Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info The embarrassment of his lord made the two leaders of the Punishment Knights who were always following him smile and Keith made an exaggerated expression covering his face and said with a low smile

"I have to admit that our esteemed Lord Leo's experience in love is not even better than that of the barbarians of the Misty Mountains, and I am about to lose it, and the love stories that fall into the mouth of the third-rate bard of Boeing Blue are much better than those of us adults......"

"Shut up Keith!"

After habitually saying this, Finn couldn't help but laugh out rarely, once upon a time he was also amazed at the rapid growth of Leo, from the initial discomfort, the panic of the first war, gradually grew and matured rapidly

Whether it is decisively defeating the cancer of Orlando and subduing the aristocracy, unifying the northern territory, or becoming more and more skilled in communication methods and calm temperament, these changes have always been deeply seen by them

Unexpectedly, his lord's clumsy performance in love reminded him of the panicked, hurried, but pretending to be calm Leo at the beginning......

Covertly kicked the pretending Keith, and Finn spoke

"Okay, it's a good thing that adults have someone they like, and in addition, the barbarians in the Misty Mountains don't understand love at all, they only rely on their muscles to act, and they are not much different from you......"

"Whatever you want, whether it's in Pande or here, I'm more likely to attract the attention of beautiful women than you are lifeless...... Well, it looks like we don't have anything to do for the time being, Finn, would you like to have a few drinks? ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Keith put his arm around Finn's shoulders and asked, pointing to the corner where he was resting

After a little hesitation, Finn looked at Case, "Well, if this can stop your babbling mouth, then have a couple of drinks, to be honest, I'd rather get back to Storm sooner than here, and I don't know how Anthony and they're doing......"

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"This is how it happened, Lord Anthony, the rescued stranger was so weak that we could ask very little," Marcus reported respectfully

Nodding calmly, Anthony whispered a few words, and asked Marcus and the others to deal with the affairs of the fallen soldiers first, and when a few people walked away, they were a little impatient and walked back and forth in the hall of the Grand Duke's Mansion with some anxiety

As Anthony, who is in charge of the security of Stormwind City after Leo leaves, the heavy burden on his shoulders makes him have to stay calm in front of his subordinates at all times, and his anxiety can only be expressed when he is alone

From the report just now, Anthony knew that this time the matter was really a bit big, whether it was the original church priest who called himself Kane, or the death of 13 Templars of the Church, or the sacrifice of 3 champion swordsmen

Any one of the three incidents alone is a frustrating existence, and unlike Marcus and the other Punishment Knights, Anthony, as one of the three captains, knows more about the situation on this continent

Unlike the somewhat chaotic forms of faith and religion that followed the Pande schism, the Church on the continent of Nice was a terrifying behemoth, with thousands of religious fanatics and countless Knights Templar

In almost every corner of the mainland, you can see the shadow of the church's missionary institutions, and even in the northern territory, which is located in the remote area and is jokingly called the place of distribution, many aristocratic territories also have a few smaller missionary offices

In recent years, with the intensification of the contradiction between the imperial power and the aristocracy, the power of the church has expanded a lot, and it even has almost the strength to confront the empire head-on, which has promoted the arrogance of the church in foreign affairs

One can imagine what a stormy and terrifying storm of pressure Stormwind would have been under if they had known of the deaths of the 13 Templars on a mission

You know, in the past hundred years, there has not been a single precedent for the killing of a church knight, and the last nobleman who dared to do so, his family and even innocent people were slaughtered, and the territory was burned

Stopping, Anthony knew he had to do something, and even if the news didn't come out in the end, he had to prepare for the worst......

Of course, it doesn't mean that Marcus and the others are doing the wrong thing, even if he is present, he will make the same choice, anyone or force who dares to insult Leo must accept the thunderous wrath of the Knights

Calling the servant to ask the butler Garin the Elder to come over, Anthony needs his financial support, and Stormwind must have more and more elite soldiers from now on

At the same time, Leo's plan and ideas for the formation of the 70 local knights before leaving were also on the agenda, and with a heavy clenching of his fists, Anthony regained his firmness, just like he promised Leo, that the storm would never fall, no matter who the opponent was......

