I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 293: Headfirst into the Court! The Last Prince of the Alaye Royal Family
The waiter took a bottle of wine and returned to a small bar upstairs. There was no one in the bar, but there was a nun waiting for the waiter.

The nun was very anxious and kept checking the time. When she saw the waiter had just returned, she complained, "What took you two so long? The adults will finish their prayers soon."

The two men hurriedly apologized and then hurriedly placed the wine in the ice bucket on the cart.

The cart also had some decorations and even a vase of fresh flowers.

It looked like the bottle of wine was meant for someone's breakfast—it was only four in the morning.

The kitchen is probably busy.

The nun didn't let the two men follow her and just pushed the cart away.

After the nun left, the waitress smiled and said to the male waiter, "You just arrived today, you need to report to the supervisor and also get your clothes and so on."

The waiter was very handsome and the waitress treated him very well.

The waiter hurriedly thanked him.

The waitress flipped her hair and took the waiter to find the supervisor. On the way, she asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

The male waiter said, "Lance, miss, my name is Lance."

This guy is Roland.

He had just entered the hold when the waiter and the sailor went to get the wine.

The waiters and sailors were ordinary people. Roland did not use any magic on them. He just exerted some influence on their minds, and they treated Roland as one of their own.

The nun was quite powerful, at the early stage of the first level. But the moment she saw Roland's eyes, her cognition was influenced by him.

'Mind Twist' is indeed very useful. Roland has been practicing it on the Red Saint over the years, and he has mastered it to perfection.

Roland already possessed an exceptional talent for influencing cognition. He came into contact with the lower world daily, and practically knew all sorts of bizarre evil gods and mysterious creatures on a daily basis. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a little evil god.

As long as you don't encounter a second-level wizard, you basically can't escape Roland's tricks.

It was already five o'clock when we arrived and the supervisor had already gotten up.

However, when the supervisor met Roland, he saw not just Roland and his friends, but three people - Roland had released Diana.

You said you would take her to eat mutton, didn’t you?
The waitress said the restaurant on this ship is quite good. The chef used to be the royal chef of a kingdom called the Kingdom of Saint Malor!

The food here is better than what many kings eat, and it is cooked with the highest quality.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find such a chef.

Roland took the timid Miss Diana with him and asked the supervisor to process various things for them, including two work permits and uniforms.

They worked in the restaurant and it was almost morning, so they had to go immediately.

There are many restaurants on the ship, and the restaurant where Roland and Miss Diana are sitting is the best one.

The supervisor personally took the two of them to the restaurant. On the way, he said, "The ship has always been short of manpower. The third mate recruited you in the harbor of 'St. Malor' three days ago. It was a good decision!

Although you are temporary crew members and will disembark after docking today, believe me, this will be a journey that you will never forget.

However, there are some things you must be careful about - Isabella, the head of the Holy Medical Order, is on this ship. You can think of her as a quasi-king."

Quasi-king. This title is funny.

There is no such thing as a quasi-king, but there is a quasi-kingdom.

After listening, the male waiter found that the name of this Holy Medical Order was very ordinary, but this order was very extraordinary!

It is a knightly order from the Kingdom of Saint Malor.

This religious order originally originated from a royal hospital in the kingdom - or rather, it was a monastery with hospital-like properties established by the Holy King of Malrö for the church.

The Holy Medical Knights were originally a group of doctors, nurses and security guards.

The order has a long history. When it was first founded, it provided medical care and cared for the sick. Since the hospital is located on a route that pilgrims must pass through, protecting the pilgrims is also an important responsibility of theirs.

Later, the order unknowingly gained military sovereignty.

The Holy Order of the Knights Hospitaller participated in many famous battles in history and made outstanding contributions.

In addition, the leaders of each generation were talented and capable, so the Knights Templar became increasingly powerful.

Today, the 'Kingdom of Saint Malor' no longer exists for various reasons and has been taken back by the Holy See.

But under the leader's manipulation, the Holy See gave the territory of the "Kingdom of Saint Mallord" to the Knights Templar - they had no choice but to give it, because the Knights Templar were the actual controllers of the place.

This land no longer has the sovereignty of a kingdom, or in other words, the kingship no longer exists. It is a quasi-kingdom.

So, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar is like a king—Grand Master Isabella is a count and a saint.

The fall of the Kingdom of St. Mallord and the seizure of the throne by the Knights Templar were all planned by Isabella.

