The legendary path of the abandoned half-elf

Before long, a group of paladins came towards her. The middle-aged man at the head asked seriously: "Miss Lorenno, can you please take out the spark?"

"Okay" Lorenno took out the Spark from the dimensional bag. She noticed that the middle-aged paladin's eyes were obviously disappointed. He probably thought it would be another artifact like her.

Looking at the unremarkable Spark, the half-elf girl was surrounded in the middle and soon saw Sal and Alice sitting on both sides. The host was a strong man wearing a priest's robe. The bishop looked ashamed. The blond pastor was a little surprised.

Thinking of the news about the gatekeeper paladin, Lorenno's eyes widened, wondering whether the new bishop was...

Seeing Lorenno and the sword in his hand, Alice stood up and walked towards her, her lips trembling: "Arnold, where did you find this?"

"In the basement of the Holly family, the spark was blown away after the battle, and it happened to fall in the manor of the Holly family. They put it away instead of returning it. It seemed to be the idea of ​​the Bayer believers. They wanted to exchange this for some with the temple. thing."

The half-elf girl repeated Molly's words verbatim. The priest picked up the spark, and the tears accumulated in his eyes finally fell on the sword. To her, it didn't matter whether the spark was an artifact or not. It was a relic of her sister.

Before she could wipe away her tears, the long sword suddenly emitted a powerful light and pushed Lorenno and the paladins who were close at hand. Alice was surprised to be wrapped in it, and the Temple of Endless Light was attracted by this spiritual light. , everyone with a perception of more than 20 noticed that the divine power stored in the statue began to flow to her and Starfire!

"It seems there is no need to discuss it."

The man on the main seat and all the temple personnel stood up and saluted the statue, and even said to themselves to explain to Lorenno who didn't know what was going on: "Starfire, no, [Sunny Hope's Starfire] was already there two years ago. It became the base of the artifact, but it did not undergo the formal infusion of divine power from my lord, so it looked unremarkable. But now it is obvious that the will left on the sword by Sunny Paladin chose Priest Alice, who has the third Starfire. One right to use.”

The man turned back to Thrall and said, "Senior Thrall, please come back to the City of Dawn with us after the handover ceremony is completed."

Three minutes later, the light dissipated, and Alice, whose appearance remained unchanged, gained a hint of majesty. She came to her senses and hugged Lorenno tightly.

Chapter 44 The Truth

The next handover had nothing to do with Lorenno. Originally, she wanted to go back to Molly's house first, but the middle-aged man told her to wait for a while and asked Alice to hand over her things to her later, so the half-elf girl Lying down in the previous guest room, Alice returned to the bedroom in half an hour.

"Sister Alice, is the handover ceremony so quick?"

"I am a reserve bishop. After the teacher retires, I will be in charge of the temple in Cardinal City. It will naturally be handled quickly. The handover of the regional bishop of Endless Light will not be too much fanfare."

Alice sat next to Lorenno, and handed her the magic sword that she had been holding in her hand. It looked much more dazzling than the sword that the half-elf girl took out from the secret room. She rubbed her pointed ears and said pretending to be serious: " Ahem, Arnold, on behalf of the Temple of Endless Light, I am grateful for your contribution to chaos and evil. Because of your help, the conspiracy of the three nobles and the cult was seen through and stopped. Here, I specially put the temple’s special magic weapon [Holy Long Sword] is delivered to you as a reward, and I hope you can fight against evil more resolutely in the future."

After the official words were finished, Alice explained to Lorenno: "The sacred sword is the name for this batch of standard magic weapons. It is sharper and stronger than the two handles you have. The surface is plated with silver, and the additional magic is mainly strengthened. In order to kill undead creatures and evil camp people, it may sometimes fail to hit people of the good camp. If you have a conflict with some people of the good camp, Arnold, it is best not to use it." (Holy Long Sword: +1 Enhancement, Silver Plated, Holy Damage)

"Okay," Lorenno put the long sword into the dimensional bag, and finally told Alice what he was thinking: "Sister Alice, aren't you sad to see Starfire?"

