I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 292: Chapter 279 Is this the foolproof plan you assured me?

“Are we just to let this sinner go unpunished, Lord Anluoke?”

After Kodi left, North couldn’t help but to ask, the tragedy where over ten thousand people outside Earl Joyce’s domain had died also had William’s share of the sin!

“We now have more important things to do, Bishop North, as for the crimes committed by William, it is not too late to settle accounts after those wizards have been executed…” Anluoke replied casually.

The other priests in the church were then discussing the intelligence they had just heard.

The amount of information revealed in Kodi’s words was simply too great, no one had anticipated that this mine slave uprising was connected to the Wizard Land—the headquarters of the followers of the Evil God.

If they could successfully capture this group, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement, but it also meant that the situation was completely out of their control.

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Especially after hearing that their opponents might be two great wizards, many suggested to report immediately, requesting assistance from the empire and the church.

However, Anluoke just shook his head, because it was already too late.

From Kodi’s memory, he saw that Prince Hattar planned to implement his usurpation plan in the next two days, having rallied a large number of nobles within the capital.

Should the other party succeed, the empire might have to face a civil war!

This was undoubtedly the scenario the wizards most wanted to see, consequently drawing the church’s attention away from the Mist Sea and forcing it to focus on quelling this rebellion.

However, facing two great wizards, Anluoke dared not say he was completely confident of capturing them.

Now he had only to make use of the Holy Artifact stored within the church!

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Meanwhile, Kodi, who had just left the church, rode directly back to William’s castle in a carriage, led by Murtle to the castle’s underground, his heart unsettled as well.

The task William had given him was merely to reveal a bit about the wizard’s intelligence to gain preliminary mutual trust, and then see how the cardinal reacted to decide whether to reveal more information.

Now, he had indeed established a level of ‘trust’ with the cardinal, but he had also leaked much information that shouldn’t have been disclosed. @@novelbin@@

Especially the intelligence that Lord William had been helping the wizards transport supplies for decades…

Kodi could already imagine the punishment he would face.

Even though this was all forced out by the power of Divine Arts, knowing William’s temperament, he wouldn’t care much about the circumstances; a task could only be completed or failed…

With this thought, Kodi couldn’t help but shudder.

In fact, he didn’t support Lord William’s hostile actions against the wizards.

Previously, after inviting Laud to the manor for negotiations, they had reached a new cooperation agreement, where the wizards even agreed to compromise and split the benefits fifty-fifty.

Yet in Lord William’s view, this was seen as a sign of the wizards’ weakness, an inability to counter the church, which instead made him even more determined to side with Prince Harold and the church!

It’s a pity that the disastrous defeat in the southern kingdom’s campaign showed those wizards were probably not as weak as Lord William had imagined.

“Murtle, where are Lahuan and the others? I haven’t seen them around the manor lately,” Kodi mentioned curiously as they were heading toward the castle’s underground.

Murtle’s gaze flickered, and he responded with a smile. “They have all been dispatched by the lord to various parts of the kingdom to court the nobles for Prince Harold… We’ve been quite busy lately, otherwise, you wouldn’t have had the chance to meet with Lord Anluoke.”

“I would actually prefer we swap our duties!” Kodi said with a bitter smile. That cardinal could only be described as terrifying, as if everything about him was transparent…

Kodi wasn’t suspicious of Murtle’s explanation, knowing that after the death of Rickman and others, William had become the leading supporter of Prince Harold. With a huge mess to handle and dangerous wizards to watch, their duties seemed no lighter than his own.

Soon, the two had bypassed numerous protections and reached the interior of the stronghold, where they saw William seated on the iron throne.

Kodi knelt without hesitation, not daring to withhold anything and recounted everything that had occurred inside the church.

As expected, William’s expression turned very ugly, with rage and fear almost bursting forth from his eyes.

“Is this the ‘infallibility’ you assured me?” William’s tone was chillingly cold, like a blade’s edge. His overly corpulent body trembled as he rose from his seat, resembling a towering mountain, his eyes flashing intensely.

Kodi bowed his head to the floor, his body trembling, not daring to respond. Soon, a dull sound reached his ears— the sound of a glass wine goblet being crushed.

Just when Kodi thought his life might be in danger, William suddenly managed to suppress his anger, and spoke coldly.

“First, take him away.”

Several attendants immediately came forward and dragged Kodi out, leaving Murtle alone in the room.

At that moment, William… no, it should be said that Dorar, William’s double, changed from his previous fierce demeanor, fell to the ground, and Murtle was no exception.

Laud emerged from behind the curtain, but the two were not bowing to him, but to a figure that had appeared out of nowhere in the secret room.

“Lord Lynn…” Dorar, dragging his corpulent body, was about to hurriedly explain, but Lynn spoke first, praising him.

“Well done, this time you have performed admirably, Dorar!”

Dorar was bewildered, not immediately understanding, especially since Kodi had leaked quite some information regarding the Wizard Land, yet Lord Lynn praised him instead.

Murtle’s face showed a thoughtful expression.

Laud, looking at the puzzled Dorar, spoke with a sneer. “Fool, you wouldn’t think that Lord Lynn intended to deceive a cardinal who commands Divine Arts with lies, would you?”

If you want to lure someone, the bait must be genuine!

As a spiritual energy wielder, Lynn knew how to probe and alter memories, so how could he be unprepared for this?

Since Divine Arts and magic share a common origin, it is not impossible for there to be similar methods. Facing a cardinal, especially in front of a church’s holy statue, any deception, even memory alteration, could reveal discrepancies!

Therefore, Lynn’s method is very simple: only speak the truth!

If no lies are told, nothing can be detected!

The method is also straightforward: continue William’s previous plan and keep a confidant who partially knows the truth to go to the church and relate to Anluoke the facts as he knows them.