Overall, the trajectory of the development of the power in this world is not much different from Lin Tuo's speculation.

Lin Tuo inquired about the "cultivation method" again, and learned that although this method was not top secret, the civilian class rarely had access to it, and it was only circulated among the upper echelons of society and the elite army.

In this regard, Lin Tuo is not very surprised, in this kind of society with huge class differences, it is normal to have a knowledge gap.

As for the church, it is the "God of creation."

It is recorded in religious texts that in the beginning, the creation gods built this world, and they were inspired by the desolation, and brought countless creatures from the void to this world with a pure silver boat, and multiplied until today.

Well, I have to admit that when he heard this part of the information, Lin Tuo was still a little relieved.

At the very least, these people haven't completely forgotten about themselves...... Although the story is clearly embellished and distorted.

However, when Carter talked about the church's hunting of wizards in the name of oracles, this relief was completely evaporated.

"You mean, the Kingdom Church claims to be in the presence of an oracle to capture and purify the wizard community?" Lin Tuo's face was a little ugly.

"Yes, the church says that wizards are servants of evil spirits, but you see, my nephew and niece are obviously ordinary people, where have you ever believed in evil spirits?" Carter couldn't help but complain.

Lin Tuo ignored him, but he understood in his heart that the so-called evil demon theory was most likely a fabricated disguise, referring to the history of the earth, and similar barbaric acts had also occurred.

"Didn't the wizards try to resist?" Lin Tuo frowned and asked.

When Carter heard this, he shook his head and said bitterly: "You are probably from the Southern Continent, and the wizards of the Northern Continent have been in decline since hundreds of years ago......"

Probably because there were wizards in the family, Carter knew a lot about it.

According to him, thousands of years ago, the wizarding associations throughout the continent were still a force that was enough to compete with the church, and even suppressed the latter for a period of time.

It's just that later, with the decline of the wizards' natural abilities, it gradually declined.

The so-called "talent decline" means that the later it goes, the less effective the wizards born in this land naturally have, and the number of people will become smaller and smaller.

At first, it could be made up for through cultivation, but later, with the expansion of the group of knights and priests, the original most powerful group of wizards fell.

Originally, the cultivation talents of wizards were generally very good, and if they switched to other spells in time, they would not decline so quickly, but it was probably due to some kind of pride, and for a long time, wizards clung to their talent spells.

As a result, internal disagreements on theoretical directions erupted.

As a result, the "Wizards Association" in the north, which was not strong in terms of binding force, completely collapsed, and the wizards in the northern continent gradually dispersed, becoming a scattered inheritance of families, masters and apprentices, and became a climate.

However, in the distant southern continent, I heard that the wizards who transformed in time and embraced new spells developed well.

In short, against this backdrop, the entire Northern Continent, and especially the Draite Kingdom, were a completely weak sand, powerless in the face of the Templars acting collectively by the Church.

Even a few powerful wizards are unable to support themselves and can only escape.

"In the past year, the powerful wizards have either been captured and executed by the church, or they have fled to the Southern Continent early, and the rest have no ability to resist." Baron Carter sighed deeply.

Is that so......

Lin Tuo's eyes flickered when he heard this, but he was really a little surprised, the wizard's talent and ability have declined, and the number of groups has shrunk, is this related to genetics.

For example, the bloodline, the further back, the thinner it becomes.

"Also...... Those knights of the church, too, there is something wrong. Suddenly, Carter said this.

"Oh?"

"Yes, I don't know much, but I've met the Templars before, but these Church knights hunt for wizards...... It's a little different from what I saw when I was younger.

More gloomy, ruthless, fanatical, bloody...... It's as if it's a killing machine without humanity. ”

Through conversation, Carter was finally convinced that Lin Tuo was not from the church, otherwise it would be impossible to ask these questions, in his opinion, the mysterious young man in front of him was probably a wizard powerhouse from the Southern Continent.

Therefore, when it comes to the church, there are not so many scruples.

"There is no human ...... Killing machines? Lin Tuo thought about it and repeated this sentence.

"Yes, if you don't believe me, just go to the church, no, go to the monastery in the town, they only came here yesterday, and there are many wizards with them.

On the day I entered the town, I saw with my own eyes, dozens or hundreds of them tied with iron cables, tied to the back of horses, pulled, in a long line.

The wizards were covered in blood and wounds, and boys, women, and children were dragged around like livestock. ”

Speaking of this, Carter couldn't help but shudder, as if that scene appeared in front of him again.

Lin Tuo frowned, feeling a little physiologically uncomfortable: "Dragging it?" They weren't put to death? ”

"Yes, I heard that the captured wizards are to be brought back alive to the Holy City of the Church to be judged by the Pope himself."

Is that so......

Lin Tuo sat in the heavy armchair, his expression becoming more and more confused.

At this point, the matter seemed to be very clear, but in his heart, there were more doubts.

In Lin Tuo's opinion, this matter is full of doubts.

