Werewolf wizard

Chapter 402 Law, Morality, and the Empire, and the Gauntlet of Chaos

Su Nan sat down in the reception area, nodding to Vascos.

Vascos, however, was very excited, his face flushed as if he had discovered some treasure.

Su Nan had heard about the current situation of the Law Church.

A month ago, Michael VIII, in order to gain the support, or at least neutrality, of the major churches of the Order God System, so they would not support the Storm Kingdom, used [Church Merger] to lure the Pope of the Papal State.

But if the churches merged, the Law Church's prestige and reputation would be swept away.

Vascos, originally the Patriarch of the Universal Empire, would also face the fact that he would be forced to admit that the God of Law was not the God-King of the Order God System.

And this was the foundation of the Law Church.

This meant that Vascos would face the possibility that the Law Church might disintegrate or at least be reduced to an insignificant small church.

Michael VIII would do anything for the throne.

Originally plunged into despair, Vascos now seemed to see hope, even possibly believing that this was the will of the God of Law.

But Su Nan undoubtedly wanted to make Vascos's mind clearer, so he clapped his hands, allowing the obviously intimidating Bloom, Vasilian, and Warwick to enter the reception area.

Vascos and the church's high-level members, seeing the three powerful warriors enter the room, immediately realized that the Su Nan in front of them was not someone without a foundation who could be manipulated by them.

Su Nan said, "For some reason, I am also the Great Storm Lord of the Storm Kingdom."

Su Nan tapped the table.

Vascos and his bishops, hearing Su Nan's words, were momentarily unable to react. The God-Favored of the God of Law… is the Great Lord of the Storm Kingdom?

How could this Su Nan be so popular under the rule of two Celestial Gods' churches?

Vascos, hearing this somewhat familiar argument, paused and said with difficulty, "Lord Su Nan, then how do you view the Storm Kingdom?"

Vascos was worried that Su Nan would say something similar to Michael VIII, then he would have been happy for nothing.

After all, the Storm Lords were known for their piety and stubbornness.

He was worried that Su Nan's sense of identity was still on the side of the Storm Kingdom.

Su Nan tapped the table and said, "The territories of the Storm Kingdom and the Nicomedia Empire were originally the core areas of the Eastern Human Empire."

"The world is chaotic. I believe that these two countries should merge and restore the glory of the Empire, that's all."

"Besides, the foundation of the Storm Church is in the Holy United Empire, not here. Therefore, the church of the Empire is still the Law Church."

Although Su Nan had supported a bishop in the Storm Church, in terms of closeness, he was actually closer to the Law Church.

Most importantly, from Emperor Casbin, he could confirm one fact - the Lord of Law might really be in a semi-fallen state.

Therefore, the shadow of the true god behind the Law Church was relatively small. Cooperating with the Law Church was far better than cooperating with the Storm Church.

Patriarch Vascos revealed a look of joy. "Lord Su Nan, we very much agree with your views."

"The Empire should restore its glory, and the Nicomedia Empire is not the real Empire."

"Then… how do you view Michael VIII?"

Su Nan knew that this was the Patriarch's final confirmation of whether he had any intention of seizing the throne of the Nicomedia Empire.

Su Nan said, "Michael VIII is a usurper. That's all."

"And I need your church to announce that he is a sinner at the time I want."

Patriarch Vascos's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly said, "But unlike the Storm Church, the tradition of the Eastern Human Empire is that the Patriarch has no power to interfere with or judge the Emperor. The Emperor's authority is above the Patriarch."

"We don't have this power…"

Su Nan looked at Warwick.

The old butler Warwick then took out a whole scroll and unfolded it, saying, "I investigated Michael VIII's life and found that the way he obtained the throne was to first become the regent of John IV of the Lascaris family."

"Then, with the help of external forces, he became the co-ruling Emperor."

"What we can confirm is that he openly used violence, blinded the young John IV, and imprisoned him in a military fortress."

"Secondly, he launched a military coup and killed the young John IV, the original regent minister."

Patriarch Vascos looked at Warwick in confusion. He was happy that this God-Favored was so concerned about the affairs of the throne. This meant that he might have a chance to get rid of that Michael VIII who wanted to merge the churches.

