Wales's heart tightened, and he looked at Elise in his arms worriedly, feeling a little regretful.

When Elise first came into contact with the knowledge of the Church, the two were unaware.

And after learning about Elise's situation, she was not taught the corresponding knowledge of the orthodox church - after obtaining the corresponding knowledge of the church, it was impossible to get out easily.

But if she stops at shallow cognition, Elise still has hope to live an ordinary and happy aristocratic life.

Neither he nor Vivira had any intention of exposing Elise to the Mystic Side in the first place, and only those who came into contact with them knew about the enemies they faced and how dangerous their work was.

The Eighth Secret Order rarely participates in the rest of the Church's work, not only because they are not interested in being mavericks, but also because they themselves are under a considerable amount of pressure and do not have as much energy to focus on other things.

The recovery of holy relics is not something that can be picked up everywhere, and some of the holy relics are often controlled by some rather large forces, or individuals with profound magic skills.

Even the relics that have been wandered out have tasted possessed by some fantasy creatures.

Items contaminated with holy blood are often strange and unpredictable, and the eighth secret site will often take a lot of time and energy from tracing to searching for holy relics, and it may not necessarily be rewarded.

If you come into contact with something weird, there are not a few people who lose their lives.

If it weren't for the fact that the Emperor had touched the early warning device left at home, they wouldn't have even noticed that something was wrong with the cross left for their daughter.

It is clear that the induction of the cross has been banned.

After quickly learning about Elise's situation from the Emperor's mouth, the two rushed over directly without stopping.

Then just after entering a certain node, I felt the movement of the cross, although I knew that the other party did not have the ability to lock the cross, it must have a plan, but even if I knew that the two of them could not go.

What I saw was Elise standing still, looking at the swarthy cavern.

……

It was only after a while that Elise recovered from her crying and looked up from her father's broad arms.

Taking a step back, Elise smiled at her father, "I'm sorry, Dad, I can't control my emotions. ”

Viviera asked with some concern, "Did they do anything to you?" ”

Elise's eyes were slightly dazed, and she remembered Wang Heng's fiery breath in her ears and the hot touch on her cheeks...... And a vaguely one night and that pool of blood.

Elise pursed her lips and glanced at Viviera a little uncomfortably, "Thank you, Aunt Viviera, but it's nothing, just won't let me go." ”

She paused and lowered her eyes: "I'm afraid I just want to bring you over, I'...... It's just an insignificant prop. ”

Although she has a fiery killing intent towards Wang Heng, the scum who destroyed her beautiful fantasy and took away the first time, she doesn't know why, but she doesn't really want to fake others.

She herself knew that this was not the right choice, and it could even be said to be childish.

Viviera opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but finally chose to give up.

Her identity and position are destined to be an embarrassing stepmother, missing the opportunity to establish a relationship with the little girl at the beginning, and then no matter how hard she tries, she can only stop at politeness.

Maybe age is also a factor that cannot be ignored, after all, it does take a lot of courage to call someone who is only ten years older "Mom".

Just two sentences, and the conversation can't go on.

Wales coughed lightly and interrupted the silence with some embarrassment: "Elise, do you know who brought you here?" ”

Although there is some speculation, since his daughter has seen it, of course he wants to confirm it.

Elise nodded: "Count Maple Leaf's heir and...... Earl of Purple Kites. ”

Although Francis is already the de facto Earl of Maple Leaf, the old earl has not yet had time to pass on the title.

Unlike the vast majority of ordinary nobles, where the eldest son inherits the title after the death of the previous generation, the heir is usually selected at the right age in the magic family, and then the magic is studied by faking his death.

Along with the title, it is the magic mark, after all, the lack of the mark does not affect the magician's research ability.

Wales listened to the two names and nodded, not unlike what he had thought before.

Count Maple Leaf and Count Purple Kite have long been named in the church, but due to the stability that has always been - that is, they have not caused unacceptable losses or revealed their identities, and the Magic Association is gradually approaching a détente in the struggle with the church, their exclusion sequence is not high.

In addition, although these two families do not have a large number of private armies like the Earls of the Border, they are also iron-clad nobles with real power, and they are even more famous for keeping warm, so the church chose to turn a blind eye.

Wales glanced hesitantly at his daughter, for he was trying to prevent her from stepping into a world of magic that was not as full of romantic fantasies as the knightly novels she read, and he was not going to get any more information from her.

But there is one more point that must be asked.

