Barbarossa waited patiently for the answer of the white-feathered witches, and after a moment of communication with each other, a white-feathered witch with an exceptionally young and pure appearance came out, wearing a grass skirt woven with branches and leaves, and her upper body was naked, and her body was well-proportioned, and her slightly wheat-colored suckling pigeon stood upright, but she could not let Barbarossa be shaken by a warrior and priest of strong faith.

"Commander of the Humans," the woman of the White Feather Clan, who obviously knew very little about the Dawn Kingdom, said with a serious expression, "We must get out of here as soon as possible, the cunning and murderous Harpy are ambushing nearby, waiting for the right time to sneak up on us." ”

"Sneak attack?" Barbarossa narrowed, "What are they going to do?" ”

The White Feather Witch said in a strange tone: "They want the undead to break through our defenses and force us to fly, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to sneak up on us, we are not good at hand-to-hand combat, the guards who protect us have all died in the previous sneak attack, once attacked, we will face a massacre." ”

Her tone was very nervous, although the aura of the human in front of her made her feel the power of kindness and order, but it didn't feel credible at times, but the situation at this time made them have no choice.

Barbarossa was about to speak, but she heard a harsh cry from all around, like the cries of birds before they died, and the sound of crows calling in unison was disgusting.

The sound of fluttering wings sounded from all around, a black cloud rose from the forest, and as far as the eye could see, dozens of ugly harpies swooped down from the sky with laughter and screams.

"Everyone, defensive formation!"

Barbarossa roared, the morale that had been boosted by the magic was still there, so that these militiamen and lizardman guards didn't feel much fear, but had the courage to prop up their guns and shields, and stood by to guard against the banshees.

Although a few lizardmen were lost in the attack on the undead, the remaining thirty or so people could barely put together a frontal defense.

But Barbarossa was not optimistic, he roughly counted, and he could see that there were no less than sixty harpies in the sky, and although there were more than twenty white-feathered witches behind them, all of them were unarmed, and these beautiful creatures were either naked or only wrapped in layers of cloth on their bodies, and they didn't look like they were good at fighting.

Although I don't know how the tribes of the White Feather Witch divide labor, since the witch who came forward to explain said that the guards were all killed in battle, it is not a lie, if it were not for Barbarossa to lead people to rush over, as long as the undead climbed their last line of defense, they could only face a tragic slaughter.

Barbarossa was hesitating to abandon these white-feathered witches and leave as soon as possible, after all, he still had the responsibility of the kingdom, and it was not worth it to put himself and his men in it for the sake of these witches, he was willing to give his life and soul for the cause of the god of light, but he was not willing to die in such a senseless conflict between the two alien races.

Perhaps seeing Barbarossa's hesitation, the white-feathered witch who communicated with him, a young woman named Tilonica, said earnestly: "Humans, you can't stop those cruel beasts, can I beg you to lead my people out of here?" I'll stop those beasts with a few people who have volunteered to stay! ”

Barbarossa was a little moved, but shook her head again, "You can't even fight, how can you stop those banshees?" Why should I take your people and risk my lives and my men's lives? ”

Tironica's face was sad: "I have my own way, and you didn't come here to find us?" These people of mine will be yours from this moment on, and as long as you don't kill them, they will be your property and slaves! ”

The harpy's cries grew closer, but Barbarossa remained unmoved: "Why did you make this promise?" ”

Tilonica said lonely, "Just because I am the last priestess of [Tikal], these are the only people left of me......"

Barbarossa crossed her arms and looked at the young priestess and patriarch, and said coldly, "Okay, you immediately pick out the people who stay with you, and let the rest follow me." ”

Filled with joy and sorrow, Tilonica selected four clansmen to join her in the shortest possible time, and said a few words to the remaining eighteen white-feathered witches in the language of witches, and the witches suddenly became a little excited, but she scolded them several times with tears, and finally forced them to leave with Barbarossa and his party.

Seeing that the harpies were getting farther and farther away, Barbarossa didn't dare to delay any longer, and took the white-feathered witches and asked everyone to evacuate, and when they jumped down from the height and hurriedly left, he looked back and saw Tironica and the other five witches standing away, with the white wings behind them spreading, and flew towards those banshees without hesitation.

