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Chapter 65 The King's Dignity

Even if only from the perspective of interests, it would be more beneficial for him to cure Baldwin IV's leprosy.

If you have to wait for the medical entourage who will be drawn out at some point, Baldwin IV may not be able to last until then.

Lothar made up his mind.

At this time, the door was pushed open.

Fringela hurried in.

She was outside just now, watching the boot training with great enthusiasm.

These new recruits use wooden swords and shields, and they fight lively, which is much more interesting than the boring queue training.

Fringila walked in, sniffed, with a suspicious expression on her face: "I seem to smell the stench of those wolf cubs?"

"My lord, you must have summoned a wolf cub, right?"

Lothar was surprised: "Can you smell it?"

"Yes, although very light."

Fringila twitched her nostrils and sniffed all the way until Lothar stood in front of her. She stared at the crystal bottle containing werewolf blood: "Is it something in this bottle?"

Furingilla was a little curious, and then panicked: "My lord, if you want extraordinary blood, I can give you a first hug. Don't be confused and become a werewolf!"

Fringila's face was full of sorrow, as if Lothar was about to fall into boundless evil, and she was the priest who tried to persuade her.

"It's okay to be a werewolf if you get confused for a while."

Seeing Fringila's expression changed, Lothar had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't worry, it's nothing like this, I don't plan to give up the human body yet."

The sworn enemies of the Blood Royal Court are the many werewolf families in the Two Sicilies.

If the "hell" faction that the Blood Court and Prajna belonged to was just hostile, then the Blood Court and the werewolf families of the Two Sicilies were old enemies!
An old enemy like Germany and France.

Furingilla let out a long breath: "It's fine if you don't, my lord, you have to believe me, a beast like a werewolf exudes a stench, wild and primitive, it doesn't fit your identity and temperament at all."

Lotha looked at Furingilla, who rarely complimented him, and stretched out his hand to mess up her long, smooth white hair: "Since I promised you, I will not break my promise, and there is no need to speak such nonsense."

"Flynn, you and Prajna come with me, I want to see His Majesty the King."

Lothar walked in the slightly quiet palace in the afternoon.

The queen mothers and princesses live in the court of their own fief all the year round, and the only royal family members who really live in the palace are Princess Sibilla and her son.

Moreover, these two people also lived in their own territory most of the time.

Unhindered all the way.

No one stepped forward to question him.

As the head of the Royal Knights, he is responsible for all defenses in the palace.

In other words, apart from Baldwin IV, on the surface, he is already the most prominent person in this palace.

If he wanted to turn against the king, the odds of success would be high.

The Grand Master of the Royal Knights, this position is equivalent to the absolute confidant of Baldwin IV.

Arriving outside the door of the inner court, Lothar notified his attendants, and soon led by him to the bedroom of Baldwin IV.

Under the candlestick, Baldwin IV, who rarely wore a mask but a face scarf, was holding a book and casually said to Lothar, "Baron, have you cleared up the matter of the Knights?"

His hair had fallen out, and there were large folds and scars on his scalp, which looked a little scary.

Lothar tried his best to look away, and said in a low voice: "Well, the Royal Knights can gather [-] armored cavalry and [-] sergeants now. We can leave at any time as long as the knights from the various kingdoms come back. Jerusalem, fight against the armies of the heathen."

"Yes, Lothar, a hundred armored cavalry is not a lot, but it is definitely a lot. If used properly, it can also play a decisive role."

Baldwin IV's voice reveals a little reminiscence: "At the beginning, in the Battle of Mengisa, the armored cavalry I led was only 500 people."

After all, he looked at the two ladies behind Lothar: "These two ladies are the witches who follow you, right? Please sit down, two distinguished spellcasters."

Lothar signaled Banruo and Flynn to find a chair and sit down.

The contagiousness of leprosy is not as strong as people think, but it has been demonized among the people. Otherwise, there would have been no normal people in this court.

"Your Majesty, there is a person who wants to see you. According to him, he is the son of King Nur al-Din, the lord of Aleppo and Syria - Saleh."

"Saleh, actually ran out from Aleppo? It's really surprising."

There was a rare hint of surprise in Baldwin IV's tone.

"No problem, I will meet him tomorrow and give him the courtesy he deserves."

Lothar looked at Baldwin IV, hesitated, and said: "Your Majesty, I want to know how your condition is?"

Baldwin IV raised one hand with some difficulty, and rolled off the silk sleeve, revealing the bandaged arm underneath.

He said calmly: "The doctor saw it for me. The condition deteriorated very quickly, and I probably won't live long."

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Lothar took out the crystal bottle, put it on the table, and said softly: "My lord, this is the potion prepared by my witches for you. It has a high probability of curing leprosy."

Baldwin IV looked at Lothar in surprise for a long time before saying, "What about the price? I know that the potions prepared by the witches have a price."

Lothar whispered: "The price is that you will become a werewolf."

"Cure leprosy at the cost of becoming a werewolf?"

Baldwin IV heaved a long sigh: "Lothar, the people of the church say that leprosy is a curse, a punishment for those who have sinned deeply."

"I don't believe in this, or rather, I don't really believe in the church."

"For them, I am not a devout believer. Only I know that I am, because the church cannot represent the will of the heavenly father."

"Lothar, I appreciate your kindness."

Baldwin IV's smile was still gentle: "I once went to a witch and tried to ask her to heal my illness."

"It's not that she can't do it, it's just that I refused."

"Her method is: take the blood of a hundred children and sacrifice to an evil existence in exchange for my cocoon becoming a butterfly."

"I have to admit that I was really tempted by this. This is already a big mistake."

Lothar said anxiously: "How can the two be confused? To prepare such a potion, you don't need to take other people's lives."

Baldwin IV smiled and said:

"Lothar, for the sake of the kingdom, I have endured enough. I have lost my hair and beard, and my body has become increasingly distorted and horrible.

Right now, I just want to die in a human body. "

Baldwin IV's expression was very calm, as if everything he said was imposed on others.

"I've pretty much explained what happened after my death. After my death, my nephew will succeed me, Queen Sibilla, as regent, but his husband-in-law will be Belian."

"Don't make me so indispensable."

"During the Battle of Mengisa, I thought I was the King of Destiny, but the Battle of Spring Valley woke me up like a dream."

Baldwin IV smiled and said, "Lothar, I'm not as talented as you think. Give me a healthy body, and what I can do is very limited."

"Let's be more optimistic. At least leprosy wiped out my pain while taking away my consciousness."

Lothar fell silent.

He knew what kind of pain lepers had to endure.

Muscles twisted, hands and feet atrophied, and even the five senses continued to fade away.

That is not physical pain, but spiritual, for his decaying body,
Lothar has some difficulty understanding Baldwin IV's obsession. In his opinion, as long as he can survive, the identity of a human being is not so important.

In later generations, many people even look forward to being able to get rid of the weak human body and achieve mechanical ascension.

"Your Majesty, I just want to persuade you one last time."

Baldwin IV shook his head, and pointed to his head: "Lothar, you never imagined how terrible it would be for a werewolf to become the king of Jerusalem."

"What you think and think will all change because of your body. Perhaps one day, I will give you an order to eat a child. At that time, will you still fulfill your oath of allegiance to me?"

(End of this chapter)