Roland stretched out his hand to take it, looking at Renard's eyes, full of excitement and warmth: "Bright Choice......"

Renard's movements were slow, and Roland had already recognized what it was when Renard first touched it.

It was a statue of a goddess, a very small statue of the goddess of justice, only the size of a counterweight on the hilt of a sword, and the base pedestal was in the shape of a heraldic seal, with a card slot on the edge of the pedestal.

In fact, this was originally the counterweight of the hilt of the sword.

This is the 'Bright Choice', the hilt counterweight of the Sword of Justice, which has long been destroyed by the Knights of the Dawn, and the Great Seal of the Dawn Knights.

The moral of the sword is that the bearer of the sword should balance the balance between mercy and punishment in a light-hearted manner when making judgments and decisions—the counterweight of the hilt is designed to make the sword more balanced.

In the original canon of the Knights of the Dawn, the sword of the Knights of the Dawn was used to uphold justice, and to eliminate evil in moderation, both to purify evil and to forgive the lost.

But decades ago, the blade of the Sword of Justice was suddenly broken.

It was probably from that time that the entire Order of the Dawn gradually lost its balance.

"It should be on the hilt of the sword of the head of the Knights of the Dawn......"

Roland said softly.

"Yes, but only a true paladin should be the leader, and only the sword of a paladin is worthy of the 'Bright Choice'."

Renard nodded, then smiled at Yin Lano, "Ma'am, I am indeed a thief, but I believe in the light. ”

Paladin Roland, at this time, finally met his true kind.

Renard was originally a member of the Swift Dragon Ranger, which was originally a local civil self-defense group in Roaring Bay, somewhat similar to the Horn Ranger, but not as large.

After the Knights of Dawn arrived at Roaring Bay, the Dragons were drawn to the teachings of the Goddess of Justice.

When the Dawn Knights first arrived on the Pander Continent, they actually showed a sense of justice - they helped the merchants and travelers, maintained the law and order of the villages and towns, repaired bridges and paved roads, and acted bravely......

It can be said that he is completely a moral model for knights.

Shortly after the Knights of the Dawn had just started civil strife, many knights defected to form the Knights of Dusk, and they were expelled from the continent of Buckley - the loss of strength and the unstable foothold made it natural for Pander to maintain a noble image when he first arrived.

And the Swift Dragon Rangers, a local group that has not seen much of the world, were quickly co-opted by those Dawn Knights who seemed to be decent.

In addition, the Knights of the Dawn were powerful and quite wealthy, and as a result, the entire Swift Dragon Ranger Regiment was merged into the Dawn Knights and became the 'Dawn Swift Dragon'.

And Renard is a captain of the Swift Dragon Ranger, and it was at that time that he became the Dawn Knight - all the captains of the Swift Dragon Ranger became the Dawn Knight, which is the main reason why they were merged, after all, everyone wants to get an official knighthood, and it is still the famous Dawn Knight with a full sense of justice.

It was also the first native Pander knights recruited by the Knights of the Dawn in Fieldsway.

However, it was not long before the Knights of the Dawn, who gained the approval of the people of Pande and established an auditorium and station in Roaring Bay, quickly revealed their true nature.

They began to kill in the name of justice, 'purifying' the countryside with torches and swords, and forcing people to pay tribute to the goddess.

In places like Kuiyin in the eastern part of Roaring Bay, they even committed tragedies of killing and plundering a large number of innocent farmers by treating the followers of Terra, the goddess of prosperity, as heretics, but later only paid a large amount of money to King Vidis and Earl Aydin.

Speaking of which, Vidis and Aydin believe in the gods of the Ice Sea, which is actually a 'heretic' in the eyes of the Knights of the Dawn, but they almost never clash with the Van Skerry pirates.

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And the Knights of Dawn have a good relationship with Lord Aydin, Lord of Roaring Bend—otherwise Aydin wouldn't have let them build an auditorium in Howling Bay.

Presumably, the main criterion by which they distinguish heretics is whether the goal of the 'purification' is good or not, and whether the costs and benefits of carrying out the 'purification' are appropriate......

