"Actually, if you think about it......"

Sitting on top of the Falcon, Sivi crossed his arms over his chest and muttered to himself as if he had thought of something.

"Quack......?"

The big bird squeaked weakly, and the three remaining feathers on its head were waving in the wind.

"I don't seem to be in such a hurry to get to the Sanctuary either."

Sivi continued: "So it should be okay for you to fly slowly. ”

"Gah!"

The Swift Falcon's eyes sharpened sharply, and he nodded his head busily.

"But then again," Sivi continued.

"Gah?" The falcon tilted its head, indicating that it did not know why.

"I said it a little too late."

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the last three hairs on the big bird's head also disappeared with the wind......

"......" So the mood of the tasseled falcon fell again at a visible speed like a leaky balloon.

"Don't be sad." Sivi patted the other's already bare bird's head.

"Gah?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to be a vulture from today onwards?" He kindly suggested.

"Quack!"

But he was excitedly rejected by the other party.

Aside from the interaction with his own mount when he was bored, this time Sivi's trip to the Sanctuary was very smooth.

And after developing the gap magic, it was much easier to get around. Now, often after flying a certain distance, Sivi would put the Tasseling Falcon into the half-plane of the Treasure Chest, and he himself would teleport several times in the air in a row.

The visual distance in the air can reach a very long distance, and there are generally no obstacles. Don't worry about anything going wrong, so a few teleportations can be as long as the Falcon flies.

Only when his concentration began to lose a little bit did he call out the resting feathers (of course, the feathers would not grow) and continue on his way. After all, the magic between the gaps needs to operate the void energy, and the requirements for concentration are higher than the use of more than a dozen four-ring magic at the same time, so it's better not to continue to teleport in this state for the sake of safety, anyway, concentration and mental power are different, and the recovery is fast.

With the help of this cheat-style rush method, the journey that usually takes two or three days can be completed in only half a day. By the time Sivi and the Swift Falcon landed on the outskirts of the Sanctuary again, the sky hadn't even completely darkened—the early winter nights of the Dao came much earlier than autumn.

"It's hard work, you go back first." Sivi took out a homecoming crystal. Let the Tasseled Falcon hold it in its mouth and use it yourself.

And he took advantage of this free time to make a magic coordinate here.

It didn't take long. An unfamiliar priest ran over with a large group of Sanctuary guards to lead the way for Sivi.

"Frey...... I mean, Holy Silver Sword Ji isn't there? ”

Sivi followed the priest through the gate of the Sanctuary as he looked at the guards around him who were obviously on alert, and even had their hands on the hilt of their swords, and asked the priest.

"Lady Frey is studying in the scriptures."

The priest didn't look back. So that Sivi couldn't see his expression. Just replied in a respectful voice.

"Jingyi Training?" Sylvie frowned.

The White Church does have this kind of earth-like activity. However, in this world, it is obvious that the profession of the martial arts department is a little more popular, compared to the Jingyi priest who has no strength to focus on brainwashing and playing tricks. Even believers who grew up in the Sanctuary are more inclined to become a blessed knight or something......

And the combat power of a person like Frei belongs to the upper level in the entire Holy Domain, and in addition to the standard version of the Holy Text, there is no need to be proficient in other religious copywriting.

"Yes, the Lord has stepped down from his position as head of the Knights Templar and is about to delve into the texts of the Holy See and become a Holy Sister who is admired by all."

The priest continued.

Sisters of the Holy Family...... To put it simply, it is the maid beside the saint, although in the system of the pure white church, this position has a high rank, but in fact there is no real power.

And in order to prevent the Holy Sisters from being unable to take care of them with all their heart, according to the regulations, the Holy Sisters are not allowed to hold any other positions.

In short, Frey's guy was elevated.

"Can I go see her?" Sivi asked the other party.

"I'm sorry, it's not something I can do."

The priest replied immediately. It seems that he had expected Sivi to ask such a question.

Are you not even allowed to visit?

Sivi narrowed his eyes, let out a faint oh, and stopped talking.

Although he had only been to the Sanctuary a few times, after all, he had also looked down on this solemn and prosperous place from the sky, and he had some understanding of its structure, so after walking for a while, Sivi found that the other party seemed to be deliberately taking him to a more remote place.

Could it be that the Sanctuary wants to do something to him as a great magician?

Just kidding, unless the other party really has angels with more than four wings hiding there waiting for a sneak attack, even if the Sanctuary tries its best, it may not be able to leave Xiwei behind.

