The Count was in great danger. Rumors that they had thought were meaningless gossip were being proven true one by one. Now, people’s trust in these rumors was incomparable to the time when they had just started to spread, and among the rumors surrounding the existence of a Bellid temple, the most critical rumor to the Count by far was the rumor that he was a Bellid follower himself.

When people had first heard these rumors, they had thought they were too ridiculous to be taken seriously and dismissed them instantly. Now, after many new findings, they were at a point where they couldn’t simply ignore these rumors anymore. In several Bellid temples at the estate, evidence showed that Count Steelwall had a close connection to the place; the decree with the Steelwall stamp that Danny brought was one such piece of evidence. However, even this could be said to have been fabricated to frame the Count, and what truly cornered the Count was another matter.

“How did the investigation on the knights go?” the Count asked with a slightly indignant and tired voice. As expected, the Count was enraged by the situation. As a person overseeing a border state and enforcing his kingdom’s safety, he placed the...