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"How did you get into trouble with Richard Dilkin?"

After Bishop Michel heard about the challenge, he came to find Yannick immediately. His reaction was both a little surprised and a little unhappy.

It was surprising how the silver-haired bishop, who had only been in Mecklen for a few days, got into trouble.

Unhappy because: in Mecklen, Bishop Michel is the host, and Yannick is the guest. If Yannick has an accident in Mecklen because of this, he is also to blame.

What needs to be said is that Bishop Michel is not as enthusiastic about power as other bishops. The hedonism he advocates can be said to be completely in tune with the nobles of Mecklen. So these years, he has been in Mecklen like a duck to water. He didn't climb any higher, he had the ambition to be a cardinal, and what he was most worried about was that the higher-ups wanted to demote or transfer him.

As a person who advocates instant gratification, Michelle welcomes all like-minded people and hates all attempts to destroy his beautiful life.When Yannick first came to Mecklen, he regarded him as a confidant who also enjoyed various dinners and delicacies like him, but he did not expect that the newly appointed silver-haired bishop was too unruly and did not like to participate Forget about the banquet, and now there is a ridiculous thing about challenging the mage!

"With all due respect, Bishop Hill, you are too reckless!"

Seeing the silver-haired bishop's nonchalance, Bishop Michel finally couldn't help but teach: "Now the Holy See doesn't want to conflict with the Magic Guild at all, that's why His Majesty the Pope agreed to have limited cooperation with the mages. Completely tear your face apart, if a war is caused because of you, can you bear this responsibility?"

"Bishop Michelle, I think you may not understand some things. Speaking of this matter, I am also one of the victims."

Yannick's face was calm, and he briefly talked about the changes that happened in the trade market before, and then said: "As a member of the Holy See, I can't just stand aside and watch that priest Philip being taught by a group of mages, corrupting the Holy See and The sacred honor of the Goddess of Light, isn't it?"

Bishop Michel was very surprised: "There is no priest named Philip here!"

"Maybe it's a pseudonym. You know, that kind of embarrassing thing happened. How dare the priest announce his name in front of many people. His hair is brown and short, and he looks about 40 to [-] years old."

"The characteristics you mentioned are too ordinary. There are at least dozens of such priests in Mecklen." Bishop Michel's face was unhappy, and his tone revealed doubts.

Yannick smiled and was not angry: "I also noticed that his right hand is missing a little finger, although he tried his best to hide this."

After speaking, he watched Bishop Michel's expression change for a moment, "It seems that you already know who it is."

Bishop Michel's face was pale and pale, and it took a while before he said with difficulty: "...I think there may be such a person, but it should be impossible for him to do what you said."

Yannick raised his eyebrows: "Do you have a close relationship with that priest?"

Bishop Michelle: "No, but... Speaking of which, he still has the title of earl."

Yannick nodded to express his understanding: "It turned out to be a noble priest."

No wonder Bishop Michel, who had always had a good relationship with the nobles, immediately changed his color.

Bishop Michel was a little unnatural: "Count Philip's private life is indeed a bit chaotic, and he also loves beautiful women, but I haven't heard that he would buy female slaves in the trading market..."

Yannick raised his eyebrows: "It's because you didn't see that slave girl. She looks really good. It's not surprising that Priest Philip would be tempted."

Michel called the priest an earl, but Yannick named him as a priest, in order to remind Bishop Michel not to abolish the public for personal reasons, even if he is a nobleman, he is still a priest of the Holy See.

In the final analysis, this matter was provoked by Philip, and he even made up a fake name to fool Yannick afterwards, which was simply rude and embarrassing.

After Yannick told the characteristics of the priest, Bishop Michel realized that something was wrong. He originally wanted to come here to teach the new bishop's arbitrary behavior, but now the uncle of the Grand Duke of Mecklen was involved. A lustful noble priest.

To be honest, Bishop Michel didn't like Priest Philip either, but he was a member of the royal family, and Mecklen was his domain, and he even got into the position of a high-ranking priest. Normally, Bishop Michel would turn a blind eye, but this time, if the Holy See and the Magic Guild broke up because of him, his joint and several responsibilities would be greater, and he might not even be a bishop.

