Chapter 20 The Storm Rises
Today is the Holy Light Sunday, as usual, Archbishop Benedictas personally presided, standing in front of the statue of the Holy Light to recite the scriptures, many worshippers sitting on the pews lowered their heads, one after another silently recited the scriptures, the whole church is extremely solemn, rippling solemn atmosphere.
Mashif was one of the worshippers, and on weekdays he was often the most devout one, listening to the melodious voice of the archbishop and feeling the warm glow of the statue of the Holy Light, but today he was a little absent-minded, just because he was sitting in the church, but his whole body was filled with cold, this coldness was not caused by the weather, nor was it due to the fact that there were some foreign knights in the church, but the holy light shining on his body was no longer warm, but revealed a trace of coldness.
At first, Ma's thought it was a delusion, but his body trembled uncontrollably, and he gritted his teeth and tried to suppress the shivers to see what was going on with the rest of the people, and he was shocked to see what was going on with the rest of the people, and the faces of several people around him were flushed with red light, enjoying the warmth of the light.
Am I forsaken by the Light?
Mazef began to panic, thinking that it must be the Light who was dissatisfied with him, and the only problem he could think of was accepting Anduin's invitation, but he still could not forget Anduin's sincere eyes and his somewhat deviant but categorical rhetoric.
Is it wrong to surrender one's identity in order to protect one's hometown?
Masif wondered, for the first time he felt that his opinion was contrary to the Light, and if this could be considered wrong, then what was correct? Could it be that the Holy Light wants to see the priest who believes in him and become a cold-blooded lord on high?
Confusion of thoughts flooded his mind, and Mazef began to engage in heated debates with blind obedience to faith with his natural and simple values, his face sometimes tangled and sometimes stretched, and gradually, sweat began to dwell on his forehead, but his blank eyes became brighter and brighter.
Eventually, Mazeif was convinced that Anduin's actions were not wrong, and at the same time, he found that the cold on his face was no longer there, but the light did not tend to be warm.
The statue of the Holy Light, which was compassionate to the world but overlooked the world, seemed to ignore him, and no longer shrouded his face with the holy light.
Masif was a little relieved and relieved, and his conversion had been seen by Benedictas, but the archbishop read the scriptures all the time, and did not say anything until the service was over, when he looked at the papal knight sitting in a corner of the church.
The death of the townsfolk and the invasion of the orcs are things that cannot be hidden, so the great knight Ed wants to announce the decision in the church on behalf of Anduin, and the reason why Anduin did not come forward in person is that the strong sequelae of the spiritual vision suddenly attacked, and the illness came like a mountain, even if he was carrying the holy light.
"I'm Stormwind's new security officer, Eddard, the Grand Knight of Punishment, and I've been commissioned by Count Stormwind to announce something to everyone!"
Ed glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Just last night, a group of orcs sneaked into the vicinity of the territory through the Bay Corridor, and were discovered and exterminated by Lord Earl and me. ”
As soon as this remark came out, most of the townspeople in the church were surprised, and their feelings about Anduin were much better, and the resolution of a crisis in person was far more heartwarming than an impassioned declaration, but many of them were keenly aware of the fact that several knights were carrying three pairs of white cloth stretchers, and their smiles were removed, and they realized that the situation was not so simple.
"But unfortunately, none of the three guards in the guard post were spared."
Ed ordered someone to lift the white cloth, which immediately caused bursts of exclamations, and some people even rushed to the stretcher excitedly, there were only more than a thousand residents in Stormwind Town, and there were many believers who were familiar with these three people, and the cry gradually came, and the previous cheerful atmosphere was swept away.
Benedictas stood still, silent, without any intention of appeasing the crowd, and Ed continued to say with a blank face: "What I am going to announce next may cause everyone to be puzzled, and I swear to the Holy Light here that if I make it up, I will be a waste!" ”
The townsfolk immediately pricked up their ears and nervously heard Ed's announcement: "Jayhain was the murderer of the other two townspeople, and showed the orcs the way into the territory, and was finally killed by the orcs because of a quarrel, all of which was witnessed by the Earl and me by chance, and it is completely true!" ”
Hearing this, all the townspeople were dumbfounded, they didn't expect that there would be a traitor at all, and someone immediately retorted: "Impossible! Jayhain's entire family had been killed by the orcs, how could he have colluded with the orcs? ”
"That's right! Jayhain is a devout believer and has never lost his temper with others, how could he have killed two of his companions? ”
The townsfolk began to stir, and they refused to believe it anyway, and Ma'sif was in the middle of the crowd, and wanted to say something to calm the crowd, but even he felt that Jehein was not a traitor, and his eyes were confused again.
Eddar didn't have Anduin's good temper, he suddenly drew his long sword and raised it high, his sharp eyes forced everyone to be quiet, and said in a cold voice: "What I said is the truth, the Holy Light can testify to it, if you don't believe what I say, then you don't believe the Holy Light!" ”
Seeing that all the townspeople were speechless, Benedictas quietly glanced at Ed, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he said in his heart: "Even if you are a little clever, you know how to block their mouths with holy light, but unfortunately you don't understand, it is better to block the truth." ”
Eddard did not hear the archbishop's voice, and then announced that Anduin had decided to compensate the families of the two deceased townspeople, while the betrayer Jehi had no relatives and no reason, leaving his property equally divided among the two victims' families, and the house was confiscated.
