At night, there was a light snow on the lion king, and there were very few people on the street.

In the alley, Morka was clinging to the wall with the fireplace in the back, shivering with the cold over the quilt. Bubbles was right next to him, shivering from the cold and sneezing heavily.

"Why don't we rent a house? Didn't we sell a lot of books today?"

"Not rented. Morka, whose face was blue from the cold, gritted his teeth and said, "I want to save money to buy the house back, as soon as I sell the books, the house will come back!"

"But, no one buys it, does it?"

"Aren't a lot of people buying it today? Maybe this book will be popular tomorrow?"

"But there was only that group of people, and after that group of people left, no one bought it anymore. ”

"It's okay, another batch of people will come to buy it soon. Morka clutched the quilt with a stubborn face.

A black-robed man walked into the alley from the corner, followed by several empty wagons for loading.

Just when Morka thought that the other party was just passing by, the man suddenly stopped, reached out and picked up a copy of "Lich Paladin" from the stack of books.

Morka was excited, and hurriedly lifted the quilt and ran over, piling up a smiling face of a philistine.

"Sir, this is a very beautiful one!"

The black-robed man was cloaked in a cloak and his hood was pressed low, and he couldn't even see his face in the dim light. All you can see is a long, waist-length white beard and wrinkled hands.

"Do you sell books?" said an old, deep voice.

"Sell, of course!" said Morka, overjoyed.

"I mean, all. ”

"Uh...... I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

"I mean, I want to buy all of your books. ”

Suddenly, Morka was stunned. The bubble next to her opened her mouth wide in shock.

"You, are you serious?"

"Of course. ”

"That'...... I'll give you some of the copies, five hundred copper plates each. If you want it all, I can give you a discount!"

"No, I'm in a hurry. As he spoke, the black-robed man took out a large bag of something from his cloak, a very large one. Reaching out, he grabbed a handful of gold coins from inside.

Morka and Bubbles are almost stupid. Such a big bag...... It's all gold? How many gold coins do you have to have!

Holding the gold coin in his hand, the black-robed man did not give it to Morka, but turned around and put it in the pocket of the coachman behind him. Then they were given another note.

"Please help me get the book to this place. ”

"This ...... It's a bit far. Depart from Isaac. ”

"Yes, so I give you more money. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" thanked several coachmen.

Turning his face sideways, the black-robed man threw all the remaining gold coins in front of Morka: "These are the money to buy books. Nothing more, no less. Also, I would like to make a small request, you can't tell anyone who bought these books, or where they were sent. Not even a little bit of information is enough. ”

Looking at the big bag full of gold coins, Morka was already happy: "Of course, this request is very reasonable!

"Keep your word in mind, if you break your promises, you will be punished severely. As he spoke, the black-robed man waved his hand and motioned for the drivers to carry the books to the car.

......

"If Paladin Gray is really a lich, why would the Holy Spirit allow him to become a paladin?"

Only the Holy Spirit can answer this question. ”

"We've always been fighting a lich......? It's ridiculous!"

The cardinals in the church were talking anxiously.

"Hasn't the author been found yet?"

"Not yet, my lord, they just set off. ”

"Let them hurry!"

"Yes...... Yes!" replied the Templar at the door.

The Pope knelt before the idol and prayed silently.

In the firelight, the face of the idol flickered and darkened, as if it were going through a painful struggle.

......

Palace of the Lion King.

On the balcony, Gray and Shelley were holding hands, quietly admiring the snow together.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, like fluttering stars in the light of the fire. It's a pity that the firelight can only illuminate a small part of the balcony, and further away, it is still pitch black.

......

A large crowd of cloaked men rushed into the alley, and a dozen long swords were unsheathed, pointing at Morka, who was holding a gold coin and blooming.

Standing in the second-floor window and looking into the alley, the residents who didn't know the truth shrank their necks in fright.

"Damn, what are you going to do? I've just sold the book and you're coming to rob it, it's too fast!" exclaimed Morka.

Bubbles hugged Morka tightly in fright.

After a circle in the alley, the cloaked man at the head lifted his hood, revealing a bald and fat face, glaring at Morka: "Where's your book?"

This is the pastor who went to report to the Pope.

"You're the one who bought the book today?" Molka recognized at a glance. No way, his customers are too few, and he is very easy to recognize.

"I ask you, where's your book?"

"Sold out. ”

"Sold out so soon?"

"There's another one I've kept, I can ...... if you still want it," Morka pulled out the last copy of the Lich Paladin from behind him.

The bald priest took it and flipped through two pages, throwing it in Morka's face: "Isn't your book unbought?"

"Hey, hey, you're not right, I'm a popular writer. You can rob me, but you can't say that no one buys my books!"

