"Holland, what's going on, why has Selena been crying since she came back?"

At supper, Hollander waited for his wife to have dinner in the dining room, but the first thing she asked when she came in was about her daughter.

"It's okay, I'll have Steven invited him to live in the lodge. Hollanster pretended to be nonchalant, and then quickly changed the subject: "This is the muller wine just sent by a friend from the south, it tastes good, do you want to taste it, Madame?"

"Holland, did you do something to Alan?"

Holland's strategy of digressing the subject was unsuccessful, and made Madame Auguese acutely aware of the root of the problem.

"Madame, don't ask. ”

Hollander dodged Madame's gaze.

"I didn't want to intervene in your man's affairs, but I want to remind you that from my observation of Allen, he is definitely not a sinister villain, and if you listen to someone's slander and do anything wrong to him, you will definitely regret it. ”

When Madame Ogu had finished speaking, she turned and left, and did not eat any more.

"Tell Selena that I'm not going to hurt Steven. ”

Hollanster shouted at the back of Madame as she left, but Madame did not look back.

"Bring the meal to the lady and lady's room. ”

Horanster had no interest in dining, and he leaned back in his chair and sat at the table for a long time.

"Whether Allen is a good person or a bad person, whether he is right or wrong, there is no turning back. ”

Hollander gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and then stood up and walked in the direction of the study.

On the third night after meeting Selena, Steven, who was asleep, suddenly heard someone calling his name softly, and he opened his eyes to see a dark figure standing in front of the bed, and he was not only startled.

"Shhhhh ”

Seeing Steven wake up, the shadow spoke first, but the voice was so small that only he could hear.

"Harvey, why are you here?"

Steven relaxed, and he could already tell the identity of the shadow by listening to the voice.

"Someone sent a letter to my mother saying that you were locked up, and that she told us to come and get you out. ”

Harvey explained.

"Go back and tell Aunt Isha that I thank her for her kindness, but will not leave. ”

Steven shook his head and said in a firm tone.

"Steven, we're all ready, the boys' group and the magic elementary school are outside, even if the entire mercenary guild is here, we promise to take you out. ”

Harvey said confidently. Everyone knows that Steven is the most important person for Allen, so this time, Harvey and they have already made up their minds to take Steven out intact even if they die here.

"I know what you want, but until my brother-in-law returns, I'm not going anywhere, I'm just waiting here. ”

"No, I can't. If something happens to you, how are we going to tell Uncle Alan?"

"As long as I stay here, they will be at ease with Holancest, and if I escape, my brother-in-law's foundation that he has worked so hard to build in the ancient city of Oku-gu will be in vain. ”

"But everything else is worthless to Uncle Allen compared to your safety. ”

"Don't worry, as long as Selena is here, Holland won't touch me yet. But you have to go back and get ready, and when your brother-in-law comes back, it will be time for us to settle the old and new accounts with the Ogu family. ”

Even in the dimly lit bedroom, Harvey could see a lightning light in Steven's eyes.

El had already piloted the ship to the Elven Forest to ask for help, hoping that the elves would stop Uncle Alan before he could reach Vanston. ”

Harvey knew that Steven had made up his mind, sighed, and quietly left.

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When Steven refused Harvey's rescue and continued to choose to stay in the courtyard, Alan had already arrived outside Winston in a carriage. He first went to the nobleman who entrusted him with the mission, learned some information from the nobleman, and then transformed into the son of the nobleman, a young man with brown hair and a shawl and a slightly darker complexion. If you weren't familiar with him, you might not recognize him even if you pass by, and of course it's all thanks to the elves' disguise technique. Then, with a large pile of gifts prepared by the nobles, Alan took Stanny, Miranda, and the two elves, disguised as retinues, to sail north along the Santia River through the mountains of Kongos, and then east, into the Santia Plains.

The Santia Plains is the impact plain caused by the flooding of the Santia River, which is the most fertile area of the land on the Noah continent and the richest gathering place for human beings.

Disembarking at the harbor of the River Stea, thirty miles from Winston, Alan and the others continued in a horse-drawn carriage, and in less than half a day, a huge city appeared on the plain ahead.

The city of Vanston is the capital of the Papal States and the center of the Holy See of Light. It used to be a city of pure faith, but since Des Hepburn came to power and established the Papal States, Winston's identity as a center of faith has become less pure, because it has another attribute - a political center, not only the political center of the Papal States, but also the political center of all dioceses. And the hypocrisy, deceit, sorority, and shamelessness that politics represents are all happening here, but they are hidden under the glorious cloak of faith, and no one sees them.

From a distance, the most famous city on the continent is not as majestic as it seems, it doesn't even have a tall wall, far less than capital-level cities like Boulder City and Triumph City, and in addition to being a large human settlement, it is also a military fortress. However, when it comes to the size and prosperity of the city, Winston is far above the first two.

Along the way, there were two things that surprised Alan the most. The first is the devotion of the believers, they saw with their own eyes that there were many believers on both sides of the road who went to Winston, and in order to express their devotion to God, they not only chose the arduous form of walking, but also made a five-body bow in the direction of Winston every time they went further to the God in their hearts.

"Nothing is more important than God, including their own lives. ”

Seeing that Allen was very interested in the pilgrims, the coachman added next to him, this sentence made Allen frown deeply, the influence of the Holy See in the south is far beyond his imagination, if the Holy See uses this almost blind faith in war, the destructive power will be incalculable, and it will also have an immeasurable impact on his next plan to destroy the Holy See, hoping that the assassination of Dice Hepburn can have a restraining effect on the expansion of this faith.