Holy See.

Solemn palace.

The candles everywhere did not let everything bathe in the light, but were clearly distinguished, creating a sense of tearing between light and shadow.

A clergyman bowed, held a tray with two letters in his hands and walked through the long corridor, hurriedly walking in from outside the door. The steps were so light that there was no sound. He quickly walked to the Pope and knelt down on his knees.

"Sir, these are two urgent letters from the Iroy Peninsula."

The Pope sat quietly with his eyes closed. The Cardinal standing next to the Pope saluted the Pope, then turned around and walked to the clergy, reached out to pick up two letters, opened them, and looked at them one by one.

The wind gently blows in from outside the hall, blew the candlelight in the hall. The light and shadows in the entire hall seemed to sway in the wind, just like the Holy See at this moment.

After reading only one letter, the Cardinal had already widened his eyes and took a breath. He quickly opened another letter. After reading it, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"What's wrong?" the pope asked with his eyes closed.

"It was a letter from the Church of Fides and the Church of Bert." The Cardinal replied respectfully: "Paladin Gray appeared on the Iroy Peninsula for some reason with the Knights of the Silver Moon, and happened to appear on the battlefield. Now he has intervened in the war between the two countries, ordered the two countries to cease the truce, and promised to preside over a duel so that the claims of both countries can be resolved fairly."

After saying this, the other seven cardinals present were stunned.

The letters circulated among the Cardinals.

"What did he do in the Aeroy Peninsula? Shouldn't he stay in the Principality of Beshir?"

"Does he feel that he has lost in Isaac and wants to switch to the Iroy Peninsula? Do he really want to fight with us?"

"It's incredible that King Fedes and Grand Duke Bert actually accepted his conditions."

"That's because he has the Silver Moon Knights in his hands. Now the entire continent knows his brilliant achievements in the Lion King Capital. No one is not afraid of him."

"This is really a big trouble. As soon as the crisis of Isaac's royal family was resolved, he reached out to the Eroy Peninsula. As long as he was in one day, we would have endless fires to save. Can't we deprive him of the Paladin's title?"

"Is there no news about Master Andrew?"

"No, no news at all."

The Cardinals started to discuss. Among them, there was the former Bishop Anthony III who had originally recommended that Gray become a Paladin. However, he just lowered his head and said nothing.

The Pope slowly opened his eyes and stretched out a hand.

The two letters were quickly gathered and handed over to the Pope together.

The Pope lowered his head and half-squinted his eyes, looked carefully, and whispered: "If Andrew is sure that something is wrong, then his hostility towards us will definitely be unquestionable."

"If it is assumed that he has strong hostility to us..." said a cardinal hesitantly: "Then it is understandable that he appears on the Iroy Peninsula to intervene in the war. He may be trying to get rid of us completely and replace the Holy See."

This statement made the Cardinals present burst into an uproar.

"In the past, arbitration between countries has always been done by us. Of course, most of them were extinguished in the bud. It has developed to the point where the troops gather, and we have no choice. He terminated a war that is happening, which is enough to prove his ambition. This is to convey a message to everyone: His prestige is higher than the Pope and the Cardinal."

"What's the point of doing this?" someone asked.

"Of course it makes sense. Now our control over the countries is rapidly decreasing. Why did this war between the Kingdom of Fedes and the Principal of Bert happen? Isn't it because we have lost control of the Iroy Peninsula? He is slapping us in the face. Or filling the vacancy that has been created after the decline of our Holy See's prestige."

"But he is only a man after all, and he has no loyalty to him. No matter how high his prestige is, he is only his prestige."

"Send a Paladin to the Iroy Peninsula." The Pope suddenly spoke.

Suddenly, everyone calmed down and looked at the Pope quietly.

The Pope gently put the two letters in his hand on the table beside him, stared at the empty ground in front of him with deep eyes, and said softly: "No matter what his purpose is, his every move is causing us great harm. This is something we cannot bear. At the same time, we cannot completely draw a line with him. Since we cannot communicate with him, try to let the guardian angel communicate."

"Let...guardian angels communicate?" The cardinal present was stunned.

"Every paladin has a guardian angel. If I remember correctly, his guardian angel, named Catherine, is not a very powerful angel. Even, he can be said to be the weakest of the five guardian angels."

"How is this... possible? Did you make a mistake?" A cardinal interrupted: "His guardian angel is the weakest, but he is clearly the strongest among all Paladins. At least this is what we see. I even felt that the Holy Spirit was pulling the blame."

The Cardinals present all opened their eyes wide and quietly waited for the Pope's statement.

After a little silence, the Pope said softly: "That is all his own power, not given by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit did not tell me the source of his power, but only reminded us that this is a special paladin, different from any one before. We need to learn to get along with him. Unfortunately, so far, we can't seem to find a way to get along with him. Since we can't communicate with him, it's better to try and let the Guardian Angel communicate between the Guardian Angel. This matter cannot be delayed anymore. It must be a conclusion whether it is a war or a harmony."

"Do you want to start the war between angels?" someone asked in a low voice.

