Savile and Iolum were saying this over there, and Shado finally "awakened" to Niya's affectionate calls.
Because he was worried that Niya's acting skills would not be up to par, he just arranged for Niya to try not to talk. Just now, Niya's performance was pretty good, but now that he wakes up, there is inevitably a risk of her secrets being revealed.
So, when Xia Duo woke up, he coughed out a mouthful of blood and pulled out a puff of blood foam in mid-air. This was something he had not discussed with Niya beforehand, and this body had been sealed in Hengchun Plaza. Niya was For a moment, I really thought something had happened to him, and immediately screamed nervously. This time, my voice was much more emotional than before:
"Xia Duo, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
"I, I'm fine. It's just that the blood that was trapped in my chest feels better after I spit it out. Where are you all? Where is the assassin? Have you caught him?"
In Xia Duo's "victim character", although the assassin launched a life-threatening blow at the last moment before the seal, if someone could take action in time, certain information could still be intercepted.
At this time, Xia Duo asked if the assassin had been caught. In fact, he was asking if there were any clues to catch the assassin and find out the identity of the assassin. Regarding this question, Niya finally fell into the silence of the established procedure.
Savile was about to speak, but Iolum took the initiative to stand up and explain a few words. As long as he said that the clues about the assassin had been found and were related to the demon descendant, Xia Duo did not have to worry. The Northland Alliance already knew about this and would take care of it. This matter needs to be investigated to the end.
After hearing this, Xia Duo's expression relaxed, and then he passed out naturally. Niya immediately started sobbing obediently when she saw this. Iolum stepped forward to check, and then told Niya, Savile and Ba who were present. Digar, Horn:
"Xia Duo's soul aura is still very weak. I think this kind of backup is not without cost. The restoration ceremony in Severton is ready. Why don't we let them come over now?"
Seeing Sha Duo regaining consciousness, Badigal actually no longer wanted to perform the restoration ceremony. The preparations for the early stages of the ceremony and the completion of the ceremony had completely different costs.
Not to mention anything else, the life of Archbishop Benedictus who came voluntarily is about to end. It is divine grace and holy power that allows him to maintain his current state. Once the divine grace and holy power are consumed too much, perhaps the end of the ceremony will be When this respectable elder passed away.
In addition, there is Death Priest Carter. As far as he knows, Shado should not have purchased the [Sacred Pact of Resurrection]. In this case, the cost of forced resurrection or soul restoration is far higher than normal.
If possible, just use conventional means to maintain it.
Although Badigal or Seven Pagodas do not want Shado to die, they are not so kind-hearted that they want Shado to recover perfectly. A disabled Shado may be more in their interests.
Therefore, Badigal said with an expression of embarrassment: "Archbishop Benedictus and Priest Carter came for the resurrection of Shado. Now that they are alive, it may be inappropriate to let them come again. If they are just recovering, it is not as good as Send Shado to the great temple in Severdon, where the environment is conducive to soul recovery."
Hearing this, not only Iolum and Savile, who were obviously biased towards Shado, frowned, but even Horn, one of Seven Towers' own people, was a little displeased.
These are all preparations for the restoration ceremony. Even if resurrection is not needed, the ceremony itself has a powerful restorative effect. It is really embarrassing to give up suddenly when it is just the last step.
However, Horn can also understand Badigal's thoughts. Recently, Shado has been too active in Severton, stealing the limelight of the Seven Towers. Although he is suffering at the moment, his life itself is temporarily worry-free, so the suppression will follow. Come.
But on the other hand, Horn has never thought of being the talker of the Seven Towers. There is a big gap between Kiran Tower and the other six forces of the Seven Towers. One side specializes in the field of blood, and the other side is general. field.
For a long time, Jilan Tower's status in the Seven Towers was not to say that it was a marginal person, but at least it was not able to go to the mainstream. It was only because he followed the princess closely in the past that he seemed more active, but now it is the norm.
But Horn is not without pursuit. The Bloodline Sequencing Project is the killer weapon he uses to overtake and return to the mainstream. Moreover, the new covenant era is coming, and the relationship between the Seven Towers can no longer be as harmonious as in the past.
The most obvious reason is the spread of parliamentary power. The Seven Towers can no longer gain extraordinary external advantages through internal consensus. Each of the Seven Towers needs to win over other great arcanists and even lords as much as possible.
In this case, the competition between the seven towers becomes stronger. Even if you finally get the speaker's seat, it will not be as great as the benefits brought by the competition.
The reason why Horn is dissatisfied with Badigal's behavior is undoubtedly that he has regarded Sha Duo as someone he can cooperate with in the future. Although this cooperative relationship is not as close as the internal relationship of the Seven Towers in the past, it is not as close as the new one. Compared with the Seven Towers relationship in the covenant era, it may not be much inferior.
And it's not just Xia Duo, there are also potential collaborators from the three planes of Sweetwater and the main plane. However, among all the collaborators, Xia Duo, who has a special bloodline, is almost a natural ally of Jilan Tower.
In this case, if you don't know how to fight for it, then Horn, the controller of Kiran Tower, will be too incompetent.
But before Horn's opinion was finished, Nia, as Sha Duo's wife, took the initiative to refuse, because Nia knew Sha Duo's intentions very well and was unwilling to have too much contact with the priest under such circumstances.
As for going to the Great Temple to recuperate, that's even more impossible.
"Does Lord Shado also think that receiving holy power healing will cut off his path to becoming a god?" Horn asked curiously.
This question actually has a clear answer in Netheril. The princess had introduced holy power healing countless times before she ascended to the gods, but she still succeeded in ascending to the gods.
For this kind of question, only one counterexample is enough to prove its fallacy.
Generally speaking, people who believe that accepting holy power healing will cut off their path to godhood are only those who are extremely confident in magic and extremely conceited about themselves. In fact, they do not really think that such behavior will cut off their path to godhood. , but they are too extreme and want to compete with the gods everywhere.
The most typical one is Vader. His most widely circulated sentence in Netheril is "God is just a stronger arcanist." After Vader said this sentence, many people in Netheril also used it. Use these words to encourage yourself.
But the only person who truly rejected any holy power healing or other effects was Vader.
Horn knew that Xia Duo and Vader had been getting closer recently. It would be unworthy of him to be influenced by Vader to reject the Holy Power. The most important thing is that Horn also knew one thing, that is, he was involved in the promotion of the princess. The people who participated in the divine ceremony more or less sensed the princess's holy power, but Xia Duo, a key participant, never did. Perhaps the intention of rejection had already appeared.
(End of chapter)
