After becoming a disciple of the Pope

"By the way, I was going to ask you, how did you do it? That quasi-king-level Chi Liao actually trusts you so much?" Huai Ling thought of which one was which, and changed it without being excessive. topic.

"It's nothing, it's just that when I met her, she was seriously injured and was about to give birth, so I helped her." Ye Shaoqing said lightly.

Huai Ling let out a long "Oh" and thoughtfully said: "So, she repays your favor to you? She is even willing to let her newly born cub be your spirit beast? In fact, the logic of the strange beast is also very simple." , can tell who is hostile and who is honest and kind."

He held the handle of the teacup, and gently blew on the dark green floating leaves. When he looked up, he saw Xiao Chiliao jumping onto the coffee table, staring at him with big sparkling eyes.

Huai Ling was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "...you're so smart at such a young age? Mom who knows we're talking about it?"

Ye Shaoqing thought for a while and said, "It's probably because children who parted with their parents are precocious."

Huai Ling shook his head to express his regret, then winked at him mysteriously, and said, "Do you want to know why my old friend Li Mao spent so much time hunting down Chi Liao?"

In fact, Ye Shaoqing was not interested in this at all, but before he opened his mouth to spoil the fun, Huai Ling had already continued talking on his own very familiarly.

As the capital of Chiliao Province, Heichuan City is also the core area in the south to resist the tide of beasts. Naturally, this parish has a high-ranking bishop, whose status and appeal are even higher than that of the city lord of Heichuan City. .

Due to the vast area under its jurisdiction, it is divided into two church halls, the East and the West, each presided over by a priest in red.

The priests of the two districts are both classmates and competitors. From the day they became the priests, they knew that in the future, the position of bishop of Heichuan City must be chosen by him.

The two of them learned magic arts under the guidance of the same priest in red since they were young, and they knew each other very well, but their personalities were completely different.

The two naturally hate each other, and when they meet, they just mock each other. You can't understand my hypocrisy and despicableness, and I can't understand you being cunning and noisy.

But there is a powerful and experienced old bishop standing above their heads. Although they compete secretly on weekdays, fortunately, they still have a sense of proportion.

Unexpectedly, the old bishop passed away not long ago.Due to the sudden departure, there was no word left about the successor.

This time, the entire Heichuan City was blown up. For several days in a row, the whole city was immersed in the sadness of losing the old bishop's protection.After the old bishop was officially buried, a realistic question quickly posed in front of everyone—who will be the next Bishop of the diocese of Heichuan City?

In view of the important geographical location of the Heichuan diocese, the Holy See specially appointed an archbishop from the imperial capital to preside over the succession, but the qualifications and prestige of the two candidates are still relatively inexperienced, and the competition in divine skills is even more equal. No one will accept anyone, coupled with the ambiguous attitude of the Kurokawa City Lord, the balance has always maintained a balance, and it is difficult to decide a result that convinces everyone in a short time before one party has made an overwhelming result.

Due to the delay in choosing a successor, in order to ensure fairness, the archbishop set up a competition for the two candidates after discussing with the city lord—who can subdue a rare beast as a spirit beast within one month, the bishop The position is whose.

Such conditions seem very harsh. After all, bishops in other regions may not even have rare spirit beasts, but there is a precedent for the old bishop. Now, the people in Heichuan City seem to think that only such strength is worthy of being a bishop. status.

In fact, Huai Ling's heart is like a mirror, this archbishop from the imperial capital, his wife's surname is Li, named Zhao, and Li Mao is her nephew.

The reason why this spirit-beast ratio was brought up was not because the archbishop was really impartial, but just to make Huai Ling retreat in spite of the difficulties, and to help Li Mao obtain a rare and strange beast, and at the same time demonstrate his overwhelming and uncontroversial Victory also earned a fair reputation for itself.

"It turned out that it was because of the death of the bishop. No wonder I saw a guard with a black cloth covering his arm at the gate of the city that day." Ye Shaoqing guessed, "So, the reason why the priest Li wants to arrest Chi Liao is to win this competition? But the little guy His mother has not yet completed evolution, and she is not yet a rare beast."

Huai Ling laughed and said, "This is exactly the genius of the archbishop."

Relying on the abilities of the two candidates, it is undoubtedly more difficult to imprint a rare beast than reaching the sky, but it is relatively easier for a quasi-king-level Chi Liao who is infinitely close to this level, not to mention that she is in The period of weak production is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Although this archbishop has not learned the engraving technique, as long as he is willing to work hard and invest resources, there are still more than one secret technique that can increase the success rate of branding spirit beasts, and even help spirit beasts advance in a short period of time. Pass this secret technique on to Li Mao."

