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In the morning light, many elites who obeyed the secret decree of the Holy Church waited early at the assembly place, and in the solemn occasion, everyone maintained absolute silence, like a silent statue standing majestically in their respective places.

The front side door opened, and a middle-aged man in a white patriarch's sacrificial robe was led in front of them by several personal attendants, and the public prayer ceremony slowly began with the ethereal singing of the choir.

The light and shadow overlap with the shocking and magnificent murals on the ceiling, and the painted doors and windows lock the piety of silent recitation, away from all the impetuosity and noise of the soul, gloomy and silent.

After the ceremony, the unrelated cultists began to retire, leaving behind the relevant personnel who carried out the secret mission.

Looking at the supreme commander in charge of their actions in front of him, Xia Lan's silent heart inevitably had a ripple.

Christopher, who was the bishop of the Cathedral of the Holy Grace in Port Louis, and Adeline's biological father, who would have thought that creation would make people, and now the two will meet again in different capacities.

Thirteen teams, this is the number of teams that the opponent has named and arranged.

Each team has its own jurisdiction, some near and far, some difficult and some easy, for example, the most remote is the Estak trading city-state west of the Summer Wind Strait, and the most dangerous is the Etanin Kingdom facing the Heather Empire's troops.

And the jurisdiction that Xia Lan is responsible for is not among them, but the subordinate territory is a place that he is not unfamiliar with.

Monteres, the famous pirate paradise, was also the landing site where he fled to Elderland.

Over the years, the familiar scene may have long since become different.

After the meeting, in accordance with the established instructions and arrangements, Xia Lan met with the members of the seventh team who belonged to him.

There are a total of thirty-two members, twenty-four knights of the guard, and eight warlocks related to the teleportation circle, compared to the other teams, it can be said that the personnel are small, after all, his jurisdiction faces little threat, unlike the first team in charge of King Etanin's jurisdiction, in terms of numbers, it can almost form a consolidated brigade.

To his surprise, the Twelfth Team in charge of the Estak Trade City-State had more than sixty members, and out of curiosity, he consulted with the captain in charge to understand the reason.

Around the spring and summer of last year, the undead of Sugro, the barbarians who had destroyed the Adria Kingdom and the Osasu Alliance, finally crossed the Lelaso Mountains and launched a full-scale crusade to the east. The alliance led by the Duchy of Sisinia was unable to change the situation of the losing war despite its best efforts, and finally had to maintain the defensive line in the area of the Serola Mountains.

For the Templars, the rise of the undead in Sugro is a disease of ringworm compared to the aggressive threat of the Heather Empire, no matter how much trouble these bones make, it will not affect the overall situation in Eldran, and the natural barrier of the Summer Wind Strait is enough to make the other party sigh.

When the Heather Empire is settled, the Templars believe that a random order of knights will be able to drive the skeletons back to the Shadows.

Because the glorious power of the Templar naturally restrains the undead.

Or because of the unexpected, the Templars will send extra personnel to the Estak trading city-state.

Charan, who understood the cause and effect, was silent for a long time, the land where he came left him with too many unforgettable memories, and the rise of the undead of Sugro basically erased most of the traces of his existence, Rydan, Gollan Hill Town Academy, Elania...... The scenes that once lingered in my mind gradually turned into colorful and cracked bubbles.

Over the years, he has indeed forgotten the past.

On the other side of the sea, does anyone still remember him?

With the glorious years of the past in his arms, he set off on the road back.

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Relying on different means of transportation and a hidden way of traveling, the seventh team led by Xia Lan finally arrived in Monterres after a journey of more than a month. After a short rest, he sent to the Doge's palace to inform Augsgo, the ruler of Montres, of the request for a meeting, and on the other hand, he reported to Christopher with the conch of Croros as ordered before leaving.

Christopher's attitude towards Charan's candidate for the Son of God was lukewarm, as the new Patriarch in White, he belonged to a weak neutral faction in the upper echelons of the Templar, so he would not deliberately act against Charan, unless he was already being co-opted in secretly.

According to Christopher's instructions, he had reached a certain agreement with Augsig, and when the time came, the other party would secretly arrange their mission, and seriously warned him to restrain his subordinates from leaking news and affecting the order of Montreus.

He didn't know why Christopher chose Monteres as an important node, nor did he know about the political deal between the other party and Ogelles, so ensuring the smooth arrangement of the circle was what he needed to care about.

It didn't take long for the Governor's Mansion to send someone to receive it.

When he saw the receptionist, he always felt a little familiar.

According to the other party, his name is Ansel, and he is currently a subordinate official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Governor's Palace.

