Wizard From Afar

Bain Duchy, Lake City, a small sect hall in an unknown fishing village.

The morning sun of midsummer shines on the crystal clear Yinjing Lake. The fishermen in small groups walked to the small sect hall next to the village. The simple stone gate was already full of believers who were ready to pray.

Of course it’s impossible to have so many believers in the small fishing village. Many of them are residents of surrounding villages and towns. Lake City, on the other side of the lake, came here just to catch up with a short morning lecture.

The young priest standing behind the podium holding the scriptures in his hand, the black robe on his body has been washed into ash-gray, and a few patches are still applied.

The sleepy eyes of his mouth still had the same smile as before, and he greeted familiar believers kindly, and more people who came here were shocked because of the age of the priest.

The moment he stepped onto the podium, an agitated old man suddenly got up.

"Excuse me...?!"

The next second, when the eyes of the people around were looking towards him, the old man suddenly realized that he was the only one in the church. At this moment, he was at a loss and was in a dilemma.

The young priest was surprised at first, then smiled and raised his hand to signal: "It's okay, Old Mister, if you have anything to say, please tell me-the Holy Cross let us servants walk for him It’s here to answer the questions of believers."

"Please, may I..." The old man swallowed, his eyes flashing with incredible shock: "You really think that the wizard can also Get the blessing of God and become a believer of the Holy Cross?!"

tone barely fell, there was a boo inside and outside the church-almost everyone's face was "He really asked for this" expression , Looked at each other in blank dismay shook his head.

Priest smiled and waved his hand to signal the other believers to be quiet.

"Well, although you are the twenty-fourth person who asked me this question this month, but...I don't think you will give up unless I tell you why in person." I smiled helplessly. , The priest solemnly bowed his head:

"Yes."

"Why?!"

Priest smiled first, and was gentle with the old man. Eye to eye.

"I believe that the reason you ask'why' is because the wizards have some mysterious knowledge and have said something that is very rebellious in your opinion, which violates the holiness of the Holy Cross Kingdom in your heart. That's why you ask why."

The old man was startled first, and then suddenly nodded.

"Then, do you know Brandon I?"

"The Sage Emperor, of course he knows!"

"He is regarded by the Holy Cross Church as Saint. But it is the wise, pious and savvy Brandon who has given the wizards all the rights that an imperial citizen should have." The young priest whispered: "The current His Majesty Eckhart II is in the cabinet. The post of'Imperial Family wizard consultant' has been added to the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

"Why? Because they hold knowledge that we don’t understand; because the Holy Cross teaches us that having curiosity is not terrifying, What really terrifying...is arrogant and arrogant ignorance."

Speaking softly, like a wave against a rock, quieted the whole church.

"In the past, I have had this idea that true believers must be illiterate, have not studied, and live in the countryside all their lives...they are the true lambs of the Holy Cross."

"I don't deny that these believers are simple and kind-hearted people, but this statement is obviously biased." The young priest slightly paused: "Because it sees learning as a sin. "

"How can we, who are mediocre, understand the wishes of the Holy Cross through learning?!" The old man retorted again.

"We are impossible to understand the Holy Cross, and always impossible." The young priest shook his head, and a calm voice sounded in the church: "But we can understand ourselves through learning."

"Through learning, we can understand the terrifying sins of extravagance and greed, luxury and greed; the terrifying poison of excessive wealth and corrupt enjoyment to the spirit;"

"It also allows us to distinguish Right and wrong, clear facts, answer doubts, and know how to teach; because a sincere believer must be polite, love his family, and be kind to friends;"

"Through learning, we can understand that we are born as a human being. It’s not a wild beast, how happy it is to be the lamb favored by the Holy Cross;

We not only live in happiness, but also through the comparison with wild beasts and birds, we can clearly know that we are What a happiness."

"This is the point of learning, forever...in this world, there is never a kind of knowledge that is full of sin; sinners will always abuse and use knowledge wrongly, arrogant and conceited ignorance."

