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Sure enough, as Owen said, they received a very grand welcome ceremony.

The bishop of the Principality of Mecklen, Michel himself stood not far from the east side of the city, accompanied by him, in addition to the priests of the Mecklen Church, most of the nobles, and even the sister of the Grand Duke of Mecklen , Marquis Charlotte.

In addition, there are many well-dressed or well-dressed people standing behind them, looking forward to them. They look well-educated, which is not the same as the scene in the West City.

The long red carpet was laid out from where they got off the carriage, and there was no end in sight.

Although Yannick knows that his identity is different from before, as the bishop of the second most powerful country on the mainland, he will be sought after wherever he goes, but the high-standard reception of the Principality of Mecklen still shocked the entire group. People like Baker who have never seen any big scenes, even Avery and Augustine who came out of the Central Holy See, also feel that the scene is really big.

A big show means that people like themselves are valued, so everyone feels that they are honored, but Priest Darwin is the one who smiles the happiest. He seems to have seen that there are countless bustles and bustles waiting for him.

He felt that it was right to beg His Excellency Gustav to get a chance to come out. How can staying in the Central Holy See be as happy as it is now!

It has to be said that Yannick's image fully met the expectations of the nobles who came to welcome and watch the excitement.

The long silver hair that shone in the sun was neatly tied behind the dark green robes. The new bishop of the Garter Empire looked very young and handsome, with a faint smile on his face, kind and gentle, without a trace There is no air of arrogance and arrogance, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

People in the Principality of Mecklen, from nobles to commoners, are likely to be mostly color-controlled, which can be seen from their love of wearing brightly colored clothes and their enthusiastic pursuit of silver-haired bishops.

Probably discovered the aesthetics of the Mecklen nobles. Bishop Michel, who was stationed in Mecklen, was also a masculine and handsome man, but he was much older than Yannick.

He showed great enthusiasm for Yannick's arrival, and immediately gave the silver-haired bishop a hug: "Welcome, dear Hill, although this is the first time we have met, I feel like you have known me for a long time. Like an old friend!"

"Me too, Michelle!" The other party was so enthusiastic, Yannick certainly couldn't be too cold, he smiled back and hugged the other party, "I hope our arrival didn't disturb you!"

"Of course not!" Bishop Michel raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly. "I have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time, and even prepared a grand banquet for it!"

"This is the Marquis of Mecklen and the sister of the Grand Duke," Bishop Michel pulled Yannick to introduce him, "Charlotte, the first beauty of our Principality of Mecklen."

The Marquis who was named by him covered her mouth with a fan and smiled, lifted her skirt and squatted down, "Nice to meet you, Bishop Hill."

"It's a great honor to meet His Majesty the Marquis. He's astonishingly beautiful." Yannick complimented.

The Marquis was very happy, "It is also my honor to be appreciated by such a handsome bishop!"

After saying this, she unexpectedly stepped forward and kissed Yannick's cheek, and then giggled when she saw Yannick's sudden unresponsiveness.

Kissing rituals are generally not used on priests, and the bold and unrestrained style of the Marquis did not arouse criticism, but instead aroused goodwill applause.

On the contrary, Beck, Sophia and others behind Yannick were a little unhappy.

This is so abrupt!

They also saw the boldness of the Mecklen nobles.

Bishop Michel laughed, and introduced others to him one by one, most of whom were prominent nobles from Mecklen, which can be said to have given Yannick and others enough face.

Most of the priests that Yanick had come into contact with before were put on airs, not to mention arrogant and rude, at least they had a sense of distance. Needless to say, like the Pope or Bishop Vaserich, the most approachable one he has ever met may be Even Bishop Lahe, but that's because the two of them formed an alliance and had a good friendship. At least Yannick was definitely not that kind when he saw Bishop Lahe facing others.

But now Bishop Michel's performance has completely refreshed Yannick's cognition of priests. He smiled at everyone. Even when Yannick introduced Bart and others, he didn't smile because the other party was just a paladin. A little less, of course, it may also be for Yannick's face, but for the generally noble and glamorous group of priests, this is very rare.

Reciprocating, Yannick also gave the other side enough face, without showing the slightest fatigue or impatience. Of course, Bishop Michel was very happy, pulled Yannick into the carriage, and ordered them to drive to the posthouse.

"Dear Hill, you have come from a long way, take a good rest first, the Grand Duke has ordered someone to prepare a grand dinner in the palace, I hope you can attend when the time comes."

"I'm really flattered by such a high-level reception." Yannick laughed.

"Oh, it doesn't have to be like this, it should be!" Bishop Michelle laughed heartily, "To be honest, buddy, I'm doing well here in Mecklen. It's rare to have a colleague from the Holy See. Of course, we must treat him well. Will definitely make you feel at home!"

Yannick twitched the corners of his mouth. He had to say that Bishop Michel had a lot of quack habits. If he didn't become a priest, he should be a mafia boss or something.

