I Am Louis XIV

Hood was one of the earliest wizards who followed Louis XIV. Although at that time he was only hired to serve a mortal king for the sake of shining gold, Dunkirk was able to become so quickly He and his companions were indispensable for the military power and port that the king desired. Since Louis XIV established the so-called "Special Royal Guard", he has naturally become the leader of the young wizards, with a status similar to Count d'Artagnan's cousin Pierre in the Musketeers.

It was certainly impossible that a man so deeply trusted by Louis, who had even served as his Majesty's bodyguard from Flanders to Holland, could remain in Paris - after Camnico had settled down, with the king's musketeers being dispatched Also going out were the wizards' ravens and other birds. They were soaring in the air, looking for traces of the Ottoman Turkish army, so that General Vauban and his supporters knew which paths to choose to set up obstacles and clear the way. Which cities did residents migrate to?

But from the beginning, Louis knew that this approach might not last long - this time he came to Camnico to meet with the kings, and was not so surprised to find that there were several unfamiliar faces around these important people ( There were not many people the king was willing to trust—their favored courtiers would send portraits as well as his lady spies), and wizards and wizards would know just by seeing each other, hearing each other, or even observing the traces of magic left behind by the other. Which family the other party probably comes from.

Louis was the instigator, and of course he would not do anything stupid. But Barras looked very ugly. Maybe he was regretting that he should not have chosen to abandon the French royal family and come to Rome, doing something that was not embarrassing. Bishop, let alone Gaiola's wizard or his former student Elario, even wizards like Varro Vesalius and Hood are more popular with the king than him.

However, what this gentleman is best at is not caring about empty honors and false reputations. When he was brought to Camnico by Louis XIV, he was keenly aware that his majesty did not have any good impression of him. Now it is no longer his grievance and hesitation. It's time - if he hesitates any longer, if, he means, when the war begins, they encounter the power of the Ottoman Turkish world, or other talented people with ulterior motives, he and his monks will definitely be attacked by Louis XIV. Don’t hesitate to dispatch.

The cardinal leader ordered Barras, and no one else, to come to Paris, with the vague intention of dealing with Barras, a villain who took advantage of the situation. Yes, even if Barras wisely abandoned the crazy Clay Clement X, put himself under his command, but the cardinal leader, like Clement X, would not trust such a short-sighted guy who is unscrupulous and short-sighted. He can use him to show his sincerity and eliminate people around him. hidden dangers, it is really a good deal.

There are less than fifty monks around Baras, who are also his last family members, but at this time, let alone these monks, even he has to show his dedication and dedication - Varo Vesalius's The room was right next to Hood's, and Baras's room was at the other end of the corridor, but he was actually only one step slower than Vesalius.

As soon as Vesalius poured the potion into Hood's throat, Barras rushed in like a black whirlwind. When he rushed in, Vesalius almost smashed the defensive potion bottle, but Barras immediately knelt down next to Hood. He put his hands on Hood's face, pressed his eyes that were destroyed by the curse attached to the crystal shards, and recited scriptures quickly: "...They come When he went to a place called Bethsaida, there was an invisible man who asked Jesus to touch him...and Jesus touched his eyes and said, "What do you see?" The man said, "You see people like trees." , so Jesus pressed his eyes again, and he could see again..."

Vesalius knelt beside Hood, his robes were covered with Hood's blood. Eyes were not only important and sensitive organs for mortals, but also for wizards. Ottoman Turkish priests, the descendants of wizards, rarely appeared in Istanbul. It also makes it difficult for other wizards to understand them. Now it seems that they are no less than talented people from anywhere, from England, France or the Roman Church. They are even more dangerous, because they not only destroyed Hood's crystal ball , and also hurt the caster himself through the crystal ball.

His potion can even regenerate new organs for people who have lost their eyes, but for the curse above, Vesalius predicted that they would not be easy to deal with even before he had time to check it - but Balas's... spell, Let's put it that way, it's obviously very targeted.

Hood's breathing and heartbeat suddenly stabilized. He relaxed and leaned back, no longer twitching in pain.

Vesalius wondered if it was because the priests of the Ottoman Turks had something in common with the priests of the Roman Church - they both successfully combined their innate abilities with their devout beliefs and became secular people. The people's swords are then pointed at their own kind. The idea that their power is given by God or the true god is not groundless, because after such changes, their magic is indeed very different from the magic of wizards.

But he still had to thank Barras.

After Louis heard about this, he sent his servants and rewarded Barras with a small box of gold coins. This disappointed Barras. After all, everyone now knows that the king rewards those he trusts with shoulder straps and diamonds. It would be even better if it was a diamond brooch taken from his body. Of course, to this day, Viscount Turenne and Marshal Schaumberg do not know that the reason why they received such a reward was purely because of the The king was short of money.

Barras was in dire straits in Rome, but his family's accumulation in the Archipelago and the reward he received in Paris were not enough to make him happy for this windfall. He sighed and used the reward to bribe him. He met Bangtang, the king's first valet, hoping to see the king as soon as possible.

"Will he ask to go back to Paris or Rome?" Louis said, and Bontang smiled, "Would you like to make a bet with me?" Louis said to the Marquis of Lois next to him affectionately: "Paris, or... Rome?"

"I bet it's Kocevi or another city in Slovenia." Marquis Lovas bowed slightly and said.

