Lan Qi stroked the Cat Boss again.

He sensed that the Cat Boss needed comfort right now.

"If I accept it, what else will I get?"

Lan Qi looked at the pink, divine-grade Overlord Saint Seal. After a moment, he didn't accept or reject it, but simply asked.

In addition to the same basic attributes as the [Proof of Rebirth - Destruction] he had already obtained, the pink, divine-grade [Saint's Proof] also had the authority to imprint a Proof of Rebirth of the highest blue quality, allowing him to arbitrarily include people he favored into the Overlord branch. It was already a considerable amount of power in itself.

But pink, divine-grade magic cards were difficult to unbind.

If there was still a possibility of resigning before, the Overlord Church probably wouldn't let him resign now.

The lower limit of his treatment was far beyond that of a High Priest or direct subordinate soldier.

Depending on each bishop's attitude towards their successors, the care given would also vary.

Even someone like Bishop Ivannos of Destruction gave pink, divine magic cards to the Saintess of Destruction as if they were worthless.

Lan Qi wanted to know how much power Sigrid was willing to give him.

After all, a bishop choosing a Saint or Saintess was equivalent to choosing an inheritor or confidant. Correspondingly, the bishop would also devote all their resources to cultivating them until one day they had the ability to challenge other bishops, or even become another Cardinal Bishop with their own independent title.

In the Rebirth Church, which had a lot of internal strife throughout history, the factions and checks and balances between the Cardinal Bishops had always existed.

If enough bishops stood on one side, they could even remove the Pope through the voting rights of the [Bishop's Proof] and elect a new Pope from among the bishops.

And the [Papal Authority] possessed special attack attributes against all holders of the [Proof of Rebirth] and [Bishop's Proof].

Since the [Bishop's Proof] was of epic grade and could not be unbound.

Under the originally similar strengths, once any Cardinal Bishop's [Bishop's Proof] evolved into the [Papal Authority], the other Cardinal Bishops would no longer be their opponents, and the new Pope would completely dominate the Rebirth Church.

The ascension of each new Pope would be accompanied by a bloodbath, purging those bishops and their branches who were originally hostile and did not submit to them.

Sigrid clearly had the ambition to advance to the position of Pope.

"What I have, you will also have. From today onwards, you are my confidant and agent, but correspondingly..."

She didn't continue, because she had already said it once.

Lan Qi hesitated slightly upon hearing this.

He had never imagined that Sigrid would be willing to give him all the power.

But once he betrayed her trust, the consequences would be equally severe.

"As long as I don't betray you, you need to protect me, and you can't force me, okay?"

Lan Qi thought for a while, feeling that the Overlord Bishop was, for the time being, a person who was much easier to communicate with than he had imagined, and cooperating with her wasn't bad.

"Naturally."

After Sigrid confirmed her answer, Lan Qi took the [Saint's Proof] from her hand and bound it to himself.

Witnessing Lan Qi officially become her Saint, Sigrid revealed a satisfied smile.

"Very good, from today onwards, you are my Saint. You can command my followers as you wish, and you can also come to me for help if you need it."

"..."

The Cat Boss was completely dumbfounded.

It couldn't accept it.

This kid was still a first-year student at the Ikerite Academy before he set off, how did he suddenly become the Overlord Saint?!

It didn't want to be a cat of the Rebirth Church on the wanted list!

"The image of the Harbinger can actually be allowed to ferment in the Southwest Province for a while longer. It needs a sense of mystery, as if the Harbinger changed the followers of the Overlord branch, making their image better and better, rather than directly revealing that the Harbinger is a member of the Overlord branch..."

Lan Qi had already entered the role, explaining the work plan and arrangements to the Overlord Bishop.

"Alright, then you can go to the Protos Royal Magic Academy and get busy. Come back in five days."

After all, the identity of the Harbinger was tied to the identity of Rocky. Sigrid knew that it was very good for Rocky to maintain a good relationship with that Viscount Francis and the Viscount's daughter, and for their Rebirth Church executives, having a legitimate social identity was also quite important.

After speaking, Sigrid took out a secret key engraved from a magic crystal stone and handed it to Lan Qi.

"This is?"

"The key to this place. Most of the time you can find me here, but you have to knock before you come, and you're not allowed to enter directly."

This was the trouble with the Saint. She didn't care too much about the Saintess.

"Understood."

Lan Qi nodded after accepting the secret key,

"Then I'll continue to infiltrate the Annihilation branch. It should still be in time to report now."

He looked at the rows of clocks of varying heights hanging on the walls, preparing to set off.

The Overlord Bishop had given him so much power, so she had no reason to stop him from exercising his freedom to do what he wanted to do.

"I said it's very dangerous."

Sigrid frowned slightly.

"Then you can come with me, as long as you change back to Syd now, we can rush to the Annihilation Knights Temple together, it's still in time."

Lan Qi said as a matter of course. At most, they would be a little late, but if they were both late together, they probably wouldn't be blamed too much.

"There's no precedent for a Cardinal Bishop to infiltrate other branches."

Sigrid responded coldly.

It was okay for the Saint and Saintess to do this kind of thing for the time being.

If she, the dignified Overlord Bishop, infiltrated the Annihilation branch and was discovered, it would become a joke between the bishops sooner or later.

"You're not going undercover, you're just worried about me. You protect my safety, and I'll cover for you, making sure you won't be discovered."

Lan Qi held the cat and slowly recounted.

The Cat Boss felt a familiar taste return.

It suspected that this kid had never given up on going to the Annihilation branch to go undercover from the beginning. Now, he even wanted to trick the Overlord Bishop into going undercover with him!

She doesn't care about you if she doesn't go with you? You're even trying to 'tea' a Cardinal Bishop?!

"..."

Sigrid was silent.

She originally wanted to refuse, but she was indeed a little worried that this kid would die young.

After all, he had already accepted the Proof of the Saint. If he caused trouble in the Annihilation's headquarters and was discovered, the consequences would be countless times more miserable than before.

"Isn't it nice to just go and have some fun? When you reach a high place, you realize that you are always alone. No one speaks to you, and the lonely winter makes you tremble. What do you intend to do in a high place?"

Lan Qi looked around the exhibition hall. It was obvious that Sigrid usually didn't invite others to come here.

Although she wasn't as NEET and reclusive as Talia.

But after finishing her busy work, she could only enjoy her own collection alone. No matter what kind of achievements she made, there was no one to share her joy with.

"..."

Sigrid felt that Lan Qi's words were quite interesting. She folded her arms across her chest, tapped her fingertips lightly, and sized up Lan Qi.

"You understand this feeling?"

"Of course."

Lan Qi recalled the days when he was in charge of lightning at the Purgatory Corridor Academy, with a hint of loss in his smile.

But his eyes also seemed to be telling the Overlord Bishop that he could help her relieve this boredom, or rather, being with him would definitely not be boring.

During the brief silence in the entire spacious collection hall.

The Overlord Bishop changed back to Syd again, looking no longer so strong. She was still heroic and exquisitely dazzling, but there was a hint of liveliness in her aloof figure.

"Let's go. I'll say it first, from now on I'm just a fourth-order knight, neither strong nor weak, just your partner. Unless you encounter a life-threatening danger, I will use my true strength. But once you need me to save your life, it means your work is unfavorable, and you have to be punished a little."

"What punishment?"

Lan Qi didn't expect Syd to be even more active than him, and even took the initiative to propose rules.

"I won't tell you yet."

Syd smiled, seeming to be eager to go to the Annihilation branch to play around now.

(End of this chapter)