Goddess Wanhua Mirror

To be honest, this baby is really short.Standing with the tall and well-developed Romean, the contrast effect is particularly cruel!

This is fourteen! ? (pointing to Romean)

There are fourteen of these! ? (referring to Geer)

Soon, all the personnel boarded the ship, and a total of five sailboats, carrying more than 300 passengers, and many spontaneous gifts from locals, slowly left the port.

Lu De stood on the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't help feeling a surge of pride in his heart for a moment, full of hope for the future...

……end……

In a deserted tavern in the south of Oyster Harbor, the only two drinkers sat in an inconspicuous corner, tasting the bad wine in their cups, while staring at the door of the tavern vigilantly, using voices that could only be heard clearly from each other. talking.

"Our plan failed. This plague has been raging for several months. In a city of 10,000+ people, less than [-] people died. It didn't achieve the expected effect at all. How do you want me to explain to His Holiness!? "

"What can I do? The slave ship drifted with the tide and ran aground too close to the city, and was soon discovered by the lord's guard. Those guys were very decisive and burned the ship without saying a word. , the plague beasts on the ship should still be eating the corpses, and they were all burned to death before they came out. If I hadn't had the foresight to encourage a group of scavengers to go to the ship to actively contact the infection, this plague might not be a problem. Get up, not to mention the group of people from the God of Medicine who came out later, they are not a group of guys easy to deal with!"

"Then what should we do now? Five cities on three continents acted simultaneously, and we messed up on our side. With His Holiness' temper, we can't escape punishment!"

When the word "punishment" was mentioned, the two secret talkers silently looked at each other, and they both saw unconcealable fear in each other's eyes.

"There is nothing else to do now, why don't you and I report the situation of the God of Medicine Sect, try to be as detailed as possible, exaggerate their threat, and say that this sect is bound to become a barrier to my lord's recovery. No. [-] enemy, in this way, our pressure should be much less!"

(end of volume six)

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In early June in the northern part of the kingdom, when spring and summer were transitioning, the climate became more comfortable every day.After the arduous war against the epidemic in Oyster Harbor ended, Lu De led the accompanying volunteers and retired as a hero, embarking on a journey home with pride and honor.

The route the fleet followed passed through Wolfhelm, the capital of the Earl of Lumley, and was warmly welcomed by people from all walks of life in the local community. People scrambled to the streets, just to see the legendary rejuvenated Saint Lourdes!

Luther and the Earl's family are old acquaintances, but unlike the last meeting a few months ago, Luther's current appearance, if not for the way he speaks and behaves and the shadow of the past, no one would think of Luther as he is now. The appearance of being tender and watery is connected with the old man with the white beard.

"Gods behold! Master, you have become younger!"

"Honestly, I've been surprised myself, recently I feel awkward just looking in the mirror."

"……too strong!"

As the number one fan of "Blood Hand Broken Soul", the eldest lady Sha Luo seemed very excited. If her parents were not present, what she wanted to do most now was to learn martial arts with the young Lord Blood Hand.

Sha Luo has always been a leader among her peers, except for Rodriguez who once defeated her, she has been longing for a worthy opponent!

If Lu De knew that this lady of the steel plate wanted to fencing with him in his mind, he would definitely take out his fire unicorn immediately and teach her what "the times have changed"!

The group stayed in the earl for a week. In addition to leading people to guide the work of local medical staff, Lude also held two evangelistic meetings.

It was said to be an evangelistic meeting, but Lu De intentionally created an open class to publicize scientific theories in the name of religion.People say it's trickery to sell dog meat, but Lude can be said to be the opposite.

Judging from the feedback, the evangelistic meeting was very effective. Everyone liked listening to Lude's speech, and found it interesting and novel.He encourages people to seek knowledge and explore actively, because gods love the world, just like parents love their children, hoping that they will be smart and not be ignorant, stupid and illiterate.

