Located at the intersection of the vassal and aristocratic quarters, the central church of Castle Blacksburgh is the tallest and most imposing building in the town. The main body of the church is made of solid limestone, and the walls are plastered with a layer of white sand, which is both grand and delicate. The interior of the church is high and wide, and the bell tower reaches straight into the sky, symbolizing the supremacy of the Lord of Light.

Compared with the church of Father Ivan, the magnificent central church is more sacred and solemn, and it is also more deserted. The central church is for the superior people, or here it is the place where the superior people serve the Lord of Light. For example, the wealthy would donate money and goods to the church in the central church as a way to prove their devotion to the Lord of Light, as opposed to the ghetto churches.

Dressed in a splendid priest's robe, Fr. Conley solemnly supervised the acolytes in the church to set up the meeting for the day. There will be a holy notarization before the gods between the Earl of Embiser York and Baron Victor Wimbleton. This is of great significance to Father Conley, as it is the first notarization between lords since he presided over the central church, and it is also the first pre-notarization between the lords.

"Father, everything is ready. A waiter bowed to Conley.

Conley nodded majestically, he looked around for a moment, and then asked the attendant, "Are Claude Paladins and his squad back?"

"Not yet, we've already sent someone to urge it. ”

Listening to the waiter's words, Father Conley suddenly turned a little pale.

Conley's immediate boss, Bishop Perro, told him that the Centaur Hills might become a new diocese in the future, and that in order to increase the Church's influence in the Centaur Hills, the Church would gradually send more clergy to the area, and Claude was the Paladin Captain who had just been assigned to him.

When Captain Claude arrived in Blackcastle with a team of integrated paladins, Father Conley was delighted, and it would greatly increase the power in his hands.

Conley, however, soon became unhappy.

Claude, the young captain of the paladin, was skilled, passionate, benevolent, heroic, just, and pious, and he possessed the qualities of the paladin advocated by the Church, but he was stunned.

Not long after Claude arrived at Blackcastle, he plunged headlong into the shantytown, where he and his team maintained order, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, and in just a few days, many thieves and robbers were arrested and sent to the police station in Blackcastle. The sheriff of Blackcastle was annoyed by this, and had already approached Conley several times.

Conley hurriedly summoned Claude and warned him that the church had no secular law enforcement, which was part of the New Testament of Light. Claude said that they were not enforcing the law, but were just stopping the crime and handing over the culprit to the sheriff's office. Claude also demanded that Conley give more food and clothing to the freedmen, and even encouraged Conley to pay for the renovation of the freedmen's shantytowns to improve their living conditions.

Conley then realized that Claude had not gone through the two-year trial of the paladin at all, and was directly sent to his command. Conley was sad and sleepless because of this, and there was nothing more of a headache for the priests at the bottom than a rookie paladin.

The results were evident that the Masons had reduced their donations to the central church, the cabbage heads had reduced their donations, the hyena heads, who were most keen on donations, had stopped at all, and the merchants had reduced their donations because they were charged more conservation fees. Only the lords of the aristocratic district are not affected, but their donations are all based on their mood.

At worst, Ivan's bearded man had repeatedly warned Conley that he should take good care of Claude! Recently, there have been far fewer civilians going to Ivan's to pray!

What could Conley do? He had already written to Bishop Perra, tactfully asking the Bishop to send more experienced paladins to assist him, implying that Claude should get out of here. But Bishop Pero has not yet replied, and he will have to endure for a while.

"The notary ceremony will begin soon!Send someone to see if that bastard from Claude is here!" commanded Father Conley, exasperated.

As the presiding priest of the central church, Conley's promotion criteria are completely different from Ivan's, his credit lies in how much money he has raised for the church, whether he has expanded the influence of the church, and this time the pre-divine notarization will be an achievement for him.

"Father Conley, here we are!"

As soon as Conley turned around, he saw Claude walking towards him with a gang of paladins, and the attendants next to him covered their noses wherever he passed. Conley was shocked and said repeatedly, "Stop!

"You're going to the shantytown again today, you stink! go wash and change your armor, and the notary ceremony will begin soon!" Conley said to Claude in disgust.

"My lord, I have something important to report! Johnny was attacked in the shantytown today!" Claude said solemnly.

