Before dawn, Victor walked through the morning mist and returned to the makeshift camp.

The little attendants of the Randall family stepped forward and graciously took their master's weapons and quivers. The high-ranking paladin Dimat, sitting on a stake in front of the shack, said to Victor with a smile:

"You didn't bring a cloak with you when you went out last night, and your little squire thought you'd be back soon. Who knows, I can't see you all the time. Brandon and Klaus woke me up early in the morning and yelled to go out to find you. I was just about to release the red-eyed crow when you returned...... Hey, Victor, you seem to be a little different from yesterday......"

A thin mist flowed along the veins on the surface of the dragon lizard's skin armor, like a layer of living veil shrouded Victor's body, tangible and substantial, revealing an unreal and mysterious ethereal.

The high-ranking paladin looked stunned and couldn't help but stand up.

Due to the relationship between the Sword Saint Dravien, the extraordinary powerhouses of the church paid special attention to the talent and mystery of the Moon Elf bloodline nobles, and specially counted and studied all the records of all the Moon Elf bloodline nobles before and after Draven.

Dimatt is no stranger to Victor's vision, as far as he knows, the Moon Elf's Wind Talent comes with thoughts, and when the Moon Elf's bloodline is purified to a certain level, the speed at which the Wind Talent consumes energy is lower than the natural recovery rate of energy, and Wind Travel can be regarded as a passive talent. However, the Windrun Archer does not activate the Windrun under normal circumstances, and like Victor, completely unconsciously triggering the Windrun talent, it can only show that his Moon Elf bloodline is in the active stage of growth.

Is Free Night Walking really working?Is this a way to increase the blood of the Moon Elves?Or is it just for Victor's condition?

Dimat stood there stunned with thoughts spinning through his head.

"What a fragrant stewed grouse?"

Victor twitched his nose and saw a clay pot on the small charcoal stove in front of the shack, bubbling with fragrant heat, stewed with grouse, bigfoot mushrooms, white-eared tubers, bamboo shoots, and taro. The delicacies of the mountains tumble in the fine white soup, and a layer of yellow oil flowers floats on them. Victor moved his index fingers, went into the shack, took the chopsticks and a stake bench out, sat down on the edge of the charcoal stove, scooped a bowl of stew, and ate it himself.

The grouse that is ready for winter is the fattest, and the heat of the stew is also enough, blending the fat with the flavor of various mountain delicacies, especially the Bigfoot mushroom unique to the Mist Mountains, which absorbs the fresh aroma of other ingredients, and when you bite into it, Victor only feels that the mushroom meat is full and smooth, and the taste is extremely delicious. After eating a few pieces of bigfoot mushrooms and drinking the soup in the bowl, Victor put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said with satisfaction:

"There are also sun-dried bigfoot mushrooms for sale in the market in Yehliu City, which are expensive, but their taste is much worse than that of fresh bigfoot mushrooms. ”

"This ...... If you like to eat, it's all for you. Dimat sat down next to him and tried to ask, "Wind Whisper?"

Victor's expression was regretful, and he was secretly proud: "I have an experience, but it's just a little bit." ”

Dimatt coughed dryly and lowered his head to hide the shock in his heart.

According to the records of the documents collected by the church, since the marriage between the Wimbledon family and the Moon Elf royal family, there are no more than 40 Moon Elf bloodline nobles who have awakened the talent of wind language, the most famous of which is the sword saint Draven, since Draven and below, in the past 3000 years, there are only 4 nobles who have mastered the talent of wind language, and they are all descendants of the Tystier family.

Dimatt seemed to grasp the key point, found the pattern, and his mood was stirring and his imagination was soaring.

Victor may be the fifth Wind Whisperer Archer to be a non-Juggernaut descendant, and he has one thing in common with Draven. Ravin awakened the talent of wind language at the age of 47, and Victor was 21 years earlier than him, touching the threshold of wind language talent. According to the lifespan of the Moon Elves, they all awakened all the Moon Elf talents before they became adults.

Is it a necessary prerequisite for a minor Moon Elf nobleman to master all the bloodline talents?

Does this mean that Victor will definitely become the second sword saint Draven?

Regardless of whether Victor can eventually mutate the Sun Elf's bloodline, the Wind Whisper talent represents the noble and ancient golden bloodline, which is the source of the Wind Knight. His presence can breathe new life into the declining knightly bloodline, representing greater political influence.

