Vol 3 Chapter 55: Writing "clues" (Part 1)

Before the blizzard at night, the legionnaires finally built a simple temporary camp-without enough wood, they built a temporary wall with snow and ice water, and randomly found some dry branches to prop up The tent, in a hurry, did not forget to build a few bonfires for heating.
The battle is over.
The dark-haired wizard snuggled beside a bonfire looked at the battlefield not far away. The soldiers of the legion had returned to the barracks one after another. Only the soldiers of the church continued to clean the battlefield, collecting the bones of their robes ... or collecting fragments.
But Loren saw more than that.
He had dealt with the priests countless times while in Lotel; in the ancient wood forest and Eboden, he felt their fear of the "Holy Cross" from Asriel's words; in the Nine-Man Star Wizard's Tower , He was able to realize that the wizards were deeply afraid of the power of the church ...
Although all the signs indicate that the power of the Holy Cross is terrible, but for the Holy Cross Church ... Lorren only regards it as a powerful and well-religious religious organization, and the powerful and capital-rich churches of the previous life. There is no difference in organization.
I have never thought about how if the true "miracles" have not been shown, if there is not enough power to defend their status or prove the existence of the Holy Cross, why should the Holy Cross Church become the only faith in the empire, and let Asriel Such entrenched demons die so that almost no one knows their existence? !
The oath knight is the "power" of the Holy Cross.
In the battle between the melting pot town and the guard knight, Loren has seen it once, and this time is the second time.
They only need to "pray", they can recover their injuries, stop the magic spell and even fight more bravely-this kind of power that is unreasonable is completely beyond the imagination of the black-haired wizard, and even feels serious Unbelievable.
Relying solely on the so-called "power of oath", seven church knights can lead more than 100 light infantry against four times their icefield werewolf, and after the fierce battle there is still the strength to break through and join the reinforcements.
Is there anything more incredible? !
Of course, the church knights who get this power are not without cost-"Sword of Oath" needs to give up its identity forever, and "Shield of Defence" needs to stay in the north for a lifetime, and all need to sacrifice.
Therefore, it is more like a kind of
identity
and a kind of
yoke
than power. It imprisons these church knights who have gained power, so that they must wholeheartedly complete the mission of the Holy Cross.
But there is no doubt that this is still a powerful force, and it is more powerful than any high-level magic or alchemy-magic always comes at a price, and "Oath" does not need it.
Or that the degree of firmness of their own beliefs determines the strength of their strength, then how should the belief be determined? Or maybe ...
"Lord Loren Torino!"
Hong Zhong's voice sounded behind him, and the dark-haired wizard knew who it was without turning back; without asking his opinion, the heavy-faced church knight Naze sat directly beside him.
The stunned Loren looked at the chief knight commander with the angle of his eyes-at the end of the battle, he saw that Naze was wounded all over his waist, chest, shoulder blades and face, all of which were deeply visible A little bit of bone is enough to be fatal, and now ...
Intact.
"You arrived in a timely manner, and we will be wiped out by the whole army in one step." Naze stared at the church knight who was still cleaning the battlefield in the distance, and slowly said: "It is because you have spoken to His Highness Brandon. Did he pull him out immediately? "
"No, it was the Rangers who delivered the letter to you in time."
Loren replied expressionlessly, glancing calmly at him: "As for the man who made us march northward, it is you-we can't risk the extinction of half of the army."
"Your rash actions without considering the consequences leave us no choice!"
Naze frowned, but then sighed again long:
"You know ... I didn't believe you at the beginning-even if it was His Royal Highness Connold's order, I still see this as a mistake."
"Then we paid the price."
"That was an accident, no one could guess." Loren said lightly: "And the soldiers of the Holy Cross did fight very bravely, otherwise it would not be possible to insist on us coming."
"I know it might be inappropriate to say so ... but without their sacrifice, we would not be able to sit in front of each other so peacefully, understand each other, and allow us to truly cooperate instead of fighting each other and constantly giving The other party is in trouble! "
"Let me repeat, Your Excellency Naze, we are not here to trouble you; our only purpose in coming to the North is to solve this invasion that threatens the safety of the empire at any time!"
"It's really inappropriate for you to say that, Lord Loren Turin!"
Naze, who raised his head, looked gloomy, staring coldly at the dark-haired wizard in front of him: "But at least one thing is right-for the faith of the Holy Cross and the safety of the empire, we must abandon the contradictions and suspicions on both sides, and the Work together; even ... even if we each still hate each other. "
A genuine smile appeared on Loren's face.
Believe these fanatics? That is simply impossible ... especially if there is a certain time bomb buried among them.
For the faith of the Holy Cross and the safety of the empire, they can choose to cooperate with themselves and Brandon; then for the same reason, they will not have a moment of hesitation, even the slightest pity, when they kill the killer.
Having said that, for the faith of the Holy Cross and the safety of the empire ...
It is always "Holy Cross" in front.
"That's right, Lord Naze." With a formal smile on the corner of his mouth, Loren extended his right hand: "I assure you that from today on, I will listen to your suggestions as much as possible, and will try to persuade cloth. His Highness Langdon will no longer embarrass you. "
"Persuade Your Highness Brandon?"
There was a trace of unclearness in the eyes of the church knight, so he shook his head: "No one can persuade a descendant of the Dessalian family, except for themselves. This is their nature."
"Only one thing, you have to make His Highness Brandon believe that our Holy Cross Church is not his brother ’s running dog, and the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain is not his brother ’s territory; we are fighting for the Crown Prince Connor because he is against the Holy Cross. He is loyal to the empire. And he did gamble everything to protect the empire! "
"So I hope you tell His Highness Brandon this way--tell him that if he can defend our faith firmly and this hard-won, strong and fragile empire, the Holy Cross Church will never mind giving it to him Come to our loyalty! "
Slowly standing up, Naze pointed indifferently to the scorched soil:
"If you can do this, their sacrifice is not wasted!"
For a moment of tranquility, a little bright light burst out of the bonfire, just like the shape of a holy cross.
The dark-haired wizard who raised his head ~ EbookFREE.me ~ still gazed at the other party with the calm black pupils: "I will do my best."
"I hope so."
The church knight who turned around suddenly turned back: "And ... your guard, the illegitimate son of the Wiltz family is called Lucien's kid."
"He really is not like a deserter, and indeed he is not a deserter-when I return to the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain, I will assure him as your witness for this, let His Highness Connold restore his army and promote him. ; These are all he deserves. The Fortress of the Boundary Mountain needs a soldier like him! "
"There is nothing to disrespect you, but such a good soldier should not only be a wizard's guard."
"Thank you for your kindness, but Lusien no longer needs to prove anything." Loren replied indifferently: "He decided to leave the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain and will never come back."
"Yes, what a pity."
By the time the black-haired wizard raised his head again, Naze had turned away and walked back to the blood-stained battlefield without looking back, leaving only a lonely back in the dark ...