I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Roland's original plan was to keep the Queen in Olivia's mindset, and then secretly bring out the 'Big Sister Queen' when she was baptized—of course, he also had to prevent her from suddenly going crazy.

But now it turns out that things aren't going as he thought at all—he has to make the queen suddenly go mad during her baptism!
"What's the point of even trying!"

I went to the Holy Court to clear my and the Empress's names, not to let her go mad!

If the Queen goes mad, then even if all the gods in Heaven are fools, they will know exactly what this 'Olivia' is.

Everything was exposed immediately.

After the Age of Madness, the gods viewed madness as a plague. Roland and the Queen were, respectively, a 'suspected, very stable source of pollution' and a 'suspected, very unstable source of pollution'.

Even the gods would be afraid to look at them, lest they get a sty. If Roland and the Queen's identities were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

'We definitely can't let Goddess God go crazy in front of all the gods!'

But if God doesn't intervene, I have no idea how to clear my name and her name.

Roland began to think.

The idea is extremely dangerous, but incredibly simple to implement—before baptism, release God the Goddess. Then let Him decipher those cryptic symbols for you.
One very conservative but simple method is to pass the buck to your father-in-law and let him figure it out!
'I can't handle this! I can't translate these gibberish at all, and I can't hand them over to Malrod for translation. The matter between the Queen and me must never be known.'

But my father-in-law already knew about my situation, so I could let him arrange the unraveling of the Book of Rest.

Roland took out the crystal ball and tried to contact the magical marks 'Billy' and 'Saladin', but received no response.

Roland planned to use the crystal ball to contact his senior and ask how to get in touch with his father-in-law, but after thinking about it, he put the crystal ball away and took out a piece of parchment used for communication.

This guy had just done something bad and was feeling a bit guilty, so he didn't dare to 'video chat' with his senior.

He was afraid his senior would worry, so he didn't write much on the parchment, only asking how to contact his father-in-law.

Not long after, a reply from the senior student appeared on the paper.

"Oh, right, it's a little past five o'clock. My senior just finished her meditation and entered a dream state to start handling official business."

Roland picked up the parchment and looked at it. He realized that Catherine's general idea was for Roland to find a certain 'photograph'.

Suddenly, Roland remembered a photograph. He hurriedly rummaged through his dimensional bag, and soon found a bundle of documents and information about 'Lorenz'.

This package of documents was given to Roland by a few thugs when he first arrived in Vermik.

The package contained some photos, one of which was a family portrait of Lawrence, including Isabella and Lawrence's father-in-law, Gawain.

Back when Roland was in that alley in Vermeer, his father-in-law had spoken to him through a photograph. But at that time, it was Roland's father-in-law who initiated the contact. Roland didn't know how to contact his father-in-law first.

"Did my senior forget to give me the spell?" Roland muttered, scratching his head.

Just as Roland picked up the parchment to ask a question, the senior's voice appeared in the photograph.

"Hey, stop pretending, Father! We need to think of a solution quickly, this is a real problem."

Roland looked down in astonishment and found that Isabella in the photo had been transformed into Catherine, who was now shoving the white-bearded old man sitting on the sofa.

Seemingly annoyed that her father didn't react, Catherine in the photo got a little angry and forcefully pulled out his beard.

This time, the old man finally reacted. He hurriedly covered his beard and said, "What can I do? You just saw it yourself, those words are just scribblings by a madman. Unless someone is that crazy, no one can tell the difference."
I can't possibly go crazy again just to see if that 'plan' even exists, can I?

Hearing this, Roland finally understood. His father-in-law and wife had installed a surveillance camera on him!
'They're truly father and daughter! They're practically identical!'

Roland's father-in-law had clearly been spying on him the whole time. Although it was infuriating, Roland was also quite reassured that his father-in-law was watching him closely.

Calling it a surveillance camera is a bit of an exaggeration. The senior student only left a mental message here; as for her father-in-law, he left nothing. He only left a photo of himself.

