For the next few days, the entire island of Malta was in full swing.

The Knights Hospitaller is a well-organized military organization, and although there are gray groups that collect protection money, all kinds of criminal activities are relatively rare.

Murder, especially within the Knights Hospitaller, is no small matter.

Even Grand Master Eli Adam was alarmed, and upon receiving the news of the death of a knight trainee, he immediately declared an island-wide martial law and sent a member of the Order's Supreme Council to deal with the matter.

At that time, all the servants in the dormitory were investigated one by one, and everyone was carefully questioned for confessions.

Of course, the main object of suspicion was the members of the Polish group.

Wu Xin and the others in the English group were not subject to much suspicion, but although they were not the main targets of suspicion, their rhythm of life was also greatly affected by martial law.

Hu Cong's life is very stressful, and generally speaking, he has to get up at dawn and start his intense labor.

However, in the past few days, Wu Xin and they have been restricted from moving, and Wu Xin and them have been interrogated for the past few days, just to study cultural courses.

The main content of the cultural course is the reading and writing of Latin, with the occasional addition of history and geography.

These servants were trained as junior officers in the Order, and they could not understand military orders if they were illiterate, and the young people from all over the world obviously could no longer learn their own languages, even the teenagers who had been enlightened had to relearn Latin.

This is an extremely painful thing for most young people, but for Wu Xin, it is a completely different situation.

"In the eastern part of the Mediterranean, after the Great Crusades, several God-believing nations were established, the most powerful of which was the Kingdom of Jerusalem, followed by the Principality of Antioch..."

"Baldwin IV once defeated Saladin at the Battle of Mongisa..."

"The fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was a slow process, about a hundred years from the crushing defeat at the Battle of Hardin to the fall of Acre, the last city of the kingdom."

"The True Cross played a huge role in the Battle of Harding, summoning a powerful angel to serve His Majesty God, but ......"

"If Baldwin IV had lived fifty years, would he be able to change the fate of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. That's it for today's homework, please prepare an 800-word argumentative essay with something to say. ”

It was Wu Xin who spoke on the podium, and the original person in charge of these courses was supposed to be Father Erlan, but he found that Wu Xin spoke Latin well during the two-day course, and had a lot of knowledge of history and geography.

Therefore, he tried to let Wu Xin "come to the stage and say his opinion", and he found that Wu Xin could indeed speak several languages and know a lot of historical stories, and he also had good teaching skills, so he was fully capable of teaching on his behalf.

Then Pastor Irlan disappeared without a trace, or "got more important work done." ”

Professors always have more important things to do, and they just leave the class to the graduate students.

Wu Xin was happy to be offered a position as a teaching assistant, with a monthly stipend of five thalers and a little bit of pastoral authority, which gave him the capital to stand up to Ryan Giggs and Keane.

Of course, if he exposes his spell casting ability, then he will definitely be able to make the two Welsh dare not act rashly, but Wu Xin feels that this is not a good time to turn over the hole cards.

"Giggs, your last article is not on topic, there is no central idea at all, I hope your article will improve."

"And there are so many poor grammatical errors in your article that make me wonder if you have studied hard and whether you really respect God! If this is still the case in this article, then you will soon be personally instructed by Father Ellan. ”

Father Erlan said that whoever doesn't study hard every day and forces Wu Xin to call him back, he will make him look good.

Wu Xin walked up to Giggs and handed him an article with a big "E-" evaluation: "I'm afraid you won't be able to stay on Malta Island anytime soon, maybe it's more suitable for you to guard the castle on the coastline of the Black Continent." ”

Cultural classes are important to all students, and new students are assigned various tasks based on performance, and the grades of cultural classes are also part of the performance.

Defending the strongholds of the Black Continent is the most dangerous task.

Relatively safe to stay on the island and relatively well trained, Keane and Giggs both served as servants for several years, but never on any too dangerous mission.

This is certainly not because of their passable level, but because they have the protection of the French knights who are in charge of assigning tasks.

Father Erlan had no incentive to fight against this force, unlike Wu Xin, whose conflict with the two Irishmen was very direct.

