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After the grand chant ended, Elena returned to the small palace where she had rested before and excitedly told everyone about her discovery.
"I didn't expect that divine grace is such a good thing. It comes once a year. I guess I don't have to do anything. It only takes ten years to be promoted to a great wizard." Elena was radiant with excitement. When she thought of such a beautiful future, she would wake up smiling in her dreams.
The whole audience was silent.
Elena was happy for a while before she realized that something was wrong.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Everyone in the hall turned to look at the dean.
The dean is the smartest and most knowledgeable person in the entire continent. He is also Elena's teacher. He is the most suitable person to answer Elena's questions.
The dean spoke up: "Elena, God's grace is God's grace because God blesses His believers. Only those with faith can feel God's grace."
Elena:!!!
What's going on?
Is there such a saying?
Did the teacher think that she believed in the Lord of Light?
"I really don't believe in the Lord of Light," Elena hastily clarified. "I've never prayed once, or memorized a single scripture. How could I possibly have faith in him?"
Elena's words made everyone present fall into deep thought.
If what Elena said was true, she had no faith but felt God's grace?
Elena's situation went against their previous understanding.
"Perhaps it's because you've been anchored before?" the dean speculated. "Because you've been anchored before, you've caught the attention of the Lord of Light?"
Lord Glenn: "But the angel has already taken the anchor. And that Fallen Angel was shot down by the Lord of Light himself. How could the Lord of Light... ah, that's right."
Lord Glenn suddenly realized: "The Lord of Light specifically bestowed divine grace upon Elena in order to cleanse any filthy connections that might have yet to be discovered, and to completely sever the possibility of the Fallen Angel returning."
This guess is the most logical.
Divine grace comes from the gift of the Holy Spirit and cannot be given to non-believers casually. God does not love everyone, but only believes.
Everyone present agreed with Lord Glenn's guess and felt that this was probably the truth.
Elena also agreed with this guess in her heart, but after agreeing, she was filled with disappointment.
Alas, it turns out that this benefit is one-time and cannot be sustained.
It's a waste of time to be happy.
Elena's disappointment didn't dissipate until someone invited them to the banquet hall.
Before the banquet officially started, guests arrived one after another, gathering in twos and threes to chat.
Leonard talked with Elena.
"Long time no see, Leonard. Please forgive my belated congratulations. Congratulations on your promotion to the demigod level." An old man in an archbishop's robe came over and congratulated Leonard.
Elena came back to her senses and looked at the person who came.
Judging from the style of his robes, this old man is the Archbishop of the Church of the Lord of Light. He is accompanied by a light-blonde girl wearing the uniform robes of the Great Chant.
Hmm, she looks a bit like that female lead singer.
Leonard smiled and nodded to the old man: "Thank you for your congratulations, Archbishop Colin."
Archbishop Colin's gaze shifted to Elena: "This is Viscountess Field, right?"
Leonard's smile widened. "Yes, she is Elena. Now she and I are close boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Intimate boyfriend and girlfriend?" This was the first time Archbishop Colin had heard such a description of the relationship.
"It's a relationship closer than just friends, but not officially engaged yet," Leonard explained.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Archbishop Colin understood and said to Leonard, "Bless you."
Leonard's smile widened.
Archbishop Colin said to Elena: "Nice to meet you, I am Colin, and I am a good friend of Leonard's father."
Elena was a little surprised. Is it such a good relationship?
She looked at Leonard, who nodded at her.
Elena immediately showed a warm attitude and saluted Archbishop Colin: "I wish you good health, Archbishop Colin."
Archbishop Colin also introduced the girl beside him to them: "This is Bella. She has been the cantor of the Grand Canto for three consecutive years. She is an excellent girl and she is also my goddaughter."
Bella saluted Leonard: "It's an honor to meet you, respected Master Shiye Liuxing."
Then Bella saluted Elena: "Nice to meet you, Miss Viscount Field."
Leonard hummed: "Nice to meet you."
Elena raised her skirt and returned the greeting: "Nice to meet you, Bella."
