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Thinking of this, Alice turned her face away.

"Hmph, next time you need to talk about this kind of thing sooner."

(Does it mean that I have to tell you that I drank it first, so that you can pretend that you don't mind and take it?)

Chios understood.

After waiting for a few seconds, seeing that the chief knight had no intention of returning the red wine, but just stared at him with complaining eyes, Chios was even more convinced that his deduction was correct.

"This time it was purely an accident, I will pay attention to it in the future..."

As Chios said, he uncorked another bottle of wine and sat down on the empty chair beside Alice.

After drinking some wine, he changed the subject and said:

"Serulut's boat should arrive at Lansas Lake at dawn tomorrow, right?"

"Well, although there is a long distance from Centoria to the east, the efficiency of taking a boat is much faster than our horseback riding, and we can return to Torbana in less than three days."

Alice answered.

Silently glanced at the young man beside him, and found that the other party was staring at the eastern horizon covered by red and deep shadows in a daze.

Her gaze sank slightly.

"Thinking of your regiment?"

"Ugh, it's sour...I mean wine."

"..."

You don't want to talk about the wine sour...

Alice looked at Chios with a strange expression.

It seems that people in this world don't quite understand the deep meaning of this word.

Chios sighed secretly.

"The six of them are not like Sharon and I. They have enough strength to protect themselves. If they are on each side today, it is inevitable to worry."

"Really? But I don't feel like you're simply worried..."

Alice was not satisfied with Chios' answer.

What she saw in Chios' eyes just now was deeper, with a little melancholy emotion.

Although she couldn't understand the source of that longing, it made her heart tighten inexplicably.

"Are you... hiding something from me?"

The words Alice said quietly made Chios, who was holding the wine bottle close to his mouth, almost stand still.

Fortunately he is a professional.

He immediately put on a surprised expression.

"Why do you ask that?"

"I don't know, I just have a sudden bad feeling..."

Alice wondered how to explain it.

At this time...

Sharon came over with a smile on her face.

"You two, dinner is ready."

Chapter 910? Crusader

July 4191, 7, the Fire Era.

Two days after leaving the central capital...

Starting at dawn, the three of them rode westward across the border and entered the Earl of Renate Vere. In the hot afternoon when the sun was high above the blue sky, they arrived at the junction with the archbishop faction and the neutral nobles.

From a distance, you can see the castle that seems to be carved out of the rock plate of the Sailin Mine in the north, occupying a dangerous terrain.

The structure and scale of the building are equivalent to the main castle of the Earldom, but there are no villages nearby.

The loss of self-sufficiency is used as a price to avoid the trouble of accepting fleeing civilians during wartime, increasing resource consumption, increasing management difficulties, and guarding a separate party.

This is a purely military stronghold.

"Dadeblack Watch Fortress"

Chios and Sharon followed Alice on horseback and approached the gate of the outer wall of the castle.

"Stop!"

Two soldiers poked their heads out from behind the wall stack, pointing down with their wound crossbows.

"This is a stronghold directly under the Archbishop. Those who have nothing to do with it will immediately...uh..." The older soldier was half-speaking, and he was stunned when he noticed the eye-catching blond hair and golden armor of the headed woman below.

"Knight of Osmanthus..."

"Didn't the Noble Alliance send counterfeit goods to deceive us?"

"idiot!"

The senior sergeant came down the aisle and slapped the young soldier on the helmet.

"Recruit, open your eyes and look around! Who lied to open the city gate and send only three people, and no army behind them? If I hear such stupid words again, I will ask my superiors to transfer you away and let you Staring at cow dung near the village every day!"

"Yes, sorry, Captain Barnard..."

The young soldier quickly apologized.

"Shut up, I didn't allow you to speak!" Barnard raised his hand to stop it.

Shaking his head, he stepped forward with his left hand pressing the long sword at his waist.

Even though he recognized the chief knight, the senior sergeant did not order to open the door directly, but abided by his duties and shouted to Alice in the city:

"Your Excellency Alice, why are you here to monitor the fortress at Dadehaven?"

"At the order of the archbishop, I have taken over the command of Sir Eldorier who has recently been transferred back to the central capital. This is His Majesty's personal imperial order and the emblem of Morne."

Alice said as she took out a sheepskin scroll with a gold-plated hanging rod, and a deformed badge that looked like a gargoyle.

Because the former is separated by a 20-meter-high city wall, it is not easy to identify the authenticity...

But the latter Barnard would never admit his mistake.

It is said to be made of the image of the goddess of tears, the apostle Moen. The left and right eye sockets are respectively inlaid with red tearstones and blue tearstones that can greatly improve the holding ability in times of crisis. The official's precious token.

"Please wait a moment, I will let the soldiers open the city gate."

Barnard gestured to his subordinates inside the gatehouse.

Karakala...

As the soldiers pushed the winch, the heavy iron gate slowly rose up in front of Chios and the others.

Chios turned to Alice and asked:

"It seems that only soldiers directly under the Central Cathedral are allowed to enter here. Can we two civilians follow in?"

