Chapter 650 Trap
It is the lord's responsibility to inspect the territory regularly.
Paul Greyman, Earl of Arda, is fulfilling his obligations.
In fact, with the improvement of the government system, Paul no longer needs to use this ancient obligation to maintain his rule. This is just a small excuse to persuade himself to temporarily get rid of the pain of documents.
He rode a white horse, followed by twelve attendants on gray horses, traveling gracefully on the country road.
After several years of construction, even this kind of rural dirt road has been hardened to a certain extent. It is no longer the kind of bumpy road that is made purely by human feet. Walking on it, Paul felt full of accomplishment.
Looking at the curling smoke in front of him, Paul asked aloud: "Isn't the village of Totor ahead?"
"Yes, Earl, the village of Totor is ahead. There. The village chief must be ready to welcome you."
The guard beside him replied.
Totor Village is the purpose of their trip today.
Paul touched his chin, "I remember that there was a Father Hershey in this village who was content with poverty. Let's stop by to visit."
Some information emerged in his mind, which was revealed to him some time ago. Cecil went to investigate and reported back to him.
The priests who preside over rural churches are a large group. They account for about 60 to 70% of the clergy in the Northwest Gulf, and their monthly income is generally less than one silver coin.
The Church of the Lord of Light prohibits lower-level priests from marrying. It is somewhat difficult to support a family with this level of income and maintain their relatively high social status.
In today's Northwest Bay, where prices are rising due to economic development, the problem they face has become more and more prominent.
The church's industry has a strong foundation. With the east wind of economic development, the church's wealth is also accumulating in large quantities. However, it is the upper echelons of the church who have the power to distribute this wealth. They are obviously not like Paul who can provide timely assistance according to the latest situation. The wages of workers at the bottom have increased.
After all, it has been this way for thousands of years. The economic surge like that of the Northwest Bay in recent years is extremely rare in history, and it can even be said to be non-existent.
What's more, the pursuit of material things is not in line with the church's propaganda tone - at least on the surface.
Perhaps this is an entry point for my long-standing wish.
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"Wow——!"
Along with the brilliant light of the flames, bursts of children's exclamations and cheers rang out again.
“Thank you to the Lord of Light.”
Father Kherson was very pleased, sincerely praised the god he served, and cast his grateful eyes on the group of outsiders standing in the distance. .
They are four men and one woman, and one of the young guys is performing fire magic for the children.
A few days ago, two men came to stay overnight. One was older and the other was younger. They claimed to be a group of magicians who were on tour and hoped to stay here for a few days to wait for their companions who were left behind for some reason.
Hershey agreed to their request and did not charge them anything, instead allowing them to perform magic tricks for the children in the church for several days.
The church in Hershey doubled as a nursery while the adults in the village were working in the fields.
But there is too little entertainment in the countryside. Minstrels and circuses like to go to big cities. The arrival of this magician group is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.
So in the past few days, the church that was supposed to be quiet and solemn has become a very lively place, and even people from nearby villages came here to watch the magic show.
Just now, the companions they were waiting for came to join them, two men and one woman.
Hershey is a little regretful, this means that the magicians will leave soon, maybe they will set off tomorrow.
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"O'Dennell, we are not here to amuse the children."
Looking at Nathan who was performing "Fire Magic" hard , Mariana said quietly but indifferently to the people around her.
She, Nathan and Edward, who were working separately from O'Donnell's master and apprentice, received information not long ago. O'Donnell found clues about Barnett, but needed their help, so they immediately set off to the designated place. Meeting place. "Oh, be patient, dear Lady Red Flame."
O'Donnell said with a smile, "We should wait patiently like hunters for our prey to fall. Trap. Believe me, our prey will definitely arrive today."
"Huh, what a waste of time! Speaking of which..." Mariana asked curiously: "Who are you talking about?"< br>
When they first met, O'Donnell briefly explained the purpose of inviting them here. He and Dessen needed to "take" something from a person's head, but cast a spell in an uncontrolled place. It is very likely that you will face some bad situations, so you need the help of some strong companions to escape unscathed.
O'Donnell smiled and replied: "A very challenging goal!"
"Very challenging?"
"The lord here."
Before O'Donnell finished speaking, he saw Mariana's whole body shake violently.
"You...what did you say?"
The Scarlet Flame Witch looked at O'Dennell in disbelief, her voice trembling a little, "Lord? Is it Paul... Count Grayman?"
O'Dennell was also slightly shocked. , it was the first time he saw this expression on the face of the Scarlet Flame Witch.
Is she scared? Impossible.
He nodded, "Have you also asked for his name? Yes, it is this lord."
"You are crazy!" To his surprise, Mary Anna's next words were full of sharpness and accusation, "How dare you attack the local ruler?"
"What? Are you scared sometimes?"
O'Donnell was very strange, Mariana's reaction was very inconsistent with her usual image.
“Do you want to kill us?” Mariana said coldly, “I want to remind you that the lord must be followed by a large number of guards, and we are in a strange place, there is no need just to Looking for Barnett would put you in danger."
"Not in danger." O'Donnell shook his head, "According to the information I collected, this Count Grayman is not a particular person. The pompous people will not bring too many people when patrolling near their castle, at least not so many that even five powerful spellcasters can't deal with them."
Mariana said firmly: " If Paul...Lord Grayman does anything wrong with your spell, the entire northwest bay will hunt us down. In short, I don't agree with such a risky action, leave here, immediately, immediately!"
O'Donnell frowned, spread his hands and said: "If you don't participate, then only Dessen and I can do it ourselves. I have been decorating this church for many days and spent a lot of precious materials. I am just waiting. The moment the spell was activated, wouldn't it be a waste to just cancel it?"
"You!" Mariana seemed shocked and angry, but she was speechless for a moment.
The two were just in a stalemate, and the atmosphere was tense.
“Okay.”
After a long time, Mariana seemed to compromise, “Since you are so insistent, then we will cooperate with you.”
Her tone returned to its previous calmness.
O'Donnell felt that there was a hint of unknown meaning in the other person's eyes.
Forget it, as long as the other party is willing to cooperate with you.
I’m really sorry for taking so long to update.
(End of this chapter)