"Of course I'm sad," Alice replied with a smile, with only a little sadness in her eyes. She touched Spark and said, "But we should look forward. It was Sunny's choice to die to protect order and kindness, not to mention for For us believers, death does not mean the end. Although she cannot be resurrected with the [Complete Resurrection Technique], her soul will ascend to the Heavenly Mountain and enter the kingdom of our Lord, and we will still have the opportunity to meet her in the future."

A godly servant from another world...?

Lorenno stood up and said, "Then I'll go to Sister Molly's side first to see if I need help dealing with the cultists and nobles."

"Okay, see you then."

In the next three days, Lorenno became idle, or in other words, she never had the power to participate in major events. She was always sent to do some easy tasks. For this, she was still aware of her abilities and did easy tasks. At the same time, he listened to the recent changes in Cardinal City.

First of all, the Lauta family and the Jackson family, which she knew little about, were convicted of treason. In the words of a time traveler, they killed all of them without leaving a trace.

Because Gouno was originally from the imperial camp, he was the only one left in the family who could act openly under the influence of the meteor explosion, so he naturally became the head of the Holly family.

As for the Legend of the Principality and Federation, who was rumored to have been rowing during the battle, and then surrendered at the speed of light after the three Legends were dead, the Federation finally paid a large price to exchange it for him.

There is also the Flayn family - after the battle, Molly was awarded the title of earl by the empire. It is certain that she will become the head of the Flayn family. After a few years of accumulating experience, she will be able to take the position directly. She will also have the support of the Hope family.

She originally thought that Cardinal City had completely fallen into the hands of the empire, but things didn't seem that simple. The duchy and the federation had spent some money to get some of the small nobles to unite. It would probably take some time before Cardinal City was completely returned to the empire. .

Alice has quietly become a bishop because she is

She had been receiving the believers, so the process was uneventful. However, the three legends from the empire had already left after the mission was completed, and Lorenno could not find them to learn about the capital of the empire.

Lorenno, who was not very familiar with Cardinal City, could not see any changes here. The time she stayed here was too short, and most of her time was still in the Temple of Endless Light and Molly's manor, but she was not prepared to understand. After all, she had planned to leave this city today, so she specially took over the task of handing over letters from the imperial mission office that had resumed operation.

Lorenno is an adventurer, and her ultimate goal has always been the center of the empire. If she wants to become a high-level person in one or two years, it is impossible to shrink in the city like a mage. She doesn't have that much money, and she doesn't want to be maintained by Molly. The most important thing is Yes - she didn't want to stay in the same place and wanted to see other scenery.

As for the unexplored areas of Cardinal City, the half-elf girl thought it would be better to wait until the level in the game becomes higher before exploring. After all, there are still many cultists and some of the three families who have slipped through the net, so she It's like playing an RPG and accidentally entering a high-level area. In fact, if you are not careful, you will be killed by wild monsters that appear out of nowhere.

……

At 5:30 in the morning, Lorenno first went to the Temple of Endless Light to say goodbye to Alice. She gently held the girl in her arms and did not say anything to save her. She just said: "If you encounter any difficulties, remember to ask everyone at any time. The regional Temple of Endless Light asks for help. As long as you embrace kindness and order, we will never turn you away. I prayed to the gods and gave you a prophecy. I don’t know why your future is unclear. It’s certain. It's a dangerous path you're going to take, but it's the path you choose and I won't judge it."

"Thank you, Sister Alice."

Lorenno kissed Alice on the cheek, turned around and ran towards the rising sun. The new bishop looked at Molly in the carriage and smiled - some things must be said, otherwise there will be trouble between the two. Fortunately, Lorenno is not an awkward adult and usually speaks his mind to those close to him, and Alice doesn't have to worry about Molly's relationship with the half-elf girl. .

The carriage came to the outside of the city, and she jumped out of the carriage wearing thin clothes. Molly, who had come to see her off, also came out, arranged the girl's slightly wrinkled clothes and asked reluctantly: "You really don't want to be with me? I can provide you with all the expenses for your mage studies."

"I don't want to be taken care of by others," Lorenno kicked the stone under his feet and said, "Don't worry, Sister Molly, I will come to Cardinal City to see you. After all, this is an important transportation hub for the Empire and the Federation. "

"Well, I hope you have found your mother by then. Nothing else will happen, right?"

When the noble lady asked, Lorenno said after a moment of silence: "No, there is one more thing."

