The Record of Initiation - Legacy of the Nightmare Chapter 27 The King and the Gift of God
After entering through a small door in the palace, the two of them walked through many corridors under the leadership of Knight Saren. In the process, they saw guards patrolling and standing guard, maids holding laundry baskets or tea trays, and even some walking while walking. Nobles chatting or civil servants walking quickly with documents, etc.
But for the two people who were obviously dressed differently from the people in the palace, because they were led by a knight, there were no guards to ask about their identities.
Alexander felt very uncomfortable in this serious and silent order, and followed Saren quickly and cautiously, not even daring to look around too much. The same was true for Fageni.
"Your Majesty has a straightforward and cheerful personality. If you maintain the most basic etiquette, there will be no problem." Saren told the two of them on the way.
"What do you mean by basic etiquette?" Alexander was still very nervous. "I was already in the rain forest when I lost my memory. Do you have any tips on this?"
"Just use the most natural way to treat people, don't use the way adventurers do, and you can also bring weapons." Saren was referring to the situation where adventurers sometimes use curse words to express greetings.
"Oh." Alexander breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm relieved that there aren't too many etiquettes to remember. I'll pay attention to them."
After Saren led the two of them to walk in the palace for a full quarter of an hour, they finally arrived in front of the mahogany door of the audience hall. Alexander stood by the door and looked at the knight nervously.
Fageni stood slowly behind Alexander, waiting for her to go first.
Then, two guards waiting nearby pushed the door open. The floor behind the door was covered with a white plush carpet, which extended from behind the door to the only seat in the hall.
The seat is located one level higher than the surroundings. There is a well-maintained middle-aged man sitting on it. It can be seen that this is the emperor who summoned the two of them.
In the hall, there were two teams of knights standing in front of His Majesty the Emperor. In addition, there was a clergyman wearing a white robe. This man's clothes had the holy emblem of the Church of the Holy God of Glory, and he should also be a big shot.
"Ms. Alexander Johnson and her companions, who risked their lives to deliver important messages from the rainforest, have arrived!" At some point, there was a civil servant who followed Saren and the two of them through the door. He was holding a parchment scroll in his hand and shouted. road.
After Saren walked through the door, he walked a few steps, knelt down on one knee and lowered his head and said, "I have lived up to His Majesty's instructions." At this time, the knight's little finger on his back slightly hooked at the two of them.
Alexander took a deep breath and walked into the door with as steady a step as possible. When he saw the knight kneeling, he was so frightened that he knelt down and lowered his head. "Your Majesty, the adventurer Alexander has been summoned."
Fageni tried to ask Alexander to cover himself, but when he saw her kneeling, his legs went weak and he knelt down too.
"I'll call you two as soon as we enter the city. You can hold your heads up. It's been a hard journey. Saren, you can also join the queue."
"Yes." The knight walked into one of them and stood still, and the two of them were able to kneel on one knee and raise their heads.
Alexander raised his head slightly and didn't know what to say, so he said nothing and waited for the emperor to ask questions.
"I am Winstar XVIII, the Emperor of the Holy Empire of Kandor. I already know everything that has happened so far, and you don't need to report anything, but you have accomplished many things beyond your responsibilities. So in addition to the Empire should In addition to the rewards given to you, you can state a wish, and I will satisfy you as much as possible in my personal capacity. For example, get a treasure from my treasure house. After all, instead of gathering dust in the treasure house, it is better to follow a talented adventurer. "The voice of this middle-aged emperor is not only full of power, but also carries the pressure of a superior. I am afraid that he also possesses extraordinary power.
"About this..." Alexander said carefully: "Due to the climate of the rainforest, the physical condition of the captain of my pioneering team was deteriorating before I set off, so I hope there is a way to cure it. This is one of the reasons why I returned to the empire.
one."
"Very good, you didn't cross such a long distance just for your own selfishness. I will let you two go together when I dispatch the Fourth Pioneer Team, and I will also give the captain of the Third Pioneer Team the latest and most effective life-extending potion.
"The emperor's voice rose a little higher, sounding very happy.