I don't know what method they used, the banshees surrounded a few of them with a scream, and they didn't care about the people below, and for a while they screamed again and again, and white feathers and scarlet blood were sprinkled down.

Barbarossa led the people behind the temple to drive the witches to speed up, sobbing sounded from the survivors, but Barbarossa, who was still hanging on the magic technique, heard the conversation of the witches when he was out of his trance.

"Tilonica...... Her bloodline...... Saved us......"

"Damn monsters, woo ......"

Barbarossa subconsciously glanced back, only to see the gray-black banshee wings, a little white as striking but small as an oasis in the dust, he shook his head, and rushed into the dense forest before the banshees dispersed.

By the time they waved their wings and the ugly banshees flew above the dense forest with their poisonous claws, they had long since disappeared.

……

Barbarossa, who fled before the banshees could chase them, did not dare to stop, and rushed back to the watchtower trading point, and after returning to the Long River Docks with all the witches, the first thing he did was to wash them all up, change their clothes and shoes, and then bring them to Nockhan.

The witches who wore robes looked pure and beautiful, and the ill-fitting robes had a special opening for wings, but they inadvertently revealed a fair or healthy complexion underneath, which had a different kind of temptation.

The sensual allure of this divine purity was so appealing that even a religious and loving family like Nockhan had to force himself to turn his head away and smile at Barbarossa, "Really...... Creatures of the gods, I think I've changed my mind, and Your Majesty will like them. ”

Barbarossa's face was calm, and he didn't seem to be affected by the beauty in the slightest, and the eighteen alien beauties with their own charms were not much stronger than the wood carvings in front of him, but he said with some regret: "I asked them a lot later, and I found out that Tilonica had a special bloodline...... Unfortunately, I should have taken some risk to bring her back! ”

Nokhan didn't care, "You're doing a good job, I'll have them escorted to the church city, what about you?" Want to be together? ”

Barbarossa shook his head and said: "I don't have to, I want to ask the church for assistance, send at least two additional columns of militia to the south bank, you see the role of the trading point, it is imperative to expand the scale, there must be enough force to protect the trading point, I will not give up that lizardman tribe, I will use it as an outpost, and move other lizardmen and savage tribes nearby to that vicinity." ”

"In addition, I have examined these witches with divine magic, they are very close to positive energy, and they are born with the ability to release healing and detoxification spells, such a people should be born believers in my lord! As long as His Majesty the Pope agrees with my plan, I will do whatever it takes to keep this race in the hands of the Church! ”

Nockhan was well aware of the priest's devotion to the faith, and although he was also a very devout believer, he was not as fanatical as Barbarossa, so he could only instruct: "Don't be too impatient, Your Majesty may not agree to your radical plan, everything is still waiting for Your Majesty's orders." ”

Barbarossa looked firm and said, "You are right, Your Majesty's will should be followed, but even if Your Majesty does not agree, I will spend my life converting these lives to the glory of my Lord." ”

Nokhan was helpless and troubled by this, so he could only divert the topic: "Aside from this, how much do you know about the situation near the trade point?" What about the harpy? ”

Barbarossa looked at him: "I don't have any other priests who can release [Literate], and the environment is too harsh, so far only three small lizard colonies and savage colonies have been found, but my energy has been focused on training guards and finding witches, this time I will ask the church to assign me a group of probationary priests, and when I return to the South Bank, I will start investigating the information nearby." ”

"As for those harpies, I'll have to wait until I go back to investigate."

"That's all there is to it." Nockhan sighed softly.

……

Church City, Temple of the Lord.

After the third expansion of the main shrine, a bright and spacious apse was added, and at this moment eighteen beautiful and holy white-feathered witches, dressed in close-fitting robes specially designed for them, and their feet were wearing boots sewn from pure white linen and soft lambskin, standing nervously and with some fear.