Molly had a bad premonition in her heart, so she forced a smile and said, "You tell me."

"We are friends, so I think I have to ask you something," Lorenno looked directly at her, "I have a guess about what happened to me in Cardinal City."

The girl slowly said: "Actually, the Lauta family members I met are yours, right?"

"what are you saying……"

"Listen to me."

Lorenno interrupted Molly and continued: "I asked Miss Betty. They said they had stayed in Cardinal City for more than a month and seven days. They had planned to attack the three major families for a long time, and they had not attacked them. Because there are no legitimate means."

"Sister Molly, actually you have no evidence to prove that the three major families want to rebel or collude with the cult. Mr. Cournot can't bring the evidence to you at all. He has been under strict surveillance by Kuchi and cannot search for evidence or use magic. .”

"As an order camp, the empire still needs a reason to attack Cardinal City. Just like the former Bishop of Thrall, the empire needs the divine religion to hold back the devil believers. You want to include the Bayer believers in the revenge list, but you have no evidence. We can only invite the Church of Fortune, the Church of the God of Suffering and the Church of Endless Light will never participate."

"Just when you were at a loss what to do, a half-elf appeared in front of you," Lorenno said to himself. "She could enter and leave the Church of Endless Light freely, so a certain Red-bellied Snake had an idea - Since there is no evidence, why not fabricate evidence."

"After talking with Sister Alice, Red Belly Snake understands that this half-elf will not take the initiative to get involved in the incident, but the businessman named Lawrence is different."

"So after she determined the life path of the half-elf, she sent a dead soldier to pretend to be a member of the Lauta family and was having a conversation. After attracting the attention of the fat businessman, she started to hunt him down. She successfully involved the half-elf and immediately spread the news. The three of them The big nobles and the cult already had evil intentions in their minds, so they quickly fell for the trick and started hunting down the target person."

"When the businessman took the first step, the half-elf stepped into the Temple of Endless Light. When Alice talked about it with her cousin and asked her to be careful, the red-bellied snake knew that the plan was successful, but did not attract Thrall's attention, so he prepared Keep adding chips.”

"She sent someone to kill Lawrence with items from the netherworld. The next target was the half-elf. If the process was normal, the red-bellied snake might use some method to force her into the sewer and see the body, and then deliberately let her go to the temple to report the news. , you will know it is true when the body is found in the temple, and then kill the half-elf on the street or somewhere so that Alice can see it, and the red-bellied snake can seduce the angry her to join the plan."

"But is the red-bellied snake lucky? She doesn't have to take another life. Things have turned around because of the phantom thief in the slums, and she actually regained her life.

I fished out a hell offering from the heavy machinery and protection, and also got acquainted with a half-elf girl. "

"The abyss transformation of the thieves and the grudges between the half-elves and the Eyeless Church have made things worse. There is no need for the red-bellied snake to take action himself."

"I don't know whether it was a coincidence or premeditation. The hunted half-elf fell in front of her carriage. Out of pity or guilt, she took the half-elf home and took good care of her."

Lorenno took a deep breath after speaking in one breath, raised his hand to grab the head with wandering eyes, and forced Molly to look at her. The girl said expressionlessly: "This is the process I thought of with my darkest thoughts. There is no evidence, so I just want to know how much of it is my imagination, how much of it is real, how much of it is serious and how much of it is mild."

The gap between the aristocratic lady's explanations was too big, and she was really worried. The half-elf girl needed to tell Molly herself that it was not her or it was her, so that the half-elf girl could settle down.

Molly was speechless for a long time. She opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say. Lorenno let go of her head and looked at her quietly, with no disappointment in his eyes.

The aristocratic girl lowered her head and finally said: "I swear on the name of Sunny - everything, everything you said is exactly the same as what I want to do, but Lawrence is the one I have confirmed that he has a history of buying and selling civilians. That’s why I lured him away and killed him. The only innocent person in the whole concept was you, so you were the last resort.”

Snapped--

Molly turned to the right side of her face, her left cheek quickly became red and swollen, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. As soon as she finished speaking, the expressionless Lorenno slapped the red-bellied snake in the face. The noble lady closed her eyes in silence and prepared to greet Attack, knowing in my heart that I am doing it all on my own.

