Volume 2 Don't Chapter 10 Fundraising (II)
When the fundraiser was over, the people said goodbye to the priest and left the church, with Rhodes and Lott being the last to stay.
Although Rod once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Lott in private, but Lott had already agreed, and he was unwilling to leave Lot, so he could only follow.
The priest took them to the back of the church, which they had entered in the nameless town, but the church in Lozema was much larger, so the interior was much more complicated, and they turned left and right, went up several floors, and finally came to the priest's own room.
This is a study, and although there is a bed, except for the bed, the rest is full of bookshelves and stacked books.
"I'm sorry, I should have entertained you in the reception room, but there are people over there for the time being, so I can only sit in my room for a while, if you can accept it. Palgus was a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly sorted out the books spread out on the table, clearing out two chairs for the teenagers to sit on.
Seeing this room, the teenagers couldn't help but think back to the darkskin study, but the books here were not the decorations of the goblins, and they could sense that Father Pacus was really studying something.
"Father, do you like to read very much?" asked Father Lott with a polite expression and a respectful face, for he must have been a great and great man who could read so many books.
"I like to study some history. The priest was now numbering the books back into the shelves
"That's amazing, Father, can I read it?" said Rod, picking up a book and flipping through it.
Lott hurriedly grabbed the book and put it away, "Don't move!"
"It's okay. "Very few young people are interested in these things, and if you want to read a book here, you can take it as you like." After inserting the last book, he turned to look at the two of them, "On behalf of the church, I thank you again, children" and he bent over.
"We were just lucky enough to see it. Lott looked embarrassed by such a repeated thank-you, and he reached out to help the priest up.
"Originally, I was supposed to have a colleague with me for the ceremony, but lately he has been so busy that I want him to rest more. I thought it should be fine, but who knew that it almost went wrong, and I was really thankful. ”
Rhodes couldn't stand the priest's overly polite attitude, so he said, "Father Priest, you invited us in, otherwise we wouldn't have found the thief, so it's better to count your credit, don't be polite to us." ”。
"So, like," the priest thought for a moment, laughing, "children, what's your name?"
"Rhodes"
"Lot"
"My name is Tagus, and I'm one of the priests in the church here, and I see you're an adventurer?"
The teenagers nodded, "You're right, we just became adventurers and were brought here by the teacher. Lott refers to Hopler as a teacher.
"From Portnas. Palgus nodded, then rummaged through the drawer of the cabinet on the side, "Here." He said and took out two cards, "This is for you, it should be regarded as a thank you gift, I hope you can accept it." Pagus handed the cards to the boys.
One by one, the boys took the card closer, and on the front of the card was the white rose coat of arms of the Church, and on the reverse was the signature of Palgus.
"The price of goods in Lozema is very high, and you don't have a lot of money to come here from Portnatus, so you can come to church for free with this card and eat church meals, although it is not very tasty. Palgus explained the purpose of the card, "If you drop it, you can come to me and get another one, it's okay." ”
"Thank you so much!" Lott stood up excitedly after knowing that it was a meal ticket, "This... It's very valuable. ”
"It's nothing. Pagus hurriedly continued to explain, "Our church's cafeteria is very large, and many people will come here to eat, but our food is very simple, so the fee is not expensive, in fact, it is not worth much money at all. ”
"Father, don't say that, we really have to thank you for this thing, no matter how cheap the fee is, this meal ticket is worth it. Rhodes was also quite touched to know that he could eat white food in the future, and completely put aside his initial caution.
"I hope you can come to my place often if you have time in the future, I am in my fifties and occasionally a little bored alone. Palgus himself laughed as he spoke, it was rare to meet such a good young man, and he really liked them a little.
"Pacus, are you in your fifties?" Rod exclaimed, after all, the person in front of him still looked very young, and he felt that he was in his thirties at most.
"Call the priest," Lott hurriedly corrected him.
"It's okay, just call me Pacus, in fact, everyone around me calls me that, and Father Tiantian's Father Father feels very old-fashioned. As for the rest, I'd like to tell you about it next time I come. He said and pointed out the window, the sun was already sinking in the west, and it was almost evening.
"It's late!" Lott panicked, "won't we be too late to go back?" ”
"In case Hopler doesn't see us when he comes back...", Rhodes was also a little worried.
"It's okay" Palgus opened the door and came with me, and I will let the church carriage take you back.
"What's so embarrassing about that?" said Lott with such generosity.
