Dragon Family

Linton held down the receptionist's hand to collect the money, and said with a smile, "You are not worth the money. Everyone knows that the Humphrey family is recruiting."

"The answer does exactly what you want, doesn't it?"

Linton shook his head and said, "It's not worth ten silver coins, you can't fool me like this."

Seeing that he refused to let go, the receptionist was a little anxious, and said in a low voice: "Okay, I have a message. Although there are many people applying for the job, the Humphrey family is very picky, and the standard for selecting knights is very high."

Only then did Linton smile, "This is the real purpose of my coming here, let me reveal some inside information."

The receptionist said helplessly: "They have special requirements for their origin, and they don't accept noble children very much, for fear that they will not be able to endure hardship."

Linton laughed and said, "That's unreasonable. Half of the ten knights come from aristocratic families, and the other half can be knighted for their merits if they are a little better. Shamanlier never treats capable people badly." The tone of the Er people.

"I said it's not too much to accept, but it's not not to accept. This also depends on the person. In short, noble gentlemen have weird tempers. The farther you behave from knight etiquette when you apply, the easier it is to be favored."

Linton said: "This is really weird. Do you know how many people have been recruited? Do I still have a chance?"

Seeing his good looks, the receptionist smiled kindly, and temporarily forgot the unpleasantness of being "blackmailed": "Zul City is not the only place to go to the Twin Islands. The front line of the battle is in Iverson Town. There are five The prince sits in the town, where the real strong gather. If you have enough travel expenses, why not go there to try your luck. If not, you can go to Humphrey's house first, anyway, they are always short of people there."

Linton asked a few more questions, and handed over the ten silver coins when he saw that there was no more news.When he turned his head to report the process and results to Kles, he was a little apprehensive.

Chris's expression was very natural, as if the little trick he used just now was completely natural.

The leader is really different.Reginald and the others didn't appreciate his manner very much. If he came out with them, Linton would definitely do it behind their backs.

Chris asked, "What do you think?"

Linton said: "Humphrey should be guarding against some nobles." Afraid that the children of nobles will not be able to endure hardship?Go to hell.Whether you can bear hardships or not, you can tell by looking at the rank of knights, old soldiers can't be promoted to intermediate knights. "He's worried about the nobles of Shamanliel being connected to the Twin Islands?" he added.

Chris said, "It's possible."

A hand suddenly reached between them.Taiya interjected displeasedly at the two who were chatting like no one else, "I'm hungry!"

Linton said: "Commander, are you sure you found a dragon?" Isn't it a pig?

Kleiss said, "It's also useful sometimes."

"What is it?! This Shuailong is very useful from head to toe!" Taiya jumped.

In order to avoid its loud voice attracting more people's attention, Kleis took it to dinner.

Not long after leaving the Knights Guild, Kleis and Linton knew they were being targeted.Linton was a little excited. It had been a long time since he met such a short-sighted person.They turned to a secluded alley and waited.

As expected, the silly rabbit bumped in, but there was no panic of being caught. Instead, he showed a flattering smile to Linton: "The Adventurer's Guild has a job you want, do you want to try it?"

The Adventurer's Guild is not as ubiquitous as the Magic Guild and Knight's Guild. In a horizontal analogy, its scale is more similar to the Thieves' Guild, with fewer and hidden branches.It's not that it is shameless, but that it has no regular members and its income is mediocre.Knights, thieves, magicians... anyone can go to the Adventurer's Guild for help, as long as they are willing to pay, there are no discounts.Simply put, you can't keep a fixed source of customers.

Kleiss was a little surprised that it had come forward to seek business.

"My name is Leo, and I'm the president of the Adventurer's Guild in Zul City." He took out a crumpled letter of appointment from his arms.

Linton said, "What job can you offer?"

Leo said: "There are a lot of jobs, it mainly depends on what step you can do. If you want to know more details, you can go to the guild with me. It doesn't matter if you don't want to. Open to the three."

Linton looked at Kress.

Leo noticed that this short, unremarkable man was the one who decided among the three.

Kleiss said: "We are short of money to spend, so it's good to have a look." Turning around after speaking, Taiya looked gloomy, "I'm hungry." Every word means a thousand catties.

Leo made a relief and said, "There is food in the guild."

The Adventurer's Guild is located in a very inconspicuous corner of Zul City. The house number is only the size of a palm. If you don't look carefully, you may think it is a grocery store.When they went in, they found that it was indeed a grocery store.

Leo explained: "The place is too big, and I occasionally do side jobs."

