Chapter 376: Glowa
The first snow of early winter has just ended.
The black carriage sped along the paved road, bringing up a blanket of white snow. The frost on the evergreen leaves on both sides of the street danced, as if overnight the trees had been dressed in winter clothes.
At the moment, Grova was relatively quiet, and because of the heavy snow and the ice on the lake, they could not go out fishing for the time being, and most of them stayed at home or whispered in the tavern. Of course, the focus of their discussion was nothing more than the eternal darkness of the night that took place in the western wilderness. No one knows what that's all about. It is rumored that the lord of the surrounding area has sent scouts to the western wilderness more than once to check on them, but most of those scouts have disappeared, and the remaining ones who can come back have basically become madmen and inarticulate fools who attack people on sight.
No one knows what is really going on in the Wild West, some say that it was an evil wizard trying to conquer the whole wilderness, some say that it was a harbinger of the destruction of the world, and some believe that someone in the wilderness summoned a demon, and now it has become a terrible hell. But in any case, there is no good news in it.
This is not a good thing for the inhabitants of Glova. The town makes a living from fishing, and most of their business comes from the surrounding areas, and the rest is the western wilderness. If something really goes wrong with the Wild West, then along with their livelihoods, will suffer. In fact, there are already people who are considering whether to move their families and leave this place.
This is what Jenn saw from the carriage, a quiet, but slightly decadent town.
The carriage came to a slow stop in front of the temple in the middle of the town. And its appearance immediately attracted the attention of many people. There is no other reason, this is since the beginning of winter. The first carriage to appear in front of the temple. For a while, many residents were curious, after all, just from the appearance. This is definitely not something that ordinary people can have. Whether it is the magic lantern hanging outside the carriage, or the one used to pull the carriage, the majestic war horse, and the luxurious carriage are by no means ordinary people can have. Even the mayor of Glova probably doesn't have such a good thing.
Which big guy is here?
At this moment, the guards stationed in front of the gate of the temple obviously noticed the carriage and hurriedly met it. Then, I saw the door open, and a girl in a blue dress and white dress stepped out of the carriage. She has beautiful long blond hair. She wears a big white bow tied on top of her head, which looks beautiful and cute. I saw the girl smile lightly at the two guards, and then she turned around and made a gesture of invitation.
"Your Excellency."
With Alice's call, Jenn slowly stepped out of the carriage. He narrowed his eyes at the temple in front of him, then took a breath of fresh, icy air. It's early winter, and strictly speaking, it's not a good time to do anything. Even for sophisticated adventurers. I wouldn't choose to venture out at this time of year. After all, the cold alone is enough to weaken their combat effectiveness, not to mention that it is quite difficult to obtain food by hunting at such a time of time. But Jenn knew that the old-fashioned paladins didn't care about the slightest trouble, they would just think it was a "trial".
In fact. If he could, Jenn would have liked the Templar Order to delay his entry into the Wild West until the beginning of next spring, when he would have taken control of the entire wilderness. Not to mention a few hundred paladins, he was not afraid of the Templar Order's mobilization of the three legions of the Holy Cross. But now...............
Let's take it one step at a time.
Thinking of this, Jenn turned to the side and moved out of the way. Soon, in his eyes, Tinidel slowly stepped out of the carriage.
Her Royal Highness the Dark Goblin Princess was still wearing her wide, pitch-black cloak as always, completely enveloping her body under the cloak. It made her look like a rich daughter on a trip, and at this moment she stepped out of the carriage, tilted her head curiously, and glanced at the temple in front of her, but did not say anything, just quietly followed behind Jenn.
Choosing Tinidel and Alice as his retinue was a choice Jenn made after much thought. Jenn wasn't worried about the Chaos Monsters, but he was worried about the Paladins, and just in case, he needed a strong thug to help him, and if something bad happened, he could eliminate the trouble in the shortest possible time. Patilina doesn't think about it, then the rest is Tinidel. Not to mention that as the princess of the dark elves and the ruler of the dark element, in the darkness under the eternal night sky, Tinidel can be said to be like a fish in water, able to exert the most powerful power. With her by his side, Jenn was much more relieved.
As for Alice, she is in charge of serving Jenn, after all, the journey is long, and someone always needs to make tea and pour water. As an aristocrat, Jenn is by no means lagging behind when it comes to enjoyment. At this point, he also has the same bad problems as other noble children, but Jenn doesn't think there's anything wrong with Yilai reaching out for food and opening his mouth, isn't this what many people want to enjoy after living all their lives?
"Excuse me, are you ..............."
