The next morning, while it was still dark, Buddy got out of bed.

After packing his luggage, Buddy walked out of the door of the hotel in high spirits, and after a good night's sleep, Buddy said goodbye to Russell and Betty in good spirits.

"Don't stand here to see me off, the sooner I leave the town, the sooner I can return to Saith Village to report to the village chief!"

"Goodbye!"

Buddy carries a bulging bag of salt, sugar, and oil that most villages are self-sufficient, but these are the indispensable items that the villagers have to buy in the city next door.

The morning mist had not yet cleared, many civilians were still asleep, the streets were very sparsely populated, and the back of Buddy with his luggage was very conspicuous in the middle of the road, and he strode forward, and after a while his back disappeared into the fog.

Betty and Russell watched Buddy's back completely disappear from the fog before they looked away.

Betty looked at Buddy who had long been invisible in the distance with some nostalgia, and her mood became a little lost.

Betty lowered her head in silence, but Russell could understand her thoughts, after all, Buddy was the familiar uncle next door that Betty had seen since she was a child, and when Betty joined the church, she didn't know when and where she would be able to see someone she was familiar with.

In fact, Russell can also empathize with this, after all, he is also alone in this world, all his familiar partners and friends do not know where they are, and he often can't sleep at night, and from time to time he will think of his past.

Russell didn't speak, just took Betty's hand and returned to the hotel with her, Buddy didn't eat breakfast in order to hurry, but Betty's petite body couldn't stand it, so eating was still an essential daily routine for Betty.

The fog gradually cleared from the town in the bright sun, and with it the number of passers-by on the streets, and the bustling voices on the road were once again reached Russell's ears, and it seemed that a new day had begun!

In addition to the long sword and equipment he bought at the bazaar, Russell's remaining luggage was only clothes, which were nothing compared to Buddy, who was full of luggage, and Russell carried everything on his back very easily.

It was time to leave the inn after three days, and to the owner's farewell, Russell left with Betty and walked towards the temple in the middle of town.

Walking on the road, the luggage on his body was still hitting Russell's body, although the bag was not too heavy, but Russell still decided to hurry up and buy a good horse, or wherever he wanted to go, he would be delayed by the heavy luggage.

After some time, Russell and Betty finally made their way to the temple square.

Russell was a little surprised by what he saw, and Sister Marlene left the temple early and stood outside in the square to greet them, which made Russell feel a little apologetic.

Sister Marlene stepped forward, looked at Russell and Betty and said, "Welcome to our church, both of you, on behalf of all the clergy!"

Russell walked up to the nun and returned the salute, and said, "Sister Marlene, you are so polite, we are all acquaintances, why do you greet us so solemnly?"

Sister Marlene looked at Betty next to her with a smile and said, "Betty is here as a member of the church, and of course I, as a nun here, will welcome her arrival!"

After saying that, the nun's right hand waved, and then several clergy in white robes came from behind, standing beside Russell with their heads bowed.

Russell couldn't help but be a little nervous when he saw this, this group of people gathered around him and were silent, what were they doing?

Marlene smiled and said: "These people are all divine servants, that is, the staff who are also in charge of chores in the temple, they are here to help you carry your luggage, I have prepared a room for the two of you, you can entrust them with your luggage as much as possible, they will help you pack the room, and you are guaranteed to be very satisfied." ”

Russell saw that Sister Marlene was so enthusiastic, and he had no choice but to put all the luggage in the hands of the servant, and then they walked to the temple with the luggage on their backs.

"Please come with me, I have something inconvenient to tell you here!"

Sister Marlene spoke to Russell and Betty, and then turned and walked forward, and Russell knew that the other party's pace was fast, and hurriedly led Betty to follow closely.

Looking at Sister Marlene's serious expression, Russell probably understood her intentions and should have gotten the news about the lord's sending troops.

It is true that this kind of news cannot be talked about outside, and it seems that the nuns should want to take them to a quiet place to talk about it again.

After a day, the nun became Russell's familiar appearance again, unsmiling and calm, and did not say a word to Russell along the way.

Russell suddenly remembered the priests he had just met, and he had seen them when he was visiting the temple before, and they had been cleaning the open space next to the statue of the goddess and the temple prayer, even if the ground was clean enough to show people's faces, and they were all doing their work diligently.

This made Russell feel a little surprised, and he couldn't help asking, "Sister Marlene, who are those divine servants?"

Sister Marlene replied in a flat tone, "The servants of the gods are all faithful servants of the goddess, and their main duty is to clean and take care of all kinds of objects in the temple, of course, they are not part of the church.

