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Bishop's Hall.

Otto stood in front of his father, looking up at the old man with an old face, his palms were sweating, but he didn't allow himself to shrink back.

All that needs to be said has already been said, for the sake of success rate, he didn't even let go of the emotion card, just for the slightest hope.

The archbishop, Otto's father, Nicholas Apocalypse, looks down on his third son.

"This opportunity is once in a lifetime for the nobles of the parliament." The archbishop said slowly in an old voice, "The aftermath of the failure of the Eastern Expedition has not subsided, and Kaslana's youngest daughter handed over another scandal."

"In the thousands of years of history, the three major families have never been so embarrassed, and the castle council will definitely not let it go."

"They have always wanted to destroy the system in which the three major families share power and force us to cede power to the parliament—and we have never backed down on this issue."

The most powerful old man in Europe said wearily.

"I'm old......"

"As we get older, people become more and more stupid, making big mistakes without knowing it... The fiasco of the expedition should have sounded a wake-up call for me, but I hesitated."

"I'm still too greedy for power." The old man sighed, "I didn't think of retreating as an advance, but instead fell into the trap. The nobles took action against Kaslana, which is the result of my failure to deal with the failure of the Eastern Expedition."

"The nobles' impeachment of the three major families is fierce. I am responsible for this. We cannot avoid the series of turmoil caused by this. We can only try to exchange and stop losses."

"Otto."

"Karen must die."

......

Even though he had expected it, Otto felt as if he had been hit hard, and he felt dizzy all of a sudden.

Before coming here, he had already used all available methods and begged all the people he could think of, but after finally getting no results, he came to his biological father with the last glimmer of hope.

What was obtained was such a result.

At this moment, Otto just kept repeating these six words like an obituary in his mind, and didn't even pay attention to what his father was saying.

......

"Karen is a victim of this political turmoil, not the first, and will not be the last... After her death sentence, I will retire from old age, following the wishes of the Castle Council, but will also let them Caught off guard."

"I will carry out the power transfer when the nobles are not prepared, so that they will not have room to intervene, but the question is, who can succeed the position of Bishop?"

"...the most desirable heir is dead."

"My Ferdinando... If he is still alive, the failure of the Eastern Expedition will never affect this point; Fabian? My second son, who is fierce and weak, is useless."

"And you, Otto..."

Hearing his father call his name, Otto raised his head subconsciously, but found that his father, who he thought was a completely political creature, actually showed a little warmth towards him at this moment.

"I usually pay little attention to you, but I never underestimate you because of this. You are my son no matter what, and I always pay attention to you."

"Of all the children, you are the most complicated..."

"Inherited your mother's intelligence, learned a bit of scheming from me, and the cunning part is very much like your grandfather Frank... People say you are weak and incompetent, but the fact is obviously not the case. You immediately A great effort is enough to prove your ability."

"It's a pity that all your abilities and brains have been used on that woman Karen. If the efforts you made to excuse her were used in real business, I wouldn't have a headache about the heir."

Otto's eyes brightened slightly.

"What? Think I've given you a chance?"

"You are indeed excellent, but your mind is a little crooked, and your prestige, skills and political capital are far from enough."

"...Let me just say it clearly. If you want to be the archbishop, you are not qualified to save your Karen."

Chapter 47 Please tell the bishop that Kallen refuses his request

The hope was shattered, and the archbishop personally blocked Otto's thoughts that had just arisen.

But he didn't get depressed, and planned to continue listening.

After so many years, Otto can be considered to know his father. If there is really no possibility, he will never allow himself to stand here and listen to his nagging.

"But... there are still some surprises."

really.

Otto clenched his sweaty hands tightly.

He knew that what his father was going to say next might really be his last hope, no matter what... no matter what, he had to fight for it!

"You can't get the seat of the Bishop of Destiny, but the position of the head of the Apocalypse family is still yours, but there is a condition, and this condition begins with the accident I mentioned."

"That's why you're still here listening to me talk to you."

......

"Kaslana."

The old man said seriously.

"It is already the biggest hidden danger to Destiny and even the three major families. Today is different from the past. Kaslana is no longer our strong ally."

"If Francis was still alive, he would never let his precious daughter fall into such a field, and the castle council would never want to ride on our heads. Unfortunately, there is no if in the world..."

"Alas..." the bishop sighed wearily.

"The current Patriarch of Kaslana has no ability to match him at all, Luca, he's just useless—"

"A dying sick dog."

"And today, ten years later, the only representative of the Kaslana family is Karen. She is forced to shoulder the burden of the family."

"After all, Francis... died too early."

"Now Kaslana has fallen to the bottom, anyone can step on it, and the three major families have become inseparable for thousands of years, if Kaslana is not brought under our control , it will sooner or later become the Achilles' heel of our three families."

"Otto, I believe you are as smart as you, and you should have already guessed what the price I want to offer you is."

Otto's fingers moved, trembling as if in reflex.

"Karen, Francis' precious daughter, has become one of the few shining pearls of Kaslana's family to the world, Otto...I want you to fulfill your marriage contract with her."

An ambitious smile finally appeared on the archbishop's old face.

"Go and marry Karen, no matter what means you use, no matter how noble or humble, I just want the result."

