88.Chapter 88
"Ryan, if I remember correctly, your ideal... Maybe hearing a story from a bard makes you feel a little disdainful, but I think you have a little yearning in your heart, right?"
Sally, who had been the center of attention in the past, would never take the initiative to speak, but because of the triple reason of being a "candidate priest", her beautiful face, and the rapid progress of her spiritual practice, no one would ignore her serious words. So when Sally came out to play the round, the atmosphere at the table eased almost immediately.
Obviously, in the eyes of these young people, although Sally is silent most of the time, her words carry more weight than anyone else, but even so, Sally has never put any pressure on Chrissy and the others - Chrissy, Alyselle and the others all showed a little relaxed look when they heard her speak, because they knew that with Sally's words, Ryan and Booker would definitely not be able to quarrel.
"I-forget it... If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it. ”
They are not unreasonable bastards, and being able to come to the monastery shows that they are good young men who are "sensible", and at this time, there are beautiful women who have broken the siege, they have face, and there are steps, Booker was the first to express his compromise, sighed, and lowered his head and nibbled on bread.
And Ryan was also hit by Sally as the "key point", because he was indeed full of yearning for "war" and "blood" as Sally said.
On weekdays, he always likes to talk to others about "knights" and "war", to put it bluntly, he quarreled with Booker, and he was also a little unhappy because the other party had attracted too many eyeballs in recent days, and he actually didn't have the desire to do it. What's more... At this point, if he denied Sally's words, he would have slapped himself in the face. Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't help but feel a little depressed, but he still whispered in his mouth: "Those stories are too fake, the real war is not like this at all..."
His spearhead turned to the "bard" instead of Booker, apparently in disguise.
Booker on the side chewed a few mouthfuls of bread and saw Ryan close his mouth, so he turned his face and nodded to Sally in thanks, and then said, "Just after the prayer is over, we are going to the market... Uh-look, Sally, come with us, after all, you haven't been out in a long time. ”
Knowing that Ryan didn't want to hear the word "bard," Booker squeezed his eyes and motioned, "Let's go listen to the minstrel story, shall we?"
"Thanks, still not. Sally shook her head, but looking out the window, she remembered that her men would come to the church to meet her today, and she felt that it was not appropriate for her to make such a direct decision, so she changed her words: "... But when the time comes, I'll take you to the door of the church. ”
"That couldn't be better. Chrissy smiled and took over the conversation, and the unpleasant atmosphere of the quarrel immediately dissipated, and the conversation began to talk about which shop in the market area had better goods.
Not far away, Bishop Benjamin, who had come to the table with a letter in his hand, sat down in front of the four priests, and after whispering a pre-dinner prayer, he picked up the bread for breakfast and asked, "What's the matter?"
After listening to the explanations of several priests, the bishop, who is always very tolerant of young monks and nuns, smiled and commented: "Lane's family has always admired force, and when he came to the convent, many people in the family complained about it, and he estimated that the pressure was not small. ”
"After all, it's a hurtful divine art, and boys will always be interested in it, but speaking of which, Sally's talent in the 'buff' system of divine arts is really rare in these years. ”
The priests talked about the progress of these young people's practice, and the bishop was very pleased with the talent and determination of these children, but finally shook his head and sighed: "Although I see that they are making rapid progress, I really don't want them to get involved in the war..."
He shook the letter in his hand, and the priest named Ethan next to him asked, "Bishop, this letter?"
"Sent by Bishop Rubens, he has already set out from the 'Rosary Temple', and should arrive here in half a month. On weekdays, Benjamin always smiles, giving people a warm and warm feeling, but when he mentioned the name of the Exchequer to the priest, he looked solemn and said in a low voice: "But this road is not expected to be peaceful, the 'Pit Viper Cross' has released the news that it is going to kill the Exgerant, this group of infidels always does what they say, this trip of Lord Rubens...... It could be dangerous. ”
"Do you want the temple guards to prepare for the time to meet and protect the Overlord?"
"As it should be, I was about to tell you this, the guards on duty at the church today may need to go to the arsenal south of the city to pack up new weapons, so only the two in front of the door are left. Benjamin put the letter aside, arranging the affairs of the monastery for the day as usual, "Ethan, you go and visit Count Tata and thank him for the gold and food he donated, Mulder, you go and ......"
This is the scene that happens every day in the abbey clocks, Benjamin arranged for the priests to be busy, and then came to Sally and the others to say hello, casually test the teachings, if these young people could not answer, he was not angry, talked and laughed, and then patiently explained.
