In the south of the Dawn Kingdom, the Wharf of the Long River.

Relying on the goods brought back from the kingdom of Ptolemaic and even the kingdom of Olbia by the kingdom's fleet, the village of grass carp and the dock attached to it developed rapidly, and several rows of wooden houses were built around the pier, and perhaps soon the village of grass carp would change its name and become the first village in the kingdom to become a town.

It is not only the people of the Dawn Kingdom who are active here, but also the Ptolemaic people who are dressed in the special clothes of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.

The two simple, clear-looking, but clean, sanctuaries were located between Grass Carp Village and the docks, vaguely resembling the rudiments of the village center, while in a more remote location, the altar of the Revenant Guides quietly guarded an overgrown cemetery.

In the busiest part of the quays, Freeman's aunt Dononi runs her own shop, and although the woman was never married because of her modest appearance, her kindness and the city made her business famous.

Especially after the Church gave her an in-house ingredient called 'fish floss', this kind of food made from sea fish not only became a bestseller among the kingdom and other allies, but also improved the living conditions of the Dononi family by several notches.

This will be in [Dononi's Fish Floss Shop], two peasant women who are about the same size as Dononi are helping her deal with the goods, the smell of fishy and other ingredients and spices is mixed together, the lethality is extremely amazing, fortunately, they are all used to it, and the sense of smell is almost numb after staying for a long time, but they don't feel anything.

The sound of footsteps came from the window, and Dononi stood up, wiped her hands with her apron, and walked to the window to look out.

"Dononi, what's going on?" A peasant woman also stood up and looked at her, her face full of bewilderment.

Dononi shook her head: "I saw a large group of militiamen running over with something...... Not sure what happened. ”

After waiting for a while, seeing that the dock area was back to normal, Dononi continued to sort out the goods.

……

"What? The Exploration Team was attacked? ”

Klut stood up suddenly, and looked at his subordinates who had reported to him in shock and anger.

The subordinate was startled and said nervously, "Yes, Your Excellency, the exploration team of twelve people...... Only three people came back, and two of them were unconscious......"

Kluet's hands trembled slightly, and he subconsciously muttered, "This ...... How is this good, it would have been unlucky enough to be transferred to the south to be in charge of this trade, I wanted to make a contribution, but I didn't expect it to be like this......"

When he was muttering to himself, he suddenly realized that his subordinates were still in front of him, and immediately stopped talking, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he said sharply: "What about the rest of the person?" Where is it now? ”

The subordinate felt that something was wrong, and immediately said, "Here, in the sanctuary!" The militia who found them mentioned that someone seemed to have been poisoned, so they rushed back to the sanctuary and asked the priest for treatment! ”

"It's broken." Kluet's face fell.

……

In the Sanctuary of Light, which is in charge of the grass carp village and the docks, a priest in a white robe is examining the three people who are lying flat on the ground.

Although it is only the official pastor at the lowest level, those who can be delegated to guard a sanctuary are all good seedlings in the church, the original pastor of Grass Carp Village Bandorf was promoted by the church and transferred back to the main temple because of his meritorious service, and now the new pastor named Barbarossa is arranged.

Tall, with his bright hair, Barbarossa was more like a warrior than a priest, and in fact he had been trained as a knight's retinue before he was suddenly given divine grace before passing the priesthood examination to become a priest.

Barbarossa looked at the wounds of the unconscious two and frowned, "This wound, was it attacked by wolves?" ”

The two unconscious wounds turned outward and lost serious blood, and the militia members who sent them over nervously said: "Your Excellency, can they still be saved?" Please save them, old Jerry and old Wolff's two sons, if they die, it will kill them. ”

"Death is not the end, the soul will be with my Lord in the kingdom of his lord." Barbarossa recited a prayer from the church, looked at the person who spoke, and added: "Don't worry, they can't die, but they are so seriously injured, it is estimated that they will have to recuperate for several months." ”

After saying that, regardless of the others, Barbarossa recited a prayer and prayed for the power of the gods, first used [Remove Toxin] to remove toxins and infections for the two, and then used [Treatment of Minor Injuries] to stop the bleeding of the wound for the two, and then took some herbs and applied them to the wound, and tied the wound with a sterilized cotton cloth, even if it was treated.

