When the door to the gallery was shut, Alfie let out a sigh of relief, and he could almost be sure that Vincent had discovered their presence, because for a moment, he was sure that Vincent's gaze had briefly met his.

"Let's go over and check it out now. Seeing that Celent still seemed to be immersed in an atmosphere of sadness, Alfie suggested out loud. At this time, the sound of elegy outside had also stopped, and presumably the people of the Holy See had finished the ceremony and dispersed.

Celent barely had the courage to walk up to the portrait to take a look, but Alfie dragged him in the direction of the portrait, and Celent seemed to forget that the friend had a strong curiosity.

"Is it him?" Celent could scarcely believe his eyes, unable to tell whether he was happy or sad. The portrait depicted the man dressed in the garb of a cardinal archbishop, and although the expression on his face was solemn, Celent saw a familiar hint of banter and cynicism in his soulful eyes.

"Mr. Coughron, is he a cardinal?" said Celent in disbelief.

"Shhhhhh Alfie gestured lightly to Serent, "Actually, we all know Mr. Coughren's true identity except for you. In fact, as you should guess, only the Cardinal Archbishop has the possibility of having the Eye of Light Pendant, and only the Cardinal Archbishop has the possibility of mastering the Oracle Technique. ”

"But you should have told me sooner!" said Serent, a little excited.

"What would have happened if you had told you earlier?" Alfie replied for Serent without waiting for him to speak, "You will definitely defend Mr. Coughren in every possible way, and that will most likely ruin Mr. Coughlon's plans." It will not be just Kovren who will be sacrificed then, but all of us. ”

Elfie's words caused Celent to fall into a long silence, and Alfie was right, with Celent's character, if he had known this earlier, he would definitely do his best to stop Coughren, in which case all plans would be in jeopardy.

"When did you learn of Mr. Coughren's true identity?" asked Celent, in a hoarse voice.

"During the Dungeon War, when you, Us, and Katie Jr. were trapped in that big explosion, Mr. Kauflon confided in us the truth. Alfie waved her hand when she saw Serent's expression, "Don't ask me why Mr. Coughren chose this way, I guess it was the oracle that gave him a revelation and made him deliberately choose that time to reveal the truth, so that you don't have a chance to know his true identity." ”

Celent glanced at the portrait of Kauflon a little dejectedly, he still couldn't figure out why Kauflon had to choose this way, could it be that he was so unreasonable in Kauflon's heart?

"I have a little doubt. Alfie couldn't bear to see Celrant's devastated appearance, and changed the topic and asked, "In the Sealed Land, we clearly confirmed that Mr. Coughren was just petrified, why did the Holy See hold a painting ceremony for a cardinal archbishop who had not yet died?"

"Every high-ranking member of the Holy See will leave a mark within the Holy See, and when their soul returns to the Lord's embrace, that mark will be dim, which is also an important basis for the Holy See to confirm whether the high-level is alive, after all, most of those high-ranking people are scattered in various parts of the continent, and they rarely have the opportunity to get together. Silent recalled the books that Bishop Flon had shown him, "Could it be that Mr. Coughlon's mark was mistaken for dead because he had been petrified and dim?"

"That's right. After listening to Serent's explanation, Alfie's heart moved slightly, and there was also some relevant information in the memories of his predecessor, and it was interesting that the Holy See's method of confirming that the high-ranking people were still alive was passed down by the Lord of Light himself in the memories of his predecessors. Alfie wondered, with the vast powers of the Lord of Light, he couldn't even tell the difference between petrification and real death, right?

However, Alfie did not delve into this issue, after all, it was an internal matter of the Holy See, and he had no chance to see that kind of imprint, and naturally there was no way to determine whether his predecessor's memory was skewed or simply hearsay.

A popular joke on the mainland is that you should never believe the bard's story, because there is too much processing and embellishment in it.

"Selent, when are you going to reveal your identity?Mr. Coughlon petrification is a sequelae of the use of the Great Seal, and perhaps there is a solution to this state of affairs in the Holy See. Alfie asked.

"I'll go find Uncle Vincent right away, and then find a way to go to the Holy See's library to find clues. Celent pondered for a moment, although he is a holy cultist, and even the so-called chosen son, but the relationship with the Holy See is very simple, only Bishop Fren, who is suspected of being the Pope, and Vincent, the Knight of Light, know his existence, and in the case of Bishop Fren's life and death are unknown, if he wants to be recognized by the Holy See, he can only rely on Vincent's power.

"Hmm. I'll look elsewhere for clues. Alfie nodded in agreement.

"Elfi, aren't you with me?" Celent didn't expect Alfie to be ready to split up with him.

"Selent, do you think the Holy See will allow me to stay with you in St. Jessica's Cathedral in the current situation?" Alfie smiled bitterly.

"I'm going to beg Uncle Vincent. Silent said uncertainly. He also knew that the Holy See branch was very wary of outsiders in the current turmoil.

"It's useless, unless you can become the head of the branch of the Holy See by virtue of your status as the Chosen One. "Alfie knew that this was impossible, and that there might be hope if Bishop Fren or Coughren were there, but Vincent alone might not be enough.

"Is there no other way?" asked Celent.

Alfie didn't answer, and shook her head with a wry smile.

At this time, the door of the corridor was pushed open, and the two of them were caught off guard and had no time to cover up. Even Alfie felt a little panicked, although they had entered by mistake, but they had always come uninvited, and before they had figured out the style of the Holy See's branch, Alfie was not sure what kind of trouble she would encounter if she was discovered.

After the Battle of Wicoburg, the two have developed a sense of self-preservation, at least in response to the crisis. By the time the door was pushed open and the two realized that there was nowhere to avoid, several defensive spells were ready. Naturally, Celent prepared the best shield of holy light, while Alfie borrowed Koco's power to prepare a water-based defensive shield.

When the two of them saw the figure who pushed the door in, they both breathed a sigh of relief. Paladin Vincent was looking at them with a serious face.