What did you do with the dice?

Phoenix nodded and replied, "I'll go get the afternoon tea."

Rusalka was a little stunned: "Oh, okay."

So after waiting for a few minutes, Phoenix came into the office with a food cart. She placed some cakes on the table, poured some black tea, and sat down again. She took the initiative and asked, "Why do you want to know about me?"

Sanita: "I want to know your motivation for helping us, as well as the rewards you will need and the risks we will have to take."

Rusalka: "Because I want to help you realize your dream..."

The two finished speaking almost simultaneously, sensing a disagreement, and exchanged glances. Seeing Rusalka's somewhat unforgiving look, Sanitieta sighed, "That's about the same. If you have any ideas, it would be best to just speak up."

Phoenix nodded: "I'm waiting for my sister to come find me."

Phoenix's answer made Rusalka think of a lot of things, such as the corpse in the coffin in Ropa's territory. However, Phoenix didn't seem to have any mental problems, and she wouldn't kill her sister with her own hands and then forget about it, so the cat corpse should be just a poor passerby cat.

The number of cats has increased again! Rusalka thought.

Sanitta was a little surprised. He thought Phoenix's ultimate goal was to kill some important figure or something like that: "That's it?"

Phoenix nodded. Okay, this explained why she had been staying in the Pearl Tear Territory. It turned out she was waiting for someone.

Based on the Filin tribe's theory of seven times the lifespan, Rusalka asked a question that was more appropriate for Phoenix's situation: "Did she say when she would come to see you?"

Phoenix replied, "She said that when the gate opens, I'll be able to see her."

Rusalka glanced at the door of her office, feeling as if she had heard this sentence somewhere before, with a strong sense of déjà vu.

Rusalka: "Well, let's settle for the next best thing. Who is your sister? Where is she now?"

Phoenix shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

Rusalka: "No, she is your biological sister?"

Phoenix nodded.

Rusalka: "You can forget this?"

Phoenix replied, "The last time I met her was over a hundred...almost two hundred years ago."

Okay, I don’t really understand your concept of time for long-lived people.

Rusalka: (So how old is Phoenix now?)

Sanita has learned to learn from the foreigners and defeat them: (This is the right age to marry you.)

Rusalka was speechless for a moment after her lines were snatched away: (Harry, you actually used my magic against me!)

Sanitta: "Then why did your strength recover recently?"

Phoenix glanced at Rusalka, then extended her hand. A dark shadow gathered in her palm. "Because the power of faith changes with one's sense of self-identity, Rusalka, do you want to hear my story?"

Rusalka was so happy: (Fuck, Phineas, this is the first time she called me by my name!)

Sunita: (I know, I know. You're just like the male and female protagonists in Japanese youth anime. Just calling your name makes me almost laugh out loud. Besides, this isn't your online name. What are you doing?)

Rusalka: "Well, since we've talked about this, just go ahead and have some afternoon tea."

Phoenix: "But after I finish speaking, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

Rusalka: (I loved you, protected you, saved you, and have no regrets.)

Sanitita: (Putting aside your nonsense, did you really choose to save her?)

Rusalka: (Well, let's save my mom. I think Phoenix can swim.)

Rusalka: "Go ahead."

Phoenix: "You must also tell me about your past, including where the evil energy in your body comes from."

Phoenix's words startled the two of them. If the atmosphere was just tense before, now Sanita had already reached into his pocket without leaving a trace and quietly grasped the spell materials.

Although Rusalka's secret is not worth mentioning and is just a part-time job in the eyes of all players, in the eyes of the natives, Rusalka's behavior of hiding evil energy in her body is similar to Theresa's, and she really deserves to be sent to the stake by the Inquisition.

No one can recognize the magic contract weapon, and it does not emit any fel energy fluctuations, but the magic energy explosion is indeed a unique skill of the sorcerer that cannot be concealed, and most people who know the business can recognize it.

As for how Phoenix discovered it, Sanitta asked Rusalka, who replied that she didn't know either. Sanitta could only assume that Phoenix had some special means of obtaining intelligence, or that Rusalka, as a part-time job background setting, already had to bear the risk of leakage.

