Chapter 28: Forming cliques for personal gain
The captain looked in pain, rubbed his hands, took two steps forward and stood behind Paladin and whispered: "But..." Before he finished speaking, Paladin suddenly turned his head, with a sacred look on his face. With a sense of greed and weirdness, he said with a smile: "The black wizard is a demon who betrays humanity and faith. And the criminals imprisoned in the town should also be some extremely vicious people who cannot be forgiven by Enos."
"Ah?" The captain was stunned. Before he could react, Paladin lowered his voice and smiled gloomily: "We have reason to believe that such a criminal who kills his own kind is also a dark wizard who can cruelly and mercilessly slaughter innocent people!"
At this moment, the immature and stubborn young aristocratic priest in the captain's eyes was suddenly covered with a layer of blood. The holy light above his head also dimmed. The captain's expression changed and he looked at Paladin intently, and suddenly said cautiously: "What if it's not the dark wizard who dies? What if someone dies again?" Unexpectedly, Paladin shook his head and said sarcastically: "No one Would a dark wizard be so stupid that he didn't kill the priest first, but instead killed the civilians? Did he want to attract the Inquisition? This heretic has probably left here and will never come back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Paladin saw the captain ponder and suddenly said with a hearty smile: "Of course, it is our responsibility to eradicate the dark wizards and bring happiness and stability to the people. But even if it is a responsibility, I am alone. The priest in a foreign country can't even eat a bite of meat." Shocked! The captain looked up at the grinning Paladin in shock, but surprisingly calmed down and said more cautiously: "What do you want?" The captain no longer wanted to continue chatting with this hypocritical and greedy priest. He just felt that he had just been teased severely by a junior, and he was very uncomfortable.
At this time, Paladin said in a wolf-like tone as if nothing had happened: "I heard that the deceased was a shop owner here. Not only did he own this cloth shop, but he also owned an ironworks and a pottery factory. Although the people here There are countless iron smelting plants, and his business can be said to be deserted. But it is still a big family fortune."
The captain narrowed his eyes, and suddenly felt the urge to kill this beast with a sword. But I heard Paladin say something else: "The weapons refining in the iron smelting factory are too cruel. If I am in charge, I can calm down the murderous intention flowing among the people. As for the pottery factory... Captain, I can only do it for you." The captain, whose originally squinted eyes opened instantly, was in a daze. In addition to the anger in his eyes, there was also greed. But he still asked cautiously: "I am just a soldier leader hired by the lord. If someone reports it, I will be replaced at any time!"
"Captain! The Earl will not care about such an inconspicuous town. Here you and I join forces to win over the soldiers and businessmen below and control this road that transports iron to the public! Not only is the people peaceful and happy, but we are also Become rich too!”
The captain was still hesitant and said uncertainly: "What if the people below don't agree? You are just a priest. If someone else comes to replace you, or you are transferred. If you have nothing to do, I will Crap!"
But Paladin clicked his tongue and sneered: "You underestimate me, Captain. You don't think I am willing to be a priest for the rest of my life. In three to five years, I will enter a diocese." You are planning to work for the bishop. When the time comes, you will be so powerful that no one will dare to touch you!" "Huh..." the captain took a deep breath. For the first time, he realized that this child, who was only half his age, actually let him A sense of fear arose! Suppressing this fear, the captain asked tentatively: "What if I say no?" "No?"
Paladin had a strange expression on his face, and instantly turned into a ferocious one. He quickly rushed forward, pinched the captain's neck with one hand and pressed him to the wall! The latter was shocked and tried to break away, but was shocked to find that all his strength was not as strong as this thin priest! "Hehehehe, you'd better not have such thoughts, Captain."
Paladin chuckled gloomily, leaned close to his face and smiled: "You'd better think about your family, captain. I heard that you have three daughters, who are beautiful. Your wife is also elegant and decent. And you are the only one with The youngest son, I heard, is only nine years old. In one year, he will become my godson! You'd better think about it clearly. "
As he said that, Paladin slapped the captain's old face playfully. There was anger in the latter's eyes, but behind the anger was deep fear. Paladin hit him hard. Now in his forties, he has a beautiful wife, a beautiful daughter, and a smart and clever son. Having enjoyed the warmth of his family, he really couldn't bear the blow of losing his family.
"Well done to you." The captain said through gritted teeth. Paladin smiled and said, "So, you agreed?" When the captain nodded, he let go. The latter immediately touched his painful neck. I saw myself in the mirror next to me, and there were five red and swollen finger prints on my neck. My heart was shocked again!
"I heard that this boy is a noble. I didn't expect him to be so powerful!" The captain, who was silent in shock, didn't pay attention, but saw Paladin adjust his gloves and suddenly asked: "This town belongs to the diocese of Hinoko. Captain, you are also a servant. Soldier, a traveler, do you know what kind of person the bishop of the diocese of Geneva is?"
The captain, who was worried about his family, replied angrily: "He? Just an old pervert! Others don't know, but I know. He once hired me to capture runaway slaves, all of whom were female slaves bought from slave traders! A This tortured humanoid has the same virtue as you!"
Paladin was not angry at all at the captain's sarcasm, but instead smiled thoughtfully. , thinking in his mind: "Like women? That's easy. Go to the slave trader in Aideli soon to see if there are any good ones." Paladin nodded slightly after thinking about it, looked at the captain and smiled: "Don't worry, as long as you don't have any extra thoughts, let's join forces. We have the final say in this town. When you are old and retire, there will also be a large amount of gold coins and family property for your son. Isn't it good? "
As soon as he mentioned his son, the captain's expression immediately improved. Thinking about it, I wanted my son to suffer less in the future and live a superior life. Doing these things by yourself will make you feel comfortable. Paladin smiled, and when he was about to open the door and leave, he suddenly turned around with a smile and said, "Captain, I still don't know your name."
"Karechi." "Oh, Captain Karechi. I hope we can have a happy cooperation." After saying that, he was about to open the door. Kalechi, who was looking at Paladin's back, suddenly asked: "As a priest, how can you do this?" Aren't you afraid of being cursed by Enos if you openly blaspheme Enos and violate the priest's virtue?" In exchange, Paladin gave a strange and profound smile...
Walking back on the street, Paladin raised his head and looked at the endless sky, murmuring lowly and contemptuously: "God? He is just like a child at this time, standing on the edge of the sky watching us having fun below. God doesn't They know what morality is and what justice and evil are. Because if they weren't like this, they wouldn't be worthy of the title of 'bastards standing by the clouds.'" The smiling Paladin suddenly thought of Noson, gave an inscrutable smile, and took a big step. Walk towards the church