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The swan-like snowflakes didn't seem to have any stopping momentum, and the arrival of the night made the white snowflakes turn a little black and gray, and Rod tightened his cotton robe hard, and his chest was still a little throbbing, he knew that it was the sequelae of being hit vigorously

In the afternoon, under the care of the doctor and his companions, Rhodes, who was fine, quickly woke up, but the whole person became chaotic and no longer sunny and cheerful

The companions only thought that he had not recovered from the wound, and after comforting him to rest well, they did not care too much and left one after another......

Facing the wind and snow, relying on the dim lights of the roadside houses to discern the direction, turning the last intersection, the noise came far from a nearby single-story tavern in the empty street

Familiar pushed open the door of the room Rod walked in, the cold wind and snowflakes that suddenly blew in made several guests near the door curse, and after glancing, Rod didn't pay any attention and walked straight to the bar

And the people behind him also stopped scolding after seeing the standard long sword under his cloak and the badge representing the champion swordsman on his chest, and replaced them with envious and reverent eyes

Sitting in front of the bar, Rod asked for a glass of ale, and after taking a sip with his head tilted, he put the cup on the bar and continued to ask for a second and third glass......

The pub was the most ordinary, so ordinary that even the poor who sold their strength could come here once in a while for a few drinks, and so ordinary that there was no other drink at all except the inferior ale

But this is the place that Rhodes would like to come to when he is not busy, because there are girls who haunt him

"Rod, you can't drink anymore......"

The freckled, fat, and cute girl at the bar, worriedly persuaded

Shaking his head, Rod forcibly resisted the feeling of vomiting, tried to swallow the last sip of wine in his mouth, raised his head, and looked at each other with a somewhat hazy look

"Rita, am I stupid and ...... I once promised my dead father that I would become stronger, become a warrior, become a knight, and finally become a great man! But...... I'm still so weak, ridiculous......"

After the somewhat drunken Rhodes finished speaking, he grabbed the wooden wine glass in front of him and drank it dry, the wine was mixed with a slight bitter taste, which was the tears that fell unconsciously

"I think I'm a clown, you know Rita, when I attacked White Moon City, I was teased and thrown off the city wall with a spear and fell unconscious, today...... Today I was knocked out again...... I even envy those comrades who died in battle, at least they can make the adults pray for them in silence, and I? I'm like a joke."

Grabbing the girl's hands violently, Rhodes screamed as hard as he could in the girl's somewhat frightened expression, "Rita, I need strength, endless power to defy everything, I must become a great person, and then take you away from your power-eyed father......"

"No, oh my God, Rod you're drunk, I'm going to call my brother to come over and help and ask him to send you back!"

Rita frantically broke free of her held hands, Rhodes's abnormality today frightened her, and she hurried towards the back of the tavern

"Damn, are you starting to hate me too?" Rod almost fell out of his chair as he broke free, looked at the empty glass, and slammed it to the ground

On the table in the far corner of the tavern, a middle-aged man with a black robe and a face that he couldn't see clearly saw this, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, first glanced around vigilantly, and found that no one was paying attention, and then gently walked to Rod's side

"Dear Mr. Officer, do you want to gain strength......?"

"Get out of here!" Rod didn't look at anyone, staggered and sat up straight, and roared

The black-robed man didn't care about his attitude, but got closer, and continued to speak in Rod's ear in a voice with endless temptation

"Strength! Incomparably stronger, even more powerful than those knights in your mouth, young man, at that time, you can do whatever you want, and no one will be able to stop you...... Desire! You can easily take the girl you like, anyone who laughs at you will kiss your toes and beg for forgiveness, and then you will be the coveted big guy......"