In Rufus's view, the reason why Snow City has existed for hundreds of years and evolved into the virtue it is today is definitely not unrelated to the rejection of the church by North City.

The kingdom of Norton, which prides itself on intelligence, technology, and alchemy, does not welcome the god-like churches, and at best tries to try their faith.

Although the gods deity deserve to be respected, after being honored, they are more concerned about what they can do with their knowledge of the world.

Therefore, since ancient times, there have been few churches and temples in the city of North, and every time a church plans to preach and establish a stronghold, the approval of the city lord is required.

Until now, the city of North on the surface has only the church of the God of Punishment.

Fortunately, this deity is a man of justice, and will not hesitate to uphold justice when he learns the truth here.

That being said, Tilla, the penguin from the Monopoly Alliance, has a somewhat subtle attitude towards Cuthbert.

"The God of Punishment is indeed absolutely just, and His pastors will only punish themselves more severely if they make mistakes, and will not tolerate crimes against order.

"But...... Do you really think that the Church of the God of Punishment knows nothing about what is going on underground? ”

Just like Chen Zhou in the past, the alchemists who were more dedicated to their studies had a limited understanding of the gods that had nothing to do with their profession.

Tila, who often deals with gods like Cuthbert, is different, and her understanding of this church is even inferior to that of the low-ranking Pastor Cuthbert.

"The God of Punishment is absolutely just, he does not favor good or evil, he only maintains order, and this order includes both the order of the multiverse and the laws of the local rulers."

Those who keep the law must respect the local law, and even if there is a claim that the law is illegal, it needs to go through the formal process to protest and change.

Although the best possibility for the holy warriors of the good gods to do justice is to directly seek justice, and then depending on the situation, they will decide whether to break their oaths and whether they need to atone for their sins.

But the paladins of Cuthbert will directly uphold the law when the local law is clear...... Including such an obviously evil system as slavery.

There is nothing about good or evil, only order.

In other words, if the laws of North and the Kingdom of Norton uphold the existence of Snowdland, St. Cuthbert would not necessarily object to its existence.

In extreme cases, he will even maintain order in the city of Snowdland, i.e. assist the surface people in ruling over the nezumi.

After all, there will naturally be no pure and orderly among the nezumi in such a harsh environment, and once they destroy the local order, they will be punished by the believers of the God of Punishment.

"Maybe that's what they did." Xiao Hei said suddenly.

Its gears snapped wildly, and a moment later, a log called "Tomb of the Wind Whisperers" was extracted from the automatic gnome's database.

It is reported that in Diamond Lake, a mining town near the Free City of the Gray Eagle Plane, the church of St. Cuthbert will assist the local ruler in squeezing the miners, and if it were not for the four good adventurers to do justice in the local area, I am afraid that the local miners would be exploited and oppressed until they were destroyed by the aliens.

Hearing this, Rufus understood why Mr. Shum suddenly scolded himself...... Although the latter is actually just laughing at himself for hindsight.

Escalating this matter to Cuthbert's church could well put yourself in danger!

"In fact, they're already here."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Hei, who had keen senses, pointed to the figure in the distance who was approaching the alchemy factory, and according to its high-precision detection, he knew that it was the guards and steam knights of Noth City.

"Trouble, they're definitely here to get me!" Ruverston felt that something was wrong and immediately reached for his waist bag.

The Steam Knight has a spell resistance and combat power that is close to that of a golem, and can provide all-round bonuses to combat professionals in it, which is the crystallization of the alchemy of the Norton Kingdom.

After all, it is a cutting-edge weapon used to fight against orcs, and it is difficult for ordinary spells and alchemy to pose a threat to it, and hand-to-hand combat is even more superior to ordinary combat professionals.

Even if he is proficient in elemental alchemy, he can only try to get out when he meets the other party, and hopes that the three of them will not be implicated by himself.

"I'm sorry, I still have to investigate the plans of the Alchemy Society, and I can't be caught here."

With that, Rufus drank the potion he had prepared in advance, hid his figure, and infiltrated the chaotic alchemy factory under the watchful eyes of the three of them.

That's where the alchemists live.

Seeing that the alchemist of the target left in a hurry, the guards and the steam knight decisively accelerated towards the three who were still in the factory sightseeing spot and interrogated.

"Who are you who was that alchemist just now?" A dull voice came through the Mithril-plated silver-white power armor, "He's a wanted criminal in North City, you three are very suspicious, come with us to the Sheriff's Office to cooperate with the investigation." ”

After all, these three strange-looking people do look evil.

Tira only felt that the other party's attitude was a little ridiculous, and she didn't know how many secrets Rufus had just now that he hadn't revealed to them.

But she obviously didn't want to have a conflict with the local security department, so she simply took out the certificate handed over to her by the Alchemy Association: "I'm sorry, we are guests of the Alchemy Association." ”

However, before she could finish speaking, she saw her teammates suddenly shape a "frozen spear" out of thin air, and flash it behind the Steam Knight with a "lost step".

After instantly using the "Ghost Strike Technique" to enchant the weapon in his hand that penetrated the physical armor, Chen Zhou did not hesitate to hand out the head of the warrior in the power armor with one shot!

The ghostly spear easily penetrated the Golem's defenses of the Mithril alloy, and the pilot, who was unable to dodge inside the armor, was pierced by the ice spear on the spot.

Then, without waiting for the guards on the side to call for help, they smashed it into the nearby rock wall with a punch, and their life and death were uncertain.

"There's no need to talk nonsense with them." Chen Zhou said a little impatiently, "It feels very troublesome." ”

He has always been too lazy to waste his energy on things that are not of interest to him such as eating and playing.

"Yes, yes, North and Snow will change hands tomorrow night."

"They deserve it!"

Seeing that their teammates were so irritable and shot directly, Tila and Xiao Hei didn't feel anything wrong, and for adventurers, fighting and life and death are common things.

Anyway, a few of them happened to be in a remote corner because of Rufus, and Chen Zhou, who shot neatly, did not attract much attention.

Rather than the life and death of outsiders, Tila and Xiao Hei are more interested in the construction of the weapon of the Steam Knight.

"To be honest, I've long wanted to dismantle the Steam Knights of Norton Realm myself." Ever since she first came here, Tila has been very concerned about the performance and principles of this armor.

If you can interpret and sell this armor that is extremely resistant to magic, you will definitely make a lot of money!

(End of chapter)