Chapter 24

Not everyone present had seen the relevant records of the wristband pattern. They didn't know the goods, but they all knew how important the name "Clemens" was! How ordinary could the staff he used be? !

After hearing William's judgment, some people couldn't believe it: "How is it possible? How could such a treasure..."

How could it end up in the hands of a poor mountain kid? !

After all, considering the occasion, the man held back his insulting words.

Elphis was held by the wrist by the archbishop, and he showed a little nervousness and helplessness appropriately. He looked at Edgar, the person he was most familiar with, with a blank and innocent look.

The old man did not seem to be afraid of the archbishop who was higher in status than him. He frowned and looked at the man who was a head taller than him with a condemning look: "Sir William, please let go and be more friendly to the poor little guy."

After a moment of loss of composure, William's surprise faded a lot.

He put on the expressionless mask again, and a faint white light condensed in the palm of his hand that was holding the boy's arm. After using a healing spell with his bare hands to eliminate the red marks and pain, the tall and thin man withdrew his hand and explained his gaffe.

"Sorry, I'm a little excited to see the relic of a human hero. Al... Can I call you that?" As expected, the young man nodded, and William continued, "Can you please change its form so that we can see the true appearance of the legendary staff?"

Elphis had no reason to refuse. He moved his fingers slightly to attract a little light element, and the wristband received the awakening service from its master and changed back to its complete form.

Bishop Edgar recalled the records he had read: "I heard that when Lord Clemens forged the staff, space magicians had not yet developed space rings, so he deliberately melted in materials that could change shape to make it easier to pick up."

Most of the people present were not light mages, and Clemens' staff was useless to them, so their mentality was more like that of modern people who marveled at the exquisite artifacts from thousands of years ago.

Everyone's focus was on the staff, only Daniel said in disbelief: "You actually learned magic?!" Otherwise, how could you attract the elements just now? ?

In the Vatican's expectation, Elphis had been unknown before his talent was detected, which meant that he had no learning experience, and now he should be an ordinary person without any magic power!

The young man was a little nervous being surrounded by a group of people. He held the staff tightly in both hands and placed it diagonally across his chest, as if trying to draw a little sense of security from it.

Hearing the question, he explained in a low voice, "The senior who gave me the staff taught me a little, but he was a wood element and couldn't teach me too many light element spells, so I probably only learned how to communicate with the elements..."

Several people had incredible expressions on their faces. In addition to William, another Archbishop of the Light Department asked in confusion: "Who gave it to you? Do you know his name? Why would he give such an important staff to others?"

Or give it to a powerless and ignorant child...

Elphis said seriously, "It was a senior I met in town. He asked me for directions, and I took him to the tavern he was looking for. When we parted, the senior said I had a talent, and to thank me, he wanted to give me a gift, and then..." The young man shook the staff in his hand, "He gave this to me."

Everyone: “…” Their faces and emotions were all complicated. They didn’t believe that anyone could be so lucky, but the child didn’t look like he was lying.

Elphis continued to make up stories: "Later, the senior came to me several times. He always appeared suddenly and could control the plants in the forest next to my house. He looked very powerful... So I listened to his teachings and learned a few things. Then the senior said that I had a good talent and gave me the staff. His mission was fulfilled..."

The kind candidate, Abner, was so excited by the story that he asked curiously, "What mission?"

"Senior didn't reveal too many details. I only know that it seems that the previous owner of the staff gave it to your family for safekeeping before he passed away, and asked them to help him find a suitable successor. What you said was that they had kept it for dozens of generations, and finally completed the mission in his generation."

"So the previous owner of the staff was called Clemens? Senior never told me."

No one thought that what Elphis said was all false. The boy spoke the origin of the staff very fluently, and it didn't seem like he was making it up on the spot. More importantly, they didn't think that a young man with an ordinary background would dare to lie in front of them.

Someone frowned and thought deeply, and began to recall whether there was any record in the history books he had read about Clemens, the famous founder of the human race's magic system, and who he trusted...

However, deep thinking yielded no results. There were too many like-minded friends with him! Not to mention that there were a large number of followers who were not recorded in the book, so there was no way to verify who he gave the staff to!

Elphis made up a story with a beginning and an end, and added a coda at the end: "It was also my senior who asked me to take a talent test and asked me to come to the royal city to learn magic, so I went to take the test..."

The boy smiled shyly, "I have always been reluctant to queue up, and I don't have much confidence in myself."

Bishop Edgar's eyes widened, and he was shocked: "If you keep thinking like this, you will never discover your talent!"

Oh my God, their Holy See almost missed out on a genius with maximum elemental affinity!

