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Hastur actually chose New Year's Eve to send people to assassinate the King of Loen Kingdom, and even attracted the attention of the gods.
Has he grown to this point in the mysterious world?
Even the gods paid special attention to him.
"The most important thing for the Loen Kingdom now is to conquer the Feysac Empire. Other matters can be solved after this matter is completed."
Earl Hall frowned slightly and asked, "What else?"
Archbishop Anthony didn't say much, just smiled meaningfully, stood up and left.
After sending Archbishop Anthony away, Earl Hall went to his study, burned the letter he had originally written, sat at his desk, thought for a while, and then started writing another letter.
……
Fireworks are going up again to celebrate the New Year in Port Puning, South Wales.
It feels like celebrating the New Year only when it's twelve o'clock.
Hasta, who had already fallen asleep, got up again and went to the outdoor balcony, looking at the bright fireworks in the sky and squinting his eyes slightly.
Not long after, Sharon also came here. She just stared at Hastur quietly, as if she wanted to see clearly what was thinking in his heart.
"The new year is here again, and I haven't given you a New Year gift yet." Hastur chuckled and said, "Is there anything you want?"
"No."
"Really not?"
Sharon retracted her gaze from Hastur and turned to look at the starry sky that was far brighter than usual.
"Sharon, should you give me a New Year's gift too?"
"Not prepared."
“The New Year’s gift I want doesn’t require preparation in advance.”
Hastur stood up, walked to Sharon, and looked at her with a slight smile.
Chapter 430 Aurora Club declares responsibility for the incident
This time, Sharon was not scared away by Hastur's deliberately teasing words. Instead, she raised her eyes slightly, stared at him, and said calmly: "Then what?"
Hasta was slightly startled. Sharon, who was trying to maintain her stubbornness, was really cute. She seemed to be expecting, but also entangled and timid.
Although she tried to pretend to be calm, the sea in her blue eyes was filled with spreading ripples.
"Sharon..."
Hasta shouted softly, and there was a bit of ambiguity in the air. Sharon, who had originally planned to hold on, took two steps back slightly, "I haven't decided what New Year gift I want."
After saying that, she pretended that nothing happened and left. As she left, Azshara shouted and jumped from the shadow position on the beam to Sharon's shoulder.
Hastur did not chase, but sat back in his seat, looking up at the stars, thinking about what kind of disturbance his secret action would bring tonight.
The process of assassinating Govington II is not complicated. Sequence 2 of a single extraordinary path may be a bit difficult, but for him who is in charge of several extraordinary paths and has corresponding authority, without the intervention of the three gods, It's basically not difficult.
Killing people through dreams was a combination of Hastur's own extraordinary abilities and the help of one of the sealed objects he obtained from the spiritual dragon, to complete the assassination at an ultra-long distance.
Except for William I, the ancestor of the Augustus family, who caused a little trouble for him, the others were pushed forward all the way.
Thinking back to the moment when Govington II's head was chopped off, I'm afraid he was still thinking that this was just a dream, and dreams are usually the opposite of what happens in the real world.
After entering Govington II's dream and successfully assassinating him, he also read part of Govington II's memory.
For example, the person who informed Govington II of the three prophecies was Zaratul, who was hiding in the dark. He has recently gone crazy again, and it was very serious. He probably saw things he shouldn't have seen. Of course, he is not excluded. It's fake.
In addition to this, he also saw a little secret about the fall of George III. Unfortunately, Govington II only knew that there was a problem, but did not know where the problem actually occurred.
The only thing that concerned Hastur tonight was the indulgent attitude of the three gods towards him.
The three gods did not descend from the gods, but they vaguely knew what happened to Backlund, but they still sat back and allowed themselves to assassinate Govington II.
In addition to not wanting to antagonize the stars, it is probably also because Govington II has been making frequent moves recently to annoy them.
For the Goddess of Night, conquering the Feysac Empire is the most important thing. For the Lord of Storms, Govington II's attack on the old nobles is a slap in the face. The God of Steam and Machinery does not matter, but he The sense of existence has always been the weakest.
The territory of the Augustus family is still there, and the death of Govington II will not cause much panic. It can also effectively warn the people of the Augustus family to always maintain reverence for the gods.
In this case, it is normal for the three gods to make such a choice.
Hastur thought about various possibilities to prevent himself from missing any important tips.
……
Outside Puning Port
The investigators from the Trinity Church were the first to receive the news from Backlund.
"Govington II has fallen!"
"Tonight, just before the stroke of twelve!"
"The cause of death is unknown, and we don't even know who the murderer is!"
This bombshell news cast a shadow over the investigators who were celebrating the New Year. They had just received a New Year's expenses approved by Govington II.
"What the church means is for us to return to Backlund and take care of other things."
"The same goes for us."
"It seems that the church should know the secret behind this matter."
