Doomsday Code

Inside the Cathedral of Wisdom, under the statue of the God of Light with his arms open as if embracing the world, Jamil, wearing a bishop's robe, was holding the Book of Light and praying devoutly to the God of Light.

At this moment, at the door of the prayer room behind him, Huidun, wearing armor and holding a sword, stood at the door with cold eyes.

All the believers who came here to pray have been driven away, and the Temple of Light is now empty.

After Bishop Jamil finished his prayer, he closed the scriptures in his hand and turned to look at Huidun.

When he saw Huidun standing there with a sword in his hand, he was slightly stunned, then he closed his eyes and prayed devoutly, and then he bowed slightly to Huidun and said:

“Please forgive me, Your Excellency. As you know, clergymen cannot be interrupted when they are praying.

Please come in, Lord Earl."

When Huidun saw him inviting him in, he sheathed his sword and said indifferently:

“So I didn’t just barge in.”

After hearing this, Jamil gave a bitter laugh and said please.

Jamil led Huidun to the reception room, and then the two sat down opposite each other.

"My Lord Earl, I am also very happy to see you return safely, but I don't know what kind of danger My Lord Earl encountered this time."

Seeing the sincere look on Jamil's face, Huidun's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he said with a sad look:

"The monster we encountered this time was too powerful. My teacher and those loyal knights were all killed in the battle."

Hearing his reply, Jamil was stunned at first, then his eyes turned red and he showed a sad expression.

But no one knows how much of his words are sincere.

At this time, Huidun asked casually:

"If it weren't for the Knight of Light sent by you, Bishop, I would not have been able to come back this time. I just don't know how you, Bishop, knew my whereabouts."

Huidun also wanted to confirm whether the old man in front of him was the one who harmed him this time, because he knew that he had many enemies, especially his brothers.

Jamil, who was still crying with his face covered, was slightly stunned when he heard this question, and then said in a tearful voice:

"This is all thanks to Archon Tophis, who came to see me, a useless bishop who only cares about studying.

This is all my fault. As the bishop of the territory church, I didn't even know that a powerful monster had appeared in the territory. I really deserve to die."

After Jamil said this, he burst into tears again, and Huidun also knew what he needed to know.

It turned out that it was Tophis, the governor of his territory, who said it, and he also remembered the agreement he had made with Tophis.

But he still wanted to ask Topis, maybe this guy might know something.

Then he followed Jamil in expressing his feelings for a while, and without waiting for Jamil to say anything weird, he went straight to the prayer room, prayed devoutly, and then left the church.

And when Huidun left, the sad look on Jamil's face quickly disappeared, and then a ruthless and decisive Jamil reappeared.

He called his servant and asked him to call the captain of the knights who led the team. He needed to know the whole process and details of Huidun's rescue.

Because he didn't believe that Huidun and the few unskilled people around him could escape from the dead tree of the vine dragon.

When he first discovered the dead dragon vine wood, he had the idea of refining it into a magic wand, but after actually fighting with the monster, he realized how powerful it was.

With his current strength, he can't defeat the monster at all, let alone let Huidun escape.

The same goes for the departed Huidun. His sadness for his mentor and mourning for the dead knights had already passed. What he needed to do this time was to find out the person who framed him behind the scenes.

Naturally, his biggest suspect here was the bishop.

Because of his identity, he was considered unclean by the cardinals in the royal capital since birth, who believed that he must be executed as a baby for the purity of the royal family.

He also knew that the so-called dirty words were just a slogan and an excuse for these guys to participate in the kingdom's politics.

Tophis, huh?

"Go call Tophis. I have an important decree that needs him to execute."

After returning to his castle, Huidun immediately sent someone to call Archon Tophis.

At this moment, Huidun was recalling the past of his archon.

Tophis was originally an unappreciated official in the southern province. He was quite capable in handling government affairs, but was suppressed because he was unwilling to become a nobleman's retainer. Later, he was favored by his mother, who transferred him to her own city of Huidun to serve as consul.

It can be said that in his understanding, this Tophis is a capable person who is not afraid of power.

Although his Huidun territory could not be said to be very prosperous, it was his credit that it was peaceful.

