Chapter 815: Testimony Must Also Be in Accordance with the Basic Law... (Part 2)
Although the relationship between the two countries is not very good, the old diplomat still showed a professional smile when the two sides met.
"Welcome to the land of freedom—Variel! Gentlemen!"
He strode forward, opened his arms, and said loudly to Bishop Karl and his party who got off the flying boat. When he saw the old diplomat, Bishop Karl also walked over with a smile.
"May the goddess protect you, people of order."
The two sides looked at each other, both showed a smile, and then they shook hands.
"Then, everyone, please come with me, we have prepared a residence for you..."
"no need."
Bishop Karl shook his head and interrupted the old diplomat.
"Our temple attaches great importance to the report submitted by the Variel Council. If possible, we would like to go to the front to have a look..."
Hearing Bishop Carl's words, the old diplomat frowned slightly, and then the smile on his face became eager again.
"Of course, of course, everyone has always been proud of protecting order, I can understand, but now it may waste some time to go to the front... In short, please follow me."
As he spoke, the old diplomat turned his head away and led the crowd outside.
The group left the airport quickly, but it didn't take long for Bishop Carl and the others to find that the road in front of them was blocked. The reason was very simple, because the streets and squares were densely packed with people, holding candles in their hands. And flowers, it looks like something is going on. And at this moment, the old diplomat whispered something to his attendant next to him, and then smiled apologetically to everyone in front of him.
"I'm sorry, everyone. Before leaving the square, I'm afraid we can only walk. The road here has been closed. We will send people to prepare transportation on the other side."
"Excuse me, what is this doing?"
Looking at the crowd in front of him, Bishop Karl asked.
"It looks like they are praying?"
"Oh, it's not a prayer, sir."
The old diplomat's smile has not changed at all, it is completely professional.
"This is mourning... During the previous battles with those evil monsters, the families of those soldiers who died in battle are mourning for them, hoping that their souls can find eternal rest..."
Having said this, the old diplomat sighed softly.
"This is really a heavy blow to us Van Riel. Because of this, we hope to get the support of the temple."
Whether it was intentional or unintentional, the old diplomat's voice became louder at this moment, which attracted the attention of many people around him.
"We all live in this world, so we should support each other, shouldn't we, my lord bishop? These evil monsters are the enemies of all living beings, we must destroy them! Only in this way can we be worthy of our fallen heroes!"
At this moment, more and more people came towards this side, looking curiously at Bishop Karl and his party. The bishop's robes they wore were too conspicuous. After all, in Van Riel, no one would dress like this.
"Grandpa..."
At this moment, a child holding a candle came out from the crowd and looked at the old diplomat with red eyes.
"Are they the ones that people say, people from the Kingdom of the Holy Order? Will they help us destroy those monsters?"
"Oh, I'm afraid I can't answer that question, son."
Looking at the child in front of him, the old diplomat showed a wry smile, and then he looked at Bishop Carl embarrassedly. And that child also looked at Bishop Carl.
"Grandpa, will you help us eliminate those monsters? Will you avenge my father?"
Hearing the child's inquiry, Carl stretched out his hand and gently touched the other's little head.
"Son, we are all citizens of order, as long as we want to protect order, we will do whatever we want."
After listening to Bishop Karl's answer, the child blinked his red and swollen eyes from crying, as if he didn't know what to say, while Bishop Karl smiled and nodded, and then continued to walk forward.
Seeing Bishop Karl's reaction, the expression on the old diplomat's face did not change at all. He just walked in front with a few entourages, while Bishop Karl and his party followed behind. Both sides did not speak after that. So silently walked out of the square where the mourning ceremony was being held, and on the side of the street, the carriage used to welcome him was already ready.
"Please get in the car."
After glancing at Bishop Karl and the others, the old diplomat said in a low voice.
"Next, we will go to the front line, where you will get everything you want to know."
"Then, I will trouble you."
Nodding to the old diplomat, everyone got into the carriage, then Bishop Karl closed his eyes, and soon, the dissatisfied voice of the dwarf bishop came from his mind.
(Did you see? These guys can really act!)
(they're desperate to strap us into chariots...that's clearly not normal)
The elf bishop's voice was still calm, but there was a hint of it in his tone. To this, the others also nodded, they are not blind, of course they understand what the hell is going on along the way of the Kingdom of Flames, maybe the mourning ceremony is indeed true, and those people gathered in the square are indeed the soldiers who died in battle Family members, but it is no accident that Van Riel put the ceremony location here... As for what they were thinking, everyone present knew it well.
However………
(They are so eager, what the hell are they trying to do?)
The orc protagonist touched his sleek bald head and frowned.
(Given the relationship between the temple and the kingdom of flames, they are so eager. What is the problem here?)
(We are the Eyes of Order anyway)
Bishop Karl did not answer this question, he opened his eyes and glanced at the wilderness through the car window.
