holy flame

In fact, the hailstorm lasted less than 10 to [-] minutes, but then the sky did not return to normal, the sky was still dark, and the wind wrapped in snowflakes instantly dyed the whole city white.But what everyone didn't expect was that the priest of Santa Claus opened the door of the church at this time, commanded the priests to rescue the injured people, and asked Samuel for help because of insufficient manpower.

"May I ask your help, Lord Samuel?"

"of course."

"Humph! Fake... um!" Allen, who was holding the back of his head, muttered unhappily, but Julian covered his mouth, "If you have time to make sarcastic remarks, why don't you go outside to save people as soon as possible."

Walking out of the church, the situation in the square was terrible. There were hailstones everywhere on the ground, the big ones were the size of fists, and the small ones were as big as eggs. Most of the people lying on the square moaning and bleeding were old people, children and women, and only a few middle-aged men.Near the square is the Adventurer's Guild and several shops. The guilds and shops that were closed for business have now been smashed open, and the inside is full of shivering refugees.Seeing the priests coming out, many refugees showed resentful expressions on their faces. Although they quickly turned their eyes away, judging from their mouth shapes, these guys were probably cursing.But there were also a few people who left their shelters to help the priests rescue the wounded.

The big man of Bahne was not among the wounded on the ground, and with Bane's personality, he would not stay in a safe house, but just when everyone was worried about Bane, the big man had already returned by himself. .It's just that he had a big cut in the back of his head, and he had a boy in his arms, other than that, there wasn't much change.

When everyone saw him, they were relieved. Bahn handed the child over to the priest, but no priest helped him heal his wounds. He just wrapped his head with a piece of cloth, and joined the ranks of rescuers alive and well.

In less than 10 minutes, Samuel and the others had dealt with more than five dead people. In fact, there were very few living people. Most of the people left in the square had stopped breathing. These corpses were covered with white cloth and stacked in the square. to the north.

"If they had opened the door early, how could so many people have been crushed to death?" Allen hugged a seven or eight-year-old red-haired little girl with red eyes. Although her face was dirty and her clothes were torn, she Definitely a pretty girl, only now she's stopped breathing.

"Do you think this child was killed by hailstones?" Julian looked at the prince helplessly and anxiously, with his arms akimbo. "Sure enough, hot blood is the private property of the rich and idle. You've made me a little bored. Your Highness."

"What do you mean?" Allen has always had a good feeling for Julian, and this is the first time Julian has spoken to him in such a mocking tone.

"Look at the scars on her body. She was indeed injured by the hail. After all, she was lying on the ground, how could she not be hit by the hail. But she was dead before that!" Julian untied the girl's shirt and touched it twice Her already cold little chest, "the bones were broken, and the internal organs were stabbed. She was crushed or trampled to death. The hailstone was the cause, but the adults who killed her were only concerned with huddling and fleeing. Most of the people here In fact, they were all trampled to death, or injured by trampling, unable to move, and crushed to death. If that old guy opened the door of the church, there will only be more such dead. Don't always be self-righteous, little guy."

Allen hugged the little girl and cried helplessly.

The few people who survived actually survived by hiding under the corpses.So the rescue work is very simple, so simple that everyone is extremely depressed...

"Ah!" Just when everyone was full of grief, there was a scream, and Samuel pierced a middle-aged man's chest with a sword.

"What happened?" The priest who had just stopped the bleeding from a woman's head ran towards Samuel with others.

"Thief." Samuel grabbed the man's arm and took off his sleeve.I saw the man wearing large and small gold and silver rings on his dirty hands, and his arms were also covered with bracelets and necklaces.

"Damn it." Seeing this situation, everyone's faces darkened. The few Ping Ming who came out to help were still filled with righteous indignation, and after seeing this situation, they also spit on the corpse.The thieves would only be punished with a few whips in normal times, but at this time, these thieves only cared about stealing, not only did not help bury the dead, but for the sake of property, most of them ignored the victims who could have been rescued, and even maliciously killed wounded.This kind of person who can be said to make a fortune for the country should kill one if he catches one.

"It was my negligence." The priest nodded, "Lord Samuel, can you and your entourage help us maintain order before the Grand Duke sends troops. I have already sent someone to the castle to inform the Grand Duke. "When the priest said the last sentence, there was some unconcealable anger on his kind face. In this small city, the distance between the Grand Duke's castle and the church is not far, but so far there has been no reaction in the castle. Let him have to be angry.

"Of course." Samuel nodded.Gathered the entourage, now the snow is getting smaller, if there is no response in the castle, then there are likely to be greedy people who robbed and killed people after the disaster, and it is even more likely that someone used the presiding priest to prohibit the people from entering the church to take refuge. When the people riot, the "joy" will be great.This is also the reason why Samuel killed the thief so blatantly. Although he deserved to die, it was also a deterrent to those with ulterior motives and a reminder to the officiant.

