Compared to the last time we met, the High Priest of the Goddess of Radiance, Cardinal Antoine de la Vaugh, looked as if he was more than ten years old. It's not how gray the hair is, or how many wrinkles there are on the face, but it's directly shown in the spirit, tired and sluggish eyes, vicissitudes of life and gray face, and hair that looks a little unkempt after not looking seriously for a long time. He did not wear the ornate robes of a cardinal, but a very simple sackcloth of the clergy, exactly like that of any parade clergyman walking down a country road.

And at this moment, sitting under the archbishop's crown in a certain ordinary tent, it is as if he is a dying old man who can be seen everywhere in the streets, because of his age, energy and physical strength.

If it weren't for the fatigue, it would be almost overdrawn and consumed physically, mentally and magically. Otherwise, even if he was old, how could a legendary spellcaster behave like this? Think of the old man who was invincible enough to live to the next century? This is too obvious in comparison.

Even from the exploration technique, it can be seen that the old bishop is clearly wearing the "weak" and "mana exhaustion" debuffs. The former is okay and can recover as long as you eat a big meal and take a good rest, but the latter is caused by forcibly overdrawing your magic power, and it takes a long period of cultivation and meditation to gradually recover.

To put it bluntly, this master of divine arts, who has obviously reached the legendary level, can't even use the divine skills above the seven rings now.

The young armed goddess officer poured Lu Xi and his friends a cup of coffee each, but they couldn't get the milk and sugar out for a long time, so they naturally stood behind the bishop, like a statue. The latter, on the other hand, looked at the two plates on the table...... Holy Bread. To put it bluntly, it was an unleavened cake, showing an embarrassed smile. The ascetics of the Great Church did make unleavened bread their regular meal, and some devout believers chose this dry thing as their food for the day during their monthly fasting. But the Great Church is, after all, a clerical institution that keeps pace with the times. At least when entertaining guests, they still bring out fine meals, snacks and good wines...... However. At this time, the old bishop could only take out unleavened bread.

"I'm sorry, you came all the way, I should have treated you well. But as you can see, little friend, all the money in the temple has been used by me to buy food and medicine, and now it is basically gone. You're much richer than me, the richest cardinal in the Great Church. The old bishop smiled with a very calm smile.

The first wealthy parish of the Great Sanctuary is naturally Neosfia, but it is jointly governed by the High Priest of Wokin, the goddess of trade, and Cariguso, the goddess of the sea.

"You can't buy the high-priced food and medicine that the Neosfia merchant has transported, right?" Lu Xi couldn't help but ask.

"Except for them. In this time of turmoil, it is unlikely that any Oakland lord or merchant will provide us with 'strategic resources'. The first priority of the war was to ensure the supply of the army, which is completely understandable, and the merchants of Neosfia risked their lives to transport goods over and should have made more money. Seeing Lu Xi's expression, the old bishop smiled again: "Don't worry, I wrote a letter to my colleagues in the diocese of Neosfia before, and they have already used a kind method to persuade the merchants not to raise the price too much. ”

…… That's really hard to say. Neosfia is, after all, a world of capital. The rulers of capital are not afraid of power and violence, and are convinced that they can control everything with their wealth. And how can you be afraid of theocracy? Well, unless your colleagues use the kind method of "that kind way".

Lu Xi felt that he was indeed a little pessimistic, but he still made a color to Nicole next to him.

The elf girl took out a celestial-orb-like thing from her bosom - it was the artifact-level space bag "Firmament in the Palm" that could put the entire Qiyao Aurora into it. Originally, this thing has always been the team's "office director" and the only common sense and conscience. The president of the Society, Miss Sai Xiliu, kept it, but since she left the team temporarily, she was snatched up by Nicole, who was curious about everything.

The future High Priestess is of course a big child, but in fact, it is quite reliable in important places. Although it is not as reliable as Sai Xiliu, Lu Xi is not completely at ease when he asks her to keep important things.

"Well, this should be the sky in the palm of your hand, right?" Cardinal Anthony said, with a moving expression. He was now too tired to even use a little of the Divine Skill of the High Ring, but his eyesight and knowledge were not affected at all: "I have seen this thing in some secret illustrated materials, and it is said to be the treasure of the ancient Samanchars...... Well. This should have been given to you by His Majesty before his death. ”

The establishment of the new Henas blood kingdom, the blood clan was established as a clan by the moon god. And the decisions and sacrifices made by the last true ancestor, Awen Moonlight, were naturally no secret to an important high-ranking person like the old bishop. And listen to his tone. For Miss Zhenzu who has sacrificed, in fact, he still maintains a respect.

"I brought some much-needed food and medicine here...... Well, sorry, because there are other important items in there, so that's all I have to carry. Lu Xi sighed and said: "Fortunately, there are a lot of Lambas biscuits in the middle, which are the compressed military rations of the ancient elves, and the amount is quite sufficient to soak them in water." Well, although this is a drop in the bucket, it can be regarded as a little bit of my heart. ”

"This is already a very heavy gift, and I thank you on behalf of these suffering people. The old bishop was not pretentious, showed a very happy smile, thanked Lu Xi sincerely, and then waited for his follow-up. He knew that the other party risked his life and ran to the refugee camp under the imperial capital to find him, not just to send such a small amount of food.

"But you should also understand that no matter how much food and medicine you send over, you can't solve the fundamental problem. The only way to really help them is to end this Auckland civil war as soon as possible and let them return to their homeland. Lu Xi said.

