Within a long time, everyone in the village knew that Father Ryan and Knight Gareth were kicked out of the tavern by Makina.
After all, there were dozens of adventurers as witnesses who saw Father Ryan and Knight Gareth walking out of the "Makina Tavern" each carrying a large baggage, and then using horses to transport the baggage toward the church.
After that, the two of them didn't show up again for the whole day, let alone go back to the tavern.
Considering the scene the villagers witnessed at the entrance of the village, they still didn't know that Makina had fallen out with the priest.
For a moment, the villagers who were jealous of Makina began to take action.
Even the village girl who worked as a waitress in the tavern began to become angry.
Not to mention that the adventurers in the tavern spoke wildly.
However, they still don't know whether Father Ryan and the others have really broken off their relationship with Makina, so they are just testing it out without going too far.
After all, they don't want to be settled by the queen.
At night, in the church office, four benches carried from the prayer room were simply made into two beds.
The originally small office was packed to the brim.
The desk in the office has been moved to the reception room by Nok.
The reason why the two of them chose to squeeze in the office was because the reception room and confessional room would continue to be used.
Taking the house and tavern as compensation for Makina, and even giving up the tavern's dividends, the two of them had basically no money left.
Especially today, Nok squandered fifty gold coins, leaving them with only a few gold coins in cash.
This is the reward left behind by Nok and Leo from their adventurous mission.
As for their other assets, they have been invested in the Makina Tavern and the newly opened Adventurer's Guild industry in the past two years.
The dividends were on the tavern's books, and Nok and Leo had never withdrawn them.
Because the two of them never thought that they would fall out with Makina.
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect that woman to be like that." Leo roasted the chickadee hunted from the back mountain and apologized to Nok.
Nok also roasted a chickadee and replied: "I should be the one to apologize for saying something stupid. I'm too willful. If you can't bear to leave her, we can go back. In the worst case, I'll apologize to her."
"No need! It's just a woman, we each get what we need. Besides, we fully compensated her, and she didn't suffer at all."
"Uh, Leo. That's not how relationships work."
"Sorry, there is no emotion in this. I just have a physical need for her."
"Uh..." Nok was embarrassed by Leo's words and didn't know how to continue.
"How much money do we have left now?" Leo asked casually, turning over the roasted bird in his hand.
Nok smiled bitterly and said: "There are less than three gold coins. It's all my fault for spending money today."
"It's not considered a waste. It's just a parting gift for that girl."
"Haha, are you really willing to give up?"
"Why can't I let go? That girl doesn't like me."
"Yes, yes, hard-hearted Mr. Leo."
"When are we leaving?"
"Have you guessed my decision again?"
"If you hadn't decided to leave, you wouldn't have moved out of the tavern."
"Okay, I'm really good at guessing. However, we will continue to stay for a while. Firstly, we have no money, and secondly, winter is coming and the Seine River is about to freeze. If we want to leave, we have no choice but to leave. Overland. When winter comes and the road is blocked by heavy snow, it will be difficult."
Nok's words made Leo silent for a while, and then he said: "You are worried about their mother and daughter, so you didn't choose to leave immediately!"
Nok looked up sharply, his eyes widening.
Leo smiled and said, "It's really easy for you to guess. You are worried that after Helen gives birth to a child, the tide will rise, and if we leave, she will persuade Anos to retaliate, and Makina and her daughter will bear the brunt."
Nok sneered and said: "It's so obvious! Besides, I never said anything about Helen and Fred."
"You didn't say it, but Anos did it himself when he was drunk."
"Farke!"
"Actually, I think instead of worrying about Helen, we should worry about the villagers. You left too much for Makina. With her kind of character, she cannot keep this wealth."
"With Ron here, the villagers can be controlled."
"But if he knew that his father and brother were killed by you, do you think he would be angry with them?"
"This... can't be true. Everyone who knows about it has already..."
"There is still one."
Leo interrupted Nok.
"What?" Nok looked at Leo in confusion.
Leo said with certainty: "There is still an insider alive."
"who?"
"Viscountess."
"He is under house arrest by Fred, so he shouldn't be able to cause any trouble, right?"
"Nock, you underestimate the ability of a noble, let alone a noble woman!"
Leo continued in a somewhat preachy tone: "She can make three men betray Anos for her, and there must be a way to make more people betray Anos.
It's not even a betrayal at all, just bribe a servant and help her tell you about your scheme against them. Neither Ron nor Anos will let you go. So, don’t underestimate women! Nok. "
Nok was stunned and forgot to turn over the chickadee in his hand.
Fortunately, Leo quickly took over and saved Nok's dinner.
