Take the riches scavenged from the village of Colora,

Nock and his party returned to the Adventurers' Guild in Gascogne.

After settling the rewards for each team, half of the wealth looted from Colora was given to the adventurers.

For the rest, Nock and Richelieu found the mayor of the town, and in the presence of the Adventurers' Guild,

Nock used the fortune to issue a long-term mission for the small town of Gascony.

The small town of Gascony set up an orphanage dedicated to the care of orphans in the village of Corola.

Send people to take care of the six orphans (Chopper, d'Artagnan and four babies).

It is regularly supervised by the mayor and the adventurer's union.

All expenses will be paid by the head of the orphanage on a regular monthly basis from the Adventurers' Guild.

In this regard, d'Artagnan made him hate Nock.

He stubbornly believes that as an orphan of Colora, Colora's wealth should belong to him.

Chopper doesn't deserve it!

For Chopper, who saved his life, d'Artagnan decided in his heart to spare his dog's life in the future.

But I will definitely make up for the beatings I have suffered over the years.

But Da Dagnan didn't know that if it weren't for the deterrence of Nock and Richelieu,

They can't even keep half of their wealth, and they may even die for it.

After all, not all adventurers are good people.

In particular, there are adventurers who are adventurers in the city and become robbers outside the city.

This little imp is too self-righteous.

If Nock doesn't give away half of his fortune and gag the mouths of those adventurers.

With the wealth that the Colora village chief has looted over the years,

The group of adventurers will definitely take the risk and kill the two d'Artagnan,

Then take the money and fly away.

After all, the two orphans are not as prominent as Nock and Richelieu,

Kill it, kill it, who cares.

Unfortunately, d'Artagnan couldn't grasp Nock's good intentions.

In the end, it was because he lived a life in an orphanage and left the orphanage with someone.

This is a later story, press it for now.

Arrange the orphans of Colora,

Nock and his party were in no mood to stay any longer.

I got ready early, and despite my fatigue, I left Gascony in a hurry the next morning.

Towards the next country, the Kingdom of Genoa.

It was the only way to get to the Holy Court from the Kingdom of France.

Of course, if you can climb over the Alps, which are known as the "dragon's back",

Rather, it is possible to go south from Venice, the kingdom of the water, and all the way south along the coast of the eastern coast of the Holy Roman Kingdom.

Arrive at the Holy Court of St. Rome.

But Nock felt that the Holy Court itself was on the west coast anyway, and it was more convenient to walk along the west coast.

What's more, without flying mounts, they couldn't climb over the Alps.

The carriage followed the mountains and crossed the border.

The process of leaving the border of France did not happen without incident, there was a pass issued by the Holy Court,

No one in the Holy Empire has yet dared to deny the authority of this pass.

After two days of walking in the wilderness, Nock and his party finally arrived at the border of the Kingdom of Genoa.

With the pass, they passed through the borders of the Kingdom of Genoa without any problems,

Entered the territory of the Kingdom of Genoa.

It's just that Nock and the others didn't know that not long after they left the border.

A carrier pigeon flew out of the border and headed for the southern part of Genoa.

"Richelieu, how long before we get to the next town?"

Inside the carriage, Nock was bored talking to Richelieu.

Although the days were pleasant, it was also a bit boring.

On the contrary, the days of being robbed by bandits occasionally are more interesting.

At least it can kill the boredom.

"It should be soon, before it was because it was close to the border, there were no villages.

But it's been two days since I walked, and there should be cities and villages, otherwise the supplies won't be able to keep up.

The border will be dangerous. ”

Richelieu was born in the military in the end, and the conclusion was drawn from experience.

Sure enough, after continuing to walk for half a day,

The group saw the smoke rising in the distance.

"Two bishops, there seems to be cooking smoke in front of you, there should be a village."

Today's driver is Roger Fett, and Rod is silently sitting in the car on the side,

The roof is still Finet's seat.

Therefore, when Finet saw the cooking smoke, he immediately reminded him loudly.

"Where? Let me see! ”

Nock got out of the car, jumped on the roof, and drove Finet down.

"Haha, sure enough, there's a village in front, Roger Fett, let's hurry over!

If we don't rush today, we will spend the night in the village! ”

Nock excitedly occupied Finet's special seat, sat on the roof of the car and looked at the scenery on both sides.

Suddenly I felt less stuffy.

Richelieu listened to the movement of the roof and shook his head with a sigh.

"Well, it's still a young man."

As a person who has been used to working and studying alone for ten years,

Richelieu has long been able to do everything without being surprised, a tedious journey,

And it doesn't make him bored.

On the contrary, in addition to dealing with Nock's whimsical whimsy along the way,

The rest of the time, Richelieu was mentally deducing how to deal with the various situations that were about to happen.

Although Nock Lane painted him a delicious pie,

But Richelieu knew that he wanted to eat this pie in his mouth,

It is no less difficult than him overthrowing the first queen and controlling the government himself.

Therefore, he must ensure that he does his best to be foolproof.

Nock Lane was the biggest variable on his trip.

If they take advantage of it, they are likely to have their wishes come true.

But if they don't use it well, they will probably never recover.

It's like the Colora Village, if he hadn't arrived in time with a group of adventurers,

There were eyewitnesses.

