Our family is in decline

They understood, that is, the people of the church wanted to go deep into the ruins and wanted to find someone familiar with the situation to lead the way.

And their Scorpion Mercenary Group did go deep into the ruins during the early development, and they had a good reputation, so Brother Martin chose them as the guide.

Then they were stopped.

"Stay away from here if you are not involved."

The knights stopped them when they approached the two-story building of the station, and their cold words were in sharp contrast to their enthusiasm.

"This is our place, we are from this mercenary group."

"Leave here!"

They were arrogant and didn't even bother to explain. They could feel their discrimination against mercenaries, and they had no intention of covering it up. To be honest, they didn't understand why they brought these mercenaries with them.

Several mercenaries looked at the knights' shiny equipment, which was even a little dazzling in the warm sun. It was said that the weapons and equipment were blessed by the Holy Light.

It was said that the minimum threshold to become a Holy Light Knight was a master, and looking at the various badges on the armor, it meant that they had experienced many battles.

Although there were less than ten knights, they were powerful without any concealment. That was the first impression given to them and most people here.

In comparison, they looked very shabby. You know, there are few adventurers here who are better than their Scorpion Mercenary Group. They are usually praised by all parties. When have they ever suffered such humiliation?

They can't even enter the main building of their own base?

At this time, someone finally came. He was from their mercenary group and hurried over to persuade them to leave.

"It's okay, it's okay. They are borrowing our place for a meeting. We just need to go there and wait for the leader to come back."

The conflict was stopped, and several returning mercenaries were pulled aside. People couldn't be idle. After a while, someone suddenly muttered sourly.

"I feel not as good as the guards..."

I am not as good as you, but you are not as good as the guards.

Others also inexplicably linked these knights with the guards of those lords.

They found that those guards might not be as glorious as they looked, but they were still terrified by their strength in suppressing tens of thousands of adventurers in the town when the blood moon came.

Because they are also part of the adventurers...

"Shut up, is it okay to say such things? Don't you know who the boss of this trip is?"

Most mercenaries are outspoken, because they are desperate, and no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or death.

But it doesn't mean they are stupid. They won't do anything to offend the boss. Who would go against money?

"But why are they going to the ruins? There are only rats and bones in it?"

"That's right, everyone ran away before coming, isn't it too slow?"

"Maybe there is really a treasure..."

People are always restless, especially now that they can't help but comment on the knights surrounding the house so cautiously.

But Brother Martin is also having a headache about this problem.

Because Lance wiped out the church saints in the dungeon, causing the church to notice something.

The problem of the saints' fall is too serious. They must find the corpse and bring back the inheritance. According to records, the last place the saints appeared was Hamlet.

On this core issue related to the secrets of the church, they did not care too much, and transferred an elite force from Totnes as a vanguard.

As for Brother Martin himself, he also knew that this was a big pit. Originally, the church left him here and ignored him, but suddenly sent a team of holy light knights and the bishop who led the team, and then gave him a task.

[Find a way to find out the secret of Hamlet and find the traces of the saints. ]

Some things cannot be told, and even only some high-level people in the church know some information, so it is no wonder that the knights are so cautious to drive away others.

Now there are two people beside Brother Martin in the room besides the candle priest. One of them is wearing a heavy armor with a white light. In addition to the traces of battle, there are various badges on his shoulders and breastplate, representing a series of fierce battles and the blessings of the holy light.

The whole person is protected by armor, and only a firm gaze is revealed from the line of the helmet. An exaggerated alien sword is in his hand. He is the champion knight of the church.

The other one was wearing a gorgeous priest's robe and a white tall hat with a special large cross pattern painted in gold. He held the Holy Scripture in one hand and a short-handled weapon with a large curved cross in the other hand. It was unknown whether it was a staff or a war hammer.

He looked much taller than an average person, but a little thin, and his face was solemn and serious. He was a bishop, a champion spellcaster.

Because of the blockade of Lance, or because it was difficult to transmit information in the world itself, the church didn't know much about Hamlet.

Similarly, Brother Martin and the other were trapped here and didn't know what happened in the outside world.

Then after a conversation, both sides compared the information, and those outsiders felt how terrible this place was.

"Yes, it was during the blood moon period. It seems that the changes in the ruins must be related to the saints."

The time of both sides was matched, and they soon confirmed one thing. The vision that happened to Hamlet was likely related to the saints of the church, which meant that the lord must know something.

"Can't we really talk to that lord?"

The bishop's words got to the point. Since that lord claimed to have pacified the cult, he must know something.

"No, that lord is not religious. It seems that the church abandoned Hamlet when the bandits attacked, which caused the lord to have a deep prejudice against the church."

Brother Martin was really investigating. Only the first few hundred real aborigines knew about this kind of thing, and they never mentioned it much later.

"Then the lord really beat and imprisoned you?"

The bishop had some doubts. Everyone in the church knew that Martin was a tough guy, but there was nothing he could do. Apart from his reputation as a martyr, he also had strength.

No one wants to offend a legendary spellcaster.

It's just that he said this to question Martin. Don't lie to me. Does the Lord's behavior have nothing to do with you starting a rebellion here and being suppressed?

Martin was also speechless. Why the hell are you asking this?

But it was not easy for him to talk nonsense when it came to the saints, so he could only change the subject.

"Let's get back to the next plan. If the saint appears in the ruins, he will definitely leave traces in one place."

"Church." The silent champion knight spoke. He wasn't too interested in those messy things, because everyone has been able to survive until now and is not a fool, so don't waste time.

"Well, that's right. If the saint ever appeared here, then the church must have relevant records."

"Do it as soon as possible, otherwise it will snow again."

