Chapter 1579 Platform
To put it bluntly, Mo Tan actually didn’t know much about this old man named Jost Astre.
Before today, he only knew that Jost was one of the many bishops affiliated with the Sun Sect. He was sixty-seven years old and a native of the City of Light. His wife was a former member of the Guardian Knights of the Plenty Sect. Their son and daughter believe in the Sun and Fertility sects respectively, and their family is quite happy. However, their own strength is only at the epic level, and their talents in all aspects are quite limited. The status of bishop was gained through qualifications after he was over 50 years old, and he is popular. It seems good. The highest achievement in his life was to be sent as the transitional person in charge after Knight Commander Jeff Harrington and His Highness the Son of Sun Black, who were from the same sect, left Doumboua City.
Yes, he was sent as the transitional person in charge. In other words, everyone including Bishop Jost himself knew that he would not continue to work in Doumbouya City. After all, this The old gentleman's personal ability is not outstanding, and he has no gold-plated value at this age, so he will definitely be replaced in a short time.
The ‘Black Priest’ of the Dawn Sect is the final successor of the Holy Religion Union.
To sum up, in Mo Tan's expectation, this handover should be completed smoothly. Even if there is any trouble, it should not be caused by the bishop.
Seriously, even if a tough man suddenly ran over by the side of the road and shouted, ‘The second generation ancestor, go to hell! ’ While taking out a knife and stabbing him, Mo Tan wouldn’t be too surprised.
But Bishop Jost’s undisguised disgust caught him by surprise.
Of course, he was not the only one who was surprised. Whether it was the Grand Knight Green standing in front of Mo Tan, Yi Zuo beside him, or the two His Royal Highnesses behind him, They were all shocked when they noticed this unabashed hostility.
Among them, the cheap school girl’s idea was very simple, that is, ‘If you feel unhappy with the seniors, I will feel unhappy with you’, so she almost didn’t think about it, and just stared at him tit for tat with her big beautiful eyes. .
It's a pity that Bishop Jost's disgusted eyes were completely fixed on Mo Tan, and he didn't even look at Yi Zou, so the latter's very beautiful glare had almost no effect.
The three people except Yi Zuo began to think instinctively. The content was probably 'What grudge does this Bishop Jost have against Hei Fan?', and Mo Tan himself was also thinking about it. This question.
But neither Green nor Mo Tan himself could figure out the reason, because in theory, both parties had nothing to worry about or complain about.
Of course, there is no doubt that Bishop Jost is hostile to Mo Tan, so both His Highnesses the Holy Sons kept their expressions low to save face, exuding some polite hostility.
Yes, it is polite hostility. After all, Mo Tan himself has not expressed anything, and there is no need for Avery and Philip to take the initiative to use themselves as gunmen without any pretense, but their attitude still needs to be made clear. .
So it turned into Yi Zou staring at each other unabashedly. The two saints' expressions were slightly downcast and looked slightly dissatisfied, while Grand Knight Green and Mo Tan had normal expressions. The former had no expression at all. Rich people, the latter are too lazy to give any feedback because they have long been accustomed to other people's malice.
“Welcome to the city of Doumbouya.”
Under the protection of several templar warriors, His Excellency the Bishop forced out a stiff smile and said perfunctorily Li: "I am Bishop Jost Forrest, the head of the city of Doumbouya."
Green nodded slightly and bowed meticulously: "I'm glad to meet you, Bishop Jost. I am the Grand Knight Commander of the Dawn Sect, Green Tyree, who is responsible for transporting this batch of supplies."
"The Cult of Plenty, Philip Toland."
Seeing that Mo Tan did not make a sound, Philip immediately and considerately took the lead in introducing himself: "Hello, Your Excellency the Bishop."
"Justice Sect, Avery Davidson."
Ev Li immediately followed, and nodded with a smile: "Please give me more advice today."
The implication is that after today, if you want to leave the city of Doumbouya, just There is no way to teach us.
Yizou also gave a simple salute, his right hand naturally holding the hilt of the sword at his waist: "The guardian knight of the Black Van Priest, the high-level paladin of the Dawn Sect, Yizuo Jileite."
"Try to put the sect first when explaining next time, Miss Jilette."
Jost glanced at Yi Zang lightly, and then looked away before the latter wanted to refute, and looked at Green The others nodded slightly: "I have long admired your name, Captain Green, and your two highnesses."
The three of them nodded and said nothing.