(There is only one thing we have to do, to determine whether those monsters are enemies of order. If they are enemies of order, then no matter what the kingdom of flames wants to do, we cannot let... eh?)
Having said this, Bishop Karl was stunned for a moment, and then he sat up suddenly.
"Did you feel it?"
"..."
No need for Bishop Karl to say anything, the other people's eyes widened in surprise at this moment. The elf bishop closed his eyes, felt carefully for a moment, and then nodded.
"The power of order is very stable... There is no sign of weakening!"
"what on earth is it?"
At this moment, everyone is getting more and more confused. They are now going to the front line of the Kingdom of Flames. Logically speaking, this place should be a place where the power of order is quite unstable. But to everyone's surprise, the power of order here is extremely stable, and there is no sense of any decline or fluctuation of the boundary of order at all!
What is going on here?
With doubts, Bishop Karl and his party came to the border fortress of the Kingdom of Flames, and here, through the crystal ball, they finally saw the insect swarm in the unexplored land on the other side!
"hiss-----!!"
When the five bishops saw the image projected on the screen in front of them, they almost gasped involuntarily. In the image, countless springtails are wandering around in the whole wilderness, and the surrounding area is densely packed with scary-looking spine reptiles and spore reptiles, plus anti-stealth beholders and various nest spiers dangling in the air, Paired with a creep that looks like crimson flesh, it looks like a group of demons dancing wildly.
If they don't know, they will believe that this is hell! !
"After the expeditionary army was wiped out, these terrifying monsters appeared in the border area."
At this moment, the fortress commander also said to the five bishops with a sad face.
"There are hundreds of thousands of them...there may even be more! And the important thing is that now we have almost no way to fight these monsters. They will lurk underground and launch attacks, and they also have long-range firepower. More importantly What's more, these monsters are not afraid of death, unless they are all killed, they will never retreat..."
Speaking of this, the commander also sighed.
"There's nothing we can do."
"........."
Seeing the scene in front of him, Bishop Karl was silent for a moment, then he exchanged glances with the other four bishops and nodded.
"Please let us meet with those survivors and those who first came into contact with these...creatures, we need more detailed information."
"Of course, no problem."
For Bishop Karl's request, the Kingdom of Flame also cooperated very well. Soon, the survivors who were attacked by the swarm before appeared in front of everyone, and began to tell their stories with lingering fear.
"... Those bugs came out of the ground all of a sudden!! They have never shown this kind of characteristic before! Those damn monsters are as cunning as devils! They just purposely paralyze us, damn it! Damn it!"
"...Are you sure, you didn't rush into their habitat or something?"
Looking at the crazy mage in front of him, the dwarf bishop asked, but the mage glared at him viciously.
"How is this possible? We were not attacked as soon as we entered! When those monsters attacked us, our army had already penetrated deep into the hinterland, and I was at the tail of the team. They outflanked us and completely cut off us and the central army." Then they launched a fierce attack on us! We didn't have any support, and if I didn't run at that time, there was only a dead end! Those cunning monsters! Damn! Damn!"
As he spoke, the mage tore his hair, showing a painful expression.
"They're all dead, they're all dead...!"
"...... I was the first to lead a team to an unexplored land."
The sheriff sat listlessly on a chair, staring at his hands.
"I can't forget now, when I came into contact with those monsters...those horrible monsters, they killed my subordinates, my followers..."
"You are lying."
But at this moment, the orc bishop suddenly slapped the desk. He stared at the sheriff with wide eyes, and the holy light in his hand emitted a dazzling light.
"Before the Goddess of Order, you must remain in awe, and don't deceive us with lies!"
"........."
Perhaps frightened by the roar of the orc bishop, the magistrate was also taken aback, and he nodded hastily.
"Yes, I'm sorry, maybe I remembered it wrong...Let me think about it...By the way, I was competing with the Iron Shield family to see who would enter the unexplored land first, and then my horse stopped suddenly Yep, I fell off my horse as if frightened... yeah, yeah, I wanted to see what happened, and at that moment, I felt someone tap me on the shoulder... ..."
Speaking of this, the magistrate seemed to recall that scene again, and his face became pale.
"I thought it was those bastards from the Iron Shield family at first, but when I turned my head away... oh my god, I really don't want to recall that horrible monster anymore! I thought I was going to be eaten by it!"
"But you're sitting here, and you're not being eaten."
The human bishop whispered.
"So, what happened?"
"This... To be honest, I don't know too well, but I think they seem to be warning."
"warn?"
"Yes."
The sheriff nodded.
"At that time, I immediately evacuated with my subordinates. After we withdrew from the unexplored land... those monsters left."
"Are none of you hurt?"
"……………No."
Hearing this, Bishop Karl frowned, and then he looked at the other colleagues again. As expected, their expressions became more serious at this moment.
It seems that things are not as simple as the kingdom of flames said.