After riding horses all morning, the four of them finally arrived at the foot of a mine.
It is also their destination today - Mining Town.
After finding a hotel under the mine and opening three rooms, Nok untied Finette.
"Finette, you have already disappointed me once, I hope you will not disappoint me again this time."
After Nok untied Feinette, he looked at Feinette with a serious expression.
Feinette promised with excitement that he would never let Nok down.
After receiving the guarantee, Nok said: "I will believe you again.
Today, you have free time in town.
I need you to investigate the whereabouts of Bishop Wes Wakane during the few days he entered the small town church.
Can it be done? Remember, don't let anyone find you investigating him. I will drag him down myself,
You must find out as much as possible before tomorrow morning.
The room is reserved for you. If you are tired at night, you can come back and rest. But before leaving town,
You must not let anyone know that I asked you to spy on Wes Vakarn. You know! "
Feinette thought that he had been reused and nodded in agreement.
Nok gave him two gold coins as activity funds and let him go.
Joseph expressed his incomprehension about Knock's operation, but Knock did not explain.
"Let's go, you don't have to interfere in his affairs. You just need to be responsible for the safety of Rusty and me today.
This Bishop Vakkan, I don’t worry about the people around him! "
Giving Joseph a heads up, Noak took Joseph and Rusty out of the hotel.
Head towards the hilltop church in Mine Town.
Mine Town is a mountain town built on an excavated mine.
The church on the top of the mountain still displays the Byzantine dome symmetry style.
But what’s eye-catching is that this is actually a steampunk-style town.
For the Holy Court, which is completely within the jurisdiction of theology, this is no different from heresy.
Existence is reasonable.
Although Norn didn't understand why this town had such a strong steampunk style,
But that didn't stop the three of them from appreciating it at all.
This town is located in a huge mechanical mountain, covered with gears and pipes.
It seems as if the entire mountain is a huge machine.
The houses at the foot of the mountain are all old wooden structures with rusty iron decorations.
Thick white smoke billowed out from the roofs of these houses.
That was emanating from the steam engine inside the house.
The entire town seemed to be a huge mechanical creature, moving slowly.
On the streets, various machines are busy working.
Some people are operating machines to transport goods, while others are operating machines to build houses.
The store has small mechanical gifts for tourists.
These machines all have exquisite mechanical structures, like works of art.
Among the machines, there are also some humans with modified mechanical limbs.
Like absentees, they wear uniforms and are busy working.
But with mechanical limbs, they are more capable than ordinary normal workers.
The center of the town is a huge steam power plant, which provides energy for the entire town.
Around the steam installation, there are various factories and workshops.
It is where ore is condensed and machinery and equipment is manufactured, and it is also the heart of the town.
From the factory chimneys, thick black smoke rises, interspersing with the steam clouds in the sky.
Although this steampunk town is full of machinery and technology, it has a unique human touch.
People here work with machines to build their homes together.
Although life is hard, they enjoy this challenging life.
But Nock won't ignore the dangers lurking behind this prosperity.
Especially the Holy Crusaders patrolling around,
Jean Noc noticed something unusual about the town.
It seems that the church is not as conservative as the outside world imagines, and it is not as old-fashioned as it is!
Lionheart Kingdom thinks they are at the forefront of technology,
But Nok felt that the world had been deceived.
At least, Nok dared to say that even the entire Lionheart Kingdom could not build such a mechanized town.
Maybe only...
dwarf!
Nok watched in astonishment as a human walked past him, chatting and laughing with a human who was absent from work.
Looking at the mechanized shovels carried on the shoulders of the dwarves and the human cutters,
Nok wondered if he was in the wrong place.
But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it.
It is said that the dwarves' favorite things are mining and forging, and their second hobby is drinking.
Among them, forging is a traditional hobby, and mining is a hobby that is forced to be cultivated in order to forge.
Drinking is just an excuse to find inspiration for forging.
Well, this is the dwarves in the eyes of the world.
"Wow! Papa! Shortyyyy! Over there!"
Not only Nok saw the dwarf, Rusty also saw it,
She excitedly slapped the shoulders of Joseph who was holding her.
I was so excited that I could already speak five or six words in a sentence, but I once again changed to two or three words and jumped out.
"That's a dwarf, and that's an uncle. Although that uncle has a beard, he's really not grandpa."
Nok looked at the excited Rusty and quickly corrected her misunderstanding, lest she think in the future that all people with beards are grandpas.
But to Nok's embarrassment, a human man next to him who witnessed this scene on the roadside suddenly interrupted.
"Well, young priest, I would like to excuse you.
If the dwarf you are talking about refers to the boy Steel Hammer who just passed by, then he is not an uncle.
That kid is less than eighteen years old this year. He is the grandson of Master Bronze Hammer. He has only been in Mining Town from the dwarves for less than a year.
It is said that he wanted to forge a hammer of his own on his twentieth coming of age ceremony.
That’s why I came to our mining town to practice. "
Nok was embarrassed.
He thought the bearded dwarf was already thirty or forty years old!
After all, the human absentee who was chatting and laughing next to him was that age.
Isn’t it that birds of a feather flock together and people flock together?
Doesn't the difference in species and age really prevent them from being friends?
Nok felt that he might have fallen into the misunderstanding of inertial thinking.
He sheepishly thanked the man next to him for pointing out his mistake.
