Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

In his understanding at that time, the gods simply disappeared, not died.

Moreover, the fact of coming here was full of strangeness, so he would take a break while enjoying himself while paying a little attention to the information that might be related to that matter, and threw out Peroz as bait.

If Charles still had that kind of relationship with misfortune at that time, he would definitely not be so carefree and would definitely try his best to dig up related things in the past.

Although he is a real god, considering the situation at that time, Charles felt that the god Alfor was safer than misfortune.

After all, they have the support of the righteous gods.

If Lady Doom hadn't helped Ciel make that decision, none of this would have happened.

Perhaps he would still get to know Mernadette, discover the abnormality in Sif, and get to know Peroz and Theresa, but Charles, who put all his energy into finding the truth, had no mood to enjoy life and it was even more difficult for him to develop feelings with them.

"I really hope... you can learn from this lesson and never help me make decisions like this again, even if it's for my own good."

Charles smiled and looked at Sif and Peroz who were looking at him curiously. For a moment, he didn't know whether her choice was a good thing or a bad thing for him.

"Rocks, are you thinking about something interesting?" Looking at Charles who was thinking about something and missing something, Peroz asked directly.

"I'm thinking about bad luck." Ciel said with a smile, not hiding it. "She's a very unique girl. I wonder if you would get along well with her if you met her."

"I don't mind...but she..." Peroz was a little nervous.

When facing Sif, Peroz can act indifferent.

After all, compared to Sif, Peroz joined this big family first. It should be that Sif is a little embarrassed to face her rather than that she has no way to face Sif.

After figuring out Charles' true nature, she was already prepared for this kind of thing that would happen sooner or later, so she didn't have too many emotions.

But her leisurely and detached nature was based on the fact that she was "earlier" than Sif.

Not to mention her, even Mernade and Theresa, who had established a relationship with Charles earlier, would be a little timid in front of Ms. Doom.

After all, strictly speaking, she is Charles' first girlfriend and the... eldest wife in the family?

"Don't worry, she's a very easy-going person, just like you guys." Charles said with a reassuring smile.

Perhaps misfortune would regret it a long time later, but it would never do anything to them, Charles was sure of that.

Not to mention the relationship between Lady Doom, Mernade and Sif, the reason why Peroz, Theresa and Charles's fate became deeper and deeper was largely due to Lady Doom.

Not only them, even the righteous gods Mernade and Sif were slightly affected by her power.

All her "competitors" were self-inflicted.

Although a large part of the reason is for Ciel, but...

Don't think that everything between us is over now.

Sooner or later I will find you and let you know what a grave mistake it was to make such a decision without telling me.

This time, Charles must let her know whether he can "break through" her defense!

Thinking of the teasing that Lady Doom had done to him before, Charles suddenly felt full of energy.

"If it's the same as us...it's going to be a very troublesome matter." Peroz frowned and said with some emotion. "Huh?" Charles looked at her strangely.

"Rocks...you may have some misunderstandings about us. We are not easy people to deal with." Peroz said with some worry.

Except for Mernadè, it is difficult for anyone to get into Sif's heart because of what happened before. Apart from Shar Enzworth and others, Sif basically has no friends.

Peroz was a little better than Sif, but because too many of her new friends died during the expedition to the Island of Jevers, although she appeared cheerful in the subsequent expeditions, she made few friends. After all, no matter how many times she experienced the death of friends, she could not adapt to it.

Therefore, although she did not completely close her heart, she closed a large part of it.

Not to mention Theresa. Before she met Charles, she only had Peroz as a friend, which showed that she was very picky about her friends.

If you don't find the right approach, they are not easy people to deal with.

The same is true for Ms. Doom in this regard.

If there hadn't been something about Charles that attracted her, even if he tried to strike up a conversation with her, she would at most have just glanced at him with a cold gaze.

"Right now, I don't have any special feelings about Sif joining me, but if I were the first person to establish a relationship with Rocks, my perspective on things would be different. I would probably be very angry about Rocks's philandering behavior and hostile to those who joined later."

"After all, as latecomers, we have diluted your love for her, Rocks." Peroz put himself into the role of Ms. Doom a little bit, and felt that he would probably be hostile for a long time in the future.

"Don't worry. If she's really angry about you, I'll be the one to 'sleep' her into submission," Charles said seriously. "After doing something like that, you're still angry. Are you doubting that I know enough?"

