Chino was recruited by Perseus at this point in time, most likely because of something related to the Crimson Church, and I don't know what Perseus and the archbishop talked about all night in the past two days.

Lorna, as if thinking of something, poked her head out and asked, "Have I been drafted?" ”

"Nope." The Imperial Guard shook his head.

Lorna scratched her ears and cheeks, and said with a sullen face: "This, this, this... That's not right! I'm a prince now! If you want to discuss any kingdom affairs, you should bring me with you..."

Solandelle was amused: "Okay, let Chino go to business, Nana, do you want to accompany me to take Mimoro to the palace?" ”

Lorna didn't want to play with this ugly fat man at all, she didn't say anything else, just that tumor-like fat face, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, she wanted to eat something, but when she saw her face, she lost her appetite.

But Lorna couldn't leave Solandelle alone, so she came over and took her by the hand, protected her behind her, and said to Mimoro with a strong face: "It's okay to play with us, but you must not get too close to Solan, if you touch her casually, I will throw you into the warm lake!" ”

"No, no, I won't touch her, I'll follow you, and when you're tired of walking, just take me to eat something delicious." Mimoro kept waving his hands, and that innocent look almost put the three words of honest man on his face.

With Lorna there, and being summoned by Pertheus, Chino didn't stay long and left with the royal guards.

When he arrived at the palace hall, Chino found that it had been placed under martial law, and the imperial guards were guarding the entrances and exits, which was very solemn as the previous plenary meeting.

Along the way, Chino didn't see anyone from the Crimson Church again, presumably because the summit meeting between the two sides had ended.

Walking into the main hall, through the corridor, and into the royal conference room, Chino found that the level of this meeting was really unbelievable, except for the leader of the Dagon family who was far away in the "Sea of Broken Moon", as well as Sting and Bolton, who could not return to the royal city in time due to military affairs, and the other high-level rulers of the kingdom were all listed.

King Pertheus, the king's left hand Lan Xian, the chief soul master Horned Heron, the Trojan chief Edward, the second prince Andre, the royal court scholar and minister of law Yuan Wen, and the nine royal princes including the Chancellor of the Exchequer Bordian... Chino is the smallest of these ranks.

Through careful observation, Chino found that there were some debris left on the ground that had not yet had time to be cleaned, the color should be ceramic slag, and then looking at the tabletop, the teacup in front of Percius was only a saucer, and the cup was gone...

It seems that Pertheus had just lost his temper and smashed the cup.

The atmosphere in the conference room was silent, and judging by the erratic eyes of the others, no one knew what Percius had in calling the crowd this time, nor what he had discussed with the Presiding Bishop before, and the dignified king was so angry that he smashed his glass.

"Sit." Percius's voice was hoarse, and the words were addressed to Chino.

Chino sat down in the last empty seat, which also meant that everyone who should have arrived had arrived.

Perseus slowly raised his head, and Chino couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he saw his face clearly.

Pertheus's three children, except for the battle-hardened Burton, who is rugged, Andre is a standard beautiful man, and Solandelle has an angelic appearance, so it is conceivable that Pertheus was definitely a heartthrob when he was young, and even if he is now middle-aged, the heroic spirit is still compelling.

But now, the once heroic king has thin cheeks, heavy dark circles, bloodshot eyes, and even his hair seems to be a little whiter.

Pertheus was haggard, but his majesty as a king was undiminished, and his gaze swept over the faces of the crowd one by one, and he said in a deep voice: "With so many people gathered here, you must be prepared in your hearts. I have terrible news for you—"

"Doguland is facing annihilation."

Even the high-level rulers, who are accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, can't help but gasp when they hear Perseus's words.

Dogurand is facing extinction?!

Since the "Laurel War", the kingdom has been stumbling, and although it is far from its peak national strength, it is picking up in all fields.

What is happening now that makes Pertheus, who has personally experienced the "Laurel War", say such a thing?!

As the consul general's left hand of the king, Lan Xian took the lead in speaking out: "Please make it clear to Your Majesty the King, let us share your worries." ”

Perseus put his hand on his forehead and said silently: "As you all know, the archbishop of the Scarlet Church came to me overnight a few days ago. At first, I thought he was trying to make some conditions, or to further discuss the marriage with my daughter. But after the conversation, I got a piece of news from him that could be called a disaster—"

"Purified blood is not produced."

Everyone was shocked, especially Edward, whose face turned pale.

Twenty-seven years ago, before the outbreak of the "Laurel War", there was an outbreak of bestiality in Doguland, the cause of which is still unknown.

This animal plague can be airborne and is highly contagious, and it is possible to become infected if you approach an infected person without protective equipment.

Unlike the plague, which is highly lethal, those infected with the Beast Plague do not die from the disease, and their body parts will show signs of bestiality, and their sanity will be eaten away at the same time as the whole body is aberration.

If left unchecked, the infected will later become a "plague beast", a terrifying creature that is highly infectious, has no residual sanity, cannot control its behavior on its own, and kills all life around it indiscriminately.

Later, there were two things that brought the beast disease under control, one was the "salt crystal" refined by the alchemists of the Hitch family, which could temporarily stop the spread of the epidemic after being sown on the infected person or in the epidemic area.

The second, and key to the complete control of the bestial plague, is the blood healing of the Crimson Church and its necessity, "Purified Blood".

Infected people who have been injected with purified blood will have the animalization factor in their body temporarily suppressed, so that they will lose their infectivity and can live like a normal person.

And the high-grade purified blood can even suppress its primitive restlessness while strengthening the beast factor, so that the infected can control the power of the beast independently, and at the same time will not get out of control or become the source of infection, which is the origin of the Trojan family's plague beast warriors.

The Trojan Plague Warriors, including the leader Edward himself, are essentially infected with bestial plagues, and it is precisely because of the presence of high-level purifying blood that they can live like ordinary people and turn into meat grinder-like plague beasts in war.

In the past 27 years, perhaps because the Purifying Blood has existed for too long, it has become a very common item in the Doguland Kingdom, just like firewood, rice, oil and salt, from the royal family Troy to the lowest civilian infected, all of them are using the Purified Blood, and no one thought that it would suddenly disappear.

But now, Perseus actually said that the blood of purification can't be produced?!

This...