"Those goddamn sticks!!"

Kate. Soros roared and slammed the letter in his hand on the desk, his face was blue at the moment, and his eyes were bloodshot. The servants outside the study were huddled in a trembling ball, for fear that one of them would accidentally touch the fire of this lord, and at that time, they would be unlucky.

It's no wonder Kate was so angry, as they had learned about Alexander's body in public three days earlier. And this also means that the killer who caused a sensation throughout the Eagle Plateau is related to the Soros family. For a time, the Soros family was also in a precarious situation. It is not a fuel-efficient lamp to be "lucky" to be purified in public by the Templars, and throughout the history of the Eagle Plateau, the Templars have only twice had a history of public purification in the Radiant Temple. The first time was the leader of a cult, the second time was a mage who manipulated monsters, and now, Alexander had the honor of being the third man. It can be regarded as leaving his own "glorious record" in history. ”

However, the Soros family will not be excited and happy by this, on the contrary, after receiving the news, Kate did not close her eyes for almost the whole night. It is quite rare for the Templar Order to execute a nobleman's top in public, and generally speaking, even if the Templar catches a nobleman who has an affair with the cult, most of them are only executed in private. But now, the Templars are making such a big deal that the Soros family would be idiots if they couldn't detect anything wrong.

Kate didn't know what the Templar was trying to do, but he was sure of it. This time, the Templar Order was clearly planning to make a big move. He even went to the Templar Order's quarters to find out. But it was closed. The bishops, who had been smiling at them before, now looked at themselves as if they were seeing a fly, and they were afraid to avoid them. This made Kate annoyed and worried. After all, judging by the apparent change in attitude of the bishops, it is clear that the Templar will make a move. What exactly can they do? Public accusations? If that's the case, then the Soros family is not afraid, the so-called collusion with cultists is something that many nobles are doing, no more than him, no less than him. Moreover, the Soros family is powerful, and this kind of thing cannot shake their foundation.

But thinking about it this way, Kate also knew that this time the situation was different. In the past, the aristocracy dealt with cultists. But the identities of each other are very clear, and the nobles will contact the cultists to carry out human trafficking, assassination, and purchase contraband. Or, even more excessively, they will kill the people of their own territory and give them to the cultists to sacrifice or do some black magic, but they themselves will not do such things. Because the nobility is a noble being, it is completely different from those jackals in the dark. In their hands, the cultists are their hounds, responsible for helping them bite their enemies. Throw it aside if it's useless, that's what the nobles do. But being a cultist means that they abandon their identity. Lying on the ground and yelling at people with your own dog -- this is definitely not something to be admired.

But Alexander's approach was to break the taboo of the nobility, and it was the strictest kind, transforming into a demon was the most unforgivable crime in the eyes of anyone, and Alexander's disgusting corpse was purified in plain sight. This is not to be faked. In this case, even if the Soros family wanted to unite with the other nobles to fight the Templar attack, they would not be on this ship. After all, Alexander went too far. And he also killed a lot of nobles along the way, because of this. Now many families are quite dissatisfied with the Soros family. Although they were afraid of the might of the Soros family, they didn't say much. But let them wholeheartedly help the Soros family. That's just hard to get to the top.

Not only that, but what made Kate even more angry was that in addition to those nobles, the businessmen who had previously cooperated with the Soros family also expressed their intention to temporarily suspend business dealings with the Soros family. Their reasons are also very strong, and now almost the entire Eagle Plateau knows that the Soros family has an affair with cultists, and even monsters. And for the sake of their own reputation, these serious businessmen naturally dare not have any involvement with the Soros family. Otherwise, it would be fine for the Templar to be investigated, but if it spreads and they are considered to be members of the cult, then the business of these merchants will be completely ruined. No one would want to buy goods from those who collude with cultists and demons, after all, no one knows if there is some curse attached to it, or if it is some demon item.