"Commanders still have the privilege of entertaining guests for one night during non-wartime."

"How rare that you can say the word 'privilege'. "

"That proves that you don't know me well enough, I just don't like abusing power..." Looking back at Chios, Alice smiled and said:

"Did you always think I was an inflexible person?"

"how could be?"

Chios spread his hands to show his innocence.

He really hadn't thought about it that way.

How can a woman who can make him feel similar to the instructor in temperament be so boring...

"If you were as serious and rigid as the captain just now, you wouldn't have decided to take my suggestion in the central square."

"You're smart."

Satisfied with Chios' answer, Alice flicked her hand holding the rein, and drove the horse through the city gate.

"Come on, before you go to Orudana, I want to tell you something about the church."

...

After handing over the horses to the caretaker of the Guo stall in the inner city, the three of them entered the main building, went straight up to the second floor and came to the empty meeting hall.

After closing the door, Alice went back to the table.

"Do you know the Crusader?"

Hearing this, Chios and Sharon looked at each other.

They have collected a lot of information in the central capital, but they have never heard of any news about the army with this name.

Seeing that both of them shook their heads to express their ignorance, Alice was not surprised.

"Seven years ago, seeing the increasing suffering and fear brought by monsters, the former archbishop St. Clement V gave a speech in the water capital of Selmebrook, calling on pious fighters from all over the world to form an undivided army. The national border, the elite coalition forces vowing to wipe out all monsters in the southern border..."

She explained to the two of them calmly, as if telling a story:

"The speech quickly aroused enthusiastic responses. Professional soldiers, knights and even lords from all over the world rushed to the Black Iron Palace to assemble, eager to join this unprecedented battle. St. Clement V personally received every soldier regardless of his serious illness. Their sins were pardoned, and this coalition army was given a sacred name: [Crusader]. He also appointed His Excellency Fanatio, the chief templar knight at that time, as the head of the army. "

"However, on the way to recover the ruins of "Kalluin" on the western border under the command of the Thirty Thousand Saints, the bad news came that St. Clement V's condition suddenly worsened. Sadly passed away.According to the resolution of the College of Cardinals of the Central Cathedral, Archbishop Guinea will succeed to the Holy See. "

(The amount of information is amazing...)

Chios was thinking in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface.

"You tell us this, do you have any doubts?"

"Do not."

The chief knight categorically gave a negative answer.

"At that time, I had just fled from the north to the Theocracy, and I was trying my best just to survive. I had neither the thought nor the ability to intervene in the affairs of the top church. All I know is that that year, St. Clement V was seriously ill. , and almost handed over most of the affairs of the Central Cathedral to Her Majesty Guinea, and Selka and I also benefited from Her Majesty's lenient government for refugees. ."

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, we might still be down-and-out refugees begging along the street today, and it would be impossible to meet you. Moreover, St. Clement V's illness showed symptoms during the period when He went north to explore the ruins. From any point of view of reason, I don't think His Majesty is the perpetrator."

Having said this with a firm tone, Alice sighed.

"However, I don't know what your Excellency Fanatio thinks. And this may also be related to why she reached an agreement with Duke Oludana and stood still at the Fenceside Steel Fortress."

"I heard from the senior members of the Knights that Her Excellency Fanatio is a noble paladin. Unfortunately, I have never talked to her face to face. During my stay in Oludana City, I think you can Go to the Fenceside Steel Fortress, and try to find out what kind of mentality she has and what kind of mentality she has led the army to station on the western border for many years, and what kind of opinion does she have towards Her Majesty?"

"If you judge that she is trustworthy, when you are in trouble, it is actually faster to ask her for help than to ask me."

Chapter 910: Village Girl Alice

"Crusader of Hedgeside Iron Fortress, I'll pay a visit sometime."

I thought that the confrontation between the archbishop and the alliance of nobles had made the political situation of the Theocracy full of unknowns, but I didn't expect that there would be such a special force as the Crusaders, which was different from the neutral lords and led by extraordinary powers.

The four major variables are intertwined, plus the possibility of interference from neighboring countries...

interesting.

The corners of Chios' mouth twitched slightly.

The more complex and volatile the situation, the better for him.

However, regarding this legion, he had some guesses in his heart and needed to ask Alice for verification.

"Your Excellency Alice, according to your description, St. Clement V's speech caused violent repercussions in various parts of the southern border. According to common sense, even today, seven years after the death of the former archbishop who initiated the call, it is hard to imagine that people will Completely cut off the attention to the crusaders, especially considering the reasons for the establishment of this legion and the turning point of its subsequent development, there should never be a lack of topicality..."

"However, in the central capital, Sharon and I have never heard of the crusaders. Could you please tell us the reason behind this? In the past seven years, the impression of the crusaders has happened again. What changes?"

"Well, I was wondering why you haven't asked about this..."

Alice smiled faintly.

It's just that there was a little melancholy in that smile.

In her heart, it must be quite a pity for the crusaders who assembled for a lofty goal, which should have brought hope and peace to people, but failed to succeed, and finally faded out of people's sight. Recently, they were even gradually forgotten. Bar.