Interestingly, this kingdom originally belonged to her father and brother.

She is the eldest princess.

She is truly a filial daughter.

Since she holds a position in an extremely important department of the Holy See, she does not often stay in the territory.

This was a restriction imposed on her by certain people in the Vatican—the leader could not return to the Knights' headquarters frequently. The people sent by the Vatican usually managed the headquarters' affairs.

Lady Isabella felt somewhat sidelined. The majority of the Knights' logistics were also controlled by the Vatican.

But Lady Isabella accepted the position because the department was called the 'Inquisition'!
So, many people on this ship are from the church, and most of them are from the Inquisition!

Well, there were some special passengers too - on the way back from Malrod, Miss Isabella and her men captured a bunch of dark wizards from the East.

Once they reached the shore, they tied them up one by one and burned them with sacred fire!

The supervisor said solemnly, "Please pay attention. The knights have been keeping an eye on the passengers and crew members these past two days, especially our crew members.

The Arbitration Knights believe that there are dark wizards among our people!
If they mistake you for a dark wizard, even if you are not one!"

Hearing this, Roland's face froze slightly.

If this is seen, it will be over!
In Dagmar's study were several autobiographies of the Knights of the Inquisition.

Judging from these autobiographies, the Inquisition is the group of people who pay the most attention to the East Territory.

Any wizard with a little fame in the East is on the Inquisition's blacklist.

Among them, Black Abyss is the most important. Because the White Council has exchanges with the south, teams often go there for exchanges.

Roland is now quite famous among first-level wizards, mainly because of the incident at the Withered Blood Castle.

Such a big change, such big news, will also be reported in some newspapers in the southern border.

Therefore, Roland was 100% on the court's blacklist of key concerns—there was no need to even look for a photo; it was right there in the newspaper!
Roland turned around and wanted to take Diana away, but a pair of eyes fell on Roland from behind the door in front.

Roland's expression turned extremely ugly.

This gaze coming through the gate put Roland under great pressure.

It was even more terrifying than the pressure of Dagmar's gaze when he was chasing him.

——A strong late second stage warrior!
The sweat on Roland's face was dripping down.

The gaze glanced away and then left. Roland followed the supervisor into the restaurant with gritted teeth.

Roland looked at the people in knight uniforms in the restaurant, and his expression became increasingly grim.

This is the best restaurant on the ship - to put it bluntly, it's a place dedicated to special meals!
So those who eat here are the leaders of the Inquisition!

There aren’t a lot of people here now, but there are at least a dozen or so—they’re all fucking elites!
Moreover, half of them have Mediterranean hairstyles.

This hairstyle is called a "crown of thorns" and is basically a complete shave on the top of the head with only some hair left on the edges. Some people have a big beard, so the hair and beard are connected.

This hairstyle was common among monks in the Middle Ages, but is now very rare.

Nowadays, shaving one's head has become a formality. Basically, it is just cutting off a few tufts of hair and holding a ceremony.

Very few people actually shave their heads.

Unless it is penance!
Those who practice asceticism are the elite among the elites!
The penance of the Inquisition is the most extreme fanaticism among the fanatics!
The most famous person in the East is a madman.

As for the South, the most famous are the "fanatics".

They are all crazy!
It's only five o'clock now, but everyone's up early—this bunch of fanatics never sleep in the second half of the night. Get up and pray.

Normally, they would finish their prayers around five and come over at six.

Therefore, the waiter can have a meal around five o'clock.

But it seems like something happened today, so the masters came a little early.

This restaurant looks like a small banquet hall where the king entertains his subjects, and it is a very retro medieval banquet hall.

There are three long tables in total.

There were two long tables on the left and right, and another long table at the top - the chiefs and leaders sat there facing the gate.

Roland and Diana were now standing at the door.

The dozen or so people in the restaurant were standing behind the long table at the top, talking to a cold-faced female knight with a scar on her face.

This female knight is very beautiful, but unfortunately the scar on her face disfigures her.

And it's not just one scar, it's six scars!

However, it is more like a red mark after healing than a scar.

It looked like one of those perfectly healed wounds—but the skin in this area was slightly redder.

The six scars are positioned very evenly, with three scars on the left side of the face and three scars on the right side of the face.

Plus, the red color makes it look like a tabby cat.