As a pope in the same camp as Victor, Dimatt is certainly happy to see it happen. Seeing that there was no frustrated expression on Victor's face, he smiled and teased:

"In the future, I will write my own travelogue that can record that the Silver Moon, the Water Season, and the mountains and forests of Neville will help the Moon Elf bloodline nobles awaken their talents. ”

Victor shook his head and smiled, "I hope you will indicate in your travelogue that the Moon Elf nobles who adopt this bloodline enhancement method must have the strength to protect themselves. ”

"Uh...... Reasonable. Dimatt shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then suggested in high spirits: "Victor, or else...... We postpone the trip, how many more times will you try?"

At this time, the retinue came out of the hut one after another, fetched water and washed, chopped wood for cooking, fed the swift birds, tied the supplies to the camel antelope's back, and prepared to return to the city of Kgston to rest for the winter.

Victor withdrew his gaze from Hercules, shook his head, and said, "Swiftbird can eat some raw meat, but it also needs to eat grass. During this season, there are not many plants in the wild that can feed the swift birds...... These guys are all Randall's treasures, and I feel sorry for one of them when they starve to death. Let's go back to the city for the winter. ”

Xunniao takes the family as a unit, and a dozen or twenty occupy a large territory, and it is of course no problem to gather together for the winter. Artificially more than 60 swift birds are gathered together, and the supply of feed in winter becomes a big problem.

Dima nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "It's better to select a few elites and go to the county of Dekaze on foot, and let the others take the swift bird back to the city to rest." This way, you can continue to try to improve your bloodline, and save three months to complete the entire survey of the Neville water system sooner. ”

Victor was silent, stared at the high-ranking holy warrior, and said with a smile:

"I put the survey of the county of Decaiser at the end because Lady Dolly's territory is too remote. In addition to this, Her Majesty Catherine has asked to come with me to the county of de Caeser...... You know why...... After all, I am the lord of Gambis, who is loyal to the House of August, and I have to consider the mood of His Majesty Catherine when I go alone to the place adjacent to Neowest. ”

"How did I forget about it? ”

Dimat slapped his forehead and said in annoyance: "Victor, I have no other intentions, purely because I am worried that you will miss the opportunity for bloodline promotion......" Then, he explained to Victor his guess about the age limit of the Moon Elf bloodline, and finally concluded:

"The Moon Elf reached adulthood at the age of 65, and when he became an adult, no matter how many talents he awakened, his bloodline was solidified, and he lost his potential for promotion. Therefore, the sooner you master the Wind Whispering talent, the better it will be for you. ”

"Thank you for your admonition. ”

Victor thanked him solemnly, paused, and smiled meaningfully: "I'm too young to hide many thoughts...... Dimat, we're friends, aren't we?"

"Hehe, of course ......"

Dimat laughed dryly, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice, "I understand what you want to know...... Tournans traveled to the northern wilderness to deal with the centaur bandits, and he would not be able to return for a while. Your Majesty has arranged for me to come to Neville to protect you, and I wonder myself. But if Your Majesty doesn't say it, I won't ask...... Sometimes, everything is clear, but there are many fewer options, and you are in a dilemma. ”

Victor grunted dissatisfiedly, "Then you'll have to reveal something to me, right? ”

Dimat's expression froze for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said softly: "I guessed something for nothing, I can't do it accurately, you just listen to it." ”

Victor pricked up his ears and listened to the paladin say, "Your Majesty asked me to protect you, I'm afraid it has something to do with that one on the Holy Mountain of Light......"

"Isn't ....... the one being set aside?" asked Victor with a confused look on his face.

"Uh...... Don't forget, apart from His Majesty on the Bright Mountain, our Majesty King El is the First Paladin. Having already talked about this, Dimat simply continued, "Patriarch Tamor is moving around, intending to rely on the Templar formation to form a paladin legion dedicated to the southern expansion strategy. King El jumped out and demanded the formation of a mercenary legion for the Kingdom of El, otherwise he would ...... Hey, you'll find out what's going on with the Guardian of Light yourself. ”

Victor's eyes lit up, nodded, and asked, "The people of the El Sect are all descendants of the clergy, and the El also has free people to recruit?"

"The Eastern Union diocese run by the priest of the Holy Mountain Monastery is entirely free people. ”

"However, the El Sect does not allow the outcasts to stay in the border, so how can the El King settle his mercenary army?"

