A carriage without any signs slowly drove out of the gate of Boulder City, heading in the direction of Red Maple Town in the north.

In the closed carriage, sitting was a five-member squad of the Hands of Justice.

"Got it! Lord Bentry's message to us is accurate, this new baron is the same young mage we met at the Glitter Hotel earlier!"

In the quiet carriage, Pastor Wayne said to his companions.

"Is that him?"

The older samurai spoke in some surprise.

"Looks like Wayne's plan to recruit that young mage might come in handy!"

The young warrior beside him immediately snorted coldly when he heard this, and muttered in a low voice: "Hypocritical nobleman!"

The elder warrior immediately frowned and reprimanded: "Dodge, I know you hate nobles, but don't bring your personal emotions to the mission, if you can't complete the mission delivered by Lord Bishop himself, you can only go to guard the prison dungeon after you go back, and be with those heretics every day!"

When the young samurai named Dodge heard this, he couldn't help but shudder at the thought of that life, guarding the heretics in the dark and filthy dungeons day after year, and although he was still angry in his heart, he did not dare to speak presumptuously.

Seeing that the young samurai was honest, the older samurai nodded with satisfaction.

Then another, slightly older samurai, said:

"Let's finish the mission as soon as possible and go back! I don't want to stay in this kind of place for a day, I go out like a rat crossing the street, and everywhere I go, it seems as if someone is constantly watching, and the matter of developing the power of the church should be left to those missionaries of the Ministry of Faith and Doctrine!"

The warrior just complained casually, but as soon as this remark came out, the faces of the priests all changed.

"Braun, I've vaguely felt what Carl said, but neither psychic sensing nor magic detection can find any sign that we're being watched!"

The elder warrior said in a serious tone:

"You feel this way, too? That proves that I feel right. We should indeed be being watched. In this case, either the other party is a strong person above gold, or someone is monitoring us from a long distance through other means! In either case, I am afraid it will not be easy to deal with!"

After speaking, the five people present, except for the knight who had been silent, all had a trace of worry in their hearts.

"Red Maple Town has passed, it's almost to the destination, you don't have to think about those superfluous situations, since the other party wants to monitor, let them monitor, our purpose is to capture heretics, there will be no conflict with them, just act carefully!"

The knight's deep voice sounded, and Wayne, the most thoughtful priest in the crowd, also figured it out at this time.

"Samuel is right! The task is important, instead of speculating here, it is better to complete the task as soon as possible, and then all the problems can be solved!"

Just before the carriage of the Hand of Justice was about to reach the location of the Night Manor, a guest landed in front of the Manor Villa without knowing it. Donald, who heard the servant's report, came out to take a look, and said in surprise:

"Master Chris?"

Donald was a little surprised that this strange mage suddenly came to the manor early in the morning, but this man's mind could not be speculated by common sense, so Donald was just a little strange.

The middle-aged mage didn't explain anything, but said impatiently: "You will have a guest in a while, I will be in the villa, don't disturb if you have nothing to do!"

After saying that, he found a guest room at the back of the villa and walked in.

Donald wasn't upset by Chris's tone, he knew that the mage shouldn't be untargeted, and it was obvious that something was going on, so he immediately sent a few owls out to investigate.

In the past few days since the return of the royal capital, everything has begun to go on the right track, originally there was only one place in the manor, but now a large territory has been obtained, and the natural enchantment of the tree of life obviously cannot cover such a vast area, so he has distributed several ancient guardians throughout the territory, and then permanently summoned five owls to put them in the manor, fed by the servants, and regularly patrolled his territory twice a day to avoid any dangerous incidents. In addition to being unable to fight and flying long distances, the Owl with the stealth talent is more suitable for territory scouting than large Gargoyles, and is inexpensive to create.

After a while, an owl that flew over to investigate in the direction of Red Maple Town transmitted the situation back from the perspective of an owl, and sure enough, it found an unfamiliar carriage heading in the direction of the manor.

"Who is it? to be able to make Chris, a bronze peak mage, pay so much attention to it, and come here in person, it is definitely not an ordinary person!"

It's a pity that the owl's perspective can't penetrate the carriage and can't see what's going on inside.

Donald couldn't guess the identity of the comer, so he shook his head and said, "What am I thinking about here?

After saying that, he instructed the steward and William to order the servants and farmers to stay in the house for the time being and not to come out, and then arranged their own guards, took Uther, followed by Clinton, Eric and other attendants, and waited in front of the manor.

After a meal, the simple carriage came to the gate of the manor.

Donald saw the costumes of the five people who got out of the car, all of whom were powerful professionals, and his brows furrowed at the moment, and a trace of worry rose in his heart. But he immediately smiled again and greeted the visitor.

"A few guests have come from afar, welcome to the Night Manor!"

The five Hands of Justice were a little surprised that the owner of the manor was able to learn of the arrival of himself and the others in advance.

But after thinking about it, the other party must have gotten the news from the Mage Association, otherwise a black iron mage, a small local nobleman, would definitely not have the strength to predict their arrival in advance.

The master had already greeted him warmly, and he did not come with hostility, but the five people, led by the priest, immediately said a few polite words and followed the master into the manor.

In the hall of the manor villa, Wayne got straight to the point.

