"Then we won't disturb the two of you eating... "Originally, the elder wanted to ask a few more questions, but now he had to stop, after all, it was too rude to disturb people's meals.

"We'll meet in front of this tavern after we'll be early tomorrow, and we'll leave for Zantz together. Before the old man got up, he cheerfully ordered two hundred looneys and placed them on the table, and after leaving the deposit that Alwyn had asked for, he led the young missionary out of the tavern.

If it were placed on the average wandering painter, no employer would be stupid enough to pay such a deposit in advance, after all, no one can say whether this person will take the money and run away. Obviously, this elder saw that Alvin and Onen were extraordinary, and their identities were not simple, so he took out the money so confidently.

"Look at it, there is no endless road. Alvin looked at the backs of the two and said with a smile, looking smug, "I'll just say how can the two of us sleep on the streets." ”

"Don't say it, there are people who really like what you draw. O'Ann said.

"You mean, you know how to appreciate?" Alwyn scoffed.

Onien glanced at him and moved her knife and fork at the leg of lamb in front of her.

Truth be told, the lamb itself is good, which is also due to the fact that Bellamar is close to the Traladia Mountains and at high altitude, so the goat meat in this vicinity tastes not much different from those produced in the highlands.

It's just that the cooking technique is a little rough, and the flavors of onions, black pepper, and tomato juice haven't penetrated into the meat.

Eaters like Alvin and O'Anne naturally know that the chef in this store has a few pounds and taels when they taste the meat in their mouths, after all, there are too many good things they have eaten in the past.

So Alvin couldn't help but miss the Salyushi family's exquisite restaurant that specialized in roasting lamb.

"Actually, no matter how good a cook is, he can't cook the taste of his hometown. Alvin sighed, "So I'm a pretty girl, because even if the food isn't good, I can eat something in a beautiful way and not be picky to starve to death." ”

Onien couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, and shoved a piece of meat from her fork directly into Alwin's mouth, "Eat yours!"

Still, the cheap Tyrell was good, at least better than Alwyn had imagined.

After dinner, it's a matter of living.

There are actually rooms for renting on the second floor of this tavern, but because there are so many merchants coming and going, there are only one or two empty rooms left.

When Alwin and Onian saw that the room was clean, they didn't bother to look for a place to stay, and decided to stay for the night.

In fact, the two have been alone more than once in the same room, in the charming carriage, on the ambiguous airboat, so it is nothing to live in a room. The key is that these Looney in your hand can't save some flowers.

It's just that Alwin, who was lying on the sofa, didn't expect the sound insulation of this room to be so poor, and as soon as the night came, he could clearly hear the "thump" sound of the bed board hitting the wall from the left and right walls, and of course, the moaning sound one after another.

Listening to Alwyn's whole body was hot and he couldn't sleep. So he would look at the jade figure on the bed from time to time between turning over, but he really couldn't beat O'Nien, so he had to give up the idea of using force.

As if she didn't know anything, she looked intently at a scroll of maps, but she couldn't hear the noisy "ringing" in her ears. The map shows the distribution of towns and cities hundreds of miles north of Belama.

In fact, how could she not notice that someone was turning over and over in irritability, but she knew in her heart what was going on in this guy's head, so she just pretended not to see anything.

When Alvin peeked at her, she slowed down her blink and looked at him with an interested smile.

Alvin turned his back angrily and stopped looking at her. He knew he was like a bull on fire now, and whatever O'Ann did seemed like a flirtatation to him.

"Since I don't plan to use force, it's better to 'out of sight is clean'. He said silently, "If you look at it twice, you really don't have to sleep." ”

But even if Alvin thought so, he still didn't sleep well that night.

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So, the next morning, when the Ecumenical elders came to pick up Alvin and them in an open-air wagon, they were startled by the thick dark circles under his blind eyes.

"Your Excellency, you have been neglected," said the elder apologetically, "and we have only this kind of carriage. ”

In fact, except for the religious utensils piled up in the carriage, it is quite neat, and the leather benches on the left and right sides are almost free of dust.

"Where, it's nice to have a car to sit in. Alvin smiled and said, "By the way, old man, I don't know what to call you yet." Yesterday you put those two stacks of Looney and left, and you weren't afraid that we would run away overnight?"

"Ria Donal. The elder smiled and introduced himself, "The old body has been seen all his life, can he still walk away?" I don't believe that Your Excellency is the kind of person who will not care about shame for the sake of just two hundred loonis. ”

"In Lower Alvin Ferret, this is my wife. Alwyn hugged Onieen's waist beside him and said with a smile.

Elder Ria owed to the two of them.

