Chapter 49

It is little known that faith creates divinity, and Eli was only told this by his teacher not long ago.

There are many ancient and modern manuscripts in the tower of the academy, but none of them records this news, and there is no way to verify its authenticity.

The teacher even suspected that apart from the two of them, no one else in the world knew about this, not even in the Vatican which could communicate with gods.

Because he had not noticed before that someone had ulterior motives in making certain statements and actions in order to make others believe in him. The priests of the Vatican were all guiding the people to believe in the God of Light.

Klevich didn't say it before because he thought it was unnecessary and faith was not so easy to gain. Now that he has lived to this age, his strength has been promoted to that of a god of magic. He can decide all matters concerning Aurelion and he is respected by countless people.

He was also thanked by countless people for saving countless lives, repairing and building teleportation arrays that facilitated travel between cities - but even so, only a few people still placed their faith in him.

When he walked around the college, every student who passed by knew who he was, but not everyone in the entire college could necessarily muster up faith in him.

Creatures will not believe in you simply because you are strong. If you focus all your energy on gaining faith, and your every word and action has an ulterior motive, then how can you still think about improving your magic? If you are weak, it is useless even if you have condensed into a godhead.

Klevich had given up on absorbing faith to create godhood, and he did not tell Eli and Abner because he did not think the news would be useful to them. Besides, their strength was not even enough to show the power of faith.

Until that day when I saw the child Al, he was able to capture everyone's attention just by walking on the street...

Even though only a few people had faith at that time, once that child did something, it would be easy to gain a lot of faith! Klevich thought this was incredible!

Later, he pretended to be a foreigner and chatted with the common people in the royal city for two days. Those words of praise filled his head, but Klevich finally summed up the general reasons.

In short, the boy's appearance, temperament, and behavior in the Holy Light Salvation Society are unforgettable. In addition, he has the most powerful light talent and is a holy priest... With all these factors combined, in the minds of the people, the candidate is not an ordinary human. He is a person favored by God, the son of God! He will definitely go to the God's Realm in the future!

Being associated with the omnipotent god, Elphis was destined to gain faith more easily.

Klevich had not seen how the kid communicated with civilians. He was knowledgeable and fearless, and his feelings about the silver-haired young man were different from those of ordinary people, so he thought that Al's appearance had an advantage. He looked in the mirror for a while, then sighed sourly.

At this time, Eli asked why he didn't tell the child about this good thing... Klevich thought, "Are you sure that he won't do something for a lot of faith in the future?"

Klevich even suspected that this was the reason why the predecessors in the era of the war of gods did not leave any records.

It would be fine if he just helped people normally, but I am afraid that he would become the mastermind behind the disaster.

After being ignored after pretending to be a wounded person that time, and after talking to him for a while just now, Klevich knew that this child was cautious and indifferent by nature. He would ask questions and show goodwill, but he would not open up to others.

Klevich was sure that the boy had no intention of defending the Vatican, but he had known him for too short a time and could not trust him, so he had some reservations about the boy in the conversation just now.

"Besides, even if he doesn't plot, he is still a priest of the Holy See. The more believers he has, the higher the prestige of the Holy See will be."

Hearing about the Holy See, Eli frowned, "With the strength of the Pope, he should be able to see the problem with Al. A priest who can easily gain the favor of the outside world will definitely be reused."

Klevich sighed lightly, "Not necessarily. Although Xia Zuo has a clean and simple mind, he only cares about the God of Light, not the Church. He may not like someone who has the title of priest but competes with the gods for believers..."

Elphis didn't know that the teachers were speculating about his future situation. If he knew the content of the conversation among the bosses... he would definitely find an opportunity to show the Pope how easy it was for him to gain faith, so that the Pope would be alert, and then reduce his workload and put him in hiding!

He was then sent to a city a little further away to provide free medical treatment. A few days after he came back, His Royal Highness the Prince invited him to travel far away.

It just so happened that Winster had a long vacation, and Raymond and Arlin had already undergone some time of knight training in the Duke's Palace, and their performance needed to be checked, so Elphis formed a group of five people and prepared for a graduation trip.

After he no longer had to spend a lot of time in the academy, the bishop's contacts with him increased significantly, which probably meant that it would be best for him to live in the bishop's court, because no dark race dared to enter this place to attack the priests. When he was sent out to do things, the swordsmen of the Holy Knights would be dispatched to protect him. If Elphis acted too willfully, he would easily become a target of attack.

Even though Bishop Edgar thought that the child's mind was not as pure as it was when he was a child, he still genuinely cared about his safety.

When Elphis reported his travel plan, the bishop thought he was too wild and was dealing with people outside the Vatican all day long. How could he improve his magic if he behaved like this?

More importantly, this child is not close to the Holy See, which might make His Holiness the Pope angry...