"So, did we leave so much trouble behind? Then what should we do? We can't just leave, right?"
"Why not?" Leo looked at Nok strangely and said, "We are not related to the people here, we are just using each other. Didn't you hear that group of people gloating when they saw us leaving the tavern? if?"
"Leo, don't be so cold-blooded. There is a woman you have been sleeping with for two years."
"Haha, I paid."
"I'm going to fuck you up in circles, can you please stop being so ruthless?"
"I said, my life, Leo Gareth, will only belong to you from now on. No one can take it away. Not even women."
Leo's attitude made Nok both moved and helpless.
"But I don't want anything to happen to Jasmine."
"Then take her away."
"I said, can you stop saying such heartless words so calmly. I have already felt the winter temperature in advance!"
Seeing that Nok was a little angry, Leo shut up. He handed one of the roasted chickadees to Nok, and he picked one up and ate it.
Nok took the chick, tore off half of it, and gave the other half back to Leo.
A chickadee is about the size of a duck, and half of it weighs about two pounds, which is enough for Nok to eat.
The two of them ate their dinner in silence and never spoke again.
In this way, Nok and Leo started living in the church.
Except for Leo occasionally riding down the mountain to do tasks to earn money and buy food on the way, the villagers never saw Nok again.
If they hadn't occasionally learned about Father Ryan's situation from the noble ladies who went to the church and some believers, they would have thought that something had happened to Father Ryan or he had left.
In this way, Nok and Leo's life was regular and ordinary.
On the contrary, Makina's tavern has experienced several twists and turns.
First, Makina had a dispute with the waiter, and then fired the girl waiter in the village. Two resident women were hired from the city to serve as waitresses.
The two waiters are wide, fat and muscular. They are two injured and retired professionals.
Although Makina spent a lot of money to invite the two of them, she successfully frightened the villagers who were ready to make a move, and even some low-level adventurers did not dare to act arrogantly.
The annual salary of the two waiters is settled in gold coins, which is actually not too expensive. Mainly food and accommodation are included.
The arrival of these two people caused the villagers who planned to take the opportunity to cause trouble to seek benefits to stop their plans and turned to the village chief Ron to protest.
Unexpectedly, Ron stood firmly on Makina's side and did not let the villagers succeed.
Later, on the day of Divine Grace, some villagers saw Makina's daughter Jasmine wearing strange clothes and going to the church, and after bringing back many gifts, they finally gave up all their worries.
Apparently, things were not as they thought. Father Ryan did not break off relations with Makina and her daughter.
It is very likely that the two people who are having a conflict are Makina and Gareth.
After all, Gareth often visited the village but never stopped in the tavern.
Even though Makina knew that Gareth was passing by the tavern, she didn't go out to see Gareth.
The villagers thought they had guessed the truth, so they stopped bullying the orphans and widowed mothers.
Anos also came to visit after hearing the news, but Leo simply dismissed him.
Anos himself is also in trouble, and his wife is about to give birth. At this time, he cannot leave for too long to avoid causing complications.
After learning that Leo and Ryan were fine, Anos returned to the castle disappointed, but he didn't know that someone secretly sent a letter while he was away that day.
The person who sent the letter was his trusted tax officer.
The tax official entered Seine City, gave the letter to the owner of a shop and left.
Soon afterwards, this letter followed a merchant ship south along the frozen Seine River, entered the territory of a certain noble, and was placed on the lord's desk.
The surname of this lord's family is: Lyman.
After reading the letter, Mr. Lyman wrote two more letters, sent a knight with two good horses and luggage, and disappeared into the snow.
All this is going on quietly.
The spring of 1520 arrived.
As soon as she arrived, Tarn Village welcomed the arrival of a new baby.
After a night of commotion at the village chief's house, the child was finally born.
But sadly, the child's mother passed away due to hemorrhage during childbirth.
The mother's parents couldn't bear the blow and passed away sadly one after another.
The child was adopted by the village chief Ron.
This happened very suddenly and was very confusing.
After all, in the church in Tarn Village, there lived a priest who was more powerful than most priests in Seine City.
Father Ryan, who possesses the magical ability to regenerate severed limbs, only suffered a hemorrhage, which should not be a problem for him.
But it is strange that the mother died so abruptly.
However, except for the villagers of Tarn Village, no one paid attention to the death of a rural mother.
Except for their lord.
"Have a good death! Even a cheap servant wants to kidnap me! It seems that this man named Ron is quite sensible, and he can do it neatly."
"Then, it's time to attack that woman!"
The viscount looked at the tower where his wife was under house arrest.
Fastia was supposed to have given birth a month ago, but she didn't expect that she still hasn't given birth yet.
However, she could hardly stand listening anymore.
