Bon Harmsworth never imagined that human beings could be so strong, let alone that the subject was only a boy who seemed to be fifteen or sixteen years old, but the powerful holy power mixed with darkness, the kind of god-like momentum...... "Click, click!" The walls of the conference room seemed to be unable to withstand this oppressive force, and the cracks like spider webs continued to appear, and the silver cups on the shelves, the silver crosses that hung from them, and the statues of the gods, which were the representative of the Holy See in Salonia, even showed a burst of powerlessness, cracking the slightest trace under this powerful momentum.

The cardinal was right, it wasn't connivance, it was just that the power of the young bishop was too powerful and terrifying...... "What are you doing, Lord Kleist?!"

"Please stop this stupidity!

"Please don't forget that this is the Supreme Council of Thessalonia!"

In the eyes of Bon Harmsworth, the revered cardinals carried their powerful holy power together to resist the storm-like aura, but they did not dare to make any actual move, as if out of some concern, otherwise it would be enough to disturb the Supreme Council alone...... Well, as a cardinal, I don't think I would disturb the Supreme Council, right? This has never happened in history...... Bon Harmsworth could hardly comprehend what he was seeing, looking at the young bishop standing at the table with his hands propped up on the table, and his eyes grim at the supreme head of the Holy See.

"What are you doing, Walmont?" the old Pope, who had been staring at the boy for a long time, slowly stood up, slapped his right hand on the table, and shouted loudly, "What kind of place are you!"

For a moment, Bon Harmsworth had the illusion that His Majesty the Pope had calmed down that irascible force by virtue of his own imposing position as a superior person...... No, it should have been in the face of His Majesty's questioning, and the young man's irritable mood finally calmed down.

"......" was unexpected, completely unexpected.

"Let me go to the confinement room to reflect on what kind of behavior you have! This is the Supreme Council of the Holy See, and what we are discussing is a major event concerning all mankind! Personal grievances and hatreds are more important than the safety of all mankind......?

Having said that, but looking at the embarrassed and uneasy expressions of the two red-clothed deacons, it was obvious that they did not dare to step forward at this time.

Bon Harmsworth clearly saw that the young bishop looked at His Majesty the Pope for a long time with complicated eyes, sighed imperceptibly, and whispered, "It's not Walmont, it's South......" After speaking, he silently walked out of the room, and the two cardinal deacons looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

When he came to his senses, Bon Harmsworth found himself in a cold sweat.

Yes, it was not at all a power that humans could have, and behind the power of the holy light, he clearly saw that the young bishop just now had an aura that was more terrifying than a demon, a dark power that originated from the darkness but was deeper than the darkness...... At that moment, Bon Harmsworth had no doubt that he would suffocate in this dark force, what kind of person was the other party, who could possess such terrible power that even the cardinals who stood at the pinnacle of the power of the Holy See would be feared.

"Alas!" His Majesty the Pope sighed helplessly, as if he had aged much in an instant, and said in a tired voice, waving his hand, "just deal with the matters that have just been decided. Administrators of the various departments, I hope that your cardinals will shoulder the responsibility of guiding the teachings of our Holy See, protecting our people, and not giving any opportunity for the dark Ones, and if Bishop Jasper Warrenner and Adrington Cantor can be approved by Vander, then the Crusaders will have to bother more......"

"Yes, His Majesty the Pope!"

"And to get Vander's approval, Bishop Bon Harmsworth, will trouble you!"

"Uh, yes, His Majesty!"

"Then, after you have rested for the night, take up your duties as priests again, and the Lord is with me, Amen!"

"Amen!"

Eventually, the Sanhedrin of Salonia came to an end, and looking at the back of the cardinals leaving to rest, Archbishop Gary Weplinton looked back at the Pope, who was sitting in his chair as if thinking about something, and thought in his heart.

Until late at night, the old pope who had finished dealing with the day's affairs walked slowly in the corridor, looking at his expression, there seemed to be a little regret, but there was a sense of relief.

