The sound of Laireira's footsteps came from upstairs. Qi Huan immediately ran to the kitchen to prepare the bread to be sold today.

This was a world where kingdoms were as numerous as dumplings. The country Qi Huan was in was slightly better. Some of the smaller countries were so small that one could easily reach the border between two countries.

Other than the central empire, there were many kingdoms and duchies. In addition to the land that was given to the lords, the countries were in chaos.

It was normal for there to be some friction from time to time.

The central empire had the most sacred status on the surface and had the power to appoint the kings of the smaller countries. However, it was also shackled. Even the emperor of the empire had to be chosen by the four dukes.

In this chaotic situation, there was a church that had always been in a sacred position. They believed in the one and only God, and this God did not even have a name.

He did not specifically refer to light or darkness. He existed in all things.

He was an extremely domineering person.

[Please don't say that.] The System, who had been as quiet as a chicken, suddenly said in fear.

"What's wrong?"

Qi Huan poured the flour he bought from the guild into a basin. When he was sure that the amount was enough and there were no mistakes, he began the process of making the bread.

[You will be heard.] The System quickly left a message and disappeared without a trace.

Coward. Can't even think about it.

With such a God, this church was already very powerful.

Anyone who did not believe in this God was a cult.

There were demons in this world as well. However, they were different from the normal light and darkness. The night was also a part of the One God. Demons were referred to as darkness. In the eyes of the church, they were stealing the One God's territory and were not accepted.

This was what the church said when it first started to develop.

Later on, it was unknown whether it was because the demons developed or people preferred the light. Gradually, most people only remembered part of the light that the God represented. The other part was slowly forgotten.

They even associated them with the demons.

Qi Huan got the information from the System. Some members of the church might not even know about it.

As for the witches, there was no need to talk about them.

They were also heretics.

Although they would not be burned to death, they would definitely not be welcomed.

Places where the Church was not widely spread were not so bad. For example, in the country where Qi Huan was from, there was a Cardinal in charge because of its good development. Witches were like rats in the streets here. They only dared to quietly appear in dark places and places where people did not know.

He didn't know what Laireira had gotten his hands on, but he was able to fool the Church, pass the guild's inspection, and open a bakery.

It was absolutely impossible to expect Laireira to make bread. This was just a way for her to hide her identity.

Qi Huan accepted the bread in a euphemistic way after seeing that she cut corners on the bread for the guests.

If the merchant guild were to find out that they had done such a thing, Laireira's actions would definitely be considered a crime and he would be fined.

Qi Huan did not want to starve to death, nor did he want to go to jail. He could only rely on himself.

Fortunately, although Laireira was ruthless and stingy, she did not have the concept of money. Maybe it was because of her previous life that she did not have the time to understand these things. Therefore, Qi Huan still saved some private money. Occasionally, he would sneak out for a beer at night.

Although he was not short of money.

Qi Qing reached out to the tinder box beside him and gently rubbed it. Looking at the small flame on it, Qi Qing lit the firewood.

Outside the window, a dog looked through the gap with its teacup sized eyes and stared at Qi Huan who was making bread.

"Master." It lowered its head and asked Qi Huan in a low muffled voice.

"Go and see Laireira. See what potions she made." Qi Huan was mixing the dough and whispered to him.

The sound of footsteps came from outside. Qi Huan heard the wooden door that was about to be pushed open and added, "Take her fat cat with you."

After Qi Huan finished speaking, the big dog immediately disappeared. At the same time, the black cat that smelled the fragrance and wanted to come in disappeared.

Witches were always inseparable from black cats. It was not that Qi Huan did not like small animals, but he did not have a good impression of this cunning and greedy fat cat.

When he was young, Laireira had asked it to take care of Qi Huan.

At that time, Qi Huan could not do anything by himself. This fat cat would swallow all the food that Laireira threw on the table. If it was not for the System and the big dog taking care of him, Qi Huan would have starved to death before completing the quest.

There was a reason why he did not leave this place.

Qi Huan had a quest in this world, which was to get [Cinderella's Crystal Shoes], which was issued to him by the System.

Laireira also gave him a quest to become Cinderella and her husband – the current King's child, that is, the King's Princess.

This was also the reason why Laireira taught him as a girl from a young age.

In Qi Huan's view, this was only the first step of Laireira's goal.

Her ultimate goal was definitely to take revenge on Cinderella, and even the King and her child.