"You are a cunning man, my good sir," said Louis, nodding to Bontang. Bontang knew that the king had granted Bishop Barras an audience. He turned and left. The Marquis of Lovas exchanged a word with the king. Eyes: "It seems that you have the same idea as me," Louis said a few minutes before Barras arrived: "This figure like a 'weather chicken' (Note 1), after all, was once the great judge of the Paris Inquisition. Commander, Elario told me that although he has a despicable nature, his magical skills and combat ability are not inferior to any monks and knights."

"Although he is unwilling to follow you here, his hands are already immersed in the hot boiling water. He has to fish out something to avoid losing money." The Marquis of Lovas said, and then he coughed lightly, Because he found that the wording just now was a bit vulgar, Louis laughed: "Nothing, sir, I have heard this sentence from Colbert, you have worked with him for so long, it is understandable to be influenced by him, and this sentence Maybe it’s not subtle, but it’s very relevant.”

"There are other things." The Marquis of Lois said: "When he was in Rome, he might have heard about some things about Paris and Versailles, but some things are incomplete unless he is there. Barras is an arrogant person. Man, he left Paris at that time just because he thought that Bishop Mazarin and you could not give him a matching reward. In Rome, he even intended to get involved in the position of the Cardinal Prince. Now he is back and sees Elario, his former student. , has actually put on the robe of a bishop, and has three dioceses, he can't help but feel jealous. You know, Your Majesty, although he is a bishop, he does not have his own cathedral, and he is not respected by those who know him. , this position was just casually assigned to him by Clement X.”

"So what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, Your Majesty, he also holds a little hope that if he can demonstrate his ability in front of you, you may also allow him to occupy a position in your court, even replacing Elario's."

Louis showed an incomprehensible look, and the Marquis of Lois blinked, "There are many people who don't know the rules in this world, Your Majesty. Do you want to bet?"

"A gold Louis," Louis bet.

"A gold Louis," said the Marquis of Loise, and as soon as he finished speaking, Barras strode in.

In appearance, Ballas is more believable than Elario. He is tall and has broad shoulders. Although his hair is gray, he has an elegant classical beauty, like a statue from Greece or Rome BC. A marble statue, he is wearing a black robe, tied with a purple belt, and a large gold cross hangs on his chest. In order to avoid shaking, the chains of the cross are fixed on both shoulders, and the cross is hung on a second button .

Unlike ordinary bishops, he also has hooks on his belt for hanging swords and musket holsters. However, all people who come to see the king must disarm outside the room unless authorized by the king, so Barras only Holding a box. When he saw the Marquis of Lovas, he was slightly stunned, as if he was surprised that there were other people around the king when he received him.

"Good afternoon, Your Majesty." He kept the question in his heart, stepped forward, bowed deeply, and then kissed the king's ring.

"Sit down and talk," Louis said. "Mr. Bishop, I think you must have something very important to tell me."

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is very important." Barras said, and he sat down on the chair brought by the attendant. Although Louis did not like this person, he would never deliberately humiliate others in these places, and Bontang also gave him a gift. Here comes tea and cheese - Slovenian cheese is the only local food recognized by the king's chefs. Kamnik is located on the edge of the highlands, and the June sunshine has brought a hint of heat, but in this ancient castle, The windows were narrow, and even if there were carpets and curtains, they could not completely cover up the coldness of the stone bricks, so the tea served by Bontang was still piping hot, and there was even a piece of fur on the Marquis of Lovas' knees.

"I come from Mr. Varo Vesalius, your majesty," said Barras.

"How's Hood's eye doing?"

"There is no big problem anymore, but the Ottomans have noticed the wizards' tricks and may not be able to continue." Barras said.

"Are you sure you are an Ottoman?" Louis asked.

A smile flashed across Barras's face unnoticed, "Your Majesty, after all, I am the Grand Judge of the Inquisition. Even if it was only once, when I was in Rome, I had many encounters with those pagan priests. After dealing with it," he paused: "My monks found a raven, do you want to see it?"

Louis' eyes fell on the box, "Show me." He was a person who had passed through the battlefield, could he still be scared by a dead raven?

Barras opened the box. This box may have been used to hold spices. The raven had been broken into pieces, but there was no unpleasant smell. Barras fiddled with it and showed it to the king and the Marquis of Lovas. He saw a pair of eyes, which were the eyes of a raven, rolling down like two dyed pebbles among the scattered feathers. "Ravens don't have blue eyes," he said, "this is a kind of magic." , can make peepers blind, the wizards around you can also do it, but only those pagans, their spells will turn the eyes of people or animals affected by the spells blue."

"Can their spells affect so many ravens?" Louis asked. He brought hundreds of wizards this time, and there must be many from other countries. Hood and several other wizards drove the crossing Crows also had conflicts with other wizards' avian servants when they spied on enemy troops.

"Those heretics, I have to say, Your Majesty, they are in collusion with the devil, and they just have to open the door to purgatory and walk in. Sometimes they can indeed bring great danger." Barras said: "So I came I want to see you and ask for your permission..."

"allow?"

"Allow you to let me and my companions go meet those abominable devils for a while. Your Majesty, my subordinates and I can trace the traces of any werewolf or vampire, and humans cannot escape our eyes. I will bring you glad tidings that will give you an unquestionable victory before any other monarch."

Note 1: Some residents often have a shiny metal rooster on their roofs - a weathervane, which is a kind of weathervane used to indicate the direction of the wind. It has the same meaning as the modern arrow-shaped weathervane. In the past, the weathercock was considered by the residents to ward off evil spirits. Later, people painted the two sides of the chicken's body gold and black respectively to identify the direction of the wind. Also known as the wind direction chicken.