Even if the legion wanted to launch a carpet-like search, it would be difficult to do so, not to mention that night is a natural protective color when sneaking.
After Xu Shuo and the two left the cave, they easily avoided the enemy's search and quickly moved away from the area.
Without transportation tools, they ran more than ten kilometers on their own power.
Then he encountered a village on the road, so he sneaked in at night and robbed a farmhouse. After changing all his clothes, he disguised himself as an ordinary ranger and continued on his way.
By the way, I also stole two horses.
Even if they stopped at the fort this time, they had no intention of going in for a break. The routes they took were mostly dangerous places that were easy to escape from.
If you take a long detour, the time spent on the road will naturally be longer.
Until dawn is about to come.
Only then did they see the shadow of the city-state of Dalton.
Catalina said blankly: "Is this what you said you must arrive tonight?"
Xu Shuo's face was expressionless: "It's not dawn yet."
Catalina pursed her lips and said no more, but looked confused. Along the way, she always looked at the young man's back with a bit of resentment in her eyes.
The atmosphere between the two is weird.
But fortunately the impact is not big.
…
It's not dawn yet.
But on the spacious and smooth city roads, there are already more caravans and mercenary teams of various types.
The city-state of Dalton is the only way to the royal capital. The city covers an extremely large area and extends in all directions. It is the economic center of the Eastern Continent and its prosperity is no less than that of the imperial capital.
The two wore ordinary clothes and hats, rode horses borrowed from the farm, and entered the city as brothers and sisters, paying money as usual.
Now is not the time to start an outright dispute.
Therefore, in this densely populated and economical country, it is very likely that we will not encounter an enemy ambush again, and even if we encounter one, it doesn't matter.
The Holy See troops were stationed nearby.
Xu Shuo then entered the city openly.
Then he went to Dalton Church openly.
There is no cover-up, all the aboveboard actions, as if they are deliberately mocking the person behind the scenes - look.
I have arrived successfully, are you angry?
…
The priest of Dalton Church did not know his identity.
Xu Shuo didn't bother to explain.
So after arriving at the church, he skillfully moved into the apse of the church as the archbishop, asked the believers to prepare hot water and new clothes, and took a pleasant bath first.
And when he came out freshly dressed, he was looking at the ice and snow elf standing outside the bathroom with glaring eyes.
Xu Shuo: "...What are you doing here?"
Catalina pursed her lips: "Those people outside discovered my identity, so I came in first to avoid trouble."
It turned out to be this.
Xu Shuo responded casually, his long silver hair untied hanging around his back. He walked out of the bedroom wearing a brand new bright priest robe, and saw a group of people with serious expressions waiting in the main hall outside.
After seeing Xu Shuo, the group of people looked surprised and immediately saluted in unison.
"My God is above! The light shines brightly!"
The voices of several people were powerful, as if they were shouting.
Shout out with a little bit of resentment.
After learning that the person who entered Dalton Church was the Pope of Light, the priests and bishops accompanying him this time and the leader of the Bright Moon Knights who learned of the plan rushed over.
After arriving at the city-state of Dalton, the Holy See Army reunited with the Knights of the Bright Moon who had dispersed on their way, because in front of Dalton City was the imperial capital.
There is no need to divide the troops into two groups anymore.
What's more, there is no real Pope of Light in these two separated teams, so it makes no sense for them to separate again.
There were only seven people accompanying the priests this time. The rest of the archbishops did not travel with the pope either because they were old or because they needed to guard the City of Light.
And this group of people.
I have been holding my breath since I set off.
Naturally, they did not dare and could not criticize the Pope wantonly, so they had no choice but to swallow their resentment.
Fortunately, nothing happened to the Pope on his way.
Fortunately, the Knights of the Sun later followed the Pope's whereabouts.
It was precisely because of the existence of the Knights of the Sun that the Archbishop's entourage relaxed a little and did not collapse in a fit of rage after discovering that the Pope was missing.
Otherwise, this group of people will probably get into trouble.
…
After casually scanning everyone in the hall, Xu Shuo focused on a shivering priest in the corner.
This teaching attendant was sent out by Xu Shuo in disguise.
The teaching staff was full of grievances.
Just after leaving the city, the priests discovered that the Pope's car was a fake. If it weren't for the message left by the pope, the angry priests would have killed him on the spot!
Even if it was not cut down later.
But because of his willfulness in shielding the Pope, the Pope disappeared, and the priests did not have a good look on him along the way.
But the Pope has left.
Therefore, the priests can only continue to act out this scene and let him pretend to be the real pope. According to the original plan of the Holy See, he was transferred from the Holy See Army to the Knights of the Bright Moon.
Then, protected by the knights, he headed to the royal capital.
It can be said.
During his trip, he was enjoying the papal treatment.
While enjoying the sharp sword hanging above his head.
Acolyte: Let me tell you something. At that time, if any of you were allowed to face the pope's willfulness, you probably wouldn't be able to disobey him.
Acolyte: Now that the Pope is back, will the priests behead me?
