Ryan knows that for priests like Red, their power comes from their piety to the gods they believe in. This is also the only way to improve their strength. Therefore, Red has no one who can match his piety. In fact, as a The Archbishop of the Church of Light, Reid should not have said what he just said to Ryan. He could negotiate righteously and sternly, or he could use emotional and rational persuasion, but he could never hint at Ryan from the beginning. There is no need to promise yourself. If it weren't for the friendship that the two of them had accumulated during their adventures together, I'm afraid what Ryan saw today would be the spokesperson of a powerful god in the world, instead of Pastor Reid, who had a bit of a naughty smile.
Now that Red has made such a hint, Ryan will certainly not take the initiative to repair the Burning Angel Staff, so he changed his tone and talked about some old things between the two of them, while Red looked very ugly. While eating, they poured wine into their stomachs and reminisced with Ryan from time to time. The two of them occasionally mentioned the expeditionary force, but they quickly covered it with other content, never going in depth on this aspect, so as not to ruin the good chatting atmosphere. ,
After Ryan and Red ended their old conversation with satisfaction, Red stood up and stretched, and then said to Ryan: "Okay, let's stop here today. I'll find a place to take a good rest first." After a while, we have to go to Fulia to see if she can help. If not, we have to count on Victor, whose enchanting skills should be the most powerful among us humans."
Ryan was slightly startled when he heard Red's seemingly straightforward words. Although Red's next trip should be like this, but speaking it in a very plain tone on this occasion, it gave people a There was a feeling of hidden mystery, but Ryan couldn't understand the meaning of Red's words for a while. He mumbled a few words, personally sent Red to the arranged residence, and finally walked out of his private library. He saw the four cardinals standing outside the door like doormen. This abnormal situation immediately aroused his alert. Then Ryan calmly settled Red and his party, and then returned as quickly as possible. When he arrived at his private library, he immediately summoned the members of "Shadow Shang".
The secret organization Shadow Shang was originally established by Ryan for the safety of Cassano. Its first leader was Sophie. However, after the female thief decided to stay in the underwater world, Ryan handed it over to someone who could completely The trusted Nightingale was the knight Christina who abandoned her faith. Later, after Ryan took full consideration, she asked Christina, who had the pseudonym Nightingale, to go to the Netherworld to integrate the army. So the organization was temporarily managed by Vivian, but Vivian It was just a name, because after Christina, who had abandoned her faith, infiltrated the religious management methods, the organization developed very rapidly and basically became a system of its own, even after taking over the organization for such a long time as Vivian. After a while, I only have a superficial understanding of the relationships and operations within the organization.
While Ryan secretly met with several leaders of the Shadow organization, in Red's rest room, the four cardinals almost couldn't wait to ask Red about the results of their conversation with Ryan. Of course, Red would not tell them the truth. Instead, he responded with the words he had wanted for a long time: "Ryan's meaning is very simple. When this Scorching Angel Staff was repaired, it was already a destructive repair. Although the appearance is intact, the actual effect is no longer as good as mine. Teacher Ibel had it at that time, but now after successive battles, the remaining power has been excessively consumed, and it has basically lost the meaning of repairing it again."
After saying these words, Reid spread his hands and said to the cardinal standing next to him: "I asked again and again, but Ryan told me that if I had to do this, not only would the cost be several times that of the previous time, but And there is no way to guarantee the effectiveness after repair. It may not be any more powerful than ordinary magic props. This is completely a method of getting twice the result with half the effort. It has been said to this extent. If I insist on persisting, he will definitely notice it. Something wasn’t right, so I didn’t mention it again.”
"But this does not eliminate Ryan's suspicion, because our people have sent back news from another world. He not only created a semi-artifact for the dark elves, but also the illithids are such a powerful and terrifying race. One of Ryan's artifacts suppressed the power of the mind and almost wiped out the entire race." One of the cardinals said with some dissatisfaction: "It's impossible to repair such a broken staff, unless he didn't intend to do so at all. .”
