I changed the world

At this time, many guests had gathered in the church, including representatives of the college and some relatives of the Delvaux family. Many people showed polite and heavy expressions, but no one cried. It could be seen that the sad atmosphere was not It's not that strong. After all, in the eyes of many people, the death of a 90-year-old man is not something that is so unacceptable.

After some people observed silence and laid flowers in front of the coffin, they did not leave immediately. Instead, they sat in the back rows of the church and talked quietly with acquaintances.

Among the people present today, there are many celebrities, which makes this place become an alternative social occasion to a certain extent.

Father Pierre Simon had just entered the church at this time. He had just returned from Zhao Kingdom.

Since the previous experience at Zhe Bifeng in Zhaoguo Danding Mountain, which could be called a fantasy, although he truthfully reported it to Bishop Wells afterwards and said that he really did not know more about the inside story, Bergo Perry soon sent a message asking him to return early.

As for why he came here now, it was because this was his alma mater. After graduating from the church school, he came to study at the School of Liberal Arts of the Royal Academy of Grande. During his study abroad, he was influenced by Viscount Rene Delvaux. Lots of care.

Although burdened with all kinds of controversies, in the eyes of Father Simon, he is a respectable and knowledgeable old man with profound insights into many issues of religion and modern society.Even some of his insights still influence the way Father Simon looks at problems today.

Therefore, during his return to the City of the Prophet, he chose to come here to see the old gentleman for the last time, and then transfer to Belgoperi.

After entering the church, he immediately saw several acquaintances, all of whom were his teachers at the liberal arts college.

"Hello, Professor Andre, my condolences..."

"Pierre, I didn't expect you to come. Alas... Jazz passed away peacefully, he just fell asleep..."

An old man with gray hair walked up to Father Simon, hugged him, then sighed and told about the situation that night...

This Professor Andre was a student of Viscount Rene Delvaux, and later became Father Simon's teacher.

After the two exchanged words, Father Simon turned his attention to another woman.

"Mrs. Megan, it's so good to see you, you are always so beautiful."

The middle-aged lady glanced at the church badge on Father Simon's collar and smiled: "Pierre, you always know how to make people happy. I heard that you are now serving the church, which is very good. May the Lord bless you."

"Thank you for your blessings. I often think of the time when I listened to your lectures..."

Father Simon was chatting with the teachers and old friends of the school one by one, and at this moment, a drizzle suddenly began to fall from the sky.

The rain was not heavy, but it brought a slight mist, making the scenery around the church hazy.

At this time, Father Simon's greetings with his acquaintances also came to an end. He held a bouquet of flowers in his hand and walked towards the coffin of Viscount Rene Delvaux.

When he came to the coffin and looked at the pale face, Father Simon once again recalled every detail of his time at the college. He couldn't help but sigh and look sad.

After placing the flowers on the coffin and bowing respectfully three times to the coffin, Father Simon took a deep breath, turned around and walked back...

At this moment, the copper crown that had been hanging on his chest suddenly began to emit an obvious burning sensation.Since the last incident, there was an obvious scar on the copper crown pendant. This made Father Simon feel extremely sorry and he didn't know whether it was broken or not.

The vision of the pendant made Father Simon feel something for a moment, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of the church door.

In the drizzle, two figures in black formal clothes walked towards the house step by step. They did not hold an umbrella in the rain and did not speed up their pace. They walked steadily from a distance to the door of the church.

An old man and a young man, two men dressed as gentlemen, seemed to be walking slowly but quickly. In a few breaths, they had already entered the church. At the same time, Father Simon keenly noticed that although they were walking in the rain, There was no drop of water on his body.

After entering the room, the elderly gentleman took off the hat on his head and glanced at Father Simon.

The latter's body was inexplicably shaken, and his eyes were so deep, as if his sight contained the sky full of stars.

However, their eyes separated as soon as they met, and then the two gentlemen walked to the coffin with the same pace as before, holding their hats and quietly looking at Viscount Rennie Delvaux in the coffin.

