You call this a shield?

Florence's water-blue eyes were full of curiosity: "There are not many such opportunities, why don't you just recommend Master Hodge?"

"He deserves it, and his strength is more reliable than my younger brother."

"Since Lord Ardwin has made such a decision, Florence will obey your arrangement. We will wait at the gate of the city when the sun rises tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Florence led the two knights out of the room, and nodded and smiled at Sheard as she passed by.

Sheld said that from the moment he came in to the present, he had no idea what the situation was, and the only thing he could roughly guess was that there was a rare opportunity.

"Crack."

When the door was closed and the footsteps faded away, and only Yadwin and Sheard were left in the room, Yadwin said, "Why don't you ask me to introduce you to them?"

"You said it was a reward, but I would like to know what is so good about this reward."

"Hahahaha, I really like the way you speak."

Yadwin's mouth was open, and his laughter was like thunder.

"Do you know about the Holy Road Pilgrimage?"

"do not know."

Shield shook his head: "This is the first time I've even heard of this church."

"The Church of the Lantern is not a particularly ancient church. They originated from a group of people who spontaneously organized to resist monsters when the monsters were first born. Among them, the races were complex, but everyone was able to abandon each other's prejudices and gather together for the common belief - to eliminate Monster."

"This seems to be similar to a witcher?"

"Similar, but with different purposes. Demon hunters simply kill monsters. They have no specific course of action, no plan, and usually act alone. They eat monster meat and drink monster blood. Some demon hunters are even She is a complete lunatic, even if she is hostile to non-monsters, the final outcome of a demon hunter is usually to become a monster herself."

Ardwin spoke of the demon hunter with a bit of regret on his expression: "They are a group of poor people who have completely lost themselves in hatred."

Shield had some suspicions that the reason why the demon hunter became a monster might be the root cause of the problem was eating monster meat and drinking monster blood. God knows what kind of subtle reaction these things will have on the body if they enter the stomach.

"The pilgrimage to the Holy Road is an event held by the Lantern Church every 15 years. The route is to walk a full circle around the edge of the entire continent."

"This kind of activity originated from the way they sent people to lobby countries to let go of their prejudices and pay attention to monsters. Until now, this pilgrimage still plays such a role. They will distribute the holy fire of their church to every city they visit. I believe that this is a moral, as long as there is a fire that is not extinguished, it means that the power to resist the monsters has not been extinct."

"Their saintess is usually the fire passer."

Shield: "..."

He didn't know what expression to use. His DNA couldn't help trembling when he talked about spreading fire.

Seeing that Sheld was silent, Yadwin continued to say to himself:

"If you want to go to the depths of the Demon Realm, you can only go there by yourself, then you can only open a path in the Demon Realm by yourself. It is no longer our territory, and the topography and features inside have undergone tremendous changes. The restricted area, powerful monsters Bibi It’s all about developing by yourself, and the difficulties are unimaginable, but the most difficult thing is more than that.”

"The most difficult?"

"Yes, I said just now that a demon hunter will become a monster, right?"

"Is it caused by eating the monster's meat and drinking the monster's blood?"

Sheld guessed.

"Maybe there is, but it may only be part of it. It is known that the meat of some monsters is edible, and the main reason we say internally is the abyss from the center of the demon realm. Its appearance has no warning. It is a A force gushing out from the center of the demon realm is like a sea tide, and every surge will trigger a monster riot, which is the so-called monster tide. People who are attacked by the surge will gradually become monsters and lose all sanity. "

"Therefore, adventurers rarely go to the center of the Demon Realm, because there are not a few adventurers who are recruited in this way. It may be fine once or twice, but there will always be problems if there are too many. For example, the continuous tide of monsters represents a continuous abyss ...But no matter what, adventurers are much safer than demon hunters who stay in the Demon Realm all day long."

"You want to go to the center of the Demon Realm, this is a big risk."

"And the only way for you to avoid this risk is the holy fire of the church. Although I don't know what kind of flame it is, the fire it divides can burn for more than ten years and resist the abyss. If you are interested, you can go to the top of the castle to have a look."

Sheld has gained new knowledge, but the most important question is still unclear: "Then what does this have to do with introducing me?"

You can't let him take the opportunity to steal the fire, right?

