The Pathway Of Wisdom-Chapter 20: The Church of the God of Wisdom. Part-3.

It’s very likely that news of Alex being a brat has reached the church and someone is testing him and trying to find faults in him.

’But what would someone get out of exposing my faults?...’

Alex mind focused instantly, and he started making new guesses.

’Sister Maria tried to gauge my attitude towards others, and sending a young girl into my room was a test of my self-control...’

Spoiled brats of nobels often have one thing in common, they like to target women, maids, and any other female nearby.

Many brats of the noble families force themselves on the maids and peasants, and someone was likely trying to test if Alex would do the same.

Not only did they send a young girl in his room to deliver food, but they sent the one who’s clearly weaker in terms of mental defense.

If Alex wanted, he could have used his title and name as a prince to be arrogant and order her around, but in that case, he would likely fall right into the trap of the person who set it all up in the first place.

’No, this seems like some even more sinister trap... if I hadn’t locked the door before going to take a bath, it was possible that the young paladin girl might have rushed inside when I was changing clothes...’

’Then I could be framed for harassing her... Interesting. How interesting. Who’s making these kinds of plans against me the moment I arrived... no, they likely set these plans in motions before I even arrived...’

Alex’s eyes narrowed as he ate the tasty food while thinking various things in his mind.

’The person who’s using these traps has a clear goal; they want to expose my bad nature and want to get me expelled or punished...’

’They are using such sneaky tactics likely because they don’t have the power to get me punished or expelled by any other means...’

As a professional schemer, Alex knows the mentality and how such people do things very deeply.

’No, this person is clearly an amateur; they exposed themselves so easily. their traps are very easy to notice; the person is clearly not good at laying traps...’

If it was Alex, he would not have done such a test on the very first day; instead, he would have waited for an opportunity to come.

When people come to new places, they are the most vigilant due to a change in environment, and even in sleep they are usually on guard.

It would have been a better choice to let Alex put his guard down naturally, use slow poisons on him, slowly break his relations with other members of the church, and ruin his reputation using small but difficult-to-prove rumors. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

’If the connections are sufficient, even complex plans can be created... but this person likely does not have much connections either...’

If the person had such connections, the first person they would have contacted would have been the local noble family in charge of the city.

With the Count family ruling this city and using their power, it would have been a hundred times easier to deal with Alex the moment he showed up at the city gates.

’Who could it be? Thankfully they can’t poison my food; I am hungry and if they did poison it, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything...’

The main reason why Alex dared to eat this food without hesitation was because he knew that the other party was using sneaky tactics and they wouldn’t dare to use poison or any other toxin against him.

That would easily leave traces behind not only in the food but also in his body, and someone like Ethan who can use divine power can easily detect such toxins.

’Their first two tests have failed... the real test will appear tomorrow for sure...’

Today, Alex and Ethan arrived very late, and no one was sure about their arrival date and time; thus, there was no one to welcome them.

But it’s certain that tomorrow everyone will gather to greet him, and he will get a chance to meet all members of the church.

’I will need to deal with the next test tomorrow with more patience and find the real culprit behind it all at the same time...’

As they say, one mountain cannot have two tigers, unless one is a male and the other one is a female. (Source: Trust me bro.)

’I can’t have another person scheming against me while I am trying to gain control of the place myself...’

’I need to find and eliminate this person from this game of chess before they eliminate me...’

Food is usually not free; it always costs something, and if it is, the intentions behind it might bring a lot of trouble to you.

If Alex wants to create a safe location for himself, he must take control of the entire church himself and become the leader.

’I am quite sure that if I get expelled from this church, I might not be able to enter the royal palace again...’

The emperor allowed the church to take Alex away, which means he’s technically been disowned by his father, and now he has no other choice but to carve out his place in the world.

If he gets expelled, his title as the prince might not be acknowledged by the royal palace anymore, and he might end up becoming homeless!

Or perhaps some political rival or conspiracist might make his life worse than death.

There are hundreds of dangers out there, and a single mistake is enough to create endless trouble for him.

’Sigh... this same feeling of being all alone in the world... it’s so familiar...’

A grin appeared on his face as Alex remembered how his previous life also ended because he was fighting the battle all alone like this.

’I need to start cultivating some loyal thugs for myself soon... or I might not go far in this new world...’

While thinking about various things in his head, Alex finished eating, pushed the serving cart aside, and gazed at the night sky for a while before lying down and falling asleep peacefully.