"This ...... It is not that the El does not allow the homeless to enter the country, but to prevent the believers from traveling thousands of miles to make pilgrimages, waste money and money, and violate their own obligation of giving. ”

Dimatt explained awkwardly, returned to the original topic, and said, "Don't forget, the royal family of Neowest is nominally the suzerain of the El Kingdom, and the El King can entrust the mercenary army to him. Victor, you get the idea, right?"

Victor took a deep breath, stood up and said, "I roughly understand. ”

Five days later, the city of Keagleston, the Earl's Court de Kaiser, a single villa in the back garden.

"The Holy Warriors of the Church are composed of three legions: the Templars under the Knights of Radiance, the Templars of the Cardinals, and the Guardians of Light, the descendants of Nakhtigar. ”

Catherine sat beside Victor and whispered to her lover about the secrets of the Church.

"The Templars were the largest, followed by the Templars, and Nakhtigar had the least number of Light Guards. The Light Guardians are limited in number, but their strength should not be underestimated. In fact, they are the Iron Guard of the Papal lineage, independent of the Knights of Radiance and the College of Cardinals, with their own priests, paladins, and paladins. ”

"The first Pope Enoch formed the Radiant Church and established the Radiant Code, making it clear that the knightly nobles controlled the secular city-states, and the clergy were responsible for the salvation mission, and did not establish a secular government. The first Paladin family to follow Enoch, Nakhtigar, resigned as Grand Master of the Radiant Knights and became Lord of the El City-State. ”

"The El is the birthplace of the Radiant Church, and for thousands of years, she has been transformed from a city-state into a kingdom, and the clergy of the Church have multiplied in the Eyre, so she is also known as the El Nation. Nakhtigarh has been king of El for generations, and the Radiant Code has special rules for them, and they have both the nature of secular lords and the office of the church...... The chief of the Light Guard. ”

"The title of King El is false, and the Guardian of Light is a real position. Nakhtigarh has survived to this day, and almost all of the members of the Light Guardian are their blood relatives. It is said that the battle priests of the Light Guard are all knights of Nachtigar, which shows how strong they are. ”

Victor shook his head and sighed, "Ironclad is a piece, there is no gap." ”

"Yes. Catherine nodded slightly, pursed her lips, and said, "Moreover, the number of clergy in the church will change, but the proportion of clergy will always change...... Patriarch Tamor seeks an expansion of the Templars, and the Templars will expand, and the Guardian of Light will of course follow suit. ”

"I reckon that Nakhtigarh is asking the Holy See to form a mercenary legion on behalf of the Nakhtigar family on the condition of the final expansion of the Light Guard. This is because the Bright Guards are still ahead of the Templars. ”

The subtle change in Catherine's expression was noticed by Victor, and it suddenly became clear to him that Augusta also knew the secret of the Holy Power Pool.

The big family that has been inherited for thousands of years, as long as the historical records of the family are counted, you can see the phenomenon of a fixed proportion of clergy, and it is not difficult to discover the secret of the holy power pool by following this clue.

However, the clergy at the bottom could not see the overall situation, and naturally could not understand the mysteries. If they learned that the church's top brass had allocated divine authority based on the holy power stored in the holy power pool, they would inevitably shake their beliefs and drill upwards one by one, which would lead to many drawbacks. Therefore, those who know cannot speak to the outside world, and the church will never admit it, but will severely punish the rumor-mongers.

Catherine stretched out her little hand, smoothed Victor's frowning brow, and said softly, "Honey, what do you think?"

Victor took Catherine's slender hand and said, "The Guardian of Light in Nakhtigar is independent of the Cardinals, the Monastery and the Knights of Radiance, and has its own organization of paladins, priests and paladins...... Isn't this just a small church?"

Catherine grinned toothily and said, "Yes, the church has suffered a serious blow, and the Guardians of Light can put the church back up as long as they protect the Pope." However, the Guardians of Light could not stay away from the Pope, and Nakhtigar's influence on the outside world was extremely limited. ”

Victor disagrees with Catherine's opinion, he is more concerned with the worldly side of Nachtigar, and even suspects that the first Pope asked Nachtigar to resign as Grand Master of the Glorious Knights, not only to build an alternative force for the Church, but also to preserve the knightly bloodline.

