By a small stream in the Camode Province in the northern part of the Noahic Empire, a pair of men and horses took a break here.
If a passerby carefully observes the equipment of these people, they will be able to find some clues.
This group of people is obviously not adventurers who travel through mountains and rivers, nor are they mercenaries attracted by war, nor are they ordinary soldiers.
Each of them wore uniform silver battle armor and seemed to belong to a certain legion.
However, this kind of armor with exquisite carvings is not something that ordinary armies can ration.
Except for a few leaders in the team who wore unnamed fine weapons around their waists, everyone else in the team also wore sophisticated cross swords.
The gleaming hilt of the sword seemed to be inlaid with gems, and even their horses looked noble because their fur was pure and uncolored.
These people carried nothing else except dry food and weapons, and there was no other explanation for their purpose other than to participate in the war currently taking place in the north.
But if they are the regular army of the empire, there is absolutely no such team in the empire's establishment.
"The clown with a crying face, the dying mad dog, the bead covered in dust..."
Among them was a man wearing a monk's robe and armor, sitting on a tree stump with a saddle, reading the contents of the yellowed note in his hand.
"Only these three sentences?"
Next to him, a young man with a triangular line between his eyebrows asked.
"Well, Master Boyd only gave these three sentences about our itinerary."
As soon as the man finished reading the yellowed note in his hand, the paper spontaneously ignited into ashes.
As the saying goes, heaven's secrets cannot be leaked, but those prophets with great magical powers always have some means to circumvent the ways of heaven and leak a little bit of "the secrets of heaven".
The man expected that the note would spontaneously combust. He clapped his hands, and the ashes in his palms scattered into the air and disappeared completely.
"My lord, why don't you go to see the Divine Envoy? He is a sage who has mastered the great prophecy of divine language, and he is also your friend. His predictions are much more accurate than mediocre astrologers like Boyd.
"
The young man was very dissatisfied with this brief and obscure prophecy.
Seeking a prediction from an astrologer is not free.
Even facing customers of their status, the greedy old man mercilessly took away a bag of holy gold coins as "compensation for leaking the secret."
"He wouldn't take action over something like this."
The man in monk's robe shook his head and rejected the young man's opinion. He knew that person's character very well, and it was difficult for such worldly disputes to arouse that person's interest.
"What's more, Bishop Luo Luolun found him before I did."
"Lao Luolun? That bald fat pig?!"
Hearing this man's name, the young man was very disdainful.
"Dolonka, as priests, we should imitate God's words and deeds and learn His character. No matter what, we should not be biased against anyone."
The man in monk's robe corrected the young man's words and deeds, and the young man accepted it quite obediently.
"Master Steele said that this was an oversight on my part and I should reflect on my words and deeds."
Dolonka understands that Steele and Laurent are in competition for the papacy.
As the most anticipated Archbishop of the Temple, Steele has more support than Cardinal Laurent. Among other competitors, Steele is also in a transcendent position.
Although Steele has not ascended to the throne of Pope yet, it is almost certain.
But this disaster in the northern border of the empire has become a variable. It involves the safety of hundreds of thousands of believers and their families. Whoever performs better will obviously directly affect his personal evaluation in the election.
"Your Excellency, the Angel of Heaven, won't help him?"
Dolonka was a little worried.
However, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart. He had obviously been following this gentleman, but he had not received the news at all.
But it is not good news for Luo Luolun. Luo Luolun must have many means to hold a high position in the Holy See. The angel is not an ordinary person. If he really helps Luo Luolun, the result of the election will be very different.
Unexpected.
"No, he will only be neutral and will not lean towards any party."
Bishop Steele, who was wearing a monk's robe, opened his water bag and took a sip of the sweet mountain spring water inside. He was completely sure of that person's behavior, so Steele had nothing to worry about at all.
"The angels will not help us, nor will they help others. So you don't need to worry about this. What Luo Luolun did is just in vain."
"Understood."
Dolonka bowed slightly. He had no need to doubt this man's words.
"Sir, how should we interpret these prophecies?"
Dolonka raised his own questions.
These three prophecies are closely related to their itinerary. According to the direction of this prophecy, they can complete their mission faster.
They paid a lot of money and there must be a corresponding reward. If the astrologer dared to commit fraud, he would immediately lead his people to smash the old guy's sign.
"Heh, I probably have some clues."
Who is Steele? Even if these prophecies are really riddles, he can still make a rough guess.
