The Original Vampire

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Colin narrowed his eyes and wondered, "How did the Chapman family offend the church?"

At the same time as this question was asked, Colin kept guessing in his mind, what was the purpose of Mrs. Grace suddenly telling herself about this matter.

Mrs. Grace did not answer Colin's question, but asked again:

"Count Angele, do you know how many paladin families there are in the Radiance Empire?"

"Seven."

"Which seven?"

"The Royal Family of San Lorenzo, the Duke of the North, the St. Hilde, the East, the St. Pross, the West, the St. Grian, the South, the St. Landers, and the damned St. Theon. "..." Colin said and paused here.

Because he also realized that even including the Saint Theon family, who had become public enemies of the empire and could only hide in the shadows, there were only six paladin families.

However, the Radiance Empire was established by seven powerful first-generation Paladins, which is historical common sense, and the seven first-generation Paladins also derived the seven Paladin families.

However, the territory of the glorious empire is now divided up by the five paladin families (the royal family, the dukes of the east, south, west, and north), and the other two paladin families have long since withdrawn from the main stage of the empire.

Of course, the Saint Theon family was not reconciled to quit, and they continued to make trouble behind the scenes.

But the seventh paladin seems to have really withdrawn completely, not even a name is left...

and many more!

Colin suddenly realized something and blurted out: "This Chapman family is not one of the seven paladin families, right?"

"Yes." Mrs. Grace gave an affirmative answer.

Collin was stunned.

Mrs. Grace smiled mockingly and said, "The dignified St. Chapman family has fallen to the point where most people have never even heard of its name."

Colin immediately asked: "So, how did this St. Chapman family withdraw from the stage of history?"

"Count Angele, you should know how the Saint Theon family declined?"

Colin nodded and said, "I know, could it be that the St. Chapman family is also involved in this matter?"

"That's right." Mrs. Grace gave a positive answer, "As the guardian of the north, the husband of Duke St. Hilde, you should also know the secret that the Radiance Church is trying so hard to cover up?"

Colin nodded again and said, "I know. The Lord of Glory no longer absorbs the power of faith collected by the church, and there are even rumors that the Lord of Glory is dead."

The expression on Mrs. Grace's face suddenly became extraordinarily complicated, and she said solemnly: "It is a fact that the Lord of Glory no longer absorbs the power of faith, but the words that he has died are purely speculation with ulterior motives by the 'Dark Emperor'. .

Of course, the Black Emperor also paid a heavy price for his open mouth.

However, Count Angele, do you know why the Dark Emperor suddenly went mad and proclaimed such appalling remarks as "My Lord is dead"? "

"Why?" Colin asked.

Originally, he thought that the Black Emperor wanted to break the Church's suppression of imperial power, so he prepared to publicize the secrets that the Church had tried so hard to cover up, in order to weaken the Church's prestige and power. Valley

But now it seems that the Dark Emperor's motive is not so simple, and it is estimated that it has something to do with the Saint Chapman family.

"You should have guessed that the sudden outbreak of the Dark Emperor is actually related to the St. Chapman family." Mrs. Grace said in a low tone, re-showing that piece of history that was deliberately hidden in front of Colin,

"The Saint Chapman family is the only family among the seven paladin families that does not have a fief.

Precisely because there is no fief, they cannot afford to support the family army, so they can be completely trusted by the royal family.

Therefore, the St. Chapman family also has the title of "Hand of the Emperor".

The dukes of St. Chapman, who are deeply trusted by the royal family, have been awarded the post of guardian of the empire. It can even be said that this position is specially set up for the Duke of St. Chapman.

Guardian of the Empire,

The power is even above the prime minister of the palace, representing the will and majesty of the emperor.

But it was such a prominent family, but in the middle of the night more than 300 years ago, the Knights Templar brazenly entered the family manor and took all the clansmen to the Holy Mountain to be judged by the Pope!

The result of the trial, of course, is that the whole family is guilty.

Since then, the St. Chapman family has completely withdrawn from the political arena of the Empire.

And this behavior of the church deeply stimulated the royal family, and this was the reason why the Black Emperor was determined to tear his face off. "

Mrs. Grace said it was an understatement, but Colin's heart skipped a beat.

The paladin family was destroyed when the church said it was destroyed?

Moreover, it is still the Saint Chapman family who can be called the right arm of the royal family. This is simply a kick in the face of the royal family. It is no wonder that the black emperor wants to lift the table.

But then, Colin asked his most doubtful and crucial question:

"Why did the church take such a thunderous method against the St. Chapman family? Aren't they worried that the lords of the empire would be in danger, so they would unite to boycott the church?"

"Of course they are worried." Mrs. Grace said with a solemn expression, "But if you let it go, the Church will not be able to bear the consequences."

"What consequences? What did the St. Chapman family do?"

"The guardian of the empire at that time, the Duke of St. Chapman, asked the major lords of the empire to send special people to copy the "Sacred Canon" and distribute it to the representatives of the people, and cooperate with the church to preach the "Splendid Canon"."

Colin was stunned for a while, and asked in doubt: "Isn't this helping the church to spread the faith? It's too late for the church to praise the Duke of St. Chapman, so why would he kill him? Could it be that the Duke of St. Chapman is ordering someone to spread the Holy Code of Glory. In the process of entraining private goods?"

Mrs. Grace shook her head and said, "No. The Duke of St. Chapman didn't do anything with the Holy Codex, and in the process of organizing people to explain it to the public, he strictly followed the church's interpretation and invited the church to send a pastor to help. Train docents and supervise during the sermons.”

Collin was even more puzzled, but he didn't speak again, just patiently waiting for Mrs. Grace's explanation.

Mrs Grace continued:

"When the people of the empire gradually set off a wave of learning and comprehension of the Holy Codex, the Duke of St. Chapman asked the Dark Emperor to declare in public that the authority of the Radiance Codex is supreme, and it is the Lord of Radiance that restrains human beings. The only standard of faith, and the only way to be saved by faith!"

Hearing this, Colin finally realized that something was wrong.

The Duke of St. Chapman seems to be helping the church to spread the faith, but in fact, he is constantly promoting the status of the Holy Codex.

At first glance, this behavior seems to be completely consistent with the interests of the church, but in fact, it is a hidden murder!