"I know you are very good at this, Otto, you just need to use the methods you used to help Kallen in the dark, and use it again on Kallen herself. It's not difficult."

"There's Kallen's life and the love you dreamed of on the one hand, and the dirty tricks you used to get to the top of politics on the other. You don't need to think too much about it, do you?"

"In return, I will keep Kallen, hand over the position of Patriarch to you, and clean up Luka for you—it's that simple."

The Archbishop turned his back completely and let Otto go.

He thought he had counted Otto's lifeblood, and after giving him everything he wanted, his third son Otto would fulfill his ambition for him.

As a political creature, he thought he knew Otto well enough, but he still couldn't see the essence of Otto's dirty thinking.

----

Otto withdrew from the bishop's hall and watched the door slowly close.

Now there is a way to save Kallen, and even to fulfill his lifelong dream - to marry the woman he loves.

But he was not happy at all, and there was even a trace of sadness emerging from his heart.

Sure enough, the father is the father, and even a ray of warmth is just a selective expression of huge interests.

This old man has never learned to think about problems from pure emotion, and will never have such an option.

Faced with the choice given by the archbishop, Otto had no ability to refuse, and he also knew that Karen would not agree to such a request.

But so what?

I asked for everything, and I was given a choice. I have done everything I can.

How about not trying?

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In the dungeon, Otto saw Kallen again.

He did not use all kinds of base and despicable means to achieve his goals as the archbishop said, but chose to tell the truth, including the archbishop's analysis and his own choice.

Kallen, who hadn't seen her for a long time, had fluffy hair at this time, which was caused by not combing for a long time, and her eyes also lost the vitality they once had.

What Tianming did gave her a big blow, and what directly tore away all her feelings for Tianming was the nobles' behavior of taking ordinary people as hostages in order to arrest her.

The organization no longer deserved her respect.

What Otto said just now made Kallen completely give up on Destiny. What she saw was that the top management of Destiny did not care about the life and death of ordinary people. As an organization that swore to defend the people, it has completely deviated from its original intention.

These days in prison, no one came to ask me where the box was, whether it would have a major impact on society, and no one asked me the reason for defecting.

I am just a pawn in the high-level struggle for power and profit. In order to tell a good story about promotion, I can even ignore the most basic duty of Destiny - fighting against Honkai.

If he hadn't really solved the problem of the box, with the current sensitivity of Destiny to the Honkai, the Herrscher would have been born at this time, and the Honkai would have started.

"Fulfill your marriage contract with me, you know I...will not let you die." Outside the prison, through a layer of iron gates, Otto's voice sounded.

Karen could guess that what he actually wanted to say was "Fulfill your marriage contract with me, you know how much I like you".

Why not say it boldly?

Could it be that even you know that the conditions of Mandate of Heaven are too much, so much that you can't bear to look at it and feel guilty, but you just can't stop the desire in your heart from coming to me?

It's just... when love is mixed with interests and is no longer pure love, you can't tell me your sincerity... is it?

Otto, you must be struggling inside.

Karen reached out to touch the iron door, her forehead resting on it weakly.

Sorry, I am not an ideal perfect lover, I have to break the luck in your heart with my own mouth.

Her voice became firmer.

"Go back and tell Bishop Nicholas: Karen refuses his request. This is her own decision."

"Also... let's make all my trial and conviction process public, so that the whole process is under the watchful eyes of the public."

This is to let the justice of the saint come into the eyes of the world.

Living as a pawn is no nobler than dying, but Karen Kaslana's death must be meaningful.

Her death must be to fight against injustice, and to save more people from oppression. Only in this way can the people's resentment and monstrous anger be ignited, and the dirty carrion of destiny will be burned, leaving behind a person who is not afraid of fire. Essence.

For this reason, the justice of the saint must not be slandered, and the truth must be preserved.

Shakespeare, hurry up, I'm running out of time.

Chapter 48 Public Judgment Session

bang-

The iron door was artificially opened, and Karen withdrew from the state of resting with her eyes closed, slightly opened her eyelids, and half-opened her eyes.

After that conversation with Otto, another week passed, during which Otto would come once a day to persuade himself.

She was unmoved, and then when things like this continued until the fifth day.

Otto doesn't come anymore.

......

Did you give up?Karen doesn't think so. She knows Otto. Once he settles on something, it's not so easy for him to give up, let alone it's about himself.

So... have you made your will clear and plan to do something privately?

Karen's head, which had not been active for a long time, was thinking silently, but before she could figure out something, the voices of outsiders came in.

"Let's go, it's time for your trial, Lord Karen."

The archbishop agreed to Kallen's request, allowing the entire process of his conviction to be exposed to the sun for the public to watch.

In fact, the nobles were firmly opposed to this matter, but the archbishop, who was aware of the stakes, still chose not to give the nobles any chance to discredit Kaslana.

At the same time, the archbishop is also looking forward to the turbulent public opinion that will continue to exert pressure on the castle council after Kallen's public trial, so as to make his power transfer more stable.

But he may not have imagined that in a corner he couldn't see...or ignored, someone was quietly plotting everything about him.

The archbishop may not see a day for a smooth transition of power.