Francan Béran and his group of priests hid in the church area and locked the door of the church area directly. This subconscious evasion behavior in the panic was perhaps the most stupid thing he had ever done in his life. Decide.
He gave up the outer city and shattered the last cohesion of the Holy Light Church.
After that, three days passed.
Three days ago, the heresy trial that was completely out of control and farcical ended with the complete blockade of the church district, and then the whole city was surrounded by a strange atmosphere.
The civilians who gathered around the burning platform at that time gathered for a long time after watching the door of the church area being closed, but in the end no one did anything reckless, such as attacking the church or knocking down the priest. , On the contrary, they finally dispersed sparsely, but Amber knew very well that only the crowd dispersed, but the fire in people's hearts had been ignited.
The next three days will be three days for the flames to burn brighter and stronger.
For three consecutive days, the Cecil people's "leaflet bombardment" was not interrupted for a day. In the morning, noon and evening every day, a round of bombardment would arrive on time, and the flying leaflets would be accompanied by special bullets. Arriving in the sky above Luan City, it was blown away by magical power and scattered throughout the city.
These flyers will not only fall in the outer city, but also in the church district of the inner city. This time, the priests in the church district finally gave up cleaning up these leaflets.
They allowed these leaflets to fly everywhere in the city, even covering the roofs and courtyards of churches. They allowed the outer city to completely lose control, and seemed to have completely given up on the idea of restoring order. .
People in the outer city began to openly collect leaflets that had fallen into the city, and began to openly discuss the priests in the church. They gathered in the streets and alleys, and communicated with each other during the day. People came to the square in front of the church area and stared at the blocked door angrily. At night, there were countless candlelights moving between the streets, and in the shadows of the candlelights, words openly attacking the church came.
The curfew system has completely failed, and the outer city is falling into a strange situation, where calm and excitement are mixed, indifference and madness coexist. The sweet smell of blood seems to have spread in Luan City, but it is located in In the church district in the center of the city, everything was unusually quiet.
Since Fran Béran entered the cathedral, no priest or Vatican knight has seen the bishop come out of it...
Night fell on the fourth day. , located in a secret stronghold near the square, the officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau were gathering in the room. The flickering candlelight lit up the small room. The officer nicknamed "Skinny Man" stood at the table and reported what he had just collected. Information:
“The gate of the church area is still blocked. The situation in the small church area can be seen from the heights of the outer city, but the movements of the cathedral are completely unclear. Fran Béran seems to have The cathedral inside is also locked..."
AnotherA military intelligence officer also stood up: "No signs of escape were found among the priests in the cathedral area..."
"Civilians spontaneously blocked various intersections. We previously spread the news that the priests in the cathedral were preparing to Escape, now it seems that these messages have worked."
"Some of the church soldiers who were stranded in the outer city took the initiative to disarm. They came out from several stations in the outer city, tied up with each other, and came. We went to the streets to ask for food from civilians - we tried to guide the residents to give some food to the church soldiers, and now those soldiers are our own."
Amber listened to the reports of his subordinates. Quietly fiddling with the dagger in her hand, she seemed to be waiting for something. Her long elf ears trembled slightly in the air, and they turned sharply in a certain direction from time to time, with an absent-minded look on her face.
A subordinate finally noticed the situation of his boss and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Boss... are you listening?"
"I am listening," Amber waved his hand casually, and then his ears twitched again, "But let's stop for a moment, we have guests tonight."
The MIB officers looked at each other in shock, while Amber With a flick of her wrist, the poisoned dagger she was playing with a second ago was quietly put away, and then almost at the same time, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
"Go and open the door - don't use force."
The Military Intelligence Bureau officer standing near the door received Amber's instructions and immediately stepped forward to open the door - but although Amber said not to use force , this operator still put his hand on his waist, where there was a protective dagger.
The door opened, and a middle-aged man who looked like a commoner, wearing ordinary linen clothes, thin and tall, with short brown curly hair, stood at the door. There were two people standing behind him, also the same. Coarse clothes, civilian dress.
The tall and thin man glanced at the room, his face clearly showing a hint of wariness and nervousness, while the MIB officers in the room also looked at the "guests" at the door with the same wariness, and almost At the same time, each of them subconsciously tightened their muscles:
Although the three people standing at the door were all wearing rough linen clothes, they could never be civilians - these three people Their skin was plump and shiny, and although their expressions were tense, their eyes were bright. They had obviously not been hungry recently, and people with such characteristics... could only come from the church district!
Just when the atmosphere suddenly became tense, Amber's voice came from the deepest part of the room: "Let them come in, I know they are coming."
The man at the door The officer stared at the three people in front of him, stepped back slightly to make way for the house. After the three people entered the house, he immediately put his head out and took a quick look at the situation outside. After confirming that no one was ambushing or following him, he quickly retreated. Come back and close the door.
