Volume 3: The Land of Mist Chapter 7 Prelude to April Fools' Day

"Lord Kane, these holy statues..."

Observing the expression on William's face, the ordained master asked cautiously.

"Tell them to respond to the terminal."

William corrected, and then he continued:

"No problem. I will activate them one by one later. After that, please embed these terminals into the nodes of the magic network that was laid out earlier."

The holy image that has been consecrated by the Holy Spirit Disc needs to be touched and activated by William, the person involved, before it can become a medium for extending his power.

In the next ten minutes, William "opened" all the response terminals they had made. He touched the metal discs and thought that if he wanted to promote the magic network throughout the continent in the future, he must find a faster way to activate the response terminals, otherwise he would have nothing to do all day long .

"Lord Kane, I still don't quite understand. These holy icons that you blessed can be used as the best missionary tools for the Holy Spirit Church. They are the best proof of the miracles, but why did you choose to bury them... in the sewer?"

At this moment, Nazemar's question interrupted his wandering thoughts.

Seeing the other party's puzzled expression, William replied briefly:

"Soon, I will leave the Blackwater Swamp for a while, and these things are an insurance for this city in the future."

At the previous meeting at Dawn Fortress, Nazemar, who learned that William was planning to go to Ava Continent, became even more confused.

Nazemare participated in the entire experiment on the function of the Eighth Holy Spirit Icon. She was very aware that at the distance from Ava Continent to Blackwater Province, it was impossible for Lord Kane to project much power through these icons.

Of course, she didn't ask these questions again.

After all, as a believer of the Eighth Holy Spirit, she might be able to express her confusion on issues that she did not understand and then seek revelation from the Holy Spirit, but she absolutely could not question the power of the Holy Spirit.

Perhaps the so-called "experiment" that he was asked to participate in was itself a test of his loyalty. As the incarnation of the Eighth Holy Spirit, how could Lord Kane be restricted by distance when projecting his power?

After realizing this, the puzzled expression on Nezemal's face immediately calmed down.

William looked at the other party with some confusion, and suddenly he looked like he understood something. He originally planned to explain to the other party that he was going to use the Stranger Star Lighthouse as a source of magic, the magic network as the main body of the spell, and the response terminal as the control system, so as to leave a puppet medium that could be temporarily controlled in Thorn City.

But since the other party didn't ask, he was too lazy to say anything.

So William asked another question:

"You're getting the news tomorrow too? But why does it have to be April Fool's Day?"

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"But why does it have to be April Fools' Day?"

At the same time, in a rental house about five blocks away from the Thorn City Slums, a young man dressed in wrinkled clothes and a slightly fat figure complained.

As he spoke, he slapped the table angrily.

"Because on April Fool's Day, most people in the Rose Palace will be sent out to distribute relief supplies and maintain order in the city. This will be the time when the security measures around the usurper will be the weakest in recent times, my Lord Duke."

Layton, the former adjutant of the Rose Palace Mage Hall, replied with a polite smile on his face.

"But I can't wear the Crown of Thorns on April Fool's Day. If I can't wear the crown right away after getting it back, wouldn't that be embarrassing in front of the entire Thorn City?"

The man continued speaking impatiently, slapping the table.

It is an ancient taboo for the king not to wear a crown on April Fool's Day. It is said that the crazy fool Valk would regard wearing a crown on this day as a provocation to himself, and would quickly send an "unexpected surprise" to those kings and nobles.

Upon hearing this, Leighton said with an unchanged expression on his face:

"Please rest assured. Out of fear, the usurper has never worn the crown since he seized the throne of Thorns. All the subjects of Thorn City, even the usurper himself, know that this crown belongs to you. You are the real Duke of Thorns."

Leiden originally planned to say a few more flattering words like "All your people are looking forward to your return" or "No one except the bloodline of the Walder family can sit firmly on the Throne of Thorns."

But considering his poor ability to control facial expressions, Leighton finally gave up the idea.

Thinking of this, Leighton just felt bored.

The other people who would be participating in tomorrow's operation had dispersed to various places in Thorn City to carry out specific preparations, but I, as the initiator and planner of the entire plan, was the only one who had to comfort a mentally retarded person in this ridiculously cold rental house.

