I'm not that kind of orc

"However, I was quite shocked when I found out that His Highness was actually a princess. In the early years, you must know that the saintesses of our regiment still had a good impression of His Royal Highness..." The deputy head seemed a little bit off when he opened the conversation. Can't live.

At this moment, Angelica tugged at the corner of my clothes again, and looked up at me wearily.

The continuous fighting at noon had consumed her a lot, and she should be quite sleepy now.

I had to raise my hand to interrupt the chattering deputy head: "Well, to be honest, we are actually a little tired, can you..."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention. The guests should be tired. I'm going to ask someone to prepare rooms for the guests. This way please!" The deputy head greeted us enthusiastically.

We entered the gate of this iron thorn prison with the deputy head. It is a little surprising that the interior of this iron thorn prison is not as ghastly as I imagined before, it is better to say... Quite exquisite, exhibits covered with crystals are placed in the hall, exquisite reliefs are painted on the walls of the corridor, and dense text introductions are engraved under the reliefs.

It's almost like a collection.

When we came in, the three of us showed a bit of surprise on our faces. Obviously, these two girls had the same imagination as I did about the so-called Iron Thorn Prison before they came in.

"Is it different from what you imagined?" At this time, the deputy head who was walking in front of us suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked directly into my eyes, and said faintly, "Actually, the real Ironthorn Prison is a dungeon. The entrance to the basement of the headquarters of the Condemned Knights is the stairs going down there."

At the same moment the church doors closed behind us with a bang.

I was startled—this guy is actually still suspicious of us, and wants to take us to the end for a good interrogation, right?

However, at this moment, the deputy head turned his head back and continued to lead the way, and said loudly: "The Iron Thorn Prison is a prison with a long history, which can be traced back to the old religious period. A Church of the Holy Light, it was converted into a prison after the fifth king ascended the throne. At that time, the guard knights assigned to the prison formed the earliest Knights of Conviction, which is now the Fifth Knights of the Kingdom... Well, you can watch it In the corridor on the left, the oil paintings on the corridor are the successive saints of the Knights of Conviction. The reliefs on the wall on the other side record the great events that the Knights of Conviction have experienced from the beginning of its establishment to the present. event……"

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"Look here, everyone. This exhibit is the long horn left by the great demon killed by the saintess of the previous generation. You can see that the size of the pair of horns is amazing. In fact, the demon at that time It is a full 15 meters tall, it is a man-made demon made by the Demon King, and it was used as a siege weapon by the Demon King's army..."

While leading us into the hall, the deputy head introduced to us the various exhibits covered by crystals that we saw along the way.

"There is also this biological specimen. I know that you are all curious about what kind of creature it is at first glance, right? In fact, it was forcibly fused with a black bear and a demon by a famous black magician more than 200 years ago. Due to immature technology, the black magician failed to control the creature, and suffered retribution on the spot and was killed by the synthetic beast. Then the out-of-control synthetic beast broke into the nearby village and caused a heresy creature disaster, and finally dispatched Twelve Condemned Knights solved it..."

"Then this skull came from a lich who spread the plague on the southeastern border of Helgia 50 years ago. Under the call of the Church of the Holy Light, the Knights of Condemnation and the Knights of the Holy Light joined forces to crusade. This skull It was the Horcrux that the Lich made for himself. Surprisingly, the Lich hid the Horcrux in the latrine of the mage tower where he was hiding, thinking that he could hide it from the world, but the Condemned Knight quickly and sensitively Realizing that the undead don't need to use the latrine at all, we conducted a thorough search..."

I finally couldn't help it after hearing this, and raised my hand: "I'm sorry to bother you, why do you put these things here?"

The deputy head was stunned, and then laughed at himself: "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've committed another occupational disease, and I accidentally started talking... Actually, the hall of the headquarters of the Knights of Conviction is a museum. coming."

"Museum!?" I was slightly taken aback.