Thinking of this, Bishop Michel's heart turned cold, and his tone softened slightly: "It seems that there is a misunderstanding about this matter, I hope you don't take it to heart."

"Of course not, you are also thinking about the reputation of the Holy See." The silver-haired bishop gave him a step up, "But who is this mage Richard Dilking, and does he have any relationship with the mage whose fiancee was robbed that day relation?"

Bishop Michelle sighed, and also had a headache: "I think so, Richard Dilkin is not one of the four saints after all, you are not from Mecklen, it is not surprising that you have not heard of him, but he His magic attainments are very high, when I saw him last time, he was still a great magician, but now he should have reached the level of a magister."

The highest level of mages is naturally Dharma Sage, and there are only four in the entire continent, followed by Grand Magister, and then Magister.

That is to say, this mage Richard Dilkin has actually had a first glimpse of the ultimate magic secret.

For those who study magic, magic is like a vast and boundless universe. Even the saints or popes dare not say that they have fully understood all the mysteries of magic. Many people pursue this universe all their lives. There is only a small star in the world, and more people are like standing on a certain planet and looking at the sky, and they can only see a limited corner forever.

Magic is so mysterious and great. Some people regard it as a step of promotion, and some people regard it as a lifelong pursuit. Chris is the latter, and only those who really study magic as a science can be able to achieve great heights.

Richard Dilking can become a magister, of course he has his advantages.

"You must also know that in a principality like Mecklen, having a magister is already a great achievement, so even the Grand Duke must respect this Master Richard Dilking and dare not No disrespect."

Seeing Yannick nodded, Bishop Michel said helplessly: "But this mage has a well-known problem, which is to protect his shortcomings. Whenever his students have conflicts with others, no matter right or wrong, he will take his place first. Students vent their anger."

"If his students got into trouble with people they shouldn't, wouldn't that Richard Dilkin be desperate to help his students get ahead?" Yannick laughed.

Bishop Michel spread his hands, his tone filled with resentment: "I think so, otherwise, why would he not consider the consequences at all, and challenged a bishop, which has violated the rules set by the Magic Guild and the Holy See anyway. Temporary peace treaty!"

Yannick said: "As far as I know, the Magic Guild is a relatively loose organization. Even the president of the Magic Guild cannot force or order a mage to do or not to do something. I think Richard Dee Birkin saw exactly that."

"So," Bishop Michelle's tone changed from a questioning one to a negotiating tone, "If you can refuse this challenge, everything will be settled."

Yannick said calmly: "You are wrong, Bishop Michel, if I reject his challenge, then others will think that the Holy See is cowardly, not to mention that I did not propose this challenge first."

Bishop Michel looked at him: "Then what if I can persuade Richard Dilkin to withdraw the challenge, or ask Priest Philip to apologize to Richard Dilkin?"

Yannick smiled, and didn't mean to pursue it to the end, and seemed considerate: "If the other party is willing to withdraw the challenge, of course I am also very happy. You must know that the magic level of the magister is not far from that of the archbishop in red. There is no absolute certainty of victory. But should Priest Philip give me an explanation for the disaster caused by him?"

The silver-haired bishop didn't insist on going to die, which made Bishop Michel heave a sigh of relief, and he didn't think that Yannick would really be able to defeat Richard Dilkin and win glory for the Holy See. After all, light magic is a healing tool. The master's magic system is always slightly inferior to elemental magic in terms of attack.

"Of course, of course, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

But unfortunately, Yannick did not wait for Bishop Michel's so-called "satisfactory answer". What he waited for was Bishop Michel with a disheartened face.

In order to calm things down, Bishop Michel made great efforts, and even privately escorted Priest Philip to apologize to the other party, but what followed was a public response from Master Richard Dilkin.

He said that he had no intention of confronting the Holy See under the trend of peace, nor did he intend to provoke any disputes. It was purely because he had heard that Bishop Yanikhill, who came from afar from the Garter Empire, was skilled in magic, so he hoped to communicate with him, discuss and conduct discussions. learn from each other.

After all, there is only one meaning, and the challenge will not be revoked.

