Chapter Eighty-Two: Wavering
Ralph was unable to find the Paladin of Locks, and when he ran to the colony to complain, he was told that the Captain Paladin of Locks had left the colony and headed for the portal in the rear, and he did not know what to do.
"Gone?"
"Yes, Viscount Ralph."
In the face of Ralph's angry questioning, Liam also looked sad. After knowing that he couldn't stop Jenn, Liam had no choice but to run to the chief paladin of Locks to complain. In fact, he didn't know what to do, this matter was so big, if it reached the ears of Archbishop Boson in the rear, I was afraid that it would cause trouble again. But what can the temple do?
But to Liam's strange thing, after listening to his report, Master Locks was not angry, on the contrary, he pondered for a moment, and then gave himself an inexplicable answer.
"Wait."
Wait? Wait, what the hell?
I have to admit that Liam didn't know what Captain Paladin Locks was thinking, and in his opinion, this matter should be resolved immediately. Otherwise, if those nobles don't let go of it again, and Jenn refuses to give in, then the two sides are really on the verge of breaking out, and only God knows what will happen when the time comes. But instead of solving it quickly, the chief paladin of Locks looked like he was going to drink tea and watch a play, what kind of trouble is this?
But before Liam could say anything more, Locks turned around and left, saying that he had something to say to Archbishop Bosson and let him temporarily manage the stronghold. This gave Liam a real headache, and it was a good thing that as soon as Locks walked on the front foot, these nobles on the back foot came running to look for trouble......... Liam even wondered if Master Locks had slipped away early.
"Gone? Forget it, who is in charge of the current stronghold? ”
"According to the orders of the Paladin Captain of Locks, I am in charge of managing it for the time being."
"Good!"
Hearing Liam's answer, Viscount Ralph nodded arrogantly, then reached out and pointed at Liam.
"I think you know that a lowly nobleman killed my retinue in his stronghold, and not only that, but he also attacked my personal guard! These things happen in the stronghold, you should know. Now, in the name of the Viscount, I order you to immediately send for the arrest of that fellow and his entourage to me, do you hear that!? ”
Hearing this, Liam's face was also slightly gloomy. Nima, I'm from the temple, and I'm not in the same league as the Valkyrie Principality, so I'm also a paladin. You're a viscount who comes to the temple and doesn't say anything, and you still want to command the paladins? Paladins aren't the dogs you raised, what are we in the Temple of the God of War?!
"I'm sorry, Viscount Ralph, but I'm only temporarily managing the stronghold in place of Lord Locks, and I don't have the authority to mobilize the Temple's troops. There aren't enough troops to defend the stronghold right now, and we don't have the extra manpower to do that. Let's wait for Lord Locks to come back. ”
Liam is angry in his heart, and the words he says are naturally hard. He is a paladin of the Temple of the God of War, not a member of the Valkyrie Principality, and he doesn't provoke these nobles on weekdays just because he doesn't want to cause trouble, and he doesn't really have any superior-subordinate relationship with them. Lao Tzu gives you face, you don't want it, then don't blame me for taking an iron pot to slap your face.
"Is it a trivial matter that a nobleman has been threatened in a stronghold?"
Hearing this, Ralph's eyes widened and he glared at Liam.
"You know, what will happen if I report it. I, Viscount Ralph's retinue, have been murdered in the stronghold of the Templar Church, and the Templar has ignored it! Haven't you thought about the consequences? ”
Hearing this, Liam's face was also gloomy. In a different way, he might have to think carefully about the relationship between the Temple of the God of War and the Valkyrie Principality. But now, with the Principality of Valkyrie turning to other gods, and even beginning to secretly suppress the Temple of the God of War, the relationship between the two sides no longer needs to be considered at all.
"I'm sorry, but we're really understaffed. As you know, even the monsters around the stronghold were cleaned up by mercenaries that we hired mercenaries..............."
Liam certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to do Ralph's words. What's so great about you as a viscount, and you and I are not in the same system. Don't talk about the viscount, it's the earl, the marquis is here, and it's a matter of whether you give face or not! Thinking of this, Liam also resisted it head-on, no matter what Viscount Ralph said, he just said that, there is no one to ask, there is no power, he is only an agent at present, even if it is a big thing, he will wait for the Locks Paladin to come back. Otherwise, even if it is the end of the world, I have no right to make any decisions.
