Quadruple split.

Chapter 2538 Keep Time

"I've been looking for you!"

Tychus glared at Louise with gritted teeth and said angrily, "But now is not the time to talk about this. We are in trouble, understand? The Justice Cult is in trouble!"

Louise stared back at Tychus, but puffed out her cheeks under his unyielding gaze, sat back on the cute and soft bed shaped like a cake, and said muffledly, "Oh..."

"You...sigh."

Seeing the other party's expression, Tychus did not say anything else. Instead, he sighed and said seriously, "Listen carefully. I have been helping you find Kevin's whereabouts for decades. The scope of the investigation has expanded from the Dawn Sect, the Holy Land, and the Northeast to the entire continent. Not only that, I also used the connections in the Wanderer Inn, the Thieves Guild, and even... the City of Miracles. You should know that if the people of Sun and Abundance knew about this, I'm afraid they would hold a meeting to criticize me!"

Louise nodded obediently and whispered, "Well... you've worked hard."

"If you don't work hard, your life will be hard."

Tychus laughed dryly and shrugged, "But Kevin is also my friend. Although I don't know why he left the Dawn Sect, I really want to see him again. But... listen to me, Louise, I don't mind looking for him for a few more decades, but you should know that there are always surprises in this world. If he is still alive, he should be over 90 years old now."

Louise blinked, then counted on her fingers for a while and nodded: "It seems so!"

"What do you mean by 'it seems so'?"

Tychus mimicked that in a high-pitched voice, and said unhappily, “What I mean is, even if we could find Kevin, he’d be a grandfather or even a great-grandfather. What makes you think you can rekindle your relationship with him?”

Louise thought about it and answered seriously, "I don't know."

Tychus slapped himself on the forehead and said helplessly: "You..."

"I don't care about that."

But Louise shook her head and interrupted Tychus, saying in an extremely gentle tone: "I just want to see Kevin, even if he becomes an old grandfather, it doesn't matter. Well... even if he really becomes someone else's grandfather, it doesn't prevent me from wanting to see him. Of course, I won't cause trouble to him and his family."

The Fair Pope was stunned for a moment, not expecting Louise to make such a statement. Then he said something that he regretted the moment he said it: "What if he is already dead... No, I don't mean..."

"Then I will build a small house next to his tombstone, talk to him and sing for him every day."

Louise smiled at Tychus who was trying to explain something, and said calmly: "If he is buried with his wife, I will travel alone, and then go back to see them every year, share my experiences and experiences, and keep the topic of love to myself."

Tychus pulled the corner of his mouth, and after a long while he scratched his hair under Louise's gaze, and said with a wry smile: "I'm so stupid, really."

"Eh?"

Louise tilted her head to look at her old friend and asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"I actually always thought you were still a child."

Tychus made a funny expression, then looked at the large bookshelf next to him that was filled with all kinds of books, from recipes to bardic stories, from religious scriptures to mystical papers, from philosophy to poetry, and said softly, "So, you are actually growing up and understanding everything, right?"

Louise smiled silently, turned her head and glanced at the red cloak that was hanging in the most eye-catching position on the wall, representing her past, and said softly, "I can't be ignorant of this world, because that would cause trouble for you and Kevin, but I also don't want to grow up too much and become completely different from the 'Red Nine' in his impression."

Tychus coughed lightly and said seriously, "I must be fair. If you only look at your appearance, you are almost two different people from the 'Red Nine' in his impression."

"hehe."

At Tychus's reminder, Hong Jiu, who recalled the time when his eyes were sewn shut and he had no hair, eyelashes, or eyebrows, smiled nostalgically and asked, "Am I much better looking now than before?"

The old man nodded slightly and told the truth: "That's true. After all, you were three parts human and seven parts ghost back then. Although you are not a peerless beauty now, you are still a pretty girl after all. But Kevin..."

"Kevin will remember me."