"Every country on the Holy Road Tour will send people to follow it for a certain distance until they enter the territory of the next country, to show their support for the church, and at the same time, it can be regarded as the guardian of the church. After all, some villains don't care whether you are a member of the church or not."

"And those who accompanied the church tour will be given a fire as a token of gratitude and commemoration. Even if the flame given to individuals is not large, it is still enough to burn for seven or eight years. It should be enough for you to do something in the Demon Realm for a long time. gone."

"This item has a price but no market. The auction house can offer 5000 gold coins, but no one sells it. This item is the guarantee for the elite professionals of each country to explore the Demon Realm. Ordinary adventurers will never get it of."

Yadwin crossed his fingers and dragged his chin, and said with a smile: "How about this reward? I gave you the seat of the United Kingdom of Rovana."

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Volume 28 A New Beginning: Chapter 27 Chapter [-] Spreading the Fire

The original mission reward was 1000 gold coins, but now it has become something worth 5000 gold coins, and it has no price. It sounds like the equipment that adventurers just need.

Is it a good thing?

Of course it's a good thing.

But there are not so many pies in the sky. Sheld can clearly feel that Yadwin wants to push himself into the light, but who is this light for?

Sheld couldn't figure it out, he had too little grasp of all kinds of information in this world.

Just like what Yadwin said just now, the original understanding of the Demon Realm has been broadened a lot, which further strengthened Sheld's idea of ​​wandering around.Only when you meet enough and strange people, you will know more. It is far from enough to just listen to that kid Hodge to gain some knowledge.

Especially, when the main mission progress bar jumped from [-]% to [-]%.

"There are still decimals... I underestimated you."

After complaining, Shield turned around and opened the door at the top of Seasong Castle.

It is said to be the top, but in fact it is not a tall position, but a tower. It is only because it extends from the middle of the castle and is a few meters higher than the second tallest part that it achieves its "status" for holding the holy flame. ".

"Basically no one has been here, only the old man comes up occasionally to clean up."

Following behind was the slightly bald old butler named Kai Boss, who was said to have served the Haige family for three generations.

It can only be said that either Kaibosi started serving the Haige family at a very young age, or the Haige family was short-lived, or this guy is old enough.

Seeing that the old man didn't take a breath when he climbed the stairs, Shield didn't want to use the investigation to humiliate himself.

I don't know if this high tower was made on purpose, there are no windows or holes left in other places, except for the faint blue color emitted by the flames, you can hardly see your fingers.

until……

"Please wait."

"Crack!"

Kaibosi didn't know where he pulled the mechanism, only heard the friction sound caused by the movement of the slate, and the soles of his feet began to shake slightly,

In the originally dark surroundings, the faint blue flame was illuminated by a ray of sunlight, giving it a sense of mystery flickering, and then the originally sealed walls became transparent like a bird cage, and the line of sight changed. Brighten up.

"Underestimated... underestimated..."

There are even organs, it seems that there is still something in this tower.

"Most of the time, it's actually open here, and it's only closed recently."

"why?"

"Because of the monster that sneaked into the city, I heard that it was killed by you." Kaibosi said with a somewhat relaxed tone: "I heard that it was a wonderful battle, and your fighting skills are clean... ...Oh, the topic is far away, sorry, the patriarch is worried that the monster will touch the castle and destroy the holy fire, so it is completely sealed."

"If it's always open all the time, what if it rains?"

Sheld looked at the large open windows around here, it was raining by the sea, and it was a windy day, it was hard to imagine that the rain would not come in.

"The sacred fire will not disappear because of the rain. Even if you soak it in water, it will still burn for a long time."

"But you don't need to open the window specially..."

"You misunderstood, this is not what we ask, it is what the church asks, the fire must be burned in a conspicuous place, just like in the darkest age, the ancestors used torches to drive away wild animals - so they said, but in fact Everyone’s attitude towards this is not very consistent, some people think it’s just a formality, but some people really believe it.”

"What about you?"

When Shield asked this sentence, he could clearly feel that Kebos's expression gradually became serious.

"The Haige family will always consider things in the interests of mankind."

It’s very general, but it’s actually a clear attitude. If it’s beneficial to the current human beings, they will follow suit. If one day, the church becomes a cancer of human beings, just like the classic Holy See in those fantasy novels Corruption may be hostile.