The originally beautiful and cold female knight suddenly became a little funny. After seeing the supervisor and Roland and the others come in, the scarred female knight's eyes fell on them.

After taking two glances, the female knight narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Roland.

Roland's mind buzzed at this sight.

——Roland could clearly feel that this person had divinity!
God's favored one? The Son of God? An angel?!

Finished!

Roland's scalp was numb.

Diana, standing by, was almost crying with fear—it was all Master Lance's fault for forcing me to eat mutton!
Now, the two of them are going to become dishes on the menu!
Roland really wanted to ask the heavens—just a few hours ago, when he was observing the sky on the Storm, he had observed the trajectory of the Star of Fortune!
Today is still my lucky day!
I am very lucky today!

In order to successfully disguise himself on the boat, he even called out Little Red Hand!

As a result, I really got lucky!
At this time, someone next to the female knight was talking to her, so she continued chatting with that person.

Roland breathed a sigh of relief.

Those people probably thought of themselves as waiters.

This ship can't stay here for too long, we have to leave as soon as it reaches the shore.

The supervisor quickly asked Roland and Diana to go to the kitchen to help. Roland and Diana breathed a sigh of relief and went to the kitchen.

After the two left, the supervisor approached the female knight in a fawning manner and said, "Deputy Captain Jeanne, Lance and Diana are the temporary waiters who just joined the ship today. They were recruited when you came aboard, and they are also from Malrod!"

Fortunately, Roland and Diana were not here, otherwise Diana would have burst into tears after hearing it!

This sentence hit several big notes!
——A temporary waiter who just came on board. But he was recruited three days ago!

The most important thing is that the group of people in front of the Maltese man all spoke with a Maltese accent!
Sure enough, everyone was stunned for two seconds after hearing this.

Everyone looked at each other, and then the deputy leader, Jeanne, smiled very politely and chatted with the supervisor.

Although Miss Jeanne looks very cold, she is very kind to ordinary people. When the supervisor left, everyone was very disappointed.

This Miss Jeanne is no ordinary woman; she's a former royal! A legitimate Princess of Saint-Malo! Saint-Malo is no longer a kingdom, having become the headquarters of the Holy Hospitaller Order, but Jeanne's status has only grown higher!

Now she is a big shot with real power.

As for the team leader Isabella, her status is higher.

Although her title is Earl, she is actually the real Queen of Saint Malrod!

And it is the kind of trinity of military, politics and religion!

On the other side, Roland and Diana arrived at the kitchen and managed to catch up with breakfast.

Fortunately, the waiters' breakfast was the same as the guests'.

Unfortunately, the fanatics only had water, black bread, and a small dish of salt to eat.

There is mutton - cooked in plain water.

A strong smell of mutton!

However, Diana ate with gusto and even said a prayer before the meal, which seemed to indicate that she really enjoyed this eating habit.

This guy is obviously a fanatic too.

And the most psychotic one!

Besides water, there was actually some wine. The ascetics didn't drink it, but others did.

Roland found the food tasted like chewing wax.

He quietly took out a piece of information.

This is Lance's information, which includes information about his big money sponsor and a magical photo of her.

The woman in the magic photo is none other than Countess Isabella.

Looking closely, Isabella is about 70% similar to the scarred female knight.

Roland thought to himself, "It seems that the female knight just now is the leader 'Isabella'."

Could this Isabella be the wealthy woman on the Lance list?

If I were really found out, I might have to use Lance's identity to cover up.

But this is not a long-term solution, we still have to leave as soon as possible.

Roland checked his pocket watch. His supervisor had said that the Queen Victoria would dock at 2:00 p.m., which was still eight hours away.

The waiters took turns eating, and when Roland and the others were eating, there were many people busy.

At this time, Roland and the others had finished their meal and joined in the work.

Diana was very familiar with this kind of work. She had worked as a temporary maid when the lord's family was busy before.

Roland had spent many years in the castle, often serving as a servant. After a while of imitating him, he regained his old feeling.

The Knights Hospitallers were very retro, with the ascetics even wearing medieval linen clothing. Many of their customs were similar to those of the Middle Ages, and the two blended in with the group of waiters, attracting no attention.

While serving in the restaurant, Roland quietly paid attention to Miss Isabella, but the female knight did not look at him again.

Roland couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He muttered to himself, "I remember that the nun had specially sent us breakfast. But she had something else to do, so she came to the restaurant to eat with everyone?"
Time passed quickly. After the guests left, Roland and his friends began to clean the restaurant, busying themselves inside and out.

