The plots of Three Prophets and Dusk Knight Order have become very obvious. Li Ang is almost certain that their intention is to establish a Divine Kingdom that believes in the dark Goddess Eredar.
He could even think that Three Prophets had such a plan from a long time ago.
For example, thirty years ago.
If nothing else, the predecessor Lion King, who is also the father of King Ulrich, was turned into Mad King by Three Prophets.
But at that time, Three Prophets had not formed Prophet Legion. They were probably just three witches at that time, and their business capabilities were not as strong as they are now.
However, the identity of the witch is enough to deceive Mad King - these days, if the doctor cannot cure the disease, the nobles will most likely find a witch, especially Three Prophets is also a priest of Goddess of Justice Astaria. This identity is easy to gain trust.
The king did have some kind of genetic disease, and most kings must have longed for immortality - so Three Prophets used things like Elixir of Immortality made from Dragon Tear to cure the genetic disease of his predecessor Lion King, but at the same time he also cured him into Mad King.
In the following years, Lionheart Kingdom gradually weakened under the governance of Mad King, and many people who believed in the dark Goddess Eredar appeared in the country.
But although Mad King was crazy, it did not give Three Prophets any chance to contact power, nor did it allow Lionheart Kingdom to change his belief.
Goddess of Order is still the Official Faith of the Lionheart Kingdom, but the sun and moon pendant on the chest of the statue has been replaced by a lion's head - this is probably because Three Prophets is deliberately guiding Mad King to gradually change the image of Goddess. Perhaps this seemingly flattering change will weaken the influence of Eunomia.
But even so, Three Prophets at that time was still just three witches, and the throne of the Lionheart Kingdom was still successfully passed into the hands of King Ulrich - maybe Three Prophets at that time just wanted to spread the belief of dark Goddess Eredar.
They probably didn't realize at that time that the fastest way to spread their faith was through the army and conquest.
It can be said that the way Three Prophets spread their beliefs at that time was much gentler than now. They just wanted to influence Lion Territory's policies by controlling the king, and then influence people's beliefs.
Perhaps their influence was quite successful back then. Anyway, in the years before Mad King died, many people in the Lionheart Kingdom openly worshiped Dark Goddess, but the number was far from reaching the level of subverting the mainstream belief of Eunomia.
After Mad King died suddenly, Ulrich inherited the throne.
Perhaps the sudden death of Mad King had something to do with his failure to fully cooperate with Three Prophets - he was indeed crazy and cruel, and did many inhuman things, but he also never handed over his authority to Three Prophets.
Due to the circumstances of his father Mad King in his later years, King Ulrich must have been wary of Dark Goddess's followers, so he designated the worship of Dark Goddess as a heresy.
In the first few years after he ascended the throne, Ulrich failed to completely control the country - this may not only be the nobles' distrust of Ulrich, but also the factors of too many heresies in the country at that time. Probably many nobles believed in Dark Goddess at that time.
So ten years ago, Ulrich rebuilt Lion Knight Order and used this powerful force to kill heretics - of course, mainly to eliminate dissidents in the name of killing heretics.
The king does need evidence if he wants to kill someone, especially for a king whose rule is not stable yet.
But sometimes there is really no evidence, so just accuse the other party of being a heretic...
Although the core job of the reconstructed Lion Knight Order is to act as the king's thugs, in any case, they did actually reduce the heresy of Lion Territory - when Royal Knights always kills people everywhere in the name of killing heretics, the number of people who dare to believe in Dark Goddess will naturally decrease significantly.
Soon thereafter, the voices opposing Ulrich disappeared, and Ulrich truly took control of the entire kingdom. Likewise, those who had blatantly worshiped Dark Goddess naturally disappeared.
Just like when Li Ang first encountered Fallen One in Lion City, Lion Knight Order's reaction was indeed extremely rapid.
Due to the suppression of Lion Knight Order, the entire Lionheart Kingdom heresy who believes in the dark Goddess Eredar has not dared to come forward in recent years, and can only hide secretly - so, Three Prophets has made a comeback again.
Perhaps it is precisely because Ulrich and Lion Knight Order successfully weakened the domestic worship of Dark Goddess that Three Prophets realized that if they want to spread their faith, they must not only have financial support, but also have a foundation of force.
Moreover, we must first control the grassroots nobles who directly manage the common people.
So they formed Prophet Legion, and then used those plastic surgery women to continue causing trouble in Lion Territory, establishing a reputation like "Three Prophets can guide wealth and status."
