I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 354: My father-in-law is Reynard?! I am Count Wilmick? Insane and evil cult!

After listening to Roland's story, Ms. El nodded deeply.

She said, "I understand what you mean. What you mean is, 'confusing cause and effect.'

When people don’t know the result, that is, they don’t know that the cake is bad, the cake may not be bad.

But after people learned the result, they discovered that the cake was rotten. Then the result would affect the cause. The cake would inevitably rot. The door these people touched would inevitably be the door of insanity.

When people don't know the outcome, those who touch the door of truth will not necessarily touch the door of madness.

There is a random probability here.

The lower the realm, the farther away from the essence of the law, and the more unable they are to see the essence of the law clearly, so they cannot see the bad cake.

Therefore, when low-level wizards advance, the door is not necessarily bad - because they cannot see clearly, they may not go down a bad path.

On the contrary, the higher one's realm, the closer one is to the essence of the law, and the easier it is to see the bad cake.

Therefore, the higher the realm a person reaches, the greater the probability of seeing bad cakes, and the easier it is to touch the door of madness and evil.

Once the realm reaches a certain level, it is infinitely close to the upper limit of the laws of this world - that is, a fifth-level wizard.

At this time, bad cakes are almost inevitable.

Therefore, any wizard who touches the fifth gate will surely step into the gate of madness!"

At this point, Ms. El couldn't help but shook her head. She said, "Roland, you may really be the Son of God sent to us. Your eyes seem to be in the sky.

Our vision is too low and we can't see many things.

But you are different. You have a pair of God's eyes. It's like you are in heaven looking down."

Roland broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to say a word for a long time.

Ms. El suddenly sighed again and said, "I should have realized it a long time ago. That bastard 'Reynard' was right!
He had stepped through that door, but then stepped back.
So he saw what was behind the door!

No wonder he sent his daughter to hell when she touched the fifth gate, and let her step into the fifth gate in hell.

Because she can never enter the fifth gate in our world.

Because the door to our world is broken, and behind it is the abyss of insanity!"

Roland thought to himself, "'Reynard'? Is this the name of the Thousand-Eyed King?
Catherine never mentioned her father's name.

However, her elder sister seemed to understand very well.

Come to think of it, the King of Yellow Fern also uses this name. However, as the King of Thousand Eyes is the most powerful wizard in the world, it is normal for the King of Yellow Fern to use his name when he descends.

After all, only the name of the Thousand-Eyed King is worthy of Him, isn't it?

Roland asked cautiously, "Sir, it is said that His Majesty the Thousand-Eyed King is touching the fifth gate. Will he..."

Ms. El gritted her teeth and said, "No! Because that guy Reynard has already completed the 'closed loop'."

Roland asked, "Closed loop?"

Ms. El looked at Roland. "His past, future, and present have all long since become the King of the Yellow Fern. Those you killed in the Yellow-Brown Fern Forest were two incarnations of the Thousand-Eyed King."

Roland: "Huh?!"

Roland once said during his time as a tycoon that he was the spokesperson for the Thousand-Eyed King. But he was more than just a spokesperson; he was a name!
He used the name Leonard quite a lot!

Suddenly, Roland remembered something and took out a book from his dimensional bag: Fern Life.

This is the book that Saladin gave to Roland twenty-four years ago.

Since it and "The Art of Thousand Bodies" were the contents of the upper and lower volumes, Roland studied them together at the time, and did not associate the name "Fern Life" with the "King of Yellow Ferns".

Now it seems that there were already clues to many things!

At the beginning of the Arakkar God Devouring Plan, Catherine had said that, in the eyes of the Yellow Fern King, even if he would be eaten, he would definitely come. This was very strange.

It was as if it made no difference whether he was eaten or ate the Thousand-Eyed King.

So, Roland thought about a question.

Did the Thousand-Eyed King eat the Yellow Fern King, or was he eaten by the Yellow Fern King?