"Nonsense, if I ask him to make me an artifact, I believe Ryan might actually be able to do it. However, what we are asking him to repair now is an artifact full of light power. As a magician, Ryan, how can I Can you have the power of light that only a believer in light can control?" Reid said to his subordinate with some displeasure: "Are you questioning my lack of seriousness in my work?"
"Don't dare." The cardinal who was scolded by Red hurriedly took a half step back and bowed to Red with a respectful expression to apologize, but then he straightened up and looked at Red with a firm look and explained. : "I say this also to work hard to fulfill the oracle sent down by the God of Light, and to find a person who, although not a believer of God, can freely use the power of light. We must do our best to bathe him in the glory of the Holy Light. , we have discussed this matter many times before, and everyone agrees that being able to repair such an artifact is naturally the most likely to master the power of light. Therefore, Ryan and Freya, who have repaired the Scorching Angel Staff, are the most qualified. Possibility of two people.”
Seeing Reid's face getting worse and worse, another cardinal standing next to him quickly stood up and said: "We are all working hard to complete the oracle. If there is anything rash, please forgive me, Archbishop." Forgiveness, but just relying on Ryan's words cannot prove that he does not have such power. Otherwise, how did he and Queen Freya repair the Scorching Angel Staff? Of course, the relationship between Archbishop Reid and Ryan Their friendship makes us all envious, but as devout believers in the God of Light, the honor of the Holy Light is our highest pursuit."
Red looked at his subordinates with some helplessness. If it were on other occasions or related to other matters, these cardinals would be his most fanatical force. When using these people, Red would feel like an arm. It felt refreshing to use my fingers, but once it came to the God of Light, these cardinals dared to directly question every word of Reid. This feeling of being caught in the middle and acting as a sounding board made Reid curse a few times in his heart. , but when it came to the oracle sent down by the God of Light, Reid could not suppress the cardinals' opinions too harshly, but in his heart he was very suspicious of the oracle sent down inexplicably this time, and felt that such an order was really disappointing. People can’t touch their heads,
As the agent of the God of Light in this plane, Reid should naturally work loyally for that god. He himself also knew very well that that person was most likely to be either Ryan or Freya, but he was very worried about what might happen to the other person. What should I do if I don’t want to believe in the God of Light like myself? With the current power of the Church of Light, it is impossible to deal with Ryan who has entered the realm. Should we just let the matter go hastily, or pray directly to let the gods send more power? To punish Ryan for his disrespect, when the external enemy is not eliminated, mankind itself will fall into chaos again. Isn't this repeating the mistakes that have happened over and over again in history
"Okay, okay, anyway, the oracle just asked us to find it. It didn't set a time limit, and it didn't ask us to use violence, right." Reid waved his hand impatiently and said to several subordinates: "This is Let's stop here for the time being. After we visit Queen Freya and Master Victor, we can slowly discuss what to do next. It's already very late today. You all should go and have a rest. We will continue to do this tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Go to Demon Moon City, where you are not as casual as Cassano, so please remember that you are not allowed to mention the oracle again, even when there are no outsiders, do you understand?"
After several cardinals left Reid's room with slanderous expressions on their faces and returned to their own rooms to rest, the meeting with several leaders of the Shadow Shang organization in Ryan's private library had come to an end. Young men and women in their twenties stood in front of Ryan. Each of their eyes looked at Ryan with the most admiration and fanaticism, because under Christina's religious development, every member of Shadow Shang would Swearing allegiance to Ryan and treating him as the only god in his heart, this kind of organization is already a bit like the Church of Light or the Royal Knights, but every member of the organization is wandering in the shadows and darkness. Never expose yourself to the sun unless absolutely necessary.
"So, Vivian's rule in Cassano has once again been challenged by the old nobles. In the past, Christina's strong suppression was not obvious, but in recent times, the trend has become more and more intense. This is why she has to The reason why Adela's cousin is not allowed to take the position, although this method of differentiation and wooing does not seem to be effective." After listening to the inside report of Cassano's changes and development in the past few years, Ryan seemed to have something to say. Si De said to several subordinates: "So you secretly added fuel to the fire and allowed these unstable forces to carry out two hunting adventures in the cursed swamp."
"Yes, Mr. Lane." Several young men and women replied in unison,