Because the value of the bounty was too high, Sister Marlene did not let her clergy count the amount in the warehouse for her in order to avoid the situation of enriching her own pockets.

However, it was very difficult to count the entire bounty with only two people, Sister Marlene and Russell, who had never experienced such strange pain.

Every time a bounty is counted, their hearts will be filled with joy, and at the same time, their bodies and minds will become more exhausted by overwork.

The two of them were busy in this special experience until noon, and only then did they fully count the specific amount of the bounty.

Russell didn't care about his demeanor anymore, he sat on the ground with his butt and said with a long sigh: "I originally thought it would be a pleasure to see so many bounties, but I didn't expect that in some ways it would be more tiring than fighting the enemy!"

Sister Marlene wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Russell, you own half of the gold and silver coins, you have so many treasures, you can accomplish many things you want to do!"

Russell accepted Sister Marlene's comfort, and he moved his weak shoulders and said, "Sister Marlene, may I ask how much the royal family's bounty is, can you give me a definite answer?"

Sister Marlene looked at the bounty and replied, "We have already counted the bounty twice to avoid mistakes, and according to my calculations, there are about six hundred gold coins worth of money here.

I also counted the remaining silver coins in the total amount, so with Viscount Albert's share, the royal family has rewarded a bounty of about 1,200 gold coins this time, and this royal reward is really generous!"

Russell was shocked to hear this statistic, he knew very well the true value of gold coins, and it would cost about a hundred gold coins to arm a qualified ordinary knight.

The royal family's reward this time was enough to form a knight army of twelve.

It seems that the number of knights is not much, but after these knights wear the equipment that costs a lot of money, each of them is an elite warrior who can defeat a hundred, and the average baron does not even have enough money to form this knight team!

Sister Marlene then began to count Russell's share of the bounty,

"After receiving this bounty, the church should give you half of it, which is three hundred gold coins, in fact, I want to give you some more gold coins.

But the mercenaries I hired this time have also made a great contribution to help us, and the temple also needs craftsmen to maintain it, so I can only brazenly divide the 300 gold coins to maintain the needs of the church. ”

Sister Marlene's face was a little embarrassed after speaking, she knew that although she had indeed divided Russell with enough gold coins according to the previous agreement.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the greatest credit is actually Russell's, but he took half of the gold coins for various reasons, which really made Sister Marlene feel a little ashamed.

Although Russell looked indifferent, she had to compensate Russell to reduce some of the guilt in her heart.

What are you looking for to compensate Russell?" Sister Marlene looked back at the dimly lit warehouse, and suddenly she remembered something of great value.

"Lord Russell, please wait a moment!"

Sister Marlene then ran to the depths of the storehouse and began to rummage through the former treasures of the church.

It took a while for Sister Marlene to finally find what she was looking for.

Sister Marlene's head was covered in dust, and she held two dark blue stones in her hands, both of which were of different shapes, but they all had one thing in common, and that was a faint fluorescence around them, as if they were constantly surrounded by fireflies.

"What the hell is this stone?"

Sister Marlene replied with a smile: "This stone is called a magic gem, or it can be simply called a magic stone, it is a special magical material that is occasionally dug up in the mountains, and it is an indispensable material for magicians to release magic or create magical creations, they are very valuable, and in the eyes of magicians, they are priceless!"

As far as I know, a magic stone of this size can usually be sold for about a hundred gold coins, and it can be regarded as a pure gem for magicians!"

Russell, who had never seen any of such magic stones in church books, asked curiously, "I have noticed that magicians are mentioned in church books with almost a few strokes, is there any taboo here?"

Sister Marlene pondered for a while, but still told the truth, "Your Excellency Russell, you should still remember the legend of the brave man I told you before, right?"

"Yes, I remember!"

"Then you must know that the predecessors of the church and the mage organization were both established under the guidance of the brave, and initially both sides were able to barely accommodate the other's existence.

However, after the sudden disappearance of the brave man, friction between the two sides continued to develop, so much so that a cross-border war broke out a few decades later, which led to the two sides turning against each other, and it was only in recent decades that the situation gradually eased. ”

"Then why haven't I seen any mages here in the Heka Kingdom?"

Sister Marlene immediately explained, "The Kingdom is dominated by the Church of the Goddess of Grains, and of course it will not allow these mages who only know evil experiments and have a withdrawn personality to enter their sphere of influence.

I've seen them a few times, but the mages are very resistant to the Church people approaching me, so I don't know much about them, but there are many mage organizations in other kingdoms. ”

Russell nodded to understand the general situation, he looked at these two special magic stones, and suddenly remembered something, he hurriedly ran out, and shouted at Sister Marlene: "Sister Marlene, please wait for me, I'll go back to the room and show you that thing!"

After a while, a panting Russell ran over with a small bag,

"Sister Marlene, look, is this the magic material used by magicians?"