Roland considered many possible outcomes, but the truth was beyond his expectations—his father-in-law, like Helaka, played a game of eating himself.

The past, present and future are all the King of Yellow Fern. Therefore, the 'Reynard' that Roland met at the beginning was the incarnation of his father-in-law!

Roland grabbed his hair and felt completely unwell.

Roland really couldn't understand what the world of God was like. It was too weird and too chaotic!
He couldn't imagine how crazy he would become if he ignited the divine fire in the future. He even didn't want to ascend to become a god!
Roland thought to himself, "No, I can't ascend to become a god in this world. If I ascend to become a god in this world, even if I don't become a mad god, I'll become a weird psychopath like Heraca, the Thousand-Eyed King, or the Yellow Fern King!"

These gods are all super mechanical monsters. Although they have powerful divine powers that are beyond cognition, this path is too crazy.

Roland felt that gods like the 'Gods of Light and Shadow' were better.

Judging from the situation in the Church of Light and Shadow, these gods are all numerically freaks. While they don't have those insanely powerful mechanical abilities, they can still outperform skill with force!

The most important thing is that they are not crazy!
It’s okay to be crazy, but if it’s too crazy, it will be too unacceptable!
Roland always couldn't stand what others said, but what Ms. El said today made him feel uncomfortable.

Strictly speaking, Roland was not upset by Ms. El.

He was a little troubled by the things his father-in-law had done - the fact that 'my father-in-law's name is Leonard' gave Roland a headache.

Roland thought to himself, "The White Queen must hate my father-in-law just like my senior hates me, right?"

Seeing Roland having a headache, Ms. El couldn't help rubbing her forehead.

Ms. El really hated that guy Reynard.

Even if the relationship was restored, she still found it hard to accept because Mr. Leonard was not only hateful, but also crazy!

My daughter seems to have found someone like this
It is said that when women are looking for a husband, they are particularly attracted to those who are somewhat similar to their fathers.

If the father likes to drink, the daughter will like a man who can drink very well.

My father is very good at playing cards. My daughter finds men who always win at cards very attractive.

The Thousand-Eyed King has done all kinds of bad things. He is insidious and cunning, and he is also insane.

So, her daughter was always attracted to that bad boy who liked to talk nonsense.

'Ms. El' was very much against this marriage.

Now, Roland had to use the name Lawrence and had to marry Isabella. Although this was essentially a bad thing done by the Thousand-Eyed King, Ms. El gave him a thumbs up, which was a rare occurrence.

Ms. El thought to herself, "It's been two weeks. Catherine should be back in the East soon, right?"
Ms. Eyre knew that Isabella was playing Catherine.

But she seemed to have done something that turned the 'fake Catherine' who boarded the ship into the 'real Catherine'.

But no one knew what happened, but Roland seemed to have seen his senior today.

Ms. El obviously didn't know that a person who looked like Catherine had been hiding in Roland's place for the past two weeks.

What they didn't know was that the two of them had secretly agreed to protect Roland tonight.

However, it was useless for her to know. After all, Catherine was currently the head of the Wilmik Inquisition. As an envoy from the East, Ms. El could not be allowed to go there, either covertly or openly.

Otherwise, Wilmick would find out that the leader of the Inquisition was missing and then secretly brought to the East by the East Territory delegation. This would be a major diplomatic incident!
Ms. Eyre didn't know about these things. She thought Catherine had already boarded the ship and left the bad boy. So she was in a particularly good mood.

She made a small request: "Roland, I heard from Williams that there is a 'answering machine' in your room, and you have been using it to explore the path of faith recently?
I wonder when you have time, I would like to go and take a look."

Roland still thought this was his 'elder sister', so he quickly said, "I'm always available."

Roland's original intention was to take this "sister-in-law" to have a look now.

But after hearing this, the "sister-in-law" didn't seem to have any intention of going immediately.