Although the emperor's answer was somewhat different from what Alexander expected, Alexander did not dare to ask more questions and could only respond: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Saren, take them to rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The knight made a fist with his right hand and put it on his left chest to salute, and then walked towards the two of them. At the same time, he slightly hooked his fingers again to indicate that the two of them could get up. This interview has come to an end, basically.
It's just a formality.
Alexander stood up, bowed, and followed the knight away. Seeing that he could leave, Fageni got up quickly, but his legs were too weak and almost failed to stand up. He also bowed and left in a hurry.
Next, Saren took the two of them out of the kingdom and opened two rooms in a good hotel very close to the palace. After taking the key and entering one of the rooms, the knight told the two that they could go out as they pleased only tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow. Then he handed over
Give Alexander a bag.
Alexander took the bag, held it in place and looked at it, wondering: "This is it?" Saren just made a gesture to open it. It was filled with gold coins, probably more than a hundred. If I count them later,
, actually one hundred and fifty Lindsay is just right.
"Start? Where to go?" Fageni was still in shock.
"Oh, is this the reward your Majesty said? Thank you." Alexander put the bag away.
"It's just that our journey suddenly has to go in the direction we came from." Alexander turned his head and looked at Fageni and explained: "Well, are you interested in going to the rainforest? There are many monsters that may have the core of the origin.
?”
"Is this something I can change even if I don't even think about it?!" Fageni patted his chest and took a breath.
"Then you two chat, don't miss your normal schedule." Saren left, and the knight specifically warned the two of them before leaving, fearing that the two country bumpkins would be dazzled in the royal capital.
"Ah, please walk slowly." Alexander watched the Saren Knight leave.
"Why didn't you tell us first when you came to see us? It was her luck that Kino didn't come. I am a little hunter in a small rural area, and I have only been in Samira City for five days, and today I saw
..." Fageni, who finally returned to normal, shook his head and said: "When I go back, I can talk about it for several lifetimes, my son can talk about it for several lifetimes, and the same goes for my grandson."
Alexander looked at Fageni and said: "You have always been free. I have never forced anyone to come. The problem is that nothing happened at all?"
Alexander closed the door and sat down and continued: "Actually, I didn't expect that this matter would involve you. I originally planned to handle this matter alone."
"Cough cough... cough cough." Seeing Saren walking away, Fageni leaned on the wall and gasped exaggeratedly: "I really fell into your trap."
"Anyway, I'm here to deliver a message and then go back to the place where my journey started. It's that simple." After Alexander said that, he took out a few gold coins and gave them to Fageni.
Fageni took the money, opened the door, and went back to his room.
Alexander watched helplessly as Fageni walked out, shook his head and said, "The standard of living in the royal capital is probably very high. Save some money. Think about it. If you are interested, why don't we go back together?"
"Can I still go?" This sentence came slowly, and then there was the sound of Fageni putting the knife on the table.
Alexander stopped talking and calmly leaned against the window. While reviewing the elemental blending, he looked at the street scene of the royal capital and smiled slightly.
The next morning after recuperating, the waiter of the high-end hotel brought exquisite food to their room.
The first portion is freshly ripe and slightly green rice tomato slices with cold cooked beef, and comes with two flavors of sauce, one is sweet and spicy, and the other is salty.
The second portion is cheese and fried eggs, as well as freshly toasted and slightly burnt white bread with a stack of apple slices.
The last portion is half of smoked fish served with green moss and a small bowl of white fish soup.
It can be said that one serving is enough for an average lady, two servings for a normal person, and three servings for a big eater.
Alexander ate three portions unceremoniously, and did not continue eating out of reserve. [Well, it was done well, although there was no special material at all...]
Fageni took a small bite first, and then quickly finished the whole thing. He even wanted to ask for a few more portions, but gave up the idea because he had no money.
The two of them finished breakfast in their room. Alexander thought for a while and knocked on the door of Fageni's room. "You are free to go out today. Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Fageni put the plate aside, hung the knife on his back, and then heard Alexander's voice reply: "Oh, lead the way." Then he opened the door.
