After the selection was over, Zhu Yaotang Ning and Lin Ling were all left in place, and they would follow the young knight.

Douglas Adams.

The handsome and resolute blonde youth looked at the rest of the field, the other strangers had been taken by the Church warriors to settle down, and tomorrow morning they would follow Bishop Johnny Bullock of the Church of Light to the royal city for training.

The kingdom of Io is one of the two largest and one small of the three forces on this continent, the other is the empire, and the smaller power is a city-state called Kaser sandwiched between them. The city-state of Kaser divided a section of the border between the Empire and the kingdom of Io, serving as a buffer zone between the two sides.

Archduke Casure struggled to survive a city-state sandwiched between two behemoths.

It's just that more than a billion strangers suddenly appeared in this world, they broke the original balance, and a new era is about to begin.

The white-haired old king of the Io Kingdom is like a sick tiger, the young son of heaven of the empire is like a dragon, and the fifth Grand Duke of Kaser, who is in the prime of life, can't bear it, sitting back and watching the wind and clouds on the continent, and the fishing line in his hand has not yet entered the pond.

A world of impending controversy.

Douglas looked at the remaining strangers in the field, and felt a little pity, they will be the first victims of this great world. According to the information he knew, it wasn't just the Kingdom of Io that was putting the strangers in order, but the city-states of Kaser and the Empire were doing the same, and they would be the first arrows in each other's hands to shoot at their opponents.

His gaze swept over the remaining hundred people in the audience one by one, and finally stopped at Zhu Yaotang, Zhu Yaotang grinned at him, and Douglas withdrew his gaze.

This middle-aged stranger is not an easy character, and if used properly, it may become a sword in his hands.

Douglas Adams, who has ambitions and dreams that rival his status, is convinced that he will be the protagonist of this great world.

Thinking of this, he turned and bowed slightly towards the steps in the direction of the castle, and then led his group of knights across the avenue and left the castle.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the castle's main hall, the burgundy curtain hung down gently, and Bishop Johnny slowly closed the last gap.

There were rows of candles burning in the dark main hall, and a middle-aged man in a precious leather robe was leaning comfortably on the throne of the stone steps, he looked at Johnny who was slowly walking over, and his voice was steady: "Lord Bishop of the Church of Light, how is it?" ”

"Don't bother with the Duke, I'll take someone away tomorrow."

"Hmm."

The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was about to fall asleep. On the high wall behind his throne hung a majestic goshawk with a thorny rose in its beak.

This is the family coat of arms of the Addams family.

Arling Adams, the current patriarch of the Addams family, Duke of the Kingdom, and younger brother of the King.

Johnny glanced at him, turned and left the main hall.

He is one of only three dukes in the kingdom, he owns one-fifth of the entire kingdom and population, and his men are the most powerful army in the kingdom. Arling Adams himself was one of the three knights of the king, along with his second son, and was trusted by the old king.

Even if he is the bishop of the Church of Light, he must learn to bow his head in front of this duke.

......

On the Kingdom Avenue, a long line is slowly marching.

Thanks to Yaotang's blessings, Yaotang and Lin Ling shared a horse, while Ning He shared a horse with one of Douglas's attendant knights.

This alone is enough to see Douglas's fancy for Zhu Yaotang.

Three horses in parallel, with Douglas in the center.

Douglas looked at Zhu Yaotang and asked, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"Nope." Zhu Yaotang shook his head, "By the way, why do you call us strangers?" ”

Douglas chuckled, he didn't wear armor at this point, "Hehe, it's funny that the 'stranger' asked me why I was a stranger." But it's okay to talk about it, after all, we still have a long way to go. ”

Douglas held the reins in his hand and stared intently at the winding stretch of Kingdom Avenue.

"This is the identity set for you by the Church of Light, they say that you are people from outside this world, travelers from afar."

"The Church of Light?" Zhu Yaotang was puzzled, he thought for a moment, "The force of the person who duel with me before and claimed to be a church warrior belongs?" ”

"Well, the cloaked warriors you see today belong to the Church of Light. The Church of Light is the state religion of our Kingdom of Io, and the old man who is looking at you on the steps today is a bishop from the Church of Light. ”

"Such a big man is just here to recruit some soldiers?"

Douglas was silent, and glanced at Zhu Yaotang coldly. Zhu Yaotang shrugged his shoulders indifferently and skipped the topic.

"Don't you have any idea of the stranger? After all, it's ...... from outside this world."

