Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

Chapter 154 It was right beside me!

The leaders of the three major churches examined Mia's condition and all showed expressions of difficulty.

Bishop Proch of the Church of Justice simply spread out his short hands and said, "Your Majesty, if you need to raise funds for the army, our church can donate some, but if it's about saving lives, there's nothing we can do."

"Don't you have the ability to communicate with the gods? Aren't the magical contracts that flow from your church bound by divine power to ensure their fulfillment?" Queen Junon frowned and asked.

"A magical contract, huh?" Bishop Proch said somewhat awkwardly. "With that contract, as long as we pray sincerely, my Lord will bestow divine power upon us. However, during this process, we will not have any communication with my Lord. At least, as a bishop, I cannot do that. Perhaps, I can try to contact the Pope for you."

The Church of Justice does not reside in the Kingdom of Bastien, but in the commercial kingdom of Izmer. This branch is merely a local branch. The missionaries have traveled a long way to spread their teachings, but more specifically, they are here to amass wealth and sell contracts on the side. They have no real ability to save lives.

Doesn't this mean that Nazar, the god of justice, is just a tool?

A disrespectful thought instantly welled up in Alphonse's mind.

"I truly cannot save this young lady's soul. Even if I communicate with my Lord and pray for divine power, I can only alleviate the collapse of her soul, and it may not necessarily bring a better blessing than the holy light of Bishop Bartos." Pope Marukina of the Church of Abundance was also helpless. Their goddess can give life to the earth, make the land fertile and the plants lush, but saving people is not her forte, let alone saving a person's soul.

If believers encounter such a thing, they can find some comfort in the fact that death does not mean the end, and that the souls of believers can enter the goddess's kingdom and be freed from worldly suffering.

But how could we treat the Queen's request like this?

This half-elf girl named Mia was not a follower of the Cult of Abundance.

"Our church is similar," Pope Serag of the Church of War said in a deep voice. "Your Majesty, you should also know that the clergy of the Church of War can only provide basic treatment, exorcise curses and spells from people, grant warriors divine protection, and save broken souls. These are not our specialties."

Alphonse grew increasingly disheartened as he listened; the heads of the three churches were unable to offer any assistance.

Queen Junon seemed to have anticipated this outcome. "You can't help Mia, and that's not your fault. But I still hope you can do me a favor and communicate with the gods I believe in to help me find someone."

Looking for someone?

Both Marukina and Serag felt somewhat depressed.

Praying to the gods for divine power, just for something like this.

This is the first time.

But the Queen's request could not be ignored.

The two popes immediately produced the sacred objects.

Marukina brought a crown made of thorns, flowers, and ears of wheat intertwined together.

Alphonse, with his spiritual senses, could perceive that there was indeed a sacred aura about it, and it wasn't just some random plants strung together.

Serag then solemnly took out a giant hammer shaped like a hammer, with spikes at one end, from the large wooden box he carried with him.

Proch pulled out a crystal ball; since he couldn't contact the gods, he could only contact the Pope.

As Bishop Bartos raised his hand, a soft holy light formed a mirror-like screen in his palm, revealing the image of a person within it. "This is our prince, His Highness Vin Zephyran. We came to the Kingdom of Bastien in search of his whereabouts, but His Highness Vin has concealed his presence through the power of the God of Light. It was only after His Holiness the Pope of our Church performed numerous great prophecies that we received the revelation that he was in the Kingdom of Bastien."

Speaking of this, he was somewhat embarrassed. It was one thing for Prince Wayne to run away from home, but he even prayed to the God of Light to send down divine power to interfere with the investigation.

What kind of nonsense is this?!

Can those favored by the gods really be that outrageous?

Even the most fanatical believers in the church, who prayed day and night, could hardly gain the attention of the God of Light, but Prince Wayne was favored and given whatever he asked for.

As soon as the thought arose in his mind, Bishop Bartos quickly began to silently recite a prayer.

This is a sin! My faith has wavered! God of Light, please forgive my sin!

Alphonse stared in disbelief at the image of the boy on the screen.

Her hair was deep blue, and her face was youthful and delicate, resembling that of a girl.

Damn it!

Isn't that Midio?!

Alphonse never imagined that the little magician following him would actually be the prince of the Kingdom of Hailant.

That little guy doesn't have a single princely air about him!

Just thinking about how Midio always had a harmless smile on his face and acted cute, and was exceptionally well-behaved to everyone he met, Alphonse felt a headache coming on.

It's true what they say: "I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, but he was right there where the lights were dim."

Why did you give up being a prince and come to the Kingdom of Bastien?

At this moment, however, he also realized something: ever since Midio came to Coldwind Territory, he had believed everything he was told without the slightest doubt.

This is really not right!

This is unlike my usual self.

Could this also be an effect caused by the divine power of the God of Light?

This little guy is hiding his true colors!

"I think I know where he is! I'll go and bring him here!" Alphonse said, and a sky-blue sword light shone from beneath his feet as he instantly flew out of the banquet hall.

Saving lives is urgent, and Mia's situation can't wait any longer!

Alphonse ran off in an instant, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Then do we still need to communicate with the gods?" Marukina broke the silence and asked.

"Give it a try," Queen Junon waved her hand dismissively. "Since you're all here, we don't know if what Alphonse said is true or not."

Bishop Bartos was somewhat surprised, but he also realized that Queen Junon did not seem to have much respect for the gods; she was an unbeliever without faith.

He was right. Queen Junon's philosophy was that she believed in the power she held in her own hands rather than in the protection of some illusory deity.

"Then you'll have to prepare three braziers for me," Serrag said.

"Alright." Queen Junon immediately summoned her attendants, then turned to Marukina and Proch and asked, "And you? Is there anything you need to prepare?"

Both church leaders shook their heads; they didn't need overly complicated procedures.

However, normally such matters would be handled by clearing out all staff members and taking place in a quiet room.

For now, we can only make do.

Alphonse rushed to the royal post station.

I was worried that Midio might have gone out with Tessie and hadn't come back, but I found that the light in his room was still on and light was shining through the crack under the door.

It's good that he's alive!

Alphonse breathed a sigh of relief and, too lazy to knock, simply pushed the door open.

It wasn't pushed away.

The true energy was immediately poured in, and feedback came back in an instant.

I don't know what this little guy is up to, he actually bolted the door shut.

Simply moving a door latch with one's inner energy is an easy task.

The scene inside the room startled Alphonse: a little boy with fiery red hair was standing in front of a mirror.

Judging from the figure from behind, it's definitely Midio!

Hearing the door open, Midio turned around in surprise. "How did you get in?"

(End of this chapter)