Inquisitor of Heresy - This title has no positive connotations in the world.

On the surface, it is a priesthood to determine whether a person suspected of heresy is guilty or not, but in fact, he undertakes a lot of work that does not see the light of day, such as assassination, abduction, arson, poisoning, and other ugly things, and the bad boy who cries incessantly will obediently shut up when he hears "the inquisitor of heresy is coming".

This is the Inquisitor of Heresy, the sword of the Church to carry out its doctrinal ideas, and everyone in the human camp is deeply aware of its horror and fear.

With this identity, Christina Bell, in the city of Huguenot heresy, is already superhuman in self-control without violent seizures, and it is better to expect Li Lin's cooking level to be able to eat.

Still, Bale agrees that La Rochelle is a blind spot. After all, no one would have thought that the heirs of the V.E Company, the nuns of the Orthodox Church, and the Inquisitors of the Heresy would travel to Albion from the cities where the heretics were entrenched.

But—

"Sister Bell, it's too ...... for you to say that."

Lowering his voice, Roland looked around to make sure that no one was looking at the table, and then lowered his voice further and said:

"It's only been 20 years since that night. ”

That night - refers not to the night of passion between men and women, but to the famous night of St. Bartholomew.

For political purposes, the Queen Mother Catherine de Medici and the Orthodox Church, the Duke of Guise, coerced the former king to demand that the cowardly king exterminate the Huguenots in the country, on the grounds that the Huguenots were disrespectful. Contempt for royal power. Objectively speaking, this is an understandable reason, Huguenot has never paid much attention to the authority of the royal family, let alone the great aristocracy, plus the opposition to the tithes imposed by the church, the demand for the reform of the church, etc., the orthodox church and the aristocracy that have been touched by the foundation of interests will naturally not stand idly by. Pressed by the powerful old lady and the great nobles, the soft ancestor slipped his hand, and the army marched into Lüdes overnight and began the massacre against Huguenot, the next morning. Thousands of heads hung from the walls of Lüdes.

Since that bloody night. From the Netherlands and Flanders in the north to Toulon in the south, for three whole years, Charlemagne's land was littered with slaughter and bloodshed. La Rochelle was also under siege by the royal army at the time, and the remains of the vast sea wall at the entrance to the harbor still remain - it was built to block the sea route. He was a witness to the years-long siege. Until the Archbishop of Richelieu himself led a large army to defeat La Rochelle. Signed the Peace of Ales with the Huguenots. The city's struggle has only come to an end. But in its bones, the city's stubbornness and resistance have not faded, coupled with the recent "dragoon movement" launched by the crown prince. La Rochelle's nerves were tense again, and comments like Bale's, if heard by the residents, were likely to lead to a violent conflict.

"Hum, I see, I sincerely thank my brother Roland for reminding me that I really didn't pay attention to the occasion in my speech just now, and I will pay attention to it after that, and try to avoid unnecessary trouble. ”

Whew――

With a sigh of relief, the premonition of the unpredictable future of this trip did not dissipate, and the question of "what is a sea beast?" came to Valrhona.

Gloria scratched her cheeks and asked incomprehensibly:

"Isn't the sea beast a dangerous species in the sea?"

"Generally speaking, that's true, but dangerous species are also creatures. ”

The behavior of living beings is very strange, but the general principle on which it is based is universal, that is, to follow the general premise of continuing the population. Then there are hunting, defending, mating, playing, and so on.

"I've never heard of a dangerous attack on a merchant ship one after another? If it's an attack on a cargo ship transporting poultry and livestock, it can be interpreted as filling the stomach, but one after another the attack is on a merchant ship transporting supplies. ”

Dangerous species in the sky, on the ground, or in the sea can be found in the memories of dragons, such as Setus, Calybdis, Kraken and other giant marine dangerous species do have records of attacking ships, but most of them are out of curiosity or self-defense against those who invade their territory. Only a small percentage of people actually attack humans for the sake of food - after all, humans are not the staple food of sea monsters.

However, the sea monsters that have emerged in recent years have a very different way of acting.

The new sea monsters only attacked cargo ships, including those carrying spices, precious stones, cotton cloth, silk cloth, raw silk, precious metals, and ores, but few of them were ships carrying livestock or grain.

This is simply unreasonable, do those sea monsters have a similar hobby of dragons, and think that adding black letters on the asset list is more important, more than eating?

In addition to this, there are quite a few suspicious things.

Valrhona learned from the shipowners that there was probably more than one sea monster, as sometimes small groups of ships would disappear into the ocean. It is impossible for a single sea monster to do this, and most of them are group attacks, so that no boat can escape.

This simply turned Valrhona's perception of sea monsters, as she knew that most sea monsters were born with a strong aggressive nature, and even had a penchant for devouring their own kind. As a result, sea monsters have no habit of caring for their young, nor do they move in groups, and they do not tolerate their own kind of intrusion into their own territory except during mating season, even if they are brothers.

What made her even more incomprehensible was the wide range of its activities, and it was not at all reasonable that such strange sea monsters could be found in the ice seas of Lapland, from the southern colonies to the ice seas.

Fish don't go to the sky;

Birds don't dive;

Lions do not dig holes in the ground;

With the exception of the intelligent and ancient species, there are few organisms that can adapt to various environments and move there. Not to mention swimming to the tropics in one breath from the far cold zone to attack the ship, and then swimming back to the hometown to attack again. Even salmon, which are famous for their migration, die when they return to their birthplace to lay eggs. And these guys are happy about it? Did their biology teacher die too soon, and the math teacher taught biology?

"All in all, this group of ...... The guy who will be called a sea monster for the time being has too many mysteries and irrational parts, and it will take a lot of time to figure it out. Ignore these for now, because because of them, I'm afraid we'll have to wait all day. ”

"There are floating boats, but the asking price is too high, and they are all ships owned by V.E, and they will be recognized in two or three clicks. ”

"This is the city of Huguenot, and you can't count on the church to help. No, even if there is, you can't rashly reveal your identity and mess up important tasks. ”

Dilemma -

Finding themselves trapped in an extremely bad state, all the ladies except Bell sighed and their faces crumpled.

"No, there's a trail to Albion, it's—"

Roland gave a stiff wry smile and looked at the ladies with a slight uneasiness in his eyes.

"It's a bit risky. ”

Surrounded by expectant, curious eyes, the boy's clasped hands rubbed back and forth. (To be continued......)