As the sun set, Dean walked down the street in a horse-drawn carriage, looking at everyone's smiling faces, the expression on his face full of hesitation.

The forces of the Allen Kingdom and the Duke of Tangis have announced their retreat, the fighting has ceased for the time being, and the paladins have returned to the Lion King Capital.

The crisis seems to have been lifted, and the entire Lion King is immersed in a quiet and peaceful.

Everyone was concentrating on living their little lives, and everything seemed to be calm again. Or more precisely, it should be calmer than usual.

Because of the existence of the Silver Moon Knights, the security of the Lion King Capital has been greatly improved.

However, Dean knew very well that the real crisis had just begun.

The negotiation with Gray brought Dean an undoubtedly negative emotions. Although there is a certain comforting element in it, the overall is undoubtedly negative.

"How should I report to the Pope?" he thought to himself, sitting in the carriage, "just spread out the paladin's request for peace talks, and then the old men of the Cardinal will explode...... But what can I say if I don't spread it out? Add a little bit of something positive? Like the Paladins asking me to greet the cardinals on their behalf? Hehehehe, well, I don't believe that myself. ”

"What if that doesn't? Tell them that the paladin's statement is perfectly doctrinal, and that their idea is not in line? Oh, so I'll not be Bishop of Isaac soon. Not only was it not Bishop Isaac, but maybe no church would let me in in the future. I'm not a paladin, so I can't just get in on horseback. ”

Going to meet Gray in person was actually Dean's own decision. After all, if you want to negotiate, you still have to release a certain amount of goodwill, right?

If we want to talk about the true attitude of the Holy See towards Gray after the Siege of Absburg...... Well, Dean himself is not allowed to reside in Pierce Cathedral anymore. It's not that Gray doesn't allow it, it's that the Holy See doesn't allow any clergy to live with Gray in Pierce Cathedral. In order to show the attitude of the Holy See towards Gray.

However, the reality is that no one in the Lion King Capital cares about the attitude of the Holy See. In a short period of time, the influence of the Holy See has declined from its peak a few months ago to now, and almost no one cares about it.

With invincible paladins here, who cares about the Holy See?

For the sake of this meaningless statement, Dean had to obediently move himself and all the other clergy out of Pierce Cathedral and rent a house for everyone in the other direction of the Lion King's Capital. Including himself.

Obviously, the contradictions between the two sides are so big that they cannot be fooled over by fooling around. Even if he's a master of fooling, he can't.

......

Although the sun had set and it was getting dark, the welcome ceremony was over and he had met Dean again, and Gray was enthusiastically ready to devote himself to his new work again.

He said to everyone seriously: "War, although it can put an end to evil, in the final analysis, it can only be destroyed. Next, let's look at how we can make the world a real and better place!"

Hearing him say this sentence with high morale, the people present had nothing to say except to be convinced.

"Don't you really take a break?" asked Shelley with concern, "You seem to ...... I haven't had a good night's sleep in a month. ”

"Uh...... Do you have to rest?"

"Of course. The black cat muttered, "Gray, I think you should give yourself some time to rest." Of course, I know you don't need to rest. But others do. ”

"Okay......" Gray said helplessly, "Then we'll talk about how to make this world a better place tomorrow!"

......

On the way from Pierce Cathedral to the residence, Dean thought all the way, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt a headache.

"If only Gray weren't so stubborn. However, if he is not stubborn, he will not be an admirable paladin. ”

"Sometimes I really don't understand why the Holy See is so particular about it, isn't it good to simply implement justice?"

"Well, actually, I do. As an organization grows, it will involve more and more people, and in the end, the beliefs it holds on to will begin to distort. When you choose to accept more people, it means that faith is constantly mixed with sand. Let's hope Gray doesn't turn out like this in the future. The justice of one person, very perfect. Enough is enough. ”

"I'm just a guy who 'follows from the heart', at most, I just do what I can for 'justice' while settling down. Only...... Try to write two more kind words about you in my letter to the Cardinals, and that's all I can do. ”

In a flickering moment, the most slick bishop in history, Lord Dean, returned to his residence, an old mansion that looked a little old, but could be seen to be very luxurious.

......

The night in the Lion King Capital was as quiet as ever.