You have to know that before he came, the area of Huidun City was synonymous with chaos. Due to poverty, bloody fights were fought here every day, and petty thefts were countless.

After he came, these phenomena were quickly changed. Although the territory was still poor, people's moral level rose sharply. Not only did fights and bayonets disappear, but petty thefts were almost non-existent.

Without all the dirt and mess, Huidun City's commerce is much better than before, but the government's annual finances are still in deficit, and he, the Earl, still needs to pay for subsidies every year.

After a while, Tophis, who had been waiting to be summoned by Huidun, arrived at Huidun's castle.

At this time, Tophis had already known about the loss of Huidun, and this matter was closely related to him.

Seeing Tophis sweating profusely, Huidun thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Why is the Archon sweating so much? I remember that summer is already over."

These words frightened Tophis, who was sitting down, so much that he stood up.

Seeing his wandering eyes, Huidun did not continue speaking, but just looked at him quietly with a smile.

I don't know how long it took, but Tophis finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he knelt down in front of Huidun with a plop.

"My Lord, I am guilty, I am guilty..."

This guy kept repeating that he was guilty, but he didn't say what crime he had committed.

However, Huidun's patience was almost exhausted at this time. The smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes became colder and colder as he looked at Tophis.

It seems that my guess was correct, this matter really has something to do with him.

"Tell me quickly, who instructed you to do this?"

Huidun asked with cold eyes.

Only then did Tophis realize that he had just said nonsense, and he immediately told the whole story while crying.

It turns out that Huidun was able to get the news about the vine dragon dead tree because this guy wanted to thank Huidun for giving him such a stage to display his talents.

However, he was afraid that Huidun would misunderstand and think that he was trying to curry favor with him, so he told Huidun with the intention of releasing the news.

This guy also discovered this news in the report documents of his subordinates.

The document said that a fugitive from the Baron Fisher's territory fled into the forest to avoid the law for murder. He found a dead vine in the shape of a dragon, and the vine was still able to move.

The guy was so scared that he ran out of the forest. After being caught, he confessed everything under torture.

And this guy Tophis was naturally different from those petty officials and escaped farmers who had never seen the world. When he saw the description above, he knew that this thing was the vine dragon dead wood that was hard to come by for magicians to make high-level magic wands.

Afterwards, he went to the prison to meet the fugitive. Seeing that there was no damage on this guy's body caused by the vine dragon dead wood, he felt even happier.

Because this shows that this vine dragon dead wood is a newly grown one, and although this kind of vine dragon dead wood is not the best choice, it is the easiest to capture. Moreover, with Huidun's identity, he can just capture it and raise it, and then come back to take the wood when his level is higher.

This guy originally wanted to report it directly, but he was afraid that after reporting it, he would be suspected of deliberately currying favor.

Then, no one knew what was going on in this guy's brain, he actually thought of revealing the matter bit by bit to Huidun in the form of rumors.

Then, after Huidun captured Tenglong Kumu and rewarded the person who spread the rumor, he would let the person who spread the rumor reveal his identity. This way, he would not be suspected of deliberately currying favor.

In order to prevent Huidun from finding fault with him later, he also wrote a document and put it at the bottom of the documents he submitted every month.

After listening to this guy's story, Huidun really didn't know what to say. The guy in front of him was really an idiot among idiots in his way of dealing with people.

Although he wanted to kill him in his heart, he thought about the officials in this country, who doesn't have such a strange way of thinking?

This guy has made some achievements in domestic affairs, and it is impossible for me to find someone to replace him all of a sudden.

In the end, Huidun just asked him to bring the confession document and then told him to get out.

At this time, in the backyard of the church, the Captain of the Knights of Light came with a man with a wretched appearance and ragged clothes.

When this wretched man saw Jamil, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Jamil.

And while he was kowtowing, he kept saying prayers.

Jamil looked at the Captain of the Light Knights beside him, his eyes seemed to be asking if there were any mistakes and whether they had been handled properly.

The Knight Commander nodded, then grabbed the man's hair the moment he raised his head, exposing his muddy neck, and then cut off his head with a sword without hesitation.

All these things happened in a flash, so the wretched man did not feel any fear or pain and died in excitement.