Chapter 19: The Forbidden Spoils of War
The matter of Her Majesty's Theatre was immediately sent to the government and the knightly authorities.
Both sides were furious at the same time.
In particular, the knight agency originally thought that the danger of the 'doomsday myth' had been lifted at least temporarily, but the other party actually took a salary from the bottom of the kettle and was forcibly taken from the theater by Her Majesty.
The news was also immediately blocked by the government - for now, the audience in the theater is temporarily housed in the theater's lounge and lobby, and at the same time asked to cut off any means of communication.
The police arrived first, and then the MI people also came - and finally, Gareth, who had just completed his mission on the tracks of the Eurostar train, actually brought a team of people to the scene in person.
"Who are they?"
One of the policemen asked his companion, unusually surprised that they had given way to someone from MI just ten minutes earlier...... But now, it's the turn of this group of MI guys to make way for this group of people.
"How do I know?" the companion shook his head, and looked at the MI people with some disbelief on his face, as if they had been 'invited' out by the gang rather angrily.
The theater where the accident occurred was blocked by this gang.
At this time, inside the theater.
Mr. Gareth was standing in the room where the queen had watched the performance—he had already noticed that there had been traces of a fight, but after the wood had been cut by the depart, there were no heavy marks of a fight in the room.
The battle didn't seem to last long...... Or is it one-sided?
But it was Lancelot who was guarding the Queen...... Who can easily suppress Lancelot? Gareth became more and more suspicious in his heart - even if he was injured in the face of Farrell last night, Lancelot would not be helpless in England.
He and Dagonit the Clown were actually less injured than Lancelot...... He and the Joker's Holy Armor was interrupted by Farrell before it could unfold, so the Holy Armor wasn't too damaged.
But Lancelot was beaten by Farrell after putting on the Holy Armor.
A knight, calling from under the stage, seemed to have made some discovery...... Mr. Gareth simply jumped straight from the stands.
I saw the knight come over with a middle-aged man.
"Mr. Snei. Gareth called out to the middle-aged man rather politely.
He was a magician hired by the Knights' Authority, and although he was also a member of the Magicians' Guild, he had been Britons for generations, and he remained in Britain since the Magicians' Guild was successfully certified.
"Mr. Gareth. Mr. Snee nodded, "I found some remnants of the secret medicine at the scene, and the samples taken from the audience have also been tested, and they are the same substance. It's an instantaneous stun poison, but it's harmless. ”
"Secret Apothecary ......," Gareth frowned, "According to what we know, there is indeed a high-ranking cadre in the 'Doomsday Myth' who is a secret apothecary, called... What's it called? ”
"Tipu. Mr. Snee said indifferently: "In addition, he is not actually a secret apothecary, because he is suspected of cheating and poisoning the examiner in the process of certifying the secret apothecary, and has been permanently deprived of the qualification of a certified secret pharmacist by the Magician Association." ”
At this time, another knight walked briskly, "Mr. Gareth, it's all investigated. Except for the queen and Lord Lancelot, who were missing, there were only two actors from the troupe. ”
"Actor?" Gareth frowned.
The knight said: "One is called Caesar, who is the actor of the male lead, and the other is called Jodas, who is also an important role in the play..."
"Caesar......" Gareth subconsciously read the name.
"Sir, do you have anything in mind?"
Gareth shook his head, "No... No clue. By the way, Mr. Snei, can you use tracking magic?"
"No, I can't. Mr. Snee shook his head, "I haven't found any useful mediums here, and the tracking technique can't be used...... I'm sorry. ”
"Don't care. Gallus patted him on the shoulder...... But I was at a loss in my heart.
At this point, the phone rang.
A phone call from the Knight Mechanism.
Gareth answered suddenly, and then his face changed slightly, "It's really ?!!"
......
"What! the time of day...... Before dawn tomorrow?!" 10 Downing Street, angry first suppressed the urge to almost drop the phone, "Pugins, I hope you just played a bad joke on me!"
"I think I'd like to be in the mood to play such a bad joke with you. But that's not the case... Prime minister. Mr. Perkins' voice was somewhat helpless.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, the Knight Organ received a teaser from the leader of the 'Doomsday Myth'.
It reads as follows:
First: the need to unconditionally release all members of the 'Doomsday Myth'.
Second: to pass the demand for a cession of Northern Ireland before sunrise tomorrow, if not...... Tomorrow at sunrise, they will publicly execute Her Majesty.
......
"It's a joke, can't the entire British Empire deal with just a few thugs?!"
The Prime Minister roared: "Mr. Popkins, I would like to know if the funds allocated to your knightly offices every year for so many years have been used for the Japanese pigs!"
In the Knights' Trap, Mr. Perkins pulled the phone away from his ear...... He was annoyed, and he was in the mood to listen to the man at 10 Downing Street growling.
The Prime Minister was only concerned that Her Majesty had been threatened – but Mr. Popkins was also worried about Farrell's escape.
"I won't trust you anymore, Pugins!" he said coldly, and then hung up the phone.
This gave Mr. Perkins a sense of foreboding...... He silently looked at the pendulum clock on the wall, which was only about 14 hours away from sunrise tomorrow.
He sighed, stood up, and turned...... The paintings on the wall behind him automatically moved away, revealing a huge screen that also came out.
The screen turned on, and seven faces appeared on the screen at the same time...... These are the heads of knightly offices everywhere.
"Guys, that's already the case...... We need to know the whereabouts of the Queen right away. If the enemy were to allow the queen to be executed in public this time, it would be the most horrific and ridiculous joke our country has ever seen. ”
"Say, Perkins, your decision?"
