Chapter 318
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Chapter 318: Guidance
Aileen was speechless.
She had boldly said that Karoso would never buy this, but she ended up being proven wrong.
"Coming from a village, wanting to attend a real knight academy… is as hard as climbing to the sky, even though this is the martial kingdom of The Kingdom of Knights." Seeing Celica looking confused about why he was investigating backgrounds, Karoso quickly explained, "He must have learned something before!"
"But to learn martial skills, high tuition is needed, and his family probably can’t afford it."
"You can tell from here?" Aileen was a bit surprised.
"I helped my father with government affairs long ago, and I’ve also dealt with cases." Karoso said.
This is a lie!
Karoso has only learned about it but has never actually done it, especially not investigating cases; Osiris didn’t want Karoso to be a detective…
Karoso’s energy is limited, so Osiris can only let him choose what to learn, not learn everything.
Karoso clearly knows the key to this matter and is guiding us here.
Celica and Aileen looked confused.
One is a cardinal who relies on strength, and the other is a princess who has lived in an ivory tower since childhood; both are clueless about politics and investigations, so they can only follow Karoso’s lead.
"Earlier…" the girl said helplessly, "He learned in secret, going to the church every day to watch the knights practice and teaching himself."
"To learn so well on his own, he really has talent," Karoso said with genuine admiration.
The girl silently glanced at Karoso.
You could say that the person who forced Paul to use the Mark of the Divine Favor is this person in front of us, and he is still a noble!
If she had a choice, she really would not want to say a word to this man.
"Isn’t he ashamed to secretly learn the knight’s skills?" Karoso continued to question, "This goes against the way of a knight, doesn’t it?"
"He is very ashamed, so he goes outside the church to pray every night…" The girl glared at Karoso, "If he didn’t secretly learn, he would have to work in the fields for his whole life. Does he think everyone is like you, with such a good background?"
Clearly, the girl is just like Paul, both are types who resent the wealthy, no wonder they can come together.
"Wait, wait, wait…" Celica interrupted Karoso’s questioning, looking serious, "Praying outside the church at night?"
"Yes!" The girl said as if it were obvious.
"It’s the Church of Dawn Goddess, right?" Celica asked.
"Otherwise, where?" The girl blinked, "In the village near Laria, only the Church of Dawn Goddess has a church. Only in big cities like Laria will there be more churches."
"Do you know how far he had to walk to get to the city back then? He couldn’t just run to another church in the city to steal lessons and pray."
"Church of Dawn Goddess, why is it called Dawn?" Celica was speechless, "Why is he praying at night?!"
The girl paused for a moment, "What’s the problem?"
"The Church of Dawn Goddess symbolizes the Eternal Sun, which is the sun in the sky! If the sun is gone, how can it be right to pray? If he was inside the church, that would be one thing, but he was outside." Celica said that these people clearly had no understanding of the church!
It was clear that even in this era, when the church had great power, not everyone understood the ways of the gods and the church.
"With him praying like that, it is impossible for him to become the Goddess’s Favored One!" Celica said with frustration, "He is so sincerely apologizing, but he is obviously worshipping the wrong god!"
The girl’s face turned pale.
Is that really the reason?
"Why, in the vicinity of the church, would it be possible to worship the wrong god?!" The girl trembled, "No matter what, you shouldn’t be able to accidentally pray to an evil god outside the church, right?"
Celica became serious upon hearing this.
Indeed, that is near the Church of the Dawn Goddess, so theoretically, even if the prayer was wrong, it shouldn’t have attracted the evil god.
……
Soon, they left the house.
Celica rubbed her chin, deep in thought.
If they made such a mistake in worship, there is only one possibility: there is a dark altar or statue near the church, dedicated to the Undead Scourge.
Could there really be such a thing under the church?
Every church is checked by eighth-tier masters when it is built; it can’t be possible…
"Speaking of this, I remembered an adventure in a dungeon," Karoso said.
"What dungeon?" Celica replied casually.
"Under my house, there is a dungeon near a shrine to the Lord of Eternity and another deity, and above these two statues is a branch of the Church of the Dawn Goddess. I don’t know which era that dungeon belongs to, but we did find these ruins through excavation…" Karoso said seriously, "I can’t remember what happened after I saw the statues."
"Not remembering is normal…" Celica recalled similar events, her face changing, "Damn it, someone built a statue of an evil god to absorb the Goddess’s Power of Faith?"
"I don’t really understand this." Karoso shook his head, "It’s up to you."
"However, building such a statue near the church, or not discovering it at first, might be a bit problematic."
"From Archbishop Ricardo’s reaction, it seems he knows some secrets, otherwise he wouldn’t be so eager to silence people."
"No, we must get to the bottom of this." Celica said firmly, "I will go right now!"
"What about the auction?" Karoso asked, "The auction is not postponed tonight."
"If we miss it, we might lose important evidence."
"But if we don’t dig deeper into the Death Knight matter…"
"There is already a Death Knight that has been revealed. If Archbishop Ricardo wants to bury the truth, now is the best time, because delaying could lead to changes."
Celica slapped her forehead.
Why did these two troublesome things occur at the same time?
Darn it, we’re short on people!
If we were investigating outsiders, Celica could bring a whole bunch of experts over.
But for an internal investigation, she doesn’t dare to use anyone here.
According to the original story, the church’s plot only involved the Undead Scourge. At the auction, it was just a small commotion where people were rescued and that was it.
Karoso and Aileen triggered two quests at the same time, doesn’t that seem like we don’t have enough people?
"If it doesn’t work, I will reveal my identity directly. I should be able to call in some help," Aileen said.
"I can ask Teacher Alita for help," Karoso said. "The Undead Scourge is a disaster that concerns the entire continent. As a human living on this land, I cannot stand by and do nothing."
Karoso’s words sparked a realization in Celica.
Yes, this is a matter for the whole continent!
I will send my two subordinates to investigate the church. If their strength is not enough… I can arrange for powerful experts from those foreign churches and associations to stay in the countryside. If there’s a problem, they can provide immediate support. Isn’t that a ready-made force?