Attendant: Afraid.
It's because I'm afraid of this.
So the priest huddled in the corner shivered.
“Well done.”
Xu Shuo said softly in that direction.
Although the teaching attendant did not dare to look up.
I don’t know who this sentence is directed to.
But at that moment, he seemed to feel the light of bright faith, and his originally fearful and regretful mood was suddenly relieved, and his whole person seemed to feel relaxed.
The teaching attendant looked up in astonishment.
But when his eyes touched the Pope's face, he quickly lowered his head in offense and saluted with respect and reverence.
The priest next to him saw this and pursed his lips.
The Pope seems to be very satisfied with this daring boy. It seems that he cannot go back for revenge and can only keep this boy.
"Your Holiness, you must not do this again next time."
The more respected bishop among the priests sighed and took the lead to say: "Nowadays, the relationship between our Holy See and the Empire is extremely tense. The Saint Varo royal family has always been extremely cunning. What can you do if you are offended by them?"
Humans think the elves are cunning, the elves think the Holy See is cunning, and the Holy See thinks the royal family is cunning.
The hatred on the mainland is actually still closed.
Xu Shuo chuckled lightly and did not comment.
He sat down at the head of the temple, raised his chin leisurely and asked, "Did you encounter anything along the way?"
The Archbishop frowned and said: "The team of the Holy See Army has been walking on the main road in a dignified manner. After entering the Eastern Continent, they were escorted by troops sent by the royal capital. We did not encounter any attacks until we arrived in the city-state of Dalton. But..."
Before he finished speaking, he just looked at the leader of the Bright Moon Knights.
The leader of the Bright Moon Knights looks older than the chief knight under the Pope, and his face is more calm and serious. The armor on his body has the logo of the sun embracing the moon.
The leader of the Knights said in a deep voice: "When the team of the Bright Moon Knights was about to enter the Eastern Continent, they encountered an ambush by a group of bandits. However, they were menacing and possessed sophisticated armor and sharp weapons. They were not like ordinary refugee bandits.
"
Xu Shuo was thoughtful when he heard the words.
The two teams definitely did not come to the enemy's attention and testing after walking for several days.
Before encountering the exact ambush, there must have been many secret explorations, but these were all expected before departure and were not enough to pay attention to.
Although the routes of these two teams are different, the marching speed of the Bright Moon Knights.
It is basically consistent with the Holy See Army.
This is also so that when the Bright Moon Knights encounter force majeure, they can receive support from the Holy See Army as soon as possible and move the real Pope's vehicle to a safe place.
But when the Holy See Army entered the Eastern Continent.
The royal capital dispatched troops to escort.
Almost at the same time.
The team of the Bright Moon Knights was attacked by bandits.
It can be seen that the royal capital also knew the purpose of their arrangement, so the troops they sent were called escorts but were actually monitoring them. If necessary, they would also prevent the Holy See Army from assisting the Knights.
However……
There is no real Pope in either team.
Therefore, the Holy See Army showed a little anxiety on the surface, but in fact there was no fluctuation in their hearts, and the reinforcements they secretly sent out were not too distracted.
If it weren't for the purpose of deceiving the enemy.
I'm afraid they don't want to spend time acting anxious.
…
Xu Shuo asked thoughtfully: "Has the Bright Moon Knights been exposed in any obvious way along the way?"
The knight leader shook his head: "We disguised ourselves as a merchant team and headed to the Eastern Continent under the escort of a mercenary group. No information about the Holy See was shown during the entire process."
Half caravan and half mercenary group.
It's an old method of hiding and rushing.
Just because the mission of the Bright Moon Knights is special, there are no outsiders in the team of sixty people. They are all knights in disguise.
As for soldiers who come from the military, they always have some integrity no matter how they disguise themselves. This is difficult to hide.
Xu Shuo couldn't figure it out for the time being.
After all, it was the Bright Moon Knights who exposed their identity.
Or did other channels expose his whereabouts?
He just thought that the Holy See Army had no hiding and the target was easy to find, and the Knights of the Bright Moon were also at risk of being exposed, so what about himself?
Where exactly was he exposed?
Think carefully, from the day the plan begins.
Until tonight.
The enemy seems to know their whereabouts.
From Kuroshio Island, to the Northland, to the Silver City-State, and on the eve of the Silver Shield Legion's departure, a messenger from the royal capital suddenly appeared.
Not to mention, he was on his way, but he was unexpectedly ambushed by a wave of dead soldiers.
Xu Shuo frowned.
Everyone saw the Pope's meditation. Although they were interested in caring about how the Pope was doing during those few days, they did not disturb his thoughts at the moment. They just communicated silently with their eyes.
at this time.
Xu Shuo seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
He waved his hand violently, and the light power in the church quickly condensed, forming a bright magic circle in an instant.
Immediately, the magic array flashed with golden light, and a jade that seemed to have been waiting for a long time flew out.
Xu Shuo quickly unfolded the jade stone to view the information.
A piece of information sank into his mind.
Very straightforward, without any unnecessary nonsense.