Ms. El asked, "I've been busy during the day lately. What time do you usually take a break?"

Roland smiled and said, "Sir, I'm a night owl. If you have time, you can ask Isabella to bring you here anytime."

Mrs. Eyre, who didn't know the truth, thought to herself, "This fool thought Isabella was Catherine. Haha. He was thinking about Catherine, but Catherine was obedient. How could he take advantage of her before they got married?"
Looking for Isabella Reynard's illegitimate daughter, huh.

How could Isabella be allowed to get involved in such core secrets as the Magic Matrix and the Path of Faith?

Go back and ask if we can change the itinerary. If we have time tonight, let's go tonight.'
The will-o'-the-wisp boy, Roland, thought to himself, "It seems my sister-in-law won't be coming tonight. So, I'll practice dual cultivation with my senior sister." Ahem, to advance, one must maintain a peaceful state of mind. It's well known that dual cultivation is beneficial to cultivation.

Let's try some new tricks with my senior and Anna tonight!

Ms. El chatted with Roland for a few more words, then left with Amber and the group of nuns (ladies-in-waiting).

She had no intention of letting Amber and Roland reminisce about the past.

Amber kept looking back, eagerly gazing at her teacher, wanting to stay and reminisce. But Ms. El pulled her back, and she didn't dare look back anymore. She just followed Ms. El obediently.

Roland looked a little strange.

Roland thought to himself, "It seems like Ms. El doesn't want me and Amber to have more contact."

Are you afraid that I will lead her astray?
Is my reputation that bad?
We haven't seen each other for over 30 years. This is totally unreasonable.'
Ms. El is more than just afraid that Roland will lead Amber astray.
Roland really has no idea about his reputation in the East.

Roland planned to go back and ask his senior sister when Amber and the others would leave. Before they left, they would have a meal together and see her off.

After leaving the chapel, Roland saw the two strange phoenixes in the sky again.

Only then did he understand. The white phoenix was Ms. El, the colorful little phoenix was Amber, and the beautiful birds behind them were the nuns, or rather, the witches of the White Chess group.

Roland used the crystal ball to contact Catherine, but the magic communication did not go through.

So he contacted Theresa.

Soon, Theresa appeared in the crystal ball. Judging from the background, it looked like a sutra copying hall.

It seems that the seven servants are sorting documents here.

Although Roland has now perfected the Path of Faith in the middle stage of the second stage, Theresa and the others seem to be busy preparing for the subsequent Path of Faith.

Roland thought to himself, "This guy is so active, he must be a senior!"

Theresa gave Master Roland a disdainful but polite smile and said, "Master, what can I do for you?"

Roland said, "Bring Anna over early tonight and we'll have dinner together. I have some questions about advancement that I need to ask you. Um, it's a new discovery about the Path of Faith~"

Theresa rolled her eyes speechlessly and then hung up the magic communication.

Roland muttered angrily, "No wonder my maids have been taking the master less and less seriously lately. I thought Theresa was the leader, but it turns out it was my senior sister who took the lead!" He checked the time and it was only a little after one in the afternoon.

Roland thought to himself, "The Vatican's envoys have all left. Brianna doesn't usually hang out in the city. So am I free now?"

Roland simply left the monastery, hailed a carriage, and went to the Summer Palace first.

He ordered a 'romantic candlelight dinner' at the Summer Palace and requested it be delivered to the seventh floor of the inpatient department of the Holy Spirit Hospital.

The Summer Palace originally didn't offer this kind of service, but after Roland gave his name, the front desk checked the customer and then said that the room would be ready before dark.

The receptionist said, "Sir Lawrence, two months ago, we helped you exchange a batch of 'ancient gold coins' at the bank.

Some of the gold coins are very rare, so we took the initiative to submit them to the auction for you - we didn't use your name, but the name of the Summer Palace.

There was a big collector who bought these gold coins.

After deducting the cost of booking a room at the Summer Palace, various handling fees and agency fees, there is still 4567 gold pounds left.

