I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Hans's visit to Roland this time was actually a self-recommendation.

He hoped to manage the future Earl's businesses for him.

Hans said, "My Lord, I was originally a local nobleman in Wilmik.

The North Ceya Peninsula originally belonged to the Aleye Royal Family, and the title of Duke of Ceya was originally a title for princes and princesses.

And our family has served the 'Duke of Ceya' for generations, as the stewards here.

Although the Aleye Dynasty ceased to exist a thousand years ago.

Our family has also obtained a new title. However, I still believe in the Old Faith, I believe in Aleye."

After speaking, Hans looked at Roland with extremely fervent eyes.

Roland: "."

Roland thought to himself: 'Damn, is this guy a cultist?!'

Hans restrained his fervent gaze and said, "My Lord, I have been managing things here for many years.

The businesses here have been thriving. At the same time, I have a small position in the Hydra Merchant Guild, and I have some influence in some local banks.

If you urgently need funds in the future to 'do great things', I am willing to offer my soul... cough, I can mobilize some funds."

As Hans spoke, his eyes became fervent again.

Roland thought to himself: 'Do great things? What great things? Start a cult?! Cut the crap!'

Roland immediately planned to PASS on this 'suspected insane cultist'.

However, it seems we are indeed quite short of money recently.

If we want to take back the throne of the King of Malta, want the Old Black Abyss members to rise in the Holy See, and want to 'plane transfer' things, all of these require a lot of Southern resources.

Magic stones are not lacking, and can be requested from the mother-in-law and father-in-law.

But these magic stones cannot be spent openly.

So, in short, Roland and his senior sister need Southern gold pounds, and also need a money laundering channel from the South.

Moreover, neither he nor his senior sister have the time to manage the businesses here?

There are indeed many people under his command, but expecting the Black Abyss wizards of the Eastern Territory to do business in the South... they don't even know how much ancient gold coins are worth.

Therefore, in the end, we still have to find some stewards from the South.

Although Hans is very likely a cultist, this guy is absolutely loyal.

Roland felt a bit of a headache, and he decided to let his senior sister handle this troublesome problem.

He said ambiguously: "I understand, I will recommend you to Isabella."

As soon as Hans heard this, he knew that Roland was prevaricating him.

But Roland did not refuse, which meant there was a chance!

It meant that this Lord still wanted to do great things!

Hans felt that today's harvest was already enough—he had left a sufficient impression on Prince Aleye!

Roland took back his four thousand gold pounds from Hans, and then rode Foxfire to some famous commercial banks in the city to buy some gifts that ladies would like.

These gifts would be very pleasing to girls, but they cost gold pounds, so they were very cheap.

After wandering around for a long time, Roland returned to the Holy Spirit Hospital.

As soon as he entered, Roland remembered that he had forgotten to greet the hospital.

Could the people from Summer Palace come in?

He hurriedly greeted the hospital and returned to the seventh floor.

As a result, as soon as he entered, Roland was stunned in place.

The place had been redecorated.

The original library bedroom had become a warm and romantic flower house.

All kinds of decorations had been changed, and some beautiful potted plants had been placed in the room, making it look like a beautiful garden!

In the very center, there was a beautiful Love Tree, and under the tree was a round table of moderate size, with candles, chilled champagne and red wine, and some 'pink roses' that Isabella seemed to like.

Next to the table, there were also several exquisite constant temperature boxes, inside which were placed many dinners carefully prepared by the head chef of Summer Palace.

The quantity was not as much as the banquet at the Bone Blood Fortress, but it was particularly exquisite.

In addition, Roland also saw several gift boxes. The things inside were all kinds of exquisite jewelry.

It seemed that Hans's men were very efficient, they not only brought a lot of things into the Holy Spirit Hospital, but also arranged everything so perfectly while Roland was shopping.

Not only that, they also inquired about Isabella's various preferences very clearly!

With such means, such an intelligence network... Hans and his people must be cultists of the Old Faith, right?!

Roland felt a cold sweat break out, he was really scared.

