Even in summer, the snow and ice on the Hermes plateau do not melt much. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Mayne stood at the top of the Tower of Heaven and looked into the distance, and the fields beyond the walls were only two colors—green grass and snow, like the scars left by the Battle of the Evil Moon. This climate made it impossible to grow any crops, so all the food needed for the new holy city had to be transported from the foot of the plateau, that is, from the old holy city.

After more than a decade in Hermes, he has become accustomed to the ubiquitous cold.

"It's just the two of us this time?" Teflon pushed the door open, "Is it okay if the meeting isn't held in the back room?"

"Do you like to be stuffed in that tiny room?"

"No...... Of course not," the old bishop stroked his white beard, "if it weren't for Heather's precepts, I wish I had been here every time to exchange information." Even when she speaks, I can at least enjoy the scenery of the Holy City. And ......," he said with a slight smile, "I didn't expect someone as punctual as her to be overdue this time?"

"Maybe something tricky happened to her," Mayne sat back at the table, "maybe she's already on her way." ”

"Perhaps......" Teflon pouted, "you really shouldn't have helped her find a reason, anyone should do what they say, that's what she always says." Even if you have trouble, you should report it to us first. She is not alone in the capital of Eternal Winter, and sending a messenger is just a snap of a finger. ”

"Leave her alone yet," Mayne shoved three pieces of paper to Teflon, "we're in trouble." ”

"Trouble?" the latter was stunned, and sat down across from the round table, spreading out the letterhead, "all bad news?"

"That's right," he took a deep breath, "it's too bad to be worse." ”

Tefron put away his smile and began to look through the first secret letter, "...... The spread of the plague has been stopped, and the whereabouts of the Faceless are unknown? Wait, what is the plague?"

"You don't need to know much about the latest research in the Privy Quarter, you just need to understand it as a disease that can spread quickly," Mayne explained simply. In fact, according to Master Crow's Eye, it is a miniature evil beast that has undergone special cultivation to produce a mutation specifically for the human body, and the Holy Spirit Elixir that restrains it is also an evil beast, but its body size is much smaller. "The source of the disease cannot be directly observed with the eyes, conventional means cannot be cured at all, and there is only one kind of person who can stop the spread of the evil plague. ”

"Witch?" Teflon quickly thought of an answer.

"And there's more than one. He said in a deep voice.

After reading the letter, the old bishop slammed his fist on the table, "What is this fool doing? Let the rats go and kill the mercenaries, and fill in the faceless one, does he know how important this pure one is?"

"He's not wrong," Mayne frowned, "and if the letter hadn't lied about the number of people, a thousand rats would have been enough to eat more than a hundred of the other party's mercenaries." However, the opponent seems to possess a powerful long-range crossbow bolt that can be fired continuously. In this regard, I remember that the priest of Tairo, who was stationed at the fortress of Long Song, also mentioned that the reason why Duke Ryan was defeated by a group of miners was because the opponent's crossbow was extremely powerful. Although heavy armor and a strong shield can greatly reduce the damage of crossbow arrows, the rat does not have such equipment. ”

"Even if he wants to use those scum, he shouldn't send out the Faceless Ones easily!" Teflon said angrily, "I'm afraid I'm going to be furious when Heather comes back, and the witches who can grow into the Pure are all extremely rare abilities, and they are extremely energy-consuming to cultivate." In a sense, they are more valuable than the Divine Punishment Army. ”

"But whether it's a witch or a divine punishment, the ultimate goal is to destroy the enemy and achieve victory. Mayne said slowly, "It's inevitable that there will be losses in the process of use. ”

"Do you want to keep the priest of Feli?"

"Don't forget the laws of the church," Mayne said, in a deep tone, "only as a result for the aristocracy to do." Although Fei Li failed miserably, there were not many problems with his starting point and plan, but the enemy was stronger. Of course, he will be punished, but the exact punishment needs to be further considered. ”

"But Heather doesn't think so," Teflon shook his head, opening the second letter, "and don't forget, she's in charge of the church's arbitration." ”

"I'll explain it to her. ”

After a while, the old bishop finished the letter in his hand and said in disbelief: "Tifeko's militia troops attacked the church of Changge Fortress and killed the messengers?