But he was still puzzled, because what Su Nan's butler said was all known to everyone.

Patriarch Vascos said to Su Nan, "Lord Su Nan, the evil deeds committed by Michael VIII are indeed numerous, but these have nothing to do with him being a legitimate Emperor."

Warwick interrupted the Patriarch, "No, he is not a legitimate Emperor."

"Next is the key point. I previously entered the city of Nicomedia and investigated and collected evidence from the imperial citizens when Michael VIII became the co-ruling Emperor. I discovered a problem - Michael VIII was too hasty at the time and became the Emperor without going through two normal procedures."

"First, after being elected, he had to accept a public election by the citizens of the capital. Only after passing it could he be the Emperor."

"Second, he needed the certification of the Senate."

Patriarch Vascos showed deep thought.

Indeed, the Emperor of the Eastern Human Empire was even more different from the Emperors of other countries. The Emperor here needed the election of the capital's citizens and the authorization of the Senate.

In essence, the Emperor of the Eastern Human Empire was elected.

Although it later changed in practice, the golden age of the Eastern Human Empire was all through the election of a series of non-family bloodline emperors who held power.

Therefore, these two steps were indeed retained in later laws.

It just became a formality.

Patriarch Vascos nodded. "If we start from this aspect, he does have the suspicion of being a usurping tyrant. It's just that the Empire has long been accustomed to these Emperors who came to power through conspiracies and military coups…"

Su Nan said indifferently, "The decline of the Empire began with the decline of law, and the decline of law began with the decline of morality."

"If you want to restore the Empire's vitality, military, economic, and diplomatic efforts are futile."

"Only by restoring traditional morality and respect for the law is the right path."

"Michael VIII is an illegal Emperor, and at the same time, his predecessors who came to power in the same way are also illegal Emperors. I want to trace the responsibility back a thousand years. Within a thousand years, all Emperors who came to power in the same way as him must be rectified."

"One is one, two is two. The law never allows ambiguity."

"One corruption of the law is equal to ten million heinous crimes. I have come to this land to uphold the law for you."

Su Nan's words shocked all the senior clergy of the Law Church.

Patriarch Vascos stood up and said to Su Nan, "Worthy of being an Envoy of the Gods, your devout understanding of the law is unmatched by any of us."

Su Nan glanced at him indifferently.

The Old Law Church had no other choice.

Now, the divine families of the Nicomedia Empire had been almost completely suppressed in advance by Michael VIII.

And Michael VIII, for the sake of the throne, was willing to sacrifice his own younger sister, and even willing to actively downgrade the Law Church, reducing it to a subordinate of the Papal States. These things were very embarrassing to him and weakened his power as emperor.

Patriarch Vascos said to Su Nan, "During this time, we will contact trustworthy nobles who are dissatisfied with Michael VIII."

"As long as you give the order, we can launch a war against that usurper."

"However, do you have your own army? Without an army, it will be difficult to make the usurper step down automatically."

Su Nan tapped the table with his finger. "You don't need to worry about the army. I have enough troops."

"What I want is legitimacy, legality, and the support of the people. If I wanted to, I could take Michael VIII's head right now, if Mary doesn't mind."

Mary Palaiologina, standing aside, bowed to Su Nan in a timely manner.

"Your Majesty, I am now your subordinate, and naturally, your interests come first. I only ask that you leave some collateral bloodlines for the Palaiologos family."

"Moreover, Michael VIII poisoned me in secret."

"I am almost an enemy with him."

Patriarch Vascos and a group of senior clergy looked at the sneering Blom and Warwick, as well as Vasilias, who had been silent but seemed to have opinions about them.

Although they didn't know who these people were, they could all feel one thing.

Perhaps, solving Michael VIII was never a problem for these people.

Only a bishop looked at Patriarch Vascos with his eyes.

The Asia Minor region is much more open than the Storm Kingdom. There are witches, monsters, and so on here, so some people from the Law Church have begun to suspect the identities of Su Nan and others.

However, Patriarch Vascos directly ignored their suggestive glances and coughing sounds, and smiled at Su Nan, bowing slightly, saying, "Your Majesty, please allow me to call you that. The divine grace of my Lord has appeared, and this can already represent the will of my Lord."

"After all, the will of the law and the people is precisely the will of my Lord, the Lord of Law."

