In the Black Rock Lord's Mansion, Zhaoming had been in the study for half an hour, and the two servants waiting downstairs were worried.

Elusa nervously pinched the hem of her skirt, and Cooper reached for her hand and gripped the hilt of her sword, ready to rush upstairs to help the lord.

But when the door slowly opened, they saw Zhaoming and Ezekiel walking downstairs with their arms together, talking and laughing!

"What's going on?" The two servants asked in unison.

Zhaoming smiled and explained to them, "This is my cousin Ezekiel, who heard that I was here and came to help me. ”

Ezekiel greeted them politely: "I'm sorry to disturb you, I'm here to help my cousin, and I ask you to take care of me in the future." ”

The two then made up a story for Elusa and Cooper to convince them that Ezekiel was indeed the lord's cousin.

The tall and mighty knight lord and the slightly young man in black hugged each other tightly, as if they were a pair of brothers.

Laughing and talking, this is the end of this embarrassing encounter.

Zhaoming asked Elusa to prepare a room for his "cousin" to live in, probably because he thought it would seem that the two of them were close.

At the same time, in the church, the old priest Martil was staring at the night sky in a daze.

The beautiful young nun Bianca walked up to him and asked, "Father, what are you thinking?" ”

Instead of answering her, Martil asked another question.

"Bianca, what do you think of this knight lord?"

Hearing the priest's question, Bianca frowned slightly, shook her head, and said, "As a nun, I should not judge a warrior of a goddess. ”

In response to Bianca's answer, Martiel gave an affirmative.

That's it, priests, nuns, and knights are all people who serve the goddess.

Because of the differences in each office, there may be many misunderstandings about each other, but as long as they follow the teachings, they are worthy of respect.

Then the old priest asked Bianca if he thought Zhaoming would pass the inspection. In this regard, Bianca thinks that it should be no problem.

"These days I have listened to a lot of believers who have told me about the deeds of Lord Zhaoming during his tenure......"

Bianca paused abruptly, then continued: "In my opinion, it is best for a believer that such a person is a lord. ”

Hearing Bianca's answer, Martiel's eyes fluctuated for a moment, and then fell silent again.

The next morning, Zhao Ming and Ezekiel went out early in the direction of the church.

Thinking back to last night's experience, Ezekiel will never forget it.

At that time, he handed over his life energy crystal, hoping to dispel Zhaoming's doubts.

He has long been cornered, the witch hunt will hunt him down, and if he is not protected by Zhaoming, he will surely die.

Unexpectedly, Zhaoming gave him back Neng Jing after looking at it twice, and said such a thing.

"It's just that you don't have to do this if you want to gain my trust, take it back, you don't pose a threat in my eyes."

Akimiang's meaning was clear—he could give Ezekiel a chance to prove his loyalty, because he had absolute power over Ezekiel.

A voice interrupted the young man who was thinking, it was his "cousin" Zhaoming.

"Do you know how to ride a horse?" Zhaoming brought him a batch of brown horses, and then said, "If you want to be a knight, riding a horse is the first step!" ”

Ezekiel took the reins from Zhaoming's hand, and he still had a good grasp of the basic skills of this aristocracy from a wealthy family.

"No problem, let's go." The boy jumped easily and stepped onto the horse.

One thing to say, Zhaoming's performance really looks like a big brother who takes care of his distant cousin, and even Ezekiel feels a little confused.

Puzzled, Ezekiel asked Zhaoming a question: "My lord, why are you doing this to me?" ”

Zhaoming rode on the war horse, turned around and smiled slightly: "Do a full set of plays, don't call me an adult in the future, just call me brother." ”

"Yes! Eldest brother! Ezekiel said loudly.

The two rode side by side on the street, and from time to time Zhaoming pointed to the scenery on both sides of the street.

The pedestrians who saw this scene along the way cast puzzled glances at the young man beside Zhaoming.

Because of Zhaoming's usual pro-people behavior, many Black Rock people have more feelings towards this lord as an elder worthy of respect, rather than a monarch who must be submitted.

Some people boldly stepped forward and asked Zhaoming, "My lord, who is this one next to you?" ”

Zhaoming calmly introduced his cousin Ezekiel to them, and his tone was full of pride, as if the two were indeed like a family.

"I see, that's ......" Most of the people who asked the question behaved after listening to Zhaoming's answer.

Seeing everyone's reaction like this, Zhaoming sighed in his heart: "Does no one really care about my name?" ”

After a while, the two came to the renovated church.

From a distance, Zhaoming saw the old priest Martiel, who was listening to the prayers of the faithful, and the nun Bianca, who surprised him when they first met, was nowhere to be seen.

Slightly disappointed, the old priest, who had just finished a prayer, walked up to the two of them.

"Lord Zhaoming, do you come here today to worship the goddess or to confess and repent?" The old priest smiled, his gray beard fluttering with his lips.

