Paladin

The pleasant afternoon tea time could not last long, Archbishop Kyle Spencer had to say goodbye and leave.

When Evan bid farewell to him, he was given a map and a card with his name.

This red name card has a hand-stamped gilt stamp. Someone in the church can distinguish the diocese, status, allies, etc. represented by the stamp. On the back is the imprint of the ring on the hand of the archbishop.Holding a name card, you can pass unimpeded in the mission area, which also means that you are a close friend of the archbishop and have many privileges.

Although Evan saw this bishop for the first time, the other party seemed to attach great importance to him.

Maybe it is indeed as he said, it is the guidance of Guiyan, Iris and Xingchen, or maybe it is.

The paladin walked out of the church and went to the archbishop's residence, where he saw several soldiers who had sold themselves to Kyle not long ago.

They were naked to the waist, dripping with sweat, and they were moving a few thick logs in the backyard.

Seeing Evan, they were extremely surprised. After looking at each other for a while, someone finally called out: "Your Excellency Paladin?!"

Evan nodded with a smile, and looked at them one by one—perhaps they had to work for many days, and there was no shortage of food. The soldiers looked very healthy.

Evan looked around and sighed, "You guys..."

He was a little helpless and distressed, and wanted to say how worried their captain Corbett was, but he couldn't bear to look into their eyes, so he sighed again.

The soldiers faltered, squeezed in front of Evan, scratching the back of their heads and touching their noses from time to time, like a group of big children waiting for criticism.

Evan shook his head, and finally said gently: "Are you willing to go back with me? Kyle agrees to let you go home for 'vacation' first."

"I want to go back!" Evan hadn't finished speaking before someone shouted.

Several soldiers glanced at each other, and suddenly someone showed a shy expression on his face and said, "Well...Your Excellency Paladin, can you wait until the evening to go back? We haven't finished today's mission..."

"Your Excellency the Archbishop treated us so well..." Someone whispered, "I can't just leave my things and run away."

Evan looked behind them. The logs they were carrying were almost as thick as a person's arms. It took a lot of effort to move from the east corner of the courtyard to the west wall.The young men were sweating profusely, their faces were flushed, and it seemed that they worked hard every day.

Evan nodded: "It's a good thing to know that you are responsible for finishing the work. Of course you can continue to work. When you finish the work, go back quickly, Corbett... I am very worried about you."

The soldiers laughed and smiled, their eyes were a little moist.They bowed to Evan and returned to their posts.

Although it all started as a business, they were happy to work for Kyle Spencer.

……

The burden on Evan's mind was relieved for a while, and he followed the map to find the camp of the Knights Templar... It was two very ordinary big houses facing each other, with a flat school field in the middle.

At this moment, there are scattered scattered in the school field, a few puppets for training, and two unsharp knight swords.

When Evan entered, two stable boys were cleaning the school grounds. Hearing that he came to look for His Excellency the Inspector General of the Holy City, he said, "Another one! Your Excellency Hugo is very busy now, and he doesn't come out to meet guests casually."

Evan handed over Kyle's name card, and the stable boy looked at it for a while, but he couldn't quite distinguish the stamp on the name card, but he knew that only bishops and above were qualified to wear the power ring on the back, so he took the name card Tie in to find the Al-Quds Inspector General.

During this period, Evan looked around and saw no other paladins here. He thought to himself: If the system of the Knights Templar is still the same as we drafted at the beginning, then the inspector general of the Holy City should patrol the territory. Yes, depending on the situation, there are at least a few paladins and dozens of sergeants who are stationed here with him... What are they here to deal with?

After a while, the stable boy came out of the house, respectfully handed back the name card to Evan, and led him in.

Evan walked through two rooms, and saw a military tent with two knight swords in front of the door, and the banner of the Knights Templar on the top of the tent—red cross on a white background.This should be the tent where the commander stayed during the march.

Evan walked into the tent and saw Colin Hugo, the Prosecutor of the Holy City, put away the scrolls and papers on the table.

Then Hugo raised his head, showing a resolute and resolute face. There was a scar on his lip, which gave him a sense of menace.

He saw Evan come in with the tent up, stared at Evan with piercing eyes, and then showed a joyful smile: "Welcome back! My brother!"

His words and expressions are completely different from his appearance, full of enthusiasm and vitality, and his eyes looking at Evan are naturally caring.

Evan suddenly found a sense of familiarity. Standing in the command tent of the Knights Templar, he was welcomed and received by the members of the Knights without any barriers. Nothing could be more cordial than this.

Paladins treat each other as comrades-in-arms and brothers, and this rule was set by him himself.

It's been 1 years and it still hasn't changed.It's just that from generation to generation, I don't know how many Grand Masters, how many priests and inspectors, how many paladins and sergeants have been rotated.

——An old brother over 1 years old came back today.

