Chapter 150: True and False Dragon Slayers
The reappearance of Panda, the dragon slayer, and the news of the war with the Otto family, soon reached the ears of King Richard of Thrace.
"Is that Panda still alive?" asked Richard, looking at the Minister of the Interior in charge of intelligence in Thrace, with some surprise, "Are you sure the intelligence is not wrong?"
"The information came from the Otto family, and they killed six people, all of whom were the elite of the family. There are also a lot of mercenaries who have died, and they are all masters in the industry. "The man is a bear man, and he has visited the Marquis of Brian in order to take away the horse he had left in the capital." ”
Richard frowned and said, "This evidence may not be enough to prove that he is Panda—perhaps he is a fellow Panda or something. ”
He looked down at the information and said, "The information also said that this character who is suspected of being Panda gives priority to the use of fists and kicks when fighting, which is not very consistent with Panda. Moreover, in the battle, his fist and foot kung fu is no worse than swordsmanship, and he has also used the skills of the Divine Fist Messenger many times, but the unique 'holy sword' skill of the holy warrior has never been used by him...... In general, there is still a difference between him and that Panda. ”
"That's true, but I think there's a good chance he's Panda. The Minister of the Interior said, "If a person has such skills, then he does not need to pretend to be anyone at all, he can face the elite siege of the Otto family and hold out for a long time, and finally there are magic items to teleport the escapees, it is easy to make a name for himself." ”
"But even the strong may not be able to find a chance to slay the dragon. Facing his trusted subordinates, Richard was still relatively kind, "In the past few hundred years, there have been several legendary powerhouses, but how many records of dragon slaying are there? Unless he can step into the legend, the reputation of the 'dragon slayer' is more eye-catching than any strong person under the legend." ”
"Your Majesty...... I just feel that a simple ascetic monk has no reason to pursue fame. ”
"It's because he doesn't care about money, beauty, luxury, and the like, that he needs fame even more. Richard laughed, "If he really has no desires, why bother with that horse?"
One of the two bigwigs of the Thracian intelligence community pondered for a long time and nodded in agreement.
"You're right, if a person seems aloof in some ways, he or she may be hungry in others. If an ascetic has any ideal, he will inevitably pursue it more actively than others...... I was wrong!"
"You're not wrong, you just don't think about it from that perspective. Richard smiled slightly, but his expression became stern again, "But...... Regardless of whether he is a real Panda or not, since he admits that he is the 'Dragon Slayer Panda', then he must bear the charge of killing the Thracian Prime Minister!
He paused and added, "Just die, don't live!"
Having been standing by the side without saying a word, the statue-like document immediately responded, and the edict was quickly drafted and sent to it.
Richard skimmed through the edict, nodded, asked the waiter to stamp it, and handed it over to the prime minister to deal with.
Soon, the edict would spread throughout Thrace, along with the portraits of people drawn on the magical projections sent by the Otto family.
At that time, this self-proclaimed "Dragon Slayer Panda" will not want to have a moment of peace as long as he is in Thrace! What awaits him will only be endless pursuit and killing, and he will not rest until death!
After the ministers went down, Richard exhaled deeply and said to the Ice Sword Saint, who had been guarding his side without speaking, "The person you killed before ...... Isn't it Panda?"
"Not sure. The Ice Screw replied, "I can only be sure that he is a priest, and that he belongs to the Church of the God of Suffering. But it wasn't the Panda, and I wasn't sure - I hadn't met this person before, after all. ”
“...... What does the Church of the Passion say?"
"The only person who had seen Panda was the Archbishop of the Church of Mulandana, and when I found him, he said that he would go back and gather everyone for a question, but he committed suicide that night, and when he died, he burned his life force and erased all the memories of the clergy who had seen Panda. The Ice Sword Saint's face was as cold as ever, and he didn't move in the slightest, "These priests don't care about sacrifice at all for the sake of their beliefs. ”
"I understand what you mean, even if there is a grudge, I will only stare at one or two people, and I will not find the entire Church of the God of Suffering. "I don't want a legendary paladin to storm the palace one night to release the damnation." ”
"It's good to understand, you are the king, the noblest and most noble man in all Thrace, and there is no need to compete with madmen who do not take their lives seriously. The Ice Sword Master said, "My protection can't be said to be foolproof, and it's best not to provoke them." ”
Richard nodded, a twinkle in his eyes.
In this world, the struggle between kingship and divine power is not fierce, but it is very cruel. The priests are a group of madmen who are desperate for their ideals, and many of them have no concept of "compromise" at all, let alone kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 themselves.
What's even more terrifying is that the clergy can't be killed. As long as you have magical qualifications and have a belief that is in tune with God from the bottom of your heart and actually fulfills it, it is easy to feel divine power and become a priest. Historically, the Church of the God of Justice has been strangled by several kingdoms, and as a result, the visible church has disappeared, but new priests have been emerging among the people, many of whom have not even been in contact with the Church of the God of Justice before...... In the end, it was several kingdoms that added up to more than twenty great nobles who died, and they were the first to coax it.
Fortunately, the thoughts of the clergy are generally relatively pure, and they are not good at politics and strategy, if this were not the case, perhaps the theocracy of the Western Continent would have overwhelmed the royal power and become a theocratic society.
Richard Thrace had always hated those churches, but even then, he couldn't turn against them—even if he didn't consider their threats, the mere fact that his army needed clergy was enough for him to pinch his nose and endure the things that made him unpleasant.
This is the difference between a politician and an idealist.
He sighed, put the matter aside for now, and looked at the other document.
It was an application submitted by the Duke of Ellanz for a large-scale canonization ceremony for the former Morais nobles.
Looking at the application, Richard frowned again.
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