If Sanitta thought that Phoenix's questioning was not up to par before, he would at most kick her out and make her a stray cat. But now if Phoenix failed to pass the test, he might really want to silence her - stop it, Rusalka, there are only paladins outside.

Rusalka: (How do I make up my past? Do I tell her that I traveled through time?)

Sunita: (This is quite annoying. There are always flaws in a story. The most annoying thing is that even if you tell the truth, she might not believe you. And even if she does, it’s definitely not okay to give the truth to Phoenix. Forget it, listen to her story first, and I’ll make up yours while she listens.)

Rusalka: (The cat and I are connected by heart, so why are you using your brain with the cat?)

Sanita: (Then you come on, if you’re stubborn, speak first.)

Rusalka: (Haha, no need to say more, come on brother!)

Rusalka: "Okay, I'll tell you."

Phoenix nodded and began to speak the most she had ever done since Rusalka met her:

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Two hundred years ago, on an ordinary summer day, in an ordinary small village, a young paladin named "Roland" was born.

He was originally an ordinary boy who had received the blessing of the church. He had a longing for justice and exercised diligently every day. The gods seemed to have heard the little wish in his heart. After accepting the blessing of God Light, he gained the power of holy light.

In the days that followed, he prayed and helped others for free, just like most paladins. There were many people in the village who needed help, and there were also many wild beasts and evil spirits attacking the village nearby. So, at the request of the villagers, he refused his application to join the legion and devoted himself to guarding this small village.

But he thinks about his mission every day. Before he obtained the Holy Light, he was also a member of the village guard group, and he could help others and repel nearby evil spirits and monsters.

Since the gods chose him, he must have some special mission to accomplish, Roland thought.

One day five years later, Roland happened to encounter a slave-catching group while he was out on patrol. They had captured a child from the village and were trying to sell him to the neighboring Kingdom of Sneidi. However, the villagers were afraid of the group's well-equipped equipment and decided to keep quiet.

At that moment, a strong sense of mission was born in Roland's heart. He followed the slave-hunting team alone and eventually fought with them in a jungle.

He undoubtedly had a talent for fighting. Those slave-hunting teams were vulnerable to the power of the Holy Light, but Roland did not kill them. He simply broke their hands and feet, tied them up, and brought them back to the village along with the captured children.

Among them was a pair of twins with black and white hair who were unclaimed. They were Phoenix and her sister who were abducted from the border of the El Empire.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Phoenix, and she is my sister, Hydra."

And that day, Roland extended his hand to Phoenix in the prison van and said, "Come with me. I will take care of you from now on."

But Phoenix and Hydra were scared, and they didn't trust the humans who had abducted them.

This troubled Roland a little. He scratched his head and tried to soften the smile on his face. To this end, he even used the Holy Light to illuminate himself, trying to make himself look more like a good person, even though he was a good person to begin with. "Can you give me a chance?"

Under the illumination of the holy light, Roland's figure was imprinted in Phoenix's heart. She reached out her hand and grasped the turning gear of fate.

Sanitta was stunned. He finally understood why Phoenix took a step back when Rusalka invited him for the first time, but still agreed to his request.

This is a lucky 100 that turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

But Rusalka had obviously forgotten all about it. What he was thinking now was:

Rusalka: (My super, black cat!)

Sanita: (I can’t stand it anymore.)

Under Roland's careful care, the twins gradually grew up. It could be said that although the age of the Filin people is very long, under the influence of the belief in the God of War, the genes of these orcs make the growth cycle of these orcs as short as that of humans, while their heyday can be maintained for a long time.

However, as the two cats grew up, the people in the village became increasingly unfriendly to them. In that era, the Aiel Empire had not yet been unified, and the orcs who believed in the God of War were still grouped by race and tribe. They were belligerent and brutal, and did not like farming, so they often launched plundering wars against the surrounding areas, especially small groups of bandits, basically 80% of whom were orcs.

