Chapter 35: The Cult of the Damned

Benny walked into the mayor's house, and understood in his heart why the guard didn't like the mayor, a remote town, the people in the town were obviously not very rich, but the mayor's family was not normal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Benny didn't see a lot of donations from wealthy businessmen in the church, but Benny didn't recognize what the carpet was made of. And the house actually has three floors, but I don't see anyone else in his house.

Benny understood a little in his heart, a single middle-aged mayor, and very rich, but there was obviously no industry around him that could make him rich, and the people in the town did not look like they were being squeezed. Most importantly, the mayor was a little too polite to himself.

"You may be seated, Mr. Pastor. ”

"My name is Benedict Smith, Mr. Mayor. This is my paperwork. Benny put the paperwork on the tea table, and for some reason, he didn't have the slightest affection for the mayor's nice face.

Mayor Mare's smile froze for a moment, then he smiled again.

"My name is Duke, Duke Hals. The mayor poured Benny tea and picked up the paperwork on the table and read it for a moment. Dao Benny was a little impatient before he spoke

"Of course there is no problem with the paperwork, but -----" Mayor Mare's eyes were a little evasive.

"But what?" said Benny's mouth with a playful smile.

"The Church's farmland has been abandoned because it has been left untended since the death of the last missionary. Because of this, the mill and bakery are also closed. The hotel is in good working order. The mayor didn't hesitate.

"Oh, is it?" is really interesting, Benny thinks he feels a bit like the protagonist of a novel, and the first time he goes out, he can encounter such nonsense. The mayor of a remote town dared to embezzle the property of the church.

"How dare I deceive the church, it turns out that the church's property has always been tended by missionaries hired by local farmers, and then he died, and no one has been in charge of it. The smile on the mayor's face deepened, even a little flattering.

Benny didn't speak, but walked over to the fireplace, and picked up a small metal badge from it, carved with a strange pattern resembling a skull with fangs, and a circle of flames around the ball, which surrounded the skull, forming a strange 'horn' on top of the skull.

"Mr. Duke Ars, what did the Cult of the Damned promise you?power or immortality?" he said, playing with the badge engraved with the claw skull. Benny was talking to himself as if to the fireplace.

Benny had always had a strange dislike for Mayor Mare from the time he met him, until when the Mayor had just poured him tea, he saw the badge engraved with the claw skull, and the faint undead energy on it still made Benny see it at a glance. Maybe the town was so remote that he thought no one would find out about this little secret, and he dared to put this badge in such a conspicuous position.

"What Cursed Sect? What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?" the panic in Mr. Mayor's eyes flickered.

"Even if I am not a believer in the Light, I have never heard of anyone who would dare to encroach on the Church's inheritance. Not to mention you, a member of the Cursed Sect. "The Church of the Light is different from the religions of the previous life, they are influenced by the Light, except for those who fall into darkness, and the believers who believe in the Light are generally monks who are strict with themselves. Although they have no desire for money, they need financial support for the operation of the church, missionary activities and other activities, so they usually accept donations from some businessmen who believe in the Holy Light, and they use the money to buy various properties, and then hire people to take care of them, leaving aside the daily expenses of the church, and the rest of the money is used to help the poor. If someone embezzles the church property and is exposed, not to mention that he will become the enemy of all the people at the bottom, the nobles will not let him go for the sake of fame. He is a person of a secret cult, and he dares to do this, so he is not afraid of being found out a large number of pieces.

What is strange is that Kel'thugad has already formed the Cursed Sect at this time? This is a bit inconsistent with the time in Benny's memory, although there is no particularly detailed time, but according to the memories of his previous life, Kel'thugad was driven out of Dalaran and rushed to Northrend at the beginning of the year, and it will take him at least 3 months to travel back and forth between Northrend and Lordaeron, and it stands to reason that he will not form the Cursed Sect until May at the earliest. But it's only mid-March, but there's nothing wrong with this emblem, and there's something on it, which is the banner of the psychic academy in the game.

"A member of a secret sect dares to do such a thing, should you be called stupid, or should you be stupid?"

"Pastor Smith, what the hell are you talking about?" said Mayor Mare with a confused expression.

"Although I don't understand why Kel'thugad would take such a stupid person as you into the church. Benny turned and looked at the hunched mayor of the town. "But the faint psychic aura on it can't hide it from me. ”

"Who the hell are you?!" Duke Hals looked up sharply, glaring at Benny in hatred. "The existence of the church is absolutely secret, how did you know that?"

"To call you stupid is to praise you. "Tell you the reason, you still asked, Benny didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore, the mark tattoo on his forehead suddenly lit up, and a holy light quickly condensed into a light snake next to Benny, heading straight for Duke. Bound by the Light!

"What kind of spell is this!" Duke Smith panicked as he pulled out a dagger glowing green from his back and stabbed at Benny, barely halfway through it when he was tied from neck to foot by the serpent of light condensed by the Holy Light.

"You know, I think I'm now with the protagonist of the novel, I just came out of the 'leveling', and the experience baby was sent to the door. It also comes with a lot of 'prestige'. Thank you very much, Mr. Duke Hals, former mayor of Talonshire. Followers of the Cursed Sect. ”

Saying something that Duke Smith didn't understand, Benny turned and opened the door and walked out, Duke Hals floating behind Benny in a bound position as if he was being dragged by some force.

The guard who had just led the way was standing in front of the door of the mayor's house for some reason, and Benny was startled by the sudden opening of the door.

"What's your name?" said Benny, smiling as he asked the young-faced militiaman, the faintly glowing sigil tattoo on his forehead that made his face look somewhat sacred.

"Maka! go and call someone! He's not a church pastor! he's a ・・・・・・" The serpent of light wrapped around Duke Hals suddenly stretched out and whipped him like a snake wagging its tail.

"It's the time of Light, Mr. Hals, if you don't want to suffer, be quiet! I'm not one of the priests you remember. Benny's smile remained unchanged as he glanced over at Hals, who shivered.

"Your name is Maka?"

"Yes - yes. Marca nodded stunned.

"Go and ring the alarm. Maca. Benny's tone was like a stick fooling the believers.

Marka kept a stunned expression, nodded and turned to run away.

"If you make any more small moves, I will purify you completely with the Divine Fire. Although you may not know what a sacred fire is. ”

Hals stopped his movement at the waist and looked at Benny like a ghost, the priest didn't even look back!