The Dean Has Arrived

"Actually, if you think about it carefully..."

Sitting on the Falcon, Xi Wei crossed his arms and muttered to himself as if thinking of something.

"Gah...?"

The big bird squeaked weakly, and the only three remaining feathers on its head were fluttering in the wind.

"I don't seem to be in such a hurry to go to the Sanctuary."

Xi Wei went on to say, "So you should be able to fly slowly."

"Gah!"

Falcon's eyes sharpened suddenly, and he nodded his head hastily.

"But then again," Xi Wei continued.

"Gah?" Jiying Falcon tilted its head, expressing its confusion.

"It seems a little too late for me to say that."

As soon as the words fell, the last three hairs on the big bird's head were also gone with the wind...

"..." So Falcon's mood dropped at a visible speed like a leaking balloon.

"Don't be sad." Xi Wei patted the other party's bald bird's head.

"Gah?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to be a vulture starting today?" he kindly suggested.

"Quack quack!"

However, he was enthusiastically rejected by the other party.

Leaving aside the interaction with his mount when he was bored, Xi Wei's trip to the sanctuary went very smoothly this time.

And after the gap magic was developed, it was much easier to travel. Now, after flying for a certain distance, Xi Wei would put the falcon into the demiplane of the treasure box technique, and he would teleport in the air several times in a row.

The line of sight in the air can reach a very long distance, and there are generally no obstacles, so you don’t have to worry about making any mistakes, so the distance of a few teleports can reach the flying falcon for a long time.

After his concentration began to slacken, Xi Wei called out the resting falcon (of course the feathers would not grow back) and continued on his way. After all, gap magic requires the manipulation of void energy, and the requirements for concentration are higher than using a dozen four-ring magic at the same time. To be on the safe side, it's better not to continue teleporting in this state. Anyway, concentration and mental power are different, and recovery will be quick.

With the help of this cheating way of traveling, the journey that usually takes two or three days was completed in half a day. By the time Xi Wei and the Falcon landed on the outskirts of the sanctuary again, the sky hadn't even completely darkened - you must know that early winter nights come much earlier than autumn.

"Thank you, you should go back first." Xi Wei took out a Homecoming Crystal and let the Falcon hold it in his mouth and use it by himself.

And he took advantage of this free time to make a magic coordinate here.

Not long after, a strange priest ran over with a large group of sanctuary guards to guide Xi Wei.

"Fleur... I mean, the Holy Silver Sword Princess isn't here?"

While Xi Wei followed the priest through the gate of the sanctuary, he consciously or unconsciously looked around at the few who were clearly on alert. Even the guard, who was still holding his hand on the hilt of his sword, asked the priest.

"Master Fleur is currently studying the scriptures."

The priest didn't turn his head, so that Xi Wei couldn't see his expression, but replied in a respectful voice.

"Study the classics and righteousness?" Xi Wei frowned.

The Pure White Church does have this kind of activity similar to the verification of earth expertise, but in this world. Apparently, professions in the martial arts department are more popular. Compared with the righteous priests who have no strength to focus on brainwashing and lip service, even believers who grew up in the sanctuary are more inclined to become a divine knight or something...

And someone like Fleur's combat power belongs to the upper level in the entire sanctuary, and besides the standard version of the "Holy Code", they don't need to be proficient in other religious copywriting.

"Yes, that lord has stepped down from the position of head of the Knights Templar and is about to delve into the classics of the Holy See. Become a nun of the holy family respected by all people."

The priest continued to answer.

Sisters of the Holy Family... Simply put, they are the maids next to the saints. Although this position has a high rank in the system of the Pure White Church, it actually does not have any real power.

And in order to prevent the nuns from being unable to take care of the saint with all their heart. According to regulations, nuns of the Holy Family cannot have other duties.

In short, that guy Fleur was taken out of the picture.

"Can I go see her?" Xi Wei asked the other party.

"Sorry, this is not something I can decide."

The priest immediately replied. It seemed that he had expected Xi Wei to ask such a question.

Are visits not even allowed?

Xi Wei narrowed his eyes. He let out a light oh, and stopped talking.

Although he has only been to Sanctuary a few times. But after all, he had also overlooked this solemn and prosperous place from the sky, and knew something about its structure, so after walking for a while, Xi Wei found that the other party seemed to be deliberately taking him to a more remote place.

Could it be that Sanctuary wants to attack him as a great magician?

Just kidding, unless the opponent really has angels with more than four wings hiding there waiting for a surprise attack, otherwise even if Sanctuary tries its best, it may not be able to keep Xi Wei.