As soon as this news was announced, the citizens of Mecklen became even more excited. Regardless of whether they were nobles or commoners, many people even started a bet on which side was more likely to win. Even neighboring countries such as the Garter Empire have heard of the propaganda of the merchants.

Angry and pained, Bishop Michel had no choice but to turn around and persuade Yannick, hoping that he would refuse to fight.

"Do you think that I should reject his challenge and let the members of the Magic Guild take the opportunity to promote the statement that priests are inferior to mages?" Yannick asked him back.

Bishop Michel was dying of anxiety, and those who didn't know thought he was going to fight himself. "You should know that I am thinking of you! If the magister were replaced by the same level of the Holy See, he would not be far from the cardinal archbishop, but you, with all due respect, you have just become a bishop, I am afraid it will not be Rival of Richard Dilking!"

"I understand what you said, but as a priest, I don't think I have any reason to back down." Yannick didn't get angry, but just insisted on his own point of view. He was about to get angry when he saw Bishop Michel, and he added : "You and I are both aware of His Excellency Vanserich's temper. If he knew about this, he would probably not approve of my refusal to fight."

Upon hearing the name of Arthur Vaserich, Bishop Michel was completely discouraged.

"Okay, okay," he waved his hand weakly, it seems that no matter whether Yannick wins or loses, his joint and several responsibilities must not escape. "Since you have made up your mind, then do as you like!"

"I'm afraid I have to trouble you with one more thing." Yannick said, "I hope you can persuade Richard Dilkin to postpone the date of the challenge by ten days."

Bishop Michelle moved his lips, looking like he wanted to refuse, but finally agreed.

Yannick felt that he looked like he was going to die, and joked: "I hope you don't mind, I am also a victim in this matter, after all, you are just helping to pass the message, I have to pay the price with my life."

Bishop Michel twitched the corners of his mouth, showing an expression that seemed to be crying rather than laughing, and said weakly: "I have a hunch that I will receive a letter of accountability from the Holy See soon."

Yannick didn't know whether Bishop Michel had received the letter of accountability, but he soon got a reply from Richard Dilkin, agreeing to challenge ten days later. The place was in the square in front of the palace, where ordinary people Those who can go in can at least prevent a large number of civilians from watching, but the battle situation can also be spread to the outside quickly, which does not affect the excitement of the gambling game.

For Yannick, all the high-sounding reasons he and Bishop Michel said were just superficial excuses.Only he himself knows best that if he does not agree to this challenge, many people in the Holy See who dislike him will have a reason to dismiss him, and it will be basically impossible to get up again at that time.

Therefore, he must accept this challenge.And he had a vague feeling that the reason why Richard Dilkin insisted on challenging him was probably because he noticed the unusualness of the great summoning technique from his student's description.

However, high risks are always accompanied by high rewards. If the challenge is successful, Yannick can get a lot of things.

First of all, this will establish his own prestige in a large range, and people's impression of Yannick will change from "a bishop who has just taken office, is too young, and does not know what skills" to "a bishop who has defeated the magister, and the magic is very powerful." Great bishop".

Secondly, this is also very conducive to consolidating his position. After that, whether it is the Holy See or political opponents, they can no longer attack him on the grounds of youth or lack of qualifications, and can easily dismiss him.

Regardless, it is foreseeable that the challenge will be tough.

Yannick reckons that a magister's level of magic should be similar to Chris's. Of course, the other party is not a dual-line mage, and he is not as knowledgeable as Chris. He can pick up any magic at his fingertips, so this ten days is Yannick's With the preparation time he gained, he needed all the information he could get to know about his opponent.

Avery and Augustine have mobilized all the resources they can mobilize to do this, and Sophia is not idle either. She uses her status as a nobleman to deal with those Mecklen nobles, hoping to get some more information about the reasoning from them. Information from Chad Dilking.

The information Yannick got from Bishop Michel was limited. He only knew that Richard Dilkin was a water mage who also liked to study all kinds of magic. He had three students, and he was the one who robbed his fiancée that day. The youngest and most beloved student.The relationship between the student and his fiancée is very good. A few months ago, his fiancée went out to play alone, but she was kidnapped. The student has been looking for her, but she has become a slave girl and was almost bought by a priest. After Nick stopped the situation from deteriorating and spreading, the student was dragged away by his companions. He really couldn't swallow this breath, and turned around and sued his teacher, so there was a challenge to the battle post.

