On the west side of Raven Town, the Paladin's station.

"Lord Kent, this is a close-fitting soft armor made of giant worm skin. The giant worms in the lizard swamp are infinitely powerful, and their swords are hard to hurt. Their leather is extremely tough and highly resistant to slash and puncture damage, but the skin's skin is not thick enough to deal with blunt damage. But because the skin is thin and smooth, it can be worn as a close-fitting soft armor inside the armor. The craftsmen of the York family used a special technique to combine two layers of worm skin into a single whole, sandwiched between a layer of finely woven Cassansi rattan carapace, and a sweat-absorbing takini leather inside. This Wormskin Soft Armor has been tested to withstand crossbow shots at close range. If equipped with dragon lizard skin armor, even a military heavy crossbow cannot pierce it from a distance of 150 meters. ”

Victor presents his presents, and looks at Kent, the Templar's Level 6 Battle Priest.

He was about 60 years old, dressed in delicate dragon lizard skin armor covered with purple-glittering adamantite chain mail, tall and muscular, with full and well-proportioned muscles, strong and flexible, and his exposed skin was an oily bronz, characteristic of three body reshaping and ecclesiastical medicine.

Level 6 Priest is known as Legendary Priest. This is not to say that the personal strength of the Level 6 Priest is comparable to that of the Legendary Knights, in fact, their combat power is not as good as that of ordinary Knights. However, the role of the sixth-level priest on the battlefield is greater than that of the Golden Knight, and he has the ability of a legendary powerhouse to turn the tide of battle.

However, the Battle Priest is a full-time combatant, and their martial arts are much stronger than that of ordinary Priests, and they can basically reach the level of a beginner trainee knight. But the Battle Priest will be under the heavy care of the Orc powerhouse on the battlefield. To be able to successfully advance to level 6, Combat Priest requires luck, personal strength, wisdom, and combat experience.

As a result, Level 6 Battle Priests play the role of Templar Force Commanders among the clergy of the Church, and they are much smaller and younger than Level 6 Mission Priests.

Kent is the best of the battle priests. He was born into a family of ordinary vassals in the Duchy of Teuton, and because he had no background, he could only start as a combat priest in the Templar squad, and experienced countless fierce battles, and with his personal efforts and battle charisma, he was promoted step by step to a level 6 priesthood.

As an ordinary priest, Kent ignited the fire of his soul in the battle with the orc tribe, and the secret method of forging his body allowed his physical fitness to break through the limits of mortals and reach the level of a senior probationary knight. He can compete with the junior knights with his martial arts alone, and if he activates the high-level paladin crystal, combined with the magic of the level 6 priest, he even has an amazing record against the gold-level centaur khan.

Today, Kent serves as an assistant to Wallace, the Templar's deputy commander, and has 200 Horned Wolf Paladins and 1,800 Beginner Paladins under his command. His extraordinary strength and social status are equivalent to those of the Golden Knight.

Victor looked at the priest Kent, who was also secretly observing the famous Viscount Randall.

This black-haired and black-eyed young lord has a beauty beyond the ordinary, his skin is fair and shiny, shining with the luster of life, the breeze that appears from time to time surrounds his body, highlighting the mysterious and noble temperament, under the slender straight eyebrows is a pair of dark and deep eyes, his gaze is calm and deep, as if he has the extraordinary ability to perceive the truth, obviously level-eyed, but it gives people a condescending sense of scrutiny.

Kent couldn't help but be a little discouraged, the moon elves originally belonged to the silver-level immortal race, and their life level was naturally higher than that of humans. Viscount Randall is not much worse than a pure Moon Elf royal family. He befriended the most powerful and top-notch people. In front of him, a sixth-level combat priest was not enough to be proud of, and he was even at a disadvantage.

As soon as Wallace's guy left, Viscount Randall came to the door...... Probably no good!

Kent muttered inwardly, with a friendly smile on his face, holding the soft armor of the wormskin, and exclaiming, "What a good thing...... The Battle Priest was not as physically strong as the Paladin, and could not wear heavy iron scale armor. Moreover, in hand-to-hand combat, dexterity is more important than strong defense. In order to confuse the orcs, battle priests generally imitate the holy knights, wearing only leather armor. This is also the main reason for the loss of the combat priests. If this kind of Wormskin Soft Armor can be popularized, it can save the lives of many Battle Priests. ”

"There aren't many giant dragons, and they're dangerous. ”

Victor shook his head and said in embarrassment, "The Randall family's swamp scouts only captured 3 giant dragons last year, and they also sacrificed 2 lives for this. Only 8 sets of Soft Armor can be crafted from 3 Giant Python Leather...... I'm afraid it's hard to popularize the soft armor of the python skin. ”

Kent sighed and said with a smile: "The rattan skin armor of the Centaur Hills is also very good...... I just don't know when the centaur hills will be willing to make the production method of rattan leather armor public. ”

