I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 293: Chapter 280 Lies are Truth, Truth are Lies!

Under what circumstances is a lie most likely to be believed?

Naturally, when the liar themselves is convinced beyond doubt that it is the truth!

This was also the trap Lynn had meticulously crafted for that cardinal, with Kodi being the key performer, of course!

More than two months ago, when he had killed the real William and was clearing out his forces, he faced a decision—whether Kodi, who was a close underling of William and knew parts of the Wizard Land information, should be eliminated as well.

Neither Dorar, Murtle, nor Laud dared to decide on their own; after all, Kodi had been to Yiyeta Harbor and had extensive contact with that great person, so the problem was referred back to Lynn.

After brief consideration, Lynn eventually chose to spare Kodi’s life, not because he cared about that bit of comradeship but because Kodi was unaware of William’s doppelgänger, Dorar’s existence.

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When he learned of this, Lynn was quite surprised, after all, Kodi was a trusted confidant of William’s, in charge of shipping between the two places, which showed how much he was trusted.

But Lynn soon figured that William probably had the doppelgänger to guard not only against the church but also against Helram’s potential schemes.

So as not to have this Grand Wizard one day conceive the idea of finding someone to replace himself, Kodi, who had direct contact with the wizards, became exactly the person who should not know about the existence of the doppelgänger.

Considering this, Lynn kept Kodi, and now was the time to make use of him.

Being a confidant of William, it was logical for him to go to the church and get in touch with Anluoke, and in his mind, he also had the reasons for William’s rebellion—all perfectly natural.

Thus, the more Anthony investigates the memory, the more he will trust what Kodi says, for intelligent people are often more willing to believe everything they uncover themselves.

It was only after Lynn’s explanation that Dorar understood he had also become one of the played, previously having received orders only to dispatch Kodi to the church to discuss contact with Anluoke.

Who would have thought that the memories in Kodi’s mind were the real bait…

“I don’t mean to distrust you, Dorar, but sometimes performances lack the credibility of genuine reactions,” Lynn said with a smile.

“But, Lord Lynn, isn’t this too risky? Kodi’s memory contains a lot of information about Wizard Land, and even the airship has been exposed…” Murtle asked with a hint of hesitation.

After becoming a wizard, Murtle realized he had no way out and naturally stood wholeheartedly on the side of his ‘kin’.

In his view, Kodi was too unstable and knew too much information; they could easily find another person who knew less, and then deliberately feed them the false news they intended to convey.

“No, that would be too deliberate, and there’s no one more suitable than him…” Lynn shook his head, rejecting Murtle’s suggestion.

Kodi knew a lot, and some of the information was very important, but the majority were already known to the Holy See, such as the changes in the Mist Sea, or the disturbances in Wizard Land… @@novelbin@@

Information unknown to the church, such as the wizards preparing for war and transporting ore through airships, however, could be used to strengthen the credibility of Kodi’s words.

After all, if the intelligence “William” had was highly overlapping with the Church, he would be of no value!

The second factor is that they no longer had time to wait, they had to take some risks!

It had been several days since the dreadful defeat of Duke Rickman, and Lynn had been expecting the Kingdom and the Church to reorganize their armies and attack the Earl’s territory, waiting for the moment the cardinal would lead his people out of the Church!

When Ryder had attacked the church within the Earl’s territory, Lynn found that those clerics became tougher to deal with inside the Church than outside, and the cathedral in the capital was the center of the Kingdom’s faith. Who knew what kind of strange things might be inside.

Even if the statues came to life and took matters into their own hands, he wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised.

However, things did not go as he expected. Neither King Basel nor the Church made a move, which made Lynn somewhat uneasy. These people were likely waiting for the Empire’s reinforcements, meaning they had to act quickly.

Of course, it would be best if they could choose the battlefield themselves.

“Lord Lynn, what shall we do with Kodi now? Shall we kill him?” Dorar asked, frowning. Given William’s character, there was a high chance that Kodi, who had leaked such crucial intelligence, would be directly disposed of.

“No, punish him severely first, then have him redeem himself by continuing to handle Church-related matters,” Lynn deliberated for a long time before saying.

This was also an action William might take and should not arouse suspicion. The intelligence in Kodi’s brain had already been leaked. Sending other trusted subordinates would only reveal more information, so it might be better to recycle the waste and let the other party utilize some value.

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The day after Kodi went to the Church, the political wind in the capital took a hundred and eighty-degree turn.

First, King Basel harshly reprimanded Prince Harold at a routine meeting and placed him under house arrest. The blame for the defeat in the war was entirely attributed to Duke Rickman. It was believed that it was Rickman’s crucial mistakes in command that led to such a disastrous outcome.

Then it was announced from within the palace that King Basel intended to pass the crown to his second son, Hattar, and would announce the heir to the throne at a later date.

For Hattar, this was an immensely pleasing turn of events. He once again felt the solid love of a father and even believed that King Basel’s previous indifferent performance was to confuse Harold and others to completely dismantle their power in one fell swoop!

Carried away by unrealistic hopes, Hattar even began to hesitate about whether there was any need to continue his plans to seize the throne when he received reports from an Attendant that his father was holding a banquet in the capital to invite him.

Seizing the throne by force would ultimately leave a significant stain. It was a measure of last resort.

“I happen to think this proves that your loving father is about to make his move against you!” Anthony said with a sneer. “If you really go to the palace, you won’t be able to come back!”

King Basel’s kingdom was no longer pretending, changing so abruptly. This showed that they were in a hurry… The move was likely tomorrow, or even tonight!

Under Anthony’s persuasion, Hattar had no choice but to heartlessly decline the Attendant’s invitation, claiming he had contracted a severe illness and really could not make it to the capital to meet with the King…