Lord of Glory

Under the guidance of the flattering priest in front of him, Paladin went up to the second floor. Immediately, he saw a man in a purple robe sitting at a rectangular table, calmly eating barbecue, pickled asparagus and butter pumpkin. Paladin sniffed the wafting fragrance and squinted his eyes to take a closer look at the rumored archbishop.

The bloated body was wrapped in the bishop's purple clothes. A shawl symbolizing the identity of the bishop hangs around his neck. Her long, snow-white hair was spread on the back of her head, revealing her wrinkled face. But even so, Paladin still couldn't ignore the sharp edge flashing at the corners of his sunken eyes.

"May the great God protect you, my dear bishop." Paladin put down the sack gently and made the sign of the cross with his hands and said respectfully. The priest took one look and knew that he had nothing to do. Immediately close the door behind you. The restaurant was left to the Bishop and Paladin. The sharpness in the bishop's eyes dissipated in just a moment.

He looked at Paladin's appearance and felt that there was nothing surprising. He cut a corner of the barbecue with a knife, picked up a fork and put it into his mouth to enjoy the chew, then picked up a glass of red wine on the table that was as bright as blood and took a sip. Then he showed a pleasant expression and said: "What do you call me Bishop? We are all servants of God. This is too crude. Call me Andrew." "Yes, Lord Bishop Andrew."

Andrew was not angry that Paladin still called him Bishop. On the contrary, he just nodded in disbelief. His hands once again ravaged the barbecue on the plate. He secretly thought: "The priest who took office this time is quite good. At least he is not an idiot. He thinks he really calls me by my real name without honorifics. But I heard the priest said his name is Paladin, and the date is marked on the file. Until now, one or two It’s been months since you came to see me. It’s really a bit conceited.” Andrew, thinking so, waved his knife and fork and had no intention of paying any attention to Paladin.

Paladin, who was standing quietly and silently, saw that Andrew's hands were covered with rings. Either a beautiful ruby ​​or a dazzling gold. Paladin was stunned for a moment. Fortunately, Paladin had a strong mind and suppressed his ugly gaze, standing there calmly, waiting for Andrew to finish his meal. At this time, a strange atmosphere fell into the restaurant. Paladin stood silent, and Andrew also ate silently. Time passed quickly between the two of them.

After a long time, I heard a snapping sound. Andrew threw the cutlery onto a clean plate, picked up the tablecloth on his chest and wiped his mouth. When he stood up, he turned around and walked into his room, treating Paladin as nothing. "Master Bishop, please stay." "Oh? Paladin, right? Sorry, we don't serve lunch here. If you are hungry and have nothing to eat, there are restaurants outside." Andrew teased the young man in front of him. A proud smile appeared on the old face.

Who knew that Paladin had enough time to dust off the non-existent dust on his clothes, and said with a mysterious smile on his face: "I heard that the bishop likes women. Not only women who sell themselves, but also some innocent believers and civilians, and even some The captured mercenaries. Lord Bishop, their families are all very angry." "What, are you threatening me?"

Andrew frowned, stopped walking into the room, and turned back to stare at Paladin. But Paladin was indifferent and continued to talk to himself: "If these things are revealed and spread to the Holy City of Kasiri, it will have a very bad impact on you." Andrew snorted, stepped forward and stared at Paladin said disdainfully: "Only you? Paladin, you are not the first person to threaten me like this. I have been through many storms for decades, what do you think you can do to me?" "My lord, you are wrong."

Paladin suddenly smiled strangely, squatted down, opened the sack, and swept away the gravel, revealing a very weak and powerless Lucia. Andrew has been among women all year round. What kind of woman has he not seen? But this woman brought by Paladin made him stare straight at the sight, and saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth unconsciously. Oh my God! Let’s not talk about appearance, just this snow-tender skin is much better than those rough common people!

"This is..." Andrew couldn't speak directly. Instead, he looked at Lucia with greedy eyes and started to deal with it. Paladin chuckled and said piously: "This is Luna, a believer. She really wants to meet the devout bishop to help her understand God's grace and mercy." "Oh? Oh! Yes, it is a believer. Hahaha ! Paladin, I knew you were good. Don’t take what you just said seriously, just treat it as an old man’s nonsense!” Andrew said as he came over, squatted down and touched Lucia face. But he was immediately embraced by Paladin, which made the former frown very unhappy and said: "Paladin, do you have anything else to do?" "My Lord Bishop, I came all the way here, but I really don't have anything to say. ?" Andrew snorted, looked at Paladin with contempt and said: "A woman, what else do you want? My position?"

"I want an assistant bishop." When Andrew heard this, a look of astonishment appeared on his face. After confirming that he had heard correctly, he immediately couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, I, Andrew, am the director of Adeley. But in the twenty-five years of the diocesan bishop’s life, he has never seen such an outrageous and shameless request. Assistant bishop? A priest who has just been in office for less than half a year wants to be an assistant bishop? Hahahaha!”

Andrew's laughter was full of sarcasm. Also, in the system of the Holy See, there can be an auxiliary bishop and an assistant bishop under the diocesan bishop. These two positions are equivalent to deputy bishops, with great power, and the most powerful one is assistant bishop. This position is equivalent to the successor of the bishop, and not everyone can do it. One can imagine how excessive Paladin's request was.

The laughter stopped in astonishment, and Andrew stared at Paladin with disdain and cursed: "Paladin, do you think I am an old fool? You are the only one who wants to be an assistant bishop? What achievements do you have and what do you rely on? You can't even compete with this diocese. How many priests want to be assistant bishops without even knowing it? Don’t laugh so hard!” Paladin heard these words, but calmly whispered: “Then you are the auxiliary bishop. I will give you five hundred gold coins to spread the word of God to you. of glory.”

"Ah?" Andrew looked at Paladin in disbelief. Although the auxiliary bishop has the same power as the assistant bishop. But it is a thankless position. All the trivial matters and troubles are handled by the auxiliary bishop, and the benefits may not necessarily go to the auxiliary bishop. Moreover, he is busy with official duties and has almost no free time. So although this position is tempting, Andrew still doesn't have a suitable candidate. Because this position can relieve one's worries, and can also be used as a scapegoat when necessary. He couldn't figure out how this young priest could decide on the position of auxiliary bishop.