Little Rock, in fact, is just a remote town in the territory of Turing.

Shocked by miracles, Matthew, a tax collector who joined the Protestants through the mouth of Adra, who carried the baby Jesus in his arms, was made an apostle of the true God. And this former tax collector of Little Rock is now hiding in the fields outside the town, hiding from his fellow nobles.

He didn't know why he was selected, but he felt that his heart was suddenly like seeing light in the darkness, his dull heart was opened, and his conviction and piety were like a fountain, and he couldn't stop pouring out with joy.

"Why, my glorious Lord, why did you choose me, a vile little tax collector?"

Adela gave him a response that he still etches in his heart – "Ask, and it will be given to you." Seek, and you will find. knock, and it will be opened to you. He knows what your heart desires. ”

And after being baptized with holy water, Matthew suddenly discovered that he actually had a strange ability! the ability to cure stubborn diseases, and also the ability to kill people!

The majestic and ethereal voice also suddenly appeared in his mind after gaining the ability. "Go, apostle Matthew, and lay down the word of God through your mouth and through your hands. ”

"Your glory, my mission. ”

Matthew's previous doubts were completely gone, and he trembled and knelt down at the foot of Adra, who was holding the Holy Child in his arms.

Praise be to my Lord......

Whenever he remembered God's grace, Matthew couldn't help but pray.

On this day, as usual, he got up early, put on a pale white linen coat, and recited the covenant in front of the North Star.

Babbling.

The green meadow, which was still stained with crystal dewdrops, was trampled out of a line of muddy footprints.

A tenant farmer with a square face hurried to his side.

"Lord Apostle, it's been two days, and they haven't come back from Gorgon......" Halfway through his words, Fang Yan quickly closed his mouth. His face was full of anxiety, but he endured it and just waited silently.

Matthew, dressed in linen, did not look back, still looking up at the sky. After reciting the covenant in his heart, Matthew did not look back, but continued to pray, as if he had not heard anxious words or seen those who were waiting.

"O Bethlehem, my lord's land, you will not be the least in Erathia, for a monarch has come out of you to shepherd our lowly people. ”

"In the dark land, the Dawn Star is the Great Light. In the land of the shadow of death, the kingdom of heaven has been born. His kingdom will come, and His will will be done on earth."

After praying, Matthew calmly turned back with a nonchalant face: "Prepare the way of the Lord and straighten His way." The road is steep, and the Holy Spirit dances with fire. ”

Matthew reverently held his left hand to his heart: "Praise be to my Lord like the bright morning light." ”

The square face also became much calmer under that calm tone. He followed Matthew's movements, and gently covered his heart with his left hand, squinting and whispering: "Bright morning." ”

"Don't worry, Hansen. Matthew looked at the rugged tenant farmer earnestly: "The road is steep, but all the valleys will be filled, and the hills and hills will be flattened." Our path is full of thorns and fire. He suddenly lowered his voice and looked at Han Senh majestically: "All this is the test of the Lord of the Morning Dawn, the ordeal of the road to heaven. ”

After being disciplined, Hansoh's bronzed old face was a little cramped. Under Matthew's majestic gaze, he bowed his head in shame like a child who had done wrong.

"Let's go, there's still a long way to go. Matthew smiled with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder: "Thorns and fire are waiting for us. Grace and blessing are also waiting for us. ”

Meanwhile.

In a hazelnut forest three or five hundred miles away from Little Rock, Ronald, wearing a gray cloak, was marching vigorously in the mountain forest.

The sound of birds is crisp, the breeze is gusting, and it is a beautiful scenery full of spring.

Ronald looked so hurried that he hadn't even flipped through the notebook, let alone the loot in those rings.

After entering the cabin in the woods, Ronald unexpectedly saw Anina outside the house.

Compared with the time of separation, Annina's originally petite face seemed to be darker and rounder. What surprised him even more was Anina's mature temperament. Unlike the delicate back then, Annina now speaks and behaves with confidence.

After catching a glimpse of her, Ronald did not stop, but said hello from afar.

"I heard, you've gone to the Ecles Mountains again?"

Annina, who was throwing darts, immediately turned around with surprise after hearing the familiar voice: "Yes, stay until now." ”

The distance between the two was getting closer and closer, and when they were about two meters apart from each other, he stopped his pace and looked seriously at the female thief who was dressed in a strong costume. "Seems to have gotten a lot stronger. ”

"Speaking of which, I also want to thank you for that bottle of ......" Referring to the past, Anina couldn't help but recall her madness at that time, and the corners of her eyes couldn't help but lower a little. That shyness quickly disappeared into a sweet smile. She smiled and looked up: "Let's not mention these things yet, on the way back, I heard a lot of news about the rebels." ”

She pouted into the room: "But here, it's still calm." ”

Ronald followed his gaze to see that Victoria and Blair had already walked out of the room, and he raised his hand and waved.

