Seeing Xilǐ'er's confident demeanor, [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang]'s tone was full of envy:
"Is this a message from the Son of God?"
It's worth noting that Ed, as an NPC, frequently interacts with other NPCs, but rarely engages in such communication with players.
Although as a player, [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang] knows he shouldn't expect too much from the NPCs in the game, the NPCs in the World of Disorder are just too intelligent, sometimes making him feel inexplicably expectant, and even thinking that it wouldn't be so bad if the game became reality.
Xilǐ'er nodded and said:
"Yes, the Son of God has learned of what's happening here and has already made arrangements."
Both men held their breath and looked at the knight, while Xilǐ'er asked seriously:
" Alter, if you want to submit to the Second Holy See, there's at least one thing you need to hand over."
Alter held his breath and stared intently at Xilǐ'er, finally waiting for him to continue:
" Territory Secret Pact."
He paused for a moment, then a look of annoyance crossed his face:
"I am very sorry, Your Excellency, although according to the regulations of the Holy See, every bishop should have access to the Territory Secret Pact of their diocese, the Territory Secret Pact of the entire Yiluo'en Province are indeed all held by the archbishops, and we ordinary bishops do not have them."
He said this while holding the wooden cane, so there's no need to worry that he's lying.
Without the Territory Secret Pact, players will be unable to establish a stable teleportation point in Hibiscus Town.
When he left the Second Holy See, he only took a sapling of a temporary Teleportation Tree with him. This thing had a time limit for use and had to be used for more important purposes.
"Since that's the case..."
Xilǐ'er was not angry upon hearing this, but looked at Alter seriously and said:
" The Son of God Child's order is that Alter will temporarily act as the Bishop of Hibiscus Town and bring all the rebels from the mountains into the town. The Son of God Child will make further arrangements later."
As for this place--
He pointed to the church:
"Since these nineteen Stained Ones have already become one with the wall, there's no need to waste time removing them one by one."
"This place will be transformed into a Dungeon. The Son of God Child's original words were, 'Since they like to hang on the wall and never come down, then they should never come down.'"
Having said that, he nodded to Alter and said:
"These are the orders from the Son of God Child regarding Hibiscus Town. You can go now; we have other matters to attend to."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
With a relieved expression, Alter turned and left the secret chamber at the end of the passage, while [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang] looked at Xilǐ'er with a puzzled expression:
"Why only temporary? He didn't do anything wrong, did he? The Territory Secret Pact shouldn't have anything to do with Alter."
Xilǐ'er said with a smile:
"Because he's getting a promotion, but that position is currently occupied."
So, what's our task now?
"Yes, we're going to do Bishop Alter a small favor."
Another full day has passed, and the number of views for [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang]'s painting videos continues to rise.
Similarly, Xilǐ'er and the Soul Returner had already passed through Hibiscus Town and Lotus Town and arrived near Golden Leaf City.
Looking at the scene at the city gate from afar, Xilǐ'er already had some guesses in his mind.
Unlike the Soul Returner, who are essentially the same as dead when offline, Xilǐ'er retains sharp senses even when resting.
While resting in Lotus Town last night, he vaguely heard the sound of Hoofed Beast galloping. He had already made some connections and guessed that the Bishop of Lotus Town had sent a priest to the provincial capital to deliver the news.
He wasn't surprised by this; after all, not every bishop was like Alter. The bishop of Lotus Town was still an over-the-top and clumsy actor, but this time he was able to spot the Stained Ones at a glance.
The two didn't say much about it, only wanting to see how powerful the archbishop was.
Despite being mentally prepared, the two were still shocked by what they saw when they arrived near Golden Leaf City today.
The north gate of Golden Leaf City, the capital of Yiluo'en Province, was wide open, and the ground appeared to have been splashed with water, with not a speck of dust visible.
The common people were also nowhere to be seen, while the archbishop, dressed in a light green robe, was already waiting respectfully a few steps outside the city gate with his subordinate bishops and the Grand Knights of the Holy Crusaders. If Xilǐ'er and the player wanted to enter the city, they could not ignore their presence.
Upon seeing Xilǐ'er and his companion finally arrive, the group of people hurriedly swarmed around them.
Seeing this scene, [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang] naturally thought of the historical novels he had read in his spare time in real life, and how officials like imperial envoys and governors would always be flattered by local officials to the best of their ability whenever they came to a place.
He had scoffed at such a plot when he first read it, but now he found himself in a similar situation, and these people in front of him were the ones who came to flatter him.
It's just a pity... I might have to disappoint them.
The two approached the welcoming procession at the city gate, but Xilǐ'er appeared incredibly arrogant at this moment—he was unwilling to even dismount from Radish's back and lead the horse for a short distance as a mere formality, instead maintaining his haughty demeanor and ignoring several priests as he walked straight past them.
Seeing this, [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang] felt admiration. The knight was truly exceptional; he could convincingly portray any role.
If he hadn't known beforehand that Xilǐ'er wasn't that kind of person, he would almost have thought that Xilǐ'er was just being himself.
In the blink of an eye, several men had passed by Xilǐ'er. They were men who had been ordered by the archbishop to help carry the horses and luggage, but the two men completely ignored them.
As Xilǐ'er drew ever closer to the city gate, the archbishop, who had been wearing a smile in the center of the crowd, secretly cried out in alarm.
The other party is so disrespectful, could they be some kind of heartless person?
However, judging from the feedback from the bishop of Lotus Town, it seems that this is not the case. They stayed in Lotus Town just fine last night, so they were probably just putting on airs.
Thinking this, the archbishop of Yiluo'en Province strode out of the crowd and came to Xilǐ'er in person. He then very smoothly took the reins from Cyril's hand and guided Radish forward.
Although he was just a horse, Radish's intelligence was quite high.
At least it wasn't a blind horse, and it knew to head towards the city gate.
Therefore, in Radish's eyes, the archbishop's fawning behavior was nothing but troublemaking. It kept snorting, trying to get the man to let go, but the archbishop only tightened his grip on the reins.