Even though the road to the Hammer of Justice Monastery was not particularly smooth, it still did not pose a big obstacle to them.
The straight-line distance between Vizeme Manor and Hammer of Justice Monastery is closer than expected, no more than twenty kilometers.
But when you really start walking, the journey is quite circuitous.
First, you need to go down the Asaba River to reach the Good Luck Gorge and disembark from here.
Walking fifteen kilometers along the Don Hills, you can see the Hammer of Justice Monastery.
If we pass through the back of the Don Hills, not only the water route will be reduced by half, but the land route will also be reduced by one-third.
But five kilometers of it were mountain roads with no roads at all. Even if Gavin had six tree people, he would not dare to go there with five trucks of heavy goods.
Once the goods are damaged, the losses will be huge.
If a stable agreement is established with the Hammer of Justice Monastery, it will be inevitable to open the road to the other side.
But this matter requires the consent of the Hammer of Justice Monastery. After all, this is on their territory.
No.
To be more precise, according to Gavin's temperament.
It must be to let the Hammer of Justice Monastery take the initiative to build roads, or to spend money to hire them to build roads.
It is not difficult to do this, that is, if the Hammer of Justice Monastery needs him and the Land of Three Rivers, they will naturally find a way to open a cheaper route.
Like most monasteries, the Hammer of Justice is not built on flat ground, but on the top of a mountain. It is typically easy to defend but difficult to attack.
This wasn't the first time Gavin had seen it.
Because its back, leaning against the cliff of Don Hills, overlooks the Asaba River, it is considered a landmark building.
If a ship harbor could be built under the cliff, it would be the closest to the Hammer of Justice Monastery.
But the amount of this project is a bit large.
It is difficult to achieve without magic intervention.
Hammer of Justice Monastery is more of a small castle than a monastery.
It does not exist in isolation. Starting from the foot of the mountain, it winds up along the road, with residential buildings on both sides, until it reaches the monastery.
The residents living here are either common believers from Tire or farmers hired by the monastery to cultivate the land around the monastery.
Most of the endless farmland they saw along the way belonged to the Hammer of Justice Monastery.
There is no such thing as land annexation.
Because of the Hammer of Justice Monastery here, it was possible to open up so much farmland.
Since switching to the regular trade route, the people Gavin and the others have seen most often are the paladin, dressed exactly like Darnell and the others, carrying a war hammer and carrying a paladin shield.
Or they are heading towards the Hammer of Justice Monastery unhurriedly. Most of these paladins are dusty, and most of them go out to complete tasks and return to the monastery to report for repairs.
Or they are rushing away from the monastery. Most of these people are on new missions, going to reinforce or investigate.
Gai Manju didn't know that they were the most eye-catching group of people on this business road. Not to mention the passing paladin, even the pedestrians couldn't help but stop and watch them.
In the valley, everyone knows about the tree people, and many of them have met or even interacted with them.
Most places in the valley intersect with the Cormanthor Forest, or go deep into it. The number of tree people here is far more than the world imagines.
After all, the history of the Great Forest of Cormanthor is as long as Faerûn, and the lives of tree men are often longer than dragons.
But most of the tree people they saw were located in the forest.
This was the first time they had seen a tree man pulling a cart, especially the leader who looked so unusual.
The eyes of those holy warriors stayed more on Wuliu, because the negative energy aura exuded from them was so strong that even many evil places could not compare with it.
But after seeing Darnell's appearance clearly, they immediately put away their vigilance and smiled sincerely at him. Some even jumped off their horses and bowed to salute him.
It can be seen from this that Darnell's identity is far more respected in the Hammer of Justice Monastery than Gavin and the others thought.
Although the Hammer of Justice Monastery is not a law enforcement agency, it does act as a law enforcement agency in the valley.
Many locals encounter problems that cannot be solved, and usually choose to seek help from the monastery, especially for cases related to suspected undead and evil creatures. The Hammer of Justice Monastery is the best choice for people in the nearby valleys.
The Monastery of the Just Hammer is not shy about lending a helping hand.
It's usually free of charge.
Of course, those who were helped afterwards would not let these benevolent and just paladins go to waste, and would prepare them with the most precious gifts.
This kind of gift completely depends on the local economic conditions and the wishes of the person concerned.
It might be a pile of grains and vegetables, or it might be a chicken, a sheep or a cow.
Darnell received two of the most precious gifts in his life.
One was a child, and the family that was being helped donated their child, letting him follow Darnell and become a paladin like him, helping others. This person was none other than David.
The other was an egg. The person he helped was a beggar, a beggar who was wandering in the cold winter and about to starve to death. The half-cooked egg that had been in his arms for three days was the only thing left on him.
food.
When a person contributes all his life-saving things, is there anything more valuable than this?
"Where's that beggar? What happened in the end?" kind-hearted Anna couldn't help but ask.
Darnell cast an admiring look at Anna and praised sincerely: "As expected of a believer in the good god Irmat, I have told many people about this matter, but like you, asking about the beggar's final outcome,
No more than one tenth.