"Bann, you, Eric, and Allen go back to our house as soon as possible, and bring my heavy armor and your weapons."

Bahn nodded and took the two of them there.

"What did you say, that you bullied him and cried?" Seeing the three of them leaving quickly in the snowstorm, Samuel walked towards Ranger with an unkind expression. Although he always bullied Allen, it was because of them There is a brotherly relationship between them, and if other people bully him, and still make them cry, Samuel will feel a little unhappy.

"It really hurts my heart that you care about him so much. But don't worry, why would I bully that cutie? I just let him understand some facts. But to be honest, growing up in a noble family, he is so innocent and cute Little thing, it's a miracle."

"..."

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's okay." Samuel shook his head and walked away alone.

If Julian knew what Samuel was thinking now, he would cry bitterly and pull Samuel to show his loyalty——Julian’s feelings for me were really only based on appearance and carnal desires, and during this time He got along with Alan, it seems that he already knew what he really wanted, otherwise, why would he repeatedly praise Alan as "cute" and "pure and cute little thing"?

With a low sigh, Allen didn't know why, and the uncomfortable feeling became more serious...

Bahn, who was going to get the things, moved very quickly. Samuel originally estimated that it would take them an hour, but in fact, they drove the carriage and brought everyone's weapons and armor in less than half an hour.

"Can you still fight while wearing heavy armor?" Julian asked worriedly while helping Samuel put on the armor.

A knight's heavy armor is used for immediate combat, and the lightest heavy armor weighs more than a hundred catties. The average weight of a trainee paladin's heavy armor is 160 catties.Although the armor is assembled, the weight will be distributed in multiple parts of the body after wearing it, but this is definitely not a light burden.With a knight wearing this equipment and a horse wearing heavy armor, a single knight can disperse the enemy's [-]-man squad.But if the rider falls off the horse, that weight is enough to eat a pot of them.

"Don't worry, I'm not wearing this for fighting." Samuel smiled at him - which flattered Julian, and then put on a fully enclosed helmet.

After being fully armed, Samuel asked them to take the chest armor box off the carriage and put it in the center of the square, and then sat on the solid wooden box by himself.The sharp long sword has also been unsheathed, and he stuck it on the ground. The cold light of the blade makes people subconsciously feel cold.

Allen ordered Barn and Julian to stand beside him in full armor. Although Eric and Allen also wore weapons, they were still released by him to save people.

After seeing Samuel sitting there in such a suit, those people who were hiding in the shop and the guild who were a little moved, suddenly became honest.They didn't know that Samuel was wearing this suit. After dismounting, he was actually a slow-moving metal target. Especially in winter, the metal would immediately take away the knight's body temperature. Wearing this armor was no different from being tortured. Civilians I just think this image is very powerful and terrifying.

So after the snow gradually became smaller, more and more people left the hiding place, either returning home honestly, or joining the ranks of rescuers.During the next period, apart from killing a few more thieves who made money, there will be no major fluctuations.

It was not until dawn that the little priest who went to the castle to report the news came back.This is also the fault of Santa Claus as the officiant, because there were many wounded, and all capable priests stayed by his side. At that time, he just randomly appointed a young priest.As a result, the little priest didn't know that when the thunder struck, it was the time when the Grand Duke and many nobles were going to the square. As a result, the hailstorm hit the Grand Duke. Unfortunately, a fist-sized hailstone hit the back of the head and fell into a coma on the spot.Now the castle is in chaos, if it is an experienced priest, then he should report back immediately, but this little priest is afraid that he will not bring back definite information, so he can only wait in the castle helplessly, and in the end, he waited as soon as he waited. In the morning.Finally, someone gave the order to send soldiers to maintain order, and he returned with the soldiers.

After the priest came to thank Samuel and prepared hot water for them, he kept his Santa Claus smile and left.

Samuel moved his fingers, which were swollen with frostbite and swollen into carrots, and waved at Allen: "It seems that your revenge will be avenged today within two or three years."

"What do you mean?"

"The Grand Duke is injured, so he should invite the priest first, right? But last night, no one came to invite him, but the little priest said that the castle was very busy. The nobles came and went in a hurry... what are they busy with?"

Allen opened his mouth wide, but everyone could see that there was no joy on his face, only surprise.

Samuel was right. It was not Claude who presided over the ceremony this afternoon, but Frank. At the same time, he announced at the ceremony that Grand Duke Chris Claude died in yesterday's hailstorm to save civilians. The heirs of the Grand Duke's family were cut off, so under the auspices of the Kingdom of Natchpur, starting today, Chris was formally incorporated into the Principality of Sith.

"What the hell happened here?" After the ceremony, Allen sat in his room repeating the same sentence like a fool.

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