Wales put his hands on his daughter's shoulders and looked at each other with serious eyes: "Elise, tell me honestly, why did you attend the birthday party of the heir of the Earl of Maple Leaf?" I don't remember our family ever getting an invitation, and we didn't know each other. ”

While baptizing his daughter with the Light, he suddenly discovered that the power of the Word had been activated in her daughter's body.

But he was sure that neither he nor Vivira could do it, and with Elise coming to the territory of the two magicians' families in a strange way, he had to wonder if there was some scum of the church targeting him.

Elise dodged her gaze: "Because I read a book......"

"What book? Look me in the eye. Wales looked at Elise, whose eyes were shaken, and his heart was a little anxious.

It's not just a book that you can read.

Elise hung her head: "One Hundred Years of Horror." ”

"Shocking...... What the? Wales turned to Viviera for help, a little confused.

Viviera hesitated: "One Hundred Years of Horror...... It seems to be a chivalric novel. ”

In order to get into a relationship with Elise, she also learned a little about the other party's hobbies, but the fantasy depicted in the book and the world she knew were so big that she was speechless, so she only barely read a few chapters before completely giving up her plan to get closer to Elise in this regard.

If nothing else, at least she hadn't seen a mage rubbing fireballs in front of her, and certainly no knight with a glowing holy light.

The Church's knights are scarce in number, their training is harsh to the point of being human, they are as strong as steel, and they are known for their physical and swordsmanship, marked by a poker face that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

It's hard to imagine that they are the same kind of people as the so-called knights like the playboys in the books.

"Chivalric novels?" Wales frowned, he had heard of this kind of reading that was popular among noblewomen, but ...... It is absolutely impossible to teach others to open magic circuits.

He sighed softly, "Elise, can you be honest?" ”

Elise lowered her eyes and didn't look at her father.

Wales was silent for a while and said: "The world of magicians is not as beautiful as you think, there is no love for no reason, and there will be no help without asking for anything in return." ”

"If someone tells you they can take you into the world of magicians, be careful and stay away from them."

Elise nodded silently.

Wales's daughter, who seemed to be well-behaved, but stubborn, waved her hand tiredly: "Think about it, if you still want to enter this world, tell me, and I will teach you myself." ”

Elise jerked her head up and looked at her father, "Why?" ”

Not to ask why he was teaching her, but why he had stopped her before.

Wales smiled abruptly: "I promised your mother that I would not involve you in a dispute between magicians, but you, like her, can never really stop it, and it seems that I can only break my promise." ”

Then he turned his head and looked at Viviera apologetically: "Hold ......"

A hint of bitterness flashed in Viviera's eyes, and she stretched out a hand to block Wales' next words: "That's it, okay?" I wouldn't ask for more, but at least...... That's it. ”

The living can never defeat the dead, she has known for a long time.

Wales was silent for a moment, and said no more.

Gently holding Elise's hand and handing it to Vivira, Wales' eyes hardened: "Viviera, take Elise back and explain the situation here to the church...... If there is an person at the burial institution, we will also notify it together. ”

Viviera frowned, "You don't plan to go in alone, do you?" Leaving aside the stench of the Dead Apostles, there are now two magicians inside. ”

Wales shook his head: "Don't worry, those two magicians won't make a move on me for the time being." ”

He glanced at Elise, "The amulets have all been returned to Elise, and they have not hurt anyone, so it is clear that they do not intend to be enemies of the church." ”

Elise was slightly startled, looked down, and realized that the cross necklace had been re-hung around her neck at some point.

Viviera obviously disagreed: "It doesn't mean anything, the biggest role of the amulet is only to provide location information, it will not help them, but will expose itself." And Elise ......"

She hesitated.

Wales added calmly, "And Elise is in their hands, and even if we don't know how to throw a rat trap, they have at least a lure to find their way." ”

He sighed, "Vivira, stay vigilant about the magician, but don't interfere with your judgment. ”

"We can go back to church first, gather people, and then ......," Viviera was not going to be easily persuaded like that.

"And then sit back and watch what horrible things they might unleash?" Wales interrupted Viviera: "I'm sorry, I can't do that. ”

Elise looked up, "You can go down together." ”

Wales shook his head in refusal: "Leaving you here alone while someone is watching?" ”

Elise nodded, "Then take me down." ”

Wales frowned: "You're kidding. ”

Vivira was thoughtful: "But even if I take Elise back alone, the danger is only a little smaller, if someone really has any plans in secret, at least we will be safer together." ”