Thanks to the favor of the God of Light, who guided this child onto the right path!

Elphis showed a grateful expression: "It's all thanks to the senior who recognized my talent at first sight. He is really amazing! But... Mr. Bishop, at what level can one directly judge whether a person has magical talent?"

Everyone: “…” They were stumped by the question.

This was also the point they were wondering about, but Elphis raised it first. His sincere question made the story seem more real!

They couldn't directly sense whether a person had talent or not. Even an eight-star holy magician was present but couldn't do that.

Elements are everywhere, but without the summons of a magician, they can be regarded as in a dormant state. They will be unconsciously attracted to the gifted in their sleep, but will not show anything. They remain quiet and low-key like the invisible and colorless air, so magicians cannot tell who has talent with the naked eye.

Edgar guessed the answer: "The senior that Al met might be a powerful mage. He has a very sensitive perception of elements, even dormant elements... There are more light elements around Al than anywhere else, so he should have noticed it."

As for the God of Law, that is impossible...

Al·Ignorant·Face nodded as if suddenly understanding something—I see.

In addition to Elphis, there were six other light mages present, two of whom were archbishops.

They really wanted to get Clemens's staff, but the story told by the little devil almost indicated that he was the legal heir to the staff. The two were afraid of the mysterious figure in the incident and also considered that the other archbishops would oppose them, so they did not put forward any ideas.

Never mind, his own staff isn’t much worse, both of them thought the same.

The most dissatisfied person was Daniel. Instead of embarrassing this country boy, he got the limelight from him!

He couldn't help but blame the senior created by Elphis, how could he have such poor vision? !

Over the years, he would perform large-scale healing arts for the poor civilians gathered in a large group on the Divine Light Day every year. He was famous, and his reputation and talent were praised. That person should have heard of him. Why would he hand over such an important thing to a little kid who had no knowledge and might not even be able to recognize all the words!

Daniel himself was born a commoner. It was not until he was ten years old that his talent was detected and he was taken in by the priests of the Vatican.

Both his parents were alive, and his family was not rich, but he was well fed, clothed, and loved. However, Daniel still left without any reluctance, and was even impatient - who doesn't want to become a noble magician?

Precisely because he had experienced the life of ordinary people, he knew very well how much the lower classes neglected education, let alone in a remote mountain town.

In Daniel's mind, Elphis was just an uncultured and uninformed character. He was just a newcomer and was still very reserved, so he didn't have time to say anything ignorant or rude.

Even though Daniel thought that Elphis was not worthy of the precious staff, the archbishops had no objection and Daniel could not say anything.

The gray-eyed young man stood expressionlessly at the edge, carefully observing the performance of the new competitor, trying to find weaknesses in the boy's words and deeds that proved he was unfit to become the Son of God.

The matter of the staff was discussed and then it was over. After that, it was the initiation ceremony. Under the watchful eyes of the big guys on both sides, Elphis was led by Bishop Edgar and solemnly swore a bunch of oaths to the tall statue.

Even though his intentions were not sincere at all, Elphis still completed the process seriously - every sentence was a test point! How could he survive here in the future if he didn't write it down?

Afterwards, the archbishops said a few words of encouragement to him, and everyone went their separate ways.

The time they had met was short, and Elphis knew nothing about these people except their names. He only vaguely realized that these people seemed to have different levels of closeness and were forming small groups. He didn't know more specifically who was in the same boat with whom.

After Bishop Edgar sent him back to his residence and closed the door, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that if he said that the magic staff was picked up, people would say it was an ownerless treasure and that it would not be able to play its due value in the hands of a powerless child. So he made up a story on the spot that a mysterious person gave it to him. In this way, his possession of the magic staff had legitimate meaning.

Elphis rarely gets complacent: Give myself a thumbs up, I’m so smart!

That afternoon, Bishop Edgar took into consideration that the little guy would feel uncomfortable as he had just arrived, and shouldered the responsibility of taking care of and teaching the candidate, so he personally took Elphis around the Vatican to show him the way.

Elphis was taken to see where the important people lived. Of course, they only stopped at their doorsteps. Edgar had no intention of going in to say hello to his colleagues. He only gave Elphis some basic information about the archbishop and the candidates. It was not clear from their conversation who he was more familiar with or who he favored.

The young man silently noted this in his heart. Bishop Edgar belonged to the Pope's faction alone. Since he was not close to the archbishops, the loyalty of the archbishops to the Pope was questionable.

Edgar took the little guy to the library, conference hall, reception room, treasure basement and other buildings. The basement that Elphis was most curious about was sealed, but unfortunately he couldn't go in to take a look and gain some experience because that place needed Edgar and the seven archbishops to open it together.

