As A Cardinal, I Don't Do Overtime Chapter 169
Advertisement
Orthodox Church.
In the hall.
Behind the screen.
Upon hearing Eiffel's words, Monn suddenly had an idea.
He said, "If Asher wants to stay here, it's not impossible."
Eiffel did not answer.
He knew that there must've been a price to pay for Asher to stay here.
Otherwise, Monn wouldn't have suggested it, given the urgency in his heart.
But Asher wanted to stay here very firmly,
And Eiffel couldn't take her back forcefully.
Since Asher really wanted to stay here and play for a few days, then let her play for a few days.
Since the elves had nothing to do, it would be very safe for Asher to stay with the Orthodox Church.
There was no need for them to worry about her safety.
In addition, Asher was probably bored of staying with the elves.
That was why she ran out.
They might as well take this opportunity to let her relax outside.
Once Asher found it boring outside, she naturally wouldn't think about coming out again.
After thinking it through, Eiffel replied, "What conditions?"
Eiffel was very direct. He knew that Monn had conditions.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Asher stay here.
Monn listened to Eiffel's words.
Seeing that, he was very satisfied. He liked to deal with straightforward people.
Monn didn't use words to express it.
Instead, he raised his right hand and rubbed his fingers hard.
Eiffel immediately understood.
So it was money.
With Asher's appetite, she definitely broke a hole in Pope Monn's pocket.
Thinking of this, Eiffel smiled helplessly.
He looked through all his pockets.
He found that he did not have human coins with him.
After all, the goal this time was to bring Asher back to the elves.
Who would have thought that not only did Asher not go back, but he would even have to pay for her food?
Advertisement
He did not expect this.
He searched all over his body, only to find 36 decrees.
Eiffel held the 36 decrees in both hands and jumped.
He looked at Monn innocently.
His big, green, gem-like eyes blinked.
It was as if he wanted to beg Monn to give in regardless of the small payment.
Monn's face turned black.
He was very firm.
If he didn't have money, Asher definitely couldn't stay here.
Eiffel sighed helplessly.
He took out an emerald from his pocket.
He said, "This is the Crystal of Life of our elven race."
Eiffel held the emerald and said solemnly.
The green gem seemed to be emitting a life-like glow.
There was a thick fog around it.
This strange object instantly attracted Monn's gaze.
Eiffel saw this.
He then introduced it, "The Crystal of Life of our elven race has our group number, which is the number of lives formed by the Tree of Life."
Speaking of the Tree of Life,
Eiffel had a devout look on his face.
He continued, "This Crystal of Life only appears once every hundred years. At critical moments, even people who have completely lost their vitality can instantly come back to life."
At this point, Eiffel's face was full of pride.
"Almost the entire continent knows how powerful our Crystal of Life is. This is something that has a high price but no market. Other people can't even buy it even if they wanted to."
At this point, Eiffel handed it over to Monn with a pained expression.
This Crystal of Life only appeared once every hundred years in their elven race.
This time, they really sacrificed their prized possession
This was the first time Monn had seen a Crystal of Life.
He held it in his hand.
Although it was a crystal, it didn't feel cold in his hand.
Advertisement
Instead, it gave off a faint warm feeling.
It made his hand feel warm.
When he carefully felt it, he even felt as if it was beating.
This surprised Monn...
But Monn was indeed a little strange.
As Eiffel had just said, this crystal was priceless. Even if others wanted to buy it, they wouldn't be able to.
Then why did he use this precious Crystal of Life to substitute money?
Seeing the confusion in Monn's eyes, Eiffel was actually a little puzzled.
Her Majesty, the Elf Queen was the one who asked Eiffel to bring the Crystal of Life here.
She had even personally instructed that this was a gift for the Pope of the Orthodox Church.
She said that she wanted to thank the Pope for taking care of Asher.
But Eiffel was very puzzled.
Just because Monn had taken care of the Princess for a few days, there was still no need to give him their prized possesion.
Eiffel knew that there must've been some other reason why Her Majesty decided to give the Crystal of Life to Monn.
He couldn't help but look at Monn.
He thought of the feeling he had when he met Monn for the first time.
