Law Enforcer's Handbook

With the deepening of the exploration by Diego and others, Song Lan had more and more doubts in his heart.

No matter the Tidal Cultist or the high-level councilors talk about "New Era" all the time, as if it has become the new slogan of their alliance, but until now no one has explained to him what "New Era" is mean?
They also only vaguely speculated that the consciousness aggregate was to instigate the fourth war and completely overthrow the rule of the coalition government, but Song Lan had no idea what they were going to change the post-war world into.

But what is certain is that neither the world ruled by plants nor the sunken kingdom of Atlantis is a place suitable for human life.

As a migrant worker whose ultimate goal is to buy a house for retirement, Song Lan is absolutely unwilling to live in these two places.

First of all, the livability and safety factor are far from enough.

Considering that the currency of the post-war world will be changed, and the money he has worked so hard to save for so long will be wiped out, he strongly opposes the advent of the Fourth War.

He observed that the three people who were in the capital of Atlantis at the moment were also in trouble.

The three outsiders are too eye-catching.

Even without mentioning the terminator-style appearance of the "king", Paladin and Diago are both pure-blooded humans, and they can't blend into the blue-skinned people of Atlantis at all, and camouflage seems to have no effect on the locals , they can accurately identify their own kind.

This also directly led to the failure of Song Lan's plan to suggest that Diago and Paladin use dye to paint their skin blue.

Fortunately, not all Tidal Cultists are in the capital, and there are still many kind-hearted people in this world.

After seeing through the disguise of the two, a kind-hearted person took them to his big house calmly.

"I think your Father God seems to have a bad idea."

After entering the magnificent manor, Paladin breathed a sigh of relief and whispered in Diego's ear.

Now he not only has to endure the smell of the dye and the uncomfortable feeling when it is applied to his body, but also falls into the embarrassment of being seen through at a glance.

This idea is really too... a bit down-to-earth, so that he can't connect it with miracles at all.

With the power of the gods, shouldn't a beam of light descend from the sky, and then they will automatically become their own kind in the eyes of the local people?
"It's because the dye you found smells too strong."

Diego unconditionally chose to uphold Father God's suggestion. He reflected that they must have made mistakes in the process of implementing the plan. In addition to the strong smell of the dye, they also forgot to paint cheeks on their necks.

"Or, being discovered is also part of Father God's plan. He didn't hurt us, but took us to a safe place."

Hearing Diego's explanation, Paladin was shocked.

He never expected that the kid could still brag about his godfather even though the plan failed, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Diego said was so reasonable.

At least they were not found and sent to prison by the local guards after their disguise was revealed, but were taken to a safe place.

From the grandeur of the manor, it is not difficult to see that the status of the people living here is not low.

"You are lucky. Sheriff Makov has been staying at the waste treatment plant recently. If you fall into their hands, I'm afraid it will not end well."

In this regard, Paladin and Diego coincidentally remained silent.

Their sheriff Makov had been killed, and even the body was taken over by machines, and they had just witnessed the murder scene before they came to the street.

The people in gorgeous costumes brought the three of them to the cellar of the manor, "You should be people on land, don't be nervous, I often help people who are fleeing."

Paladin was a little surprised, "Have you met people who fled here from the town before?"

"I will meet a few every once in a while. After all, your characteristics are too...obvious. I heard that life on land is not easy."

A kind smile appeared on the man's face, "It will take some effort to give them new identities."

"But why...?"

The kind smile aroused the vigilance of Paladin. For the legal residents of Atlantis, they belonged to sacrifices that did not even deserve their names and identities. The fleeing land people are even more capital crimes.

Many cruel methods of the Tidal Church emerged in his mind.

Maybe this person just pretended to be a kind person to bring those refugees here, and tortured them in this basement?
Thinking of this, Paladin asked again, "Where did you send them?"

"Away from the capital, they have established Masonic organizations in some peripheral cities, where the degree of control is much looser than here, at least allowing them to live as individuals."

Suddenly, the man changed the subject suddenly, and the smile on his face became ferocious, "Of course, the above may also be an excuse for me to deceive you, my real hobby is to cut open the bodies of those illegal refugees, after all Fleeing here from land is a capital crime."