"Huh." Giggs didn't immediately retort, but he didn't hide his clenched teeth, he was confident that as long as there was an official knight at the end to greet him, Father Erlan would never embarrass himself for Wu Xin.

Wu Xin had already shown his mind elsewhere, and he didn't care at all about the other servants of the English group who sat back and watched him being beaten by Villefort that day, but invited them to a feast.

But revenge on the villain is also a matter of course, otherwise it will inevitably be considered weak, and Giggs's Latin proficiency is indeed the worst of all the English group members, if not Keane.

"Keane, you've made progress, keep up the good work!"

But Wu Xin took a completely different lenient attitude towards Keane, and gave his bullshit article a "B+".

On the one hand, he wants to divide his opponent, and on the other hand, Wu Xin doesn't want classroom discipline to get out of control immediately.

Although he can use the power of Father Erlan, the professor hates troublesome students and does not like useless teaching assistants.

In the past few days, Wu Xin has understood that a monthly salary of five thalers is a high-paying job, even in a place like Malta Island, where prices are extremely high, a thaler silver coin can buy dozens of catties of rye.

Five thalers have a monthly income that is enough to sustain a small family.

Although the knights ensured that the food and lodging of the servants were free of money, even if it was difficult, the conditions of living were not to mention, and the food could only sustain life, and if you wanted to live a little better, that is, you could eat a meal of meat once in a while, or buy some weapons and equipment, you have to find your own way.

All in all, this is a very good job, so Wu Xin must be careful to protect his image in front of the leader.

Next, Wu Xin commented on the last homework of other English group members and tried his best to guide them.

"Okay, then it's time for today, let's disperse."

The so-called arrival point is actually that the lamp oil is burned out, and the servants leave the classroom in the dark and return to the same dark dormitory.

However, Wu Xin and Little Terry were the last to leave, and they had to clean up the classroom, Wu Xin did not leave this job to his servants like Father Erlan, he used his power very carefully, and respected the authority of the priest.

"Cesare, I just heard this guy Giggs seem to be cursing you quietly." Little Terry has completely formed a united front with Wu Xin in the past few days, and relying on Wu Xin's help, he has also been given a better position on the bed. "This guy said that even if you know a few words with a white face, we can't become official knights at all, he's talking nonsense, right?"

"Of course he's talking nonsense, cultural lessons are very important, and if you want to become a knight apprentice, culture is actually more important than force." Wu Xin's words are true, after all, the Knights Hospitaller is a military group and not a street gang, the opponent is the army of other countries and not another gang, and the importance of individual combat effectiveness is much inferior to organizational discipline.

But his words are also lies, and Wu Xin has learned from other senior Hu Cong in the past few days that the words that Giggs said to them at the beginning were always Hu Cong, although they were threatening, but they were also real wails.

Most of the servants will die in battles with the infidels, and it is rare for them to become knight apprentices, and with very few exceptions, almost all of the official knights have never served as a knight, most of them are born in families that can make large donations to the Knights Hospitaller, or the family has been in the business within the Order for several generations, the Knights Hospitaller cannot have children, but there are always nephews and nephews, or bastards called nephews and nephews.

Finally, its own strength is relatively strong, with elite strength or above.

In short, you have to start with a knight apprenticeship from the beginning.

That's why Father Erlan doesn't care about their cultural lessons, just a bare minimum.

There will always be new people coming to this island, and this island can't afford too many people.

"Cesare, you're such a nice guy!" Little Terry, who was still ignorant, sent him a good guy card.

Little Terry then suddenly remembered something, he seemed a little embarrassed, and only at Wu Xin's urging did he say the following words: "By the way, that, Cesare, they all said that you became a mage, can you show me your spells?" However, if you need to consume a lot of casting materials, forget it. ”

"Haha, it's okay." Wu Xin was very understanding of the curiosity of his fellow young man, and he really didn't need to cast spell materials.

"Wow!!" A spark was created on Terry's dagger, and he let out a loud cry of excitement. "Why aren't my hands hot...."