Please wait a moment. We will send someone to notify the general manager and ask the finance office to withdraw the money for you. Do you want cash or a check?"

Roland said he wanted cash.

Then, he asked curiously, "What kind of gold coins are these? Why are they so valuable?"

The receptionist said, "I'm sorry, this isn't something I can handle. Please wait a moment."

The front desk made a call.

Soon, a middle-aged man dressed very gentlemanly came.

Judging from the respectful attitude of the Summer Palace staff towards him, his identity should be more than just a senior executive.

A few thousand pounds was not enough to make this 'Baron Hans' come in person, so it was obvious that he did not come here for money or business.

His smile was very friendly, with a noble sense of reserve. But when talking to Roland, his conversation made Roland feel very comfortable.

To put it bluntly, this guy's flattery is so advanced that one can't even hear a trace of flattery. Instead, one feels that this is a friend who understands them very well.

He has some knowledge of various antiques and artworks, especially the gold coins of the Eastern Territory.

I just don't know if he did his homework specifically or if he just had nothing to do and liked these things.

He specially brought with him an exquisite picture album, which contained descriptions of various gold and silver coins of collectible value.

It also contains the highest and lowest auction prices in recent years.

After taking a look, Roland thought to himself, "Looking at this, many ancient gold coins are more valuable than magic stones!"

Roland could understand the logic behind why gold coins were more expensive than magic stones - it was for collection.

But any other second-level wizard from the Eastern Territory would have been completely baffled by the Southerner's train of thought. Aren't these the same gold coins I was using during my last slumber (or retreat)? They're even more expensive than magic stones! Absurd!

Roland planned to have Theresa and the others carefully select their gold and silver coins to avoid selling valuable items.

Roland was very satisfied with this little gift (the album). He asked about his Foxfire, and Baron Hans immediately offered to take Roland to see it.

On the way, he chatted with Roland about Foxfire's recent situation and horses. He and Roland had a very pleasant conversation.

Foxfire was being well cared for and was often taken out for walks. He seemed to be very familiar with Hans.

It seemed that Hans often took care of Foxfire himself.

Foxfire is so tall and has such a bad temper. It's hard for Baron Hans.

Roland patted Foxfire's tall shoulders and looked at Baron Hans, who had carefully prepared for a long time.

Roland smiled and said, "Hans, you just mentioned your family?"

Roland knew that this guy must have something to do with him, so he steered the topic here.

The Vatican's delegation has already left, and the matter of the Senior Sister Court must have been settled.

Now, the power of Isabella and Lawrence in suppressing the 'Heart-stealing Holy Spirit of the Evil Cult' is still there. It is a good time to clean up Wilmick and completely control the city.

Don't underestimate those guys like Old John in the mysterious department. They usually just drink tea and read newspapers. But once they get power, they are all cruel officials!

And given the senior sister’s personality, she is definitely loyal and loves the cruel official.

And I'm very short of money.

These people are very efficient in their work.

If we send in some more Black Abyss wizards, it will definitely be extremely efficient.

Those powerless civilians cannot feel the storm stirred up by the 'Black Abyss Inquisition'.

But the nobles must have felt it deeply.

With the efficiency of the Black Abyss Inquisition, the targets that need to be cleared out in the city, as well as those wealthy noble lords, must have started to have bad luck.

It is normal to say that Hans's family members were arrested or that he was targeted.

Of course, what Roland didn't expect was that this guy didn't seem to be doing this.

This guy is very shrewd. He has already used his connections to give a large sum of gold pounds to the court.

He and Roland talked about the 'Northern Saiyan Peninsula'.

Wermick is the central city of a large province, which is actually a peninsula called the 'Northern Saiyan Peninsula'.

However, people like to call this province 'Great Wilmick'.

This was originally the territory of Malrode, with a relationship similar to that between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The 'Northern Saiyan Peninsula' split away and returned to the rule of the church many, many years ago.

