Quadruple split

One thing to say is that Mo Tan actually didn’t know much about this old man named Jost Astre.

Before today, he only knew that Jost was one of the many bishops affiliated with the Sun Sect. He was sixty-seven years old and a native of the City of Light. His wife was a former member of the Guardian Knights of the Plenty Sect. He had a son and a daughter. He believes in the Sun and Fertility Sect, and his family is relatively happy. However, his strength is only at the epic level, and his talents in all aspects are quite limited. He became a bishop only after he was over 50 years old and relied on his qualifications. His popularity seems to be good, and he is the best in his life. The achievement was that after Knight Commander Jeff Harrington and His Royal Highness the Son of Sun Black, who were from the same sect, left Doumboua City, they were sent as the transitional person in charge.

That's right, he was sent as the transitional person in charge. In other words, everyone including Bishop Jost himself knew that he would not continue to work in Doumbouya City. After all, this old gentleman's personal ability It's not outstanding, and it doesn't have any gold-plated value at this age, so it will definitely be replaced in a short time.

The Dawn Sect's 'Black Brahma Priest' is the final successor of the Holy Religion Alliance.

To sum up, in Mo Tan's expectation, this handover should be completed smoothly. Even if there is any trouble, it should not be caused by the bishop.

To be honest, even if a tough guy suddenly runs up on the roadside and shouts, "The second ancestor, go to hell!" ’ While taking out a knife and stabbing him, Mo Tan wouldn’t be too surprised.

But the Bishop of Jost's undisguised disgust was something he didn't expect.

Of course, he was not the only one who was surprised. Whether it was the Grand Knight Green standing in front of Mo Tan, Yi Zuo beside him, or the two His Royal Highnesses behind him, they all noticed this. I was very surprised after the undisguised hostility.

Among them, the cheap school girl's idea was very simple, that is, 'If you feel unhappy with the seniors, I will feel unhappy with you.' So she almost didn't think about it and glared at him tit for tat with her big beautiful eyes.

It's a pity that Bishop Jost's disgusted eyes were completely fixed on Mo Tan, and he didn't even look at Yi Zou, so the latter's very beautiful glare had almost no effect.

The three people except Yi Zuo began to think instinctively, and the content was probably, 'What grudge does Bishop Jost have with Hei Fan?' Mo Tan himself was also thinking about this issue.

But neither Green nor Mo Tan could figure out the reason, because in theory, both parties had nothing to worry about or complain about.

Of course, there is no doubt that Bishop Jost is hostile to Mo Tan, so both His Highnesses, the Holy Sons, kept their expressions low to save face, exuding some polite hostility.

Yes, it was polite hostility. After all, Mo Tan himself had not expressed anything, and there was no need for Avery and Phillip to take the initiative to use themselves as gunmen without any pretense, but their attitude still had to be made clear.

So it turned into Yi Zou staring at each other unabashedly. The two saints' expressions were slightly downcast and looked slightly dissatisfied, while Grand Knight Green and Mo Tan had normal expressions. The former had no expression at all. Rich people, the latter are too lazy to give any feedback because they have long been accustomed to other people's malice.

"Welcome to Doumbouya City."

Under the protection of several Templars, His Excellency the Bishop forced out a stiff smile and saluted perfunctorily: "I am Bishop Jost Forrest, the person in charge of Doumboua City. "

Green nodded slightly and bowed meticulously: "I'm glad to meet you, Bishop Jost. I am the Grand Knight Commander of the Dawn Sect, Green Tyree, who is responsible for transporting this batch of supplies."

"The Cult of Plenty, Philip Toland."

Seeing that Mo Tan didn't say anything, Philip immediately and thoughtfully introduced himself: "Hello, Your Excellency, Bishop."

"Justice, Avery Davidson."

Avery followed immediately and nodded with a smile: "Please give me your advice today."

The implication is that after today, you will not be able to advise us if we leave Doumbuya City.

Yizuo also gave a simple salute, his right hand naturally holding the hilt of the sword at his waist: "The guardian knight of the Black Van Priest, the high-level paladin of the Dawn Sect, Yizuo Jieleite."

"Try to put the sect first when explaining next time, Miss Jilette."

Jost glanced at Yi Zou indifferently, then looked away before the latter wanted to refute, and nodded slightly to Green and others: "I have long admired your name, Knight Captain Green, and your two highnesses."

The three of them nodded and didn't say anything.

