With a slightly nervous and curious mood, Jipri came to the lord's mansion located in the center of Cecil's southern city.
This former "witch" has a healthy dark complexion, a beautiful face, knows some magic skills, and used to make a living among adventurers and ruffians with her sharp tongue and ability to deceive. Sitting uneasily in the reception room, she guessed what the mission assigned by the lord himself would be - she had met Grand Duke Gawain Cecil before, but it was at the graduation ceremony of the first batch of officers of the Military Intelligence Agency On the night, she stood in the square with a large group of fellow students and swore allegiance to the Grand Duke on the stage. At that time, she never thought that one day she would be sitting here, receiving orders from the lord one-on-one.
Will it be a very dangerous task? A very difficult task? Or is it a very special task that requires specific people to complete?
No matter how she thought about it, Jipuli could not think of any decisive gap between herself and ordinary Military Intelligence Bureau operators - the professional level of the first-term operators was almost the same, and because it was a crash course, the first-term operators In many professional skills, the members are still not as good as the newcomers trained later, especially since he has been sent abroad for so long. He is seriously out of touch with the local area and urgently needs to make up for his lessons...
There is no one else in the room, only the lord. The chief maid was accompanying her here, and as a maid, it was obvious that the maid would not talk to guests casually. In such an awkward atmosphere of silence, which was slightly uncomfortable, Jipri drank another cup of tea without knowing it. , and the next second she put the tea cup down, the sound of pouring water came from the side.
The head maid held a large teapot, filled the empty teacup in one breath, and then showed a dull smile to Jipri: "Please use it."
"Ah, thank you..." Jipri said subconsciously, and then realized that she had drank several cups of tea without noticing it, and now she couldn't drink it at all. However, somehow, she just Glancing at the little maid named Betty, she felt an unreasonable "telepathy" - even though the other person was just looking at her blankly, Jipuli felt like "I don't want to drink the tea the other person poured." crime" feeling.
Weird psychological pressure... He is truly worthy of being the person next to the lord.
Jipley blinked and subconsciously reached for the tea cup next to her. However, before she could pick it up, the door to the reception room suddenly opened.
The lord appears there.
Kipley, the witch who was about to become another victim of Betty's teapot, quickly put down the teacup, stood up and saluted respectfully and neatly: "I salute you, Your Majesty the Duke."
Gao Wenhun waved his hand carelessly: "No need to be polite - I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I'm preparing something. Did your trip to the royal capital go well?"
Jipli suddenly became a little nervous. A little awkwardly, she folded her hands on her lower abdomen and lowered her shoulders slightly. This was one of the few things she learned during her training at the Military Intelligence Bureau.One of the "upper-class conversation gestures": "Everything goes well, sir. The stronghold in the royal capital has been handed over to later personnel, and the relevant reports have been sent up."
Gawain is in his own position After sitting down, he saw that the "senior operator" in front of him, who seemed to be about the same age as Hetty, was a little nervous, and couldn't help but laugh: "Very good - don't be formal, sit down and talk."
Ghipri sat down in front of Gawain, and the latter looked at the "witch" up and down with a scrutinizing gaze, and said unhurriedly: "Gipuri, no surname, was born in the Peibo area. , has a rough understanding of magic, and once worked as a magic apprentice for a short period of time, but after his mentor died in a vendetta, he fled to Leslie Territory and made a living by divination and selling talismans, codenamed 'Witch', right?" /p>
Jipli was still a little nervous, but she had calmed down slightly. She nodded: "Yes, that was my previous experience."
"Amber once specifically recommended you, She said you have great talents," Gawain said. "It is said that you are sharp-tongued, very good at deceiving and deceiving, and you have the ability to adapt to the changing circumstances..."
The expression on Jipri's face She suddenly seemed weird and embarrassed. She never thought about what good words her former boss—who was also her current boss of course—would use to recommend her. After all, the boss didn’t have many good words in his head. He has a bad mouth and hates gods and ghosts. For many years, he has relied on his excellent escape skills to avoid being beaten to death by his enemies on the road. However, these words used by his boss to describe his subordinates came from the mouth of Cecil's ruler... That's a little exciting.
Fortunately, Gawain quickly rescued the "witch" lady: "Don't be nervous, I know Amber's wording habits, and I will filter it myself to know the areas you are really good at. You are He is a talented person in terms of speaking skills, and he should know how to arouse people's resonance and recognition through words, right?"
Jipli was a little embarrassed: "It's just some... unfashionable stuff."
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"This is a talent that can come in handy, and I just have a task for you, which requires your talent. I need to remind you that this task will have a very profound impact on your career as a Military Intelligence Agency operator. But it’s really important,” Gawain said as he casually took a stack of paper from the side, “Come and take a look at these things.”
