Riding and Slashing

Chapter 281 The Big Plan of the Three Prophets

The conspiracy of the Three Prophets and the Knights of the Twilight has been very obvious, and Li Ang is almost certain that their intention is to establish a kingdom of God that believes in the dark goddess Ereda.

He could even think that the Three Prophets had such a plan long time ago.

Like 30 years ago.

If nothing else, the former Sarleon King, the father of King Ulrik, was turned into a mad king by the three prophets.

But at that time, the Three Prophets hadn't formed the Prophet Legion. They were probably just three witches at that time, and their professional ability was not as strong as it is now.

However, the identity of a witch is enough to fool the mad king. These days, if a doctor can't cure a disease, the nobles will probably look for a witch, especially the three prophets are priests of Astalia, the goddess of justice. It is easy to gain trust.

The king does have some kind of genetic disease, plus most kings must want to live forever - so the three prophets used things like an elixir made of dragon tears to cure the genetic disease of the previous Sarleon, but at the same time He was also ruled into a mad king.

In the following years, the kingdom of Sarleon became weaker and weaker under the rule of the mad king, and many people who believed in Eredar, the goddess of darkness, appeared in the country.

But although the mad king was crazy, he didn't give the three prophets any chance to get in touch with power, nor did he change the faith of the Sarleon Kingdom.

But sometimes there is really no evidence, so accuse the other party of heresy...

For example, let a certain dusk knight destroy the big plan of the three prophets...

Of course, there is also the factor that Alistair does not want to form a death feud with Li Ang's subordinates - Alistair came to deal with Li Ang in order to obtain Changhe Town. If he kills Li Ang, it may be difficult for him to rule Changhe Town. I'm afraid there are killers looking for trouble for him every day.

And if Li Ang can be controlled, it will not only guarantee the overthrow of the Sarleon Kingdom, but also take down half of the D'Shar Principality... This is why the Dusk Knights attacked him.

In the first few years when he first came to the throne, Ulrik failed to fully control the country - this may not only be due to the distrust of Ulrik by the nobles, but also because there were too many heresies in the country at that time. Probably at that time, many nobles believed in the Goddess of Darkness.

Because, if you look at the ability and way of doing things of the three prophets, they probably only need Li Ang's skin. With their ability, it should not be difficult to find someone to replace Li Ang with Li Ang's skin.

At this time, the Three Prophets are obviously different from those 30 years ago.

Just like when Li Ang first encountered the Fallen in Sarleon City, the Lion Knights' response was indeed extremely quick.

So the lord must be hostile by the three prophets, but at that time the three prophets lost all their troops and had to find ways to protect themselves, and they couldn't deal with Li Ang for the time being.

So ten years ago, Ulrik rebuilt the Knights of the Lion, and used this powerful force to kill heretics—of course, mainly in the name of killing heresies to eliminate dissidents.

But even so, the three prophets at that time were still just three witches, and the throne of the Sarleon Kingdom was still passed on to King Ulrik—perhaps the three prophets at that time were just planning to spread the message of Ereda, the goddess of darkness. Faith only.

Otherwise, the Three Prophets will definitely send people to act together with the Faint Knights.

The Goddess of Order is still the official belief of the Sarleon Kingdom, but the sun and moon pendant on the chest of the statue has been replaced with a lion's head—this is probably because the three prophets are deliberately guiding the Mad King to gradually change the image of the goddess. Maybe this seems to be flattering changes to reduce Eunomia's influence.

But this plan was destroyed by the Duke of Alma, so when the Legion of Prophets gathered in Changhe Town—the three Prophets brought the legion to Changhe Town, they probably just wanted to use the Legion of Prophets to put pressure on Alma and his son, so that Alma would release Bella Madam, by the way, trick some little nobles into following them.

When Mrs. Bella's followers reach a certain level, even if they know that Mrs. Bella worships the Goddess of Darkness, no one dares to say that Mrs. Bella is a heretic, and at the same time, no one dares to regard Mrs. Bella as a thing. Tool, only the Three Seers can control her through their fanatical beliefs.

Although the core job of the rebuilt Lion Knights is to act as the king's thugs, in any case, they did actually reduce the heresy in the Lion Land-when the Royal Knights always kill heresy in the name of killing heresy, The number of people who dare to believe in the Goddess of Darkness will naturally decrease greatly.

Because the tall misfortune guide once said to Amy that "Ms. Bella is giving birth to the messenger of God"!
In this way, the three prophets can complete the overall control of the eastern part of the Sarleon Kingdom in one fell swoop-both in terms of belief and substance.