His words were agreed by the other two, and they also locked in the target of the next mission.

But the knight still didn't understand something, "Does this kind of thing need to call those mercenaries?"

When it comes to church secrets, as the bodyguard on this trip, he still doesn't trust outsiders. Caution is a virtue.

"The ruins are very dangerous, and we have too few people. Having them open roads and keep watch, and help us with our chores can save a lot of trouble, and they only cost a little money."

Martin has truly seen the madness of the ruins. He leaves the professional matters to professionals and doesn't let them enter the church when the time comes.

Others don't have many opinions. After all, everyone has the same goal, which is to find the saint, even if he is alive without a body.

The interesting thing is that since they can mobilize people here, they must know that the lord is conquering the rebellious nobles.

They will also know about the changes in Bastia, because the church members who escaped will definitely report the cult to their superiors.

But the church sent people here as quickly as possible. It can be seen that in front of the saints, neither the nobles nor the Bastia cult seem to be important...

The Scorpion who went out for shopping finally came back with the remaining members, and of course the packages they carried.

He is used to preparing supplies by himself for every mission, because these things are really critical, especially potions and some consumables. If something goes wrong, it will be a joke on the lives of his teammates.

"The leader is back!"

"Then the lord doesn't like those people from the church?"

Someone asked in a low voice, but Scorpion frowned and retorted.

"We are mercenaries, what does it have to do with us?"

Of course he understood what they meant by this. As for whether dealing with the church would offend the lords here, Scorpion no longer cared. Making money and getting away was the main thing. This ghost place couldn't stand it at all.

But he also knew what his teammates were worried about, so he added.

"Don't think so much. The price offered by the church is very good. We just need to complete this task and leave here."

Others naturally did not question it and thought about how to use the money, but some people complained.

"This lord is really good at making money. We just went to replenish supplies, and those potions and hemostatic bandages are so expensive."

While those people were complaining, Brother Martin and the others on the other side also ended the meeting. A brief conversation between the two teams began. A team of about twenty people set off, stepping on the snow... …

In addition to them, you can also see that after the snow stopped, many people went in with their equipment, not to look for treasures, but to catch Junkrat and pick up trash along the way.

Facts have proved that human power is very powerful after being profitable. The big rats that ran out of the ruins originally caused panic, but now Junkrat can't be found around the town. If you want to find it, you can only look in the direction of the ruins.

After a round of heavy snow, the dilapidated ruins were covered with a layer of silver, as if the filth that had not dissipated for many years had been washed away, and even the smell of decay seemed to have been suppressed...?

I don’t know about the others, but after several rounds of clearing by the army, there were a lot fewer skeletons on the periphery. As they moved forward, opening the road turned into clearing snow.

Only when we went a little deeper did we find traces of skeletons, which was just a little funny.

Maybe the skeleton that ran out at night was directly covered by the wind and snow that blew in overnight. Most of its body was buried in the snow, with only half of its body exposed, or maybe its head was left.

The skeleton was trapped in the snow and couldn't move. Even Junkrat was reluctant to come out in such horrible weather, but it was a good thing for them.

Because there is such a thick snow cover, at least there will not be the original frenzy, which is why Scorpion is willing to agree to them.

Fortunately, there are many buildings here, and you can avoid part of the snow by walking on the eaves, but there are also skeletons wandering here.

These guys are as annoying as the snow, and the purpose of Martin hiring them is to do hard work.

If you encounter something that you really can't get around, you can only move forward by clearing the snow. Fortunately, you have prepared a shovel before they come.

The mercenaries cleared the road together and then took charge of solving the possible minor troubles, such as the thawed skeletons.

The church people followed behind, with no intention of asking for help at all. Their noble status was not suitable for doing these jobs.

The interesting reason is that many of these Holy Light Knights are of noble origin. Some religious nobles will send their second sons who have no inheritance rights to the church for the Holy Light.

So it is not difficult to understand why they despise mercenaries so much. In their eyes, mercenaries for money are similar to the concept of robbers and bandits.

Although this understanding is correct, many mercenaries are part-time robbers, but if these knights have no money, how can they become knights of the church?

This is a very simple and complicated question, but no one cares.

The team moved towards the magnificent cathedral in the middle of the city with a slow and firm progress.

It was already broad daylight when the snow stopped, and with the time for preparation and advancement in the early stage, it soon became dark. The daytime in winter is always so short.

The knights of the church wanted to move on, but Scorpion and the others disagreed. The snow was not shoveled by you, and it was easy to say.

Not to mention that the ruins were very dangerous at night without building protection. Only the mendicant monks and candle priests understood them, and they would not rush for one or two days.

But cleaning a building was also a hassle. A large number of skeletons hid inside. Without the obstruction of heavy snow and sun, they showed very fierce power.

At this time, Martin and his team finally took action and quickly solved the skeleton problem, but where did the rats in the ruins go?

Those crazy rats who hid in the building for winter and had been hungry for who knows how long also smelled human smell and began to wake up. The bonfire could not suppress their hunger. They longed for flesh and blood.

They were harassed by them all night, but Scorpion and his team were well prepared and caught two to roast and eat.

At this time, the guys in the church understood again why Martin called a mercenary group. They might not be able to deal with it, but eating rats was still too disgusting in their eyes, although it smelled good.

Fortunately, the heavy snow did not come again when they woke up the next day. They advanced quickly all the way and easily entered the edge of the church that they had never touched before.

"You guys wait here."

"No, give us a definite time. What if there is a heavy snowfall? We will take a big risk."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"You have to pay more."

The church people were unhappy, but Martin agreed and led the team into the church.

Scorpion looked at their backs and had a bad feeling for some reason...