Overlord, I don't want to be the Holy Queen's Great Sword

I'm sorry, there are not many strong people like this in this world. [Flying] is enough to deal with more than 60% of the warriors, and the remaining 40% are almost all archers.

"By the way, father, this necklace should be very precious, right?" Karl poked his head in cautiously and asked, "And aren't you worried that I might sneak out with this necklace?"

"It is very precious, but your father I have learned to [fly], so it is not so precious anymore."

Sarah II smiled and touched Karko's little head, his words full of pride.

The magic system of the people in this world comes from the YGGDRASIL game where Bone King is, but they cannot gain magic by leveling up.

On the contrary, one must first learn the magic of the next level and use it successfully before being certified as a magic caster of this level. This seems to be a rather crude judgment method.

Although Sarah II is a fourth-level magic caster in the Faith Department, and [Flying] is the third level, if he studies normally, it will not be too difficult, but Sarah II does not have a [Flying] magic book.

In fact, the reason why Sarah II bought this necklace was actually to learn the [Flying] magic contained in it.

Because the magic attached to the props is somewhat different from the magic released directly, it is quite difficult. However, considering the advantages of [flight], Sarah II still took great pains to research it.

Originally, he planned to compile it into a book on magic teaching and put it in the royal library, which was also a common practice among the holy kings of all generations.

Once you learn magic that you have never learned before, you must record it and leave it for future generations.

However, when he thought about his daughter borrowing books from the royal library, Sarah II decided to hide the books as soon as they were written, even some of the banned books in the library.

He never doubted his daughter's talent and intelligence, and even thought that Carl was much better than he was.

He had reached the third level when he was in his twenties, so his daughter would probably reach it even faster.

Given Karko's stubborn personality, if she learns to fly, no matter how many reasons I have, I won't be able to stop her from going out.

As for this necklace?

Even with Karko's natural ability, the magic power required to use the third-level magic alone must be at least the second level. At the beginning, it is just a decoration, which completely eliminates the possibility of Karko sneaking away.

Of course as a father, he can think this way, but he absolutely cannot say this to his daughter.

I just don’t know why my daughter is so keen on being an adventurer and going out on adventures?

Sarah II shook his head in his heart for a while, but on the surface he looked at Karko sincerely.

"As for sneaking away, I believe my little Iris won't do that."

Looking at his father's sincere eyes, Karko raised his head in an instant of understanding.

Oh~, this means I can’t run away, right?

For a moment, the father and daughter had different thoughts.

Just as Karko was about to say something, he suddenly heard footsteps, and then a blond young man appeared at the door of the study.

He was holding a stack of documents and was stunned when he saw the situation in the room. Then he showed an expression of "as expected". He lowered his head and looked at Karko with a smile, then he looked at Sarah II seriously.

"Father, there are some things here that may require your attention."

Sarah II nodded, then patted Karko gently on the back.

"Well, my little Iris, it's time for you to go and rest."

"Since you've made such a big fuss today, you don't have to go to school for the time being. Your father will personally arrange your studies. Go back to your bedroom first."

"Okay, Father."

This time, Karl didn't refute anything and slowly walked out of the study.

But when he passed by the blond young man, he couldn't help but turn his head slightly.

At the same time in the study, Sarah II also called out the young man's name.

"Caspond, come in!"

Caspond.

Karl silently recited the name in his mind. This was his eldest brother and the original heir to the Holy Kingdom.

He is almost an ideal king among ancient sages, not because of his abilities, but because of his attitude, or his mind.

In the original work, after Caspond realized that his talent was far inferior to that of his sister Karko, he decisively chose to abdicate in order to make the Holy Kingdom stronger.

You should know that this is completely voluntary and not forced.

How broad-minded does one have to be, or how much one cares about the Holy Kingdom to make such a decision?

At least when faced with such great power, Karko didn't dare to say whether she could do it.

Power is a blinding power. Throughout history, countless talented people have fallen at this hurdle, and fratricide is common.

But at least Karko's elder brother wouldn't, and this is the basis for her willingness to give up the throne of the Holy King.

Chapter VI Investigation

Caspond looked down at his sister as she walked out of the study obediently. The moment she stepped into the corridor, her lively personality gradually emerged. She walked briskly and happily, and even he was infected and his mood relaxed.

"Caspond, come in quickly."

Sarah II called his eldest son affectionately, but the Holy King had gradually straightened the smile on his face. Although he was only wearing a white corset, his sturdy body was still visible.

If Sarah II just now was a father who loved his daughter, then now he is the Holy King of the Holy Kingdom of Lobel.

Caspond nodded, walked into the house, handed the document in his hand to Sarah II, then stood aside respectfully and spoke.

However, the content of Caspond's words had nothing to do with the official documents he handed over.

"Father, I have investigated clearly. Although there were only a few nuns and High Priest Mariana in the house when my sister awakened, those nuns were all faith-based magic casters trained by our royal family."

"I questioned them separately, and they all said the same thing. When Carl was merging with the world, light suddenly emanated from his body. No one knew what was going on at first. High Priestess Mariana called out my sister's name several times, but she didn't respond."

"Then the high priest said that he seemed to sense the presence of the wind god and said it was a miracle."

"The nuns said they didn't feel it at first, but that might be because their priest level was only the second rank. They didn't feel the presence of the wind god until Karko woke up."

"Although this may seem like an excuse they made because they were worried about Karl getting into trouble, judging from how my sister was able to easily cast [Heal Minor Injuries] after exiting the ritual, it seems to be a blessing in disguise."

