Chapter 62

Guessing what Samuel was thinking, Al's expression was a little strange for a moment, and then he was glad that he had misunderstood at the time and avoided that incident.

Fortunately, Samuel didn't force him! Thinking of this, Al couldn't help but feel a little touched. This kid looked so arrogant, but he was still very tolerant of his own people.

When Winster heard his brother say that he would have classes tomorrow, he said in embarrassment, "Etiquette class? Can I not attend?" Even if he learned the same thing as the nobles, he would not be able to use it.

Seeing that he was really resisting, Al thought that Winster must have thought of this because of Samuel's influence. The child just wanted to express his respect and admiration for his brother. What was wrong with him?

"If you don't want to go, forget it. Brother knows that you value my feelings. You don't have to do this again in the future."

Because he was not prepared for Winster, Al was caught off guard by this intimate contact. For the first time, he remembered this way of expressing loyalty in his heart - he would never let anyone touch his hand again!

Although he would not lose anything, he was a germaphobe in this regard. He did not feel disgusted because the person who kissed him just now was his brother, who he thought was clean and innocent. If it was a bishop or priest from the Vatican, he would have... Oh, outsiders would not have the chance to touch his hand.

Dear God, thank goodness there are no kisses on the cheek in this world!

Winster frowned almost imperceptibly and said "hmm" vaguely, feeling the loss of being pushed away by his brother spread in his heart...

The next day, Elphis went to the hotel to find the Moon brothers and sisters to give them instructions on the new plan, and returned to the Vatican in the afternoon.

A few days after returning from the palace dinner, the bishops and others did not discuss their stance with him, as if the Holy See had unconditionally trusted its own Son of God after being recognized by God.

He is now able to help process the documents sent from various places. Bishop Edgar feels much more relaxed and has praised the boy several times for his talent in overall planning.

Al Feis, a capitalist who has been directing people throughout his life, smiled modestly and said, "Your Majesty and the Bishop taught us well."

He arranged a full schedule for Daphne and Abner for at least three months to settle his personal grudges. According to the priorities of the problems reported by the branch court, he thoughtfully helped them plan the route. Haha, this was the consequence of gloating over other's misfortune.

The Pope had just recently ended his many years of retreat. At his level, he still had a long life and plenty of time to study magic, so he handled most of the affairs, and the remaining ones were given to Edgar to guide their young son.

Another month passed as planned. One day, the Pope kindly told them that they didn't need to come over so often, as their strength still had a lot of room for improvement. For a magician, practice is always the most important thing.

"Edgar, especially you. The affairs of the Holy See have taken up too much of your time over the years. Now that I am in charge, you can concentrate on practicing magic without any worries."

The old man's expression was touched. "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Elphis was also happy and relaxed, not because he could be freed from official duties, but because he didn't have to be so cautious in front of the Pope. It was tiring! It was ten times more tiring than stroking Samuel's hair!

He followed up with a polite sentence after the bishop, "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work in handling so many matters."

The documents sent to the Bishop's Court included not only reports of suspected dark magic, but also summaries of the branch court's actions in the previous month, the progress of missionary work, the operating conditions of countless businesses, intelligence on various races, reminders of extremely valuable treasures appearing in certain places, and requests from outsiders willing to pay a high price for help from light mages...

These were selected for Elphis to see. There was no telling how many matters he could not touch upon.

There were too many things that needed to be checked and responded to, and Elphis definitely didn't want to do it all by himself in the future.

In fact, he always felt that the archbishops were too free and relaxed, as if they had no other use except to intimidate the outside world with their strength. This was obviously wrong.

Logically speaking, since Edgar, as a bishop, could read these things, the archbishops should be more qualified, but...

Your Majesty has not concealed his distrust at all.

I hope that when he takes over in the future, this group of people will have left, and he will hire a few reliable managers and then become a hands-off boss.

After annotating the documents assigned to him, the young man left with a sense of relief, as if he were a corporate slave on vacation.

Al decided to concentrate on practicing the ability to release advanced magic without the staff for some time. He was used to being cautious and tended to think the worst of things. What if the staff broke?

Also, what if he was unlucky enough to end up in a place where light elements were scarce? He had to store a large amount of elements in his body in case of emergency.

After a while, when Winster has a long vacation, I will talk to the Pope about the long journey and training.

He had been feeling a little impatient to stay there for a long time, but seeing how clingy his brother was, he would definitely come all the way to catch up with him after the holidays, so it would be better to wait for him to leave.

After leaving the Pope's residence, Al went to the library and saw Raymond again as expected.

The knight standing in the distance, watching him quietly, was flipping through the old book with a blank look in his eyes. It was obvious that he was not reading the contents carefully, and he was turning the pages quickly.

"No interest in this part of history?"

Raymond's hands shook and he almost threw the book out as a weapon.

The knight saluted and said, "Your Highness, you are here too." But he cursed in his heart, why doesn't this guy show any presence at all, is he doing it on purpose?

"It's not that I'm not interested, it's just that I've learned about this part in college, so I flipped through it a little faster."

The silver-haired young man smiled teasingly, "I never realized you like reading these records."

Raymond scratched his head awkwardly and gave an excuse he had prepared long ago, "I would rather practice swordsmanship with you, but my body also needs rest. You know I can't speak well and it's easy to attract dislike, so I won't talk to my colleagues in the Vatican to avoid embarrassing you."

