"Ah, it's so comfortable." Red drank the Bordeaux in the glass in one gulp, then stretched and let out a pleasant cheer. Since Victor and the others came to Cassano together, Red stayed on under the pretext that he wanted to personally preside over the founding ceremony of the Church of Light established in Iron Fist Castle. Although everyone knew that this ceremony would not officially begin until 5 years at the earliest, everyone ignored it intentionally or unintentionally. This fact
For those cardinals, without Reid, the archbishop who is nominally on top of them, these real leaders in the Church of Light can continue to fight with all their heart, as long as such fights do not affect the church's secular status. influence, there is no need to worry about interference from Red, the titular archbishop.
Speaking of which, the current chaos of the Church of Light is really inseparable from the previous Archbishop Ibel. At that time, Ibel was old and weak, and he had used God's prophecy many times, and he was no longer able to control the situation, but he was worried that he would leave. Then no one among humans could restrain the invasion of the demigod lich, so they had to wait until the orcs invaded the imperial capital.
In order to ensure that no one in the church could dominate and affect his own position, Ibel tried his best to support the 12 cardinals to form several factions with equal power. Unfortunately, the final result was that when Red succeeded However, because of his lack of prestige, he could not suppress these guys who had gone further and further on the road to power, which resulted in internal struggles. Later, when Ibel's soul fought against the plane projection of the demigod lich in the palace, the root affected the archbishop's inheritance. The Scorching Angel Staff was destroyed by the Skeleton Evil Explosion, which put Red in an extremely disadvantageous position in the Church of Light. If he had not been recognized by "Praise of Light", maybe Red would have become the first person in human history to be The archbishop who was ousted from power,
"I said, Red, you have been here for seven days and you have almost drank a large barrel of the best Bordeaux. What are you going to use in exchange for it? You must know that such a barrel can be sold for at least tens of thousands of gold coins in Free Paradise. This It’s still a half-sale, half-gift price. If it’s auctioned, it can cost tens of thousands.” Ryan said with a smile.
"Oh, you stingy guy, the Faras are all yours, and her things are not yours. As your friend, now you have to negotiate the price with me for drinking several barrels of Bordeaux." Reid casually used his sleeves. He wiped his mouth, completely ignoring that he was wearing an archbishop's robe that symbolized the identity of God's spokesperson in this plane, and then grabbed a greasy barbecue from the table and ate it.
"Looking at your appearance, I'm afraid you've been miserable in the imperial capital these past few years." Alando leaned back on the chair, assumed a comfortable posture, and said lazily: "If I hadn't known about you and Fa The relationship is very good, I thought you could no longer survive in the imperial capital and had to come here to get food after being hungry for dozens of days."
"Hey, Ellendo, you can actually be sarcastic. Not bad, not bad. After you have a woman and are about to be a father, you have changed a lot after all. But speaking of it, alas, in the Church of Light in the past few years... forget it. , Forget it, I just want to cry when I mention it." Reid deliberately wiped his eyes with his greasy sleeve a few times, but he still kept stuffing the barbecue in his mouth with his other hand. As for what he said later was a bit vague,
"What kind of life is this? There is no oil or star in the food, let alone the wine. If my speech and behavior are even a little bit unruly, at least I can polish it for the few priests around me who are responsible for my daily life. For three to five days, I would rather go back to the penance than be an archbishop. At least the former can occasionally sneak out and peek at the bath, and even drinking a bottle of Bordeaux is very pleasant."
By the time Red finished saying these words, there was only one bone left in the barbecue in his hand. Red grabbed the skirt of the archbishop's robe and wiped it hard on his mouth a few times, and then continued to spit at Ryan and Allen. Ku Shui, luckily there were only the three of them in the whole room. Otherwise, if people heard that the great Archbishop of the Church of Light looked like this, a large number of devout believers would faint immediately.
"Speaking of which, I really envy you. At least you can take risks as much as you want. Even if you keep wandering between life and death, you can greatly improve your own strength. Hehe, there are only three legendary strongmen in human beings now. As a result, except for the maintenance of Kedo is the two of you, but it's a pity, it's a pity, if that old guy Ibel doesn't let me succeed, maybe I will be the fourth one."
Red tilted his head and thought about it, and finally gave up on the above fantasy. He knew very well that even if there was a fourth legendary strongman, it would definitely not be him. At least when the six-man Leis team participated in the Royal Athletic Competition, the warrior Oz was also much more diligent than him, not to mention Alina, who later changed her profession to a mage. Speaking of which, among the six people, only Red was the first to gain powerful power. Unfortunately, his muddled temper made him In the end, he was left far behind by Ryan and others. If he didn't rely on Ibel's shadow to get by, Red would really have to follow Faras and the others to make a living.