The content of the second letter actually came from two sources, one was the report of the fortress's agent Pero, and the other was the information of the local believers, and on the whole, it was indeed a militia force from outside the western borders that attacked the fortress and looted the church. Not only did they administer the madness pills themselves, but they also targeted the drugs stored in the church...... So the first point of judgment will not be wrong, this team is either from the new king Tifeco, or from the queen of blue water, Garcia. Compared with the two, it is clear that the former is more likely.

As for the latter point, Mayne always felt that there was something strange, if according to Perot's report, the other party immediately withdrew from the fortress after burning the church, and disappeared, how did he intercept and kill the members of the envoy group?

Seeing that Mayne didn't say a word, Teflon quickly realized this, he picked up the first letter and read it again, the wrinkles on his forehead piled up into furrows, "Could it be ...... Roland Wimbledon, after getting rid of the emissaries, passed it on to his brother Tifeco Wimbledon?"

"We might as well speculate," said the archbishop after a moment of silence, "that Roland intended to obtain this cheap population, so he sent witches to cure the plague and transported all the fugitives back to the west. Before that, in order to avoid being detected by the envoy regiment that he was raising witches, he sent knights to raid the envoy camp, so that they did not even have time to release the carrier pigeons, and then put the blame on the fortress raiders. After all, the agent Pero came to power with the support of Roland, and it was only natural to assist him in falsifying. Of course...... It's all speculation, but the disappearance of the emissaries is indeed too suspicious, and we don't have the energy to send another emissary now. ”

"In that case, we should immediately send troops to punish him for his arrogance," Teflon said coldly, "Even if the Emissary has nothing to do with him, these witches who have gone to the Westside are worth a sweep." ”

Mayne didn't respond, instead pointing to the third piece of paper, "You'd better read the last letter." ”

Teflon glanced at him quizzically, spreading out the letter. Soon, his hands trembled, and he could barely grasp the thin piece of paper, "There ......are a lot of witches in the fjord, and all the churches have been destroyed, so what is this letter?"

"From Sea Dragon Bay, and the last church to be breached," Mayne closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair, her tone suddenly filled with tiredness, "There is no way that a large group of witches will pop up in the fjord without warning, there is only one possibility, they have migrated from the mainland. And the letter also mentions the Transcendental - Ecclesiastical law clearly states that if any trace of the activity of a transcendent witch is discovered, the Divine Punishment Army must be dispatched to arrest him first. But the fjord islands were so far away that he had no time to take care of the affairs on the other side of the strait now that the battlefield of the wolf's heart was in the crosshairs.

"Would you like to ask His Majesty the Pope?" Teflon asked.

"......" Mayne shook his head slightly, suppressing all the powerlessness surging in his heart, this may be the test of the gods to the church, only by overcoming obstacles can he see the truth of the gods, he opened his eyes and regained his composure again, "The holy city of Hermes will be handed over to you and Heather." ”

"Are you going to the fjord?" said the old bishop, glaring.

"I will lead the 100 Divine Punishers and Purifiers left behind in the Church to completely sweep the western realm of Grey Keep and find another opportunity to deal with the Fjord Witches. ”

"But the law says—"

Mayne interrupted, "That was with the emergence of transcendents in the Four Kingdoms, and now that they are far away from the sea, they will have little impact on our plans. Don't forget, we will continue to expand the size of the Divine Punishment Army in order to gain more land and population. Obviously, the four princes of the Grey Castle are more in our way. ”

"But......" Just as Teflon was about to retort, hurried footsteps sounded outside the ring hall, and the two of them were slightly stunned, and looked at the door in unison.

I saw that the door was pushed open with a bang, and a priest rushed in in a panic, "Oh no, Lord Bishop, it's not good!"

"Calm down!" Mayne cried, "something, speak slowly." ”

"Urgent information has come from Lord Heather's entourage, a large fleet has landed on the shores of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, and a large group of enemies are besieging the royal capital, and the situation is precarious. The opposing ships all wore black sails, and the flag on the mast was the green-bottomed sailing crown flag. The priest looked very anxious, "When the news was sent, the two gates had been lost, and Lord Heather was leading the believers to resist hard, but there were many enemies, and they also used madness pills!"

"What?" Mayne couldn't believe his ears for a moment. Black sails, sailboat crown pattern......

The enemy is the Black Sail Fleet of the Queen of the Blue Water!(To be continued.) )