10757 A.D., July. After a long journey, the Knights of the Silver Moon finally arrived in San Lorenna.

It was a long, boundless city-state. Standing on the hillside and looking down, it is like an uneven carpet spread out on the plain, covering all the flat land as far as the eye can see. There is a field that is like a plough. The neat, patchwork streets, artificially carved rivers weave through, and small boats paddled with oars act as cargo carriers. There is also a characteristic dome structure. The buildings are like chicken coops, and eggs are protruding from the chicken coops. Big buildings have big eggs, and small buildings have small eggs without exception.

It's a pretty standard inland city-state. It's just that the city is a big size bigger than all the other inland city-states of his standard. It's the largest inland city on the continent, and although it doesn't have much artistic value, it has a sense of grandeur in the ordinary.

Of course, that's about it. Gray wasn't surprised. It's been four years since he came to the surface world, and he's traveled through a lot of cities. Especially in the past two years, he has traveled to almost all the big cities in the southern part of the continent. I saw a lot of some things, and my mood gradually lost my original excitement.

......

Narrow streets, crowded crowds pass by. Gray and the soldiers of the Knights of the Silver Moon walked slowly.

It was a young clergyman who came to receive it. Dressed in a school uniform, the hair on the back of his head was shaved, leaving a loop. It looks like a kappa.

The flags have been put away as requested, so, no one knows who they are. After all, in a martial country like the Gustav Empire, such a thing as a knight has never been a big deal. Walking down the street, you can come across a few people wearing armor. Of course, there are still very few knights in superb armor like the Silver Moon Knights.

In the blink of an eye, Gray was taken to a four-storey building facing the street, rectangular in shape from the air, with a garden in the middle.

"Paladin, this is the place for you. The clergy who came to pick it up said.

"Why do you want to live here?" asked Gray softly, "We're here for the Pope's funeral, shouldn't we be staying on Mount Azrant?"

"I'm sorry, but there's not much left on the mountain. And the Pope's funeral is a very serious matter, and you don't want to go to Mount Azrant with a group of heavily armed soldiers at this time, right? Many people came to the funeral, there were nobles, there were clergy from all over the country. Almost all hostels were booked. The house was deliberately vacated by a merchant who heard that you were going to live in it. Otherwise, the Knights of the Silver Moon may have to pitch a tent outside the city. ”

"What are you kidding? you want us to pitch a tent with the Knights of the Silvermoon?" the mallet shouted.

"According to the rules, you should all live outside the city. The Holy See is not only an army of the Knights of the Silver Moon, but all the other Knights are not allowed to go up the mountain or enter the city, except for the Knights Templar, who are themselves stationed on Mount Azrant. This is a special case now, and I hope you understand. ”

The mallet wanted to continue the trouble, but Gray reached out to stop it.

Looking at the kappa, oh no, at the clergy, Gray whispered, "Who is the cardinal in charge of arranging this, please thank him for me." ”

"Actually, it's not the Cardinal Council that's in charge of arranging this, you know that person, Lord Paladin. ”

"Who's that?"

"Lord Levi. Kappa said with a smile.

When they heard this name, the Silver Moon Knights raised their groups up and down, and their expressions froze for a moment. The mallet muttered, "I said that I should have killed him by 'mistake' in the first place." ”

......

From the outside, the building is not too big, but from the inside, it is okay.

The garden in the middle is actually built on the basement floor, so the building is actually five floors, not four floors on the surface. Further down there is a basement, where the miscellaneous items are piled up. It's a mediocre house, but it's big enough. The garden in the middle has been converted into a stable, after all, there are quite a few horses in Gray's party. There are a total of two hundred rooms on five floors, enough for one room for each person in the entire Silver Moon Knights, and more.

To be honest, San Lorenna's first feeling for Gray is big, and the second feeling is squeezing. The whole city is crowded, all the streets are small, every house is next to the house next door, and everywhere you go there are people. Even the canals that crisscross the city are full of boats. It's not easy to have such a big mansion in a place like this.

"Lord Paladin. A fat-headed, big-eared merchant was introduced by the Kappa clergy to Gray, "This is the owner of this place, Mr. Spee." It was he who took the initiative to donate the place for free for the use of the Silver Moon Knights. ”

"Thank you. Gray bowed slightly.