It sounded very reasonable and high-sounding, which made some pagans who were present at the time want to refute, but they couldn't find a suitable point of attack.

In short, during the week in Wolfhelm City, Lude once again gained countless fans with his outstanding personal charm and profound knowledge.No temple was set up, but the influence of the God of Medicine Sect was successfully penetrated into the core hinterland of the earldom.

Some yearning people even made up their minds to go to Pine Town where the God of Medicine Sect is located!

The group of people who set out again returned to their hometown by land, and the earl sent his elites directly under the Silver Wing Knights to escort them along the way.

This journey was not slow or slow, not as urgent as when we were going to Oyster Harbor, so we walked two days longer than when we set off.

Since some of the entourage came from Oyster Harbor, most of them were studying, so Lu De spent some time introducing the situation and precautions of Pine Tree Town to these newcomers, in order to make them mentally prepared. In order to avoid some misunderstandings and troubles.

With a reverence for the "Former Residence of the Saints", everyone followed Lude all the way north, and finally entered the boundary of Pine Tree Town, and saw the familiar landscape again.

However, before everyone was excited, the team ran into an unexpected checkpoint in front of a mountain pass two or three kilometers away from the town.

The checkpoint was built along the mountain and located at the narrowest part of the mountain pass. It can be seen that it was not built for a long time, and it was quite rough. There were two wooden fences at the front and back, guarded by seven or eight armed men who did not even have uniforms.

Seeing a large group of people approaching, a big man in the lead jumped onto the wooden platform and shouted at Lu De with a very arrogant attitude.

"Stop! This is the Barony of Cork. The entry tax is three copper coins per person. Which one of you is the leader? Come out and pay!"

"Lord Cork? Who is that?"

Hearing the yelling of the big man, the team couldn't help whispering, and some dwarf brothers saw that these people on the opposite side didn't look like good people, so they took out their food guys.

To this group of people, Lude's reaction was very calm. As early as when he was a guest in the Earl's Land, he had heard the Earl mention that Pine Tree Town was canonized out.

The new lord is called Baron Cork, not a veteran nobleman, but an upstart with military exploits.Contacting the earl's intelligence network, Lude has a lot of key information about the baron.

Like many new nobles in the Kingdom of Duran, Baron Cork also made his fortune in the border conflict with the southern Canary Empire.Over the years, although there has been no major fight between the two countries, small frictions have continued.

And in the southern section of the border between the two countries, there is a country called the Principality of Ruoton, which is located in the gap. The terrain is mountainous, and the land is barren and lacks minerals.The poor geographical environment made the local fish and dragons mixed together, the principality's ruling power was insufficient, and a large number of bandits were entrenched in the place.

Baron Keke was originally a knight squad leader of the Royal Army, and he was stationed with the troops on the border next to the Principality of Worton.

One day, the Roton people on the other side of the border suddenly ran to the camp of the Royal Army for help, saying that a group of bandits were trying to rob their village.The Principality's army is far away from them, but the Kingdom's army is closer.The villagers have no sense of nationalism, so they begged for help.

But Baron Kirk's troops didn't want to be nosy, because they ruthlessly rejected the other party's call for help.Among all the officers, only Keke couldn't bear to sit idly by, and the Kingdom of Duran had a mutual assistance agreement with the Duchy of Worton. As knights of the kingdom, they could not stand by and die regardless of morality or responsibility.

Ruo Dun's suggestion was immediately ridiculed by his immediate boss, saying that since you want to take care of Ruo Dun, then you should protect the villagers yourself, and only allow Cork to take away ten soldiers to face the bandit group that may have hundreds of people .

As a result, Cork really went up, and he really only brought ten soldiers to protect the village of Roton. With his wisdom and tenacious consciousness, he successfully saved the village from the siege of hundreds of bandits, and even killed the bandits. chief.