Father Simon was really curious, so he stopped and quietly took a few steps away. He pretended to pay homage to the coffin from the side of the two people while observing them carefully.

"Teacher, I didn't expect this to happen. If we had come here earlier..."

"I bear witness to His mercy, follow His ways, obey His teachings, and keep His secrets until the end of my life..."

The old man did not answer, but read a sentence softly. The strange thing was that although the voice was soft, Father Simon, who was not far away, miraculously heard it clearly.

"I once taught you that caution is courage." After a moment of silence, the old man turned his head and glanced at the young man beside him: "You must keep him in your heart."

The young man nodded, was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "Teacher, do you think... Viscount Delvaux's death... is problematic?"

"But...I don't seem to feel any trace of power?"

The old man stared at the body in the coffin: "There are too many ways to hide the traces of power, but... it is really... incredible that a knight would die so silently."

The old man said this not loudly, but it was clearly audible around him. Rather than saying it in a suspicious tone, it was more unusually deep and serious.

"May I be wrong!"

The old man didn't say much anymore, he just looked at the coffin silently.

After a long time, the old man bowed slightly towards the body in the coffin again: "Old friend, your responsibility is over, that's it for now, may you live in peace forever..." As he said that, he made a crown gesture of the Holy Enlightenment on his chest. .

The young man on the side also made the same move.

PS: I saw a reader asking in a post why Grande is a republic, but there are still royal colleges and nobles.First of all, the Royal College has nothing to do with whether it is a republic. Many countries in Europe still have Royal Colleges or Royal Colleges. The reason is generally that the colleges were originally established by the king. This is a name.

In this article, although Grande has now become a republic in name, the king and nobles still exist, and the republic also recognizes that their titles are valid.

The history of the Grande in this article has been marked by great revolutions in modern history. The Constituent Assembly tried to abolish the title of king and hereditary nobility, confiscate church property, declare the Grande church to be separated from the papal rule and return to state management, and realize the separation of church and state.

As a result, this move was immediately condemned by almost all monarchical countries in the Western Continent at that time, and even resorted to military intervention. At the same time, the powerful aristocratic forces in the country were also ready to take action.Under strong internal and external pressure, the Constituent Assembly finally compromised with King Philip III, who had fled to the border between Grande and Holstein. After repeated negotiations, the current political system of Grande was determined.

The current Grande Republic is actually a virtual monarchy republic, which maintains the nominal existence of the monarch, but has no actual administrative rights except ceremonial rights.The highest authority in the country is the Parliament, in which the nobility has fixed seats, while other members are elected by citizens.

The government is formed by the parliament, and the new government must be supported by two-thirds of the members to be effectively established. This also leads to the election of members who must make some degree of compromise with the nobles to form a government.

The church became the biggest victim, and Grande successfully achieved the separation of church and state.Compared to the British constitutional monarchy in our world, the difference is that the king has less power.The British king actually has relatively great powers, but he generally doesn't use them.

To a certain extent, this is a transitional stage between monarchy and the republic we know in later generations. If you look at modern history, you will find that there are many such systems. After all, no system is established overnight.The final stage of the Kangliang Reform was actually this kind of republic with a virtual monarch. (You will only be charged if it exceeds 1000 words. I originally calculated it, but I accidentally posted a duplicate. Now I have added some chapters, and there is no charge for the PS part)

Chapter 634: Viscount Delvaux is a knight?

However, as a priest, Father Simon noticed that their gestures seemed to be different from the usual six dots clockwise to form a crown. Their gestures seemed to be only four dots...

Is it because I clicked too fast?

Because there were so many abnormalities in the behavior of these two people, Father Simon was not sure whether he was overthinking it. In fact, because this etiquette is very common in Western life, not everyone does it. It's very standard. For example, some people just draw a circle on their chest and it's done. You can't tell whether they clicked or not...

The two stood in front of the coffin for a while.

"Let's go."

After saying something to the young man, the old man turned around and walked towards the door first, and the young man hurriedly followed.

"You two, please stay!"