As he walked, the old pope stopped, looked at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and said softly, "Is it Gary?"

"Ah, Your Majesty," replied Archbishop Gary Weblington, who came out of the darkness behind the colonnade, with a wry smile and self-deprecation, and whispered, "I have some faith in what you say, about the child...... But it's not so much that the kid trusts the Holy See as he trusts you, right?—The kid did change a bit compared to three years ago, and I'm a little worried about what might happen during the day......"

"Hehe, Walmont is a good boy, but it's a pity that he can't let go of that more and more reluctant hatred......"

"Gritty hatred? What is that?" asked Archbishop Gary Weplinton, curious.

"If it's just hatred, I wouldn't be so worried, you know, that kid was under the influence of Sloth's power, and no matter what it was, he couldn't stay interested for long, but in the case of Argus, that kid hasn't been able to forget it for three years, and that's obviously not quite right!- That child, who may have forgotten that resentment because of the power of Sloth, learned of this situation but for some reason he deliberately let himself remember, and gradually, the resentment caused by the death of his mentor Hodd Kendi faded, and was replaced by an unforgettable guilt, he subconsciously did not want to forget it, and subconsciously carried this heaviness, hatred for the sake of hatred, how sad, in a way, he was just a stupid child......

"I think the key is that the mustard in my heart can't be eliminated, right? Perhaps, after solving the Argus problem, this phenomenon will get better, that child's attachment to the dark power is nothing more than that Argus is too strong, once he defeats Argus, the attachment to the dark power will naturally be much smaller, and when the time comes, he will take the initiative to give up the evil ...... in his heart."

"It would be nice if that were the case...... the old pope sighed slightly, looked up at the moonlight, and said in a deep voice, "This communication with Vanderle is really a very risky thing, except for the newly promoted Bang Harmsworth and Walmont, the other ten cardinals have been in charge of various places and departments for ten years. Twenty years old, the dark magicians of the empire are wary of them, although it is communication, but it may also cause unnecessary conflict, in this regard, Bon Harmsworth is indeed the best candidate, you should have read his information, he has no extraordinary strength, in twenty years, he never relied on force to solve problems, only with eloquence and benevolence to manage the local parish, even those who once committed crimes have a good reputation, he does not advocate force, I personally think he is the best person to send to Vander......”

"In this regard, I think that kid is more suitable, he is from the Imperial Reoks School of Magic, and he also has a certain relationship with Fandel......"

"That being said, but that kid is so dependent on strength that he wants to solve everything by force...... Although sending him will better gain Vander's trust, if there is a conflict, it will inevitably implicate the entire Holy See......"

"You're worrying too much, that kid used to be to Vander......"

"It was once, it is now, the most important problem is that that child is not just an apprentice of the Imperial Dark Magician, he is a ...... who went to Vandel as an expatriate envoy of our Holy See"

Glancing at the old Pope in amazement, Archbishop Webrinton smiled with relief and sighed in a low voice, "It seems that that the child didn't understand your kindness......"

"Hehe, after all, he is still too young......" The old pope smiled slightly, then shook his head and sighed, "Time is still too short...... A few years ago, I expressed my heartfelt gratitude to the merciful Lord for allowing me to stay on earth for a long time, but now I have some evil thoughts that if I could give me more time, just give me another three years......"

"Your Majesty......"

"Well, that's not what you should say as a clergyman, hehehe......"

"......Your Majesty the Pope," Archbishop Webrinton sighed slightly, hesitated, and whispered, "Your Majesty, do you think that child will give up?"

"He's not going to be! Didn't I say he's a very stubborn, assertive child......"

"Then ......" Archbishop Weblinton was stunned, then as if he had thought of something, he glanced at the old pope suspiciously, and asked hesitantly, "You just ...... Went to the confinement room?"

