"Yes." After confirming Fernando's question, Antec made fun of him. "You're suspecting that a legend will surrender to the Church? What benefits can he get? The common archmages can be safe and get the materials provided by the Church. What can a legendary sorcerer get? After the external threat is resolved, he will certainly be one of the first hidden threats to be eliminated. "
Such a smooth and incisive explanation was not something that Antec, who was as timid as a mouse, could come up with. He must've remembered it from the discussion between the King of Nightmare and Stanis … After mocking Antec in his heart, Fernando said solemnly, "What have you been studying in Kufuray City, Your Excellencies?"
"The mysteries of faith and the creation of gods," Antec said frankly.
Fernando glared at him with his red eyes so hard that it was impossible for him to keep calm anymore. He cringed and asked, "What are you suspecting?"
"I don't know, but I'm certain that it's definitely not the answer, at least not the most fundamental one," said Fernando solemnly.
Antec was obviously relieved. He looked at Fernando sincerely and said, "At the very least, it's an answer."
"I understand. I won't ask anymore. A coward will be too scared to fall asleep when he bears pressure beyond his own." Fernando understood what Antec was implying. If he kept asking, his safety might not be guaranteed.
Antec was not infuriated by the mockery. He patted Fernando's shoulder with a smile. "The more scared I am, the more I can sleep."
Sensing something slippery on his finger, he immediately retracted his hand as if he had an electric shock. His face flushed again. Fernando was still "Nando" right now!
Fernando sniffed. Feeling that his body had recovered, he said, "I'd better get out of here as soon as possible. The rotten secrets buried below the ground make me nauseous. I'm having goosebumps all over my skin."
To put it simply, the secrets made him feel dangerous.
"I brought Bitty, Loeva and the rest of them here earlier. They're right outside of the city." Antec was very worried that Fernando's identity would be seen through by Furan, and he would certainly be "implicated". So, when Fernando passed out, he tried to persuade him to leave as soon as possible.
Fernando looked at Antec in surprise. "It's rare for you to be prepared in advance."
"Hehe." Antec enjoyed Fernando's "praise".
After chatting with Antec for a while and agreeing to meet in the future, Fernando walked to the door and opened the door with a brass handle.
At this moment, a man in his thirties walked in. His facial features were ordinary, and he would definitely be "drowned" if thrown into a sea of people.
Eyeing Fernando up and down, he said in a low voice, "Although you are very abnormal, your premonition and analysis abilities are better than other people's. That's not bad."
"Do you think I'll be happy if you praise me like this? A guy who can't differentiate between dreams and reality, "Fernando said as usual.
The man was exactly Stanis, the future "King of Nightmare", whom Antec had described and shown to Fernando.
"Words can't give you any benefits, but magic can." Stanis said coldly, "I heard from Antec that you have different opinions about illusions and dreams. I hope it's not too shabby, or it will be a waste of my time."
Fernando chuckled. "I hope that you won't waste my time, either."
In the "ward", the two of them communicated with Antec in detail about illusions and dreams. Although the details of magic symbols and magic structures were not involved, their minds were still stimulated, and they both benefited a lot from it.
After Fernando left for a while, Furan, who had been captured by her teacher as a "laborer", came over. There was no love between her and Fernando, but when she thought that what happened to him was all because of the wrong intelligence that she provided, she couldn't help but feel guilty and try to make it up to him.
"What? She's already returned to Holm? "Furan looked at Antec in shock, his mouth opening and closing in her head.
She did not say goodbye to her? Was the pleasure and happiness during this period of time not worth a goodbye?
Thinking about that and thinking of Fernando who ignored her charm and walked away, Furan felt rather regretful.
Suddenly, Stanis said casually, "You're interested in a man with a female body and a male soul, too? Antec is not bad. His soul is even more timid than a lady's. He'll meet your requirements after his body is modified. "
"What do you mean?" Furan was stunned at first. Then, all the doubts that she had when she spent time with Fernando surged out. She looked at Antec aggressively. Fernando was not a professional actress after all. It was fine for a short period of time, but when they spent more time together, there were often details that confused Furan.
Antec stepped back in fear. "It … It's not my fault. It's Fernando's pervert who likes to turn into a lady."
He did not dare to lie to Furan's face.
With a gloomy face, Furan gritted her teeth and did not say anything for a long time. When Antec was scared and was about to move to Stanis, she suddenly waved her arms. "The next time we meet, I'll turn him into a real woman!"
… …
Ten years later, in the late spring, the grass outside of Renstadt was long and the birds were flying.
