"but……"

"But what?" Today, Earl William seemed very interested in his son's gossip.

Under his father's questioning, Victor hesitated for a moment and then slowly said: "But three days ago, she suddenly stopped talking to me."

"Why?" This time, Allen and Earl William spoke in unison.

Since Allen denounced the Church of Light in court, the York family's prestige has become more and more profound. Coupled with the influence of money, there is a faint tendency to become the most powerful family in the kingdom.

According to common sense, if given the opportunity, few people can refuse the temptation of marrying into a wealthy family.

"I don't know why," Victor spread his hands helplessly, "that day, she wrote me a long, long letter, telling me that she had been feeling unwell recently. I wrote back."

"Reply to what?" Earl William interjected.

"Drink more hot water?" Allen guessed with a smile.

"No," Victor shook his head, "I told her, 'You are so strong.' After all, praising others is a virtue, right?

"But for some reason, she seemed angry about it and then ignored me."

Hearing this, Allen showed a helpless smile, patted his shoulder and said: "You are hopeless. Prepare to be single for the rest of your life!"

After hearing this, Victor still looked confused and couldn't figure out what he had done wrong.

However, just as Allen was gloating about his misfortune, Earl William suddenly looked at Allen and said with a smile:

"Alan, you are going to be an adult soon, and you have to think about life-long events. If you are interested in someone, remember to bring it home and let me see it!"

The smile on Allen's face disappeared instantly.

He thought: Why can't he escape the fate of being forced to marry no matter which world he is in?

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A few minutes later, Allen was called by Count William to the study for a long talk.

As soon as the two sat down, Earl William began to sigh: "Oh, Allen, your mother and I are two peaceful people, how could we give birth to a kid like you who likes to make trouble? We have only been in the capital for a few days.

You just turned this place upside down, and you want me to clean up the aftermath for you. You want to tire your old father to death..."

Earl William chatted for a long time, and Allen listened patiently.

Over the years, especially after the death of Countess Carmen, Count William has almost become both father and mother. He often whispers in Alan's ears, asking him to eat well, study well, pay attention to safety, and take care of himself.

Especially when he heard that Allen had caused big trouble in the capital and was going to take action against Yaknelga, Earl William was even more frightened. He bought a train ticket overnight and hurried to the capital from his family's territory of Kent.

At that time, Allen thought that Earl William was dissatisfied with his own assertions and pushing the York family to the forefront.

In order to convince Earl William, he had prepared a lot of lines and planned to use a long speech to analyze a lot of issues related to the kingdom's political situation and interests.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, the first words Earl William said were far beyond Allen's expectations: "Why didn't you ask me for help before with such a big matter?"

Allen was speechless for a moment.

He was able to calmly battle wits with Yak Nelga in court; but faced with Earl William's unconventional style, as a person who often stayed alone and was used to being strong, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Difficult to adapt.

In this way, Earl William not only followed Allen's request to testify for him in court, but also mobilized his personal connections to make the nobles in the capital remain silent, even if they did not take sides, they had to remain neutral and stand by.

Perhaps it was because at least half of the nobles in the old party owed money to Count William. When Allen launched an attack on the Sistine Prime Minister and Arcelnet, few of them expressed their opposition openly.

After blabbering for ten minutes, Earl William cleared his throat and stopped.

In order to prevent Earl William from continuing to nag, Allen could only nod his head and always answer "I understand."

After that, Earl William asked again: "Alan, you said before that you plan to open up the new plane you discovered soon?"

"Yes," Allen nodded, "I plan to leave in a week... after the coming-of-age ceremony."

The coming-of-age ceremony will postpone his schedule for a few days, but it will not affect his entire plan.

"Then, before you set off, come with me to stay in the territory for a few days!" Earl William said, "I hope... you can come with me to see your mother."

"No problem." Allen nodded. He knew that Count William was talking about Countess Carmen's grave.

Alan himself indeed plans to return to Kent recently.

On the one hand, the portal to the new dimension is on the territory of the York family.

Allen does not have the ability to teleport across dimensions. In the past, he was able to send the believers of the Dark Temple to new dimensions. In fact, he essentially just used teleportation magic to stuff them directly into the portal in the family territory, and then let them pass through.

Portal to a new dimension.

On the other hand, the appearance of the "Evil God's Notebook" in his home was too much of a coincidence, and it was probably part of his predecessor's plan. He wanted to discover more information about the past and retrieve more lost memories.

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Night, Allen's room.

Allen lay quietly on the bed, staring at the ceiling, not feeling sleepy at all.

The mysterious black crystal stone remained suspended in his conscious world as always, absorbing the power of faith from the distant space and continuously turning it into vitality, supporting the beating of his heart.

He could vaguely feel that the believers of the Dark Temple were in the distant "Alan York Plane", opening up territory for him and spreading the doctrine.

Of course, spreading faith is a step-by-step process.

Although he did not have a significant increase in the power of faith, he could vaguely hear that more people were chanting his name than before.

He has thought about it more than once, why faith can provide gods with unimaginable power, and even the power of gods relies heavily on faith to exist.

Logically speaking, most of the people who provide faith to the gods are ordinary people without any extraordinary power; their weak spiritual power cannot even afford the simplest magic.

Moreover, as Allen observed for a long time, he discovered that the real source of the power of faith is not obtained by directly absorbing the spiritual power of believers.

Rather, as long as there are thoughts such as "worship", "belief", "praise"... for gods in the minds of believers, Allen can directly transform these thoughts into power.

For example, as long as someone sincerely thinks "Praise the great God of Darkness" in his mind, Allen can vaguely feel that he seems to be a little stronger.

Allen didn't know the specific reason.

He once boldly guessed that the transmission of the power of faith was likely to be through information, or even the information or idea itself.

But after thinking about it again, I felt that this guess seemed unreliable, a little too "scientific" and too "earthly".

However, just as Allen was puzzled, the mysterious black crystal suddenly began to vibrate violently.

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ps: isabella (merlins)
Chapter completed!