Even if he takes a million steps back, the other party kills Sivi with all kinds of bright guns and hidden arrows at the right time and place, but as long as Edric's other Sivi does not die, this thing will still be reborn after a while...... At that time, the Sanctuary will have to face the wrath of the two Great Magicians at the same time, and no powerful force in the entire Eastern Plains, except for the Qiyao Mage Association, can pat his chest and guarantee that he is not afraid of the retaliation of the two Great Magicians! Even if the Mage Guild, which also has a great magician, really joins forces with Xiwei, and doesn't care about anything else, but the product of the development of the magical civilization of the entire era to the peak, the magic city of Hohenhagrid will be blown away......

What is this? The upper echelons of the Sanctuary are impatient, so play tricks to find the meaning of life?

In this regard, the expression on Xiwei's face became more calm.

But it's a pity that the four Shaolin monks that Xiwei is looking forward to are ...... Ahem, I mean the hermit masters of the Sanctuary didn't show up. Instead, in front of them was Cardinal Nero.

"Cold, where do you want to take the guests of the Sanctuary?" Nero's right hand was still in a plaster cast on his chest, and he asked the priest in front of Sivi with a straight face.

"Of course, it's a villa area that matches the status of your guests."

The priest who was called Cord was courteous. Answer unhurriedly. However, Sivi caught a trace of jealousy for Nero himself and contempt for Nero's right hand in the other party's eyes.

"I haven't heard His Holiness the Pope mention that you should do this."

Nero said-for-tat: "Stand down, I'll call the shots here." I'll entertain Mr. Edric. ”

"I'm sorry, my Cardinal." For some reason, the four words cardinal in the priest's mouth sounded a different kind of irony, and he took out a stone that shimmered white from his pocket: "I have here the command of the Elder Body, and it is up to me to decide all the arrangements for the reception of Mr. Adric's visit this time." ”

"I think as a guest, I have the right to choose who to entertain, right?"

Seeing the two-for-tat, Xiwei suddenly interjected.

"But the Elders' ......," said Calder, stunned by Sivi's surprise attack.

"Oh? Do you think of this priest, I Sivi. Does Adric need to follow the orders of your elders? ”

Sivi followed his words without hesitation.

The Adric Academy and the Sanctuary were not subordinate in the first place. It's an alliance that borders on a verbal covenant. Sivi is not a subordinate of the Sanctuary. Not to mention the Elders, even if the Pope himself wanted him to help, he had to explain it well, not to mention that now that he had become a great mage, he was one of the most honorable people in the entire Eastern Plains. Naturally, it was impossible for those semi-spiritual elders in the Sanctuary to dictate his actions.

"No, don't dare."

The power of the Great Magician is not something that anyone can resist. Even if Sivi is just a little unconsciously released. It's enough to scare the mediocre priest in front of him...... In fact, not only this priest, but even the guards around them subconsciously trembled because of this coercion. It was only at this time that they realized. How ridiculous was the kind of warning behavior of the other party before.

This is not to the extent of underestimating the other party, but to completely unrealize that he and the other party are not at the same level at all! Even if you pack all of them and multiply them by a few hundred, they will only be killed in seconds in front of each other!

The only one present who could remain unaffected was Nero. He glanced at the trembling people, sighed imperceptibly, and made a 'please' gesture with his left hand to Xiwei.

Ignoring the shivering ones, Sivi took a few steps forward and followed Nero.

"It seems that your holy realm is also a mixture."

After walking for a while, Sivi looked back before he said to Nero, "I thought that the believers here were of the same rank as the knights who came to my academy before. ”

"The Knights Templar are among the best in the Sanctuary, even on par with the elite forces of the King's Council. All the paladins in the Sanctuary are proud to have joined the Templar Order, and Frey's predecessors have also put a lot of effort into it......"

Nero said with honor in his chest, but his mood quickly fell again: "It's a pity that now the senior has stepped down." ”

"I heard from that priest that Frey is going to be a nun of the Holy Family?" Sivi also took this opportunity to ask Nero about the questions he was more concerned about.

"Well, because...... Some of the more difficult reasons to talk about. Nero hesitated for a moment but didn't say anything: "I'm sorry, but there are some of my precepts that don't speak ill of people. ”

"It's a power struggle, right?" Although Nero didn't say anything, Sivi still guessed a little from his previous conversation with the priest, and Nero's performance now: "The elders and the Pope's side?" ”

"Almost......" Nero looked a little depressed.

Come to think of it, after all, Nero and Frey can almost be regarded as the Pope's side, and the priest just now was obviously using the elder group to suppress Nero, so a little deduction can tell the answer.

"Speaking of which, did the priest have any holiday with you?"

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to continue talking about the power struggle in the upper echelons of the church, Sivi changed the topic in another direction: "I think he seems to have been targeting you. ”

"It's not a big deal." Nero sighed and began to slowly tell Sivi about the relationship between the two.

