After asking for directions all the way to the tavern, and explaining his purpose to the boss, Ren finally saw the paladin behind the tavern, who was immersed in chopping firewood.
To his surprise, the other party turned out to be an old man.
It stands to reason that the older you are, the stronger your strength may be, but the old paladin in front of him did not give Ren this feeling.
His hair is gray, his face is full of vicissitudes of life, and his figure is slightly stronger than the average old man, but that's all.
Judging from the way he panted and swung the ax, you knew that chopping wood was not an easy task for him.
The old knight only wore a vest full of patchwork marks. Renn noticed a suit of ring armor piled up not far behind him, but no matter which one he wore, it was completely different from the paladin he imagined.
"Is he that paladin? The paladin of Kalsham?" Renn couldn't help but ask Seth, the tavern owner who led him.
"Yes, I just arrived yesterday."
"Why is he here chopping wood?"
Seth's face was full of confusion: "He has already washed the dishes and wiped the table. Why not chop wood here?"
"No, I mean, he is so old and he doesn't look in good health. Why should an old man chop wood? Isn't he a respected paladin?"
Seth looked at Ren from beginning to end and said funnyly: "Where are you from, young master? Who doesn't have to work? I respect him very much, so I give him a job so that he can have money and food."
Let’s continue on our way.”
"But shouldn't the Paladin..." Ren made gestures twice, trying to express what he meant: "This is a little different from the respect I think."
Seth shook his head: "It's inexplicable. I have something to do in the store ahead, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, he shook his head and turned away, leaving Ren and the paladin who was still chopping wood.
Renn walked to the side of the paladin, and his feeling became stronger when he walked in front of him. The old knight was in really bad condition. His arms were shaking when he swung the ax, and his whole face was red. He looked very bad.
It's strenuous.
"Well...do you want to take a rest first?"
"Thank you, no. After cutting this firewood, I will drive the boss's shallow-water beast back from outside. I will have enough money to set off tomorrow."
"Then do you want me to chop it for you?"
"Thank you, no, you are too thin to cut."
Renn: "......"
Seeing the old man's appearance, Ren knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he turned back to the tavern, asked the boss for a glass of water, and then came back and sat silently waiting.
A question arose in his mind. The old man in front of him was obviously an ordinary person. At best, he had undergone certain training and was stronger than the average old man. One thing was certain, he definitely had no extraordinary power.
Ren himself has also worn Karsham's fanatical armor. The power of that armor alone makes him invincible. He has never met an opponent who can match him, except for the white wolf that appeared under the sea.
Although the armor belongs to Alan Weir, the leader of Kalsham, the average paladin is definitely not that strong, but at least he should be a transcendent. Otherwise, how can he protect the weak and destroy evil spirits?
"Could it be that there is still a difference between this world and the previous world? What kind of parallel world is it? The Paladins of Kalsham do not have extraordinary powers, they are just an ordinary knight organization?"
With full of doubts, Ren quietly waited for the old knight to finish chopping the firewood. He had a lot of work and had to chop a dozen tree trunks into usable firewood.
When he just went to get water, he looked around and saw that there were no other axes, otherwise he really wanted to try to see if he could help.
About an hour later, the old knight finally finished chopping the firewood. With a sigh of relief, he put the ax away and sat on the ground.
Renn quickly walked over and handed the water glass to the old knight.
"Thank you so much."
The old knight didn't say much, said thank you and took the water glass, but he didn't drink it directly, but put it aside first.
After finishing the exercise together, he specially explained to Ren: "I am out of breath and can't drink water immediately."
Ren slapped his head, thinking that he was still a modern man and had forgotten this. So he simply sat down next to the old knight and waited for him to catch his breath.
About 5 minutes passed, and after his breathing stabilized, the old knight picked up the water glass and drank it in one gulp.
"Thank you again, young man, do you need my help with anything?"
"I would like to ask a question first. Are you a paladin of Kalsham?"
Hearing this, the old knight picked up a nameplate from his vest: "Yes, I am the Paladin of Kalsham, Bug."
"I have also heard about Kalsham for a long time. I know that you are a powerful organization with many powerful knights. By the way, have you ever heard of a man named Ellenville?"
Bug thought for a moment, and finally said with certainty: "Karsham does have many powerful knights, but I'm sorry that I haven't heard of Allen Weir. Maybe he joined Karlsham after my trip.
Maybe he is from another Paladin organization."
"How strong is your strongest person?" Renn was worried that it would be like fighting with cold weapons.
Bug thought that Ren was the kind of child who longed for heroic stories. He had seen many such young people. Bug replied with a smile: "The most powerful paladin? Our archbishop defeated the dragon alone."
people."
Dragon.......
Renn fell into deep thought.
As Bug said, since this Kalsham also has powerful knights, it should be the one he knows. This means that he may have come to a certain point in the past when Kalsham has not been disbanded.
time point.
Why did you come here? How should you go back?
Renn was in a state of confusion.
Bug saw that Renn's expression seemed not good, and he asked: "Young man, you have asked me a lot of questions about our Knights. Is there anything you need my help with?"
"Help..." Ren's eyes suddenly lit up, "By the way, can you take me to Kalsham?"
Many of my questions are related to Kalsham, and maybe I can get the answers by going there.
Unexpectedly, Bug shook his head: "I'm afraid not. It's too far away from Kalsham. I've been traveling for thirteen years. With my current physical condition, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back."
"Your body... I'm going to take the liberty to ask. I've been curious since just now. Why do you look like an ordinary person? You don't seem to have any extraordinary power in your body?"
Bug smiled.
"I don't have extraordinary powers. I'm just an ordinary person. When I was sixty years old, I joined Kalsham and became a Paladin. After several years of contact, I left there and have been traveling until now.
.It’s really a lucky thing that he didn’t die.”
Ren's face was full of surprise: "Ordinary people, why are they ordinary people? But sixty years old is too old..."
"Karsham only chooses the right people. It doesn't matter what their strength or age is. There are many ordinary people like me."
Renn felt that his ideas had been completely subverted. He had always thought that everyone in this organization was powerful and would be welcomed wherever he went.
"But I still have to say, isn't it too dangerous for you to take risks at your age, and you usually have to do such heavy work?" Ren said, pointing to the firewood pile next to him.
But Bug showed the same expression as Seth before, "Heavy work? Young man, what you said is very strange, who doesn't want to work? If I don't join the Knights, then I might be farming, maybe working as a porter, what else?
What’s the difference? Everyone has to work for food until the moment he dies.”
"As you get older, shouldn't you live your old age peacefully and let your children support you?"
"Perhaps you are a little noble somewhere. In the villages I walked through, everyone was living a difficult life. Monsters, bandits, aliens, and wars tortured everyone. Almost no family was intact. The situation was precarious.
Under such circumstances, everyone has to work hard and may leave one day."