Looking at Jenn and Tinidel's behavior, the guards looked a little nervous. After all, it can be seen from the outfits of the two that they are definitely not ordinary people, and the luxurious dresses and styles have already shown their background, and it seems that they should be after the nobility. It's just that the guards couldn't figure out what was going on with the two of them running to a small place like Glowa. You must know that in order to prepare for the holy assembly, the temple has been completely closed and outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering.
Hearing the guard's inquiry, Jenn glanced at them, snapped his fingers, and soon Alice, who was beside him, walked forward with a smile and presented an invitation. The guards took the invitation and opened it for a few glances, and then they immediately looked solemn, and then immediately stood upright in front of Jenn and Tinidel in front of them, and saluted.
"Welcome to the Temple of Glowa, Sir Pashanonomens, please follow me!"
Hearing the guard's words, Jenn nodded, and then the group was led by the guard. Walk towards the temple.
"Who's that?"
Watching Jenn and the others walk into the temple and stand on the open-air balcony. The black-haired paladin frowned, then asked.
"Isn't the temple sealed? How can outsiders be allowed in and out at will? What are those aristocrats doing here? ”
"That's supposed to be a knight."
Hear him speak. A middle-aged priest standing next to the paladin chuckled and spoke.
"The Templar Order has gathered quite a few people this time, and I've heard that they have indeed summoned the Honored Nobles to act with us at the same time, and it seems that the young man is one of them."
"What nonsense."
To this answer, the black-haired paladin snorted coldly.
"These oratories are opportunistic, and I have always disapproved of the Templar's treatment of them, which only lowers the opinion of our Templar in the eyes of the world. Moreover, those nobles were not originally homeless people, and they didn't know what education was. Their presence only discredits the Templars. ”
Hearing the black-haired paladin's complaints, the middle-aged priest just shook his head and remained silent. There have always been two voices within the Templar Order when it comes to the Honored Nobles. There are quite a few who believe that such "extraordinary" bestowals will only bring the prestige of the Templar Order to the ground, and they are quite disgusted by the use of power to tarnish the doctrine, even with the nobles who have been honored. This is especially common among paladins, who are more likely to have devout beliefs and strong convictions, and they are less accustomed than others to selfish people who use their merits for their own gain.
It's just that the average nobles don't have much to do with the Templars, and if it weren't for this Templar call-up, I'm afraid they wouldn't have met once in their lives. Thinking of this, the middle-aged priest couldn't help but shake his head, of course he knew that the Templar Order had chosen to recruit those honored nobles. There are also their own considerations. However, he always felt that this approach was too inconsiderate, but as a mid-level priest, he obviously had no say in this regard.
Jenn didn't know what was going on in the temple right now, but when he walked into the temple atrium with the guards. You can feel that the gazes cast by those paladins are not friendly, and most of them are cold and indifferent. Some are even mixed with hostility. However, Jenn was not surprised by this, and he knew exactly what the status of the nobles in the Templar Order was. He was not even interested in responding to this boring display of hostility.
After taking Jenn to the temple atrium. The guards took their leave, and it was only then that Jenn was in the mood to observe everything around him.
There were not many people in the entire temple atrium, and there were dozens of paladins with golden tassels on their chests alone, and it was certain that these were paladins from all over the world. In addition to them, there are priests and bishops in red and white robes, most of them are men, and a few are women, but most of them are not young. This is no wonder, because the Templar Order is asking for high-ranking priests this time, and those young people are definitely not qualified to join this investigation unless they are gifted gods.
Taking a step back, there is really such a young and promising god, and it is still a question whether the temple where he is located will let the other party die.
In addition to this, Jenn also saw several elves, most of them dressed as rangers, and of course a few wearing mage robes, these elves were in their own right, and they were separate from the others. In addition to them, in another corner, a group of mages were closing their eyes and recuperating. Judging by the star and moon markings on their robes, these should be members of the Star and Moon Tower Mage Guild.
At the moment, the entire atrium could be said to have its own faction, with paladins and clerics gathered together, elves standing by and watching, and mages closing their eyes in the corners. I have to admit that this time the Templar Order is indeed a big deal, not only summoning high-level priests, but even including the high-level mages of the Mage Association, and even the elves who are too lazy to run out of the forest on weekdays are also involved, it seems that the Templar Order is indeed planning to play big this time.
However, what caught Jenn's attention the most was the group of people standing in the side corridor of the atrium, most of them dressed in different ways, some wearing aristocratic dresses, others wearing adventurers' leather armor and armor, compared to the other three forces, this side looked a little lonely, it looked like a small group that had been excluded.
But Jenn had already guessed who they were—and if he was right, they were the nobles.
A smile crossed Jenn's face at the thought of this, and he walked over to the group. (To be continued......)