after waking up.

Chapter 149 Steady Development
At night, in a luxurious mansion in Tego, an old man with white beard and hair was wearing a fox fur coat and sitting in front of the fireplace. The servant serving him was pouring tea for him. Opposite the old man stood a tall and thin man .

"Including Miss Louise, many people in the First Hospital have recovered significantly in body and spirit, and most of them didn't even use the power of alchemy potions."

The old man took the teacup handed over by the servant, blew on the hot air gently, and took a sip.

"But you said before that Louise is basically useless. Even if we try our best to prepare suitable materials for her and ask an alchemist to refine the best potion, it is impossible to completely recover."

A look of embarrassment appeared on the tall and thin man's face.

"Yes, I personally checked Louise's state before, and I also saw the state of other students. They all have dark forces entangled in their bodies. Except for a few people, their mental resistance is very low. The level has been eroded, and in extreme cases, there is even the possibility of alienation."

"Then why is the current situation? I remember that Mulan Jones is a shining knight, not a transcendent of the occult or unknown path."

The tall and thin man had thought about this question countless times, and answered immediately.

"That's right, Mulan Jones is a shining knight, but he is also the most outstanding genius since the establishment of the path of the shining knight. He had a very outstanding performance long before he came to the imperial capital, and was valued by the Holy Church. If it wasn't for the Jones family The long historical tradition makes his heirs bound to be loyal to the Digao royal family, maybe he will go to the Holy Mountain."

"It can be inferred from various performances that Mulan Jonest may be a naturally awakened person, and the book of secrets is more of a guide for him, so his power is not completely limited to the stage of the book of secrets Division, for example, it is said that when he accepted the Queen's canonization as a guardian knight, he showed his totem in the Digao Cathedral."

The old man sipped his tea carefully and looked up at the tall and thin man. An ordinary man gave him a sense of oppression on the mysterious side.

"State your conclusions."

The man nodded slightly, and explained concisely.

"There are two possibilities. First, because Her Majesty the Queen holds Mulan Jones in high regard, she may have given him a very precious treasure, and may even have the right to transfer the holy object. Anything can happen under the blessing of such a special power. .”

"Secondly, Mulan Jones's own power is beyond common sense. He suppressed the dark forces in the early stage of the exam, and later used magic power in the hospital to show the radiant encouragement to help the students break down the predicament. He did the whole thing with precise variables. computational."

"Actually, the first type may be too large, and the second type requires an exaggerated ability to control magic power and absolute self-confidence. It is still a bit reluctant given Mulan Jones' current strength."

The old man nodded, put down his teacup and said.

"There is a third possibility. This matter itself was led by the young Her Majesty the Queen. Mulan Jonest was just cooperating with Her Majesty's exercise. The Jonest family is the Queen's sword. As long as the Queen orders, what will happen naturally?" Doing things that seem ridiculous.”

The old man sighed slightly.

"Our Majesty the Queen is very shrewd. Castle Black is one of the foundations of the empire's future. With just one 'accident', we can clearly see how many outstanding students have already connected with various forces."

"Could it be that the queen wants to take advantage of this?"

The old man shook his head.

"No, the queen will pretend nothing happened."

In Tego Palace, in the queen's office, Montgomery and Grando accompanied the queen to handle government affairs. After working for half a day, Nice Helier began to write a punishment order, and the object of punishment was Mulan.

"Your Majesty, what Johnst has done is within the controllable range, will doing so chill him?"

Grando couldn't help asking.

Meng Geer scanned the content of the punishment order, shook his head and said.

"After all, Johnst is considered an act of ultra vires this time, and there are so many nobles who are dissatisfied with him. Appropriate punishment is still needed, otherwise it will appear that the empire has given him too much laissez-faire."

It is relatively rare for the queen to write the entire document herself, Nisheril said calmly while writing.

"After all, Mr. Jones's actions have actually had a bad impact. I can't set this precedent, but I will explain it to him in advance and make some compensation in private."

Meng Geer looked at the documents on the table.

"Jones may not care about the process of doing things, but he is a loyal minister of the empire after all, and the result is good. Compared with him, does His Majesty care more about other things exposed in this incident? Perhaps this is what Jones wants to tell His Majesty of."

Grando also narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, some people's tentacles are too long, as long as ever."

Nice Helier signed the document after writing it, and rubbed her forehead wearily when Grando on the side helped her stamp it.

"The empire is a whole, and some things are unavoidable. I can't let the great nobles go too far, but I can't let the great nobles be too afraid of the royal family. If you want to control this country, you need a proper balance. This matter will be treated coldly. Bar."

It is the strategy of the superior to be able to see clearly which people's mentality is swaying, which people are suitable for reuse, and who should do what.

After signing the criminal order against Mu Lan, Nisherlier stood up and stretched, looking out the window at the night.

"The unreasonable development of Castle Black has already caused many people to panic. We must give them a sustenance. Applying the theory of the extraordinary system, when facing unknown evil spirits, people may be alienated if they panic too much. "

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Montgomery and Grando complimented each other sincerely.

The day before the conclusion of the exam, no matter how well their mental and physical injuries recovered, as long as they were not really half-dead and unable to move, basically all students returned to Castle Black.

That special exam was so cruel, no one wanted to hear their grades, and more importantly, they knew that this summary would definitely affect their future direction.

Many students went to look at the notice board outside the castle where the first hall was located, repeatedly confirming that there would indeed be Professor Jones's exam summary class tomorrow.

Handel and his friends are also on this list. Like everyone else, they saw this Gothic castle building for the first time after waking up. During that nightmarish exam, the castle was dilapidated, and now It still looks the same as before.

"Scenes that always appear in nightmares for more than ten days."

"Really, I hope this nightmare will not affect your will."

Handel said with a smile, raised his eyes, and looked in the direction of the faculty office, wondering if Professor Jones was there.

But Mu Lan was not in the Black Castle, but was called to the palace.

It just so happened that it was the working day of the once-a-month government officials' report of the Dirga Palace. After most of the things were dealt with, Mulan was called into the council hall. He already knew the general reason for coming here in advance.

At this moment, Mulan was coming out of the palace, and he also did not choose to take a carriage, but left the palace on foot.

There are some government ministers and officials present today, and maybe some other nobles. Anyway, Mulan doesn't know much.

The queen issued a punishment order in public, cutting off Mulan's salary for half a year, demoting him from a first-class baron to a third-class baron, and removing him from his position as a senior inspector of the Imperial Police Department.

In the eyes of many nobles, even the title was cut. This punishment is not insignificant, and even made many nobles feel that it is too serious. After all, the final result of the matter is not as serious as initially thought, and may even be preferred.

Many nobles even sympathized with Mulan. After all, the other party was indeed doing practical things, but he was happy to see it.

But for Mulan, these punishments have little impact on him, and perhaps the salary cut has a greater impact. After all, he needs to support the families of many old subordinates in the army.

Mulan's footsteps were relatively brisk, seemingly unhurried, but he could easily surpass ordinary people, and soon came to the Digao Cathedral.

Still secretly taking a nap during prayer, when Mulan woke up and looked at the young priest under the statue of the holy light, seeing the priest's slightly bad complexion, the corners of Mulan's mouth raised slightly.

Sure enough, he is a kind and principled priest, so he will pay more attention to "that believer". Nightmares?

(End of this chapter)