Leader? Knox has only one leader, and that is the adventurer Calder Reiler, who is as mysterious as Cervantes, the mystic of the Ring, and a famous old mercenary in the south.
Uriel had only heard a little bit about this mercenary captain.
The armband fell to the ground and floated in front of York. The magic wave continued to spread around, and the corners were still shaking in the wind.
"Regiment... Captain?" The young mercenary was startled. "When did you cast magic on the armband? Does every team have it?"
"No, only your armband looks like this. Everyone else uses cat faces to communicate... I was worried that you would cause problems, so I took special care of you."
"How could I get into trouble?" York refused.
"But you always get involved in trouble. I got the news about Yotsuye City, Eze gave it to me." Calder's voice was tired, "I'm so glad that you and Painter survived... We You cannot lose your companions easily, I hope you remember this sentence. Where are you now?"
"We just passed through the Valley of Sleep——"
"Don't talk nonsense, this magic can't last long."
"In fact, he told the truth this time." The dwarf interjected, "A little...Chloe's messenger led us through this mysterious land."
Joey lowered his hand and the thin ice spread.
Uriel guessed that he did not let his news be revealed because of the upcoming trip to Iron Claw City.
"..." There was a silence from the other end, "Thank you, Lord Messenger, the Knox Mercenary Group will never forget your help."
"Croita will not treat her subordinates harshly."
"But this time is of great significance to us." Calder's voice was a little distorted, but fortunately it was still stable. "The undead in Four Leaf City have just calmed down, and these things have happened again in the extreme south... So it's best for me to tell you straight away - there is some trouble in Weniworth, and things are still under control, but it is only a matter of time before it becomes a big issue. . The mercenary group is about to withdraw from the Ice Territory in a few days. If we are not in a hurry, we will have less trouble if we arrive a few days late."
"what happened?"
"The Holy Knights, the Templars of the Glorious Council. They are in Venevoise."
The messenger remained calm. "Why are they there?"
"It's about the Morris Mountains." Calder whispered, "The knights are stationed in Lancoste's castle."
"Shouldn't they go to Yotsuba City?" York couldn't help but ask. Everyone knows that the Glorious Council is the real enemy of the undead. When it comes to purifying death and evil, no mysterious organization is more active than them.
Duke Tracy must also hope to get assistance from the Parliament. In fact, this is already part of the agreement - after the battle against Garvash, the Silent School formed an alliance with the Glorious Parliament and Gauta Croix, who was monitoring Knox. , the mysterious men under his command must unconditionally carry out the mission of conquering the undead. As a believer in Lucia, the goddess of light, most post-war support comes from the Council of Light.
Are things in the Morris Mountains more important than purifying the undead in Yotsuye City?
"Maybe the price Tracy offered is not enough." the dwarf laughed.
What does price tag mean? Uriel was unheard of: "Does the council still charge fees?"
"Of course. And it's not cheap at all."
"Priests have to survive too," York retorted.
"If they could sell the hilt and the jewels on the cloak, I guess that wouldn't be a problem."
"You are accusing the clergy of impurity?"
“Nobody’s team can be absolutely clean.”
"Yet the bishops are absolutely pious." York raised his voice, "They deserve respect!"
It was Joey who stopped their argument: "Newell is not from Gavash." He saw through the Glorious Council's excuses. "So the council has no obligation to help."
"..."
The apprentice could not believe that this was a church organization that worshiped light and justice. Although the Eastman Kingdom is not a vassal state of the Glorious Council, the Necromancer and the large army of undead cannot lie, and they should not sit idly by regardless of emotion or reason.
But the Holy Knights did just that.
Whatever the reason, Uriel knew that the impression left on him by these believers of the Goddess of Light was inevitably dimming. He originally thought that the god who represented justice and light had religious teachings that would put the lives of innocent people at the expense of profit.
What's more, Venivas and the Holy Knights - these two terms are combined together, and the apprentice even feels suffocated.
He couldn't help but glance at the messenger from the corner of his eye. Joey seemed to be thinking about something, and the ring flashed on his finger.
The light element took a breath, but in fact he didn't need to do this action. There was no daylight in the sky and the stars twinkled in the night, but York felt energetic even without coffee. "I don't want to talk about this topic."
The dwarf Painter was quite prejudiced against the Priest of Light, but he would not be willing to let his personal senses affect the relationship with his companions, so he remained silent.
"Do you have any instructions, Mr. Calder?" Uriel had to reconcile awkwardly. He couldn't tell which side he was leaning towards in his heart, so if he simply sided with Gaia, the goddess would never blame him.
"Winnie Watts is no longer safe."
Calder finally revealed his plan: "Paynter, York, I hope you don't come to Winnie Watts, just wait in Bonfire Town."
Bonfire is located at the foot of the Morris Mountains and is even colder than Whinneys. It is the border within borders, and also serves as the end point of the Evergreen Vein - people always turn north through Bonfire and go to Venevoise.
"But we have gone straight through the Four-leaf Forest now, and there is no need to go to Bonfire Town."
"So we have to change our plan." No one expected that they would actually get through the Valley of Sleep. Calder never thought that such a situation could exist, and his original plan might not be suitable.
"What happened in the Morris Mountains?" York asked, "Why did the mercenary group leave the city? The actions of the Templar Knights should have nothing to do with us, right?"
There was silence on the other side.
York and Pain looked at each other: "...is it really related?"
"No big deal - the Templars had a little run-in with us."
"What?!"
The cause and effect of the matter were not tortuous. Calder did not begrudge the time limit of magic and informed the two captains of the mercenary team of the situation. Although there is only one person left in their team.
The cause was a caravan, and the Knox mercenary group escorted the caravan through the Evergreen Vein - the original lifeline of Veniwaise was in chaos, and the dangers caused by man-made disasters were no less than the dangers of the valley. It is true that there are Silver Eagle Knights and Crusaders stationed there, and a large number of adventurers are not a concern, but what really needs to be worried about is the passes called Guards and Guards.
Every time they pass a checkpoint, the caravan will face a blackmail. The usefulness of handing over the money depends on the strength of the escort.
As a result, the problem did not arise from the Evergreen Vein, but instead appeared when we arrived at our destination——
"You may not believe it." Calder's voice seemed to be smiling bitterly, which contained the same meaning as incredulity and disbelief. Uriel was still thinking about why the caravan was related to the paladins and mercenaries, when he heard him say: "The Knox mercenary group is responsible for escorting the caravan to Venevoise. As soon as they entered the city, We encountered the obstruction of the Holy Knights."
"Are you gossiping behind my back?" The dwarves knew that mercenaries did not always respect priests. No, they might not respect anything except the gods they believed in.
"It's a blessing you're not on the team."
"So someone really did this?"
"Don't worry, no. It was those Paladins who went crazy and insisted on checking the goods. I didn't argue with them, and the caravan also chose to give in, but as a result, they haven't finished checking it yet... I took the guys with me We went to find Jais Lancost, but he denied the Paladin’s move to intercept the merchandise, and asked us to go to Bonfire Town to find the knight captain.”
"They stole the goods..." York looked horrified.
The big-nosed dwarf was puzzled. "But why are they stealing the goods? To make money?"
"The Paladins are not short of money, and neither is the Council. The hats of their priests are all embroidered with gold thread, not to mention the metals and mysterious items used to make weapons. We can't figure out their purpose, and we don't want to act rashly." The armband says The light faded, "It's almost time..."
The messenger suddenly said: "Do you have anything related to demons in your goods?"
