Ryan slowly approached until he reached the side of the fairy in the lake.
The fairy in the lake stretched out a flawless jade hand and placed a small bottle in Ryan's hand: "This is the potion of holy water. Take it, my champion. Use this bottle of holy water at the critical moment to temporarily isolate the evil god."
Sight."
"Thank you very much, my lady." Ryan took the holy water and expressed his gratitude to the Lake Fairy. With the protection of the Lake Fairy, Ryan can safely attack the Aesthetic Society without worrying about being directly watched and cursed by the evil god.
"You still need to give priority to getting rid of the fallen witcher, otherwise I am very worried that the long-standing witcher system is in danger of collapse." The ankle-length golden hair of the fairy in the lake exudes the purest fragrance.
In front of Ryan, the fairy in the lake never covered up her beautiful face that is unparalleled in the world: "You are not afraid of corruption, but not everyone has such ability. I once sent one of my Holy Grail knights to the far north.
Destroy the great demon of Slaanesh, but when I saw him again, he had become a cultist who preached hedonism and said that he would sacrifice me to his new master."
"..." Ryan couldn't answer this question. He himself is the emperor's son and primarch who is completely isolated from the erosion of subspace, but he is the only one in the world. Even the Holy Grail Knight can't fight against the terrible chaos in the far north.
corrupt.
After a long conversation, the spiritual energy in Ryan's body was still flowing continuously. His spirit and soul did not show any signs of instability after long-term communication and contact with the gods. The fairy in the lake nodded secretly when she saw this, and with Ryan
existence, she can visit the main material world more frequently.
This will help her realize her plan.
Before she could speak, Ryan said very understandingly: "You are welcome to my new home at any time, my lady."
"...Visiting the main material world is always interesting, and I will come here often during this time."
Early the next morning, Ryan got up refreshed, washed up, and came to the dining room. Catherine was already making breakfast. The little girl hummed happily and put bacon, fried eggs, and buttered bread on the table.
"Where's Veronica? She's not up yet?" The little apprentice's skills were good, and Ryan took a sip of hot milk.
The sound of high heels hitting the ground came from the stairs: "Here we come."
Today, the Witch of Gloria wore a condensed milk-colored lily-patterned dress, a gray wolf velvet coat, flesh-colored stockings, and milky white high-heeled shoes. She wore a pearl necklace on her chest, like a lily that was not stained by dust. Veronica walked up the stairs from the stairs.
He walked down gracefully step by step, then walked into the dining room and sat down: "Let's go to the arena today."
"Go and find Belt? Do you think Belt is hiding in the arena?" Ryan couldn't stop his surprised gaze, but the man knew that business was important, and when the work was over, the two of them had plenty of time.
"I spent a lot of time thinking, but I still can't come to a conclusion for the time being." Veronica shook her head continuously, and the witch seemed very troubled by Belt's whereabouts: "But the arena is the easiest target to check, because
Its position is fixed and there are traces to follow.”
The young apprentice Catherine changed out of a witch robe and put on a maid uniform, a white apron decorated with ruffles, a black jumpsuit with a white collar, and a white maid headscarf on her head. The girl hummed happily,
Not knowing what she had escaped, she stood in the kitchen making breakfast. Today's breakfast was delicious oatmeal and fried ham.
"So I'm going to be a gladiator?" Ryan joked casually.
"No... Let me say something, Ryan, your goal is too big and too conspicuous." Veronica put jam on the bread and shook her head gently: "Lyan, sometimes an excessive reputation can have disadvantages.
It’s hard for you to hide your light now, and I don’t know how to disguise myself. If you openly go to the arena to look for someone, the probability of finding Belt is 0.”
Ryan nodded. He admitted that what Veronica said made sense. As for why Veronica didn't say that she would find someone by herself, it was because women were not suitable for entering the arena to find someone.
There are only a small number of slave gladiators in Marienburg's gladiatorial arena. Most of them are "free gladiators", that is, professionals who want to make some quick money. There is such a large floating population in the city of Marienburg.
