396 Trials

Compared with the open West Gate, the aristocratic banquet in the Moon Sea was relatively dull.

Unlike the Merchant-ruled Dragon Coast, Bane's followers respected tradition and rules, and the banquet was a rule-based affair, and although it was not deliberately unconventional, Penny still showed a hint of unnaturalness on such occasions.

Seeing these nobles of the Moon Sea politely introducing their long family tree to themselves, as if they were really a group of nobles with great backgrounds, the wizard kept smiling and bowing his head, but there were not many words in his ears.

If you don't know that the rulers of the Moon Sea are a group of robbers and evil cults, I am afraid that some people will really think that the people who are here are a group of nobles with a long family lineage.

The hall in the black background is solemn and calm, and the conversations that take place in various places are careful and discreet, so that several parties to the conversation can hear clearly, but they are not at all noisy and appear orderly.

The Governor of the Moon Sea was on the side, as the 'hero' who killed the high-ranking members of the Shirek Church, Dan Flynn was of course an important role in the banquet, many nobles, bureaucrats, and military officers came to greet him, and the wizard smiled and responded, but he paid part of his attention to the Governor who had always been unfathomable.

After three rounds of drinking, the Governor suddenly smiled.

"To celebrate, let's look at a gift. With that, Lord Omdalfin gave two high-fives, and the door of the banquet hall opened, and more than a dozen heavily armed men pushed several carts in, each with a ball of blood-dripping iron chains, wrapped around a scarred person, and the people in the hall were feasting, but when they saw this magical meal, they immediately felt sick to their stomachs.

"These are Sheric church spies lurking in the city, trying to infiltrate the city and assassinate our officials and allies, and we certainly can't let them succeed. Omdolfinn slapped his palms twice with a smile, and a sergeant drew a scimitar from his waist and cut off the head of the leader, a stream of blood splattered on the ground, and the faces of the people next to him were blue and black, and they all flashed away, and their whole body trembled.

Penny's face was also not very good-looking, and his fingers trembled slightly.

Omdolfinn stood up, glanced at Penny, and then turned his beastly gaze to the surroundings: "Colleagues, there is a huge and irreconcilable contradiction between the church of Shirek and us, and in recent years, it has become more and more active in the Moon Sea region, but as the servants of the Lord and the ruler of the Moon Sea, of course we cannot let them do anything here, it is said that this evening, the elite assassins of Shirek are about to visit this castle, but I believe ......"

Several heads were placed on the case in front of the table: "If their heads were not broken, they probably wouldn't come." ”

The wizard's cheeks twitched, at this moment he felt the horror of the moon sea, since he went north, the performance of Bane's believers has always made him quite unimpressed, such an organization as the secret path will most likely be left to him to play with in the palm of his hand, but this move of Omdalfinn let Penny know that it is not so easy to use this organization.

"Of course, it doesn't matter if they come, we'll let them go to their master, long live Your Majesty!"

The Governor suddenly raised a hand and shouted loudly.

"Long live Your Majesty!" The initial fear passed, and the people below were aroused by liΓ‘o's emotions and echoed them.

After a commotion, Omdalfinn ordered the servant to clean the floor, sat back in his seat, turned to Penny with a smile, and said, "Mr. Flynn, I wonder if you would be interested in joining my lord's command?"

It was an invitation to join the Church, and the wizard looked at the Governor, knowing that if he nodded, he would probably go back to the priests of the Bann Church to put on his own notorious test of faith.

Although the Bane Church accepts a wide range of believers, but it is so generous that it can't help but mix in, and when the year of the move, Bann encountered a huge calamity and almost fell, although he was lucky to recover his divine power, but the priesthood changed hands several times, and the church was in chaos, and there were more Shiric, an enemy who was good at fraud, so the Bann Church's entrance test was notoriously strict. ...,

In this ritual, if the subject is identified as a spy, he is immediately killed, if he is a speculator, he is thrown into prison, and only a few allies and faithful are admitted to the church.

Having become wary of this necromantic chief, he didn't want his every move to be controlled by this terrifying figure.

Penny did not wish to accept such a ceremony, but it was clear that the Governor's actions were a shock and a strong threat, and if he refused, the consequences would be unpredictable.

When he secretly felt that it was troublesome, a man came from the side, an old man in a priest's robe, with a smile on his face, but when it fell into the wizard's eyes, it made his heart burst out.

