Chapter 0189 - Deceived
The streets of Jules City were covered with ice ballast, and some furry children were skating on the streets, which caused some trouble for pedestrians, and some women fell here several times, causing the furry children to laugh.
For the residents here, they don't want to go out on damn days unless they have something very important, such as going to church or going to work, and they prefer to stay home and sleep at other times.
Walking through the streets of Jules, the wind is biting. "Two Golden Sword Badge Paladins, seven Silver Sword Badge Paladins, and quite a few lower-level Paladins, it is not easy to attack. Downing briefed Cybertron about what he knew about the church in Jules. "We have to be a little strategic, we can't do brute, I don't want to be on the Holy See's wanted list, at least not so early. ”
"Coward. Cybertron commented.
"Well, whatever you want, but you'll have to listen to me on this matter, and I don't think you want to have your head cut off by those paladins before you prove your innocence. Downing looked at the buildings on the street, and quite a few of them were in the Gothic style, which was very different from the buildings in the South, and usually the closer you got to the North, the more Gothic buildings you would see.
Eventually, the focus was on a local wall, which seemed to be a column for announcements, such as the loss of cats and dogs, or the recruitment of servants, and of course, some official announcements, such as the Holy See.
In the middle of the pile of junk messages, there was a portrait that stood out, and Downing pulled Cybertron to the bulletin board and looked at the portrait. "Maybe the Holy See should change a painter, you are too ugly on this wanted post, you yourself are more handsome than this portrait, don't you think, and it doesn't look like you, no wonder no one reported it to the Holy See when you walk on the street like this. ”
Cybertron looked at the portrait, his eyebrows were indeed not quite similar, the Holy See's wanted notice spread quite widely, even Jules City also had it, his eyes suddenly saw a smaller portrait on the side, and sneered: " On the contrary, your portrait is much more handsome than you are, and I think you should thank the artist for not making it clear to the Bounty Hunters that you are the guy in the portrait, that he has helped you a lot, and of course, the price they have set you is a bit too crazy, and maybe I should take you to the local Bounty Hunter Organization to collect the bounty. ”
Downing saw the announcement with his portrait on it, it was a bounty order issued by the Bounty Hunter Organization, it was too fast, and the price of his head reached 100,000 Caesars, which was a great fortune for anyone.
"Now we're even, but the most regrettable thing is that we can't stay in a local hotel, we have to find a place that is safe enough. Downing suggested with a bitter face. "Do you have any great ideas?"
The abandoned houses in Jules are the only places where you can live temporarily, and they are far enough away from the church in Jules City that you don't have to worry about being discovered by the churchmen.
After inspecting the abandoned house, the paladin turned around and said, "This is supposed to be an old abandoned church, and we need to spend the night here." ”
"When you're alone, do you usually spend the night outside looking for a place like this? Downing found a place where the wind didn't leak and pulled his clothes tighter.
"It's much better than some people who lie on money and worry about their wealth being taken away from them, or at least sleep soundly. The paladin also found a place to sit down. "You have the leisure to sarcastically mock me, so you might as well think about how to proceed with the next plan. ”
What's next...... The paladin is right, the next plan is the most important, the church of Jules City has two golden sword badge paladins, and seven silver sword badge paladins, in a one-on-one situation, Downing is sure to defeat the golden sword badge paladin, but in a one-to-many situation, he is not sure, not to mention that now the guy who has been looking for the paladin must have also come to Jules City, which means that there will be three golden sword badge paladins. Cybertron is nothing more than a paladin with a silver sword badge without awakening, and it won't have much impact on the situation.
You have to think of a good way, Tang Ning looked at the paladin with his eyes closed, and already had a good idea in his heart. "Don't worry, you have to think slowly. ”
Cybertron was not surprised by this answer, according to Downing, the church had absolute strength to crush them, and the disparity in power was too great to pale any way, and he had to come up with a perfect plan for himself, and he had to meet the cardinal of Jules, or at least have the opportunity to talk to the cardinal face-to-face, so that it was possible to make things clear.
Maybe you can sneak in in the middle of the night, but then if the cardinal betrays God's will and refuses to prove his innocence, even if he kills the other party, the rest of the church will be alarmed, and he will not be able to escape.
Perhaps we could inquire about the cardinal's opportunity to go out without permission, and when the time came, we could stop him and explain his intentions, but it seemed that the weather in Jules City would not make the cardinal feel in the mood to go out and hang out without permission.