In fact, Roland was not afraid of cultists.

In this North and South Continent, when it comes to cults, there is no one more cult-like than the Twilight God... that is, the Twilight Wizards under the King of a Thousand Eyes.

Although the Old Faith is very terrifying, the current Old Faith is a defeated opponent of the New Faith, and has long been slaughtered almost to extinction. The remaining people are like rats in the sewer. They are not a force to be reckoned with.

Therefore, in terms of magic, they are far inferior to the wizards of the Eastern Territory. And if it comes to faith, the current Old Faith cannot possibly compare to the New Faith.

Even with the most exaggerated thinking, the strength of this group of people is probably not as good as the Dawn Society. Not as good as the Hydra.

However, the god worshiped by this group of cultists is probably Aleye!

It would be fine if these cultists had not connected with Roland. Now that they have connected, and everyone thinks Roland is going to do some great things...

Just look at how diligent they are, if they treat him as a 'world-destroying master' and push him to the front... how can this be good?!

Roland suddenly felt that it was very necessary to keep Hans by his side.

Then, infiltrate the cult and eradicate it!

Roland thought to himself: 'This matter needs to be discussed carefully with my senior sister... But, what god should I tell my senior sister that the cult worships?

If I tell her that these are the remnants of the Aleye Dynasty, wouldn't I be exposing the matter of my connection with the Evil God?!'

Suddenly, Roland's eyes lit up, and an idea came to his mind.

Roland thought to himself: "Right! They worship Aleye, but there are four Holy Sons named Aleye! My second and third sisters are three normal Holy Sons, and the fourth sister is the Insane Holy Son! So, what they worship is the fourth one!"

Roland began to smear one of his sisters again.

The old scriptures all say that the mortal combined with the three gods is not surnamed Aleye. None of the three mothers are called Aleye.

Therefore, none of the three female Holy Sons' names are related to Aleye.

Including the fourth Insane Holy Son, he is not called Aleye—he is called Roland!

Aleye is a divine name, not a surname.

Therefore, Roland was completely talking nonsense.

However, no one knows about this.

At least the senior sister and the Dawn Society don't know. Then the church certainly doesn't know either.

The Aleye cult probably knows, but few people will believe this group of lunatics.

Roland thought to himself: 'It's settled then, this matter must be entrusted to an old Black Abyss member to keep an eye on it for us.'

Roland couldn't help but think of the old swindler.

That guy claims to believe in the Merciful Mother, and he is also mumbling all day long, he looks like a cultist of the Old Faith no matter how you look at him.

Well, there used to be a group of Aleye Dynasty die-hards active in the Eastern Territory, and they even cooperated with the Twilight Wizards.

The old swindler comes from Twilight, and from his identity, it can even be based on saying that he is an Aleye cultist!

Therefore, it is very suitable to let the old swindler infiltrate this cult.

Roland thought to himself: 'The ruins are about to open, this cult must not cause trouble.'

Thinking of this, Roland gradually felt a little uneasy.

That Malta used to be the Holy City of the Aleye Dynasty. The ruins inside have a great relationship with Aleye and the Old Faith.

It is very possible that the cult will get involved.

The more Roland thought about it, the more he felt that he had to let the old swindler infiltrate.

He thought to himself: 'As long as I say a word to Hans, the old swindler will definitely be able to infiltrate.

However, if the old swindler is watching, then even if the cult gets involved in the ruins, the old swindler can also get a quota!

With him watching this cult, it should be reassuring.'

Thinking of this, Roland felt a lot more at ease.

He casually took out his magic wand and turned the bouquet of roses on the table into dark red.

It's a bit funny to say, Catherine has been Roland's girlfriend for more than thirty years. Roland doesn't even know what color flowers she likes!

He thought that his senior sister should like black. Because she always likes to wear black clothes.

But turning the roses black is a bit too eye-catching, so Roland turned the flowers dark red.

No matter what kind of flowers his senior sister likes, it can't be pink, right?

Too girlish.

After thinking about it, Roland pointed his magic wand at the flowers blooming in the room, and then those flowers first turned into buds, and then slowly shrank back into the branches and leaves.

