"Maybe I can find someone to use it, maybe I can just leave it at that. Isn't it the same here? It's just a display. Richard said, and walked deeper into the temple.

Martin had been following Richard, and strangely enough, neither the followers nor the Constructed Knight took it for granted, and no one came up to stop him and ask for anything.

"You're not easy!" Lee, seeing this, said lightly.

"Didn't you beat me to surrender?" Martin smiled self-deprecatingly, then continued to ask, "Do you just want the relics in the temple?"

"I will take the holy relics and the priests with me. Richard said.

Martin suddenly said: "You want ransom!"

"It's not all ...... Well, this book is good, put it away!" Richard picked up a holy book from the altar and threw it to a knight in costume next to him.

Martin shrugged his shoulders and said, "This holy book is quite ordinary...... But if you like it, it's fine. If it's not all about ransom, then what are you doing it for...... Well, let me think, you're trying to show strength and determination?"

Richard was a little surprised, and said, "You were too clever, but this time you guessed correctly." Your Chinese Archbishop almost killed me in Calando, and he wants to make a war with me in Norland. Then here I am. ”

He is a dog of the church, a vicious dog. But for the church to develop, such people are essential. In fact, you don't have to worry too much, people like him are destined to be sacrificed one day. ”

Martin's remarks surprised Richard again, and he glanced at the inscrutable young cardinal and asked, "How is the strength and determination I have shown this time?"

"Impressed!" Martin exclaimed, and the tone was completely visceral. "As I understand it, you're not doing this to start a war, but to avoid it, right?"

Richard played with a helmet and said, "I like you a little bit now." It's not tiring to talk to you at all. ”

"It's not hard to guess. Now the top brass of the church, including the Chinese, should know that if you go to war with you, the consequences will be severe. So I'm sure they'll think carefully before going ahead and messing with you. After Martin finished speaking, he spread his hands and said: "Of course, once you choose to go to war in this case, it will be the result of careful consideration. ”

"Even if they think about it, they will find that they will have to pay a lot more than they thought if they tried to deal with me. ”

Martin said indifferently, "That's their business." Hah! Listen to your tone, you already think of me as your own. ”

It was only then that Richard realized that he had unknowingly put Martin in the scope of 'us', and the other high-ranking members of the Holy Radiance Church were them.

"Is this your special ability?" asked Richard.

"It's a gift, an innate talent, like people's bloodline abilities, and has nothing to do with faith. This ability is what I call charismatic. Martin looked stern.

Richard was also in awe, and only those who possessed this kind of ability were called geniuses. Charismatic, indeed as the name suggests.

Martin then smiled and shrugged, "This ability just makes people feel naturally close to me. If I really want to trap them, I still can't. So it's really useless. ”

Martin was just talking lightly, but Richard knew that in some areas, such as faith and politics, the role of charismatic would be magnified hundreds or thousands of times.

At this moment, a knight in costume came running up and said, "My lord, all the priests have taken care of it, do you want to escort them into the car now?" ”

While Richard was muttering, Martin next to him interjected, "I have a plan, since what you want is ransom and the church will stop bothering you, then there is no need to arrest those clergy." They were all overdrawn in their bodies and lives in the battle just now, and they couldn't withstand the long journey. And although these people are consumables that can be sacrificed and discarded in the eyes of our lord, the death of any one of them will be a great trouble. If you want to catch it, I'm actually the best choice, just take me with me. You can make any offer to the Church of the Radiant. ”

Richard looked at Martin and said, "Sounds great, but are you worth that much money?"

"There are only two cardinals of my youth in the Church of the Radiance, me and Messiah. My title in the church is St. Martin, you say?"

Richard's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "St. Martin?

Martin shook his head and said, "It's just that the Pope is the one to choose...... One. Between me and the Messiah, there will be a man who will be the next pope. ”

"This identity is also sufficient. Now let's go and see what other holy relics are available in this temple. Richard said.

"When it comes to holy relics, there is nothing in this temple that can compare to this holy book in my hands. Sure, you can take what you want, but there are a few things that you should not take with you. That would anger the church. ”

Richard took a deep look at Martin and said, "You seem to have been helping me." ”

"I'm helping myself. ”

Richard said, "Is that true of you and the holy texts in your hands, plus a few less important holy things?"