Sister Marlene took the bag and looked at it, recognized it for a while, and replied, "These things are indeed magical materials, Russell, how did you get by with these things?"

Russell simply told Sister Marlene about the thrilling battle between himself and the two ogres.

Sister Marlene smiled, "The ogre's internal organs are not ordinary magic materials, and I estimate that this bag of materials is also very valuable. ”

"Alright!" Sister Marlene put the two magic stones into the bag handed by Russell, "These two magic stones are the compensation I gave you privately, if you can reach other kingdoms in the future, you can meet some magicians, in this case, these magic materials can be exchanged for a lot of gold coins!"

In this way, both of them received a rich bounty, and although they were physically and mentally exhausted, they were able to get what they had agreed on, and they did not feel tired.

In the evening, Sister Marlene specially brought in the best chef in Serra Town to hold a farewell banquet for Betty, although Sister Marlene has confirmed that she will be promoted to the royal capital, but several people do not know the exact time, maybe they will not see Sister Marlene in a few years.

So Sister Marlene uncharacteristically stood up and sang an ode to Betty, somewhat shyly.

The farewell feast was held until late, and although it was not large, Betty could feel Sister Marlene's sincere parting.

The next day finally came, early in the morning Russell heard the sound of horses neighing from the church square, Russell pushed open the window to see, sure enough, a team of dozens of apologists and knights was staying in the center of the square, waiting for Betty, the "god", to return to the royal capital with them.

By this time, Sister Marlene had already arrived at the gate of the temple to welcome the arrival of the Knights of the Cathar.

A moment later, Russell took Betty's hand and walked out of the gate, followed by several servants of the priests, who were carrying large and small luggage, and according to Sister Marlene's orders, the servants were to carry Betty in a carriage until the royal capital.

At this time, the chief knight, who was talking to Sister Marlene, also noticed Russell and them, and after seeing their faces clearly, the chief knight's eyes lit up, and he waved at Russell and shouted, "Hey, Russell, do you remember me?"

Russell looked up in surprise and found that the person who had greeted him just now was none other than the knight chief who had fought with him in Seth Village before, Buna.

Russell didn't expect that it was this acquaintance who came to welcome Betty to the royal capital, the world is really full of coincidences, and more than a month later, the two of them met bizarrely.

Sister Marlene looked at the two men strangely, and asked, "Have you two met before, and how do you feel familiar?"

Russell replied with a smile, "We are comrades-in-arms who have fought together!"

After Russell's explanation, Sister Marlene knew the ins and outs of the matter, and even if she was calm, she couldn't help but sigh that this coincidence was really a rare good thing.

Sister Marlene wanted to leave the cathar knights to rest in the temple for a while, but the chief knight of Buna politely refused, they annihilated some orc thieves on the way, and they had been delayed for a few days, and now the team has received Betty, and they need to leave for the royal capital immediately!

Sister Marlene did not force the knights to stay, she only helped Betty into the carriage and sorted her luggage.

Russell didn't ride in the same car as Betty, he rode a war horse, and it was more comfortable for Russell to ride on it.

Russell smiled at Sister Marlene and said, "Sister Marlene, we will be waiting for you in the royal capital, goodbye!"

Sister Marlene wiped away her tears and replied, "We'll see you again!!"

The chief knight of Buna nodded slightly to Sister Marlene, and then said loudly to the knights, "Are you ready, let's go!"

The knights of the cathar immediately drove up their horses under their crotches, and the well-trained knights rode their horses in a uniform manner around Betty's carriage and marched in an orderly manner.

Sister Marlene stood behind and watched the procession move away, she waved her hands and shouted, "Your Excellency Russell, little Betty, goodbye, we will definitely meet again in the royal capital!"

Betty didn't cry in grief like when she was separated from her parents and village chief before, she just lay on the back window of the carriage and watched Sister Marlene waving, Sister Marlene's love for her Betty can deeply realize that she will not forget Sister Marlene!

Sister Marlene's figure gradually disappeared, Betty no longer looked back into the distance, she slowly sat down in her chair, her eyes looked firmly ahead, Betty learned from Sister Marlene to be strong, she no longer cries easily.

Because the Knights Cathar were all riding on their horses, the whole team moved forward very quickly, and after a while, they left the town of Serra, which did not occupy a very large area.

Russell followed Betty's carriage, and after stepping out of the city gate, Russell suddenly looked back at the wide gate of Serra.

He has spent most of his time in this world, and it can be said that this is another shelter for him, and Russell has an unforgettable feeling about it, and leaving this place symbolizes a new beginning of his journey.

"Russell, where are you in a daze? We're leaving!"

Buna's voice came from afar.

"I'm coming, I'll be with you right away!"

Russell took one last serious look at the town of Serra, and then hurried to catch up with the knights who had traveled far away on his horse.