The sound of his opening the door startled Roma, and she almost fell off her chair. "What did you find?"
"According to me, we can find whatever they give us." She jumped down angrily and stepped on a dozen pieces of straw paper. The archives were full of pieces of paper and documents, and Uriel believed that most of them had Roma's footprints on them. "Some of the folders were empty, but the priest told us they were for next month's bills. Will Gaia listen to his lies?"
Iaconi threw the carton away with a bang. "It has nothing to do with the goddess. Father Andren was selected by his mentor." He looked at Roma reproachfully. "But the girl was right, the church was not cooperative at all."
"I have only seen you two competent Cross Knights." The little lion mumbled in defense.
"I gained something." Uriel handed them the small piece of ice crystal.
Roma smelled it: "The smell of pansies." The Cross Knight said that he had never seen such a thing.
The small words condensed in Uriel's hand, and Sauron told him the answer. Sure enough. "This is a developing ink," he told them, "made from a special kind of magic pansy."
The little lion was very excited: "It's used to read some important letters, right?"
Iaconi turned his head uneasily, his eyes wandering at the door, as if the priest might appear there at any time. "Did you find the letter? Wait, you didn't destroy the letter, did you? We agreed not to touch anything."
"No, I just brought back a drop of ink." Uriel denied. He successfully put the spilled water back into the cup, thanks to Joey's magic. He could no longer use "Praise of Loneliness" after losing his sword, but Uriel could freeze liquid with the help of "Evocation of Holy Words". That was the spell he got from the Ring of Sauron. "I flipped through the scriptures a little bit, but in the end I put them back in their original places. Do you think Father Andren would leave any anti-detection methods on them? For example, a piece of hair or something like that."
"Having learned from my mistakes, I'm afraid you've paid attention to all the detection magic this time." Iaconi teased. He didn't mention the hair. There is a big difference between mysterious creatures and mortals, and the former have magic to ensure that they do not leave any traces. At this time, hints such as hair will make you confused.
"Anyway, we'd better ask Father Andren." Uriel suggested. "There is not much stock of mantra potion. We have to choose the most suitable candidate."
The knight stared at him: "That's not what you said yesterday."
Church knights have to face the stern eyes of the clergy from the apprenticeship period, and they will choose reliable people to become the knights of the goddess. The criterion for becoming an apprentice is physical strength, while the criterion for becoming a Crusader must also include pious faith. The evaluation of the clergy is the "mentor recommendation letter" of each Crusader. Questioning the priest will shake the church... Silverdome City is not a small village, and people like Gemo can't get ahead here.
Uriel originally thought so, but at Brumnot he was told by Father Dunbar Fielding that he was terribly wrong. "We just arrived at Silverdome City yesterday! No matter what we say makes sense, we have to take into account the priest's mood, and we have no conclusive evidence that anyone in the church was involved. The situation is different, Iaconi, unless we take the initiative Attack or we will gain nothing.”
Iaconi has no objection: "I don't like this guy either."
"Will the priest cooperate?" Roma pointed out.
"There is no doubt about the effectiveness of the mantra potion," Iaconi said.
"I mean, will he take potions?" She covered her eyes, "Have you never thought about it?"
Uriel thought about it many times. If there is no evil in his heart, the priest will most likely cooperate with them. "The mantra potion was made by the priests, Roma." He recalled the strange look in Witke's eyes when he learned these things from him. "Aren't you a cleric? Hell, you can do this yourself!" The bald man retorted immediately, looking unhappy.
Everyone regards me as a priest, and I do know the Holy Commandments. The Scroll of Oath is my truth potion. "At least he doesn't have to worry about us poisoning him." The apprentice said, "We will let him cooperate."
"It's long overdue," Iaconi said. Contrary to Uriel, he probably always regards everyone as a criminal until there is conclusive proof of innocence. "If he is completely innocent, we will make amends together," he declared. "There is no other way now. And I don't think he knows anything."