Sitting in the carriage on the way to the governor's palace, the official would cover his mouth with a handkerchief and cough softly from time to time, and Xia Lan, who had keen senses, could easily detect the weakness of the other party's physique, and even smelled a faint smell of blood from the other party's handkerchief.

"Your Highness Green, I'm very sorry to have affected your tranquility."

This official is very good at observing words and feelings, and immediately said after noticing Xia Lan's strange eyes.

As for the great man known as the "Silver and White Sacred Sword" in front of him, his reputation on the battlefield had already spread throughout the West Coast with the Templar's propaganda, so he always maintained a humble and cautious attitude, hearing that the other party had come to Montres to carry out a confidential mission of the Templars, although the details were unknown, curiosity was inevitable.

"You seem to be badly injured?" Xia Lan glanced at him and said.

"Yes, this is the wound left by the unfortunate mistake of falling into a trap when Xia was tracking down the heresy harboring in Montreis, and Xia has been able to live until now is the result of the blessing of the Holy Radiance." Ansel explained.

"Heresy?" Xia Lan raised her eyebrows.

"Does Your Highness remember that the Templars issued a wanted letter back then? The wanted targets are Adelina and her accomplice Derak Char......an, who destroyed Louis Hong Kong's murderer," Anse El said slowly.

“……”

Xia Lan looked at him deeply, it turned out to be him.

"Thankfully, they didn't escape the Templars! Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the innocent people who have been killed and injured because of them? Ansel continued.

"You hate them?" Xia Lan asked.

Ansel looked at him strangely and said, "Your Highness, is it wrong to hate them?" Not to mention anything else, many of my colleagues alone died because of them. ”

"That's right, I'm just curious about their reputation, after all, I was still young at the time, and I didn't know the specific situation." Xia Lan pretended to be indifferent.

"I see."

Anse El expressed his understanding, and according to the age of the other party, I am afraid that the other party was still a carefree and ignorant teenager at the time of the incident.

"As the initiator of the heresy, the maiden named Adrina seems to be just an ordinary person in Port Louis, and then she was seduced by heresy before she went berserk, and the accomplice named Frank Charan is a legendary figure, and his deeds west of the Summerwind Strait are enough to write a biography, but it is a pity that his deep fascination with the heretical maiden led to the subsequent tragic story." Anse El said with a smile.

"Their story is famous?" Xia Lan frowned without a trace.

"Yes, after their deaths, their story was spread through the bard's mouth, and the source was found, and I heard that it was a mercenary who knew Derfrank Charan who first spread it." Anse Airway.

"Didn't the Templar trouble the mercenary?" Charland Road.

"That's not clear at the moment." Anse El shook his head. "It's the Purple Thorn Mercenary Group to which this female mercenary belongs has been disbanded a few years ago."

As the carriage came to a halt, Xia Lan nodded.

"Thank you for relieving your boredom along the way."

"It's an honor under it."

After getting out of the carriage, he followed the other party into the solemn and magnificent governor's palace, and in a moment, he sat in the palatial side hall and waited for the announcement.

Suddenly, a hearty laugh came from afar, and a middle-aged man with a majestic figure suddenly appeared in Xia Lan's field of vision.

"It's better to meet than to be famous, Your Highness Green, and to give you a sincere welcome on behalf of Montres in Lower Augsgo!"

"Governor Augsg has overspoken."

Xia Lan hurriedly stood up and greeted him, he didn't dare to underestimate the master of Monteres in front of him, the so-called fame is no vain, without some strength and skill, how can the other party lead Montelles to survive tenaciously under the umbrella of Grenada and the Duchy of Sivir? What's more, he's hugging the Sanctuary thigh now!

The idle people were dismissed, and the talks on the arrangement of the circle were officially opened.

The node chosen by Ogles was not in the prosperous town of Monteres, but on a headland more than ten miles southwest of the sea.

"If the circle is arranged, how to solve the problem of material and personnel transportation?" Charan mentioned a key point.

"Sea freight." Augsig smiled. "In order to cover the successful completion of the formation of the circle, tomorrow I will announce that a new dock will be built there."

"Can you guarantee that the workers who built the docks won't reveal our secrets?" Charland Road.

"You can rest assured that during the construction of the wharf, I will have the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the government monitor the whole process." Augske Road. "And the chosen circle node is a hill away from the docks, so it will be difficult to find you unless there is a deliberate reconnaissance."

"Thank you for your help." Charland Road.

"Everyone takes what they need." Augsg said heartily and bluntly.

Soon after the negotiation meeting, Xia Lan returned to the station to prepare for the follow-up related matters.

He didn't know that there was a pair of eyes watching them in the dark all the time. (To be continued.) )