"Huh?" the old pope smiled slightly, walked towards the distance of the corridor on crutches, and as he walked, he suddenly stopped and said in a somewhat melancholy tone, "In my name, under the papal Council of Cardinals, cardinals, and chief of the Inquisition of Heresies, and procurator of the Dark Inquisition, Volmont Kleist, who did not listen to orders, violated the doctrine, did not reflect during the period of confinement, and left Salonia without permission for personal vendettas. These three positions in the Dark Inquisition have led to the arrest of the dioceses...... That's all!"

"......" opened his mouth, and Archbishop Webrinton smiled helplessly.

Temporarily exempt from arrest when appropriate...... You're so pampering that kid!

Sighing slightly, Archbishop Weblinton said with a smile, "You are really wise!"

"Hehe, isn't it cunning?" the old Pope blinked, and then said in a deep voice, "I'll leave it to you in the future, Gary!"

"Yes, His Majesty!"

A few days later, a series of major events took place in Thessalonia.

First of all, Bishop Volmont Kleist, one of the twelve cardinals of the Holy See, was temporarily dismissed from all his posts and wanted because of his personal vendetta and disobedience to the order, and he left Salonia for the Empire during his confinement, which was clearly contrary to the sacred doctrine.

Secondly, the elderly pope, due to the relationship of time, finally could no longer preside over the Holy See with his terminally ill body, and retired to the original house to recuperate, and Archbishop Gary Weplinton and several other bishops of the Cardinal, or representatives of the bishops, temporarily took the place of the papal council, and suspended the appointment and removal of all local clergy above the episcopal level until a new pope was elected, and reactivated this function one year after the new papal council.

Thirdly, during the absence of the papacy, all major events must be judged in the presence of at least six cardinals, and in addition, in the case of the unanimity of at least six cardinals, all relevant personnel and military forces of the Holy See, including the Crusaders, may be mobilized in the name of the acting pope.

Finally, the Holy See sent the new Cardinal State Harmsworth as an envoy to the imperial astrological city of Scottel.

When she heard about these things, Katerina was discussing a secret meeting with Eddie, Geller, and Gert in the house where they lived, after all, they hadn't been together for a long time, and they were planning to gather a few more friends for a small meeting.

Suddenly hearing this, they were obviously a little incredulous, especially the first ...... "So, that guy defected?" Geller's eyes widened in astonishment, with a few bits of juice still stained on the corners of his mouth.

"It's not a defection!" Katerina whispered, biting her lip, seemingly angrily rejecting Geller's words, "He's just...... Just ......"

"It's just that he doesn't listen to orders!" said Gert, who was wiping his monocle, and said for Katerina, "Isn't that strange, that guy? orders, rules, etc., he never cared, did he?"

"Yes," said Eddie, a probationary paladin, smiling and shrugging his shoulders, in the tone of Thos, "[Unconvinced?] Complaint me!] That guy made Archbishop Neomi Metmente angry in the first place......

"Eddie, Gert ......," Katerina said, biting her lip in embarrassment, "it's not like that, I think Soth is serious about his work......"

"Serious or not that's another matter," Geller gloated, licking the juice from his mouth, "I knew something was going to happen, but I didn't expect that guy to be so bold as to go to the Empire without regard to the orders of the Council and His Majesty the Pope...... Hey, the average team won't be able to catch that guy!"

"I don't think I'll send a Holy Inquisitor or a Dark Priest, after all, that little imp of Soth is their chief and overseer...... Besides, I feel a little strange about this......" Shaking his head, Gert said calmly, "I heard about any movement in the Holy See a few days ago, even that guy from Soth can't easily leave the confinement without alerting the other guard priests......, right?"

