"We are all mortals in the face of light, this is the teaching of His Majesty the Pope, my lord of the city guard." Nokhan smiled absently, pointed to the team that was being checked, and said loudly, "Let the brothers check quickly, I will also hand these people over to the camp of the homeless." ”

"No problem," Berustu smiled heartily, and with a wave of his hand, half of the guards waiting behind him joined the inspection team.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and the two priests waiting by the city gate whispered the name of the god of light, and then unfolded the divine magic given by the gods, both of them were excellent priests who could use the third-level divine arts, and when the church was first established, there was a chance that they could be promoted to bishop by His Majesty the Pope, and now they can only be regarded as excellent.

The group magic released by the two priests swept through the crowd like a spring breeze, and anyone who was touched by the magic would be lit up with different colors of light, and those with soft light and warm colors were all believers in the righteous and good gods, and they would be arranged to the production group of the homeless camp, and after working for free for a period of time, if they were willing to settle down and believe in a god of light, they would be able to obtain the status of a commoner.

Those who are evil or filthy in color will immediately be pounced down by the city guards, and their bodies will be cleaned and tied up, these are stupid people who believe in evil gods and even demons, and most of them are adventurers, they will be thrown into dangerous places to serve hard labor, unless they can live until the annual [Bright Day], and prove that they have abandoned evil and embraced the light in a redemption ceremony specially set up for hard labor, before they can be transferred to the production group for focused observation, and then qualified to become civilians.

If the magic sweeps without fluctuation, it is the unbeliever, and this kind of thing must be gathered to participate in some lifeless but very hard labor, waiting for the next caravan to depart, sent to the wilderness to be handed over to the kobold tribe, so that these guys can feel the beauty of having correct and righteous beliefs in the danger of their lives.

The priests who had consumed most of the demitheistic positions walked to the side to rest a little tired, but fortunately, they all had the strength of the intermediate combat position, and their physical strength was far better than they imagined, and although their bodies were tired, the communication with the gods in the process of releasing the divine magic gave them the pleasure of the soul, so they seemed to be in good spirits.

After all the slaves of more than 200 people were inspected, except for seven or eight evil servants who emitted purple and black light who were taken down on the spot, and a dozen or so untrustworthy people who had no light were taken away by others, the rest of the people, no matter how faint the light, were all gathered together and sent to the camp camp.

After the handover of the slaves in the camp was completed, Nokhan sent his lieutenant to deal with the affairs of the caravan, and he wandered around the city of Yanan.

His fiefdom Margaux Village is attached to Yanan City, and he also has a property in the city as a rest, after this trip, he can be handed over to the deputy to be responsible for the next time he goes out, and he can spend a few months in the fief to accompany his family and enjoy the life of a noble lord, although he can't abuse the people as a prestige, but after all, he is the nominal master, and there is always no shortage of privileges and majesty.

Along the newly built stone road, there is still some mud on both sides of the road that has just rained, but fortunately, the city hall has asked the new lumber yard to be put into use as soon as possible, and the cut planks will be sent to Yanan City to meet the needs of resting the city's pavement.

Walking along the main road to the outside of a temple he often visited, Nokhan was surprised to find that the original small and rough temple had not only doubled in size, but also paved a flat square with wooden planks mixed with stone bars in front of the temple, and at this moment hundreds of simple tables and chairs were placed on the square, and the same number of people had a table for each person, both young and old, men and women, all concentrating on what was written on the paper.

Nokhan was stunned, and suddenly reacted and pulled a pedestrian next to him, and said in surprise: "Is the joint entrance examination started?" ”

The pedestrian who was pulled was stunned, although he was a little displeased, he didn't say anything, just pointed to the side of the temple square: "Of course, it started yesterday, and it will end after the exam today." ”

Nokhan casually thanked the pedestrians, and did not go to the temple again, but walked around the neighborhood, there were already shops near the temple, although most of the people participating in the kingdom joint examination were civilians, although the family was curious, they could not leave their livelihood or farm work to accompany them, and at this time, the people who could wait outside the tavern near this were all the wealthy class of Yanan City.