The entire room suddenly changed from a 'romantic garden' to a 'refined garden'.

Roland can now completely say that he made the arrangement in order to meditate and break through bottlenecks.

Roland thought to himself: 'I invited Catherine over today in the name of discussing things. If she sees so many flowers when she comes in, she will definitely think that I have bad intentions. When the time comes, after chatting for a few words, she might leave.

That would be counterproductive.

When the atmosphere is right, then turn out those romantic things.'

During this period, Roland had accumulated a lot of 'hatred points' in his heart, so he missed his senior apprentice very much.

He planned to catch up with his senior apprentice and pour out all the thoughts in his heart.

After that, he would use that saintly state of mind to break through the bottleneck.

Hmm, and call Anna too. It's been a long time since I've seen her.

Just as Roland was thinking about his senior apprentice and Anna, two ladies pushed the door open and entered.

Leading the way was Isabella.

But the person she brought was not 'Jeanne' or Anna, but a very unfamiliar woman.

This girl's height was no less than Jeanne's. She should be in her twenties, but she looked like she was eighteen years old.

Mainly because this girl's appearance was too pure and beautiful, her eyes were like the stars in the sky, very lively and clear, and her whole body exuded the aura of youth.

Her eyebrows were a little special, very slender, the kind of heroic eyebrows. This made this youthful girl have a bit more of a heroic and unyielding feeling.

Roland faintly felt that this girl looked a little familiar, but he couldn't say where he had seen her before.

After the two entered the door, they couldn't help but be stunned by this 'elegant garden'.

Isabella revealed a strange and puzzled expression, while the girl's eyes lit up, and she curiously looked around for a long time.

She seemed very happy.

At this moment, the girl noticed Roland under the tree not far away. Then she ran over and threw herself into Roland's arms—like a cheerful lark.

After Isabella saw this scene, she showed a very gratified expression.

Roland thought to himself: 'Oh, it seems to be Amber. Senior apprentice couldn't conveniently bring Amber over, so she had her disguised?'

Thinking of this, Roland smiled and patted the girl's back, and said, "How is it? Do you like the environment here?"

The girl rubbed her eyes excitedly, as if she had already cried.

She nodded and said, "I like it, Daddy, how did you know that Mommy was going to bring me to see you today?"

Roland: "Huh?"

Isabella wiped the corner of her eye and walked over, and said, "Lorenz, with the help of Arie Adele, our daughter 'Ella' is back."

Roland: "Huh??"

Roland was dumbfounded.

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While Roland was in a daze, Isabella and Ella pulled Roland and explained the whole story.

Catherine originally came to Villemic in the name of 'rescuing the Old Black Abyss'.

She completed her mission very perfectly. The Old Black Abyss not only broke free from their shackles and were able to infiltrate the Southern Church, but Villemic was also basically taken into their hands.

The King of Thousand Eyes praised his daughter and son-in-law's achievements, but Catherine had already completed her mission.

Williams was also in charge of matters in Villemic, so Catherine had no reason to stay.

So, Catherine applied to her father to continue to stay and participate in the relic's affairs, and told her father about Kohlerd's theories, etc.

The King of Thousand Eyes had long been eyeing that relic, and he agreed to his daughter staying to assist him.

However, the White Queen believed that as a Crown Princess, Catherine should not stay in the South and repeatedly take risks.

So, the White Queen played a trick, injuring both Catherine and Anna on the ship, and leaving Isabella and Ella behind.

Isabella was not the White Queen's biological daughter. If she wanted to go to the relic with her biological father, then so be it.

Roland was not her son-in-law, but the husband of Isabella, the daughter of the King of Thousand Eyes.

If they were willing to go together, then so be it.

Roland was very angry after listening.

It's the mother-in-law causing trouble again!

So, the 'aunt' he met at noon was specially sent by the White Queen to capture Catherine?

When Catherine and Anna combine, their strength is very terrifying. Although they may not be able to defeat those elders who have entered the demigod realm for a long time, they shouldn't be allowed to be manipulated so easily, right?

