Julius took Lin Qiu around the inner city for a long time before stopping in front of a building with a distinctly different architectural style. The Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info building is located not far from the entrance of the inner city, when the inner city is already full of passers-by, but this building seems to be isolated from the world.

Lin Qiu felt that this was probably related to the row of salted fish hanging in front of the barracks. Salted fish, cured meats and other foods were the favorite foods of the lower classes, especially for the soldiers, these things were as indispensable as milk bread. However, the pungent smell of salted fish and cured meat was also the reason why the aristocracy generally hated them.

"This is the barracks for the inner city guards. ”

Julius introduced as usual. Salted fish and cured meat were nothing to a man like him who challenged the king of the forest, and he had lived in the forest for most of the year, and he had eaten anything much worse than this. Today's situation is special, the guards in the inner city have already devoted themselves to their respective posts, and the barracks that are usually bustling with activity seem to be much deserted.

"You shouldn't be used to this kind of place, it's a place where rough people like us live. "The peculiar smell of salted fish was heavy mixed with a slight smell of sweat, and the dirty armor and clothes at the barracks door were piled up in a large basin, and just by looking at it, you could think of the sloppy life of the guards.

Many of them are veterans who have retired from the battlefield, and they have long been accustomed to a dirty life.

"It's fine. Lin Qiu wiped his nose, the smell was indeed a little unpleasant. However, considering that he had lived in the lower parts of the Tarun Kingdom for a long time, this smell did not affect him much. But for the pampered clergy of the church, the smell is almost fatal.

"Hey, the guards over there, let me ask you...... Gross!"

This is the second time Nataya has seen Lin Qiu today. As soon as Lin Qiu turned around, she retched. In the Church, the nuns use special incense every day in order to maintain the "holy" atmosphere of the church, whether the incense really serves those functions or not, at least the church is always filled with a faint fragrance.

Not like here.

Sister Nataya felt that she was unlucky today, and because she had not been able to convince Empress Leah, she had to do this kind of work that no one wanted to do—there were only two nuns who came with the bishop, and the bishop and another nun were clever enough to put all this sinful work on her. And what is even more unfortunate is that the young man who is used as a guard by the bishop is the one who is full of disrespect for the church in the morning.

"Our Bishop wants one of you to be our guide!" said Bishop Anthony succinctly as she said now that she wanted to get out of the stinking place as quickly as possible.

Sister Nathaya would have been able to lead the way to the palace alone, but Bishop Anthony considered himself insulted - in his opinion, he had rarely made it to the inner city in person, and that Empress Ria should have greeted him personally. Even if Empress Ria doesn't come, at least the head maid should lead the way. He observed the entrance to the inner city for a while, and found that some of the nobles and merchants of great repute were welcomed and guided by the maids, but they were the ones who did not even treat the guards very well.

This is tantamount to a blatant provocation against the Church!

The white-bearded old man Anthony was indignant, and when he looked for the escort theory, the guards smiled on the surface and said, "Welcome, Bishop Anthony", but their eyes revealed the meaning of "you don't even have an invitation, who cares about you".

Except for Anthony himself, who was still immersed in the dream of the supremacy of the Church, anyone with a discerning eye knew that the Empress and the leader of the sect were at odds with each other. As legal citizens of the Kingdom of Talon, of course they know whose side they should be on, almost all the clerical personnel in the sect, and the bishop Anthony, who everyone knows, does not even have the ability to wrestle with the empress except for his loud voice.

Just as Bishop Anthony's beard was about to be crooked, they saw Lin Qiu and Julius. Julius's uniform as a captain of the kingdom's army, coupled with the reverent glances of the passing guards, gave Antony, who was living in his dreams, an unrealistic idea that as long as Julius personally asked him to lead the way, and showed extreme humility towards him, the "face" of the church could still be saved.

That's what happened now.

In fact, if Bishop Anthony hadn't been able to get along with himself, he would have arrived at the palace by now to meet Empress Lea.

"No, I've been ordered to lead the way for this guy and attack him from behind while no one is looking. Julius shrugged his shoulders and said he couldn't help.

Of course, the order behind the lead was added by himself.

"I'm sorry, Sister Alasha, but I'm investigating a critical case and plan to push him into the ditch while no one is looking. Lin Qiu imitated Julius's movements, and at the same time casually made up a new plan.

You two are poisonous!

Nataya grimaced angrily, "My name is Nataya!, and what could be more important than serving Lord Anthony?"

Facing Sister Nataya, who was suddenly angry, Lin Qiu and Julius looked at each other.

Just when Sister Nataya felt that her sharp question had helped, Lin Qiu's next question almost made her angry - "By the way, I wanted to ask from just now, is Antonidas the old man who can ride a horse?"

"An old man with a long beard, to be exact. ”

"How dare you be so disrespectful to Lord Anthony!" Sister Nataya was shocked, these two boys not only had no respect for the bishop, but also dared to tamper with Lord Antony's name!

This is a heinous crime.

Lin Qiu tried to make himself appear kinder: "Here's the thing, Sister Nun. Now we're getting ready to enter this mysterious building to investigate an important case, if you don't mind......"

"I mind!" Nataya's temper also came up: "You must apologize to Lord Anthony for your actions, and personally lead the way for him to atone for his sins!"

......

A minute later.

“...... What do you mean by that?"

Nataya's eyes stared at the giant salted fish that Lin Qiu had placed on her hands, and her eyes were about to burst into flames. However, Lin Qiu also said in a tone that soothed the awkward child: "This is for you, in our hometown, salted fish symbolizes respect, we still have something to do, please help me transfer it to Bishop Antonidas." ”

"You stole the salted fish of the guards!" the consternation in Julius' eyes was not much smaller than that of Nataya.

"Nope. ”

Lin Qiu glanced at the salted fish and said solemnly: "I suspect that there are important clues hidden in this salted fish, so it was temporarily expropriated by me. ”