The Pope did not answer.

The wind blew gently, and the candlelight swayed, leaving ravines on the old face. They were traces of time.

...

On the starry night, the wind on the plains blew slowly, blew the flags and roared.

Grey and his party camped on the hillside.

Facing their camp is a small town called Buck. A very ordinary town, but it is the focus of the war. At this moment, the whole town looks like there are only scattered lights left. Most people should have fallen asleep.

Grey's camp is located on the east side, the town is located on the west side, and the north side and south side are the camps of Lu Sin V and Gene II's army respectively. The two huge camps look larger than the town, and they are still on high alert and brightly lit even at night.

In the tent, Shelley, who had been tired for a day, was already asleep. The "trophy" she brought back from Buck in the afternoon with Jones and Dora. Of course, it was just some ordinary things. Buck was just an ordinary town, not as good as White City, nor the Lion King.

Grey stood on the hillside, leaning on his sword and looking quietly, Carl stood behind him with a big silver moon flag clattering. The bloody red moonlight shone on them.

The dwarves behind them are singing and dancing by the bonfire.

Bangmao insisted on pulling a Silver Moon Knight and talking nonstop.

"Our... our Lord Grey is so powerful? One of the only five Paladins on the continent? Oh my God, no wonder he can stop a war directly. Damn, we seem to follow amazing people. I used to think he was mysterious. Well, you are also mysterious, you never take off your armor and don't have to sleep. But if you are Paladins favored by God, then these are all pediatrics, aren't we? We dwarves generally believe in the dwarf God of War. As subordinates of Paladins, do we need to convert to the Holy Spirit?"

"Boss, the dwarf God of War is our faith, how can we change it at will? Oops!"

Turning his head, Bangmao gave the front teeth a brain and said viciously: "What's the use of believing in the God of War? We can't even go back to the Dwarf Valley, but the Holy Spirit can protect them from winning battles. Isn't it awesome enough to win in a war? It's so practical!"

The front teeth covered the back of his head with helplessness, and Bangmai was full of intoxication, as if he had found the true meaning of life. Jones, who knew the truth deeply, looked at him expressionlessly without revealing it.

Gray continued to stand quietly in front of the camp and looked at him.

There were no trees, no buildings, no cover on the vast plains. Everything was visible. Gray was looking at the two barracks in the distance, and there was no doubt that there must be someone looking at him in the two barracks in the distance. This plain added a strange atmosphere. It was like three fully armed swordsmen looking at each other and seeing who drew their sword first.

...

"Father." Arthur, who had already changed into casual clothes, came to Lu Sien V, who was looking at the Gray Camp and whispered: "The news has been delivered, and they are coming. But time is too urgent. Even if they can arrive as scheduled, there will be no time to rest. This means that they will not be in a particularly good state during the duel the day after tomorrow."

Looking back, Lu Sien V looked at his son and said with a flashing look: "It seems that he is really preparing to make us duel fairly. It is ridiculous to replace war with duels. But such a ridiculous thing happened and we have no choice. Think about it again, besides finding the best mercenaries to represent us, what other ways can improve our winning rate."

He looked at Gray's camp from afar, and Arthur whispered: "I think I can start from the Paladin, he is the referee."

"Start from him? He looks like he doesn't get in."

"If you don't go in, we just haven't found a real crack. No one in this world can't go in. When he comes to the Aeroy Peninsula, he always has his own purpose, right? I can bring a gift to visit him. As long as he is willing to say it, then we have a way."

Lu Sien V patted Arthur on the shoulder lightly: "Okay, go and try it."

"yes!"

...

Meanwhile, Gene II was also looking into the direction of Grey's camp.

A woman in a cloak who couldn't see her face clearly came behind him and saluted him with her skirt.

"Father."

"Come here?"

"Yes. After receiving your order from your father, my daughter will arrive immediately." It was a silver bell-like tone, but it was extremely gentle, as if it was a sound of nature.

Pointing far away to the direction where Gray was, Gene II said: "Did you see that, the man standing under the flagpole."

"See it."

"That is the Paladin Grey, who is famous in the mainland and has a headache for the Holy See. I don't know why he appeared here, but in short, he is here. Maybe this is an opportunity. I have always disliked you from dealing with those little nobles, because I think they are not worthy of my daughter, and even princes are not worthy of my daughter. You are a gift from God to the Principal of Bert and a treasure of Bert. Now I want you to solve him for me, in any way you can think of."

The woman looked at Gray from a distance, lowered her head, and said nothing.

Under the moonlight, Gray's figure was blurry and could not see clearly. However, the silver moon flag behind him was very conspicuous.

Gene II took a deep breath and continued, "As long as he can stand completely on our side, then, it's not just this town. We will have the hope of swallowing the entire Kingdom of Fides, the White Fox family, and becoming the owners of the Aeroy Peninsula. So, this matter is very important, even more important than your and my lives. Do you understand what I mean?"

After hesitating for a long time, the woman replied softly: "I understand."
Chapter completed!