Afterwards, they also went to gardens, lakes and other places where they could relax. Outside the building complex was a small forest that half surrounded it, where there were many magical beasts that had already recognized their masters, and ordinary animals were raised to serve as food for them.

Edgar took the boy to the stream and called him "old buddy" cheerfully. Then Elphis watched as a huge turtle with a diameter of two meters jumped out of the water and walked towards them... no, ran towards them.

Holy shit! Can a turtle be that fast?!

＃It is indeed a magical world! (amazing face.jpg)＃

"This is a new candidate from the Church. He's very talented." After introducing the boy's name to the big turtle, Edgar said to Elphis, "This is Barton, a giant water-based magical turtle that can grow larger. When I was young, I escaped many injuries in its shell."

Elphis always respected older creatures, "Grandpa Turtle is so amazing." He was curious about how strong this shell was.

As soon as the words came out, Bishop Edgar and Turtle showed the same joy and kindness on their faces...

The corner of Elphis' mouth twitched. No, could this bishop be really kind?

Afterwards, the two of them sat on the turtle shell and wandered around, encountering some knights who were circling in the sky with a few griffins and hunting at the same time.

It has an eagle's head, a lion's body, sharp claws and long wings. Even though it has been tamed, its eyes are still sharp and alert, and its aura of a beast is undiminished. Elphis' eyes lit up and he immediately applied for a test flight!

A knight respectfully led the person onto the griffin he was riding. They had only received news that a new candidate had moved into the cathedral, but they had no idea what the specific situation was.

The rules here are strict, and they won't engage in discussions or speculations. They just hope that the new candidate is not someone who likes to cause trouble for themselves or them.

Donahue looked ahead at a handsome and slender young man who was standing steadily on the back of a griffin, gazing at the scenery below with great interest.

I just heard Bishop Edgar say that this person had never seen a griffin before, and asked him to take good care of the candidate and not to scare him... No matter how Donahue looked at the young man, it didn't look like this was his first time riding a griffin.

Most magicians would choose to sit down, but this one stood so steadily, with a happy look on his face. At least he had good balance and courage.

Because of the order, the griffin flew at a moderate speed. The comfortable wind blew the silver hair and robes, and also blew away most of the annoyance of being bound by the Church.

Hmm... I might ride griffins more often in the future, which means I will often see the knights who take care of them.

Elphis is used to building good relationships with people he comes into contact with frequently.

"Excuse me, what should I call you?"

Donahue was stunned. Huh? He was just a high-level swordsman, an ordinary knight in the Church. Why did this person want to know his name...

"Sir, I am Donahue Vane. What can I do for you?"

The young man smiled in a friendly manner. "I am Elphis Owen. Nice to meet you. Can you tell me if this griffin has a name?"

"Yes, this is Little Sa." Griffins have no magical talent. The magicians of the Church treat them as means of transportation or livestock. They don't ask their names. The one in front of me is really strange...

"Okay, I'll remember that. I may come to play with you guys more often in the future. Please don't think I'm troublesome."

The boy smiled sincerely and beautifully, and Donahue waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, it's our honor!"

Elphis arched his brows again before turning his head to look downward, memorizing the layout of the huge cathedral.

Donahue stood quietly at the back. When the smile on the young man's face faded, he became more indifferent. Suddenly, an idea flashed through the knight's mind - this young candidate is very suitable for a high position, looking down on thousands of lives...

——

Elphis arrived at Bishop Edgar's residence early the next morning. From today on, the bishop would personally teach him light magic.

Although Elphis can use magic, he learned it from a teacher in the Age of the War of Gods. So much time has passed, and the experience and methods of learning magic must have been studied more thoroughly!

Times are progressing, and this statement applies in any world.

Elphis felt that perhaps each spell had been improved and the effect was even more powerful than the old knowledge he had learned!

I'm really looking forward to it——

In Bishop Edgar's small garden, the young man sat upright, worried that he would not be able to remember some profound ideas for the time being, so he brought paper and pen to write them down and think about them slowly when he got back.

The old man first expressed his concern for Elphis before he began to talk about learning light magic. Before he had finished speaking, three other candidates walked into the small garden one after another. Bishop Edgar didn't mind having three more children listening in at all, so he ordered the servants to add more chairs.

Elphis smiled and greeted the three young colleagues.

Abner, 47 years old, five-star magician; Daphne, 35 years old, seven-star senior magician; Daniel, 27 years old, five-star senior magician.

Are you so free that you come over to take the basic kindergarten course with him?