Chapter 303 Confrontation with the Nobles
The soldiers who trotted all the way to the city tower hurriedly told their general about the appearance of a group of priests at the city gate.
The officer with golden eyebrows, Chinese character face, and a big sword on his waist stood up immediately.
"Are you sure it's a group?" the officer asked solemnly.
"General! You can't be wrong!" the soldier quickly replied. The gentle aura of the group of people, as a team leader who was converted into a professional soldier, he would not sense any mistakes.
Seeing that his men looked serious and didn't want to joke, the officer finally understood the importance of the matter.
As one of the important forces of the human race, priests are what every kingdom desperately desires, not to mention the Kingdom of Storm, which is isolated by various countries. The total number of priests in the kingdom now does not exceed double digits. It can be said that it is more than the Master Mage. precious.
"Let's go! Go out and have a look. We have to entertain them well. I have to go to the palace to report immediately. This is a major event that can alarm the entire kingdom." The officer no longer hesitated and strode quickly down the tower.
The soldier quickly followed his general. If he did well this time, he said, he might not be able to jump from sergeant to sergeant major, from leading a squad of ten to a squadron leader of fifty.
The two of them walked down the city gate one after another and saw a shocking scene.
The huge city gate was like a small sun, constantly emitting white light. Ordinary people who had been lining up in a long line directly surrounded the city gate.
Everyone looked very enjoying themselves, as if a basin of cold water was suddenly poured on them on a hot summer day, making them feel comfortable all over.
Seeing this state, the officer immediately winked at his subordinates and motioned him to disperse the surrounding civilians.
Seeing this, the soldier team leader also knew that it was time to be a bad guy. Otherwise, if this group of people had been surrounding the city gate, not to mention blocking the traffic at the city gate, what if it delayed the kingdom's important events!
After casually greeting a few of his men, he walked toward the door with an indifferent expression.
"Scatter quickly and gather around the city gate. What a shame!"
Stern and warning words resounded throughout the city gate, where ordinary people were enjoying the treatment of the priests. He came back from his comfortable state in an instant, and saw a large number of soldiers coming to disperse himself and others. Although he felt unhappy, he did not dare to disobey the orders of these soldiers.
Seeing this, everyone reluctantly walked towards the city quickly, but still did not go far. After all, the opportunity to be treated by a priest for free was rare.
After a while, the city gate returned to its original appearance.
At this time, the officer on the side walked out leisurely.
Seeing his figure, the people around him gritted their teeth secretly and murmured quietly.
"I just said that we were well treated by the priest. Why are these big soldiers driving us away? It turns out that the noble master is here!"
"Who said otherwise! These nobles usually hide the priest as a treasure. If we want to cure a disease, we have to spend a lot of money on their servants." Someone said angrily. Ordinary people like them don't dare to go to the nobles' houses to hire a priest no matter what kind of illness they get, and they might end up selling themselves to those nobles.
Ordinary people know that priests generally charge very low fees for treatment. Even because priests have good personalities and cannot afford to pay the fee even if they are within their means, a kind-hearted priest may not charge for it.
But because of the nobles' support for the economy and missionary work of the Holy Light Cathedral, priests must first serve the nobles. This resulted in the very small number of priests being directly monopolized by the nobles.
It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to cure a disease, so they can only rely on the experience passed down by the older generation and leave it to fate.
The officer didn't care at all when he heard the civilians talking. The difference in status meant that even if he said one more word to these untouchables, it would be an insult to the family's honor.
He walked toward the clergy team with a smile, his eyes sizing up the number of the team from time to time, especially looking at the dozens of priests who had absorbed the holy power.
"These are all big treasures! There are so many here this time. We should take this opportunity to build a good relationship with them and say that we may not be able to recruit more priests for our Brandi family. This way, the continuation of the family can be more guaranteed. ”Thinking of this, the officer straightened his expression and said, "You have come from afar. On behalf of the Brandi family, the descendants of the great Emperor Thoradin, I would like to warmly welcome you to the City of Stormwind." The officer bowed slightly to the Holy Office with the etiquette of an extremely elegant gentleman. The readers said hello.
However, the priests responded mediocrely and were completely uninterested in the descendants of these nobles. When people die, they die. No matter what great things they did during their lifetime, the descendants without the great character of their ancestors are not worthy of the priests. Let's take a look.
Li Qi nodded indifferently, "Can we go meet your king now!"
The officer's face darkened slightly. He had already announced his family name. What was the expression on the faces of these priests who came to the Kingdom of Stormwind? They didn't know their family names, but at least they had to praise the great Emperor Thoradin! That great leader of the human race who led the human race to open up such a large territory.
Even if the various kingdoms were split from the Arathor Empire into the current seven kingdoms, the royal families and nobles of each country would be extremely proud to say that they have the blood of Emperor Thoradin.
"Why don't you go sit down with me in the Brandi family first? The Viscount, the patriarch of the Brandi family, will definitely entertain you warmly. I will go and inform His Majesty the King right away." The officer suppressed the discomfort in his heart and forced his hand. He invited with a smile.
"No, please find us an open space! There are still some people who need treatment here, and we will work here." Leach refused without hesitation. None of the priests were interested in dealing with these nobles. , they are not the local Holy Light priests, and need the support of the nobles. Instead of going to the nobles' mansions to make excuses, it is better to treat the people in need here and lay the foundation for what will happen next.
Looking at the ordinary people around him who looked at him and others with longing eyes, Leach couldn't help but smile at them and signaled that they didn't need to worry. He completely ignored the noble officer whose expression had completely changed.
"hateful!"
Are these pastors insulting their own families? He actually refused his invitation and went to treat a group of untouchables. He was simply treating the honor of his family as if it were nothing.
"Are you going too far? Our Brandi family is a noble of the kingdom. According to the agreement between the nobles and the Holy Light Cathedral, priests must give priority to serving the nobles. Do you want to break the treaty? Have you ever thought about the nobles of the kingdom? Attitude." The noble officer almost yelled through gritted teeth. The honor of the family is above all else. This is the iron law that nobles like them have been taught since childhood.
At this moment, even if the opponent is a clergyman who dares to insult his family, he must fight back.
"Oh! What do you think? We are not affiliated with the Holy Light Cathedral, but are the clergymen under the Holy Church. Don't confuse us with each other." Leach looked at this square-looking man with a bland look. Those who didn't know it at first glance thought he was a knight of justice, but in his heart he still had the dirty attitude of a nobleman.
Under the gaze of Leach's deep eyes, the officer immediately felt a chill coming from his soul, as if his answer was incorrect the next moment and his soul would be frozen in an instant.
"You...you...you" three times in a row, the noble officer did not dare to say harsh words under the increasingly cold chill.
"Hmph! I'm going to report to the king!" The strong ninja felt as if he was about to be frozen. The noble officer waved his hand and took the horse that he had already signaled to his men to prepare. He quickly got on the horse with some staggering and headed towards the palace. He rushed there without even daring to look back. The chill was as terrifying as being in an ice hell.