Most of these people came to the temple at a very young age, most of them were orphans or beggars, and the teachings of the goddess could not be seen without salvation, so the temple adopted these people as divine servants, which also saved them from the suffering of wind and frost. ”

Russell couldn't help but have a much better impression of this church again, at least they are all following the teachings of the goddess of charity to do the work of helping orphans, and they are not in vain their transcendent status.

As for the noble lords of this place, their actions are not much different from those of the lords in the Russell world, and they even lack the courage to fight.

After a few moments, Sister Marlene led the two to a small room, which was inside the temple and where almost no one would move.

Sister Marlene pushed the door in and explained to Russell, "This is usually the place where our church administrators discuss important matters, and no one can come here without my permission. ”

Sister Marlene placed Betian in a corner of the room, and the rest of the matter involved the dispatch of troops, which should not be heard too much by Betty.

Russell and Sister Marlene sat opposite each other, and when the nun saw that Russell was ready, she began to tell the reply of Lord Albert,

"Lord Russell, I went to Baron Albert after you left yesterday, and I told him about the threat of the orcs, and he also sensed a hint of danger, so he agreed to the request to send troops, and ordered that in three days the soldiers of the town be gathered and rushed to the mountains, and the remaining orc thieves were annihilated in one fell swoop. ”

Russell heard Baron Albert's accurate reply, and the anxiety in his heart immediately eased a lot.

At the same time, he was a little disappointed, he did not gain much from the coercion and seduction of the consuls, and it was not even as useful as what Sister Marlene said to Baron Albert!

The reason is that his status and prestige are too weak, he has almost no right to speak, and he has no right to decide important things, which made Russell make up his mind that he must expand his power, so that he can have the power to decide things.

Sister Marlene saw that Russell was silent, and thought that he had acquiesced to her own statement, so she moved on to the matter of sending troops.

"This time, the team to fight against the orc thieves includes not only the lord's army, but also the church's squad, which means that I, along with several church administrators, will also go to the battlefield to fight. ”

Hearing this, Russell hurriedly got up and asked, "Sister Marlene, aren't you clergy, why do you also participate in the attack on the orc thieves?"

Sister Marlene replied helplessly: "Without the participation of the church, do you think Baron Albert would have agreed to the request to send troops so easily?"

The nobles cherish their feathers, and if they are not sure of the absolute victory over the enemy, they will never send troops!"

Russell said with some concern: "In this case, don't you have no combat experience, isn't it very dangerous to let you go to the battlefield?"

Sister Marlene smiled frankly and said, "Don't worry too much, we are not going to fight the orcs as a forward army, what Baron Albert needs is our divine skill, our healing magic can heal the injuries of the soldiers, so that the lord can not only not hurt too many soldiers, but also get the credit of annihilating the orcs!"

Russell really didn't expect that the lords here would value their own interests so much, if it weren't for the participation of the church forces represented by Sister Marlene, probably this group of lords would sit back and watch the villagers under their rule being slaughtered by the orc thieves, and stand still!

And because of this incident, Sister Marlene had to go to the dangerous battlefield to fight the orcs, and Russell couldn't help but feel a little guilty about this result.

Sister Marlene seemed to see the guilt in Russell's heart, and she said sincerely: "Your Excellency Russell, you don't have to feel too guilty, and I am very grateful to you in my heart! If it weren't for your sincere request that moved me, I wouldn't have discovered Betty's qualifications, and besides, the church is also very disgusted with thieves who kill people and set fires, so I don't actually resist participating in the battle." ”

"So Baron Albert set out on the morning three days later, and if the march went well, he should have reached the vicinity of the village of Seth in the afternoon, when it was time to prepare for the attack on the orc camp. ”

At this time, Sister Marlene had already told Russell all the plans, and it seemed that the plans were very meticulous, and probably nothing could go wrong.

Russell was apparently a traveler from afar, and he could not have participated in the battle, but Russell decided to fight alongside the nun.

Not only is Russell trying to protect the safety of the villagers of Seth Village, but he is also trying to make a name for himself in this battle and improve his reputation, so that he will not be swayed by others, and he will also have more opportunities to find a way back.

Russell walked up to Sister Marlene and said firmly, "Sister Marlene, I have decided to join your team and participate in the team of orc thieves!"

Sister Marlene seemed to have anticipated Russell's thoughts, she was not too surprised by Russell's decision, but looked at Russell with approving eyes, nodded slightly, and agreed to Russell's request to join the church.

Russell turned his head to look at Betty, who was playing in the distance, and no matter what, this fight was inevitable for him.