"Then, I will win the hearts of the Nicomedian nobles for Your Majesty. We only await Your Majesty's march north, to make the sinner who attempted to merge the church and blinded the eyes of the legitimate emperor pay the price he deserves."

Among the senior clergy of the Law Church, many people were about to react, they didn't have to suspect and verify Su Nan's identity at all.

Because the Lord of Law had already given Su Nan the most powerful proof—the mark of the Law Codex on his forehead was the greatest proof.

Even if Su Nan was the most evil demon king, as long as the Lord of Law recognized him, they, as believers, could only recognize him.

After some polite conversation, both sides had some preliminary understanding of each other. Su Nan asked the old butler Warwick and Blom to escort these high-level church officials away from his private manor in Miletus.

In the reception hall, Mary said to Su Nan, who was sitting on the sofa, "Your Majesty, will Patriarch Vascos' trip be successful?"

Su Nan shook his head. "It will definitely fail."

Mary widened her eyes, revealing a puzzled expression.

Su Nan looked at the fireplace not far away. Suddenly, the flames in the fireplace leaped up, causing the temperature in the room to rise. It was already winter.

"The clergy of the church are not very good at handling affairs in the first place."

"Secondly, the more people there are, the greater the chance that the plan will be exposed."

"Among the nobles recruited by Patriarch Vascos, there must be someone who wants to please Michael VIII. Then he will definitely reveal the information about this matter to Michael VIII."

Mary showed a puzzled look. "Then why didn't Your Majesty stop the Patriarch before?"

Su Nan smiled and said, "Is there any need to stop him?"

"What I need is not any military assistance. What I want is legitimacy, so I just want your brother to know of my existence. I want him to go crazy, based on Mr. Warwick's judgment of his past experiences, Michael VIII is a person who will use any means without any bottom line."

"He won't even use dirty tricks only when he is forced into a desperate situation."

"He will actively use any means to deal with anyone."

Su Nan said, "But the most important thing is that I think he will invite the warlock group in Storm Fortress to help him."

Mary had heard Su Nan say before that, within Storm Fortress, the warlock group had completely emptied the royal family.

Moreover, there is a Primal Death God in Storm Fortress, even when Su Nan fought him before, he could only barely escape and suffered a great loss.

In the palace, I don't know how many warlocks and how many energy beings there are. Su Nan's capable werewolf butler, Wolf Three, couldn't even get close to the palace within a five-kilometer radius.

Su Nan said, "As long as the warlock group divides its forces because of this, I can safely and easily capture those high-star warlocks. Mary, those high-star warlocks are very nourishing. If I can't digest them all, I can even share some with you."

Mary smiled and said, "Then thank you, Your Majesty."

"Since I met Your Majesty, I have benefited a lot."

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, how could I have become a Second Ring wizard today, and a powerful ghoul at that."

Su Nan finished dealing with this matter and returned to the study to continue his magic research. The 'World' witch would occasionally knock on the door and come in to ask a few simple questions.

Su Nan later became annoyed by being asked, so he directly arranged for an ordinary werewolf messenger to follow her, so that if there were any questions, she could ask him through the wolf pack effect.

The most important thing is that there is a delay in time for the werewolf messenger to ask him, so he can take the opportunity to let the 'World' witch think about the questions more herself.

Five days later, in the study, Su Nan completed a special magical model of potionology—the Second Ring potionology magic [Twin Injection Spell]. He also completed the research on the Chaos Werewolf King and successfully created a Chaos Bracelet.

These were all the magic he obtained after digesting the magical knowledge in the Central Library of the Assyrian Empire.

Su Nan looked at the Chaos Bracelet flying in front of him. The surface of the Chaos Bracelet had a faint magical energy pattern flashing, just like a circuit, and at the same time, there was a circle of incantations hidden inside the wrist.

The meaning above was—[Synchronization, Connection, Mimicry...]

Su Nan smiled and said, "The Golden Werewolf Hunter who wears this bracelet can cooperate with the Hunter Mask, combined with the chaotic aura of this Chaos Bracelet, and transform into a Chaos Werewolf Elite through the Abyss Reticular Progression Transformation."

"In this way, the combat power of my wolf pack will rise to another level."