Ye Shaoqing asked strangely: "Since there is such a method, why don't you use it?"

Huai Ling said angrily: "Don't say that I don't have access to those secret techniques at all, and I may not be able to gather astronomical resources. Even if I have both conditions, I will not use this opportunistic method with great hidden dangers." of."

"Hazardous?"

Huai Ling said seriously: "That's right, why is the engraving technique highly respected by holy magicians? It is because it has no side effects, but the threshold for obtaining it is too high. And those secret techniques were originally some fallen magicians. The alternative method created by another evil path is to sacrifice the growth potential of the spirit beast or overdraw the vitality in exchange for branding and advancement. Most of the spirit beasts born by taking this shortcut are the strongest among the same level. second class."

"So that's how it is." Ye Shaoqing said, "It doesn't seem to do any harm to the magician itself, it just hurts those spirit beasts."

Huai Ling shook his head and said: "It is true in the short term, but in the future, when those spirit beasts die, they will also be fed back to the magician itself. In the long run, it is still inappropriate, but Li Mao and others only care about the position of bishop, it must be Don't think about these things."

At this point, the atmosphere is a bit dull.

Ye Shaoqing fiddled with the little beast's claws, shrugged, and said, "You've said so much, what does it have to do with me? I'm just a passerby, a little magician."

"Hehe, why doesn't it matter?" Huai Ling smiled slyly, "In order to find such a strange beast that meets the requirements, they have spent a lot of effort, but they didn't expect to be destroyed by you at the end of the day. They have all become your spirit beasts, and from the look on Li Mao's face that day, I'm afraid he will be so angry that he won't be able to eat for three days, and your heart will be hacked into pieces, hahaha!"

Ye Shaoqing: "..." Is it too late to apologize now?

Huai Ling gloated and said, "If you had walked far away at that time, maybe he couldn't find you, so he could only swallow this sullen breath, but I didn't expect you to run into Heichuan City swaggeringly, If I hadn't asked Qi Luan to invite you here personally, I'm afraid that guy Li Mao would have brought someone to arrest you by this time."

Ye Shaoqing was in pain for a while, he had originally refused to come to Heichuan City, who knows what kind of wind this bastard Master Yezheng has, he insisted on getting into trouble.

He glanced sideways at the white fox, who was combing his tail boredly. Hearing Huai Ling's words, he grinned sinisterly at Ye Shaoqing, wondering what the hell he was planning.

"Come on, what is the purpose of inviting us here and talking so much?" Ye Shaoqing sat up a little bit, staring into the other person's eyes calmly, waiting for his answer.

Huai Ling put down the teacup, crossed his fingers and rested his chin, and said with a smile, "Talking to a smart person saves you worry. I can guarantee your safety, but I hope you can teach me how to engrave."

"No." Ye Shaoqing refused very concisely and smoothly.

Ye Zheng wagged his tail lightly, very satisfied with his rejection - how could his disciple share his teachings with others casually?

Huai Ling seemed to have expected this answer in advance, without being too disappointed, he just shrugged his shoulders and said: "Well, I'll just talk casually, even if you are willing to teach me, I can't find one in such a short time Even if I find a suitable rare beast, it will be useless with my current ability."

He cleared his throat, and threw out the real conditions: "I know a high-level divine art called Embedding Flowers, which has not been performed in front of people. It can simulate and transform spiritual power. I can use this magical art to simulate a kind of The form coercion and spiritual power of a rare beast are grafted onto another beast."

As he said that, his eyes fell on Ye Zheng, and Ye Shaoqing frowned and said, "Since you are a candidate for the bishop, even if you can't find rare beasts, it's not hard to find powerful rare beasts. My fox only It's just an ordinary three-tailed fox..."

Why did the two senior brothers and sisters pay attention to Ye Zheng one by one? Could it be that this guy has a strange physique that attracts strange things?Ye Shaoqing suddenly cursed in his heart.

"It's not ordinary at all." Huai Ling said solemnly, "Don't be modest, I consider myself well-informed in Heichuan City, but a spirit beast like it completely regards high-level magic as nothing , I've never seen it before."

Only then did Ye Shaoqing remember that when it rushed into the net set by Li Mao, it was not affected in the slightest, but instead restrained the opponent's strength.

That's because it's not a spirit beast at all...

Ye Shaoqing thought helplessly.

Huai Ling looked into his eyes expectantly: "I hope you can help me with this. Although my grafting can be used on other beasts, once it is attacked by other high-level magic arts, the effect will become more and more powerful." Weak, if it is this white fox that is immune to high-level magic, it will be safe."