Pastor Kent was reluctant to cut to the chase, but Victor was patient enough to shake his head and laugh, "It's almost impossible unless the church can convince other families to disclose their technology...... Including the monasteries of the church. ”

Pastor Kent snorted, shook his head again, and said, "I have always been puzzled, the lord and the church have common enemies, why are they not willing to share each other's results? ”

Victor thought for a moment, and said, "I admire Your Excellency's character and virtues, but secret skills are necessary. If everyone can wait for someone else's invention, then no one wants to innovate. For example, if the Templars were willing to pay for rattan armor, the Centaur Hills would be able to expand the scale of production and reduce production costs. When the York family made money, they were willing to invest more in Kinsor to fund the family's scholars and engage in technological innovation. The lords of the centaur hills became richer, and the tithe tax of the church naturally increased. It's a win-win situation. ”

Kent was stunned for a long time and muttered, "I think Your Excellency's opinion is very reasonable...... However, servants of the Most High cannot run a business, lest their faith be corrupted by greed. ”

"Servants of the Most High Lord, of course, cannot engage in trade. ”

Victor smiled and said, "But you can pay attention to the method, for example, the lord donates vine skin armor, and the church gives a reward or ...... Relief. ”

Pastor Kent put down the soft armor of the worm skin in his hand, shook his head with a serious expression, and said, "Donation is devotion to the Lord, and it should not be mixed with selfishness. ”

Victor choked slightly, then stood up, stroked his chest, and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I lost my words." ”

"Your Excellency is also kind-hearted......," Kent waved his hand and said earnestly, "But the Lord's teachings cannot be surpassed!" His eyes faintly showed some regret and distress.

Victor sat down again and said with a smile, "Then by specifying the eleven tax, let the Templars get enough vine skin armor." ”

"What?" said Reverend Kent looked up, a stunned expression on his face.

Victor smiled faintly: "The Cardinal Council issued a fatwa to allow the Sassan Empire to purchase rattan leather hard armor from the Centaur Hills as an eleventh tax and hand it over to the holy warriors of the Templar Army. ”

"yes, that's a great idea!"

Pastor Kent stood up excitedly, his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in the room. After he stopped, he laughed and said, "Your Excellency Randall, you have really helped me a lot. ”

Kent was in his sixties, his fitness was declining, and his personal strength was past his prime, making him unfit to serve as a combat priest for the Templar Army. The Knights of Radiance sent him to guard the barbarians for the purpose of protection. When the barbarians crossed the river and headed south, it was time for him to break away from the Templar army. Patriarch Friedes intended to make Kent a bishop, but Kent believed that a Level 6 priest should at least be a cardinal archbishop, and he even hoped that he could secure a seat on the Senate of Cardinals. However, Kent was now far away from the Templar command center, and he had no chance to do so. He urgently needed to put forward his political ideas and re-enter the vision of the Radiant Knights.

Victor's proposal played right into Kent's hands. Whether or not the Cardinal's proposal to designate the Eleven Tax, Kent's patrons in the Knights of Radiance, the Eresrel family, will speak for him.

Naturally, the Reverend of Kent lifted his guard, returned to his chair, and asked enthusiastically, "Lord Randall, is there anything you are looking for me this time?"

Victor had already figured out the details of Kent through Sylvia and Sophia. He may have been an excellent military commander, but his political wisdom and historical insight were far inferior to Wallace, who was born into the Eresrel family. Victor wanted to confirm the relationship between the Alchemy Empire and the fortress of Harlotus from the mouth of the barbarian elder. However, due to Wallace's existence, Victor has not had face-to-face communication with Elder Harald, so as not to be seen by the Eresreal family.

Wallace accompanies Sophia on a trip to the Sassan Empire, and Victor finally has a chance to visit the Barbarian Elders.

In fact, the proposal to designate the titheflower tax was not a temporary decision of Victor. It was something he, Sylvia and Sophia had discussed.

For a long time, the resident priest was able to master the non-core skills of each family through the craftsmen of the lord. The church does not need to change the way the tithes are levied for a new product. However, rattan armor is indeed a good thing, but the church will not stimulate the spirit knights for the sake of the rattan crafting skills. The centaur hills are empty of rattan leather armor, but there are no large orders, which is a problem after all.

If the Church issued a fatwa designating the lords of the Sassan Empire to pay the eleventh tax in rattan leather armor, then Centaur Hills would be able to circumvent the Gambis's ban on arms exports. With more buyers, the price of rattan leather armor will naturally rise, thereby increasing the financial income of the Centaur Hills. In the same way, the lords of Gambis were able to buy the technical products of other kingdoms in the name of paying the tithe. In the context of the great development, as long as everyone is willing to sit down and talk, there is no armament that cannot be exchanged.

Frequent commercial activities not only created favorable conditions for the development of the Golden Regiment, but the Cardinal also needed to entrust a neutral commercial organization to settle and transport the goods of the tithe. The Golden Order, in cooperation with the Church, will inevitably become a giant business organization.