In this way, the Three Prophets won the support of a large number of knights and minor nobles, and also accumulated unimaginable wealth and powerful military power.

But this is definitely not the main reason. The most important thing is that the Twilight Knights do not want Li Ang to fall into the hands of the Three Prophets—they want to control Li Ang alone, so that the Twilight Knights can get more benefits.

Due to the suppression of the Lion Knights, in recent years, the heresy of the Dark Goddess Ereda in the entire Sarleon Kingdom has not dared to take the lead, and can only hide secretly—so, the Three Prophets have made a comeback again.

It is true that the king needs evidence to kill people, especially for a king whose rule is not yet stable.

They are still trying to control high-ranking nobles including the king in various surreptitious ways, but at the same time they have understood the importance of the army and conquest, and they are already grasping with both hands.

Due to the circumstances of his father, the Mad King, in his later years, King Ulrik must have been wary of the followers of the Dark Goddess, so he designated the worship of the Dark Goddess as heresy.

After the mad king's sudden death, Ulrik inherited the throne.

First find a way to cause Ulrik to get sick, and then provide a real cure for Ulrik's genetic disease - use the blood of the Noldor girl to stimulate the magic power of Dragon Tears, and use a "life-saving" Dragon Tears in exchange for freedom .

As Alistair said, Leon's territory is no less than that of the king. If he wants to overthrow the Sarleon Kingdom, he must first get rid of the new marshal of the Sarleon Kingdom.

What the Twilight Knights want is substantial benefits - territory, wealth, rights, and status. They are the real aristocratic forces of the "Kingdom of God", which has been clearly expressed from Alistair's previous words.

But this time, the three prophets did not let Ulrik go crazy, but used some kind of palliative medicine to control Ulrik's sequelae - this is probably the experience the three prophets accumulated from the mad king, It is no good for them to let the king go mad, it is better to make the king unable to live without them.

And the self-protection method of the three prophets is probably the reason why King Ulrik suddenly fell ill at that time...

So they formed the Legion of Prophets, and then used those cosmetic girls to keep doing things in the Sarleon Realm, and established a reputation like "the three prophets can guide wealth and status".

This is actually showing off their muscles, using powerful military force to force Alma and Fawcett and his son to back down—Leon can be sure that the plan of the three prophets at that time was to use the plan of the Duke of Alma to use the "Elfwan and Bella" Lady's children' inherit the town of Long River.

Perhaps it was precisely because Ulrich successfully weakened the domestic worship of the Dark Goddess with force by using the Lion Knights, which made the Three Prophets realize that to spread the faith, they must not only have financial guarantees, but also have a force foundation.

From the past few years, what the Three Prophets lacked was only control over the kingdom's top management.

This kind of treatment must be the same as the original treatment of the mad king. There will be serious sequelae, such as being stuck in pain and memories, often going crazy and out of control, and can only rely on alcohol or opium to anesthetize himself.

But the so-called child must not belong to the Horton family, but was found by the three prophets.

But King Ulrik himself has cured the genetic disease. If the princess can "conceive the little prince", the little prince will be a complete legal heir.

Perhaps the mad king's sudden death was more or less related to his failure to fully cooperate with the three prophets—he was indeed crazy and cruel, and he did a lot of inhuman things, but he never handed over authority to the three prophets.

If Li Ang hadn't formed a coalition to attack the Prophets, and hadn't let Fawcett accuse heresy, then for the Sarleon Kingdom, the three prophets' troops were really just traveling in a group—the Sarleon Kingdom didn't have the term "illegal assembly" The crime, the Prophet Legion did not attack the city at that time, they just camped outside Changhe Town to hold a large tea party.

But before that, the lord must find out who the leader of the Dusk Knights is.

Moreover, the grassroots nobles who directly manage the common people must be controlled first.

With the ability of the Three Prophets, it would not be difficult to get a baby to be fake. Even the pregnancy of the princess can be made real—for example, making the head of the Twilight Knights the father of the child.

Anyway, to divide the enemy is to protect oneself. The three prophets are already strong enough. If they are allowed to work closely with the Dusk Knights, I am afraid that I will face more storms.

Perhaps their influence back then was still considered successful. Anyway, in the years before the death of the Mad King, many people in the Kingdom of Sarleon openly worshiped the Goddess of Darkness, but the number was far from subverting the mainstream belief of Eunomia. .

