"What are you doing! Stupid guy!" Paladin immediately scowled and strode forward. Before the drunk Tony could react, Paladin who was approaching roared and slapped him with a backhand. Tony! Slap, the sound of the broken wine bottle rang out, and the soldiers and civilians passing by took a few glances, and immediately turned their faces to the side and secretly smiled. The peasant woman even pointed with contempt and disgust, looking at Tony lying on the ground.
A few flamboyant women were startled and glanced at Palatine, who was also wearing a robe. While squatting down to support Tony, they sarcastically said, "A priest actually beat someone? Inos is on top. , now the clergy can go to war, and what are they doing in the fortress?".
Hearing the words of a few dirty women, Paladin narrowed his eyes, and a vague murderous intent emerged from his eyes. He was not angry because of the words of these women, but what was their status, they dared to accuse him? Paladin promised that as soon as the matter was over, these ignorant women must be fully understood that death is a supreme gift!
Thinking like this, the women helped the drunk Tony up. Tony, whose left cheek was red and swollen, was half awake at the moment. He looked up and saw Palatine with a gloomy face in front of him. An air suddenly surged from his chest, and then he was three-point drunk. , looking at the mocking expressions of the soldiers onlookers, he immediately threw his hands away from the woman who was supporting him, stared at Paladin with bloodshot eyes, spit out a mouth full of alcohol and cursed: "You dare to beat me? Paladin! You are What, dare to hit me?"
As soon as the voice fell, the low laughter around him grew louder. Seeing Paladin appearing at this moment, Kaleich, who was instantly awakened by the drunkenness, immediately shook off the woman who was holding his arm, hurried over, looked at Paladin's gloomy face, and immediately urged nervously: "Paladin, This is a misunderstanding. I think little Tony is too lonely, so I just bring him to have fun. You know it's really hard to see dead people every day, so..." "Shut up." Palatine suddenly stopped Callie. Strange words, fixedly looking at Tony, who was angry and smelling of alcohol, and suddenly smiled contemptuously: "Wear a god robe, enter and leave this kind of place. Tony, Bryce. Do you still remember that you are a Father? Do you know that you will be burned at the stake if you do this?"
After all, I ignored Tony's reaction, and suddenly stepped forward and punched Tony's lower abdomen! Severe pain spread through Tony's nerve anesthetized by alcohol, he stared back again and again, and fell to his knees. Staring at his blood-red eyes, he said cruel words: "Paladin! You are only the second son of a small nobleman, how dare you beat me? I want to kill you, I want to fight with you! Duel!" But before he finished speaking, Paladin He actually stepped forward again and kicked the belly again with a vicious kick! The pain this time made Tony scream, and suddenly lowered his head and vomited out the drink and food. "You've disappointed me too much, a mediocre person who doesn't even have a bit of self-discipline, an idiot who can only show his prestige on a woman's belly."
After Paladin said that, he looked at the guy kneeling in front of him with contempt, pinched his nose lightly, turned his head and left. When passing by the sluggish Kaleich, he said softly, "Come with me, I have something to do with you." Without looking back, he slid into the whispering crowd. And Kaleich, who knew that Palatine had angered him, had to look at Tony, who was still vomiting, and chased after Paladin without saying a word.
At this moment, Tony, who had completely sobered up from the wine, realized how serious what he said was, and how bad his behavior as a priest was in broad daylight! He suddenly fell into despair, wailing mournfully, barely standing up with his sore legs, and shouting helplessly: "His Excellency, I was wrong! I was wrong! Forgive me, forgive me! For Inos' sake! Come on!" In response, Palatine and Kaleich, who had disappeared at the intersection, were the remnants of their backs.
"Paladin, my good brother. Give him a chance. After all, he's just a child." Kaleich, who followed Palatine on the road, kept persuading him. But Palatine laughed without looking back: "Kalec, do you know how old I am? I'll be twenty-two when winter approaches. I'm also what you call a child."
Immediately, Kaleich was at a loss for words. Paladin looked at the distant city gate that vaguely appeared above the building, and continued: "Awareness and perseverance are not determined by age. This idiot did such a thing. Even if I don't pursue it, once Let the archbishop know, considering his sensitivity in times of war, he will also be withdrawn from the church. He is dead, at least on the way to the church, he is dead. Useless things should be put in the garbage heap." Speaking of this , Paladin suddenly stopped, turned his head to stare at Kaleich and said softly, "Do you understand?"
Speechless. Kaleich looked at this extremely cold-blooded young man and really didn't know what to say at this moment. Knowing that this was Paladin's warning, he nodded slowly. Paladin was not surprised by this nod, and walked again and started talking from Gu Zi, but this time his voice was much lower: "I want to give you a task. This matter must be very confidential, you can't drive in front of you. It's okay. Find some scapegoats, and some soldiers who attacked. These people must not stay, only you and I know the matter. After the completion of the matter, as a reward, I will give you a commission of five hundred gold coins."
Kaleich, who was walking with his head down, was shocked! Although he was very excited about the reward of five hundred gold coins, he took into account the meaning in Paladin and the possible danger. Still hesitantly, he said: "Those are all my subordinates. The mercenaries who are messing with me. How can I..." "Humph! Are you kidding me? Although as the leader of a mercenary team , but I also believe that there are always people in your hands who disobey you, or even secretly reject you." Paladin knew very well that because Earl Torch handled the logistics, Kaleich, who belonged to Earl Torch, was also a part of the logistics. To put it simply, carrying the wounded to the church for treatment, or moving the dead to incineration, is also a kind of logistics.
When Kaleich heard this, he nodded slightly. Paladin is right, there are indeed some people in the team who don't like him. Think he is ineligible to be a mercenary captain. Combined with his recent jazz title, this resistance has only grown louder. If you can take this opportunity to get rid of these thorns, I believe it is the best thing for Kaleich himself.
Kaleich himself did not realize that since meeting the young priest, his values and behavior had completely changed. If he was still a sheriff in the past, he would definitely refuse such a dirty deal. But now, the first thing he thought of was the consolidation of his status. The power that greed can exert is far beyond everyone's imagination. Kaleich, who was originally living a better life for his son and wife, has long forgotten his original intention and surrendered to his own **.
Paladin, who knew in his heart that Kaleich had agreed, smiled slightly. That night, in the name of his butler, Alfred, the clone, bought an empty manor in the south of the fortress that did not touch the war. Everything went smoother than Paladin had expected. Tomorrow, after the war is over, is the real sacrifice.