Volume 9 The Journey of Slaying the Dragon Chapter 22 The Second Believer
The incident in the Noble Inn brought down the local governor once and for allβunder pressure from the Church. He was accompanied into prison by the innkeeper of the power, oh, he had been pressed in prison by those noble children, and now, he could be proud and relieved, at least, he was still locked up with the local governor......
Of course, Luo Lan was able to waive a sum of money for damaging the inn building, and not only that, but the new innkeeper, the original snobbish son, had sent a lot of money and gifts as compensation for the lord's fright and attack.
This young man was obviously more knowledgeable than his father, and before leaving, he repeatedly apologized, asking Luo Lan not to publicize this matter, because after all, he still had to do the business of many nobles, and if everyone thought that it was not safe here, then his inn would also be opened.
Of course, as a supplement, Luo Lan still charged a little fee "symbolically".
After careful calculation, this money is enough for his group to spend on accommodation along the way, even if it is a round trip.
However, Luo Lan was far from expecting that the turmoil did not end there.
When the local diocesan bishop heard about this, he was "furious".
A clergyman was attacked twice in three days, and it is said that he also left an indelible scar on the body of the pious priest, which may not be a big deal for ordinary people, but it was undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to the local church, and by the way, the monk gave him the middle finger.
When will the followers of the God of Light be allowed to bully as they please? Isn't this the responsibility of the local monarch?
The Bishop was skeptical of the monarch's devotion to the gods, and it seemed that a new round of struggle between the monarchy and the clergy would begin.
Luo Lan did not know now that in the near future, this move of the local bishop would be imitated by the major dioceses, and as a result, many clergy suffered "inexplicable humiliation and provocation" in various places. There was even news that a moral pastor had been killed.
As a result, the dioceses extended the scepter of God to the kings of the world.
In this conflict of interests that is about to spread to the entire central continent. In fact, the fire had been planted as early as the defeat of the Sedaon expeditionary force, and the loss of the power of the central papacy led to the disguised independence of the major dioceses.
Almost all major events that will take place on the mainland in the future are indirectly and directly related to this matter, such as the expansion of the apologetic force, which requires the recruitment of mercenaries. This led to the mercenary guild becoming a large guild on a par with the Mage Guild and the Knight Alliance. Another example is that in the long war, the importance of pastors has finally been revealed. This profession did not decline as Mentor Dennis had predicted, but later as the war level increased, the status and status of the priest increased again and again, and finally reached the same level as the mage.
In fact, the major forces had a faint premonition before this, and the original cause of the Dragon Slaying War was, in a sense, also to divert some contradictions that were about to erupt.
However, the place where it should come always comes, and wrapping the fire with paper will not be able to contain it after all.
All of this. is unpredictable, in the whole incident, Luo Lan played the role of a fuse very strangely. But it has been deliberately or inadvertently ignored by many eyes.
Butterflies vibrate their wings, and sometimes they can make huge waves on the other side of the ocean.
The continent of Apollo is about to turn a new page and enter a magnificent era.
Since the Age of Heroes, countless heroes will rise again!
At this moment, Luo Lan was sitting in the clergyman's residence specially arranged by the local diocese. Beside him stood the undead acolytes and Lemon and the others. Cejess dutifully stood outside the door, rejecting every figure that might come to disturb the lord with a cold temperament and a solemn expression.
"Lemon. You've done a great job. Luo Lan praised it, which was not common in his mouth.
The plan to attack and kill Loheim was hatched by Lemmon, although there were still many flaws and loopholes in some minor sections, and even Athena suffered a backlash from magic, but in the end it achieved its goal, which was beyond Luo Lan's expectations, because he originally planned to come back in person to solve this thorny problem.
Lemon's performance is generally very satisfactory to him, this young man who does not know martial arts has finally shown his talent in layout and planning, although he is still very immature, but one day, he will grow into Luo Lan's indispensable right-hand man.
"If Stitch doesn't wake up as you think, how are you going to deal with Loheim?" Luo Lan unexpectedly threw the question after the compliment, and for a boy of Lemon's age, it was also necessary to prevent hot-headed beatings.
The boy seemed to have thought about this for a long time, and he pondered for a while, organized a sentence in his mind, and when he felt that nothing had been missed, he bowed down and replied, "Teacher, then I will threaten my own life to force him not to harm everyone here, because I am his target." β
"Well, what about next?" Luo Lan's tone was neither salty nor light, and he couldn't hear any of his inner thoughts from it.
Lemon paused, glanced at his mentor carefully, and said slowly: "I will try my best to delay the time, wait for the mentor to come back, if I can't do it, then I can only follow Loheim away, and look for another opportunity, from the previous information, the princess of Xiumi is obviously the most cherished pearl of Prince Xiumi, once I successfully approach her, then I have the opportunity to control her, so as to reverse the whole situation." After thinking about it, he puffed up his confident chest and added, "I'm very sure." β
"Well, that's a good idea. Luo Lan lightly tapped the table, and then changed his tone and said, "But there are two details I want to remind you." β
Lemon hurriedly lowered his head and stood respectfully with his hands tied.
"First of all, do you think Loheim is a person who is easy to accept threats?" Luo Lan stretched out a finger and shook it.
Lemon thought for a moment, said with some difficulty, and said in a low voice, "No." β
Luo Lan leaned forward a little, then gestured at his neck, and said: "You don't seem to be a person who is willing to give your life for others, I believe that with Luo Haim's eyes, it can be easy to see this, if I were him, I would ignore your actions, kill all the people here first, and then calmly take you away." β
Lemon's expression was stunned, and a lot of cold sweat oozed from his back.
Thinking back to the scene, he felt that if he was really forced to that point, then Loheim was indeed very likely to do what Luo Lan said.
"However, this does not mean that he does not accept the threat, but that the way of threatening should be improved," Luo Lan stretched out his palm, turned his palm down, and said, "You can use another method, such as having Adozema hold a dagger against your neck, so that you may be able to threaten the other party, because at least he seems to have the intention of killing you." β
When Adozimad, who was standing aside, heard this, he immediately knelt down in horror and said, "Master, ......"
Luo Lan waved his hand to stop his defense, glanced at him, and said, "I just made an analogy." Faithfulness is not proved by words, but by practical and effective deeds," he looked at the trembling Afdozimath, nodded, and said, "I am glad that you have finally proved yourself in this matter." β
Atozimuth shuddered, he bowed his head deeply, lay his hands on the ground, and performed an Apollo prostration, which represented the offering of all things.
After that, not only his soul, but also his will and thoughts, also completely surrendered to Luo Lan.
"Regarding the second point," Luo Lan continued, he smiled slightly, and said, "Do you think that after approaching the Queen of Xiumi, you will be able to control the situation?"
His meaningful gaze made Lemmon a little uncomfortable, and the latter snorted, lowered his head, and said, "Listen to your teachings." β
"I need to correct your mind, because it won't be long before you find out that it's a mistake. Luo Lan clapped his hands and said to the door next door, "Janice, come out and meet everyone." β
The door opened gently, and a veiled girl walked out of it with aristocratic steps, and the first thing that caught people's attention was her long blue hair, which was as clear as the sea, and the wavy natural curls conveyed soft romance and beauty. Next came the big smart and lively eyes, but at the moment it was a little too calm, and she seemed to be deliberately suppressing her nature.
She wore a plain dress, as if she wanted to cut off all ties with the past.
She came to Luo Lan, took off the veil, and then Ying Ying gave a salute and said in a crisp and pleasant voice: "Mentor." β
"Let me introduce you," Luo Lan gestured and smiled, "Lemon, this is your junior sister, Janice Shumi." β