Chapter 45: The Temptation of the "Devil" (He Eighth League, Yun Chuan Yunshu, Not Me)
- Thank you for the reward, you have been supporting me since the beginning of the extinction, thank you very much.
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Finally got rid of the danger of the attack of the Kou Tao fishmen, and did not alarm the priests and knights, these apprentices thought that this was the end of the matter, and there should be no other difficulties, who knew that due to the serious damage to the sailboat, the church sent people around to check the cabin.
At this time, the storm was much smaller, whether it was escaping or casting magic, it was easy to be discovered, and Lucien and the magic apprentices seemed to be in an extremely dangerous situation again, which made Annick why they were not desperate and depressed?
Lucien, who is holding the "Ambola Staff", has become a little accustomed to the tricks of fate, and the suppressed tension, worry and fear have not been washed away at all. He gently patted Annick, Reilia, and Heidi on the shoulder, signaling them not to be afraid, while listening carefully to the conversation outside, and his mind was racing to think of a solution.
Tom said in a loud but flattering voice, "Pastor Cody, the sailor's cabin is dirty and smelly, how can you be allowed to inspect it by a noble person of status? ”
"Ahem, Boatswain Tom, I'm just a probationary priest, and although I'm already at a high level, I'm not far from becoming a full-fledged priest, but according to the Codex, you still can't call me a priest directly. The apprentice pastor named Cody was shirking his words, but there was obvious joy in his tone, and it was his lifelong dream to be called a priest.
The Holy Canon is the sacred doctrine of the Church, and the Canon is the "law" of the Church, which stipulates the matters that the clergy and paladins should follow.
After Cody was modest, his attitude became more kind: "Boatswain Tom, I appreciate your kindness. But when it comes to the repair of the Divine Array, the inspection can only be left to me, the probationary priests, and the knight attendants. Your sailors have no formal education and will not be able to tell if the planks are intact or if they are broken by the Divine Circle. Therefore, I can only say one word of apologies for your sincerity. ”
Tom's current identity is a dark knight loyal to Viscount Wright and a devout believer in the god of truth, but because he is a dark bloodline. Therefore, he could not become a first mate or captain like an official knight, but could only be a boatswain with a relatively low rank. Either way, as a Dark Knight who is not wanted. Cody still has to maintain the most basic politeness in the face of him, and seeing that the strong people of the knight level respect him so much, Cody is in a better mood.
Hearing Cody's words, Tom was at a loss for a moment to answer that his sailors were indeed of poor origin, and had no education as knights or priests. It is better for them to check that the magic array is in good condition than to let them die, and the ones hidden in the sailor's cabin can be checked, but they cannot be exposed.
"Lohman, de Boer...... Check here, Jacques, Sammy...... Go over there. Seeing that Tom didn't stop him, Cody began to enjoy the thrill of giving orders. These high-ranking apprentice priests and high-ranking knight attendants, who usually have the same status as themselves, are now subject to their own arrangements.
Listening to Cody's arrangement, Tom was very anxious when he saw the probationary priest and knight squire inspecting the cabin separately, although the cabin where Lucien and the apprentices were hiding was in the far corner, and it took a lot of time to check the past one by one, but there were still Cody and several cadet priests and knight squires standing in the corridor, and there was no way to transfer. Countless thoughts flashed through his brain, and all kinds of miserable endings of his identity exposure couldn't help but surge wildly.
Just as Tom was about to stop waiting for "others" to stop him and take a risk, pretending to be a fish-man who had not yet escaped, he suddenly felt someone touch his arm.
"What's the matter...... Evan ...... You?!" Tom turned his head to see Lucien standing beside him, but he was dressed in a dirty sailor's suit, with the sailor's favorite oil paint on his face, his hair disheveled, and his head hanging low.
This scared Tom so much that he almost shouted, but fortunately he was a formal knight with strong body control, and he closed his mouth tightly after uttering half a word.
Lucien said in a hoarse voice, "Chief, the cabin below is very badly damaged. He whispered words on Tom's arm as he spoke. He was born in the Magic Council, so he shouldn't be illiterate, right?
Beside him, Cody heard Lucien coming over, turned his head to look twice, and saw that it was a strange sailor reporting to Tom, so he nodded slightly and waited for Tom to tell him.
There were so many dirty and lowly sailors and coolies on board, how could one of his noble probationary priests know them all?
Tom silently felt Lucian's finger and realized that it was a short word.
"Jacques?" he thought suspiciously, but immediately saw Lucien pointing to the cabin over there, and suddenly guessed Lucian's request, glanced at the cabin where the apprentices were hiding, and whispered, "Let him?"
Lucien nodded solemnly, and waited calmly in the sailor's cabin for the opportunity, and when he listened patiently to their conversation, he suddenly heard Jacques's name, and the voice of the answer was the same as that of the cargo master cabin before, so he thought of a solution.
Then, Lucien neatly changed into a sailor suit in the cabin, smeared oil paint on his face, and walked out openly.
The bet is that the apprentice priests and knight squires will definitely not care about the sailors they don't even look down on!
And the boatswain who knows what sailors are on his own side.
A flattering smile appeared on Tom's emaciated and gloomy face: "Lord Cody, the cabin below is the main battle just now, it is seriously damaged, and there are leaks in many places, why don't you send some people down to help check and repair it first, so as to make a good impression on Lord Priest, and prevent the big waves outside from sinking the sailboat." He hinted that there were several priests below who were repairing the magic array and the ship's cabin.
