Chapter 535: Camp
"Human, which side are you on?"
The Templar Knight drew out the long sword forged from fine steel at his waist. White holy flames seemed to flow through the sword surface, and the carved patterns on the armor lit up.
Power.
Zhou Quan realized that these things wearing heavy armor did not have much goodwill towards him and at the same time... they also held powerful power.
He couldn't feel the slightest sense of security while riding on the horse. He vaguely felt that if he gave a wrong answer, he would be chopped down like a target by a long sword burning with holy flames.
"Monk, there is no need to be so harsh on our compatriots. There is inevitably a wild world outside the realm of God... We should be tolerant enough to them."
The blond nun nodded to the Templar knight who drew his sword, and used a soft voice to brush away the panic in Zhou Quan's heart. The midday sun covered her with a holy white veil.
"Yes, Sister Hound, we should accept our fellow humans."
The Templar vanguard sheathed their swords and returned the favor.
"Compatriot, are you the lord here?"
She asked gently, her hands slightly spread to the sides, as if she were receiving ignorant new believers in a church.
"Yes, yes."
Zhou Quan looked at the Templar knight who sheathed his long sword and got off his horse.
With the army pressing down on the territory, there is no sense of security, no matter where one sits, one does not feel safe.
Even if he ran away by chance, so what? His wooden camp couldn't withstand so many people. The best outcome would be to be extinguished like a spark thrown into the sea like that lord.
"According to the regulations of jihad, we need to requisition the resources in your territory, requisition your army, and requisition your people."
Requisition everything you have.
The nun described the cruel expropriation regulations in the most gentle way, and then looked at Zhou Quan, waiting for his answer.
"So, what can I get?"
Zhou Quan lowered his head and spoke in a trembling voice, not sure whether it was because of anger or fear.
People are like swordsmen, I am like fish and meat, and the situation is stronger than that of others.
If you should be cowardly, be cowardly.
"We are God's messengers and it is offensive to ask about rewards... It should be called gifts, and God is never shy about giving gifts to believers."
The nun gently corrected Zhou Quan's mistake and stretched out her hand to stop the Templar who wanted to draw his sword again.
It is a very courageous act to directly ask the Holy See's troops for rewards.
Of course, facing humans in a wild world, she can still patiently guide these humans who have not been illuminated by the light of God.
"Sister Hound, maybe there is a better candidate, maybe we don't need it at all..."
The Templar Knight spoke, and the voice under his helmet was calm and powerful. Zhou Quan could feel that the other party was looking at him.
The scrutiny quickly turned to contempt before disappearing again under the protection of the visor.
"If the 'alien' in this world could only have this level..."
Zhou Quan did not refute. At the end of the Third Era, he could only be considered average among the entire lords, and in this area that had become a melee battlefield... he could only be considered a low-ranking leader.
If he could get enough resources, or what they called 'gifts', he would be willing to join this strange-looking human army.
"Brother, we need 'scouts'. We cannot let our colleagues waste their lives on meaningless things...Having a guide can save us time. This is the order of the paladin and part of the oracle."
She emphasized the word 'oracle', as if this was the only way to make the Templars obey her orders for a short time.
Even though there are many extreme factions in the Holy See, the Templars are one of the most extreme...
These heavily armored warriors who belong to the realm of war and use holy flames like to engrav their armor with magical scriptures and make lifelong oaths to enhance their powerful power.
There is never a shortage of figures burning with the holy flame on the front lines of alien races and expeditions.
"Yes, please obey the oracle's instructions."
She is different, she is the hound of God, carrying out the will of the paladin.
The nun turned to Zhou Quan and stretched out her hand, and the breeze picked up her hanging clothes and silver cross.
"I invite you to become our comrade and a 'scout' of the Holy Land Expeditionary Force. This is a temporary contract..."
The magical contract.
A curtain of light unfolded in front of him.
Zhou Quan's pupils shrank suddenly.
‘Situation, camp: Holy See Holy War Expeditionary Force. ’
‘Whether to join the Holy See’s Holy War Expeditionary Force. ’
‘Agree is deemed to have joined the camp. You can leave the camp at any time, but leaving the camp will feed back into reality in some form. ’
‘The camp is only used for lords to judge each other’s identities, please keep it confidential. ’
‘Please note that this model is only used to determine identity and does not have any actual binding effect. ’
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‘Unity and cooperation are a very important thing, and appropriate external forces can play a forging role. ’
"Am I the external force?"
Ji Lin asked about the system.
‘You are part of the external force, and there are other people who will act as the main external force... This will not affect your normal work, you just need to be the same as before. ’
‘Before that, the loose sand needs to be blended together and become one piece. ’
'So, until then, please choose a name for your faction...it will be how you present yourself to the outside world. ’
"Is this for me?"
‘Not only you, but every dominant party in Sky Island has such permission...only for lords, and for non-lords/non-recruitment, his/their original camp will be used. ’
Ji Lin moved his own camp down.
The deep alliance between him, Li Yan, and Fang Ai obviously does not belong to the camp system that the system temporarily made up for the sake of making do.
But he found a very suitable bridge for communication between himself and other lords.
‘Standard Mining’
A company that can perform duties on behalf of others.
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“I’m glad that you made the right choice. This is the glory of humanism.”
The Hound Sister showed Zhou Quan a gentle and perfect smile, but Zhou Quan felt that the Templar Knights beside him were not so happy.
He just wanted to test the knife on himself.
She gently placed the silver cross on Zhou Quan and took out the holy water from her waist.
"We will expel unclean things, pagans, aliens, and unbelievers from this land and this world in the name of the Church, and there will naturally be a place for you in the future world."
"And traitors and those who assist aliens are guilty of the same crime."
Zhou Quan nodded vigorously and breathed a sigh of relief.
A large number of weak lords on the edge chose to join the Church's expeditionary force and serve the Church.