The priest of Kent did not know that even if he did not make a suggestion, there would be clergy who would advise the cardinals. Pope Clement will make this happen. Because, the neutral Golden Regiment can help him further expand the influence of the Cardinals.

Victor smiled and said, "Your Excellency Kent, I have come to thank you. The Paladins and Barbarians helped Raven dig two stream reservoirs, one for the town's water problems and the other for an additional 21,000 acres of arable land. By the way, the walls of Raven Town were also built with the help of the paladins......"

"The walls are still more than half way to close. However, rest assured, the rest of the city wall will be built by the Paladins next year. The Kent priest leaned over and smiled at Victor, "Speaking of which, it was Your Excellency's wife's idea to ask the barbarians to help Raven Town repair the wall and dig a ditch. Actually, I'm also worried that the barbarians will be bored and cause trouble. Viscountess Randall asked the barbarians to mine the useless Softsilver ore and build the walls, but she solved a big problem for me. ”

Hehe, it was my idea...... Victor secretly smug and politely said, "Your Excellency Kent, I intend to visit Harald and express my gratitude to him personally. ”

Kent's gray eyes shrank for a moment, sat up straight, laughed dryly, and said, "Your Excellency, Elder Harald and the barbarians live in the Lark Mountain to the west. Now the snow covers the mountain, and the mountain road is difficult to walk...... Why don't you wait for the weather to warm up and the barbarians come down the mountain, and then you will visit Elder Harald?"

"Then I'll be living in Raven for a month. Anyway, the season of water is just a few days away. Victor smiled disapprehantly.

Kent furrowed his eyebrows, calculating that Wallace would not be able to return within a month anyway. So, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Viscount Randall, to tell you the truth, many lords are interested in barbarians, but barbarians have important diplomatic relations, and it is best for lords not to directly establish personal relations with Elder Harald, so as not to cause misunderstandings among other families." I think it's better for you to avoid suspicion. ”

"This is Raven Town. ”

"The barbarians' camp is in Skylark Mountain, which is not the domain of the Randall family. ”

"As the lord of Raven Town, I should have a good relationship with my powerful neighbors. ”

"The Paladins will keep the townspeople safe. Moreover, Her Highness Sylvia and Elder Harald have made a pact not to harm each other. The Reverend Kent shook his head again and again, not giving an inch.

Victor retracted his smile, tapped his index finger on the table, and said bluntly, "But I doubt your position. If there is a conflict between the barbarians and my people, I don't think the paladins can remain just. ”

The young lord's aggressive attitude annoyed Kent very much, and he was silent for a long time, and said sullenly: "Viscount Randall, please focus on the overall situation. After a pause, he said, "Even if Her Highness Sylvia is in person, I can't agree." ”

Victor stood up and said with a grim expression, "Either you go with me, or I go by myself." ”

Kent was furious in his heart, but he suddenly caught a glimmer of golden light in Victor's eyes, and was immediately surprised, and when he looked closely, he still had a pair of dark and deep eyes, as if the golden streamer was just an illusion.

How could a legendary priest hallucinate?

Kent was sure that he was definitely not dazzled, and he pondered for a moment, met Victor's surprised gaze, and said with a little restraint: "Your Excellency, I beg your pardon, if you agree to let me use true sight to examine your state, I can take you to Elder Harald. ”

Victor thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

A small circle of runes appeared in the eyes of the Kent priest, dyeing the gray eyes into a sacred and solemn white gold. He looked at Victor for a moment, his white-gold pupils gradually returning to normal.

"Is there something wrong with my body?" asked Victor curiously.

"Ah, no, no problem, Your Excellency is very healthy. The Reverend Kent came to his senses, folded his hands, and said, "This ...... If you have any doubts, you can ask Her Highness Sylvia...... It is not convenient for me to talk about the matter between you and Her Highness Sylvia. ”

"Why don't you prepare first, and we'll leave to visit Elder Harald at once?" Pastor Kent lowered his profile and asked Victor for advice.

Victor thought for a moment and decided to go to Harald first, and then go back to Sylvia and ask about the true vision. He bowed his jaw and said, "Okay, I'll go back to Raven Castle and prepare a gift." ”

The priest of Kent personally sent Victor out of the gate of the paladin's residence, turned around and returned to his study, took out parchment and quills, and wrote on the desk: Viscount Victor Wimbledon Randall, his whole body is the jade color representing the Void Water Element, and there is a small golden glow in the brain area, which spreads to the eyes.

Kent put down his quill pen, rolled up the letterhead, covered it with fire paint, and shouted out into the house: "Ziman, Ziman, for my lord's sake, get over to me." ”

Not long after, a ruling warrior dressed in dragon lizard leather armor walked into the study and saluted, "My lord, what did you call me for?"

Kent put the letterhead in the wooden box, stuffed it into his henchman, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Give this letter to Lord Eresrel." Remember, don't let anyone else see it. ”

"That Lord Eresrel? Lord Wallace?"

"Idiot, would I call that Wallace an adult? I'm talking about His Highness Eresrell of the Knights of Radiance!"