Easy-going bishops, studious monks and nuns, tranquil monasteries... That's what Sally goes through every day.
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As the clock passed, the sun rose, and the streets became more populous, as did the devout believers who came to the church to pray.
The structure of the monastery was simple - a cathedral with a capacity of more than 100 people, about 20 meters high, and behind the church was a house for the clergy of the monastery, another for the Templar soldiers, and a small kitchen with firewood next to it.
It wasn't a regular Sunday, and not many people came to pray. Early in the morning, the temple guards inside the church went en masse to the arsenal on the orders of Bishop Benjamin, leaving only two saber guards on duty. If you divide the strength, these two guards are the lowest level of the "Rosicrucius" army level of the Temple Guards - but when judged by the player's standards, their level is not low, the base level is 15, although they are not advanced, they can be said to be relatively strong warriors in Holier City.
The view from the front of the church was not very open, and two guards occasionally patrolled around the temple, but since no one had ever tried to storm the place, they had long since lost their vigilance due to the repetition of daily work. The gaze under the helmet was always lazy and tired, yawning from time to time, and not paying much attention to anything unusual in the street.
After all, in the entire territory of Ivotah, there are very few people who dare to fight against the "Rosace Cross". Because of this, they couldn't pay attention to the suspicious figures who had been walking around the corner lately...
A man dressed in plain robes, who looked like a believer, sat in the shadow of a three-story house in front of the monastery, his slightly wide robe fluttering in the breeze, and he was no different from the other believers, except for a small package on his back.
Not far away, a fancy guy was playing with a vielle in his hand, and whenever a passer-by threw a coin into the hat in front of him, he complimented him with a smile on his face, and then put it in the black package in the corner of the wall behind him with a happy face.
On the other side of the street, a fat man dressed as a wandering merchant was selling small ornaments on his body to pedestrians, and some children came around, and the fat man smiled and took out some snacks and distributed them to these children.
These three men have been here for more than a week, and it is not really "anomalous" at all, because it is normal for bards, merchants, and believers to appear in front of the monastery, but if you pay attention to these three people, you will find that the three of them are not far away at all times, and form a triangle... The entrance to the church was invisibly enclosed.
Time passed, and after the bell rang in the distance, it was about ten o'clock in the morning.
When Roddy appeared on the street in front of the church, his image had completely recovered to his most combative state - the unique shape of the "Ranger Suit" attracted a lot of attention, but the common people often did not have much interest in "adventurers", and in this era, the xenophobia of "strangers" was widespread, so Roddy was also happy to be idle and had a lot less unnecessary trouble.
Roddy didn't dare to go directly to the monastery to find Sally by name, because Francis's eyes would doubt his identity, so he chose to directly make the original "Priest Nilda's Fall" the second step, and went to Benjamin to hand in the task with the image and identity of a former adventurer, and found an opportunity to meet Sally by the way.
Such a plan was a multiplicity, so Roddy was in a good mood all the way, and at this time he came to the monastery humming the tune of the devil entering the village.
The guards standing in front of him had already seen him, and Roddy reached out and took out the letter needed for the second step of the "The Fall of Priest Nilda" mission, and was thinking about how to speak, but when his eyes swept over the worshippers in front of the church, his steps suddenly slowed down.
The tune of "The Devil Enters the Village" became "Zhu Bajie Carries His Daughter-in-law", Luo Di continued to hum a messy tune, and then his footsteps stopped completely, and when his eyes turned to the left and right, his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper.
Because he entered a "high-level area" like Houllier City, Roddy also opened the "Surrounding Character Status Bar" on weekdays, so that although the specific level, name or attribute of the strangers around him will not be displayed, but the level gap between the other party and himself can be vaguely displayed - if the level is low, the other party's "salutation" will be displayed in green, if the level is similar, it will be yellow, and if the level is within three levels higher than himself, orange will be displayed... The higher the level, the redder the color will be, and when the strength gap reaches a certain point, black will be displayed.
Most of the civilians in Hollier were of a lower rank than themselves, only a few were yellow, and the guards not far in front of them were bright red - this was normal, but it was not... He saw that the bard not far away and the fat merchant on the other side were both reddish, and the "believer" sitting in the corner of the wall was actually red and purple!
In addition to that, there are two inconspicuous guys who are yellow of similar rank to themselves.
Roddy narrowed his eyes, instinctively sensing that something was wrong.