Chapter 9: The Ecclesiastical Palace
The next day, Lu Ming didn't even go to say hello to the saints, and went to the church palace in Morel City.
An Leiya didn't take them with them, after all, Lu Ming didn't know what would be in the palace, if they really encountered a pure-bred demon clan, first, it would be very dangerous with their level, and second, Lu Ming's identity might be exposed.
As for Lifa, she was also left behind to protect the safety of Ann and the others.
After all, the civilian young man had found the residence of the Holy Maiden, and Lu Ming was worried that after he went out, the archbishop's people would also come to the door.
The only thing he had with him this time was the boy he had saved before, named Wells.
After all, Lu Ming is not very familiar with the church in Morel City, and it will be much more convenient to take him with him.
"Here, Lord Brave!"
At this moment, the young man walked in front of Lu Ming, obviously he had just been able to get out of bed, but he was walking fast, and he was very excited to act with Lu Ming.
After all, Lu Ming had saved his life before, and the identity of the other party was a brave man, so he admired that person very much.
"Hmm."
Lu Ming nodded, followed, observed the surroundings a little, and couldn't help but ask him:
"Is there no one in the palace of the church?"
At this moment, they had reached the entrance of the palace, and from here, it was empty, not at all like someone was there.
If it weren't for that, Wells wouldn't have just barged in with him, and seeing him walk into the church palace in the open, it was obvious that there was no one guarding it.
"Of course there is no one, Lord Brave!"
The young man, who was a little excited at the thought of being able to act with the brave, pulled his throat and told him:
"Not only this floor, but also the top floors are not alone, we kept shouting the last time we came in, but none of them came to take care of it!"
"But it doesn't have to be until the evening, the last time it was at night, a food delivery man came in, and he brought the glass of water I drank."
In the end, Wells's voice was a little small, as if he was still a little scared when he thought about it.
He almost didn't wake up.
After hearing this, Lu Ming asked strangely:
"Nobody's there? Then why don't you want to escape? ”
These people should have known what the church had called them for, or they wouldn't have been forcibly expropriated.
Wells coughed awkwardly before he said:
"When we were in church, we were actually imprisoned underground, or we wouldn't have screamed......
The church has been leviing people on them for two years, and of course they know what will become of these people when they come out of the church, so how could they be willing to stay obediently if they were not locked up.
Moreover, the people who faced the church at that time, the companions who were imprisoned with Wells were also very vigilant, if it were not for the fact that they suddenly saw the water and food sent by the church after a day of hunger, they would not have fallen into the black hands of the church.
"In that case, you can take me to the place where I am being held."
Lu Ming didn't know if his actions were correct today, after all, if there was no one in the church's palace, what was the use of him coming.
Obviously, the archbishop named Morel didn't know where he was hiding, and it seemed that since he dared to do such a thing under the nose of the Holy Capital, he was prepared and hid himself early.
However, he didn't want to come in vain, so he could see his companions who were being held with Wells.
According to Wells, there were still a lot of people who didn't go to the church that night, and they didn't see what happened to them, but they should still be locked up underground.
Lu Ming, under the leadership of Wells, entered the back of the palace, walked through a long underground staircase, looked at the darkening corridor that was getting deeper and deeper, and only after about ten minutes did he see a glimmer of light.
"Brave man, this way."
Wells waited around the corner for Lu Ming, hesitated, and told him:
"It's not just us young people who are imprisoned inside, but also some of the church's former paladins, but they all seem to have lost their fighting spirit, and their bodies are locked tightly, please don't be surprised when you meet you."
"Oh?"
Lu Ming was a little surprised, he wanted to ask before, where did the more than a hundred knights in the entire Morel City run away, he remembered that when he first entered the city, there was not even a guard at the city gate, right?
There was not a single one in the city, and according to what Wells's brother said yesterday, there was no one else in the church except for a few people who were responsible for the collection of the younger generation, and now that I think about it, it must be that those knights are all imprisoned.
After all, the archbishop has an affair with the demons, and it is impossible for the knights under his command to serve him anymore.
They are all human beings, with their own glory, and it is impossible for them to be contaminated with demons for no reason, so these people should have been locked up after resisting to no avail.
As for the knights who are willing to follow Morel in the end, I am afraid that there are not many of them.
Soon, Lu Ming entered the underground prison area under the leadership of Wells, and then, two very different cells came into Lu Ming's field of vision.
On the right-hand side is a loose cell, not even a prison cell, just a bunch of raised children.
There were twenty or thirty teenage boys and girls inside, their clothes in tatters, skinny and skinny, who looked like they hadn't eaten or drunk for days.
They are the children forcibly recruited by the church, these children are all young geniuses, and only those with such excellent talents have a greater probability of success after integration.
And the reason for choosing children is that they are better cultivated and more easily subservient to the archbishop.
On the other side, the cell is very well equipped, there are dozens of people neatly chained inside, whether it is arms or feet, there are special magic chains tightly chained, it is obvious that this is a place specially used by the church to hold knights.
Lu Ming knew that the quality of these knights as materials was obviously better than those children, and since they could become knights, everyone's talent was the top in the continent.
It's just that Morel's guy didn't dare to forcibly inject them with demon blood, to know how much power that thing could awaken to was related to itself.
The dozens of knights present, as long as they successfully accept the bloodline, they must at least have the ability above the sage rank, and it is impossible for that Morel guy to suppress so many sages, so he will not move them until these knights completely and thoroughly declare their allegiance to him.
"Wells, are you—are you still alive?!"
When Lu Ming was observing the prison, suddenly someone in the group of children on the right recognized Wells's appearance, and immediately asked him in disbelief, with a hint of excitement on his face.
Because he saw a glimmer of hope in Wells, a hope to live.
Well, it turns out that if you eat church food, you don't necessarily die.
The young man thought in his heart, and at the same time his expression was a little bitter, he knew that he wouldn't have to hold out for so long, look at what he was starving like now......
And Lu Ming stood behind Wells, silently watching Wells's communication with them.
"That's right, someone saved me, and I'm here to let you out when I come back this time!"
Wells spoke very proudly to the young men and girls in the cell, and as soon as he said this, there was a moment of silence inside, and then the cheers suddenly became chaotic.
Yes, Wells is out of them now, unchecked, which means he can let them out!
They can get out! Finally, I don't have to worry about oppression from the church every day!
The eyes of this group of children immediately ignited the hope of survival, and they eagerly waited for Wells to come to their rescue.
However, Lu Ming, who was standing in the back, noticed that unlike this group of excited children, the prison area of the knights was still dead silent.
Even the knights didn't open their eyes when they heard this, as if they were joking with Wells's words.