Zhaoming pushed Ezekiel beside him and let him face the old priest.

"This is my cousin Ezekiel, and I'm going to take him to the Knights."

Hearing the lord's words, Martiel was a little surprised, he had never heard of Zhaoming having such a cousin?

Looking at the old pastor's hesitant look, Zhaoming said with some dissatisfaction: "Mr. Priest, do you have any opinions?" ”

Seeing that the lord seemed to be a little dissatisfied, Martiel quickly shook his head, saying that he had no opinion.

According to the rules of the Church, the head of the knight has the right to recruit anyone to his command, and no one should and cannot interfere.

This is a private matter within the Knights, and today Zhaoming brought Ezekiel to the church, just because there is no knight fortress at present, so he can only use the church as a venue.

"Here, please." Martiel respectfully led the two to the prayer room, which was usually a place where only the clergy came, and Zhaoming had only been there twice before.

The three of them walked softly into the prayer room, lest they disturb the worshippers who were praying in the main hall.

As the door of the prayer room slowly opened, Zhaoming suddenly noticed a shadow facing away from him.

Standing in front of the icon with her back to the three was none other than Sister Bianca, who was now praying in devotion.

The girl's beauty left a deep impression on Zhaoming, and he was deeply attracted to it when they first met.

Sure enough, beautiful things always attract people to stop and look at them. At this moment, just looking at Bianca's back made Zhaoming feel satisfied.

Mathil pushed the dazed lord and asked softly, "My lord, do you need me to remind her?" ”

Hearing this, Zhaoming immediately stopped the old priest: "Don't, you have to talk about coming first and then coming, let's wait here slowly, it's nothing anyway." ”

Ezekiel on the side also nodded his head in agreement, but he noticed the abnormality in the eyes of the "big brother".

The cut of the nuns' uniforms in the Templar Church is very interesting: the front half of the uniform is tightly wrapped, but the back is cut to expose the beautiful backs of the nuns, and it is open all the way to the waist, which is the only part of their clothes that is largely exposed, as if it is deliberately for people to see.

Zhaoming was immediately attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and he was fascinated by the wonderful scenery in front of him, completely oblivious to the fact that the old priest Matiel and his brother Ezekiel on the side were silently bowing their heads.

Don't look at it!

Ezekiel couldn't take it anymore and reached out and poked Zhaoming to pull him back from his obsession with admiration.

Realizing his gaffe, Zhaoming hurriedly lowered his head, after all, this is a sacred prayer room, and he must not let Bianca see it!

Unfortunately, it was still a step too late, and just a second before he bowed his head, Bianca, who was praying, turned around and looked back, just in time to see Lord Zhaoming's eyes staring at him tightly.

Worst! Worst! Zhao Ming secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, this is the end!

People have been coming to Heiyan for so many days, and they haven't spoken a few words to them, so they have left such a bad impression first.

Seeing that the nun's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if she was a little angry, the old priest Martil, who was standing beside Zhaoming, hurriedly relieved the siege and said, "Bianca, Lord Lord has an important ceremony to be held, you should go out first." ”

"Yes!"

Hearing the priest's order, Bianca temporarily put away her displeasure and walked out of the prayer room with her head bowed.

Zhaoming noticed the embarrassed look on Bianca's face as she passed by him, feeling embarrassed and guilty.

Moreover, Bianca also put down the black veil on her head to cover most of her back, apparently noticing Zhaoming's actions just now.

Watching the nun's figure disappear into the corridor, Zhaoming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whew-"

Zhaoming looked at the rickety old pastor, if it wasn't for his help just now, I'm afraid it would be difficult to end today.

I thought that I had just been so unfriendly to others, and I was even more out of shape when I met for the first time...... Zhaoming felt really sorry for him.

Be sure to find an opportunity to thank him, and by the way, apologize to Bianca and admit his mistake.

Akira thought so, but Ezekiel reminded him that it was time for the ritual.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes!" Zhaoming said as if he had just woken up from a dream, trying to hide his embarrassment with a smile.

The three of them put the matter aside for the time being and began preparations for the ceremony.

It is a solemn ceremony for ordinary people to be knighted, which means that they have changed from an ordinary believer to a warrior of the goddess Enya.

However, at present, the Chenhui Knights only have Zhaoming, and there is no standard knight fortress, so today's ceremony can only be simplified.

"I'm sorry, brother, I'll make up a real ritual for you later." Zhaoming solemnly promised Ezekiel that he wouldn't mind the somewhat shabby ritual.

Ezekiel smiled and said, "It is enough to have your approval, eldest brother, and besides, the service of the goddess depends on sincerity, not pompous rituals. ”

Hearing this, Lord Zhaoming and Priest Martil both nodded approvingly, Ezekiel was qualified as a knight.