Chapter 2: The Stalker in the Alley

"Wake up, there's wheat porridge and bread on the table, and after eating, the bishop will go to the church, and the bishop will see you. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

Maier looked up at the back of the person in front of him, and the white-robed, middle-aged man, probably the Priest Ridley that Wren had been praising and revering, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Noticing that the porridge on the table was still steaming, Maier's expression was slightly subtle, but he quickly hid this subtlety and drank the porridge in small sips.

After eating another loaf of bread, Mel went out of the room.

The sunlight was a little dazzling, the temple was very empty, and even if there was no one to guide the way, it was still easy to find the location of the church, and there were many people coming and going in the temple, but they didn't look at Meldo.

The church door was not closed, and Mel walked straight in.

"I was in the room on the right and the door was unlocked. ”

A slightly old voice sounded, and Mel knew that it must be the Bishop of the Temple, but Mel did not go straight in, but first prayed to the idol in the church.

Pushing open the door, there was a long table, and behind the table was a slightly rickety old man, dressed in a red robe, his expression was not serious, and it didn't seem to be much different from an ordinary old man.

Mel bent down with some restraint.

"I've seen Lord Bishop. ”

"Sit down. The bishop looked up, placed the book he was holding on the table, pointed to a chair in front of Myer, and said, "Don't be so nervous, just a few simple questions, you can answer them truthfully." ”

Mel sat down and waited for the bishop's question.

"What did you see before you fainted yesterday?"

Mel remembered for a moment before replying, "I saw the heretic glaring at me, and then I felt a blank in my mind, and then I fainted. ”

"You've seen that heretic before?"

Mel shook his head and nodded again: "I came a little late, so I didn't see it clearly at first, but then I felt a little familiar, a bit like Aunt Mary in the neighborhood." ”

"Are you still feeling unwell?"

"Nope. ”

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The bishop's questions weren't too many, and they all seemed to revolve around the witch, and it was clear to Meyer that the bishop was trying to determine whether he had anything to do with the witch.

The relationship between the temple and the magician is like fire and water, so the bishop will be extremely careful about anything involving the magician, and will not let go of even the slightest possibility.

For this questioning, Maier was also prepared, because he really knew the witch.

Not only did they know each other, but they were also familiar, because like the witch, Mel was also a magician, but unlike the witch who had become a full-fledged mage, Mel was still an apprentice.

Looking back at the temple, Maier had a faint fear in his heart, and secretly said that he had mastered some speaking skills.

Saying the two truths "a little familiar" and "like Aunt Mary in the neighborhood" will naturally make people feel that they didn't know the witch before, and the reason why they feel familiar is only because they look like Aunt Mary in the neighborhood.

But in fact, "a little familiar" because I have actually seen it.

If not, it would have been exposed in the bishop's mantra, and if it was exposed, it would end up in the same fate as the witch, and it was extremely unrealistic for a mage apprentice to escape in the temple.

Maier walked quickly in the direction of the Pisa Library, he had not asked Master Loren for leave before he fell unconscious, and now he had been absent from work for half a day, and if it was too late, he was afraid that he would lose his job.

Wren winked his eyes at Maier and said, "Maier, Master Loren asked you to go to his office as soon as you return." ”

Maier nodded, and turned to walk to the other end of the hallway.

When it was over, I pushed the door and entered.

A large circular table was piled high with submissions from all over the Principality, of varying thickness, with comments from junior editors like Maier.

In order for a non-famous contributor's manuscript to reach the fallen masters, it has to go through layers of checks, and before it reaches a junior editor like Maier, there is also a check for typos and writing specifications.

And between Maier and Master Loren, there is also a senior editorial review.

It can be said that it was extremely difficult to publish an article in the chief journal of the Pisa Library, Loren AndrΓ© (which is named after Master Loren).

"I already know about the matter, it happened suddenly, the reason is not you, but the fact of absenteeism is undeniable, I will deduct half a day's salary this month, you can object. Master Loren didn't look up.

Maier shook his head again and again, "No." ”

"If there's nothing to do, just go back, you have accumulated a lot of manuscripts on your desk, and you will review those manuscripts within today, no problem, right?"

"No problem...... Then, Master Loren, I'll take my leave. ”

"Wait. Just as Mel was about to walk out of the room, Master Loren said, "There's nothing wrong with your body, those heretics are weird. ”

Maier shook his head and said, "The priest of the temple has already checked it for me, and there is no problem. ”

"Well, that's good, let's go back, by the way, I read your last draft, although the rhythm of the story is not good enough, but the idea is very innovative, and it is much better than the first two times. ”

"Thank you, Master Loren, I will work hard. ”

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Temple.

Reverend Ridley stood in front of the bishop, looking in the direction of the Pisa library from time to time, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Lord Bishop, is that boy really okay?"

"He's not lying. ”

"But, Lord Bishop, there were so many people here that day, why did he faint, and if he had nothing to do with the witch, why was it him?"

The bishop glanced at Pastor Ledley, "That doesn't mean anything. ”

"But if he has nothing to do with the witch, why is he so nervous to see you?" Ridley was still not reconciled, he always felt that Mel was very suspicious of heresy.

He was just a teenager, even a teenager from an ordinary aristocratic family would be nervous, let alone an ordinary commoner, and he prayed to God. ”

A blasphemer will not pray to God. ”

Ridley seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by the bishop: "Pastor Ridley, you went to the royal city, and your ideas are getting more and more extreme, this is not a good pastor's style." ”

"The study room of the church is a little messy, you go and tidy up, calm down, and don't leave the temple for the next half a month. ”

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The alley was dark, and Maier, who had just been separated from Wren for a short time, suddenly stopped, turned to look at the darkness around the corner, and there was something different in his eyes.

"Follow me all the way, come out, don't come out again, the rest of the journey is not so quiet. ”