When the Church encounters setbacks, the Guardians of Light in Nakhtigarh can replenish the losses of other institutions and stabilize the situation in the Church. On the other hand, if a secular knight family is attacked, the descendants of Nakhtigarh can also take the role of knights and take their place, take charge of a city-state, or form a kingdom.

Nakhtigar spread out, channeling knightly blood, and the church's secular influence would continue to grow until it covered all the city-states. This is probably the original intention of the first popes and the Nakhtigar patriarchs.

Inexplicably, the Testil family followed a similar path, and their lineage took the name of Frederick to start the Sassan Empire. And Nahtigar is doing nothing, what's so strange about that?

The heraldry of the York family is not comprehensive enough, and I need more sources of information...... Victor thought to himself, turned to Catherine and asked:

"My dear, not all the descendants of the Paladin family can become clergy. Do you know that Nakhtigar established any other secular regimes before the Iron Mountain Empire?"

Catherine blinked her eyes and said in embarrassment, "This ...... History is too long for me to answer your question now. When I return home, I'll check it out for you. ”

Victor thought for a while, shook his head and said, "They have the intention to hide their identity, and it is estimated that they will not be able to find out...... Unless, the Church is willing to publish records of rangers over thousands of years, so that everyone can see how many of the rangers who started the family are the sons of Nakhtigarh. ”

Catherine nudged Victor and said coquettishly, "Randall, I'm done, it's your turn to advise me." ”

Victor gathered his divergent thoughts, smiled, and said, "After all these years, I doubt how much loyalty Nakhtigar can still have to the Pope's line? This big card is the Guardian of Light on one side and the Holy Mountain Monastery on the other. More than 1,500 years ago, the Pope's Guardian of Light and the priests of the Abbey of the Holy Mountain were baptized by the Pantheon, the papal line was hollowed out, and the priests of the Holy Mountain were suppressed by the Knights of Radiance and expelled from the core of the power of the Cardinals. ”

"Look at Nakhtigar again, because of the knightly bloodline, although they have recovered their vitality, they have lost the support of the priests of the Holy Mountain Sect, and can only lie dormant within the church, with no right to speak. Worst of all, after Tystir came to power, no knight family dared to marry Nakhtigar. Their knightly bloodline has been weakened, except for the paladins who rely on the power of divine magic to maintain the ancient bloodline, those non-paladin bloodlines are weaker and weaker from generation to generation, and they have no ability to penetrate into the world at all. This was contrary to Nakhtigar's original intention of abandoning the Knights of Radiance, and was unacceptable to them. So, they got together with Neowest. ”

"After more than 400 years of recuperation, Nahtigarh and Neowest launched a counterattack 300 years ago in an attempt to prop up the papal lineage to re-ascend to the throne, known as the Holy City Rebellion. But in the end, it failed. ”

Victor stopped analyzing, looked at Catherine, and asked, "What was the reason for their failure?"

Catherine bit her lip and spoke, "They brought in the priest of the Holy Mountain faction, and the priests of the other factions of the church could not accept the priest of the Holy Mountain to return to the center of the Holy See, and instead compromised with the Knights of Radiance. ”

Victor laughed and said, "You see, it doesn't matter to Nakhtigar whether the Pope's line is personally in power or not, the Pope must be a puppet who has been hollowed out. But Nakhtigarh needed to find a collaborator within the Holy See who would represent their interests. They chose the Holy Mountain priest. ”

Catherine pondered for a moment and said, "Do you think that Carsten Nakhtigarh recruited freedmen from the Eastern Alliance to form a mercenary legion in order to cooperate with the priests of the Holy Mountain again? However, three hundred years ago, the Inquisition of Trigovar imprisoned all the priests involved in the Holy City Rebellion to death, and the current Holy Mountain Monastery has nothing to do with the Pope. ”

"More than 300 years have passed, and it is time to let go of any hatred. I do think that His Majesty Karsten has accepted reality. Victor shook his head and said, "I guess it's like this, Nakhtigar will no longer fight the idea of the central power of the Holy See, he wants the secular power of the Eastern Alliance." In this way, it can not only house the in-law family Neowest, but also find a way out for the ordinary knights of the family. The so-called recruitment of mercenaries is an excuse for the Neowest family to enter the Eastern Alliance. ”