Encountering such a hard bone as Liam also made Ralph angry enough. A few times, he even wanted to clean up the paladin who didn't have long eyes. But fortunately, Ralph was not really stupid to this point, and seeing that Liam refused to agree, he had no choice but to put a few cruel words, and then walked out of the stronghold angrily.
"These idiot paladins!"
Walking out of the stronghold, Ralph was still angry. If he changes to another temple, maybe he will say a few words to the other party in a good voice. But what is the Temple of the God of War? They are already lucky before they are completely finished, and they dare to put on a face for themselves! Don't they know that without the support of the Valkyrie Principality, their broken temple would be finished?
"What a bunch of bastards! It's just unreasonable, it's obvious that these guys still have to pretend to be blind. These believers are idiots, I don't think that god of war is much better, no wonder he will be killed by the demons, hum! A true god, what a joke! ”
"My lord, you can't talk nonsense."
Hearing this, Cotton was also frightened and turned pale and looked to the side. Luckily, there was no one around, and I didn't hear any of his complaints. You must know that although the god of war Maca has fallen, he is also one of the nine saints after all, and insulting the gods is a serious crime, if the paladin hears about it, he will directly convict you of a heretic, and you will be ready to die!
"I know!"
Hearing Cotton's words, Ralph waved his hand unhappily.
"But what now?"
"This ..............."
Faced with Ralph's inquiry, Cotton pondered for a moment. Originally, he wanted to tie the temple together and then go to Jenn for trouble. No matter how bold Jenn was, he would not dare to make a move with the temple. But I didn't expect Locks to run away, leaving only one Liam. Now things are a lot more troublesome......... But............ Thinking of this, Cotton's eyes lit up. Soon after, a warm smile appeared on his face again.
"Lord Ralph, what Liam Paladin said just now is a wake-up call."
"Oh?"
"That's right, do you remember when we went to clean up the area around the dark region before, the temple recruited us and those mercenaries because of the lack of manpower? We can do the same, but what do you think, let's go ahead and offer Jenn a high reward for his head, and if anyone can kill him, or catch the two young ladies beside him, they will be rewarded handsomely. These mercenaries are all eating this bowl of rice, and for the sake of these rewards, they will definitely go to trouble that guy. When the time comes, it's easy to dodge open guns and difficult to defend against dark arrows, so let's see how long he can hold on! ”
That's a good idea.
Hearing Cotton's words, Ralph's eyes flashed with a smug light, and then nodded in satisfaction.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you."
As a down-and-out aristocrat, Cotton still has a bit of energy in his stronghold. I saw that under his secret efforts, soon, the mercenaries in the stronghold knew that Viscount Ralph had issued a heavy reward. I have to admit that this Ralph shot is still very good. If anyone is able to kill Jenn, then they will be rewarded with a bounty of 1,000 gold coins. And if he can be captured alive, the bounty will be as much as three thousand. And if you can catch the two young ladies next to Jenn, the amount of bounty will naturally not be less. If you catch Elise, you will have a bounty of 500 gold coins, and even Bix, as long as she can catch her, she will also have a reward of 300 gold coins.
This news quickly attracted the attention of the mercenaries, most of the mercenaries who came to the dark region were for money, and the current bounty was not low. Although 3,000 gold coins is a small amount of money for those nobles, for ordinary people, it is enough for them to live a rich life!
The so-called heavy reward must have a brave man, Jenn's fame is very great, and his achievements are also obvious to all. But mercenaries are originally gambling businesses that take their lives, not to mention that monsters in the dark region are difficult to deal with, but how can Jenn say that he is also human, human............ Isn't it much easier to deal with humans than to fight monsters?
And even if you can't kill Jenn, if you can kidnap Bix and Elise, then you can get a lot of money! Although it is a little less, for those mercenaries, even three hundred gold coins are enough for them to take risks.
But these mercenaries are not fools, before Jenn abolished a bunch of elite soldiers of Viscount Ralph, and the ruthless methods made everyone see it. If you venture to find the door, you may end up even more miserable. So they also lurked patiently in the dark shadows, waiting for the time to come.
However, not everyone has this patience.