Lest he teach his daughter wrong views.
The man waved his hand nonchalantly and said that many people who came to Mining Town for the first time would have this misunderstanding.
The man just said welcome to Mining Town as a guest, and then left.
The three of Nok headed towards the top of the mountain again.
Ride on a lift that is driven by iron chains and rises vertically from the bottom of the mountain to the mountainside.
It greatly satisfied the curiosity and freshness of Nok and Rusty.
However, it also made Nok realize the mystery of the church.
On the lift platform just now, Joseph told Nok while there was no one around.
The man who had just spoken to point out Nok's mistake was actually a spy from the church.
They came to find out the identity and purpose of the outsiders like Nok.
It was just that Joseph sent him away with internal church gestures, so he didn't bother them.
Otherwise, the other party will definitely find an excuse to pester them, or offer to be their guide.
Or stir up trouble and have the patrolling guards take them away.
All in all, people who accidentally enter here without knowing the situation will not be politely asked to leave.
Just get arrested.
Faced with Joseph's kind reminder, Nok just smiled and said "hmm".
But there weren’t too many unexpected reactions.
If Tanok didn't know how special this town was,
How could he let Finette out as soon as he entered the town?
Do you really think that he is a fake in the Holy City these days?
Nok already knew from Luther's mouth the places nearby that needed to be avoided.
Among them, Luther focused on the weirdness of this mining town.
When Nok came, he knew that it was safe for ordinary people to enter the mining town.
At most, they would get into a little trouble and then be expelled or sent away for no reason.
But those who purposely go to Mining Town to inquire about the situation in Mining Town,
will mysteriously disappear and never appear again.
This is how spies from major families in the Holy City disappeared.
Therefore, everyone in the Holy City knew that there was a secret in Mining Town, but they did not dare to explore it again.
Smart people know that the secret belongs to the Holy Court. If you find out the secret of the Holy Court,
You should also weigh your own weight!
It was precisely because Knock knew this secret that he specially brought Finette here.
Otherwise, if Nok decided to kill Finette, how could he let him go so easily?
But Nock didn't expect that Joseph not only knew the situation in Mining Town, but also probably knew the secrets here.
He was actually able to communicate with the spies here, which surprised Nok.
It seems that Vakan was arranged here entirely because of the wishes of the Holy Court bosses!
I really plan to appoint Vakan as the cardinal of the Kingdom of France!
That's right, he was born in the Kingdom of France, but was trained by the Holy Court.
With such a background, it is most suitable to be a cardinal of the Kingdom of France.
Unfortunately, they didn't expect Nok to show up halfway.
What’s more, Fiona directly promised Nok and gave Nok the decision-making power of the Cardinal this time.
However, this has nothing to do with Nock.
He didn't need to worry about these things.
When the time comes, he can just find one of the three candidates who is pleasing to his eyes and harmless to him and take that position.
If he doesn’t know people well and none of the three candidates are suitable candidates, the worst he can do is not choose them.
Just give the decision-making power back to the Pope.
He has now gained Angelardi's trust, and Reims Cathedral has become the leader of the Champagne region.
It is imperative.
Maybe after the Cathedral of Reims develops for another two years, it may also annex the neighboring provinces and principalities.
It is not impossible to become the uncrowned king of the Holy Church in the Farang region.
Nok had never been afraid of anyone without a backer before. Now that he has a backer, if he is still timid,
Then he is no longer Nok Lane!
"Let's go!"
Nok, who was unburdened, snatched Rusty back from Joseph's hand.
Put Rusty on his shoulders and let her sit on his shoulders while riding his neck.
Nok grabbed Rusty's legs, let her hug his head, and ran excitedly towards the top of the mountain.
Along the way, the two were constantly attracted by stalls and shops on the roadside.
Stop from time to time to admire the dazzling array of merchandise.
Let out a cry of surprise.
Joseph looked at the father and daughter in front of him. That was what he and Nok should be like.
But because of that woman's concealment, he missed Nok's growth.
Lost the opportunity to accompany Nok to grow up!
This kid, Nok, even had a taste of human kindness.
He could feel Nok's alienation from him.
Even though he has tried his best to accompany and take good care of Rusty these days,
Nok's attitude towards him only softened, but made no further progress.
To Nok, Joseph was just a person he knew and could talk to for a few words.
At most, it was because Joseph liked Rusty that he would occasionally give him a good look.
Joseph felt that in Nok's heart, he was even worse than the missing Rhodes.
After all, when it comes to that Rhodes, Nok's eyes are full of worry.
Just when Joseph felt bitter in his heart, he found that the Nocks and his daughter had stopped playing.
Nok even put Rusty down from his shoulders and stood in front of a middle-aged man wearing a god's robe to say hello.
It seemed that Nok and the middle-aged man were old acquaintances.
When Joseph saw the false and polite smile on Nok's face, he knew that things were not simple.
He didn't know who the middle-aged priest was, but he had a guess in his mind.
Could it be that that person is the new bishop who is called a genius in the Holy Court, and his name is Weiss?
Joseph guessed correctly, the person who was talking to Nok was none other than Wes Vakan.
Vakan, who was patrolling the town, never expected that after two years,
He actually met Nok under such circumstances.
After the initial surprise, he was not excited or happy in his heart;
On the contrary, there is fear and vigilance, as well as a trace of jealousy...
