At Valentine North Castle, at the gate of a manor near the bay, four men got out of the repulsion cart, all rubbing their necks in unison.

The deacon waiting at the gate of the manor smiled, and the original trace of apprehension dissipated. This is characteristic of all outlanders who arrive in Valentine for the first time, and their necks ache for a few days, determining their vision and insight.

"This is the private property of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and it will be your place of residence from today onwards. ”

"There are still a lot of mercenaries here, of course, they have passed the test to live here. ”

"It's the stone building, divided into suites, for different teams, each with a separate room, all kinds of facilities. His Highness is very generous and will not treat people badly in these treatments. ”

The deacon led the eldest sister, Najaita, Ankaret, Xili, and Tasmi, towards the stone building, and Tasmi was slightly unhappy when he looked at the gray and inconspicuous stone building.

After they had met with Her Royal Highness the princess's friend in the steppe town, the other party not only gave them tokens, but also unknowingly stuffed a hundred imperial gold coins into their package, so that they could have the cost of taking the galloping horse shuttle, and it only took three days to arrive at Valentine's North Castle.

Fort North was barely a suburb of Valentine, and even then, what they saw was an eye-opener for them. Here, Tasmi, who had just come out of the Gawain Mountains, was at the same level as the eldest sister who had been in the north for a long time, and they were shocked and shocked all the way.

The streets are full of tall buildings, all made of fine stone, and even magnificent buildings built purely of metal and crystal, with gorgeous styles and decorations, but also with a strong atmosphere of sacred elegance, worthy of the imperial capital created by the goddess of order herself.

Of course, not to mention the Divine Emperor Fort across the bay in the distance, which is literally a mortal kingdom of gods, like a heavenly mountain in the field of vision. Until now, Tasmi's neck is still sore, which is caused by looking up at the Divine Emperor Fort for a long time.

This will be the stone building that the deacon took them to, square, rough in appearance, with narrow windows, looking more like a warehouse, is it really a place to live?

"That's good......"

The eldest sister said with emotion: "People like us are very satisfied with having a tent to protect us from the rain." To be able to live in such a sturdy, castle-like place, I always feel like it will be slack. ”

Tasmi was ashamed, and in the words he had heard in the tavern, he was really inflated.

The deacon seemed to be respectful, but in fact admonished: "Your Highness's expectations of you are not at that level, so don't measure them by the standards of the past." ”

"There are special servants in it, and the clothes and basic equipment are prepared, and if there is a special need, the servants will be explained. ”

"The suites have basic information services and entertainment facilities, a video hall on each floor, a tavern on the rooftop, and a training ground on the ground floor. ”

"Your Highness encourages teams to communicate with each other, but teams also compete with each other, so ...... Miss Najaita, you should understand the scale. ”

When he was about to arrive at the stone tower, the deacon said very sincerely: "The number of your team is still too small, and the level is not too optimistic, so I suggest you keep a low profile." ”

He glanced at Tasmi, causing the boy to bow his head even more in shame.

The eldest sister said in a deep voice: "We will also have companions to join, and it will not be the only one." ”

Entering the stone building, not only Tasmi's eyes lit up, but even Ankarai, who had been gloomy and had not said a word on the road, raised her eyebrows.

In the spacious hall, the lights are bright, the floor is smooth enough to be used as a mirror, and it is carefully polished with fine stone, which takes a lot of labor.

On the walls are several large screens showing video messages from different news agencies, and a circle of sofas are placed underneath, which appear to be made of the fur of exotic animals.

Across the gate was a row of counters, and several young and beautiful girls bowed and greeted "Welcome", leaving Tasmi at a loss.

The eldest sister was not as ignorant as Tasmi, and nodded and said, "It's quite like the Adventurer's Guild......"

The deacon smiled, "This is the style that His Highness borrowed from the Adventurer's Commune. ”

Isn't that an organization used by the Red Devils to bewitch mortals?

Tassmi muttered to himself and followed the deacon to the side of the hall, where there were several doors, and the small screens by the doors displayed numbers, some of which were constantly changing, from large to small or from small to large.

