Nokhan turned his head to look at the endless line in front and behind, and said indifferently: "The departure was too hasty, but fortunately, the food we prepared was quite sufficient, and the rest ...... It is all my lord's refuge. ”

The subordinate also smiled bitterly: "The team that was originally expected to leave in three batches rushed to ......."

Nokhan was also helpless: "If it weren't for those who stayed behind to stop those invaders, we wouldn't even have half a night's time, and now we have a team of more than 4,000 people!" That's almost half the population of Tatos! ”

"Captain, it's more than that...... Fleeing Tatos are still joining our team, and I estimate that by the time we get to the pick-up point, there will be more than 5,000 people! ”

"Five thousand ......" Nokhan's expression was as solemn as a stone sculpture, and he pondered for a while, and called Dornopa.

"Nokhan, my friend! Can I help you? Dornopa's expression was normal, even a little happy, after all, even the Wind Bird Magbard had died at the hands of those invaders, and he was very satisfied to be able to escape.

"Dornopa, I hope you can lead your men and their families to set off first!" Knockhan said solemnly.

"This? My friend, if I take my men away, your side will be weak! Dornopa was stunned.

Nokhan said with a serious expression: "I understand that you, as one of our only high-level professionals, are indeed an indispensable combat force, but the purpose of our trip is not to fight, but to escape!" You take someone to meet the meeting first, so that the warriors of the kingdom can prepare in advance, and a part of the people will be sent to the kingdom, which can relieve the pressure on our way! ”

"It's not just you, I'll send a team to speed up every half day, so that I can go to the receiving point in batches, and I can also go to the kingdom in batches, so your task is the heaviest! Sweep away the dangers along the way, leave a mark of identification, and inform the warriors of our lord that you will send men to meet us when you return to the kingdom! ”

"My friend! Since you are already going to fight for my lord and carry the glory of my lord, you can no longer be like you before, because there is no one who dares to deceive under the authority of my lord, this is the opportunity I am fighting for you, do you dare to do it?! ”

Dornopa heard Nokhan's firm tone, and saw his trusting eyes, and most of the decline since the tribe's consecutive defeats suddenly disappeared, and for a while he had the pride of being a warrior, and laughed: "Why don't you dare?!" ”

Nockhan was overjoyed: "My friend, I can really trust you, then you can arrange the manpower and set off as soon as possible!" ”

Dornopa nodded heavily, turned and left to gather his men and family.

……

Church City, Temple of the Lord.

"Your Majesty! Urgent news from Yanan Town! ”

The tall Guardian Knight saluted and reported to Shepard, who was sitting behind his desk in contemplation.

"Oh?"

Shepard came back to his senses and immediately searched for the clergy in Anan Town with the thread of faith connected by the godhead, and under normal circumstances, he rarely checked the activities of each clergy and believer.

The knight still dutifully reported: "Nokhan, the leader of the caravan sent to Tatos by the kingdom, has sent back news that the head of the Khan clan has testified for him that the wind bird of the Tatos tribe has fallen!" The Tatos tribe has been defeated, and he is now coming to the kingdom with more than 5,000 Tatos, hoping to receive and settle in the kingdom! ”

Shepard's hands suddenly clenched, he had known about the fall of Magbad, but the situation of the Tatos tribe had just been confirmed, after all, there was no priest in the caravan, and these five thousand people, almost one-third of the kingdom's population, were also the most lacking resources for the church today!

"Order, the Divine Guard shall allocate another five hundred men, and the city of Church and the city of Anan shall each gather a thousand militiamen, and combine two thousand five hundred men to march north; Order, let the Knight of Arsa return as soon as possible, and this team will be led by him when the time comes. ”

"Also, I am going to convene a Council of Cardinals and inform the Cardinal Hall."

Dominating all the people, the bearing of monopoly of power was instantly opened, so that the apharist knight in front of Shepard immediately took the order.

By the time Shepard arrived at the council chamber, the three cardinals were already seated, and when they saw him enter, they saluted solemnly and reverently: "Your Majesty! ”

Shepard responded, motioning for the three of them to sit down, he had already made a draft in his heart, so he spoke directly: "I have ordered someone to convey the news to you before I came, and you must already know that the fall of the Bird of the Wind and the fragmentation of the Tatos tribe are no different from destruction. ”

"But Nokhan is indeed a devout believer in our Lord, and a capable man in the Church, and at this time he is taking more than 5,000 Tatos south to the glory of my Lord, and I have ordered the Divine Guard and the militia to be gathered, led by Arsa, and in any case, this group of people must be eaten by the Church!"

