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No, it should be said that if what the Dragon God said is true, even he in his current state is no match for the other party. In fact, just as the Dragon God said, he wouldn't even last three rounds against the other party...

"What kind of monster is this...?"

It's no wonder Randolph made such a remark, because not long ago, the Dragon God in front of him had also complained with the same thought more than once.

"Although things didn't go as planned, I do need to take more than half the responsibility for causing this incident."

I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused. After I have dealt with matters in the Holy Kingdom of Milis, I will personally go to the capital of the Dragon King Kingdom to apologize.

I'm truly sorry to have troubled them to come all this way in person.

Just as Randolph was feeling a sense of awe towards Wood, this monstrous boy, what surprised Randolph and the Dragon Knights was that the monstrous boy, whom they considered "unrivaled," actually bowed his head and apologized to them with a sincere expression!

Strong people generally have extremely high self-esteem; this is almost universal. When someone is strong enough, arrogance naturally arises, and strong people certainly have enough reason to be arrogant.

Most strong people, even if they make a mistake, will not choose to admit it, because that would affect their image.

In the eyes of Randolph and the others, Wood's ability to fight the Dragon God head-on without being defeated meant he should be considered one of the world's top super strong individuals.

Moreover, Wood is so young. Before encountering any major setbacks, shouldn't a precocious genius be even more arrogant and disdainful of others?

But when they saw Wood standing before them, looking humble and sincerely apologizing, Randolph and the others were all stunned.

Despite possessing immense power, the opponent maintained such a humble attitude and apologized to those whose strength was far inferior to theirs for their actions!

"Now I finally understand why you possess such great power."

Leaving aside your abilities for now, your magnanimity and character are truly admirable. With such humility, I can understand why you remain relatively unknown in the world.

Since even powerful figures capable of rivaling the Dragon God had voluntarily bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes, Randolph and the others naturally could no longer maintain their high-handed attitude and immediately engaged in a round of mutual flattery.

Calling it mutual flattery isn't entirely accurate, because Wood's actions at that moment genuinely earned the admiration of Randolph and the dragon knights.

The dragon knight squad leader, who had previously tried to intimidate others, felt extremely ashamed at this moment.

Previously, when he felt that his side was stronger, he thought of using his power to intimidate others. However, Wood, whose strength far surpassed theirs, was now treating them with the complete opposite attitude.

Although they were wearing knight's armor, the Dragon Knights felt ashamed at this moment, thinking that Wood was more like a true knight than they were, because he possessed the knightly virtues that they lacked.

Perhaps it was Wood's humble and polite behavior that caused his popularity among Randolph and the Dragon Knight to rise rapidly.

"Sister, do you think if I get married in the future, I can have a child like Wood, who is both capable and polite?"

The knights of the Dragon Kingdom were impressed by Wood's demeanor. Therese, who was originally a Templar Knight, was no exception. She even secretly asked her sister Senis if she had used any special techniques when she trained Wood.

“If I told you that both Wood and Rudy were quite independent from a young age, and that Paul and I didn’t teach them anything, that they learned most of what they know on their own and grew up to be who they are today, would you believe me?”

Senis was once known as the "benchmark of a rich young lady," and her manners and behavior were impeccable.

But in fact, Wood's excellence has little to do with her being a mother.

When Wood was very young, Lilia was the one who took care of him the most. Even as a child, he was able to learn a great deal of knowledge on his own and even become an adventurer to support his family.

Wood has always been Senis's proudest child, without exception.

Although Rudy and Wood are twins, and Rudy is the eldest son, he is outstanding in terms of strength and talent on the entire continent.

However, aside from strength and talent, Rudy is far inferior to Wood in other aspects such as personality and character.

As their mother, Senis is arguably one of the people who understands Wood and Rudy's personalities best.

It's not that Rudy is bad, it's just that Rudy can sometimes be timid and cowardly, thinking about shirking responsibility. Also, he used to be quite indifferent to family affection, which only gradually changed later.

Of course, the most important point is that Senis has always believed that Rudy has inherited Paul's terrible lecherous genes, which is absolutely unacceptable to Senis, who is a believer in the Church of Millicum and has remained faithful to her faith!

Although Wood was the second son, he gave people the impression of being exceptionally reliable. He not only took care of everyone in the family, but was also always the first to rush to the rescue no matter what happened.

To be honest, although Paul was the "head of the family" of the Grellatt family, Senis often felt that Wood was more reliable and mature.

"If Your Excellency would be willing to visit our kingdom, I believe His Majesty the King would be very pleased and would welcome you with the highest honors."

After learning the reason for the anomaly, Randolph and his companions did not choose to stay any longer and left immediately. Before leaving, Randolph reminded Wood that if he ever visited their kingdom, he should inform him first.

"With your strength, defeating him should be effortless. Becoming one of the seven great powers would be just a matter of a thought. Why not just defeat him and take his place?"

As far as I know, you humans... no, I should say most creatures in this world have little resistance to things like reputation.

"Isn't becoming a world-renowned powerhouse the empty fame you seek? As far as I know, the challengers for the last three spots among the seven great powers have always been numerous."

Watching Randolph and the others leave, Alstead looked at Wood beside him with curiosity and asked.

Of the group from the Dragon Kingdom, apart from Randolph, he really didn't think much of the others.

The Dragon God is very arrogant. Wood will apologize for his previous reckless behavior, but Orsteed will not. He is a proud Dragon God. Not to mention that he is not even capable of apologizing, even if he did apologize, he would never apologize to a bunch of ant-like minions.

"I am definitely not among the majority of people you mentioned. I have absolutely no interest in the so-called 'Seven Great Powers'."

It's nothing more than a hollow title Laplace created to deal with gods and men. If you cared about such things, why did you remain the perennial runner-up?