Father Simon, who had been paying attention to them, hurriedly tried to persuade them to stay.

"Two of you, I'm a bit unfamiliar with you, so I want to get to know you. I don't know who you two are..."

The old man paused slightly and turned to look at Simon. The young man beside him also stopped.

"We? We're just old friends of Viscount Delvaux!"

The old man suddenly showed a mysterious and faint smile: "Mr. Pierre, I wish you good luck..."

After saying this, the two turned around and stepped into the rain again.

They know themselves?

Father Simon was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to call out. However, before he could speak, he found that the two people could no longer be seen in the hazy rain curtain.

Father Simon stared at the rain curtain blankly, not knowing what to do for a moment. At this moment, a voice came from behind: "Pierre, what are you looking at?"

Looking back, Father Simon saw that it was his teacher, Professor Andre. His posture at this time was probably quite strange, so Professor Andre came up to ask.

"Oh, Professor... I was watching. Those two gentlemen just now were really mysterious..."

"Two gentlemen? Which two are they?" Unexpectedly, just after Father Simon spoke, Professor Andre showed a confused expression.

"It's...the two gentlemen in black just now?" Father Simon was stunned and quickly added: "Just now, an older man and a younger man... I talked to them. A few words.”

Andre frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head in confusion: "I didn't notice someone came in just now. Aren't you the one standing in front of the coffin all the time?"

Father Simon was a little surprised when he heard this, and wanted to further describe the appearance of the two people to Professor Andre to help him remember, but when he just spoke, he was stunned.Because, he suddenly discovered that he actually couldn't remember the appearance of the two people. Except that they seemed to be an old man and a young man, he couldn't remember anything else...

"Okay, okay, maybe I didn't pay attention..." Professor Andre saw Father Simon being speechless for a moment, and patted him on the shoulder in a considerate way, and finally said: "Let's turn the situation around." Jet lag may make you feel a little tired, which I sometimes feel too, so I suggest you just have a good sleep."

Father Simon wanted to tell the professor in front of him that everything was fine with him. However, thousands of words finally came together into one sentence: "Okay, professor, thank you for your advice..."

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Outside San Andre's Church, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Some hurried pedestrians covered their heads with books or clothes and ran toward the building.

Zhang Jing stood in the rain curtain, completely ignoring the rain all over the sky. He could even feel that his power was evaporating with the surrounding water vapor, extending further into the distance, as if the world had suddenly become a own field...

This is the power of the fish-dragon transformation. Zhang Jing felt the subtle flow of power in the mist.While turning his head, he smiled and said to Zhang Taihe beside him: "This time, I'm sorry for bothering you, teacher."

Zhang Jing's purpose of coming here just now was originally just for Viscount Rennie Delvaux. However, when he discovered that Father Simon and Viscount Delvaux had some kind of teacher-student friendship, he decided to temporarily add some settings .

After all, Father Simon will be an important figure in the future...

Zhang Taihe nodded: "Things with the Holy Enlightenment Sect are about to speed up. Father Simon will be a good entry point. Unexpectedly, he actually has such a relationship with Viscount Delvaux. This Helps advance the overall plan…”

"I understand, everything is going according to plan." Zhang Jing nodded.

The two exchanged a few more words, Zhang Taihe nodded goodbye to Zhang Jing, and then slowly disappeared into the rain and mist.

Zhang Jing turned around and looked in the direction of San Andre's Church again. At this time, there were still people around who looked like guests holding umbrellas and walking in that direction, but no one even glanced at him.

Zhang Jing thought for a while, then moved his right hand, and the wish book appeared in his hand.

"I make a wish: Father Simon will go to the residence of Viscount Rennie Delvaux at the Grand Royal Academy tonight..."

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In St. Andro's Church, Father Simon was chatting with Mrs. Louise, a lady about 50 years old who was also a professor of classical philosophy courses at the Faculty of Arts. Mrs. Louise was also the Viscount Delvaux's wife at that time. Student, the relationship with Viscount Delvaux has always been good.Because Viscount Delvaux had no heirs, Lady Louise often went to the lord's house to sit.