Seeing the white light on the priest's hand and the holy aura all over the sanctuary, the onlookers immediately strengthened their faith, because the pastor had already said that if the faith is not firm, even if there is divine magic, it will not be able to save it.

And this hand, it can be seen that Barbarossa does have a talent, and he can already perform third-level divine skills, so it is no wonder that he can preside over a sanctuary.

Barbarossa went to check the injuries of the remaining people, and inadvertently opened a piece of clothing, but saw a familiar mark on it, which made him stunned: "The mark of the Divine Guard?" This is not a militia? ”

He hurriedly returned to the two wounded people, picked up their coats that had been taken off by others, and sure enough, he found two identical markers, and Barbarossa immediately said angrily: "How could the Divine Guard join the exploration team? Could it be that the twelve members of the exploration team are all Divine Guards? Bastard! Who gave the order? ”

He stood up suddenly, looked at the people around him coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Unless ordered by His Majesty, the Divine Guard Army is not allowed to leave the station without permission, and the Divine Guard Army will not be easily dispatched unless there is a war, who among you knows who they were transferred by?" ”

The crowd looked at each other, frightened by the sudden anger of the pastor, but looked left and right, and no one could answer his question.

Barbarossa snorted coldly, knowing that it was useless to ask these people, so he had to go and check the injuries of the remaining one, seeing that his injuries were not serious, and the reason for his coma was probably frightened, so he recited a prayer and threw a [soothing soul] on this person's head.

The man's breathing gradually stabilized, and Barbarossa was also very patient, and waited for about ten minutes, until it was estimated that the man's consciousness was almost recovered, and then he woke him up, and then asked, "Which formation are you from the Divine Guard?" Why did you join the Exploration Team? Is the exploration team all made up of the Divine Guard? ”

This person was stunned when he heard this, looked up and saw a priest squatting in front of him, and subconsciously said: "We are the fifth squad of the fourth brigade of the eleventh column of the Divine Guard, and because we are a newly formed team, we have not yet captained, and we are responsible for the protection of Krut......

"Kluet? Klut? Barbarossa pronounced the name twice, and suddenly sneered, "The original northern caravan commander of the church? Is the current kingdom a transshipment officer for trade with the Ptolemaic River? What a bold man, he actually dragged the escort team given to him by His Majesty's grace to the south bank to participate in the search team, and now only three of the twelve people have survived, I see how he explains! ”

Barbarossa instructed the people next to him to take care of the three sick people, and without saying a word, he went to his room, took out a board engraved with the magic array, and placed it firmly on the ground, then knelt down on one knee in front of the board and prayed.

After the report, he waited patiently, and half an hour later, the magic array glowed again, and a message and edict came directly into his mind, Barbarossa confirmed the order from the main temple, put the board away, and strode out of the room.

He raised the priest's emblem in his hand and shouted to the militiamen in front of him: "From now on, in the name of the church, I ask you to obey my command!" ”

The priest does have the power to mobilize three militia and one guard in an emergency, but it must be confirmed by a double report within the church and the military, and if there is no order from the higher authorities or the situation is not as critical as the pastor says, then the chaotic priest is waiting to go to the wilderness to preach for the kobolds.

Barbarossa received the order from the main temple, naturally it was not chaotic, and the militia in front of him were also trained, and after a moment of hesitation, they all received the order.

Barbarossa counted the two small teams, and he waved his hand: "You come with me." And he took them with him and departed from the sanctuary.

The militiamen were confused, but they still knew the importance of following orders, and they followed Barbarossa in a swarm, and rushed straight to the village of grass carp, and only after passing through the village did they stop at a road that had been trampled out, and in front of them was a building composed of several huge warehouses, which was the place where the transporter Klut was located, who was responsible for stacking church goods and dealing with the trade of goods between the kingdom and Ptolemy.

Barbarossa strode to the transfer officer's office, kicked open the door, looked at the pale Klut inside, and sneered: "Klut, what happened to you!" ”

……

A day later, Nokhan, who had been temporarily ordained, hurried to the town of Ahagul with his men, and then immediately rushed to the village of grass carp.

