Soon after dawn, a young couple came to the church with their baby in their arms. They were accompanied by the baby's godparents and the elders of both families.These people, regardless of age, have great respect for Sam.The clergy in the church, whether they are bishops or priests, are almost always held by Betas, because they neither bring too much oppression and aggression to others like Alphas, nor are they weak like most Omegas.This has almost become an unexplained rule in the church. The Beta group has a very high status in the whole society, because in a country where the church controls everything, the Beta who controls the church is the real ruler.

The exception was Sam, he was an Alpha, but surprisingly gentle, everyone in the parish liked this young and handsome Alpha deacon.

Sam had already carefully prepared everything. He looked at the baby in the arms of the young mother and showed a kind smile.He recited the scriptures softly, put his hand into the basin filled with consecrated clear water, dipped his fingers in the water, and then dripped the water on the baby's forehead.

"Paul, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

Sam recited and declared that the baby would be forgiven of all original sins and sins and become God's adopted son. The mother stretched out her hand and drew the cross on the child's forehead, and swore to renounce the devil and believe in the only God on behalf of her child.

The christening went well, Sam gave the baby its Christian name, and the baby's mother lit the candles at Candlemas instead.When the baptism was completed and the baby became a member of the Catholic Church, his parents, godparents, and elders all had joyful and relieved smiles on their faces.

"God will protect him." Sam blessed, kissing the baby's soft forehead lightly.

After the baptism, people left the church quietly. Sam stood in front of the statue of Jesus and stared up. After a while, he turned his gaze to the statue of the Virgin Mary on the other side.

He has little memory of his own mother, who he is said to have died when he was less than a year old.All the impressions of his mother come from Dean's narration. His brother who is four years older than him often mentioned how beautiful and gentle his mother was when he was a child. When Sam chased after him and continued to ask what kind of mother was , Dean would whisper to him after musing, just like Maria.

Sam never believed in Dean's stuff, because no one could be like the Madonna.

He felt that the reason why his mother was so good was all because of being beautified by memory.

A mortal cannot be so perfect.

Recalling, Sam suddenly woke up from his thoughts. When he found that he was thinking about Dean again, he couldn't help but feel depressed, so he turned silently and began to pack the things on the main stage.

As much as he doesn't want to admit it, Sam can't help but think about childhood, especially about Dean.Like that heart knot, it has also grown into a disease, which is just as uncomfortable, and sometimes even makes people feel a dull pain that is not obvious.

After a short, hurried meeting in the early hours of the morning, Dean had disappeared. Sam didn't know where he went, and he didn't hear any priest mention about the Grand Master of the Paladin.

Until noon, the bishop suddenly sent his personal escort to the main street to meet the Holy Knights who had migrated from the Holy See.In the diocese, the bishop is basically equivalent to the city lord, and he alone is in charge of both religious and government affairs in the diocese.He then put on a formal robe and asked all the clergy to go to Hutton Abbey to wait for the Paladins.

Some people wondered why such an important matter was not prepared in advance. The bishop just ended the topic with the sentence "This is the Pope's edict".

Could it be that the pope's decree to the bishop specifically requires that the news of the move-in of the Paladins not be made public in advance?

Sam was full of doubts, but he didn't ask questions at this time. He just followed other clergymen to Hutton Abbey-the place where he studied for 7 years.He still lives in the monastery, and the students here like him very much. When he is not too busy, there will always be students who come to him to confide their confusion.

The civilians in the city didn't know what happened, they only knew that the bishop sent a personal guard to disperse the crowd on the main street.But people can't hold back their curiosity. They all want to know what's going on, so more and more people gather on the main street.So the guards had to drive people to both sides of the street, and they were not allowed to step on the wide stone-paved street.

The sun had just risen to the top of the head, and the people gathered on the main street suddenly heard a thunderous roar from outside the city, and the ground under their feet shook, as if an earthquake had struck.A small commotion broke out among them, and everyone stared uneasily and clenched their fists, as if there was any sign of something wrong, they would immediately run home.

After a while, the roar gradually diminished, and the vibration under the feet also gradually slowed down, but someone had already seen dust floating over from the moat.

The soldiers guarding the city lowered the gate, and the heavy wooden gate slowly fell across the moat.Knights in heavy armor rode tall warhorses covered in armor across the city gate and entered the city. The horseshoes of the warhorses trampled the streets, raising a burst of brown dust.

The knight who rode at the front didn't wear a helmet, and under the sunlight at noon, his short dark golden hair reflected dazzling light.Even though he was still riding a horse at the moment, it could still be seen that he was very tall, and his armor made him appear extremely mighty and courageous.However, this knight has an unforgettable handsome appearance. Among the crowd standing on both sides of the street, some people have already expressed a little amazement because of his appearance.

Then someone saw the coat of arms on the knights' cloaks and exclaimed, "It's the Holy Knights." The holy knights who fought like a legendary seal battle 8 years ago.

When the bishop's guard saw people rushing to the street, they immediately chased them and drank them away, but people continued to crowd onto the street, and some even rushed directly in front of the knights' horses.

The leading knight pulled the reins, and the riders behind him also tightened the reins to slow the horses forward.The blond knight drew out his giant sword that was lying horizontally in front of him—it was originally a heavy two-handed sword, but the knight pulled it out and held it with one hand, and pointed the tip of the sword at the people rushing onto the street, Shouted: "Stand back!"

The crowded crowd fell silent for a moment because of the oppressive scolding. They vaguely sensed the menacing aura coming from the Alpha knight, and they all flinched in unison.Almost half of the members of the Paladins are Alphas, and the remaining half are Betas who are stronger than ordinary people.Although the knights have sworn allegiance to God and the protection of God's people, many people still feel uneasy when faced with the knight's epee.

The blond knight asked the guards to drive people back to both sides of the street. He retracted his sword, turned around to make sure that no one was standing in front of the horse, and then clamped the horse's belly again, allowing the huge knight team to accelerate towards Hutton Abbey.

He didn't know why these people came here, why they crowded the streets desperately.People can control themselves, but once the horses startled and collide, half of the people on this street will be trampled, and the guy who frightened the horses at first will not only be whipped, but also pay a huge sum of money - if the horses collide The horse cannot be controlled, and can only be surrounded and killed in the end. The horse is an important property of the knight. It is impossible for the knight who lost the horse to let the culprit go without any punishment.

"Dean, do you remember what I told you before? Don't be too ostentatious after entering the city." After the minor commotion just now, a priest-like man chased after the blond knight on horseback, and reminded dissatisfiedly, "You sneaked into the city alone last night while we weren't paying attention. Don't think that no one will find out that you sneaked back this morning."

"If you can persuade them to back off, why didn't you just speak up?" The knight who just drew his sword and shouted back the crowd was Dean, and he glanced at the accompanying priest who was speechless at the moment, "Chuck, do more and stop talking nonsense. "As he said, he showed Chuck an arrogant smile of "You can't help me", which was completely different from the majestic appearance just now.

Chuck widened his eyes and wanted to say something to save his dignity, but Dean clamped his horse's belly again and said, "Don't talk nonsense to me when we get to the monastery!" The knights under him accelerated towards the Hutton Abbey on the outskirts of the city. Hearing this, Chuck quickly took the reins and followed.

The knights walked along the streets around the majestic and towering churches in the center of the city without stopping.There are fewer and fewer buildings around, and the stone road turned into a dirt road with weeds growing sporadically.

"Oh, here we are." Dean looked up at the building ahead, tightened the reins, and the group slowed down again.

Not far ahead, the bishop of the diocese was waiting for them in front of Hutton Abbey with all the clergy here.

TBC

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