In Wood’s view, if Alsted were to truly become the number one power, its chances would be very high.

The first "God of Skill" is only half of Laplace's body. The fully formed Laplace is only one of the "Five Dragon Generals". Although Orsteed is not the first Dragon God, he has the bloodline of the first Dragon God.

Furthermore, after so many years, his strength may not necessarily be weaker than that of the original Dragon God.

Wood and his group were preparing to return to the Holy Kingdom of Milis, mainly to say goodbye to Claire, the head of the Latorea family, and casually to help Cliff stabilize the church.

As for Ratar, the follower of the god-human alliance, he had already been forced to reveal everything he knew by the dragon god Orsteed using dragon clan secret techniques during the time Wood was unconscious.

Clearly, as a so-called believer in God and Man, Ratal did not know much about God and Man.

However, this is not surprising. Given the cunning and cautious nature of gods and men, the so-called "believers" are nothing more than pawns to be manipulated.

Normally, he would directly approach his followers and assign them tasks, while the followers of the god and man would not be able to contact the god and man himself.

However, they did manage to extract some information from Ratal. From him, Wood and the others learned about another believer of God.

Furthermore, the other party's status and the length of time they have been a believer in God and Man are far longer than Latar's. If we can find the other party, we might be able to obtain some information about God and Man.

Even if things don't go well, one can still learn more about the followers of the gods and men from Ratal, just like he did.

Upon returning to the Holy Kingdom of Milis, Wood and his companions stabilized the domestic situation in the Holy Kingdom of Milis in a very short time.

The beast tide had long since receded due to the battle between Wood and Alstead, and the main force of the "rebels" had been wiped out by Wood and his men, so the others were no longer a threat.

Significant disagreements arose within the Milis Church regarding who should succeed as the new Pope.

The "papal faction" within the church naturally recommended Cliff, the grandson of the old pope and Rudy's close friend at the magic academy, to be the new pope.

However, this move immediately drew opposition from many people.

In the eyes of most in the capital of Milis, the Church bears an undeniable responsibility for the disaster that befell the Holy Council of Milis.

It was because of the old pope's inadequate supervision that strange people were able to infiltrate the church, and this turmoil occurred due to internal strife. It can be said that many of them were innocent victims.

Moreover, even if that were all, when the capital of Milis was attacked by the beast tide, the church did not show enough responsibility and the duty to protect the people. Instead, it was busy fighting to the death with the "rebels," resulting in the tragic deaths of many innocent people.

Finally, in everyone's eyes, Cliff, as the successor to the old pope, was not only completely unfamiliar to everyone, but was also so young. How could he be qualified to sit on the papal throne above all others in the Holy Kingdom of Milis?

"If you ask me, the position of Pope should be inherited by Lord Wood."

“That’s right, if it’s Lord Wood, I would absolutely agree with both hands and feet!”

That's right, the one who was caught in the crossfire was Wood, who was a strong contender for the position of the new pope.

The reason why they are said to be caught in the crossfire is that the people who support Wood were not arranged by Wood himself, but rather it was their own spontaneous action.

During the internal strife within the Church of Milis and the invasion of the beast tide, Wood's reputation soared so much that he became the savior of the entire Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Needless to say, those who were saved by Wood, and even those who had never met Wood, were gradually swayed by the praise of other brainless fans, which led to Wood's image being directly "deified".

"Lord Wood is indeed powerful, and his contributions to the Holy Kingdom of Milis and the Church are indelible, but have you forgotten?"

Lord Wood is a member of the Grerat family, a noble surname in the Kingdom of Asra; he himself is not a citizen of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

The Papacy faction had not expected that their attempt to have Cliff succeed to the papacy would encounter such strong resistance, so they could only come up with this flimsy excuse after racking their brains.

"So what? Lord Wood is still the grandson of the Latorrea family. I heard from the Latorrea family's guards that the head of the Latorrea family, Lady Claire, intends for Lord Wood to inherit the Latorrea family."

"That's right, that's right, and what else does the Cliff you're talking about have besides the title of the old Pope's grandson?"

Lord Wood is the messenger of God Milis, sent to save us. What is the old Pope compared to God Milis?

Compared to a messenger of God, the Pope's grandson is simply no match for him.

Chapter 512 Wood, with No Weaknesses

Support for Wood is growing stronger and the situation is escalating. Even the "Papal faction" members, who want to support Cliff, are finding it increasingly difficult to do so.

In the past, things would have been fine, but after the internal strife and the beast tide, the Church of Milis's fighting strength is now less than 30%, and its reputation has also plummeted. At this moment, it does not have much say in front of the masses.

"Let's forget about it. Wood is indeed more suitable to serve as the Pope of the Church of Milis than I am."

After all, he was the one who stepped forward when the people of the Holy Kingdom of Milis were in danger, and he was able to resolve the internal strife and the beast tide within the church, largely thanks to Wood.

Compared to me, Wood is not only more powerful, but also intelligent, and even has a very gentle and polite personality. I am indeed far inferior to him.

Cliff didn't really have much interest in the position of Pope of Milis. He actually preferred his life at the La Noah Magic Academy to being the Pope of the Milis Church.

The reason Cliff agreed to the "Papal Faction" was largely because he didn't want to disappoint his grandfather's expectations and wanted to at least fulfill his grandfather's last wish by taking on this heavy burden.

But if his opponent is Wood, to be honest, Cliff really doesn't see any hope of winning.

Although he hadn't known Wood for long, Cliff had already fully realized how monstrous Rudy's brother was during that time.

In Cliff’s view, Wood was almost without any weaknesses, whether in terms of strength, talent, wisdom, or even his interpersonal skills and personality.