In order to become a true priest, the priests within the Order used to tell the apprentice young priests that you need two things - an eye that can distinguish between good and evil, and a pious heart. Dominique woke up from his horse www.biquge.info a sudden awakening, and then he realized that he was not asleep, but that he had crashed his horse headlong into a tree trunk on a hillside because of his distraction. That's right, he was awakened by the neighing of horses.

"Damn it......" Dominic gripped the reins hard, trying to calm the horse down. Thankfully, the horses calmed down quickly, much to Dominique's relief. He decided to dismount and rest for a while, so that his head would be calm and calm. He didn't know why he had suddenly thought of the words of the priests to the priests, the only thing he knew for sure was that he had heard those words that he still couldn't understand.

The endless plain of Amiens makes Dominic a little drowsy lying under the trees, and the slopes are overgrown with weeds, barberry and thorns, making it a great habitat for birds. Dominic wondered if the legendary griffons would visit here, as the legend of the griffons only existed on the plains of Amiens. But so far, not a single person who has appeared before him has claimed to have seen a real griffon. Something that existed but didn't exist, Dominic sighed and rolled over on the grass.

On top of that, it's also a great place for hunting, with broken arrows and empty potion bottles left behind by hunters, crumbs of bread and clotted blood left by some prey. Dominic pulled off a few weeds and held them in his palms and looked at them. The horse snorts, seemingly resonating with the bored Dominic.

The Order eventually defined the operation as a purge, and Golantis failed, with no way to implement her idea. So she put all the ideas that seemed unrealistic to the Order behind her, and concentrated on planning the specifics of the purge. There is no doubt that clearing the strongholds of the Dark Order must be led by experienced clerics. So Evie became the key person in this operation, but before she could start the operation, she needed Dominic to help her gather some information.

Considering that the Order did not urgently ask the clergy to hand in a reply to the gods, Golantis, who was in charge of the purge, had plenty of time to prepare. Evie had asked Dominic to investigate the forest for some special purpose, but to give him a clear idea of what was going on, and she knew that Dominic would understand what it was.

The plains of Amiens are most of all about animals, and Dominique stands up on a small hillside and looks into the distance. The silhouette of the lighthouse in Faroe Bay was far more appealing than the animals in the fields, and in his sight, an impermeable forest existed like an island in the northern part of the Amiens plain, as described by the people of Faroe Bay. On this side of the forest, about a mile or so on the side of the hill where Dominica is located, lies a small village that can be found everywhere on the plain of Amiens.

"Go there and have a look, I don't think you'll have a problem, will you?" said Dominic, turning to the resting horses. The horse stomped on its hooves and snorted heavily. "Very well, let's go. The corners of Dominic's mouth curled up and jumped onto the horse.

As he was about to reach the village, Dominic frowned, a strange feeling permeating him. When he was about 100 yards from the village, he gave up riding and dismounted to observe the situation in the village. On the surface, it was a humble village, with logs covered with a layer of thatch, which was the structure of all the houses in the village.

However, the strange feeling disappeared shortly after Dominic dismounted, as if he was deliberately avoiding him. But Dominic remained vigilant, and he led the horse and decided to find a stable where it could be safed first. Coincidentally, not long after walking further on, after climbing a small dirt slope, Dominic came across an abandoned stable outside the entrance to the village. "Finally ......," Dominic muttered, leading the horse and walking briskly.

When he entered the stables, he realized that he was not the first to arrive. A bard in a velvet hat was dozing off on his black horse, and a lute was lying quietly on what might have been a straw mat he had laid out. It became clear that there was no way for a second horse in the abandoned stable, so Dominic left in anger to find another place for his horse.

However, just as he was about to turn away, the bard woke up. In a daze, he picked up the precious lute - that was the first thing every bard does when he woke up, and he said hello to Dominic. "Hello!"

Dominic stopped, don't look over. "Hello. ”

"Well, that's nothing surprising......" he got up from the ground and tied the lute behind his back. "Even though the place is very broken, people often pass by. ”

"Who are you?" asked Dominic warily.

The bard took off his velvet hat and bowed. Ansel Brandt, a bard from Teoles. ”

"Good, another one. Dominic snorted disdainfully. "Huttonmar is almost overwhelmed by the bards, and you guys are so stubborn. ”

Brant straightened up and waved his hand absently. "I'm not like those guys, I always only target sparsely populated, remote villages because they inspire me. That's why I'm here, as you can see. ”

"Dominique Modell, Paladin of the Order of Huttonmar. Dominic briefly introduced himself in response to Brandt's politeness to him.

"Paladin, are you here for a curse?" asked Brandt, surprised.

"Curse, what curse?" said Dominic, confused.

Brant walked over and tried to close the distance between himself and the paladin in front of him. "I'm here two days ago, and I'm looking for some inspiration for my new poems. But the atmosphere of this village is different from that of most of the villages I've been to on the plain of Amiens, how to put it? The people here are like they're bound by something, and I think that's a curse. ”

"Interesting, what do you think?" asked Dominic, who usually knew the bards as creative creatures, and whose image of them had always been the appearance of being alone in a room flickering with candles and parchment.

Brant sat cross-legged and took a sip from the jug he was carrying from his backpack. "I've asked people here, but most of the guys are silent. The few revealed a little bit of inconsequential information, but the only thing they had in common was that they all mentioned the Blood of Terror. ”

"Terrible blood?" Dominic frowned, it wasn't a nice word.

I tried to ask them what the blood of terror was, but they quickly fled home with a look of fear on their faces. That's right, they fled back home, like a corpse-eating creature coming to the village. ”

"Interesting, did you notice anything else?" asked Dominic.

"Blood vials. Brandt snapped his fingers. "Several villagers allowed me to visit their homes, and I was sure that I found a large number of blood vials in the homes of every villager I visited, and there was even a trace of blood left in them. Can you imagine that scene? It was just terrifying, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. ”

Dominic nodded slightly, "It's worth investigating, and besides, I'd like to ask you a question." ”

"What's the problem?"

"Why did you stay here when you noticed something was wrong? As you can see, there are so many villages and towns on the plain of Amiens, you can go to the next place to find inspiration. ”

Brant sighed, then pointed to the black horse. "Do you want to know? The answer is on the side of the horse. ”

Dominic walked over to the black horse in confusion and poked his head out to look at the other side of the horse's back. There, he found an exquisitely crafted longsword, and next to the longsword hung several bottles of sword oil used to deal with monsters. This was not to Dominic's surprise, he did not expect that this bard was actually a warrior. "Funny guy, I've never seen a guy who is both a bard and a warrior. ”

"Doing one thing all the time always makes me bored. Brant spread his hands.

"Now I understand, so, do you want me to assist you?" asked Dominic tentatively.

"Since you're here, you must have your own purpose. Why don't we try to cooperate, maybe you can find something of interest or information from this village?" Brandt smirked slyly.

Dominic hesitated for a moment, then replied. "Agreed. ”