Chapter 167: The Parting is Near

  "Thank you so much, Your Majesty! I'll go back and build a magnificent church first, waiting for your special envoy to arrive!" The poor monk said with feigned excitement. Anyway, I couldn't stop it, might as well use the excuse of building a church to drag it out, surely a "magnificent" church would take at least ten or twenty years to complete?

  "No need to wait any longer, I'll have them escort you back. Can they also help you with the church construction?" The Pope is indeed an old fox! Not giving me a single chance!

  "That's even better! It's just a pity for several archbishops!" The poor Taoist said with a fake smile! Thinking to himself, when he gets back, he'll have Keli turn them all into undead spirits! Let you pretend to be in front of me again!

  "Ah! Very good!" The Pope looked very satisfied!

  The two of us continued to exchange pleasantries for a while, and then I quickly found an opportunity to bid farewell and leave! Talking to this old fox is really exhausting!

  On the way back, I made a special detour to my grandmother's place. Of course, she wasn't there because she was still busy at the Holy Maiden Palace!! I came looking for Little Witch Katusha-san! When I saw her, she was quietly reading a book! What a rare sight! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that she could be so well-behaved! Has even the tiger started eating vegetarian food?!

  "Miss Katya!" My friend greeted warmly: "What book are you reading?"

  "Ah! You're here to pull!" She was very excited to see me! She casually threw the book, and with a 'slap' sound, it shattered into pieces! Faint! The dragon's power is really not to be covered up!

  "Oh no! Is it all your fault again? I got excited and messed it up! What are we going to do?" Miss Katya said angrily.

  This era hadn't even invented paper yet! Books were all made from animal hides, thick and heavy, not only were they cumbersome, but the content was also pitifully little. The main thing was that each book was ridiculously expensive! I glanced at the name of the book she was reading, this "Compendium of Light Magic" was worth at least 180 gold coins! I couldn't help but feel sorry for the Church of Light, probably only they could afford to raise such a spendthrift dragon.

  "Hehe! I'm here to discuss opening a store with you!" The poor Dao said, taking out another jar of honey! This was made after I obtained the 'Purple Crystal Honey', and it has the unique fragrance of 'Purple Crystal Honey'! Not only is it delicious, but due to the magical elements in 'Purple Crystal Honey', it also has an amazing effect on beauty and skincare!

  "Ah! This thing again!" Miss Katya said in annoyance, snatching it over: "Every time you give me just a little bit, I'm so used to eating ordinary pastries that I can't get used to this! Is there something special in here? Why can't the pastry chefs here make it?"

  "There's a point! It's just that the craftsmanship is different!" Joking, if I tell her about the 'Purple Crystal Honey' thing! I'll be in big trouble then!

  "When is your store opening?" Ms. Katya asked anxiously!

  "They've set off! I came looking for you because of this matter! Wanting to ask for your help!" The poor monk said with a smile.

  "What's going on?" Katya said carelessly: "Leave it to me!"

  "We're new here and nobody knows us! Just introduce some high-end customers, that's all! And if there are any troublemakers, please help me deal with them!" This time, I personally came to see Miss Katya because of her special status! With her help in making connections, I won't worry about the officials and nobles of Shengdu not coming to my place! As long as they get in touch with my partners, there's a chance to get some important information!

  "No problem! However, I don't pay for food!" said Miss Katya!

  "Let's just say that then!" I left some honey for her and quickly slipped away! Being with her always feels like sitting on the edge of a volcano! You never know when she'll erupt, and it's always a massive explosion!

  Back to the hotel again! Everyone went out for a last-minute shopping spree before heading home! Only Keli and Gai didn't show any interest! What surprised me was that Mei'er also didn't go out!

  "It's no fun without you around! I'm not interested in playing at all!" Mei Er explained.

  "Ah! I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting!" The poor Daoist apologized. I thought she was deliberately waiting for me, and just as I was about to get emotional!

  She said: "Those old men are all lecherous, no fun! Besides, they don't have money! Now that we do, hurry up and take me out to pull!"

  Feeling depressed!

  After being tossed around by her for a whole day, it was finally time to set sail! Just as I was about to board the ship, I suddenly found myself astonished by the arrival of a cavalry unit galloping from afar in the harbor! Leading the way were 200 knights clad in full silver-white armor, and the faint white magical glow emanating from their armor made it clear that this was an extremely high-grade magical armor, at least one level higher than the armor worn by my Dragon Knights in terms of defensive magic! And their mounts were no ordinary horses - the single horn on their heads and their larger-than-usual physique made it easy to identify them as sixth-level light-elemental magical beasts... Unicorns! This unit was likely one of the most powerful and storied super-units within the Church, the Unicorn Squad!