The warriors of the Divine Guard guarded every corner and entrance, the knights of the flower crown and the knights of the cathar were on guard all around, and Shepard was dressed in civilian clothes and wore a silver headband inlaid with emeralds and pearls, admiring the beauty of this race that had never been seen in a previous life.

He walked up to the most slender witch, the white wings behind him trembled slightly, revealing the nervousness of his master, and the sweet and lovely witch bit her lip lightly, looking at Shepard nervously and expectantly.

Shepard, holding a scepter in one hand, stared into those beautiful eyes, and suddenly placed his free hand on the plump straightness under the robe, and the white-feathered witch snorted softly, her cheeks slightly red, but there was no shyness or humiliation.

Shepard squeezed his hand gently, and the richness, soft and slippery touch that he couldn't hold in one hand made him sigh lightly: "There are no thoughts and concepts that are commensurate with it, and the purity of the appearance is not really pure." ”

There was no need to check, he also knew that except for the youngest of the eighteen witches in front of him, the others all had the aura of giving birth to children, and a few of them were connected by blood, but this was not what he discovered, but the doppelganger of the goddess of spring water who held the priesthood of family, heirs and marriage behind him told him.

Long past the age of being able to see and carry a gun, Shepard let go of his hand with some uninteresting interest, turned around and walked back, waving his hand as he walked: "From today onwards, set up the [White Feather Witch Guard], and the eighteen of them are members, all of whom belong to the Holy Maiden of Evie Flowercrown, tell her to train them, the church will have many places to use them." ”

Naturally, someone was ordered to take the White Feather Witches down, and Shepard walked up to Meleth's clone and said with a smile, "Is Milleth interested in these alien races?" Dividing a few of them among you can be very useful on certain occasions. ”

The supple and watery Milles chuckled, "No need, holy and beautiful as angels, and born with the power to heal and purify toxins, these beautiful beings are most suitable as symbols of the Church, and perform miracles for believers on festivals such as [Bright Day]." ”

Shepard smiled slightly: "Your plan has been seen through by you, it seems that the Goddess of Spring Water is going to be renamed the Goddess of Wisdom." ”

Miles was a little embarrassed, turned his head and said softly: "Don't joke about the Lord God, how can the title of the god be easily changed?" ”

Shepard said with a straight face: "It's me who is wrong, but there is one more thing to discuss with you." ”

Meles leaned over slightly: "Lord God, please speak." ”

Shepard raised his hand and pointed to the backs of the white-feathered witches who disappeared into the doorway, and said leisurely: "Barbarossa, a resident priest of the Church on the South Bank, is the discoverer and devotee of these witches, and I have asked the Cardinal Conference to discuss the reward for him, and the value and significance of these witches are much greater than he imagined. ”

"However, Barbarossa is not visionary after all, he made a request to the church, hoping that the church can send forces to support him to unite the lizardmen tribe, and then force all the white feather witches to believe in me for a short time, because he feels that this race does not belong to the belief of the light god line, which is a blasphemy against me."

"Religious, fanatical, but radical." Melers commented softly.

Shepard nodded: "That's right, a radical devout disciple will become a sharp knife with a little guidance." ”

"But I don't want to," Shepard shook his head, it was very quiet, the apse was only a doppelganger of him and the goddess of springs, and the guards couldn't even breathe well.

"Fanatical believers are a double-edged sword, if not used well, it will destroy the foundation of the church, and I am not like the believers who have become a madman who believes in me and dies if he doesn't believe me, so I want him to transfer the power away, this tribe that was almost wiped out by the Harpy Witch originally had more than 300 people, but suddenly it was constantly hunted down and encircled, this behavior is very abnormal, the Harpy took such a big risk to go through the territory of the four major tribes on the south bank to hunt down a very ordinary-looking witch tribe, It is the first time in their memories and inheritance. ”

"Does the Lord God suspect that there is a reason behind this?" Meles was thoughtful when he heard this.

Shepard sneered: "You have been in the Ptolemaic kingdom and don't know much about the gods, but I do know some, killing, death, the blood of the enemy...... Coupled with the evil nature of the Harpys, I could have guessed what was going to happen even if I had thought about it with Apche's head. ”[.]