Therefore, the title of 'Duke Saiyan' no longer exists.

But because of the great warlord Williams, this land nominally returned to the hands of the Holy See, but in reality, it was not under the control of the Holy See.

Therefore, the Holy See can only arrange people to manage the industries here, and it cannot find its own people.

On the one hand, the monks were not very good at this kind of thing, and the business was going from bad to worse. The previous managers had almost ruined the business.

On the one hand, Williams was very reluctant to let the Vatican send people to his territory.

So not only did he secretly ruin many of the Vatican's industries, he also put all the people in charge into a mental hospital!
The Vatican didn't have much to do with the warlord Williams, so they had been hiring a professional neutral force to manage the industry here.

——Hydra Chamber of Commerce.

Hans is a wealthy man who serves the Hydra Chamber of Commerce.

He managed many industries for the Holy See, including the Summer Palace.

Originally, he could continue to manage it and gain a lot of power, wealth and connections from it.

But now, the Holy See intends to separate the city of Wilmik from the peninsula.

A 'Count of Wilmick' will appear in the city of Wilmick, and many industries, including the summer palace, and land will fall into his hands.

He just needs to pay taxes in the future. If you do the math, although the Vatican will lose a lot of income, it will still make some money.

This is why Hans tried so hard to get in touch with Roland.

Because Roland is the 'Count of Wilmik' chosen by the Holy See.

Hans said, "Sir, this is probably true. I heard that Isabella has reached an agreement with the Vatican. In the future, both she and you will be separated from the Inquisition."

From now on, the Vermik Inquisition will be taken over by people sent by the Holy See, and you will inherit this land.

As a result, the Holy City of Wilmick was divided into three factions: the Inquisition, which was loyal to the Holy See, the Count and Countess of Wilmick, who had no choice but to be loyal to the Holy See, and the great warlord Williams, who was unwilling to be loyal to the Holy See.

Isabella has agreed to this deal."

Baron Hans was not too clear about the specifics. These were just rumors he had received.

He thought Roland knew these things, but Roland looked confused.

The Holy See really has a good plan!

It's like exchanging a sesame seed for a truckload of watermelons!
What's the difference between this and killing the donkey after it has done its job?!

Roland felt that this was very unreasonable, because as long as they controlled the Inquisition, the entire Welmick would belong to them.

It's just that there are no taxes and industrial revenues.

Besides, what’s the point of being a count?

Doesn't the Vatican earn all the money?
With the Inquisition, the Vatican's actions here depended on Roland and the senior sister's approval. But without the Inquisition, they would be dogs for the Vatican!
If the Holy See asks for money, the Count has to donate.

If they disobeyed, the Inquisition would label them as dark wizards.

The most important thing is that they are dark wizards!

Get the Inquisition out of here. Are you planning to let the Vatican arrest both of us?
The most important of the three was the Vermik Sanctuary, the Inquisition, and the Territory.

Once the court is lost, Roland and his entire group will be arrested!
Considering the senior sister's greedy and money-worshiping personality, could she spit out the big piece of fat meat she had just taken in her mouth just to let her fiancé get a poor earl?
Even if she was willing, Roland would not agree.

are you crazy? !

How could a senior sister do such a stupid thing?

Isabella was more of an idiot. Her mind had been corrupted by the Church and Lawrence. For faith and love, she would give up her kingdom, let alone the Inquisition.

Roland thought to himself, "Could it be that Senior Sister made a deal with the Vatican in order to obtain the qualification to enter the ruins?"

If it is for the sake of admission to the ruins, then making some sacrifices is indeed reasonable.

But paying such a price is still a bit too stupid.

Roland felt that the senior student would never do such a stupid thing.

Roland thought to himself, "This is just some gossip that Hans and the others in the Chamber of Commerce got. It's not very accurate."

Roland planned to ask when he returned home in the evening.

(End of this chapter)