The man was dressed in Bane's priest's attire, but he had a familiar face that he had seen once in the hut where the red-robed mage had been initiated, and just this afternoon, he had seen the owner of this face, and certainly not strange.

He took a sip of water and suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

The governor of Murmaster did not notice Penny's abnormality, and pulled the old man and introduced: "This is Lord Saqqara Seaton, Bishop of the Church, Mr. Flynn, who has heard of your great deeds and appreciated you very much, and I wonder if Your Excellency is interested in joining the ranks of His Majesty Shì Bhane?"

The Governor waited for Penny's answer, as long as he got a similar result in the initiation test, even if he was identified as a less loyal speculator, as long as he was not a spy, then of course he was reliable, and there was no need to be suspicious.

And in this regard, the spells of the ** are always very practical, and I believe this time is no exception.

If he disagreed, his face flashed with murderous anger, and through careful consideration, it would be better to kill such an uncontrollable variable.

Penny glanced at 'Bishop Saqqara Sidon' with an inexplicable smile on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

......

"Lord Sazastan, when did you become the priest of the Black Hand Lord?" After a perfunctory look at the governor, Penny finally found the priest and asked the question in his heart secretly.

"Pastor?" the necromantic chief in Bane's robes raised a wine cup and drank it all, but he didn't know if he could drink the taste, but after the cup of wine was poured into his throat, he had an intoxicated expression on his face and whispered, "I don't know how to use magic." ”

The wizard kept his mouth shut, a lich dressed as a priest was able to hide from the high-ranking members of the Santarin Society, and what was even more amazing was that no one at this banquet suspected the identity of Sazastan, with the sensitivity of the god's followers to faith and divine grace, he couldn't even tell that this priest was fake?

Looking at Penny's sleepy and surprised gaze, Sazastan laughed: "Although I don't trust this monarch, he still trusts me, at least I haven't done anything to threaten him." ”

The corners of the wizard's mouth moved again, a little shocked by the meaning of Sazastan's words.

"Let's put it this way, I signed a contract with him, and before this contract is over, he has to give me some convenience, such as this. Sazastan took out a slip with a string of names densely written on it, and the wizard looked at it, and his brows furrowed, some of which were familiar to him, and many of which were extremely unfamiliar.

"This is the list of all the Bane believers in the Red Robe Mage Society. Sazastan said with a smile.

"Oh?" Penny's eyelids jumped, and he saw that the names above were all high-ranking figures in the red-robed mage society.

His expression changed slightly.

"Don't be too surprised, although most of us rely on our own skills to survive and gain strength, there are still some people who will seek some spiritual support, and it is unlikely that they will survive on their own will. ”...,

Wizards have no objection to this, even magicians who are rational will inevitably believe in some gods, which is natural, and in another world, it is not surprising that many scientists have developed theories that tear theology off the altar, but they themselves are devout believers.

"Many of them are loyal cronies of Neveron and Lauzorel, and I have a plan to use the power of the Black Hand Lord to help us destroy them. A sneer suddenly appeared on Sazastan's face.

"Use Your Majesty Banne?" The wizard was stunned for a moment, "My lord, does His Majesty the Black Hand like this kind of 'exploitation'?"

"He'd love the development of faith......" Sazastan smiled and gave a not-so-positive answer, "You know, Serre has a very large national barrier, and this barrier is in the hands of Laylari, and right now, Neveron and Lauzoriel are actively dealing with her...... And the reason they are so urgent is that you ......"

The wizard frowned.

"If they can get their hands on that enchantment, they will also know about the changes in the source power of the various areas of Serre, and if they succeed, they will add some modifications to the enchantment to further refine this monitoring - although the other chiefs will definitely oppose this idea, they will definitely do the same.

The consequence is that no matter what identity you use to enter Serre, even the slightest trace of insignificance will make them notice something unusual, and when the time comes, you will have nothing to hide. Sazastan's words made the corners of Penny's forehead sweat slightly, and he knew that the lord was trying to reveal to him his plan to eradicate the two rival chiefs, and he immediately perked up.

"But we should let them get their way. ”

Looking at Penny's surprised expression, Sazastan smiled slightly: "When they correct the enchantment, they will inevitably stay in Serre, and if they want to kill the legendary mage, there is no better chance than then." ”

"So......" the wizard understood.

