Alien Knights

　　 The residents of Muxi Town are discussing several things recently.

The first thing is that in the fourth month after Muxi Town was officially established, according to the statistics of trade unions and residential area associations, the town’s population officially exceeded 700. This is second to none in the western coastal area of ​​the Silver Ring Kingdom. Big town.

　　 The second thing is that people have recently discovered that whether Father Todd is preaching in the church, resting in the garden, or blowing on the beach, he will always be surrounded by a knight with a sword on his back and an iron face on his face.

　　 said it was a guard, but it didn’t look like it. In the daily conversation between the two of them, Todd would always use words like "Don't follow me" and "Don't you have any other place to go", and refused to follow the knight. Therefore, people think that the priest does not want to see this person.

　　 Say it's the enemy, it's impossible. The knight just followed the priest every day and didn't see him doing anything else. Moreover, when someone mentioned this to Harkins, who was in charge of the defense of the town, the other party always thought about him.

　　 The third thing is still related to Todd. I don't know which nerve of the priest got wrong, and he actually bought a batch of things that only the nobles can entertain from the dealer-pet mice. These little white guys can only watch and can't eat, and have no way to work in the ground. They are used for the children of the noble family to feed and play. No one knows why the priest spends this wrong money.

　　 At this time, Todd is in the laboratory, busy with the upcoming experiment, and has no time to pay attention to the rumors outside. The time bomb that could explode in his body at any time made him have to put the investigation of the "Sutherland Relic" mutation in the first place of his current work.

　　 The mice he bought were not for viewing, but for the pressure test of Sutherland bacteria.

The general process is to determine the maximum non-effect dose (MNL) of the four bacterial mixtures in the body according to the animal toxicity test, and determine the daily allowable intake (ADl) value of the mouse according to the MNL, and increase it daily according to the proportion of body fluids. Inject it into the body of a mouse and observe the possible physiological changes.

　　The reason for using this animal is that the gene sequence of the mouse in the mouse is similar to that of the human, and its whole genome is about 98% similar to that of the human.

　　Second, because of the convenience of cultivation and sufficient quantity. Pathological experiments require a large number of experimental subjects for statistical analysis, which requires artificial reproduction of a certain number of experimental subjects.

　　 Three is because of low cost. It takes only five bronze stars to buy a white mouse, which consumes less feed, is not picky eaters, and does not occupy space.

　　 As for other preparations for the experiment, bacterial samples are readily available and can be propagated in a petri dish at any time. The anesthetic uses ether and is obtained by dehydrating alcohol with concentrated sulfuric acid.

　　 After completing the above preparations, Todd has the last important thing left, and he has to find a way to get it.

　　 left the laboratory and walked into the church in Musi Town. Although this is the working place of the priest, Todd always admires this place of prayer built by immigrants every time he comes here.

　　 In the main hall of the church, there are already many people who are praying. Seeing the appearance of the priest, they stand up to pay their respects.

　　 Todd motioned everyone to sit down with both hands, focusing on the two figures sitting together in the back row.

　　 Alfonso and Hudgens.

　　 Todd knew clearly that if he was busy in the laboratory, the former would definitely wait in the church. This had become a tacit understanding between the two.

　　The latter, as the person in charge of the guards of Muxi Town, Todd has not seen him for quite a while. It was said that he had intensively trained the town’s guards not far from Muxi Town in case of emergency.

　　 The two people sitting together and talking like old friends, which Todd had never expected.

　　 Seeing the priest coming over, Huggins guessed that the other person was looking for, it would not be himself, so he interrupted the conversation with Alfonso and took the initiative to move away.

　　 Todd gave him a grateful look, sat next to Alfonso, and uttered his request straightforwardly: "Your Excellency Decavo, I have something to ask."

　　 The knight's body was slightly sideways, but he did not speak.

　　 Knowing that silence is the habit of the other party's listening, Todd lowered his voice: "I hope to borrow someone from you. He will study the relic and will play a vital role."

"Who?"

　　 "Your follower, Walton."

　　 Alfonso nodded. He knew that since Todd spoke, he must have a good reason.

　　 saw the knight turn around and leave the church. From just now, Huggins, who was waiting on the side, approached Todd and whispered: "About Alfonso, I want to talk to you."

　　 The two came to the confession room of the church. Huggins told Todd about a long dusty past.

"Alfonso and I originally belonged to the Knights of the Silver Ring Kingdom and were loyal to the Silver Ring Royal Family. Since the apprentice knights, we have fought side by side and fought the barbarians in the north for six years." Harkins wore The gloved hands, fingers crossed, said while praying to the cross in front of him.

Hearing this, Todd remembered the strange behavior of the two in the battle against the northern pirates, and suddenly understood the reason, he asked: "Later, Alfonso changed from a secular knight to a church knight, how did this come back? thing?"

Huggins' eyes looked into the distance, as if he was thinking of past memories, and his tone was bleak: "It starts with his family. Alfonso Decavo originally had a beautiful wife and healthy children. He Because of her husband’s long-term warfare, her wife was exhausted from housework and had a hidden illness, so she could not afford to be ill. After that, Alfonso sought medical treatment everywhere~www.readwn.com~ Finally, one day, a man who claimed to be from the east The traveler, gave him a copper tube, claiming that the contents could save his wife..."

　　 Todd took a breath and unconsciously interrupted Hudgens' words: "Brass pipe? You mean..."

"Yes, there are Sutherland's relics inside." Huggins closed his eyes and sighed heavily: "At that time, Alfonso, who was desperate, only used the copper tube with the mentality of giving it a try. As a result, he My wife’s illness is really healed, but it’s a pity that the good times don’t last long..."

　　 "Sutherland's relic turned his wife into a monster..."

　　 Hearing Todd's words, Huggins was surprised and said: "He said this to you?!"

　　 "No, it's not all, it's just a part, what will happen later?"

The man’s eyes were fixed on the cross: “One night about half a year later, his wife turned into a monster. He killed two children with his own hands. Alfonso, who rushed home, killed him in grief and despair. His wife... After that, he donated all his property to the church and became a judge who hunted alien species..."

　　 Todd took a breath, and suddenly he remembered something: "Wait a minute! When you brought me back to the monastery, did you know that I was going to become a monster?"

Huggins immediately shook his head: "No, I didn't know it at the time. The fact that Sutherland's successor will eventually become a monster is a secret part of the church history books, and most people will not know it. Today is also under repeated questioning by me. , Alfonso told me the whole story."

The man turned his face to Todd: "The reason I tell you these things is because if you can solve the mystery of the successor becoming a monster, you can not only save yourself, but maybe you can also save a suffering and Blame the imprisoned soul."