"That's right, because the nature of the Convicted Knights is more complicated, and they don't enjoy military subsidies like other knights, so our department has launched some additional income-generating projects. This headquarters is designed as a museum, which is usually open to the public. , five copper coins for the ticket, and the business was quite good during the peak season... But now is an extraordinary period, and this place has become a refuge, and the operation in this area has also been suspended." The deputy head sighed with some regret, "The previous From time to time, occasionally schools in nearby towns organize student groups to visit, and I will also act as a guide for the guests."

I was too surprised to speak.

The business acumen of these Helgians is truly amazing...

Speaking of which, in the past, some traveling businessmen from Helgia approached the old chief to discuss some "tribal fun" tourism adventure project, saying that it was to let rich people from Helgia come to the orc tribe to experience the local cultural characteristics. Orc hunters act as guides, taking those rich people to go hunting in the wild of giant beasts—in short, it sounds very powerful, but in the end this happened because the traveling merchant was taken to the wild for investigation, but he saw it with his own eyes. After seeing a few wild wild bears, I was scared to pee my pants and let it go-after all, the wild of giant beasts is still too dangerous for ordinary humans.

"Now I want to take you to meet our team leader, and I happened to pass by the exhibition area, why don't you just let me relieve everyone's boredom."

The deputy head seems to be intentionally here to make up for the lack of experience in our old profession for a period of time, and he is quite active as a guide for us.

"Come on, the row of bulletin boards you see now displays the information of the main prisoners who are currently detained in Ironthorn Prison. The more prominent ones include the dark elf wanderer Segmana, the murderer, and all the prisoners. A well-known dangerous person in the mainland, she killed 23 Helgian civilians for the purpose of studying curses within two years..."

"There is also the werewolf Koffett, the founder of the notorious Red Fang bandits. He is a cursed and transgender werewolf. After transforming into a werewolf, his body will grow to a height of nearly four meters... In order to capture him and convict the knight It was the first time that the regiment cooperated with the Wolf Claw Knights, and Vikas and I almost died under the claws of this monster."

"Then, the vampire Effilisa, a prince-level blood clan, sacrificed more than 30 convict knights in order to capture her. In the end, the previous saintess sealed the magic power herself to be able to capture her successfully..."

Looking at the portraits of dangerous criminals displayed in the form of arrest warrants on the bulletin board, I couldn't help but feel a little shocking.

"The last one is the most dangerous prisoner in this Ironthorn Prison, not one of them." The deputy head pointed to the end of the bulletin board in a solemn tone, "Ox, Lord of the Abyss——Of course, because the devil doesn't The name, this code name is named by our knights. It is a rare ice demon of the abyss lord, which can freeze everything around itself. Its magic power is very strong. It once frozen a town and caused thousands of casualties. Triggered a heretical biological disaster on an unprecedented scale..."

I finally couldn't bear it when I heard this: "Are you all just keeping so many dangerous prisoners?"

I find it a bit inconceivable that these convict knights even leave such a huge hidden danger as the abyss lord in the dungeon of the headquarters, which is no less dangerous than having their own cellar full of bombs.

Devils destroy and kill creatures that are as natural as breathing, eating and drinking.

"Ah, that's right. Indeed, the crimes of these dangerous prisoners have already reached the level of punishment for execution. But because of some objective reasons, we chose to temporarily house them." The deputy head patiently explained to me, "Like the dark elf Segmana, because of the complexity of her race and nationality, her trial requires some political negotiations, while Kofit and Effilisa, because they have very important research value. Through their Research, the Convicted Knights can get more information about werewolves and vampires. As for the ice demon Oggs, the main reason we keep it is that it is very risky to execute it. After our evaluation, killing Oggs rashly Si is likely to cause the magic power in its body to erupt, causing a horrific disaster covered in ice with a radius of tens of kilometers. And its current seal is still very stable, so we can only choose to temporarily contain it until we find a suitable disposal plan.”

He paused while speaking, and added: "In addition, there is another small reason, because this demon is very easy to use."