The three people who entered the room came to Amber under the gaze of several pairs of eyes. The latter looked up and down at the tall and thin man who was obviously the leader. After a moment, he took the initiative to break the silence: "I thought you wouldn't show up - so I had to resort to plan B. "
The tall and thin man showed a wry smile: "...We have been looking for you for a long time, but we didn't expect you to be hiding so close to the church area, literally right under our noses. under. "
"The more dangerous the place, the safer it is, just as the more pious the place, the less religious it is." Amber's casual words made the tall and thin man in front of her face tremble, and then she did not give him a chance to refute. Then he immediately said, "Introduce yourself, my subordinates are curious. "
"...Seven Terry," the tall and thin man was silent for a moment, and then said with a little tangle, "a low-level pastor, the manager of a small church in the west. These two are my friends - Amar Critter and Coleman Ronny. "
Hubo nodded and casually explained to the subordinates around him: "This man named Severn Terry was summoned by me. I secretly stuffed a small note on him, making an agreement. Let him come. ”
The Military Intelligence officers in the room were a little shocked, but the people here were trained by Amber himself. They almost instantly realized the three people who ran out of the church area in front of them. No one questioned what the priest meant, but quietly followed the development of the matter.
"To be honest, I thought you were the only one coming," Amber looked at the name. The priest named Severn Terry said with a hint of amusement in his tone, "When I heard three footsteps, I almost sentenced you to death. "
Seven Terry ignored Amber's vague threat, but asked curiously: "Why did you contact me? ”
This tall and thin middle-aged priest was one of the punished priests who wore linen robes, walked barefoot, and was guarded by discipline monks in the Heretic Trial Square. However, he was punished at that time. He was not the only priest, which made him feel particularly curious.
Amber replied casually: "There was once a priest who was preaching in the south and passed by Luan City. His name was Wright. "
"Wright...that big guy? "Seven Terry was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, "Ah, then I understand... It seems that he is indeed at your place. I remember him. Since the reform of divine magic, it is rare to see a classical priest like him again. How is he doing lately? ”
“It’s okay, the God of Holy Light dumped him, and then he dumped the God of Holy Light again. Now he rubs his own Holy Light, and is leading a team to teach others to rub Holy Light.” ," Amber shrugged, "I won't be able to explain his situation for a while. I will only tell you one thing: Wright said that if there are still a few people in Luan City who have a conscience, then Severn Terry will definitely is one of them. That's how you were chosen. ”
“Has holding a conscience become a rare quality for clergy? "Seven Terry's tone was filled with great sarcasm. However, after the sarcasm, his expression quickly returned to normal. He looked at the people in front of him.The expressions on the faces of the short half-elf and the Military Intelligence officers in the room were extremely complicated, "What do you...or the Duke behind you, really want?"
Hu Huweiwei Smiling, he said euphemistically and politely: "I want to get the Holy Light Church out."
The skin on Severn Terry's face trembled again: "Aren't you afraid that I will go to the cathedral to report you immediately? You?"
"Stop saying such stupid things, it will make me doubt Wright's vision. By now, you should not be able to see the situation clearly - we will be worried about you. Report? Also...do you think the Holy Light Church can still gain a foothold in the South?"
Seven Terry's face was uncertain. He seemed to want to refute something, but in his mind Before speaking, Amber suddenly picked up a piece of paper from the table next to him and handed it to the priest: "Take a look."
Seven Terry took the paper curiously , at first he thought it was another leaflet printed by the Cecil people, but after seeing the content above, his expression froze.
It was a newspaper, dated yesterday. On the first page of the newspaper, there was a headline written in huge fonts:
"Evil breeds in Luan City, and millions of people in the south are waiting for help." Looking forward to the lord rebuilding the order of the Holy Light"
Under this horrifying title, Priest Severn Terry saw a picture that made him dizzy: in the lifelike black and white portrait, it was Lu The scene of Anseong's papal knights and church soldiers dragging the beaten and dying civilians onto the burning platform.
This scene of heresy trials, which has become very common in recent years, looks particularly ferocious and terrifying due to the angle of the photographer and the atmosphere of the background of the square.
"This is the newspaper - I don't know if you've heard of this in lockdown, but I can tell you, this thing is all over the Southland, published twice a week. What do you think Are there many leaflets scattered in the city these days? In fact... those leaflets are just scraps from printing these newspapers."
Seven Terry let go of the newspaper in his hand. All his persistence and luck mentality were gone.
It turns out...the terrifying, overwhelming leaflets in Luan City are just the tip of the iceberg of all the actions of the Cecil people.
The priest shuddered when he thought about how long these people had been lurking in Luan City, and how much these people had spread the news about the situation in Luan City through some kind of magical power.
And all of this... was planned by that terrible founding hero, Gawain Cecil, right?
"Exiling the Holy Light...what can you gain?"
The devout Holy Light priest finally spoke, and his voice was so hoarse that he was startled.
"You made a mistake. We did not intend to banish the Holy Light from the beginning," Amber immediately corrected the other party's statement, "What we want to banish is only the church - banishing the church."Only then can the people get the Holy Light. ”
“Exiling the church? "Seven Terry's heart, which was about to sink to the bottom, suddenly jumped. He seemed to grasp the key point, "What do you mean..."
"The new Holy Light Order...ha, I really didn't expect that I would discuss this kind of thing with a Holy Light Priest, but who told me that this is my job - we will establish a new Holy Light Order, and all this requires your little cooperation. ”