When the Templar Church branch was expelled, the Paladins in Defende became a rare profession, but today, there are two obviously high-ranking Paladins walking and chatting in Defende's most prosperous business district.
"Oh, so you came here to perform official duties. You were sent here just after the war. It seems that the church headquarters also attaches great importance to the war situation here?"
The female knight nodded. There is no need to deny this. The arrival of the envoy has already explained everything.
"When the Oran Empire was at a stalemate, no one expected the North to win first, which shocked all countries. This is a good start in this holy war. The high ceremony, the Senate and His Majesty are very happy, so they sent us to give awards."
"A reward? That Roland is not easy to deal with. It's hard to come up with a reward that satisfies him. Besides, since Dong Lan sent the holy relic, it is impossible for him to return a few words of verbal thanks. Are high-level bigwigs willing to bleed?"
"...Although it's still a secret now, but since it will be announced sooner or later, it doesn't hurt to tell you. This time, the honor given by Carloma I is probably an unbelievable honor..."
"Red Wing Eagle" Avella is very grateful to the young paladin in front of her. If he didn't show up in time and made compensation for herself, I'm afraid that this time, I would be embarrassed and lost. To ask for debts would be disgraceful.
And just when she was in trouble, this young paladin came out. Although I don't know how this northern paladin was respected in this hostile region, he quickly subdued the opponent and the people around him. Attitude, he seems to be very popular.
Judging from the frequency with which passers-by took the initiative to salute him along the way, it was unbelievable for Defende, who was obviously prejudiced about the Holy Light profession.
"Perhaps, he can help a little bit with the current predicament."
Avella has made up her mind to introduce the paladin named Rollo to the envoy. The information and contacts that the local snake can provide is exactly what the current envoy needs.
At this time, Luo Luo asked about the mission of the envoy's visit. Considering that the other party was obviously also a member of the Paladins, and the favor of being helped, Avella also casually talked about the purpose of her party.
"It's not a great secret, but the political meaning it represents is very important, and it's a bit sensitive. Please don't spread it out for the time being, especially not to let the Donglan royal family know about it."
"Of course, in the name of Holy Light, I guarantee that it will never be leaked to any Donglan people."
Seeing that the Paladin Rollo in front of him pledged in the name of Holy Light, Avella felt even more favorable.
"The title given by the Pope this time is a saint's title! The person given is the Prince Roland who has the reputation of 'Son of Glory'."
"Saint Laurent? How is that possible?"
"Yeah, it's completely incomprehensible. I don't know what the Senate and the Pope think. Can the title of Saint (ST) be given casually? Or to a living foreigner, maybe he was indeed a Paladin in the past. Paragon, maybe retrieving the holy relic is indeed a meritorious achievement, maybe he has also received a proposal for a title, but the past is just the past. Look at this city, there are dirty undead everywhere, he is in the company of the undead, How can such a noble title and the honor of a saint be given to an evil person. This is a disgrace to the entire church."
While saying that, the female knight stomped her feet angrily. The sullen dissatisfaction these days had already been expressed. In front of the two elders, she only dared to sullenly. At this time, she encountered an opportunity to vent and complained again and again.
But it's no wonder that she is so annoyed. The title of Saint (ST) is generally given to saints recognized by the Church of the Holy Church, and it is basically a title that will only be added after death, but this is not just a title, it represents the light The recognition of it by the God of God and the Church of the Holy Church, even if it is glorious, is a substantial identification.
This title will also be added before the country, representing the most devout faith and the blessing of the God of Light. The major superpowers squeeze their heads to grab a holy title, and only a few ancient empires such as San Antonio can rely on it. With the contributions of the past countless years, I got it.
"What the hell is the God of Light thinking, why did he suddenly send a big gift."
For me, if I get this title, there are many benefits.
For example, for the reputation of the Holy Church and the eternal purity of the Holy Light, saints will not make mistakes. If a saint commits any evil deeds, it will be regarded as not happening. It is simply the most perfect refuge.
The title of saint cannot be given arbitrarily, and no matter how much merit a person makes, he cannot remain infallible all his life.
It is precisely because of this that this title has basically become the patent of the dead. There are not no saints alive in history, but most of them are fanatics of the Holy Church, and most of them are related to the miracles revealed by the God of Light.
