December 10753 in the holy calendar.

Although the southern part of the continent has a mild climate, however, it snowed in the kingdom of Isaac this year. Of course, it's just a little bit of snow.

All the trees were covered in a pale shade of white, and the dots of sparkling in the sunlight shimmered.

The creek did not freeze, it still flowed.

A herd of deer frolicked in the woods.

It's as if the whole world has been put on a new make-up.

This made Gray unexpectedly excited. Because there was no snow underground, he had only seen such a sight in books.

Of course, compared to a few months ago, he was already very restrained, he just watched quietly, and he couldn't take his eyes off it.

There was no rain underground, and the first time it rained, he stood in the rain and stared blankly at the sky, from the moment the rain began until it ended. I stood for three hours.

"It's really amazing, water falls from the sky. It's like a beaker. ”

"Why do you suddenly mention beakers?" asked the black cat.

"Steam escapes from a heated beaker and then condenses into water. This is a situation that I often encounter when I do experiments. But our world is not being heated, at least not like a beaker. But the droplets of water that fell were countless times larger than the beaker. Gray sighed softly, "Maybe when the experiment gets big enough, everything we imagined at the beginning will change." ”

"So do you have any insights?" said the black cat expressionlessly, "You have so many insights lately, I'm tired of hearing them." ”

"Nope. ”

You asked me why he stood in the rain for three hours and no one cared? Of course he was, and Shelley came with an umbrella and asked him if he wanted to go into the house. But that's about it. You don't think a rain can drench a paladin, do you?

Since the Battle of the White City, the entire White City has been unimaginably tolerant of Gray. The paladins are right, even if they are wrong.

This made the black cat very helpless, because no one even came out to stop him. Even Irene has taken a laissez-faire attitude. She was like a newlywed wife, taking care of everything and smiling.

Wait, why do I use the term "newlywed wife"?

Well, since the Battle of the White City, Irene has a light in her eyes when she looks at Gray. It's bad, isn't it?

The Holy See only allows monogamy, although most of the nobles have other lovers, and the Holy See will not punish them for this, and even in some more open areas, such as the Lion King's Capital, such things as lovers can be put on the table. They don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Of course, the Holy See still does not recognize the status of children born out of wedlock. This is also the reason why when Jones appeared as an illegitimate child, the Holy See never recognized his inheritance. Although the nobility also had aristocratic methods, for example, there was a clause in the power of the king: "The king may grant the right of inheritance to the illegitimate child." "This was the one that Bairder VI used in the first place.

Although before that, it was actually the king's decree to collect money. Some families with only illegitimate children are required to give the king a gift that satisfies the king in order to be able to complete the inheritance reasonably and legally. Under normal circumstances, this would have been a significant expense to obtain the king's permission to "regularize" their illegitimate children.

However, that was only for the average nobleman. Gray, is a paladin. Paladins must fully comply with the Holy See's secular norms, not just superficially obedient.

That's bad, if Irene is the "newlywed wife", then what is Shelley?

The black cat was faintly starting to worry: "So what are you going to do with your relationship with Irene and you with Shelley?"

"Isn't Shelley my wife?"

"You're not married. ”

"Well, after we get married, that's it. ”

"Are you really going to marry her? Well, the problem doesn't seem so serious now. What about Irene?"

"She is my lord, the object of the oath. ”

"Oh, yes? I think she probably doesn't think so. Sighing slowly, the black cat continued: "Given that the Pope has trained four paladins and I have trained one, I feel that I am a quarter as great as the Pope. So I can't allow this to happen. I had to avoid being the joke of the whole continent, even though they probably didn't even know who I was right now. ”

"What did you just say?" asked Gray.

"Well, you're wandering again. I didn't say anything. The black cat replied with a smile.

Riding his horse, Gray had already run to a pine tree by the side of the road, and looked up blankly.

It is a giant pine that is 100 meters high, and it seems to reach the sky. At this moment, it has been covered with a thin layer of snowflakes.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" sighed Gray.

"Thank goodness you know how to appreciate beauty. The black cat said helplessly.

"Looks like you like snow. Irene rode up to Gray and whispered, "In that case, we might as well stop and rest for a day." Anyway, as long as you arrive at the Lion King Capital before the end of the month, you can't rush it. ”

"Reject her!" said the black cat categorically.

Gray hurriedly replied, "No...... No. I'll just take a look along the way, it's not very special anyway. ”

"Yes? I thought you liked it. I also especially like the snow, except it's a bit cold. ”

Irene smiled and walked away, followed by a long line. Gray's Silver Moon Banner, Irene's Rosemary Banner, and the Eight-Color Banner of the Grugru family form a regular triangle, led by the Rosemary Banner, and slowly move forward.

If Gray and the Grugrew family are officially married, the eight-color flag will become the nine-color flag.

Gray whispered, "Why do I have to turn her down?"

"Because I'd be mad to hear a barren lich lament the beauty of a snowy scene all day. ”

"I see. ”

"Meow——! stop! Stop! Don't pinch me!"

"I think I'm hearing a cat barking again. Shelley rode past Gray in a daze, rubbed his ears lightly, and said, "I probably didn't sleep last night." I hate to be in a hurry, and there are inferior hotels everywhere. ”

You have to admit that any maiden would fall in a picture like the Battle of the White City, wouldn't it? Heroic knights on horseback, with holy light and angels, alone in the face of an army of forty thousand without fear, just to fulfill the promise made to you.