Otherwise, how could it be explained that she had ulterior motives for wanting the Prince to marry a man?

Qi Huan naturally would not do as she wished.

But he was interested in Laireira's ability and the people behind her.

If Laireira wanted him to get close to the Prince, she naturally had the ability to send him to the Palace.

Otherwise, Qi Huan did not think that other than stealing, he could get Cinderella's Crystal Shoes.

What's more, the System stipulated that the giver must be willing.

At this time, Laireira was indispensable.

She wanted to use Qi Huan to take revenge, and Qi Huan could also use her to get close to his quest goal.

As a reward for getting the Crystal Shoes, he would tell the King and Queen Laireira's true identity.

A stick outside the door was knocked down. Qi Huan immediately reacted, patted his cheeks, put away his malicious smile, and threw himself into today's work.

Laireira pushed the door in and looked around suspiciously. After glancing at Qi Huan's cheeks with flour, she stopped looking at his stupid appearance.

Compared to Cinderella, that damn girl, Elias was really an idiot. He could make bread with flour sticking to his cheeks.

With a huge psychological victory, Laireira's spiritual victory was successful. Satisfied, she left the kitchen.

The bread in Qi Huan's hand entered the baking stage. After confirming that she had left.

He immediately opened the door and let the big dog in with a cushion and a chair.

He was so tired.

The cheat was good, but the side effects were not tolerable.

He had just casually slapped his face, and he felt a burning pain.

After putting the cooled bread in the shop and waiting for the arrival of customers, Qi Huan cleaned himself up and went to the church not far from the palace in his old white clothes.

In order to cover up his identity and for Qi Huan's future, Laireira asked him to go to the church every day to pray. At the very least, he must pretend to believe in God.

Qi Huan sneered at her hypocrisy.

Even if he did not worship God at all, Laireira wanted to mold him into a devout believer to give Qi Huan a good reputation.

This method was quite successful. At the very least, Qi Huan had a good impression of the church's priest.

Because pagans were not blessed in the church, the priest was very assured of Qi Huan's piety.

Since there were witches, the priest's ability should not be underestimated. In addition, there was a Cardinal in charge. If Laireira did not secretly do bad things, he would have been killed long ago.

After closing his eyes and praying, Qi Huan waited for the priest to finish reading a long paragraph. He did not leave with the crowd.

"Father Wood." Qi Huan nodded to the kind-looking old man with a sincere smile on his face.

"Elias, you are as sincere as ever." Father Wood nodded to him.

He was very satisfied with Qi Huan.

Since childhood, he was a devout believer. It could be said that he knew the doctrines backwards. If he wanted to take care of his old aunt, he would have been recommended to enter the church school.

Qi Huan chatted with him for a while, and once again refused to enter the church. He took the "holy water" and happily left the church.

Thanks to his good brain, not only could he recite the doctrines backwards, but he also learned Laireira's various potion formulas very quickly.

This "holy water" was one of the ingredients to remove Laireira's control over him.

"Father Wood is a very good person, but I really don't like to enter the church. I can't even get a wife."

Qi Huan complained to the system in his mind, "Compared to the church school, I am more interested in the knight school."

[Students of the knight school need to be of noble blood.] The system wanted to clear his mind.

"Who said I want to be a student?"

Qi Huan refuted it, "If I were a noble, I would definitely form a group of knights full of beautiful ladies to protect me every day."

In the first group of knights, there were no women.

Later, the daughter of Duke Jones of the Empire, Alyssa Jones, practiced the Seven Skills of Knights. After defeating all the students of the knight school in front of the emperor, both men and women could enter the knight school to study.

As for Alyssa Jones, she later became a famous general of the Empire.

But now, if he wanted to see her, he could only go to the Empire and pay his respects to her statue.

[You don't believe in God, how did you fool the priest?] The system looked at him and felt a chill in its heart. It still couldn't understand.

Since he didn't believe in God, how could he not be thrown out by the array set up by the church?

"Why not? Don't I believe in myself?" Qi Huan asked.

The church said that God was everywhere, so he was also the incarnation of God.

As long as he believed in himself, the church's array would not expel him.

The system was speechless.

Narcissistic rogue thinking, but it couldn't find a place to refute.

Qi Huan waited for a long time, but he didn't get an answer. He shrugged and went back to Laireira's cabin.