Chapter 182: Reason
"Gegu, bless you, it just so happens that I am back, and the wedding must be indispensable. Also, How is the archbishop lately? When I come back this time, I have something urgent to visit. ”
Ignoring Xue Du's astonished eyes, Li Fang asked him and Gegu about Archbishop Gamori, an old man of fame and power in Rapoll who could decide whether or not the city would accept a group of great swords.
But Xue Du did not expose it easily, although Claire helped the church get rid of the demons of the Great Sanctuary at the beginning, so that many clergy began to change their opinion of the Great Sword, but now the Great Sword is still a taboo word in the city, just like the demon.
"Could it be that Rapoll is a demon again?" Xue Du asked in a low voice, and the frivolity just now suddenly dissipated. Ge Gu also looked solemnly at Miriya and the others behind Li Fang, although he and Xue Du no longer had any prejudice against these women who had become big swords, but now that Li Fang came in with the four of them, it was inevitable that they would have bad guesses.
From Claire, Gegu and Xue Du knew that the big sword could restore the appearance of normal people, so it was not surprising to see Miriya's black hair.
"There are no demons, but there are things that are countless times more terrible than demons......
Seeing that Li Fang's expression didn't look like a joke, Gegu said: "The archbishop has been in poor health this winter, and he has been managing the affairs of the church less and less during this time, he should still be recuperating at home now, I'll take you there." After that, he asked Xue Du to take care of this place for him.
In addition to Cleya, Miria, Aihua, Jane and Jonny were all here for the first time, and seeing that Li Fang's negotiations were going well, they didn't make a sound to interfere.
During the years of Rapoll's life, Annabelle often came to the Great Sanctuary to pray a few words, and Gegushedu was an acquaintance, so she had always been calm, but when it came to meeting the old man who had been in charge of the Holy Capital for many years, she also had a solemn face.
Gegu led Li Fang and the others out of the Great Holy Church and came to an independent two-building house, the fence around it was no longer the purple flowers that Li Fang saw for the first time, but a light pink and white, the flowers were only the size of fingernails, and they were not flourishing, nor did they have any floral fragrance.
On the way here, Ggu mentioned that Candace would often take care of Archbishop Gamori now, and that the old man was old and inevitably had many places that needed to be taken care of, but the trivialities of life were done by others, and Candace just talked to the old man every day about the happy things, or just listened to him talk about the past, and everyone knew that she was very liked by the archbishop.
Candace has always had a very good relationship with Gegu and Xuedu, and these things have been said by her in the past, saying that Archbishop Gamori is also a very kind person in private, and the person she respects the most is the archbishop.
There were soldiers on duty at the door, and when they saw Gegulai, one of them turned around and went in to report it. After a while, I saw a young girl with a joyful face trotting out of the room and welcoming everyone in.
"You're finally back, come in, grandpa looks like he's seeing you."
After a while, Candace seemed to have added a little more flesh, but she did not look fat at all, but looked better, because the girl's thin body was a little fuller, her blue eyes were still so conspicuous, and her hairstyle was more complex and beautiful, and gradually she really had a bit of charming feminine charm.
But how did she change her name to Archbishop Gamori's grandfather?
Li Fang greeted her while following her to the nearest door, perhaps because of the invitation of the archbishop, or perhaps for Gegu's sake, the soldiers on duty only symbolically checked a few people, and even Miriya and the others, who had been silent and looked suspicious, were also allowed to let go. Li Fang saw Annabelle talking to her, so he turned his head and asked Gegu what was going on with her changing her words.
Although the atmosphere here is much more open than in my impression, including daily dress and customs, I don't change my name at will.
Gegu vaguely replied that it was because something strange had happened in the Holy Capital after Li Fang left, and said that Candace knew best, so go and ask herself.
As soon as Li Fang wanted to ask, everyone had already entered the room, and the quiet atmosphere made Li Fang swallow back his speech.
Candace led everyone to the guest room, and when the group entered, the old man with gray hair and beard was sitting on a wooden chair with cushions, perhaps because he had a "refreshing crystal" that Li Fang silently gave him, so his complexion looked good. The person serving beside him was reading him a book in his hand, and when he saw Li Fang and the others coming in, he stopped unsatisfied.
At least half of the claims that they are not feeling well and recuperating at home are not true.
Gegu leaned over and whispered a few words in Archbishop Gamori's ear, and the archbishop nodded, looking at Li Fang and the great swords that followed him.
"Welcome home, child, thank you for not abandoning the prosperous and fragile Holy Capital." Archbishop Gamori's voice was soft, filled with a sense of solemn warmth.
"Don't dare, I still have something to ask for when I come back this time," Li Fang also replied sincerely, "And I don't know where to go except for Rapoll." ”
These two sentences seemed to please the archbishop, and he smiled with a wrinkled face, slowly flicked his fingers, and said with a smile: "After going out for a while, I can speak." These ladies are like you, they have come from afar, come and sit down here, and you can introduce me too. ”
The servant, who had been silent all this time, smiled and motioned for the crowd to come and sit down on his side.
After taking a seat, knowing that the archbishop took the initiative to get to know him, Li Fang naturally introduced them one by one, and when the archbishop and Gegu heard that Joni was actually Li Fang's cousin, they couldn't help but look twice. However, in a blink of an eye, thinking of the magic of Li Fang himself, it is not impossible that there is a big sword that is his cousin.
No, the big swords are actually transformed from humans, and they may also have relatives alive, Gegu thought silently in his heart.
"As you can see, 33 of our warriors have been evacuated from the north to the south, and now they are no longer in service of the Order, and this surprise visit only wishes to ask you to allow us to stay for a while near the outskirts of Rapolle, and when the time is ripe, we will leave, and it is expected that we will not drag down your land in the slightest." Miria's tone was very humble, and she had no consciousness of having the power to turn Rapoll into ruins in a day.
Li Fang continued: "Archbishop, I told you last time when I was parting that there is an existence that is more terrifying than demons, and now I can tell you that that kind of existence is called the Awakened. ”
Seeing that Li Fang talked about the existence of the Awakened One, which the lower great sword did not know, Gegu and Candace both listened intently, and Archbishop Gamori was more calm but also waited for the following.
"The organization sent them to stop the twenty or so awakened people gathered in the north from going south, and they didn't tell them that this was a mission to send them to death, so after they understood the facts, they left the north."
"Not because of the fear of the Awakened ones, but because of the existence that rules them and is difficult to match. Now that the Awoken have crossed the northern gateway to Pieta, I fear that the Awoken will continue to move south, so I boldly lead them back to at least give Rabaule some strength to protect himself. ”