Lucien replied politely but without flinching: "I am John's friend Lucian, and he has an emergency at home, and I have come to him." ” The dark-haired Ian snorted coldly, "John is training with Sir Vane along with the other knightly squires, and I can't be sure that you are his friend, so I won't interrupt them."
You either prove your identity or wait patiently for them to finish. ” For John, who made rapid progress and was deeply appreciated by Sir Vane, Ian looked down on him and hated him very much, thinking that he was only from a poor background and did not understand writing, but he relied on his cleverness and obeyed the pedantic knightly code everywhere to curry favor with Sir Vane, which was not at all as educated and powerful as himself, so as soon as he heard that it was John's business, Ian couldn't help but make things difficult for Lucian.
Dorag, another squire, also disliked John, and watched with a smile on his face as Ian "taught" Lucien to "teach" him.
Of course, they will never admit that their hates and dislikes are due to jealousy.
After finishing speaking, Ian looked at Lucian sternly, in his thoughts, Lucian, a poor man who had never seen the world, was so frightened by his knight squire, he must be anxious and anxious and did not dare to refute, so he could only plead bitterly, and when he begged enough, he would send someone to find John, nothing serious would happen.
It's a pity that Lucien has experienced far more things than Ian, and even beyond his imagination, not only did he not rush around at this time, or kneel down and plead, but said with a serious and solemn expression: "John's friend is in a hurry, and his life is in danger, if he goes back slowly, causing irreparable results, your obstruction is the main reason, and this is a serious violation of the knight's spirit of mercy, I believe that Sir Vane will be very angry if he knows it, and the consequences will be serious." ” From John's mouth, Lucien knew that Sir Vane was a nobleman who strictly adhered to the way of knighthood, and if he really did as Lucien described, he would definitely expel Ian and Dorag, and the squire who was expelled would have a completely bad reputation, and could not be accepted as a squire by other knights unless there was another opportunity.
As for John's friend who was in a hurry, of course, it was Lucien himself, and for him, who did not follow the way of knighthood, he did not take a small white lie to heart at all, and, strictly speaking, it was not a lie, at most it could not be described.
"How dare you threaten me," Ian flew into a rage, not expecting to be so calmly and coldly admonished by a lowly pauper, that he drew his knight's sword and slashed him with one sword.
As a high-ranking knight squire, the angry Ian took a step forward and exuded a dangerous momentum, which was a complete explosion of the oppressive force that Lucien had felt on Gary, so that the soldiers behind him couldn't help but shudder and took half a step back, and Dorag, who was originally thinking of taking a step forward, stood still, sighing Yin En's strength.
Whether it was the soldiers, or even Dorag, or even Ian, they could already imagine Lucian's reaction to the full oppression of the high-ranking knight squire, that is, he trembled with fear, his voice was muffled and he begged for mercy, and he might even be directly frightened to wet his pants.
But to the disbelief of Ian, Dorag and the soldiers, Lucien was still so serious and calm, and asked rhetorically, "Do you want to violate the knightly code and kill the innocent and weak now?"
He seemed to be completely free from Ian's oppression, and Ian and Dorag vaguely felt that the poor young man in front of him seemed to have a tenacious will like a mountain.
"Do you need me to repeat what you just said, do you really want to be expelled by Sir Vane," Lucien stepped forward and spoke sternly again.
Ian wished that he was the kind of villain who didn't care about his life and future, and he could draw his sword and go out and kill Lucien now, but he still wanted to be a knight, he wanted to be a nobleman, and he wanted to have his own estate, and he abandoned these for a quarrel or two, which was definitely not his real idea.
As for the choice of framing after the killing, with John and many farmers in the wheat fields outside, Ian couldn't do it at all, and at this time, if it wasn't for the loss of face, he would have backed down.
Seeing that Ian's momentum was weakening, Dorag understood his thoughts, glared at Lucien angrily, and pulled Ian by the hand: "John is our companion, since his friend's life is in danger, then we don't have to entangle with you, an uneducated pauper, hurry up and tell John." ” "Well, if it weren't for John, I'd definitely teach you how to be polite."
Ian descended the steps and said to Lucian, ignoring that John was the knight's squire he hated the most and wished he had died sooner.
Then, not wanting to see Lucian's hateful face, Ian himself went into the manor to report his life to Sir Vane.
Dorag stood there with a cold face, not saying a word to Lucian.
Lucien didn't care about this at all, and stood quietly and waited, Ian's momentum oppression just now had little effect before Lucian's soul was not injured, but after the soul was injured, he could shake his spirit, fortunately, Lucien already had the "Ice and Snow Avenger", just his fingers reached the level of a first-class knight by sticking his fingers into his pocket and touching, so that his will reached the level of a first-class knight, much stronger than the original, Ian's momentum oppression, like a breeze blowing, had no effect.