Shortly thereafter, opposition to Ulrik died away, and Ulrik truly took control of the kingdom.And similarly, those who once blatantly worshiped the Goddess of Darkness naturally also disappeared.

It is even possible to reverse the identity of 'heresy' in one fell swoop and turn the worship of the dark goddess into the open mainstream belief in the eastern region.

These knights and little lords, the Three Prophets might have given them nominal allegiance to Mrs. Bella.

——Madness and cruelty are the natural reactions of violent creatures like dragons when they feel pain, while sadness and memories come from the loneliness of Althea for thousands of years. The negative emotions of these long-lived races are concentrated on an ordinary human, which must be unbearable .

But the Twilight Knights intend to take Li Ang away intact, which obviously means that the Three Prophets and the Twilight Knights are not monolithic, and each has its own plot.

Will the two sides pinch each other?
Even if it doesn't work... then how about fanning the flames by yourself?

They probably didn't realize at that time that the fastest way to spread faith was through army and conquest.

The influence of the small nobles at the grassroots level on the people is actually more effective and direct than that of the king. Even though the belief in the Goddess of Darkness is still heresy, the operation method of the three prophets can indeed make the belief in the Goddess of Darkness widely spread in secret.

Capture and force Leon to join the Twilight Knights, and control Leon in a certain way, then the Twilight Knights can not only control Leon's territory, but also control parts of Dexia - Leon has already captured Aishekman and Toba If there is no accident, this army can conquer more places.

It's just that the Twilight Knights probably have their own little thoughts.

Dragon tears are used on ordinary people, and the consequences are the same as Alaric, the drunkard group, who has been falling into sadness and memories, and makes people crazy and cruel.

If the Eastern Allied Forces formed by Li Ang and Godric hadn't attacked the Legion of the Prophets, then the Three Prophets probably would never have attacked Changhe Town, and would have held their tea parties outside Changhe Town, luring more knights and little lords to join them.

Anyway, Prince Alric has fallen out of favor, besides, Alric has a genetic disease.

After thinking about all this, Li Ang decided to take advantage of the little thought of the Twilight Knights...

It can be said that the way the three prophets spread their faith at that time was much gentler than it is now. They just wanted to control the king's way to influence the policy of Sarleon, and then influence people's beliefs.

This will give you more opportunities to get in touch with Ulrik—and then, by changing the skin, a gentle, beautiful, intelligent and virtuous noble girl will be produced, making her a princess.

In this way, the Three Seers can join forces with the Knights of the Dusk to completely overthrow the Sarleon Kingdom.

Therefore, if nothing else happens, King Ulrik will never be able to leave the medicine of the three prophets from now on—then Ulrik will naturally guarantee the safety of the three prophets and treat them as honored guests.

Therefore, the three prophets controlled Mrs. Bella, the wife of Duke Elfwan, and made her poison Duke Elfwan, and planned to control Longhe Town in the same way as Mrs. Bella. Mrs. Bella is the Duke of Elfwan legal heirs.

As long as Li Ang is controlled, the army of the Lion Kingdom can bring more benefits to the Dusk Knights, and these benefits cannot be obtained by the three prophets.

Most of the high-ranking nobles under Ulrik had served in the Knights of the Lions, and the three dukes, Alma, Elfwan, and Brennus, were all associated with the Knights of the Lions—to punish heretics. Eradicating internal enemies in name, this has been Ulrik's long-standing policy since rebuilding the Lion Knights. Of course, all the high-ranking nobles under him have taken over such tasks, so it is definitely not easy to fool around.

But it is not easy to infiltrate the king or high-ranking nobles.

What would the Three Prophets do if they knew that the Knights of the Twilight had established a "Kingdom of God" in D'Shar behind their backs?

Maybe this princess will be "pregnant" with Ulrik's child in a few days—just like the original plan to use Mrs. Bella's "posthumous son" to inherit Changhe Town, use an unnecessary "little prince" to inherit Lie lion kingdom.

But at that time, Li Ang suddenly appeared and destroyed the plan of the three prophets, and almost killed them...

The leader of the Knights of the Dusk has been unknown, and Alistair once said "Actually, you know him...but for his safety, I can't tell you now".

This means that the head of the Twilight Knights may be a nobleman of the Sarleon Kingdom—then this person must have quite strong acting skills and an unimaginable identity.

And Li Ang has always been deeply impressed by a certain young noble at the actor level, so...

Could it be him?

(End of this chapter)