Who says knights can't backstab

Chapter 575 Blame Christine on the Head
"So, Lord Adrian is investigating the fact that the half-orcs were taken captive as slaves?" Neil Alden knelt on the hard wooden floor, his knees directly touching the floor, and he put all his weight on his knees On the ground, but there is no expression on his face, as if he has no sense of touch.

Cyril nodded.

After talking with Neil Alden for a long time, he basically understood why the ascetic monk from Port New Orville came all the way to La Rochelle, and why he appeared on the merchant ship of the Romanus family.

First of all, the concept of "ascetic monk" must be clarified-ascetic monk belongs to the priesthood system, which is the same as monks, priests, nuns and other ranks.

The difference is that the ascetic monk does not enjoy pleasure, but tortures himself with physical pain in exchange for a more noble spiritual piety.

Perhaps this is very difficult for ordinary people to understand, thinking that believing in gods does not conflict with their normal life, not to mention that now that the gods are gone, the number of times the gods can respond to the call of the mortal world is very small, and the ascetic monks seem even more meaningless .

But Cyril knows very well that in the history of human civilization, ascetic monks have left too many impressive strokes——

In the second era, the gods are far away, civilization collapses, and even the sky will collapse.Thousands of ascetics burned themselves into shattered stars, filling the sky with their flesh.

And every time the end of the civilization era comes, the figure of the ascetic monk will always appear on the front line of the battle.

Whether or not the gods still answer the call, whether or not they are powerful in their own right, has been the case for ages.

Cyril was full of respect for Neil Alden, but at the same time he was even more curious—an extremely devout ascetic rarely walked on the ground, so how could he leave the temple of his god?

The ascetic monk let out a long sigh, and there was a bit of a wry smile on his usually calm face.He then bowed his upper body deeply and apologized to Cyril:

"Then what I have done has actually affected your great cause."

He straightened up again, bowed his head and said, "Actually, my purpose is the same as yours."

"Same as me?" Cyril raised his eyebrows puzzled.

"New Aowei Port seems to be calm now, but it is actually in danger." Neil Alden said, "The holy spring of Urella turned red overnight, indicating that New Aowei Port will face catastrophe. "

"Maybe it's going to be a war?" Cyril spread his hands and said, "It's not a day or two for the snake people in Nudaria to have fantasies about Xinaowei Port..."

"No, I am very clear that this matter is related to the actual ruler of Xinaowei Port today."

"The ruler? The chairman of the New Orway Harbor Council, I think it's called... Sandy Marion?"

"That's the ruler in the open." The ascetic monk shook his head and said, "Actually, when you visit the Poseidon statue every month, His Excellency Marion will walk behind a young man, and he is the real authority in New Aowei Port today. "

"The matter of capturing half-orcs and selling them as slaves has only appeared in recent years."

"As an ascetic monk, you know really well." Cyril took a deep breath, digesting the information Neil Alden brought.

The port of New Orville in the game does not know what it looked like in 1441. The map of this area was only opened after three versions. Cyril can know that only its highest decision-making power is in the hands of the parliament, which has seven seats. , each seat is determined by ballot.

The seats are generally occupied by dignitaries or wealthy businessmen.

Below the parliament is the city hall, and the rest are not much different from normal towns.

In the later open version, it is said that players can run for election to the council of Port New Orway by possessing huge wealth and become one of them.However, until Cyril crossed over, no player had become a member of parliament by spending money, and this was also included in the top ten IQ taxes on the Road to Glory.

But the "young people" mentioned by the ascetic monk at this moment is something that Cyril has never heard of.The meaning in the other party's words is obviously that because of the existence of this young man, half-orcs were caught as slaves and traded as slaves.

"So... you have the crucial evidence, do you want to go north to Solkonan for help?" Cyril guessed.

The ascetic monk smiled wryly again. He shook his head and pointed to himself: "Your Excellency made a joke, I was just protecting myself."

"Self-defense?"

