Chapter 3: Ghosts in the Ruins
"Unveiling...... Can't open the pot?! The church will also not be able to open the pot? Captain Barron looked at Edward dumbfounded, and his three views were severely shocked.
Although I already felt that Edward's church might be miserable, I really didn't expect it to be so miserable.
Captain Barron has been traveling from south to north for so many years, and it is the first time he has encountered such a strange church, and a church in the hall can be so poor that it can't be revealed...... Well, absolutely!
On the continent of Gathorne, the small churches are under the six guardian churches and are directly responsible to the six major churches, and the six major churches will provide some assistance to the small denominations under their command.
So...... No matter how small a church is, it shouldn't be like this, relying on the subsidy of a large church, even if a small church has no believers and no income, the most basic food expenses should be stable.
Wait a minute? What does Barron see? It wasn't until this moment that Barron, who had taken a good look at Edward's priest's robes, noticed something that stunned him.
Edward didn't have the emblems of the six churches on his body!
Scanning Edward's body twice reveals that Edward only has the Sun Scepter badge on his chest.
This is a small church that is not affiliated with the Church of the Six Guardians?!
Captain Barron opened his mouth in surprise, this was the first time Barron had encountered a church like the Edwards.
Lim glanced at the silent captain, then turned his head to look at Edward, feeling that the atmosphere was a little solemn.
As the team's excellent warm-up master, Lim decisively interjected: "Little Father Edward is a good man, and most of the money he gets from the church is probably used in the slums." ”
Hearing Lim's explanation, Captain Barron, who was shocked by Edward's Ancient Divine Cult, immediately came back to his senses, and after a few stunned glances at Edward, he fell silent again.
Lim glanced at Captain Barron, who was silent and didn't know why, and felt that her captain was a little rude, she hurriedly turned her head and talked to Edward familiarly: "Speaking of which, Little Father Edward, I see that you have been here in the taskbar for a while, have you found the task you want to do?" ”
"Look at me and I've been here for a long time and there has been no movement, so I know that there is no movement." Edward smiled wryly and spread his hands.
It's all night, and there's no place for him to have simple, easy-to-do solo quests.
"...... "Wow! I can't talk about it this day. Little Father Edward is also a person who can't talk, and he is going to die, so the atmosphere is so embarrassing at this moment. Lim had a far-fetched smile on her face.
Just as Lim's mind was spinning and thinking about how to break the deadlock, Captain Barron suddenly spoke.
“…… Lord Edward, I have an assignment here, and the honorarium is very high. However, due to some rumors, I have been hesitant to take on this task for the past two days, but if you are willing to temporarily combine with my team, Lord Edward, I am sure that this task will take place. ”
"What task?"
Edward quickly withdrew his gaze from the taskbar and looked back at Captain Barron beside him.
Seeing Edward's puzzled gaze, Captain Barron immediately explained, "Two days ago, the sheriff of this town approached me and entrusted my team with an exploration mission, which was located on the edge of this town. However, there are rumors that this commission will encounter powerful ghosts, so I've been hesitant to take on this mission, after all, I only have one mage apprentice and one druid in my group who can deal damage to spirits like ghosts. ”
"Wait, what do you say? Phantom?! ”
Edward's voice rose a few degrees, and he looked at Barron with a suspicious gaze, a ghost appeared near the small town of Nonorila?!
Taking a long breath, though he didn't know the specifics or whether Barron's rumors were true, Edward knew he had to go through it after hearing this.
In this world, the priests enjoy a high status, but they also have obligations that must be fulfilled.
According to the decree issued by the Holy See Federation, the clergy have the duty to protect the people of the area they protect from monsters such as ghosts and ghosts.
A ghost appears on the edge of the town, but instead of Edward, the sheriffs are looking for Barron's team, and Edward has already guessed about this.
It is estimated that because Edward is young, he is the only pastor in the entire church, and this task is very dangerous. So the sheriffs decided not to pass the news on to Edward.