Roland even felt that with his senior apprentice's methods and her magic level, even if the White Queen came to capture her in person, she could still sneak away with Anna.

But now 'Isabella' and 'Ella' were standing in front of him!

So, he had indeed recognized the wrong person these past few days? His senior apprentice didn't disguise herself as his maid and hide here?

Roland couldn't help but look at Isabella with suspicious eyes.

Isabella was very happy, she said, "Lorenz, our family can finally be together again!

Do you know, my dear, I have very good news!"

Isabella excitedly held Roland's hand and said, "We did very well this time and got the approval of the Holy See!

In order to reward us, the Holy See has decided to hand over a portion of the land in 'North Saia' to us for management!

Do you know what kind of place that is?

It's the Holy Villemic City!

Oh~~ Heavens! What a great trust and honor!

You are going to become a Count, Lorenz!

For some reason, Catherine refused this honor on the grounds that 'clerical personnel cannot serve as lords'.

Really, a position in the Inquisition is all it is, what's so good about it!

I agreed to the Church, but I cleverly made a request—restoration of the country!

The Church is considering this matter.

However, Ms. Valaria (a certain Cardinal) privately indicated to me that if we are willing to join the 'Marold Archaeological Team' as guards and make sufficient contributions, the Holy See will further discuss the matter of restoring the Marold Kingdom."

Isabella's words, translated, mean that she gave away the watermelon in her arms for a sesame seed.

After being sold, she happily counted the money for them, thinking she had made a great profit.

But she still had a bit of brains, so she proposed the condition of restoring the country.

The Holy See said that if you are willing to bring your husband to be cannon fodder to die, we will consider this matter—but we will definitely not agree!

What's even more ridiculous is that Marold originally belonged to Isabella!

It was tricked away from her by the Church!

Now she regrets it and is kneeling to beg them to return it. Not only do they not agree, but they also use this matter as a bargaining chip to make her risk her life.

The so-called 'guards of the Marold Archaeological Team' may not be cannon fodder, but if Isabella and Lorenz serve as these guards, they will definitely become cannon fodder!

Because as long as Isabella dies, Marold will completely belong to the Church!

Of course, considering that she might be lucky enough to survive, the Church did not promise to really restore her country, but said 'discuss it'—this proposal will definitely not pass!

Roland could easily guess that Catherine had made many arrangements before and had a long period of negotiations with the Holy See.

She wanted Marold, she wanted the title of Count of Villemic, and she wanted the archaeological spot.

Even the Inquisition, she wanted—clerical personnel cannot serve as lords, but the Inquisition can be given to 'Jeanne', can't it?

She even wanted the spot on the archaeological team!

I don't know what operations my senior apprentice did or what connections she activated. The Holy See seems to be really considering these conditions.

—Marold is now in a mess due to some people in the Church, and another group of people must be very displeased with this.

The two forces are playing chess under Marold, one wanting to completely turn it into a farm, and the other not wanting this.

In the latter's view, Isabella is pious and loyal, and can handle affairs. Moreover, she was originally the Queen of Marold. Letting her return to Marold can change the current situation in Marold.

Given the current situation in Marold, it now needs a Queen.

In addition, she has made contributions, and the Dawn Society firmly supports her. Therefore, the Church is very likely to hand over both 'Marold' and the 'Count of Villemic' to Isabella as bargaining chips.

As for the archaeological team, it is almost a certainty.

After all, that is the Marold relic, the territory of the Holy Medical Knights. If Isabella regains the throne, she has to act as the gatekeeper of the relic.

Moreover, the Isabella couple can handle the affairs of Villemic so beautifully. Their entry into the relic is not a burden.

In addition, she is very active, very loyal, and when cannon fodder is needed, she will step forward.

—The pious Isabella couple and their daughter sacrificed themselves in the relic for the great cause of faith. Villemic lost their Count and all their heirs, and the Church painfully took it back.

So, among the four conditions, the first three are certain things.