Every time he walked past a few houses, Nockhan saw a familiar face, and when he walked over, he patted him: "Ciel, why don't you salute your master?" ”

The young entourage was originally holding a glass of white water and staring nervously at the temple square, but he was slapped coldly, and when he heard a familiar voice, he immediately stood up in surprise and joy: "Master! You're back? ”

Nokhan looked at his servant and smiled: "That's right, I just came back, and the joint entrance examination has begun?" Did Henriel participate? ”

Cier hurriedly said: "Yes, master, the young master is not old enough, the eldest young master will be taking the exam!" ”

Nokhan followed the guidance of his servant, and sure enough, he saw his son's familiar back, and seeing that the exam was still early, he waited at the door of this tavern until the end of the exam, and was surprised to see that Henriel, who was also his father, boarded the carriage waiting with his father, and hurried back to his fiefdom before dark.

Such a scene is not uncommon on this day, in the five cities of the Dawn Kingdom, the commoners are returning home with trepidation, the rich and the noble are returning home as if nothing happened, and whether there is hope or not, people's hearts are constantly attached to the kingdom and the church.

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The Kingdom of Dawn, the Church City.

The eternal divine light outside the main temple has long been considered a miracle, and in the four halls and eight sanctuaries of the church city, the clergy and knights take pride in serving the main temple because they believe that it is the closest place to God, although it is true.

Shepard's body sat on the throne in civilian clothes, although it was not decorated with gold, silver, jade and gemstones and other ecclesiastical relics that could reflect light like the crown dress, but the two superlative round pearls on the head ring were as big as chickens, one gold and one black, which were treasures treasured by the Ptolemaic royal family, but they were also dedicated to the church as a gift to the pope.

These two things alone are full of opulence, and together with the loose robes of the women workers who are carefully made of gold and silver thread and fine silk, it is clear from this outfit that the conditions of the church are different from what they used to be.

The sacred scepter he had obtained from the Old World was still in his hand, and his name had changed in the day and night of the light divine power.

[The Sacred (Delicate Scepter) of Tonatiu, once this near-artifact scepter belonged to the holy warrior of a god with the name of Dawn, until it was held in the hands of a new true god, and was infected and transformed by the power of the true god in the days and nights that followed, and now it has become a real artifact, both in terms of power and meaning]

The Holy Maiden holding the Son of God respectfully withdrew from the room, and the Holy Son, who was almost a year old, showed a precocious and intelligent appearance that was different from ordinary babies, looking at Shepard with big black eyes, a sweet smile on her face, and the extremely similar hair color and face shape of the two attracted a lot of gossip, but as long as His Majesty the Pope did not fall, these rumors would naturally be self-defeating.

Bishop Veronev stood by with his hands tied, and as a close confidant of His Majesty the Pope and head of the intelligence service, he was a regular visitor to the Pope's office study.

Shepard, who flipped through the recent progress of the kingdom, smiled: "New iron and gold mines have begun to be mined, which is good. ”

Veronev complimented: "Light bless the kingdom, Your Majesty, all because of the grace of God and your wisdom. ”

Shepard smiled, casually put aside the statistical table of the city hall, put the scepter in his hand across the armrest, clasped his hands on it, and said softly: "Veronev, is there any news from the west?" ”

Veronev said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the kingdom's convoy has passed through the swamp belt, and at your request, Prince Landariel will lead the escort team to follow the team of the Freman knights as elven observers, and those elven druids will return to the elven kingdom." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of letterhead from his body and handed it to Shepard: "Your Majesty, this is a letter written by the Knight of Arta, the affairs of the Longor's trading point have basically stabilized, and more than a dozen lords and slaves who tried to sneak away to the elven kingdom have recently been caught, all of them are ungodly idle residents and unfaithless aliens, and they have all been sent to the mines to mine. ”

Shepard took the letter, motioned for Veronev to sit down on the side, read the letterhead carefully, and then chuckled: "Arsa did a good job, the report from the city hall is similar to your information, and when this group of knights and retinues are trained, let him bring people back." ”

"Yes." Veronev complied, and reported some less important matters before he said: "Your Majesty, the joint examination has ended, although the preparation of the temples is not very good this time, it is also serious and meticulous, and the priests of the clerical office are already reviewing the examination papers handed in from everywhere, and the results will be reported to you soon." ”

Shepardle bowed slightly: "Although Bishop Chris was recommended by Mandoloni to take over the clerical office, he did a good job, you can step down." ”

"Yes." Veronev replied respectfully and walked out of the study with a blank face.

When Veronev had withdrawn, the attendants who had just stood by stepped forward, saluted respectfully, and asked pious and calmly: "Your Majesty, the Friman knights' ranks have messengers back with a group of messengers, do you want to receive them?" ”

"Emissary? Who is it? ”

"Two minotaurs of the Thunder Tribe, one of whom claims to be a paladin of my lord; There are also three tiger people, and five human representatives. ”[.]