Even if he took a million steps back and the other party killed Xi Wei with all kinds of right timing and location, as long as Edric's other Xi Wei didn't die, he would still be reborn after a while... By that time, the holy Yuyu was about to face the wrath of two great magicians at the same time. Except for the Qiyao Mage Association in the entire eastern plain, no force could pat its chest and guarantee that it would not be afraid of the revenge of the two great magicians! Even if the Mage Association, which also has a great magician in charge, really joins forces with Xi Wei, regardless of other things, but the product of the development of the magic civilization of the entire era, the magic city Hornhag will definitely be blown away...

What is this? The upper echelons of the sanctuary are getting impatient, so they play tricks to find the meaning of life?

Regarding this, the expression on Xi Wei's face became even calmer.

But it's a pity that the four great monks of Shaolin that Xi Wei was looking forward to... Cough, I mean the hermit in the sanctuary didn't show up. Instead, it was Cardinal Nero who stood in front of them.

"Kord, where do you want to take the distinguished guests of the sanctuary?" Nero's right hand was still hanging on his chest with a plaster cast, and he asked the priest in front of Xi Wei with a straight face.

"Of course it's a villa area that fits the status of a distinguished guest."

The priest, who was called Corder, answered politely and without haste. However, Xi Wei caught a trace of jealousy towards Nero himself and contempt for Nero's right hand from the other party's eyes.

"I haven't heard His Holiness the Pope mention asking you to do this."

Nero said tit-for-tat: "Back off, I'm in charge here. I will treat Mr. Edric well."

"I'm really sorry, my lord Cardinal Ji." The four words Cardinal Ji in the priest's mouth sounded a different sense of irony for some reason, and he took out a shining white stone from his pocket: "I am here There is an order from the elders. I will make all the arrangements for Mr. Edric's visit this time."

"I think as a guest, I have the right to choose which one to entertain me?"

Seeing the two people facing each other, Xi Wei suddenly interrupted.

"But the elders group..." Kolder said subconsciously, stunned by Xi Wei's sudden attack.

"Oh? Do you think, this priest, that I, Xi Wei Edric, need to obey the orders of your elders?"

Xi Wei followed his words without hesitation.

Edric College and Sanctuary were not in an affiliation relationship, but an alliance that was almost a verbal covenant. Xi Wei is not a subordinate of the sanctuary, let alone the elders, even if the pope himself wants his help, he must explain it clearly. Not to mention that now that he has become a great magician, he is one of the most honorable people in the entire Eastern Plains. It is naturally impossible for the semi-sacred elders in the sanctuary to dictate his actions.

"No, I dare not."

The great magician's power is not something that anyone can resist, even if Xi Wei just released it unconsciously, it is enough to scare the mediocre priest in front of him... In fact, it is not only this priest. Even the few guards around them trembled subconsciously because of this coercion. It wasn't until this time that they realized how ridiculous their previous behavior of warning each other was.

This is no longer the degree of underestimating the other party, but that he is completely unaware that he and the other party are not of the same level at all! Even if they packed all of them and multiplied by a few hundred, they would still be killed in seconds in front of the other party!

The only one present who could remain unaffected was Nero. He glanced at the trembling people, and sighed insignificantly. His left hand made a 'please' gesture to Xi Wei.

Ignoring those trembling guys, Xi Wei also took a few steps forward and followed Nero.

"It seems that your sanctuary is also mixed with fish and dragons."

After walking for a while, Xi Wei looked back. Then he said to Nero: "I thought the believers here were of the same level as the knights who came to my academy before."

"The Knights Templar is also one of the best in the Sanctuary, even compared to the elite troops of the King's Council. All the Holy Knights in the Sanctuary are proud to have joined the Knights Templar, and Senior Fleur has also invested a lot in it Big effort..."

Nero proudly puffed up his chest and said something, but his mood soon sank again: "It's a pity that senior has resigned now."

"I heard from that priest before that Fleur is going to become a nun of the Holy Family?" Xi Wei also took this opportunity to ask Nero a question that he was more concerned about.

"Well. Because... some reasons that are difficult to explain." Nero hesitated for a while but said nothing: "Sorry, there is something in my precepts that you can't speak ill of people casually."

"Is it a power struggle?" Although Nero didn't say anything, Xi Wei still guessed a little bit from his previous conversation with the priest and Nero's performance now: "The elders and the pope's side?"

"Almost..." Nero looked a little depressed.

It is true after all, after all, Nero and Fleur can almost be regarded as the Pope's side, and the priest just now is obviously using the elders to suppress Nero, so a little inference can tell the answer.