Under the circumstances, it would be easy for Belt to run away.
"So we have to find another way, Ryan. We need a man who is trustworthy and powerful. Let him be a gladiator and secretly search for Belt's traces." Veronica told Ryan the plan she had thought up: "I
Go monitor the movements of the Aesthetic Society, and you go explore the movements of the Arena."
"No, we have to act together." Ryan held out a finger: "The Aesthetic Society is not the important thing now."
"..." Veronica knew what Ryan meant. It was too dangerous to explore the Aesthetic Club: "But..."
"Oh! Veronica, do you still remember Alma's story?" Ryan looked very serious: "I don't want you to become like that, not at all..."
Alma, a former female member of the Garland Council, recklessly investigated the Chaos Cult alone, and then was soon heard from nothing.
This is not bad. If there is just no news at all, at most it is presumed to be dead.
But a month later, the Gloria Council began to receive packages signed by Alma. The apprentice opened the package and was immediately frightened to death.
Inside the package was half of Alma's face.
Then everything started. Every month, the Gloria Council would receive a package, which contained parts of Alma, either limbs, fragments, skin, or organs.
This process lasted ten years.
Veronica naturally knew about this story. The witch thought that her partner was thinking about her own safety, so she crossed her arms, crossed her long legs, flicked a pair of white rabbits, and followed the owner's movements with a pair of crystal ribbon earrings.
Faintly visible in her long dark brown curly hair: "Can't bear to leave me?"
"Reluctant." Ryan's face was serious. The expression on Veronica's face couldn't help but be moved. The witch forced herself to calm down, but she still couldn't help but said happily: "Okay, let's first find a suitable person to enter the arena.
candidate."
"This candidate must have strength, brains, and be willing to become a gladiator." Ryan ate the oatmeal and ham, and politely declined Veronica's question about having some red wine: "This candidate is not easy to find."
"It's really hard to find, but maybe I already have someone. Do you remember that young wandering knight, the one who came to Marienburg by boat with us? You also took my room..." Ryan said
Halfway through, Veronica's half-smiling look made Ryan speechless. The man suddenly realized a serious problem.
"The person who was with you at that time was our little princess of Jialan, my dear~" Veronica smiled with a smile on her face, but what she said made Ryan sweat on his forehead: "I don't want to hear Trot from you.
Vic's name, I'm not interested in knowing what happened between you, because it will arouse my jealousy."
After saying that, Veronica put down the tableware and food and walked to Ryan, then sat on his lap: "Now that I'm by your side, that's enough."
…………
Marienburg, Justice Church Branch.
It was another day of exciting morning classes. Alfred, who came from the north, could feel what an exhilarating experience it was to be awakened by the soft sunshine in this cold winter. He could also feel that he had been righteous.
God blessed.
Another day full of energy!
But what happened next made Alfred not feel so good, because in Marienburg, the status of the Church of Justice was completely different from that in other places.
In other places, the Church of Justice is the savior, the hope, and the backbone and support of all poor humans in a place.
But in Marienburg, the embarrassing position of the Church of Justice can be described in one sentence: "Get out of the way, you are hindering other people's business."
Although the paladins are not like rats crossing the street, they still have to keep a low profile. In Marienburg, where there is such a dense flow of people, transactions and other business activities are carried out anytime and anywhere. Once the paladins are overheated, everyone will
Complaints from merchants and freelancers will fly in like flakes, and even the poor will be unwilling to accept the help of the paladin, because it means that he will be regarded as an unwelcome person by the entire community.
So Alfred was quite idle. The paladin had to take care of his weapons and armor again, then put on a robe, and planned to go out for a walk. Alfred knew that he would definitely see injustice after going out.
He knows that he is not popular, but he still goes out, because the paladin is deeply influenced by Ryan, and he knows that there are many things that he cannot stop looking at, listening to, or speaking just because he doesn't like them.
As luck would have it, Alfred met the wandering knight Lops who was on the same boat not long after he went out.
