Chapter 248 Mutation

Even in summer, the snow and ice on the Hermes plateau did not melt much.

Mayne stood at the top of the Tower of Heaven and looked into the distance. In the field outside the city walls, there were only two colors of green grass and white snow intertwined, like the scars left by the earth after the battle of the evil moon. There is no way to grow any crops in such a climate, so all the food needed by the new holy city has to be brought up from the foot of the plateau, that is, the old holy city by animal power.

Having stayed in Hermes for more than ten years, he has become accustomed to the ubiquitous cold.

"It's just the two of us this time?" Teflon pushed in the door. "Can the meeting not be held in the secret room?"

"Do you like being stuffy in that small room?"

"No...of course not," the old bishop stroked his white beard, "if it wasn't for Heather always talking about the commandments, I would like to exchange information here every time. Even if she makes a big deal, I at least still I can enjoy the scenery of the Holy City. And..." He said with a slight smile, "I didn't expect a punctual person like her to be overdue this time?"

"Maybe she's in trouble," Mayne sat back at the table. "Maybe she's already on her way."

"Maybe..." Teflon curled his lips, "You really shouldn't help her find reasons, everyone should do what they say, this is what she often talks about. Even if you encounter trouble, you should ask us first. The report is right. She is not alone in the Eternal Winter Capital, and sending a messenger is just a snap of her fingers."

"Leave her alone," Mayne pushed the three pieces of paper to Typhron. "We're in trouble."

"Trouble?" The latter was stunned, sat down opposite the round table, and spread out the letter, "It's all bad news?"

"That's right," he took a deep breath, "it couldn't be worse."

Teflon put away his smile and began to read the first secret letter carefully, "...The spread of the evil epidemic has been stopped, and the whereabouts of the Faceless are unknown? Wait, what is the evil epidemic?"

"You don't need to know too much about the latest research results in the secret area, you just need to understand it as a disease that can spread quickly," Mayne explained briefly. In fact, according to the crow's eye master, it is a miniature evil beast. After special training, it has produced a mutation specifically aimed at the human body. "The source of the disease cannot be directly observed with the eyes, and conventional methods cannot cure it at all. There is only one kind of person who can stop the spread of the evil epidemic."

"Witch?" Teflon quickly thought of the answer.

"And there's more than one." He said solemnly.

After reading the letter, the old bishop slammed his fist on the table, "What is this idiot doing? Let the rats go around and suppress the mercenaries, but also fill in the faceless person? Does he know that this pure person has How important is it?"

"His idea is not wrong," Mayne frowned. "If the letter did not lie about the number of people, one thousand rats would be enough to eat the other party's hundreds of mercenaries. However, the other party seems to have a powerful long-range crossbow arrow. It can be fired continuously. For this, I remember the Taro priest stationed in the Longsong Fortress also mentioned that the reason why Duke Ryan lost to a group of miners was because the opponent's crossbow was extremely powerful. Although wearing heavy armor and persevering A shield can greatly reduce the damage of a crossbow bolt, but the mouse does not have such equipment."

"Even if he wants to use those scum, he shouldn't send out the Faceless!" Typhron said angrily, "I'm afraid that Heather will be furious when he comes back. It is extremely rare for a witch to grow into a pure one. The ability is also extremely energy-intensive to cultivate. In a sense, they are more precious than the God's Punishment Army."

"But whether it's the witch or the God's Punishment Army, the ultimate goal is to destroy the enemy and win." Mayne said slowly, "It is inevitable that there will be losses in the process of use."

"Do you want to guarantee Priest Feili?"

"Don't forget the laws of the church," Mayne said in a sullen tone, "only the result is something that nobles love to do. Although Ferrier failed miserably, his starting point and plan are not too problematic, but the enemy is more Powerful. Of course he will be punished, but the specific punishment needs to be further considered."

"But Heather may not think so," Teflon shook his head and opened the second letter. "Don't forget, she is responsible for the church's arbitration."

"I'll explain to her."

In a short while, the old bishop turned over the letter paper in his hand and dared not believe: "Tifeko's militia troops attacked the church of Changsong Fortress, and then killed the messenger group? Is he crazy!?"