"It must have been out of His Holiness the Pope's protection," Eddie said with a smile as he took a large sip of the juice and shrugged his shoulders. Because of the relationship between Bishop Webrinton, I used to meet often with Soss, that guy, although he is a cardinal, but because of his work attitude, the relationship with several other bishops is very stiff, His Majesty the Pope is old after all, I heard that he also passed on his holy power to Soss, in order to suppress the dark power, with the body of an ordinary old man can hold on to it until now It is not easy, I think it should be an opportunity to take advantage of this incident to temporarily protect the little ghost of Soth, you know, that little ghost has a very bad temper, but he inherited the surname of His Majesty the Pope, and the two archbishops who have passed away have a close relationship with him, even worse, and it is he who also qualifies as a candidate for the ponate...... Do you think the stubborn archbishops will let this guy go? especially Archbishop Neomi Metment......"

"That's right," Gert nodded in agreement and said calmly, Soss himself is an Imperial, and he can only become a cardinal by virtue of his own great strength and relationship with the two deceased archbishops, as well as the trust of His Majesty the Pope, and those diehards do not object only because of His Majesty the Pope, once His Majesty the Pope is gone, Soth's situation will become very bad, it is better to take this opportunity to let him fade out of the sight of the diehards, as for when he can resume his position, it is uncertain......"

"Anyway, whether it's a general order or an arrest, it's just a passing motion, and the diehards within the Holy See who know the strength of Soth won't try to provoke that guy's bottom line, no problem!" Eddie said in a final voice.

Indeed, under the coordination of Archbishop Gary Weplinton, one of the members of the Council acting as the Pope, the cardinals acquiesced to this fact, after all, they honestly did not want to see the lawless imp every day.

As with the attitude towards the Empire, the Holy See is not monolithic, and the radicals, diehards, and other factions are even more entrenched than the Empire, although not for the purpose of profit, but this kind of different positions that are bred by individual subjectivity, or because the belief is too firm, and even caused by the distortion of the surname and understanding, is even worse.

To make matters worse, there are some people in the Holy See who know that a young man with three [stigmatas] on his body is now wanted, and that this young man not only has great power, but also holds the key to unlock the ultimate power of the Holy See, the ancient ruins [Sky City...... And all these things that Bishop Weplinton had a headache, Soth obviously couldn't predict, or even if he knew, he wouldn't care, although he had three stigmata to resist the dark power, but for the power of the ancient will Sloth, which was the apex of the dark force, it was not so simple to be expelled.

Although slowly, Soth's body is gradually demonizing like Argus, especially when he exerts too much holy power, or when the holy power in his body is suppressed, the surface of his skin will appear with the apostle's characteristic black rune tattoo, and as this phenomenon becomes more and more frequent, his soul will inevitably be swallowed by the power of Sloth, and he will become more and more distant from his human identity.

The identity of a human being...... A few days later, the area of the Colt Wasteland in the border area where Soth came, although it was a wasteland, it did not mean that there was nothing but sand here, in fact, there were still a lot of forests and rivers here, and the wasteland referred to was that there were no people living in this vicinity, after all, this was one of the battlefields where the empire and the Holy See had faced off for hundreds of years, even if it was thousands of miles and uninhabited.

In the past few days, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, Soth has avoided various regional cities, monasteries and local churches on the way, after all, he is also a wanted person now, although he really does not pay attention to the power of arrest, but if he walks on the streets where the churches are located in such a big way, it will still cause all kinds of unnecessary conflicts, you must know that the followers of the Holy See are more stubborn and persistent in some things than the Imperials.

Besides, when he left Thessalonia, he did not have enough gold with him, after all, during these three years, it was usually prepared by the deputy prefect, Brother Cheshe, and indeed, it would be too unreasonable to have a cardinal pay for it himself with his subordinates.

Soth, accustomed to that kind of life, Sos suddenly found himself unable to obtain food supplements in the cities of the region, and although the people of Salonia were faithful and did not value money as much as the Empire, the most basic relationship between buying and selling was still the most basic element of family life.

After a few days of traveling, coupled with the continuous flashing of obstacles on the road, even Soth, who was far more physically than human, was a little overwhelmed, and he desperately wanted to find a place to rest, of course, if there was food, it would be even better.