"I've convinced Layla that I'm going to get out of Serre at the right time, in about two months, and we need to do something small to get close to those two damn guys. Sazastan laughed, "Bane's apostle is a good cover identity. ”

Penny nodded, only then did he know Sazastan's overall plan, in all fairness, this plan was indeed very detailed, and it was very feasible, grasping the two hostile chiefs who were eager to kill Penny, quietly approaching, taking the opportunity to attack, let Penny think for himself, and couldn't think of a better idea.

"And now there's a good opportunity, I've just convinced Layla Rui to acquiesce to a bill passed by the Searle Council to build a shrine to Bane on the top of Searle Mountain. ”

Penny's face changed, and he knew what it meant.

Although the nominal capital is Eltab, all of the Ser people know that the true center of Ser is the Ser Mountains, which hide the mysteries of countless red-robed mages, and no outside force has ever been able to truly invade here.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as the god of fire, Kosus, as a god with great influence in Serre, there is a small temple dedicated to him in Serre Mountain, if Bann can set up a temple in it, it will have a very special meaning for the Ser people.

If faith can be extended into the heart of a country, the meaning is self-evident.

"And this motion was proposed by one of Neveron's faithful lackeys, and it is a bit ashamed to say that he was once a close disciple of mine. ”

"Lord Nosnoah?" Penny immediately understood.

"Yes, my 'successor'. The lich said with a smile, just as if to say something funny.

Penny's heart is also clear, this lich lord faked his death through a sneak attack and lived in seclusion, maybe for some reason, Nosnoah, who made a sneak attack at that time, in the eyes of the lich, of course, is very ridiculous. ...,

"The center that controls the Searle Enchantment is also in the Searle Mountains. After Sazastan finished saying this, he finished explaining all the plans, but Penny intuitively felt that Sazastan was hiding some important content, although the general routine of the plan, Penny had already understood, but there were several key points in it, and Sazastan did not say it very clearly.

The enemy is the chief of the Red Robe Mage Society, the elite who have grown up in the deceitful Searle, and Penny will not expect them to cooperate honestly with his plans. Of course, the execution of such a plan is more important than the executor's ability to adapt to various variables, but the two chiefs will really follow Sazastan's script? Penny is not convinced.

And there are two most important points in this plan, one is whether His Majesty Bane will be so magnanimous to let Sazastan use his name to mess around, Penny doesn't believe that the gods are such confused guys; , which can be said to be extremely perverted.

Of course, it is unknown whether such a character can be trusted, at least in Penny's heart, when he encounters such a person, he will be a little more vigilant, so he simply brought it up.

But Sazastan didn't answer, but smiled again with a vague smile.

The wizard immediately understood that the chief did not intend to answer these questions, and in Sazastan's mind, Penny did not need to know.

Since the appearance of Sazastan, things have been on the track of this chief master, and Penny may not be able to achieve better results if he is not careful, and may lead to disaster.

There was a vague thought in his mind: the lich might have actually mastered his every move, and it would be harmful to disobey his will, and Penny wanted to figure out what the reason for this silent threat was a hidden danger if he didn't figure it out.

Penny couldn't figure out what the Lich Lord wanted, and he could guess a little about the actions of some of his enemies, but the Chief Lord, who had been hiding in the dark, had returned to Serre just to regain his power.

Penny frowned secretly, he doubted that this reason was reasonable enough, the arcane attainment had reached the level of Sazastan, what was the use of worldly rights? what had he agreed with Bane? it was just an exchange of rights and beliefs? It didn't seem that simple.

"Oh, this Mr. Dan Flynn has agreed to take your test, Lord Bishop?" Hearing the words of the 'Bishop' of Sazastan, Omdalfin was very surprised, he looked at Penny with a forced smile on his face, and the doubts in his heart began to crumble, but he did not expect that this Lord Bishop would be a Sibei goods.

Of course, no one doubts the bishop who was ordained by His Majesty the Black Hand, although there are many people who wonder where this bishop came from, but for the priest, the Lord's decree is higher than all doubts.

"That's great, please forgive us for our unwarranted suspicions, Mr. Flynn, you really came to help Moonsea. The governor of Murmaster stood up and bowed to Penny, flattering him. !。