However, victory comes at a price. Although Cork defeated the bandits with fewer victories and more victories in this battle, he also paid his own life for it. Seven of the ten soldiers who accompanied him were also killed, three of whom were his relatives. son.

The heroic deeds of Knight Cork quickly spread in the border area and reached the ears of the king who was inspecting the border at that time.

King Duran punished the ineffective boss, and posthumously named the Knight of Cork as a hereditary baron. The title was inherited by his last surviving son, and the fief he was given happened to be Pine Town.

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Therefore, the current Baron Cork is not the hunk who fights to the end with hundreds of bandits to protect the weak with fewer enemies, but the last remaining son of this hunk in this world—a three-year-old baby.

Such a young child must not be able to manage the territory himself, and there must be adults around him to assist.Lu De originally wanted to wait until he got home to see the situation, but he never expected to encounter such an incident at the door of his house.

There is nothing wrong with collecting transit tax itself. This is one of the most basic taxes in all feudal territories and belongs to the category of "legitimate income".But the problem is that these old guys who set up cards to collect money don't look like serious people at first glance.All of them are sloppy, like a group of street thugs squatting at the gate of the elementary school to collect protection fees.

There is an old saying in this world, if you want to understand a lord, you don't need to meet him in person, you just need to carefully observe the quality of his private soldiers.And judging from the few nobles that Lude has met so far, there is indeed some truth to this statement.

Like the Earl of Lumley and the Duke of Ganmaling, these two are the first-class tyrants in the northern part of the kingdom. Their troops are not only well-equipped, well-trained, but also have good military discipline.Although Viscount Maple's territory is not as large as these two families, he has also raised a full-time professional army with thousands of people thanks to his wealth.

Lude took a little look at these hooligans who called themselves the "lord's private army", and then signaled the surrounding dwarf brothers not to act rashly, and got out of the car and walked forward.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen of the soldiers, I am Lude, a high-ranking priest of the God of Medicine Sect. Since you claim to be soldiers under Baron Cork, you must have seen the temple in the town, and that is the place under my jurisdiction. According to the kingdom According to the decree, I and my entourage do not need to pay the transit tax when we return to our parish."

In front of a group of bandit soldiers, Lu De brought out his privilege as a religious person.Several private soldiers looked at each other for a while, obviously knowing the rules, so they all focused their attention on their elder brother "Black Dog" Dickas, does that mean what the elder brother said?

Dikas, who took the lead, was actually pretending to be calm at the moment, with a haughty and unmoved face on the surface, but panicked in his heart.When they saw the caravan coming from a long distance, they thought it was a caravan from other places, but they stopped them only to find out that it was not.

There are a total of eight people on my side, but there are hundreds of them on the opposite side, and many of them are dwarf brothers who can fight well at first sight. If there is a conflict, it will definitely be their brothers who are overthrown in minutes.

But at this moment, Dikas suddenly noticed a detail that made him feel a little bit wrong.

On the opposite side, this young man in a white robe who should be less than twenty years old just said that he is a priest of the God of Medicine Sect in Pine Town, and his name is Lude?

It has only been half a month since Dikas came to Pine Tree Town with the owner. When he first arrived here, he sighed that the town was more prosperous than they had imagined before. At the same time, he quickly learned from the local townspeople that before the lord arrived It has always been dominated by a small sect called the God of Medicine.

This sect is relatively well-known in the northern part of the kingdom, but Baron Coke and Dikas both came from the south of the kingdom, and they haven't been here for a long time, so they can only be heard of the Medicine God Sect.Some rumors are too exaggerated in their opinion, obviously exaggerated by bards to gain attention.

But what is certain is that this Priest Lude of the God of Medicine Sect must be a very cunning rich man. Nearly half of the real estate in the entire Pine Tree Town is in his hands, and two-thirds of the villagers have signed contracts with him. tenant.And this has seriously affected the source of tax revenue for the baron in his own fief, so our side is not very cold about the "great good man" in the villagers' mouths, and even somewhat hostile.