The bald priest didn't bother to reason with him, turned his face sideways and waved his hand, "Take him back!"

"Yes!" the three Templars immediately put away their swords and walked towards Morka.

"Wait, wait, wait, where are you going to take me! Isn't robbery supposed to be a robbery for money?

Morka struggled, but to no avail. After all, the other party was a dozen Templars. I can only shout at the bubble when I am dragged away: "Collect the money!

"Good...... Good. Bubbles said hesitantly holding the big bag of gold coins.

......

Morka was thrust to the ground.

He struggled to sit up, knelt down, and then looked around in a panic at the cardinals who were staring at him, and the Pope in the distance, who knelt with his back to him and before the idol.

"You are ......"

The cardinals didn't seem to intend to answer his question at all, and threw a copy of the Lich Paladin in front of Morca.

"Is this a book you wrote?"

"Yes...... Yes. ”

"Paladin Gray asked you to write it?"

"Yes. ”

"Did he admit that he was a lich?"

"No, who said he was a lich? I wrote so well that you all thought he was really a lich? No, no, he just wanted to read a lich paladin's story. Isn't the story great?"

Morka grinned and looked at the cardinals around him, and the cardinals all looked at him with blank expressions.

......

The wheels "gurgle" and turned.

On a snowy night, six carriages full of "Lich Paladins" and eleven coachmen left the Lion King Capital along the long street.

......

"Who bought your book?" asked one cardinal.

"I don't know. Morka spread his hands and said, "You won't tell the other party who you are when you buy books, right?"

"No, I usually let people know that I'm a bishop. But that's not the point, we want more books, do you have them?"

"No more. ”

Turning his face sideways, the cardinal said to the man beside him, "Arrange it, and we'll stamp it ourselves." One million copies printed. ”

"You're saying you're going to give me royalties?" said Morka, overjoyed.

"I'm sorry, but no one is going to give you royalties. This man is useless, who dragged him down. ”

Immediately, the three Templars walked towards Morka.

Morka was dumbfounded, struggling and shouting: "No——! you can't do this! This is not right, you are piracy! Pirates will go to hell! They will give birth to brain-dead sons! I thought that your Holy See was just corrupt, but I didn't expect you to be pirates! What a shame! This is the root cause of the decline of the Holy See, understand! You can't do this! You can't do this——!

However, no one bothered to pay attention to him, and the three Templars picked him up and took him away.

......

Paz's centaurs filled the alley.

"Not a robbery?"

"It's not. Bubbles shook her head, "They didn't take the gold. ”

"So many gold coins...... How many books have you sold?" Paz bent down and grabbed a handful of gold coins in his hand, looked at them, and put them back down.

A resident who reported the crime said: "I saw them draw their swords with my own eyes. It's not a robbery, it's a kidnapping. They took people away. ”

"He has to pay a ransom for the kidnapping, but all his potential ransom is here. The kidnapped people were even homeless except for the bag of gold coins. ”

"Then I don't know. ”

"Little friend, come back with us first. Paz pinched Bubbles' face and said, "With so much money, it's dangerous for you to take it with you." ”

As he spoke, Paz turned his face to his men and said, "Take the money away." ”

"Yes!" a soldier approached and reached for the bag of gold: "Damn!

Bubbles stood aside and watched as the four soldiers panted from exhaustion before lifting the gold.

Paz looked around, picking up the last copy of the Lich Paladin that had fallen on the floor.

"This is the book you sell?"

As he was talking, Morka came back slowly, his face blue and purple, a handful of snot and tears.

"From today onwards, I am at odds with this evil pirated Holy See! Hey, why are there so many people?"

"Morca!" Bubbles cheered and rushed over, hugging Morca.

"This is the kidnapper?" said Paz as he looked at Morca, "Why did he come back again?"

......

In the Cathedral of Pierce, the Pope finally let go of his prayerful hands and slowly opened his eyes.

The cardinal who was guarding next to him hurriedly reached out to help. The cardinals scattered everywhere also hurriedly gathered around one by one.

"Pope, does the Holy Spirit give us an answer?"

After a moment of silence, the Pope whispered, "Yes. ”

......

"Gray. ”

"Huh?"

On the balcony of the Lion King's Palace, Shelley suddenly smiled and said, "I want to tell you that even if you are a lich, I will like you." ”

Gray tightened his grip on Shelley's hand and was silent.

Shelley looked at the snow, smiled brightly, and continued: "I want to tell you that no matter what you are or what you do, I have always supported you and liked you. Even if the whole world is against you, I will stand by you. Although I may not be able to do anything...... But I hope that at least you won't be alone. ”

"I see. Gray replied softly.

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