According to the maid who took care of her, Fastia was getting weaker and weaker, and she might not even be able to give birth, and would die during the birth process.
Anos felt that if that were the case, it would be really great! Lest he waste time dealing with that woman and her child.
However, what Anos didn't know was that at this time, a dusty knight entered Seine City with two letters and went straight to the Earl's Mansion of the city lord.
At the same time, a snow-white flying dragon landed in the mission area of Seine City.
Robert Noyce, who had been waiting for something troublesome for a long time, came forward with all the clergymen above the priest in the regional church to pay homage to the visitor.
"Welcome the Holy Envoy. It's windy here, so why not take a rest in the inner hall. We have prepared fine wine, hot soup, and some reasonably delicious food to keep the Holy Envoy away from the cold."
The man who jumped down from the flying dragon was wearing a white cloak. Cloak Mountain was indeed covered with white snow.
"Well, I'm done."
A cold voice sounded, and the person lifted up the cloak that covered his face.
A head of snow-white hair scattered in everyone's eyes like a waterfall, resting on the shoulders of the visitor in an orderly manner.
On a delicate face, a ferocious scar ruined the beauty of the entire face, making everyone who saw this face couldn't help but secretly feel pity in their hearts.
There was a hint of indifference in his golden eyes.
Unfortunately, this is a man.
Although he looks very delicate, no one would mistake him for a woman.
Because he is too heroic.
Standing there, he towered over everyone present.
Preliminary estimates suggest that the person is at least two meters tall.
Under the guidance of Bishop Robert Noyce, everyone entered a large hall, which was already filled with exquisite dishes and utensils.
The dishes are all exquisite ceramics from the East, and the tableware is knives, forks and spoons made of sterling silver.
"Your Majesty the Holy Envoy, can we serve the food?" Bishop Noyes carefully asked the guests sitting at the main seat.
The man nodded and said: "Come on, hurry up. I'm really hungry. After dinner, we can get down to business. By the way, my name is Souster William, you can call me Souster, or William, I’m not used to hearing about holy messengers or anything like that.”
"Yes, Lord William. It was my subordinate who was rude." Noyce smiled cautiously, turned around and shouted towards the door:
"Come here, serve the food, hurry up! Serve the main course first! Didn't you hear that the adults are hungry?"
Regarding Noyce's arrogant behavior, although the accompanying clergy felt uncomfortable, they did not find it ridiculous.
Because the holy envoy sitting on it is an envoy from the Holy Church in Rome, the headquarters of the Holy Church in the south.
And he is a member of the "Silver Wings" Knights!
Although the "Silver Wings" are called the Knights, they are no ordinary knights.
Because their mounts are all flying dragons! A white bipedal flying dragon.
It is said that these flying dragons are all descendants of the sacred dragon in the Holy Court, so they are all silver-white and look like snow.
But unlike the frost dragons in the far north, these flying dragons are all light-attributed, not ice-attributed.
It is said that there is also a kind of snow-white flying dragon in the North, but it is of ice nature.
If two kinds of flying dragons meet in winter, it is probably difficult for outsiders to tell which kind of flying dragon they belong to.
The "Silver Wings" Knights are said to have a small number of members, with only thirty members at full capacity.
However, due to constant battles, it is said that there are less than ten "Silver Wings" members in the church.
But even so, every "Silver Wings" flying dragon knight has strategic level combat power.
Because each of them is said to be at the peak of the gold level. With the addition of mounts, it is not difficult to challenge the saint level.
Not to mention there are rumors that in fact, the members of the "Silver Wings" are all saint-level or above. If they cannot reach the saint level, they are not qualified to be a member of the "Silver Wings".
It's just that this rumor is too exaggerated, and not many people on the mainland believe it.
After all, no ordinary kingdom has a holy-level combat power.
Only within the powerful empire are some retired saint-level figures living in seclusion.
Of course, this is not absolute.
If a certain principality is the hometown of a certain saint, it is reasonable for him to live in seclusion in his hometown.
All in all, the holy level is the pinnacle of combat power in the mainland, and the dragon has never seen its end.
On the surface, there are no more than twenty known saints in the entire continent. If there are nearly ten saints in a subordinate cavalry regiment of the Holy Church, how many more saints do they hide secretly?
You know, the popes who retired may not have died.
Therefore, people would rather believe that the news is false than believe in the power of the Holy Church.
But this did not prevent the clergy present from reverence and worship of the man on the throne.
Because, this man was the protagonist who went to the Lion Heart Kingdom as an envoy in the past two years, forced the entire Lion Heart Kingdom to surrender, and forced changes in the professional structure of the entire continent!