But a wizard of his caliber could sense even the mere mention of his name, let alone leave behind a photograph.

So as long as Roland makes any big commotion, his father-in-law will be able to sense it.

Roland made quite a commotion yesterday when he was drinking and playing dice with Olivia—to outsiders it looked like they were just playing dice, but to a being of the Thousand-Eyed King's caliber, it was an earth-shattering 'battle of magic' taking place on the riverbank.

Even if he hadn't put a photograph in Roland's bag, Roland would have been able to sense it from thousands of miles away.

So, starting yesterday, my father-in-law has been focusing his attention on Roland.

Roland asked, "Then what should we do?"

My father-in-law stroked his beard and said, "I don't think there's any plan involved. After all, there's only one way to get the gods to accept 'Alaye (the foolish god)'."

Leonard's father-in-law's words were ambiguous, leaving Roland completely confused. He asked, "What method?"

The father-in-law shook his head, choosing not to answer Roland's question. He said, "I've already seen the data Helena sent back about the 'Merlin Laboratory.' Some of it contained this kind of 'chaotic text.'"

Cracking them won't be possible in a short time. Unless the 'Old Gods' translate them.

After a pause, the father-in-law looked at Roland meaningfully and added, "I mean, the real mad god."

Catherine asked with some doubt, "The real god of madness? Isn't Dalark a god of madness?"

The father-in-law said, "It's nothing."

Roland understood, and his expression changed, as if he had made up his mind.

Roland's expression terrified his father-in-law, who quickly said, "You brat, don't get the wrong idea! I didn't mean for you to get your 'older sister' out!"

Roland and Catherine were completely bewildered. They asked in confusion, "Then who can translate?"

The father-in-law stroked his beard and said, "Roland, you should be more concerned about the 'New Paradise' and the 'Old Paradise' than this."

If everything goes as we expect, then who you are becomes irrelevant. Once we reach the Holy See, thoroughly examine the old scriptures there; the Church has studied them for so long, the answers must be found there.”

Roland looked completely bewildered. He asked, "Everything just as we predicted? What did we predict? Hey, hey, hey?! Say something!"

"he's gone."

Catherine rubbed her forehead and said, "Roland, I don't know what you and Father are up to, but I think there must be a reason why you didn't let Father tell you the whole plan."

Catherine's words were somewhat tactful, but Roland understood them perfectly.

Roland couldn't help but recall a passage from the Old Testament about his father: the mad rabbit wanted to fool the tiger, so it first fooled itself and the flock of sheep.

Previously, Roland had always believed that his father did what he did back then because he wanted to get involved himself, so if he didn't deceive himself first, he couldn't deceive his opponent.

But gradually, Roland came to a different understanding—perhaps once he knew the truth, he would no longer have the courage to continue.

Roland said, "I will later make a copy of Dracula's old scriptures and have it sent to you."

Catherine understood what Roland meant, and she said, "I will have someone compile all the old scriptures we have together and then let historians study them."

Currently, aside from the portion hidden in the Holy See's secret treasury, almost all the old scriptures are in our hands.

With the Well of Faith in place, as long as each denomination provides the 'parameters' of the Old Scriptures, then no matter where the Old Scriptures are, the Well of Faith can retrieve them.

The South is now severely divided, with members of various sects surrendering or defecting to the 'Dawn New Society'.

Among these people were many high-ranking members of various sects, and the first thing they did after surrendering was to obtain the old scriptures collected by their sects through the Well of Faith, and then declare that their side was the orthodox one.

Therefore, the wizards of the Dawn New Society possess the old scriptures of various sects.

However, the ancient scriptures held by the Holy See have not been obtained by the wizards. This is partly because no one in the upper echelons of 'Orbis' has yet betrayed them. On the other hand, the ancient scriptures held by the Holy See are kept under extremely high security, and ordinary high-ranking members do not have the authority to know too much about them.