Louise made a decisive judgment and said to Tychus who looked unconvinced: "I didn't even have eyesight back then, but I 'found' Kevin among so many people and talked to him. He must be the same!"

Catching the guilty look in the other person's eyes, Tychus opened his mouth, but finally nodded and said, "Of course, I trust your judgment."

Louise finally breathed a sigh of relief and gave a bright silly smile: "Hehe."

"So, although you have been absorbing knowledge over the years and occasionally go out for a walk, the reason you spend most of your time 'sleeping' here is not to digest the erosion of the divine power that has become so thin that it is almost non-existent..."

Tychus's face turned serious, and he frowned and said, "You are resisting 'growth', right?"

Louise looked away with a guilty look on her face, revealing the expression of someone who was caught slacking off at work. She whispered, "I just want to grow slower, and since you're so capable, Tychus, you definitely don't have anything to bother a Saint like me with, so... so I just want to try to stay asleep and wait until you find Kevin before I officially 'wake up'."

"Your calculations are quite similar to that boy Rivigaz."

Tychus pulled the corner of his mouth with a fake smile, and then suddenly his face became serious: "In this case, let's talk about the terms."

Louise immediately shrank her neck upon hearing this, and asked nervously, "What are the conditions?"

"I promise you that I will continue to spare no effort to help you find Kevin, and I will also allow you to continue to 'sleep' for a long time with the remaining divine power in your body."

Tychus stroked his stubble and said seriously, "In exchange, you have to agree to two conditions. First, you must cooperate as much as possible when the sect needs you to take action. For example, this time, because our God-loved One disappeared in the north, I need you to join the investigation team on behalf of the Justice Sect. You need to conduct joint investigations with representatives of other sects for a long time and contact me regularly."

"I see."

Louise nodded and asked, "What about the second condition?"

"The second condition is..."

Tychus was silent for a few seconds, then said in a deep voice: "If I die one day, please give up the idea of ​​looking for Kevin, dedicate the rest of your life to the Church of Justice, assist the next Pope as a [Living Saint], and become the sword, shield, and scales of justice when necessary."

"it is good."

Louise continued to nod and answered simply, "I promise you."

"Uh……"

Tychus, who had never expected the other party to be so straightforward, was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Why don't you think about it?"

"Because I've thought about it a long time ago."

Louise smiled and said in a brisk tone, "Our sect and the Grand Inquisition feel that I am being wronged, and I also feel that I am being wronged, so I have been acting so self-willed with a clear conscience for the past few decades. But I don't plan to be so self-willed forever. After all... I am a clergyman."

Tychus snorted, "You're a love-brained person."

"Then I am a love-brained clergyman, so you just need to help me find Kevin, and then you can die without worry when the time comes."

Louise cheerfully said something disrespectful to the Pope, and after the latter nodded to indicate that it was a deal, she lazily leaned against the head of the bed and asked, "So, what do I need to do?"

"It's still unclear, but in order to avoid the worst-case scenario, you are the most ideal candidate at the moment, no doubt about it."

Tychus's eyes grew serious, and he said solemnly, "I don't know what Avery is up to, but I can foresee that this trip north will not be peaceful. If things really get out of hand, and Grand Knight Madolan is unable to take action, or even has to withdraw to the City of Light to avoid suspicion, I will need someone of exceptional standard and importance to support Avery."

"Avery Davidson, I remember him. The kid came to see me a few times. He was chubby and cute."

Louise narrowed her eyes, stretched out her hand in front of her and gestured at a height of about 1.2 meters above the ground, and asked curiously: "How old is he this year? Seven years old? Or eight years old?"

Tychus: "...Twenty-four, the same age as you and Kevin when I met you." Louise: "Wow!"

"You really should calibrate your sense of time."

Tychus sighed, then brought the topic back to business, asking, "What is your current strength level? Are there any signs of breaking through to the legendary level?"

"No."