"Exactly. Right now. Her Highness Caterina's army has entered Sereditir, and the armies of the Duke of Kaiyan and the Grand Duke of Dragoncastle have also raised troops in the west and south, respectively. Whichever way the tide will turn in the future, at least I'm sure. The war is coming to an end. The archbishop smiled and said, "This is probably the best news of this time." ”

"But it's more likely to be the heaviest darkness before dawn...... If the strength of the two sides is not fundamentally tilted, it will only form a protracted Armageddon full of corpses. The entire Seridil region and the imperial capital will be completely turned into a Shura field, and the noble lords who rule the side will be reduced to cannon fodder, not to mention these ordinary refugees. Lu Xi said: "I don't want this kind of thing to happen, and I think you must not want this kind of thing to happen either." ”

“…… So, little friend, you're not here to persuade me to fully support Her Highness Katarina, are you?" the cardinal shook his head and smiled a little narrowly: "I did refuse to participate in the enthronement ceremony of the current emperor. He also refused to bless him on behalf of the Great Church. This is indeed because there are many irrationalities in his accession to the throne, but ...... This doesn't mean that I have to favor Her Royal Highness the princess behind you, right? The Great Sanctuary cannot interfere in secular internal affairs and the change of imperial power, which is our purpose, and at the same time, it is also the reason why Cloudsdale has been able to exist to this day and has not undergone major changes. ”

"What's more, even if you want to support it, it's impossible! As you can see, I only have more than 300 priests under my command, most of whom are civilians. and a squad of about 500 monks led by 10 Templars. With this amount of manpower, even if you want to maintain law and order in this refugee camp, it is very difficult. Could it be that you can help Her Royal Highness the Princess capture the Yongchen Palace?"

“…… You're overthinking. I'm not a devout person, but I know a thing or two about the purpose of the Great Church, and I can't force you to do anything that makes it difficult for you. Lu Xi sighed: "It's just that." I don't know anyone in the entire imperial capital, and now even the federal embassy was evacuated last month. But now, I have 100,000 urgent things that must be entered into the city, so I can only ask you, if possible, I even hope that you can do anything to let me enter the Yongchen Palace. ”

“…… You don't want to enter the palace to assassinate His Majesty Iken, do you? The old bishop muttered for a few seconds, and could not help but make a joke that was particularly easy to make people laugh. From this point, it can be seen that this old man can become good friends with his invincible old unscrupulous person, and he is probably not too serious himself.

"If you really kill him, you'll be able to solve everything. Then I might have done it a long time ago. Lu Xi sneered: "But it's a pity, I want to find out more now." It's the uncle and Mr. Baltoli who are up to something. ”

“…… Magical advisor to His Majesty Baltoli Iken?"

"Your Majesty, it sounds like you know him, too. Did you find anything suspicious?"

"I haven't seen it with my own eyes. In fact, since the death of His Majesty the Sun King, I have not entered the Yongchen Palace again. The cardinal tilted his head and looked at the Goddess Officer behind him: "I just heard a colleague occasionally mention it." I heard that he is indeed a mysterious gentleman, and he does not act like an upright person. But since he is the guest of His Majesty Iken, it is equivalent to an important minister of the Auckland Empire, and we are not worldly people, so naturally we have nothing to say. ”

What's more, in order to rescue the victims, His Majesty the Cardinal took all the combat power of the Imperial Capital Grand Church out of the city. In the past few months, from him, a legendary master of divine arts, this group of paladins and armed priests who can resist the high demons are also exhausted one by one, and their vigilance has been reduced to a minimum, and they cannot monitor the movements in the city at all. If that Mr. Baltoli really needs to use the occult to conspire something, this should be the best chance.

"If, I mean if...... What kind of conspiracy is that Mr. Magic Advisor really inciting His Majesty, and if it succeeds, what will be the consequences?"

"The five legions stationed in the fortress east of the city that have always remained neutral will completely fall to Uncle Iken, plus the two that he himself has already bought, which means that all the central army in the imperial capital will become his subordinates. This will be a huge army of more than 150,000 people, and it will all be elite troops built by the Sun King and his wife for half a lifetime. They are armed to the teeth, trained and organized to the top of the world at present, and every soldier is a professional soldier with full sergeant training. Their legion commanders are also experienced and fierce generals, and the name of any one person is enough to shock the nations, and even make the continent of Sosnes on the other side of the sea terrified. ”

Anthony opened his mouth in surprise, his expression immediately became solemn, and he made a decision immediately: "I haven't entered Yongchen Palace for a long time, and it will seem suspicious to go at this time." However, Arthur should have a way. She is my assistant in affairs, but she is also a teacher of theology and history to several princesses, and she has to enter the palace frequently. ”

The priest with the knife behind the cardinal nodded to everyone, indicating that he was the "Ether" and that he was happy to help.

Tsk, a minute ago, I was still acting like I wasn't a good person, I didn't help each other, I was neutral, why did I change my mind so quickly?

"I have only one request, please don't hurt those highnesses. No matter what His Majesty Icon does, no matter who is right and wrong between him and His Highness Katarina, these children are innocent!" the goddess said very seriously.

Your Highnesses are really not innocent. You know, the reason why I came here was because of the message from the youngest one. Although Lu Xi muttered so much in his heart, he said, "Don't worry, even if Karin's army captures Yongchen Palace, it will definitely not hurt her younger brothers and sisters." Of course I won't. (To be continued.) )