After finishing the work, everyone stayed in the restaurant and the kitchen to chat with the chefs. They stayed in the restaurant all morning.

If you need something, you can go out. Just come back when things get busy at 10 o'clock. But Roland didn't dare to wander around, so he stayed in the restaurant.

He mingled with the group and took the opportunity to familiarize himself with the southern accent.

Roland had gotten into trouble in his dream because of his accent, so he was very concerned about this matter.

However, as a wizard, the accent was no problem for him. Some wizards could even speak bird language if they wanted to.

Several people in the restaurant were originally from the Kingdom of Malrod, and Roland chatted with them for a while. Besides their accents, he also learned about the local customs and culture.

In just one morning, Roland became a Maltese.

The people serving in this restaurant were all very pretty, and the waitresses seemed to enjoy chatting up Roland.

To be honest, Roland didn't know what his current image looked like, but judging from the shining eyes of the ladies, 'Laurence' seemed to be very handsome.

A waitress said this while chatting with Roland: "Don't be ridiculous, Lance. You must be from Malrod. Look at your hair and eyes. Maybe you're even aristocratic~~"

Roland's eyes couldn't help but move slightly.

Malrod. Roland had gained some understanding of this place this morning.

If we use the Earth's geography as a benchmark, Malrode's location is equivalent to Italy.

The race is somewhat similar to the ancient Roman race, and is one of the oldest races in the southern region.

In addition, the kingdom had produced many archbishops, so it was home to many religious figures. Therefore, the Malrod nobles were very respected in the south - most of them were related to the Vatican.

Roland asked curiously, "What do my hair and eyes look like?"

Several waitresses smiled and didn't answer Roland directly. Instead, they told the young, new guy a story - this guy looked only sixteen years old, but said he was twenty-five this year, which was really funny.

The joke is about a man named Brown having an affair - the punchline is the 'strange black hair' and the colour of the eyes.
Brown is the color of Brown's eyes—brown.

But the hair there is black, and his head is also black.

Black hair and brown eyes.

After hearing this, Roland couldn't help but reveal a strange look on his face.

Lance and Lawrence, both of them are Malrodians with black hair and brown eyes?

Roland couldn't help but look at the waiters. There were actually quite a lot of people with black hair and brown eyes here. Brown hair was the next most common color, while blondes and blue eyes were actually quite rare. They were more common in the north.

The South is different from the East. There are not many people with this image in the East, but people with "ancient Roman blood" are very common in the South.

Among the group of monks just now, a small half had black hair and brown eyes.

Roland asked again, "I saw a lot of blond and blue-eyed people among the Holy Medical Knights just now."

The waiter said, "Yes, they are also Malrodites, but they belong to the 'Highgarden race'."

Roland couldn't help but think of Miss Isabella. She should be a typical Highgardener.

The Highgardeners. Roland felt their features were very Germanic, very Prussian, a bit like Germans.

Especially when Miss Elizabeth spoke, she was very powerful and strong, like a female spy.

A waitress told Roland that Malrod had gone through countless changes of dynasties - now it was like Rome, with even the country gone.

However, people with this "ancient Roman aristocratic face" generally have ancient aristocratic blood.

Even though these ladies are waiters, they are waiters of the Queen Victoria!
Although they work in the service industry, they are serious, well-paid workers with high qualifications. Many of them studied in monasteries as children, and some are even the second daughters of aristocratic families.

Not only were they literate, they also loved reading. They knew a great deal about history. Dressed in respectable clothes, they looked more like ladies than many of the other female passengers.

During the chattering discussion, a young lady said, "Because before the advent of 'Protestantism', the Alaye royal family had always ruled the south. Although the empire and this royal family no longer exist, there are still many noble families from other branches."

Roland's pupils suddenly shrank, and he asked, "What did you say?"

The young lady was stunned for a moment and said, "The Alaye royal family. Although this family has disappeared, members of the imperial royal family in ancient times all had faces like you."

Roland: "."

He thought to himself, "I am indeed the best Alaye. Could I be a prince or something like that? What was the Alaye family's status in the south before? It seems they belonged to the Old Church. So what is our relationship with the current Pope of the New Church?"
Hiss, female monsters like the Countess, aren't they always trying to suck me because of my bloodline?

(End of this chapter)