The three heads of the Three Gods Church discussed it and decided to return to Backlund in two days. Before going back, they needed to meet with Count Hastur Campbell according to the church's arrangements, and then end this. A trip to South Wales.
January 1st is the day when all things come back to life in the new year.
Backlund is shrouded in a thick layer of haze, making it difficult for everyone to breathe.
After all, the death of Govington II could not be hidden, but overnight, the news of Govington II's death occupied a large page in major newspapers.
With the newspaper leaking and adding fuel to the fire, this topic is being discussed in the streets of Backlund today.
In particular, the former King of Loen Kingdom was also assassinated, and the assassin has not been caught until now.
Now Govington II has followed in his father's footsteps and died.
This made many people feel unsafe. Even the king could be assassinated one after another without catching the assassin. Is the assassin too powerful or the guards too incompetent?
Can such a Loen royal family really lead the Loen Kingdom to prosperity?
Not long after, members of the Loen royal family came forward and defined the assassination as a conspiracy between the Feysac Empire and the Aurora Society.
While expressing deep sorrow, it also aroused people's disgust towards the Feysac Empire in order to prepare for the complete conquest of the Feysac Empire in the beginning of spring.
In this regard, the Church of the Three Gods stood together with the Loen royal family and threw all the blame on the Fusac Empire and the Aurora Society. Anyway, there were so many crimes on them, so there was no need to add one more.
Today, many members of the Loen royal family came to the secluded place of William I, headed by Grove Augustus.
"I know your purpose of coming, but this matter is not something you can know." William I directly blocked the questions they wanted to ask, and said: "Let the eldest son of Govington II succeed to the throne, and you will assist him. , from now on, concentrate on conquering the Fusac Empire and do less on other things."
Grove paused after hearing the words, and said with a wry smile on his face: "Ancestor, do we, the Augustus family, have to swallow our anger?"
"The Augustus family..." William I read it twice, and then said with a cold face: "Have you ever seen any family that can remain prosperous forever?"
"This……"
Grove's heart trembled. Does this mean that the Augustus family is now on the decline?
"Go back, deal with the things that need to be done quickly, and avoid the things that shouldn't be done."
After saying this, William I closed his eyes and asked people to start seeing off the guests.
Until all come
He sighed only after the visitors had left.
The reason why the Augustus family stood out in history and became the rulers of the Loen Kingdom was because the gods chose them.
Now, the gods' eyes have left them and focused on others.
No matter how unwilling he is, he still understands that as long as no one in the Augustus family becomes a god, then the Augustus family will always be a dispensable pawn in the hands of the gods.
Such things are not uncommon throughout history.
The only difference is that as long as He is not dead, the Augustus family will not be completely exterminated.
But if we want to maintain the glory of the past, it will probably be difficult.
On the afternoon of January 1, Klein held the first Tarot meeting of the new year.
When Miss Justice finished her first New Year greetings, Mr. Fool finished reading Roselle's diary. Oh, no one handed in Roselle's diary this week.
When the free discussion began, the Hanged Man Alger spoke first, his tone heavy, "Another major incident happened in Backlund recently. Covington II was stabbed to death just before the stroke of twelve last night."
"Yes, this matter has now spread throughout Backlund. Some people say that this is because Covington II offended the gods, so he was punished by the gods." Emlyn also added in coordination with Alger.
Audrey and Fors were surprised. They had invited Hugh to go out with them this morning to enjoy the New Year's scenery in Southville.
Unexpectedly, Backlund caused such a big incident without making any noise.
It was an irony for King Covington II that a king was assassinated by an assassin just as the New Year was approaching.
After he came to power, he had been committed to clearing out the power of the old aristocracy. Unexpectedly, he himself would become the garbage that was swept away in the end.
Klein felt equally surprised, even though he spent the New Year drinking alone in a coastal tavern.
Fors asked, "Have you found out who assassinated Govington II?"
"According to the Loen royal family themselves, it was the Feysac Empire and the Aurora Club that did it, and a member of the Aurora Club has already stepped forward to take responsibility for this matter."
Alger shared the inside information he heard from within the Church of the Storm.
Fors sighed, "The Aurora Society, it's them again. They even dared to assassinate the king."
"Maybe it's not them. They just want the reputation that comes from this incident. The worse the reputation, the better it is for them to recruit new members."
As Alger spoke, he looked at Miss Justice. He wanted to know if the upper class of Loen knew some different inside stories.
Audrey groaned for a moment, then faced Alger's expectant gaze and said, "If the king of Loen Kingdom was so easy to assassinate, Backlund wouldn't have become a forbidden zone for Beyonders."
Alger's eyes showed an expression of "as expected". In fact, Audrey simply did not believe that the members of the Aurora Society would assassinate Covington II. In her heart, she believed that this should be a punishment from God and was related to the previous incident of the descent of the skyfire.
Covington II angered the gods, so he was assassinated in Backlund.
Otherwise, under the watchful eyes of the gods, even an angel would find it difficult to assassinate the king of a country.