"That's right."

Hearing the question from the chubby-faced man, Fang Zheng pretended to be very "straightforward" and nodded.

"During this operation, I fought with two wizards by chance. The magic they manipulated left a very deep impression on me. I think if I want to learn how to deal with magic, I must first understand the principles of magic, so I do plan to study magic..."

"I see."

Fang Zheng was interrupted by the round-faced man before he finished speaking. His smile became even brighter, while the thin bamboo pole next to him frowned and looked at the round-faced man with a dissatisfied expression. As for Bishop Karl in the middle of the two, he still had his eyes slightly closed and looked like he was asleep.

"I heard from Knight Stone that you have a very deep understanding of Holy Light and are also able to skillfully use the power of Holy Light. So you are planning to learn magic now. Do you think Holy Light is inferior to magic?"

"That is not what I meant, Your Excellency."

Upon hearing the question from the fat round-faced man, Fang Zheng's expression changed slightly and he began to defend himself.

"I think that holy light and magic have their own strengths in different fields. If I can learn this..."

"I see what you mean."

At this moment, the skinny guy wanted to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, the fat round-faced guy smiled and spoke again before him.

"It is very rare for you to have such an understanding. Indeed, whether it is magic or holy light, they are both forces of order. I think your idea is very good. How about this, I personally agree with your request, and I will also let you enter the White Tower of Heaven to learn magic. Are you willing?"

"Thank you, Bishop!"

Fang Zheng was truly delighted at this moment, and hurriedly thanked him. The thin man next to him looked at Fang Zheng with the expression of a police officer seeing a fraud victim, and then sighed helplessly.

"What do you two think?"

The fat round-faced man was laughing even more happily. He turned around and looked at Bishop Karl and the thin bamboo pole beside him. The thin bamboo pole frowned and wanted to say something. Unfortunately, Bishop Karl seemed to have woken up at this time. He just looked at Fang Zheng quietly and nodded slightly after a while.

"Since you agree, I have no objection."

"Me too."

Perhaps because he was interrupted several times when he wanted to speak, Skinny Bamboo looked bored. He shook his head, glanced at Fang Zheng, and nodded in agreement.

"It's decided then."

After receiving affirmative answers from the other two bishops, the fat round-faced man looked at Fang Zheng again with a smile.

"The bishops have agreed to your request. Coincidentally, the investigative wizards from the White Tower of Heaven are here these days. They will take you to the White Tower of Heaven to study. We will also prepare the spiritual crystals you need. Now, you can leave."

"Thank you, Bishop."

Hearing the fat round-faced man's words, Fang Zheng bowed respectfully to the three people with an "excited" smile, then turned and left. After Fang Zheng left the hall, he finally couldn't help but clenched his fists.

Success!

Although the smile on the fat round face was very amiable, Fang Zheng was not a pushover. Having worked in management for so many years, how could he not know what the other party was thinking?

For a company, an organization, or a force, what is the most important thing about subordinates?

Competence and loyalty!

You may not have the ability, after all, geniuses are always a minority, but loyalty is the most important part for all organizations. Loyalty does not only refer to loyalty to a certain person, but also whether the two parties have common values, common interests, and common goals. Because only these are the cornerstones of maintaining loyalty and not betraying. This is the same principle whether it is as small as an organization or as large as a country.

On the surface, what the fat round-faced man said was correct. The temple is the guardian of order, and holy light and magic are both part of order. So whether learning holy light or learning magic, on the surface, they are both serving the order, and there is no difference.

But this is just to fool three-year-olds.

If there is really no difference, then why don't the Temple of Contemplation and the White Tower of Heaven merge? Judging from Shi Dong's expression, it's a good thing that the Temple and the White Tower didn't beat him to a pulp.

Fang Zheng was very clear about the reason why the fat round-faced man did this. As long as he agreed to his conditions, it would mean that Fang Zheng would never have the possibility of promotion in the temple again!

To put it bluntly, Fang Zheng, as an employee, did not agree with the corporate culture of the Temple, did not have enough sense of belonging to the group, and had different opinions with his superiors. For example, the company was clearly planning to use all its resources to make a sequel to a popular FPS game, but you just felt that FPS games would lose money and should make an RTS... Which leader do you think would reuse such an employee? It's lucky that they didn't find an opportunity to lay you off.

As for the White Tower, they might pay special attention to Fang Zheng at first, but Fang Zheng was sure that they would not trust him too much. After all, he was a member of the Temple, and he was probably the only Templar who came to learn magic. This identity meant that Fang Zheng would not be able to be promoted to the upper echelons of mages.

If it were someone else, Fatty Round Face's scheme would be extremely sinister, making it impossible for a person to make a living. But for Fang Zheng, it was simply great!

I love you so much, brother! You are definitely an Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor, right?

Although on the surface, fence-sitters like Fang Zheng are disliked by both sides, the reason why fence-sitters are disliked is precisely because they are fence-sitters. But when fence-sitters become towering trees, there is no question of whether they are disliked or not.

Fang Zheng didn't want to get too close to the Temple, nor did he want to get too close to the White Tower, so the identity of a traitor and fence-sitter was the most suitable for him. Once something went wrong, he could decisively abandon the Temple and the White Tower, and even become their enemy without any psychological burden. Otherwise, as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, it would be unreasonable for you not to repay others for their kindness.

Of course, Fang Zheng also knew that the so-called fiefdom of his was definitely gone. The Temple would never give its territory to a knight who was learning magic, otherwise what if it was occupied by those mages? But it was okay this way, he had never intended to take the fiefdom. After all, he was still waiting for the dungeon to open and travel through time. When he was gone for dozens of days or even half a year, how could he have time to deal with the affairs of the fiefdom? And a long-term disappearance would also arouse suspicion. Instead of this, it would be better to be free. In this way, even if he disappeared, it would be easy to explain, right?

And at this moment, a voice rang out.

"Is this the decision you made?"

Hearing the voice, Fang Zheng stopped and turned to look in the direction where the voice came from. He saw Bishop Karl slowly walking out of the shadows and looking at him.

"Bishop Karl."

Fang Zheng was not surprised by the appearance of Bishop Karl. When he was fighting the six-armed snake demon before, he used several powers in succession. Bishop Karl must have been around at that time. Since the six-armed snake demon Bella could feel his aura, Bishop Karl must have noticed it.

"You chose to leave the temple. Can you tell me why?"

It was obvious that Fang Zheng was smart and Carl was no fool.

"I'm just an ordinary person."

Hearing Karl's question, Fang Zheng sighed and then looked into the old bishop's deep eyes.

"To be honest, I don't have the same awareness as my mentor or Knight Malte. In the battle that day, more than half of the mercenaries who went with me died. Although I know that they all received their rewards and pensions, but... I'm really not good at leading others to die."

"Every man must have the courage to face his responsibilities."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. This world is too big and my hands are too small... I've already done my best just to protect the people I know around me."

"You are still young after all."

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the old bishop was silent for a moment.

"Well, willfulness and persistence are the privileges of the young. Sometimes escaping is not a form of cowardice. At least you can clearly realize the importance of responsibility. This is much better than those fools who are immersed in beautiful dreams but do not understand the meaning of responsibility... I only have one request. I hope you can stand on the side of order and never bow to chaos."

"…I will do my best."

"very good."

Facing Fang Zheng's answer, the old bishop showed a satisfied expression. Then he nodded, turned and left, melting into the shadows again.

"Don't worry about the White Tower. I'll let an old friend of mine take care of you... Try to grow up, kid."