But unfortunately, the area of the Colt Wasteland is inaccessible due to the border, and there are basically no villages.

Sleeping in the open is no problem, but in terms of food, ...... "Huh!" Feeling the bursts of hunger coming from his stomach, Soth, who was walking on the path, looked around a little irritably, looking for something to satisfy his hunger.

Suddenly, the grass on the side of the road in the distance moved, and Soth's eyes lit slightly, and he said secretly in his heart, rabbits, wild boars, mountain wolves?

No, it seems to be the breath of a human being...... Soth, who was thinking of eating a roast hare, roast wild boar, and roast mountain wolf, was slightly disappointed, and under the scope of his magic perception, two figures sprang out of the grass, one of them may have seen Soth standing on the road, and hurriedly shouted in a crisp and nice voice, "Quick...... Run!"

In some confusion, Soth looked at each other a few times, and he realized that the two men were no more than an eleven or twelve year old boy and a slightly older girl.

"Quick, run!" the girl shouted again, and when the voice reached Soth's ears, the two of them had already passed him, and seeing their panicked appearance, as if they were being chased by something...... "Hmph!" As if sensing something, the corners of Soth's mouth showed a faint smile, because he saw behind the two of them, a very large black-brown boar came out of the grass, its nose spewed white gas, and the two fangs on the side of its mouth were bared, and it rushed towards Soth menacingly...... Well, look at the stick that poked at it, maybe it was just targeting the two little kids.

Food...... What the hell is that guy doing, is he stupid?

The girl who had already run turned her head unbearably, but saw Soth standing motionless on the road, shouting, "What are you doing, run!"

In the girl's exclamation, looking at the approaching and menacing boar, Sos raised his right hand slightly, and seemed to easily slap his head when the boar approached, only to hear a bang, the boar's body turned around, and its head was buried deep in the ground, and the two hind legs of the handstand were pumped for a while, and there was no movement, but on the ground near here, there were cracks like spider webs.

"Good...... It's amazing......" The girl's eyes widened in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and walked back cautiously, seeing the young man in the black and red uniform looking at his left hand with complicated eyes, and whispered, "You...... Are you alright?"

Looking at his right hand and silent for a while, Soth shook his head slightly, and just as he was about to bend down and pick up the boar that was stuck in the dirt, the little boy suddenly ran back, holding a sharpened wooden stick in his hand, and said viciously to Soth, "Don't move, this is our prey!"

Glancing at the little boy, Soth snorted coldly and said lightly, "Your prey?" he deliberately strengthened the tone of the word prey.

The little boy's face couldn't help showing a little embarrassed, after all, they were chased by this wild boar before, saying that it was the prey, it was indeed a bit far-fetched, but ...... "Yes," looking at the somewhat contemptuous look in the other party's eyes, the little boy raised his head unconvinced, pointed to the wooden stick poked at the wild boar, and said angrily, "Look, this is the evidence, we originally planned to exhaust its physical strength, who let you interfere halfway?"

"Oh, is it better than the boar's strength......" Soth nodded perfunctorily, bent down slightly, and lifted the stout boar with only one right hand.

"Don't move! I told you not to move......"

Before the annoyed little boy could finish speaking, the little girl grabbed him, shook her head, and whispered, "Don't do this, Aji......"

"But Sister Bella......"

"Alright, be honest," patted the little boy's head and whispered to reassure her, and the girl named Bella turned around and thanked sincerely, "Thank you for saving us, thank you!"

Looking at the two children for a long time, Soth suddenly had an inexplicable trance, as if the images of the two children who seemed to be sisters and brothers became hazy in an instant, especially the girl named Bella, who turned out to be the girl who had appeared in his dream, very familiar but couldn't remember anything...... Covering his eyes and shaking his head, leaving that weird feeling behind, Soth said lightly, "No need, I didn't do it to save you......" As he spoke, he dragged the wild boar into the distance with one hand, and as he walked, he suddenly stopped, looked at the little boy behind him who was desperately dragging the boar's hind legs, and said strangely, "What do you want to do?"