Evan thought with a smile.

Evan smiled slightly: "Your Excellency Hugo, let me introduce myself first, I am Evan Paladin."

"Evan," Hugo yelled, he stood up and said, "Sit down, I'll go pour some water. My brother, why did you come back from the outside, did you get separated from your team?"

"I... probably like this." Evan said helplessly, "I lost my name tag and all equipment and supplies, and I hope to come back and apply again."

Hugo poured two glasses of water and put them on the table. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Well, is the name tag also lost? This is a bit difficult. I need to go back to the Holy Capital to apply for verification and re-examination of your identity. By the way, You are holding the name card of His Excellency Archbishop Spencer, if you can get his guarantee, things will be much simpler."

"Maybe it doesn't have to be so troublesome," Evan said.

He took off a ring from the ring finger of his left hand, and the pattern engraved on the ring seemed to reflect a faint halo in the room, and then disappeared in a flash.

Then Evan said: "This is my power ring. Sending the traces of the power ring seal to the holy capital should prove my identity."

The power ring is a ring that can only be worn by high-level clergy—generally above the bishop. They wear it on the ring finger of their left hand, which means "divine marriage", that is, they dedicate their lives to the God of Light and swear not to marry Wife, do not have a family, always keep chaste.

Each power ring is engraved with different handwriting except for the name of the holder, most of which are warnings and teachings to the holder; there are also some power rings given out of glory, engraved with Someone's great deeds, or titles.

Evan's power ring is the oldest one of the Knights Templar, and it is written in the original language: [Light of the stars, the watcher of the dawn.We praise you. 】

Hugo looked up at Evan in astonishment, took the power ring carefully, and said in a low voice: "Mithril... engraved with ancient characters. I haven't seen such a power ring for a long time, Evan, you When was it enshrined and joined the Knights Templar?"

Evan thought silently: I don't know, about 1 years.

He didn't want to reveal his identity or even make a big splash at this time, and he didn't want to deceive anyone, so he took off his hood silently, revealed his entire face, and said gently: "As you can see, I am an elf, and my lifespan It is already dozens or hundreds of times that of many human beings. I have lived through many upgrades of the Knights Templar. Maybe many people have forgotten my name, and the recorder of the Holy Capital will need to look through it for a long time to confirm my name. status, but at least... I'm back today."

Hugo was greatly shocked. He held Evan's power ring in his hand, looked at Evan for a long time, and there was still a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Evan whispered: "You may have never seen an elf and became a member of the Knights Templar, not to mention my identity is still in doubt. Are you still willing to trust and accept me?"

"I trust His Excellency Spencer, and I trust my eyes," Hugo said.

After a moment of silence, he said again: "I see. Evan, the Templars welcome the return of any brother."

Hugo got up to fetch the special envelope, and immediately began to write the letter in his own hand.And apply red mud at the end, and gently press Evan's power ring on the red mud, leaving clear marks.

He closed the letter, baked it on a candle, then sealed it with wax, and said: "The Shengdu prosecutor will receive this letter in half a month, and the review process may take as long as several months." , but if you can get a letter from His Excellency Archbishop Spencer, this process can be shortened by at least one month."

"I understand. Thank you, Colin." Evan said.

Hugo put the letter down, glanced at Evan again, and said, "Well, actually, I... I mean, the Knights Templar hasn't accepted races other than humans for a long time, and I haven't seen any brothers from the elves, either. I hope you can forgive me if I behaved...not very well before."

Evan smiled: "So now you have seen one."

They sat down again, and Hugo called his servant and ordered him to deliver the letter to the liaison officer.

Then they chatted for a while, and Hugo asked: "I have too many things recently, and I haven't seen Mr. Spencer for a long time. How is he?"

"He looks very good." Evan said honestly, "He is also very hospitable. It seems that his house is under construction, and people are moving civil engineering in the backyard."

Hugo couldn't help laughing, and said, "Oh, I know. The Spencer House is always under construction."

Evan asked curiously, "Why is that?"

"Your Excellency Spencer kept this secret very well, but my brothers accidentally discovered it when they were patrolling." Hugo whispered as if revealing some secret, "Your Excellency the Archbishop will give people in need during the day The servants provide extra labor opportunities, move things from the east to the west, and then pay them extra wages; let the tramps move from the west to the east at night, and then pay the tramps what they hired."

Moa’s cathedral holds porridge for five days a week, and the Holy See saves countless people from difficulties every day. Only Kyle Spencer’s donation is unique.

True compassion can not only save people from poverty or hunger, but also save people from emptiness and low self-esteem.

Evan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "This is really... a noble behavior."

"Your Excellency Spencer is a respectable archbishop," Hugo said with a smile, "but please don't tell him that I accidentally leaked this secret. Although he speaks softly, he can teach people... …for a long, long time.”