His hand lightly touched the organ beside him, and with a bang, the entrance to the cellar was completely sealed.

"And now, you have fallen into my trap like those people, but I can let you choose your own way of death."

"Wait, if you attack us, our companion will never let you go, he is much stronger than us!"

"Oh? Do you have any companions..."

Paladin's warning failed to stop the man in front of him, he had already put his cane into the groove of the altar, and in an instant...

The soft moonlight shone into the cellar and sprinkled on the female stone statue in the center of the cellar.

Again, the atmosphere seemed too subdued and romantic for a cult ritual.

This sudden change made Paladin dazed. He stared closely at the stone statue of the woman. The face was so familiar. It had appeared in his dreams from time to time since 70 years ago, and it has haunted him ever since.

"Remember, your tone should be stricter. Next time you encounter this kind of situation, don't confess your companion so easily. It is much better for you to let him hide in the dark."

The man laughed, his ferocious expression disappeared, "I lied to you just now, you have been tricked!"

"This joke is not funny!"

Diego frowned tightly, expressing protest.

Because God the Father hopes to use him to severely criticize this kind of behavior, "This is really too dangerous!"

What the man didn't know was that his realistic acting skills not only frightened Paladin and Diego, but even Song Lan and the "Emperor" who were observing here were shocked.

Especially Song Lan, his hands and feet were cold now, and he was afraid for a while.

He was just a little bit close to killing this kind man, and that would be a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.

"Hahaha, they used to say that too, but every time it's like this, I can't help but want to tease you."

The man didn't realize that he had walked before the gate of hell, and said to Paladin, "You just asked me why I did this? This is my answer... Although our appearance looks different, our bodies The same blood runs through them all.”

He walked up to the stone statue of the woman, and although he had repeated the story countless times to different refugees, he couldn't help saying, "You have the blood of heroes in your body, no hero should be treated like this, the princess told Regarding your matters, I can only help you within the scope of my ability."

"Just to interrupt, I'm not from Atlantis."

Diego raised his hand honestly, and clarified, "I'm from Silvermoon Port, only Paladin..."

"What did you say?"

Hearing the words "Paladin", the man's expression suddenly changed. He came to Paladin in disbelief, holding his shoulders with trembling hands, "Your name is Paladin? Are you Paladin?"

Facing the man's excited questioning, Paladin hesitated.

Strictly speaking, this is the name he got for himself after reading the contents of those stone tablets. The glory it represented never belonged to him, but to the one who once shouldered the hope of the entire kingdom and challenged the Lord of Tide Commander of the challenge.

"I……"

"The princess said that sooner or later, the Paladin will return to this land and end the curse of the Lord of Tides on this kingdom! And the king... no, that despicable thief has been fearing that this name will come back here!"

The man could hardly contain the excitement in his words.

He has been helping refugees on land, which also contains his selfishness.

He always believed that Paladin would come back here. Day after day, year after year, he had already sent countless refugees to coastal cities. Just when he no longer had any hope for the prophecy in his heart, the prophecy His name suddenly appeared in front of him.

And Paladin's excitement was no less than that of the man in front of him. He thought about everything and asked, "Princess, is she okay?"

He longed for an answer that would reassure him.

The last time he saw the princess was 70 years ago. He understood the feelings of the man in front of him. The passage of time was enough to make anyone numb.

"She...she is still alive, the king needs her to be alive, only she knows the secret about the secret treasure."

The man rekindled his courage, and the appearance of the prophet changed everything.

After thinking for a while, he said, "She was imprisoned by the king, we must rescue her! Yes, we need to make a complete plan, and I can help you sneak into the palace!"

"But……"

Of course Paladin couldn't wait to see the princess again, but when he thought of the king's garrison and the Lord of the Tide hiding in the shadows watching them, his heart sank.

Doing so is tantamount to making an enemy of the entire kingdom, or even the gods, and rash actions may even harm the princess and his new companions.

Sneaking into the headquarters of the Tidal Church has already made them take a huge risk...

"I support going to prison to save people."

Diego stood up again at this critical moment. Just now, he received a new mission entrusted to him by God the Father.

"I said that I want to rescue the people on this island from the curse of the Tide Lord."