"After all, Carsten is the First Paladin, and as long as he is in such a broken place as the Eastern Alliance, the Cardinal Council and the Knights of Radiance have no reason to oppose it. However, the church is reluctant to see the Light Guardian expand its secular power. On the other hand, the two kingdoms of Seuss and Borui lie on the Eastern Alliance, sucking blood for hundreds of years, and are not willing to give up their back garden to Neowest. ”

"The key is Neowest's attitude, he doesn't want to go to the Eastern Conference, Nakhtigar can't do it. So, the Seuss and Borui tried to draw Neowest's attention to the south bank of the Jinshui River. The Council of Cardinals and the Knights of Radiance could not openly refuse Nakhtigar's petty request, so they secretly tried to separate Neowest from Nakhtigar's camp, thereby weakening the secular influence of the Light Guard. ”

"If there is a choice, of course Neowest will not go to the Eastern Alliance, which is full of demon grass, he is now left and right, and he is bent on crossing the river to the south. The church, fearing that we would get in the way, did not send an official note to the kiteburg, but secretly tested our attitude. ”

Victor pointed to his nose and said innocently, "Test me...... There may be other big families, in short, they can't go directly to the kite. ”

More than a decade ago, Emperor Neowest killed King Ryan Augusta in the name of crusading against the rebellion. It is equally legitimate for the lords of Gombis to avenge their lords. The problem is that if Gambis launches a war of revenge against the Rand Empire, it will force Nakhtigar to resign as the Chief of the Light Guardian and join the Rand Empire. Nakhtigar has lost his magical powers and remains a legendary knight. No one wants the Rand Empire to have two legendary knights. The Church didn't want Sylvia to kill the two legendary powerhouses of the human race. Moreover, even if Cambis can win the war, Roland and Goron may not be spared, and the Auguste family will lose two highnesses, and Cambis will basically collapse.

Unleashing a war of revenge is not an option to solve the problem. But the church demanded that Cambis reconcile with the royal family of the Rand, thus stripping Neowest of his relationship with the Guardians of Light. The royal family of Cambis was emotionally unacceptable, and the lords of Cambes had no conciliatory political stance.

Catherine was in a state of confusion, she didn't want to show her affection in front of Victor, and she was worried that her lover would suspect that she could not forget her past feelings, and she was not wholeheartedly devoted to him, so she was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "My dear, I will not accompany you to the county of Decaiser...... I am confident that with your wisdom, you can cope with all situations. I'll be waiting for you back in Kergston. ”

"I ......"

Catherine stretched out her hand to block Victor's mouth, tilted her head, and smiled shyly: "Your Highness Randall, I am not the Queen Mother of Cambis now, I am just your woman." Before you leave for the county of Decaiser, stay with me. ”

In the next two months, Victor and Catherine were inseparable, attending various social activities organized by the Neville nobles, visiting the scenery of the Neville Basin, and spending a leisurely and beautiful time together. But Victor always had a few doubts in his mind.

First, Nakhtigar has a rich and orderly heritage, and its family history is older than that of the Glorious Church, and no one knows how many secrets they know and how many secrets they hide. Why would such a family be interested in the barren and barren Eastern Alliance?

Second, the wizard organization of the Eastern Alliance has the mage inheritance of the Alchemy Empire, but why didn't they take out the gold recovery potion in advance and wait until the No. 7 Alchemy Pagoda came out? Or did those wizards only recently excavate the ruins of an alchemy empire in the Eastern Alliance?

Third, the Brotherhood of Masks, a wizard organization that runs the Eastern Alliance, has a powerful armed force, and the arcane warriors under its command are almost the best in the modern era. Does Nakhtigar's coveting of the Eastern Alliance have anything to do with the Wizarding Order?

There are no answers to these questions at the moment, but Victor has fulfilled the main purpose of collecting rune crystals, and it is foreseeable that the power of Alchemy Pagoda No. 7 will reach another level, and he will have the advantage regardless of whether the other party is friend or foe.

The simplest and most direct way is that Victor can take the other party down as long as he keeps sending alchemy creatures to the Eastern Alliance.

Time is on Victor's side, and all the mysteries can be left to be solved later. But to catch the tail of the wizarding organization, you must keep an eye on their noble spokesperson, Raymond Peter.

Victor quietly gave Mercury another order: try to drive a nail into Raymond Peter's side.

In April, when the water season arrives, heavy snow arrives as scheduled, draping the city of Kgyston in silver. Victor welcomes an old acquaintance at the Earl's Court de Kaiser.

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