"Have you seen it all your life?" means that you used to be a priest in this church, Elwin, Elwin.

"Yes, I have been a godfather in the ecumenical church for most of my life, and now I am old and retired. Now, come out and take these young people with you. Elder Ria smiled and glanced at the Freckled missionary beside him, "This is the youngest missionary in the church, Io-Waberner. ”

The young missionary bowed his head in embarrassment.

"The little guy is just a little shy, so the old man sent him out to bid yesterday, just to practice his courage. Elder Ria said.

"yes, how can you go out and preach if you can't grind your face so hard. Alvin couldn't help but feel a little amused when he looked at Ji Ao scratching his head there, "However, yesterday was quite bold. ”

O'Nien naturally knew that there was something in Alvin's words, and said with a smile: "Don't bully people there, let's go." ”

Alvin laughed, "Alright, let's go." ”

"Your Excellency Elwin, you... Don't you have any luggage or anything?" asked Elder Ria, a little surprised.

"Nope. Alwyn said with a wry smile, and then directly carried Onian into the carriage.

After taking his seat, the retired priest became more and more entangled in his heart about the origin of these two young men.

Under the joyful eyes of the people of Bellamar, the mysterious young couple left the town in an ecumenical van.

"How far is this Zandz City from Bellamar?" said Elwin, bored, as he sat there looking through the map that Ornian had studied there the previous night.

O'Nian used magic to pinch herself a light sunhat, the water ripples swirling along the hat, and the brim rolled up counterclockwise. It was pleasant to see her half-leaning comfortably on the back of her chair, turning to look sideways at the scenery of the fields, and letting the refreshing breeze blow her cheeks wantonly.

"It's about half a day's drive to the northwest. Elder Ria, who was sitting in the front seat, looked back and said.

"This map is so strange, how come there are so many demarcation lines, is this a national border?" Alvin asked, looking at the map carefully.

"Your Excellencies, I would like to take the liberty of asking, you ... Where did you come from? Probably not from here?" asked Ria with a puzzled expression.

Alwyn knew that if he said this, he would definitely cause Delia to question, which was also expected by him, so he smiled and said, "Yes, the two of us are from the south, and we really don't understand a lot of things in the north. ”

"Oh ... Riala said in a long voice, "I say, it turns out that the two of you are from the south. ”

Then he introduced: "We are not the same as the south, there is only one big empire on the northern continent, the Fuwei Empire, but there are dozens of large and small principalities under the empire, and your Excellency sees that the complicated dividing lines on the map are the borders between each principality. ”

"So many principalities, that... Isn't there a war going on every day?" Alvin quipped.

"Yes, Lord Alwyn still understands it. Ria sighed, "There are so many grand dukes, no one obeys anyone, and they often go to war without saying a word. ”

"Are there so many soldiers who can go to the front?" Alvin asked, "I think there are so many principalities that look like sesame seeds on the map, can they draw people to fight?"

"If you can't get an army, then find a mercenary. "Some principalities look like they don't have a lot of territory, but they're quite rich. ”

"I see, the city of Zantz that we are going to belongs to the Duchy of Burr. What's the situation in this Duchy of Burr?" asked Alwin.

"The Grand Duke of the Duchy of Burr is the Marquis of Eru. Ria replied, "The Marquis is an old man, and he has long lost the courage to use a knife and a gun, and thanks to him, this Duchy of Burr has not fought for several years." ”

"Then you ... In which principality did the church develop, is it this Duchy of Bur?" Alwin was embarrassed to realize that he didn't even know the name of the other church.

"We are the universal church. Elder Ria reminded with a smile, "Our church actually has a certain number of teachers in each principality, and most cities in the north have churches and monasteries of their own religion. ”

"What about the Holy World Sect and the Xindu Sect? Are they more powerful than you?" After all, for a person like him who has no faith, these are all things to talk about.

After a deep sigh, Ria said, "Although the Holy World Sect has been declining over the years, the scale of the church is still the largest, and the number of members is also the largest. In the case of the Xindu Church, it is actually not much different from our church. ”

Alvin thought that he would be faced with such a problem, and he would laugh with himself, saying things like "numbers are not the key, piety is the ultimate thing", but he didn't expect Ria to generously admit the status quo. What Ria said was exactly as described by the old shopkeeper of the tailor's shop.

Alvin nodded, still glad that Ria didn't say anything high-sounding to disgust herself, ruining the excitement along the way.

Perhaps, as Ria said earlier, after all, he has been a priest for most of his life, and naturally knows that in front of Alvin and others, telling the truth is much wiser and more affordable than telling lies.