"This is the elevator, your suite is 404, after entering, press the button marked with the word four, and when the door opens, look to the left and you will see. ”

The deacon bowed and completed his task: "I hope you all have a good time here." ”

After entering the elevator, the door shook slightly after closing, except for the eldest sister's head, the other three people subconsciously put on a defensive posture.

The eldest sister sighed: "This is not a mechanism, it is a cage that takes us up." ”

Xiyili was puzzled: "But I didn't sense the fluctuation of magic or divine power, could it be that they specially raised a team of slaves to pull cages?"

Tasmi opened his mind: "Or maybe it's a ...... Ogre?"

"It's the same as the electric light on the roof, it's all electricity", the eldest sister continued to sigh: "I've been making up classes on the road for the past few days, but you are still immersed in the past, so let's get a good understanding of the new era." ”

"Speaking of what kind of electric light elevator is this, it is still the technology that came from the Red Union, they use divine power and magic to create thunder and lightning that can be controlled, and then use the power of these thunderbolts to do all kinds of things, no wonder they are called Red Devils by everyone. ”

Tasmi's heart sank, both ashamed that he was not serious, but also vigilant. Listening to the meaning of the eldest sister, the next life seems to be a very terrible test for the past.

The door slammed open, stepped through the soft carpet, and arrived at Suite 404, where Tasmi was plunged into a sea of novelty and surprise.

On two floors, there are eight spacious bedrooms, each with a small bathroom that can be washed, and it is not only fully furnished, but also luxuriously sophisticated. Tasmi swore that the castle he had seen before was not as good as the castle he had lived in.

The hall on the lower floor is unusually wide, and there is also a circle of sofas, and the screens hanging on the walls above and below are not much smaller than the first floor.

Tasmi also noticed that there was a kitchen on the lower level, and all the appliances except for the magic stove for the fire were electric, with long wires connected to the connections on the wall.

Even the eldest sister was no better than Tasmi, shuttling in and out of the house, discussing with Ankaret and Xieri what this thing was and how to use it, and the heavy and cold sadness, hesitation, and even fear that had been pressing on everyone's hearts dissipated a lot.

"So, let's sell this life to Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

After tossing for a long time, the four of them sat on the sofa and sighed, and the eldest sister said so, including Ankaret nodded slightly.

On the small table in the middle of the sofa are all kinds of gadgets, such as magic mobile phones, portable assistants, spider silk soft armor, magic short guns, repulsion boots, magic shield bracers, etc., which seem to be the standard equipment of the princess's subordinates.

"I'll summon the other guys over, there's really nothing the four of us can do. ”

The eldest sister said again: "Everyone should improve their strength as soon as possible, although there are all kinds of magic equipment here, but Her Royal Highness the princess obviously needs not people who can only use equipment to do things." ”

She looked at Tasmi, "Especially you, Tasmi, if you don't want to lower the average level of our Dark Moon Light any longer, work hard, and I will train you myself." ”

Hearing the eldest sister say the name "Light of the Dark Moon" again, Tasmi's eyes were hot, and he jumped up and said loudly, "I will do my best!"

"It's not that it's ...... now"

The eldest sister smiled: "Now you ...... No, including me, all of us, the more important thing is...... Lessons. ”

As she spoke, she skillfully tapped on another strange gadget on the table, and the screen on the wall suddenly lit up.

The colorful light changed in the eyes of the four people, and the eldest sister's voice seemed to come from outside the sky: "We have to get familiar with this new era as soon as possible, this is the window." ”

Two days passed, and in addition to eating, drinking and going to the toilet, the four of them were almost all nested in the sofa, staring at the screen without blinking.

It was about late in the evening, someone coughed at the door, and thought it was the waiter who brought food, and the eldest sister said, "Put it on the table like yesterday." ”

A clear but steady woman's voice said, "It's too small there to fit me." ”

The eldest sister's head jumped up in shock: "Her Royal Highness the Princess!?"

The person who came was none other than the third princess of Kandas, Podina Candas, the saint of order, who was a very serious cold beauty, and occasionally made a little joke like now.

