Chapter 126: Mad Dog Archbishop
Roger had heard of the name "Mad Dog Duras" before he came to Candin, and he was so crazy and moody that no one could guess his mind.
Regarded as a madman when he was just a layman, he knelt on the steps of the cathedral of St. Panin for three days and three nights to see the Pope, and although he was not moved by the Pope until he knelt down, the people recognized his piety.
He once went into the wilderness to preach, and almost died at the hands of the barbarians, and he also led troops to eradicate the evil heretics for the Holy See, and after the third siege of the heretics, he returned triumphantly, bringing back a full 3,000 prisoners of war, who were burned at the stake outside the city of St. Panin, and since then he has risen to the throne of the archbishop.
Unlike the other archbishops, as soon as he entered the city of Candin, he began to set about building up his own army and guards, and at the same time he arranged for the congregation to preach the doctrine of the Holy See and his "great deeds", and the citizens present could receive rice, vegetables, etc., and he made these measures very effective, and in just a few years the city of Candin was firmly in his hands.
In contrast, the administrators of Candean City are nothing more than marionettes, and the groom who drives him now is a senior member of the Executive Hall.
He hesitated with his knife.
Roger didn't expect him to be so extreme and changeable, but he was quite calm in his heart, and said with a smile: "Is this going to dig out my heart, in line with the doctrine of benevolence preached by the Holy See?",
Duras looked at the little witch and said: "Great doctrines are for the devout believers, the Light will bathe the faithful, benevolence will give to the faithful, witches, those who have the intention of challenging the authority of the Holy See are not among them",
"The archbishop is wise, witches and provocateurs should be punished severely", said an old man in shabby clothes, looking up.
Soon, several more people chimed in, demanding that Roger and the two be severely punished
Under Duras, they were the most profitable and the most popular.
But there were not many other responders, many of them looked at each other, although they thought that Roger was disrespectful to the archbishop, but they did not think that they should be punished severely, but they did not dare to let them oppose Duras in person, they could only remain silent and wait and see.
Other girls looked at the knight named Darkell, hoping that he would stop the tragedy, but Darkel did not move.
He was the only son of Duras, and he knew Duras's character better than anyone else.
Seeing that the groom didn't dare to do it, Duras smiled and said, "You still don't want to go?" Do you want me to do it myself?",
"Don't dare",
The way he seemed to be smiling was chilling, and the groom sighed in his heart and moved forward with his knife.
Roger quietly pulled the little witch back, and he watched as the corners of Duras' mouth curled.
This person has already set him up, at this time, if he stands still and suffers a loss, it is the groom who kills the man, not Duras, even if he dies, Duras can easily shirk it. If he fought back, he could be charged with "beating the Holy See personnel and insulting the Holy See", and he could justifiably punish himself. If he chooses to escape, he can immediately send an executive to make a wanted notice, and then he can't tell if he has one more mouth.
The mad dog archbishop seemed moody but had already taken all the situation into account, and Roger decided to break the net, watching the golden knife in the hand of the approaching groom peek out.
"Whew",
"Hiss",
Just as Roger was about to burn the jade, a strong wind blew, and a giant python poked out its huge head and stretched over the crowd to the top of the carriage and pressed against the horseman's head.
A black shadow was cast, and the short knife in the groom's hand fell to the ground with a "clang", and he stared blankly at the king cobra spitting red apricots above his head.
"Snake Snake",
"Help",
The crowd panicked suddenly, and the people kneeling in front of them desperately squeezed backwards, but the huge king cobra did not attack the crowd, but the snake head prostrated down so that the girl sitting on its head was as level as the carriage.
The deputy commander of the crusaders, Liana, confronted the Mad Dog Archbishop of Candin.
Feeling the dangerous aura emanating from her, Darkel behind the carriage secretly clenched his light rifle, while Roger was visibly relieved.
Although this woman was annoying before, now that she is a "friend", it gives him a sense of reliability.
"Archbishop of Duras, you can't touch this little ghost",
The snake's head was raised slightly, and Liana looked at him condescendingly with her hands crossed and her legs crossed, her almost commanding tone that made Duras sneer.
"Deputy Commander Liana, are you going to shield a witch and a provocateur?",
Ever since he sent Dacole to the Templar reserves, Candin had been on the opposite side of the Crusaders, and while he did not intend to offend them to death, he also did not accept orders from them.
Liana smiled: "The little witch and the provocateur you said are both students of the Crape Myrtle Academy, and he is about to participate in the finals of the Sankui League",
"That won't change their identity as little witches and provocateurs", Duras stroked his slender finger and said, "Deputy Commander Liana, as a member of the Holy See's military staff, you should know better than me about the Holy See's ban on witches",
Liana's pretty eyes blinked.
"The Pope himself has issued a ban on witchcraft, but there doesn't seem to be any explicit ban on witches, so if you think you might as well lead an army to attack Red Flame Island and capture all the witches there and burn them to death," Liana mocked.
"Duras, as a military officer, his style has always been simple and clear, and if you want to arrest them today, you can only try to get people from my Liana",
The king cobra's gaze became vicious, red apricots poked out from time to time, the atmosphere was tense for a while, and Darkle's palms behind the carriage were already sweating.
After a long time, Duras laughed and lowered the curtain.
"Deputy Commander, please come to the church to discuss the doctrine when you have time, we are also clergy, we are only servants of His Majesty the Pope, and we can share the worries of His Majesty the Pope with one heart",
The groom breathed a sigh of relief, and got into the carriage and hurried away, and the knight behind the carriage also exhaled, put down his light rifle and rode past, glancing at Roger as he passed.
This man is not simple, is the deputy commander of the crusaders willing to offend his father, a student of the crape myrtle academy for him? he has a hunch in his heart that he will meet him again in the future.
After Duras left, the prostrating crowd also hurriedly stood up and left, and they all looked at Roger and the others with a lot of fear in their eyes.
"Roger, thanks sister",
Liana turned her head and was about to tease Roger, but saw Roger holding the little witch and waving her hand helplessly, and the timid witch was stunned again.
"Go back to my place first, and when I see you I'll know I'm right," Roger picked up the little witch and turned around.