After they got to know each other, Archbishop Colin started talking to Leonard, while Elena and Bella listened quietly.
After chatting for a while, Archbishop Colin politely said goodbye and left with Bella.
Elena watched them leave, and Archbishop Colin soon started talking to other guests.
"Why were you so cold just now? Isn't Archbishop Colin a good friend of your father?" Elena lowered her voice and asked Leonard in a vague tone.
She could see Leonard's attitude. Although he spoke politely with Archbishop Colin, he only talked about irrelevant topics and did not seem to have a good relationship with him.
Leonard lowered his voice. "He used to help build Shulin Village, but the relationship faded. In the last few years, my father had little contact with him."
Elena raised her eyebrows and looked up at Leonard. It turned out that "friend" was just a flattering term used by Archbishop Colin. Now that Leonard had been promoted to demigod, he came to build a relationship with him again.
Leonard saw through Elena's thoughts at a glance, and he could only say to her: "But later he introduced me to a few business deals, which was helpful to me."
Elena nodded in understanding. They had some friendship, but it was a complicated relationship.
On the other side, Archbishop Colin took Bella to meet some old friends, and then took her to a corner where there were fewer people.
"Bella, you have met me in person, what do you think?" Archbishop Colin was as kind as ever.
Bella lowered her head, pursed her lips, and the tips of her ears turned a little red.
"Their relationship seems good," Bella said softly.
Archbishop Colin laughed. "Men's hearts are fickle. Besides, their relationship isn't confirmed. They're just close boyfriend and girlfriend. If they're truly in love, why don't they get engaged and announce it to the world?"
Bella continued to look down.
Archbishop Colin said, "Bella, don't think I'm nagging. I just want to inspire you and encourage you to focus more on your path to advancement instead of being influenced by your mother. You are so talented, you shouldn't waste your energy and life on worldly matters."
"Look around you, look at these strong people. As long as your level is high enough, you can see different scenery, have a different life, and have a better future."
"Bella, you have to remember that when you are good enough, you can stand by anyone's side."
Bella raised her head and looked at the couple in the distance.
After the banquet, the three demigods, the Dean, Lord Glenn, and Leonard, congratulated the host of the event, Pope List, on the success of the ceremony and took their leave.
Elena and three senior brothers were waiting outside the hall.
The night breeze blew gently, bringing coolness and comfort.
This wait lasted for a long time.
Elena and her fellow apprentices were baffled. It was just a farewell, so why was it taking so long? Three demigods, did they really need to wait in line for an audience? Shouldn't they just meet directly, exchange a few pleasantries, and then leave?
After waiting for a long time, they finally saw the three demigods who had appeared lately.
The dean's expression was not very good. Lord Glenn looked calm, while Leonard frowned and looked a little impatient.
What's going on?
Elena and the others went over and were about to ask.
The dean gave them a look, then led them out of the holy city and to the square outside the city gate.
After bidding farewell to Lord Glenn, the dean took them across space and returned directly to the Mage Tower.
Seeing that the dean was in a bad mood, Ansel asked his wife to go back first.
Several people sat down in the hall of the Mage Tower.
"Leonard, what exactly happened?" Elena had maintained her curiosity all the way, and now she could finally ask a question.
Leonard took a deep breath, then let out a long sigh. "Pope Lister mentioned a royal scandal. Uh, the current King Carlopetto made a mistake. He decided to support Grand Duke Phipas, the current king's younger brother, to inherit the throne. Pope Lister hopes that we can support him. Even if we don't support him, we should try to maintain a fair and just stance."
What a huge amount of information.
Change the king.
Or abolish the inheritance rights of all direct descendants of the current king and replace him with a new king.
This is a direct usurpation of power.
Elena's eyes widened and she covered her mouth with both hands. This was too much news.
Not only Elena, but Ansel and the others were also shocked.
"Teacher, do you agree?" Ansel asked immediately.
The dean first shook his head, then nodded.
The four disciples held their breath and waited for the dean's answer.
"I have always been against the Church of the Lord of Light directly interfering in secular royal power, not to mention that this time it is interfering in the Carlopetto Empire that I protect." The dean said slowly.