"Easy to use?"

"In midsummer, we only need to slightly adjust the containment technique of the prison to guide part of the magic power unconsciously released during its sealing period, and then it can be used to cool down the headquarters. This measure not only improves our working environment, but also allows This iron thorn prison has become a well-known summer resort, effectively increasing our summer passenger flow." The deputy head clapped his hands with a smile.

"..." I was once again surprised by the business experience of these Helkians.

At this moment, a childish female voice suddenly sounded from the other end of the corridor: "Andrew, who are these guys?"

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We looked up and saw a half-human girl in a white prayer robe standing there, looking us up and down with unabashed suspicion.

"Ahaha, don't worry, my lord, these are all guests." The deputy head smiled casually.

"Are you entertaining a black magician as a guest?" The girl stared at the demon ring on Feilan's hand, her eyes visibly more vigilant.

"What? Little ghost, do you have any opinion on me?" Feilan's temper came as soon as she said it, and she immediately turned back with a fierce look, as if she wanted to scare her.

"Little devil? It seems that you don't know who you are talking to, do you?" The girl stared back at him, then glanced at the deputy head, "Andrew!"

The deputy head smiled wryly, and then turned to us: "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is the head of our Convicted Knights, the No. 20 fifth saint Siryl."

"Knights... Leader?" After hearing his introduction, I subconsciously widened my eyes.

The female doll in front of her looked like she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, she was just a child at all.Can such a brat lead a knight order?

Hillier on the opposite side immediately reacted to my voice, frowning at me displeased.

"Ah, that's right. In fact, the composition of the Knights of Conviction is different from other knights." The deputy head explained to me in time, "The previous heads of the Knights of Conviction were all elected by the Holy Light Church. It is our religious tradition that the saintesses are in charge. They are not in charge of the internal affairs of the Knights, and the real management of the Knights is the deputy leader like me."

"Hmph, so it's a mascot vase!" Feilan answered immediately, causing Hillier to stare at her instead.

At this time, the deputy leader Andrew coughed dryly, and straightened his face a little: "This is not right. Although the saintesses of the Convicted Knights do not handle internal affairs, they are actual leaders of the knights. Before succeeding the saints, they They will go through a specific stigmata conferring ceremony. This ceremony will make them have a strong affinity for the holy light. The power of the holy light spells they cast is far better than that of ordinary paladins. Not only are they not mascots, they are also knights The strongest combat power. After they grow up, they will slowly take over some internal affairs."

"Did you hear that! I'm the leader here!" Hillier, who has been confirmed by the deputy head, emphasized to us, then raised a finger and pointed at Feilan, "You black magician has a sinister face, you look like a Wicked man, first let me call someone to arrest you and interrogate you!"

"How dare you!?" Feilan was enraged all of a sudden, as if she was going to roll up her sleeves to fight.

"I think what she said makes sense." Angelica added abruptly.

"Damn girl, who the hell are you helping!" Feilan glared at Angelica again.

"This kid is a little bit more sensible." Hillier glanced at Angelica.

"Little...ghost?" Angelica's expression froze.

It's terrible, the girl's few words aroused the anger of these two girls.

I quickly reached out and grabbed their shoulders.

At this time, Andrew's deputy head suddenly stepped behind Hillier, raised his hand and patted her on the back of the head: "Stop fooling around!"

"Andrew! How dare you hit me!?" Hillier covered her head and looked up at Andrew.

"Although they have the power of heresy, they are indeed the reinforcements of the Royal Army. I have confirmed their identities while fighting with Her Highness Alsena." Andrew replied blankly, "If you continue to look after yourself If you lose your temper, I will ask Bishop Talisa to give you more practice lessons."

"Despicable, despicable, you actually use your homework to suppress me!" Hillier's eyes widened, and her arrogance was suppressed all of a sudden, "Are you still considered a paladin like this?"