"What?what about Johnny?" a cold glint appeared in Conley's eyes, it was a felony to attack and kill a paladin, and generally speaking, only wizards would take the initiative to attack the clergy.

"My lord, I'm here!" Johnny raised his hand listlessly, frustrated by being crushed by his opponent in the middle of the fight.

Conley looked Johnny up and down and was relieved to see that he wasn't hurt, and he asked, "What's going on?"

"That's right. Johnny recounted the process to the priest.

Conley was silent for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "In other words, you were not attacked, but because you were nosy, you were taught a lesson!"

"My lord, there's a problem here, that guy easily defeated Johnny, at least he was a trainee knight, if it wasn't for the old farmer who stopped him, he would have killed Johnny! Now that he's taken that farmer with him, I think we should send someone to save the poor farmer, or he'll probably be killed!" Claude shouted with some excitement, he had already made up a tragic story in his mind, a probationary knight took a fancy to the farmer's daughter, pursued and persecuted the farmer, maybe there was a beautiful girl waiting for the paladin to save him, Claude felt his blood boil when he thought of this.

"The Trainee Knight wants to kill Johnny, so why didn't he cut off Johnny's head with the first sword?" and finally, why did the farmer drag the Trainee away again?" Conley sneered.

"This 。。。。。。 Claude was speechless when the priest asked.

"Once again, I warn you, the order of the shantytowns is under the control of the sheriff! Your job is to serve the church, to destroy the wizards, to fight the monsters. Don't run around to the shantytown all day long! Now, go and clean yourself, put on your ceremonial armor, and the pre-divine notarization will soon take place. ”

At Conley's roar, the young paladins hurried towards their quarters.

"What is the matter with us about the quarrel between the nobles?" said Conley to himself.

"Father Conley, Baron Wimbledon has arrived. The waiter reported to Conleyton.

Father Conley smiled, Baron Wimbledon had donated 2,000 gold soles to the central church two days earlier, but wrote down the amount of 1,000 gold soles in the register, and such a generous act naturally pleased Father Conley.

So, Conley walked out of the cathedral and went to greet His Excellency the Baron himself.

At the foot of the white steps, Father Conley saw the young and tall Baron and his attendant, but the Baron's face was a little pale, thinking of the lovely maid who accompanied the Baron two days ago, Conley was stunned.

"Good day, Lord Victor, may the glory of the Lord of Light bless you. Conley smiled at Victor.

"Good day, Father Conley. Victor nodded politely to the priest.

"Your Excellency Victor, you are in good spirits today. Conley gave Victor an ambiguous smile.

Victor only felt that his eyes were dark, he had been tired to death for the past two days, and Sylvia's undue needs made him painful and happy.

"It's okay, it's okay. Victor chuckled dryly.

Father Conley smiled without saying a word, he raised the priest's scepter in his hand and pointed at Victor, a white-gold light shone on Victor's body, Victor only felt a shock to his spirit, the feeling of exhaustion was swept away, and even his body was much lighter.

"Father, what is this?" asked Victor in surprise.

"This is a divine technique given by our Lord, a restoration technique, which can continuously restore a person's mental and physical strength. Conley said smugly.

"It's incredible!"

Victor clenched his fists, and he felt the power in his body again.

"Father Conley, this recovery technique is amazing, it allows the soldiers to continue fighting without being affected by fatigue. ”

"This。。。。。。 Theoretically, this is true, but the recovery procedure can only be used once a day, and if it is used continuously, the effect will be reduced. Conley smiled wryly.

"Oh, yes? But it's also remarkable! Father Conley, can you still talk to me about the basic types of magic? I'm interested in that, if you're in trouble。。。。。 Victor proclaimed.

"Actually, it's not a secret, the lords have fought monsters and orcs under the leadership of the church for thousands of years, and everyone is familiar with the power of our lord. It's okay to talk to you. Conley smiled modestly.

"Our magic techniques mainly include restoration, healing, cleansing, and inspiration. ”

"Recovery, you already know. Healing, on the other hand, can continue to stop the bleeding and heal wounds, the smaller the wound, the faster it will heal, the larger the wound, the slower the healing, the healing can last up to five minutes at a time, and the high-ranking priest can even reconnect the severed limb, but the cost is also very high. This magic has saved the lives of countless soldiers. ”

"Cleansing can cure most diseases, and this is also a magic technique that we clergymen often use, but cleansing requires a specific ritual and consumes a lot of valuable white crystals, so we generally need to charge a certain fee. ”

"Inspiration can boost the courage of the soldiers, make them fearless, and it can also greatly reduce the feeling of pain, so that the soldiers will not fall unconscious because of the pain, and like recovery, the inspiration is the best once a day. ”

"The power and mercy of the Lord of Radiance is truly impressive. Victor threw out a sycophant at the right time.