Ten days is not long, and Chris is not around, otherwise I can ask, but now I have to write a letter to ask him to come, it is probably too late, and I don’t know if he is still in the Imperial Capital, Ya After much deliberation, Nick decided to borrow books from the National Library of Mecklen through Bishop Michel, intending to find more information about water magic to increase his chances of winning.

He had just returned from the library that day when he heard the old servant in charge of cleaning his living room in the posthouse report: "Your Excellency, you have come to visit."

Yannick was a little strange, and then wondered if it could be Chris. When he was in the imperial capital, he said he would come to find him. Now it's really timely. He nodded to the old servant: "Okay, I see."

He pushed open the door, and saw the man lying sideways on the big bed, with his head propped on one hand, facing Yannick's direction, showing a charming smile: "Hi, dear, long time no see, do you miss me?"

Yannick: "..."

The Blood Duke raised his eyebrows: "Can I take your expression as a surprise?"

Yannick: "...No, you can look very frightened."

"Oh, this really makes me sad. You know we haven't seen each other for so long. I'm even afraid that you will be dissatisfied with your desires, so I set up a posture on the bed and waited for you. Well, don't we have a shot first?"

Yannick: "No, thank you. I think you can take off your boots before going to bed. Don't make footprints on the sheets, and I have to find someone to change them."

"Honey, you're not romantic at all, it's too disappointing." The Duke of Blood curled his lips, got out of bed and walked over, Yannick was a little vigilant and wanted to back away, but he was still easily caught by the other party and pulled into his arms . "And not proactive at all."

After the Blood Duke finished speaking, he pinched his chin, lowered his head and kissed him long and passionately.

Yannick struggled a bit at the beginning, but later on, he found that it was completely useless. His jaw was almost firmly pinched by the opponent, and he couldn't even bite the opponent's tongue for a performance. In the end, he could only be crushed The kiss made her whole body weak and weak, and she collapsed into the arms of the other party.

"I still prefer you who are so docile, although the duration is very short." Seeing the silver-haired priest's lips were red and swollen, and the corners of his eyes were moist, the Duke of the Blood Race lovingly rubbed his side face and neck gently, between the nasal cavities It's all about the scent of mint hidden in the silver hair.

"It's rare that Your Excellency the Duke is still self-aware!" Yannick pushed him away angrily, and Ans also took a few steps back without forcing him to hug him. "May I ask what you are here for?"

Ans blinked: "If I heard correctly, you seem to be trying to learn magic with a magister? My dear, did your magic grow so fast before I knew it?"

Yannick adapted well to accept the teasing of the Duke of Blood, and joked: "No, I'm ready to lose, so I'll resign and do the great cause of overthrowing the Holy See."

An Si's eyes lit up: "Then I'm very welcome, honey, then I'll give you your first hug, so that we can be both father and son, and lovers at the same time!"

Even though the Blood Duke was wearing a black robe now, through the close contact just now, the silver-haired priest could still feel the tent set up on his lower body against his lower abdomen, which made him realize that the other party was not just joking.

Yannick felt that it would be safer for him to change the subject at this time, especially when there was a big bed in the room.

"How do you know about my sparring with Richard Dilking? Your little troubles are taken care of?"

The little trouble refers to the fact that William, the second-generation blood family, escaped before.

"No," Ans said with the same smile, "The little trouble still exists, and it has become a slightly bigger trouble. I took a step back. William fled to his father, Walter, and was sheltered by Walter. They also united. Several other blood races of the first generation are preparing to kill me, I think they might come to you, I am very worried about your safety, dear, so I think I must stay by your side during this time."

Yannick was expressionless: "I think this is just an excuse for you to take advantage of the opportunity."

"Don't be so blunt," Ans blinked, and the next moment he wanted to lean in to take advantage, but was pushed away by Yannick's paw on his face. "Maybe it's necessary to tell you, my poor little baby, that the odds of this time's bet on your challenge have reached [-] to [-], and all of them are betting on you to lose."