Mo Tan also took a step forward at this time, stood side by side with Green, bowed respectfully and said: "Hei Fan, the pastor of Dawn Sect, has met Bishop Jost."
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The old man immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Mo Tan, then snorted in full view of the surrounding people and asked displeasedly: "Are you Pastor Hei Fan?"
"I am Hei Fan."
Mo Tan nodded as usual, his tone gentle and calm.
"Oh, the lover of Her Highness Saint Chen Wangyu, right?"
Bishop Jost smiled contemptuously, then turned around and walked towards the city without looking back. He said: "Come with me, everyone. The blood barbarians are quite active during this period. Only half of the city gates are opened for safety reasons. The soldiers also have their own duties. Anyone who can come together to welcome you That’s all, please don’t be offended.”
At first glance, this sentence sounds like Bishop Jost's explanation for this shabby and almost offensive welcome. However, if you take a closer look, you will find that this 'explanation' is not actually the same as 'provocation'. There is no difference other than to state the core point of 'you are not welcome' outright.
Even Yi Zou, who has a relatively simple personality, can feel the hostility in Bishop Jost’s tone. If Mo Tan hadn’t waved her hand covertly, this outspoken female knight might have He was about to contradict him verbally.
Both Philip and Avery were somewhat wealthy, so they just exchanged glances and did not express any opinions. The reason was mainly because they had already made up their minds to follow the lead of Pastor Hei Fan. He didn't look unhappy at all.
As for the Knight Commander, although he frowned at Jost's back, he still took steps immediately and led everyone to follow him.
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The city of Doumbouya is a fairly large semi-fortress-style border city. The area here is almost one-fifth the size of the City of Light, but the population is only the level of a small city. Regardless of the garrison establishment, After the personnel, the scale of both residents and businesses is far below the average, giving people a rather deserted feeling.
Everything here is simple and rough, whether it is the high quality and low price, strong and durable, the cold stone wall with almost no defects except for its unsightly appearance, or the smooth Just looking at cheap plaster floor tiles that make people feel empty will make people feel like they are waiting for something. They will not be able to relax at all. Instead, they will subconsciously hold their breath.
Walking on the [Triumph Street], the only main road in Doumbouya City and theoretically the most prosperous, Mo Tan and others did not see a few vendors doing business. There are some shops affiliated with various chambers of commerce, but they mainly sell various military supplies and daily necessities. The most fancy items are portable compressed rations of various flavors. "This city is the gate to the northern border of my sanctuary and the forefront of the fight against the blood barbarians. Although the conditions are not too bad, it is not a place suitable for romance."
Bishop Jost, who briefly introduced a few words about Doumbouya City, smiled and ended with this sentence, which echoed the previous sentence "His Royal Highness Wang Yu's lover".
Obviously, this Lord Bishop does not have opinions against everyone. This can be seen from his attitude towards Green and the two Holy Sons. He is simply hostile to Mo Tan.
The source of this hostility is actually not difficult to figure out.
Archbishop Jost Forrest and the 'Priest Black Van' had no grudges in the past. If we follow this line of thinking, the answer is actually not difficult to guess at all. That is, the two of them are at this time. The only intersection here at this moment is the identity of the 'talker of Doumbouya City'.
As the only fortress border town that has always fought for the Holy Religion in a joint fight against the blood barbarians and stood firm in the northern part of the Holy Land, whether it is the city of Doumbouya or the Gospel City to the west, there will always be a supreme ruler. However, in view of the nature of the holy union, there is no such title as 'city lord' in these two places, and because they are not fixed legions, there is no such title as 'legion commander'.
So under normal circumstances, the top leaders of the two places will basically follow the ecclesiastical hierarchy within the Holy Church Union. The bishop is the bishop, and the knight commander is the knight commander. Anyway, they are all senior professional titles, no matter how they are called, they can't be wrong. That’s it.
However, Mo Tan broke this law. The reason is very simple. He is just a priest, and it is difficult for him to be promoted in a short time due to his qualifications and strength.
It would have been okay if he hadn't shied away from Sumir's contribution before, but under the current circumstances, just "achieving great achievements in the battle of Misha County" is not enough to push him to a very high level. in a high position.
Of course, these are not important. What is important is that this 'Black Van Priest' did steal the position of Bishop Jost.
If you think about it carefully, if the person who came to take over the city of Doumbouya was a big shot, or at least not as small as Mo Tan, the bishop would not have any objection at all. After all, he is As a top-notch person, he was destined not to stay long since the first day he came here, so there was no room for complaint.
