Papal State Embisric, Longquan Mage Tower.

"Your Excellency?"

St. Amy, the head of the Mage Tower, cautiously pushed open the door of the archmage St. Egerd's room, and called softly, but received no response. She walked around the screen, and on the bed she was familiar with, she saw her own adult, St. Eggerd, the former archmagist and current Pope of the Tritheists. The man who once stood at the top of the world is now wearing a plain pajamas, lying on his side on the bed, rummaging through an entertainment novel.

"Your Excellency!"

Amy was a little upset with Egerd like this, and her voice also carried resentment, "Sixteen cardinals are waiting for you to go to the meeting, but isn't it good for you to lie down and read a novel like this?" ”

St. Eigerde raised his head at this time, he looked at St. Amy, and shrugged helplessly.

"Anyway, there's no magic anymore, what else can I do?"

Eigerd's downfall was not without reason. Although the Papal States of Embisric adopted a theocratic political system, it avoided the situation of the mage tower and government civil strife like the Ankenrein or the Alonte Empire. However, Embisric also doesn't have much military power, and relying only on the Holy See's Paladins can't stop those who are eyeing the dragon pyroxene elves under the Dragonspring Mage Tower of the Trigod Cult. Egerd tried to struggle, but never found a way out, and after the news of the third Great Demon Tide was announced, he became even more depressed, and stayed in the mage tower all day, staying at home.

"You're still you, you're still the Pope of the Tritheistic Cult!" St. Amy's anger was both angry and helpless. Although she does not get along with Egger as husband and wife due to her identity, the tacit understanding accumulated between the two for a long time can also make her feel the confusion under Eggerd's surface decadence.

"Okay, okay", Egerd raised his hand in surrender and began to get out of bed. The maids around him stepped forward to help him change his clothes, and his own gaze drifted from side to side, just not to meet Saint Amy's.

"We are gradually reconnecting with churches around the world, and there have been a lot of problems during this period of disconnection. Some bishops ran away with money, some lost faithful a lot, and many more lacked funds to operate. After not being able to charge for communication, our economic income is a big problem. ”

St. Amy knew that his archmage would be asked a lot of questions at the meeting. Taking advantage of the time St. Eiger was getting dressed, she wanted Eiger to familiarize herself with the content of the meeting.

"Anyway, it's all coming for this dragon at my feet, who doesn't know!"

The dragon that St. Eguerd spoke of is the foundation of the Longquan Mage Tower, and it is also the largest pyroxene spirit in the world. When this pyroxene spirit was discovered, it almost caused a large-scale war. Later, the Magister Alliance, which still existed at that time, intervened, and only then did the Popal States have the result of the exclusive Longquan Mage Tower.

"Your Excellency!"

St. Amy snorted twice, and Egerd stopped speaking. He waited for the maid to help him change his clothes, stepped forward, gently cupped Amy's face with both hands, and looked her in the eyes.

"Dear Amy, I've lost my magic, look at the other Magisters who have lost their magic, dead and dead, some of them are still fighting and dying. It's not easy for me to live like this, to keep the Pope, don't you think? What do you want me to do now, when there is no magic? ”

"Your Excellency!" St. Amy broke free from Egerd's hand, "Now the believers of the six great nations are passing fast. Do you want to destroy the foundation built by your predecessors for hundreds of years? It's not magical, but I think it's a good thing. Henceforth, there will be no power in this world that can prevail over faith itself. And isn't that the environment we need for our mission? ”

Eiger was silent, he raised his hand, looked at the growing wrinkles on it, and sighed softly.

"My lord, the struggle for faith is tantamount to war, now some chaotic cults are popping up in various places, social security is not good, several countries also have a vague attitude towards this aspect, if we don't use this time, when our sect members have joined other sects, the tritheistic religion will be over!"

"Okay, okay."

St. Egerde waved casually and walked out of the room. St. Amy followed him and headed to the venue. When she didn't see it, Egerd's eyes quietly lit up after she said that.