Monn was young and extremely powerful.
And because of this, Eiffel knew the reason why Her Majesty gave the Crystal of Life to Pope Monn.
Young and extremely powerful.
These two points meant endless potential.
Not to mention that he was the Pope of a human city that had been inoculated with their elven forest.
This was a greater reason for the Elves and humans to befriend each other.
They were all neighbours, so if anything happened in the future, they could help out each other.
Moreover, the Orthodox Church was very famous and righteous.
This could be seen from this matter.
This was indeed a very righteous church.
After thinking through the reason, Eiffel looked at Monn and said.
"Her Majesty, the Elf Queen asked me to give this to you personally. She said that the Pope has worked hard to take care of Asher these few days."
Hearing Eiffel's explanation,
Monn suddenly understood.
He knew that Her Majesty, the Elf Queen wanted to befriend him.
But he didn't know why the Elf Queen suddenly wanted to befriend him.
After all, he hadn't even met Her Majesty, the Elf Queen yet.
But Monn didn't think too much about it.
He probably thought that Her Majesty, the Elf Queen had heard news of him from somewhere.
Since it was a gift to show that Her Majesty, the Elf Queen wanted to befriend him, Monn accepted it as expected.
It's just a pity that this thing was a life-saving crystal and that it couldn't be exchanged for money.
As a result, Asher's food expenses still hadn't been settled.
However, since the elven race had already given them such a prized gift, he was too embarrassed to continue asking them for payment for Asher's meals.
This made him sigh deep down.
However, he still said, "I'll accept the gift, later on, I will greet Her Majesty, the Elf Queen. When there's a chance, I'll definitely pay a visit to the Elf Forest in person."
Hearing this, Eiffel smiled and nodded.
Accepting the gift from the elven race had meant that Monn had also accepted Her Majesty, the Elf Queen's friendship.
This made Eiffel feel relieved.
After all, knowing the Queen's true purpose, Eiffel had also personally sensed the strong power hidden under Monn's thin and scrawny body.
He had a rough estimation of Monn's strength.
He felt that Her Majesty, the Elf Queen had made a very good decision.
Advertisement
- In Serial116 Chapters
Pokemon Animus
Our story begins 20 odd years after the events of the animes, manga, and games. Now don't worry, we'll explore all the regions. However, not everything translates so cleanly into a more realistic setting, while other things just get better. No convenient inventory systems. That Pidgy ain't flying anyone anywhere, and your Bagon can't call meteors from the sky. The realities of the food chain trumps any children's media restrictions. Nearly all the mythics and legendries, can't feasibly be one of a kind. Shinys come in all varieties. Research has advanced in some areas, for good or ill. All the evil organizations that were yesterdays news have splintered apart, remnants lurk in shadow. Your favorite characters have all grown older, some have had children, others may have even died. Towns prosper or fall, new gyms start up while others might close down. New Champions have been crowned, new Leagues have formed! The Next Generation is starting their journey. Now, Dimensional portal shenanigans are nothing new to the pokemon world, But... Kurt, is. Sure, some folks might raise a brow at a 30ish year old man that should probably be in an action movie rather than the Hoenn Rookie League, but Kurt's ready for adventure. He might also wish he played more than the first two games... or remembered anything about himself.