"By the way, is Alina okay now at the Imperial City Magic Academy? I heard that when she took the new level test this time, she actually reached level 16. It's a pity that she didn't add her part-time job as a thief, otherwise maybe it would be okay. She is above level 20." Ryan thought about it carefully and said: "Speaking of it, I haven't seen her for a long time, but I miss the time when we took adventures together. At that time, we didn't seem to need to do what we do now. Looking forward and looking back is the true joy of true adventure.”
"You must be old. Only old people can recall the past years, Mr. Archmage Lane." Red said with a smile on his lips: "And Alan Duo, you are really good at it. You keep your head down and don't say a word. As a result, the baby is about to be born now. Well, how long does it take to give birth? You must let me hold you then. I heard that the hybrid of human and elf is not only very beautiful, but also inherits the talents of both parties. Tsk tsk, a transformation Become the half-elf of Wind Wolf, and then draw a long bow... "
"Fuck you, what kind of image is this? It's too ugly." Allendo laughed and cursed. He has changed a lot compared to before. He is no longer that rigid expression, at least now he is familiar with people. In front of him, Alando finally talked and laughed like a normal person. Compared with his druid predecessors who were infected with lycanthropy due to their transformation into specialized druids, Alando seemed not to be affected at all. After being banished from the Druid tribe, Allendo completely abandoned his previous transformation fighting method. Naturally, he would never have this kind of trouble again.
"Okay, okay, you've been here eating and drinking for a few days, so you'd better hurry up and talk about your plan." Ryan shrugged his shoulders and took the topic to the right track: "I don't believe you. You are hiding here just to drink, eat, and sleep, unless you have completely given up your identity."
"Oh, okay, okay, I said it's not okay." Reid looked at Ryan's eyes that seemed to have seen through everything, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and raised his hands in surrender: "Can't you make me feel comfortable for a few more days? Well, forget it, since you asked, let me tell you straight away, well, your private library must have a defensive barrier."
"Emma, please..." Ryan said this, and was immediately interrupted by Red with a wave of his hand. The latter said seriously: "It's best to let Emma leave. It's not that I can't trust her, but that I will What she’s going to do is quite detrimental to her.”
Ryan was stunned for a moment and made a few gestures at Emma, while Emma quietly left Ryan's private library without changing her expression. After Ryan used a magic barrier to completely seal the entire library, Reid then He took out a storage bag engraved with magic charms from his arms and gently poured the contents in front of Ryan.
A powerful wave of mana filled the entire private library in an instant, and the divine power of light that could purify everything crazily surged out from the pile of fragments in front of Ryan. If Red hadn't spoken just now to let Ai... If Emma leaves, I'm afraid that Emma's soul will be directly evaporated by this huge wave of holy power at this moment.
"The Burning Angel Staff." Ryan recognized the prototype of the pair of fragments in front of him at a glance. After all, he had seen the dimensional projection of the demigod lich forcefully explode this artifact, but he didn't expect that even if it became Fragment, this "artifact" still has such powerful holy power attached to it. No wonder Ibel, who owns it, can summon angels to come directly, and can directly confront such a powerful existence as the demigod lich.
"Yes, that's it, but it's a pity that it has become fragments now." Reid said helplessly: "This is also the biggest attack point against me in the Church of Light at present, because I destroyed the inheritance of the entire church. Without it, It is impossible to inherit the power in "Praise of Light"."
"I don't guarantee that it can be repaired." Ryan shrugged his shoulders. He had already guessed Red's thoughts, so he said, "This is a magical tool."
"I'm not counting on you, I'm counting on the Elf Queen Freya." Reid smiled and said this beautiful name: "Ahem, with the relationship between you and her, if you are willing to speak, I I don’t believe she would refuse. What’s more important is that among the several artifacts now known to have been made by the gods, Her Majesty the Elf Queen has one. Although the God of Light and the Goddess of Moonlight are not the same system, but They were all made by God himself, so there are finally traces to follow.”
"You mean the moonlight brooch." Ryan thought of the days in Demon Moon City before he was promoted to legendary mage. He was fortunate enough to meet Fulia and get the opportunity to directly understand the artifact. This allowed him to He realized the power of legend in such a short period of time and became the second legendary mage in mankind.
"Yes, that's it." Reid thought for a while and then said: "Besides, Her Majesty Freya is a level 54 appraisal and prophecy mage and a level 48 enchantment mage. If only one person can repair this It can only be her. Apart from her, I really can’t think of anyone who can identify the material of this artifact fragment.”