Fernando, who was still wearing his favorite red magic robe, ignored the nobles, knights, and clerics in Rentato and walked through the streets and alleys. Very soon, he reached the Roasted Fish Hotel.
"Old Grimm, you're not dead yet!" he exclaimed the moment he entered the room.
Old Grimm narrowed one of his eyes and looked at him. "You're dead, but I'm not. Today's letter."
He tossed a thick stack of letters to Fernando.
Ten years ago, the Church asked Hoffenberg, the Sword of Truth, to return and sent two saints over, stabilizing the situation. However, as time went by, the Church and the coalition army in Aalto -Tria were caught in a stalemate. As the legendary sea monsters in the Boundless Ocean attacked, the terrifying legends of the Church were shared and diluted. The nobles in Holm gradually had other ideas and did not work as hard anymore.
The situation reached the peak two years ago when the Liege of Death returned to his peak and killed the Grand Cardinals who came as reinforcements. Even if they ran into people wearing magic robes on the road, the nobles would turn a blind eye to them as long as they were not with the clerics. Also, more and more of them were secretly cooperating with the sorcerers, brewing and waiting, hoping to suppress the Church in this place one day so that the nobles and the sorcerers would be on par with each other, and the Church would be the weakest but the most powerful supporter.
An invisible hand seemed to have grabbed the thick letter in front of Fernando. After opening it, he was not surprised to see Hathaway's handwriting that had become more elegant. It was full of mathematical questions, and those questions were so complicated that Fernando felt dizzy even with his talent in mathematics. He had the illusion that his mathematical abilities were not as good as Hathaway's.
Perhaps nobody could make any significant progress in magic in ten years, but in mathematics, as long as one was talented, ten years was enough for them to become a master of mathematics!
"This little girl's talent in mathematics isn't too bad." Fernando sighed in his trademark tone.
Grimm chuckled. "This is the thirty-ninth time that you've said something like that. Is it so hard to admit that she's more talented in mathematics than you?"
Fernando did not hear that because he had already sat down and was caught in the world of mathematics.
"Her understanding of flow numbers, no, calculus, is so profound … She has made a decisive contribution …" The more Fernando read, the more shocked he was.
Over the past ten years, he had often corresponded with Hathaway and taught her mathematics. However, when it came to the most sophisticated flow numbers, Hathaway only asked questions about the basic definitions. Flow numbers had been renamed calculus by Douglas. However, in today's letter, Hathaway's calculus knowledge was beyond his ability. He had to learn it first!
"When did she understand calculus?"
Fernando thought in shock and suspicion. Soon, he recalled what Douglas said before. "A kid thinks that calculus sounds better than flow numbers, and she made a lot of contributions to the establishment of the system. So, let's name it according to her."
At that time, he thought that Douglas was referring to Erica, who often came here. Now that he thought about it, it should be Hathaway. She had been exchanging mathematical knowledge with Douglas while they were corresponding!
When was her mathematical ability high enough to establish calculus with Douglas … Fernando clicked his tongue, feeling that he was lagging behind.
"Old man, is Hathaway still writing to Douglas?" Fernando raised his head and asked.
Wiping the wooden cup as usual, old Grimm said casually, "Of course. Your mathematical ability is far worse than Douglas'. If Douglas hadn't been in Allyn and rarely came here, she wouldn't have asked for your advice."
He did not mind criticizing Fernando at all.
"At the very least, calculus has been completed many years earlier than expected. It will be the most dazzling achievement in the history of magic!" Fernando did not feel bitter. Instead, he said to himself rather excitedly.
His open-mindedness stunned old Grimm for a moment. Then he said, "The most dazzling achievement? Hehe. Who could've imagined that one of them was a little girl who did not know magic? "
He loved Hathaway as if she were an elder. In his eyes, Hathaway was still a little girl even though ten years had passed.
"It seems that I have to treat her as an equal." Fernando closed the letter and planned to study it after he returned.
Old Grimm looked around. Seeing that nobody else was around, he said in a low voice, "Are we going to take action tonight?"
Fernando nodded solemnly and said uneasily, "You … You must be careful."
The Liege of Death, who had regained his strength, believed that time was of the essence and that he had to occupy a major city with basic facilities as soon as possible. Only in such a way could he construct the defense that he had been studying in secret for decades and that could consume "God's Arrival". Nobody knew how strong the pope was after ten years and how long it would take for him to use God's Arrival. He had to be prepared.
"Are you confident?" old Grimm asked concernedly.
Fernando nodded. Yes, because the nobles will be on our side!
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