The three cardinals looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please!" ”

Shepard's face was serious, his eyes were sharp, and he said loudly: "My lord will protect me and others!" Othello! You've been in charge of immigration before, and you have experience in resettlement, so when these refugees arrive, you'll be in charge of dispersion and resettlement! ”

"Map!" An attendant next to him brought the map, Shepard spread out the map, pointed to it and continued: "Haku, you are good at managing and pacifying, and when the refugees arrive, I will establish three settlements near the city of Yanan, on both sides of the White River, but I must not let them enter the city at will, so as not to disturb the believers of my lord, the people of the kingdom, you are in charge of this aspect." ”

He looked at Cardinal Luke again, a few years have passed, the young people at that time have become stable and mature temperament, seeing that this cardinal who has been pulled up by himself is sitting upright and looking at him seriously, Shepard smiled and said: "Luke, after the refugees stay in the settlement for a period of time, they will be dispersed and transferred to the territory of the kingdom, not only the five towns, but also the villages under the towns must also be resettled, you can plan and arrange this aspect, just give me a look before implementation." ”

When the three cardinals received the order, Shepard said with a smile: "Population is now the shortcoming of the church, and Nokhan has made a great contribution to bringing back this group of refugees at this time, so I plan to promote him to hereditary baron, and the fief is in Ximu Village, and when the time comes, the villages under Yanan will arrange the population, and he will personally bring these refugees back, which can be regarded as an additional reward, as for his badge and family name, it is up to him to decide." ”

Seeing that the three of them understood what they meant, they let each of them do it, and the three cardinals stood up and bowed respectfully, and left the chamber steadily and quickly.

After the three of them left, Shepard ordered Motov to be called in, and he had been promoted to bishop, in charge of the day-to-day work of the rotating pastors of the entire church city, as well as the missionary courses and guidance of the probationary pastors.

When Motov arrived, the new bishop, who had always liked to smile and treat everyone gently, looked at his pope with some excitement.

Shepard laughed at the sight of him, and knowing that he was indeed pious and fanatical, he calmly ordered: "Motof, I want you to elect twenty priests, forty probationary priests, and ten holy women, and these clergy, together with the three cardinals, will go to the north to receive the lambs who are praying to our lord's salvation, and to select the jackals in sheep's clothing!" ”

Motov exclaimed: "Yes! By Your Majesty's will! Only the light lasts forever! ”

"The light will always be with you!"

……

By the time the vast crowd of Tatos fugitives reached the Kingdom of Dawn, six thousand had entered the strange land, but there were still close to a thousand people who had fallen on the way due to the dangers of the wilderness and the lack of water.

Outside the camp of the homeless, the hungry yellow-skinned Nokhan was gobbling up food, and Othello suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Bishop...... Your Excellency the Cardinals! Nokhan hurriedly took a sip of water, swallowed a mouthful of food, and saluted Othello.

The young cardinal, who still had fluff on his mouth, waved his hand and said with a relaxed smile: "Baron Nokhan, Your Majesty has personally ordered you to be awarded the title of Baron of Ximu Village, although it cannot be completely owned by you, but you can also enjoy the taxes and form your own guard, except for the respect for my lord and Your Majesty, you don't have to be so humble to everyone in the kingdom." ”

Nokhan's mouth opened slightly, there was still a trace of astonishment on his humble face, he subconsciously rubbed his hands and stammered: "I, I'm a baron?" ”

Seeing his stunned expression, Othello understood very much, and said again gently: "Yes, His Majesty the Pope has personally canonized you as a hereditary baron, and Ximu Village is your fief, as for the family name and family crest, you have to decide for yourself, and when you arrive in the church city, you will be canonized in the main temple, congratulations, all the commoners, you will be called Lord Lord!" ”

Ecstasy welled up in Nokhan's heart, and he said excitedly and incoherently, "I, I, thank my lord, my lord, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, your Excellency......"

Othello said gently: "Don't thank me, thank His Majesty the Pope." ”

Nokhan snorted, suddenly came to his senses, and said loudly, "Yes! Thank you for the grace of His Holiness the Pope! ”

Othello smiled and said: "According to the laws of the kingdom, the canonization of nobles must be first for life and then hereditary, that is, first canonized as a knight or lord for life, then hereditary, and then canonized as a baron for life, and demoted one level after death, inherited to descendants as a hereditary knight or lord. ”

"And now that you have been promoted from a lifelong lord to a hereditary baron, you have crossed the third rank! This is not only a great credit to you this time, but also Your Majesty's appreciation of your piety and spirit, so reward and appreciate you! For our Lord is the true God of mercy and generosity, the spokesman of our Lord on earth, and the reward of the devout devotees. ”

Nokhan said respectfully, "Yes, Nokhan is inexpressible in his gratitude to my Lord and His Majesty, and will sincerely believe in my Lord with his life and soul. ”

Othello smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, when you have a half-day rest, I will take these Tatos high-ranking people to the church city, and Your Majesty will receive you personally!" As for these ordinary people, I and the other two cardinals will make arrangements. ”

Nokhan had no objection, but bowed down with a pious and joyful smile and said, "Yes, I will leave it to the three Excellencies." ”