Chapter 356

McCas picked up a cup of tea, motioned to Stoke, and said, "Your Highness, aren't you busy at this moment? Why do you have time to go up the mountain? Aren't you afraid that Cantel will suddenly attack when you are away?" Stoke laughed and said, "Your Excellency, you have bothered so much. I have arranged all the defense. Although Cantel is talented, he can't take advantage of it. McCas smiled and said, "Is Your Highness so confident?" Stoke laughed and said, "Naturally. Because I can't crack it myself." McCas was stunned and said with a smile, "So it is." Stoke shook the teacup in his hand, looked at the floating tea stalk, and said, "Pope, I come here for only one purpose this time, which is to hope that the temple can stand on my side." McCas's expression remained unchanged and said, "What do you say?" Stoke put down the teacup and said seriously, "You know that I recruited a batch of new soldiers some time ago, but they don't have any military training and don't have any combat effectiveness at all, so I'm worse than Cantel in terms of military strength now." McCas murmured, "You mean..." Stoke smiled and said, "I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. I'm coming for the Knights of the Temple." McCas had expected it in his heart and frowned and said, "Do you want them to fight for you?" Stoke said, "Isn't it possible? Some time ago, they cost me more than 10,000 troops and delayed my time. Isn't it too much for them to fill this vacancy now, Your Excellency?"

McCas smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are wrong. The Knights belong to the God of Light and not to the human race. Its purpose is to work for the God of Light and sweep away all darkness. Unless there is dark power, the God of Light will not participate in the civil war between believers. How can I lend you to attack other countries? It definitely doesn't work." Stoke laughed and said, "Since it's not a secular force, why did you want to be against me before? Didn't it conflict with the purpose at that time? What's more, Hedix only worships the god of light on the surface. They live in peace with Siprous all year round. Is it reasonable to say that they are dark forces? McCas sneered in his heart, thinking that the power of your Temple of the Fars Empire was not limited, and said, "As far as I know, there is a conflict between Heidix and Sipulos almost every day. How can we talk about peaceful coexistence?" In addition, almost all the members of the Knights are Yarda. Last time they acted without permission, because you destroyed their country. Stoke laughed and said, "That's not what you mean?" McCas said, "Naturally, I found that as soon as they left, I immediately sent someone to recall them. But as you know, they are amazing, and it took a lot of time for the people I sent to find them. Stoke laughed and said, "In this short time, my team has been killed and injured. Pope, no matter how you explain this, I'm afraid you can't say it.

McCas showed a look of regret and said, "As for this, we will make some compensation afterwards until you are satisfied." He paused and said, "At present, you can transport troops from your own country by sea. Why do you have to stick to this area of 4,000 people? No matter how strong they are, they can't compare with most of the 20,000 people. Stoke laughed and said, "So, you don't want to?" McCas smiled and said, "I have ordered the Knights not to leave the mountain for half a year as a punishment. I can only say sorry." Hahaha..." Stoke smiled for a moment and said, "Since the God of Light is impartial, I have a request. Please be sure to convey it to him." Max was stingy and said, "If it is a reasonable request, the God of Light will not object, please, Your Highness."

Stoke smiled and said, "If the God of Light lives up to the name of fairness, he can't take sides with either side. But now, our magic army can't exert all its strength because it is afraid of divine punishment, and can only draw with the low-level mages of Hedix. Isn't this too unfair to us Fars? McCas hesitated and said, "You mean, let me ask the God of Light to let go of the restrictions on the use of advanced magic on the battlefield?" Stoke smiled and said, "Yes, I need this. As long as you promise to help me, I can not ask you for one soldier, and after it is done, there is a benefit of the temple..." McCas sneered in his heart and said, "I can promise you." Stoke said, "Come on, there is another additional request. I want to hear the oracle conveyed by the saint with my own ears." Max said angrily, "Don't you believe me?" Stoke laughed and said, "Your Excellency, if you're not going to lie to me, why can't I get the oracle directly?" McCas looked at him fixedly for a while and said, "I promise you." Stoke smiled and said, "It's worthy of being the Pope." But he thought to me: He promised so freely, is it that he still has a way to do things, or is he sure that the God of Light will not agree to this condition at all?

Stoke was meditating. McCas interrupted his reverie, took out a metal card from his arms and said, "Then tomorrow morning, take this token to the Holy Lady's Hall, and I won't go. You can ask the saint directly." Stoke took the token and looked at it and said, "I want to go now." McCas frowned and said, "Don't you know the etiquette of seeing the saint?" Stoke smiled and said, "It's nothing more than bathing and fasting. I understand." McCas said, "Then you'd better go tomorrow." Stoke thought for a while and said, "I'll take your advice."