But the expected next slap did not come. Warm hands held her chin, and warm lips and teeth were printed on Molly's right cheek. When she opened her eyes in surprise, Lorenno had turned his back to her and left. The half-elf girl Turning back, his quiet face was very dazzling in the morning sun: "I don't mind Lawrence taking advantage of others, but since Lawrence has been kidnapped and trafficked, and between you, you are more important in my heart, so this matter has been revealed. .”

"That slap was because you tried to kill me, and that kiss was because you really saved me. Now we are clean, Molly Flaine. We will be strangers next time we meet. We will get to know each other again then. Bar."

Lorenno left without hesitation. Molly looked at the back of the half-elf girl and realized that she did not blame herself. Tears flowed from her eyes unconsciously. She covered her left cheek with her hand and smiled happily. : "What a cruel attack..."

Lorenno, who was leaving, didn't want to question her, he just wanted to find an answer that would reassure him. Only by telling friends anything that caused emotional breakdown can the misunderstanding be resolved. If it was really an irreparable mistake, then everyone should be at ease. Just destiny is better than keeping it in your heart.

Well, this is what her mother taught her. Fortunately, Molly didn't actually do it.

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Ps:

You are a neutral and kind person with unformed views. Your mother (neutral evil) tells you that interests come first. Your master (chaotic good) tells you that you must choose the good between the unfamiliar and the familiar, bad and good, no matter the quantity. familiar.

Here is a friend whom I have just met and have no deep friendship with. In fact, it is a relationship of interest. This friend has also done things like capturing civilians as slaves.

Here is a friend who wanted to harm you but did not do it due to an accident. Even if there was no danger she encountered, it would still happen. Later, she saved you and established a good relationship with you. More importantly, there is a little bit that you don't understand. The emotion is in it.

I don’t need to say more about who to choose (

pps: Originally, I wanted Lorenno and Molly to turn against each other, but after thinking about it, it is better to reject the literature of pain. This world is a bit dark and cruel, but it will never be by her side. After all, she is the protagonist, even if she will Even if there are difficulties, there will definitely be good results.

Chapter 45

"The blow just now won't hurt too much."

Out of Molly's sight, Lorenno couldn't help but care about her again, and that slap was really angry.

The girl wanted to go back and take a look from time to time, but she felt that it was not shameful to do so. A charming voice came from the tree beside her: "Don't worry, she is also a professional after all, and the minor injury will be healed soon. "

"Miss Selina, why are you here?"

The person sitting on the tree branch was the almost corrupted thief she rescued in the city. In a sense, he was also the benefactor who allowed the girl to survive?After all, it was a true coincidence that saved each other.

At this time, Selena was not wearing her night clothes that were easy to move but very seductive. She tied her hair into a single ponytail and wore light rattan armor. With the light crossbow on her back, she looked more like a ranger than a girl. Lorenno did not. Wearing the new armor given by Molly, she still felt uncomfortable and simply put it into the dimensional bag.

"It's not the church yet," Selina said with a bit of a toothache at this point, "I owe them a huge debt, and now I'm an official who performs tasks specifically for them."

She jumped down from the tree and was surprised to see Lorenno was alone: ​​"Where are you going?"

"Crystal City, you are also going to Crystal City to deliver the letter."

The half-elf girl shook her head. As soon as Alice took office, she found an excuse to ask Selina to protect her...

Seeing the girl's expression, Selina smiled and tapped Lorenno's head with her finger: "What are you thinking in your head? Protecting you is probably incidental. I really have to deliver the letter. Before Bishop Sal ​​abdicated, it seemed that I received a letter asking for help from Crystal City.

, unknown environmental pollution occurred there, and some conflicts broke out among various races. The paladin team had already passed by. This letter of mine was appended by the new bishop and he forgot to send it out. "

"That's it."

"Also, aren't you going to ride a horse and plan to walk to Crystal City like this?"

"Isn't it said that there is a waterway not far from Cardinal City?" She heard from someone at the Imperial Recruitment Office that if you walk straight along the road, you will see a big river, and the lower reaches of it will be Crystal City.

"Come and ride on the horse of the Temple of Endless Light."