"It doesn't matter, in Lozema, the carriage is not only expensive, you may not be able to hire it, if you don't take the carriage, you should not be able to eat dinner when you go back, and you will be reprimanded by the teacher. Listen to me this time. Pagus opened his hand and invited them.
The boys understood that what Pagus said was true, so they had no choice but to accept it, and the two followed the priest to the church's carport, where Pagus spoke a few words to the people on the side, and then a carriage was led out.
In this way, the two teenagers rode all the way back to the hotel in the church's carriage, and when they got out of the church's carriage, the teenagers attracted the attention of many passers-by. So the two hurriedly hid in the hotel. The carriage was very fast, and when they entered the hotel, Hopler had not returned, and dinner time had not yet arrived.
After dinner, the returning warrior called the two teenagers to his room.
"Here's the thing, I've changed the scope of your activities to Lozema, and you can take up missions here starting tomorrow. The warrior was sitting in his chair wiping his axe, and the boys watched with curiosity and excitement.
"And what are we going to do tomorrow?" said Lott's tone with excitement.
"In principle, it is up to the individual to decide what tasks to take, and in the future, if you have obtained the qualification certificate for free adventure in the local kingdom, you don't even need to change your registration, and you can take on missions all over the world. As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up, and sure enough, he saw the expected excited expression, "But I hope you two will listen to me for the time being, it's a little too early for you to take the risk." Let's train with me for a while. ”
"Well... All right. The teenagers weren't too disappointed, after all, they didn't have a plan of their own, and it was easier for Hoppler to do whatever he wanted.
"Wake up early tomorrow, you have to do a lot of training, can you get up early?"
"Hmm," the teenagers nodded.
"Be louder and say you know. Hopler's eyes widened.
"Got it!!" the two shouted in unison, Hopler's fierce face was terrifying, and the two teenagers had been frightened in the basement in the first place.
After a while, the woman from the hotel staggered in, "What's going on?"
"It's okay, it's okay," Hopler greeted with a smile.
After sending the clerk away, Hopler's face looked very aggrieved, as if he had been warned, and the teenagers laughed again when they saw his expression.
The conversation was much lighter after that, and the teenagers told him about their experiences today.
"Pacus... I don't know, I don't go to church much, but since he's a church priest, it's good to get acquainted with him. Looks like he's very enthusiastic about you. Hopler said, and couldn't help but worry, "I can't do so many things without seeing you for a long time, don't make trouble for me in the future." ”
"Uncle, there is one thing that I am more strange," said Rhodes, "why is this the royal capital, and we don't see any soldiers?
"Yes, you've been to Chriss" Hopler rubbed his head and thought for a moment how to explain "how can Lozema be absolutely safe, after all, the population here is complex, there are so many people coming and going, it should be the most dangerous place, and crime must happen every day, ah no, every hour." ”
The teenagers were even more puzzled by this, and they all listened to Hopler's words very carefully at this time, and did not dare to interject.
"So the form of policing here is fundamentally different from the patrols of the Inspectorate in Porteras, and Pamela is in charge of it by an organization called 'Sparrows'. ”
"'Sparrow'... Seems to have heard it before. Lott recalled.
"The 'sparrows' are usually invisible to you, and they may also be disguised as citizens, adventurers, etc., on the roof or in a corner, and a few 'sparrows' are in charge of an area, and then there are shifts and the like, I don't know. In the kingdom of Pamela, whenever there is an accident, they will suddenly appear. On weekdays, with your current abilities, you should not be able to find them. However, the church has a special 'sparrow' stationed there. That's what the priest said. ”
"Sort of... Terrible..."Lott glanced warily out of the window, "so in Pamela's city, we have a pair of eyes on us in all our actions?"
"Maybe more than one pair," Hopler raised an eyebrow, "and understood it quickly, Lotter." ”
"Do they just want people to feel this way, to make people afraid to do bad things? Rod's expression was not very natural, "The thief waited until after entering the Sanctuary before choosing to do it, which may be the reason. ”
"Hey" Hopler patted the shoulders of the two teenagers with his hand, "You don't commit crimes, what are you afraid of, 'sparrows', sleep well, and get up early tomorrow." If you can't get up, I'm going to lift the quilt. With a smile on his face, Hopler hurled them back to the room.
"Now we have to think about what we have to do for them tomorrow. The soldier lay down on the bed with a smile, and the feeling of being an instructor was unexpectedly happy, and the two teenagers in front of him, Hopler couldn't help but want to care about them, "Probably because they are about the same age as him." The warrior closed his eyes with a smile.