When Conrad returned home to St. Lawrence City, it was already past the usual dinner time. He opened the door to the small courtyard, walked into the courtyard, tied the white horse to the wooden stake in the stable, and then walked around several bushes of flowers to the
In front of the small house door, he knocked on the door, then opened the door and walked into the house.
The room was a hall, and the dining table was placed on one side of the hall near the kitchen. Two girls and their mother were sitting at the dining table.
"Conard, you are finally back! The food is almost cold, hurry up and eat!" Conard's wife, Reilly, said to him.
"Didn't I say that you don't have to wait for me to come back before eating? You just need to pray to the Holy Lord before eating." Conrad took off the long sword from the scabbard behind his back and hung it on the weapon rack beside the door.
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"But dad, we have to wait for you to come back before eating!" the youngest daughter Dani said with a smile.
"Okay! Okay! Now that my baby girl has given the order, I have to obey it! Let's start praying!" Conard said, looking at his family.
The family sat at the dining table and prayed before the meal in accordance with the canon rules, and then picked up the knife and fork to eat. In the middle, Conrad told his wife Reilly, his eldest daughter Vera and his youngest daughter Dani that he would be going to the principality in the southeastern part of the mainland tomorrow to handle affairs.
Things require you to leave for a few months before you can come back.
The two daughters and their wives were worried for a while, but Conard immediately reassured them. He did not tell them that he was going to the Seren Desert. He only said that he was going to the Principality of Fortis to handle matters related to the Knights. He also went to see his daughter.
The bishop we call Uncle Fela.
Finally calming them down, Conard secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly cleaned up the food on the plate...
The next morning, at the training ground of the Knights' military camp behind the Cathedral of Glory, Holy Light Knight Christina Roman was fighting back and forth with another Holy Light Knight, Fowler, on the playground. The sword struck the knight's shield.
There was a banging sound, and the two men's swordsmanship was almost equal. The dust on the playground was raised during the transition between attack and defense, obscuring the sight of a dozen knights watching the battle on the edge.
At this time, a voice sounded from the side of the playground: "Roman! Fowler! Your swordsmanship has improved again! When are you free to go to the boot camp to give guidance to your juniors?"
After hearing this, Roman and Fowler immediately stopped competing. They walked to the edge of the playground and saluted Conrad who was standing there. A dozen knights nearby also saluted, and Conrad clenched his fist in return.
After the ceremony, Roman asked with a smile: "Teacher! How are the performance of this class of junior students? Can they catch up with me and Fowler's class?"
Conard smiled and said: "I'm far behind you! Not to mention awakening elemental power, just speaking of swordsmanship and tactical mastery, they are incomparable!"
Fowler on the side smiled and said: "The teacher praised us! Even if there is a gap, it won't be that big!"
Conard smiled and joked with his two proud disciples, and then said: "I came today for something. The Elders Council arranged for me to lead a small team to carry out a secret mission in the Seren Desert. I came here to
Choose a knight from the Knights of Holy Light to follow me, do you have any recommendations?"
Roman puffed up his chest and stood at attention and said: "Deputy Captain! I recommend Holy Light Knight Christina Roman to follow your footsteps and carry out missions anywhere!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fowler stood at attention and said, "There is also the Knight of Holy Light, Bult Fowler, who has also applied to follow you to the mission execution site!"
Conrad nodded and smiled: "I knew that was the case! Okay! You will be the captain and vice-captain of the team, and you will select the rest of the team. Arrange everything in the morning, and we will set off after lunch!"
"Yes! Deputy Head!" The two students replied loudly at the same time.
In the afternoon, melodious bells rang on the bell tower of the Glorious Cathedral. A group of knights left the Glorious Cathedral on horseback in column from the square of the cathedral and came to the Avenue of Holy Light, then galloped towards the south...
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Wenke Village is located in the Glen Mountains, close to the eastern edge. The rugged mountains are not suitable for growing crops.
The residents in the village are basically hunters and mountain product gatherers. The village is not big, with only a few dozen households. The small square in the center of the village is surrounded by stalls and shops. Vendors who come to and from Murphy City are stationed here all year round. They collect products.
Furs, herbs, wild honey and other specialties from the Glan Mountains are then sold to Murphy City.
There is a tavern next to the small square. Merchants and hunters like to come here to drink and exchange news in their free time. Murphy City is a city where trade started, and the purchase price information of various specialties also affects hunters and gatherers here.
target positioning.
The afternoon and evening are the busiest times in the tavern, and the quarrels and noises mixed with the smell of tobacco and alcohol fill the hall of the tavern.
A voice rang out over all the noise: "It's true! I've never seen such a monster! I've been hunting in the mountains for more than ten years! I bet this is the legendary mountain elf! Yes! It's the legend.
The kind of elves hidden in the forest, or ghosts or something like that! It’s simply too scary!”
The voice became a little deeper, with a frustrated mood: "I have to consider whether to stop hunting in the mountains now!"
The bartender standing behind the counter shouted loudly to the table in the corner: "Lyle! What are you talking about?! Didn't you go hunting red fox in the mountains a few days ago? Why didn't you see your harvest? Could it be?
The disappointment of not achieving anything and the alcohol are making you lose your mind?"
The middle-aged hunter named Lyle stood up and said loudly: "I didn't see it alone! You can ask River in the east! I'm not drunk! I met River when I was going down the mountain. He was smarter than me.
Gotta panic!"
"Tell me, what exactly did you encounter that made you hide in the tavern and tremble?" the bartender asked loudly.
Lyle's expression was particularly horrified: "How many days have we been in the mountains? I forgot a little. It was midnight, there was a moon in the sky, and I saw that thing on the edge of the forest at the camp on the hillside! It was a little bit...
It looks like a human, but the face is completely unclear!”
He picked up the cup and took a sip of beer before continuing: "The speed of that thing is amazing! It's not the speed that humans can achieve at all! It jumped up to the tree, and it caught a pheasant before I could see it clearly!
Then the thing bit the pheasant's neck in one bite and drank up the blood inside! It swallowed the pheasant in a few bites!"
The more Laile talked, the more excited he became: "I was scared! I quickly escaped from the camp quietly. Fortunately, I didn't light a fire! Otherwise, it would be terrible if it discovered it!"
The bartender said: "Then have you asked River what he saw?"
Lyle: "River said he encountered it while collecting medicine in the mountains. Also in the middle of the night, the human-like monster squatted on a high rock and roared at the moon! The long hair on its head covered the
His face was blown away! River was so frightened that he quickly fled back to the village!"