"Do we really have to do such a thing?" Elwood, the new pope of the Church, could not help but ask again, "Is there no other solution?"
This was the umpteenth time he had said this today.
The former pope, Van 'er the Fifth, was fishing by the pond. When he heard this, he said calmly, "I've told you the method, but it's up to you how you choose. This position is not so easy to sit on."
Elwood smiled bitterly. "Of course I know it's not easy to sit on this position. I had no choice but to take it. That's why I came to you on the first day I took over. Please do me a favor and show me the way. When the storm is over, this position will still be yours, won't it?"
"I won't be the pope anymore." Van 'er the Fifth shook his head. "The Pantheon doesn't need a Pope with a stain. This will affect the credibility of the gods in the human world. Remember, divine power is a gift from God. We are the servants of the gods in the human world, so all our decisions must be based on this foundation."
Elwood nodded like a chick pecking at rice. Instead of being reserved as a pope, he behaved like a student. "You're right. You know me. I'm different from Wenger and those guys. I'll do my best in the future. But now the most urgent thing is to get through this crisis. Look …" Elwood rubbed his hands.
Van 'er the Fifth put down the fishing rod. "It seems that you still don't realize the seriousness of this matter. Four years ago, we made an agreement with the gods. As long as we don't do anything, this divine punishment will be limited to the Northern Region. However, the Association of Magicians violated the promise. A group of magicians sneaked back to White Raven City that night and rescued seven survivors. They thought that no one knew about it, but humans can never deceive the gods."
Elwood wiped his sweat. "But we've already found out that it was just the personal behavior of a few magicians, and they only rescued seven unimportant people."
"An agreement is an agreement, and it's an agreement with the gods," Van 'er the Fifth said coldly. Van 'er the Fifth said coldly, "You're also a person who sits in that position. Are you still as naive as the others? You should know that there is not only the grace of the gods in this world, but also the power of the gods. Offending the power of the gods is not something that can be easily forgiven. Only by killing those who violate the agreement can the gods' anger be appeased."
"I understand that, but the Magician's Association is being very stubborn. Didn't Da Vinci used to be quite easy to talk to? We worked well together a few times before. Although something went wrong later, he was still reasonable. Who knew that he wouldn't budge an inch this time?" The more Elwood wiped the sweat off his forehead, the more he sweated.
"Don't pin your hope on others. Da Vinci is the president of the Association of Magicians. He will definitely consider the interests of the Association of Magicians first. If he really hands the people over to us this time, it will be a devastating blow to the unity and stability of the Association of Magicians."
It took Elwood a long time to say this. "But … but we can't let the incident in the Northern Region repeat itself."
Van 'er the Fifth gave Elwood a meaningful look. It seemed that this Elwood did not care about the position at all as he said. The reason why he had not agreed to this plan was that he was afraid that this matter would eventually become another incident in the Northern Region, which would eventually force him to step down and end up like himself.
Van 'er the Fifth did not point out Elwood's thoughts. Instead, he patiently explained, "This time is different from the one in the Northern Region. There are less than thirty monsters. As long as the route is deviated enough and the movement is fast enough, we can ensure the secrecy. Few people will be affected on the way, only two small villages. When the time comes, others will think that those people were attacked by bandits."
"What you said makes sense. Why don't I think about it again?"
"There's no time for you to think about it. The final trial will be on the third of next month. Once the trial is over, no matter what her crime is, the Association of Magicians will very likely put her under house arrest and protect her. At that time, it will be even more difficult to do anything to her, and there is a possibility that the Association of Magicians will completely fall out with them. So now is the best opportunity. The female sorcerer named Dinah has an aunt who lives in the southwest of the Lionheart Empire. That aunt is her last family. She will definitely go to see her aunt before the final trial begins."
Elwood felt his throat dry, and he swallowed hard.
Van 'er the Fifth sneered. "In fact, you don't have to be so conflicted. Whether you agree or not, those monsters are now on their way. So you only have two choices. You can either pretend that you don't know anything and let it happen, or you can try to expose it to the public if you don't want to repeat my mistake. This way, your reputation will naturally skyrocket, but after that, you will have to think about how to explain it to the gods."
When Elwood left the small garden of Van 'er the Fifth, he looked a little listless.
The guard team responsible for his safety outside came to greet him. The captain looked a little worried, and he wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.
"What's wrong, Milodic?"
"Your Majesty, you've been coming here a lot recently. There's a lot of criticism from Wenger and the others."
Elwood snorted. "Those guys are jumping around all day long, and they have no solution to the problem. Do they think I like to come here?" Speaking of this, Elwood could not help but get angry. He no longer looked as gentle and humble as he was in the garden. He said angrily, "That old fox Van 'er the Fifth is even more despicable. He has already stepped down from his position, but he suddenly became an oracle. With the prestige he has accumulated in the church, plus this identity, is the temple under his control or mine? Whenever he decides something, he just symbolically notifies me, the pope. Do you think this is reasonable? "
Milodic comforted him. "Hasn't Wenger already started to clean up the forces left by Van 'er the Fifth? Saruman died mysteriously, and Morteris escaped to the elves. There are not many people left."
Elwood let out a long sigh. "Why is it so hard to do something?" He wanted to complain a little more, but he seemed to think of something and suddenly stopped. He had obtained a lot of useful information from this meeting. To be honest, he did not care about Dinah's life or death. What really surprised him was that Van 'er the Fifth seemed to have the ability to mobilize those abyssal monsters. This ability was almost impossible to obtain unless it was bestowed by the gods. This made Elwood's heart heavier. Although Van' er the Fifth had lost the position of pope, he was still favored by the gods. The gods seemed to be compensating for his loyalty in this way.
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