Tristan, the Holy Envoy of the Papal States, left Twilight after proving the glass-making process with his own hands.

Before leaving, he reminded Todd of something.

The jurisdiction of the Order is directly vested in the Pope, and Todd, as Grand Master, will no longer have any connection to the Diocese of the Silver Ring. Although his priesthood will not be taken away, the priests and assistants in the church will all be withdrawn to the Basilica of St. Cove.

This means that after the release of the Congregation's official letter in October, he will be the only one left in Todd's church.

This is undoubtedly a huge bad news for Todd, who entrusts all the town's government affairs and church chores to his subordinates.

As soon as the Papal States mission left Twilight, Todd gathered all the available people at his disposal and began the first general meeting of the Knights of Twilight.

Huggins (whose twelve subordinates were not present due to their responsibility for patrolling the town and detecting enemy situations), Alfonso and his three servants, Edgar and Jerry, Rachel, Karin, and even Pamela.

Todd stood at the table in the side hall of the church, his eyes straight. Karin and Pamela were joking and snickering in the audience, Walton was still drunk and burping, Richer was elegantly eating pomegranates, Alfonso was unsteady and needed support, and little Jerry with a sluggish face......

Todd, who was buzzing in his head, buried his face deep in his hands.

Oh my God, these are the entire team of the Knights of the Twilight......

Cheering up, Todd took out the edict of the Papal States and explained to everyone what had happened in the past few days. Some people are excited, some people are shocked, and some people look confused. He explained to everyone present the current situation in Twilight Town and the situation of the Knights, and asked three major questions:

1. What do we need most now?

2. How can we get what we need?

3. What should we do now?

For the answers to these three questions, although Todd has some ideas in his own mind, he still wants to listen to the opinions of the audience. Karin, Edgar, Jerry Jr. and others have no hope at all, and he pins more hope on Huggins and Alfonso.

Alfonso spoke first, "I used to read the books of the Church, which gave some information about the rise of the Knights of the Church. Most of the Order's early funds were donated by secular kingdoms, and its personnel were recruited through parade speeches and visits. ”

"It's a good idea to go on a parade to raise money and recruit people. Todd thought of his "acting talent" and thought that this might be a good idea, so he touched his chin and asked, "How long will it take to build up combat power in this way?"

Alfonso recalled: "According to the written records and historical records, if everything goes well, it will only take about ten years. ”

"Ten years?!"

Todd shook his head desperately, considering his xenomorphic identity, if the Knights of the Twilight West could form combat power after ten years, they would have been beaten to the point that there would be no scum left in the middle.

Huggins spoke second: "The Knights can also persuade the nobles to join, and the latter's property and troops can directly become the combat power of the Knights." ”

Convince nobles to join the Order?

It sounded great, but Todd had to give up on the idea when he thought of his bad relationship with the nobles of the Silver Ring.

"Chief Commander, do you have a plan in mind regarding funds and personnel?"

Todd looked at the woman who spoke, his brow furrowed. After the Holy Envoy left Twilight, he reflected on everything in the last few days. The words and deeds of Rachel and Tristan always made him feel that something was wrong with what had happened recently.

Rachel had said that he would help him with the Knights and the Crystal Relic, and it just so happened that Tristan appeared with the oracle.

As soon as the Papal States mission arrived, Rachel told himself that the xenomorph refugees were hiding outside the town.

Before he and the refugees entered the camp, he happened to run into Tristan.

So many coincidences.

Todd stared at Rachel with the confusion in his heart, his face full of speculation and doubt. The latter did not show any weakness in his heart, but straightened his waist with a smile, straightened his chest, and the wide nun robe suddenly formed a close-fitting curve, and the delicate figure was not concealed.

Todd blushed and looked away, while coughing pretending to be calm: "I can think of a way to deal with the funding, but the personnel is a big problem." In particular, the administrators of Twilight Town and the Knights could not find anyone to replace them in a short period of time. ”

Rachel tilted her head, not looking worried about the question, "My lord, have you forgotten something? There are many such people, and many of them you should know." ”

Todd was confused: "Who?"

The woman turned the cross on her chest with her index finger: "Have you forgotten where you once studied?"

Todd thought for a moment, and it dawned on him.

After explaining the affairs that everyone followed up, the first league meeting ended hastily. As Todd walked out of the church door, he planned to think carefully about how he could convince the monks, who only knew how to chant and study all day long, to join the Knights of the Twilight.

A figure blocked his way.