Looking at Little Terry's excited appearance, Wu Xin was also very satisfied, his body was younger, and he could do this kind of unstable but relaxing thing again.

"By the way, you're about to pay the French dues, have you raised your money? Pastor Erlan has already given me the first month's salary, and I can lend it to you. Although the so-called "Hu Cong Mutual Aid Association" curtailed its activities because of Tangral's death, it still had to pay membership dues.

And because of the death of a thug who collects money, d'Artagnan strictly enforces the rules in order to demonstrate the strength and majesty of the Mutual Aid Society once again.

Therefore, although Villefort intends to befriend Wu Xin, he cannot exempt him from his dues.

Wu Xin does not have the strength to compete with this society for the time being, and the current economy is relatively well-off, so he decided not to be the first bird and paid the money.

He knew that little Terry's father didn't give him much money and wanted to help a little.

The island's towns are not prosperous, jobs are hard to find, and pay is limited.

"You don't have to worry, Cesare, today is the last day of martial law, and I can get a job in town." However, Terry Jr. was very adamant in rejecting Wu Xin.

After checking the confession repeatedly, Chief Commander Eli Adam abruptly suspended the investigation, announcing that Tangral had died of a "sudden illness" and that life on the island would return to normal tomorrow.

"If there's a problem, just ask."

"I will, don't worry."

The flame on the dagger had long been extinguished, and in the dark, Wu Xin couldn't see Little Terry's face, but he knew that the face that was still childish at this time must be full of perseverance.

He has the exploration of a teenager and the self-esteem of a man.

Back in bed, Wu Xin had trouble sleeping.

His body was hot, every time he cast the spell, and it was getting hotter and hotter, and it was getting more and more uncomfortable.

He was distracted by thinking about the things of the reincarnation world.

He was able to make Father Ellan skip his shift so quickly because he exchanged thirty Destiny Points for a "Knowledgeable History" specialty, and the remaining five points he exchanged for a universal spellcasting material in case of emergency, although he didn't need a casting material to cast the "Minor Flame Blade", but he also had a first-level arcane that needed a casting material when casting.

Spellcasting materials come from a variety of sources, some are more ordinary, parts of an animal's body, some kind of ore, and some are precious, such as rare plants or glacier cores.

However, no matter what kind of material, it needs to be processed before it can be used as a medium for casting spells.

This kind of processing not only requires a mage of intermediate level or above to operate, but also requires a large laboratory.

These conditions make any material expensive.

The materials of the five fate points were still less than enough to fill a small bag, and Wu Xin put it in his belt.

His knowledge of history, combined with his own knowledge of geography as a seafarer, and his ability to speak several languages, led Father Ellan to give him the position so quickly.

On the day of the exchange, he found that he only needed half the fate points of the others, which was twenty-five, to get the Warlock rank, and had enough charm to cast the arcane.

After thinking about it for a while, he made his choice.

Exchanged for a first-level warlock, and then exchanged for the "Knowing History" specialty, which is very useful knowledge for Wu Xin, a traverser.

He was a history buff, but there was absolutely no arcane or divine magic in his original world, so as a time-traveler, he desperately needed to know more about the common sense of this world.

These twenty-five fate points were well spent, not only did he get enough common sense, but he also found a very good job.

It's just that the half-price exchange warlock seems to have a bit of sequelae, and there will be a slight discomfort after using the magic, and this discomfort increases as he uses the arcane, and there is nothing about using other arcane arts, that is, every time he uses the "secondary flame blade" of the free material, he will have a heartburn, and he is not sure if this is the inevitable price of the free spell.

Because there was no relevant information in his historical knowledge, Wu Xin cautiously went to ask for help.

As the name suggests, the Knights Hospitaller was founded to provide medical care to pilgrims to Jerusalem, and is still known for its high level of medical care, with many high-ranking knights being excellent doctors.

He had gone to the full-time doctor and Father Ellan, and of course he would keep his talents secret and only describe his discomfort, and they were not sure about the symptoms he described, guessing that this might be a common phenomenon after the awakening of the Warlock's bloodline, and that the memories or experiences of his ancestors might be repeated in his dreams.

