Alien Knights

half an hour later.

Pointing to the red young dragon flapping its wings in the sky of the palace, Deirdre said worriedly, "When did this happen?"

Todd looked helpless: "Aurora told me that she could complete the transformation three months ago."

"But she never told me!"

"She just doesn't want you to worry."

Deirdre bit her thumbnail, her eyes anxious: "There are guards and walls in the palace. This is the safest place. But now that she can fly, how can I protect her?!"

Todd took one last look at the red baby dragon soaring happily in the sky, turned around and walked towards the hall, and said to Deirdre: "Parents can't protect a child forever, she must learn to take care of herself sooner or later."

Deirdre looked at Todd's leaving back, tightly crossed her fingers, and the back of her hand looked bloodless due to excessive force.

Walking into the corridor of the palace, Todd saw Evie walking towards him from a distance.

"There is a guest from the Pope, and he wants to see you."

Todd was taken aback by Evie's words.

"guest?"

"A cardinal of the Church of the Father."

When Todd saw Cardinal Yarborough in the kingdom's chamber, his first impression reminded him of a former friend.

Abel is over sixty years old, with gray hair and a dimpled face, but he is tall and straight, with a loud voice and witty remarks.

Terrence, who was standing next to him, was obviously the same age as Abel, but looked older.

"The Holy King is here."

Seeing Todd's appearance, Terrence tremblingly wanted to stand up from the seat with Elijah's support.

Todd waved his hand, indicating that the old man need not be too polite.

Terrence put his arms on the handrails, stood up and saluted, then sat down and said: "Your Majesty, this is the Abel I often mentioned to you. Back then, those students and I were able to escape from Thailand. Luo Ducheng, more than half of the credit belongs to him."

Todd stared into Yarborough's eyes and asked, "Tristan is your...?"

"Tristan is my student."

Mentioning this name, Abel's voice seemed a little hoarse.

Todd sighed, sat on the throne, looked at Terrence and asked, "If I remember correctly, both you and Terrence were members of the Jade Alliance?"

Terrence nodded, and said while recalling: "Me, Yarborough, Theodore, and Iliad, the four of us..."

Yarborough smiled and said, "Do you still remember the laboratory built under the San Sidro Abbey?"

Terrence nodded.

"After we left there, the laboratory was entrusted to a monk for temporary management. After several twists and turns, the owner of the laboratory finally..."

Yarborough turned his gaze to Todd, who naturally understood who he was talking about.

Todd smiled at Yarborough. "It's undeniable that the laboratory has helped me a lot."

Yarborough bowed slightly: "It doesn't matter whether it's a tool or a material. Only in the hands of the most suitable person can it play its greatest role."

Todd stroked his chin and looked at the calm cardinal.

Since the other party saw him, neither his expression nor his tone showed any eagerness, nor did he show any humility.

When talking, it's like old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time, chatting with each other about homework.

Todd sat up straight, and asked Yarborough calmly, "I want to know, is it a private matter or a business matter for you to see me this time?"

Terrence heard Todd's words, turned his face to Abel, and coughed softly.

Abel looked back at his old friend and said with apologetic expression: "I am very grateful that you can come with me, but the next topic I will talk to the Holy King may put you in a dilemma."

"Terrence, go back."

Terrence looked at the cardinal robe on Abel's body, thought over and over again, and finally sighed heavily.

Standing up and bowing to Todd, Terrence left the palace with heavy steps after getting permission from the Holy King.

Waiting for Terrence's figure to disappear from sight, Todd lowered his head and said to Abel: "If your purpose of this trip is to be a lobbyist for the Church of the Heavenly Father, then you can leave now."

Yarborough shook his head: "The church is out of control."

Todd was a little surprised that the other party would say this, and asked, "Out of control?"

"The Pope has been dead for many years, and no one has been on the throne for a long time, and the bishops and cardinals have long been torn apart due to internal disputes. The radicals in the church have completely controlled the military power of the church, and they are carrying out religious cleansing in the city. Whether it is Whether you are a prince or aristocrat, or a commoner in the city, as long as you are not a believer in the Church of the Heavenly Father, then only prisons and instruments of torture are waiting for you."

Abel shook his head sadly: "Two members of the royal family in the secular kingdom of the Papal State were arrested by the church last week on charges of being close to Protestants and violating God's will."

Todd frowned and said nothing.

"The five cardinals of the church's radical faction, headed by Bishop Jacob, formed the "Washing Society" and began to suppress all opposition voices in the country. Within the capital city, all entertainment activities and political speeches are prohibited. Citizens must go to church to hear the voice of God."

"The Cleansing Council issued an order to all believers in the church, calling for people to report and secretly report those words and words that are unfavorable to the Church of the Heavenly Father. Maybe it's just a grumble after dinner, or maybe it's just a short poem that was written at random a few years ago , are likely to be identified as religious reactionaries by the church, and then arrested and even persecuted.”

Yarborough closed his eyes and said helplessly: "Wife denounces husband, student betrays teacher, son denounces father, the entire capital has been under the terrorist control of the church, and it has become a city where nothing but weeping and betrayal remains."

Todd pondered for a moment, and said to Abel: "Why did you come to me?"

"I hope you, Holy King, can end this chaos."

"End the chaos? How?"

Abel took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "On behalf of the royal family in the capital city of Taylor and those church members who yearn for peace, I implore you to correct this tragedy caused by religion."

After saying these words, Abel stretched his hand into his bosom, took out a document with a gold seal from his pocket, and presented it to Todd with both hands: "With the help of members of the royal family and other bishops, I managed to escape The purpose of that city is to bring this thing to you."

Evie took the document from Yarborough, checked it over and over, and handed it to Todd after making sure there was nothing unusual.

The latter opened it for a look, and there was such a passage written on the document.

"In the name of Christ our Lord, we, by our testimony, choose those whom we think should be chosen under the rule of God. The Church of the Heavenly Father and the Protestant Church are united, and the church legally elects Todd Fischer as the Supreme Bishop. This decision has been voted by an absolute number, and all voters have clearly expressed their views without reservation. 』

At the end of the document, a long list of names was signed.

They include not only bishops of all ranks in the church, but also kings and nobles of the secular kingdom of the Papal State.

Todd put the documents away solemnly, handed them to Evie, and said to the latter: "Bring this to Emerson, he knows what to do."

Watching Evie leave the hall, Todd turned his attention to Abel again: "I don't understand one thing, why do you think everything will be better than it is now, not worse? ?”

Yarborough turned his head and looked towards the direction of the square outside the hall door: "On the first day I arrived in Muxi City, I visited the pilgrimage stele."

"There, I saw the light and the future."