Ansel and the others nodded vigorously. Yes, their teacher had always been against the interference of the church in royal power.
"But," the dean said, and Ansiel and the others were immediately worried. "But Edward really disappointed me this time. I didn't expect him to do such a forbidden thing."
Edward is the current king of Carlopetto.
Something prohibited?
What's up?
Elena pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
But the dean paused and fell silent.
Elena turned to look at Leonard, winked, and motioned for him to speak.
Leonard shrugged, his impatience returning. "The current king is researching ways to increase his lifespan. It's common knowledge that if one doesn't rely on the formal process of advancement to transform the body and spirit, thereby increasing lifespan, then one is definitely following an unorthodox path."
Leonard's tone was filled with sarcasm and disdain.
Leonard, who has no country or hometown and no sense of belonging to human society, feels very annoyed when he hears such nonsense.
The Warcraft tide is still threatening human society. Wouldn’t it be better to focus on solving the problem of the Warcraft tide?
Knowing that you will eventually turn into a monster and lose your soul, why do you insist on going down that path?
Isn't it a waste of time to let countless people die just for one person to live a few more years?
It's all because I eat too much and have too much free time.
After hearing Leonard's words, Elena understood. It turned out that it was for immortality.
There are too many records in history books about various outrageous operations carried out for the sake of immortality. These historical events are always accompanied by blood and cruelty. You can guess what the current king has done without asking too much. In the end, he cannot escape blood and death.
The king has gone astray and now that he has been discovered, he will naturally be crushed and eliminated by various forces of justice, such as the three major churches and the eight demigods.
The king is bound to die, and his direct descendants will naturally be deprived of their inheritance rights. Not only will they lose their inheritance rights, but in all likelihood, they will even lose their lives.
The entire aristocracy of the Carlopetto Empire was in great turmoil.
Elena quickly thought of herself. She was also a noble, a viscount, and wondered if she would be affected.
That shouldn't be the case. After all, she is a student of Carlo Pillar and the girlfriend of Shiye Liuxing. She has two demigods backing her, so no one should touch her.
But even if no one touches her, there is no guarantee that someone won't set their sights on her.
For example, send the prince or the prince's child to her and ask for her protection?
Should she answer?
If she didn't answer the call and watched her child die, she probably wouldn't be able to harden her heart.
If she answered the call, she would be in for a series of troubles and her position would become awkward.
What should I do?
Elena fell into deep thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Leonard touched her lightly.
Elena was a little unhappy when her thoughts were interrupted, but she saw the dean sitting next to her and her three senior brothers.
Well, even if the king wanted to find someone to take care of his child, he should have gone to the dean and the senior brothers. They have a long-standing friendship and friendship. She had just become his disciple and had not even met the king. How could he possibly find her?
She was thinking too much.
Elena felt inexplicably relieved. Since no one was looking for her, she could just not think about anything or look at anything and just be at ease.
Elena said to Leonard, "I'm just wondering, will the king ask the dean to protect his children? If the king really asks, will the dean agree?"
Elena easily passed this difficult problem to the dean.
The dean sighed.
He has lived for so long and has so much life experience that he certainly thought of the same questions that Elena thought of.
The three senior brothers all looked at the dean, waiting for the teacher's attitude.
The dean forced a smile, a bitter one: "I can protect them, but they must first give up all their identities and become civilians. I'm afraid they would rather die than become civilians."
Elena nodded silently.
Yes, falling from the clouds into the mud, how many people can accept it? What's more, this mud is real mud, with no possibility of rising up, and you will be covered in mud for the rest of your life.
If you are not an extremely optimistic person or someone with a very strong will, and you find yourself in that situation, even if you are mentally prepared at the beginning, you may commit suicide halfway.
The whole audience was silent.
This is an unsolvable problem.
Elena was in a daze, her mind running wild.
Suddenly, she had a question.
"Dean, you are the Pillar of Carlo, the patron saint of the Carlopetto Empire. How come you didn't notice the king's abnormality? Is there a wizard under the king who is more powerful than you and can help him cover up?"
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