Lord of the Mysteries: The Last Shepherd
Chapter 719

Blood Bishop Returns!

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As the people in the hall spoke, Luther gradually learned the full truth behind the matter.

It turned out that the Royal Family had secretly helped Duke Little Negan, protecting the Conservative Party's nominal leader.

They had ordered Viscount Stratford to coordinate matters in secret, bringing the two Churches to a compromise while also taking care of all the witnesses and standardizing their testimony. As for the case itself, they had provided two things: first, the wristwatch capable of activating automatically; second, a "stand-in" that could perfectly imitate Sival Negan.

According to Viscount Stratford, this miraculous stand-in had come from a mysterious organization working with the Royal Family.

As the price of the compromise, the Conservative Party would further yield some of its influence, while the Church of Storms would reduce its competition with the Church of Steam for believers along their border. Naturally, all of this would be allocated in secret and never discussed openly.

"Of course, we would never forget His Majesty's kindness and magnanimity. It's just that..."

Admiral Amyrius fixed Viscount Stratford with a sharp gaze and slowly said, "The timing of Sival's incident was far too much of a coincidence."

This was the critical stage of the fierce struggle between the Conservative Party and the New Party. With him returning from the sea and retaking control of power, the two sides should have reached a stalemate. Yet because of the young duke's murder case, the Conservative Party had been put in an extremely passive position and had ultimately been forced to compromise with its opponents, greatly losing momentum.

"I think so too."

As an observer, Luther thought to himself.

From his perspective, the entire affair seemed to have been secretly orchestrated by the Royal Family through the Psychology Alchemists. They had trapped a representative figure of

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