"Normal people will not agree, you just have to force him to drink!" The little lion shouted, "Wait, I have to bring my bow, I bet you will quarrel and then fight under the skirt of the goddess Gaia .”
"Stop talking nonsense." Uriel couldn't believe that she actually left the weapon in the room. Even if they don't conflict with the priest, they may still face human traffickers! This kid looks exactly like me at Frostleaf Keep.
"Then I'll go over first." Iaconi said. Uriel left before he could say anything more. Forget it, he doesn't have to worry about me.
The whole way to the nave of the church, Roma was dubious. She didn't even ask him about last night, and the apprentice was happy to keep it a secret. From Shimmer Forest to Silverdome City now, Uriel doesn’t think she still has any prejudice against the church, but we are trying to rebuild this gap. This is how we understand the Church of Gaia.
There was a tense atmosphere in the room when I met the priest. Iaconi's expression was as hard as a rock, and the priest couldn't even stand up, with a sword at his throat.
"He wants to escape." Iaconi said first. "He came out of the study and went straight to the church. I stopped him at the door. No need to ask, he was trying to get away with his crime."
Father Andren glanced at him contemptuously: "I need to report to the bishop on a routine basis about the situation in the church, knights. He thinks that my freedom is in your hands. Is this true?"
When betting, Roma always wins. "Father Andren, first of all, we thank you for your support." Uriel forced himself to smile.
"I'm not willing to support you because I'm sure my church is filled with good, kind people. Your attempts to undermine each other's trust are visible to the Goddess. It's my duty to support you and I want to hear what's next. You found Any clues? Except for my developing ink."
"Secondly, I would like you to tell us whether the letter corresponding to the ink is about something unrelated. We do not ask to know the content."
"Without the truth potion, will you believe my words?"
"I can judge for myself." Uriel decided to put this ability on the mysterious profession. It is no longer realistic to use magic potions to solve the problem, unless the priest himself reveals his flaws. For Uriel, this was not a difficult task. Iaconi looked at him doubtfully, while Roma, who knew the inside story, kept her mouth shut.
Father Andren's expression became serious. "There are indeed some ancient magical arts that can detect lies." He seemed to be evaluating his answer. "My letter has nothing to do with the incident at Charity House."
Facing the priest, Uriel couldn't just let him answer yes or no. "You weren't involved in the Charity House thing, were you?"
"Gaia is above me, I won't do this." This is a lie.
"Then did you participate in covering them up?"
"I have no tolerance for these devils."
truth. Strange, could it be that he was trying to burn bridges to the conspirators? "That letter was written to you by the Archbishop?"
Father Andren said without hesitation: "No, I don't have the honor to know the bishop." He frowned, "Why did you mention the archbishop?"
Iaconi blurted out and asked: "Did you read the letter?"
Why did I lie to you? Uriel was interrupted by him and didn't know what to say for a moment. He was used to Roma being obedient, but he actually didn't discuss the countermeasures with Iaconi before coming. "No, I didn't." He had to admit.
The priest couldn't help but smile: "Your companion doesn't care about your little tricks, Uriel. He just wants to pour the mantra potion into my mouth."
"I don't trust you." Iaconi said bluntly. "He was stalling for time. He burned the letter. You must have left traces when you went to his bedroom." This sentence was said to Uriel.
"I'm sorry." Uriel had no choice but to cooperate with Iaconi. "Name your accomplice, Andren." He turned to look at Roma. The little lion took out the mantra potion from the quiver and placed it in front of the priest's nose.
"What if I'm innocent?" Father Andron said. "Will you regret doing this?"
"You are not innocent." Uriel told him. "On this point, I am more certain than Iaconi."
When the potion took effect, Father Andron lost his composure. "The goddess will see what you have done to me." He began to curse them, "You ungodly scoundrels, hypocritical knights. I am completely loyal to the church! The bishop will punish you. He will." Uriel asked him a question, but Father Andren jerked his head toward Roma.
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