At this time, Mo Tan also took a step forward, stood side by side with Green, bowed respectfully and said, "Hei Fan, the pastor of Dawn Sect, has met Bishop Jost."

"Um……"

The old man immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Mo Tan, and then he snorted softly in full view of everyone around him, and asked displeasedly: "Are you Pastor Hei Fan?"

"I am Hei Fan."

Mo Tan nodded as usual, his tone gentle and calm.

"Oh, Her Highness Saint Chen Wangyu's lover, right?"

Bishop Jost smiled contemptuously, then turned around and walked towards the city, saying without looking back: "Follow me, everyone. The blood barbarians are quite active during this time, and only half of the city gates are open. For the sake of safety, the soldiers also have their own duties, so these are the only people who can come together to welcome you, so please don’t be offended.”

At first glance, this sentence sounds like Bishop Jost's explanation for this shabby and almost offensive welcome. However, if you take a closer look, you will find that this 'explanation' is not actually the same as 'provocation'. There is no difference other than to state the core point of 'you are not welcome' outright.

Even Yi Zou, who has a relatively simple personality, can feel the hostility in Bishop Jost's tone. If Mo Tan hadn't waved her hand in secret, this outspoken female knight might have spoken out.

Both Philip and Avery were somewhat wealthy, so they just exchanged glances and did not express any opinions. The reason was mainly because the Black Van priest they had made up their mind to obey didn't seem to be dissatisfied at all. happy.

As for the Knight Commander, although he frowned at Jost's back, he still took steps immediately and led everyone to follow him.

…

The city of Doumbouya is a fairly large semi-fortress-style border city. The area here is almost one-fifth the size of the City of Light, but the population is only the level of a small city. Regardless of the garrison establishment, After the personnel, the scale of both residents and businesses is far below the average, giving people a rather deserted feeling.

Everything here is simple and rough, whether it is the high quality and low price, strong and durable, the cold stone wall with almost no defects except for its unsightly appearance, or the just looking at it makes people feel empty. The cheap plaster floor tiles will make people feel like they are waiting for something, and they will have no way to relax. Instead, they will subconsciously hold their breath.

Walking on the Triumph Street, the only main road in Doumbouya City and theoretically the most prosperous, Mo Tan and others did not see a few vendors doing business. Although there were some belonging to various chambers of commerce on both sides. shop, but its main business is basically all kinds of military supplies and daily necessities. The most fancy thing is actually a variety of portable compressed rations with different flavors.

"This city is the gate to the northern border of my sanctuary, and it is also the forefront of the fight against those bloody barbarians. Although the conditions are not too bad, it is not a place suitable for romance."

After briefly introducing a few words about the city of Doumbouya, Bishop Jost smiled and ended with this sentence, which echoed the previous sentence "His Royal Highness Wangyu's lover".

Obviously, this Lord Bishop does not have opinions against everyone. This can be seen from his attitude towards Green and the two Holy Sons. He is simply hostile to Mo Tan.

The source of this hostility is actually not difficult to figure out.

Archbishop Jost Forrest and the 'Priest Black Van' had no grudges in the past. If you follow this line of thinking, the answer is actually not difficult to guess at all. That is the only point of intersection between the two at this moment. , that is, the identity of 'the talker of Doumbuya City'.

As the only fortress border town that has always fought against the blood barbarians for the Holy Religion Alliance and stood firm in the northern border of the Holy Territory, whether it is the city of Doumbouya or the Gospel City in the west, there will always be a supreme ruler. However, in view of the Holy Religion Alliance, Due to their nature, there is no such title as 'city lord' in these two places, and because they are not considered to be legions with a fixed establishment, there is no such title as 'legion commander'.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the top leaders of the two places will basically follow the ecclesiastical hierarchy within the Holy Church Union. The bishop is the bishop, and the knight commander is the knight commander. Anyway, they are all senior professional titles, and they can't be wrong no matter how they are called.

However, Mo Tan broke this law. The reason is very simple. He is just a priest, and it is difficult for him to be promoted in a short time due to his qualifications and strength.

It would have been okay if he hadn't shied away from Sumir's contribution before, but under the current circumstances, just "achieving great achievements in the battle of Misha County" was not enough to push him to a high position.

Of course, none of this is important. What is important is that this 'Black Priest' did steal the position of Bishop Jost.

If you think about it carefully, if the person who came to take over Doumbouya City was a big shot, or at least not as small as Mo Tan, the bishop would probably not have any objection at all. After all, he was already a top-level person. From the first day I came here, I was destined not to stay long, and there was no room for complaint.