"What's the point of leading the way? I don't even know where to go." Alexander turned around and left the hotel to walk around the streets. "If we just leave separately, it would be troublesome if we cause any trouble here and can't find anyone."
Genius followed beside him and said nothing.
The two people came to the streets of the royal capital and walked in the opposite direction to the palace. There are buildings from one to three floors in this city, but the location selection does not look too prominent, and the locations are divided with great emphasis on practicality.
Lamesa is different.
The architectural style of the royal capital is very outstanding - the roads are very clean, there are no dark alleys, and the vegetation is specially cultivated for decoration. The small shops on the streets do not have any very conspicuous signs. They are not deserted but full of people.
Alexander walked down the street shaking his head, observing the surrounding shops. "Well, it's not as scary as I thought before coming here. I thought the capital was full of big houses with five floors or more, and they were crowded everywhere. Fortunately.
,fine."
Because the streets of the royal capital are very spacious, the two of them heard a lot of information from the mouths of passers-by. For example, the grain seeds brought by the Ling Sheep Chamber of Commerce in Lamesa from other countries have been improved this time, and the adventurers of Latadi have
One passed the upper-level examination, and the top paladin of Durr Town outside Silver City died in the line of duty, etc.
The information here in the Royal Capital is surprisingly well-informed, but people are mainly discussing the fact that the Fourth Pioneer Team is equipped with the latest steam-powered vehicles and eagle mounts.
After Alexander heard the news that a paladin from the town of Doul had died in the line of duty, he had a bad premonition, so he went over to inquire about the situation.
She got this shocking news from passers-by. Davis Bryan, a paladin of the Church of the Holy God, died in a battle with an unknown legendary vampire, but also severely injured the other person. And this vampire
Important information was revealed during the battle - they came from a place called Dark Moon Wasteland.
[In the end, Captain Brian still went to fight with the vampires... Do it, I'm afraid I have some responsibility for it? Who will deal with the evil priest in Duer Town now? Oh... Should I go to Shengyao?
Church of God? But they must have known it for a long time... Sigh.] Alexander walked away with a blue face.
Fageni followed Alexander. He walked silently while looking at the surrounding shops. For him, anything that was not a blacksmith shop or apothecary was not worth spending a few more seconds to pay attention to. And he found that the blacksmith shop here,
But they are all about repairing farm tools or other furniture. Pharmacies sell various daily pharmacies and even incense, but there are no combat pharmacies. However, there are many life-saving things in magic props.
But they are all very expensive, at least more than ten linsey.
Fageni didn't find what he wanted several times, so he could only look away from the shops and ask his companion: "The shops here don't sell good things, Alexander. Is it because there is no need to fight?"
Then Alexander also heard other news about the town of Dur, such as the sand lizard tide attacking the town of Dur, the vampires announcing that the vampires would destroy all the churches of the Church of the God of Glory in the empire, and the Gray Rat Thieves Group being bloodbathed, etc.
After this incident, more than half of the people in Durr Town were killed. Now the royal capital has dispatched a force to Silver City, preparing to formally incorporate Durr Town into the empire's territory.
"Ah? Oh." Alexander recovered from the shock of all kinds of news and said, "If that doesn't work, just go back to Lamesa to buy something." Then she continued shopping uneasily, and after walking a few steps, she remembered to ask someone.
Ask about the location of the church of Holy God of Glory.
"Then I will follow you." Fageni heard that Alexander wanted to find a church. She nodded and then asked about the location of the church. There is a cathedral in the Holy Glory Church in the royal capital, and there is also
It is considered the headquarters of the church.
After thanking the passers-by, Alexander walked towards the church: "I have to go there. If you are not interested, Fageni, you can just go shopping by yourself first."
"Well, you go ahead, I'll go shopping first." Fageni thought for a while, asked someone where the Lingyang Chamber of Commerce was, and then hurried over.
Alexander followed the route given by passers-by and arrived in front of the cathedral of the Church of the Holy Glory God. Compared with the churches in Lamesa City and Dole Town, this cathedral has a wide square outside, and the entire church occupies no less than twenty ordinary seats.
The location of the residence is magnificent and magnificent.
