The night is already dark.

This grand banquet in Ice Rock City finally came to an end.

However, the nobles who left the banquet one after another had different expressions.

Some are excited, some are scared, some are looking forward to it, some are afraid...

There will be no sleep tonight.

One after another, homing pigeons soared into the sky from Ice Rock City and dispersed to various parts of the North.

They will deliver earth-shattering news - the eldest son of Duke St. Hilde, Marquis Charles, has renounced his title under the questioning of Marquis Garcia!

Charles's title is fictitious and does not have any corresponding territory.

What it really represents is the inheritance of Duke St. Hilde!

Giving up this title also meant that Charles gave up his inheritance rights.

Of course, strictly speaking, only when the Duke of St. Hilde approves Charles' request will he be officially deprived of the title of marquis and completely lose his right to inherit the duke.

However, what is really intriguing, or even more frightening, is that Charles voluntarily gave up his title under the pressure of his own uncle.

Since Charles will not inherit the title of Duke of the St. Hilde family, who will succeed?

The Duke's second son?

Or is it the Duke's younger brother?

It stands to reason that as the Duke's younger brother, Marquis Garcia's succession line is after the Duke's three sons, and even behind the Duke's adopted daughter Vera.

But now, no one is sure who will receive the title of Saint Hilde family.

And will that golden lion flag turn into a black lion?

A terrifying storm has quietly approached the northern border of the empire.

Some people are excited and try to take advantage of this opportunity.

There are also people who are worried and frightened by the hidden dangers.

Colin walked quietly on the streets of Ice Rock City, thinking about how the Angelet family should deal with this coming storm.

To be honest, he didn't want chaos in the North at this time.

This is not because of how loyal he is to Duke St. Hilde, or how sympathetic he is to Marquis Charles, or because he is worried that this turmoil will involve Vera, but because he knows very well that if the North falls into civil strife at this time, , then who will be the biggest beneficiary.

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No doubt it will be a troll!

You know, the 300,000 troll army on the sky ice field has not withdrawn very far, maybe it is now staring at the northern border on the border!

Once the Marquis of Garcia and the Duke of Saint Hilde start fighting, the troll will definitely take the opportunity to go south again.

The northern border will definitely be devastated!

Colin doesn't care about the power struggles of those in power, but as a human being, he certainly doesn't want to see the North become a place where trolls are raging.

But unfortunately, others' slight words cannot change the current situation.

We can only hope that the Duke of the North, who is far away in Winter City, can retain some sense and make appropriate concessions.

Colin returned to the hotel, took off his armor, and fell asleep.

When I woke up, the sun was just right.

Although the atmosphere in Ice Rock City was slightly tense, there was no chaos, as if everything last night was just an illusion.

After breakfast, Colin went out for a walk, taking his cat for a walk.

Of course, Xiao Bai was reluctant to be walked, but Colin forced him to go out.

After the protest was ineffective, the angry Xiaobai got into Colin's clothes and continued to catch up on his sleep.

In fact, Colin is not really wandering the streets aimlessly, he has a purpose - the Church of Radiance.

The church of the Church of Glory in Ice Rock City is not far to the west of the Sudo Family Castle. It is a tall tower built of pure white rock. It seems to be nearly a hundred high. The pointed top of the tower stands straight, as if it is about to pierce. Long sky.

Colin is no longer as afraid of the Church of Radiance as he was when he first traveled through time.

After all, he had already drank the holy water and even advanced due to it.

In fact, when he successfully advanced to become a formal knight and could stimulate the energy of the Holy Light, Colin already had a guess——

The vampires in this world should not be taught restraint.

So, he walked into the church door grandly.

The guard at the door saw that Colin was dressed gorgeously, so he did not stop him.

There was no one in the empty prayer hall, only rows of tables and chairs, and a sculpture in the front row.

The sculpture is naturally an image of the Lord of Light.

This is a middle-aged man wearing a simple robe, with long hair shawl, holding a scepter in his right hand, and pointing forward with his left hand. The only strange thing is his face——

There are no facial features on it!

According to the church, the reason why the Lord of Glory has no facial features is because he can be the image of anyone - an elegant noble, a poor commoner, or even a lowly slave.

Colin raised his head and looked up at the legendary god who protected mankind, but an inexplicable feeling of familiarity suddenly appeared in his heart.

He thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out where this feeling of familiarity came from.

"Dear knight, is there anything I can help you with?"

Just as Colin was thinking about the sculpture of the Lord of Glory, an old voice suddenly woke him up.

"Hello, dear pastor, please call me Colin."

The old priest's cloudy eyes flashed slightly and he smiled: "It turns out to be Knight Colin. I have heard of your name."

Colin was a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect that he was so famous now?

The old priest seemed to see Colin's doubts and explained with a smile: "Archbishop Raven has been here before and mentioned you to me."

Colin suddenly realized that he seemed to have left a deep impression on Archbishop Raven.

He was probably thinking about drinking an entire bottle of his pure holy water.

Humph, stingy bishop!

Colin was cursing in his heart, but on the surface he looked deeply honored: "I didn't expect Archbishop Raven to still remember me. It's such an honor."

"I wonder what the reason for Knight Colin coming here is?"

"That's right, I actually want to buy some holy water so that I can save myself if I get seriously injured again next time."

Since the last time he advanced, Colin has been thinking about the church's holy water. Now that he has rare free time, he naturally wants to get some holy water to drink.

"So that's it. Then please follow me." The old pastor nodded and led Colin through the prayer hall to the back hall.

In fact, it has long been normal for churches to sell holy water.

Moreover, the price is extremely expensive.

Not only does the church not feel ashamed about this, but it justly defends it - "The gift of God requires a price."

The two soon arrived at a small room in the back hall.

The furnishings in the house are simple, with only a holy pool the size of a bathtub placed in the center.

The water in the pool is as smooth as a mirror, glowing with a milky white holy light.

Of course this is holy water, but it is diluted.

Colin resisted the urge to ransack the church and handed the water bag to the old priest: "Please fill it up for me."

"OK."

"Gudong... Gudong..."

The old priest quickly filled the water bag and returned it to Colin: "Knight Colin, a total of thirty gold coins."

So dark!

You must know that these holy water are diluted, not the pure holy water without water that Archbishop Raven gave Colin to drink.

As for how many times to dilute.

According to Colin's understanding, the common practice in the church is a thousand times.

Therefore, the actual content of all the holy water in the church's holy pool in front of you is estimated to be less than the concentrated vial in Archbishop Raven's hand.

And now Colin spent a huge sum of money to buy a whole bag of holy water, which is probably diluted with one or two drops of pure holy water.

Colin felt a pain in his body, but he had no choice but to hand over thirty gold coins to the old priest.

Let's try it first to see if it works.

Colin said goodbye to the old pastor and left this "black shop".