……

Cress and the others, who were squeezed into a small room of about five square meters, struggled to understand that the place Leo said was too big... How big is this place?Insane? !

Leo ordered a box of biscuits and three bottles of milk from the grocery store, then took out a semi-old book and handed it to Kleiss, "Here is the task, and there is a price next to it, take a look..."

"It's finished." Taiya held the empty biscuit box expressionlessly, moving her bulging cheeks slowly.

Leo:"……"

Holding seven empty biscuit boxes, Taiya walked out of the grocery store with puffy cheeks following Kleis and Linton.When saying goodbye, Linton quietly slipped a silver coin over, but was rejected by Leo.

Leo smiled and said: "The grocery store is just a sideline business, the most important thing is that our cooperation can go smoothly."

This was the first time for Kress to see the guild humbly begging for the successful completion of the mission.

Linton was deeply infected by his professional attitude, and held his hand: "Goddess bless!" The knight can't make false promises, these are already the best words he can think of.

Leaving the Adventurer's Guild, they went to the hotel agreed in advance to meet Reginald and the others.

Reginald and Ernest had arrived, but Bunier and Matt were nowhere to be seen.

Linton first talked about what they had heard from the Knights Guild.

Reginald inquired about Humphrey's house, "It's consistent with what the receptionist said. Today, there are only two knights and a magician to apply for the recruitment. One of the knights passed and the other failed. The one who passed was a third-level knight. Manlier was born as a commoner, but the fourth-order knight from the Ankalabu family was eliminated. The magician came from Marseilles and passed."

Linton thought for a while and said, "The third concubine's surname seems to be Bruce?"

Kles said, "Catherine Blue."

Ernest said: "Could it be that the Humphrey family is still involved in Shamanlier's political situation?"

Linton sneered: "It's no surprise. The nobles originally liked to seek benefits in the chaos of the country."

Reginald said: "At present, Humphrey has recruited more than 300 knights and more than 100 magicians, most of them are middle-level and low-level."

Ernest added: "They are actively preparing supplies to go to sea, and I think there will be action soon."

Kles said, "I want the list of supplies they prepared."

Ernest nodded, got up and left.

Linton went on to talk about the adventurers' guild, "There are various missions. Some go out to sea to detect the location of the twin islands, and some inquire about the news of the fifth prince who is guarding the town of Iverson... There are all kinds of things."

Kles said, "They all revolve around Twin Islands."

Reginald said: "It's not surprising at all. The Twin Islands are one of the four forbidden places. Together with the rumor of the dragon, it is inevitable that people think of treasure."

Taiya, who was eating the cake, wiped her face and looked up: "Why do you think about treasure?"

Linton moved his eyes from its cream-stained mouth to the biscuit boxes he had collected, nodded and said, "That's right, this association makes no sense." Dragons like shiny things, and gold, silver and precious stones are shiny. That's right, but scrap copper and rotten iron can also be shiny!

Kress was thinking in a different direction from them.What he thought of was that the vice president of the Adventurer's Guild was Pierce, the one who fell into the sea before he had time to confirm after being killed by him.The Adventurer's Guild suddenly became so active, could it be related to him?

It's a pity that he can only think about this question by himself.Indiscriminate killing of innocents is absolutely unacceptable to the Holy Knights. McGee and Pierce have a good relationship, so it's hard to say. Taiya doesn't have these concerns, but...

Say it in vain.

They waited for nearly half an hour before Bunier and Matt arrived.One of them was black and the other was red, obviously angry.

Linton ordered two cups of hot coffee, and put the molasses for them himself.

Bunier drank the coffee in one breath, and said angrily: "Conrad must be arrested immediately!"

Reginald said: "Aside from misappropriating the property of the God Council, what other unforgivable things has he done?"

Matt said in a deep voice, "He had an affair with the Humphrey family's daughter."

Kress frowned.

"We saw this incident with our own eyes." Bunier said angrily, "In the church, in front of the goddess, there is no one else! It's lawless!"

"adultery?"

"He already has a wife in his family!" Unscrupulously ruining the reputation of the Shenhui, he was annoyed when he remembered the disdainful expressions and contemptuous tone of his neighbors when they mentioned the Shenhui.

Linton said: "This may explain why he is so bold. Love is a drug that makes people dizzy, and people of any age are not immune."

Reginald said: "Don't file a record for your future recklessness." He still remembered the hatred.If Linton hadn't asked Kress in the carriage if his sister looked like him, he wouldn't have been lost in thought and forgot to answer, so that the relationship between him and Audrey had been a little more bumpy.