Cyril was puzzled again, but the ascetic monk stood up, folded his hands on his chest, and bowed deeply to him: "Your Excellency Adrian, I advise you not to pursue this matter to the end. The things involved are far from being in Lalo. Shell, you can solve it, I..."

But before he finished speaking, a bright silver light flashed past his eyes, and the sharp sword pointed at his neck again.

The young man in front of him had already stood up, his eyes and voice became cold:
"It's my freedom to say it, to do it or not to do it, but it's up to you to say it or not."

"Your Excellency Neil Alden, don't forget that you are now my prisoner of war."

Neil Alden stared deeply at the young man in front of him, his brown pupils constricted, as if trying to see what the young man was thinking.But after a while, he let go of the hands clasped on his chest, took a step back, and slowly knelt down again.

"Yes, as you wish, even though I am no longer worthy to be in Urella's arms, I still hope that I can wash off a little more of the filth on my body before I die."

"Have you ever heard of the name Alvin Saxon?"

"Alvin Saxon?" Cyril recalled for a moment, then shook his head, "I've never heard of it—besides, I'm in La Rochelle, so how could I have heard the name of you people from New Orville."

"He is the young man I mentioned, and he is also the source of all this." The ascetic's tone was calm, but Cyril could somehow hear the hidden meaning in his voice when he pronounced the name. , Anger like overlapping waves under the cloud, "Alvin Saxon, 27 years old, appeared in Port New Orway 25 years ago, and was adopted by Saint Claires Benjamin of the Temple..."

Twenty-five years ago, Alvin Saxon, who was still a child at that time, was adopted by the kind-hearted Saint of the Ocean Temple, Claires Benjamin-in the game, this saint owns a stone statue in the port of Port New Orville, with Used to commemorate this kind saint.

It is said that in her short 47 years of life, she adopted more than 500 orphans and sponsored thousands of children to study.The people she helped were mixed in all walks of life in New Aowei Port. It can be said that she is one of the most influential people in New Aowei Port.

It's just that this adoptee named Alvin Saxon gradually moved in a direction she didn't want to go as she grew older.

Aiwen Saxon joined the underground forces in the port, and after a long time at sea, he took over most of the underground arms trading business. Foreign weapons are not allowed by the rules.

But relying on his own ability, after he got acquainted with many middle and high-level people, those people just turned a blind eye-who doesn't like an extra income?
The Port of New Orville is a place where class is not solidified. It is a place where emerging forces can emerge quickly. There is a parliament that maintains equal and healthy competition among chambers of commerce. suppression.

When Alvin Saxon established his own chamber of commerce relying on his previous accumulation, and began to take all underworld and white ways, no one could stop his chamber of commerce from rising.

His arms trade allowed him to have the most elite escort guards. It is said that half of the pirates running rampant on the sea are his men and half use his equipment.

Cyril's pupils trembled. If it wasn't for the ascetic monk in front of him, how could he know such a thing?

If you really want to investigate on your own, it's a breeze for Ivan Saxon, who has already overshadowed the sky in Xinaowei Port, to hide, cover up, or erase anything.

"But the problem is..." Cyril sorted out his emotions, and continued to ask, "Even so, even if Ivan Saxon is really so powerful, and the catastrophe of the New Aowei Port that I told you about, and you were killed What does it matter if you are forced to flee Port New Orville?"

"This...because when Clauris Benjamin found out about the slave trade, she hoped to save Alvin Saxon and let him give up his evil side."

The ascetic monk raised his head, his eyes were clear, and he looked at Cyril calmly.

"And I, killed Cloris Benjamin."

--------

The night wind is cold, this is destined to be a sleepless night.

Cyril leaned on his forehead and sat in front of the window sill. Behind him, the hands of the mage lady were gently rubbing his temples, adding the water healing technique to his fingertips, healing his tired soul of Mr. Wei.

"So...that ascetic monk told you a very, very, very unacceptable story?"

