Chapter 44 Spring Hunting Aftermath
The undead creatures broke out on the "Royal Spring Hunting" like a ** in the undercurrent Alantis exploded completely.
The Church of Light first stood at the front desk. On the night when I received the magic message, the head of the church's Punishment Knights and a 11th-level Great Pastor of Light rushed to Gladiola Mountain, while the brigade of Punishment Knights and Pastor of Light arrived at the hunting ground before sunrise.
The Punishment Knight and the Priest of Light blocked the entire Royal Hunting Ground with the cooperation of thousands of royal imperial guards, and it took a full two days to basically clean up all the necro creatures.
Such a large-scale summoning of necro creatures shocked the church. There has been no dark magic incident of such a scale and degree in hundreds of years. And it happened near the imperial capital, almost under the nose of the Church of Light, which was equivalent to slapping the church in the face.
There were a large number of casualties and injuries in this dark magic incident, and the church could not suppress them. The casualties not only involved the imperial family, but also affected many wealthy families. There were hundreds of noble families who came to watch the hunting scene. The incident spread throughout the imperial capital like a whirlwind through their mouths.
If the dark magician who planned this incident was not captured and burned to death publicly, the Church of Light would be wiped out.
Alantis, who was originally calm, appeared in countless punishment knights and priests of light almost overnight, appearing in various streets and alleys, conducting a large-scale investigation and search.
This incident only shamed the church, but it made the Light Empire difficult. In addition to the few His Highnesses who were rescued at the beginning, 179 people from the 18 hunting teams could hunt, and only 53 people escaped alive. The entire hunting team was only one of His Highness eleven. Among the dead in this incident, there were even the direct bloodlines of the two emperors, the Fifth Princess and the Twelve Princess.
The fifth prince has a weak personality. His first choice after encountering a necromancer is to lead his subordinates to find a place to hide. It was this decision that made him miss the deputy commander of the Dragon Scale Guard, Harper, who came to pick him up, and finally fell into the siege of the necromancer.
In addition to the fifth princess and the twelve princesses, the deceased also included five or six descendants who had deep kinship with the imperial family, including the concubine's nephew, Yegis. The great loss of the imperial family this time was almost equivalent to a small-scale palace coup.
Although the Seventh Prince, who had the deepest relationship with this matter, escaped death, he was immediately ordered to be taken into custody by the Emperor himself after returning to the imperial capital, and the imperial family and the Church of Light sent people to interrogate him.
Anyone with discerning eyes can basically see clearly that the Seventh Prince was also used in this incident. Even in order to compete for the position of crown prince, Idir dared not openly do something like summoning necromancers, which is a taboo of the Light Church. But the Master Qiluo who launched the magic circle was the Seventh Prince, and he could only dig out the behind-the-scenes envoys through him. After this, the Seventh Prince completely withdrew from the Seventh Prince's dispute.
However, the action of finding the dark magician and the mastermind behind it through the Seventh Prince's line is destined to be futile. The other party had already cut off the bright line. The noble young man who recommended Qi Luo to the Seventh Prince had already suffered from a strange disease and suddenly died three months ago.
Moreover, this incident made the already clear dispute over the crown prince uncertain. Originally, the Second and Seventh Princess had the most hope to become the crown prince. This time, the Seventh Prince was directly eliminated, so that the other two princes would become the biggest beneficiaries. However, Emperor Constantine was not a confused person. If no one was secretly manipulating and supporting him, just a few escaped dark magicians would not be able to conceal such a big deal from the Church of Light. Whoever benefited from it would be more likely to be involved.
This incident also casts a shadow on the upcoming Alliance of Seven Nations.
The incident happened to break out before the Seven-Nation Alliance, and it was still more than ten days before the official start of the Alliance on March 1st. The kings of various countries participating in the Alliance have arrived at the imperial capital one after another.
The imperial guards in the imperial capital are now particularly nervous, fearing that any accidents will occur before this. If a king is attacked in the imperial capital, it may even trigger a war. Originally, there was no need to search or register in Arantis, but now the gates entering and leaving the city are doubled, and all people entering and leaving the city must be inspected and registered.
Alantis, who seemed calm on the surface, was actually in a tense atmosphere.
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In the northwest corner of the northern area of the imperial capital, there is a heavily guarded royal palace.
His Majesty Strech, who had just arrived in the imperial capital the day before the incident, was taking a leisurely walk in the royal palace garden.
Although King Isaac only lives in this garden once every five years, there are special people taking care of it at all times. In order to move in at this time of Strech, various strange flowers and plants in the garden were urged by gardeners to compete for beauty.
"The flowers in this imperial capital seem to bloom more beautifully than our Isaac, and they have more nobleness out of thin air." Strach said with interest and tearing off a full red petal.
"Prices and delicate things don't last long. Although our Isaac flowers have experienced more cold winds and rains, they bloom more long-lastingly." Intelligence Director Jace said respectfully behind Strach.
Strach laughed and said, "It's worthy of being with me for so many years, and every word has been said to me."
"Your Majesty is absurd."
Strach suddenly lowered his voice and said, "What did all parties react to what happened last night?"
"There are no movements in the other countries, and the biggest shock naturally comes from the imperial family. The fifth prince died and the seventh prince was eliminated. The eldest prince, who was originally in the most favorable position, was also suspicious of the emperor. The emperor was unlikely to choose a young underage prince to succeed him under the conditions of the seven countries' livestock. Therefore, the ninth prince, who had no hope, unexpectedly benefited from it."
Strach nodded gently, "Look back, this battle between crown prince may be an unexpected result?"
"So our Eleventh Highness may have a chance? His Highness Qiong's performance on spring hunting this time was very eye-catching, only his hunting team retreated intact."
Strach smiled again and said, "It's not that Joan's performance is eye-catching, but that I'm the Blood Flame Academy in the Kingdom of Isaac. I'm looking forward to Viscount Jiayong and others' performance this time."
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Arthur, the Blood Ray Academy mentioned by His Majesty Strech, has been hiding in the inn since Chunshou returned and has not dared to go out.
There is no need to guess what the chaos outside is, and they themselves feel guilty. As the only hunting team that runs out of the black fog, it is probably difficult to convince people to explain it with luck alone.
Fortunately, the few people had already unified the caliber, and they did not reveal any flaws when facing two joint investigations and inquiries from the church and the imperial family. Without evidence, even if there is some suspicion, how about the participating teams in the Elite Academy Championships?
It was only the fifth day after the Necrotic Beasts that Qiong came to visit again.
Qiong's spirit looked a little haggard. The fifth princess is the biological brother of the tenth princess, and they were all born to Concubine Qiong. Among the many princes, they have the best relationship with Qiong.
After Concubine Qiongna lost her son, she was heartbroken. The Tenth Princess and Qiong have been with Concubine Qiongna in the palace these days. Concubine was in a much better mood this morning, and then Qiong came out to meet Arthur and the others on the excuse.
Qiong quickly said to the topic: "That batch of things has been processed before, and I have brought you the money. But there is another trouble, I need your help."
"Can I refuse?"
"I can't say no. If you really want to refuse, you have to tell him in person."
Chapter completed!