Selina knew as soon as she heard that Lorenno didn't want to buy the horse. After walking a few steps, he arrived at the place. In the end, he had to sell it at a low price. The female thief whistled to summon the horse raised in the temple and climbed over. Lorenno Nuo didn't rush up. He took out the seeds found in the Holly ruins from his dimensional bag and buried them in the soil. Looking at the new buds sprouting on the trees beside him, he realized that the cold winter was over.

He stretched out his hand to pet the brown horse and made sure it didn't hate her before jumping on it and wrapping its arms tightly around Selina's slender waist.

Using the thief's body to block the strong wind, Lorenno thought of Molly again. If it weren't for Selena, Molly really sent someone to kill her but she survived and found out. If things turned around later, would he have taken revenge? Can you tell me something else? Mother said that you must avenge yourself.

[No matter what you think, if Molly really takes action, I will take her body and kill her. I will never allow anyone who threatens our lives to exist. 】

Lorenno's wild thoughts woke up her sister, and she made a choice for the half-elf girl directly.

Half a day later, the two came to the small town by the river. Selina skillfully took out the badge of the Church of Endless Light and pinned it on her chest and swaggered into the city. Some guards or gangsters who looked at the two with evil eyes were shocked. Losing color, he quickly lowered his head to ensure that he would not be seen.

Whenever I see this kind of scene, the former thief feels very happy - he was not as sneaky as he is now. Although he owes money, he can still be so powerful!

After bringing the horses to the Church of Endless Light here, Selina and Lorenno entered the river port, and the smell of fish immediately hit their faces.

"Let me see where the boat tickets are sold..."

Selina took out the simple map drawn by the pastor and went to the ticket office. She knocked on the table and woke up the ticket salesperson: "Are there any tickets for the ferry to Crystal City? When will it open? How much does it cost?"

The conductor yawned and did not see the Endless Light badge on Selena's chest for a moment: "Do you have an adventurer or business certificate?"

He moved the badge on his chest so that the noon sun reflected on the conductor's hazy eyes. He wanted to curse, but when he saw the sun on the badge, he immediately gave up: "A ship from Northland to the open sea will pass by in an hour, 300 gold One piece."

The empire's supervision on population movement is still relatively strict, and smuggling is a troublesome matter. Therefore, ships, airships and other means of transportation and taking them cost a lot of money, which is even beyond the reach of ordinary families in their lifetime.

"It's really expensive."

Selina couldn't help but was speechless. She took out the dimensional bag that Alice gave her to store public funds and said to the closed mouth: "On March 126, 3 Imperial Calendar, Selena and Lorenno, the hero of Cardinal City, took a ride to the Crystal Palace together. The boat trip to the city costs a total of 18 gold coins."

After opening the dimensional bag, she poured the gold coins in front of the counter. After tapping them, the conductor respectfully handed the two tickets to Selina.

"What were you doing just now, recording?"

"Yes," Selina said angrily, "Bishop Alice said that I tend to spend money recklessly, so he specially made a dimensional bag with recording capabilities and asked me to record every charge before I can open it."

The two came to the port and stood with the merchants waiting for the ship. Soon a rather gorgeous-looking ship stopped at the port. When the anchor was lowered and the entrance to the ship was opened, two strong men seemed to belong to mid-level professionals. The ticket inspector came down and looked at everyone eagerly. Lorenno found that few people in their group went up to the deck, but many people entered the bottom cabin beside them.

"The ships are generally divided into three levels. The bottom level is for transporting slaves. The middle level is for commoners or poor adventurers who want to try their luck in other cities. The top level is usually for wealthy adventurers, merchants, nobles, etc." Sai Lina explained in a low voice, and the two of them took the tickets and passed the inspection.

"Miss Selina, have you been out?"

Selina heard this and hit Lorenno on the head with her hand: "What does this mean, treating me as an adventurer who dominates the city? Let's put it this way, I can become a high-level adventurer in a comfortable environment. In addition to research mages, even nobles have to go out for a symbolic trip, of course, there will be someone around to protect them."

The half-elf girl understood that it was very similar to the chief disciple and protector of the Immortal Sect in the fantasy novels in the memory of the time traveler.

The two rooms were connected together. After saying hello, Lorenno entered each one. Lorenno looked around and saw that there was some mold in the corners, but it was generally clean, with no clutter or garbage, and the mattress was new.