Chapter Twenty-Three: After the Silver Mask
() The Gagarin float is flying north at full speed at high altitude
The first-ring mage Reguno Gagarin is lying on the bed in his bedroom and closing his eyes to recuperate, mages are different from warriors, excellent warriors can maintain combat effectiveness for days and nights without sleeping, but mages must always maintain a good mental state, because mage combat power comes from a clear mind, so a good sleep is especially important for a mage
It seemed that the third star key was not on the girl, and Reguno tossed his purple hedron to Putnin because he didn't sense the resonance
Even if she didn't have the Star Key on her, she would have been able to find a clue to the location of the Star Key, and Putnnin took the hedron and held it in his hand with his, otherwise King Poeller would not have tried to rescue her
Is this the reason why you have lived in seclusion in the kingdom of Pole for so many years, Reguno looked at his friend, but how did you know that the Pole royal family has the secret key of the stars
I said that I would not succumb to fate, but that doesn't mean I will run away from fate, Puternin turned to face the children in the distance, I returned to St. Papal's Island twelve years ago, and accidentally peeked into some of the secrets handed down by the popes, from which I learned that the Poyler royal family secretly kept one of the Star Keys, in fact, the Popes have always wanted to seize this Star Key, but they couldn't find a good reason, I have been living in seclusion here, just waiting for this moment to collide with fate
Speaking of Pope Regunau, is it really good to say this, how to say that he is also yours......
Don't talk about it again, if you're still my friend, Puternin waved Reguno, and I'll never forget the deaths of my parents, Sir and Mrs. McMahon, who were all responsible for the masked, sanctimonious Pope
A knock on the door interrupted Reguno's memories
Come on in
The door was opened, and the goblin slave Colin walked in with a tray on the tray with a steaming dark drink, and your coffee, Master, Colin respectfully presented the tray
Taking a sip of the fragrant and smooth coffee, Reguno closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a few seconds, then he asked: What are the children doing?
They all stood in front of the porthole and looked out at the scenery
Although the temperature is cold in the high air, the mage has already blessed the airship with the energy magic in the fire system, so that the temperature is maintained inside, and the children will not be shivered by the cold even if they stand by the porthole, although they have just experienced the pain of bereavement, but curiosity still dominates the children's inside, looking down from the sky, it is another scenery they have never seen, how can a few children be worth leaving
Colin should be running into a turbulence right away, and let the kids go back to their rooms
You would be so stupid as to throw yourself into the net for a squire, but in the end, not only will you not be able to save your squire, but you yourself will not be able to escape the self-proclaimed Milì who has taken control of the situation, and he probably really thinks that the person in front of him has become a lamb to the slaughter, and now, in the name of the Paladin, I declare that William Mano, in defiance of the orders of His Holiness the Pope, has released the exiled princess of the House of Poele, has become a traitor to the Church and the Templar Order, and must be stripped of his title of Paladin and arrested, and the soldiers will not go up and take off his paladin armor
A few light infantry men actually rushed up to take off William's armor
With a bang, William flashed his sword, and the cold light shone on the faces of the several light infantry who rushed up, and shouted: I see who dares to come up, and the light infantry are so frightened that they dare not take a step further
William, do you want to violently resist arrest Milorus shouted
Hmph, Milorus, on what basis did you declare me guilty and arrest me, are you from the Inquisition, William asked coldly
This...... Milorus was so angry that his face flushed
William continued to ask rhetorically: The title of Paladin and the armor of the Paladin were personally granted by His Majesty the Pope, as long as His Majesty the Pope has the right to deprive him of him, do you want to take off my armor, do you think that your power is greater than that of His Majesty the Pope
I...... At this time, his face had turned from red to iron-blue
Reasonable, William pressed forward step by step, not allowing the other party to have any respite: Besides, I am the same as you as a paladin, and my status is equal, I am not your subordinate, why should you listen to your orders, and why should you impose sanctions on me, are you the commander of the Templar Order, no, you are not even a deputy commander
You...... Milorus's face was further purple-black
What am I going to do, I still have to sue you in front of His Majesty the Pope, and William bites back
What are you suing me
You intervened in my duel with my opponent and broke my duel agreement, and I will sue you Yan zhòng for damaging my reputation and dignity as a knight
Breathless, the dejected Miloleus seemed to have lost his mind, and he pointed at William in front of him, shouting to the soldiers behind him, attack me immediately, and clean up this traitor
Many of the soldiers felt that William's words were justified and were shaken, but most of them still assumed a fighting posture under the obscenity of Milores, and the crossbowmen raised the crossbow to the eye-aim, and the light infantry drew their weapons and prepared to fight at any time
Still, William noticed the subtle changes in the soldiers, and he knew that his words had shaken them, and he would continue to let them waver
Brethren of the Templar Order, William shouted to the soldiers behind Milorus, many of you have been with me for a long time, you should know what kind of person I am, Milorus accusations are not true, you judge for yourself, how to do it, make your own decisions, but no matter what decisions you make, I don't want to be enemies with you, if any of you really want to kill me, I will never resist, because I don't want to see my companions cannibalism, but there is one thing I must ask everyone, please let my squire live, just now Milorus said that it is stupid for me to come back to save a squire, but I don't think so, he is both my squire and my companion, he has beenIt's been tortured enough, I don't want to see him hurt again, just as I don't want to see you get hurt
William's words stirred up an uproar among the soldiers, many of whom were William's former subordinates, and wavered from these people, and then spread like a plague to all two hundred
Some people shouted: "Your Excellency Mano, we believe in you."