"The splendor of our Lord endures forever. Conley said.

"By the way, during the last purification ceremony, I saw Lord Bishop condense a white-gold holy flame, is that also a divine technique?" asked Victor.

"That's the Holy Fire Technique, and the Holy Fire Technique can only be performed by high-ranking priests, and I don't know much about it. Conley said with some embarrassment, but his flickering gaze could not escape Victor's perception, and it was clear that the priest was not willing to go deeper.

"I see. Victor nodded and smiled.

The two walked and chatted, and just like that, they walked into the central cathedral.

The church's prayer hall is wide and tall, giving it the impression of being small, and the four giant sword-wielding angels are even more awe-inspiring. The dome of the prayer hall is made of special crystal, and the daytime sunlight shines through the dome, so that everything in the hall is gilded with a layer of gold, showing a sacred taste.

Victor did not feel shocked, this was not the first time he had walked into the central church, there was a larger and more solemn church of splendor in his memory. But it cannot be denied that the central church in Blackcastle Town has made Victor feel the heritage and strength of the church, after all, it has only been opened for three years.

"Father Conley, Lord Earl of York has arrived. A waiter reported to Conleyton.

"Your Excellency Victor, I will go to meet the Earl, you wait here for a while, and the notarization before the gods will begin in a while. ”

With that, Father Conley left the prayer hall and went out to meet the owner of Blackcastle.

Victor pressed the long table in the center of the hall, and in a moment he was about to make a notarization with the Earl of York.

Pre-notarization is a product of the Church's efforts to mediate disputes between lords, and it is a method proposed by the Church only 1,500 years ago.

During periods of great church strength, friction between lords was strongly intervened by the church. But with the advent of vassalage, the lords grew stronger and the influence of the church became weaker, and disputes between lords began to deal with themselves, often through small-scale wars and marriages. When the knightly class began to take power in the church, in order to expand the influence and law enforcement power of the church, they proposed a notarization before God, but unfortunately the lords did not buy it, and the response was slim.

But Victor had no choice, he was not qualified to marry, he was unwilling to do vassals, and the Yorks proposed a notarization before God in order to ensure that the agreement could be enforced. The core of the notary is that Victor cannot quietly sell the purple cane wine to other lords, otherwise the House of York can ask Victor without the Church interfering. In addition, there is another feature of the notarization before God, which is higher than the right of inheritance, which means that Victor's heirs cannot overturn the agreement between Victor and the House of York.

Of course, Victor didn't care about this, his heir was either Marquis Sophia or his cheap brother.

Strictly speaking, the notarization between the House of York and Victor harmed the interests of all lords and was a betrayal of the lord class. However, the content of their notarization is very special, because this is a supply and marketing agreement that has never existed before.

"When Father Conley reads the 18 copper cords per liter of purple cane wine, the expression on his face must have been wonderful. Thinking of this, Victor couldn't help but want to laugh.

While Victor was amusing himself, the Earl of York walked in with his servant, accompanied by Father Conley.

"Victor, you will pay the notarized donation this time!"

Victor: "。。。。。。。 I don't come out. ”

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While Victor and the Earl of York were arguing over the donation, the monkey was reporting to his master at the Blackcastle Sheriff's Office.

"My lord, the Baron's men, with a dog I have never seen, have found Barol's body. ”

"What's so strange about this, they want to know if Balor is dead or if we're hiding him. The Victor family was too slow to react! A few days ago, the people of the Velpan family had come to Barol. Sheriff Shaks smiled disapprovingly.

"My lord, what are they doing with Balor?" asked the monkey, a little uneasy.

The monkey and old John saw Barol's body, and although it was already somewhat decomposed, the monkey was sure that it was Balor himself from a few moles on the corpse. However, the monkey always felt a little strange, but he couldn't say it.

"What else can I do? Shaks spoke in a faint tone, with a faint disdain.