The country of Esdi had also suffered from this problem, so they mostly maintained a discriminatory attitude towards orcs. They felt that this race with other characteristics was an incompletely evolved beast. No matter how they were treated, under the influence of the war god gene, they would become ungrateful wolves that could never be tamed in the future.

However, because Roland, the only paladin in the village, was their guardian, the villagers did not dare to exclude them too blatantly even if they had some complaints about them.

This atmosphere continued until one day, when the old pastor of the village church told Roland, "They have grown up. The villagers have expressed their concerns about them many times. Most people even believe that the disappearance of poultry and other things is actually caused by them stealing. Although I know that they are kind because of your training, you will eventually grow old, and the Filin people have a very long lifespan."

When you become weak or leave, no one knows what will become of them. It is time to let them leave this land that does not belong to them while you are still young and strong and can suppress the brutality in their bones.

The old pastor had taken good care of Roland since he was a child. He was the spiritual pillar and closest person to Roland, who lost his parents at a young age. Roland didn't want to disobey him, so he replied:

"God Light has bestowed upon me the power of Holy Light, but I have never felt any different from anyone else. From the day I rescued them, I felt this was my mission, and so I wanted to personally send them home and complete this mission."

The old priest did not refuse his plea. It was difficult for him to refuse the plea of ​​this young man whom he treated as his own son. He nodded, handed him the enchanted props in the church, and personally added some power of prayers to his weapons. Then he agreed to persuade the villagers to let him leave on the grounds of going out for training.

"The world out there is very cruel. Be sure to stay safe and come back alive. We are all here waiting for you."

Roland: "As long as the light of the Light God has not disappeared, it means that my mission is not over yet. I will definitely return safely."

In this way, after a few days of preparation, Roland took two members of the Filin tribe and, with the villagers watching, embarked on a journey to a place that was not yet called the El Empire, but was just a gathering place for the Filin tribe.

Chapter 85 Cat's Past (2)

The journey is indeed long, but in that chaotic and disorderly era where evil was rampant, the Paladins of that time were far more powerful and brave than the Paladins of today.

Although they experienced many hardships and tribulations along the way, and their identities as cats from the Filin tribe also led to a lot of contempt and discrimination, Roland was a highly respected paladin. After he put forward his demands and put forward this mission theory, the people of Esdi were still willing to provide help and food to this kind-hearted paladin.

Finally, he safely escorted the two Filin people to the border of Esdi.

After traveling for nearly half a month, Roland and his two cats, one black and one white, arrived at a large tribe of the Filin people. In that era, the Paladins, who symbolized order and kindness, were not actually respected by the orcs. At most, they were given minimal recognition for their bravery.

However, it seemed very strange for Roland to be with two of his fellow tribesmen, so they followed Roland's request and brought him to the tribal leader, a brown-haired man with a broken tail who was also from the Filin tribe.

Roland immediately told the chief about the two cats' life stories, and hoped that he would accept their return and treat them well on his behalf.

Faced with such a request, the clan leader just smiled coldly and asked him: "Have they ever killed anyone?"

Roland shook his head: "No."

The tribe leader said: "Since you are a strong human, I respect your request. However, our tribe does not accept waste raised by humans. Every member of the tribe must be a fierce assassin. At this time tomorrow, I will hold an initiation ceremony. I will give them a weapon and let them fight each other. The one who survives will be qualified to join our tribe."

Roland was a little moved. He looked at the two shivering cats behind him and rejected the request on the spot: "I refuse. If this is the only way, please excuse me. I will go find a new home for them."

"Goodbye? Human, do you think this is a place where you can come and go as you please?"

Faced with the siege of the Flin guards, Roland was not afraid at all. Just like the dozens of battles he had experienced along the way, he first wrapped the two cats with the Holy Shield of Life, and then drew the gleaming greatsword from his back.

This simple battle made the chief frown. Facing the simultaneous assassination of three elite members of the tribe, Roland was not at a disadvantage at all. After a few rounds, he even shattered their weapons and burned them with the flames of holy light. The blazing golden fire made all the surrounding Filin people feel terrified and dared not approach. However, Phoenix and her sister were able to remain unharmed under the protection of the barrier.