After all, everyone is a businessman who does not have a capital to buy and sell, and the main consideration is the return on investment......

But Renard gradually fell into confusion.

He thought he would become a knight of justice, but he didn't expect to become such a businessman.

Renard has also followed the Knights of the Dawn many times, killing with his colleagues in the name of justice.

In the process, Renard gradually developed a habit of stealing loot.

Many villagers who are forced to make offerings often find that their homes have been quietly returned with a small amount of belongings or grain seeds after the Dawn Knights have left.

That's what Renard did in his confusion, and he almost instinctively gave the villagers hope for life.

Finally, after Kui Yin's action, Renard came to his senses.

Terra is one of the main gods of the Pander continent, conveying the hope of a good harvest and prosperous commerce, how can such a belief be heretical? Why purify a group of innocent farmers?

He spoke out against the matter at the Dawn Auditorium, but he was rebuked for 'not being strong enough in his faith' and was imprisoned in an ascetic room.

The penance chamber is actually an internal prison, and in addition to confinement and hard labor, a whip must be given before each meal as a 'teaching of the goddess'.

Putting a habitual thief who can steal loot for a long time without being detected in prison will result in this internal prison quickly becoming unclonerable......

Renard defected from the Knights of the Dawn with the same 'unconvinced' members of the prison as him.

He wanted to be like the former paladin Roland, a knight who truly adhered to the teachings of the goddess of justice.

To this end, he also stole the 'Bright Choice' - he felt that the current Knights of the Dawn did not deserve to keep the seal.

In the days that followed, he went around doing good as a wandering knight, intending to atone for the sins he had committed.

Not long ago, he heard about Oswood's brutal deeds, so he planned to try to ambush him, but he almost ambushed Roland.

"Sir Roland, I saw Oswood coming in this direction a day and a half ago, so we hid here until now, but it was you who came first......"

Renard pointed to the ground around him, "Also, we have set up many traps around here, but none of them have been triggered. In this wood, it seems that there are no more wild animals! ”

Traps set in the woods are actually not triggered by humans most of the time, especially if they are set for a long time, and are usually destroyed by wild beasts.

"No people found, no beasts? That...... Have you seen the Fallen? ”

Roland became alert.

"No...... And, if you're a fallen, it should be easier to get into the trap. ”

Renard shook his head.

"Mr. Roland, I think ...... Olswood may have gone that way. ”

The female warrior named Yin Lanor pointed to the sky and said, "There is smoke and dust in the south. ”

Through the gaps in the leaves, I could barely see the smoke in the southern sky.

Yin Lano is obviously very good at finding those subtle clues, and his observation is quite sharp.

"Pursue south, you can't let him run."

Roland also trusted the young girl.

A few hours later, Roland's forces pursued Oswood's forces on the southern edge of the woods.

Olswood would run south, actually because he met a lot of Fallen......

Klose and Sigismund were right when they first encountered the Fallen in their way.

The Fallen in the woods will indeed pursue and hold back the largest human forces.

Originally, this was probably to prevent the large army from reinforcing Fox Town; But now, these degenerates have become a roadblock for Oswood, who is now the largest in his army.

Encountering the Fallen in the woods, Oswood had no choice but to run.

With Sir Roland to the northwest and Lion Lake to the northeast, Oswood chose to run south in order not to be hindered.

It's also the three-forked road structure in the forests of Foxtown - the faster you run, the better, otherwise you won't be able to outrun the powerful degenerates in the woods with bushes and vines.

But when Olswood reached the edge of the woods, he was forced to retreat.

Because, the woods to the south were on fire, and the line of fire had been stretching to the east and west - it was clear that someone had set the fire outside.

In the woods, it is actually impossible to break out of the line of fire, because the smoke and dust will always swirl into the forest, and people near the line of fire are basically unable to breathe, and they cannot see the surrounding environment.

Neither the humans nor the animals killed in the forest fires were burned, but suffocated.

Add to that the fact that there are obvious fires outside the woods, which means that someone is guarding.

In this case, the best option is to stay away from the line of fire and flee in the direction of the wind.

That's what Olswood did.