"In my spare time, I come here to read history to kill time. These don't require much thinking." The knight chuckled, as if he was very aware of his habit of not using his brain.

His master smiled warmly, "Please continue. I won't bother you any more."

Raymond saw him leaving, and the direction he went was the basement where important records were stored and was not open to the public.

The knight hesitated for only a moment, then quickly caught up with him and said with a smile: "Your Highness, are there many unknown records in the basement? I have been curious about it for a long time. Can you take me down there? I will read whatever you give me and will never touch anything else."

Al looked at him and gently refused: "No."

Raymond's smile froze, and then the gatekeeper's staff was pressed against his chest, preventing him from getting closer.

After Elphis returned from the castle, he started looking for Xavier's files. He didn't want to confirm who was the mastermind behind the incident, as the question had already been settled.

After the third prince died, the queen cleaned up all his belongings. Perhaps the third prince felt that keeping the victim's belongings as souvenirs would give him pleasure. One of his space rings contained many of Xavier's things, including the sword that killed his sister Anne - it was left at the scene, but the queen never found it after returning to the royal city that year...

Also, there is a potion made from dark magic plants.

Another priest involved in the incident was Archbishop William. Elphis wanted to investigate whether he had colluded with the third prince or was simply arrogant and arbitrary.

If it was the former, would he have used his knowledge of dark magic and the forbidden objects confiscated by the Holy See over the past thousands of years to set up more schemes to gain benefits?

Xavier's files were found, but the records did not match the facts. Aunt Amber mentioned that half of the forbidden objects that appeared that year were not here...

Elphis found many similar incidents. This is not the information age, and it is difficult to investigate and verify what has happened. He can only be more careful. If similar incidents are reported to the Vatican in the future, he will volunteer.

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Since he no longer had to report to the Pope so often, Al went home more frequently. In addition to magic, he also insisted on practicing swordsmanship. He did not pursue very high goals in this regard. He would be thankful if he could reach the level of a body-tempered swordsman in this life and make his skin and flesh stronger.

Seeing that Winster was about to have a long vacation, Elphis took some time to go back to Lise Town to visit Grandpa Kavin.

Originally, he didn't plan to tell the old man that he was the Son of God, because he was almost ninety years old, and Al was really worried that he would be too excited and then couldn't breathe...

However, the pastor of Raphael had already spread the news to the whole city, and the townspeople who often went to the city to do business had of course also heard about it.

When Calvin heard this, he was so surprised that his heartbeat accelerated and he was a little unsteady. Fortunately, he had been nourished by magic potions and healing spells for many years, so he didn't collapse...

The town of Lisse has doubled in size because he returns every year and everyone here knows him.

I don’t know how the natives brainwashed the newborns and outsiders, but everyone thinks he is the one favored by God, the son of God. After his reputation became tinged with mystery, the town is now not only his base for raw materials, but also a place to harvest faith.

Grandpa Kevin was proud of Alye, and he mentioned the God of Light less frequently to others. Instead, he told people about the extraordinary and outstanding deeds of his adopted children from childhood to adulthood.

Grandpa still didn't want to go with him to the royal city to retire peacefully. He liked the missionary life in Lise Town very much and said he could do it for at least another ten years.

The young man hesitated to speak: You don’t seem to realize that you have neglected the God of Light and are helping me to develop believers.

When Elphis was in the town of Lise, faith often fell on him. He was dazzled by seeing this thing so much that he stayed for two days, cast a large-scale healing spell, and left.

After he returned to the royal city, he voluntarily went back to the Holy See for two days before returning to the manor.

On an ordinary afternoon with a clear sky and a gentle breeze, Elphis was asking Yarlin for advice on swordsmanship on the wide grass. Raymond stood beside him with a complicated expression: This kid actually practices both magic and martial arts... Damn, why is he practicing light? It would be much better if he was practicing darkness.

Raymond saw someone approaching from the corner of his eye. He turned his head and bowed, "Good day, Your Highness Austin."

Elphis also saw his friend coming. He didn't pay attention at first, thinking that Austin would be waiting for him there, so he continued to spar with Yarlin.

Unexpectedly, Austin did not stop, drew his sword and walked quickly towards him, with a gloomy face and not saying a word, which was completely unlike his usual style!

Not only did Al feel something was wrong, the two knights also noticed something was wrong. Raymond chased after him, and Yarlin quickly blocked a sword for his master.

"Back off."

Elphis wanted to hear what Austin was angry about, so he dodged the other party's sword that was swung at him as a vent, and waved away his subordinates.

"I obey your orders, Your Highness."

The knights knew their master's abilities and left immediately.

The two good friends who had never been cold to each other fought in silence. Seeing that the prince's attacks were becoming more and more disorderly, Elphis finally asked, "How did I offend you?"

The other party paused, he looked extremely depressed, his eyes were red, and his eyes were gloomy and complicated...

Auston looked at his friend whom he had trusted for many years, and asked in a hoarse voice, word by word clearly:

"Did you know that my mother killed my father and all the bloodline of the royal family?"

"You know - it was the Lancasters who helped her kill all my family?!!"

Elphis was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the other party for a moment without replying, but Austin had already seen the answer.