"If you wish to bear witness to my faith here, I am always available. As long as the light of the Light God still surges within me, I will be invincible."

The tribe leader clapped his hands in admiration at Roland's bravery and told him, "Alright, I'll give you a chance. Since you've come to our tribe, you must abide by our rules. I can agree to your terms as a paladin and adopt them both. I can even publicly declare them my adopted daughters. That way, even if they don't have any blood, I can still treat them kindly. But the prerequisite is that you must win three one-on-one duels under the witness of the gods."

Roland raised his eyebrows: "Can you use the power of holy light?"

Patriarch: "Of course, any means of power can be used, and the same applies to holy light."

The first duel took place that day, and Roland easily defeated his opponent, who was known as a charge fighter.

The same was true for the second duel. The assassins of the Filin tribe were notorious, but in a restrictive environment like the duel arena, the assassins would be weakened.

Roland thought that this was a deliberate act of letting his opponent win, so he didn't doubt it too much. Therefore, he would not kill his opponent according to the rules of the duel, but would stop after seriously injuring him.

The tribe leader's son couldn't stand it any longer, so he told his father, "Father, I will fight tomorrow. We can't let that human show off his power in our territory. We can't accept his humiliating act of wanting to bring those two worthless people into our tribe."

The clan leader stroked his beard. "His Holy Light is very difficult to deal with. In a one-on-one situation, few in the world can match a seasoned Paladin. We, the Flin, are naturally adept at assassination, and direct duels are not our forte. Under the War God's duel rules, we are at a disadvantage. However, I have my own solution."

So on the eve of the second duel, Phoenix and her sister were assassinated in their dreams.

Phoenix: "The assassin's body was very small, and my sister was blinded in the assassination attempt to protect me. She hugged the assassin's body tightly, and a dagger fell next to me."

"Save my...sister."

"Woo..."

"I picked up the dagger. The assassin wasn't very strong and was controlled by my sister. At the time, she had her back to me, exposing all her vital parts. I could have easily killed her with a ruthless swing of the dagger.

But I didn't. I was terrified and hesitant. Growing up, Roland had taught us to be kind. He told us that as long as we didn't do evil, he would always protect us, but if we did something evil, he would abandon us. I was so afraid of being abandoned at the time that I missed the perfect opportunity to act. If I had been an ordinary-born Filin, how could I have been so incapable of doing it?

Phoenix showed a rare expression, and Rusalka knew it was guilt. Phoenix continued, "I didn't make the move after all. After hesitating for about ten or twenty seconds, Roland burst through the door and, without hesitation, swung his sledgehammer and struck the assassin."

"And then she died." Phoenix sighed. "We should have expected that after removing the cloak, we discovered that the assassin was actually a child about our age. She was very weak and looked very thin, probably because she hadn't eaten enough. Because of this, my sister, who had no training, was actually stronger than her. And a body that was weaker than an ordinary person obviously couldn't withstand Roland's blow, which he should have held back."

Therefore, Roland could not accept that he had done such an act on impulse. He was a white knight and could kill the enemy on the battlefield if he had to, because it was a kind of protection and honor, but the act of accidentally killing a child made him feel condemned in his heart.

The Holy Light of the Paladin came from the blessing of the God of Light and the faith in his heart. At the end of that night, after seeing the torch-bearing Filins surrounding the house and the little girl's mother crying bitterly while holding her body, Roland lost the power of the Holy Light.

Rusalka: “But it was a planned conspiracy.”

Phoenix: "Yes, that's right. Roland still won the third battle. However, without the Holy Light, he was no longer as comfortable as before. In order to fulfill his promise and mission, he was forced to kill the enemy in the duel."

But the patriarch did not fulfill his promise. He told Roland: "My promise is only valid for Paladins, and you are no longer a Paladin."

He ordered the killing of Roland, Phoenix and others.

Rusalka: (Huh? So cruel? Did Phoenix survive?)

Sanita: (I’ve had enough of this idiotic literature.)