Steampunk Era: Mad Abield
Chapter 1080: Section 679: Who knows (4)

Chapter 1080: Section 679: Who knows (4)

Fate never forgives anyone.

It is the harshest judge and the coldest observer.

Watching her child start to learn to walk on his own, standing in the corridor, Faye watched this child, who was beginning to get familiar with the world. His face was full of delight as he smelled the flowers, chased butterflies, and was curious about the light and shadows caused by the sunlight passing through the treetops.

"Madam, your child has an exceptionally strong blessing gift, a power visible to the naked eye." Watching the healing effects around the area caused by the child’s mere breath as he walked, the old bishop of the Harvest Church congratulated Faye with admiration.

Faye nodded with a smile.

This was actually not worth congratulating for; the child she had with Malin only had the gift of the Blessing Spell, which meant he... actually had no ability to protect himself.

To be someone destined to be protected all his life, it wouldn’t be a problem if he were a girl, but this child was Malin’s firstborn son.

He was supposed to protect his brothers, not be a coward.

In this cruel era, how could a firstborn, who couldn’t protect others, be worthy of the surname Gaiate?

Faye’s biggest headache recently was this matter.

Nova’s child, though frail and often ill, had recently improved. The Mage Tower tested the child’s talents, which showed full marks in both blessing and evocation gifts, and the Tower Masters of the six Mage Towers in Farole were competing to become the child’s mentor, claiming they were destined for this child.

And Faye’s child? Only the Harvest Church showed interest in this child.

After all, to become an apprentice of the Church of Justice, one must have the ability to protect oneself.

Even though the child’s transcendent talent hadn’t been tested yet, the astrologers all said that the child had inherited his paternal bloodline.

Obviously, there was only one Malin; not every little one could become Malin, and his child... couldn’t become another him.

So Faye was eager to confirm whether her child had any untapped potential, but the last two tests only reconfirmed that this child had an innate gift for blessings.

The blessing talent was so strong that just being close to this child could bring benefits—a retired knight who had been crippled for the family after being exposed within the child’s sight for a whole week found that the three injuries in his previously weakened left leg were healing, and he could even stand on his own.

This child is so ’powerful’, which made Faye very distressed—this child is so powerful and yet so vulnerable that he would need protection all his life, so the question arises, who will protect you for a lifetime, my child?

Will it be your brothers, or your lovers?

She watched as her child turned to look this way, the young one seeking his mother’s smile of joy, taking unsteady steps towards Faye.

Faye felt she had one more reason to become stronger. With this in mind, she walked out of the corridor and took her child into her arms.

The tests should be over too.

Holding her young one and heading toward the door, Faye bowed to the old bishop of the Church. This elder was the old bishop of the diocese of the Harvest Church in Regensburg, who shared a camaraderie with Malin back in the day. Now, for Malin’s child, this elder poured all he could as a senior, so Faye offered him the respect due to an elder.

"Madam, be cautious along the way. Would you need escorts to return to the palace?" The old man accompanied Faye to the door.

"No need, we have guards at home outside, but I still thank you for your arrangement. I have troubled you a lot lately, I must apologize." Faye had already seen her royal carriage through the doors and explained to the elder, also hoping not to owe anything further to the Church... She understood that Malin didn’t actually want his children to worship deities.

Although Faye didn’t know why, it didn’t mean that loving Malin would make Faye act differently.

"Then please be careful on your way, Madam." The old bishop stood at the gate; since the young lady had refused the guards sent by the Church, he had no reason to escort her to the carriage—not because of being stingy, but as an elder, if he couldn’t understand the young lady’s hint, he wouldn’t have made it to his position.

Malin’s growth far exceeded the Church’s expectations. Now the whole Church felt that it was only a matter of time before this young man would ascend the divine throne, and the only reason that could now affect this young man’s ascent wasn’t his strength but whether this young man... was willing to become a deity under the Goddess of Harvest.

He was too strong, so strong that the Goddess of Harvest’s power was somewhat unworthy of him.

With such thoughts, the elder noticed the shimmering brought by the summer sunlight through the leaves with the wind.

He saw petals moving against the wind, observed irregularities within the light and shadows, and more so, saw the menace and arrogance belonging to an assassin in the dust within the light and shadows.

"Assassin!" he shouted.

Faye instantly activated Blink, and while hugging her child, she sensed the disharmony brought by the airflow behind her as she heard the warning, so she instantly cast the protective spell she had long prepared—not in the direction of the carriage.

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