"The five of us are a mercenary team from Zoro who came to hunt down the fugitives, and this time we came to track down the sorcerer Gorman, who has committed many major crimes, and I heard that the Baron once met with a sorcerer, so I took the liberty to come and disturb!"

Originally, Wayne also planned to take it step by step and explore the bottom line of the target first to see if he could win it over. For such a young and gifted mage, if they can be co-opted, then the church can easily reach the unexplored virgin land of the Northlands. You can also achieve great merit and restore your former glory.

Therefore, Wayne had not given up since he left Shining Gold Town, but now that he felt the hidden aura in the manor, he decisively dismissed this idea despite some disappointment.

Of course, Donald could hear that the other party's words were not true, and that the mercenary squad and the like were just covering up their identities.

The temperament of these people is not like that of adventurers, but more like they have been systematically trained, and they are a little different from the situation of army soldiers. It's more in line with the mercenary situation that the priest said.

However, a priest, three samurai and a knight, such a combination is really rare among mercenaries, almost no knight will choose to be an adventurer or mercenary, because unlike ordinary warriors, knights are a noble profession, in addition to their own combat effectiveness, knights are a symbol of noble status, even if it is a forced knight without a territory and a manor, the way to obtain wealth and a good life is much easier than that of civilians, it is a good choice to join the army or defect to other noble lords, and why depreciate his identity to mix with those adventurers and mercenaries？

The combination of these five people reminds Donald of a very famous organization in the eastern part of the continent, the priest of the god of dawn, the paladin of the god of justice and warriors, and the knight of judgment of the god of war.

To Donald's surprise, he didn't expect that the sorcerer he had fought twice turned out to be a fugitive wanted by both the Church of the Three Gods and the Sauron Alliance.

"What does that guy have to do to keep an organization like the Hand of Justice in hot pursuit, from the southernmost tip of the continent all the way to the northernmost part of the human realm?"

And these religious lunatics don't know where to get the news, and they know that the sorcerers have fought with them, so they come to the door according to the map. The Mage Guild should have known about this situation, so it would let Mage Chris come over!"

Based on the experience of Donald's previous life, he quickly figured out these situations, and basically speculated that ** is not far from ten.

Although Donald repelled these members of the Inquisition-like Hand of Justice in his heart, he still maintained the polite demeanor of a nobleman and mage on the surface.

Briefly processed his own experience, told these people, and specifically pointed out that the sorcerer was also instructed to assassinate him.

"As for the whereabouts of the sorcerer, I'm sorry I can't help you much, when the sorcerer was injured and fled, I was powerless to catch up, and then I had to rush to the northwest battlefield, and when I came back, that guy had already disappeared without a trace, I only knew that the other party was likely to leave the north county and flee to the south of the kingdom to hide, and then there would be no trace at all!

Pastor Wayne sighed when he heard this: "It's a pity, I originally hoped that Lord Baron could give us some clues, but now there is a disappointment, it seems that we can't get that big bounty!"

"Don't be discouraged, although the southern part of the kingdom is vast and the situation is chaotic, if you can find a local person who is familiar with the situation, there is still a chance to find the traces of the evil magician!"

"Then I trust the Baron's good words, I hope everything goes well, catch that evil sorcerer, there is not much time left for us, we should take our leave!"

Listening to the priest's crisp words, Donald pretended to hold back, and then sent the five out of the manor. He wished these guys were leaving!

When he returned to the villa, he found that Master Chris had come out of the room, holding the black tea offered by the maid and drinking it one by one.

"Do you know the identities of these guys?"

Chris asked, and Donald immediately confirmed his previous guess in his mind.

So he replied in a cold voice:

"The doglegs of the hand of justice, no matter how obvious the other party is covering up, as a mage, you should be able to see it!"

In the Land of Dawn, mages who are not registered with the Church are classified as heretics, and many years ago there was a large-scale destruction of the law, and I don't know how many judges of the Church of the Three Gods knocked on the mages' doors, arrested them, tied them to stakes, and burned them at the stake.

Those Inquisitors were the forerunners of the Righteous Hand, which was the biggest reason why mages and other spellcasters were so hostile to the Church of the Radiant Trinitarian and its organizations.

Hearing Donald's answer, Chris smiled stiffly and nodded with satisfaction.

"It's good to know, the intention of these guys is true, but the purpose is probably a little impure, I think they are very interested in you, if it weren't for me behind, I guess I would have already recruited you!"

"The Hand of Justice also recruits mages?"

Donald said with a puzzled look in his head.

"Hehe! Naturally, there will also be weak guys and scum who violate the truth of the arcane arts, and the Church of the Radiant Tritheism has recruited many mages who are not strong enough over the years. And every child in the area they control is found to have the talent of a mage. They will be firmly controlled by the Church, and if they do not enter the Church's schools, be indoctrinated by those fanatics who go against the path of the mage, and be under the supervision of the Church for the rest of their lives, if they try to flee to other places, they will be regarded as heretical rebellion and executed along with their families. ”

After hearing this, Donald exclaimed in disbelief and said:

"So, in a place like Sendell, being found out for a mage's talent is not only not a good thing, but a big disaster!"

Sure enough, there is no pure paradise in any world, where there are people, there is fighting, even the true gods above the stars cannot avoid it!

(To be continued)