At night, the city of Merse, on the banks of the Tiskan River, shines like a ruby in a green meadow. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The city of Mersei is close to the Teskan River, which serves as the boundary between the Temple of Light and the Fire Empire. Although the Temple of Light and the Fire Empire have been living in peace for nearly 300 years, after all, it is a confrontation between the two empires, and it is inevitable that there will be war.

Because of this, both the Temple of Light and the Empire of Fire have deployed troops on both sides of the border line of the Tiskan River, but considering the situation of the two countries, the number of troops is not very large. But even so, in a frontier city like Merse, the army or the Holy Knights still make up nearly half of the city's population.

But tonight's Merse was an exception. Today, the number of civilians far outnumbered the number of the Holy Knights, and the nights were far more bustling than usual.

Why?

Because one of the three bishops, Archbishop Panier, is here, in Merse.

In Melse's religious office, on the balcony of a room facing north, a young man in soft leather armor with a silver cross badge in his hand stood looking up at the crimson crescent moon in the sky. At his feet, lying on his stomach was a silver leopard with a body length of more than a meter and covered in white fur.

With an inexplicable sigh, Nuis turned and walked towards his room. But at this moment, the silver leopard, who was originally lying at his feet, suddenly stood up, faced the northeast, and roared.

"What, fear?

Nuis, who was already about to enter the room, suddenly stopped, and looked at the silver leopard's eyes, and there was a trace of expectation in his eyes.

To the northeast, a small cyan bird flew swiftly across the night sky towards the religious center.

As soon as the bluebird disappeared from Nuis's sight, Nuis rushed to Archbishop Paniel's room.

It's the Holy Capital, and the Holy Capital has sent news. They must have known about the "Scepter" and sent the news. As long as this hidden danger is eliminated and time is spent paying attention to Label's affairs, then the temple will be able to unify the Soul Realm Continent just around the corner.

"Bang-" Archbishop Paniel's door was slammed open from the outside, and Nuis's figure flashed into the room and closed the door with his hand.

"...... from the Holy Capital" Sensing the somewhat dull atmosphere in the room, Nuis could only stop talking.

Archbishop Panier stood at the window, facing out of the window, looking out at the dark and crimson night sky, wondering what he was thinking. Silver, one of the three chief knights, was behind the archbishop, holding a piece of parchment, his hands trembling incessantly, his face was incredulous, and his eyes seemed to reveal a trace of panic.

"Knight's Captain......"

Nuis looked at the archbishop's back, hesitated for a moment, and finally looked at the knight chief, Silver.

Silver still stood there, as if he hadn't heard Nuis's inquiry. After a while, Silver slowly closed his eyes and frowned. Finally, trembling, he handed the parchment to Nuis.

When he took the parchment, Nuis suddenly felt his heart tremble, and he was a little afraid, afraid to touch the parchment, afraid to see what was on it. With just one look, Nuis felt the urge to go crazy.

"Impossible, this is impossible. Knight's Lord......"

"Nuis!" Silver opened his eyes and watched Nuis's gaffe with a loud voice.

"No," Nuis's voice weakened imperceptibly, looking into Silver's eyes, "even if he'...... But after all, they are father and son, how can they ......?"

"Alright, Nuis!" Archbishop Paniel, who had been standing at the window with his eyes closed, turned around, shook his head at Nuis, and continued, "Whether it's true or not, I must return to the Holy Capital. Silver, you go with me. ”

"Yes!" Silver, who was standing aside, bowed his head and replied respectfully.

When Nuis heard this, he turned gloomy and said, "Lord Bishop, what about the 'scepter'?"

"There is no hurry, the most important thing is to return to the Holy Capital. With that, Archbishop Panier sighed and continued, "So be it, Nuis. You stay here and watch their every move. Don't touch them unless you have to. Yin and I will rush back to the Holy Capital first, and after we have dealt with it, we will meet you. You go down first. ”

"Yes. Looking at the archbishop's unquestioning tone, Nuis replied. With that, he bowed and exited the room.

Out of the religious office, Nuis walked absentmindedly down the street. He didn't understand why Archbishop Panier was in such a hurry to go back.

I also know that what happened in the Holy Capital is not trivial, but the letter also says that Lord Augustine has been sent. Why is the archbishop in such a hurry to go back, Lord Augustin is the strongest of the three knights. Moreover, with Lord Silver here, we can obviously get the "scepter" first and then return to the Holy Capital. But why does the Archbishop want me to stay here?

The more Nuis thought about it, the more confused he became, and he didn't know how long he had been walking down the street, but when he stopped to look around, he found himself at the entrance to Third Street.

Third Avenue is the street with the most hotels in Merse. It is also because it is the most, so in the middle of the night, it is much quieter than other streets. At this moment, Third Avenue is even darker, and everyone is asleep.

Nuis looked at one of the inns on Third Street, suddenly "snorted" and turned away. It's like you've made a decision.