Only the position of the Inquisition is still being negotiated with the senior apprentice by the Holy See.

In order to achieve her goal, Catherine has been trying to find a way during this time.

And the Holy See is also very troubled by this difficult guy.

As a result, as soon as she left, Isabella messed up Catherine's affairs!

The Holy See was about to agree, but suddenly discovered that Isabella had loosened her mouth and made concessions on the position of the Inquisition.

So, the Holy See took an inch and said that the matter of Marold's restoration should also be discussed again—you do the job well first, and after you do it well, we will not agree, but continue to talk to you!

This idiot!

Roland was almost angered to death by Isabella!

No wonder she lost her kingdom!

What made Roland even more angry was that this idiot was now being sold and was still counting the money for them!

Roland felt that his idiocy intolerance was about to flare up!

Next, the more he talked to Isabella, the angrier he became.

So he changed the subject and calmed his breath aside.

Roland was rolling his eyes in anger, but Isabella and her daughter happily checked the gifts there.

"Oh, is this jewelry from the Alexandra era? Darling, you're so thoughtful!"

"Although I never wear this kind of jewelry, I really like it."

"Does it look good?"

Roland forced a stiff smile and said, "It looks good."

Watching Isabella wear the gift he had prepared for Catherine, Roland's liver hurt with anger.

He cursed inwardly, 'Catherine is such an idiot! This Vermick is clearly your territory, how could you let the envoy from the Eastern Territory kidnap you?!'

His senior might not have the experience and knowledge of those millennia-old monsters, but her skill levels were maxed out!

In magic, even the White Queen was completely fooled by her tricks—she's still secretly using that Holy Grail!

So, even if the White Queen came in person, she wouldn't be able to handle her disobedient daughter, right?

Besides, she's surrounded by a bunch of old Black Abyss folks!

To be kidnapped like that, how stupid can she be!

Roland thought to himself, 'It's all well and good that you're gone, but now I'm stuck here! Not only do I have to clean up your mess, but I also have to deal with Isabella and her daughter!'

Looking at the mother and daughter immersed in the joy of reunion, Roland sighed inwardly.

He thought, 'This mother and daughter have had it rough enough. Isabella's only mistake is that she shouldn't be in a decision-making position.'

He didn't know if his senior would have a chance to escape back, but he couldn't leave. Otherwise, Isabella would definitely do something stupid again.

Fortunately, Isabella listens to Lawrence's every word... Damn, Isabella must never find out that Lawrence is dead.

That woman is too infatuated with Lawrence!

If she found out that Lawrence was killed by her father, she would definitely hate us, the Thousand-Eyed King's subordinates.

It seems I have to play the role of a husband.

I wonder how Lawrence usually interacted with his wife and daughter.

I've never been married and don't have a daughter..."

At this moment, the daughter, Ella, suddenly clamored that she was hungry.

She had been staring at the dishes for quite a while.

Isabella glared at her very subtly, and Ella trembled in fright, quickly restraining herself a little.

He didn't expect that this Miss Ella looked so pure, but in reality, she was a little glutton who was afraid of her mother. The contrast was a bit too big.

Isabella smiled at Roland and said, "Darling, it's been a long time since our family has eaten together."

Roland sighed inwardly, playing the role of a good husband.

During dinner, Roland was attentive in every way, making his wife and daughter feel the warmth of family.

Mr. Roland seemed to be performing very well, which made the mother and daughter feel very happy.

But Roland realized that he seemed to be facing a very serious problem.

Because Isabella was constantly secretly rubbing Roland's calf under the table with her foot.

"Darling, where did you put the champagne?"

Isabella suddenly got up to find the champagne.

But that foot was still secretly rubbing Roland's calf.

Suddenly, that playful foot stealthily stepped on Roland's stool, stepping between Roland's legs.

He looked at Isabella, who had already gotten up and left, and then looked at the smooth foot between his legs.

He raised his head blankly and looked at the girl opposite him—the daughter, 'Ella'.

The daughter, Ella, responded to Roland with an extremely fiery gaze.

Roland: "???"