The knights of the Duchy of Finnier can be broadly divided into three types. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info This is different from the world that Piggie lived in before.

Among them, the largest number are the ordinary knights who serve in the army, these knights, similar to ordinary soldiers, belong to the military service in the principality, and most of them are for life.

The second category of knights belongs to the "noble knights". There are two ways to produce such knights, one is the son of the nobility, and the other is the person who has distinguished himself in war. After serving in the army, these knights receive a fief provided by the principality, which is hereditary.

The third category of knights is not part of the Duchy's army, but belongs to the Templars. As a profession separate from the principality's power system, paladins are under the direct authority of the Templars, and the Templars are responsible for their rewards. Although the number of paladins is not as large as that of ordinary knights, the energy is very strong, and it is the capital that the Templars use to compete with the power structure composed of nobles.

Although the juxtaposition of templar and secular power can occasionally lead to some unpleasantness, for the most part the two are able to live in harmony because of their different pursuits. The aristocracy liked to chase land and profit, but they were not interested in other things, and the Templar would secretly put some thought into this, but the main thing was to develop the faithful. The more believers there are, the more benefits there will be.

But this time, unexpectedly, several paladin squires and Duchy knights drew their swords in front of an inn. Such a scene is really rare, and it attracted many passers-by to watch it for a while.

But the main thing everyone looked at was not the two groups, but the disheveled man standing behind the paladin. Although the man was dressed in ordinary robes, it was judged from the words of the argument that he was a clergyman. As for the woman with heavy makeup next to him, there was no doubt that she was a prostitute. Woman.

"Oh-"

The crowd's ability to guess is very strong, and they soon piece together a drama in their minds: a paladin who can't stand the loneliness at night comes here to have fun, but unfortunately is discovered by two patrol teams, and now the two sides are arguing about who should handle the matter.

In fact, they were only half right. The clergy who had come to have fun were not pretended, but not a paladin, but a priest, and the one who was supposed to be on duty in the First Sanctuary last night.

The timing of the priest's elf was ridiculous, and he slipped out of the time when the leaders of the Templar were in battle and in the council hall to discuss important matters, and was so drunk that he did not know what had happened afterwards. Such desertion is not only not permissible in the Church, but should also be considered a serious dereliction of duty under Ontario law, so both sides want to deal with it themselves.

"This matter will naturally be solved by our Holy Church, you only need to be responsible for the inspection, this kind of thing does not need your interference." A paladin squire said.

But the knight squad next to him had no intention of backing down. These knights were not the kind of "noble knights" who were born with a golden key, but were selected from among the ordinary people to serve, and therefore valued fairness and law above all else. In their eyes, since it was the people of the Templars who made a mistake, it was inevitable that they would be suspected of covering it up if they were left to deal with it themselves.

"You say this has nothing to do with us? It's just a joke. According to the laws of the Duchy of Finnier, this is a serious dereliction of duty and must be severely punished by our sacred laws. ”

The captain of the knight squad couldn't help but say, and sent a few of his men to hold the priest down and leave under the escort of several knights wearing long swords around him.

Behind them, a slight milky white holy light had already appeared on the body of the paladin squire, and it was obvious that he had the intention of rushing up to compete with each other. Although the number is small, with low-level combat magic skills, the strength is still higher than that of these knights who only have force value.

However, fortunately, the Paladin Squire who took the lead was more sober-minded, and knew that if this continued trouble, both the Templars and the Principality would lose face, so it was better to report it to the Paladins first.

"Let's go!"

The group angrily left the door of the inn.

At the same time, Alice, who was hiding upstairs watching all this, let out a long breath, still clutching the glorious sword that the paladins had been looking for everywhere, the sword vibrating slightly as it continued to absorb the light from her body, as if the power was constantly rushing into the blade.

A few minutes ago, Alice had tried to hide the Shining Sword in the cupboard, but she didn't expect that after a short while, just as the paladins downstairs were emitting holy light, the longsword "swished" out of itself.

The Shining Sword, which is naturally sensitive to the Holy Light, can resonate with the Holy Light at any time, which means that if those paladins really run into the house to check, they can be sensed as long as they emit a faint light of the Holy Light, and then Alice and them will be caught.

"It's dangerous."

The fat girl patted her chest, but suddenly felt that the curvature of her chest seemed to be a little different. Looking down, she vaguely felt that the position below the chest seemed to shrink a little, and began to change from a standard water tank shape to a concave water tank shape, which made her a little happy.

However, the two men in the same room didn't feel any difference at all, or maybe they had never appreciated the woman in front of them, so naturally they wouldn't notice the change.

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In a narrow alley of the Principality of Ontario, several families have lived here for generations. There are poor people everywhere, even the bustling capital of the Duchy of Finnier. This narrow alley is one of them, and it is an abandoned place compared to the bustling street market not far away.

Smelly ditches with sewage flowing, garbage heaps with flies, and blackened laborers...... In the eyes of many, those who live in such a place are destined to have no future, not only for one generation, but for generations to come.

But there was an exception a few years ago. A young man named Baal in the alley was chosen by the Templar hierarchy to become an honorable paladin squire.

This was enough to surprise most people, because this guy named Barr really didn't see any unusual talent. The glorious status of a paladin, coupled with a salary of ten silver coins per month, moved Baal's widowed mother to tears. Since then, this son has become her pride, and even the goal of the poor in the whole alley.

But now, a few years later, the mother sees again not a living son, but ashes that have burned with the church. Three years ago, her son was imprisoned on an unknown charge, and now he never gets out.