Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1052 Asking Mikhail
When he sat with Antirochus, their breaths even seemed to mingle.

They resembled Antiochus's family even more than Euphemia.

Pat, if he could really give birth to a child of the sun... the Lord of the Tower would probably be ridiculed for tens of thousands of years.

It's already terrible that Alexis could give birth to a child like this.

But she was, after all, a fringe believer, the kind who had never even been to the tower's secret place, and who spent most of her time wandering in the wild.

Her actions do not represent the Church of the Tower, and the Lord of the Tower can completely disregard her existence.

If it were Pat... Emilia City would be blown up.

Of course, that person can't get in either.

While the Goddess of the Night is relatively lenient towards children and pregnant women, she is not so lenient that even a pregnant woman, the Lord of the Tower, can enter her core area.

Ms. Alexis is clearly a picky person.

Given her living environment, if she wanted to find someone to have a child with... she probably wouldn't choose a cult member.

In the gray area, the most stable, reputable, and cleanest-looking are usually 'shiny gray'.

"Grayish" was originally a colloquial term for white jade with a grayish hue. In the gray area, it was used to describe a strong person who, although he was adept at pleasing everyone and receiving offers from all sides, still had his back on the side of light... Such people usually had some kind of hardship that forced them to leave their homeland and stay away from the city.

Most people are criminals under the law, but righteous in their own camp... The law cannot judge them, but they judge them in the name of justice.

They'll probably keep doing it with a swagger.

Although there aren't many, a big shot like this can emerge every few decades.

Some people will tirelessly try to exonerate themselves, proving that they only made a procedural error, but that their stance was not wrong.

However, some of the wanted 'righteous warriors' chose to stay in the gray area.

There aren't usually many gray areas in places like the Northern Kingdom.

After all, if something happens in that country, it tends to cause quite a stir... like Montes and Ghezal.

But there were very few nobles who maliciously oppressed the poor, leaving them with nowhere to turn for help and only able to wait for death.

The White Dragon King was completely intolerant of such things... Moreover, his attitude towards the church made the various churches very happy to slap him in the face.

In a place like the Northern Kingdom, what kind of abilities could nobles who could only make money off the poor possibly have?
It can't be hidden at all.

Therefore, in the gray areas near the north, most of the residents are people from the neighboring houses.

Especially that great abyss that connects the Northland, the grasslands, and the ice fields.

The family that used to rule that area was the Sebefia family. Although they were a devilish family, they were much more disciplined in their actions.

As long as the settlements in the abyss are paid tribute in a timely manner, the Sebefia family can provide a lot of resources and will not raid them at every turn.

The border lords of the grasslands and ice plains are different; they always want to control those settlements, then extort smugglers, and even seize trade routes to make money for themselves.

But smugglers aren't stupid!
Knowing that the road was blocked, they certainly wouldn't go there again... Moreover, their communication was very fast.

In the end, it was the settlements controlled by the North that remained... They simply paid protection money to the border lords of the North, but their leaders were not necessarily from the North.

It's just a matter of establishing a connection.

The settlement where Ariges lived was of this type.

The reason she was able to settle down there was because the changes in the Sebefia family back then caused turmoil in the northern settlements of the Abyss, so some powerful people with strong backing and abilities needed to settle there.

Alexis, who swaggered in there with the Tower's token, was a lifesaver.

Although many people consider themselves to be utterly wicked, they dare not compare themselves to legitimate cult members to see who is more evil.

After all, that would truly mean being skinned alive, having bones removed, and being used as an oil lamp.

The Dark Night Church's intelligence also included an analysis of Alexandra's possible lovers.

Most likely, they are the two Greys in that settlement.

A hotel owner from the grasslands... presumably a researcher of the Earth Church who lost an academic competition and didn't want to join another faction.

It could be a nature mage; the magical plant is some kind of vine that can be used to brew wine.

After all, he doesn't buy much stock; he relies entirely on his own production.

The other one has a more complicated identity.

He appears to be a swordsman who retired from an adventurer's party, but he seems to have some official background.

But strangely, both the northern and icefield countries seem to have some kind of connection with him.

It's not that there aren't other men in that settlement, but given Alexis's personality and temperament, she would probably only be interested in those two.

Euphemia was actually a little curious whether Penelope and Mikhail's father was a member of the Earth Church... If so, it seemed like they would be closer together.