But this is near the Shihu Inland Sea, and the headwind direction is actually the direction of the Shihu Inland Sea in the north - in this area, the wind usually blows inland from the Shihu Inland Sea.

In other words, Oswood had to turn north and fight his way through the Fallen, or else he would be smoked to death.

When Sir Roland's team arrived, Oswood was fighting the Fallen, and the two sides were fighting fiercely.

“…… Sir Roland, or shall we wait until they are done? ”

Renard suggested.

Indeed, on one side are the inhuman and brutal villains, and on the other side are the soulless and skinless degenerates, and even Sir Roland found the situation very suitable for the play.

"Withdraw!"

Before Roland could get into the theater, he heard someone order.

Then, a small group of people suddenly left the Fallen they were dealing with and ran in the direction of Lion Lake City.

Obviously, Oswood found Roland's troops, and he didn't want to be entangled, so he left them behind and ran away with only his cronies.

"Catch up with him!"

Roland's order was just as brief, he greeted him loudly, and then chased after Oswood without hesitation.

And some of the fallen also followed Roland's troops to catch up.

……

Olswood felt that this time had been too bad.

In the vicinity of the crow village, the main purpose is to help the Lion Knights carry the black pot.

The Lion Knights did the work of the Raven Village, but in order to hide the truth, the Lion Knights would always hire some other team to cover it up.

Sometimes it's looking for the Three Prophets, sometimes it's Oswood's adventure party afterward.

The way to cover it up is simple, just slaughter the surrounding villages and show that you did it all......

Why do terrorists always openly claim the anti-human attacks?

Because the Royal Knights have to keep themselves clean, and they can't let other lords check - terrorists like Oswood are strong, and ordinary lords can't deal with them at all, and usually only the Lion Knights can deal with him.

But naturally, for various reasons, the Lion Knights will be 'escaped by Oswood' again and again.

Oswood had done this many times, both to have fun with himself and his men, and to earn some money from the Lion Knights, which was certainly quite appropriate for Olswood.

Anyway, any sequelae, the Lion Knights can cover it.

But who knows, his troops encountered the Silver Hand near the Raven Village, and lost more than 200 people for unknown reasons.

Moreover, this time, the Lion Knights couldn't cover it, and they were turned from the Royal Knights to an illegal Knights, and they didn't even settle the final payment.

That's all that was it, Oswood had stolen a lot of money from the towns and villages, and after the troops were damaged, he had planned to leave here and take refuge elsewhere.

However, just as he was about to evacuate, he unfortunately ran into Godric who rushed to Fox Town to rescue his daughter, and was blocked by the army and returned to the crow village.

This was very troublesome, the Raven Village became the main battlefield, but he didn't have time to withdraw, but Amy disappeared with a large number of cavalry at that time - Amy went south to return to Lion City.

But in the eyes of the Lion Knights and Olswood, how could Amy suddenly evacuate in the middle of a battle?

This is probably an ambush with cavalry.

So Oswood had no choice but to confront the Lion Knights cautiously first.

As a result, this confrontation was very much in line with Godric's style of warfare, which he liked because he had many archers.

So, after a few wars of attrition, Amy became queen, the Lion Knights became an illegal order, and Oswood was beaten to just over two hundred men - the bastards of the Lion Knights always let him take the lead, and Godric wanted to kill him......

There is no way, the slaughter of the crow in the village is the responsibility of Oswood, and he also slaughtered several surrounding villages and towns, and the hatred is too much.

After the Lion Knights withdrew, Oswood managed to escape Godric's sight and hid by the sea for a few days, thinking that nothing was wrong, but he ran into the paladin Roland who was cleaning up heresy in the Raven Village......

With Godric's troops to the west, Oswood couldn't go, so he had to flee into the forest east of Foxtown.

But not long after entering the forest, he was attacked by a wave of degenerates......

He then desperately ran south and tried to run out of the forest, but as soon as he reached the edge of the forest, a fire cut off his escape path.

After running wildly through the woods for nearly ten miles, Oswood finally escaped from the damned forest.

But something worse happened—Oswood plunged headlong into a horde of degenerates with dozens of remnants.