The paladins kept thinking, the sky was getting darker, the days in Jules City were quite short, and it would soon be night, and they hadn't eaten for a day, Downing got up and rubbed his stomach. "It's so bad to be hungry, I'm going to have to find something to eat, tell me what you want to eat?"
"Whatever you want. "The paladin didn't ask too early for food and lodging, and if it weren't for his mother's presence, he would have even refused the house that the Holy See had offered him in the city of Blot.
"Well, it's not easy to buy anything like that, I'll go out and have a look. Downing walked out of the old church, and the wind and snow outside were heavy again, and the pedestrians were quite scarce, and it could even be said that there were no pedestrians, and even those naughty children went home separately, and the road was quite deserted.
As for the small food stalls that sell physical goods, they are all closed, and there can be no temporary stalls on the road in this kind of weather, and it seems that it is not realistic to buy food, but Tang Ning did not go out to buy food, it was just an excuse, he had to implement the plan he thought of.
Head to the local church and meet the local cardinal. "I'm sorry, paladin, it's the only way to do it. Downing said to himself, and when he arrived at the local church, the door was still open, and some of the believers inside had just come out of the church, apparently they had just been brainwashed by the local church, and there were quite a few of them.
The Gothic church building, with thick snow hanging from the rubble, was blown down by the wind, and when all the believers had left, Downing walked in.
A church monk saw the young man entering the door and said dissatisfiedly: "You are late, now that the ceremony is over, please come again tomorrow." He took Downing as a late believer.
Tang Ning saw the donation box, he walked up and threw a few gold Caesars, turned around and said apologetically: "Sir, I am not a believer in the Holy See, but I have quite important information to report to the cardinal archbishop himself. ”
The monks of the church looked at the young man, and made a very generous move, usually the believer would put a silver Caesar in the donation box, this guy who claimed to be not a believer actually put in three gold Caesars, he saw it with his own eyes, and he was willing to say a few more words with such a generous hand, it didn't matter whether he was a believer or not.
"Young man, you can tell me what kind of important news you have first, and if necessary, I will ask the cardinal archbishop to hear from you personally. ”
"It's about the young man on your Holy See's wanted list, who has now come to Jules, and I have met him. Downing whispered to the monk.
The traitor to the Holy See, the paladin on the wanted warrant, this is indeed a very important matter, and the monk became cautious. "You're sure. ”
"I'm sure it's him. ”
"Well, please wait. ”
The monk walked in from the back door of the church with an old man in red robes, the cardinal archbishop of the Jules Church, followed by two paladins, the paladins with the golden sword badge.
"Young man, you are so warm-hearted, God will bless you, tell me, where is that paladin?" the cardinal asked at once.
Having received information from the paladin, the cardinal archbishop immediately gave orders to the two paladins with the golden sword insignia. "Hurry up, take all the paladins and go immediately, that guy is quite dangerous, he caused the Hawke and the Holy See tragedy in Havana, as well as the church tragedy in the Rock City, you have to be cautious and don't make a mistake. ”
The two paladins with the golden sword badge immediately walked out of the church, and Downing heard the noisy footsteps outside the church, which was the sound of all the paladins in the local church setting off, and the plan was quite smooth.
"Young man, it would be a pity for a person like you not to be a believer in the Holy See, and if you join the Holy See, you will receive more favor from God. "The cardinal archbishop heard from the monks that young people are generous, and such people join the Holy See and can contribute donations, which will fill the cardinal's pockets, and he will certainly not miss the opportunity to develop quality believers.
"Well, I'm willing to join, what needs to be done. "Downing had to delay as long as he could, until the paladins were far enough away from the church that there was no way to come back.
The cardinal led the young man to the idol inside the church. "Pray with all your might, tell God that you will be the most faithful believer, and ask God to give you refuge. ”
Tang Ning stood in front of the idol according to the cardinal, bowed his head and whispered reverently, as for what was said, the cardinal couldn't hear it, of course, the cardinal didn't care what the young man said, he only cared about how much money the young man's family had.
After a moment, the cardinal voice was kind. "Young man, now that you are a believer in the Holy See, you will enjoy God's blessings and blessings. ”
"It's that simple?" Tang Ning faked surprise.
Yes, for God, you only need to articulate your inner fear and loyalty to Him to receive all that God has given you. The cardinal stepped forward and stroked the young man's forehead, muttering something he didn't understand.