After less than five minutes, John strode out, leaving Ian far behind, and when he saw that it was Lucien, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Lucien, who happened to you" Lucien pointed to the road: "Things are urgent, talk as you go." ” Trotting side by side for some distance, in John's puzzled eyes, Lucien said the line he had already thought of: "I have often met a beggar these days, who always inexplicably denounces nobles and knights, and yesterday dragged me into a hidden corner to say something blasphemous, it turns out that he is a believer in the devil, and secretly preaches in Aalto. ” "Originally, I wanted to go directly to the church to report him, but then I accidentally saw him and Aaron's gang Jackson mysteriously contacted, I was worried that there were other schemes that would endanger Uncle Joel and Aunt Elisa, so I came to you directly, and if you reported it through Sir Vane, the church should pay more attention."
As a young man who abides by the rules of chivalry, John has no suspicion of his good friend and trusts him very much: "Those villains of Aaron's gang have a connection with the devil's believers, damn it, I will go and report it to Sir Vane immediately." ” "Wait a minute, John, I think things may be more serious than you think, there are only a dozen beggars in Aalto, where are the rest," Lucien said in a different way what he knew.
Hearing that so many people were missing, John was even more dignified, but the harvest brought by strict adherence to chivalry and rules made him not panic, but maintained a good composure: "The devil's believers must have taken those poor people as blood sacrifices, well, the matter is very serious, and Sir Vane must be told immediately." ” Lucien nodded, and reminded again: "John, you must not tell Sir Vane that I found out, I am afraid that if the devil believers are not completely eliminated, they will come to take revenge on me after knowing the truth of the matter, I am just a pauper, I am afraid that there is no knight to protect day and night." ” "Okay.
It's a pity that if you can really destroy the devil believers, Lucien will definitely get a lot of rewards.
John understood Lucian's concerns, maybe when the time came, he would exterminate the knight attendants of the devil's believers, and even among the knights, there were people who were tempted by the devil, and if he wanted not to be known, then he would limit the people who knew to himself, and he was just a little sorry for Lucian.
Lucien smiled and patted John on the shoulder: "You also have to let Sir Vane keep it a secret for you, Uncle Joel, Aunt Elisa, and Aven, but they are all ordinary people, anyway, your reward can be obtained from Sir Vane." ” If it weren't for this method, Lucien wouldn't even want to believe Sir Vane, relying on himself, a guy who can only have a few apprentice-level magic, to report to the church, maybe even he will be arrested together, although he can find someone else to go instead of him, such as ignorant children, etc., but it is not easy to attract attention, and secondly, he has left the impression of such a mysterious figure in the hearts of the pastors and bishops of the church, maybe there will be big trouble in the future.
At the very least, if even a knight like Sir Vane, who was about sixty years old, in good health, had a happy family, strictly believed in chivalry, and was an advisor to the Grand Duke, was tempted by evil gods or devils, then Aalto would have become a paradise for evil gods and devils.
"Yes, I will, or Lucien thinks carefully.
When the time comes, if I can share Sir Vane's reward, I will give you a share.
John nodded cautiously, he was not afraid of sacrificing for the sake of justice, but if it would affect his family and friends, he would be worried.
Lucien smiled: "If Sir Vane is willing to keep it a secret for you, then the reward given to you will definitely find other reasons, definitely not money, etc., John, you better keep it for yourself, we are good friends, why bother with these Moreover, I am still eating and drinking in your house." ” At Lucian's request, John waited another ten minutes to give the people in the manor the impression that the matter was settled nearby before returning to the manor.
Lucien hid behind the trees on the side of the road, waiting quietly, and six minutes later, eight strange black horses with scales galloped by, led by a serious old man in silver full-body armor, one of the seven behind him was John, who had changed into silver-gray chain mail and carried a long sword and shield, the other five were also attendants, and one was a young man in a white robe, who was supposed to be the presiding priest of the chapel of Sir Vane Manor.
Seeing them go away, Lucien let out a long sigh of relief and headed back to Aalto.
As he entered Alto and walked towards the borough, Lucien faintly felt a tremor on the ground, as if the church and the knights had found something in the sewers.
"Whether they can eliminate the cult or not, it will be safe for at least two or three months, but it seems that the sewers will have to wait a while before they can go down, so I will focus on analyzing magic first."
A few minutes before 8:30, Lucien finally arrived at the door of the Musicians' Guild
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