"Thank you, dear Michelle, I'm very touched." The other party showed that the two brothers are familiar with each other, and Yannick must also pretend to be very useful. "You know, I just came back from the Central Holy See, and all the priests I met were alienated and polite. When I got there, I always felt that my education was not enough."

Bishop Michelle laughed loudly: "Oh, I understand very well! Those guys in the Central Vatican are cold, you must be very uncomfortable. Every time I go to the Central Vatican, I hold my nose so that I don't get infected. Those horrible breaths!"

"..." Is this really a priest?Yannick was speechless because of his straightforwardness, how could the Holy See produce such a number one person?

However, it is not an ordinary person who can become a bishop, and he does not dare to underestimate Bishop Michel because of this.

I only heard the other party continue: "But it doesn't matter, just come to Mecklen. People here advocate romance. Maybe just the banquet every night will leave you with no time to spare!"

Yannick nodded and said with a smile: "I used to live in the town of Jade in Mecklen for a while, and the people there left a deep impression on me, so I like this place very much."

"Jed Town?" Bishop Michel obviously hadn't heard of it.

"A small town not far from Tumaco City."

"Oh, that's unfortunate, it must be gone now!"

"What?" The handsome silver-haired bishop showed a shocked expression for the first time after coming to Mecklen, "It's gone?!"

"Yes." Bishop Michelle looked at him sympathetically, "Are there any friends of yours there?"

"Please wait a moment," Yannick took a deep breath and made a gesture, "I know that two cities in Mecklen have fallen, but I don't know which two cities it is. Could it be that there is Tumaco city specifically? ? The town of Jed is not included?"

Bishop Michel shook his head: "The town you mentioned may be too small, even I have never heard of it, even the city of Tumaco has fallen, such a small town, let me think about it, where is its geographical location? "

"Between Tumaco City and the Dark Forest."

"Dear Hill, I don't need to say the result." Bishop Michel spread his hands.

Yannick's heart was completely cold. No one could understand how deep his feelings for Jed Town were, where he spent the most peaceful and carefree years since coming to a different continent. That place was equivalent to his The paradise in my heart.

The old mayor, Suzie, Tull, Jenny, and Amy and her grandma...

Yannick sighed, he had never hated monsters and undead like now, those fresh faces no longer exist!

Bishop Michel saw his depression, and patted him on the shoulder: "Dear Hill, please express your condolences, Mecklen's army, together with some priests, are on the front line to resist the invasion of the undead, if you want, At that time, I can accompany you to take a look."

Why don't you have time to go to the front when you have time to hold a banquet?Yannick's lips moved for a moment, but he didn't say the offending words, and finally put on a grateful smile: "Thank you so much, Michelle!"

The post house is also luxuriously and comfortably furnished. It can be seen that it has been carefully prepared for a long time. Just stepping on the three layers of thick woolen blankets under their feet is much more luxurious than the Garter Empire. If they did not go through the link of entering the city, they would still Thought Mecklen was such a rich country.

After Bishop Michel left, everyone could see that Yannick's mood dropped rapidly, and there was no smile on his face, which made him look a bit melancholy, even though he was handsome, it made people feel more distressed.

"Yannick, what's wrong with you, did Bishop Michel tell you something?" Sofia asked cautiously.

"Nothing." He opened his eyes and squeezed out a smile, "It's just that the customs of Mecklen and Garter are quite different, which made me a little uncomfortable for a while."

"Ah," Speaking of this, Sophia also had a lot of things to complain about, "How can they divide a city into two halves? From the perspective of the author, this kind of differentiation will only intensify the contradictions!"

Yanick said: "That's not necessarily true. If there is a religious belief that is subtly influencing them at this time, telling them that they were born poor because they did a lot of bad things in their previous life, and they have to pay back in this life. Only in the next life can they live the lives of the rich, and when they become nobles, they may accept their fate and will not have the heart to resist!"

"Which religion?" Sophia was surprised. "As far as I know, the Holy See of Light is not like this. The Goddess of Light cares for the world and tells that every life is equal, even those of minority races, isn't it?"

"I'm not talking about the Holy See of Light," Yannick spread his hands. "On the other side of the mainland, I've heard that some countries are like this."

If these words hadn't come from Yannick's mouth, Sophia would have to refute: How can there be a country on the other side of the Olin continent?How could anyone believe in such a crappy religion?

But at this time, Bart had already seen that the bishop was not in a good mood, and quickly tugged on Sophia's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking, and then found an excuse to leave, leaving Yannick a space to rest.

After everyone left, Yannick took the opportunity to take a shower, and after coming out, he really relaxed a lot, and he was not so depressed.

Under such a tense situation, the Holy See did not rush to eliminate monsters and undead, and reward those civilians who believed in them devoutly, but instead focused on strengthening the influence of the Holy See.

Of course, this kind of policy cannot be said to be incorrect, just as some people think that "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home", while others think that "we must first unite and fight against foreign enemies".

But the news of Jed's town made him feel so low that he had great doubts about the policies of the Pope and the Holy See.