"I know what you're thinking." Douglas interrupted him and said, "But there is no need, whatever the purpose of your coming here, you can only be an arrow in our hands, pointing and shooting." ”

Zhu Yaotang smiled bitterly and pointed at himself, "So we are slaves?" ”

"So to speak, but if you can survive the next war, you will be able to integrate into this world, after all, the kingdom has promised you the right to become the rightful subjects of the kingdom."

"And what if the kingdom is destroyed?" Zhu Yaotang stared at Douglas with a serious expression, Douglas looked at him with sharp eyes, and said word by word:

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Isn't that possible?"

Douglas was silent for a moment, took a deep breath and nodded slowly, "Yes, I admit that there is such a possibility, but this possibility is very small. ”

Zhu Yaotang smiled and said, "Why don't you introduce the situation in this world and the upcoming war to us?" After all, that's how I can make a better choice. ”

Douglas gave him a deep look, he showed an elegant smile, nodded and said, "Talent is often sold at a price, and I will not refuse." ”

He began to slowly tell the three of them about the world, and Ning He also had a vague outline of the world in his narration.

World One is a continent surrounded by oceans, and there are three regimes on the continent, namely the Kingdom of Io, the Empire, and the City-State of Kasser.

Among them, the Io Kingdom and the Empire each occupy nearly half of the continent, and the Kaser Federation at the junction of the two major powers is a loose regime formed by several free city-states and a duke who defected from the Io Kingdom three hundred years ago. They have been caught between the kingdom of Io and the empire, and they have miraculously lasted for three hundred years, and now they have become a force to be reckoned with, and many conspiracy theorists have pointed the real culprits behind many events to the city-state of Cather, which has always remained neutral on the surface.

The hundred years of peace in the mainland, because of the emergence of these billion players, have come to an end.

Careerists like hyenas smelling blood are waiting for an opportunity, and the whole continent is shrouded in the clouds of the eve of war.

On the long border between the empire and the kingdom, the king's army and the armies of the major nobles have long been in full battle, and the imperial army is also waiting for it, and it feels like a big war is about to break out.

The Church of Light had been planning to take in the incoming Outlanders a year earlier, and their policy towards the Outlanders was to act as pawns to consume the Empire's Outlander army.

Ning He had a headache when he heard this, and both sides of the relationship were not ready to treat them as human beings.

But if you think about it, if you don't take it to war consumption, these players will definitely turn this continent upside down.

Lin Ling and Ning He glanced at each other, Ning He's heart moved slightly, he seemed to have grasped the vein that led to the next world.

Douglas also noticed the strange demeanor of the three of them, and his heart was slightly refreshed and remembered.

"What about us?" Zhu Yaotang pointed to himself, "Where are we going next?" If we don't go to the royal capital to join the king's army, we can't join the army of those nobles, right? ”

"Of course not." Douglas shook his head, "All of you, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled will be assigned to some auxiliary work, such as doctors. In short, you will be put to maximum use. ”

Douglas said the cruel reality in an indifferent voice, which could actually be translated into your four lives in Ning He's ears, and he was a little upset when he thought of this. The scene of the dead in the castle is still vivid, don't look at Zhu Yaotang can talk and laugh with Douglas, he can guarantee that when necessary, Douglas will not have any hesitation and softness, and now they are just a group of slaves.

"Hehe, I think that's all for you, I'm pretty much done with what I should tell you, you guys think about how you should live......"

Zhu Yaotang glanced at the two of them and said with a smile: "Then let's go down for a walk, after all, this is a bit out of place with others." ”

Douglas gave him a surprised look and nodded to the knight beside him to put Ning He down.

Ning He jumped off the knight's horse, Zhu Yaotang on the other side of Douglas stopped, Lin Ling jumped off the horse lightly, and then Zhu Yaotang turned over and dismounted.

The three of them didn't think there was anything wrong with a man and a woman riding the same horse, I wish Yaotang a middle-aged uncle, as long as Lin Ling doesn't mind what he can mind.

Lin Ling smiled faintly at this, only people who have nothing to do think about it so much, and she feels that Zhu Yaotang is not like a lewd uncle who can do something that should not be done. Zhu Yaotang's previous move of pulling the two of them to stand aside to avoid the crowd left a good impression on Lin Ling, and during the period of riding, Zhu Yaotang did not make any moves, this guy has been trying his best to talk to Douglas, wanting to know more about the so-called No. 1 World. Lin Ling was also listening and analyzing carefully.

Now that the three of them want to discuss it privately, naturally they can't be on the horse, just carrying Ning He's subordinate knight makes it impossible for them to speak freely.

Douglas was very empathetic and walked forward with the knight, leaving a small gap for the three of them to communicate.

The three of them chatted as they walked and began to discuss their next move.