The content of the second letter actually comes from two aspects, one is the report of the fortress agent Peiro, and the other is the information of the local believers. On the whole, there was indeed a militia team from outside the western border who attacked the fortress and looted it. church. Not only did they take the maddening pills themselves, but they also targeted the drugs stored in the church... So the first point of judgment was not wrong. This team was either from the new king, Tifeko, or from Garcia, the queen of clear water. Compared with the two, the former is obviously more likely.

As for the latter point, Mayne always felt a little weird. If according to Peyro's report, the other party immediately withdrew from the fortress after burning down the church, and his whereabouts are unknown. How did he intercept the members of the messenger group? At this time, the envoy should have arrived in Border Town, and the two would not meet at all.

Seeing that Mayne didn't say a word, Teflon quickly realized this, he picked up the first letter and read it again, the wrinkles on his forehead piled up into ravines, "Could it be... Roland Wen After Bhutton got rid of the messenger group, he pushed all this to his brother Tifek Wimbledon?"

"Let's speculate," said the archbishop after a moment of silence. "Roland planned to obtain this cheap population, so he assigned witches to treat the evil epidemic and transported all the escapees back to the West. Before that, in order to avoid being envoys The regiment realized that they were raising witches, and sent knights to raid the envoy camp, so that they could not even release the carrier pigeons in time, and then put the blame on the fortress attackers. After all, the agent Peiro was in the position with the support of Roland, and it was natural to assist him in cheating. Of course... this is all speculation, the disappearance of the messenger group is indeed too suspicious, and we don't have the energy to send another messenger group now."

"In this case, we should immediately send troops to punish his arrogant trip," Teflon said coldly. "Even if the messenger regiment has nothing to do with him, these witches who went to the Western Territory are worth cleaning up."

Mayne didn't respond, but pointed to the third letter, "You still have to read the last letter."

Teflon glanced at him suspiciously and spread out the letter. Soon, his hands trembled, and in the end he could barely hold the thin piece of paper, "A large number of witches appeared in the fjord, and all the churches were destroyed? Then this letter is..."

"From Hailong Bay, the last church to be breached," Mayne closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, his tone suddenly full of weariness, "It is impossible for a large group of witches to appear in the fjord without warning, there is only one possibility, They migrated from the mainland." And the letter also mentioned that the supernatural person clearly stipulated in the church law that once the traces of the supernatural witch's activities are found, the God's Punishment Army must be dispatched first to be arrested. But the islands of the fjords are too far away, and now that the Wolf Heart battlefield is in a state of anxiety, he has no time to take care of the affairs on the other side of the strait.

"Would you like to ask His Majesty the Pope?" Teflon asked.

"..." Mayne shook his head slightly, suppressing the feeling of powerlessness that was surging in his heart. This may be the test of the gods on the church. Only through thorns and thorns can we see the truth of the gods. He opened his eyes and regained his calm again. "The Holy City of Hermes will be handed over to you and Heather."

"Are you going to the fjord?" The old bishop stared.

"I will lead the 100 God's Punishment Army and the Pure Ones left behind in the church to thoroughly clean up the western border of Greycastle, and then find an opportunity to deal with the fjord witch."

"But the law says"

Maine interrupted, "That's when there are superhuman beings in the four kingdoms. Now they are far away from the sea, which will not have any impact on our plan. Don't forget, we are ultimately in order to obtain more land and population, Continue to expand the scale of the God's Punishment Army. Obviously, the fourth prince of Greycastle will hinder us even more."

"But..." Just when Teflon was about to refute, there were hurried footsteps outside the circular hall, and the two of them were slightly startled, and looked at the door in unison.

I saw that the door was pushed open with a knock, and a priest rushed in in a panic, "It's not good, Bishop, it's not good!"

"Calm down!" Mayne shouted, "If you have something to do, talk slowly."

"Sir Heather's entourage has sent urgent information. A huge fleet has landed on the coast of the Kingdom of Eternal Winter. A large group of enemies are besieging the capital, and the situation is precarious. Green-bottomed sailboat with crown flag." The priest looked very anxious, "When the news was sent, both city gates had been missed. Lord Heather was leading the believers to resist, but the number of enemies was large, and he also used maddening pills!"

"What?" Mayne couldn't believe his ears for a moment. Black sails, sailboat crown pattern...

The enemy was actually the black sail fleet of the Queen of Clear Water! To be continued. , Your support is my greatest motivation.