In the wilderness leading to Hamlet Woods (the forest outside the town), several horse-drawn carriages were moving unhurriedly.

These carriages were very different from ordinary carriages, they were large and wide, made of thick hardwood, not to mention the simple light crossbows of the robbers, which could not be pierced by a musket at close range.

There are several small holes in the compartment, which can be used both as shooting holes and as a peek outside. But there were no windows in the whole carriage, and there was no way in or out except for a door that could be bolted up.

In the event of an attack, simply untie the horse pulling the cart, close the door, and drop the latch. The carriages themselves were good barriers, even enough to serve as small battle fortresses.

Unless they are professional soldiers in heavy armor, ordinary bandits who want to trouble the passengers of the car must rush to the front of the car with arrows from the carriage and break the door with an axe to pose a threat to the passengers.

In the process, it is inevitable to be shot several rounds. I don't know how many people will die under the arrow, but the money was not grabbed, and the life was sent first.

The sight of such a carriage would make even the most vicious bandits sigh.

Although they all knew that the people who could be escorted in such carriages were either high-ranking people, or large amounts of money or precious treasures...... Even if there are many benefits, if you can't get them, it will be in vain.

These carriages are painted with white paint with a cross on the inside of the shield, which is the emblem of the famous ecclesiastical legion "Shield of the Father".

This legion is not particularly strong among the several subordinate organizations of the church, but it has the greatest reputation because they are the most nosy.

Whether it's demons or demon worship, as long as they know about it, a group of overzealous priests will immediately flock to destroy these ghosts.

In the process, of course, there will be many deaths and injuries, and it may even cause many innocent injuries. They often make reparations for it, but they never back down or resort for this reason.

Of course, compared to the "Sword of Heavenly Punishment" marked by the bright red cross sword, the "Heavenly Father's Shield" still has a relatively mild style of doing things, at least they will not wield a butcher's knife and kill all the people involved just because someone worships the demon somewhere, so as to achieve the so-called "eradication of evil".

This has also won them a lot of allies. Whenever someone discovers evil and wants to seek the help or cooperation of the clergy, their first choice is often the "Father's Shield".

The Count of Hamlet is no exception.

After receiving the letters and the documents related to inheritance, he visited several friends of the priesthood before he left, and through their connections, he was connected to the "Shield of the Father".

At that time, he didn't know what was waiting for him in Hamlet, so he just looked for a few helpers according to his own ideas.

In any case, it was not rational to take the title and fortune of an earl with only four or five bodyguards.

Fortunately, his succession as count went well, and the original plans were not used.

Although there are so many demons and monsters around Hamlet that he has to recruit adventurers to destroy them, he really doesn't rush to ask the "Father's Shield" for help.

The priests of the Father's Shield are powerful, but their ideas are a little different from ordinary people. If they come to Hamlet, they can easily get into a violent confrontation with the morally corrupt adventurers.

The Earl was not worried that the priests would suffer, he was only worried that the priests would be too heavy and drive the adventurers away.

If you want to explore the labyrinths, unravel the dark clouds that hang over the town of Hamlet, and unlock all the secrets of this ancient town, force alone is not enough.

The ruler is short, the inch is long, and the adventurers may not be as good as the priests, but they are much better at exploring and deciphering and searching for clues than the priests.

The clergy will only beat, smash, dismantle, kill, and burn along the way...... Everywhere you go, whether it's the depraved nobles who worship demons, the evil sects that practice flesh and blood sacrifices, or the haunted villages and zombie-infested dungeons...... Anyway, it will end up in ruins burning in flames.

In their own words, only fire can purify sin.

They didn't care if the precious information would be destroyed or not.

During the Crusades, the historic library of an ancient city was burned along with the collection of centuries or even thousands of years of ancient books.

In the Count's eyes, this kind of behavior is simply more evil and unforgivable than demon worship or flesh sacrifice!

After all, before becoming an aristocrat, he was first and foremost a scholar.

There is naturally a discord between scholars and fanatics.

After the Earl of Hamlet settled down in the town, he asked his friends from his hometown to help him, hoping that they would recommend a few experienced adventurers, so that these old-timers could give lectures to the adventurers in Hamlet Town, so that his chances of survival would be improved.

Even if these adventurers don't know whether they live or die and don't care about their own lives, the Earl hopes that at least the soldiers under his command can receive some relevant education.

In the event of a major battle during the exploration, the soldiers of Hamlet Town will naturally also participate in the battle. In other words, when it comes to the time of the crucial battle, without the soldiers as the mainstay, the count is not at ease!

The strength of the adventurers is not weak, but the discipline is a mess, and the will to fight is not good. When it comes to critical moments, most of them are unreliable.

So, after careful consideration, the Count decided to hire some veteran adventurers. Of course, not to let them go on adventures, but to let them act as trainers, teaching the young rookies so that they can grow up quickly and eventually become the pillars of the territory.

The adventurers had arrived a few days ago, and they had set up a training house and a blacksmith shop in the town, both to provide them with some professional training and to improve their weapons and equipment to make them stronger.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Sharpening knives will not delay the time to chop wood.

After a few days of training, in the presence of a friend, Count Hamlet and Pan Long discussed and finally made a decision to invite the priests of the "Father's Shield" to Hamlet and cooperate with them in the fight against the demons and monsters here.

