Chapter 54
There were many people standing in the solemn cemetery, but only the sobbing sounds from the old couple supporting each other added completeness to the funeral.
Daniel's younger siblings are still teenagers. They have grown up in comparison with their older brother, but the two children who have never seen their older brother have always had some resentment towards him.
They were brought to the funeral unexpectedly. It was the first time they knew what their eldest brother looked like. Seeing that particularly unfamiliar relative lying in the coffin in the square pit, the two children felt confused and complicated. Perhaps they were not as sad as the bishop, but after all, they were still young and were infected by their parents' sadness and could not help crying.
The Archbishop of the Wood Department cast the magic of "Gift of the Goddess of Nature" on the Divine Light Flower, making it immortal for a hundred years.
The symbol of the Church, the white double-petaled flowers representing light, were placed on the chest of the deceased. Edgar couldn't tell how many times he had sighed recently, "Pious and brave child, the divine realm will surely accept your soul."
Everyone presented flowers one by one, and finally the Pope took a few steps forward, leaned over and placed the divine flower down. A few strands of white hair hung down, covering half of his face. He looked holy and gentle, with a hint of pity in his eyes, as if it would disappear without a trace in the next moment - just like a god, he looked down at the interesting things being destroyed, and just said it was a pity, but did not really take it to heart.
Al originally thought that Daniel's posture was imitating the statue of God, but now he felt that he was imitating His Holiness the Pope, whom he had met many times when he was a child. Unfortunately, what he showed was just the charity of a high-ranking person...
If Daniel could really learn the Pope's temperament and manners, he would definitely have a higher prestige among the people - the weak will inevitably respect those who possess divinity.
The Pope put down the white flower, stood up, and waved his hand to control the elements to cover the coffin. The earth archbishop stepped forward and filled the square pit with soil. The wood wizard pointed with his staff, and green grass grew out of thin air on the brown soil.
The scene changed so quickly that the family of the deceased was so shocked that they forgot to cry. If there was not a tombstone reminding everyone that something unfortunate had indeed happened, they might have thought that the death of their child was just a nightmare.
There is no custom of having a banquet here. After the funeral, the only kind priest present, Bishop Edgar, accompanied the deceased's family to Daniel's residence to pack up their things and talked to them for a while. The others wanted to leave.
It was not a good idea to just leave in front of the boss, so everyone quickly found an excuse.
The Pope looked at the tombstone, his warm brown eyes reflecting the coldness of metal in the sunlight. He nodded slightly when others said hello and left, without even turning his head to look at them. It was not until the silver-haired young man spoke that he turned sideways and asked gently, "Al, would you like to go with me for a while?"
Did he have the right to refuse? After swallowing the excuse of leaving, Elphis showed a little surprise and nervousness, "Of course, Your Majesty, it is my honor."
The two men left side by side, and Abner behind them stared at Elphis's back, hoping that his brother would be smart and not expose everyone's secret.
After walking for a while, the Pope glanced at the people around him and laughed slightly, "Little guy, am I scary? You look a little nervous."
Al's eyelids twitched. "Don't call me like that when you're a few years older than me!"
"No, Your Majesty, you are a very gentle person. You have a clean and holy soul. Everyone, including me, of course, thinks so. It's just that you are too powerful. In my heart, you are no different from a god. As a weak person, I can't help but be a little nervous."
The man's lips curled slightly, "Then you should get used to it quickly. You are the most likely candidate to become the Holy Son. As my successor, you will naturally have to meet me often."
"I...?" This time the surprise was not fake. Al had no idea what made the other party think that. He hoped that he was just teasing him.
The man nodded. "I have learned some things about you from Edgar these days. I believe that Al is undoubtedly a person favored by God. Perhaps you are the one who can lead the Church to defeat all darkness and lead us to the final victory."
The corner of Al's mouth twitched. Was the Pope making false promises for him?
What god's favor? Couldn't he just be lucky? Even if there was really a god's favor, it must have been the God of Time Travel and the God of Wealth, definitely not the God of Light. El didn't know that god, but he was biased. He sent down oracles and caused his brother to suffer so much. Elphis simply didn't have a good impression of Him.
He smiled shyly, "Your Majesty, thank you for your encouragement. I will try my best to meet your expectations."
"Good boy..." the Pope said with relief. "Edgar told me that you traveled to a place where there are no branches a few days ago. He also told me your idea, and I agree with it. Can you tell me about any special experiences you had during those days?"
Elphis would spend several months every year wandering around far away from the royal city. He was not the kind of person who would necessarily save others when he saw them in distress, but if he met someone who was worth saving, he would still help. When he was suddenly asked about this, he did not panic, but just picked out a few good deeds and what he had seen and heard from his memory and told them to the Pope.
Fortunately, His Majesty said that they would go the same way for a while, and when they took different routes, he said goodbye to Al gently and did not follow him back to the palace to continue chatting.
Walking alone on the wide road, the young man slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
After a harmonious conversation for a while, and without being asked any fatal questions, he still couldn't get any closer to the gentle man. He always felt that he was very far away from the Pope and it was difficult to get close to him...
Thinking of the way the Pope looked at the statue, Al wondered, could it be that he was serving the gods wholeheartedly and looked at everyone else as grass and trees? You can look at grass and trees, but you don't have to take them to heart...
Elpheus thought that the Pope was not sad about Daniel's death, but the bishop did not think so. After seeing off Daniel's family at dusk, he went to His Majesty's palace to visit him.
Edgar clearly remembered that after his familiar companions were attacked one by one, although His Majesty did not show a very sad expression, his hair gradually turned white soon after... Edgar could not imagine how heartbroken he was!
Now that the old story was happening again, Edgar thought it would be helpful to talk to His Majesty to divert his attention.
"Your Majesty, in the fight against darkness, sacrifice is inevitable. Please accept my condolences."
"Yeah." The man lowered his eyes and scanned the documents on the table, which contained Elphis's personality, experience, family background, people he interacted with, his performance in the Holy Light Salvation Society, etc.
"Edgar, can you tell me more about this kid Al?"
The bishop heaved a sigh of relief. The Holy Son would be chosen soon, and His Majesty would naturally have to get to know all the candidates. He would just be busy with something...
"Of course, Your Majesty."
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After chatting with the Pope for a while, it turned out that Elphis was not the only one who was outputting information. Before leaving, the Pope also mentioned in passing that he had already notified the cardinals from all over the place to go here, and in ten days, the Holy See would ask God's will to come.
At the end, the Pope joked: "Al is nervous when he sees me, what if my god talks to you? So Al should prepare himself mentally as soon as possible."
Of course, Elphis would mention this news to his close knights, and he was also hinting to two of them to stay away from the temple on that day and not do anything unworthy of their status that would attract the attention of the gods...
He had no doubt that even a single will could take into account every move of the entire Bishop's Court and even the entire royal city!
That night, when Al saw Winster sitting casually opposite him, he knew that the secondary personality had appeared.
“I want to get out of here.”
Although Ashborn could not see through the seal in this body, he was not so blind that he could not see His original hair color. He was not able to use his full strength, so He was stupid enough to stay.
The young man breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to let his brother leave. "Okay, before school starts, let's find a suitable place to practice swordsmanship. If you need any help, feel free to contact me."
The god nodded, very satisfied that the kid was sensible and did not ask too many questions.
The next day, Raymond came to ask for leave from Elphis, with some trepidation in his eyes, "My parents miss me very much, and my mother's birthday is coming soon. Sir, can I leave for half a month?"
“…”
Elphis looked at him deeply and had some idea of which force Raymond belonged to.
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