"Ignorance...is the most terrifying sin."

The old man looked astonished, but still refused to sit down: "This is the Holy Cross Will?!"

"This is my understanding." The young priest shook his head and smiled implicitly: "As for the will of the Holy Cross...maybe I have been studying for a lifetime, and I will not be able to spy one or two."

"But at least through studying, I clearly realized...I am ignorant and guilty."

tone barely fell, like a flame falling into a pan, in the church There was an uproar within!

Newcomers, old people, locals and out-of-towners... The believers almost immediately divided into two distinct factions, and screamed at the other party with an angry face. Only because they were in the church did they dare not appeal Fist.

Faced with the noisy church, the young priest still didn't take it seriously. Standing behind the podium, he concentrated on sorting out the scriptures, turning a blind eye to everything around him, as if he had become accustomed to it.

At this moment...

"Bang————!"

With a muffled sound, the church door was knocked open.

The noise stopped immediately. Just when everyone didn't know what was happening, a group of guards wearing armor and holding flags, guns and shields suddenly poured in, blocking the water surrounding the church.

For a moment of silence, the faces of the believers who looked at each other in blank dismay almost immediately showed a panic and uneasy expression.

The young priest, who was also astonished, stood on the podium with a look of ignorance.

"What's going on, what are they doing?!"

A word that didn't know where it sounded made the church that was still in doubt a moment of howling wind. and torrential rain!

"I know these people. They are the church guards of Byrne Cathedral, from Scarlet Blood Castle!"

"Who brought them here?!"

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"From the cathedral, shouldn't it be the one who is here to catch the priest?!"

"Which bastard is telling the secret, if he has the courage to complain, he has the courage to stand up!"

"Your Excellency, I am Baron from Lake City and the tax officer from Lanmaros count. I assure you that this priest is absolutely impossible to have any problems!"

"Also There is me! I am the city defense officer of Storm Wind City, and I can vouch to you in the name of our Glenwell count!"

...noisy, questioning, roaring, lose one's head out of fear Not only did the believers not flee in a hurry, but instead confronted the guards who blocked the church; several nobles who were obviously Knights stood on both sides of the podium surrounded by them, and became the "guards" of this little priest.

"The farce will end here."

A sigh sounded from outside the door.

Almost at the same time, the guards on both sides of the gate stepped out of the way, and a middle age person wearing scarlet gold-rimmed priest clothes walked into the small sect hall. The muddy floor made those elk leather boots almost impossible. A place to stay.

Glancing at the silt on the hem of the clothes and the boots, the slightly frowning middle age person took out a lake blue silk scarf handkerchief from his arms, and wiped off the sweat from his forehead with sighs, and the jewel cross on his neck The shaking motion sounded.

lifts the head, the sight of the middle age person accidentally touched the young priest, so he laughed slightly awkwardly: "...good morning."

"Good morning , Member of Hillwick.” The young priest nodded smiled and waved to the believers around him: “Don’t be nervous, this is the Hillwick deacon of the Imperial Capital cathedral, the right-hand assistant of Innocent Archbishop, absolutely It won't hurt everyone."

Soft words have no effect.

The discord between the Duke of Byrne and the church has long been no secret among the people and nobles of Byrne—who knows who ordered the "deacon" from Imperial Capital and who ordered it , What an abacus.

"Yes, as the plenipotentiary of Innocent Archbishop, I will never hurt you-in fact, we are still very close friends."

middle The age person smiled and gestured between himself and the young priest, his eyes fell on an old man in front of him unintentionally, and his wrinkled face forced a faint smile.

"But first, please allow me to solve some personal problems..." Slightly frowned, the middle age person took out a purse from his clothes and threw it to the elderly:

"Three Ten gold coins, your reward-we said yes, the servants of the Holy Cross will not deceive anyone."

"Thank you! Thank you! I must...Wait, you are What are you going to do?! Stop! Stop!"

