Chapter 650 Trap

It is the lord's duty to inspect the territory regularly.

Paul Graman, Earl of Arda, is fulfilling his obligations.

In fact, with the improvement of the government system, Paul no longer needs to use this ancient obligation to maintain his rule. This is just a small excuse to convince himself to temporarily get rid of the pain of paperwork.

He rode a white horse, followed by twelve attendants on gray horses, and walked leisurely on the country road.

After several years of construction, even this kind of country dirt road has been hardened to a certain extent. It is no longer the kind of bumpy road that is purely stepped on by people. Paul feels full of accomplishment when walking on it.

Looking at the curling smoke in front, Paul asked: "Is Totor Village ahead?"

"Yes, Earl, Totor Village is ahead. The village chief there must be ready to welcome you."

The guard Aigram beside him replied.

Totor Village is the purpose of their trip today.

Paul touched his chin, "I remember there is a priest named Hershey in this village who is content with poverty. Let's go visit him."

Some information emerged in his mind, which was what Cecil had investigated and reported to him some time ago.

The priests who preside over the country church are a large group. They account for about 60% to 70% of the clergy in Northwest Bay, and their monthly income is generally less than one silver coin.

The Church of the Lord of Light does not prohibit the marriage of lower-level priests. It is a bit stretched to support a family with this level of income and maintain their relatively high social status.

And in today's Northwest Bay, where prices are rising due to economic development, the problem they face is becoming more and more prominent.

The church's industry originally has a strong foundation. With the help of economic development, the church's wealth is also accumulating in large quantities, but the upper echelons of the church have the power to distribute this wealth. They are obviously not like Paul, who can increase the treatment of the lower-level workers in time according to the latest situation.

After all, it has been like this for thousands of years. The economic boom like the one in Northwest Bay in recent years is extremely rare in history, or even non-existent.

Moreover, the pursuit of material things does not conform to the tone of the church's propaganda - at least on the surface.

Perhaps this is a starting point for his long-cherished wish.

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"Wow!"

Accompanied by the brilliant flames, waves of children's exclamations and cheers rang out again.

"Thank the Lord of Light."

Father Herson was very pleased and sincerely praised the god he served, and cast his grateful eyes on the group of outsiders standing in the distance.

They were four men and one woman, and one of the young men was performing fire magic for the children.

A few days ago, two of the men came to stay, one was older and the other was younger. They claimed to be a magician group on tour and hoped to stay here for a few days to wait for their companions who fell behind for some reason.

Hershey agreed to their request and did not charge them any fees. Instead, he asked them to perform magic for the children in the church for a few days as a reward.

Hershey's church served as a nursery while the adults in the village worked in the fields.

However, there was a lack of entertainment in the countryside. Bards and circuses liked to go to big cities, and the arrival of this magic group was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.

Therefore, in the past few days, the church, which should have been quiet and solemn, has become a lively place, and even people from nearby villages have come to watch magic shows.

Just now, the companions they were waiting for came to join them, two men and one woman.

Hershey was a little regretful, which meant that the magicians would leave soon, and perhaps they would leave tomorrow.

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"O'Donnell, we are not here to amuse children."

Looking at Nathan who was performing the "fire magic" hard, Marianna said to the people around her in a low but indifferent tone.

She, Nathan and Edward, who were acting separately from O'Donnell, received a message not long ago that O'Donnell had found clues about Barnett, but needed their help, so they immediately set out to meet at the designated location.

"Oh, stay calm, respected Lady Chiyan."

O'Donnell laughed, "We should wait patiently for the prey to fall into the trap like hunters. Believe me, our prey will definitely come today."

"Humph, what a waste of time! Speaking of which..." Marianna asked curiously, "Who are the prey you are talking about?"

When they first met, O'Donnell briefly explained the purpose of inviting them here. He and Dessen needed to "take" something out of a person's head, but casting spells in an uncontrolled place would most likely face some bad situations, so some powerful companions were needed to help them get out of it.

O'Donnell smiled and replied, "A very challenging goal!"

"Very challenging?"

"The lord here."

Before O'Donnell finished speaking, he saw Marianna's whole body shaking violently.

"You...what did you say?"

The Scarlet Witch looked at O'Donnell in disbelief, her voice trembling, "Lord? Is it Paul...Count Graman?"

O'Donnell was also slightly shocked. It was the first time he saw this expression on the Scarlet Witch's face.

There is no mistake. One post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!

Is she scared? Impossible.

He nodded, "Have you also asked about his name? Yes, it is this lord."

"You're crazy!" To his surprise, Mariana's next words were full of sharpness and accusations, "How dare you attack the local ruler?"

"What? Are you sometimes scared?"

O'Donnell was very surprised that Mariana's reaction was very inconsistent with her usual image.

"Do you want to kill us?" Mariana said coldly, "I want to remind you that the lord must be followed by a large number of guards, and we are in a strange place. There is no need to let him go just to find Barnett. Put yourself in danger."

"Dangerous situation? Not really." O'Donnell shook his head. "According to the information I collected, Count Grayman is not a person who pays attention to ostentation. He will not bring too many people with him when patrolling near his castle. At least There won’t be so many that even five powerful spellcasters can’t deal with them.”

Mariana said resolutely: "If Paul...Lord Grayman is caused by your spell, the entire northwest bay will hunt us down. In short, I don't agree with such a risky action, leave here, immediately, immediately!" "

O'Donnell frowned, spread his hands and said, "If you don't participate, then only Dessen and I can act on our own. I have been decorating this church for many days and spent a lot of precious materials. I am just waiting. The moment the spell is activated, wouldn’t it be a waste if it were canceled like this?”

"You!" Mariana seemed shocked and angry, but she was speechless for a moment.

The two of them were in a stalemate, and the atmosphere was tense.

"All right."

After a long time, Mariana seemed to compromise, "Since you are so insistent, then we will cooperate with you."

Her tone returned to its previous calmness.

O'Donnell felt that there was a hint of unknown meaning in the other person's eyes.

Forget it, as long as the other party is willing to cooperate with you.

I'm really sorry for taking so long to update.