Chapter 251：

Chapter 251

"I don't know why you met the Duke, Bishop Leonard?"

The Earl of Kent asked with a smile on his face, but the smile on his face made the bishop feel a chill.

"I came here for some religious affairs on the Northwest Gulf, and I need to discuss it with the Duke."

"Oh, that's easy! His Excellency the Duke has entrusted me to handle all matters due to his health. After all, I am his heir, so just tell me what you have to say."

Leonard hesitated, "This... I still have to see the Duke."

The Earl of Kent's face turned cold: "The Duke is unwell, and it is inconvenient to receive guests."

Leonard still insisted: "Then I will visit the Duke..."

"His Excellency the Archbishop!"

There was a dangerous look in Maltz Kent's eyes.

"I'm afraid you came here for another purpose? Have you heard any rumors?"

The so-called "Duke's secret letter" that flowed out from Henry's hand was widely circulated in the Northwest Gulf, which made his head very big.

The letter accused him of using witchcraft to control Duke Ferdinand.

Well, this matter is indeed true, and because of this, he will never let Duke Ferdinand meet some people who should not be seen, including the Cardinal Leonard in front of him.

Leonard looked at Maltz Kent and said, "What is clear is clear, and what is dirty is dirty. My lord, what are you afraid of?"

That's right, Leonard came to the Duke's Mansion to investigate Maltz Kent's suspicion of witchcraft, just like the time he visited Paul Greiman in Arda before. In fact, with his current status, he doesn't need to take care of this matter himself, but the other party is the future Northwest Duke, so he has to be cautious.

"Hmph, this is simply an insult to my reputation."

Maltz Kent stood up abruptly.

"My Kent family has always been loyal to Duke Ferdinand, and everyone in the Northwest Bay has seen it. Now you are here to slander my reputation because of the out-of-the-box slander fabricated by some traitors of the Ferdinand family."

"Please forgive me, Lord Earl. Whether it is a slander or not, I can tell at a glance."

"you!"

Maltz Kent immediately had the urge to put the person in front of him in prison, but the identity of the other archbishop calmed him down.

With a stiff face, while staring at Archbishop Leonard, he shouted: "Come, see off!"

Immediately, two armed guards rushed in, and said to Lun in a low voice, "Your Excellency, please come this way."

Leonard sighed, stood up slowly and said, "My lord, I will continue to ask to visit the Duke. If I still don't get your permission, I can only report to the higher authorities."

The earl was disdainful: Hmph, this kind of threat is still effective against the small lords below, and it is too ridiculous to threaten me, the heir of the duke.

He had long heard that the newly promoted bishop was old-fashioned and didn't know much about the world, and now it seemed that he was so.

"No matter what you do next, I will appeal to the Archbishop of the Kingdom and even the Holy See. As the protagonist of the region, you accuse a future Duke for no reason and seriously damage his reputation."

Maltz Kent justly said the above.

"Also, protagonist Leonard, haven't you heard of the [Firebolt] and [Thunder Hammer] of the Greiman family? They are definitely witchcraft. My army just suffered a big loss in front of this kind of witchcraft. There are thousands of people who can testify."

Leonard shook his head and said, "My lord, the so-called [Firebolt] and [Thunder Hammer] are just two advanced weapons, and their official names are [Firegun] and [Cannon]. When the abbot of the North Shore Abbey checked it with a magic stone, there was no trace of magic, and Earl Greyman was upright, and immediately agreed to my inspection request."

Maltz Kent rolled his eyes and asked eagerly: "Have you checked the [Fire Crossbow] and "Thunder Hammer?" So…""

Leonard immediately said: "I only know that there are no traces of magic on it, and I don't know anything about the internal structure and manufacturing method. Please stop thinking about it, Lord Earl."

The Earl of Kent snorted coldly, "I think it's because Paul Greiman is from your hometown, so you deliberately shielded him."

"I swear to the Lord of Light..."

"No need to say too much, please go back!"

The Earl of Kent turned away.

Leonard shook his head and followed the guards out.

The Earl of Kent came to the study and summoned Jais, Emerson and several other confidantes.

"We cannot wait any longer, we must act as soon as possible."

…

Two days later, a major event happened in Center City. Duke Ferdinand died of illness.

The Duke has been suffering from illness since last year, and now he is finally called by the Lord, perhaps it is a good thing for him—many people think so.

As the Duke's heir, Maltz Kent held a grand funeral for him.

In front of the people who came to the funeral, the earl said with great grief: "A magnanimous and merciful noble model has thrown himself into the arms of the Lord. Let us inherit his will and end the chaos in the Northwest Bay as soon as possible. People who still live here A stable and peaceful hometown.”

When the duke's coffin was buried, many people noticed that it was not Leonard, Bishop of Northwest Bishop, who was in charge of reading the eulogy, but a clergyman with an unfamiliar face.

As soon as Duke Ferdinand left, Maltz Kent became the new Duke of Northwest as a matter of course. As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he immediately notified the entire Northwest Gulf, saying that he would resolutely eliminate the group of rebels headed by Price Parker.

But the first thing he cleaned up was someone else On the second day after Maltz Kent succeeded to the throne, a large group of heavily armed soldiers surrounded the cathedral in Center City.

The people in the church were terrified, ordinary believers hid in a corner and shivered, and a few priests stood up bravely.

"What are you doing here? This is the sanctuary of the Lord of Light, so don't be presumptuous."

The leading knight pushed away the priest standing in front of him, and shouted loudly: "Someone reported that some high-ranking clergy in the Northwest Diocese had crimes of adultery, treason and interference in secular government affairs. We are here to search for evidence of the crime. Let me do it!"

The soldiers behind him rushed into the church, quickly occupied various parts of the church, and searched through boxes and boxes.

These soldiers were illiterate, and as long as they thought something was suspicious, they would immediately take it away.

Under the threat of shining swords and spears, no one dared to stop them.

The protagonist Leonard, who heard the movement, trembled with anger, "Malts Kent, you...you are so bold!"

Then his room was also searched, and he saw that the hardcover "Holy Book" that he cherished so much on weekdays—it was specially printed and given to him by Paul Greyman—was being flipped through by the soldiers in a very rude way, and the old bishop rolled his eyes. After turning over, he passed out, and the priests around him were in a mess.

At the same time, the church personnel at the Inquisition site in the outskirts of the city were also disarmed, and several church knights who dared to resist were killed on the spot.

The church armed forces in the Northwest Gulf are not large, and they cannot resist the power of a duke at all. The army surrounding them also claimed that some people in the church had treasonous relationships, and the armed forces controlled by the referee might be ordered to cooperate with others. Therefore, they had to be disarmed before the investigation was clear.