Chapter 5: The Holy Swordsman

Safely leaving the apartment, Wren walked all the way, throwing his bag into a roadside trash can five blocks away.

After continuing a little further, he entered a station, and it wasn't long before a bus came and stopped on the side of the road.

There is a lot of white smoke coming out of the rear of the car, which looks like a bus on the planet, but it is larger and more rudimentary, divided into two floors, without glass windows and air conditioning, and can carry hundreds of people if it is all packed.

Wren squeezed into the car, took out a copper riso from his pocket and handed it to the conductor.

The conductor was a middle-aged woman, she tore off a ticket and handed it over, her eyes stayed on Wren's face for a moment, and a smile appeared on her originally expressionless face: "Young man, there are seats in the back, please come in." ”

"Thank you. Wren nodded slightly, lowering his hat a bit.

He squeezed into the back of the carriage, thinking to himself that sometimes it's not a good thing to be too handsome, and when he needs to keep a low profile, he is easy to be noticed.

"It seems necessary to put a little camouflage on the face so as not to be too eye-catching. ”

As soon as Wren sat down, the driver rang the big bell at the front of the car, making a "dangdang" sound to remind passers-by to avoid, and then the body staggered and moved, and the speed gradually increased.

The buses headed east and finished at Ryan Vlaar, the poorest part of the city of Lunshand, which the citizens disparagingly called the slums.

In the early days, most of the residents of Lyne were rural people who had just moved into the city to earn a living, and could not afford the high rents, so they worked in factories during the day and had to live in the most remote parts of the city at night, and over time slums were formed.

In any world, poor areas have always been a breeding ground for criminals.

Ryan is the largest district in Lonzand, located in the east of the city, and occupies almost a third of the city, but the law and order is the worst in Lonshand, with a mix of homeless, gangsters, outlaws, vagrants, and hundreds of thousands of poor people, many dangerous people lurking in it, and almost every day there are murders, not to mention countless shady transactions that take place here.

No one with the slightest decency would want to live in Rienflard.

This was exactly what Wren was aiming for, he didn't want to be recognized by his former classmates and friends, and then the news leaked to Ramsay. Those who can enter the academy are not in poor economic conditions, and rarely go to dangerous slums.

It is also convenient to go to Rienfriar to hide for a while first, so that it is convenient to act later.

His gaze swept over the car.

Because it is not rush hour, the car is not full, and most of the passengers are dressed plainly, to be precise, shabby. There was a deep sense of exhaustion in everyone, and they sat there numb, as if they were tormented by a hopeless life, living hard.

Wren withdrew his gaze and leaned back on the rusty chair, squinting to rest.

Soon after, the car drove into the Rien district.

The scene on the side of the street gradually became monotonous, the roads became narrower, the houses became denser and denser, the streets were bustling on both sides, and all kinds of vendors crowded the streets, hoarsely selling their things, bread, cigarettes, fruits, beer, newspapers...... and many other common goods.

Under the corners of the streets, homeless people can be seen everywhere.

Some of them sat there begging, some of them lay motionless on the ground like corpses, but none of the passers-by cared for them.

The driver of the car kept ringing the bell to get out of the way of the crowded pedestrians.

Even when sitting in the car, I smell the stench coming from the street from time to time, this smell comes from the roadside gutter, which makes people want to vomit, but the passengers have long been used to it, and no one even complains.

Wren didn't make it to the last stop and got off halfway.

As soon as he got out of the car, seven or eight ragged children gathered around, all of them yellow-skinned and thin, and their eyes were full of longing and cunning.

Wren has no sympathy overflowing, and few of these begging children are estimated to be pure and good, and they are more or less part-time pickpockets. He held down the money hidden close to him without a trace, and while he was not completely surrounded, he quickened his pace and ran out of the station, shaking off the group of children.

He walked cautiously down the street, intending to find a cheap hotel to stay in as a base for his stay.

Walking on the streets of the Rien district, the biggest impression of Rennes is that there are many people, and there are people everywhere.

This reminded him of the video of India's slums that he had seen on the Internet before, which was also crowded with people, and everywhere he went, he was stared at by a pair of malicious eyes, which made people's hearts furious.

But even in another world, the Rien district is much better than the slums of India.

At least in the three categories of "dirty mess", the Rien district only accounts for messy and poor, not so dirty.

Suddenly, a clearing appeared at the intersection ahead.

It was a small square, and on one side of the square stood a majestic church. The scale of the church is not large, the façade is neatly arranged with two rows of tall round columns, and the walls and dome are made of stone, giving it a sense of heaviness and epic.

This is a church of the Church of Justice, and there are many more churches like this in Lunssanderi, which are divided into areas of responsibility.

"No wonder people don't dare to approach the square. Wren was stunned.

The Empire has three officially supported Orthodox churches, and the Church of the Righteous God is one of them.

Although the God of Justice does not have the largest number of believers, this deity is the most majestic, and people both revere and fear Him, and choose not to deal with His church if they do not have to.