Mr. Perkins took a deep breath and said, "Start the Holy Grail." ”
On the screen, everyone fell silent instantly...... There is a strange aura, even across the screen, which seems to be slowly permeating the place of self-giving because of the dialogue between the eight people who will be the leader.
Finally, on the screen, an old man said slowly: "Pugins...... You should know that the Holy Grail is the trophy captured from that great war a hundred years ago. But it is forbidden to be used...... To use the Holy Grail, you need sacrifices, aren't you? ”
"Tomorrow, we may see a country in turmoil. ”
Mr. Perkins sighed, "So...... I, Perkins Pendragon, descendant of the great King Arthur, will use an absolute order to demand that the knights obey one of my orders. ”
"Pugins, are you serious?" everyone on the screen was shocked, "Pugins, the Absolute Order is an honor bestowed on the descendants of King Arthur by the Knights...... You can only use it twice in your life!"
Mr. Perkins did not speak, but slowly unscrewed the silver ornament from his hand...... After the silver carving is unscrewed, there is still a mechanism inside.
In a small notch underneath the carving, a gem slipped down. Mr. Perkins held the gem alof...... The heads of the knight organs in various places on the screen stood up one after another at this time.
"Yes, I decided. Mr. Perkins said slowly, "With this proof of kingship...... I'm going to use up the absolute command once. ”
“Yes,your-majesty.”
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It's probably a place like a prison cell...... And it's still built of stone, and it seems to be some age.
Her Majesty did not know where she was sent to the end, and when she opened the black cloth bag on her body, she was already there.
At the same time, Lancelot was also imprisoned in this place.
"I'm sorry, I didn't do my job. Lancelot lowered his head slightly, "Let you be in this illusory environment." ”
Her Majesty did not panic as Lancelot had imagined, but instead surveyed the stone chamber - the only thing that could be illuminated was an oil lamp laid down by the hijackers.
This is a stone chamber, about the size of a bungalow.
"Actually, it's already very good, at least it won't even have a place to sit...... But they actually took my pet away, which I can't agree with. ”
Her Majesty smiled and sat down - the chair was made of wood and was obviously uncomfortable.
Lancelot frowned, the Queen's composure was somewhat unexpected to her, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid?"
The queen smiled: "I am afraid, but I am afraid of the future situation, not the current cage." ”
"You are a great person. Lancelot said suddenly after a pause.
Her Majesty shook her head slightly...... She can still endure this little hardship.
Back then, she had been locked up in a cramped place even narrower than this stone chamber, hungry and cold, and even without light, and for three days and three nights she was almost going mad—under the punishment of that venerable and terrible governess.
Compared to the punishment received when I was younger, I was punished for not being able to meet the teacher's requirements...... This stone chamber is really nothing.
On the icy and snowy grass, barefoot with a thick dictionary on top of it, maintaining a lady's standing posture.
Compulsion to master the French language within a month, and spent almost half of the day copying...... And keep a gentle smile.
It's really nothing...... This stone market.
"But you, Lancelot, are you afraid?" asked the Queen, looking at the young woman from her recollections.
Lancelot shook his head directly, "To become a knight, you must first overcome the fear of danger. ”
"Oh. The queen shook her head, "Son, listen to me, now you, like me, are ordinary people who have been imprisoned here and have lost their power...... I'm not a queen here, and you can't use any power here. There is nothing shameful about acknowledging your fears. ”
Lancelot was stunned before frowning, "I'm worried about what they're going to do next...... You've been kidnapped, and if this comes to light, the outside world will be in a state of panic......"
The queen suddenly interrupted Lancelot, "Lancelot, when did you become a knight?"
"Me?"
She opened her mouth...... Her Majesty didn't seem to be worried about her situation at all.
The queen folded her hands on her lap...... At this time, she still sat elegantly, as if she was not sitting on some inferior wooden stool, but on a noble throne.
"We can't change our current situation for the time being. Her Majesty chuckled: "Generally speaking, at such times, what we need to do is how to change our bad mood...... Chatting, obviously, is a good way to do it. My knightess. ”
"I... Take a look at the environment. ”
Apparently unable to agree, she quickly replied before examining the walls of the stone chamber...... Inch by inch, tap your fingers on it.
Her Majesty watched, shook her head slightly, and then slowly closed her eyes.
......
"Did they say yes?"
In the room, a thin man with eyes ...... Tipu quickly stood up—for by this time, Judas had just returned from outside.
And Judas went out this time to send the leader's notice to the knights.
Judas looked at Tipu angrily, rolled his eyes, and said, "I'm going to blackmail you to die now, do you want to think about it?"
Shaking his head, ignoring Tipu who was scolded by himself, Jodas walked quickly to the side of the leader Caesar, "After receiving the news from Dobas, the heads of the seven major knight organs across the country all rushed to the fog almost at the same time...... The currently incumbent Knights of the Round Table are expected to have the most complete assembly in an hour. ”
"Isn't that to be expected? ”
It was Catherine, who was tending to Caesar's wounds...... I don't know what happened to this wound, although the bleeding stopped, but it never healed.
It's incredible...... Both Catherine and Judas knew very well how powerful Caesar's body was.
"So be it, Catherine. Caesar withdrew his palm from Catherine's hand at this time, "As long as it doesn't bleed, this little wound won't get in the way." ”
He stood up, began to put on his coat, and asked, "Dobas, haven't you found any news of the Psychic Witch?"
"That!" Catherine snorted coldly, "Since the accident, it hasn't appeared...... She wasn't all the way to us. ”
Caesar shook his head and said casually: "If you want to say that it is not all the way, most of the 'doomsday myth' and us are not all the way...... They are just free members. Since you can't find it, forget it...... All we need to do is wait for the sunrise tomorrow. ”
"They won't find this place, don't worry. Judas nodded, "As long as they can't find this place before dawn......"
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