"It turns out that the internal conflict between the church and the angels has become so intense......"

Russell was thoughtful.

He was thinking, but the movements in his hands were non-stop. It's like subconsciously petting a cat when you conceive it.

He held the bird in his arms, and his hands gently stroked her hair and back.

And the bird of paradise also felt a sense of tranquility and serenity.

At first, she only got into Russell's arms because she wanted to cry.

But she didn't expect that Russell's arms were so warm that the paradise bird couldn't help but think of her father, so she cried even more...... Because she remembers, Russell can be like her father. Although Russell has not yet transformed, in her mind, it is like her father holding her, and an inexplicable sense of grievance makes her cry.

When she finished crying, she felt an attachment. Even though he had cried, he still relied on Russell's arms and refused to get up.

It was also comfortable to be touched by Russell's hair, and if it weren't for talking, I'm afraid she would be able to fall asleep slowly. Should still be able to get a good night's sleep.

And even if the paradise bird is affectionately lying in his arms or on his lap, even if the paradise bird is really very cute...... But Russell was surprised not to have the feeling of blushing and heartbeat for her at all.

Just as the Blue Song Robin's memories influenced Russell's perception of Morgan—the memories that Russell absorbed from the "detective" also influenced Russell's attitude toward the Paradise Bird.

But the old man who always likes to shed tears and has a compassionate heart may be because he is too old...... Although the power of the Holy Rank allowed him to maintain a relatively long lifespan, his heart was already old. He is old and has a daughter, and his attitude towards paradise birds is closer to being a "grandson" than a "father and daughter".

In a sense, the paradise bird is also a type that lacks fatherly love.

However, after Russell inherited the detective's love for the paradise birds, he did not have that twilight. Rather, it became the kind of love of a young father who had just had a child.

I have to say, this feeling is also very novel.

Russell himself has never been married, and he has not even been in a relationship technically, and he already has the experience of being a father......

But it's not a bad feeling.

It's not quite the same as the barber's feeling...... Because Morgan's attitude towards "ultramarine" is like a friendly big sister. Only the "godfather" who inherited the body of the blue song robin could move her.

And Paradise Bird knows everything from the very beginning.

Although she had seen Russell's transformation into a "detective", she knew that it was Russell's incarnation.

She knew that Russell was not her real father, and she developed a sense of intimacy and attachment to him.

Perhaps part of the reason was that Russell had saved her with her father's powers; But more often than not, it was Russell's ideas and kindness that moved her.

It is precisely because the person she is attached to is "Russell" itself rather than the incarnation of "detective" that Russell's feelings for her are sincere, rather than playing after switching personalities.

The experience he got from it was also completely different - it was a "father's love" that was completely based on himself.

From this point of view, I am very happy to be a colleague and Russell with Paradise Bird.

But from another point of view, Russell also had to worry about the safety of the birds of paradise.

Paradise Bird probably didn't realize it yet...... What a complicated scenario she was involved in.

On the one hand, she is a human being, a saint who has mastered the power of the angelic level of the Holy Order with her own strength alone, which makes her naturally belong to the church camp.

But as the old saying goes, "The last thing you want an angel to come down is the Pope himself," the power of the Church lies in their right to interpret doctrine.

This has been true since the name of the "cyber church" was not even named "cyber".

If it weren't for the lack of angels, the church would not have been able to fight against the "Big Seven", and they would have killed all the angels a long time ago. Because the angels and they were not all the way from the beginning, they were just tools to defeat the mages.

The Church holds the "compromised good," and the angels are "pure flashes."

- The Paradise Bird, which is too talented, is too pure and clean, which also makes her unable to be fully trusted by the upper echelons of the church.

The church itself is far more political than corporations.

The hierarchy within the company is more about interests and capabilities. Especially a behemoth like the head office...... If you become a director, you can rewrite the fate of tens of millions of people on an empty island at will. And even if it is a few levels lower, it is undoubtedly glorious and rich.

Because of this, waste will never go up. Each level represents a geometric level of wealth expansion.

But that's not the case with the church.

It emphasizes checks and balances, but at the same time it is necessary to strengthen the unity of opinion and interests of all parties.

It is different from the simple logic of the company, "everyone makes money together", "the money is distributed according to status", and "all decisions are made so that everyone can make money......

The interior of the church can be said to be full of hills.

The forces that Russell already knows so far include the Pope, who is half-angelic and half-human, the elven chairman Seron who is the second-in-command of the Church, the director of Amirus, the true pious, other cardinals who are humans, the high-ranking who has participated in the sale of angels and hates the existence of angels, the high-ranking who did not participate in and supported but watched coldly, the high-ranking who opposes the sale of angels, the angels who sympathize with mages, the angels who are hostile to mages, the angels who want to have a good relationship with the church, and the angels who do not trust the church......

These people are not pure villains. All of them have been recognized by the power of the Holy Order, and they have not been lost to this day.

This means that they don't think their actions are evil, but that everyone has their own goals, opinions, and plans, and most of these things are not spoken to anyone else.

Each side has its own ideas and plans. All are trying to expand their influence and fight political opponents while maintaining the interests of the church as a whole. Rather than "climb up at all costs", it is more about "beating others down at all costs".