Halfway through, he couldn't help but nag: "Henriel passed the exam, and I wanted to talk to him about where he would be arranged next, but I didn't expect the church to suddenly ask me to bring someone here." ”

Nokhan's deputy was a close confidant who had been with him for a long time, and he smiled when he heard this: "Your Excellency, don't say that, you must be very happy in your heart, after all, this is what Your Majesty directly designated you to deal with." ”

Nokhan snorted and said with a smile: "Although the days of squatting on the territory to retire are comfortable, where can my body, which is used to running around, stand it, or Your Majesty understands me and knows that I am not a person who can be idle." ”

The deputy shook his head lightly, and said meaningfully: "Your Excellency, you are the fourth real baron in the kingdom, but look at the first three, can your Majesty arrange any affairs?" ”

Nockhan was shocked when he heard this, and after calming down and thinking about it again, he stopped talking about it, but hurried away.

In the evening of the second day after their departure, the group finally arrived at the grass carp village, and when they arrived at the place, Nokhan didn't even bother to rest and freshen up, so he called for the priest Barbarossa.

As soon as the tall Barbarossa came over, he greeted him very politely: "The light is with you, Your Excellency. ”

Noukhan waved his hand: "The glory of my Lord protects us, Pastor Barbarossa, don't be so polite, let's be brief." ”

Barbarossa smiled: "Your Excellency, Klut has been imprisoned by me in a temporary prison, do you need to go and see?" ”

Nokhan shook his head and said: "Klut is also killing himself, although His Majesty does not want to do anything to him because of this matter, after all, he made a lot of contributions to the royal country when he was in charge of the northern caravan, but from now on, he doesn't want to be used again, by the way, pastor, do you know anything about this matter?" ”

Barbarossa chuckled: "Klute is very clear, presumably he didn't hide anything, this matter is very simple, before the militia caught some lizardmen who crossed the river from the south by simple sampans and boats, and after torture, they knew that they belonged to a force called [Ionian Kingdom], but the strength was very scattered, and there were basically their tribes and gathering points in the south of the long river." ”

Nokhan said thoughtfully: "The intelligence of the Ptolemaic kingdom says that to the east of them is a large area of long river flooding and swampy death, and occasionally some savage-like humans and lizardmen rush into Ptolemy to plunder, could it be the people of this kingdom?" ”

Barbarossa shook his head and said: "I have also read the information you said, no, those captured lizardmen said that they are [dry land lizardmen], and those are [swamp lizardmen] who live in the swamp dead and muddy areas, not only those lizardmen, but also humans, snake people, wolf-headed monsters and other alien races, controlled by the [Harpys], and have a very bad relationship with them, and the two sides will never die when they meet." ”

Nokhan raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty once said that my lord sent an oracle to inform that the north of the Long River is only two-thirds of the area of the continent, it seems that what the oracle said is true, if there is still land in the south and south of the eastern forest of the kingdom, then this area is almost the same as the area of twice the kingdom!" ”

Barbarossa smiled: "That's right, most of the territory of the [Ionian Kingdom] is similar to the forests in the kingdom, and those lizardmen also confessed that some of them have seen strange races in green clothes and agile behavior in the east......"

"Green Elves?" Nockhan asked, his eyes wide.

"I guess so," Barbarossa sneered, "It's when Kluet learned about this news that he transferred the Divine Guard team responsible for his own safety to the south bank, wanting to rely on them to find the passage to the Green Elf River Valley, he wanted to rely on this merit and also mix up the title of baron!" ”

"That's it? Klut wouldn't think it was that simple, would he? Nokhan frowned, he knows how cautious His Majesty is about rewarding the nobles, don't look at the many knights who own manors in the kingdom, but they are only lifelong nobles, if there is no great merit or the descendants are not good enough, they will be taken back by the kingdom!

At present, except for the three barons who became acquainted with His Majesty before the establishment of the kingdom, he is the only one who has been rewarded for bringing back a large number of the original Tatos people into the kingdom, which is only a credit for discovering the way, and is not worthy of the reward.

"Of course it's more than that," Barbarossa said meaningfully.