Alexander did not hesitate. Seeing that the door was not open, he walked into the church to see the situation.
The interior of the cathedral is very bright. The main body is made of white stucco stone walls like the outside. Many beams of light shine through the almost transparent glass and hit the murals on the wall slightly below the ceiling. A man with long wavy golden hair
, a nun with a beautiful face, and whose breasts stretched out the black nun's uniform into a graceful arc, was squatting near the seat and teaching a group of children to sew clothes.
Not far away stood a clergyman whom Alexander had just seen yesterday - he was looking at the nuns and children with kind eyes. Looking carefully at this clergyman, he had probably entered old age from middle age, and his hair had grown.
It's a little gray, so maybe it has a high status in the Church of the Holy God of Glory.
Alexander approached the clergyman he had met and said hello: "Hello, I'm Alexander. I want to consult on some matters. What is your name?"
"Ms. Alexander, what questions do you want to ask when you come here today?" He said straight to the point, as if he didn't intend to say more than a few words. He was a weirdo.
"Uh." Alexander was a little stunned when he saw his words being so direct. "The main thing is that when I asked Captain Davis Bryan, the paladin, about replenishing vitality in Dole Town, he mentioned that he might need help from the church.
I am here just to be on the safe side and ask about the matter that the holy object can help solve. Is it okay to just use the life-extending potion?"
"It just enhances vitality. There is essentially no difference. The life-extending potion that Your Majesty mentioned before will definitely not be as effective as a holy object if it is an ordinary one. However, the empire will provide potions with the best materials, so the results will not be too different.
big."
"This puts my mind at ease, thank you." Alexander clasped his hands and thanked him. "One more thing is... I also heard about the news that Captain Brian died in the line of duty while fighting vampires on the road... Before I left Duer Town
, I once heard from a well-known local intelligence dealer that there was an evil priest operating in Dole Town at that time, and the vampire even temporarily left Dole Town and was witnessed by people. Now that Captain Brian is dead, there may be no evil priest in Dole Town.
I hope the church will pay attention to this matter."
"The church has already dealt with this matter, but the pursuit failed. However, the evil god's conspiracy has not succeeded yet. Now the seal has been strengthened again, and there will be no more corruption incidents. In fact, if it were not for the great amnesia, Ronan
Neither will a bishop."
"Bishop Ronan?" Alexander was very surprised: "What happened to him?"
"Bishop Ronan was corrupted by the evil god named Whisper of the Wisdom who was sealed underground in the town of Dur. He seemed to be trying to break part of the seal when the vampires attacked. However, he was hindered by priests from other local churches, and the matter was revealed.
Then he fled to another country."
Alexander's face turned pale, and his hands and feet were cold. "Oh my God! When I talked to him about the rain forest before, he used some magic on me to spy on my thoughts and knew that there was an evil god in the rain forest who was blown up by us.
Temple! He won’t try to find a way to unlock the seal, right?”
"A team from Silver City went to the rainforest before that and built a camp. There are also priests and oathbinders in the team, so you don't have to worry."
Alexander's expression softened a bit. "That's good...has anyone gone to the rainforest yet? So, is there any news about the third pioneer team?"
"Everything is normal. The unknown caster also made a portrait based on your companion's description and launched a nationwide wanted search. However, according to reliable information, this caster seems to have traveled to other countries. The route and is already a believer of the evil god.
Like Ronan, they are probably all in one of the Alliance Kingdoms near the coast. That Alliance is composed of many small countries. If possible, I hope Ms. Alexander goes to that country to hunt down the two of them, in order to live under the same sun.
people."
"That's natural." Alexander nodded and said, "When I go back to the rainforest this time, I will find a few helpers to catch the two of them. This Ronan, when I went to find him, I felt that something was wrong with him, and the spell caster was even more so.
I can’t speak human language at all. Are there any specific clues?”
"No, but there may be some clues in churches in other countries."
"I understand. We will seek help from the local church after we go there." Alexander bowed. "Thank you very much for your advice."
"This is my personal gratitude. No need to say thank you." The cleric took off the ring on his hand and put it on his palm and handed it to Alexander. This chapter has been completed!