In this case, the church must have only one voice to the outside world. This requires that all opinions be agreed upon, so that the overall decision can be relatively accepted by all.

There is no doubt that this is no longer at the level of "business warfare" and "office struggle", but has entered the realm of politics.

Judging by the fact that the angels have been thawed for a small part, the current situation in the church should still be deadlocked.

Otherwise, they will either not thaw and hide the secret until the angel is eradicated; Either they are all thawed and use angels to compete with the company for the right to speak; Either recruit new angels to fill the gap; Or simply use the orphanage resources in the hands of the church to open a production line......

But it is precisely because everyone's opinion is not recognized by others that the church will eventually make such a half-move - unfreeze a group of angels to suppress the mage, compete with the company for the right to speak, and show the power of the church to the people, but no matter what accidents happen, it will not unfreeze new angels.

Although Russell didn't know what was going on inside the church, he could tell that the church was very torn apart just by this act alone.

In this case, the existence of the paradise bird is undoubtedly the key to breaking the game.

Her background and composition are extremely complex. She's first and foremost the child of a defected angel, but her father and mother have also helped many humans and elves in Uptown, and she's also a natural no-coder, and the technology itself that gave birth to her is illegal and taboo...... She has a good relationship with the angels, knows many mages in the lower city, has also been in contact with the godfather in the lower city, and has a good relationship with the hero "Ultramarine".

She is like an anchor at a crossroads, a versatile material.

And she was thrown by the church, definitely not just to "be the contact of the godfather" and "watch angels not to have too deep contact with the company".

Although Russell could not see the full picture of the plan, he could directly tell that she must have been used by the church as a pawn of a plan.

For example, if the Church Father is found to be having a deal with the Church, then it will be the Bird of Paradise who will be thrown out to blame, and the excuse that "the natural saint was deceived by the Church Father" can reassure most believers, after all, the Church trusts the saints and is very reasonable. In the same way, if the church decides to tear up its face with the Grace Group, then "their natural saint was killed by the corporation" is a good excuse.

In that case, Russell could probably guess what kind of deal the church was going to make with the "godfathers."

- They intend to use the Godfather to "export" the angels to the other mages, or directly export the essence of the source of the Holy Order.

Although the Sharia War has almost destroyed the world, the Church can accept the existence of mages...... On the contrary, the old mages have a deep hatred for the church. After all, the church has won the war.

And the godfather was a special mage, and judging by his attitude towards the bird of paradise, he did not have too deep hostility towards the church; And judging from his ruthless methods of exterminating traitors some time ago, the godfather himself is not a good person.

The original way to sell these Sources of Sacred Rank was probably to transfer them to the Elven Mages through those Elven Bishops.

But there is no profit at all. Moreover, the voice of the elves will be infinitely expanded because of the resources provided by the mages on land......

In other words, there is a faction that intends to smuggle angels to other mages through the channel of the Godfather.

This is a big list, and it is a big case.

If we can talk about it, then the current situation will be revitalized in an instant.

With the support of the Church – even if it was only covert – the corporation could no longer suppress the Church Father's infiltration of Uptown;

And the handle he holds in his hand can in turn check and balance the church;

If the church provides him with the raw material of "angels", then he can quietly save some of them by controlling the price of the transaction between the two parties without being suspected by the church, so that they can join his own power;

If the church provided him with the source of the finished product, Russell could also break into the camp of other mages in the dream world through the relationship of the end teacher;

And most crucially, the "detective", which is specifically used to fight the identity of the "godfather", is immediately rationalized.

By lowering the identity of the godfather, the identity of "detective" can be raised in turn. It's like a seesaw...... And this deal is the fulcrum of that.

Moreover, the most important thing is not to let the godfather get this list. It's about not letting anyone else get it.

Once the underground forces have the support of the church, it is easy to be able to fight the godfather. In that case, their original plan would be ruined.

If talent doesn't flow to the godfather after the uptown turmoil, then everything will go back to the previous state of secession in the downtown. In the case of the downtown, it is impossible to threaten the company...... Without giving them threats, you can't legalize the lower city.

And if the lower city first fights by itself, it will be even more satisfactory for the company.

“…… I have to say, you are really my lucky star. ”

Russell muttered softly: "Every time it appears, it brings me an opportunity to break the game......"

“…… Well? ”

The paradise bird, which was about to fall asleep, raised its head a little sleepy and confused, and was gently patted down by Russell: "It's okay, let's go back to sleep." ”

He said softly, "We'll leave when you wake up." ”

"Uh-huh."

The Paradise Bird vaguely replied and retracted into Russell's arms.

Although I said before that I was going to wander around.

But as early as when the birds of paradise were sleepy, he had already turned the music into melodious light music without a trace, and turned off the volume to one-third. The paradise bird was patted on the back by him and fell asleep.

Holding the paradise bird, he thought of the delphinium in his heart.

If you can marry Delphinium in the future...... He also wanted a cute girl like Paradise Bird.

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A total of 7,000 words have been updated today, oh, asking for tickets is spicy (chest up)