Of course, there was indeed a reason why he was wanted for a bounty, but considering the attitudes of his partners towards him, it was hard not to wonder if he had been kicked out of the core of the plan.

After hearing the word "usurper", the young man continued with some excitement:

"Vincent, the usurper...my father trusted him so much, but I never expected that he would betray me like this. When I take back my own throne, the first order I will issue with the Rose Seal will be to chop off that old man's head."

Leighton looked at this man with interest. Apart from drinking and playing with women, he was no match for his father Jesse Wald. He thought about it and then reminded him with a playful attitude:

"But he is a legendary magic caster. According to the Star Law, if a master-level magic caster or above violates secular laws, he or she can only be reported to the Star Council for internal arbitration by the magicians, and will not be tried by the secular court."

In response to this, Jesse Wald said with disdain:

"Come on, he has shut down all the Star Lighthouses in Thorn City. I ordered his head to be chopped off, but I'm afraid the Star Council will only award me an Austrian Iron Badge."

Hearing the other party's words, Leighton couldn't help but laugh from the bottom of his heart.

Even this idiot could see what the other party's problem was. Is Vincent really crazy?

Leighton thought.

It has been more than ten days since he returned to Thorn City from Blacklight City. Summarizing what he has learned in these ten days, he can basically only come to this conclusion - Vincent's behavior after taking office can be described as being in a hurry to seek death.

In Blackwater Province, or anywhere else in the Vic Continent except Platinum Province, no matter who you are, if you want to sit firmly on the throne, you have to choose between the Empire and the Moon Realm.

After seeing Vincent launch a vigorous campaign to eliminate Moon Realm beliefs as soon as he came to power, Leighton originally thought that the other party wanted to gain the empire's forgiveness and planned to return to the empire.

In fact, he had no such plan at all.

Not only did he not have this plan, he even bypassed the Holy Spirit Church's private church, divided the dioceses, closed the Star Lighthouse, and repatriated a large number of Star Council forces.

At this point, Leighton no longer understood Vincent's actions at all.

You know, even in the old duke's previous plan, he would be able to command an army of tens of millions of undead after the plan was completed, but in the end he still had to look for Yuejing as his backer.

Vincent relies neither on the Empire nor on the Moon Realm, so what does he expect to rely on to maintain the situation here?

Rely on yourself?

But in any case, Vincent's reign would soon be over.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is deserted by everyone at the moment.

Shutting down the Star Lighthouse and expelling the members of the Star Council would be equivalent to offending the entire Blackwater Province aristocracy. The children of those families, whether talented or not, would no longer be able to receive enlightenment and promotion in Blackwater Province, and the connections they had accumulated in the Star Council over the years would also be destroyed.

And now, banning the Moon Realm belief with such drastic measures has completely blocked the only way for those low-level magic casters who hoped to turn their lives around by signing a contract with the Moon Realm.

All in all, Leiden's original intention of returning to Thorn City was to find a few allies who would respond to their coup, but in the end, there were countless such allies.

Not only the courtiers in the Rose Palace, but also the Black Guards of Thorns, the Magic Swordsmen, and even some teachers and students in the University of Offa, there were people everywhere who were willing to provide them with assistance.

The only thing that might be a bit troublesome now is that Vincent himself has been promoted to the legendary level for some unknown reason.

But that was just trouble.

It's not like they don't have powerful people at the legendary level on their side, and Leighton has been Vincent's adjutant for many years, so he knows exactly where the opponent's real weakness is, and he has already made corresponding plans.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency the Duke. I assure you that you will be able to sit on the throne tomorrow. Of course, you may have to wait one more day to wear the crown."

Thinking of this, Leighton said confidently.

Then he sneezed violently.

It's strange, is it so cold in this rainy month? Even with the doors and windows tightly closed, I still feel chilly.

Looking around the room where there was no one else except the two of them, Leighton thought strangely.

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"Imperial meeting? But does it have to be held on April Fool's Day?"

The herald standing next to Vincent and recording the message asked as if to confirm.

Then, perhaps realizing that his previous tone was a little inappropriate, he quickly added:

"My Lord, my point is that no one would take seriously what is discussed on April Fools' Day."

Vincent shook his head and said:

"No, I believe they are serious, so I will be serious too."

"What's the meaning?"