Not to mention Peroz, even Sif couldn't help but glared at Charles fiercely with a roll of her eyes.

"Anyway, let's go find Mernade and Theresa first. Even though we're a little afraid of seeing them, we have to meet them eventually." Sif changed the subject naturally.

Knowing Charles well, if she didn't change the subject quickly, he would naturally keep the conversation going and slowly talk about increasingly explicit things, using it as an excuse to "experiment" with her, Perozzi, or even them.

This kind of thing happened more than once in the office of the Royal Academy of Moroston before Charles and Mernade and the others confirmed their relationship.

At that time, he talked about similar things with Professor Endsworth, and he was basically the kind of person who would skip class and go to the City of Eternal Night with Endsworth if he had a disagreement.

Because of this reason, Sif didn't know how many times she had helped Xiaerdai with her lessons.

"Then let's go find Mernadette and the others. Do you want to go with us, Peroz?" Charles didn't think much about it. He had no idea about this habit of his.

"Come back when we need to get together." Peroz shook his head. "Though things in Guixu are almost sorted out, Mr. Men said he can open the door there at any time. Teacher Hogot and I are planning to go in and take a look."

"After all, there are still many things worth exploring there."

"Teacher Hogot said that he would let the whole world know about our great discovery and let his name spread throughout the world." Speaking of this, Peroz looked a little helpless.

This time when going there, although Hogott was not a bystander all the time, he was a bystander for most of the time.

Therefore, he hopes that the results of this excavation will be published by Peroz in the name of the Krolov family and herself.

He followed behind to get a name and the identity of co-discoverer.

Because there are so many unearthed victories, even just getting a name would be enough to make him famous in history.

But Peroz doesn't feel too much about being famous. She just hopes that the results she has discovered will not be buried.

History only has value if it is remembered by people.

Likewise, she did not want the last works left by Hart Dick, a genius who was comparable to Charles in many aspects, to be circulated.

In Peroz's plan, Teacher Hogot likes fame the most, so just leave this matter to him and let him publish it. After all, she is a person who is relatively indifferent to fame and fortune, and she really doesn't like the feeling of being famous.

There are many related records in the Krolov family. Her father also encountered a lot of troubles because he was too famous as a legendary explorer.

These are recorded in the diaries of her father and ancestors.

But Hogot also has his own insistence on this matter.

He liked to go on adventures with the Krolov family because he was really after fame and fortune.

But he never thought of appropriating other people's achievements. He liked to be famous, but he would never do it in a despicable way. He would not even bother to do such a thing to other people, let alone his own students.

Although he seems to be a very vain old man, sometimes he is surprisingly easy to satisfy.

Just as he had thought when he first accepted Peroz as his student, he believed that Peroz would sooner or later become a great explorer like her father, and that becoming her teacher would help him make a name for himself - going on adventures with her as she grew up, and being the second author and co-discoverer would already make him extremely satisfied.

"I didn't want to be famous, but I also didn't want my discovery to remain buried. I had no choice but to listen to my teacher and publish it under my own name."

"My life will probably be troublesome for a long time."

"Fortunately, not many people know that I'm living in your house in Rocks now." Peroz said with some relief.

"Hogot... He's really an interesting person."

It is also for this reason that Charles has always respected his teacher Peroz.

Although Endsworth and Hogot both disliked each other - Hogot had always disliked Endsworth's lifestyle and believed that he could not serve as a role model for others, Endsworth also disliked Hogot's pursuit of fame and fortune and believed that he was just a second-rate archaeologist who only knew how to seek fame but did not have much ability.

But in fact, the two have many similarities, and their persistence in many things is worthy of recognition and respect.

Endsworth may seem like an ISP but he never messes around in school and is always meticulous in teaching. Although he is a little willful sometimes, he is a person who likes to support the younger generation. He is not highly respected but is much better than most people in this world.

Although Hogot had always been utilitarian and had a record of abandoning his fellow explorers several times, these details were written into the contract before the expedition. Although seemingly cowardly, he left the best treasures in his bag to Peroz. Despite the opportunity to achieve world fame, he clung to his principles. Even when Peroz insisted, he only sought the title of second author and co-discoverer, not further benefits.

People are sometimes really complicated and strange.