"Divide us in half!" said the little boy named Aggie, "this wild boar is already injured, and we have injured it, so we have to divide it in half!"

"Aggie!" Bella hurried over, her face a little annoyed, and whispered, "Don't trouble anyone else, haven't you realized your mistake? If it weren't for that person, we would probably have been killed by that boar...... How can you do that?"

"But that's our prey!" Aggie flicked his right hand desperately, trying to break free of Bella's hand.

Suddenly, only hearing the sound of "pop", five red marks appeared on the little boy's face, and I saw Bella gently hugging the little boy and crying silently, "Don't be like this......"

Looking at the two of them, Soth only felt that he was shocked, as if the slap had been slapped in his face, and he was stunned to find that he seemed to have experienced something similar before, but why couldn't he remember it at all?

Apologies to Soth, Bella took her younger brother Aji's hand and left, looking at the back of them leaving, looking at the little boy who looked back at the wild boar with stubborn and unwilling eyes, Soth sighed involuntarily, shook his head, and said lightly, "Wait!"

After a few minutes, the little boy Aggie finally got his wish and dragged the wild boar along the road happily, and he was very happy now, despite his very hard work.

In front of him, Bella curiously looked at Soth, who was a few years older than herself, and couldn't stop saying thank you.

"Alright, no thanks!—I can't eat that much alone, wasting food is immoral and blasphemous to the gods!"

"Huh?" Bella said in amazement, "God?"

Sos came back to his senses at this time, frowned and covered his forehead, indeed, this is not like what he said, but he has lived in Salonia for three years, listening to the "gods" and "gods" of those people every day, and subtly, he can't help but be affected by something.

"Don't care, I'm just too wasteful!"

"Oh," Bella smiled with relief, then stopped, and looked amusefully at the little boy dragging the boar, and said with a smile, "stupid, how do you mop the floor by yourself, I'll help you!"

"I don't need your help!" Although the little face was suffocated, the little boy's attitude was very resolute, "I'm a man!

"Really?" said Bella, teasing, looking at the panting little boy with amusement.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Soth couldn't help but show a little sincere smile, and then, he walked over with a straight face, put the wild boar behind his back with one right hand, and said lightly, "Man, little ghost, you're still early!"

"You ......" Seeing that Soth easily resisted the wild boar that he couldn't drag, Aggie looked at him angrily, but there was a bit of longing in his eyes.

Ten minutes later, they came to a small stream, where there was a small forest, and looking at the traces of a simple bonfire surrounded by stones next to the stream, it was not difficult to guess that this was the "residence" of the two imps.

There must be enough firewood to roast the boar, and Bella, who was crouching by the stream, washed the boar and cut off its flesh, while the little boy Aggie went into the woods to pick up fallen branches.

In a few minutes he came back with a large pile of branches, sat down beside the round of stones, and set fire with two flint and steel stones.

Soth, on the other hand, sat on a stone and looked at them with great interest, for from them he seemed to have an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Seeing Soth sitting in a daze, the little boy said angrily, "Hey, you can help too!" As he spoke, he shoved two pieces of flint and steel into Soth's hand, and ran towards Bella by the stream, saying, "You come and light the fire, I'll help Sister Bella!"

"......" looked at the two slightly wet flints in his hand, Soth shook his head helplessly, casually tossed them aside, and snapped his fingers with his right hand.

Hearing the sound of "bear", the bonfire suddenly ignited.

It's been almost three years, fire magic...... Before Soth could finish his sigh, he heard a cry of surprise, and the little boy ran to Soth's side excitedly, stared at him with wide eyes, and said, "You...... Do you use magic? Are you a dark magician?"

"Dark mage?" Hearing the familiar name, Soth was stunned, looked at the little boy's clothes, and said strangely, "You guys...... You're not from Salonia?"

