Herbert's group collected crystal nuclei in the Demon Forest with great fanfare, in the name of Bishop Harvey, and they did not come forward in person, but controlled and commanded Andre and others behind the scenes. www.biquge.info In this way, even if anyone doubts that this group was really sent by Bishop Harvey to collect the fragments, they would not have thought that it was the "traitors" of the Ontario Church who initiated this activity.

These guys are collecting shards while they are busy making good relations with the Templars everywhere. In this regard, they have really put a lot of effort and invested countless funds, and finally have a certain harvest.

Several cities on the outskirts of the town were incorporated into their own camp by their grace, not only greatly increasing their power as the "opposition" of the Templars, but also serving as protective rings and outposts on the periphery. If there is anything unusual in these places, Herbert and his party hiding in the town can get the news as soon as possible and decide whether to hold on or retreat.

It seems that everything is in order, but to the frustration of Herbert and the others, a month has passed, and there is still no information on the whereabouts of the other fragments. Herbert and the others understood the importance of artifact fragments, and even if they couldn't get all of them, they could be used as bargaining chips in negotiations with the Ontariel Templar at the most critical moment.

The town's sanctuary is now occupied by doves. Pastor Andre stood next to Herbert and said respectfully: "There is still no harvest today, all the fragments collected are fake. ”

The guards who were originally guarding outside also happened to come in at this time and reported: "My lord, the team of paladins who entered the Demon Forest has returned, bringing back crystal nuclei worth about 100,000 gold coins, but they have not found the whereabouts of the artifact fragments. ”

Herbert nodded slightly. He had already expected such a result, it had taken so long to obtain those fragments in Ontariel, and even if he was very close to the Demon Forest now, it was still not an easy matter to get the fragments.

"Finding artifact fragments is just one of the tasks at hand, and we can't artificially control the outcome, so we can only try our best to find it, and finally let it be." "But the connection to the surrounding cities is something we have complete control over. So far, more than a dozen cities and settlements around the town have become our territory, and this is not enough. In the past few days, the team responsible for searching for debris can temporarily avoid entering the Demon Forest, and go to the surrounding settlements to develop their strength like other teams. ”

Naturally, the members of the squad were willing to hear such orders. Searching for artifact fragments in the Demon Forest meant dealing with terrifying monsters every day. Although these guys can be regarded as the most powerful force in the light race of the entire Principality of Finir, if they really encounter that kind of demonic beast with great power, they may not be able to escape with their abilities.

This is not the case when they are sent to other parts of the country to "preach." With a large amount of funds to build relationships with the churches in various places, in the process, you can give half to the other party and keep half for yourself. And no matter whether the other party is willing to cooperate with his own side or not, the face of the matter must be done enough, and all aspects of the service will be in place.

The team was afraid that Herbert would regret it, so after eating the next morning, they immediately divided into small groups and went in all directions.

To the northeast of the town, two shadows drifted apart. As Herbert's preaching team, the battle between the two seemed a little shabby. There is no way, the other teams are mostly in groups of five, symbolizing the holy light power of the Holy Emblem, and in the end, only these two guys are left.

"I said, how long are we going to go out." One of the short paladins asked.

"Ten days, you can leave for a maximum of ten days, we have to get things done in ten days." The other man smiled with a "hehe", "Actually, there is so much trouble in preaching, we only need five days to complete the task given by Master Herbert, and the remaining five days are our own." ”

The short man felt that this guy seemed to be overconfident, and reminded, "Although we have been pardoned by the Duchy in name, don't forget that we are still rebels in the Templars. So swaggering to find people and let them join Master Herbert's ranks. If they don't want to, wouldn't the two of us be in danger? ”

"You're not a pig!" The other looked at him disapprovingly, "According to you, isn't it true that more than half of the preachers we have sent out will be detained by the churches everywhere?" Rest assured, they don't have that much guts. When we get to the church, just tell the people in charge that the churches in several nearby cities have already declared their submission to Lord Herbert, and what will he dare to do to us? Detaining us? Joke, then wouldn't he have to wait to face the siege of the bright forces of several surrounding cities? ”

The short man thought for a moment, "That's right." These guys must be terrified when they hear that the surrounding cities are ours, and they will directly agree to cooperate with us when the time comes. But what can be done in five days, how to arrange the remaining five days? ”

A strange smile suddenly appeared on the tall paladin's face: "Hey, boy, it's your luck to follow your brother this time." Let me tell you, the average amount of money we brought this time is much more than that of those squads, what is the use of so much money? Don't use it in vain, eat and drink, and by the way, you can also take it with you to find a few girls to play. How about it, seeing that you don't have much experience like this, let my brother take you. ”

"Okay." The short man immediately became excited, but after taking a few steps, he turned his head and asked, "So what should we do now?" ”

The taller paladin didn't bother to talk to this guy anymore, thinking that this kid's professional level was higher than his own, but he didn't expect that he was almost an idiot in other aspects. But on second thought, it's better than running into an old man who is willing to give his life for the Light but refuses to show his first appearance for a woman, at least it won't hurt his own business.

"What else can we do, don't forget that we are paladins, first find a place to buy two fast horses, if you can't do it, even if you steal two. When can I walk on two legs? Damn, I don't know which priests rode us away. ”

With money in hand, it is certainly an easy thing to buy two horses. However, the horses in the town are of average quality, and they don't match their paladin status at all, so they can only barely pick two horses first, and then change to two good ones when they reach their destination.

"Click!"

The sound of horses' hooves faded to the northeast of the town. To be continued.