"As for the cabin above, you can just leave four or five people to check it slowly, and when the bottom is repaired, this place will be over a long time ago. ”
Cody's expression became serious, and helping out in front of the priest was an excellent way to make a good impression, although his advancement mainly depended on his devotion to the god of truth and mastery of knowledge, but if the priest leaned a little bit towards the distribution of resources. Or take care of the location of the presiding church, and your promotion will be much faster.
"Boatswain Tom, please help the remaining midshipmen and knightly squires to inspect the cabins. Cody quickly made up his mind. I have to beckon my companions with whom I have a good relationship.
"Yes, Master Cody. Tom took a step before he could speak, and walked over to Jacques. He laughed and said, "Mr. Jacques, according to Master Cody's orders, I will take you to inspect the cabin over there first. ”
Jacques is a blonde, blue-eyed young man with a straight nose and a handsome and elegant handsomeness.
See Tom taking the initiative. Jacques was usually conceited, handsome, and in many respects talented, rather arrogant, but Cody did not say much, leaving behind five or six probationary priests and knightly squires who had not been treated well by him for long, and hurried to the lower cabins.
Since the repair of the Divine Array was related to whether the sailboat would sink in the stormy ocean, although the few people who stayed behind were a little complaining, they still checked carefully. One of them stands in the center of the aisle to direct the fish-man from slipping through the net. The rest went to different cabins.
Jacques, along with Tom and Lucien, walked to the cabin in the corner.
As he walked, Lucien's right hand drooped and a few words were written covertly on the back of Tom's hand: "Left hand, make a fist." Burst blood vein power. ”
Tom's eyes flickered, remembering Lucien's assassination of Brown, and guessed what he meant, that is, if he clenched his left hand into a fist, he would explode with blood power to cover up the fluctuations of his magic: "He is ready to use the charm of humans again?" But now that the storm is small, the bishop is back on the ship, and the effect of blood power to cover up magic fluctuations is very poor, and it is unlikely that it will be discovered!"
In his uneasy mood, the three of them walked to the corner of the cabin.
Jacques nodded in satisfaction when he saw the strange sailor graciously pushing open the door, and then stepped in.
The cabin was as empty as Jacques had expected, and just as he was about to inspect the planks near the window, a gentle, magnetic voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Mr. Jacques, what will Miss Cherry do if you fail to become an official knight after three years?"
Jacques turned his head in shock and looked at the daring sailor, his right hand clenching the hilt of his sword, ready to draw his sword at any moment to kill: "What are you talking about?!"
"Tell me about you and Miss Cherry. Hehe, how do I know the Dao, Mr. Jacques, you don't need to understand, but are you really sure that you will definitely stimulate the blood force in three years?" Lucien looked into his eyes, his left hand slightly bent.
Jacques saw that the sailor, who had been keeping his head down, raised his head, his dark eyes were quiet and deep, and the oil paint on his face not only did not damage his handsomeness, but added a bit of strange and mysterious beauty to him.
After a pause of a few seconds, Jacques roared, "Who are you?!I don't need you to care if I can stimulate my blood power in three years!" He himself didn't know what he was doing, and his voice was very low, as if he was afraid of alarming the people outside.
The stimulation of blood power is the boundary between commoners and nobles, and it is the beginning of extraordinary power, no matter how confident the knight squires are, they are not too sure when facing this difficulty, and many talented and talented guys have not been able to cross it.
Lucien laughed and said, "Yes, it really has nothing to do with me whether you can stimulate the blood power or not, but Miss Cherie is about to marry another nobleman, aren't you heartbroken?"
Seeing Jacques silent, Lucien continued, "And I have the ability to stimulate your blood veins!"
"Who are you, why do you want to help me?!" Jacques saw Tom standing at the door, and immediately understood that the two of them were in a group, but Lucian's words struck his heart like lightning, causing his suppressed despair and pain to come flooding with hope.
"It doesn't matter who I am, it's whether I have the power to help you get your blood juices pumped. As for helping you for something, don't you think I'm a good person?" Lucien said humorously, the expression on his face was smiling, but his eyes were unusually calm, "as long as you wait and pretend not to see something." ”
Jacques' eyes narrowed, staring at Lucien's eyes, "You're a magician?"
can help others stimulate the strength of the blood veins, in addition to the holy water of the church, he has only heard of the secret potions in the big noble families, and the concoction is what magicians are good at, and this kind of hiding and mysterious performance is exactly the identity of a magician.
"As you can see, Mister Jacques, and I'm a knight. Lucien's right hand reached out in front of him and began to moonlight, his left hand ready to clench at any moment, "You see, I have allowed myself to stimulate the power of the blood veins. ”
"In three years, if you don't manage to become a knight on your own, come to me with the magic contract we signed. ”
"We don't mean to do anything bad, we just want to arrive in the Kingdom of Holm safely, and it is not contrary to your knightly creed, Mr. Jacques. And in the absence of ability, not fighting desperately with the magician is also in line with the requirements of the Church, which does not allow you to betray your faith. ”
"Mr. Jacques, do you want to watch Miss Cherie marry another nobleman, to see her smile and coquettish in the arms of another man, and to watch her continue the bloodline for another man?"
Jacques clenched his hands, his muscles bulging, and Lucien's faint smile reflected in his pupils, and he felt that the handsome magician in front of him was like a devil from hell, a devil who tempted good people to fall! )