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Alex Podola stood in line outside the Luoshan crossing and waited in the ranks of serfs to enter Elena, looked at the short line in front of him, and sighed softly.

As a high-ranking agent of the Royal Police, he has done many professions and disguised many identities. But as a serf, he was still in contact with the mission of Elena for the first time. The genealogy of the one hundred and seventeen top nobles of Anken Rein, whom he had memorized with great skill, was of no use in the face of this task. The food and wine of the world, which he had carefully studied, was of no help to this task. The four Chinese languages he had worked so hard to learn and master, in addition to Rein, were equally worthless in this task. Among his complex camouflage skills, the only thing left is this well-trained body, which can bring him physical support to play a serf.

"Hey, I said brother, why are you sighing?" , The serf behind Alex is obviously a talkative, "My name is Som Warren, and I am a serf of the old man Maskell's family. This time, the adults in the province lifted the restrictions on Elena to absorb serfs, and I escaped directly. Do you see the man over there? That's the butler of Old Man Maskell's house, staring at me! If it weren't for Lord Gastens of Elena sending troops to protect us, we would have been captured long ago! ”

Earl Willis was a landowning aristocrat in the province of Enspen, owning more than 4,000 acres of land, and the most prominent child in the family is now studying at the University of Roseville......

Alex's mind subconsciously surfaced Maskell's information, but he knew that these information would not help the situation in front of him. If he really was a serf, he shouldn't have known so many things, and he shouldn't have sighed when he could be free.

After self-reflection, Alex squeezed out a heartfelt smile, "I'm also worried about our master, some time ago, when Lord Gastens said that he would open up the recruitment of serfs, he said that whoever dared to run would break his leg, I was scared, and ran out overnight, but I was also worried that he would send someone to beat me......"

"You don't know that, brother", Som reached out and patted Alex on the shoulder with a big grin, "Now Elena's guards are very powerful, I heard that the guards who won the battle of the Six Princes some time ago, the one killed is a miserable one, and the blood is flowing like a river!" The general who is now in charge of security in the province of Enspan does not dare to care about these matters at all. Since you're here, you'll be fine! ”

"Hey, really? That's great!!!! ”

Alex looked happy and chatted with Som. The serfs lining up around heard about the battle and joined in. Although these people had never participated in or seen that battle, it sounded to Alex as if each of them had witnessed that battle, and had even shot and killed people.

Alex, who knew that the group was plain braggart, endured the sour smell of the burlap coat he used to camouflage, while looking at the registration office not far away. Since the victory in that battle, the number of serfs who came to join Elena has suddenly increased, and Elena has also set up a simple reception office at the Naksan Road crossing to register the serfs who have come to defect. And this registry is the first level that Alex has to pass through as a secret agent.

The team was quickly dispatched to Alex amid the chatter of a group of serfs. It wasn't until he walked in that Alex understood what the registry looked like. Two long tables, covered with heavy blue tablecloths, behind which two soldiers sat with pens and paper. Seven or eight soldiers, armed with steam rifles, stood near the registration office, looking around vigilantly. Behind the registration office is the S-shaped breastwork iron shield defense facility that has spread at the Luoshan crossing.

"Hello and welcome to Elena."

The soldier in charge of the reception drew Alex's attention away from the surrounding defenses, "What's your name, whose serf can you write?" ”

"My name is Alex Warren, and I'm a serf of Viscount Rez Capilla", Alex is clear about his disguised identity, "I can write." ”

"Okay, you write your name here, and then go over there and get a number plate, and when you have twenty people, follow the big man in, understand? Don't lose your license plate, or you'll be caught and you'll be kicked out. ”

"Well, thank you, sir!"

Alex took the number plate and found that it was a wooden plaque with a four-digit number of 1289 written on it, which was the same number as the number he had registered on the roster. If Alex understands correctly, this should be proof of his identity in Elena.

Like, it's not that hard to get in.

Somme, who was following him, also got the wooden card, and he was standing with Alex, still chattering. Alex coped with it while thinking about how the rest of the work would unfold. If you can successfully infiltrate Elena and stabilize, you will have to find a way to gather information and find a way to send it. Because he didn't care about Elena before, the Royal Police has not yet established a stable intelligence channel in Elena, and everything needs Alex to explore.

