The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 377 The King’s New Clothes

On the throne, the old king sat there majestically and solemnly.

Under the throne, Lilith looked straight at the king without taking a step back.

The atmosphere between the two sides is tense, and if one is not careful, a fierce conflict will break out.

The old king looked down at Lilith, who was looking directly at him without any hesitation, and his dissatisfaction reached its peak.

"Officer Lilith, I am the king! There will be consequences for contradicting me!"

"What if I contradict you? Your Majesty is in the wrong. As a minister, can't I offer my opinion?"

Other officials were also present at this inner court meeting. When they saw Lilith and the old king arguing with each other, they all shrank aside and dared not say a word.

Such an intense inner court meeting had not taken place for several years.

The participants in the meeting really did not expect that the official named Lilith would dare to go against the king so bluntly.

"who is this?"

"The new official was appointed by the king himself."

"Would the king assign himself such a troublesome person? And she seems a little strange."

"According to gossip, this Lady Lilith is a vampire who supports the kingdom and belongs to the reformist faction."

The other ministers were whispering to each other, while Lilith was still confronting the king.

"Your Majesty! This quarter, the expenses of the palace kitchen are three times the amount recorded in previous years. A large amount of funds has gone unaccounted for. This must be carefully checked!"

"Lord Lilith! This is the king's private matter. The palace kitchen and other internal expenses do not require the ministers to interfere!"

"But Your Majesty! You have already advocated the promotion of frugality and honesty. If you want the nobles below to follow suit, you must set an example yourself!"

Lilith was below, with a sly smile on her face.

When the old king saw this, his face turned as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.

The old king sighed silently and announced to everyone that the meeting was over!

What happened today happened because when reporting on the vampires a few days ago, Lilith used advanced chart statistics and various clear report styles.

When the old king received these contents, his eyes suddenly lit up.

The old king felt that it was a bit of a waste of Lilith's talent to let her only be in charge of vampire affairs. Perhaps trying to implement some useful reforms within the kingdom would also be a good choice.

Based on the above considerations, the old king allowed Lilith to be involved in more affairs, and she has now truly become the king's official.

However, after what happened today, the king truly realized how big a pit he had fallen into.

"How could I not know where the kitchen funds were used? What a jerk!"

In the aisle reserved for the king, the old king cursed angrily and threw the scepter in his hand, which symbolized power, to the ground.

After calming down briefly, the king picked up the scepter and walked back along the aisle to the back hall.

Lilith had come around from another passage and was now waiting for the king respectfully.

"Your Majesty, you are old. Eating too much sweets and meat will harm your body."

"Sir Lilith! If you continue to dwell on this topic, you won't be on duty today!"

Lilith stuck out her tongue and retracted her magical power.

The old king pondered for a while and suppressed his dissatisfaction at being teased by the young man.

"Lord Lilith, I heard that the new robes and crowns are ready?"

"Yes, Your Majesty! I'll have someone fetch it right away!"

Lilith came to the door and communicated with the attendant. Not long after, the attendant came in with a tray.

The king saw at a glance the golden robe covered with mysterious patterns and a golden crown inlaid with jewels.

The never-before-seen pattern gives people a sense of simplicity and grandeur, and the complex production process and pattern make this dress majestic without even looking angry.

The old king compared the new clothes with his own royal robe, and the latter immediately didn't seem so attractive.

"Bring it to me quickly!"

As a successful person, the king is also very concerned about his reputation deep down.

When the old king saw the high-end clothing prepared for the Pope today, he could not control his excitement.

Lilith did not spoil the fun this time. Together with the attendant, she set up clothes for the king and helped him put on the additional accessories carefully.

The costume that Lee designed for the Pope included, in addition to the clothes, a ceremonial sword and a holy book hanging around his waist.

The king, fully armed, smiled into the full-length mirror, and his smile soon turned into laughter.

"Hahaha~ Lord Lilith, I'm becoming more and more interested in what's going to happen next!"

Seeing the king happy, Lilith quickly clapped her hands.

Lilith's signal was transmitted to the outside of the door, and the soldiers outside immediately took orders and brought several bishops in red robes to the king.

The bishops were brought into the palace, and their mood was obviously bad.

According to their own ideas, they didn't want to have anything to do with the king.

However, the Kingdom Army is not a vegetarian.

"Your Majesty! What do you mean? You sent people to our house early in the morning and took us to the palace! King, have you forgotten the agreement between the royal family and the temple not to interfere with each other?"

The several bishops who were brought to the palace today were all dragged out of their homes.

Two of them were dragged off their beds by the soldiers and did not even have time to put on their pants.

"My Lord Bishop, you are in high spirits~"

The king turned around and faced the bishops in front of him with confidence.

Only then did the bishops notice that there was something wrong with the king's clothes.

The style of clothes the king wore was somewhat similar to the bishop's robes in the church, but they were obviously more advanced in temperament and luxury.

Seeing the king dressed so well, the bishop suddenly felt dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this! You forced us to come here, and you still..."

Before the bishop could finish his words, Lilith made a noise nearby.

Lilith opened a strange booklet with both hands, cleared her throat, and began to read.

"Bishop Izar took advantage of his position to embezzle the church's property and secretly sold the church's real estate to nobles for his own profit."

Bishop Izar, whose name was called, was struck by lightning.

"Bishop Reus embezzled and misappropriated the supplies sent to the front lines, passing off inferior goods as good ones for his own benefit."

Bishop Reus' eyes were bloodshot and he glared angrily at Lilith who kept muttering.

"That's enough! We don't know where these charges come from. We are bishops of the cathedral. Even if we have made some minor mistakes, the royal family has no right to punish us!"

The bishops naturally felt very uncomfortable when their crimes were exposed to their faces.

However, they were not afraid because the cathedral and the kingdom were parallel institutions, and even the king had no right to punish the bishop.

Lilith raised her head and was about to refute these stupid guys when she saw the king suddenly winking at her.

Lilith shut up. She wanted to give the king some face.

The king was very excited, as today was the first day for him to carry out his plan, and also the day for him to put on new clothes and start acting cool.

"Everyone, I know you have been in high positions for a long time and have done many unsightly things behind the scenes. As a king, I am indeed not qualified to deal with you. The cathedral has not yet elected a new archbishop. But don't think that you can rest easy just like that!"

The king drew the ceremonial sword from his waist, picked up the holy book in his other hand, and prayed devoutly.

"The goddess is watching you! Your sins and stains will be revealed to the world!"