This decision was a benevolent decision, which eased the emotions of the townspeople a little, but did not erase the seeds of anger.
The archbishop's gaze swept over everyone's faces and saw a pair of reluctant eyes, but he still did not say anything to reassure him, but only faintly announced the end of the service, stating that he would personally pray for the three dead.
Some of the townsfolk were impressed by Benedictas's hands-on efforts, others saw that he was strange, and Ed glanced at the archbishop, but did not linger, leaving the church with the other townspeople, hurrying back to his life, not noticing the townsfolk looking at his back, most of them were very gloomy.
……
The renovation of the Earl's Manor is still going on in full swing, but today there is no shadow of Anduin, because he greatly overestimated his ability and forcibly crossed the level to release the spiritual world to a third-order shaman, even if the other party was about to die, it was not a priceless thing.
Now Anduin had tasted the bitterness, his mind was dizzy, his throat was swollen, and before he could understand the magic silence in his experience note, he himself was silent first.
Lying in a rocking chair, leaning against the fire, listening to the buzz coming from the antechamber, Anduin wanted to get up and participate, not because he couldn't trust Van Cleef's abilities, but because he didn't want to miss this extremely important journey.
Unfortunately, even with the help of the system, Anduin could not get rid of his illness quickly, so he could only recuperate by the fireplace, listen to the flames explode, and experience the light and heat of firewood.
For no reason, Anduin remembered all kinds of things on the earth, are his parents and friends still doing well? He wanted to find someone to talk to about his lovesickness, but he couldn't find it, so he could only silently say it in his heart and listen to it in his head.
Maybe it was some kind of blessing to the soul, or maybe it was empathy, so he suddenly understood how uncomfortable the silence that he wanted to say but couldn't say.
Suddenly, Anduin fell into a more complete silence, staring at the flames flickering and the sparks flickering, but no longer heard a sound in his ears.
In the silence, Anduin's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the white robe faintly revealed a dazzling white light, and when this light condensed to the extreme, it finally burst out, completely overpowering the brilliance of the furnace, Anduin slowly stood up, and there was no weakness on his face.
"I didn't expect a serious illness to make me a blessing in disguise!"
Anduin smiled slightly, and at the moment when the Holy Light erupted, he not only helped him get rid of his sick body, but also used his drowsy feeling to successfully comprehend the first self-learning Holy Light Divine Technique, and then generated a card of the same name - [Silence].
Card Name: Silence
Card Type: Spells
Profession: Pastor
Card Level: Common
Crystal cost: 1 piece
Card Effect: Interrupts the target's casting action, and the effect depends on the strength of both players
Card description: A mage who keeps his mouth shut is a good mage.
[Hint: You have completed the fourth stage of the collection task to obtain rewards, card exchange mechanism (primary permissions). 】
Anduin looked through the cards he had obtained and asked, "What is primary permission?" ”
[Tips: For primary redemption permissions, you can only redeem one legendary card, two epic cards, five rare cards, ten common cards, and twenty basic cards a day.] 】
[This is called primary permission!] 】
"I think your words are redundant and underdrawn."
[If you dare to fight, I dare to scream! 】
Anduin shook his head helplessly, turned to look at the exchange list, and shook his head even more helplessly, although a certain system had already told him the exchange price, but when he really saw the [Master Craftsman Taray] who needed three hundred mana crystals to exchange, his heart was still inevitably dripping blood, and what made him drip blood even more was that the [Prince Varana] he wanted to exchange actually asked for four hundred crystals, which made him ask angrily: "Are you a profiteer?" ”
[Ahem! Correct, I'm the system! 】
"Why is the price of the second elf officer higher than that of the dwarf first officer?"
[The reason is that in terms of strength alone, the Blood Elf Prince is much stronger than the dwarf Talei, and if he becomes a fourth-order mage, the price will be five hundred, to say the least. 】
“……”
Anduin was speechless, and he was now extremely glad that Bolval had left him a lot of property, otherwise he would not have been able to push the money-burning machine, at which point Ed and the others returned to the manor to explain the situation to him, and the report focused on describing the reaction of the archbishop and the townspeople.
As a result, Anduin frowned, and Benedictas behaved in a somewhat unusual way, allowing the townspeople to lose control of their emotions and completely failing to fulfill the archbishop's responsibilities.
He shook his head, tried his best to clear the aftermath of the drowsiness, thought for a moment and said solemnly: "Ed, I think the situation is a little wrong, please arrange people to patrol the town now, and report any abnormal situation immediately!" ”
The Grand Knight immediately agreed, and before long, several patrolling guards appeared in Stormwind Town, keeping a close eye on every move of all the townspeople.
Benedictas in the church saw this at a glance, but he was not worried, because he was far superior to Anduin, the new lord, than he was to control Stormwind Town.
Quietly crushing a note written by mana into pieces, the archbishop's voice echoed in the darkness: "Anduin, even if you take every defense, it is impossible to prevent people's hearts......"