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Farewell to the Pope, Stoke led the horse, walked down the mountain, and soon came to the side of the knight's residence. He sent the horse under the tree next to him and walked on the forest avenue to the training ground. When the sound of birds in the forest turned into the shouts of the crowd, he walked not far from the square. I glanced at it casually and saw a simple high platform on the side, with a long table and a dozen chairs, which may be the place to review the team and give speeches. Stoke smiled, read two spells, gently went up the high platform with floating, sat down in the middle position, and looked down. At this time, the head of the regiment was not there. The knights were busy tempering their own force. Some were meditating, some were practicing guns, and some were practicing brute force. Stoke observed carefully and found that a quarter of these people were magic swordsmen. They couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

The magic swordsman is recognized as the strongest warrior in the mainland. In contrast, the conditions for becoming a magic swordsman are extremely harsh. First of all, the talent of magic and martial arts must be high, and secondly, there must be enough time and money. These two points are enough to exclude most people. In addition, most people who choose to become magic swordsman will In the intermediate state, it encounters insurmountable obstacles and stagnates, so the number of magic swordsmen on the mainland is very small. On the contrary, it is the learning method of magic swordsmen - elemental fighting spirit. The value is like waste paper, which can be found everywhere. He thought that so many magic swordsmen in the temple could not completely come from noble families. Most of them were selected and cultivated by the temple from an early age. When he thought of the answer, he was no longer surprised.

Stoke was thinking about himself, and suddenly a cold breath came from his neck, which made his whole body cold. He looked down and saw that a long sword was across his neck. As long as the other party moved a little, he would definitely die. Stoke was shocked and looked back to see a beautiful girl staring at him angrily. Stoke smiled and said, "It turned out to be Princess Lindis. I haven't seen you for a long time." Lindis looked at him coldly and said harshly, "You ruined my country. I'm going to kill you." Stoke laughed and said, "Your Highness, I'm a VIP of the Pope now. If you kill me, I'm afraid that the Pope can only explain to my Fars Empire if he kills all the royal family." Lindis said, "If I kill you, Cantel can defeat your troops. What can Fares do with us then?" Stoke laughed and said, "You are so naive. Although my deputy commander is not enterprising enough, there is still no problem with defense. As long as we last for a long time, Hedix will definitely lose. Where can you escape then?

Lindis was furious. As soon as she pulled the sword, before it was cut to Stoke's neck, a person flashed beside her, blocked her sword with a sound, and then stood in front of the frightened Stoker, blocking her way, and said, "Lindis, don't be impulsive." This person is Rick. Lindis said angrily, "Brother Rick, don't stop me." Rick crossed the sword and said, "He is a guest of the temple, and I will never allow you to do it to him." Lindis snorted coldly, rushed forward, bypassed Rick and cut it. Rick took action again and split her several feet away with a sword. Lindis knew that she was invincible and left with hatred. Rick turned around and said, "For your safety, it's better not to run around next." Stoke had settled down and smiled, "If I had gone to the house just now, I'm afraid it would be more dangerous." Rick said, "There are temple knights over there, and Lindis also knows the consequences. You don't have to worry."

Stoke said, "But it's still quite dangerous on the way back. Why don't you accompany me?" Rick thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay." The two walked out of the forest. Stoke kept asking, and Rick casually answered a few words. Out of the forest, Stoke led his horse and walked down the road down the mountain. He quickly came to the residential area below. Then he glanced in front of a house. A man in a priest's costume was standing there waving to him. He was about to pass, and suddenly heard the sound of the horse's hoofs feet below. The bursts sounded and gradually approached. It turned out to be a temple knight and a young man under 30 with a serious face. Seeing the young man's appearance, Rick and Stoke's faces changed. Stoke smiled softly and said, "I didn't expect Cantel to come."

Just laughing, the reins in his hand suddenly tightened. The thin horse dragged Stoke forward and rushed straight to Cantel. This time all of a sudden, it was too late for the knight running in front to stop it. Cantel saw a crazy horse rushing towards him, pulled out his sword from his waist, and slashed forward. Unexpectedly, the mount under his feet suddenly stopped and lifted Cantel into the air. The horse opposite was even more intelligent. A flying spin threw away Cantel, who was trying to stabilize his body. At that time, he knocked him off the horse and rolled into the grass next to him. Stoke and Cantel were gray. At that time, they were furious and rushed out of the grass together. Then they saw two horses coming together, looking like they were in love. Then they turned around and left the two masters to run down the mountain together. Stoke and Cantel looked at each other and couldn't speak for a long time.

