The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 997 - 511: The Great Lord of Black Death Evolves Again

Chapter 997: Chapter 511: The Great Lord of Black Death Evolves Again

Over the next three days, the entire Black Magic Forest Universe continued to oscillate between the flesh-altering world and the normal world.

Ivita constantly received news from the intelligence department of Alsace about the monarchs of various nations; both the church and The Emperor condemned the Kingdom of Frank, and Pope Innocent III announced that the King of Franck was formally excommunicated from the church. Consequently, the King of Franck lost his right as the Monarch of Franck, and his royal entitlement was supposed to be inherited by his fourth son.

The reason it was the fourth son was that, shockingly, Louis XI’s first three sons died one each day within these three days.

The Great Prince of Franck died due to a fatal poison given to him out of personal malice, the Second Prince contracted the Black Death, and the Third Prince was stricken with leprosy, which the church deemed to be a disease from Hell and thus stripped the Third Prince of his right to inherit the throne.

Thus, Louis XI’s fourth son, who was kept with the Pope as a hostage, was unexpectedly appointed by Innocent III as the Crown Prince of Franck and was crowned King of Franck at the foot of Heaven Mountain by the church.

Since Louis XI had been kicked out of the church, and his only remaining three sons had contracted leprosy,

Louis XI’s response was very decisive; he immediately had the head of the Frank Church, Archbishop Lance, declare the Frank Church independent from Rome, no longer under the Pope’s command.

Next, he plundered the investments and industries of the Pope and the Red Bishop Group in the Kingdom of Franck and forbade the tithe to the Pope.

As the Kingdom of Franck had already completed centralization, the expulsion from the church basically caused no harm to his personal political influence within the country, but it did have a severe impact on Franck’s diplomatic relations.

Ivita also learned that The Emperor was convening the Imperial Parliament to address the crisis posed by the Kingdom of Franck and had suspended the attack on her.

Ivita turned to the Hearthstone Witch beside her, "The Emperor has stopped the attack on me and even invited me to the Imperial Parliament to win me over. What do you think?"

The Hearthstone Witch immediately said, "It’s definitely a trap, Your Majesty must not go."

A noble of the Yeman family, steeling himself, said to Ivita, "Your Majesty, Lord Hearthstone Witch, I have a differing opinion. Your Majesty, perhaps this is an opportunity. For these three days, we have been exhausted from the mad attacks of the Kingdom of Franck, and we have already lost at least three counties on the front lines."

The Hearthstone Witch scoffed, "Fool, haven’t you seen the battle reports? Those reports show that the Franck troops have reached their limit. They desperately occupied our three counties, but at this point, they’ve reached their limit, they can’t advance any further."

The insulted noble didn’t dare to speak.

Ivita glanced at him. Although this noble of the Yeman family rarely spoke in the council hall, every time he did, he provided very useful suggestions, at least stronger than the Hearthstone Witch who was afraid the whole world was out to get her.

"What’s your name?"

The noble said softly, "Your Majesty, I am Ayub Yeman."

Ivita nodded, "Ayub Yeman, I also think The Emperor genuinely wants to win us over. We can attend this Imperial Parliament. The Kingdom of Franck recently rallied a bunch of second-rate and third-rate states to support them in their so-called complete eradication of The Great Lord of Black Death. What do you think will happen with that?"

Ayub Yeman hesitated, then said, "Your Majesty. As far as I know, half of the small nations fooled by the Kingdom of Franck are from the Holy Empire, some are Franck’s vassal states, even some are from primitive countries overseas. Their combined strength is formidable, so whether they will be successful, I can’t predict or be sure, due to lack of precedent. But I feel that things may not develop as Emperor Louis XI anticipates."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a messenger rushed into the palace, quickly reporting to Ivita, "Your Majesty, a major event has occurred. The Kingdom of Franck has assembled an army of ten thousand and various powerhouses, joining their king in a campaign to annihilate The Great Lord of Black Death. However, the current King of Franck has been gravely injured, and The Great Lord of Black Death has also been severely harmed, but it seems The Great Lord of Black Death has been injected with some new element."

"I know. Strengthen Alsace’s defenses; I need to see the current state of The Great Lord of Black Death," Ivita stood up.

Transforming into a Dragon Hawk, he flew out of the royal palace, the Hearthstone Witch also promptly followed, "Your Highness, please wait for me!"

Since they were currently in the flesh-altering world, where laws were suppressed, Ivita and the Hearthstone Witch’s space magic faced no constraints, easily traversing an unknown distance.

Next, they arrived above the territory of the Kingdom of Franck.

Ivita noticed something; logically, if Louis XI were gravely harmed, Franck’s laws should have wavered, and their power faded, yet the national laws enveloping Franck’s territory not only hadn’t weakened but were growing stronger.

This indicated that the national strength of the Kingdom of Franck was on the rise.

’Either Louis XI’s injuries are minor, or the national laws have become less directly linked to the safety of the king and The Emperor.’ Ivita thought, ’Though Louis XI proclaims himself to be the state, perhaps the country’s future is gradually becoming less and less related to him.’