"This... what's going on outside?" Paladin said in surprise. The old man turned his head to take a look, immediately rubbed his hands excitedly, stepped forward with a smile, and said, "There are guests again!"
At this moment, Paladin's pupils shrank quickly! The shabby wooden door opened, and six wearing white hoods and mopping white robes walked in. It is also decorated with delicate golden lace. In the middle of the robe, there is a picture of a dead man hanged on a cross!
Paladin's forehead immediately burst into thick fine sweat, and the hand hidden in his sleeve trembled slightly. Now he is not ignorant about the Holy See ten days ago. Learned about the strange coat of arms on that letter of recommendation from Nurba through the Kasiri Bible on the stupid priest. It is actually the symbol of the Holy See. Between the two crossed keys holds a crown. The triple crown representing the key to heaven and the Pope! It means divine authority!
And this sign of the dead who hanged on the cross means to obey the command of the incarnation of God and betray the thirteenth apostle Judas of God! According to the Gospel of Judas in the Cassiri Bible, the betrayal Judas obeyed God's command to betray, and then hanged himself on a tree with a crooked neck. In the Holy See, also known as the martyrs.
In the vast hierarchy and power of the entire Holy See, this sign made many priests and monks fear! Order of the Martyrs under the orders of the Pope and Cardinal XIII! But this is the official way of saying it, the more popular and acceptable way to call it: the Inquisition!
Let all heretics and potential heretics be feared forever! A powerful Holy See military organization used to capture and adjudicate heretics! A monster who is called a lunatic and a fanatic behind his back!
But before Paladin fell silent in such a shock, the moment the priests of the Inquisition came in, a large dazzling white light almost blinded Paladin's eyes! "Um.."
Paladin raised his hand subconsciously to block the white light, but was shocked to see that the dazzling white light was exactly the white light elements that were as many as rivers coiling around the six priests! Paladin checked with perception and found that everyone has nearly 3,000 elements. The one with the most is the priest who is at the forefront, with a terrifying number of 6,000! Palatine immediately put down his arm and kicked his heart. Secretly glanced at the mage O'Neill in the tavern. The latter did not have the previous image of the mage at this time, and stood up extremely nervously holding the staff. He hunched over, ready to flee at any time.
At this time, the tavern was quiet, and the mercenaries who traveled north and south had heard about this coat of arms. At this time, they were like frightened young birds, and they didn't even have the courage to look up. Paladin could even hear his own heart beating so fast. Immediately lowered his head, trying to relieve the oppression caused by these people.
"What should I do! I actually met someone from the Inquisition! By the way, it must have come from the branch. Maybe it's for the Ripley Scroll! The formula of the Philosopher's Stone cannot fall into the hands of the Holy See, these idiots will only Destroying the treasure! I... what am I thinking? I am now a nobleman, a noble Palatine who is about to become a priest, Flamel! As long as I remain that way, there is nothing to fear!"
Paladin, who barely suppressed his fear, raised his head slightly, and he had adjusted his mentality, ready to completely become Paladin, Flamel. Can't reveal the slightest flaw.
The leader of the Inquisition priest just walked into the tavern with the five people behind him, and immediately looked at the very nervous mage O'Neill in the corner! "O'Neill, what's wrong with you?"
The mage O'Neill snorted, as if the brief eye contact had slightly injured him. The restless Orkney and other partners finally couldn't hold it any longer, and drew their swords to protect O'Neill. Watching the silent six priests of the Inquisition with a solemn vigilance. But at this moment, the leading priest pulled the white hood, and said softly without taking O'Neill to heart: "Mage, put down your wand. We don't care about you at all."
But obviously, O'Neill wouldn't disarm at all because of a word from the mortal enemy, and the hand holding the wand not only did not put it down, but also shook slightly. The head priest didn't say a word, but the five priests behind him said in unison, full of warnings: "The blasphemer, the unbeliever, the spellcaster. Put down your wand! Otherwise, our six executive officers will follow the instructions of St. Magella. The regulations of the contract are here to send you into the arms of God!"
When O'Neill heard the shock, he hesitantly put down his wand. The St. Magella contract is a contract signed by the most powerful great magister in ancient times, Magella, and the conflicting Holy See. The two parties agreed that as long as the mage did not violate the relevant laws or deliberately attacked the personnel of the Holy See, the Holy See would not launch unreasonable attacks on the mage.
Since then, this can't wait to eat the two forces of the other side, and there has been a period of peace for thousands of years. That's why O'Neill put down his wand. Because of the existence of the contract, the clergy of the Holy See cannot attack the mage without reason, at least not in the lobby. So he also let go of his nervous guard.
He heard the priest executive at the head, snorted slightly disdainfully, and walked straight to the scared old man's shop beside Paladin. The snow-white boots stepped on the loose wooden floor, making a crisp click. The head priest walked all the way, and all the mercenaries and travelers on both sides jumped away as quickly as they were avoiding disaster and stood aside. Fearing that I would sit down and meet this vicious man, I would find a crime and punish myself.
The leading priest ignored these little people at all, came to the old man, threw a bag of gold coins over, and said quietly, "Prepare two bags of noodles and six pots of clean water." "Uh, oh! Father, these are It's too much." "It's okay, go get it." The old man looked at the heavy gold coins in his hand, and his original fear was immediately overwhelmed by the gold coins like waves. With a smirk, he ran to the kitchen and started to pack the noodles and water that he had prepared earlier.
Paladin took a deep saliva. Although there was no abnormality on his face, cold sweat broke out from his palms and forehead. "In case, in case I was found out! Will I be tortured to death in the courthouse?"
The more Palatine thought about it, the more frightened it became, just as he saw the headed priest, whose upper face was shrouded in the shadow of the hood, turned his head, and the two shining eyes hidden in the shadow were looking at Paladin up and down. The hair on Paladin's body was immediately tied up, as if he was surrounded by hundreds of man-eating beasts. But in an instant, Paladin's calm returned. The moment he clenched his teeth, he immediately folded his hands and clenched his fists. He lowered his head and said with piety and admiration: "O great and almighty Inos! You are the all-knowing and loving Lord, who sent your punishment on earth to me, humble The Palatine, in front of Flamel!"
The priest standing in front of Paladin suddenly gave a kind laughter when he heard Paladin's words. I saw him calmly and calmly opened the hood. Reveal a delicate and perfect cheek. Coupled with the long golden hair and light green eyes, people have an urge to worship. Even Palatine himself was frightened by the beauty of the executive officer of the inquisition.