Seeing the bishop's face turn serious, Elphis added a few more words in time, "Our branches are all built in large cities with a large population, but evil is good at breeding in hidden corners. In places that the branch priests can't see, there may be dark races lurking and hiding, and there will be many civilians who need help."

"I still remember when I was young, there was a poor child in the town who had a high fever. His parents were willing to use all their savings to buy a potion, but unfortunately there were no such life-saving things in the town."

“Your Excellency, the Holy Light Savior Society can help many people, but there are still many more living beings who have never heard of this matter and find it difficult to approach the priests for help. So I plan to go to some remote places to take a look and let more living beings know that the God of Light and the Church will not abandon them.”

The young man's eyes were gentle and distant, as if he had seen the poor creatures they had never cared about. Edgar's face was moved by these righteous words. He felt very complicated. How could this child Al make people angry at one moment and comforted at the next!

"My dear child, if you travel with such a purpose, then I must praise you. This is a great act, and I support you in doing this. However, if you travel for a long time, you will easily be targeted by the hateful dark race."

The bishop suddenly recalled something and sighed, "You have always concealed your appearance during your long journeys. I was not too worried at first, but I heard that the people in the city can recognize you just by your back. You can no longer hide your identity. This is really too bad. I think you need to bring a few powerful paladins to protect you."

The corner of Elphis' mouth twitched slightly. With the people from the Vatican involved, he couldn't speak freely.

The young man gently but firmly rejected the bishop's arrangement: "No, sir, I have three very talented knights who need to grow and be tested. This trip is a good opportunity for them."

"Besides, I have a talent for light, so I should be able to control darkness. I don't want to hide behind the Paladins just because I'm afraid of them. Wouldn't the dark race laugh at me for not being able to defeat them?"

"Your Excellency, I am grateful to you for your concern for me, but I want to grow up in the crisis with my close knights. I hope you can agree with me."

When Elphis pretended to be sincere and tried to deceive people, he was very convincing. Among all the people he knew, except Winster, no one would doubt that his words were false, let alone the honest man Edgar.

As soon as he finished speaking, Edgar began to doubt whether his previous opinion of Al was wrong. As long as he kept God in his heart and abided by the rules of the Church in his behavior, what did it matter whether he came back here often or not?

The bishop was moved and agreed to the young man's request, and had a heart-to-heart talk with him for a long time, which made Elphis feel guilty and curious - he wondered what the bishop's expression would be when everyone's true identity was exposed?

Never mind. He seems to be quite satisfied with his current life as a hard-working worker. Let’s not disrupt the bishop’s innocent world.

The next day after reporting, several people gathered together in a swift and decisive manner and prepared to leave the royal city.

Among the five, only Raymond had no expectations for this journey with an uncertain return date - when on earth would he be able to enter the Vatican openly? !

It would have been fine if he didn't hear any important intelligence in a short period of time. After more than ten years among the human race, he finally succeeded in getting in touch with a candidate and received several months of strict training. Raymond thought he would be admitted to the Holy See, but he was taken away before he even had the chance to get close...

Raymond couldn't help but feel a little worried. In his opinion, Elphis's actions were too free. His conversations during their interactions were never related to God. He was obviously not as pious as the other three. Hiss... Would this kid become a marginal figure in the Church? Dare he be ambitious?

In front of the teleportation array, five people were lining up obediently, and Elphis was recognized by many people again—

"Your Highness, you must have something important to deal with. Please come directly to the front."

"Oh~ Seeing Your Highness not fighting or competing, and being calm and indifferent, I suddenly don't think queuing is so annoying anymore."

Auston shook off the goose bumps on his body, and Raymond began to doubt again, does this kid really not have succubus blood?

Elphis stated for the umpteenth time not to call him that; he felt that every greeting was like a curse.

As I was thinking about the curse, I suddenly felt uneasy as if an evil curse had fallen on me.

Elphis turned his head quickly and saw nothing unusual. What he saw was still so ordinary and peaceful.

Strange...why did he feel hair on his back just now?

"What are you looking at?" Austin asked puzzledly. There was nothing special moving behind.

Yaerlin frowned, thinking that he had overlooked something wrong.

You? Elphis then noticed Raymond's frightened expression, and Winster...

Meeting that unfocused look, he quickly realized that it was Samuel who showed up.

If it was just him, it could be considered an illusion, but now it was certain that there was danger. "Did you find anything?"

Raymond scratched his head, "No, I just had a hunch that there was a dangerous person passing by here."

A more accurate description would be that at that moment he was like a defenseless insect, watching the bird of prey open its mouth towards him.

When natural enemies approach, sensitive creatures will always feel panic.

Raymond inadvertently met Winster's gaze and shuddered unconsciously... For a moment, he recalled the panic he had just felt.

Elphis looked at Samuel again.