But the problem is that the weight of this Black Van priest who was born in the Dawn Sect is too light, so light that even a person like Jost will feel resentful.
As people who have also seen Bishop Jost's resume, Avery and Philip both felt that this old man who had been...to put it ugly, simply mediocre all his life, might have tasted the benefits during this period, so they looked at Mo Tan. So unhappy.
The 'sweetness' here does not refer to any substantial benefits, but to a very high status and status within a certain range. These are things that Jost had no chance of during his years in the City of Light. Feel the new happiness that you only experience after coming here.
It is true that the soldiers in Doumbouya City are relatively unruly, but this is not a time of war after all. In fact, after Knight Commander Jeff and Son of Black severely injured the Lacerated Queen, those who were busy fighting among themselves The blood barbarian has always been quite peaceful, so in this case, there would be no Thornhead who deliberately went to find his immediate boss to be unhappy.
In other words, Bishop Jost, who seems to have been ‘ruling by doing nothing’, is, at least on the surface, well above the rest.
This kind of unreal right may not be a big deal in Avery's own eyes, and they may even find it a bit disgusting, but they also know that for people like Jost, even if it is This meaningless status may also be extremely lethal.
What's more, there are very few people who don't love status and status. Philip once heard someone say that twenty-seven years ago, there was a bard girl whose literary talent was not much better than that of the Sand Goblin. It was obviously because she had a powerful father. She has no worries about food and clothing, but she still wants to win the opportunity to enter the [Poets Hall] with her collection of bards that are too bulky to use as toilet paper. What's even more outrageous is that she is so damn cute. Shortlisted...
No matter what, Bishop Jost is better than that girl who can only produce garbage. It is normal to have a little desire for power in his heart.
It is precisely because of this that the two Highnesses felt that this bishop, who had never been in a high-level position and had no intelligence sources, would so unscrupulously find fault with Pastor Heifan, and even put some people into the house without grace. The extremely true 'rumors' are told as a joke.
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"I heard that Pastor Hei Fan is a young and promising man."
In the large chapel in the central area of Doumbouya City, Bishop Jost, who was sitting at the top of the living room, smacked his lips and glanced at Mo Tan with a half-smile: "First, after reuniting with my lover, I led His Highness Xia Lian and others to calm down. He defeated that plague, and then he made a splash in Sumir as an army chaplain, killing the blasphemers like rats. Oh my, it is really a blessing for our Holy Religion to have such a hero as Priest Hei Fan."
The old man deliberately added accents to the keywords 'lover' and 'lead Xia Lian', His Highness, and then turned his head and winked at the Templar standing behind him with his hands behind his back, his tone full of meaning. profound.
Obviously, what he wanted to convey could only be these two points: 'Priest Black Vatican relies on women to rise to power' and 'His Royal Highness Xia Lian can even out the plague with just a pig'.
Immediately afterwards, Bishop Jost changed the topic again, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a mocking arc: "Oh, by the way, I remember that my friend wrote me a letter before, saying that there was An army chaplain from the Dawn Sect suddenly ran over to Sumir’s orc friends while being beaten. This was really admirable. After all, it was quite embarrassing to kill the Northern Expeditionary Army and cultists to pieces far away from them. It’s easy.”
“It’s not easy.”
As a result, at this moment, Yi Zhao, who finally couldn't bear it anymore, suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "But senior, he did it!"
Suddenly, the sarcastic smile on the old man's face became even stronger, and he immediately nodded vigorously and said: "Of course, I naturally believe in you, the guardian knight."
He put an emphasis on a certain word.
Then——
“Tsk, tsk, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it, I can also prove that Pastor Hei Fan did it.”
The Holy Son of Justice suddenly smacked his lips and said this while Jost looked at him in astonishment.
"I was also with Sumir at the time. In fact, the rumors you heard, Your Excellency, Bishop, were too subtle."
Holy Son of Fertility also followed suit and said in a deep voice. : "Priest Black Van did much more than kill the cultists to pieces."
"Alas... don't listen to the nonsense of young people. I am mainly responsible for killing the cultists."
Seeing that the two young people could no longer calm down, Green, who was the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army at the time, He could only sigh helplessly, shrugged and turned to Jost, who was almost petrified——
"Hei Fan just made a plan and created an opportunity for us. How could he mobilize our Northern Expeditionary Army?"
Chapter 1570: The End
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