Many Warlocks' personalities and philosophies are influenced by their ancestors, and some powerful Warlocks can even become very obsessed with fulfilling their ancestors' wishes.

This is not the answer Wu Xin wants, the ancestor of this body has nothing to do with his soul, he doesn't want the relationship and property of this body, and he doesn't want the stomach to fulfill his wishes.

But Wu Xin also had no choice.

Father Erlan tried to give Wu Xin some explanations, warlocks are spellcasters with orderly inheritance, and there must be warlocks among the ancestors of a warlock.

And Wu Xin couldn't help but make some temptations, and after he complained about the high cost of the spell casting materials, Father Erlan mentioned the "free material casting".

Wu Xin learned from this that even if only part of the arcane can be exempted from materials, it is also the rarest talent in this world, because the more advanced the arcane, the more expensive the spellcasting materials are needed to be activated.

Most of the casters who can cast spells without materials have been recorded in history, and the mages who can cast spells without materials are all glorious figures in history.

Warlocks, on the other hand, have a clearer record of this talent because of their inheritance, and father-son warlocks often have roughly the same list of free arcane arts.

The warlocks who have the ability to cast spells without materials are all strong, and they are basically nobles.

This knowledge made Wu Xin deeply feel that "knowing history" is not enough, and there are also two levels of "specialized history" and "historian" in the exchange list of the reincarnation world.

However, these two levels require 200 Destiny Points and 2,000 Destiny Points respectively.

Even with so many fate points, Wu Xin didn't think he would exchange these things.

After tossing and turning for a long time, Wu Xin finally fell asleep worriedly, he had been sleeping very badly recently.

Almost every day, a strange dream is experienced, and the heartburn after casting the spell is nothing compared to the pain of this dream.

Again, Wu Xin found that his consciousness was clear again.

It was as if he was in the middle of a vast icy ocean, with an endless layer of ice above him and endless dark ice water around him.

His mind was completely numb, as if it had been compressed into a small hole, and it seemed as if it had been torn into countless pieces.

This silent, lightless, and unwarm world seemed to be compressed to the extreme, and it seemed to be wider than the universe he knew.

Time and space have lost their meaning.

Just when Wu Xin was about to completely lose himself in this cold and loneliness, and even forgot what he was.

Wu Xin was suddenly shrouded in a beam of light falling from the sky.

Wu Xin followed the light and saw that at the end of the dark world, there was a torch that penetrated the world.

It is so tall and majestic, more majestic than the mountains, more powerful than the sun.

There was light emitted from the torch, and it was this light that provided shelter for Wu Xin's lost soul.

Although he grew up in an orphanage and never received the love of his parents, Wu Xin found this way to describe this feeling in an instant, which was his mother's embrace.

So gentle, so seren.

She's protecting me!

Mother!

Although Wu Xin thought that he had already been able to accept loneliness, but when this happiness came, he was completely irresistible.

Just when he was surrounded by this happiness and almost cried.

All the fountain of happiness was extinguished, the light of the fire disappeared into the darkness, and the gentleness and serenity that followed disappeared without a trace.

"Don't leave me!"

"No!"

"No!"

There is no point in pleading, crying, or yelling hysterically, the light and darkness are intertwined, and the whole world is plunged into the deepest darkness and desperate dead silence.

The torch went out.

The tide of darkness overwhelmed the flames, and the sparks scattered, quickly engulfed by the icy sea.

In the darkness, an extremely majestic, but intermittent voice sounded in Wu Xin's mind, and the already numb brain regained the ability to understand again.

"Alone...... Looking for ........., don't trust ............, only trust warmth and light. ”

The cold and loneliness completely dominated Wu Xin, gaining and losing, and this pain was ten thousand times better than the pain just now.

All the sparks were extinguished, and only the last point of light floated to Wu Xin's side after all the torture.

Wu Xin moved his numb body and grabbed the little bit of light that was faint like a firefly with all his might, but the light passed through his hand.

In the end, there was only one obsession echoing in his mind.

"Find the ................ of the road marker"

"Find the ................ of the road marker"