Catherine continued, "We can actually get our hands on some of the Holy See's old scriptures. If we go all out, getting most of them shouldn't be a problem."

But you know, our relationship with the Holy See is quite delicate right now. And many people previously thought that our need for the Old Testaments wasn't that urgent, so Malrod hadn't set his sights on the Holy See's Old Testaments.”

Roland said, “Catherine, the Orbis family’s emphasis on the Old Scriptures may far exceed our expectations. Maria told me that the Orbis may be studying God.”

"Maria? Which Maria?"

Catherine was not familiar with the ladies-in-waiting around Olivia; she only knew of the servant Mary. So she seemed puzzled when Roland said that "Maria knows about the Papacy."

Roland waved his hand and said, "Don't ask that question; you won't want to know."

Catherine's expression turned somewhat strange. She thought to herself, 'This guy has only been gone a day; has he run into something crazy again?'

Roland said, "Don't let our people steal the Holy See's old scriptures yet; the Orbis will be furious. I plan to go myself and see if there's anyone in the Holy See who can bring me in."

Catherine pondered for a moment, then said, "Due to confidentiality issues, we people over there rarely contact our families. But I do know some things about the situation there."

"You're best advised to approach 'Brianna' and 'Florence' with this matter."

Upon hearing these two names, Roland was quite surprised. He asked, "Don't Mr. Johnson and Mr. Harland have access to the old scriptures?"

Catherine said, “They are both certainly qualified to access these things, but it’s not appropriate for the Prince of Alaye to get too close to the Pope’s confidants. So it’s not appropriate for them to take you there.”

Suddenly, the scene in the photo changed.

What was originally a family photo has been turned into an office photo. In the photo, Catherine is sitting at her desk, rummaging through something.

"The Holy Court didn't expect you to arrive so quickly, and their efficiency was terrible. But after our urging over the past two days, they still provided the reception procedures and information on the relevant personnel."

As Catherine spoke, she picked up a document from the table.

After glancing at it, she continued, "Brianna will be in charge of your security over there. Roland, I suspect Miss Brianna 'betrayed' you. So the Vatican knows that Lawrence is actually Roland."

She holds a high position within the Orbis community and is an old acquaintance of yours. Therefore, this arrangement by the Orbis is quite interesting.

From the Vatican's perspective, Brianna and Roland were more than just old acquaintances.

Back in Wilmick, my senior would pretend to be Brianna every day and openly flirt with Roland—and she would often sneak into Roland's hospital room.

At that time, the senior did this mainly to lull the werewolves in the Old Black Abyss into a false sense of security. But the monks and nuns of Vermeek weren't fools, so many rumors circulated among them.

According to the priests sent by the Holy See to garrison Vermeek, 'All of Vermeek knows that Sir Lawrence and Brianna are having an affair, only Lawrence's wife, Isabella, is completely unaware.'

Brianna carried these blames from Wilmick to the Holy Court, and she was unable to explain herself. The Orbis, of course, knew about these rumors.

The fact that the Orbis have now placed Brianna in the team that will be receiving Prince Alaye undoubtedly reveals a very subtle attitude.

Catherine said, "Roland, have you seen the list of information about the Holy Court personnel that Theresa gave you? I mean, you know about Brianna's background in the Holy Court, right?"

Roland said, "I know, but she is the presiding judge now. Is it appropriate to have the head of the Inquisition involved in my security work?"

"That's the interesting part, Roland."

Catherine said to Roland with a half-smile, "Brianna has been temporarily transferred from her original post. She is now Roland, the Grand Master of the Holy Knights of Orbis. This order was established by Orbis and is not directly under the jurisdiction of the Holy Court."

Roland's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "You mean..."

Catherine said, "Judging from some of the rules of the Southern Church, it is standard practice for high-ranking clergy to temporarily take charge of the entire Knights during special periods. Therefore, Brianna did not return to the secular world."

However, you know, the message conveyed by the Orbis during such times is very subtle. (End of Chapter)