There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 805 - 680: The Holy Court’s Undercover_2

Chapter 805: Chapter 680: The Holy Court’s Undercover_2

The only large church in the Far North lies within the Silver City-State.

It has existed for a thousand years.

But, the Elf Descendants of the Silver City-State?

Xu Shuo’s gaze flickered slightly. It seems that the Holy Father is not aware of this matter?

It is estimated that a thousand years ago, during the war of faith, the Holy See of Light stationed a Light Church in the Silver City-State to guard against the Ice and Snow Elves emerging from the Far North Mountain Range, and also took measures against the Elf Hybrid Descendants here.

However, why do this?

“Elves are divided into high and low ranks.”

The Duke of Silver seemed to see his confusion.

Those eyes of the same silver-white color gazed at him calmly and said: “High Elves have a repressive effect on the bloodlines of Low Elves, even if that bloodline has already become dormant.”

Xu Shuo suddenly paused: “So, the battle in the Far North Mountain Range a few days ago, you were suppressed by the opponent?”

“Hmm.”

The Duke of Silver nodded: “If not for that, I wouldn’t have let her escape, and the nine thousand Silver Shield Army wouldn’t have been unable to stop her either.”

Speaking of this matter, the always calm eyes of the Duke of Silver finally burst with a fierce light, and his aura became exceptionally sharp, as if reliving that night’s scene once again.

He was so close to capturing the person.

But suddenly, the bloodline suppression erupted, and most of the Silver Shield Army was restrained, and even the Magical Beasts lunging at his face were hard to withstand.

That night was a truly heavy loss.

Xu Shuo raised his eyebrows: “So what you mean is, Sola’s bloodline may be higher than yours, and you’re worried it will suppress you?”

The Duke of Silver spoke indifferently: “Any Elf Bloodline is superior to ours because our bloodline is close to non-existent, and we can no longer distinguish which heritage it belongs to. Only some remaining characteristics persist in our body.”

“So the Holy Court did this back then…”

Xu Shuo narrowed his eyes: “It should have been to prevent you from worshiping the Goddess of Dawn, right?”

The Duke of Silver, sipping his Beast Milk Wine, turned his head to ponder upon hearing this: “There must be more reasons than that. I’ve found that there seems to be a problem with the bodies of Elves.”

“Body?” Xu Shuo paused.

“During the last battle, something was emitted from within the Elves’ bodies, not like their own Qi and blood, causing them great pain.”

The Duke of Silver said: “Elves would not re-enter the continent without reason.”

“This time, it’s only your Holy Court and the Varo Royal Family that intend to take action, which is not the same as a thousand years ago. And the Elf Clan, silent for a thousand years, should not have emerged precisely at this time.

“But now the Elves have also stepped out from the Far North Mountain Range, unless they have a reason they cannot ignore.

“Such as, matters concerning the survival of their species?”

The Duke of Silver’s face was contemplative, the look in his eyes not gentle, but rather sharp.

Having heard all this, Xu Shuo had his own speculations.

Combining the words of the black dragon with the purpose of Sola’s and his arrival in the Far North, it was not hard to guess.

——The Curse of the Dragon Clan!

Based on Sola’s hints, the curse in their bodies led to death at the age of twenty or some other catastrophe.

A curse that cannot be diluted even in hybrid bloodlines.

It is clear, therefore, that for pure Elves, this curse’s power must be even more terrifying.

Xu Shuo remarked: “Duke, you are indeed prescient, just as you thought, I too believe that the Elf Clan is here for the survival of their own species.”

The Duke of Silver looked at him: “What do you know on your side?”

“Before I tell you, shouldn’t the Duke also show some sort of gesture?” Xu Shuo said half-jokingly.

“I am utterly at odds with the monarchy.” The Duke of Silver said expressionlessly.

“Hmm?”

“The Silver City-State has long intended to overthrow the Varo Empire’s monarchical rule. Regardless of what the Church of Light intends to do, I will cooperate fully.” The Duke of Silver added.

As he spoke these words, he emphasized certain words with intent, casting a meaningful look at Xu Shuo.

Indeed, he had perfectly hinted at their faction’s mission.

——[Overthrow the monarchy of the Varo Empire.]

Xu Shuo leaned back in his chair.

Now that he had confirmed the Duke of Silver’s identity, and seeing that this man was not some madman like Luo Kun, Xu Shuo did not mind sharing information about the Elves.

However, he still kept quiet about the whereabouts of the Dragon Clan.

