"Neia, is there anything else that concerns you?" Gustavo asked.
"..." Neia quickly shook her head. She had already said everything she could say, except for those things she had guessed in her heart.
"Neia, from your point of view, is it possible that Yili is lying to you?" Gustavo asked in a different way.
"I didn't lie!" Neia became anxious instantly, and she really told everything she saw and heard!
"That's not what I meant, Neia... I just wanted to ask, is it possible that what you saw in the orphanage was acted out by someone arranged by the Sorcerer King or Iri to show you." Gustavo continued to ask.
road.
"Uh...I, I don't think it's possible. Those children are all smiling." Neia did not continue because Neia remembered that after class, those children gathered around her and Yili, listening to Yili.
When Li was telling adventure stories, Neia didn't believe that those children's innocent smiles were all staged.
"Well, I understand... Then don't worry about it. Our main task now is still negotiating with the Sorcerer King." Gustavo seemed to be relieved and continued.
"..." Neia also understood that even if the rumors were true, they could not do anything for those children. After all, they would still have to negotiate with the Sorcerer King about Momon.
If they offend the Sorcerer King here, then their visit will be in vain, and... Gustavo also noticed that most of those false rumors came from the church.
If you continue to struggle, it will be very detrimental to the reputation of the church and the standards of the Paladins.
Fortunately... those rumors were not true. No matter what others thought, Neia had confirmed in her heart that what she saw was the truth, so Neia did not dare to speak in front of Captain Remedios and Deputy Gustavo.
Speak your true thoughts honestly.
"What if the rumors are true? Can't we do something for those innocent children? And Neia, you also said that Yili is very close to those children! Can you use this to get Yili to help us?"
Remedios didn't notice what Gustavo was worried about, and ended up clinging to it.
"Captain..." Gustavo didn't know what to say, he just looked helpless.
"Besides, the reason why Momon succumbed to the Sorcerer King was probably because of the common people of Elandir. In this way, accepting these children after the peace of the Holy Kingdom can be used as a bargaining chip to convince him? I think this is a good idea.
"When Gustavo didn't say anything, Remedios became more energetic.
"Captain Remedios, it's better not to mention this kind of thing again. This is not a good idea. We should just focus on negotiating Momon's matter with the Sorcerer King now." Gustavo didn't even bother to explain to her.
what.
"Have the others come back? Have the people sent to the church temple come back?" Fortunately, Remedios didn't worry too much about this anymore, so he asked the others.
"I'm back. Just as Iri said, the church withdrew from the city the day before the Sorcerer King settled in E-Rantel." Gustavo said helplessly.
"Evacuated? What to do with the temple? What to do with the medical treatment? Is the church really giving up?" Remedios was greatly surprised by this result.
"It is said that the current temple is controlled by some undead lichs, and medical care is also ensured by them." Gustavo said.
"What??" Remedios shouted out because he was too surprised.
"It's hard for me to believe it, but this is what I got from the report. The temple is run by some undead lichs, and they also release healing magic for the civilians who come to seek medical treatment. The paladin I sent deliberately tried it, and indeed
It's healing magic, it's true, it's okay if you don't believe it." Gustavo also said with a look of disbelief.
"The lich is in charge of the temple... and releases healing magic to the people... this..." Remedios was the same, with an unbelievable expression on his face.
Neia wasn't too shocked. After all, Neia didn't have a good impression of the church, and she had been vaccinated by Yili before, so Neia wasn't too surprised.
"They also asked ordinary civilians about the temple. In addition to the church's withdrawal just mentioned, those civilians also said something that made me a little concerned. Captain Remedios, have you heard about it?
Can you take the title of Saint of Elantier?" Gustavo asked.
"No." Remedios shook his head and said he didn't know.
"Then this title should have been given to that person by the civilians of Elandir in private. Then it's okay." Gustavo said.
"The title of Saint can only be appointed with the approval of the Holy King and the Church. How can you actually call yourself a Saint in private? Then who is the fake Saint?" Remedios asked.
"No one is willing to say that. The civilians who provided intelligence all said in the same voice that the saint of Elandir hated others calling her that, so the other party was unwilling to reveal the identity of the saint, but the identity of the saint is not important anymore.
,The important thing is...the common people dare to accept the undead lich because of the relationship with the saint." Gustavo said.
"Uh... does this mean that the false saint's true identity is actually a member of the church? After learning that the Sorcerer King was going to settle in E-Rantel, and they must be eliminated, he made arrangements in advance to make it acceptable to the common people.
Lich?" Remedios thought for a while and came to a conclusion.
"I didn't expect the leader to think of this...it's really a bit surprising." Gustavo said with a smile.
"Are you praising me or hurting me? I am the worst at thinking about this kind of thing. If you put it this way, you can understand why the common people here can accept the undead lich." Remedios said.
"That's pretty much it. To be honest... since arriving in this city, I've found that my common sense has collapsed a bit. We've only been here for half a day and still feel more tired than when we came all the way... Now we'd better go first
Take a good rest and adjust." Gustavo said with a wry smile.
"Uh... let's do this for now. Let's see when the Sorcerer King arranges to meet with us," Remedios said.
Then there should be no reason for him to stay here? Neia thought... Generally speaking, an audience with the king of a country cannot be arranged for a few days, and these few days are enough for her to adjust her mentality.
However, the Holy Knights who came back soon brought good news. The Sorcerer King could see them tomorrow... This was indeed good news for the very anxious Captain Remedios, but not for Neia.