Arthur's heart pounded rapidly.

Unexpectedly, behind that mysterious organization turned out to be the Church of Light, a behemoth that even the kingdoms could not provoke.

Arthur clenched his fists, ready to fight back, he would not be restrained.

The square-faced knight stared at Arthur's face for a moment, then looked away, "It's not this one, open all your boxes, I'm going to check." ”

Arthur let out a long sigh of relief and secretly wiped the sweat that had reached his sideburns with his sleeve.

"Your Excellency Knight, the car is full of some medicinal herbs and furs, and it is easy to regain moisture when you reopen the box, see if you can be accommodating. This time, Racind had a bitter face, and he took out a small money bag the size of a palm from his bosom and was about to hand it over.

As a caravan that walks on the road all year round, the smart caravan leader will carry two small pockets of money, put different amounts of gold and silver coins in advance, and send the money out in advance according to the amount of the other party's weight, which can save a lot of trouble.

Who knew that this time it hit a nail.

The square-faced knight's face turned cold, and one hand rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist, "Do you want to bribe the knight of the gods?

Racinder was so frightened that he knelt down directly, "Don't dare, don't dare!

Arthur on the side looked at everything in front of him in surprise, and the young man still didn't quite understand why the knight's inquisition scared Rahim like this.

The square-faced knight sat on horseback and did not move, and five or six knights came down from behind him, and opened and rummaged through all the chests in the caravan that could hide people.

After making sure that the caravan was indeed not hiding, he didn't even say hello, and directly turned over and galloped away.

The men of the caravan had to reload the goods that had been messed up by the church knights, and shook their heads as they cleaned up, but they did not dare to complain, because it would be a felony to insult the gods to be heard.

"Who are these?" asked Arthur Hasger, who was beside him.

"Notice the red flame pattern on their cloaks? That means they're from the Inquisition, knights of the Church's discipline. Hasg deliberately lowered his voice, for fear that others would hear.

"Are there any other knights in the Church?"

Hasg finally had a chance to show his knowledge, and deliberately raised his face and said: "You don't know all this common sense? There are three major knights in the Church, namely the Knights of Punishment affiliated with the Inquisition, the Knights of Light affiliated with the Cardinal, and the Guardian Knights affiliated with the Garrison. ”

"I noticed you seemed to be scared of the knights just now?"

Hasg glanced at Arthur fiercely, "You don't know how terrible they are? The Inquisition has the power to search, interrogate, and judge heretics in the region, and even the king can't save the heretics they deem! ”

"Whose minions do you say those knights are? I didn't hear you. Arthur deliberately raised his voice to attract the attention of the others.

"You bastard hurt me!" Hasg pounced through gritted teeth.

Arthur ran away with a wicked smile, and Hasg wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Norris, "Come and help, we'll get out of here now." ”

It was never a good thing for the Knights of Punishment to appear nearby, and if they believed that they had anything to do with heresy, they couldn't wash it off if they wanted to, so the caravan immediately packed up its things and hurried on its way.

The so-called blessing and misfortune are not a single trip, which may be doomed to a bad trip. The caravan had not gone more than ten miles before the sound of horses' hooves sounded behind it.

"It can't be that the Punishment Knights are back, right?" Arthur still had the heart to deliberately scare Hasger.

"No, it's the Wind Thief!" Norris's face changed dramatically.

The Wind Thieves do not refer to a specific group of thieves, but to those who have no fixed base and wander in groups to plunder and rob. These thieves are not very strong, as few as a dozen people in a group, as many as hundreds of people, and there are dozens of such large and small bands in the Isaac Kingdom.

The caravan loaded with goods could not escape, and a few mercenaries could only escort the caravan to the side, making a desperate posture at any time.

In the blink of an eye, two dozen horsemen rushed forward, and the thieves surrounded the caravan with their blades and shouts.

Unlike the tall, majestic wildebeest under the crotch of the Punishment Knight, these variously dressed thieves rode a smaller-sized horned antelope. Despite their small size, these beasts are better suited to running on mountain trails, coming and going like the wind, and once they escape to the mountains, wildebeest will never be able to catch up, making them the first choice for most wind thieves.

"Brothers work hard, I'm Norris of the Goshawk Mercenary Regiment in Huaorez City, and I'm all eating with a mouthful, so it's convenient for you leaders. Norris clasped his fists at the bandits around him, giving Rahim a wink.

Rahimde understood, took out the small money bag from before, and threw it at the leader of a tall and thin bandit leader.

The bandit leader had a pair of sinister eyes, and he weighed the weight of his purse and squeezed out a satisfied smile.

He clenched his fist at Norris slightly, and returned the salute, "You can go." ”

The caravan paid for the road, and a crisis was resolved.

The well-behaved Wind Thieves will not loot the caravan, because this is tantamount to fishing for all the money, as long as they do a few such transactions, this road will be scarce to the caravan, and it is also easy to attract the caravan and mercenary groups to wipe out.

Therefore, as long as the bandit gang is not too excessive, the mercenary group is not willing to really fight with them.

The mercenary group and the bandit gang are actually interdependent, each side takes what it needs, and if there is no bandit gang, the caravan will not spend a lot of money to hire mercenary escorts.

Just when everyone in the caravan thought that the crisis was over, the sinister eyes of the bandit leader suddenly noticed Arthur in the crowd.

"Wait, you can go, but the boy has to stay. ”

"What do you mean?" Norris, who had already inserted the knife back, put his hand on the hilt again.

"It's not interesting, I just want to invite this kid to our cottage for a few days, and we'll send him back in a few days." The leader of the bandits replied in a coping manner.

"I think you've mistaken the man, this young man, the child of an old friend of mine. A team of Punishment Knights has already searched just now, and if the money just now is not enough, I have some here. Racinder said as he pulled out another bag of money.

The bandit leader sneered: "I don't know who those mad dogs of the church are looking for, the Wind Thieves within a radius of hundreds of miles have received a generous bounty to find a fifteen or sixteen-year-old black-haired boy. If we find the wrong person, they will naturally put you back. ”

Norris pulled out the knife and said sharply: "People will never let you take it away! If you want to unite with our goshawk mercenaries, you can come!"

Unlike the powerlessness of the Punishment Knight, the bandits' demands already involve the honor of the mercenaries. If the bandits take the boy away from the caravan, it is considered that the mercenaries are not well guarded, so even if they fight to the death, Norris cannot back down.

Arthur, who was hiding behind the crowd, sighed secretly and muttered in a low voice: "I didn't expect to find it so soon......"