"This is for you."

"clear."

Shield was finally able to face up to the blue flame in front of him. After he approached, he didn't feel any obvious heat. Compared with ordinary flames, the sacred flame seemed to completely eliminate the violent side of the flame.

"investigation."

"The fragments of the Flame of Farr, it was originally a courtship gift from the God of Fire to the Forest Goddess, but I said a long time ago that they are not suitable. Sure enough, the gift was thrown away, turned into fragments and fell into the world, and smashed the continent In two halves. Use 'Divine Shield' on it."

"I seem to know the great secret of this world..."

Sheld intends to rot this gossip in his stomach. Of course, it is inevitable to complain about why Vulcan courted the forest goddess and even sent fire to the forest goddess. Is this to light the goddess with a fire?

Love is always irrational.

But no matter what, Shield knew why the fire was so awesome.

As for the prompts on the available skills later on, Sheld doesn’t mess around. His skills are all consumable, and the stones will be gone when the stones are used up. …

"I'm sorry, you're out of fire, and I'm playing with you."

Either he will be hunted down, or, with a certain probability, he will be regarded as the holy son or something?Sheld wasn't so sure.

That night, Sheld also participated in the fire ceremony, which was not very lively. Most of the believers spontaneously surrounded the castle. As the chosen guard this time, Sheld was able to watch closely and came to this tower again.

The ceremony was not complicated, and it could even be said to be simple. After the two church knights stood on both sides, Saint Florence stood in front of the brazier holding the holy fire, and took out a metal lantern from under her cloak. , a ball of the same blue fire danced inside, but it was obviously more shining.

He unscrewed the cap on the lantern and poured the flame into it like flowing water - Sheld didn't know if this was the right way to describe it, but the flame was indeed poured in, the two fires blended instantly, and then with a "bang", the old man rushed out. High, the original blue flame turned into a flame with a white center and a blue edge.

The raging fire illuminated the entire space in the tower, and it was no longer the kind of light that illuminated the weak around a few inches when Shield came here in the morning.

Shield could still vaguely hear the cheers outside the castle.

And Florence, after finishing all this, has come to Shield's side with steady and calm steps.

"Master Sheard, is that right?"

"Uh...my lord can't afford it."

"You don't need to be humble. I heard that you have wiped out the primitive monster Parasiki that no one has ever seen. The church will always remember your achievements and put your name in the book." Florence smiled: "We need There are more and more outstanding fighters like you, only in this way can we go further on the road of destroying monsters."

"Encourage together, encourage together."

Sheld didn't know why, but felt uncomfortable. It wasn't that there was something wrong with Florence, it was simply that he couldn't deal with such an upright and gentle woman.

"Then what... your church still records outsiders?"

"As long as you fight for the souls of the mainland and fight against monsters, you are worthy of the church's praise."

With that said, Florence learned the etiquette that Sheld had done during the day and did it again: "It's like this, isn't it?"

"Yes, very standard..."

Embarrassed, Sheld scratched the back of his head.

"My lord, it's getting late."

The church knight who had already arrived at the door reminded.

"Then, Lord Sheard, I look forward to your activeness on the way of spreading fire."

Florence lifted the cloak slightly, and then slowly left with the two church knights.

"It seems that the saint is very optimistic about you."

Yadwin, who was also leaning against the wall to watch the ceremony, laughed loudly.

"No, no, this kind is generally good for everyone."

Sheld said that he is sober in the world, how many negative examples he has seen in his previous life to feel good about himself.

"Is that so?" Yadwin came over and patted Sheld on the shoulder vigorously: "However, even if you have an idea, it's okay, after all, the saints of the church will never marry for life, hahaha! The two behind like to follow the adults The child will be handed over to you first."

"..."

Sheld rubbed his numb shoulders, watching Yadwin strode away silently, with a conscience, he had no idea about the saint.

etc?What else did you say just now, children who like to follow adults?Sheld turned around suddenly, and saw two crying guys.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

So, why do these two guys have such a high favorability? !We've only known each other for a few days!It really means that children are closer to handsome big brothers, right?Sheld agreed with the evaluation of Yadwin, who is the official eldest brother of the two, from the bottom of his heart.