It's only been a little over a month. More than a month ago, during the civil war in the Holy See, the news of the four paladins besieging Gray spread throughout the continent. Finally, the Holy See, which had gone downhill, seemed to have finally regained some face. Before they could recover, Paladin Gray had returned, defeated, and captured four paladins of the Holy See.

It's not just a matter of face, paladin, but it's the core of the Holy See's combat power, the last resort to deter countries......

If what Gray did before was already a nerve-wracking blow to the Holy See, then this time is undoubtedly a fatal blow.

"What does he want to do? He imprisoned four paladins, does he want to judge? He is only a paladin himself, what qualifications does he have to judge the other four paladins!"

"According to the rules, it is definitely not possible, but ...... I don't think he's going to talk to us about the rules right now. ”

"We broke the rules first. ”

"What are you talking about, are you talking to him?"

"No, we're just stating the facts. None of us wants this to happen, but it's the way it is, and we have to admit it. ”

"Perhaps we should ask the Holy Spirit to arbitrate. ”

"There will be no arbitration. The Holy Spirit has replied that there will be no support between us and Paladin Gray. When we attacked Paladin Gray, the Holy Spirit did not intervene. Surely there will be no intervention now. ”

"Oh my God, we shouldn't have been his enemies in the first place. Where did his strength come from, and why was he able to defeat four other paladins when his guardian angel was captured?"

If it is impossible for the Holy Spirit to intervene in the arbitration, then we will have to negotiate with Him ourselves. But how are we supposed to negotiate with him, or what can we do to make him accept?"

Someone whispered, "He's challenging our right to speak the divine...... This should be, that's what he wants. He wants to redefine, what we've defined, what we've adjudicated. ”

Panic spread rapidly among the cardinals of the College of Cardinals, and everyone understood what the capture of the four paladins meant to the Holy See. It's like a building, with four pillars knocked out, and it's at risk of collapsing at any moment. And if Gray is really challenging the cardinal's right to speak to the sacred, then he is undoubtedly saying to everyone: "I want this house, I am the owner of this house." ”

"Crazy, crazy, a paladin, does he want the position of Pope!"

In the midst of all the disturbances, the elderly Pope sat quietly, silent, without saying a word.

The Celtic continent, which has a history of tens of thousands of years, is always the same, with the same mountains and rivers, the same lakes and seas. But the people on the continent are always up and down, coming and going. Just like the Holy See, which has represented the sacred faith of the mainland for thousands of years, on the surface, it seems that since ascending to this position, it has never fallen. In reality, however, there are always countless changes, new dilemmas, new problems, new crises. And this time the crisis is clearly "the worst ever".

It's ridiculous to say that ever since Gray became a paladin, he has been constantly creating crises for the Holy See, and every crisis is breaking records. In the past, the cardinals dared to say: "The Holy See has experienced countless crises, but each one will pass, and only the Holy See will be eternal." ”

But what about this time? Does anyone dare to say that?

Gray is accomplishing something hell has ever dreamed of doing, but will never do. The scales of victory are already tilting in his favor.

......

Just when the Holy See was panicked and helpless, what happened on the Eloi Peninsula had spread rapidly throughout the continent. The Cardinals thought it was the same as ever, and the world was in an uproar. However, it didn't. Instead of the usual uproar, there was a terrible calm, and everyone just listened and thought. There were no complaints, no reprimands, not even people who took advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and no one took the opportunity to bargain with the church.

"I don't think anyone in this world can beat him. No one in this world can defeat or threaten four paladins who can capture four paladins and be a paladin himself, favored by the Holy Spirit. Neither can the Pope. I'm now thinking about whether our canon should be given to the Holy See or to the Paladin Gray. In fact, I think it should be handed over to Paladin Gray. He is the holy supreme person on the continent, and the Pope is just a poor worm who sent out all his forces and lost miserably. A duke on the eastern continent said to his bishop.

If it had been before, if he had said such things, there was a high probability that the duke would have been blacklisted by the Holy See. The Holy See would join forces with other nobles to pressure him to abdicate. Now, however, almost all the aristocrats are saying so, at least thinking so. It is impossible for the Holy See to blacklist all the nobles, so that no one can unite with him. And the Holy See itself, even the most important force has been lost.

At the same time, Gray is also undergoing some kind of change.

"This letter, help me to deliver it to the White City, and give it to the Duke of Bessil. I'm going to give it to her in person, and tell her I'm all right, and I'll be back in White City soon. Reassure her. And this letter, which Shelley wrote to Earl Grugru. The same must be handed over to him in person. If you don't know where Count Gruglu lives, just ask Duke Behill and she'll tell you. And these are the letters that I have written to the kings of the nations, asking them to provide them with food. Be sure to deliver them to me, and after they are delivered, make an appointment to help me get their replies back. I've wasted too much time here, the famine in the Lion King's capital will break out at any moment, and we can't visit them one by one. Ask for their forgiveness on my behalf. ”

"I ...... Did you hear that right?" looked at the thick stack of letters handed over by Gray, Julian was a little confused: "You asked us to deliver the letter for you?"