Victoria bowed her jaw and smiled slightly, which was regarded as a greeting. But the next moment, her smile turned into concern: "You're back so soon?

"Let's go inside. ”

The three nodded, and took the initiative to get out of the way for Ronald to go first.

Victoria, who was following Ronald, gave an order as she walked: "Uncle Blair, hurry up and inform them." ”

"Yes. ”

Blair hurriedly saluted, and then walked to the stable behind the hut.

As soon as Ronald walked into the cabin, the neighing of horses could be heard outside, and he glanced back.

Gotta got, gotta got.

On the steep path, Blair rode his horse at a gallop.

"Don't worry, you've already seen Blair's horsemanship. ”

Hearing Victoria's teasing, Ronald smiled and told the two of them the results of his side: "As I expected, that Paladin owes us a favor again." ”

"That's great!" Victoria was excited, "as long as we don't stand on the side of the Protestants, with him, at least we can establish our own power in peace." ”

Annina has been training in the Acles Mountains, so she doesn't know why. However, seeing the excitement on Victoria's face, she suddenly interjected and poured cold water on her: "Don't think too well, I heard that those countries that were invaded last time were secretly plotting." And ......" she paused, and waited until their eyes were fixed on her before she continued to speak: "I have also heard such a rumor that the reason why Arthur the Great conquered the kingdoms in the first place was because of the inspiration of the oracle. ”

"Excuse me, don't you think it's too late to talk about it now?" Ronald shrugged, "It's been almost a year." ”

"No, no, this oracle revelation is being used by the Protestants. They said that it was because the Pope was possessed by an evil god that he deliberately sent down this oracle to the conquering nations. ”

"The reason is very simple—how could the Merciful and Kind Supreme God allow the Empire to bully those weak and small countries? ”

Hearing this, Victoria interrupted Annina's rambling, "Didn't you say that it was to stop the Misfortune of the Blood Moon?"

Anina suddenly lowered her voice: "Where is the misfortune of the blood moon, it is that the Holy See does not want to see the reincarnation of the true god." They deliberately sent down an oracle in an attempt to secretly search for and exterminate the newly conceived Virgin under the pretext of conquest. ”

Seeing that both of them were very concerned, Anina's voice was lowered, and she looked mysterious: "Some time ago, Our Lady was burned at the stake in Bethlehem. But!" she raised her tone slightly: "This move of the Holy See has smashed itself in the foot and aroused even greater public indignation. There are many rumors circulating in the Thieves' Guild that they are related to the rebellion organized by the Protestants. ”

Ronald raised his eyebrows and became interested: "Why start a war? Wouldn't it be better to do it in secret?"

"You didn't listen carefully. Annina smiled and shook her head: "Our Lady of the True God lived in a small surrounding country at that time, and it was not in the Falcon Empire. ”

Ronald immediately understood.

"Hah, that's a strange reason. He was a little unconvinced. "That's just talking, isn't it?"

Having said that, the thoughts in his head were spinning fast.

Those events began to connect in his mind, in chronological order.

His soul awakens from the Netherworld, the Falcon Empire invades the Falken States, Adela orchestrates the Blood Moon Plague to deliberately distract the Holy See, and he witnesses the birth of the so-called Virgin. And through Cain's mouth, it was confirmed that the baby was indeed the reincarnation of Lucifer.

Ronald was silent, his brow furrowed. He thought that with Cain's friendship with him, he would not deceive himself.

Combined with Annina's words, the chaotic thoughts in Ronald's mind gradually became clear - Lucifer was unwilling to accept the fiasco of a thousand years ago and was ready to make a comeback.

This time, Lucifer seems to have secretly joined forces with the demons of the Chaos Orbits. But at that time, in the county of Troromania, the blood sacrifice circle had just been opened, and the evil god king had not yet been fully summoned, and the incident of Cain hurriedly fleeing showed that they were hindering each other again, and it was obviously only a superficial cooperative relationship.

Ronald knew very well that with Cain's strength, he could at least hold out until the Evil God King broke through the spatial gap. At that time, Cain had no intention of fighting his pursuers.

It seems that everything has to do with Adela......

That cunning witch......

At the same time as slandering, he also had to admire Adra's meticulous mind in his heart.

What good did Lucifer, who was sealed in the abyss, give the witch so much energy to plot these plots?

It seems that troubled times are really coming.

Ronald glanced up and exhaled softly, rubbing the small scar on his sideburns in his habit.

Which side should I be on? or the guys who studied the League of Heroes, neutralized in the middle of nowhere? )