"It's not just that—" Cyril let out a long "ah" as if venting, and Misha threw a piece of peeled "Pepe fruit" into his mouth from one side, and the sweet and sour juice overflowed mouth.

He swallowed it in a few mouthfuls before continuing.

"Mia, you said I was a log before, but I look at Neil Alden, he is the real log."

"His purpose was to investigate the slave trade incident, and the saint also wanted to investigate this matter, but he killed the saint. I asked him why, and he lowered his head and told me that it was wrong. If he confessed, he almost read a sentence Amitabha - what do you think this is?"

"It sounds very complicated...but what is Amitabha." Mia asked curiously.

"This is not the focus of attention..." He shook his head and said, "But it is good news."

"Would that ascetic be willing to go with us to Port New Orville?"

"He was a little hesitant." Cyril spread his hands, "but he agreed."

"Because you put your sword on his neck?"

"Because I put the sword around his neck...how do you know?" Cyril raised his head, facing the drooping head of Miss Mage, her eyes were crooked, and two dimples appeared on her cheeks when she smiled.

"Because we are all too familiar with Mr. Wei's behavior." She stretched out her hand and grabbed the boy's cheeks twice, gently moving his chin, "But a year ago... no, more than half a year ago You're not here yet."

"It seems to be like this after contacting the knights of the Silver Blade Knights." Cyril recalled himself, and he used to draw his sword to scare people as if nothing happened.

"It seems that Captain Christine is to blame." Mia also sighed.

"Yeah, it's all the fault of Commander Christine." Cyril nodded.

Miss Elf leaned on the window sill, flipping through her big book, and read slowly at this time: "My fellow clan, I found out that the Holy Spring of Urella is of great significance to the people of Xinaowei Hong Kong. They believe that the clean holy spring can May they go out to sea safely and be able to avoid the storm. And if the holy spring is dirty, there will be thunderstorms, and the storm will stay on the sea for a long time..."

"So the Holy Spring of Urella can also predict the weather at sea?"

"Besides, the Urella Ritual also needs the spring water from the holy spring... In short, it's all related to the ocean."

"Will the Code of Nature still talk about the Port of New Orville?" Cyril asked, raising his eyes.

"Of course not." Misha spread the book out for Cyril to read, but saw that there was a book inside the big book, and on the cover was clearly written "Natural History of the South Sea Route of La Rochelle and Surrounding Areas".

"Then why spread out your natural code?"

"Because I'm used to it." Misha closed the book, stood up and walked to Cyril, "Master Nora also gave a sign that something ominous will happen to Xinaowei Port. ..."

"A trip to Xinaowei Port seems to be indispensable." Cyril shook his head, seeing Miss Elf's resignation.The latter smiled slightly and didn't say much, just sat on the sofa beside him.

Without Neil Alden's words, Cyril would still have thought that this was just a very ordinary diplomatic trip, taking a boat for a long errand, at least there wouldn't be much trouble on the way.

But now it seems that there are a lot of troubles just going to Xinaowei Port.If they were found out that they were going to intervene in matters related to slave transportation, those unscrupulous pirates might be able to capsize their ships on the way.

Just like the elite soldiers in the south lost their combat effectiveness sharply in the snow in the north, people who have been on land all year round will inevitably not adapt to the sea.

Let’s just say that these fifty strong young men of the Assault Knights, don’t look like they are alive and screaming on the ground, and they act like the Earl said that we will kill whoever they want, but they are really thrown into the sea...

It is estimated that half of them will be seasick, and half of them will have a sharp drop in combat effectiveness.

And looking at what Anastasia Herman meant, it was obvious that the boat was provided by the southern aristocrats for this trip to the port of New Orway, and all kinds of things involved seemed to be extremely unfavorable to him.

Is it too late to go back to Solkonan now?
He was worried in his heart, if only he had acquaintances in the south, it would be difficult to do things not in his own territory...

Wait a moment.

An acquaintance from the south?
(End of this chapter)