Three Prophets gained the support of a large number of knights and minor nobles, and also accumulated unimaginable wealth and powerful military power.
The influence of the grassroots small nobles on the people is actually more effective and more direct than that of the king. Even if the belief in Dark Goddess is still heretical, the operation method of Three Prophets can indeed make the belief of Dark Goddess widely spread secretly.
From the past few years, what Three Prophets lacked was just control over the top leaders of the kingdom.
But it is not easy to infiltrate the king or high-ranking nobles.
Most of the high-ranking nobles under Ulrich have experience in serving at Lion Knight Order. The three dukes, Alma, Elfwan, and Brennus, have all worked with Lion Knight Order is related - eradicating internal enemies in the name of slaying heretics has been Ulrich's long-standing policy since he rebuilt Lion Knight Order. Of course, all of his high-ranking nobles have taken over such tasks, and they are definitely not easy to fool.
Therefore, Three Prophets controlled Madam Bella, the wife of Duke Elfwan, to poison Duke Elfwan, and planned to control Long River Town in the same way as Madam Bella - Madam Bella is the legal heir of Duke Elfwan.
But this plan was ruined by Duke Alma, so Prophet Legion gathered at Long River Town--Three Prophets took the legion to Long River Town, they probably just wanted to use Prophet Legion to put pressure on Alma and his son, so that Alma would release Madam Bella, and by the way, they would trick some minor nobles into following them.
If Li Ang did not form a coalition to attack Prophet Legion, and did not let Forster accuse heresy, then for the Lionheart Kingdom, Three Prophets's department The team was really just organizing a group tour - Lionheart Kingdom was not charged with "illegal assembly". Prophet Legion did not attack the city at that time. They just camped outside Long River Town and held a large tea party.
If the eastern coalition formed by Li Ang and Godric did not attack Prophet Legion, then Three Prophets would probably never attack Long River Town, and would only keep holding their tea parties outside Long River Town, constantly seducing more knights and minor lords to join.
These knights and minor lords, Three Prophets might have made them nominally loyal to Madam Bella.
When the number of followers of Madam Bella reaches a certain level, even if they know that Madam Bella worships Dark Goddess, no one will dare to say that Madam Bella is a heretic. At the same time, no one will dare to regard Madam Bella as a tool. Only Three Prophets can control her through her fanatical belief.
This is actually to flex their muscles and use powerful military power to force Alma and Forster, the father and son, to give in - Li Ang can be sure, Three Prophets's plan at that time was to use the 'children of Elfwan and Madam Bella' to inherit Long River Town through Duke Alma's plan.
But that so-called child is definitely not Horton Family's, but the one Three Prophets found.
Because the tall Misfortune Bringer once said to Amy, "Madam Bella is giving birth to the messenger of God"!
In this way, Three Prophets can achieve full control over the eastern region of the Lionheart Kingdom in one fell swoop - both in terms of belief and substance.
It is even possible to reverse the status of 'heresy' in one fell swoop and transform the worship of Dark Goddess into an openly mainstream belief in the eastern region.
At this time, Three Prophets was obviously different from what it was thirty years ago.
They are still constantly trying to use various secretive methods to control high-ranking nobles including the king, but at the same time they have understood the importance of the army and conquest, and are already grasping both.
But then Li Ang suddenly appeared, ruined Three Prophets's plan, and almost killed them...
Therefore, the lord must be hostile to Three Prophets, but Three Prophets lost all his troops at that time and had to find a way to protect himself, so he was unable to deal with Li Ang for the time being.
And Three Prophets's self-protection method was probably the reason why King Ulrich suddenly fell ill at that time...
First find a way to cause Ulrich to become ill, and then provide a real method to cure Ulrich's genetic disease - use the blood of Noldo maidens to stimulate the magic of Dragon Tear, and use a 'life-saving' Dragon Tear in exchange for freedom.
This treatment is definitely the same as the original treatment for Mad King. It will have serious sequelae, such as being stuck in pain and memories, often going crazy and losing control, and can only rely on alcohol or opium to anesthetize oneself.
When Dragon Tear is used on ordinary people, the consequences will be the same as Drunkards' Brigade is Alaric, causing people to remain trapped in sadness and memories, and make people crazy and cruel.
--Madness and cruelty are the natural reactions of violent creatures like dragons when they feel pain, while sadness and memories come from Althea's thousand years of loneliness. The negative emotions of these immortal races concentrated on an ordinary human being must be unbearable.