The whole world was prostrate at his feet.

If you put this on any other girl, you're going to go crazy.

Irene was already restrained. She didn't make any superfluous moves at all. After all, she has her identity, and Gray is already a paladin. Although her usual meticulous care has been revealed, it has gradually made others feel something.

Of course, this does not include Gray. This guy still doesn't understand what love is, and naturally he won't know what loving eyes look like.

As he walked past Gray, Paz asked suspiciously, "Aren't you from the north?"

"Uh...... What's wrong?"

"Then why are you so excited when you see snow? It snows every year in the north, and it's more snow than in the south. Be...... Because I haven't seen snow for too long, I miss my hometown?"

Gray nodded hurriedly.

"I think so. Paz nodded, muttering to himself and walking away.

Gradually, Gray moved to the back of the line.

At the back of the line were Jones and Dora. Yes, Jones and Dora, two vampires in armor. Now there are three guys in the team who don't see anyone in armor.

"Why are you walking so slowly?" asked Gray.

"Because...... I'm weak, my feet are weak......"

"That's you soft, what does it have to do with horses?"

"When I soften, it softens. ”

"This is the bone horse I arranged for you, hard and hard, not soft. ”

Grezema walked between Jones and Dora. Jones looked down helplessly and sighed.

"Catherine said that if you left me, she would kill you. You have killed half of the mercenary group in the woods, and although they are all vicious themselves, you have seriously violated the pact between the Holy Spirit and the Bloods. I can pardon you with my paladin privileges, but you must stay with me until you are atoned for your sins. ”

"I know. ”

"These two sets of armor were blessed by Catherine. Wear it, and you won't be afraid of the sun. ”

"I know. ”

"So what are your intentions?"

"I'm really just weak!" Jones was about to cry, "I'm just...... Big brother, I'm a blood clan, if you let me stay in the sun every day, I'll be scared!"

"Is that all?"

"Otherwise, I'm a disgrace to the Blood, and I don't have the face to go back. Run away, where can I go?"

"Oh, then I'll trust you for the time being. As he spoke, Gray moved his mind slightly. All of a sudden, the two bone horses were completely out of the control of Jones and Dora, and they spread their legs and galloped wildly, all the way to the front of the group before stopping.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" asked Irene.

"I didn't ...... My father told me to ride fast and not go to the rear. Hahahaha, hahahaha. The back is more dangerous. Jones smiled awkwardly.

Irene sighed helplessly and reached out to touch Jones's head.

"Poor child. But don't worry, you're now the adopted son of a paladin, and no one will bully you anymore. A perverted old man like Baird VI will stay away from you. ”

"Yes, I am grateful to my father. Jones said with a blank face.

It was another great disgrace, and now everyone felt that Jones was the luan boy of Baird VI. Baird VI was an infatuated perverted old man who decided to seize the Duchy of Heard for Jones's sake.

A conspiracy came down, and as a result, Jones got nothing, and he had an extra father. Oh no, and motherly love, double motherly love. Look at the way Irene and Shelley look at him?

Thinking of the sadness, the young vampire couldn't help but burst into tears.

The only thing that is fortunate is that these two mothers' love are no longer stepmother's, but that will only make Jones feel more ashamed.

In the distance, they saw curling smoke.

"Is it a city-state?" asked Shelley.

"It's supposed to be just a village, and there won't be a city-state in this area on the map. Irene replied softly.

Skirting the mountain, they saw a crowd of people standing on the cobblestone village road in the distance.

"Honorable Grand Duke Beshir, Honorable Lord Grey Paladin. An old man came out and said respectfully, "Welcome." We've been waiting for you here for two days now. ”

"Two days, what's the matter with you?" asked Irene.

"No, nothing. We just want to see you. If you are willing to stay with us, so much the better. ”

Although the greeting words were placed in front of Irin, it was obvious that everyone's eyes were on Gray.

Although dukes are rare, there are countless principalities on the mainland, and each of them has one. And the paladins, there are only five. What's more, Gray is one of the only thirteen paladins in the past 10,000 years in the Isaac Kingdom.

You can even remove one of them. Because the other twelve paladins were eventually raised by the children sent to the Holy See by the Kingdom of Isaac, and after they grew up, they never even returned to the Kingdom of Isaac in their lives. Only Gray is a "native" Paladin of the Kingdom of Isaac.

On this journey, there were such welcome ceremonies everywhere.

Glancing back at Gray silently, Ireen whispered, "No, we still need to hurry." ”

So, the procession slowly passed through the village under the gaze of the villagers.

At this moment, they did not know that at the top of the mountain, five kilometers away from them, two figures were quietly watching them.

"This is the newly recognized paladin of the Holy See?"

"Yes. ”

"A lich in knight's armor, huh...... What's going on with those old guys up there?"

"I don't know. ”

"What do you need me to do?

"It's the most unsuccessful thing to do. The top means that they want to give those old guys a dismount. It would be perfect if the Lich Paladin could defect and reveal his identity himself. ”

"It's a big project. ”

"In the worst case, only to uncover his identity, but also when you complete the mission. ”

"I see. ”