Chapter 196 (2/2)
“I think so,” The woman nodded. “The disappearance of the Orb of the Holy Synod, the unusual changes in the Holy Lake, and the emergence of monsters in Dragonspine Ridge. These monsters are now trying to attack the Holy Lake. This series of events is an obvious and planned provocation.”
The bishop was silent. He did not like “attack” and “provocation”, two words of obvious directivity, but the facts in front of him made it difficult to make a strong retort. Finally, he could only nod and say, “Perhaps, those evil souls in the ancient times have not yet given up. They are preparing some—”
The armoured woman slowly said, “Eloken has declared war on the goddess, Your Excellency.”
“It’s too early to think it’s a holy war,” the bishop insisted. “The goddess’s authority is not so easily provoked.”
“But, the ancient mage-emperors did succeed once—we have to respond to it before they provoke us the second time. Otherwise, we can’t be sure if the goddess will not be angry for a second time.”
This time, the bishop was silent for a longer time. Alas, he could only wave his hand and say, “…Your Excellency, please keep in mind that certain things are taboo and not to be mentioned frequently near the Holy Lake. Even if there is no Orb of the Holy Synod, the goddess will also know what is happening in this world. Well, I’ll consider opening the Holy Sepulcher, but at least not until another three months. I hope I can explain this to His Majesty.”
“A wise move,” the woman said and nodded, and then suddenly, she remembered that there were others in the room. She smiled at them apologetically and said, “Sorry, we’re busy debating and ignoring you.”
Hao Ren was still in a daze. Becky was surprised and suddenly jumped up, “Wait—Wait a minute! Your Excellency, Ophra?! You, you—you…”
With her hands on her chest, Ophra seemed to find Becky’s response interesting and said, “I’m Ophra, the Kingdom Marshal. What’s wrong?”
Becky thought for a moment, then slapped herself and fainted.
Nangong Wuyue was nearest to Becky. She quickly supported the mercenary with her hands. Becky slowly opened her eyes and saw the heroic, legendary heroine still standing in front of her, so she was going to faint again. Luckily, this time before she fainted, Nangong Wuyue smashed a ball of water and ice into her face.
“Is it that surprising? I’ve seen a lot of interesting guys, but this is my first time seeing such an intense reaction,” she spoke and smiled cheerfully.
“I am—I adore you!” Becky jumped up and wanted to pounce on her. However, she stopped halfway and then, stood to attention in a weird posture. After that, she began to bow and salute. “Lord Marshal—Uh, no, sir—Uh, no, Your Excellency.”
“Come on, I’m not royalty, and I’m not a duchess.” Ophra smiled. She waved her hand and stood aside. It seemed that the way Becky addressed her made her feel awkward. “I heard your name, Becky, right? You have made a great contribution this time, you are a good mercenary.”
At this time, Hao Ren really could not help asking. He came to Becky and whispered behind her, “Who is this?”
“How can you not even know her?” Becky stared at Hao Ren like he was a monster, and then remembered that he was a “wizard from the Northern Empire”, but she still found it a bit inconceivable. “People from the Empire of Hognar should also know Ophra, the Grand Marshal. She is one of the three heads of the kingdom, the famous heroine in the whole continent! You are too ignorant.”
“It’s not that dramatic.” She smiled, and now looked approachable. The aggressive look of arguing with the bishop was totally gone. “I just happened to have experienced a lot of things.”
Then, she turned to the bishop and said, “Your Excellency, I’ll go first. I’ll let my knights take charge of the night defense, and tomorrow, we’ll discuss in detail what to do with the monsters that are coming out of the mountains. If the information from these mercenaries is accurate, we have to face more than 20 rock monsters.”