Chapter 350 Dilemma
"This guy said there are undead here. Has he seen the undead?" Aconi didn't believe his words. "If there were really corpse eaters, they would have pounced over long ago."
They were parked in front of a clothing store on the side of the road, and Roma was strictly ordered by Ulier to get out of the car. The apprentice drew a sword at the other end of the street and opened the half-closed door with a pointed head. Many pedestrians watched, and the workers and maids leaned curiously, and the butcher on the street left their livestock and looked around. The unlucky guy who had just fallen out of the house was pressed to the ground by Econi's face down and was struggling fiercely. Seeing Ulier's movements, he couldn't help but scream and asked him to let go.
Ulier didn't think there would be undead here. Just now, the two sides were arguing in front of the store, and one party suddenly took action and pushed the opponent into the door. Before Ulier arrived, the guy slammed the door and flew to the street, rolling and crawling at the undead. But not to mention anything else, the person who was causing trouble was the guy who was subdued by Econi. Even if the Book of Vows determined that he was not lying, it might be that he was panicked and had his own preconceptions.
The sword tip opened the door, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the door ridge and the concrete floor, then illuminating a square table and the man leaning against the table. A pottery pot filled with water fell and hit his head. He fell to one side and lay in a pool of blood. The corpse eater would stand up and pounce on the living, but the corpse could only be quietly fiddled with.
"He's dead." Uriel decided. The body caused a scream, and more people watched. Some people turned around and left to find the Ranger Knight.
"I knew it was like that." Aconi kicked the guy on the ground, "You killed him and still want to escape with the lies of the undead? Gaia knows how to deal with people like you."
"I just pushed him in, that would not die!" the man defended, "I am his creditor. He disappeared for a week, and his neighbors said he was dead..."
"Torton may just want to hide from debt," said the butcher.
"I thought so at first! But he suddenly fell down..."
"Enough." This sentence is a total lie. Uriel interrupted him, "You are just going to kill someone. Are we going to waste a bottle of mantra potion on you? Leave him to the sheriff, Econi."
"That body is fine?"
Uriel walked over, his demonic soul did not give him any reaction. It was indeed just a dead person. He opened the dead body and found a sword wound on his back. "The murderer is at your feet. When the patrol knight comes to search his house, he will find a worn one-handed sword. He used it to kill Mr. Todon."
A waitress whispered: "Torton is not a gentleman."
He was dead, and he thought to himself that no matter what he did, we should mourn the passing of life before he stood up. This was what Sister Mary taught him, and recently walked with Econi, and his memories and habits during the church were gradually reviving. But to be honest, different people felt different from death, and he knew the reasons.
The sound of the patrol knight's hooves failed to disturb his thoughts, and the audience rushed forward to explain death and crime. The murderer was dragged up, and he did not make useless excuses. His face was pale and his expression seemed to have lost his soul. But Ulier knew that he was not worthy of mercy.
The Cross Knights were very popular in Silver Top City, and Econi even got a map from the Cruise Knights. Next, led by Econi, their carriages passed through a long gap mixed with mud and snow, which the locals called Nose Lane, because it had two exits in the same direction, not only in the same direction, but also very close. They entered the throat along the city's nostrils and arrived at the first Gaia Church.
"How did you find someone?" Aconi asked.
In front of the church, his expression was hard to say was relaxed. No one would be happy with the fall of his companions, let alone to find them out in person. He was not actually a popular person, Uriel realized that it was not in the church. There was no way, even if most cross knights were mysterious creatures, but mysterious creatures were still humans.
Uriel hoped that he would have a better way to explain than lying, but he couldn't think of it. "It's probably no different from yours, maybe more difficult. After all, I was not allowed to be snatched in the church."
Aconi disagreed. "The church is our home, brother. You do not need other people's permission." He stepped forward and pushed the door. "The church is not a kingdom. If you say goodbye to the bishop you serve, the proof he gives you will take effect in any Gaia church. Whether others know this or not."
"No matter what, this is not a common thing." Ulier learned about the Cross Knights. They rarely left the church that cultivated them from the sergeant until they became knights. But in Knox, it was not easy for knight apprentices to become mysterious creatures. They needed a ritual to be reborn. This is often a task that only clergy can accomplish. If a church is composed entirely of mortals, an apprentice who wants to become a mysterious creature must leave and go to the church headquarters for training in mystery.