"Speaking of which, does that priest have any trouble with you?"

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to continue talking about the power struggle at the top of the church, Xi Wei changed the topic to another direction: "I think he seems to be targeting you all the time."

"It's not a particularly big problem." Nero sighed and began to slowly tell Xi Wei about their relationship.

They were originally members of the training class for priests in the same period. It's just because of his talent, and it didn't take long for Kolder to drop out of school because of his talent to join the unpopular Jingyi priest class.

But Nero graduated early with high marks, and not long after he became a temporary member of the Knights Templar, receiving training from Fleur, who was quite famous at the time.

After obtaining several honors in succession in subsequent missions. Nero was appointed Cardinal, and the road to promotion went smoothly.

But Kolder stumbled all the way, and finally became a quasi-priest, and was laughed at by other students in the same period. Over time, he fell in love with Nero, who was extremely eye-catching.

This jealousy culminated in learning that Nero would soon be the youngest white bishop. It's just that a quasi-priest doesn't have any power, and can't cause any damage to Nero.

It's just that during the Morag mutation, Nero didn't use the holy water normally, which eventually caused his right hand to mutate. If the pope hadn't suppressed the public opinion, he would have been imprisoned by the elders long ago. As for promotion or something. After this kind of thing happens, it will naturally be a cloud...

It was also because of this incident that the conflict between the elders and the pope intensified, and the confrontation between the two forces gradually changed from dark to clear.

Not long ago, Lady Saint ran away again (of course she failed) which became the best excuse for the elders.

They said, 'Because they are the head of the knight order, they can't take good care of the saint. That's why this kind of thing happened'. On the grounds, he forced Fleur, who was on the Pope's side, to resign from the position of head of the Knights. Fleur, who has a very high popularity, can only conduct classics and righteousness training during this period, and has no way to intervene in the future.

Then they began to promote some unsatisfactory grassroots priests, nuns, and paladins like Kolder. Make them work for themselves.

After all, as an institution that has existed since the founding of the Pure White Church, the Board of Elders has long been deeply rooted in this church. In this contest on the bright side, no matter how you look at it, the Pope has already fallen into a complete disadvantage.

"And because of my right hand, it can be considered that there is a handle in the hands of the elders, and there is no way to help His Majesty the Pope..."

With that said, Nero sighed again.

The words explained that he didn't want to talk about this topic at first, but in the end, he still shook a lot of words while talking. Sure enough, this guy has been suppressed too badly for a while...

"Honestly speaking, it's great that you can come at this time." There was an indescribable bitterness on his face. Obviously Xi Wei is not from the sanctuary, but in the end he can only use his power to balance the power gap between the two parties. This feeling is really not good: "At least while you are still in the sanctuary, elder The members of the regiment should not have made any excessive moves. Even just now, Kolder probably just wanted to take you to the house on the edge of the sanctuary, so that you can't easily understand and intervene in internal affairs."

Xi Wei touched his chin, and then said meaningfully: "I don't think you need to be so pessimistic."

He also met the Pope several times. No matter how you look at it, that scheming pope doesn't seem like an existence that would be brought down so easily.

Moreover, the former pope who appeared in the previous meetings did not seem to be on the side of the elders. I'm afraid those two have some backhands who are still accumulating energy, and it's useless.

"I accept your good words."

However, Nero didn't seem to have much confidence in this, but he just said something perfunctory with a bit of energy.

"Speaking of which, is it true that I can't see Fleur?"

Xi Wei asked Nero.

"Well, it's true at the moment...until she finishes her training in classics and righteousness, no one will be able to see her except for the assistants who help her with meals and some necessities." Nero replied with an apologetic smile on his face: "We You can't lie at will, so what that guy Kolder is telling is indeed the truth."

"Okay, so who is Fleur's assistant?"

Xi Wei could only settle for the next best thing.

Nero smiled wryly and pointed to himself.

"In that case," Xi Wei flipped his hand, and a beautifully packaged rectangular box appeared in his hand: "This is a gift, please bring it to her for me."

As he spoke, he also took out another box that looked a little smaller, but much thicker: "This is yours."

"Ah, thank you for your expense..." Nero looked very surprised, but soon he accepted the gift: "Anyway, thank you very much."

Xi Wei accepted the thanks with peace of mind.

Not long after, Nero brought Xi Wei to a small villa.

"I will inform the Pope. Before that, can you please rest here now?" He asked a little nervously.

"No problem." Xi Wei didn't mind it.

Watching Nero leave, Xi Wei scratched his cheek helplessly: "It seems that we have to stay here for a while."