The merchant took off his hat and smiled, and then shook Gray's hand and kissed it, "No, it's my honor to receive Lord Paladin Gray. I have a lot of business in the south, and the past two years have been very smooth thanks to your care. You'll need to take care of it more in the future. ”

"I took care of you?"

"Of course, the absence of war and the absence of bandits is the greatest care for our merchants. After all, I didn't do weapons business. With that, the merchant turned to the side and said, "Shall I show you around here?"

"Then, Lord Paladin, you should rest for a while. The kappa priest respectfully said, "I will come back in the afternoon and take you up Mount Azrant when the time comes." ”

Gray nodded silently.

"Gray, I think you'd better be careful. The guy clearly didn't have much of a good intention. The Silver Moon Knights are stationed at the bottom of the mountain, even if you are stationed at the bottom of the mountain? This is simply a humiliation. ”

"What do you think he wants to do?"

"I don't know, maybe he's just trying to reduce your contact with the other cardinals. After all, he has an enmity with us. ”

"Or maybe it's just that the other cardinals don't want to get in touch with you?" Vivien interjected, "I've received word that the cardinals don't think well of Gray, almost unanimately. There are only a few who have a good impression of Gray. And it's all far from the ecclesiastical center. ”

"Where did you get the news?" asked the black cat.

"The abyss gave it to me. ”

"Can you believe your message?"

"You don't believe me?"

"No, I believe in you, I just don't believe in the abyss. ”

Gray listened quietly, not speaking. Spee, the merchant, had taken Gray around the entire floor, and at the end of the day, he came to two children who looked to be in their teens.

The daughter's face is full of freckles, and so is the son, and his figure is very similar to his father, fat.

"Lord Paladin, I have a small request. I want my daughter to marry one of your knights. Of course, I know she's not pretty, but I'm willing to pay a high dowry. Please trust my financial resources. And my son, who may be one of your knights, a servant. It will be a great honor for our family. ”

Gray looked at him quietly.

Spie was stunned for a moment, sweat came down, and hurriedly said: "Of course, this is a request, not a condition. Paladin, you can think about it slowly and don't rush. ”

After thinking about it, Gray said softly: "In terms of marriage, our knights do not need to marry for the time being. If you obey, I'll think about it seriously. ”

"Thank you, Lord Paladin!" Spee hurriedly pressed the heads of his two children and saluted Gray.

......

The Kappa priest dismounted and walked into a small house.

"Lord Levi, Paladin Gray has settled down. ”

"Oh, did he say anything?" Levi was reading a book with his legs crossed, leaning back in his chair.

"There seemed to be a little complaint, but nothing was said. Pastor Kappa said.

"Got it, you go down. ”

"Yes. ”

"Why do you do this?" said the mustachioed paladin next to him, "though he has a ...... with us An unpleasant past. But we can't shake him for the time being. He has almost the whole South, and we can't really tear up with him. Even if it is torn, he is far superior to us in force. Where the hell does that power come from......"

"You reminded me of that. Levi took a deep breath, put down the book in his hand, and said, "Those bishops in the south. It's all two rounds, right? The current ones should all have a good relationship with Gray. They also have voting rights, and we should give each of them a copy of the Lich Paladin. ”

"Is it necessary? The matter of the Paladin Lich is a top secret of the College of Cardinals. The bishops of the South really don't know yet, but they only have a total of seventeen votes. With Gray, there are nineteen votes. There were 68 votes in total, and even if he were to run, he would still be far from a majority. I don't understand why you're struggling with this. ”

"Because there is nothing more important than this. Levi said expressionlessly: "As long as he can't be elected as the pope, the new pope will definitely not favor him like the old pope." And he's a lich, and as long as his identity is revealed, it's over. He would be the second Ebselde. ”

"That's why you didn't send him to the mountains? ”

"Yes. I wish he never saw anyone else voting except when he was voting. Levi spread his hands and said, "Of course, I know it's impossible. He'll be up the hill this afternoon. However, as long as he does not live directly in the mountains, there will be only so much he can do. ”

"It's a way. The mustachioed paladin raised his cup and saluted Levi from afar: "As long as we get through this time, then everything is under control." ”

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