It is worth mentioning that this Priest Luther took many people out to Oyster Harbor in the west more than two months ago, saying that a plague broke out there and a large number of priests were urgently needed to rescue them.When the baron and his party arrived in Pine Tree Town, the old man hadn't returned yet.

What makes Dikas feel wrong is that the rumored priest Lude is a white-bearded grandfather who is nearly seventy years old, and he is obviously not the same person as the one in front of him!

"It's from XX! It's not an imposter, is it?"

Due to the delay in the spread of news, Dikas and his men obviously did not know about the miracle that happened in Oyster Harbor half a month ago.In fact, even if the news spread, it might not be believed in a while, because there are too many messy rumors, if they are all believed, then more than half of the charlatans in the entire Duran Kingdom have royal blood.

However, doubts are doubts, the huge gap in the number of people between the two sides is in front of Dikas, and the hooligans can only bite the bullet and try to reason!

"You said you were Lude? But why did I hear people in the town say that Priest Lude is an old man... Old man, you don't look like it!"

"Son, I am indeed Lude. Due to some complicated reasons, I have rejuvenated and become what I am now. It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. I expected this to happen, so I have a la Letters from Earl Muli and Viscount Maple."

Lu Dexin said that as he had expected before, one of the costs of becoming young is to be able to prove that he is himself, so on the way back, he asked two lords he knew for a letter of proof, and the signature on it was signed by the lord Signature and seal with magweave.This special seal involves a very advanced enchanting process, so it is difficult to forge.

Di Kasi and his subordinates looked at each other, it was difficult to distinguish the authenticity of this thing with their IQ and insight, so after thinking about it, Di Kasi realized that he could not decide this matter as a small role, so he still had to go back and let it go. Lord Mane in charge will decide.

"Well... this master, I can't decide this matter, but you can go with me to see the chief assistant officer, Master Mayen. It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not, as long as he believes that you are Lude... Ah, that's right! These people behind you must stay where they are first, just follow me."

"No problem, then I can bring a few entourages, right? Don't worry, there are only a few people, all old acquaintances in the town. My face has changed, but they haven't changed, so they can testify for me, right?"

"Yes, but not more than five."

Seeing that the bastard in front of him was someone who could still communicate, Lude smiled and didn't make things difficult for him. He called Romean, Hume, Charlotte the dwarf, and two medical students from townspeople. There were five of them. It is enough for one to testify to himself. As for whether a conflict will break out, Lude believes that the possibility is very low, and if there is a real fight, it is not necessarily who is afraid of whom!

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With only five entourages, Lude followed Dikas back to Pine Town after a long absence for several months.

When they left, the snow on the town hadn't melted away, but now when they came back, it was already lush and green, and there were farmers working everywhere in the fields around the town.

A group of people rode along the main road. At first, when the farmers working in the fields saw Dikas leading the way, they just lowered their heads and bowed symbolically, but someone soon realized that the few people following behind They were all familiar faces, so they put down their farm work and ran up.

"Isn't this Miss Hugh and Romean? And Charlotte! Why did you come back first? Where's Master Lude?"

The surrounding villagers warmly welcomed the returnees, and then inquired about the situation of the others. After all, Lu De brought a full 500 people out at the beginning, and now only a few have returned, which is obviously far from enough.

And some people noticed Lu De, and couldn't help wondering, why is this young man wearing a master's robe?

Seeing the fellow villagers approaching, Lude just wanted to speak, but Dikas, who never wanted to walk in front, let out a vicious roar, and then waved the horsewhip in his hand, as if to beat the townspeople.

When Lude saw this, he raised his hand and shook it without saying a word. Dikas suddenly felt that his arm was firmly fixed in the air, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't let it go down. He felt horrified in his heart.

"Mr. Soldier, the whip is not for beating."