Distraught, Yannick suddenly missed the little black cat who didn't know where it went.

Even though he is cunning and insidious as the Duke of Blood, he refuses to take any losses, but I have to say that after he became a kitten, his IQ dropped by more than a notch. He loves to be cute, coquettish, and jealous. Just like any cat.

Of course, what Yannick misses is not the situation where he was the Duke of Blood, but if he happens to have a kitten on hand now, he can pluck its hair and ravage it, and use the potion researched by Chris on it, which can also relieve it a little bit. Depressed!

Night fell quickly, as Bishop Michel said, his carriage was waiting outside the post house early, and the well-trained coachman took them directly to the royal palace of Mecklen.

It was brightly lit, and a grand banquet was being held.

The royal palace of Mecklen is not as grand as that of the Garter Empire, but in terms of exquisiteness, it is definitely better. It is said that every window pane on the royal palace complex is even affixed with gold leaf, and the floor tiles are embedded with silver. Foil, even at night, under the illumination of the magic lamp, it still shines brightly. Such behavior of local tyrants who don't treat money as money has opened the eyes of Yannick and others.

The banquet hall was already full of clothes and cups, and when Yannick was welcomed in by the long-awaited Bishop Michel, the nobles stopped talking and laughing, and spontaneously made way for them, eyes full of interest and curiosity Yannick and the people behind him circled back and forth.

Sophia, who is used to large banquet halls, is fine. Even Avery, Augustine and others were looked at a little uncomfortable. Even though this kind of look was not mixed with malice, it made them feel a bit like some kind of crowd watching Rare Animals.

The fat Priest Darwin is like a fish in water. After everyone dispersed to enjoy the banquet, he quickly became one with the nobles, especially the first beauty of Mecklen, the Marquis Charlotte, who was even more impressed by his clumsy The jokes made them show their faces frequently, and the nobles around them even fell back and forth because of Darwin's exaggerated performance.

"..." Ai Fuli felt that the priest's face was almost lost by that guy, and couldn't help but want to go over to pick him up, but was stopped by Augustine.

"Don't worry too much, he belongs to Archbishop Gustav after all."

"But we are the ones with him now, so why don't we let him embarrass His Excellency Hill?" Avery rolled his eyes.

"He can't lose it, because His Excellency Hill is gone." Augustine said expressionlessly.

"what?"

"Just a moment ago, he slipped out through the back door." Augustine hated to use the word slip, but the silver-haired bishop's behavior of evading social interaction was really disgraceful.

And they, as the two high-ranking priests who were left behind, had to take on this nasty duty.

The "disgraceful" silver-haired bishop was breathing the fresh air in the back garden, with Sophia, Baker, Bart, and Alexander.

"Ah, I have never felt that the air outside is so beautiful!" The silver-haired bishop smiled.

"To be honest, I have absolutely no expectations for this kind of dinner." Alexander sighed worriedly, "The whole country, especially their nobles, don't even feel a sense of crisis at all."

He added in a low voice, "And the church here."

Sophia also said: "Me too, obviously the situation outside is so tense, but here, they are still singing and dancing. Looking at the banquet, they must hold this kind of banquet often. The Guardian Empire is not so exaggerated!"

Bart hesitated for a moment: "Maybe it's because the situation in Mecklen is not that tense? But I think every country is like this. Even though the Garter Empire has fewer banquets, the nobles have never stopped enjoying themselves because of this. "

His words silenced everyone.

"I'm also very disappointed." Yannick finally said, "To the church here, and to the entire Holy See."

"Your Excellency Hill?" Bart looked at him in surprise.

Alexander didn't look too surprised. He had been in the Central Holy See for a long time before, and he had seen corruption and pleasure. The priests could not marry for life, but their private entertainment was not much less than that of the nobles. Lovers, male pets, playthings, and some will play poker games at home, etc., to pass the long and boring time.

He muttered in a low voice: "I think the Holy See is a bit entangled now, and it must be reformed by someone who is vigorous and decisive."

Yannick smiled: "Yes, so if His Excellency Vanserich succeeds the Pope, I think he should be able to do this. After all, he is a very capable person."

"Really?" Alexander asked.

Yeah?Yannick also asked himself in his heart.

He didn't know that Vanserich was indeed capable, but his point of view seemed to be exactly the same as that of the Pope, who believed that maintaining the authority of the Holy See was the first priority.

…Actually speaking, God is more cheating, let him pass through a priest in the sky, otherwise why should he worry about the Holy See now? It’s not because he is worried that there will be no eggs under the nest, and if the Holy See is unlucky, he will also be unlucky!

The garden of the royal palace is large enough for them to wander in it casually and even get lost.

Among the tall and low trees, they heard a vague whimper coming from ahead: "No, no, please..."

Then there was the sound of clothes ripping and kisses.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing whether to disturb each other in the past.

At this moment, the girl let out a scream, which was quickly blocked again. Yannick heard the sound seemed a little familiar, so he walked over.