As if something had been punctured, the little boy stepped back uneasily, and at this moment, Bella came over with a few pieces of washed wild boar, nodded and said sincerely, "Yes, we are not from here, we are from the Empire, a small town called Gilry......"

Listening to the restraint in her tone, Soth said lightly, "Yes, is the Empire still at war?"

"Well," said Bella, sighing slightly, bowing her head and skewering the pieces of meat with a peeled branch, with a little sadness, "there was a war going on everywhere, and the knights in black armor drove us out of town, saying that they were going to take us to Sasson, but I heard that none of the people who were brought to Sassen returned......"

Argus, is that guy already collecting soul energy?

Frowning, Soth asked in a deep voice, "What is a knight in black armor?"

"No, we haven't seen any royal knights, but the ones in black armor...... They don't look like people, they are cruel, those who resist are killed on the spot, and Uncle Rio, the most powerful in the town, can't beat them, they are killed all at once, they are simply demons......"

"What are the dark mages of Sgdal doing? Didn't they help you?"

"Scottel?" Bella was stunned and recalled, "I seem to have heard of ......" She said as she was stunned, looked at Soth in surprise and said, "You seem to know the things of the Empire very well......"

"Hmph, of course, because I've lived in the Empire for a long time!"

"You...... Are you also from the Empire?"

"Sort of, have you heard of Heliriochs, who used to live in Vandor City?"

"Magic City?Reoks School of Magic?I've heard of it, I've heard of it," Bella nodded in surprise, and even her tone of voice was much more relaxed.

"yes, then...... You're going to be here?"

Hearing this question, the expression of joy on Bella's face suddenly dropped, turned over the barbecue in her hand, and said in a low voice, "The people of the town migrated south to escape the war, and we followed the team to [Arabel], but the people there were unwilling to let us enter Salonia, saying that our bodies inhabit demons......"

[Arabel], that is the border fortress of Salonia, it is the main battlefield of the [One Year War], those crusaders are also stationed here, it is true that the imperial refugees cannot be allowed to enter the city casually, especially in this period, even Salonia is affected by the power of Mammon, the empire bears the brunt, this situation should be more obvious, and there may be many unnecessary conflicts in the city to contain a refugee controlled by the evil force.

What's more, Arabelle didn't have that much to eat, after all, in addition to the inhabitants of the city, they had to bear the rations of thousands of crusaders...... Thinking of this, Soth was silent, and he felt a little headache, because if he wanted to cross the border, he had to pass through [Arabel], otherwise it would take several times or even dozens of times longer to pass through the dangerous roads in the mountains and forests that had not been opened.

Originally, I was going to mix it up, but now that there are many empires outside [Arabel], it is inevitable that there will be a lot of garrisons, and it must be quite difficult to mix in this situation.

And if it is a forced breakthrough, not to mention that Arabel has the most solid protection system in Thessalonia, and even worse, in the event of a conflict, it will inevitably break his promise to the old man and not be an enemy of the Holy See...... Shh

Just as Soth frowned and thought, a sparse sound suddenly came from the trees in the distance.

"Yes...... Is it a wolf?" said Aggie, whose face turned pale with fright, but barely stood up holding the sharpened stick.

Soth's eyes also became solemn and vigilant for a while, but then, that solemnity and vigilance were replaced by a look of crying and laughing.

I saw that with a slight sound of footsteps, a figure came out of the woods, it was a man, a man of about forty years old, wearing a big red robe full of wrinkles, and his expression seemed to be very embarrassed.

"That...... It's so fragrant, if you don't mind, can you share me a little?I've been hungry for days because I'm lost......" As he spoke, the man's voice stopped abruptly, staring at Soth with an incredible look on his face, pointing at Soth as if he wanted to say something intermittently.

At the same time, Soth, who was holding the barbecue in his hand, was also a little stunned.

How did this guy end up here?

The new Cardinal Archbishop, Bon Harmsworth!

(To be continued)