"We were promised that the rebels would not endanger the Church," exclaimed the bishop, "with only a crude force of about a thousand men, can't the regular army of the Duchy of Langston simply wipe them out in their place?"

"Under the bishopric crown, the Duchy of Langston declared that the rebels were like unburned weeds, and that they had a strong local vitality. All the Langston could do now was drive the rebels to the most remote locations, lest they poison important areas. However, the reality is that some of our knights were defeated on the border between Langston and Jasher...... This has seriously weakened the deterrent power of our alliance in Andorra, and many people intend to alienate us. And some people in Langston have taken a wait-and-see attitude towards the military's actions. ”

"Therefore, this rebel army, which should have been eliminated a long time ago, was given a chance to survive and was able to transfer to the Principality of Yaxiu one by one. Compared to Langston, Jaschu's army was weaker and closer to the wild west coast, and the Andorran coalition had only one reserve legion. ”

The clerk's young voice was full of respect: "Although the overall strength of the Andorran Alliance is low, it cannot let the rebels continue to wreak havoc, and if they are allowed to collude with the fanatics of the Dawn Council, things will become more troublesome. ”

"The power of the great powers is conflicted, and it is always the people of the true God who suffer first. The old bishop's voice was full of compassion: "Although the Principality of Yaxiu is small, it cannot be abandoned in the eyes of the church, and every land on the continent is under the gaze of the true God. We must do our best to save it, since the Grand Dukes have no hope of ...... Well, which apostle is on duty now?"

"Returning to the bishop's crown, it is now the ninth apostle on duty, and the Holy Sword Knights have just completed the replenishment, and their strength is not bad. ”

"Submit to the Inquisition that the Ninth Apostle and the Knights of the Holy Sword will be sent to inspect the Andorran Union to proclaim the glory of God and to protect the institutions of our Church and the faithful and faithful from evil. The old bishop stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the rising sun in the sky: "Caution the Ninth Apostle to be cautious in handling matters related to the Miracle Master Guild, and not to have direct conflicts. ”

"Yes, and I immediately conveyed to them the will of His Crown. ”

While the bishop's latest instructions were being stamped around the church headquarters, in the distance, in a small town called Hasenway in the Principality of Jasher, Townsend was sitting in a private room in a hostel, enjoying his breakfast.

As always, across from him sat Auston, a genuine religious figure. From Townsend's point of view, it was a wise decision to take Auston, who was familiar with the local situation, because it was not very convenient to move people in the Duchy of Jasher.

After more than a month of getting along, especially in the second half of the month, the tension between the two has eased considerably, at least it is difficult to see Townsend adding punches and kicks to Auston. They could even go to the tavern for a drink together to discuss the next course of action, perhaps because they had seen too much lawlessness on Townsend, and Auston rarely confronted him directly - for more than half a month, he had followed Townsend to rob three sixth-level missions in a row, and the life was extremely exciting.

As a trainee priest, it was hard for Auston to imagine that anyone would dare to attack the mission center continuously, considering that the sixth-level mission center already had the guard force of the church, and the location was no longer a small village in the countryside, at least a large town with nearly 10,000 people. But in Townsend's eyes, robbing such a place is nothing, and in his distant memory, he has robbed a place a hundred times larger than this.

He will slowly scout the terrain, plan the process in an orderly manner, and before the operation, he will disguise himself to donate money to determine the location of the vault, and finally act when he feels that it is foolproof, that is, he will eat and rob and burn the house. He even taught Auston how to rob his house, but he never killed anyone, which somewhat comforted the latter.

In fact, every time Townsend acts, Auston is tied up outside the town. He watched from afar, full of rage, as the flames rose. Then, Townsend would come back with looted church documents to share with him, and after reading them, most of Auston's anger would dissipate. At one point, he even thought that the destruction of these missions was a good thing for the Shining Church.

Because of the conflict between the actions of these middle-level clergymen and the education that Auston received, it was difficult to find something that did not violate the doctrine, which filled Auston's heart with contradictions and pain, and also made him very embarrassed in front of Townsend.

So in this process, he and Townsend debate never stopped, in the face of the evidence put forward by Townshend, Alston always insisted that the original intention and original intention of the Radiant Church was infallible, and the fault was only the individual who carried it out - perhaps from the current situation, the number of these "individuals" is a bit large, but this does not mean that the Glorious Church itself is wrong, and the true God is nothing.

"No matter what ideals are upheld, no matter what kind of justice is preached, when a community is formed, especially when it has a common interest, the focus of the group will shift to maintaining its own survival. Exceptions are unlikely. While cutting the breakfast on the plate, Townsend replied lightly: "What was once advocated and preached will be slowly ignored." ”

"I disagree, justice is not an entity, but it does exist, in everyone's heart. Even if there is no benefit, there are always people who choose to stick to it. Alston replied, "Is this the devil's outlook on life? I mean, the devil will approve of it?"

"I can understand what you call me, it is very easy to attribute the ugliness of a person's surname to a demon, and it is also easy to publicize to ordinary people. But you are not an ordinary person, and the most terrible thing for you is not to prove that I am a demon, but to prove that I am not. Townsend smiled faintly: "From a physiological point of view, I am an ordinary person. So what I do, I can do as long as I am an individual. If you want to find the real answer, you have to learn to see things as they are, and I agree with your true God, wisdom to see the essence. ”

"I've seen enough, so I want you to stop doing it. Alston's heart throbbed, and when Townsend revealed that he was just an ordinary person, the fear in his heart began to churn, and if it weren't for the little power of faith that supported him, I was afraid that he would have fallen on the spot.

If he wasn't a demon, then why couldn't he stop him?! Regardless of whether he was coerced or not, he was coerced to rob a church mission with an ordinary person, what kind of crime is this?!

"Are you scared? Actually, fear is just a necessary stage to get closer to reality. As long as you are smart and careful, you may be able to get the truth and be truly brave. Townsend put a piece of roast meat in his mouth: "Don't worry, if there is an emergency, as long as you explain it according to the words I told you before, there will be no problem." Besides, two or three more would be about the same, and if you can hold on until that point without making a mistake, I can consider ......"

Auston was about to speak, but Townsend put the knife in his hand up and looked out of the half-hidden door. Immediately after, soft footsteps sounded in the aisle.