Ryan may not be able to get rid of suspicion so easily,

Even if the magistrate does not dare to try a regional bishop, he will report it to the district church.

Let the church send a regional bishop to hear the truth of the case.

In this case, it is likely that their trip will be delayed for a month or two.

By then, the daylilies will be cold, and the new cardinal archbishop will probably be elected.

Just as Richelieu pondered.

The carriage was urged by Nock, and Roger Fett's superb driving skills,

They approached the village as soon as they could.

Soon, a beautiful small village appeared in front of Nock and the others.

The carriage slowly came to the front of the village, but found that there were no guards at the entrance of the village.

Probably because the village is too small to be staffed.

The carriage slowly drove into the village, and the situation of the village was in full view.

The midday sun shines on this quiet village, light and bright, illuminating every inch of the land.

The village seems to be immersed in a golden dream, quiet and serene.

The streets of the village are empty, with only a few poultry lounging on the roadside in search of food.

A few doors are ajar, revealing the unique tranquility and serenity of the countryside.

Through the half-open doors, you can see the old people sitting at the table,

Or weaving, or napping, enjoying this peaceful afternoon.

In the center of the village, the stream flows gently, and the surface of the water shimmers with a silvery glow.

The branches of the trees on the side of the road swayed gently in the breeze, as if beckoning to passers-by.

Birds leaped from branch to branch, chirping cheerfully through the village, bringing life to the silence.

In the fields, golden ears of wheat swayed in the wind, as if they were the ocean of the earth.

The farmers were busy working in the fields, and their figures looked so tough and powerful in the sun.

The whole village looks so harmonious and quiet under the sunlight.

You can hear cicadas, birds, running water,

There are also the sounds of the peasants at work, which are intertwined to form the melody of the village at noon.

Smoke from every house rises and wafts into the sky, contrasting with the blue sky and white clouds.

The aroma of the meal fills the air, reminding one of the smells of home.

This is the village at noon, quiet and full of life, bright and warm.

"Who are you?"

Some villagers heard the sound of horses' hooves, and immediately walked out of their homes and saw Nock and his party.

I couldn't help but ask loudly, and at the same time remind the neighbors.

"Phew!"

Roger Fit stopped the carriage at Nock's signal.

"Good day, old lady, may the Holy Lord bless you with a long and healthy life."

Nock jumped down from the roof of the carriage first, and brushed the folds on his body after landing on the ground.

A polite greeting to the old lady who asked the question.

Where have the old people seen this kind of posture,

As a peasant woman, she lived for decades, and only when the lord came to collect taxes,

I've seen the village chief salute the lord, when will they still be saluted by these mud legs.

The old woman was so frightened that she hurriedly bowed: "I'm sorry, the old woman offended your guests." ”

Nock looked at the frightened old lady and hurriedly stepped forward to help her arms and stop her from bowing.

"The old lady is exempt, and in the next line is just a group of travelers who want to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Court,

Please don't be too nervous. ”

Nock lied a little, after all, two bishops appeared in such a small mountain village,

I was afraid that the village chief would bring the whole village to salute him and Richelieu.

You know, as a villager, when you see the bishop, you have to kneel down and bow and kiss the bishop's shoes.

This is the highest etiquette.

If it was in public, even if Nock and Richelieu did not want to, they could not refuse this etiquette.

Because it represents the status and glory of the church.

But privately, Nock didn't want to wear a pair of shoes that had been kissed by the 100-year-old man!

"Old lady, I don't know where the village chief's house is? Can you show us for a visit?

We were tired from the journey and wanted to spend the night here. ”

With that, Nock motioned for Finet to get paid.

Finet didn't care, and directly took out two silver coins from the money bag in his arms and handed them to Nock.

Nock took the coin and put it in the old lady's hand, and said, "This is a reward for guiding the way.

Please also ask the old lady to help introduce me. ”

"Huh? Yes! How can I pay back the money, this ......"

The old lady was dumbfounded.

The Kingdom of Genoa was not as close to its neighbors, and the kingdom was poor.

As a result, the people are also very poor.

This village is even closer to the border, so there is almost no income.

It's all about farming.

also thanks to the fact that it is a time of peace, otherwise war together,

You can't even plant land.

Even if their lord wanted to collect some heavy taxes, he couldn't do it.

It's not that the lord doesn't want to exploit, it's that the village is too poor to exploit.

The village is located on a plain area, with no mountains and no forests nearby.

Some are grasslands and hills.

Even if you hunt, you can only hunt the irascible wild hare.

But those wild hares are faster than arrows, and ordinary people can't afford to provoke them.

As a result, the total income of a small village is less than two gold coins a year.

If you don't be self-sufficient, you can pay taxes with food.

I'm afraid that the lord will give up this village.

Therefore, as soon as Nock made a move, it was two silver coins, which was one percent of the village's annual tax.

And that's just leading the way.

The son of the old woman, who had heard the movement a long time ago, saw the silver coin in his mother's hand,

A hint of greed flashed in his eyes.

He immediately stepped forward and volunteered: "Distinguished guests, you want to see the village chief, right?

I can show you the way. ”

With that, he sent his mother back to the door.

Nock nodded, not caring who led the way, someone anyway.

"Let's go, then."

So, the villager man led the way, and Nock returned to the carriage, letting Roger Feldt follow the man.