Lu Chen devoured his breakfast, while Yunston sat next to him, and while eating, he told the Divine Envoy an anecdote about his time as a thief.

“...... At that time, I saw the inspector coming, and I walked away, but the shoes were all left in the museum!" Yunston said in a matter-of-fact manner, "It is said that in the police station at that time, a bunch of strips stared at my broken shoes for a long time!"

Lu Chen swallowed the last bite of the omelette and couldn't help laughing.

Yunston's narrative reminded him of his own work experience on Earth.

"You don't have to work and practice this morning, do you?" Lu Chen asked with a smile as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"Yes, the Pope gave us a holiday. Yunston nodded earnestly.

"Rest well, it's not easy for everyone these days. Lu Chen sighed.

The central cathedral is home to a variety of people, but they all have specific responsibilities: the clergy need to study the scriptures and add to the scriptures, the guards and paladins need to be trained, and the servants need to strengthen the cleaning and maintenance of the church.

Despite the difficult times, people have been working hard for the past four months, inspired by their devotion to faith in the Holy Spirit – and of course, the quality is guaranteed.

Therefore, this short New Year's holiday should allow everyone in the church to relax.

"I heard that there will be all kinds of entertainment in the cathedral all day today. It seems that the guards and paladins will also have a small martial arts competition!" Yunston squeezed his eyes and smiled, "Lord God, would you like to find an interesting activity to try?"

Activity...... Lu Chen touched his chin.

According to imperial tradition, all kinds of entertainment have always been an important part of the festival. In Eliot's memory, most of the New Year's celebrations held by the church in previous years would include archery competitions, equestrian competitions, poetry recitals, and so on, which can be called a bright color in the boring church life.

The winners of the various entertainment events are even crowned with laurels and invited to floats during the parade.

Although the current church is not what it used to be, and its financial and material resources are limited, in order to follow the holiday tradition, it is likely that some small events and competitions will be held in the church.

"Okay, I'll take a look around. Lu Chen smiled, "It's just me today...... Need to relax a bit. ”

Yunston said yes for a while, but he didn't notice the Divine Envoy's fists clenched in nervousness.

After eating, Lu Chen called An Jie to him, and planned to take her around, but was unexpectedly rejected by An Jie.

"Lord Elliot," Anjie grinned apologetically, "I've already signed up for the morning knot competition, I'm afraid I can't go around with you!

Lu Daguan had to let out a depressed "oh".

Since An Jie has her own activities, Lu Chen doesn't want to delay her time - after all, for the maid who works weekdays, this kind of opportunity to relax is not available all the time.

He sighed softly, said goodbye to Yunston, and walked to the door of the restaurant with his head hanging alone.

As soon as he arrived at the door, an arm stopped him.

An arm covered in silver armour.

Lu Chen raised his head suddenly, first saw a silver breastplate with a slight curved bulge, then saw silver hair that was even more brilliant than metal armor, and then a pair of awe-inspiring crystal eyes.

"Envoy Elliot Savile," the silver-haired knight said solemnly, retracting her arms, "may I delay your time?"

Lu Chen clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

The other party was the silver-haired female knight he had noticed a long time ago.

"No problem," Lu Chen smiled at the female knight, "May I ask who you are?"

"Don't you know me?" the female knight was confused for a moment, then bowed her head and beat her chest and saluted the divine envoy, "Alice Norma, the deputy head of the Holy Knights of the Holy Church of the Empire, and the chief knight of the first rank, greets you!"

Lu Chen sighed and glanced at the heroine's beautiful cheeks.

It wasn't until this moment that he finally learned the specific identity of this heroine-

This identity is twofold: first, the female knight named Alice calls herself "Knight Chief of the First Rank", which is equivalent to a proof of strength.

In the Church's paladin system, paladins are rated into several ranks according to their combat effectiveness, from weak to strong, they are squires, trainee knights, knights, chief knights, and templars, each of which is divided into five ranks.

Therefore, despite the fact that this Alice seems to be in her early twenties, she is already a first-class knight chief, and her combat power is only second only to the five ranks of Templars, which can be called the best in the paladin system!

However, Lu Chen was more concerned about the title of the deputy head of the "Holy Knights".

Although the Holy Knights of the Church are theoretically under the command of the Pope, the relatively simple day-to-day affairs are managed by the high-ranking paladins themselves. And the leader and administrator of the organization of the Holy Knights is a Grand Master and three Deputy Leaders.

In other words, Alice, a young girl, can be regarded as the second-in-command in the Knights!

This astonishing discovery not only did not make Lu Chen relax, but made him more vigilant.

Years of experience in officialdom have taught him that the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are.

This is especially true for those in high positions.

"Happy New Year, Deputy Head Alice, and may the Holy Spirit be with you. Lu Chen maintained a perfect posture and said hello to the female knight Alice.

"Happy New Year to you as well. Alice bowed slightly, her tone polite, but as cold as without a hint of emotion, "I have come to you to bring you a message from His Majesty the Pope. ”

Lu Chen snorted lowly.

- Cromwell is right, the entire Holy Knights are definitely the Pope's horseboys, and only the Pope's orders are obeyed, and the Pope, his old man, wants to pass on a message, and he actually sent a dignified deputy head of the Holy Knights to the horse, which is really a great official authority.

"His Majesty the Pope would like to ask you a question," Alice, of course, did not know what was in the mind of the Divine Envoy, and asked solemnly, "Are you ready for your lunchtime speech? ”

She unfastened the leather gloves on her right hand, revealing her slender jade hand, then took out a piece of paper from the leather pouch hanging from her belt and handed it to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took the speech written by the Pope himself and glanced at it briefly.

Sure enough, the entire lecture was full of Gregory XV-style rhetoric, with the idea that the Church could no longer withstand the siege of the Wehrmacht and must surrender as soon as possible!

"Okay, tell Your Majesty that I'll read it according to the script. Lu Chen smiled slightly and put the speech into his sleeve.

The female knight Alice nodded solemnly, and was about to leave, but was stopped by the divine envoy.

"Deputy Head Alice, can you tell me what your sword is?" Lu Chen smiled and pointed to Alice's back.

Behind the female knight, there was a long two-handed sword hanging from the belt, because the blade was hidden in the scabbard, it was impossible to see the specific appearance, but Lu Chen vaguely felt that it seemed to be narrower and thinner than the standard two-handed sword.

"Oh......" Alice replied, looking at the oracle in confusion, "this is the sword I have been using since I was a child, the White Warbler, and it is not a particularly beautiful weapon, but it is a ...... It was given to me by my master, so it is very memorable. ”

Lu Chen waved his hand at the female knight easily, and said goodbye to the other party:

"Don't care, I'm just asking...... I've been interested in weapons and equipment lately, and I've been a little bit interested. ”