war - you know this."
"Of course I know," Gawain nodded slightly, "but this war is inevitable. The hidden dangers of the Second Dynasty have been laid as early as the day when the Duke of the North supported an illegitimate son to take the throne. Over the years, The peaceful situation in the kingdom has been maintained to this day by relying on the constant compromises of the Morn royal family and the checks and balances of several dukes.In other words, as long as the members of the royal family are not prepared to compromise and the princes are not prepared to maintain a balance, then this peaceful situation will immediately lose its foundation... This force that has been accumulated for hundreds of years is extremely powerful, and there is nothing you or I can do about it. Stop it. "
Solderin sighed, and could only admit that what Gawain said was exactly the truth.
Gawain did not continue to speak, but was thinking silently in his heart Those things that Clement said.
All things will look forward to this war, because this war will provide valuable "raw materials" for one of their "causes". >
Gawain failed to ask what the "career" was, but through indirect questions and a period of investigation into the Death Society of All Things, coupled with his understanding of the truth about the fall of the gods and the changes in Druid belief Beyond the understanding of others, he could roughly deduce what the cultists wanted to do and what the "raw materials" they requested might be.
After that, Gawain asked Clement again. He asked a lot of things, and in the process it was confirmed that he had a high-level bishop status in the entire All-Death Society. In addition, he also collected a lot of information related to the All-Death Society.
The interrogation lasted almost the whole night.
Finally, Tire ended his "control" of Clement.
With each tentacle, he escaped from the evil spirit. The body of the cultist, all his flesh and blood began to collapse and decompose uncontrollably, and he fell down like a melting wax statue. In the end, only a ball of clothes stained with a sticky substance and a few pieces were left on the scene. A piece of fragile and porous bone.
The man who killed Francis II and ignited the first fire of the Anzu Civil War died in a miserable way.
“It’s really disgusting. ," Tyr lowered his head and glanced at the edge of the pool, and couldn't help but stick out his tongue, "It's like the deep sea mud monster..."
"You should take back your tentacles first," Gao Wen frowned and looked at the sea monster, "To be honest, your appearance has no less impact on ordinary people than the deep sea mud monster. ”
(I would like to announce a piece of news on my birthday. Maybe many people know it... My wife is pregnant! She is already three months old! She will have small eyes next year!
p>However, my wife had a severe reaction after pregnancy and is now in poor health. I have to take care of the family, so my energy may not be able to keep up, and my updates will be affected. I am adjusting my daily routine and coding habits. , should be able to guarantee that updates will not be interrupted, but I hope everyone can understand that there are double updates and single updates in the middle... Now I am taking care of the house alone, and I am really too busy.
Finally. , happy birthday to me =. = I hope my wife will get well soon)