Someone else said: His Excellency Mano takes such sincere care of his own attendants, let alone us
Some simply threw down their weapons
Just now, he still occupied the absolute advantage of the situation, and was lightly resolved by William's words, Milorus was so angry that he almost fainted, and now he is probably the only one who still listens to his orders, in such a chaotic situation, even if Milorus wants to fight with William, I am afraid that he will have to face the two hundred soldiers he brought first
Milloles pointed at William and shouted: You wait and see how long you can be arrogant, and after saying that, he pushed and pulled, shouted and drove the two hundred soldiers away
When the last Templar soldier left William's field of vision, he breathed a long sigh of relief, William knew very well in his heart that these were the elite soldiers of the Templar Order, if they really launched a siege against him with Milorus just now, he and his attendants would escape, and only the gods of light could perform a miracle, and after all the danger was removed, he put down the attendant on his shoulder, took out the silver cross, and performed a simple healing spell on it
Bang Bang ......
William grasped the prestige of the sudden drum and saw that it was the royal knight Duris standing on the periphery who made the sound, and behind him stood two knights of the guard and four knights of the royal throne, and when he heard the report of his subordinates that the Templar Order had appeared to coax a paladin to round up another paladin, Duris felt very bad, because tomorrow was a heavy day, and he did not want too many things to happen the night before in the capital of the kingdom that he had personally taken over, so Duris rushed to the scene with six of his most powerful subordinates in an attempt to interfere, and did not expect to see a good show
His Excellency William did not need to use force, and only with a few words of persuasion, the crisis in front of him was resolved, which was really powerful, and Durris walked towards William and praised as he walked
His Royal Highness Prince Duris, I just don't want to see the blood of the brothers of the Knights, William said with a wry smile
Being able to think for the brethren means that you are much better than the guy who can only think with his fists just now, and Duris continues to praise
Milorus he--well, we didn't complete the mission, he should be ready to take the soldiers we brought back to Pope Island, William looked at the place where Milorus disappeared, and said silently, the two of them were ordered to lead the troops to carry out the mission, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this
Then what do you plan to do in the future, and return to St. Pope's Island, Madulis asked earnestly
William thought about it and said helplessly: I don't know, maybe it's to be a freelancer to travel around the world, and now I do have some doubts, and now I do have some doubts, and he remembered what Paternin had said to him in Serre Village two days ago
With what His Excellency William had just said to that man, as long as the Central Curia had not declared you guilty for a day and disqualified you as a paladin, you would still be a member of the Templar Order, and you would still be able to represent the Central See, so Turis changed the subject
So to speak, William was a little confused by the question of Duris, and His Highness meant ......
Nothing else, except that you will stay until tomorrow morning to witness an important occasion as a representative of the Central Church
Meditation Hall of the Papal Basilica on Holy Papal Island
A short beep, although not loud, was particularly harsh in the quiet meditation hall, and the Pope, who received the signal, pressed a button in the hidden part of his throne, and a secret door on the wall opened, revealing a deep secret passage, and a knight walked out of it, half-kneeling in front of the Pope, only to see that he was wearing paladin armor, but unlike the red cloak of other paladins, his cloak was actually pure black
Pope Meritgar called the knight's name, and as a paladin of light, he often had to perform such disgraceful tasks as monitoring and stalking, so he was too wronged
No, it is not only the task ordered by His Majesty the Pope, but I will definitely not have any complaints, the knight replied
There are twelve paladins in the central Church of the Holy Illuminati, but people usually only see ten of them, and the other two who do not show up, in addition to the chief paladin who disappeared twelve years ago, there is also a paladin who is responsible for secretly observing, tracking, and monitoring other knights who are out on mission, and since this paladin has never been in front of people, no one has ever known about the paladin's existence, and no one has ever seen his appearance - except for the Pope
Okay, Meritgar, you're going to give you a brief report on the process of monitoring Milorus and William
Yes, His Majesty the Pope, Meritgar began to talk about the fact that he had observed that Milorus and William had led the soldiers to the port of St. Sisa, the capital of the kingdom of St. Olofe, but thirty minutes later, when Meritgar said that Milorus and William had led a team to track down the robber Jackal Duke to an unknown village, the Pope's body trembled slightly
Wait, Meritgar, you just said that Pathenin McMahon, the commander of the Knights Templar who had been missing for twelve years, was found in that small village from behind the silver mask, and the Pope's unsentimental inquiry
Yes, he disguised himself as a village doctor
Go on
A few minutes later, Meritgar reported everything he had seen and heard to the Pope
So it was because there was the One Ring mage and the float in the field that you didn't bring the girl back to the Pope asked
Yes, I was not sure at that time, and Meritt Cal paused, and after judging that the two of them had failed in their mission, I hurried back to report to His Majesty
Are you sure that Puternin is dead?
I'm pretty sure that when the girl got on the airship and left, I went to the grave to see Putnain's tombstone, and it was next to the tombstone of the royal knight of the Pole Kingdom
The Pope was silent for a few seconds and then asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"
When I rushed back to St. Papal Island, I left some of my men to continue to keep an eye on Melores, and when he found out that he had brought people back to Hansar City, he secretly used the soldiers of the Kingdom of St. Oruffie to arrest William's squire and put him in prison
This Milloleus is really clever to himself, and the Pope said unhappily, Okay, Meritgar, it's okay, you go back
It was His Majesty who stood up respectfully and re-entered the dark passage, where the secret door was closed and the wall was restored to its original state, and the Pope pressed the button of the hidden place of the throne, and the secret door was locked
At this time, only Pope Frio I was left in the meditation hall, and Pope Frio I's body trembled slightly, and then the tremor became larger and larger
Ahh
Frio I wept bitterly, not in disguise, but in the true sorrow of a father who had lost his own child
He took off his silver mask, and behind it was a tearful face that resembled Patnin.