But the problem is that the weight of this Black Van priest who was born in the Dawn Sect is too light, so light that even a person like Jost will feel resentful.

As people who have also seen Bishop Jost's resume, Avery and Philip both felt that this old man who had been...to put it ugly, simply mediocre all his life, might have tasted the benefits during this period, so they looked at Mo Tan. So unhappy.

The 'sweetness' here does not refer to any substantial benefits, but to a very high status and status within a certain range. These are things that Jost had no chance to experience during those years of soy sauce in the City of Light. After coming here, The new happiness I just experienced.

It is true that the soldiers in Doumbouya City are relatively unruly, but this is not a time of war after all. In fact, after Knight Commander Jeff and Holy Son Black severely injured the Lacerated Queen, the blood barbarians who were busy fighting among themselves have been standing firm. He is calm, so in this case, there will be no thorn in the side to deliberately find his immediate boss to be unhappy.

In other words, Bishop Jost, who seems to have been 'ruling by doing nothing', is, at least on the surface, well above the rest.

This kind of unreal right may not be anything in Avery's own eyes, and they may even find it a bit disgusting, but they also know that for people like Jost, even this kind of meaningless Status may also be extremely lethal.

What's more, there are very few people who don't love status and status. Philip once heard someone say that twenty-seven years ago, there was a bard girl whose literary talent was not much better than that of the Sand Goblin. It was obviously because she had a powerful father. She has no worries about food and clothing, but she still wants to win the opportunity to enter the [Poets Hall] with her collection of bards that are too bulky to use as toilet paper. What's even more outrageous is that she is so damn cute. Shortlisted...

And no matter what, Bishop Jost is better than that girl who can only produce garbage. It is completely normal to have a little desire for power in his heart.

It is precisely because of this that the two Highnesses felt that this bishop, who had never been in a high-level position and had no intelligence sources, would so unscrupulously find fault with Pastor Hei Fan, and even put some extremely authentic information without grace. Rumors' are told as jokes.

…

"I heard that Pastor Hei Fan is a young and promising man."

In the large chapel in the central area of ​​Doumbouya City, Bishop Jost, who was sitting at the top of the living room, smacked his lips and glanced at Mo Tan with a half-smile: "First, after reuniting with my lover, I led His Highness Xia Lian and others to calm down. He defeated the plague, and then he showed great success in Sumir as an army chaplain, killing those blasphemers like rats, tsk tsk, it is really a blessing for our Holy Religion to have a hero like Black Van Priest."

The old man deliberately added emphasis to the key words "lover" and "lead Xia Lian," and then turned his head and winked at the templar standing behind him with his hands behind his back, his tone full of meaning.

Obviously, what he wanted to convey could only be these two points: 'Priest Hei Fan relied on women to rise to power' and 'His Royal Highness Xia Lian can even out the plague with just a pig'.

Immediately afterwards, Bishop Jost changed the topic again, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a mocking arc: "Oh, by the way, I remember that my friend wrote me a letter before, saying that there was a military chaplain from the Dawn Sect. It’s really admirable to suddenly run over to Sumir’s orc friends while being beaten. After all, it’s not easy to kill the Northern Expeditionary Army and cultists to pieces far away from them.”

"It's not easy."

As a result, at this moment, Yi Zuo, who finally couldn't bear it anymore, suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "But senior, he did it!"

Suddenly, the sarcastic smile on the old man's face grew stronger, and he immediately nodded vigorously and said: "Of course, I naturally believe in you, the guardian knight."

He put an accent on a word.

Then--

"Tsk tsk, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it. I can also prove that Pastor Heifan did it."

The Holy Son of Justice suddenly smacked his lips and said this while Jost looked at him in astonishment.

"I was also with Sumir at the time. In fact, the rumors you heard, Your Excellency Bishop, were too subtle."

Holy Son of Fertility also echoed, and said in a deep voice: "What Priest Black Van has done is far more than just killing the hell out of the cultists."

"Sigh... don't listen to the nonsense of young people. I am mainly responsible for killing the cultists."

Seeing that the two young men still couldn't hold their breath, Green, who was the commander of the Northern Expedition at the time, could only sigh helplessly, shrugged and turned to Jost, who was almost petrified -

"Hei Fan just made a plan and created an opportunity for us. How could he mobilize our Northern Expeditionary Army?"

Chapter 1570: End