Because the priesthood of the god of justice, Tirel, includes "justice", "order", "law", "justice", and "guardian", etc., most of his followers are engaged in justice and law and order.

Often, those who are associated with the Church of Justice are either the victims or the judged.

Either case is not a good thing, and people naturally shy away from it.

In addition to the Church of Justice, the other two Orthodox Churches of the Empire are the "Church of Knowledge and Magic" of the Goddess of Magic, and the "Earth Church" of Mother Earth God, and the three are listed as the Church of the Three Gods.

Most of the people of the empire believed in one of these three gods.

Wren's family were all followers of the goddess of magic, and in his memory, his mother Malinda was a devout believer, praying to the goddess every day before meals and before going to bed, or occasionally in her spare time. She was a teacher at a church school in her hometown and a missionary, spreading the light of the Goddess's wisdom to her students.

However, Ren's belief in the goddess did not seem to be very devout before, and the number of prayers was very small, only once every ten days and a half months.

As he passed the square, Wren glanced inside the church.

He was about to withdraw his gaze when a loud bell rang from the roof of the church, far away.

At the same time, a group of guards in bright silver armor came out of the main entrance of the church, walked down the stone steps step by step, and made loud and neat footsteps, and came to the square.

Such a big movement suddenly made the pedestrians on the street stop and gather towards the square.

"What's going on?"

Wren stood like everyone else, watching all this with curiosity.

There were more and more people on the side of the square, and it was soon crowded, and Wren stood in the front position, unable to squeeze out if he wanted to, and was forced to become a member of the crowd of onlookers.

Guards in silver armor scattered in the middle of the square, their armor reflecting light, their swords resting on the stone floor, their hands pressed against the ends of their hilts, motionless, like statues, exuding a sense of solemnity and majesty.

Wren was only a few steps away from the guards and took the opportunity to observe them.

The guard's armor was a full-body armor, extremely well-made, forged from complete metal plates, assembled from multiple parts, including breastplates, shoulder armor, arm guards, gloves, leggings, combat boots, etc., the elbow and knee joints were connected by elaborate locks, and the helmet was almost completely enclosed, with only a T-shaped gap in the front, the whole set of armor was incredibly heavy, like a tin can.

With such heavy armor, it would be difficult for ordinary people to even walk after putting it on, but these guards moved freely and stood there with ease.

This detail made Wren feel a strong power, and he immediately remembered that these guards were the "Holy Sword Squires" of the Righteous Church.

The Righteous Church has an extremely powerful transcendent profession called the "Holy Swordsman", usually wearing heavy armor and excelling in swordsmanship and psychic power.

Every holy swordsman has been carefully cultivated by the church since childhood, they are the most faithful believers of the God of Justice, carry out the oracles of the God of Justice, maintain order, protect the law and justice, and are the spokesmen of the God of Justice in the mortal world!

Before they became holy swordsmen, these people were called holy sword squires.

The Holy Sword Squires are still ordinary people, but after a long period of training, they have some stronger powers than ordinary people, and they can be used as reserve personnel of the Holy Swordsmen, or as guardians of the Church for life.

"Dang!"

Another bell rang out of the church, and another group of people came out of it.

The leader is a tall middle-aged man, who is also wearing full-body armor and a white cloak behind him, but he is not wearing a helmet, which can be seen clearly.

He had a resolute countenance, piercing eyes, short brown hair, a short beard on his chin, a very strong build, a steady and powerful gait, and a dignified gesture in his movements, which made everyone who saw him think that he was a man who could be trusted and could be relied upon.

The middle-aged man was holding a sword in his hand, which was a little longer and wider than an ordinary long sword, but it was not a two-handed sword, and it looked like he could hold the sword in one hand or with both hands.

Wren noticed that his breastplate was engraved with a golden scale, and the supporting shaft in the middle of the scale was a sword with the tip pointing downwards and stuck in a codex!

"This is the emblem of the God of Justice. "Wren had seen this emblem before and recognized it at a glance.

People called out the names of middle-aged people: "Master Temple!"

"The Holy Swordsman is really majestic......"

"Of course, Master Demps is no ordinary holy swordsman, it is said that he has already broken through to the middle rank, and he may be promoted and transferred away soon. ”

Demps was followed by two guards, who carried a black platform.

The platform was made of metal, only half a man tall, with a downward recessed notch in the middle, covered in dark red patches of color, like blood left by something splashed.

As soon as the black platform came out, it immediately caused the townspeople to exclaim.

Someone next to him whispered in fear, "Guillotine, Judgment Ritual! Has anyone fallen, or has someone cursed him?"

Immediately, people saw the answer.

A man with a languid face was escorted out by the guards, with a silver chain wrapped around his body, his upper body tightly tied, his hands tied behind his back, and his feet shackled, and he walked down the steps in front of the church with difficulty.

"Ruiz!"

Some citizens in the crowd recognized the man who was bound in chains.

The man named Ruiz was originally confused, but when his name was suddenly called, a spirit suddenly reacted and shouted, "Let go of me! What are you going to do?"