A real member of the holy-level "Silver Wings"!
How that makes them ungrateful.
Does this mean that the declining church heritage is still there?
The rumor that the members of "Silver Wings" are all saint-level is probably true!
Accompanied by everyone carefully, Soest William did not change places after having a full meal, but directly talked about his purpose at the dining table.
Soest William opened his mouth with a serious expression and asked: "Who is Tio Bruce?"
"That's it." Father Bruce stood up and bowed slightly.
"Very good. The Pope is very satisfied with your performance. At the same time, he has agreed to your request. As long as your disciple meets the minimum requirements, you can take him back to the Holy Court for the succession trial."
"However, you deserve this. The Pope has said that the reward that should be given to you will not be less. Let you think carefully about what reward you need. Tell me later. I can help you convey it. You can lead disciples in the future. You can go back and try again. It’s up to you.”
"However, I still have to say one more thing. Is the information you reported accurate? The Pope does not doubt your information, but I am skeptical. You know, our knights have been secretly searching for many years, but no clues have been found. But you gave the information very definitely, so I have to doubt it."
Soest William played charades with Father Bruce, which made people including Bishop Noyes very dissatisfied, but they did not dare to show it on their faces.
"Sir, my disciple told me the news. From his description, I am very sure that it is that thing. That person is probably the person we are looking for. However, he is now living in seclusion in the countryside and does not seem to want to be born."
When Sost William heard this, he suddenly became serious.
"Then it's not up to him. If he is really the owner of that thing, I will tie him back even if I kidnap him. But if not, I will kill him and take the thing back."
After hearing Sost's words, Father Bruce couldn't help but object: "Sir, this is inappropriate! Even if there is a misunderstanding, he is still one of ours, there is no need..."
"Huh? Are you teaching me how to do things?" Sost interrupted Father Bruce with a look.
"I don't dare!" Father Bruce lowered his head in frustration.
Although there was only one level difference between him and Sost, it was like a chasm that prevented him from resisting.
He hated himself. If he had not given up that position and left, he might not have to suffer so much. Maybe, the one who was forced to bow his head today was Sost in the main position.
Others were still confused, but obviously, this was not something they could get involved in.
I was a little nervous even if I didn’t see the scene!
Apparently, Father Bruce reported something beyond his level, which attracted the Holy Envoy.
However, the Holy Messenger's attitude toward resolving the matter exceeded Father Bruce's expectations. The two had a dispute, and Father Bruce was forced to bow his head.
Bishop Noyes hated Father Bruce for reporting the matter without telling him, but he also knew that what Father Bruce did not let him know must be a big deal.
Because he is the only person here besides the Holy Messenger who knows Father Bruce's past identity.
It must be a big deal if it can lead to the news of the divine messenger.
Even the Pope was alarmed.
The Pope mentioned by the Holy Messenger is not the Pope.
Because, although "Silver Wings" belongs to the Holy Church, it is not under the control of the Pope, but is controlled by another special institution of the church.
The person in charge of this institution is the Pope.
By the way, those under the control of the Pope are the twelve cardinals and their forces. and the Holy Knights, Legion of the Holy Cross.
After convincing Father Bruce, Sost opened his mouth again and asked: "Who is your disciple?"
Father Bruce looked at Father Vakan: "Wes, stand up and let the Holy Envoy take a look."
Bruce deliberately emphasized the word "holy messenger".
Of course Sost heard Bruce's dissatisfaction, but he didn't care.
Not to mention that this person is no longer that status, even if he is still not at the Saint level, he doesn't care at all.
There were not many people in the Holy Court that he could fear.
However, when Vakan stood up, Sost was stunned in surprise.
He looked at Bruce and asked in disbelief: "Is this your disciple? A guy who has just entered Silver Level 6? I think he must be no older than that, right? He is not even forty years old, but more than thirty years old." Okay, is this what you call a genius?"
There was no room for him not to be surprised. After all, the news he received said that a successor of that lineage had appeared, and as long as he passed the trial and examination, he could succeed.
But now, is this the so-called genius? Is a silver level guy in his thirties a genius?
Among ordinary people, he is indeed a genius.
But this is the Holy Church. With the cultivation of church resources, there are many silver-level people in their twenties, and even many gold-level people in their early thirties.
Compared to those people, the person in front of me is not a genius.
Seeing that the other party looked down upon his disciple so much, Bruce became angry.
"Wes is a genius who can superimpose the use of healing magic! If I hadn't taught him other spells in order to solidify his foundation, how difficult would it be for him to advance to the gold level now! Even though he is only at the silver level six, he can Even people at the seventh level of silver or even the eighth level of gold can’t even think of defeating him easily!”
