After talking to Lawrence, Nora and Lawrence hurried back to the room to take a shower and change clothes. After all, there was a lot of messy mucus on their bodies just now, and it also exuded a strange fishy smell. If they don't wash their bodies and let them dry,
I guess the smell may not go away for a few days.
John went to the communications room to send a telegram to the church. Of course, since they had already decided to rush to Ilysia as quickly as possible in order to avoid any complications on the road, the telegram was just
He said that they had been successfully rescued, but because some of them were seriously injured, they planned to go directly to Erysion to handle some matters.
It is true that the paladins cannot lie to their own people, but John's words are not a lie. Because among the survivors rescued this time, a young trainee priest was indeed seriously injured in his soul because of the illusion array.
You must go to the church headquarters to receive treatment.
Next, the Enterprise began to sail northwest at the fastest speed. Along the way, except for replenishing some fresh water on two small islands where no one had fresh water, they basically did not dock, and even deliberately went around.
After passing some densely populated islands, finally at 8:00 pm on the 12th day after departure, the Enterprise saw the urban lights of Ilysia, the capital of Elysium.
The capital is a port city, located on a peninsula on the edge of the strait at the junction of a pocket-sized inland sea of just over 30,000 square kilometers and the strait. On the side of the peninsula next to the inland sea, there is a deep
A huge bay 15 kilometers away from the mainland. When their ship entered the strait, the airship in the air command immediately ordered them to park the ship in the bay called the Golden Horn.
"This is such a great city!" Nora sighed softly, looking at the rows of lights and extremely majestic palaces and churches on the hills. "If I remember correctly, this city is that ancient city.
The remnants of the empire probably built it according to their former capital, the Holy City."
"Yes, it may be because of the blessing of the gods or the existence of fate. They actually found this place with a terrain very similar to their hometown." Lawrence said, picking up Nora and pointing to the lights in the distance. "Look.
, the terrain inside this city is not flat, it looks like there are some hills. In fact, there are seven of these hills in total, which is basically the same as the terrain inside their old capital."
"I asked why they chose such a rugged place to build their capital." The little puppet touched his chin and said, "But then again, this capital or the empire always gives me a very
It’s a familiar feeling, think about it, there are straits, there are inland seas, and it’s an empire with an emperor.”
"I think I should be ecstatic now." Lawrence immediately accepted this joke that was unique to himself and the little puppet. Then the two of them lay on the side of the ship and looked at the brightly lit city. In any case, this fusion of ancient times
The modern city looks beautiful under the light.
Maybe it's because this is an ancient empire, so all the buildings have some old-style imperial architectural style. It is different from the completely modern Eagle Fort where Lawrence lived before. It looks a bit New World.
The style of new classical architecture in the Republic.
After sailing five or six kilometers along the Golden Horn Lane, the Enterprise began to slowly dock. Contrary to expectations, the dock they were traveling on this time was the closest to the top of the peninsula where the city is located.
.They are among the top wharves in the entire city.
"What's going on?" Lawrence asked the captain in the captain's room as he watched the ship approaching the dock. "We are just here temporarily this time. There should be no need to dock at such a good dock. You have to know this
The berthing fees at the terminal will not be cheap, so we will try to save as much money as we can."
"Don't worry, my brother, you don't have to worry about the docking fees." Before the captain could answer, Paladin John climbed up from the cabin and said. Behind him, two tauren used a stretcher to carry the man.
The young priest, who was unconscious due to a wounded soul, was carried onto the deck.
"Thank you very much for sending us here." John said with a smile. "More than an hour ago, when we saw the coastline, I had already sent a telegram to the cathedral. The church told us that we would be responsible for your visit.
This is what we should do to cover all the expenses for berthing the ship, replenishing supplies, and boarding and lodging the crew."
"That's good." Lawrence looked at the guards and minotaurs who started to board the deck one after another. These big guys are all big eaters. It would be great if someone could pay for their food. Yes.
You know, the food intake of one tauren is equivalent to the food intake of three adults. However, from another aspect, the strength and melee combat ability of these tauren are also worthy of their food intake.
A few minutes later, the ship docked. Lawrence also saw several elderly priests wearing simple, undyed cotton and linen blended robes standing on the dock quietly waiting for them, although these people only had
A golden holy symbol hung around his neck, but Lawrence knew they were not as simple as they seemed.
Different from other churches, the Church of the Passion God advocates simplicity. Even the chief priest of the church wears a cotton and linen blended robe and a pair of wooden-soled straw sandals when he goes out. Therefore, these priests standing on the pier are distinguished both in their temperament and in their bodies.
The faint coercion emanating from them indicated that they should be senior clergy.
Soon, John was holding the Holy Grail that Lawrence had put in a lead box and walked down the gangplank on the side of the ship, followed by the survivors on the church ships. Among them were two minotaurs who were placed on a stretcher.
Fortunately, the wounded people's reactions have become more and more obvious in the past few days. You can even see the eyes moving under the eyelids and the fingers trembling slightly. It seems that they should wake up.
Watching the people from the Passion Church board the carriage, a young cleric jumped out of the carriage and onto the boat, and then walked towards Lawrence and the others.
"Thank you very much for extending a helping hand to us. The main credit for the return of the sacred objects should belong to you." After walking along the gangplank to the deck, the clergyman bowed to Lawrence with his hands clasped together, then straightened up and thanked him.
, "Because we need to urgently prepare the cleaning baptism ceremony for that Holy Grail now, so I may be neglecting you."
"It doesn't matter, that's understandable." Lawrence nodded and said. As Lawrence who is quite familiar with this type of knowledge, he knew very well that some magical rituals are better as fast as possible. Therefore, at this time, the group of clergymen of the Passion Church
It is quite normal for them not to care about Lawrence and the others.
"By the way, please come with me now." Seeing that Lawrence was easy to talk to, the priest, who seemed to be just a newcomer, showed a relieved expression, and then told the next arrangements. "Church this ceremony.
It may take three days. During these three days, you can stay in our designated hotel for free."
"Sounds very good." Lawrence smiled kindly at the young priest, and then pointed to the tauren who climbed onto the deck from the bottom warehouse. "But there are still more than a dozen tauren on our ship. They
Their appetite is much larger than that of humans.”
"Don't worry, Your Excellency." The young priest also relaxed because he found that Lawrence was not a very demanding noble. "Although our church is not very rich, we can still feed a dozen pot-bellied men.
.And the food provided in that hotel is really good.”