But this time, Three Prophets did not let Ulrich go crazy, but used some kind of medicine that only cured the symptoms but not the root cause to control the sequelae of Ulrich - this is probably the experience Three Prophets accumulated from Mad King. It would not be good for them to let the king go crazy, and it would be a better choice to make the king unable to live without them.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, King Ulrich will never be able to leave Three Prophets's medicine again - then Ulrich will naturally ensure the safety of Three Prophets and treat them as honored guests.
This will give you more opportunities to come into contact with Ulrich - and then, by changing the skin, create a gentle, beautiful, smart and virtuous aristocratic girl, making her a princess.
Maybe the princess will be 'pregnant' Ulrich's child in a few days - just like the original plan to use Madam Bella's 'posthumous son' to inherit Long River Town, use an unfounded 'little Prince' to inherit Lionheart Kingdom.
Anyway, Prince Alrick has fallen out of favor, and besides, Alric has a genetic disease.
But King Ulrich himself has been cured of the genetic disease. If the princess can become pregnant with little Prince, then little Prince will be the complete legal heir.
With Three Prophets's ability, it is certainly not difficult to get a baby to look real. Even the princess's pregnancy can be made real - for example, making the leader of Dusk Knight Order the baby's father.
In this way, Three Prophets can join forces with Dusk Knight Order to completely subvert Lionheart Kingdom.
And if Li Ang can be controlled, it will not only ensure the subversion of the Lionheart Kingdom, but also capture half of Duchy of Dexia... This is why Dusk Knight Order attacked himself.
As Alistair said, Li Ang's territory is no less than that of the king. If you want to overthrow Lionheart Kingdom, you must first get rid of the new marshal Lionheart Kingdom.
However, Dusk Knight Order probably has some thoughts of his own.
Because, judging from Three Prophets's ability and way of doing things, they probably only need Li Ang's skin - with their abilities, it shouldn't be difficult to find someone to wear Li Ang's skin and replace Li Ang.
But Dusk Knight Order intends to take Li Ang away intact, which obviously means that Three Prophets and Dusk Knight Order are not monolithic, and each has its own agenda.
Of course, there is also the factor that Alistair does not want to become a mortal enemy of Li Ang's subordinates - Alistair wants to get Long River Town came to deal with Li Ang. If he killed Li Ang, it would be difficult for him to rule Long River Town. I'm afraid there would be killers looking for trouble for him every day.
But this is certainly not the main reason. The most important thing is probably that Dusk Knight Order does not want Li Ang to fall into the hands of Three Prophets - they want to control Li Ang alone, so that Dusk Knight Order can get more benefits.
Otherwise, Three Prophets will definitely send people to follow the Dusk Knights.
What Dusk Knight Order wants is substantial benefits - territory, wealth, rights, and status. They are the real aristocratic force of 'Divine Kingdom', which has been clearly shown from Alistair's previous words.
Catch and force Li Ang to join Dusk Knight Order, and control Li Ang in some way, then Dusk Knight Order can not only control Li Ang's territory can also control some areas of Dexia - Li Ang has already captured Aishikeman and Toba City. If nothing else, this army can conquer more places.
As long as Li Ang is controlled, Lionheart Kingdom's army can bring more benefits to Dusk Knight Order, and these benefits are not available to Three Prophets.
After thinking about all this, Li Ang decided to take advantage of Dusk Knight Order's little idea...
What would Three Prophets do if they knew that Dusk Knight Order had established a 'Divine Kingdom' in Dexia alone behind their backs?
Will the two sides fight against each other?
Even if you don't know how to do it... then can you fan the flames by yourself?
For example, let a certain Twilight Knight destroy Three Prophets's big plan...
Anyway, dividing the enemy is to protect oneself. Three Prophets is already powerful enough. If they are allowed to cooperate closely with Dusk Knight Order, I am afraid that I will face more storms.
But before that, the Lord needs to find out who the leader of Dusk Knight Order is.
The leader of Dusk Knight Order has never been known, and Alistair once said, "Actually, you know him... but for his safety, I can't tell you now."
This means that this Dusk Knight Order Grand Commander may be the nobleman of the Lionheart Kingdom - then this person must have very strong acting skills and an unimaginable identity.
And Li Ang has always been deeply impressed by a certain young aristocrat of movie king level, so...
Could it be him?