Muxi Town Church side hall.

　　 "Tuk Tuk" knocking on the door sounded.

　　 After Todd agreed, Huggins pushed in. The former pointed to the seat and signaled the latter to sit down first.

　　 "Is everything set up?"

　　 Hearing the priest's question, the man's expression looked a bit heavy: "The monks who are proficient in medicine are treating the wounded, but one of the knights was injured too badly, and ultimately he couldn't survive."

　　 Todd sighed, drew a holy cross on his chest, and then looked around the side hall. Rachel, Alfonso, Brother Joe, and Huggins all watched him, waiting for his next words.

"About Queen Mary and Baron Cumberland, I believe everyone is already clear..." Todd sat in a chair, touched the bridge of his nose, said embarrassedly: "Let's think about it. What to do."

Seeing that everyone else was silent, Alfonso straightened his spine and chose the first one to speak: "When I was a secular knight, I served in the army of the Baron Cumberland for a while. In my opinion Come, the baron is a man of noble character. I believe in his character and judgment, and I think they should be given asylum."

　　 Hudgens raised his head and glanced at Todd, slightly opened his mouth to say something, and finally gave up.

　　Rachel's ears listened to Alfonso's words, but her face turned towards the ground, her eyes rolled around and looked at the monk beside her.

Joe, who has lived in the monastery for a long time, has been in contact with brothers and devout people. He has always been an outspoken and talkative person. He refuted the words of the knights of the Holy See on the spot: "Should we first discuss asylum? Talk about self-protection? There are more than a thousand unarmed residents in Muxi Town. Taking in the fugitives of the kingdom at this time is tantamount to pushing these residents into the melting pot of war!"

　　 Alfonso was a little anxious. He braced himself and stood up and said, "Aren't we going to die? Just give these knights to the butchers?!"

　　 Brother Joe touched his chin with his hand, and said uncertainly: "Perhaps we can find a few boats in the town, and then give them some necessary supplies to let them leave here."

　　Rachel said at this time: "When the barbaric soldiers outside asked for the fugitives, if we knew that we let them go, guess what those angry guys would do?"

　　 Alfonso hit the wooden table in front of him with his fist, and said loudly: "If they dare to do that, I will fight to the end and defend justice and honor with sword and blood!"

　　 Seeing the people talking in front of him, Todd put his right hand on his cheek and suddenly asked: "I heard the Baron say that the Holy Acropolis is going to declare war on Silver Ring?"

　　 Hudgens heard this and quickly stood up and said: "According to the recent news brought back by the trader, the troops of the two countries are indeed gathering towards the border."

　　 Todd fell silent again.

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　　 "You have the right to resent me..."

Cumberland, with his upper body wrapped in bandages, sat in the church’s chapel, and looked at the speaker—Queen Mary in a commoner coat. You are disappointed."

　　 With the help of his subordinates, Cumberland put on his armor again.

　　He took out the cross that once belonged to Hermann from his arms, placed it in the palm of his hand, and gently rubbed the surface of the pendant with the pad of his thumb. Then, he looked at the wailing wounded and the corpse covered with white cloth in the chapel, and sighed heavily.

"Think about how many people struggle and fall in vain between disease and pain, instead of dying gloriously on the battlefield." Cumberland took the cross back into his arms and looked at the confused Queen Mary: "I His son, he carried the glory of a knight when he died in battle, and protected people who were more important to him than life."

　　 The queen looked at the misery of the knights around her, closed her eyes in despair, buried her face deeply in her hands, and whispered: "I? I'm just a sinner."

　　 "Your Majesty the Queen!"

　　 Cumberland’s roar awakened the woman who was immersed in grief and self-blame.

　　 "If you deny your own value, you are denying the sacrifice of my son!" The old man took the long sword around his waist and strode towards the door, leaving a sentence: "Live, find yourself a reason to live!"

　　 Cumberland pushed open the door and walked to the square in front of the church. He glanced at the people who cast curious eyes not far away, and whispered to his subordinates: "Is the chasing soldiers here?"

　　 "The cavalry company of the Eastern Army has arrived. There are about 25 "lances". They don't seem to have any plans to enter the town, but are constantly walking and patrolling around here."

　　 ("Cavalry" is the smallest organization of the medieval European cavalry unit, generally including a heavy cavalry, two horse archers, and a light cavalry. This composition varies according to the country and era.)

　　 Cumberland thought for a moment, and said solemnly: "It looks like those guys are not stupid enough to turn their faces with the church."