Suddenly, the twenty-year-old young man caught the money bag that had fallen from mid-air at an astonishing speed, and quickly stuffed it into his arms; he hadn’t waited to raise his head. , Two guards directly erected him and dragged him out of the church door.

"The servants of the Holy Cross will not deceive anyone, but they will not let go of any sinner who dares to deceive and frame good people."

He glanced in disgust and was dragged by the guards. The old man who went out, the middle age person deliberately loudly said: "Malicious accusation, slander the priest-use your little life to confess in the dungeon, untouchable!"

The voice fell, sighed Sylvie Ke Deacon turned around and refocused his eyes on the young priest.

The atmosphere in the church has not eased, and it has become increasingly cold.

The “decisive” Sir Deacon not only did not let them relax their vigilance, but became even more nervous; the nobles clustered around the young priest tightened their nerves, clutching the hilt of the waist tightly.

"I said, this farce should almost be over."

Silvik deacon looked around for a week, and sighed helplessly again: "Everyone, devout believers of the Holy Cross , Are you going to kidnap our respected bishop so that he can’t go to the Byrne cathedral to complete the ceremony?"

Huh? !

bishop? !

The church is quiet again. The believers who were both shocked and angry just now look at each other in blank dismay, with different expressions and don't know what to do.

"Si and Hielvik, you are joking, right?" The young priest who was stunned for one minute before reacting, stammered opened the mouth and said:

"It must be a joke. I just finished my probationary period as a trifling, and I have never held any priesthood in the cathedral. How could it be..."

"No, this is true It's more than real gold, white silver." Taking a deep look at him, Hillwick deacon said solemnly: "To be honest, I am still not quite clear what has happened until now; but I did speak from Archbishop I got this order, and there are the seals of Archbishop and the Duke of Byrne on the letterhead. It can’t be wrong."

"You got the worship one day ago, to be precise, twenty-seven hours ago. Thanks to the nomination of the cathedral, the three hundred voting priests of the Byrne church voted overnight, and the 300 votes were unanimously approved. Everyone unanimously recommends you to become the new Byrne bishop!"

" When you go to the Scarlet Blood Castle, meet the Duke of Byrne, and then take the oath of office in the Byrne cathedral, accept the scepter, ribbon, crown, and ring...you will truly become the bishop of Byrne."

There is dead silence in the church.

"I, I still can't believe it, this kind of thing...I am a little ordinary priest...how can it be..."

"You believe it or not, he is true "Silvik deacon showed a somewhat impatient expression, sighed then said again, and handed over an exquisite crescent white letterhead:

"This is an autograph letter from the Duke of Byrne, There is also the seal of Innocent Archbishop-if you still don't want to believe it, we can go directly to the Scarlet Blood Castle and confront the Lord Loren Torino, Duke of Byrne."

At the moment the name of the hair wizard, the young priest's expression was visibly dark.

"Dear believers, please get out of the way." Sylvik deacon lightly coughed, seriously serious: "The carriage is already waiting at the door, please from Scarlet Blood Castle. Be sure to arrive at the cathedral before tomorrow morning to meet with the duke and hold an oath of ceremony."

"Can you wait any longer?" The young priest is still struggling: "I, I think I may need some time to come." ......"

"I can wait, the Duke of Byrne can wait, Archbishop can also—but Byrne can't, and even the believers of Byrne can't."

Ervik deacon shook his head and looked towards both sides if pointedly: "The position of bishop has been vacant for three years. How long are you ready to let these simple and kind believers, who trust you and love you, wait?"

The young priest struggled for nearly one minute, and finally sighed heavily.

The overwhelmed camel was put on the last straw.

The guards let the gate open, and the believers who were confronting them also retreated to both sides of the church, vacating a spacious passage.

"May the Holy Cross bless you and bless you." The respectful Deacon of Silvik lowered his head and said loudly:

"Guide to the Lambs, The teacher of the hometown of Knight, the incarnation of the saint, the bishop of Byrne..."

"...The most pious man, Lord Webber!"