"Angels will deliver the message a little faster. ”

"We are not carrier pigeons, we are guardian angels. ”

"I know. Guardian Angel of the Holy See, your paladins are being imprisoned by me. They have to eat every day and don't contribute anything. I've never heard of someone who made such a serious mistake and still enjoy the benefits. And even when I was in dire need of food. As accomplices, you can work for them and atone for yourselves in exchange for their three meals a day. Or, I take them three meals a day and turn them into one. This way I can save some food, although not much. ”

Gritting his teeth, Julian had no choice but to take the stack of letters.

......

"As of today, I remove you from your duties as Bishop Fides and Bishop Bert, and you may nominate your successor, but only with my consent. In addition, you have been stripped of your own qualifications as clergy, and you must fend for yourselves. Of course, you can also leave the Eloi Peninsula and go to the Holy See, if they are willing to accept you. ”

"Why ......," the two bishops of Fides and Bert were confused.

"You want to know why? Because I don't think you're fit to be a clergy anymore, and you're behaving in a way that is far from the Holy Faith. If you continue to preach, it will make people feel holy, and that's it. This seems to me to be more terrible than not proselytizing. It can even make people lose hope. Again, this is not a request for your opinion, this is an informant to you. ”

"We ...... I am a bishop canonized by the Pope!"

"Then go to the Pope!" cried Gray, "there will be no place for you on the Eloy Peninsula!"

Bishop Fides and Bishop Bert were dumbfounded.

......

"When did you let us go!" shouted Levi, who was locked up and unkempt.

"What I'm doing now is just what you wanted to do to me. I won't let you go. You will always be imprisoned, and I will take you wherever you go. Until I feel that to set you free, to the world, to my faith is at least harmless. ”

"The Pope will not agree!"

"The Pope's consent is not required for this matter. Gray replied nonchalantly.

......

"Your Majesty, not only did you break your promise, but you also took the initiative to attack Duke Bert later. Tell me what to do with you?"

Trembling on his knees, Lu Sien V hurriedly said, "I...... I'll give you grain, 90,000 tons! All you want!"

"But you don't have 90,000 tons of food. ”

"No, I have!"

Russon V blinked and stared blankly at Gray.

Gray watched him silently.

After a long time, Gray whispered, "You are no longer fit to be a king. ”

"Huh?" Lus-En V sat down on the ground in a daze, his eyes wide open.

Turning his face sideways, Gray said, "Arthur, he abdicated, and you succeeded him." The small town of Buck belongs to the Duchy of Bert, and this is the price of what you have done before. I heard that you have captured the Duke and his daughter, and I want to see them. Their safety must be guaranteed. Besides, I need to borrow food from you, and you can go back and figure out how much you can give me. Will return, but not soon. At the same time, the requisition of food must not cause famine, and we do not want anyone to suffer from it. You know what I mean. And also. ”

At this point, Gray paused.

Arthur looked at Gray cautiously.

"Don't make me feel that you're just like your father, unfit to be king. ”

"Yes!" Arthur bowed respectfully.

By the time the father and son had left, Gray was the only one left in the room. Gray looked at the sky outside the window and said blankly, "I feel like I'm in a mood." ”

"Can you see it, is it because of the influence of the Demon Lord's power?" asked the black cat softly.

Gray shook his head slowly, "I still don't think so. But I must admit that I do have emotions. Be...... Bitterness. I would have done this even if I hadn't had the emotions, but I couldn't find any kindness in the way I answered them, which I hadn't done before. ”

"It's normal to have emotions, it's not normal to have almost no emotions like you did before. Of course, I'm not saying it's good to be emotional. It's just that...... The more you know, the more you know, the more you are disappointed, and everyone has emotions. The same goes for lichs. It's growth. ”

"New, growing confused?"

"Yes, not the confusion of faith, but the confusion of growth. It's like the priest said. People should also be a little emotional, otherwise, others will continue to challenge your bottom line, and you will not be able to complete your own things smoothly. You need a little majesty. Sometimes scary isn't necessarily a bad thing. ”

"Okay. Gray said softly, "Then I'll slowly get used to my emotional self." It is okay to be disappointed, but hope should not be given up. If the world isn't good enough, make it better yourself, instead of sighing or standing by and complaining. ”

"Yes, that's it. ”

"Black Cat, I think you're greater than the Pope, really. ”

"Huh?"

"Isn't it? The four paladins trained by the Pope are all in the cells of the paladins you have cultivated. What could be more proof of your greatness?"

"Hahahaha, I think you've grown up again and have insight into the true meaning of things!"

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