"You don't look like a saint at all, okay?" Andrew sighed, "Okay, because of some misunderstandings, we caused trouble for these guests, and they couldn't go back to the base .Now we have a reason to provide them with a place to stay. You are in charge of the refugee resettlement this afternoon, are there any vacant rooms in the headquarters now?"

"Hmph, do you want a room?" Hillier, who was trained by the deputy head, glanced at us with a straight face, "Okay, come with me!"

After she finished speaking, she walked to the other end of the corridor without looking back. Andrew smiled apologetically at us and followed.

According to religious traditions, the head of the saintess is the leader, and the deputy head is in charge of real power and internal affairs. This knight order is indeed quite special.

However, judging from their interaction, these knights are much more human than I originally imagined.Although this saint doesn't like us very much, she is only a half-grown child after all, so there is no need to get too fussy with her.

However, 5 minutes later, following the saint, we finally went down a downward stone step and came to a dungeon.

With a bang, Hillier asked a condemned knight dressed as a jailer to open a cell door.

"Here, it's here, you go in." Hillier turned her face towards us and gestured towards the prison.

"This...is a prison." After a few seconds of silence, I turned to look at Deputy Captain Andrew.

"Ahaha, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, because the recent war situation has been tragic, too many towns and villages have been destroyed, and a large number of refugees have poured in here. We have taken out all the knight barracks and there is not enough to accommodate them, so we have to temporarily use some rooms in the prison. "Deputy head Andrew smiled and waved to us, "Don't worry, there are no prisoners on this floor, they are all resettled refugees and garrison knights."

"That's it, don't make it look like I'm avenging my own personal revenge, I'm living in the cell now, okay?" Hillier said as she took the key from the knight who opened the door and threw it to me, "Here, here are the keys to the cell , can you rest assured now?"

"In this case, can you give me two rooms?" I pointed to myself and the two girls.

"Don't think about it, the place here is so tight now, basically there are four or five people in each room, how can I give you such a luxury?" Hillier replied angrily.

At this time, Angelica leaned forward with a blank expression, stood in front of Hillier and stared at her.

"You, what are you doing? If you threaten me, I won't give you an extra room!" Hillier was scared by her and took a step back.

Angelica slowly raised her hand...

Then, just when I was nervous about it, Angelica Wuyan put that hand on Hillier's shoulder and patted her, and then gave her a thumbs up with the other hand, her eyes flickered The light of recognition.

"Huh?" Hillier blinked dumbfoundedly.

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It was night, and the three of us stayed overnight in Ironthorn Prison.

Although it was a room converted from a prison cell, the Knights still provided us with new bedding and provided meals. Generally speaking, it was much better than sleeping in the wild.

"Sleep, get out of this damn place early tomorrow morning! The room is small, the food is tasteless, and there is an annoying little ghost!" Feilan complained while covering her body with the quilt.

"You also heard what they said. Now they are also working hard to help the civilians affected by the disaster. The supplies are a bit stretched. Be patient." I also lay down in another corner, "And you don't have to talk to a A child with a temper tantrum is generally familiar."

This is an area mainly attacked by the enemy, and the war situation is more tense than Arsena's territory. It is conceivable that the number of refugees is probably several times that of the Northwest Highlands.

"But that brat is really annoying!" Feilan puffed her face, then turned her head to look at Angelika who was sitting by the bars, "Hey, girl, are you awake?"

"Today is a gibbous moon, and I only need to sleep for more than two hours." Angelica pointed to the moonlight outside, "Now, I'm not sleepy."

"Don't get excited and howl like a wolf in the middle of the night." Feilan muttered, "I'm going to throw a fireball then."

"Can you sleep without that doll?" Angelica glanced at her.

"What, what doll!? What nonsense are you talking about!" Feilan blushed suddenly, "I don't care about you, go to sleep!"

After she finished speaking, she lay down and turned over.

I also spread the quilt for myself and lay down on the bed.

The tiredness left by the day's fighting quickly hit me, and I fell into a deep sleep.