That year, when the holy light that represented despair finally shone in the sky above Defende, there were also many different voices in the church. In just two years, the paladin of the bronze rank reached the legend, itself. It's a miracle. The pure holy light in despair was regarded as a kind of holy miracle, so a bishop did propose to give Roland the title of saint, but of course, it was denied in the end.
Now that all the information is gathered together, I almost know what happened.
It was probably that the Pope, who had just assumed office, received this great gift, Longyan Dayue, and wanted to reward him with something. Then, considering the historical proposals, he gave him the title of a saint, but obviously the envoys saw the situation here again. After thinking about his own thoughts, he hesitated.
"No, they should consider how troublesome a lively saint is. Just because of this reason, they give too much, and there must be some uncollected information. This little girl doesn't want to be able to hide. People who are worried, then, maybe even she doesn't know."
But continue to test it out, at least it's right, I'm not sure what else to gain.
"... This is a decision made by the Pope, so be cautious. Although I am not qualified to say anything, I also feel that that person is not worthy of the honor of a saint. He has never had the God of Light in his heart. Do the rest of the Holy See have no opinion?"
Her opinion was acknowledged by the young knight in front of her, and Avril couldn't help nodding her head.
"Yeah, it's completely incomprehensible. There are a lot of disputes in the church. Originally, I had reservations, but when I got here, I saw these pagans who did not obey the teachings of the Holy Light, and the undead in broad daylight. It's bizarre for heresy. The Pope must be deluded to make such a ridiculous decision. But..."
"but?"
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a personal guess. Maybe it's a desire to establish a new branch of the Holy Church here. If the relationship between the two parties can be eased by conferring the title of saint, it is very possible."
I nodded, this is all expected, even if the God of Law is established as the state religion, other branches of the God of Order will be allowed to exist in the territory.
And although it is very tough, I have also achieved my plan to accept the new church branch, which is not only a political need, but also has a high practical value.
Although the power of the law competes with the power of the Holy Light in many aspects, and surpasses the power of the Holy Light in punishing the wicked, it is still the patent of the Power of the Holy Light in terms of treatment. There are too few Holy Light professionals, which is also a very disadvantageous factor.
In fact, it is the power of Holy Light's unique advantage in healing that makes its legend of healing the world's pains endlessly favorable, and it makes it difficult for countries to refuse the Holy Light Church branches and Holy Light professionals within their borders. spread.
Avella makes a lot of sense, but...
"It's still not enough. The deep hatred in the Eternal Night period is not so easy to resolve, and it is not so simple to grant saint status, which is equivalent to emptying all the hatred in the past. Kindness without reason is dangerous, especially if it comes from the past. enemy."
I pondered carefully, but still found nothing, and seeing Avella's resentful appearance, I knew that it would be pointless to ask any further.
"... It looks like she doesn't know."
On the side of the street, under the big tent erected, the undead knights are preparing for the show, and the opening performance of the Death Crown Circus is about to be staged on time.
Death knights with pumpkin hats are laughing at each other, bone dragons decorated with "brooms" and lich trying to ride "brooms" are competing, headless knights who can play directly without makeup are suitable for using their own heads Praise for polo, the skeleton general as a juggernaut revisiting his turntable stunt.
"Damn undead! May the holy fire of heaven purify you!"
Watching the undead knights who were rehearsing the show, feeling the powerful force of death, Avella gritted her teeth, and cursed the dark beings in front of her eyes.
I can see the undisguised hatred in the eyes of the lady knight, and it seems that her hatred of the undead is not just because of her profession.
Just when I was about to ask something, a familiar figure appeared on the corner, and he seemed to be looking for something.
"Lord Estrada! Did you come to see me?"
When Avella hurried towards the figure, she did not notice that the young knight behind him who was going to be introduced to the envoy had quietly disappeared into the shadows.
When Estrada saw Avella's first reaction, he was stunned. He seemed to see the breath of an acquaintance from the female knight and immediately asked.
"Who were you with just now?"
"... Exactly, Lord Estrada, let me introduce you to a person, he is also a local paladin, he helped me, and he is very familiar with this place, Lolo, this is Lord Estrada, Luo Luo? Human?"
Looking back, the friendly young paladin had disappeared without a trace.
Soon, and after learning the appearance of the helpful paladin, Estrada's face turned ashen, and he said a word after a while.