Jipli took it curiously. Those papers, she was surprised to see lifelike pictures on them - the first thing she thought of was oil paintings, but she soon discovered that the completely realistic black and white pictures were very different from the works written by the painter, and those pictures The content is not artistic scenery or portraits. On the contrary, it is almost devoid of any artistry and is not pleasant.
She saw ferocious-looking priests and monks beating people, saw people dressed as soldiers dragging residents from houses to the street, and saw people wearing priest robes commanding soldiers to set fire to houses. See the knights of the Holy See taking property from the hands of the common people, and the man with his face covered in blood fell to the ground and begged...
Many of the pictures were not very clear, and the angles were not suitable. It gave people the feeling that they were recorded secretly from the side, and Such an angle gives people who look at these pictures a strong sense of immersion, as if all this is happening in front of their eyes, at this moment...
And more importantly: even if In the unclearest picture, the ferocious expressions of the priests, priests, and Holy See knights are also the clearest and most complete.
A strong sense of disgust and resistance arose in Jipri's heart - because she had seen the scene above in reality, and had even experienced it before.
A witch who fled from another place and was not really a transcendent person, but had one or two magic skills and used "witchcraft" such as divination to "confuse the people", was taught by the local people. It is normal to reject blame. Once you encounter a crime related to supernatural power, you will be the first to be suspected. It is common to be expelled and beaten at every turn. Even if nothing happens on weekdays, you will be taught. Or the lord's people are extorting money...
There are many people who believe in the Holy Light, but in this world full of religions, there are also many people who reject the Holy Light, and among those who live at the bottom of society, People without faith can be seen everywhere, especially Jipri, who is more or less a "mage apprentice".
Gawain watched Jipri's expression change, and then calmly took a magic device from the side - the structure of the magic device was like a simplified magic network communicator, with its triangular shape The number of magic patterns on the base is very small, but the top is inlaid with a high-quality projection crystal.
Gawain placed the device on the table and activated it under Jipuli's curious eyes: "Look at these pictures again."
The magic device was activated. The image stored in the crystal was immediately projected out - this time, Jipri directly saw the dynamic scene, and saw the church people beating civilians in the street.
The picture is short and shakes violently. It was obviously recorded in a panic and covertly.
As a mage apprentice, Jipri was not surprised by the magical device that could project images. She was just curious about the content of the screen: "Sir, these are..."
"What happened and is happening in Luan City," Gawain said seriously, he looked into Jipuli's eyes, "I ask you, after seeing these portraits and images, if you are asked to think about what you saw What would you say to tell more people about the dark side of the Church of Holy Light?"
Jipli seemed to know what her mission was, she said while thinking about it? : "Overly direct criticism and curses may be very effective for those who are already resistant to the Holy Light Church, but may be counterproductive to neutral people and supporters of the Holy Light Church. The most neutral way of stating the facts, and stating "The church has never been so dark" as a fact.If you speak it out, it will get the greatest resonance. In addition, the victims in these pictures can be connected with the targets of propaganda, so that people who hear these things realize that they themselves are also people who can be beaten, robbed, and burned at any time. If you don't mind making up some additional information, I can also make up a series of backgrounds outside of these pictures..."
"We don't need to make up anything, we just state the facts," Gawain He said calmly, "We just need to state the facts, that's enough. "
"Just stating the facts is enough to achieve the effect you want," Jipri said immediately, but then frowned, "It's just that there are too many people in the south, those who believe in the Holy Light, and those who believe in aliens. God's, those without faith... That's a huge number..."
As a smart person, Jipri has completely guessed the lord's intention, and as a person who does not believe in the Holy Light, She has no objection to this matter. The only thing she is curious about now is how she can do what the lord requires with her mouth, which can usually only be used to persuade three or two people.
The lord specially summoned herself and collected the information in front of her (although she didn't know how she collected it, because she hadn't had time to see the printing factory and magic network communication equipment in the territory). What she was drawing must be all over the world. Attacking the Holy Light Church in the southern region cannot be accomplished by just one or two sharp-tongued people.
Gawain looked at Jipree's face and smiled slowly: "If you. Can the sound be heard by people throughout the southern region? "
Jipli raised her head in surprise and looked into Gawain's eyes. Then she thought of the incredible things that had happened in this incredible land, and all the surprise in her heart turned into "Old ancestors. The mentality of "You can definitely succeed in this sexy operation, so don't ask and just do it": "...If I can really do this kind of thing...then I have to be well prepared." "
"Then get ready, Miss Kepley," Gawain stood up and said word by word, "A new war has begun. ”