"Hey! Friend, where are you going?" Alfred greeted Lops. The wandering knight was fully dressed today and obviously had something to do.
"Me? I plan to go to the gladiatorial arena. I was a free gladiator there recently." Lops raised his halberd and said with some embarrassment.
Being a free gladiator is not a shame, but it has nothing to do with glory. Not long after Lopus came out to wander, he spent a lot of his savings. The wandering knight knew that he could not continue like this, so after arriving in Marienburg, he
He has tried many ways to make money, but an elite wandering knight like him is more popular in the desolate Nord, but his status is not very high in a place like Marienburg, and the money he can earn is less than expected.
.
After all, Lopus was the legitimate son of a nobleman, and he was somewhat arrogant. He was not willing to serve as a guard for merchants, so the Free Gladiator became one of his choices.
"Oh! It's interesting. Can I come and have a look?" Alfred became interested.
"Uh... sure." Lops smiled awkwardly: "As long as you don't mess around!"
"Why am I messing around? I'm just a spectator, let's go, let's go~" Alfred thought to himself that he finally had something to do!
So the two of them went to the arena together.
When they arrived at the entrance of the arena, a voice stopped them.
"Afu Lops? Are you also coming to the arena to watch the show?"
Both Alfred and Lops were stunned for a moment, especially Alfred. He looked at Veronica next to Ryan and was very surprised: "Uh, Ms. Veronica? I didn't expect..."
"What didn't you expect? Oh! Why is Trovik missing?" Veronica and Alfred knew each other. The witch held Ryan's arm and her tone was full of sarcasm: "That's because of her
It’s time to go back to where she belongs, Alfred, do you understand what I mean?”
Is this still possible? Alfred thought to himself that this situation was very strange. How come there was a different woman next to Ryan in just two days?
But thinking that the target was Veronica, Alfred thought it didn't matter. She was originally Ryan's partner, and sometimes when Ryan went on adventures or returned home from the war, Veronica would also accompany him.
Go back and stay for two days.
"No, it just felt a little sudden. I thought Ms. Trowick would complete this mission and then leave." Alfred smiled awkwardly. He felt a little bit surprised when he saw that the person partnering with Ryan was not Veronica.
It's strange.
"You don't have to worry about this. You will never see Trovik around Ryan in the future." Veronica's words made Alfred feel quite embarrassed. The paladin scratched his head and turned around to talk to him.
Ryan said: "So...your partner has changed?"
"Uh... more or less, it's just like your morning class. The content of morning class is different every day." Ryan made a strange metaphor: "But it's also a little different."
"Hey!!! Ryan, do I say you are stupid?" Alfred said with an iron heart: "Do you understand or not?"
"???"
"If you don't do morning lessons today, you can still make up for it tomorrow!" Alfred was really disappointed with Ryan: "But if you don't have a partner, then..."
"Then what?" Veronica also became interested.
"Then you can do morning lessons every day!!!" Alfred patted Ryan on the shoulder with a sad look on his face: "So! Don't spend too much energy on this! Pray well and do it every day
Morning classes are the right way.”
"Hahahahaha~" Veronica laughed so hard that her branches trembled, her long dark brown curly hair swaying constantly, exuding bursts of lily fragrance.
Are you hopeless or am I hopeless? Ryan covered his face with his hands. He really didn’t know whether there was something wrong with his outlook on life or Alfred’s: “Anyway, Alfred, I’ll do it.
I’m looking for you because I want to tell you something…”
Ryan told Alfred the plan he and Veronica had discussed, but Alfred shook his head: "Good friend, from a personal point of view, I am very willing to help you with this favor, but the church's regulations
Paladins are prohibited from becoming gladiators."
Ryan expressed his understanding of Alfred's unwillingness to help, and then he looked at the other person present, the wandering knight Lops.
After all, his original plan was not to let Alfred go into battle.
The Wandering Knight has been waiting for his chance to perform since just now, especially after Alfred said no, Lops couldn't wait to stand up: "I am willing to take on this task! Mr. Lane! Please give me this opportunity!"