"As for whether the whole thing was deliberately arranged by the temple..."

Caspond paused, as if he had received some different information, but still expressed his guess.

"At least I didn't get any news from the Temple about such a big operation. Of course, it may be that the operation is too confidential and I didn't find out about it."

"The current goal of the temple is to push Mariana to the fifth level and then be on an equal footing with our royal family."

"I don't think we are equals." Sarah II snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with the temple's actions.

If the Holy King is the pinnacle of national power and theology, then the level of faith-based magic represents the Holy King's position in theology and the height of his faith in God.

As long as the Holy King remains at the top, he has the highest right of interpretation.

But what will happen if the Holy King’s faith-based magic level is not as good as that of the highest priest of the domestic religion?

In the past, several Holy Kings who had reached the third level in the Holy Kingdom had told them the result with bloody facts.

If the royal family did not have the fifth-level magic inheritance, the throne of the Holy King would probably have been granted by the temple on behalf of God.

Even further, if it weren't for the power of the first Holy King, the Holy Kingdom might have already become a religious country like the Silian Theocracy.

"But you don't need to investigate this matter any further."

Sarah II waved his hands, but his expression was full of confusion and surprise, and there was even a hint of disbelief in his tone.

“I didn’t expect this to be a miracle.”

"Huh?" Caspond was stunned. Father, that's not what you said before!

Caspond still remembers that when this news reached his father's ears, they were discussing the problem of almost all the service personnel on the Eastern Great Wall returning during the autumn harvest, leaving a gap in defense.

At that time, his father had a serious look on his face. After hearing the news, he waved his hand and asked someone to pick up his sister to see him.

When they were the only two left in the study, he started cursing.

Because Sarah II often liked to hold two maces and ride a horse to lead the charge in his early years, he had a good relationship with the soldiers and learned a lot. At that time, the study was full of birdsong and flowers.

He said that those bastards in the temple actually dared to use his daughter to cause trouble, and also said that he himself believed in God, so how could he not know the level of his own God?

It’s fine if your temple deceives ordinary people, but have you deceived your peers?

Although faith-based magic casters are collectively referred to as priests, they are still magic casters after all.

If faith determines the effect of magic, then magic power determines the premise of whether magic can be activated.

Even for a fifth-rank priest, you can say that his faith must be firm, but not necessarily fanatical.

For example, he may believe in a kind god, but what he does is completely unrelated to his god, and may even be unforgivable, or even violate the treaty with god.

Anyway, the magic effect is just extremely weakened, and even this price is not unavoidable.

The members of the royal family and the nobility are very clear about this matter.

For example, the priest and the little boy.

Ha ha.

Therefore, the priests now have a question: is the huge power they feel when casting spells really the god they believe in?

If that was their god, why didn't their god respond to them except for casting spells?

So it's not a miracle, it's just someone's doing.

At that time, this was not only Sarah's idea, but Caspond also had the same mentality.

As a result, when his father saw his sister, he suddenly changed his mind.

why?

Caspond looked puzzled.

"Because Karko said that the gods gave him an ability. He can cast [Heal Minor Injuries] once a day."

Sarah II said lightly, he believed that Caspond could realize the meaning of this sentence.

He didn't think his daughter was lying. It was too easy to disprove such a thing.

If the temple could do such a thing, they would have found an ordinary girl and established her as a saint to weaken the authority of the Holy King, instead of giving this authority to the royal family.

Because no matter what happens, the meat will be rotten in the pot.

Sarah II looked at his eldest son's surprised expression, but he felt proud instead, because she was his daughter after all.

What these two people don’t know is that in their subconscious, this magic that is performed once a day still requires the caster to provide magic power himself, but Karko doesn’t need it at all.

Once this matter was made public, it would be irrefutable proof that the gods were still alive. However, Sarah II did not ask in detail at the time, and Karko thought that this kind of thing should be revealed to the end, so he did not say anything.

As a result, a small misunderstanding occurred.

For the people in this world, the fact that the gods responded is already amazing in itself, so how could they expect more?

"I remember that the Royal Academy still has a few vacancies for external teachers, right?"

Sarah II suddenly turned around and asked Caspond, but he actually had no intention of letting Caspond answer, and continued speaking.

"Since the temple is so urgent, let's give them a push and let Mariana go to teach tomorrow."

"But father won't do this..." Caspond hesitated.

External teachers have the ability to apply to borrow books from the Royal Library, and he is worried that the library's knowledge will allow the other party to be promoted to the fifth rank.

Sarah II waved his hand to reassure Caspond.

"Let's not talk about whether I will agree to this application. The distance between the fourth rank and the fifth rank alone is not so easy to cross."

Sarah II had a calm expression. If Marianna was the person with the highest level of magic in the Holy Kingdom, then he was the one who understood the key to this matter best.

If the fifth level is really that easy to reach, then the legendary magician Fluder's disciples would have reached the fifth level by now, instead of the fact that after more than a hundred years, the highest level is still only the fourth level.

Sarah II knew the difficulties involved, so he was not worried. He even let Mariana become a teacher to pave the way for Karko.

Blessed by God, gifted with intelligence.

This might be the most likely person in their royal generation to reach the fifth rank, so Sarah II must try to turn the possibility into a certainty.

Even not allowing Mariana to be Karko's private teacher showed that he was restrained.

After all, what if it really doesn’t work?

He is the king after all and must be prepared to fail.

The royal external teachers had no access to those things at all, but by becoming Karlko's private tutor, he could really learn something.

"Oh, by the way, your sister asked me for the right to borrow books from the Royal Library, and I agreed to her request."