8 217 - In Serial8 Chapters
Entangled Fates Book 1 - Quantum Beginnings
“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” —Eliezer Yudkowsky Hey all, we're moving over to book 2. This content is in a state of transition. The book is now availble on Amazon (includes extra chapters): https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B07W1534R8 Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind’s last invention. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Resistance and fears became deep-set. Two decades after the infamous Rev. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn’t quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips. A new generation of mega-corporations rose from the ashes. When one melds a quantum computer to a barely functional mental patient as a PR move, there are those who seek to profit, those who want to destroy it, and Alex. Alex Sage is a typical college student trying to keep up his grades and maybe find a meaningful connection with the fairer sex. Then, an automated semi crashes into his home, killing his family and turning his head into a pin cushion in the process. Alex awakens to find most of his memories gone and an illegal AI hidden in his brain implant. Now the pet project of a tech billionaire and heavily in debt, Alex struggles to stay valuable enough to be kept online. Still grappling with the repercussions of his injuries, and threats from a dangerous anti-augmentation political movement, there are no easy answers and threats loom around every corner. Alex must use whatever resources he can to escape from under the thumb of a ruthless corporation, while keeping those he comes to love safe. Chapters will stay up on RRL until Aug 10. It'll go up on Kindle Unlimited after that. How do you get those extra chapters I didn't have planned for RR? If you want them, they'll be in the published book. Book 2 will still make sense without them - I made sure of that. But... isn't $3 a lot for extra chapters? Think of it as tipping me for a good job and you'd also be getting my eternal thanks. If you enjoyed it so much that the idea of missing out a few chapters haunts you, I did my job as an author and made an engaging story. What's in those extra chapters? Resolving a few issues, set up for the cybernetic revolution, a rather intense sex scene with a new partner, revelations of who's really pulling strings, and a bit of set up for book 2. Complaints that people missed out on it when it was published here won't help (sorry!). I posted this for the folks who helped me shape the book, which is you all! (Again, yay!) But... Why! Why not keep it all on RR forever? My editor likes being paid for one. For two, I'd like the ability to get broader readership. If I break even on editor costs, I'll be incredibly happy. What about book 2? Drafts for Book 2 will go up around Sept 10. My draft of Book 2 is done, and it will be handed to the editor once Book 1 is published. Feedback has been even more positive. Beta readers devoured it and wanted more. I'll add a link to Book 2 once it's up on RR. I'm more or less, using you all for Beta Readers, so you get it before it's "canon" and edited. I invite active and meaningful feedback during this process. In return, you get early access to chapters. That does mean that the book content or plot might be adjusted before it gets published as I refine it. Sex Y/N? Yes. I heard the feedback, 90% wanted it explicit. You all will get the "full" experience. Will I dump all of book 2 here? Honestly, I'm not sure yet. At a minimum, it'll be up to the 75% mark as we collect feedback, much like what I did with book 1. It really depends on how good the feedback is and how nice people are. Lots of support + meaningful feedback to make it better = higher likelihood you get all the book. Will be it up here indefinitely? No, it'll probably go up on KU at some point, but I'll make sure there's enough time for a large readership to grab it here. Then we move to book 3 which already is around 60K words already. What about other adventures in the same universe/characters? Yep. Absolutely. Nothing ready to share yet though. I plan to keep those side chapters and more slice of life stories as RR exclusive. Since I'm carving this off in book-sized segments, I'll have to figure out where those disconnected story arcs belong. I'm open to suggestions.
8 144 - In Serial69 Chapters
Dragons Waking
Begun on a whim, to be written in fragments... [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] A mythical take on current events and old legends. When mankind retreats, the earth shifts, and the sleeping dragons awake.
8 162 - In Serial8 Chapters
Orc Planet
What in the world is this place? I look around and see a line of empty jail cells next to us. The walls are covered with sharp stalagmites, and each of us have chains connected to our hands and ankles. Just a few hours ago I was eating top ramen in class and now I’m chained next to a weird dwarf. Maybe I’m dreaming, or maybe this is hell?
8 178 - In Serial13 Chapters
The Unfated (Formerly Swords and Magic)
Follow Jason Blackwood as he turns from an aspiring knight into a Mage in a Kingdom nearing war and plagued with bandits. He will soon know that Magic is not what he thought it was in his schooling at the Mage Academy. As he grows stronger, he will find himself facing dangerous enemies.
8 164 - In Serial34 Chapters
The Recycled Alpha (Book 1) ✔
Book 1 of Alpha SeriesExcerpt:"'You said that if I got up he would live!', I cried.'The fates have changed Ryan. They are constantly changing.', Selene whispered.'Well fuck the fucking fates okay?! Fuck them!', I yelled."...The Queen. Ryan Halifax.Betrayed by her own pack and father, she's thrown out like garbage.But you know garbage. Some of it can be recycled.When Ryan comes back from the dead, all hell breaks loose.Especially after she finds her mate and he is taken from her.But what type of hell?What does Ryan become?And what about those who turned their backs on her?
8 137