Moreover, Ariges's subtle attitude towards Antilochus is understandable.

Euphemia knew, of course, that this information might have been shown to her on purpose.

After all, their two families have grown closer over this period of time.

If they were any closer, perhaps the siblings would have left with Ms. Alexandra.

Euphemia couldn't say no.

Emilia City is indeed very good to them.

However, it couldn't make them feel any reluctance to leave. Especially Antiochus, who forced himself to eat those sun-dried foods.

He knew he deserved it.

If Bishop Garrett truly only gave birth but did not raise his children, he would surely be rejected by the Lord of the Earth.

These things were not done for Antiochus, but to prove the innocence of Bishop Garrett and his willingness to take responsibility.

Antirochus could sense the chill in this matter better than anyone, but he couldn't refuse this 'help'.

He lost those unnecessary sensitivities and pride when he was a child.

Antirochus even knew how to subtly make the other party's icy help seem less important.

That's why, after learning about this, he used Alexandra's identity to turn everything into a transaction... even though everyone knew it was specially arranged for him.

But at least publicly, no one can say that.

Didn't Bishop Garrett look down on Antiochus's cult background?

He should remember this disdain well... The sight of Ariges appearing at the vegetable shop with Antilokos was naturally the biggest reminder to Bishop Garrett.

Ms. Ariges was fully aware of Antirochus's exploitation... but she still paid him.

Antirochus was actually a little embarrassed, but he couldn't refuse the reward.

Powerless and penniless, all they could do was be nice to Ms. Alexandra's children... and that's how their two families grew closer.

So close, even the Church of the Night is worried that Antirochus and Euphemia might be taken to Maplelands.

While that place might not be ideal for Euphemia, the Night's Favorite, it's definitely suitable for Antiochus, the Sunwalker.

The Sun God and the Lord of Storms have always been fond of Lori Montes and have bestowed many blessings upon his Maple Ridge.

But Euphemia completely disregarded the implications in these intelligence reports and even harbored restless thoughts.

She opened her mouth towards Penelope, but then gave up.

“What do you want to say?” Penelope looked up at her. “You’ve hesitated to speak several times.”

For the sake of being good friends, I'll give you this way out.

"Speak!"

Euphemia hesitated for a few seconds before blurting out, "When you grow up, take me with you!"

"Huh?" Penelope was startled.

She looked at her friend with some confusion: "Has our friendship reached this point?"
I can understand good friends becoming best friends, but being inseparable for life seems a bit... quick.

Euphemia couldn't help but laugh: "Pepe, I want to go with you because I know your mother will only send you somewhere more suitable for you and Mikhail than here."

Penelope rolled her big eyes twice before saying, "Oh...you two and we do have a lot in common."

The place where we can live well, you certainly can too...

But... wait...

Mia, you mean my mom will be coming with us too, right?

Euphemia looked at her and tilted her head, but just smiled and remained silent.

This was just her calculation, but she couldn't guarantee that Ms. Alexandra would actually do it.

Penelope is so smart!
When she was three years old, she could only tell whether what the other person said was well-intentioned or malicious.

She could only deduce accurate information quickly from subtle tone of voice and the slightest connection after entering the Laurel Church and beginning to access a vast amount of information and intelligence.

Moreover, with the hands-on guidance of intelligence analysis instructors, one can grasp those outlines and patterns.

Penelope can do it all by instinct...

Although Euphemia never intended to scheme against her friends, she still had a feeling that 'no one could fool her'.

Penelope didn't expect Euphemia to make her point clearly.

Her friend was overly cautious; every word she uttered had a backstory.

When we were together, things were much more direct... probably because I was teaching her.

Although Penelope deliberately exaggerated her own divergent thoughts a little when Alexis was teaching her, those were indeed her own ideas!

She just knew she shouldn't let things go so freely, but she actually did.

But that doesn't mean that when Euphemia taught her, she took all of that back.

However, knowing it was inappropriate, it was confined to the 'circle'.

If Euphemia continues to teach her in that meticulous, roundabout style, she will only end up with one 'round' after another.

All of these were just points raised from Euphemia's own words.

She quickly learned her lesson and became much more direct when speaking to Penelope.

Tutoring is also a form of communication, so chatting will naturally become more direct.

Euphemia is really smart.

Penelope thought for a moment before saying, "Then I'll have to ask Mikhail."

(End of this chapter)