"No ......"

She beckoned to everyone who knelt on one knee, and sighed faintly: "It seems that you have been excluded by other people, and even the room number has been used to make a fuss." ”

Everyone was puzzled, and Podina said: "Four zero four is a very unlucky number on the side of the Red Union, and they are especially taboo. On the contrary, two, three, three are very pleasing, and one hundred and one hundred and nineteen contain a mysterious mission so they are very noble, and these things have also spread to our side......"

She looked at the eldest sister and said very gently: "The room number is also the team number, if you think it's inappropriate, I'll change it for you." ”

It turned out to be an unlucky number!

Tasmi thought indignantly, thinking that the eldest sister would definitely ask for a replacement.

"Your Highness said with a smile", but the eldest sister said, "Since it is a custom on the Red Devil's side, how can we care?"

"And if we change it, there will always be other teams that get this number, which doesn't mean anything to Your Highness. ”

"Since other people think it's unlucky, let's make this number auspicious, and that's what we're here for. ”

Princess Podina looked at the eldest sister's head, looked at it for a moment, and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, you are the 404 squad." ”

She turned her eyes to look at the screen on the wall, which was broadcast by the Propaganda Office of the Holy See of Order, frowned slightly, and asked, "Do you still regard the Red Union as a Red Demon now?"

The eldest sister hesitated for a moment and whispered: "It's just that I'm used to it, we have read a lot of news in the past two days, and we have a deeper understanding of this era and the world, and we know the real red ...... Lian, which is very different from the rumored Red Devil. ”

"Yes, there's a big difference!"

Princess Podina raised her voice: "They are also mortals, but they have different beliefs, and we even have a lot of communication with each other, even when a full-scale war breaks out between the two sides. ”

"But! This does not mean that we should be merciful to them, and we should tolerate and even approve of them! They are heretics! They are sect enemies! They are the life and death calamities of the Dawning Empire! They are our enemies who do not share the same heaven!"

"We must not forget that we go to know them with the purpose of understanding the enemy, not to change our minds in the process of understanding. ”

The eldest sister and the other three were all awe-inspiring, and Her Royal Highness the princess's admonition really alerted them.

"And what about the Holy See of Order and the Dawning Empire?"

Princess Podina's tone softened, "How have your perceptions and opinions changed now?"

The eldest sister pondered for a while, and then said with some uncertainty: "It's just watching the news, we can't figure it out yet." But I think the Holy See seems to be ...... It seems like...... It's a bit like the old Loyal Gods. ”

Ankaret looked at the eldest sister in amazement, and Tasmi was even more puzzled, Princess Podina is the Holy Maiden of Order, she is the representative of the Holy See of Order, is this to accuse her face-to-face?

Podina's smile deepened, and what she said made the others not understand: "Najay, has the departure of your companions made you so bold?

The eldest sister shook her head, and then said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, I really don't understand the current situation, I only understand one thing......"

She looked up at Podina, and her single eye lit up with a fiery light: "I believe that Your Highness is still doing the right and righteous thing as before, so wherever Your Highness points to, I will fight!"

"This is not my flattery, since Estice and the people behind her are still enemies of His Highness, then I will follow His Highness until death!"

Podina hummed faintly, but the glint in her eyes showed that her mind was much less calm than before.

The princess looked at Ankaret again, nodded, and her gaze fell on Tasmi.

Then the princess sighed, "Najay, your team is really not in good shape, even like this...... There are young birds. ”

Tasmi wanted to burrow into the ground again, but the boiling blood made him clench his fists and exclaim: "Your Highness, you shouldn't be born to fly high, right? I will work hard, I will let you understand that the eldest sister is not wrong!"

The eldest sister slapped Tasmi to the ground, but the princess smiled heartily, patted the eldest sister's shoulder and said, "Nice little guy, very much like you at the beginning." ”

The smile faded away, and the princess sighed again: "But in the present era, you know, determination or something is no longer so useful." ”

Speaking of this, the princess was not in a better mood, and after a few more conversations, she told them to gather strength, wait for instructions, and leave.