The soldier at the registration office pointed out to Alex that he was a tall soldier, and the soldier had gathered twenty more than twenty people in front of him, introduced himself, said that his name was Will Warren, and led everyone into the crossing. Alex was also able to get a glimpse of the inside of the crossing defence. Unlike what he expected, there seemed to be nothing special on the inside of the iron shield breastwork defense line at the Luoshan crossing.

"Brother Vir, Brother Vir", Somme, who was the most talkative in the team, chatted with his companions for a few words, and felt that it was not enough, and found the soldier who led the team for them, "Are you still a serf now?" ”

"I'm not," Will Warren replied to Somme's question with a smile, "I'm not a serf from Enspen, I followed the death squad of the Fourth Legion to the front line, and then the team broke up, and was taken in by the Sixth Legion, and after three charges, I got free status, and then I followed the boss to Elena." ”

"Then why didn't you change your name? The first thing I had to do when I got rid of serfdom was to change my name! ”

Som's question also aroused Alex's curiosity, and he focused a little as he listened to Will's answer.

"Our head, it's Gastens," Vir introduced as he walked, "and he didn't change his name himself, it's still Gastens Warren." We also asked him, and he said that he would not change his name until all the serfs in Ankenrein were freed from serfdom. We felt it made sense, and we didn't change it. ”

Hearing this answer, the twenty serfs fell silent at once. Even Alex, who is a secret agent, has a first impression of Gastens, whom he has never met, from this answer.

A terrible person.

"I ...... I won't change it either! ”

After a moment of silence, someone spoke, and then twenty serfs began to speak. They were asking, did Gastens really want to free the all-Ankenrein serfs? Can he do it? What if His Majesty the Emperor does not allow it?

Alex was just as curious about these questions, but they were clearly beyond Will's knowledge. He couldn't answer many questions, but simply believed that this man named Gastens would be able to fulfill his promise.

"Because, what he said, it has come true!"

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Passing through the Luoshan crossing, Weir led twenty serfs to the canteen and invited everyone to eat. The rice is simple, rye bread and bean soup. Alex only took one bite and was able to figure out the source of these bean soups, which were re-boiled soups from canned food supplied to the Guards by the Guards Logistics Department, and had a unique taste of canned food.

Elena is not yet fully self-sufficient in food.

Silently jotting down the first message, Alex pinched his nose and followed the example of the other serfs, gobbling up the food allocated to him. Afterwards, Will led them through the cafeteria, through wheat fields and fields with some kind of plant unknown to Alex, and for about an hour they came to a wasteland. Around the wasteland, there were soldiers sitting there. When they saw Vir coming, they stood up one after another.

"Serf brothers," Will led everyone to a halt in front of the wasteland, "you also know that since we fought the battle to defend the Luoshan Pass, Elena has become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the ear of those big men. In order to prevent saboteurs from mixing up with you, now, I'm going to ask you to do a test-"

Testing, is it a test of whether you can do farm work?

Alex was extremely glad at this time, after receiving this task, he went to the field to exercise for a month, most of the farm work, whether it was plowing the ground, planting wheat, or mowing grass, he could do it well, except for the poor durability, there was no obvious difference. Alex felt that was enough. Moreover, judging from this small wasteland, it would be good for each of the twenty of them to have half a point of land, and it would not expose his shortcomings in physical strength.

"Brother Vir, it's no problem, let's get started! We're still waiting for the production charge! ”

Som habitually shouted two sentences, and Will didn't talk nonsense, and directly ordered the test task.

"Yes, brothers," he said, waving his hand, "behind me there are twenty wastelands of the same size as this one, one acre each. Your task is for everyone to spend the rest of the day turning over this wasteland, you know? ”

"Good !!"

For serfs who worked all day, this job was not difficult. But in Alex's eyes, this is already a big problem. With his physical strength, how could he finish turning over an acre of wasteland in one day?