In just a few days, the Soros family looked like they were on the verge of betrayal, and although Kate knew it was only temporary, he was equally annoyed. Not only that, but even within the family, there have been waves of opposition, and each family has a different small circle, and the Soros family is naturally no exception. Those conservative forces took this opportunity to jump out and demand that the Soros patriarch must solve their immediate problems, and the best way was to completely split with those cultists, but Kate knew that what they said was easy, how could it be so easy to do? These cultists are all ruthless people who don't rely on their hearts, and they don't care about the revenge of the nobles. The Soros family has achieved such a big thing, it is impossible to say that they have nothing to do with the cultists, and if they choose to abandon those cultists now, then they will have to worry about the poisoned wine in their cups and the daggers behind their backs.

This series of news upset Kate, although the old patriarch has not spoken, but Kate also knows very well that this is not a reason for her inaction. If he doesn't want to come up with any way, then the identity of the next patriarch of the Soros family will say goodbye to him completely.

"Knock knock."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and when he heard the knock, Kate's face sank, and then he turned his head to look at the door in front of him.

"Come in."

At Kate's voice, the door opened, and a squire cautiously walked in.

"Mistress Kate......... The old patriarch wants you to go to the study......... Something to discuss........."

Hearing this, Kate frowned, and then he nodded.

"I see."

As Kate walked through the hallway and pushed open the heavy ebony door in front of him, he soon saw the old man sitting at his desk smoking a pipe. Soros's face was as strict and calm as ever, and his gray hair was meticulously groomed, just looking at it from the side, it would make people think that in front of them was an old man who was about to die. But only Kate knew that the old man was not as weak as he appeared. In fact, in his body, the beating of that heart was still strong, and his will was still so strong. He has ruled the Soros family for seventy years and will continue to do so until the moment when the family is ruined.

"Here you are, my child."

Watching Kate walk into the room, the old man nodded at him. Hearing the voice of old Soros, Kate suddenly stepped forward and bowed her head respectfully.

"Father."

"No need to be polite."

The old man just waved his hand at Kate's movements.

"I already know what is happening outside, it seems that the Templar Order will obviously not just give up this time, do you have any good solutions?"

"This ..............."

Hearing the old man's inquiry, Kate hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth.

"I'm sorry, Father, but I haven't come up with anything good yet."

"Hehehe............"

For Kate's answer, the old Soros was not surprised, on the contrary, he smiled slightly.

"It's a headache, isn't it? It's no wonder, after all, this kind of thing is not comfortable for anyone, don't blame others, this is the way this world is. The first thing that everyone, every family, thinks about is to let themselves live first, so they will mercilessly abandon those things that endanger their survival. It's the same with those guys, don't resent them, if we put ourselves in their shoes, we'd do the same. ”

"Yes......... Father. ”

Hearing the old man's words, Kate lowered her head in frustration. However, the old man did not seem to mind his son's frustration, and he reached out and pointed to the letter in his hand.

"This is the message I just received, take a look."

"Yes, Father."

Kate reached out to pick up the letter, swept her eyes, and quickly read the contents, and then, his face changed slightly.

"The Templars sent agents? What do they want to do?! ”

"I don't know what they're trying to do, but it's not good news for us, is it?"

It's not just bad news.

Hearing old Soros's words, Kate rubbed her forehead in distress. The fact that the Templars sent agents to investigate the Soros family already indicates that they are gathering some information about the Soros family. The Templars are obviously collecting this information more than just searching for it, and if they don't get it right, they might start a holy war......... Thinking of this, Kate couldn't help but feel chills. If the Templar really designates the Soros family as a cult heretic, then no matter how large the Soros family's power is, it could collapse in an instant, and at that time, where will they go?

"Don't worry, my child."

Old Soros's voice appeared, pulling Kate back to reality, he looked at his father, and was surprised to find that the old man in front of him did not seem to be embarrassed at all, on the contrary, he looked at Kate in front of him with a mysterious smile.

"It's a bit abrupt to say that, but my kid ......... Have you ever thought about becoming a king? (To be continued......)