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The inner city is Wuthering Castle, the residence of the Earls of the Blue Mountains, built entirely of thick granite, a head higher than the city walls, with arrow towers and pillboxes, which can be fully armed to the teeth in the event of war.

In the former blue-blooded civil war, Wuthering Castle set a record of 100 people guarding it, blocking the siege of 10,000 troops, and holding out for a year!

Outside of Wuthering Castle is the residence of commoners and freemen, and the entire outer city of Wuthering City is divided into four large districts, the eastern part is for scholars, mercenary captains, small merchants, and craftsmen...... Most of these freedmen's dwellings were fine cottages with a garden or two.

The West and South Quarters were home to the poor, and they were two of the most chaotic places to be safe, as were some of the black markets and slave shops.

As for the North District, it is where the church is located.

Wu Ming was wearing a white shirt, starch-washed black trousers, a cross sword hanging from his waist, and deerskin boots trampling on the cobblestone ground, and there was a crisp sound, and slowly came to the North District.

The church is a large building with a pointed top and a bit of Gothic.

Dangdang!

At this moment, in the square, the sound of the brass bell rang, and a group of poor people, mostly barefoot, dressed in rags and shabby clothes of linen, gathered together and waited with a little longing expression.

Bang dang!

The doors of the church opened, and a crowd of clergy poured out, maintaining order.

"The Lord has come from chaos to bring light to the world!"

A red-robed bishop with gray hair and a compassionate face began his daily mission and almsgiving.

A few strong men came out with a pot, and in it was a thinly boiled oatmeal porridge, and the grandmothers next to them carried baskets, and after lifting the white cloth, they could see pieces of black bread lying there quietly.

Many of the poor people swallowed their saliva and squeezed forward.

If it weren't for the sight of a row of strong clerics and a few glorious knights in armor, they would have stepped forward to rob them.

"Don't worry! Come one by one! ”

The cardinal maintained order: "Women, the elderly, and children come first!" ”

He took a spoon and scooped a spoonful of oatmeal porridge for each dirty wooden bowl, a broken basin with a missing opening, and even a spoonful of oatmeal in his hand, and the grandmother next to him cooperated to give a piece of black bread, which was no more or less, but barely enough to survive for a day.

"The Lord said, 'Let us love the world, even as the world has loved us......"

Watching the cardinal take the trouble to preach and lead the crowd to pray, Wu Ming politely looked at the side, but there was a puzzled look in his eyes: "This church ......"

In his eyes, the whole church was gray, with almost no spiritual light.

Even, in the cardinal's body, he didn't feel a little transcendent aura, as if he was just an ordinary mortal old man.

The only ones who could catch his attention were the Glory Knights.

These Knights of Glory, also known as Knights of the Church, are true knights who have been selected through the Church system and have undergone holy oil and rituals!

Of course, they have knightly strength, but due to the restrictions of the church, no nobles are willing to canonize them, give them fiefs and fiefs, so there is no knightly strength, but no knighthood, the church declares that they give everything to the supreme lord, it is the glory of the church, and give them the name of 'knights of glory'.

But in Wu Ming's view, it is just a group of high-level thugs who have been trained.

"But one thing is the same, every day...... This church has a lot of money......"

Wu Ming touched his chin and thought of more at once.

There are only three forces on the Wind Firefly Plain that hold the secret of knightly promotion, and if those minor nobles want to remain neutral and don't want their knights to be infiltrated too deeply by the earls and viscounts, they have to turn to the church for help.

For this, they have to pay a large sum of money as a price.

Not to mention, with the propaganda of the Church, there are always a group of freemen and even minor nobles who hope to find comfort in their souls from the canon, and choose to be converted to baptism, and they will receive a large number of donations every day, and they will naturally be rich.

The glorious knights were brightly armoured, and their swords were adorned with precious stones and gold, and they were so brilliant that they immediately compared Thakur to Thakur.

After the crowd dispersed, Wu Ming came to the door of the church.

"Strange brother, where are you from?"

The cardinal just now looked a little tired and was praying, but he found Wu Ming for the first time.

"My name is William, and I'm from Nia!"

Wu Ming stared at the statue in the church, it was a tall figure with perfect muscle lines, but no face.

From it, Wu Ming vaguely felt a little transcendent power, but it was hazy and hazy, with a little plausible feeling.

"What god do you believe in?"

The cardinal's face was a little solemn, and he asked slowly.

"I believe in the spirit of nature!"

Wu Ming replied without blinking.

The belief system in this world is still relatively primitive, many gods do not have specific names, and even primitive beliefs such as ancestor worship and nature worship also exist.

