In Bouchançon, the ecclesiastical province of the Holy Empire, in a glorious holy cathedral, a gray-haired old man wearing a red four-cornered hat, an embroidered white robe, and a red cloak was praying against the light of the hall.
Praying devoutly under the statue of the god.
This person is none other than Cardinal Armand Richelieu, the highest political and religious administrator of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bouchamps.
At this time, a holy knight hurriedly walked in, ignoring the advance notice and the attendant's obstruction, and knelt down on one knee behind Richelieu.
The red gloves with seraph wings on his hands are extremely eye-catching.
"Dear Lord Richelieu, all members of Vladimir's Seventh Group were killed in action, and their bodies were discovered by the local city defense forces in Mogadishu, Abreux."
The red-gloved knight paused before hesitating: "Now Albrex is submitting a diplomatic note to us, asking why people from the Holy Empire appeared in Albrex."
Richelieu's eyes flashed coldly, and the red-gloved knight couldn't help but tremble.
"It seems that the remnant of the Pascal royal family is really talented. If I remember correctly, he should have just stepped into the holy realm not long ago."
"Yes, sir." The Red Glove Knight thought for a moment and asked, "How about I personally lead the team to eliminate this heresy?"
"No need. If you go as a group, the result will be the same. The church cannot lose its strength in vain. As for you, I have other plans."
Richelieu was expressionless, "It seems that I underestimated the heretic. Then let Joan of Arc go, she is the most suitable."
"Understood." The red-gloved knight saluted Richelieu and walked backwards out of the prayer hall.
A moment later, an order to continue hunting Iloth was issued from the religious ruling.
In a small town in the Bushangsong religious province, in a strange and eerie church basement room, a female knight with a body covered in black heavy armor, a bumpy figure, but no visible face, was sitting upright on a simple bed and was practicing.
At this time, a male voice came from outside the room: "Lord Jeanne d'Arc, Lord Richelieu has sent a mission, asking you to take action."
After a while, a hoarse female voice came from the room: "I understand, just leave the target information at the door."
The man placed the task details at the door of the room and turned around to leave, still thinking:
"Lady Jeanne d'Arc, the Iron Lady, has a new mission. It's another bloody battle, hey!"
After an unknown amount of time, Joan of Arc, nicknamed "Iron Lady", walked out of the room, dragging a huge sword as big as a door panel in her hand. She bent down and picked up the piece of paper recording the mission information.
After a moment, a golden holy fire rose from his fingers, burning the paper into ashes.
Joan of Arc dragged the giant sword out of the church without looking back. The giant sword dragged a deep groove on the ground, and countless sparks flew out, and she walked towards the central mountain range.
At the suggestion of Captain Arthur, Ilos decided to leave the grapes at the city defense garrison in Mogadishu.
After all, Sharma horses are more conspicuous outside of Albrex, and there are many inconveniences in riding horses in the Central Mountains.
The top officer of the city defense army here was a middle-aged man with a mustache and meticulously dressed. After seeing the directions and tokens presented by Ilosu, he quickly agreed and promised to give Putao the highest care.
The commander of the city defense army was very discerning and knew that those who owned the Grand Duke's token and the Sharma horse in the empire were either rich or noble, so he did not ask too much.
But he was secretly planning in his mind: Find a few young and beautiful fillies to seduce this pure-blooded Shire horse, and the day of his fortune will be just around the corner...
After replenishing food, medicine and other supplies, Elos and the members of the Golden Company set off.
When passing through the passes of the Cyrel Empire, Iloth was lucky to catch a ride with the Golden Company, otherwise the trip would have been very troublesome.
As a famous mercenary team, the Golden Group holds a pass document issued by the Mercenary Association.
This general document was recognized in all three empires, so the group was able to pass through customs quickly without being subjected to detailed interrogation.
Ilosi now doesn't think that he can solve everything by himself. Faced with the full pursuit of a country's violent organization, especially one with the Holy Empire's background, even a legendary strongman will have to peel off his skin.
I almost overturned my car a few days ago!
If there is no cover from the Golden Group and the whereabouts are accidentally exposed, I am afraid that the second and more powerful wave of pursuit by the Holy Church will arrive in an instant, and at the same time, I have to worry about the secret mischief of the Xirel royal family.
Everything went smoothly after that. The route to the central mountain range avoided all cities and important towns, which meant that there were no large numbers of garrisons setting up checkpoints, and the sparse population also hid their whereabouts.
After several days of contact, Elos also roughly knew what the Golden Company's mission was.
Based on the few words the members of the Golden Company revealed in their chats, as well as the red-haired female mercenary Maiev who accidentally let slip something when she approached them deliberately, and combined with his own analysis, Eloth already understood.
The Golden Group accepted a commission from a legendary strongman and entered the forest of the Central Mountains to hunt down the flying dragon and obtain the magic crystal.
At the same time, it also has the task of exploration, trying to find the location of a forbidden place.
Elos guessed that the legendary strongman who issued the commission might also be looking for the demigod's cemetery, and hunting the flying dragon was just a cover, or a secondary mission.
Thinking of this, Elos couldn't help but feel a little hot in her heart. Are the clues to her father's disappearance close at hand?
At this time, Maiev, who was on her way, came over and said, "What are you thinking about, so obsessed?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Elos responded casually.
"I still don't know what you are going to do in the Central Mountains alone. There are so many of us who can't guarantee everything."
Vivian, who was sitting in the carriage beside her, also quietly pricked up her ears and prepared to listen.
"Why are you asking so much?" Captain Arthur's voice came.
"We only accept the employer's tasks and don't ask questions. You have been a mercenary for so many years in vain!"
If it were someone else who had reprimanded her, Maiev would have scolded him long ago, but facing Captain Arthur, she just muttered and walked away without saying anything.
Captain Arthur walked up to Eloise and said, "Sir, can I talk to you?"
Iros made an invitation gesture to him and walked to the back of the line with him to talk.
"Sir, I'm so sorry." Captain Arthur felt a little sorry.
"In our industry, the most taboo thing is to talk superficially. It is the bottom line of our professional ethics not to inquire about the employer's details. Let me first apologize to you on behalf of Maweina."
"It doesn't matter, Miss Maiev's character is frank and direct, but she is not disgusting. It was true that I was a little too cold before." Eloise said from the bottom of his heart.
"Hey, how can I tell you?" Captain Arthur was a little at a loss.
"This girl Maiev used to be a little indulgent, but since she got to know you, she has become a completely different person. I have never seen her take anyone so seriously."
"I don't know the purpose of your trip, but I sincerely hope you can accept this team and become one of us."
"I believe you have also seen that our team is like a big family, sharing blessings and suffering together."
After saying that, Captain Arthur looked at Eloise with bright eyes.
"Sorry, I still have a mission."
"Oh, then I understand." Captain Arthur felt a little lonely and disappointed. "Your Excellency, may I make a gracious request to you?"
"Of course, you order."
"I believe you can see Maiev's feelings for you. Since we are not on the same road, it is better to cut her off. The long-term pain will be worse than the short-term pain. After bringing you to the Central Mountains, we will go our separate ways.
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"So, in the days to come, please don't give her hope and completely cut off her delusions about you!"
After Ilos pondered for a moment, he knew that Captain Arthur's decision was the most correct choice at the moment, so he said: "No problem, I promise you."
"Thank you, Your Excellency. Thank you, Your Excellency." Captain Arthur felt uncomfortable in his heart.
"Girl, don't blame me. This is the best choice I, as a father, can make for you."