Rick laughed and said, "You two pick good horses." Stoke smiled and said, "Cantel, what are you doing here? Is it the same as me who came to ask for help from the Knights of the Temple? Only then did Cantel notice Stoke's appearance and said, "You are Stoke!" Stoke smiled and said, "Isn't it me?" Cantel's face was gloomy, and Stoke continued to laugh, "I suggest you give up and go back quickly. The Pope has issued an order, and the Knights have been banned from leaving the mountain for half a year." Cantel said, "Okay, Stoke, we might as well go down the mountain together." Stoke smiled and said, "That doesn't work. I have to stay here for two days. You'd better go back first." Cantel said, "You can stay, why can't I? I'll settle accounts with you when I meet the Pope. After he finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Stoke saw Cantel's back up the mountain and smiled, "That guy doesn't seem to have a good personality." Rick said, "You are too frivolous." Stoke laughed and went to the house. When Rick saw that he had entered the temporary accommodation, he was rejoined and went back to the training ground.

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Stoke sat and meditated for a moment, then looked for a few books and looked at them casually. At noon, there was a voice next door, which was Cantel's voice. Stoke peeped carefully through the window of the common wall and saw that Cantel was led into the compound by two knights. As soon as he was about to retreat from the window, he was found by Cantel and stared at him coldly. Stoke laughed, and his eyes turned around. Suddenly, he noticed that there were a few wild dragon mosquitoes growing in the trees next to him, and an idea came out uncontrollably.

At midnight, the bedroom. Stoke looked across the wall that had just been deliberately expanded by him during the day. The wall was also a bedroom, and Cantel was leaning on ** reading. Stoke lay down carefully and touched the simple pipe. Inside the pipe was the powder of the dragon mosquito grass he crushed. This is a strong psychedelic that can make people fall into a state of coma and sane for a long time. It is his secret trick to deal with Cantel. After a long time, Canter finally turned off the light, and the light through the cracks disappeared, leaving only the cold moonlight outside, faintly illuminating the room. Stoke waited for nearly half an hour, and finally got up secretly. He put the pipe into the gap and was about to blow it to the opposite side. While he was proud, there was suddenly an extra pipe on the side. Stoke was shocked and looked carefully. Cantel opposite was also holding a pipe, with a surprised face.

"It's you!" It's you!" The two looked at the opposite in surprise, and then glared angrily and shouted, "What a despicable guy, he attacked me in the middle of the night." This question came with one voice, and both of them were stunned and ashamed and angry. Stoke was going to blow regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, but he was held down by Cantel and couldn't blow it. Cantel also wanted to speak, and was also held down by Stoke. Through the gap, the two stared for a long time, and at the same time, they suddenly bowed their heads and wanted to blow away the powder of the dragon mosquito grass, but both sides did not react slowly and were still staked to death. Stoke is just an intermediate mage. He has practiced a few fists and feet. Although Cantel was born as a general, he is just a half-handed warrior. His strength is not much different. He just forcibly pressed the other party's two blowpipes and did not dare to let go. With the effect of dragon mosquito grass, as long as you blow a little, you will have to fall into a coma. It is still unknown whether they can wake up, and the two have to go deadlocked.

The moon set, the sun rose, and the next morning finally arrived. Without seeing the two of them leaving the room, the waiters on both sides came to the room to check. They got a chance and made an appointment to let go together.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Rick walked into Stoke's temporary residence. Stoke just came out of the door, and the two met in the yard. Rick glanced at Stoke and saw that he was sleepy and confused. He said strangely, "What makes you so haggard without two meals?" Stoke said hatefully, "No. Last night, a shameless villain attacked me, which made me tired all night. Rick was stunned and looked next door along Stoke's eyes. He smiled and said, "Let's go." Stoke said, "Where are you going?" Rick said, "Of course it's the Holy Lady's Hall." Stoke laughed and said, "Didn't the Pope ask me to go by myself?" Rick said, "Because I don't want you to be killed on the road." He pouted outside the door, and Stoke was surprised and followed him to the door.

When he walked to the next door, Cantel frowned and strode out. He stared at Stoke and turned his head hatefully. When Rick saw that he looked the same as Stoke, he said strangely, "Why have you become this virtue?" Cantel pointed to Stoke and said, "It's not this despicable villain." Rick remembered what Stoke had just said and smiled in his heart, "You came just in time. Let's go together." Stoke was surprised, "Is he going too?" Cantel sneered, "You can go, why can't I go?" Stoke smiled and looked at Rick. Rick laughed and said, "If you want to ask the God of Light to lift the restrictions, he is here to ask for the strengthening of the restrictions." Stoke laughed and said, "Is this the way your temple does things? I don't think you don't tell him that he will make such a request. Rick shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "Whatever you say. If you are not satisfied, you can not go. Stoke sneered and said, "Who said I wouldn't go?" Rick said, "Since you have no objection, let's go."

The three walked away from the residential area and strolled to the mountain. Two hours later, they crossed the Holy House and came to the Holy House. Several guards came forward and stopped, "No one is allowed to enter without a pass token." Rick turned around and said, "Your Highness Stoke, where is the token?" Stoke suspiciously took out the token and said, "What, didn't you bring it yourself?" Rick ignored him and showed the token. Several guards immediately pushed them away. Rick and the other two entered first. Cantel followed and walked in together.

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