"… Go back and talk about it."
In the side alley, watching the group of paladins leave in a hurry, I was also relieved. The shadow of the famous tree, the "strongest paladin" put a lot of pressure on me, if I was caught by him , is really troublesome.
"Hey, why don't you go to see your mentor? It seems impolite to avoid seeing him after so many years. Anyway, he taught you that year, too."
"... I taught you your swordsmanship enlightenment, and I didn't see you being that polite to me."
Thinking of the hand of the Holy Light that rushed through thousands of troops, charged at me, and shouted "My mistakes are corrected by myself", I feel a little headache, unlike that young Avella. , whether it is intelligence and experience, or combat power and the strength of his subordinates, Estrada, who can be said to be impeccable, is very difficult to deal with.
There are so many Paladins as basic occupations, and there are countless advanced occupations of Paladins. The saying that it can convince other Paladins to be the "strongest" has already explained a lot.
But to me, his extraordinary ability to become a saint is only part of it. As one of the most senior paladins, his connections and prestige even surpass the popes of all dynasties. That is the most terrible thing.
If he said "The evil Roland must be defeated", I am afraid that more than 70% of the paladins and priests will regard me as a mortal enemy, and I will be really happy.
It was precisely because of his efforts that the paladins and priest camps and the upper-level bishops almost turned their faces. The so-called holy war did not have the army of paladins that should be the main force, but during the Battle of Eternal Night, he and his subordinates The knights, but the mortal enemies that give me the most headaches.
Looking at this still young figure, I don't know how to deal with it.
"Pfft, it turned out to be true." When I was troubled, the heartless Adam suddenly remembered something and snickered.
"What are you laughing at? Eating too much." This guy makes me very upset every time.
Adam, who was squatting, couldn't breathe with laughter, and waved his hand after a while.
"No, it's not. It's just that I recently heard from Heloise about the tradition that your master-disciple line has always been killed by your apprentices. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that there are some things that I have to believe."
"Look, Heloise taught you back then, but you got scammed, and Amyra taught you, and you got scammed. That's two."
Not to mention, Adam also raised his fingers and began to count carefully.
"You taught Eliza, and in the end she chopped you off. The third one, Estrada taught you, and in the end it was the swordsmanship meeting. Four, you're really amazing, it's almost all successful. Even after being cursed, you still dare to accept apprentices. Look at how well-behaved my little Annie is, I think Renee and Grena are not fuel-efficient lamps, so you are not afraid of repeating the same mistakes... What are you drawing your sword for?"
[System prompt: You...]
"Shut up too!"
[I haven't said anything yet]
"Is there something good to say? Isn't it just those spoofed titles and hurt me? If not, if I guess wrong, you will continue to say it."
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The silence of the system (default) made me feel even more miserable. I drew my sword silently, thinking of the past events in "history" that Annie had also killed, and the knife behind the elf apprentice that Adam didn't know about. The depression in my heart has been found. target of venting.
"I just remembered the one you missed... I didn't teach you back then, and you didn't cut me down! Today, I'm going to clean up the portal!"
After fighting for a while... Well, I admit that I suffered a small loss, and I accidentally miscalculated the strength gap between the two sides, but Adam is definitely not good at it. He underestimated my current brute strength, and I also have 30 strength points. The barbarian!
Although that ya turned into a panda eye, but that guy actually had the nerve to crush me, a rookie rookie gold, with his demigod-level strength. After I got beaten up a little bit more... After we reached an agreement, we finally brought the topic to the fore.
"Xiaohong and Annie are here. You are here to pick them up."
As a representative of the underground world, Annie came with the envoy, along with Xiaohong, who finally woke up from sleep. I haven't seen her for so long, and I'm really worried.
"Then you made me look like a panda. How can you pick me up?"
"I'm still not the same, you can't start lightly."
"Wait a minute, you're going to give a lesson to the novice, so prepare a little."
"Newbie? What?"
"I want Annie to bring some newly trained city management knights and law knights. It's time for those bastards in the city to clean up. The training will be handed over to you."
"You didn't say it sooner! How can I establish my prestige like this?"
Looking at the swollen eyes I had just beaten with my own hands, I smiled proudly.
"Hehe, that's what I want. Don't try to be handsome in front of beautiful women!"