Chapter 122 Detecting Lies
Leorel sighed and said, “Come with me and wait in the council chamber for a moment. I will explain the situation to His Majesty the King.”

The priests, nobles, including Nemesis, entered the palace in confusion and waited in the magnificent meeting hall.

“What’s going on? Will His Majesty the King come to see us? Is this a real house?” The ministers and nobles were whispering.

Only the two bishops sat in their seats with expressionless faces and did not speak.

It makes no difference whether the king shows up or not. Saint Delis is just a pseudo-legend and has no resistance to the power of the church. Not to mention others, Bishop Conrad who is sitting here today is a level 15 priest, not to mention the Archbishops of Dawn who have not condescended to come here.

If the royal family really teamed up with the red-robed wizard under the leadership of the king to summon the devil, it would probably lead to even stronger sanctions.

Soon, the waiting process paid off.

The door of the meeting hall was opened, and the first person to come in was Leorel. Behind him, a white-haired old man was pushed in on a wheelchair, and a man in a black robe followed him.

Everyone immediately stood up, placed their right hands on their chests and left hands hanging down, bowed and said respectfully: “Your Majesty.”

Although Nemesis had never seen Saint Delis, judging from the reactions of others, this old man who looked like he was dying was indeed the king.

“It’s so weird”

Nemesis frowned. He used his mental power to try to explore the old man’s memory, but it was all incoherent mumbling, like a madman. He then tried to explore the memory of the man behind the old man, and was blocked as expected.

“Another level 17 warrior.” Nemesis’ eyes were solemn. As he encountered more high-level warriors, he had discovered a pattern. With his current mental strength, he was unable to probe the memories of these warriors who stood at the pinnacle of the mortal world. Only those below level 17 could be easily probed.

The reason seems to be that the will of level 17 warriors will undergo a transformation, which leads to a significant increase in their ability to resist the power of the mind.

However, Nemesis is still only a young dragon at this time. I believe that this situation will change when he grows into an adult dragon, or even a middle-aged dragon.

“Gentlemen, please take your seats.” Saint Delis coughed and announced in an old voice.

Everyone sat down, only Bishop Conrad was still standing. He said with a serious look, “Saint Delis, on behalf of the Dawn Church, I would like to ask the Inbutu royal family whether the demonic phenomenon in Gobelan City is related to the royal family.”

Someone noticed that Bishop Conrad’s words had changed and his tone had become more serious than ever before. The bishop was extremely angry at this time because he discovered that those believers of Goebenland might actually have been abandoned by His Majesty the King himself.

“Ahem, of course not.” Saint Delis’s face darkened. “Also, please address me as – Your Majesty the King, Bishop Conrad.”

“Haha, very good.” Conrad sneered.

“In that case, let the great Lord of Dawn determine whether you are lying!”

Conrad closed his eyes and began to chant a prayer. Leorel, who was standing beside him, changed his expression and scolded him for being daring, but was stopped by Saint Delis.

The effect of the magic was soon apparent, and the priests’ unique abilities were detecting whether Saint Delis’ words contained any lies.

But the result was surprising – no. Nemesis frowned, feeling a little unbelievable. Although Detect Lies was only a first-level spell, it was an extremely special first-level spell because it sought the attention of the gods every time it was cast. It was a spell that could not be used casually unless it was absolutely necessary.

This shows that the results of this spell can be said to be basically accurate, and nothing can escape the watchful eyes of the gods.

But this was clearly an event accomplished by the royal family in collusion with the red-robed wizard, and I experienced it myself. Am I crazy?

Nemesis even began to absurdly doubt his own memory.

“Wait a minute, doesn’t His Majesty the King know?” Nemesis thought of another possibility. When someone tells a lie without knowing it is a lie, it appears to be the truth to the person concerned.

But would Leorel really hide such a big thing from the king?
And wasn’t Mitzili’s appointment 20 years ago? That was also appointed by the royal family themselves.

These numerous doubts made it even impossible for people to believe the detection results. Conrad looked at the detection results in disbelief and was speechless. He looked at Lawrence with a grim expression, hoping that the other party would give him an explanation.

Bishop Lawrence also looked grim at this time. He had to stand up. The big advantage with the wind suddenly turned into a desperate headwind, and he had to stand up.

“It seems that His Majesty the King is not aware of this matter, but this is undoubtedly the work of your royal family. This is His Excellency Nemesis, the darling of the God of Knowledge, and the real dragon who saved Degen City and fought against the Gobenlan demon. Not only did he hear it himself, but there is also a red robe wizard as a witness, proving that this is a conspiracy of your royal family and the Red Robe Wizards. Sacrifice Gobenlan to summon the demon and give it to Sazas Tan. In return, he will help you get rid of Nie Rong!”

Bishop Lawrence spoke in a loud and confident voice, as if the detection results had no effect on him at all.

Are you kidding? Nemesis was the one that Oghma personally sent down an oracle to cooperate with. Lawrence could see that this was even more chosen than the chosen. He said that the sun rises in the west, and that the sun rises in the west! His old bones were determined to hold on to this future thigh.

Nemesis also stood up and nodded at this time, which made Leorel’s face turn a little ugly.

“Oh? A dragon that saved my people? How rare! A dragon that does not covet treasures but protects humans.” Saint Delis seemed to have heard this for the first time and was very surprised. He said in amazement.

“But,” Saint Delis’ voice was a little low, “Just this is not enough to slander my Inbutu royal family, Bishop Lawrence, this is not enough.”

Lawrence and Conrad frowned at Saint Delis’s tough words. Was the king crazy? Was he provoking them without any evidence?

But it is true. Conrad’s lie about detection just now embarrassed the church. It would be better to just throw out some evidence he made up. What should I say now? His Majesty the King is unaware? Or does the gods agree with His Majesty the King?
With this thought in mind, Lawrence was somewhat troubled. He glanced back at Nemesis, as if to ask, “What should I do now?”

The silver-haired boy transformed from the scroll dragon sat back in the chair and blew the dust off his fingertips. Okay, although I don’t know how the royal family managed to fool the gods.

But playing dirty with him?
Don’t blame him for playing even dirtier.

“In that case, why don’t we ask these ministers who have been serving the royal family so diligently? I believe they will know some inside information.”

The young man had a vicious smile on his face, which suddenly gave Leorel a bad feeling.

　Guess what Nemesis is going to do

　
(End of this chapter)