“Donuts on the Left Bank of the Seine,
I tasted its crispness with a handful,
Leaves a mouthful of flavor.
Click, click. "
Jasmine was holding a donut in a paper bag, sitting on the horseback with a happy face, biting into small bites, and humming a tune of her own making.
Nok held the horse and guarded it carefully, looking for a suitable hotel.
Due to Helen's incident, a lot of time was still delayed.
By the time they arrived at Seine City, it was already afternoon.
If you want to have fun, one afternoon is definitely not enough.
Nok just wanted to relax, and he also wanted Jasmine to gain more knowledge, so he decided to stay in the city at night.
Fortunately, he asked Ron to help send a message to Makina in advance, and he was not afraid that Makina would be worried if he didn't go back at night.
I'm afraid she would be more happy that Nok and the two are not at home, so she can indulge as much as she likes!
Um?
Nok suddenly felt a wave of malice falling on him.
He quickly raised his head and looked around, and soon found a look that made him sick.
I saw a young man dressed as an aristocrat squinting at Jasmine on horseback from the window of a building by the road.
Obviously, the malice came from this young man.
"snort!"
Nok snorted coldly, got on his horse, and hugged Jasmine.
Holding Jasmine in his arms and blocking the young man's sight with his body, Nok ignored the resentful look and gave him a warning look before running forward on horseback.
Nok's sudden movement caused a little commotion in the crowd.
But the crowd seemed to have become accustomed to this sudden situation, and soon gave way to Knock, and then resumed normal business.
Those who dare to ride horses in the city are either nobles or special people with status.
No one will express dissatisfaction because of this matter. It's not that they are not angry, but they dare not be angry.
Knock originally planned to find an ordinary hotel to stay, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.
The resentful look in the young man's eyes just now showed that he would not give up.
Nock couldn't make peace with the situation anymore.
Therefore, he decided to use the power of a fox to scare some people with bad intentions.
If that doesn't work, he can only lure the person to the outskirts and kill him.
Nok took Jasmine and went straight to Seine City Cathedral.
"who!"
Outside the cathedral, the two knights guarding the gate shouted loudly to silence Nok.
"Horses are not allowed in the Great Holy Cathedral! Come and dismount!"
"Hush!"
Knock reined in the horse's hooves, turned over and dismounted, leaving Jasmine on the horse's back.
"I am a friend of Wes Vakahn. I came here specifically to visit him. Can you take me to him?"
Knock made it clear why he came. If he just came to pray, he could just go into the church directly. The guards would not stop him, as long as he did not ride his horse.
Knock planned to stay in the church for one night, so he had to find an acquaintance to make arrangements.
It just so happened that Vakan was promoted to a priest last year, and Nok was invited to attend his promotion ceremony.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to arrange it with Vakaan.
Who knows that they are friends who have fought side by side?
He wasn't familiar with the others.
Of course, if Nok reveals his identity, there is no need for acquaintances to make arrangements. The church’s knowledgeable staff will also make arrangements for Nok.
But Nok didn't want anyone to find out his identity.
The reason why he did not enter the church to find Vakan himself was because Nok planned to give some clues to those who tried to find out about him.
If the other party dared to have evil intentions towards him and Jasmine after learning from the guard that he was a friend of Vakan, then he couldn't be blamed for being rude.
The doorman naturally knew Father Vakan's name.
After all, he is a popular figure in the church, and he is a new priest who was promoted last year. He is also a popular figure in Seine City. It is impossible for them not to know him.
When they heard that Nok was a friend of this popular man, the two of them dared not neglect him.
"Dear guest, I'm sorry, we have responsibilities and cannot take you to find Father Vakan in person. But please wait a moment, I will go in and help you find a guide, and let him lead the way for you."
"Ham, please greet the distinguished guests. I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Okay, Locke, go and come back quickly. Don't keep the guests waiting."
"Thank you both."
Nok smiled and thanked them, not caring about their little thoughts at all.
Deliberately calling the other party's name in front of him was not an abrupt show of merit, but also allowed Nok to easily remember their names.
Locke strode into the church with satisfaction, planning to find a well-connected clergyman to be his guide.
This kind of opportunity to curry favor with Father Vakann naturally requires an acquaintance to maximize the benefits.
"Mr. Ham, please, please."
"Where, where? It is our duty to serve our distinguished guests! If we hadn't happened to be on duty today, we would have been eager to personally guide the two distinguished guests."
"Mr. Ham and Mr. Locke are also loyal to their duties. This is understandable. When I see Father Vakan, I will definitely show him their serious attitude towards work. It would be too much for two such outstanding people to just guard the door. It’s too wasteful. Excellent talents should have jobs suitable for their performance!”
"Oh, thank you so much, sir."
After simple greetings, Nok made his promise.
This kind of commitment is worthless anyway.
It's just a matter of changing positions for the two of them. Even if Vakan doesn't help, Nok can do it himself.