At first, Uriel did not intend to use the identity of the Cross Knight, and he didn't know much about the Cross Knights of Knox - for example, they often appeared as demon hunters, which was probably just a specialty of the inner world. Fortunately, Sorren was familiar with the road and quickly made up a set of half-true and half-false rhetoric for him and Roma, which was time-sensitive enough to deal with Aconi and the clergy of the churches along the way.
The size of Silver Head City is even worse than that of Six Finger Fort, the lord here is the vassal of the Earl of the Knights Bay. It was lucky to have not suffered any war in the early years of fishman invasions, and the only external disaster came from the bandits in the Scarecrow field. But Econi believed that for such a remote and peaceful city, the internal problems might be more serious than they seem.
They settled in the first church, and the short and fat Father Andron warmly welcomed the church visitors. But when Econi explained his purpose, the priest's smile disappeared. "Let me think about it." He frowned and lowered his head to pile up a double chin. "Our mantra reserves are quite large, and the clergy can start making it at any time, but...you see, there are many priests."
"If we cannot find the traitor quickly, we will alert the snake and put the children in danger."
"It is not yet certain that the traitors really exist, the knights." Father Andron reminded.
"We don't have to lie," said Ulier.
"I know this too. I can still get two potions than those who supply the entire church. But the facts are right in front of you, and you'd better come up with other less wasteful ways." He finally said, "No one else will know our conversation until you discuss the result. Please rest assured."
Aconi stared at the priest: "Yes, only the three of us know."
"There is no doubt. We will give you a reply tomorrow morning. Father Andron will never let you wait too long." Uriel quickly smoothed out the situation. He understood why Econi was alone. There was no way. Not every Gaia's knight had a sworn scroll. Econi had thought about his doubts, but he would not say it so bluntly.
The priest did better than him, and the apprentice did not see his anger. "We share our common faith, knight. Besides the mantra potion, there are other things that hold us back. Forget it, who made this happen to the church? We all deserve it." Worry and self-blame appeared on his broad face, and the priest sighed. "I really wish I had reason to not believe your words."
The rooms for rent are still the same, but the beds in Silver Head City are cleaner than those in the small town where he met Econi. Uriel felt sore back and forth, as if he had just finished a training session. "You shouldn't say that, Econi."
"Oh, I have to make sure he's on our side. I don't want to meet a second one like Gemo."
"A few words can't prove anything. Father Anderen spent more time in Silver Head City than you and me. He couldn't let you know if he wanted to pass on the message."
"As long as someone runs away, it's his responsibility."
"Do you think he doesn't know? Even if Andrent is really one of the traitors, he will never do this. He needs to understand our means before making plans."
"I think he's perfunctory. Do you think so, Uriel?"
"Think? I'm sure he's shirking." Uriel said without thinking, "Think about it, no church can guarantee that the insiders have never done a bad thing... whether serious or not, putting them on the table to deal with them will definitely not be a credit of glory, but rather a shame. We are not welcome." He could see the barrenness under the smile of Father Anderen at a glance. "Silver-topped City is a city of the bay, and we cannot make a big fuss."
"But this is within the church!" Aconi didn't think so. "If we close the door, we can not leak any news. What does it have to do with the bay? If Father Andron doesn't even take this risk..."
"No one wants to take risks in vain," Ulier pointed out.
"I'm afraid I don't want to offend people."
"I think I can understand him, and Father Andron is not Gaia." He didn't want to judge the priest's character anymore. "No potion, what ideas do you have? This is the priority."
"He doesn't support my solution." Perhaps Emconi himself wanted to do it. He realized it before arriving at Silver Head City, so he would seek Urial's means. "There are many mysterious creatures here, and it is impossible to force it."
At this time, Roma poked his head out of the bed: "Then don't count on him, that's what we did. If you didn't go to find the fat priest, we'll find the traitor soon."
Aconi raised his eyebrows: "Snooze into the backyard?"
"This kind of transaction is well documented," said Ulier. "The receipts will be sandwiched in a certain Scripture and mixed with other miscellaneous bills, and are not easily discovered. Of course, they will keep the Scriptures properly." He suddenly felt a burst of fatigue. "Compared with potions, Father Anderen would probably allow us to check the church's bills. Look for it first."
Chapter completed!