Moreover, since the power of the church was suppressed by the aristocracy, it did not develop to the level of religious persecution, otherwise Wu Ming would not have said that he was a heretic so arrogantly.

He asked, "Why don't the gods have a face?" ”

"For our Lord was born out of chaos, and He is the God of all, the God of Lordship, incarnate of all things, and the Spirit of Nature is also a carrier of His great power!"

A voice came from the side, answering Wu Ming's question.

"Archbishop!"

The previous cardinal immediately bowed his head respectfully.

Wu Ming looked at the man who came over, he was dressed to the extreme, only wearing a linen robe, barefoot, without any decoration, looking no different from a poor old man on the side of the road.

But in his body, Wu Ming clearly felt the traces of extraordinary power: "A real priest? ”

It was only after hearing the archbishop's answer that he was immediately speechless.

With this doctrine of one God, the highest god, it is no wonder that the church is so unpopular that it is even resisted by the aristocracy.

The division of the aristocracy is actually a division of power, and they are the masters of their respective territories, and they can do everything they want in their territories.

But the theory of the one God and the supreme god of the church, in this world, is the great unity of the naked and naked! Unless there is a king who aspires to unify the entire continent, no nobleman will blatantly support it.

"Praise be to my lord, I see the return of another brother!"

The archbishop smiled, "Brother of the same church, have you come here to find solace for the soul, or something else?" ”

"Actually, I'm an adventurer, confident that I've reached the pinnacle of my skills, but there's no way forward!"

Wu Ming said calmly.

"You want to be a knight?"

The cardinal shook his head: "I'm very sorry, unless you are canonized and recommended by the nobles, and pay five hundred Jindelon, or swear to renounce everything to join the church and become a knight of glory, according to the agreement, we will not be able to provide you with any help!" ”

He said this very well, and I don't know how many people he told it.

"I see, I took the liberty of disturbing me!"

Wu Ming bowed slightly: "I donate a Jindelong to the church!" ”

He pulled out a gold coin and placed it in the cardinal's hand, looking a little disappointed and ready to leave.

"Wait!"

At this time, the archbishop suddenly spoke: "Dear child, the doors of the Church are always open for you!" ”

"Thank you!"

Wu Ming was stunned, then saluted again and exited the door of the church.

"Archbishop?!"

The cardinal looked at the old man with some surprise.

The old man's expression also seemed to be a little confused: "I saw a layer of mist of fate in his body, which seemed to carry the revelation of my lord......"

"My lord?"

The cardinal was suddenly excited, and a little ashamed: "Did you get any oracles?" ”

"God loves the world, but He does not interfere with the world easily, and He only gives you hints in the subtleties...... Feel it and listen to the whole world ......"

The archbishop rolled the whites of his eyes and said slowly.

……

"To get the Holy Oil Study, I have to join the Church or the nobility?"

Wu Ming walked out of the church, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If that's the case, how did those wandering freelancers come from?" ”

Although there were contracts to be kept, he did not believe that the nobility and the church were so invulnerable on the surface.

No matter how precise and perfect the rules are, they need people to abide by and maintain.

As long as there are people, there can be flaws.

"In the black market, there must be clues about holy oil, and even ...... are sold"

Almost without thinking about it, a thought appeared in Wu Ming's heart.

"Of course...... Until then, I need to visit a few more scholars, I need more knowledge! ”

……

Three days later, East End, the interior of a villa.

"Dear scholar Lulun, I followed the route you provided and found poor Mr. Evans in a wolf's den, I'm sorry!"

Wu Ming placed a blood-stained leather armor and a ring with a strange pattern on the table, and said to an old man with a pale face.

"This is indeed Evans' ring...... Oh! My poor little one! ”

Scholar Lu Lun looked at the ring, rubbed it on his chest, and the corners of his eyes suddenly sparkled.

"Anyway, thank you so much! Brave adventurers! ”

I don't know how long it took, but the voice of the Lulun scholar came: "You will get what you deserve!" ”

He got up and put a key and a small bag of Jindelong in front of Wu Ming: "Seven Jindelong, as well as the right to read all the books in my study for seven days, are all yours!" ”

"Let Gavin tell you the rest!"

The scholar leaned back in his recliner, clearly exhausted.

Wu Ming bowed and withdrew, found Gavin's old butler, and came to Lu Lun's study.

The brass key was inserted into the keyhole, making a crisp sound, and in an instant, the door opened, and several rows of quaint bookshelves appeared in front of Wu Ming.