When he looked up, the abbot of the convent was standing in front of Todd with a smile on his face that made him familiar and headache: "Chief Master, do you have time? Let's talk?"

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Led by Richel, Todd stepped through the doors of the convent for the first time.

The convent is a small two-story brick and stone building, the space is not large, the upper floor is a place for the nuns to rest, and the lower floor is for their worship and meals.

"Didn't a family of four just come a few days ago, why are there aliens here today?" Todd said to Rachel in front of him, looking at the puppets and charcoal on the table on the first floor, and the graffiti on the wall with simple stickmen painted on the wall.

The nun walked to the door of the storage room at the end of the first floor, turned around and said, "Master Chief, didn't Heavenly Father say that every day there are people who struggle and suffer in karmic fire, and there is no time to save the lamb?"

Todd was stunned for a moment, and responded, "Why does your tone make me feel more and more like a nun?" ”

"Okay, Todd. Richel's voice was barely audible, and with a twist of her right hand, she opened the door to the pantry.

"Hey, wait, you're hiding someone in the storeroom?"

Answering the question with silence, Rachel removed two sacks of hay and lifted a movable door panel on the ground with both hands.

Looking at this similar scene, Todd, who was taken aback, rolled his eyes and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Well, why do people in the Middle Ages like to come here?"

Under the door panel, the spiral staircase descended, and Todd became more and more frightened as he walked, and a bad premonition gradually came to his heart. With the level of construction in the Middle Ages, the excavation of the space beneath the ground was by no means a project that could be built in a short period of time by a few craftsmen. Most likely, the convent site above was just a façade, but the real main body of construction was underground.

As he stepped down the last staircase, the sight in front of him made his brain stop thinking, and his mouth unconsciously gasped.

The 100-square-meter underground hall is divided by wooden planks and earth, and the elderly, children, men, and women huddle in the compartments, drinking the dirty water in the wooden barrels, and nibbling on the discolored and moldy dough in the clay pots.

Someone recognized the identity of the comer, stood up and shouted, "The Savior is here!"

Listening to the cheers of the crowd, Todd spread his arms and showed the greatest kindness on his face as much as he could, before he could say anything. The crowd rushed past him and gathered around Richell.

With an embarrassed smile still on the corner of his mouth, Todd slowly lowered his hands, looked back at the nun who was surrounded by people, and said slowly in a gentle tone, "Miss Rachel, do you have time?

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"How many people are there underground?"

"Well, 52 people, 19 adult males, 17 adult females, 7 elderly people, 9 children. ”

"When did they get to Twilight?"

"It was a month and a half ago at the earliest and the day before yesterday at the latest. ”

Sitting on the wooden chair in front of the table, Todd covered his forehead with his hands, looked at Reichell who was standing in front of him, with low eyebrows, and sighed heavily, with a little annoyance in his tone: "According to what you just said, the escape of the family of four a few days ago was just a temptation?"

"Hmm. ”

"Those pursuers of the Inquisition were also pretended to be?"

"Hmm. ”

"The edict brought by the Papal Emissary is also part of your plan?"

"Hmm. ”

Todd was about to ask again when there was a knock at the door, forcing him to pause.

Huggins pushed the door and walked in, glanced at the nun standing in the room, bowed his head and said to Todd, "My lord, according to your orders, water, food, and medicine have been delivered to those refugees underground. ”

"Thank you, find someone to watch them, don't let them run to the town. ”

Watching Huggins exit the room, Todd rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers, suddenly remembered something, and asked the nun, "Wait, you didn't need to take me underground today, and you didn't need to tell me all the plans and secrets you said." Why do you have to tell everything about it? Aren't you afraid, I'm going to get you and all the aliens out in a fit of rage?"

The woman raised her head, and the expression on her face made Todd feel a little strange: "I believe in you." ”

"Reichell, I really don't understand what you're thinking. Todd tilted his head back and closed his eyes, "What do you want me to do after all this effort?

The woman did not respond.

Todd sat up straight and opened his eyes, but the scene in front of him made him dumbfounded and almost fell off his chair.

The nun turned around and turned her back to Todd. She unfastened the wide nun's robe and pulled it down to her waist, leaving nothing under her garment. On the white skin as frost, between the two half-moon-shaped shoulder blades, the red ink is engraved with the pattern of the eagle spreading its wings, and a line of numbered characters is engraved with ancient Roman numerals below.

"What I hope is, Chief, that you can build a haven of refuge for all the xenomorphs, a sanctuary free from slavery and cruelty......