Who is it? Who is Estrid? Why do you always appear in the depths of my consciousness? Where are you, in the past or in the future? Whose arrangement is your appearance, is it God? Could it be that everything in the world is originally arranged, and when I go to that cave in the earth, I see you, it is all arranged? Is this luck or sorrow? Answer me, answer me!

There was no answer. On a quiet night, a little cold in the wet woods, Brian opened his eyes and looked at the sky, and under the cover of the leaves, he could only see the northwest direction. After the rainstorm, the sky is full of light, and a few stars are exceptionally bright. Brian remembered Dunbar's words - four hundred years ago, the northwest starry sky worshipped by the believers of the Celestial Star Church suddenly became dark, and they lost the protection of the gods and the powerful abilities bestowed by St. Ossidine, and finally died without a fight.

But how did the gray realm regain its light?

Brian stood up, feeling much better, although he couldn't see it, he touched the wound with his hand, and it seemed to be almost healed, at least no bones were exposed. After walking for half an hour by feeling, Brian came to Le'an Mountain, which was the place where he killed Butler, and the trees were in shambles, and from here, Maple Town could be seen in full view.

The market town was almost pitch black in the middle of the night, with no lights in sight, unlike the last time he had visited, it had lost its prosperity, Butler had stripped it of its flesh, and fortunately, the bastard was dead. Next, how will the church in Sacred Heart City react, and what will Mayor Marlowe do, Brian thinks that he can't make a clear judgment, so he has only one choice, go back to Toby Town first, lead his team to recover the fiefdom, and let it go for the rest and the things that can't be figured out.

In just four days, Brian went and returned, this time, all the mercenaries from Toby Town were dispatched, and the members of the lumberyard outlaw team also went with the team, and the troops of more than sixty people were assembled at the southern entrance of Maple Leaf Town. A blue flag fluttered in the air, embroidered with silk threads of various colors—a shield in the center, two large swords diagonally on the left and right, and a white feather in the shield.

The team's costumes are not neat, but they give a rough indication of the division of labor, with the members of the outlaw squad in the vanguard, six warriors in chain mail holding shields at the front, four spearmen following closely behind, followed by the mercenary infantry team, and finally the mercenary archers. Viscount Brian, Wizard Byrne, and Gallaher, the commander of the operation, are lined up between the infantry and archers, preparing to launch an attack on Maple Leaf.

Brian glanced up at the banner dancing in the wind above his head, the big flag made by several female workers who worked tirelessly, declared his armament, and the White Feather Escort Regiment was officially established, although the mercenaries did not believe in the goddess, but at present, in his identity, he naturally had to wear the halo of the church, and use the white feather symbolizing the goddess as the symbol of the army.

Seeing that the originally undefended Maple Town had been barricaded with wooden fences and straw bag walls on the streets, Brian understood that Marlowe had chosen to take a desperate gamble, and he was not willing to give up the territory he had been immersed in for many years, and this war could not be easily avoided. First of all, of course, a psychological offensive should be taken.

"Attention all the people of Maple Town, I am Viscount Brian and the Bishop of the region. Brian began to speak loudly, but fortunately, Bourne had learned a lot these days and had mastered magic amplification, and the Viscount's voice could travel far away. "Only I am the true ruler of this land, your spiritual leader! Butler tried in vain to use the gods to control Maple Leaf Town and lead you to darkness, but the goddess knows everything, and divine punishment has come to Butler's head, and his death proves everything! Marlowe is Butler's accomplice, he is still disobeying the will of God, if anyone still obeys his orders, he will be judged by justice, if you can wake up in time, the goddess and her believers will not be guilty of the past and forgive him for all his mistakes. ”

Gallah continued to shout: "Townspeople, I am the head of the White Feather Guard under the command of Lord Viscount, I will lead the righteous and invincible team to rescue you, and now I announce the order, capture Marlo alive, reward two hundred gold Sauron, kill Marlo, reward one hundred gold Sauron, capture and kill other leaders alive, there is a bounty, and those who resist needlessly will be killed!"

"Wait ten minutes and start attacking. Brian laid out a sentence and handed over the battlefield to Gallaher.

"The vanguard prepares, and in ten minutes, attack. Gallah let out a loud roar, and the sound was transmitted through magic, which was terrifying.

The entire Maple Town was shaken, Marlowe was originally unpopular, most of the townspeople were living hard under his oppression, and these days in the name of preparing for the construction of the temple, many families were destroyed, and suddenly, the people who had been suppressed for many years broke out. Many strong men rushed out of their homes, carrying hoes and clubs, and rushed at the nearby guards, including some of the guards who also defected, and drew their swords at their superiors, and before the battle could start, the layers of fortifications arranged by Marlowe automatically collapsed.

"Attack, stunned what to do, start attacking, quickly save some money for Lao Tzu. Brian hurriedly urged.

Advancing all the way, there was almost no decent counterattack, sometimes a few cold arrows were shot sporadically, naturally it could not achieve any purpose, the strictly trained White Feather Escort Regiment quickly surrounded Marlowe's mansion, and the stubborn mayor of the town didn't even have time to escape, and the family was tied up by their own thugs and escorted to Brian.

Brian didn't expect that the entire market town would be recovered without much effort, and the armament of hundreds of people, like a plate of loose sand, was instantly defeated, except for a few warriors who fled on horseback, most of them became prisoners.

"Kill him, kill him!" the mountain shouted loudly, and the townspeople were indignant, and some even rushed up with clubs to hit Marlowe in the head. The White Feather Guardian Warriors pushed the crowd away and barricaded a clearing, trying to maintain order. Brian stepped forward, glanced at Marlowe, who was lying on the ground trembling, and motioned for everyone to calm down.

"All quiet, quiet, listen to the verdict of Lord Viscount. Gallaher yelled at the crowd.

"No, not my judgment, but the judgment of the law. Brian said solemnly, "Lock this man up, and tomorrow there will be a public trial, and everyone can accuse him of his crimes." ”

"Spare me, my lord, spare me, my uncle is the Marquis of Temple. Marlowe knelt down a few steps, pleading with his face to Brian's feet.

Brian looked at Marlowe, kicked him away with a slight kick, looked up and said: "In this fiefdom, whether it is a marquis or a viscount, even a clergyman, he cannot be above the law! ”

"Your Excellency is wise!" Byrne wasted no time in raising his right arm and shouted, and of course, hundreds of suffering people also raised their right arms in a thunderous response.