  Unicorn Corps, although it's called a corps, in fact, there are only over 30,000 people, all of whom are silver or higher warriors, riding unicorns, armor is held by mages, overall strength is extremely strong, can be said to be the ace among aces, belonging to my grandmother's Holy Light Cavalry Corps! It is the chief elite under my grandmother's command!

  Such a powerful unit is only responsible for opening the way! Following behind them are 500 ordinary war horses, with knights sitting upright on their backs, each with a slender figure, wearing leather armor, and carrying a longbow on their back! Their bodies were hung with quivers full of arrows! Judging from the magical fluctuations emitted by their bows and arrows, they should be the legendary Holy Light Bowmen's Iron Riders that I've heard so much about! They are the super elite of the Holy Light Bowmen, able to stand out among hundreds of millions of archers and enter the ranks of the less than 50,000-strong Iron Riders! It can be seen how outstanding their abilities are! Rumor has it that they can shoot out 100 arrows in a single breath, and the range of their magical bows is over 500 meters! The most famous piercing arrow, can take down heavily armored knights with a single shot! Truly a kind of extremely terrifying long-range attack force!

  Behind them was a carriage with over 200 guards of various colors, a chariot pulled by twelve horses, with colorful patterns layered on top of each other, and gold inlaid everywhere like scrap iron. The most eye-catching parts were all set off against colored gems! But to my eyes, beneath that gorgeous exterior lay layers of deadly intent! This carriage had at least 200 different magical arrays carved into it! Whether for defense or attack, it could practically be called a tank! The golden cross-shaped mark on the carriage indicated the owner's identity - Xian Ya. She had come to see me off!

  The poor Tao temporarily suppressed his thoughts of her and carefully observed the surroundings. The guards around the carriage were coming! The common characteristic of these 200 guards was that none of them were young! The innermost circle consisted of sixteen mages floating on either side of the carriage, and seeing how proficiently they used their 'flight magic', it was clear that they were at least magicians!

  On the outer periphery were over a hundred men in strange attire, just like Miss Elena, wearing white linen robes and holding an iron staff! They were clearly fanatics! They ran barefoot on the ground, no matter how fast the carriage went, they wouldn't fall behind! And up till now, none of them had been seen panting heavily! Good grief, I always felt that they were similar to those ascetic monks from Shaolin Temple!

  Behind the carriage, it's the Guardian Legion! A group of guys known as the Guardian Knights, their characteristic is that they have thick skin, not only wearing heavy armor but also holding shields, and one hand holds a single-handed sword! I'm dizzy, isn't being afraid of death like this? The horses under them are almost crushed to death! Don't know how pitiful those little animals are! Nothing to say to them, except for their strength, there's no other specialty! Automatically ignored!

  A group of people rushing around the dock, naturally caused a stir. However, those with some insight understood the reason behind it - the Holy Maiden had come to see me off! Now, Xiāng Yǎ's status was no longer ordinary nobility! Even the King would have to show respect and bow upon meeting her, our King wouldn't dare be slow, leading us all to disembark and welcome her.

  The carriage finally came to a steady stop, and when the door opened, two maidservants walked out first. After they got down, they spread a red carpet on the ground and placed a delicate stool at the entrance of the carriage before helping Xianya down from inside. Today, she wore a golden crown on her head and a ceremonial robe on her body, looking every inch like an embodiment of a holy angel! Although she was extravagantly dressed, compared to that lovely little girl in the past, I saw a hint of sadness in her eyes.

  Although I dislike her excessively arrogant attitude, thinking that this must be the Vatican's intention, I let it go. As Xianya appeared, the king led us to pay our respects to her together, and the onlookers around us even knelt down! Fortunately, nobles have the privilege of being exempt from kneeling, otherwise, I would be depressed to death!

  "Hello! Revered Saint Hui Xia!" The king said with a sincere face.

  Looking at the king's unnatural expression, I couldn't help but burst out laughing! This scene is really ridiculous. Just a few days ago, they were still a ruler and his subject, now it's completely reversed - the subject has become the spokesperson for God, and the king, as a believer, has become the servant of the saint!

  "Hello! Your Majesty the King!" Xianya was also not quite adapted to this change, she hesitated for a moment before reacting and smiled: "I heard you're leaving, so I came to see you off!"

  "Thank you very much! I really don't dare to accept this!" The king said with a bitter smile. Indeed, he didn't dare to accept it, as even the Emperor of the three great empires only sent a cardinal to see him off. What made him worthy of the labor of the Holy Maiden's frame?!

  "I have something I want to talk to you about, brother!" Xianya didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her intention, "Can I?"

  "Of course! Please!" The king hastily retreated!

  "This isn't a place for talking, let's go to the cabin and talk?" The poor Taoist knew she had something she didn't want others to hear, so he suggested.

  "Great! Nothing could be better!" Xianya exclaimed happily!