According to Carter, there has not been any turmoil in the Delai Kingdom in recent years, the overall peace, the realm of faith, the church is dominant, and the wizards have long been out of the ordinary.

In any way, there is no reason to launch such a campaign suddenly.

The royal regime was stable, the church was strong, and neither side had the need to establish authority in such a drastic way.

Of course, it may also be because Carter has a narrow vision and lacks information.

However, sensing the uneasiness in his heart, it was still difficult for Lin Tuo to "close the case" after all.

"I have to figure it out, maybe I should go to the church and see it with my own eyes." Lin Tuo had just had this thought in his heart, and suddenly, he looked at the door as if he had realized it.

The direction in which you are looking at the castle, to be exact.

"Someone's coming." He said.

"What?" Carter was stunned for a moment, and then saw the "Southern Continent Wizard" in front of him get up and walk straight out of the door.

The baron hesitated, and subconsciously followed.

The two of them quickly walked down the corridor to the terrace of the castle's back house, from which they could clearly see the scene outside the castle gate.

I saw that at this moment, a group of horsemen riding horses, holding swords in their hands, and wearing dark cloaks appeared at the gate of the castle.

"Templars! Is it the church...... They ...... "Seeing this scene, Baron Carter, who had just run to the terrace, turned pale and almost collapsed to the ground.

Looking at the menacing appearance of the other party, it is obviously not a normal "visit".

Could it be that it was discovered? But...... How could it be......

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in Carter's field of vision, and it was his butler, who was now diligently opening the castle gates.

"It seems that your servant has betrayed you." Lin Tuo said with emotion, "Also, how can there be people hiding in the castle without being discovered at all?" ”

"He ......" Carter's eyes were split, and his heart was furious for a while, but he forced it down.

Without hesitation, he turned his head and ran back to the direction of the secret room, on the way, he brought a basin of water from the kitchen, and when he ran into the room, he directly woke up a pair of brothers and sisters in a coma with cold water.

"Wow-"

Stimulated by the cold water, the two young men finally opened their eyes with blank expressions: "Uncle......"

"It's too late to explain, let's go!" Trembling all over, Carter forcibly pulled them up, staggered out the door, and had no expectations in his mind.

But just as the three of them reached the edge of the terrace, the young man named Morey stopped abruptly, looked at the gate of the castle, and exclaimed, "Ah! ”

"They...... It's that person! The girl on the side couldn't help it, her eyes widened, and she stopped.

"What?" Baron Carter also looked blankly, and then the whole person froze in place.

I saw that the "Southern Continent Wizard" had come to the gate of the castle at some point, and was standing outside the gate at this moment, and beside him, dozens of Templars had fallen to the ground, and the bloody atmosphere was permeated!

……

……

"Now, let's have a good talk."

At the gate of the castle, a cold spring breeze blew from afar, and Lin Tuo stared indifferently at the knight leader who was lying on the ground with his broken hands and feet.

Nearby, a heavily armed Church knight was seriously wounded and incapacitated.

But almost no one screamed, and the atmosphere was strange and cold.

Originally, Lin Tuo just wanted to talk to them, after all, it was not rational to rashly listen to Baron Carter's one-sided words.

However, to his surprise, these knights in black cloaks, the moment they saw them, seemed to be stimulated by some kind of stimulation, and started to charge, and their behavior logic was very different from that of ordinary people, more like beasts that saw their prey.

"Heresy...... Heresy ......"

In the cold wind, the mortally wounded knight leader repeated the word in a low, confused voice.

"What else would you say besides heresy?" Lin Tuo snorted coldly, and suddenly his heart moved, and he reached out and pulled out a long sword on the ground, and picked up the pitch-black cloak.

Reveal the true face of the knight.

Immediately, Lin Tuo's eyelids jumped!

These guys......

I saw that as the cloak was lifted, the middle-aged knight almost subconsciously turned his head, as if he wanted to avoid the harsh sunlight.

He has the typical facial characteristics of the Delai Kingdom, but his skin is as white as a dead man, especially a pair of eyes, which are almost pure black, without the distinction between pupils and whites of the eyes, just chaotic black.

Obviously not normal humans!

"Sure enough, there is a problem!" Lin Tuo's heart sank, and he used his long sword to pick up the cloaks of the other knights in turn.

It was found that all of them were in a similar state, with pale skin, dark eyes, and an instinct to avoid the sun.

"What the hell are you?" Lin Tuo took a light breath, and the hand holding the long sword was slightly forced.

"Heresy...... Heterodox...... You will be devoured by darkness, and your wickedness will be damned...... There is no escape...... The gods are gazing at you......"

In the knight's long eyes, the dark air swirled, repeating similar words over and over again.

Seeing this, Lin Tuo did not hesitate at all, stepped forward, stabbed his chest with a long sword, penetrated his heart, and killed him with one blow, while looking down on the other party condescendingly, and said in a low voice:

"You are right, for your wicked deeds will be damned by heaven, and you will not be able to escape...... Gods, gazing at you. ”