"Please give me some advice, sir."
Dolonka's attitude was very respectful.
"The 'dusty bead' is the most important thing in our trip."
Steele gave his first guess, which was also the prediction he considered the most important.
"What kind of treasure is it?"
"No, I don't think this is a specific artifact."
Steele put the water bag in his hand at his feet and continued: "'Dust' originally refers to things that are covered under dust and fail to display their original value. And 'relict beads' are
Even more interesting – abandoned jewelry.”
"When the two are connected, it becomes an abandoned and precious thing in a state of dust."
"Yes, but isn't this condition too broad? How can we find what we need."
"Indeed, but did I say it before? This should not be a simple artifact, but something that 'we' left behind originally."
Steele emphasized the word "we".
"Things we left behind?"
Dolonka couldn't understand. He didn't quite understand what Steele meant.
"Do you still remember what happened on the Holy Mountain a few years ago?"
Steele raised his head and looked up at the sky, slightly raising the corners of his mouth, revealing a playful smile.
"Could it be?!"
After Steele's reminder, Dolonka immediately understood.
He finally understood why Steele said that this prophecy was their goal, and as long as they found it, they could complete the trip.
"Yeah, that's right. It's time for us to pick her up and take her home."
Steele stood up from the tree stump, holding on to his cane.
"Then how should we find her?"
"The second prophecy, 'the dying mad dog,' is the solution."
Steele walked towards the knights in silver armor, and Doronka followed him closely. When these knights in silver armor saw Steele and Doronka coming, they all saluted.
"Are those 'puppies' still alive?"
Steele asked them.
"If you are talking about those orc scouts, they are still alive and well."
A knight in shining armor reported to him.
"Take me to see it."
"As commanded."
These knights in shining armor made a way and led Steele and Doronka to a more hidden bush. After passing through, there was an open space.
There were two knights in shining armor standing in the open space. When they saw Steele coming, they also saluted him.
"Can these orcs lead us to her?"
"Well, the 'dog' can help us a lot this time."
Doronka followed Steele and looked at the four wolf-headed men who were bound by the "magic locks". They were already dying.
"Divine Power Lock" uses the life force of the object as energy. If these wolf-headed men die, the "Divine Power Lock" will naturally disappear, but as long as they do not die, this sealing magic will always trap them, making them unable to move.
These wolf-headed men were very unlucky, or rather very lucky. When they were about to continue exploring the interior of the empire, they encountered this team that happened to be passing by.
I thought it was just an appetizer, and it was, but they got it the other way around.
This vanguard army of more than forty wolf-headed men was wiped out before their captain could even react.
The wolf-headed captain covered his pierced heart, stared at the human knights who still had no blood on their silver armors, and then died without resting in peace.
Only four of the remaining wolf-headed men dropped their weapons and surrendered, and were captured by them. They were also chained with divine power. These ferocious wolf-headed men were now completely at the mercy of others.
"Let them go."
Steele ordered.
"As commanded."
The guarding knight in shining armor pulled out the cross sword from his waist. These wolf-headed men who did not understand human language saw the cold light flashing on the cross sword and immediately wailed and begged for mercy.
Brush! Brush!…
In an instant, all four divine power locks were cut off. The divine power locks are only difficult for the bound person to break free from, and can be destroyed themselves.
Steele squatted down and whispered into the ears of these wolf-headed men:
"Bano, Dessol Balakkar, Gugwa Rachashaniadi (Run, you have to run further, otherwise we will take your lives away.)"
These wolf-headed men were very surprised to hear that there were humans who understood their language. But they also knew that these humans were very different, and they couldn't help but feel even more afraid.
Now that I know that I can go back alive, it couldn't be better.
So these four wolf-headed men immediately got up from the ground and ran towards the outside of the woods.
"Is this all right? Sir."
Dolonka watched helplessly as the wolf-headed men who had run away finally disappeared into the dense forest, without intending to do anything.
Like Steele, he was in no rush to chase them. These wolf-headed men had already been marked. As long as they didn't run out of the sensing range, they could easily catch them if they wanted to find them.
"That's it."
Steele smiled. He was a kind man and his smile made people feel friendly.
"So what should we do next?"
Doronka was looking forward to Steele's next instructions. He had a hunch that this journey would be interesting.
"Next, let's go watch the performance of the 'Joker'."
The man wearing a worn monk's robe turned around and walked briskly back to the stream.