In the early afternoon, Nossa completed his investigation in the city and returned to the tavern for a meal and rest.

Coincidentally, he met a teenager sitting in front of the counter, and the bounty hunter immediately shared with him the important clues he had just obtained:

"Jude, I have a big discovery. Nossa hurriedly sat down at the counter and ordered a simple lunch, "a tavern owner in the lower region told me that Modress was originally a young mage's apprentice and had checked in at his shop. ”

"Mage apprentice?" The young man was a little surprised not to think that Modress had a similar identity to himself, and at the same time he recalled the description of the lord the day before, "Indeed, the Marquis of Vronsis once mentioned that the necromancer looked very young. ”

According to the shopkeeper, Modres was introverted and gentle, not at all like a vicious man. The bounty hunter adds, "He even has a lover, a young couple who are not natives of Snowfall and have not stayed in his shop for some reason, but their relationship seems to be very close." ”

"Lovers...... Couple?" Jude was unfamiliar with this, but he was curious, "So, how did he become a necromancer and plague the Northlands?"

"According to the tavernkeeper, he was normal when he met Modles a few months ago, but now he is a feared necromancer. Nossa tried to reason, "If you want me to say, there are two possibilities. ”

"For one, Modres is good at disguise, having previously claimed to be a mage apprentice in concealment, secretly accumulating power to form his army of the undead, until last month, when he began to act in a high-profile manner. ”

"Or, Modress was a mage's apprentice, a necromancer who had recently become a necromancer, and probably learned a way to communicate with the colossal darkness from some forbidden ancient book. ”

Following the bounty hunter's train of thought to sort out the cause and effect, Jude felt that his analysis made sense: "Nosa, you are really knowledgeable, and you even know about necromancers. I haven't even heard of it, what is this 'behemoth darkness'?"

"To become a necromancer, you need to go through a forbidden ritual and make a pact with the Darkness. Nosa's expression was a little complicated, "It is said that it will make a request for some kind of sacrifice. Becoming a necromancer comes at a price. ”

"What is the cost of sacrifice?"

"Jude, that's not something you should know. The bounty hunter got serious, "It's better to have less exposure to these forbidden knowledge." ”

"Uh...... Well, I'm just curious. But what does this 'big discovery' tell us?"

"Think about it, Jude, if Modres has always kept a low profile, why would he suddenly attack at this time, and if he was a mage's apprentice before, why would he give up his great prospects, turn his back on the Ofatan path, and embark on a path of no return like a necromancer?" Nosa analyzed the current situation, "Mages are all smart people, what is the benefit of destroying the snowfall for Modres?"

"Nosa, there's something I think I might have to tell you. Jude thought about it for a while, but decided to confess to the bounty hunter, "I went to the church this morning to find Leia, the Holy Highness, and talked a lot. She told me that Mordres had asked her lord to arrest all the members of the Church of Light and put them at his disposal. ”

"Huh?" Nosa seemed surprised, then thoughtful, "I see, I guess I understand." Mordres, the necromancer, should have something to do with the Church of Light. ”

"I'm curious, why wouldn't the Marquis of Walences accede to Modres' request?" Jude was puzzled, "does he have a good relationship with those gods, and won't even tell us what he wants?"

"Jude, if I'm not mistaken, it should be like this: after the lord was threatened by Modres, the archbishop and his party came to Snowfall and promised to settle the scourge. The bounty hunter patiently explained, "The Marquis of Walencis naturally doesn't dare to trust a necromancer, he prefers to support the Church and eradicate the threat of Modress once and for all. ”

"With the help of the Church of Light, why did the Marquis of Walensis issue a commission and be taken over by you, and why did we come to the North?"

"Perhaps......" Nossa looked a little uncertain, "the Marquis is still not at ease. ”

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After exchanging information and analyzing the situation based on the clues available, the boy and the bounty hunter rested in the tavern for a while.

The afternoon in the Northland was very short, and it was not long before the sun was setting in the west, and it was twilight.

"Before it gets dark, I'm going to ask a few more shopkeepers. Jude, you go to church and tell them about it, and look into it by the way. Let's see if we can gather clues about Mordres' conflict with the church, and we'll meet at the church at dinner time. ”

With Nossa saying that, the two left the tavern and went their separate ways.

Jude returned to the Cathedral of the Wind District for the third, and this time the guard at the gate already knew the young man, and not only allowed him to come and go at will, but even greeted him politely.

After replying to the greetings, the boy even wanted to talk to the guards for a while, but after thinking about it, he decided to talk to Leia first.

Walking towards the saint's apartment, Jude happened to meet the girl in the atrium, accompanied by a heavily armed man.

"Jude," Leia's expression remained dignified and reverent, "to introduce you, this is the Lightbringer Crecanon_Holmes, one of the Church's most eminent paladins. ”

Following the girl's words, Jude looked up and down the paladin of the Church, who carried a broad-bladed two-handed sword and wore bright white full-body armor, and couldn't help but think of Byrne, the "Knight of the Dawn" of the "Radiant Oath".

However, the man known as Corricanon was of great stature, and unlike the young and handsome Bourne, he was more thick and poised, somewhat similar to the Marquis of Wollens.

"Hello, Jude. The paladin saluted the boy, "May the light bless you." ”

Jude was uncomfortable with this blessing, but he returned the standard mage salute to the other party: "Hello. ”

"Mr. Holmes was in charge of keeping me safe during this snowfall trip. Seeing that the two had finished greeting each other, Leia added, and Kirekanon next to her nodded in confirmation.

It seemed that the Holy Maiden had a high status in the Church, and Jude was so thoughtful that they specially assigned a powerful knight to protect her.

"That's right, Rei...... Nithia. "Nossa has made some big discoveries today," said a tavernkeeper in the Low Regions, considering the presence of Kirikanon at his side, "Nossa has made some important discoveries," said a tavernkeeper in the Low Regions......

Jude was about to relay the bounty hunter's findings when there was a strange commotion in the direction of the door, followed by two screams.

One of the voices was familiar to the boy, presumably the guard who had greeted him earlier.