Linton: "..."

Kress asked, "Are they still in church now?"

Bunier said, "Why aren't you here? I've already asked the neighbors. They're a couple, like glue, just like newlyweds. They don't care about the eyes of others, and they have no manners or shame."

Kles said: "In this case, we will meet him for a while."

Bunier was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he immediately jumped up and said, "I'll lead the way."

"You stay and wait for Ernest," Kress said.

Bunier sat down listlessly: "Why?"

Kles said: "I'm afraid you'll beat him up, it's very troublesome to persuade him to fight."

"..."

The branch of the God of Light in Zul City is much bigger than Rip Town, and the outside and inside are beautifully arranged.

This is a big city, so there is naturally not only one priest assigned by the God Council like in Ruipu Town, there are six priests besides the chairman and vice president.On the surface, Conrad was transferred from the small place in Rip Town to Zul City. It was a promotion, but in fact, he was a member of the Feida faction, so Sophiero would not benefit him when he was transferred. .

Matt said: "It is said that after Conrad colluded with the Humphrey family, he has the final say in this branch, and even the branch president will act according to his face."

Such problems will arise when the local aristocrats are too powerful or the Light God Society has too few personnel stationed, their attitude is weak, or they are not close to the headquarters.This is also the purpose of the Holy Knights' annual inspections, not only to monitor the virtues of the clergy of the major chapters, but also to support them.

Kles said: "What kind of people are the president and the vice president?"

"The president's name is Ma Long, 79 years old, and he has been lying in bed for a year and a half." Matt said in a low voice, "He used to be Lord Sophie's immediate superior. It is said that he was also the first person to promote Lord Sophie .”

Chris nodded.

"The vice president is his son. He is 43 years old this year. He is a middle-aged son. He is very fond of him, but his character is weak and incompetent. He only goes to church once or twice a week."

Kles said: "Sophiro miscalculated this time." Originally, he wanted to use his cronies to control Feida's subordinates, but in the end it was the other way around.

They were talking, and people had entered the church.The business of the church was bleak, but there was no one there, and Kleiss didn't come across a scene of a man and a woman having an affair, which was a bit regrettable.

Matt went around the backyard and got the news: "The Humphrey family invited them over temporarily."

Kles thought for a while and said, "Go and complete the characters of the Adventurer's Guild, and I will apply for the Humphrey family's recruitment."

The Holy Knights have always appeared in an open and aboveboard manner, only Kles is an outlier.Although Reginald was conflicted about infiltrating under a false name, the person who proposed it was the head of the group, and the person who participated was the head of the group... His full protest could only be hidden in his stomach.

Linton was gearing up and wanted to see him, but Reginald's eyes were fixed on him, so that he didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only hint in words: "Captain, your fighting spirit has been imprisoned. I really need people around me...to order." He didn't dare to say protection.

Just as Kles was about to speak, Tai Ya stepped between the two of them. "With Ben Shuailong here, you don't need to worry about it!"

I have to worry more when you are here.

This is the unanimous voice of all the holy knights present.

Reginald felt that putting Linton with Cress could be considered.

Matt said: "Or directly in the name of the Holy Knights?"

Everyone else looked at him.

Matt said: "When the accidents happened in Dongguimo and Xiguimo, we both sent priests and knights to go there. This time it's Twin Islands, I think it should... also... can...?" Why? Everyone sees his eyes so strange?

Reginald clapped his hands and said, "That's right!"

Kles said, "There are two things to worry about."

"Which two?"

"First, the Humphrey family may have participated in the battle for the Shamanlier throne." The criteria for selecting knights must be tricky.Many speculations flashed through Kress's mind, but he couldn't confirm it because there was no actual evidence to support it.

Reginald frowned.Indeed, if Humphred was involved in the Shamanlier crown, it would be bad for them to join them in the name of the Holy Order.

"Secondly, if it's because of the twin islands, we should join the team of the fifth prince." In Shamanlier, the fifth prince who guards the town of Iverson on the opposite bank of the twin islands is the leader in dealing with the twin islands.

Reginald German Se.

Kles said, "But this reminds me that there is a third way to go."

"Which one?"

"Xingshi asks for guilt."

While the Humphrey family was having dinner happily, the head of the Holy Knights led his younger brother to kill them, causing half of the people who dined that night to suffer from indigestion.

When the three old Humphreys led the middle Humphreys and the young Humphreys out to meet them, they saw a familiar face shining against the backdrop of a group of handsome men. "Are you... Kerry Grantham?"