The dragon’s situation didn’t seem too important at the moment.

They would talk about it when they met.

Although the group was chatting on the open-air terrace, a canopy shielded them overhead, preventing the fluttering snowflakes from falling onto them.

Soon enough.

The banquet prepared by the Silver Castle made its way up.

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Yes, it was “hoisted” up.

It was a gigantic barbecue grill, upon which lay a skinned beast of indeterminate species.

The meat on the grill had been cooked already, about two or three meters in size, carried up by a group of knights together.

Upon seeing this, Zuo Fang wore a look of disdain.

This is your banquet?

The Duke of Silver had already started rolling up his sleeves: “Eat up quickly, and after that, I’ll take you to have a look in the Far North Mountain Range. It’s not that I don’t want to leave this place; it’s just that the situation over there is too complicated.”

Xu Shuo fell into thought as he looked at the barbecue grill.

He then looked at the empty table, unable to find any utensils.

He felt that eating in this manner seemed to lack the decorum befitting of His Holiness, although in fact, he wasn’t eager to eat anyway.

The Duke of Silver had already torn off a steamy chunk of beast leg with his bare hands, saying as he ate, “Also, bringing you here first is to shield us from the eyes of the Royal Capital.”

“There are people from the Royal Capital here?” asked Xu Shuo.

“Yes, a White-robed Bishop,” the Duke of Silver said slowly, chewing on the meat.

“Wait, a bishop from the Holy Court?”

Before Xu Shuo could react, Zuo Fang, who was about to silently tear off a piece of meat for himself, showed his shock first.

The Duke of Silver nodded: “Exactly, I was concerned that after you arrived at the Silver City-State, you might go to the church, and if you attracted attention when you entered the city, it wouldn’t be good, so I thought it’d be better to have my men bring you over.”

There are imperial spies within the Holy See of Light.

Xu Shuo is not surprised at all.

After all, if Prince Wald of the nineteenth can be a man of the Holy Court, then it would only be fair for the empire to plant spies within the Holy Court as well, wouldn’t it?

Xu Shuo was merely curious: “Has he been in the Silver City-State all this time, or was he somewhere else? How did you discover him?”

The Duke of Silver said expressionlessly: “After that night in the Far North Mountain Range, many left the Silver City-State, and many entered. I had the Silver Shield Legion pay close attention.”

“That very night, someone sneaked into my Silver Castle. I was still pretending to be gravely injured at the time, so I didn’t act rashly.”

“After he left, I secretly followed him and found out that he is a White-robed Bishop of the church.”

As he spoke, the Duke of Silver maintained an even tone, as if the presence of a spy in the Holy Court was a common occurrence.

Indeed, quite common.

If the dukes stationed in the Far North are already men of the Holy Court, then it’s not surprising at all that the empire has its people there too.

Zuo Fang was dumbfounded: “You’re playing a real-life game of undercover agents?”

“Did he come from outside?” Xu Shuo asked.

“Yes, I had my knights inquire, and it seems that the Far North was the last place he would preach at. Having completed his mission here, he should be able to receive the Sun Crown mark and be promoted to bishop, so the priests in the Silver Cathedral hold him in high regard,” the Duke of Silver said, glancing at Xu Shuo as if sizing something up.

After measuring him up, he asked, “Is the mark of the God of Light that easy to obtain?”

Xu Shuo raised an eyebrow: “Don’t talk nonsense, the God of Light wouldn’t care for such a disingenuous believer; he couldn’t possibly get the Sun Crown mark.”

“But when he showed it to the priests, it really did look a bit like the Sun Crown mark, albeit incomplete.”

“That’s not hard; magic can do that.”

Xu Shuo created a similar magic for Sola.

As long as he replaced the Moon Ring mark with the Sun Crown, it would be possible to trick those who are not in the know, which suggests…

The priests in the Silver Cathedral are rather naive.

Actually, this isn’t too far-fetched, for these barren and desolate lands of the Far North, even if the believers of the God of Light truly revere him greatly, it’s doubtful they would want to stay here for all their lives.

The wars of faith also passed a millennia ago, and today’s Holy See of Light doesn’t really take the crisis of the Elf Clan to heart anymore.

So, the believers who are exiled here probably aren’t very capable.

“However, now that half of them are in the Far North, we could take advantage of this opportunity,” Xu Shuo said, stroking his chin.

If each faction is split into groups of five, then there are now two people from the opposing side near them.

Three versus two shouldn’t be too difficult, right?

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