Ever since the two mysterious men left just now, Father Simon felt a little uneasy. He knew clearly that he was definitely not wrong.However, he later made insinuations to several people nearby, who all said they had not seen two men in black coming to express their condolences.

This undoubtedly made Father Simon understand that he should have encountered some kind of mysterious event.

Since the last time I had an unforgettable magical experience in Danding Mountain in the East, this is the second time. Although in comparison, the situation this time is far less shocking than the last time. However, because it is It happened to someone he knew well, but for Father Simon, it felt much less unreal.

But, what did those two people just say mean?

From what they said, it seems that Viscount Delvaux was once an extraordinary person during his lifetime?

However, they seemed to mention the word "knight". Could it be that Viscount Delvaux was a knight?

But that's not right. Mr. Delvaux is a viscount, and his title is inherited from his family. It is said that it is a long-standing family from Burgundy...

Chapter 635: The Intruder in the Former Residence

Also, according to what they mean, didn’t Viscount Delvaux die normally?

So how did Viscount Delvaux die?

Suddenly, the familiar and old kind face in the memory suddenly became mysterious and strange...

"Pierre? Pierre?" A sudden call came to his ears, pulling Father Simon back from the confusion in his mind.

"Oh! I'm sorry, Mrs. Louise. Maybe it's because of the jet lag due to the change of flight. I'm a little groggy..." Simon didn't hear clearly what the other party said before, so he apologized and gave himself an excuse.

"It's nothing. Then you should pay attention to rest and go back early." Mrs. Louise asked with concern.After seeing him apologize, Mrs. Louise took out another key: "I just told you that Mr. Delvaux has always remembered you. He once said that he wanted to give you some of his religious books. , saying that you always asked him for advice on this matter back then..."

"I thought that since you came back to express condolences, you should take those books back with you. This can be regarded as fulfilling the teacher's wish." As she said this, she handed the key to Father Simon: "This belongs to the teacher. The key to the house, you can go there yourself later, and you also know where to put his books."

"Okay, thank you madam."

Father Simon took the key and quickly thanked Mrs. Louise. Viscount Delvaux lived in a faculty apartment provided by the college in his later years. He liked the atmosphere here better than the manor in his hometown.

When he was studying at the college, Father Simon often went to his house to ask questions and often helped him with chores such as sorting out materials, so he was naturally aware of the old man's collection of books.

He originally planned to stop by to attend the ceremony and then rush to Bergopéry, but since Lady Louise gave him the key, and the books were left to him by Viscount Delvaux, after thinking about it, he still felt, Just stay here a little longer and pick up the books before going to Bergopelli.

As he thought about it, he couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart. After all, Viscount Delvaux seemed to him to be full of mystery...

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Father Simon stayed with the church until the end of the evening ceremony and helped tidy up the scene before leaving. After having a casual dinner in a small restaurant, he set off for the residence of Viscount Delvaux.

Grand Royal College is a typical open college that covers a large area, so there are no fences around the campus.

Notting Street is a street within the school. Many of the houses here are owned by the college and are usually provided for residence by the college's faculty and staff. Viscount Delvaux's previous residence was here.

The residence of Viscount Delvaux is a two-story Grande-style house with a single courtyard and a small garden.There were iron railings surrounding the garden. Father Simon came to the iron gate outside the garden and looked at it. Just like Viscount Delvaux did during his lifetime, the iron gate of the garden was not locked. You could simply open the iron gate and enter.

Father Simon walked in. It was completely dark by now. Perhaps because it had rained today, the sky was gloomy. The clouds completely obscured the moonlight. Only the street lights in the distance could bring some light.

It can be seen that no one has taken care of the garden for a long time. The plants inside are quite messy and show signs of decay.The whole house was quiet now, and apparently no one was inside.

Father Simon came to the door on the first floor of the residence, took out the key and inserted it into the keyhole, and was about to turn it. At this moment, whether it was a psychological effect or not, there seemed to be a cold feeling around him...