The soldiers who surrendered to Gray had been placed in a barracks a kilometer away from the Lion King's capital. Everything is treated as before, nothing has changed. In addition to stationing some of the generals under Irene. In addition, there are some idle military camps that have been taken over by the army that Ireen transferred to the Lion King's capital.

The people involved in the war went to bed early one by one, after all, war is a very tiring thing. Especially the war that Gray participated in, whether it was an ally or an enemy, he was tired enough.

Except, of course, Gray himself.

While everyone was asleep, the diligent Gray had gathered Black Cat, Catherine, Vivien, Jones, Dora, and Tenedas for a meeting in his room.

Yes, Tenedas is also ......

"We have very limited time, and the residents of the Lion King are calling for us! They need a better life! The Holy See will definitely not just leave it at that! We need to produce results immediately so that everyone will recognize us! Only in this way can we prove that we are right! We will discuss it with Irene and them tomorrow, and we don't need to sleep anyway, so let's discuss a suitable plan tonight!"

The black cat even has the heart to die.

"Why do lichs always think cats don't need to sleep?"

Sadly, Gray selectively ignored its complaints.

"Alright, let's fight to the Silver Moon!" shouted the hot-blooded boy Gray to the Silver Moon.

A circle of gods, demons, and monsters looked at the scrappy Gray with expressionless faces.

At this moment, probably only the bone horse is excited. But it's a bone horse, so it's also "expressionless".

......

At this moment, just as Gray was staying up all night fighting for the well-being of the residents of the Lion King Capital, another corner of the Lion King Capital was ......

"Hello, Bishop Isaac. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Andrew and I am the Chief Archmage of the Mage Alliance. The Pope asked me to come to the Lion King's capital, and he entrusted me with a task to cooperate with you. Of course, I can ask you to cooperate with me. ”

A voice suddenly sounded, and Dean, who had just walked into his room and had not had time to light the lamp, turned back in fright.

In the darkness, a figure stepped out from behind the curtains.

Before Dean could wake up from his fright, the man in the blue cloak who suddenly appeared in front of him had already taken off his felt hat.

The silver moonlight shone obliquely through the window, shining on the slender figure, fair skin, long black hair, black eyes, handsome and young face, and a pendant engraved with the word "Krimasha". Of course, the most important thing is the pair of pointed ears that are slightly shaking.

"Archmage Andrew...... Blood elves?" Dean instantly recognized the other party's race.

......

Outside the window, on the roof in the distance, Zeda slowly smiled: "To be precise, it is a blood elf without divine faith. ”

Blood elves are one of the three major branches of the elven race.

Although the elves themselves have very few activities in the human world, compared to the wood elves who are friendly to humans and the flower elves who are attached to the wood elves, the blood elves who are hostile to humans are undoubtedly the least active in the human world. Its rarity is comparable to that of a lich that runs to the surface from the underworld.

"This is the power introduced by the Holy See?" Tavia smiled wordlessly.

......

"Is it surprising? Legend has it that the most powerful magician in humans is actually a blood elf. Andrew walked up to Dean, showed Dean the badge he had taken from the Pope, representing the Pope, and said with a smile: "Actually, you can understand when you think about it, the lifespan of human beings is too short, it is impossible to study decent magic, and there is not enough time to condense magic. How can a powerful mage be a human?Of course, this matter needs to be kept a little secret, after all, this is not what the Mage Alliance advertises to the outside world. The reason why I directly revealed my identity was just that I didn't want to cause any misunderstanding later. After all, we still need to cooperate. ”

It was a face handsome enough to make thousands of girls obsessed and crazy.

Bean-sized beads of sweat have slowly slid down his forehead.

Dean looked at him in a daze and asked softly, "The mission that the Pope gave you...... What's the content?"

"Of course, it's about the paladins in the Lion King's capital. Taking a deep breath, Andrew whispered, "From today onwards, I want you to help me collect all the information about Paladin Gray, remember, it's all of it." Including the information of the people around him. You must fully obey all orders I have given you. Otherwise, your bishop will disappear for no apparent reason, and someone else will take your place. You know what I mean?"

The corners of Dean's mouth twitched slightly, but he nodded dumbfoundedly, respectfully drew a cross on his chest, and replied, "Yes." But...... What exactly do you want to do?"

"You don't need to know this, you just have to do your part. Andrew said with a smile.

Crescent-like eyes, as if they are smiling all the time, but with a chilling feeling.