Finally, I took the beggar back to the monastery, and you will see him in a moment. Look, he is not here."
While they were talking, they saw an old man limping towards Gavin and the others. His wrinkled face was filled with a sincere smile, and only half of his yellow teeth were left in his big, cracked mouth.
Then he bowed and saluted: "Master Darnell, you are back."
Darnell jumped off the horse and hurried up to meet him. "Uncle Duke, I have told you many times. If your legs and feet are inconvenient, don't come down the mountain to pick me up. Come on, get to the horse quickly."
Duke shook his head repeatedly and said: "How can I sit on the young master's war horse? Young master, quickly sit on it and I will lead the horse for you. This little mountain road is not a problem for me. I will lead the young master's horse for another twenty years and it will be no problem."
"
"Uncle Duke, you don't need to do this."
"This is what I should do."
Darnell had a dispute with the old servant named Duke, but neither one of them wanted to sit in the carriage.
Gavin couldn't help but ask: "Will this happen every time Mr. Darnell comes back?"
David nodded and said: "This has happened every time since I followed the teacher. The other paladins in the monastery have long known Grandpa Duke's habits, so every time they meet the teacher on the road, they will secretly report to him when they come back.
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"Such simple feelings are hard to find in the world. He spent his whole life repaying the grace of survival." Gavin felt sincere admiration in his heart, not only for Darnell, but also for the lame old servant.
Even an ordinary thing will become extraordinary if it can be persisted for decades.
Gavin smiled and greeted from the side: "Mr. Darnell, there is no need to fight. There is still room in the car over there. Let the old gentleman sit on it and let's go up the mountain together."
This time Duke did not refuse. He limped over and took the initiative to climb onto the empty seat of the truck pulled by Broken Thorn. He gave Gavin a thumbs up and said, "Good people. My young master has made friends with all of them."
Good people, did my young master tell you an egg story again?"
"Don't listen to Master Darnell's words. I don't have the noble consciousness of Master Darnell and his paladins. At that time, I was simply hungry and confused. When my brain got hot, I took out the eggs.
You don't know, when I took out the eggs, I felt so regretful that my intestines were knotted.
Unexpectedly, Master Darnell was a good man. Although he accepted the eggs and gave me a whole piece of bread, he also carried me back to the monastery.
You don't know that at that time, Master Darnell had just fought a fierce battle with a group of undead and was covered in blood.
One step at a time, one step at a time, still carrying me on his back, he climbed up bit by bit from where I just stood on all fours.
From that moment on, I made up my mind.
Master Darnell made a horse for me once, and from then on I led horses for him all my life.
Unfortunately, time is not forgiving, and in the blink of an eye, twenty-two years have passed.
Master Darnell has become Master Darnell, and I am just pretending here, Master Darnell has never really let me lead a horse."
Gavin and the others didn't even need to ask, Duke just rambled on and poured out all the old memories in his stomach like beans from a bamboo tube.
This allowed Gavin and the others to have a deeper understanding of Darnell. He is also a pure person, a pure paladin. He has been doing this for decades and his true intentions have not changed to this day.
Perhaps only pure people can gather more pure people around them.
A journey with stories to listen to goes by exceptionally fast.
In the blink of an eye, they had followed the circular mountain path and reached the top of the mountain.
The Dun Hills are a typical hilly area. The mountains are not too high, not too steep, and are in the shape of a belt.
The Hammer of Justice Monastery is located on one of the peaks, occupying the entire top of the mountain. In front of the gate is a large artificial square.
There is a circle of shops, pubs and hotels surrounding the large square.
Wherever Gavin and his group went, strange eyes would follow them.
As soon as they arrived, a team of paladin greeted them. The paladin at the head looked very old. The wrinkles on his face were like sculptures. He was wearing a simple white robe.
But the holy aura exuding from his body was so vast and profound that even if the other party was not a legendary paladin, he was still not far away.
When Darnell saw this old paladin, he was obviously shocked and said: "Your Majesty the Grand Inquisitor, why did you come out in person?"
The chief judge smiled and said: "When a distinguished guest comes to your door, of course I will come out to greet him personally to show my respect."
Darnell hurriedly said: "Let me introduce to you, this is Lord Vallon, the Grand Judge of our Hammer of Justice. He is in charge of all affairs of our Hammer of Justice. This is..."
"This man needs no introduction. Recently, all I have heard is his name. Mr. Gavin, you are young and promising. We, the Hammer of Justice, want to take your glory." Wa
Long smiled heartily and said, obviously, he had done enough homework before this.
Gavin bowed humbly and said in salute: "Your Excellency, the Grand Judge, it is exactly the opposite. I was the one who got the hammer of justice and the glory of Mr. Darnell. If it weren't for Mr. Darnell's selflessness, I wouldn't have recovered it at all.
The opportunity at Vizeme Manor, the subsequent series of developments, and today's meeting would not have been possible. All of these were created by Mr. Darnell's selfless character."