Water and Fire Twins Magician

"How many carts has this been? If we get a few more fat sheep, the money will be enough to build a house and marry a wife in the countryside!" Several robbers were happily unloading the goods from the carriage, all with smiles on their faces, as if they were locusts seeing a good harvest.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The bald man who was in the lead slapped each of them.

"How many floors of houses do you want to build? How many wives do you want to marry? Can't you be more ambitious and set higher goals for yourself? You should learn from the big leader how to be a qualified bandit! How to realize and expand your ambitions! Now these are just small shrimps and appetizers!"

"Hehe, if I had known it would be so easy, I wouldn't have bothered with it for so long. Why are you still farming that one acre and three mu of land at home? We've been blocking the road here for three days and haven't encountered any decent resistance."

"So you should thank the great chief. If he hadn't promoted you, you would still be guarding your little piece of land." The bald chief said, "Alas, I was also robbed by bandits before. I felt so depressed and powerless. But I joined them because I couldn't beat them. Now I'm a bandit myself. Don't tell me, it feels so good to rob people!"

"Brother! Another fat sheep is here!" A robber who was standing on the roof of the carriage to keep watch threw the monocular telescope in his hand to the bald leader.

The bald leader took the telescope and took a look: "Oh wow, this sheep is really fat! Look, the marks left by the wheels on the ground are so deep!" This is a way for them to judge the amount of cargo loaded on the carriage.

"Sir Paul, the road ahead is blocked." The priest driving the car reported to Paul, "It seems to be a gang of thieves."

“Oh,” Paul answered casually.

In this plain area far from the city, Paul has 16 parishes. Although he cannot be said to be all-powerful, the robbers have to give him face because of the reputation and strength of the Church of Light. What's more, Paul has connections with local big robbers and petty thieves, and from time to time he would hire them as thugs to do some dirty things that the Church of Light is not suitable for.

"Let's deal with it according to the custom. Let them pay tribute, tell them to be more restrained and not kill so many civilians." Paul said without any concern. It was a local custom for local bandits to pay tribute to the Church of Light in exchange for the God of Light's "protection" from them.

The priest also understood the routine. He responded and went to negotiate, but soon came back.

"Master Paul, they said they didn't understand the convention and still wanted us to stop the car." He swallowed and said, "They don't seem to be a local band of thieves, but from outside."

"A group of thieves from outside?" Paul asked a senior priest beside him, "Have you received any reports of any disturbances in this area recently?"

"Your Excellency, it is true. Several dioceses nearby have reported that they were harassed by bandits. However, those dioceses are under the sphere of influence of Cardinal John and are far away from your diocese, so they have not been reported to you."

"You did the right thing. These little thieves really helped me a lot. It seems that we have a chance to eat these pieces of fat meat from John, hehe." Paul smiled cunningly: "You all get off the car and negotiate with them. If you can't reach an agreement, just take action."

Because of this delay, Jacques, who was running far behind, caught up with the group and saw the situation in front.

"Why did they stop? There is a broken carriage ahead? Are they asking us for help?" Jacques was curious and increased his speed.

After catching up with the carriage, they found a group of people blocking the road in front of them, confronting several priests with angry eyes.

"Look, letting a child run behind a carriage? How can a human being do such a thing that is not conducive to the physical and mental health of a child? You beasts in human clothing, if we rob you we are doing justice!" The robbers laughed arrogantly.

"Paul, what's going on?" Jacques asked into the carriage.

Paul, wearing a jeweled crown, came out of the carriage where he had just been dressing up. Now he was fully dressed, with his brocade red robe and jeweled staff, looking dignified and majestic.

Paul pretended to be solemn and said to Jacques with disdain: "Oh, Master Jacques, we have encountered blind robbers. They don't even know who is sitting in the carriage."

The robbers also saw Paul at this time, and they all stared with their eyes wide open and their mouths opened: "Is this fat man the king?"