They were originally members of the priesthood school at the same time. It's just that because of talent, it didn't take long for Cord to be because of talent. I had to drop out of school and go to the unpopular Jingyi priest class.

Nero, on the other hand, graduated early with high grades, and soon became a temporary member of the Knights Templar, training at the famous Frey at the time.

After receiving several honors in succession in his later missions, Nero was appointed cardinal, and his path to promotion was smooth sailing.

Cord, on the other hand, stumbled all the way and finally became a quasi-priest, and was laughed at by other students at the same time. Over time, he hated Nero, who was extremely eye-catching.

This jealousy culminated when he learned that Nero would soon become the youngest white cardinal. It's just that a quasi-priest doesn't have any strength to do even the slightest damage to Nero.

It's just that Morag was in the process of mutation. Nero didn't use holy water properly. Eventually, it leads to a mutation in his right hand. If it weren't for the Pope's overwhelming opinion, he would have been imprisoned by the Council of Elders. As for promotion or something, after this kind of thing happens, it will naturally be cloudy......

It was precisely with this incident as a trigger that the conflict between the Elders and the Pope intensified. The opposition between the two forces has gradually turned from dark to light.

Recently. The Lady ran away again (of course, failed) as the best excuse for the Elders.

They were known as 'because they were the heads of the Order.' couldn't take good care of the saint, so it led to this kind of thing', and forced Frey on the Pope's side to step down from the post of head of the Knights. Stuffed a guy from the pro-elder group as an agent, and let Frey, who is a big arm of the Pope and has a very high reputation in the Holy Domain, can only study scriptures and righteousness during this time, and has no way to interfere in the rest of the matter.

Later, they began to promote some undesirable low-level priests, nuns, and paladins like Cold, and let them work for themselves.

After all, as an institution that has existed since the early days of the White Church, the Elders Body has long been ingrained in this church. No matter how you look at this contest on the surface, the Pope has fallen into a complete disadvantage.

"And because of my right hand, I can be regarded as having a handle in the hands of the elders, and I can't help His Majesty the Pope......"

As he spoke, Nero sighed again.

said that he didn't want to talk about this topic at first, but he still shook out a lot of it as he spoke, and sure enough, this guy was too depressed during this time......

"Honestly, it's great that you're here at this time." An indescribable bitterness appeared on his face, it was clear that Xiwei was not from the Holy Domain, but in the end, he could only use his strength to balance the gap between the two sides, this feeling was really not good: "At least during the time you are still in the Holy Domain, the people of the Elder Group should not make any too many moves. Even now, Cord probably just wanted to take you to a house on the edge of the Sanctuary, so that you could not easily understand and meddle in the internal affairs. ”

Sivi touched his chin, and then said with some meaning, "I don't think you need to be so pessimistic. ”

He also met the Pope several times. No matter how you look at it, that scheming pope doesn't seem to be such an existence that will be brought down so easily.

And the former pope who had appeared in previous meetings didn't look like he was on the side of the elders. I'm afraid those two have some backhands that are still accumulating power or something, and they haven't been used.

"I promise you."

Nero didn't seem to have much confidence in this, though, and only made a perfunctory remark with some emaciation.

"Speaking of which, I really can't see Frey?"

Sivi asked Nero.

"Well, that's true at the moment...... Until she had completed her spiritual training, she was not to be seen by anyone except the helpers who helped her deliver food and some necessities. Nero replied with an apologetic smile on his face, "We can't lie at will, so that guy Cord is telling the truth." ”

"Okay, so who is Frey's auxiliaries?"

Sivi had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.

Nero smiled wryly and pointed at himself.

"In that case," Sivi flipped through his hand, and a beautifully wrapped rectangular box appeared in his hand, "this is a gift, you can help me bring it to her." ”

As he spoke, he took out another box that looked a little smaller, but much thicker: "This one is yours." ”

"Ah, you're going to spend ...... money," Nero looked surprised, but soon accepted the gift: "Thank you very much, anyway." ”

Sevi accepted the thanks with peace of mind.

It didn't take long for Nero to take Sivi to a small villa.

"I'll tell the Pope, but before that, can you please take a break here now?" He asked, a little apprehensive.

"No problem." Sivi didn't mind that.

Seeing Nero's back leaving, Sivi scratched his cheek a little helplessly: "It looks like I'll have to stay here for a while." (To be continued......)

PS: Although it has passed, I still want to wish everyone a happy Double 11.

How are you doing during the holidays?

Bat I, of course, very ......

Frustrated body bends forward.

For what is it, others either confess or are accused, either go out to date or go out to destroy the date...... It's just the work and coding that I'm still working......

This world is unreal (tears