Louise shook her head and said helplessly: "I don't have any talent. The limit of my life should be the epic peak."

"This is normal. Even among us popes, only Anastas and I have entered the legendary level, and we are both the weaker ones."

Tychus said this nonchalantly, and then asked, "So, with the remaining divine power in your body, how long can you 'cheat' and become a legend?"

Louise hesitated for a moment and replied, "If I try my best, half a minute."

"What if there is no irreversible cost?"

Tychus added a qualification and asked, "How long can you be in office?"

"Half a second."

Louise answered without hesitation, then added, "Or shorter."

"I understand."

Tychus nodded and said meaningfully: "Then please take some time out in the next two days to think about how to make good use of this time in case of emergency."

"I see. When will we set off?"

"It will probably take another two or three days for Fengzao and Shuguang to select the leaders of the investigation team, and for everyone to form a team that is strong enough and intimidating enough without sending out the Knights of the Church."

"I see."

"Then I'll be leaving first. Don't think about continuing to sleep during this period. Go out for some fresh air, go shopping or something."

"No, I need to reconnect with the divine power in my body. Call me when you are about to leave."

"Ok."

"Remember to find Kevin for me."

"I got it, stop talking nonsense."

"Look carefully!"

"I have written to His Majesty Tifilo to ask."

"Who is that?"

"The previous pope of the Dawn Sect. When we met Kevin, he had not yet left the City of Light."

"So he knew Kevin?"

"know."

"real!?"

"He wrote back saying that he had the impression that there were at least a hundred Dawn Knights named Kevin, and he had no idea who we were looking for."

"Woo..."

……

At the same time, in the City of Light, the Dawn Chapel, and the Thousand Lights Sky

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xia Lian, who had hurried over from the Battle Sisters' Convent with Yu Chen and Marina, nodded to Ambro and asked hurriedly, "What was the result?"

"Everything is going well. Each company has now started to prepare staff."

Ambro stroked his scepter and said tiredly, "Madulan will be the leader of the investigation team in the early stage. In addition, we, the Abundance Sect, and the Justice Sect will each send one person to form the high-level leadership team, and other sects will send one or two people to form the grassroots leadership team."

Xia Lian grinned and asked happily, "Did Rivigaz talk to you alone?"

"No, but Anastas talked to me a little more."

Ambro shook his head and said calmly, "Rivigaz is very smart. Even if he already knew the details in advance, he would just pretend to be ignorant during this sensitive period. But if I'm not mistaken, before we set off, that Fiali should find an excuse to come here as a guest. I should be quite busy at that time. Wangyu should remember to entertain her well."

Yu Chen immediately nodded obediently and said, "I understand, Your Majesty."

"So, can you let me go directly here?"

Xia Lian asked this question first, and then looked away under Ambro's subtle gaze: "Well, let me just say this, since Madolan has been sent, I guess there is no place for me."

"Yes."

"So who should we send over to watch this time? Although the minority bastards of the Sun Cult will most likely not take action, in order to ensure that Hei Fan's plan proceeds normally, I think it would be better to find a tougher person to go."

"How's Green?"

"Not so good. That kid is too upright. Although he is not inflexible, his style overlaps with Madolan's. Besides, he just went on a business trip to the south some time ago. I suggest you find someone more flexible."

"Well, let's have a brief meeting later and discuss it together."

"Oh, yes—"

"how?"

"Before leaving, Little Green specifically told me that if we need to support Dunbuya City in terms of manpower, we should let his knight apprentice, who is from another world like Hei Fan and Wang Yu and has been practicing very hard recently, go with us. I think that although Dunbuya City has been burned down, the investigation team is not much worse, so we might as well let the kid go with us."

"Well, what's the kid's name?"

"Great Knight of Light Kevin."

"What knight?"

"Well, the names given to people from other worlds are usually exaggerated. Just think of it as 'Kevin'."

"Ah."

Chapter 2529: The End