"I don't know, maybe it's because they're stronger, Turner is a Templar and Pollit is a high-ranking priest, and their combination plus their team makes it difficult to deal with even if the horse bandits have a great mage in charge, so they just want to mess things up this way and fish in troubled waters. ”

"In that case, should we remind Turner that he doesn't look like he's worried about safety. ”

"There's no need, if something really happens, maybe it's still a good thing!"

Bishop Dennis suddenly lowered his voice, and even the expression on his face became strange.

"What do you mean by that, sir?"

Dejero was almost so frightened by Dennis's rebellious words that he fell out of his chair.

"There are some things that should not have been said to you, but after so many years of cooperation, the Lord has great trust in you, so I might as well tell you. After the violent death of the last Holy Maiden, the position of the Holy Maiden has been empty for more than ten years, and His Majesty once wanted to completely cancel this role, but I don't know why, the Paladin, who has been silent about this matter for many years, suddenly opened his mouth and proposed that the Holy Maiden must be added to continue to maintain the organizational structure of the Holy See's triumvirate. ”

Dennis's voice was so small that only De Hiero could hear it.

"I see, but I heard that the saint is only a teenager, what role can such a child play. ”

Djero gasped, and hearing about the secrets of the highest echelons of the Holy See made him both honored and terrified.

"Don't underestimate this little child, in the eyes of those devout believers, her words are equivalent to an oracle, supreme. But how can the Holy See allow a second supreme voice to appear?"

"The Holy See has only one master. ”

"That's right, Dejero. There is only one master in the Holy See, and your idea is very right, and it is worthy of His Majesty's trust and cultivation in you. But this can only be said in private, and we must not mention it to the second person when we leave this room, otherwise we will all lose our heads. However, the purpose of my words with you is also to hope that you will understand that it does not matter whether you catch the bandits or not, but the most important thing is to explain to the believers. ”

Bishop Dennis duly put an end to this disrespectful topic and reminded De Hiero once again of what was important.

"My lord, I see. ”

After this conversation with Dennis, De Yero felt a little more in awe of him.

"Good. Go back and rest, remember, don't leave the church these days, and if you have anything to endure beforehand, you must wait until the celebration is over. You don't have to worry about the defense of the church, I've already contacted General Stephen, and he'll send some people to help, and they're all under your command. ”

Leaving Bishop Dennis's study, De Yero's expression was still a little dazed, so much so that he forgot about whether he wanted to continue to find a way to rescue Lawson and the others, and only one sentence echoed in his mind:

"The Holy See has only one master, how can it be possible to allow a second voice?"

If this sentence comes out of someone else's mouth, it would be fine, but from the mouth of Dennis, a red man in the eyes of the Pope at present, it means something completely different. Although the strength of the Holy See seems to be thriving on the surface, in fact, there is also an undercurrent lurking below, and if you are not careful, you may be swept into the whirlpool.

Thinking of this, Dejero suddenly remembered the strange mission two years ago, when he, along with four other people, namely Deputy Commander Lawson, and three team leaders, disguised themselves as adventurers to enter Euss to explore a monument, with the goal of destroying all the facilities in the monument. It seemed like a trivial matter, but the order came directly from the Pope, and the person who accepted the task was not the powerful Templars, but a few of their obscure ecclesiastical guards in the Holy See. One of the strictest requirements of the mission is secrecy, which is open to all, including the Paladins who enjoy supreme prestige within the Holy See, and to the outside world, to kill all who know about it. Later, he understood that it was precisely because of this secrecy that the three of them had no identity in the Holy See at that time, and there were no factions of people who were selected, also for the sake of secrecy, after they returned from the mission, they did not even let Winston go back, but were directly left in Lua City to assist Bishop Dennis in developing and strengthening the Lua Church.

Now, four of the five people who were on the mission disappeared at once, leaving him alone, so he couldn't help but wonder if this result had something to do with the original mission, and at this time, it happened to be the time when the Holy Maiden, one of the three giants of the Holy See, arrived, was he afraid that he would leak the secret to the Holy Maiden, otherwise why would Dennis say this to himself at this time, was he reminding himself of something? Or was he pretending to appease himself, but in fact, he was ready to clean himself behind his back.

Thinking of this, Dejero felt a cold back spine, I don't know when his clothes were soaked with sweat, he carefully recalled the communication process with Bishop Dennis just now, Dennis did not seem to be abnormal, but a little reassuring, it is worth noting that Dennis has been emphasizing that he should not leave the church, could this be a conspiracy against himself?

Dejero suddenly became vigilant, he looked around carefully, although he found nothing, but he felt as if there were a pair of eyes in the sky staring at him, and this feeling made him feel like a man. He hastened his pace back to the courtyard where the guards were stationed, and immediately summoned a few of his cronies to take turns in their duties, and if they noticed any disturbances, they would immediately notify themselves, even if it was from the Holy See.

In the next few days, De Yero has been in a state of frightened birds, the horse bandits and the missing Lawson still have no news, although De Yero does not believe Dennis's words, but he still stays in the church and does not leave, not that he does not want to, but he does not dare, after all, where is the experience of Lawson and his people, and he has some cronies around him who can protect everyone's safety. Although he felt that the eyes staring at him behind him were there all the time, nothing really happened, and he waited until the inauguration of St. Lua's Cathedral took place.

On the day of the celebration, tens of thousands of faithful gathered in the city of Lua held a huge procession around the city, and finally gathered in the center of the square, Bishop Dennis once again rode around the field in a carriage to sprinkle the light and grace of God on the surrounding believers, but this was not the climax of the celebration, the climax was Bishop Dennis's public announcement that one of the three giants of the Holy See, the Holy Maiden, would extend God's blessing to all the faithful who participated in the celebration on behalf of the God of Light and the Holy See. The square immediately boiled, and at this time, De Yero, who had been standing behind Bishop Dennis, believed what he said: the words of the Holy Maiden were simply silent in the eyes of the devout believers, because she represented the God of Light.