After that, Xiyili curiously asked what she was talking just now, and the eldest sister beckoned Tasmi to sit down and explain seriously.

"After the return of the mortal incarnation of the goddess of order, the entire empire was divided into several factions. ”

"On the surface, it seems that there are only three factions of the Holy See that hold the power of the Church, the nobles and officials who monopolize the power of the Empire, and the magicians who have mastered the magic technology and most of the wealth. ”

"The reality is much more complicated, but in general, there are actually two factions, one is the Holy See and the other is the Empire. ”

"Although Princess Podina is a saint of order, she is also from the north. But she was propped up by the Dawning Empress in order to suppress the Church of Northern Kem at the time, especially to spy on Cardinal Baudouin. ”

"Her Royal Highness and Baudouin have had many conflicts over the creation and selection of the Hand of Order, and now that the Empress Dawn is gone, Baudouin's faction is leading the Holy See of Order, eroding the power of the Empire, and rapidly transforming into the Divine Court of Loyalty, and she is very dissatisfied with this. ”

"She has always adhered to the original belief of the Dawning Empress that the church should not monopolize the will of God, and although we don't care much about this, among the people she opposes, there are evil people like Estdie who act recklessly under the pretense of God's will, then she must be right. ”

Speaking of this, everyone else nodded subconsciously, and the eldest sister looked at Ankaret again, and sighed: "I have countless blood debts with Estease to pay off, and Ancare's twin sister Kulomi was kidnapped by Esdith and became the most powerful subordinate, in short, Esdidis and her court are the targets we want to defeat." ”

"Our goal is contained in Her Highness the Princess's goal, and now that Her Highness has accepted us, we can only sacrifice our lives to serve her. ”

When the light of the dark moon was doing situation analysis and psychological construction, after inspecting the outer subordinates, Princess Podina was talking to someone in the floating car.

"Steve, the merchant who used to work for the Ted family, who ran around in the kingdom of Koster in the Mad King's era, and then disappeared?"

Podina looked at the shrunken figure rising from the communication crystal in the carriage and said, "It seems that he screwed up Hathaway, making Hathaway subordinate to the temple of commerce, and thus labeling 500,000 Jinpu ears as a label that cannot be removed in a lifetime." You're keeping in touch with him, McGowell, you've got a long line. ”

The person who covered his figure with a hood and cloak was McGowell, and he smiled lowly: "Her Royal Highness the princess's memory is really amazing, yes, it's that Steve." ”

"Your Highness should know that when Her Majesty supported the countries of West Fein and contained the Holy Will Empire, there was an urgent need for direct communication channels with the high-level leaders of various countries. The envoys sent by His Majesty were either idiot bureaucrats who were high up but didn't know anything, or stupid priests who used the influence of the Loyal Court to make a fortune, and it was the merchants who really worked. ”

"After Her Majesty left, the merchant secrets lost their heads, and only I noticed, so I took them by the way. ”

"Now, one thing is about to change the West Fein ...... No, something that is changing the whole world is happening in the kingdom of Shiratori. If we intervene, it is possible to bring the deflected course of history back on the right path. ”

Podina snorted: "You mean to kill the chief cardinal and a number of witches of the Red Union by means of assassination? Let's not say that this thing is impossible at all, just say that it can really be done, what good will it do me?"

McGore sighed: "I came to Your Highness because only you can do it, and you are now the only saint who can communicate directly with Her Majesty the Goddess." ”

"As for the benefits, if this is presided over and done by Her Highness, what kind of favor will Her Majesty the Goddess be?"

Podina twitched the corner of her mouth: "Don't try to instigate me to run over and do a divine descent, I can't beat any of those witches in the Red Alliance, I have self-knowledge." ”

McGore laughed and said, "I mean, Your Highness, on behalf of Her Majesty the Goddess, you can integrate the forces of all parties in this matter. I also know that it is almost impossible to kill them on the main plane, but ...... What if we replaced it with the kind of elemental bomb that Hathaway hath had?"

A gleam flashed in Podina's eyes, and her interest suddenly soared: "Keep ......"