　　 "My lord, what should we do now?"

　　 Baron looked back at the cross at the top of the church in Muxi Town: "I need to find someone to talk to."

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　　 Todd sits at the desk in the exegetical hall, frowning and looking at Cumberland, who is walking around the room and visiting casually.

　　 He couldn't bear it in the end, and asked, "My Lord Baron, I heard you want to see me?"

Cumberland looked back at Todd. The old **** was sitting opposite the latter and calmly said: "Father, don't call me an old man a baron. You and I should understand that my title is deprived sooner or later. Thing."

　　 Todd shrugged indifferently: "Well, Mr. Cumberland."

The old man stroked his silver beard and looked at the immature face on the opposite side: "Father Todd, maybe you don't know, I have been watching you since the beginning of the heresy trial. After all, it should be. I saw you for the fourth time..."

　　 Todd interrupted the opponent in surprise: "Four times? There are so many?"

Cumberland crooked his fingers and counted: "The first time was at the heresy trial in the cathedral, the second time was at the Queen’s dinner, the third time I invited you to the palace, plus this time, Exactly four times."

　　 Todd was stunned, and then asked, "Queen's dinner? It was the gambling game? Are you there?"

"Yes, I have been there since you jumped out of the carriage until you left with the alien girl." The old knight nodded, raised one eyebrow, and a narrow smile slowly appeared on his face: "Originally. I am still curious whether you will send that girl to the heresy court, and until today I saw the nun’s house next to the church, I didn’t know that my guess was correct.”

　　 Seeing the expression "It's all men, I know you" on the old man's face, Todd couldn't laugh or cry.

Cumberland stood up and looked out along the blinds of the room. After turning around, he looked solemnly: "Father Todd, let's talk business. I want to take my men to join the church. Muxi Town."

　　 Todd's heart beat, and his face calmly said, "Want to seek refuge in the church? Shouldn't there be many better choices than a small place like Muxi Town?"

Cumberland shook his head: "The Cathedral of St. Cooper in Silver Circle cannot provide shelter at all; the war lunatics in St. Acropolis, I have fought with them for so many years, there is naturally no place for me; As for Guyan City, it is too far away. After thinking about it, only Muxi Town is the most suitable place..."

Todd spread his hands toward the old knight: "Mr. Cumberland, as you can see, facing the enemies outside the town, Muxi Town can hardly even protect itself, so why should he accept you? Woolen cloth?"

"Cleaning up those cavalry outside the town is not a problem for me." Cumberland walked to the bookshelf, took out the top "Bible", stretched out his finger and wiped it on the cover, and a thick layer of dust adhered to it. On the skin.

　　 Todd laughed when he heard the other party's "big words". Cumberland's next sentence stopped his smile on his face.

　　『I have a two-hundred-man infantry regiment on my way here. 』

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　　"The cavalry outside the town began to camp~lightnovelpub.net~ Todd said to Cumberland, "What are your plans? "

　　 The latter looked at the sun slanting west, and slowly said, "I plan to do it tonight."

　　 Todd suspected that there was a problem with his ears: "Tonight? Are you sure? All of your subordinates are injured! Your army hasn't arrived yet!"

　　 Cumberland stretched out his index finger and shook it towards Todd: "War is often not an imaginary confrontation between two armies. As a commander, you need to think outside the box."

Todd looked at the old knight with a "well-conceived" appearance, and kindly reminded him: "I heard Huggins say that those cavalry came from the "Eastern Legion" and are the most elite Wei Rong troops in the Silver Ring Kingdom. Your only army is Two hundred people, all infantry, are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength."

　　 Cumberland burst into laughter, and said in a spirited tone: "Winning a battle depends on ability, not strength."

　　 Todd saw that the other party showed no mercy, and his anger rose by three points: "Mr. Cumberland, it is not a good thing to underestimate the enemy and pride."

The old knight patted his back: "This sentence is correct. Whenever you treat your enemy, you should always remember to leave a way for yourself. However, in this battle, I feel that the advantage lies with me. "

　　 Todd opened his eyes wide and looked at each other puzzledly.

　　 Cumberland glanced at the door of the church, and slowly said: "What the enemy wants is here with me; what I want, but the enemy doesn't know it."

　　 Todd seemed to be listening to the scriptures, completely unable to understand, and hesitated: "Are you sure you don't need help?"

　　 "No need, priest, I have encountered more dangerous situations than this many times. You might as well take this battle as a test to see if my old bone is qualified to join Muxi Town."