"you……"

At this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed over from a town not far away. There were about twenty or thirty people, both on horseback and on foot, but everyone held shining swords in their hands.The leader was a strong knight, and he was the only one wearing a full set of plate armor among them.

"Stop! Who are you?"

A group of people rushed forward quickly, Lu De let go of Dikas, and the other party looked at him with a look of horror.The hand that Lude just showed seems inconspicuous, but with such extraordinary power at his fingertips, even if he is not a bishop, he is still a first-class magician.

Dikas was a mercenary in the early years, and was fortunate to have seen these gods fight on the battlefield, so he knew what power is far better than those ignorant cavaliers, so he hurriedly stood between the two sides, and hurriedly said to the knights who came: .

"Mon, Master Monk! Calm down, this is Priest Luther of the God of Medicine Sect in the town. They just came back from other places. Because the younger ones don't know them, they let the big team wait outside first, and they are about to bring Some of them are going to see Master Mann!"

Deliberately accentuating the pronunciation of the words "big troop", Dikas intentionally reminded the knight named Monk.

The other party looked at him, then at Lude and the others, who had a rather "diversified" composition, and subconsciously scratched his helmet.

"Who did you just say this kid is?"

Unexpectedly, there was a lot of commotion, and Lu De and the others finally returned to their base camp.The situation in the town was generally stable, but he noticed that the self-police group that was originally responsible for maintaining law and order had disappeared, replaced by some unfamiliar faces.

Although Dickas, who is very knowledgeable about current affairs, explained in the middle, the attitude of the knight Monk was still skeptical. He led his men to "escort" Lude and others to the center of the town in a semi-surrounding gesture. Pine Nut Tavern.

This place was originally opened by the village chief Rom's family, but it seems that it was temporarily requisitioned by the new lord. There are more guards standing guard at the door, and a large banner embroidered with the pattern of "a galloping horse" is hung. It should be Baron Cork. family coat of arms.

On the way back, Lude had already obtained certain information from Dikas.As he had speculated before, the current Baron Cork was unable to manage the fief because he was too young, so it was the baron's distant cousin Mayne who was in power on his behalf, and Monk was Mayne's son, Dikas and others They are the subordinates that their father and son brought out from their hometown.

When the young master succeeds to the throne, it is a very common operation among the nobles to ask blood relatives to manage the territory on their behalf.According to this world, 14 years old is considered an adult, this Master Mayne can take care of him for at least 11 years.

The group got off their horses at the door of the hotel. They had met many acquaintances on the way into the town before, but Monk's men fiercely dispersed all the townspeople who tried to get close.

Lude saw all this, and signaled Charlotte, who was holding the hammer tightly, not to act rashly.

At this time Monk also got off his horse and came over. This strong man in a full set of plate armor was nearly two meters tall. He deliberately stood in front of Lude, looking down arrogantly at Lude who was a head shorter than him. From the corner of the eye, he glanced at the other entourage, stopping at both Hume and Romean.

"You said you are Lude? Why is it different from the rumors?"

"I'll explain this in a unified way when everyone is ready. If I really meet one and explain it again, I don't think I need to do anything else today."

"Hmph! Then you'd better make up an interesting story."

After Monk finished speaking, he walked into the house on his own without recognizing his relatives, and threw Lude and others at the gate full of mud.

Lude looked down at the road. The roads in the town were built by him before. They were paved with gravel and had drainage ditches on both sides, but now they are ruined. It is obvious that someone is running around the town on horseback. Caused.

Several people waited for a long time, and Munch came out of the room again. There was a middle-aged man with a rather rich figure beside him. The clothes on his body seemed to be made of expensive fabrics. Although there was no shining big gold chain around his neck. , but on the right hand deliberately leaning on the chin, it is full of colorful gemstone rings, a classic nouveau riche posture.

After the middle-aged man came out, he stood on the clean steps, looked at Lu De and the others first, and then spoke slowly.