Old Humphreys have pretty good memories.

Kleiss said, "It's also called Kress Savasadi."

……

"Is it the head of the Holy Knights?"

"The magical dwarf?"

"Didn't the God of Light lose to the Ding Empire recently? Why did they suddenly appear in Shamanlier? Are they planning to have a fight with Shamanlier?"

"Why not? The Emperor of Shamanliel might..."

"Shh!"

The knights and magicians recruited by Humphrey hid everywhere, looking curiously at the legendary figures resounding through the Dreamland.

Old Humphrey quickly calmed down and said, "I don't know why you are here?"

Kles said: "More than half a year ago, I donated the property of Grantham's family to the God of Light, and asked Priest Tang En to use the money to help people in poverty in the form of a verbal agreement. According to the God of Light Fund records, the money is in your house, so come here to see how difficult your life is, and if there is anything we need to help with."

Verbal agreements are of course non-existent.However, Tang En's death has no proof, and no one will question the integrity of the head of the Holy Knights. Therefore, it has become a must even after Kleis said so before.

Old Humphrey's face was a bit ugly, and he said with a dry smile: "I think this matter is a bit of a misunderstanding."

Kles said: "Misunderstandings will always make beautiful things unmanageable. I am willing to listen to your explanation."

Old Humphrey ushered them into the hall.

When Cress walked in, his eyes swept over Humphrey34 who was trying to reduce his sense of existence indifferently, and smiled at him specially.Humphrey34 was startled, and stepped back further.

Tai Ya's hand suddenly put Krys's shoulders, and took him into his arms.

Reginald wished he could slap the unsightly Taiya away.Doing so is too detrimental to the majesty of the leader!

Both Matt and Linton couldn't help stretching out their hands.

Cress grabbed Tai Ya's hand and put a handful of gold coins.

……

Taiya happily counted the gold coins.

Reginald and others: "..."

Serving coffee and snacks... The servants of Humphrey's family shuttled back and forth busily, just to buy some time for the old Humphreys to discuss countermeasures.They are getting together for a small meeting under the pretext of changing clothes.

"I didn't expect Kerry to be the head of the Holy Knights. It's really incredible." The oldest old Humphrey.

"Maybe the sudden appearance of the Twin Islands has something to do with him. That time, I was clearly rewarded, and he boarded the boat to the Twin Islands." said the youngest old Humphrey.

The old Humphrey, who was not up to the top, nodded and said: "We are too careless. When you lose the invitation, you should know that this person is not simple."

The three of them put the matter behind the scenes for a while, and the juniors who were listening anxiously were sweating profusely. They really wanted to remind them that this is not the time to be emotional, and the Holy Knights are still hanging out outside.

Fortunately, the old Humphreys quickly returned to the topic.

"The most urgent thing is to get rid of the relationship between yourself and the money. If the rumors are correct, Krys is the most difficult person in the Holy Knights. Others may be reasonable, he... look at him pretending You can tell by Kerry's appearance at that time, his thoughts are deep."

"That amount of money is not a small amount, we have already used it..." He vaguely said, "How can we take it out again?"

"I have to repay the borrowed money, and I have to repay the mortgage of the manor." The elder Humphrey made a decisive decision, "Let Conrad take on this responsibility. Now is a critical juncture, and we must not argue with the God of Light at this time. "

"The God of Light will lose to the Banding Empire, and his reputation will not be as good as before. Maybe we don't have to worry so much?" said a member of Big Humphrey.

The youngest old Humphrey scolded three times: "Bastard! Stupid! Stupid! The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the God of Light only lost one game, how much did the Holy Knight and the Priest of Light lose? And that battle It was still fought on the territory of the Banding Empire, so it is still unclear who suffered the loss!"

One of Little Humphrey said: "After Conrad takes responsibility, what will Mina do? She and he have already..."

The oldest old Humphrey said: "There are so many young and handsome knights, why is it difficult to find another one?"

The old Humphrey who couldn't get up and down suddenly said: "The holy knights are also young and handsome knights."

The youngest old Humphrey was surprised: "You want Mina to marry a holy knight?"

"Not Mina." Old Humphrey understood. "Let Gloria come."

When Taiya ate all the snacks, Kress had his second cup of coffee, and the old Humphreys finally appeared in their new clothes.They justified themselves: "I am getting older, and the movements of putting on clothes are not smooth. I am sorry to keep you waiting for so long."

Kress smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, just discuss the result."