After all, there is only one resident priest in the whole town now, and Edward can't be planted in this task because of this task.
"I've taken this task." Edward did not hesitate.
"The reward for this commission is ten gold coins, and I can give five to you, Your Excellency, what do you think?"
"No problem. In fact, whether there is an honorarium or not, I have to solve it after knowing this, after all, I am a priest. Edward raised his hand and gestured to his priest's robes.
Captain Barron nodded slightly, his eyes showing a faint glint of admiration, Edward had this kind of consciousness at such a young age, and he was worthy of being a bishop of a church.
"In that case, I will meet at the East Gate at noon tomorrow, and I have to go back and make arrangements."
"Okay, I'll have to prepare for the ghost problem too." Edward nodded knowingly, calculating in his heart what he needed to prepare, the holy water used to purify the filthy things, and the holy tools that increased the divine power.
The next day, the east gate of the town of Nonorila. Edward, who had regained his pure white priest's robes, held a thick Bible in his hand and joined the rest of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Regiment.
Captain Barron, Ranger Lim, a heavily armored warrior wearing gray-black full-body armor and a large shield in his hand, a young male mage with freckles on his face, a druid girl dressed rather revealing with wheat-colored skin, and a dwarf who is constantly wiping the fire gun in his hand without raising his head, these are all the members of the Barron squad of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Regiment.
There are not many people in the Barron team, but judging from the momentum of these players, this team should take the elite route.
Captain Barron didn't say much, the third-order swordsman, the core of the team, and several other members also exuded a powerful momentum, especially the heavily armored warrior, and the dwarven firecracker.
"A brief introduction, Gal Vlad, the third-order guardian knight, the most reliable person in my team." Barron looked at Edward, who was looking at his teammates curiously, and smiled and introduced him.
"Amos. Upton, a first-order plastic energy mage apprentice, is very promising, especially with a fireball technique, he is quite proficient! ”
"Luna. North, a second-order druid, delves into protection and restoration of natural magic. ”
"Wacker. Brass Hammer, a third-order dwarven musketeer. ”
A mercenary squad of three third-order warriors? It's no wonder that the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group is quite famous in this area, but a team under its command has this level of strength.
Edward nodded in surprise and introduced himself to Barron's teammates.
……
The strange shape of the ancient trees is luxuriant, and the sunlight is difficult to fall through the leaves to the ground to form dappled light and shadow, and through this dim light, the moss-covered stumps and broken ruins come into view.
Legend has it that there was a large city to the west of Nonorira, but it was abandoned for unknown reasons.
The city was ruined, and it became a paradise for animals and plants, and even many magical beasts made their homes here.
The goal of Edward and the others was the underground waterways of the abandoned city, which had been turned into a forest.
After all these years, the surface buildings of the abandoned city have almost disappeared under the shade of dense vegetation, and it is surprising that the underground waterways of this ancient city have survived almost intact to the present day.
"Word has it that someone has encountered a wraith in the depths of this underground waterway. Now everyone is vigilant and ready for battle. Barron took a deep breath and looked up at the mossy cavern beneath him, his awe of the unknown making him clench his sword.
A faint golden glow flashed in Edward's eyes, looking at the deep cave like the mouth of a giant beast, Edward said calmly: "Don't doubt it, this news is correct, there are indeed signs of necromantic activity here." ”
Edward had a special talent, his eyes could see many things that ordinary people could not see, in Edward's eyes, the pitch-black cavern was not completely dark, and there were many star-like silver-gray spots of light in there, which was proof that the necromancer had moved.
The group of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Regiment was stunned, and Gail and Wacker looked directly at Edward with suspicion.
I haven't even gone in to investigate, and I haven't seen any action from the person in front of me, so I have made a direct conclusion? This little priest can't be here to talk nonsense, right?
It's no wonder that Gale and Wacker suspect that Edward does look a little too young, and this immature little face makes people forget that the other party is actually the bishop of a church, a priest of great strength.