The letter was quickly delivered, and when the news of a demon haunt near the town of Hamlet arrived, the members of the Father's Shield immediately became nervous and excited.

For them, destroying demons is the best way to please their Heavenly Father. And only by pleasing the Father can one go to heaven after death.

So they quickly organized an elite squad to go to Hamlet Town to slay demons.

Now, the team is on its way to the town of Hamlet.

"Captain, is it just a small town, do you need to send twelve men?" asked a young crusader curiously from the carriage at the front.

The "captain" is a veteran with scars on his face, his appearance is actually okay, but his eyes look extremely vicious, and he can even scare children. Because of this terrible look, he is already middle-aged, but he is still alone, and he has almost regarded the organization as his home, and intends to die in the "Shield of Heavenly Father".

Hearing his subordinates' inquiry, the veteran touched the short, stiff beard on his chin and smiled a somewhat wild.

"There is a proverb in the East: 'When a tiger catches a rabbit, it must use all its skills to make sure that it catches it.'" Of course, we are strong, but strong enough to destroy all the demons and monsters...... Do you think it's possible?"

"Sooner or later, it will be possible!" said the young crusader, swearing.

The veteran laughed: "It's good to have momentum! ”

The young crusader suddenly became excited, and slammed the armor on his chest with his fist, vowing to destroy the evil spirits, promote righteousness in the world, and bring glory to the Father.

The veteran did not deny his speech or affirm what he meant, but just looked at him impassionedly, laughing and not saying a word.

A young man like this has seen so much in his past life.

They have a lot of courage and a lot of strength. But they often don't live long, and many even lose their lives on the first mission.

If you want to live a long time, you must know how to "plan before you act", and think things clearly before acting, not only will not damage the majesty of the Heavenly Father, but will be more conducive to maintaining the glory of the Heavenly Father.

Of course, he wouldn't say that. Maybe in a few decades, the young and vigorous crusaders will understand his truth, or maybe they will not understand it in the end, and one by one they will die young......"

But in any case, he felt that none of this had much to do with him.

As a glorious Holy Crusader, he had already fought for his Heavenly Father, and he had fought many times. Now that he is not so enthusiastic, now before he fights, he must think about whether this battle is worth fighting, and how should he fight?

As for the young people...... He welcomes these people to challenge them if they want to.

Anyway, other people's children can't die......

As the sun gradually turns west, the earth is about to be shrouded in a dull twilight. The people in the carriage hurriedly connected the carriage to form a circle.

Horses and men hid behind this circle of makeshift "barriers", lighting bonfires for lighting and keeping warm, waiting for dawn tomorrow.

In this wilderness, it is enough to have such a shelter.

Speechless all night.

After daybreak, the young clerics exclaimed, "It's quite rare that there aren't many robbers in this wilderness. ”

Little did they know, of course, that there were actually people — or things that weren't human — who had been spying on them for a long time in the darkness.

The Pope, with her followers, went on a killing spree during this time, killing a large number of robbers in the nearby forests and wilderness. Since they are already planning to clear their name, of course they don't mind taking the heads of these criminal partners who used to be considered tacit understandings to earn a good background for themselves.

Count Hamlet is happy to see this happen. He even wrote a special order for Pan Long to hand over to the female pope and others.

In that order, he explicitly admitted in writing that he would pardon the crimes committed by the women in their local area as the local lord as long as the Pope and her congregants could help eliminate the bandits near the town of Hamlet.

Not only that, but if they could make a contribution to the battle to destroy the demons, he could even grant the women the status of freedmen.

With this identity, the female pope and those who are still sane can be regarded as truly successful and can be reborn.

As for the cultists who have lost their minds and have become demons...... Then there is no way, the world is very cruel, everyone wants to be saved, it is just a hundred days of dreams.

The Pope has come to a consensus and decided to sacrifice her former friends for a good birth.

In any case, those buddies are dead.

The living are more important than the dead, aren't they?

Pan Long knew these things, and Count Hamlet also knew about them, but the clergy of the "Father's Shield" did not.

They were only amazed by the tranquility of the wilderness, but also suspicious of the news that the so-called "demons are rampant around the town of Hamlet".

Since entering the wilderness, they have been walking for a day, and they have never encountered any demons and monsters, where are some demons rampant?

As they cleaned up the campfire, the young crusaders exclaimed, "We must have been deceived, right?"

"Why do you think that?"

"Because...... If there really are a lot of demons here, shouldn't we be regarded as mortal enemies by our group of people, and we all have divine power in our bodies?

"Demons don't know how to be afraid. An older crusader laughed and said, "They know nothing but ferocity and cruelty and greed and hatred." ”

"yes, so I'm skept......ical," whispered the young crusader, "isn't it the news that 'there are a lot of demons and monsters around Hamlet', but that the Count trick......ed us into helping?"

His guess has been agreed by many people, after all, the situation along the way is indeed very consistent with his guess.

The veteran's face sank, frowned, and said, "Since we have already come, we must at least go to the local area to have a look." If the local lord really deceives us, our 'Heavenly Father's Shield' will definitely not let him go easily!"

As he spoke, he waved the sword in his hand to increase his persuasiveness.

The clergy applauded, and for a time the atmosphere was intense and full of confidence.

As professionals fighting demons, they are fearless!