Ye Shaoqing pursed her lips, and said seriously: "It is impossible for me to give it to you."

Huai Ling was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "You misunderstood, blame me for not making it clear, I'm not asking you for it, I'm just borrowing it."

"Borrow? How?"

Huai Ling said: "As long as you nod, I will start preparations immediately. One month later, it will be the deadline agreed by the archbishop and the city lord. At that time, we will attend together, as long as the archbishop and the city lord recognize this 'rare beast' in full view. ’, it succeeded.”

Ye Shaoqing frowned and said: "But counterfeit goods will always go through the gang one day, and it is impossible for us to stay in Heichuan City forever."

Huai Ling smiled confidently, and said: "Don't worry, after the bishop's succession is completed, the archbishop must return to the imperial capital immediately. I can use the advanced retreat as an excuse to stay out of everyone's sight. After that, I just need to find a reason to declare that the advanced step failed. , by that time, everything has already been settled, even if Li Mao doubts, he will not be able to turn the tide."

After listening to his speech, Ye Shaoqing was thoughtful and silent, but Ye Zheng on the side listened to it without saying a word, but miraculously, he did not express any dissatisfaction or rejection of the matter of using him. Glance back at the person.

Seeing this, Huai Ling didn't rush, and smiled: "You can think about it, this is not only helping me, but also helping yourself. The relationship between you and Li Mao has already been formed. An enemy's enemy is a friend, isn't it?"

He stood up, picked two round and plump kumquats from the kumquat tree next to him, handed one to him and one to himself, tossed them up and down in his hands, and said briskly: "You can live with me during this time , living outside, there is no guarantee that Li Mao will not trouble you."

Ye Shaoqing knew in his heart that if he stayed, this "busy" probably couldn't be turned away, and he was hesitating whether to refuse, when he heard the other party say a reason why he had to stay.

"Oh, by the way, the church library in Heichuan City is here in the East District. If you are interested, you can go in and borrow it at any time." Huai Ling shook his fingers and tilted his head with a smile: "If I remember correctly, I was in the woods that day. Here, you seem to be able to cast magical spells only through skin contact? This is strange, your powerful master taught you the engraving technique, but he didn't teach you the basic long-distance spellcasting technique? Could it be that there is someone What is the meaning?"

Ye Shaoqing cast a resentful glance at Yezheng, who pretended to concentrate on studying the ants crawling under the kumquat tree.

——What deep meaning, this guy simply forgot!

The Holy See Library is undoubtedly one of the places Ye Shaoqing needs to go most urgently.

The remote town where he first came to stay in a different world did not have a serious library at all. All his knowledge and magical powers came from the half-baked priest Lao Tao and this unreliable fox.

What Yezheng taught him, from meditation to engraving, now seems to be the most advanced kind, but in terms of system and foundation, it is far from comprehensive as the library.

I have to admit that Huai Ling's words tickled his itch just right, and he didn't take this opportunity as a condition for tying him to the chariot and lending Ye Zheng.

Alas, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Ye Shaoqing hugged the little beast in his arms and rubbed it twice. After Huai Ling left, he followed Qi Luan to visit around the church hall. Leaving aside all the troubles, the buildings here really have a special flavor.

The portraits and reliefs of alien animals carved on the walls are so lifelike that they can open their eyes at any time.The huge oil paintings hanging in the corridor are full of strong religious meaning. The style is solemn and calm, the materials are exquisite and the paintings are exquisite. Above, there is a tranquil and peaceful artistic conception.

Ye Shaoqing traveled all the way with an appreciative eye, thinking that there are many more places to explore and appreciate like this, and suddenly felt a sense of happiness as a foodie who fell into the pile of delicious food.

Thinking about it this way, staying here for a month doesn't seem to be a difficult thing to accept.

"Walking around the corner in front and reaching the end of the corridor, you will find the library." Qi Luan introduced the origins and creators of those works to him, and guided him along the way.

The little beast in his arms was bored and struggled to get down, Ye Shaoqing had no choice but to squat down and put it on Ye Zheng's back.

He was about to stand up when he saw a white shadow rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed, and before he had time to see who it was, he slammed into his arms violently with a bang!

"Why... why is it you again!!!" Changying, who had changed into a tube top and light gauze white dress, was knocked back a few steps before she could stand still. Her red lips trembled, her hands protected her chest, and she glared at Ye Shaoqing, extremely angry Laughing back, "Very good, you have successfully caught Miss Ben's attention!"

Ye Shaoqing looked indifferent: "???"