"Yes, exactly. ”

By this time, the Knights had searched the entire temple and brought some of the special looking relics to Richard. Some of the ones that really can't be moved are also marked, and they have been seen with Richard the same. Richard picked for a moment, selecting three swords, a broken shield, and a golden chalice. The two most famous artifacts of the Temple of St. Louis, a sword used by the Lord of Light before lighting the fire, and the robes used by Saint Louis, were not touched by Richard. He was holding just ordinary holy relics, some of which had no religious value at all. The Holy Grail, for example, has been placed on altars for hundreds of years to hold holy water, and there is nothing special about it, not even a magical item.

But Martin looked at Richard's choice, but he was thoughtful, and his eyebrows inadvertently showed solemnity.

The sudden fall of the Temple of St. Louis shook the entire Holy Tree Dynasty. Richard used his troops strangely, and in an instant, he penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Holy Tree Dynasty and captured the city of Tobul. This made all the nobles in the entire northeast region of the dynasty lose their faces. The Emperor immediately ordered the nearby nobles to mobilize in full force, and under no circumstances could Richard escape from the Sacred Tree Dynasty.

There was an uproar within the Church of Shenghui, and St. Martin was hijacked, which was a big deal. Although Martin is only one of the candidates for the Pope, he is almost the appointed Pope. The Dark Messiah will take over the Dark Sanctuary and the Inquisition in the future. When the Pope heard that Richard had not committed any serious blasphemy in the temple of St. Louis, and that he had treated the priests politely, he was relieved. Then he immediately sent an envoy to find Richard and prepare to negotiate with him about the release of Saint-Martin. As for the holy relics, it didn't matter as long as the robes and swords were still there, Richard took away those things that were dispensable, and even took away a golden chalice that was completely useless. Could it be that Richard had his eye on the gold that was made into the Holy Grail?

In any case, the purpose of Richard's raid had been achieved. On the way back, Richard led more than 500 men, and only took one prisoner of Saint-Martin, which was more mobile and flexible. He entered and exited three times in Solam, and successively routed several scattered corps of Solam, but the main force of the duke could not catch Richard's whereabouts. In a total of seven battles, Duke Soram lost all of them. There were several battles in which Richard was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, and he should not have won anyway, but Richard had won, and it was not a small victory. When the Duke saw the battle report, he couldn't believe his eyes at all. He called the general who led the army to ask him, and the general would only say repeatedly: "They are not people!

After repeated questioning, the duke realized that the cooperation between Richard's knights had reached an incredible level. They became completely one, like a killing monster with a thousand arms.

At this point, Duke Solam already knew that he would definitely not be able to help Richard's small super elite on the battlefield. The only solution is at the level of the strong.

That night, Duke Solam left the army alone and went after Richard.

By the middle of the moon, the Duke had already found the location of Richard's army. With a murderous look on his face, Solam drew his twin swords and slowly descended towards Richard's camp. When the legendary powerhouse also comes out, it will be time for this war to come to an end.

Richard's army had set up a small camp in the mountains, and in the central tent, Richard was flipping through a canon of the Church of the Holy Radiance. Inside the tent sat Martin, and he would explain to Richard what he didn't understand too well. There were two additional Darkblade Knights standing in the tent, apparently guarding against Martin.

At this moment, one of the Darkblade Knights suddenly said, "He has come!"

Richard closed the holy book in his hand, his eyes twinkled with coldness, and said, "Come, that's great, you don't have to wear this armor anymore." ”

"This thing is really uncomfortable. As he spoke, the Darkblade Knight began to lift his armor, revealing a handsome but somewhat evil face when he took off his helmet.

Aceris, the dark magician.

Seeing Asiris, Martin's eyes flashed, and he said to Richard, "I didn't expect you to be so well prepared! ”

Asiris had been pretending to be a Knight of the Darkblade, and at the height of the battle in Temple Square, Richard did not let him appear. And now, it's time for him to appear. Aceris was also improving, and after Hulan's battle, he pondered repeatedly and cultivated several new powerful divine arts. Now, as long as he is present, it will be difficult for ordinary legendary powerhouses to escape.

That night, an earth-shattering battle broke out in the depths of the forest, and Duke Solam fled with serious injuries. This was the end of the Sacred Tree Dynasty's encirclement of Richard.