"Yeah... the teacher is really too stubborn sometimes," Perozzi said with some distress. "He's so obsessed with fame, but he won't budge on this matter. We've had several conversations about this while sorting through the literature, and he hasn't backed down once."

"I really don't want to be famous...Who knows what kind of trouble I'll run into? The Krolov family's notes contain many precedents."

Generally speaking, although explorers and archaeologists are relatively eye-catching professions in this world, due to the limitations of the times and technology, even if they make great discoveries, they will not be remembered and become famous. At most, only relevant practitioners know their names and what they have done.

But this time, under Charles's operation and Hesper's appearance, their discovery can attract the attention of most people in the world.

Not to mention Hart Dirk's special status in history, the reappearance of the Eternal Blazing Sun and the appearance of the holy clothes and the ladder are enough to cause some waves or "tsunamis" in the world.

The Krolov ancestors had never made a similar discovery, but even a few that had far less impact than the current discovery had caused them a lot of trouble.

These things were recorded in his notebook. Thinking that he might encounter such trouble, Peroz felt a little annoyed.

"Don't worry, I'm here, no one will dare to force you to do anything." Charles comforted.

Peroz rolled his eyes at Charles and said, "Of course I know that, but I'm afraid they'll tempt me."

"I have found the holy garment and the ladder. The fate of the Krolov family has come to an end."

"But I've grown to love the feeling of exploration and uncovering history's hidden secrets."

"As long as someone tempts me with something like this, I feel like I'll be eager to chase after those secrets."

"This way, the time I spend with you will be short. With the way you get bored easily, you might forget who I am after a few adventures." Peroz said somewhat resentfully.

"I'm not fickle, I just have a little bit of philanthropy..." Charles said helplessly.

As expected...

Although he didn't seem to care on the surface, Peroz still felt a little resentful and unhappy about Sif's appearance.

Not only her, but also Theresa, Mernadette, and even Sif would have some opinions about his philandering.

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Chapter 391 Chapter 61: Charles's Sorrow

"There is not much difference between fraternity and fickleness to me," Peroz said dimly.

"There is still a difference." Charles held her cheek and looked into her eyes seriously.

"Loving the new and getting tired of the old means that my love for you will gradually decrease, and I may even completely forget and dislike the current you."

"But fraternity doesn't just mean that I like more people. It also means that I love you much more than anyone else."

"When I fell in love with you, I loved everything about you, your past, present, and future. No matter who you are, whether you've fallen into darkness or aren't understood or accepted by the world, I love you no matter what you are."

Peroz, who originally wanted to say something, met Charles' affectionate gaze and listened to Charles' touching love words. In the end, he could not help but stand on tiptoe and kiss his lips passionately.

"You guy... your words are like honey." After a moment, she pushed Charles away and smiled.

"Then you should savor it for a while longer." Charles stretched out his hand and wanted to hug Peroz again, but Peroz took a few steps back.

"I have other things to do, so I don't want to be with you."

After saying that, Peroz turned around and ran quickly into the distance.

After making sure he was away from Charles, Peroz placed his hand on his chest and felt his accelerated heartbeat.

"You just say nice things..." While complaining, a big smile appeared on Peroz's face.

On the other side, Sif, who was watching the interaction between the two, looked at Ciel with a complicated look, "I always felt like I was a superfluous person just now."

"At least you're a qualified audience~" Charles teased, but the tone made Sif want to hit someone.

"Say that again, you bastard!" Sif swore that if Charles continued to be so partial, she would leave some gifts and marks on Charles' face before meeting Mernadè.

Charles smiled and picked up Sif, not hugging her, but holding her in a princess hug.

Because it was so sudden, Sif's whole body was a little stiff and she didn't know what to do next.

"You may have been a spectator just now, but now you are my princess."

"I knew you liked other people more." Sif said resentfully.

"How could that be? I just thought I shouldn't have let you get involved just now." Charles looked down at Sif's delicate features and couldn't help but nod his head at her cheek and forehead.

"I can't reach out and hug you and say 'You came at the right time' at that time."

Sif thought about it and thought that if Charles had hugged her and Peroz at that time, although she didn't mind, it would still make her feel a little unnatural.

Although they have confirmed their relationship with Ciel, they have not yet decided to maintain a closer relationship with each other.

Or maybe they are not ready to share their love with others.

"But before long...that kind of scene might actually become a reality."