The lower-level staff in the church did not know Nock, but the higher-ups had met Nock. It was just a small change in the positions of the two lower-level staff, and most of them were trying to sell Nock's reputation.
Nock was not at all worried that he would not be able to deliver on his promise.
"What's the point of thanking each other? It's just helping each other."
Knock said politely, and casually chatted with Ham, asking about the recent events in Seine City.
It has to be said that these people do not have high positions, but they are very well-informed.
He found out many things that Nok had never heard of.
Unfortunately, happy times are always short-lived.
Locke quickly returned to the door with a monk.
"Distinguished guest, this is Sister Attila. She happens to have time to be your guide. If the two guests follow her, she will lead them to Father Vacan."
"Oh, thank you both." Nok smiled and thanked the two doormen, and then greeted Sister Attila: "Hello, Sister Attila."
"Good day, dear Father Ryan."
"Uh, you know me?" Nok was a little stunned. Although he didn't hide his identity deliberately, he didn't reveal his identity either. He didn't expect that Sister Attila, who was obviously just a monk, would actually know him.
"I'm ashamed. I was lucky enough to see Lord Lane from a distance during Lord Vakan's promotion ceremony, so I was able to recognize him."
"I see. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been so mysterious. Haha, please don't spread the news about me. There are too many adventurers who have caused trouble for me recently."
Nok said politely to the two shocked doormen, and then motioned for Attila to leave quickly.
Attila knowingly led the way, while Nok led the horse and followed with Jasmine.
Locke and Ham, who were frightened by the name "Father Lane", took a while to come to their senses.
"Ham, is that the legendary Father Ryan, the priest of light and darkness?"
"Locke, if we don't have auditory hallucinations, this is what Attila called that distinguished guest."
"So, we are actually lucky enough to know that gentleman and have chatted with him?"
"If we are not dreaming, it should be real!"
"Wow! If other people know, they will definitely envy us!"
"Locke, calm down, don't forget what Master Ryan said, he doesn't want to reveal his whereabouts."
"I understand. The damn adventurers actually dare to cause trouble for Lord Ryan. Are they looking for death?"
"Forget it, these are not things we can worry about. I guess you don't want to worry about it, otherwise the church would have come forward to solve it long ago. Who dares to be an enemy of our Holy Church!"
Ham's words made Locke stand up straight with pride. The cross-shaped icon on the chest armor sparkled in the sun.
That is the symbol of the "Crusader" of the Church, the Knights of the Church Guard - the Crusader Legion.
Ham and Locke were one of them.
"Sorry, Lord Ryan, I accidentally exposed your identity."
Attila apologized carefully.
Nok waved his hand nonchalantly and didn't care.
Because he only saw admiration in the way Attila looked at him, and had no other thoughts, knowing that she was just acting in a moment of excitement.
"It's okay, it's not that I'm shameless. It's just that I've become too famous recently, and there are a lot of adventurers who want to challenge me. I can't kill, and I can't finish the fight. It's just a little annoying. So I came to the city to hide. Even if I'm attacked They know I'm here, and they don't dare come here to find me. It's okay."
"Kill...it's always bad to kill, just don't fight." Attila was obviously a little uncomfortable with Nok's behavior of saying "kill" with open mouth.
After all, the teachings she learned were all about advising people to do good, and there was no beating or killing.
The church does not teach people to fight and kill, but fighting and killing will never be absent from the history of the church's development.
Only these novice monks in the ivory tower think that they can spread the teachings to all over the world with just one mouth.
Nok didn't explain much. There are too many people like Attila in the church.
When they leave the protection of the church in the future, they will grow by going out to experience and suffer some losses.
This is more useful than the painstaking teachings of their predecessors.
"Master Ryan, please store your horse here first and pick it up when you leave. Don't worry, they will take good care of your mount."
Attila took Nok to a remote courtyard, summoned a servant, and asked Nok to hand over his mount to his servant.
The church also has servants, including slaves and ordinary people.
Ordinary people are generally relatively loyal believers, and the church will hire them at a relatively low price. In contrast, the church will also protect them and their families to a certain extent.
As for slaves, they do not fall into this category.
Slaves are always the lowest status.
Either sinners in the church or in the kingdom, but more often defeated captives and so on.
They need to use labor in exchange for food to maintain their lives.
After depositing the horses, Nok followed Attila with Jasmine in his arms, listening to her introduce the layout and history of the church to the two of them.
Although Nok had been here once or twice, he had really never heard of these. For a while, he and Jasmine listened with gusto.
The two of them ate delicious donuts while listening to the introduction.
Attila was almost speechless.
After all, every time she said a word, she could hear a "click, click" sound in her ears.
And Jasmine would ask her if she wanted to eat one from time to time.
Does this mean she doesn't want to eat? She can't eat it!
If you let the ritual mama catch you, you will be punished!
Fortunately, Vakan has no teaching duties today and is not out.
Attila soon took Nok and Jasmine to find Vakan.
Then Attila said goodbye and ran away as if running for his life.
