Tyrant Code

The person not far away is none other than Atrichia Horn, who had met Qin Fang once.

He was wearing a pure white robe, his long golden hair gathered on his shoulders like a stream in the morning light, his clothes were much more formal than the last time we met, and he also wore a delicate pure gold badge on his chest.A blooming yellow rose is engraved on the badge, the shape and texture of each petal are beautiful and lifelike, and a silver-edged cross star made of diamonds is embedded in the very center of the stamen.

"Why did Yatricia Horn appear here?" Qin said subconsciously.

Ma Xiao also glanced in that direction, bowed his head and replied: "The lord probably invited me here. Whenever hunting days or harvest festivals, the lord will invite the most famous priests in the territory to participate, so as to bestow all Thanks to the Holy Lord."

In this country where the will of the Lord creates and rules everything, the clergy are the spokespersons of the Lord walking in the world.If they are just missionaries or pastors, they cannot be called "clergymen" - the so-called priests are people who have previously served in church institutions and successfully practiced magic.These people with magical talent are regarded as the lord's favorite, and the higher the magical talent, the more naturally they are favored by the lord.

And Yatricia Horn is such a "priest".

"He is a new priest appointed by the Holy See to be in charge of local religious affairs," Ma Xiao said.

To put it simply, in this territory, including a city not far away, he has the right to speak about religious matters.

"..." Qin Fang fell silent.

He originally thought that Atricia was just a bad-tempered priest, but he didn't expect him to be so powerful.

But Qin Fang was puzzled again immediately: "Then why is there no one around him?"

Logically, shouldn't there be more people around Atricia?

Ma Xiao was silent for a while, and explained: "...Probably because Mr. Atrichia Horn has a bad temper. It is rumored that he has never liked to communicate with people, so not many people dare to come to him to ruin his mood in front of him."

Qin Fang: "He looks bored."

Marshaw: "Mr. Atricia Horn really doesn't seem to like this kind of occasion very much."

Qin Fang: "But he's still here."

Ma Xiao: "...Master Gore, Mr. Horn will not fail to attend even if he sells the lord's face. Moreover, the lord did this for the good of you and Master Burrien."

Qin Fang: "...?"

"The position of priest, if there is no family support, it will be difficult to continue to be promoted to bishop and join the center of the Holy See." Ma Xiao glanced in the direction of Atrice with light maroon eyes, leaned over and said in Qin Fang's ear, " But Mr. Horn was born as a commoner, and he has such a personality... If nothing else happens, he will always serve as the priest of this city in the future, and he is really too young. After succeeding the lord, Mr. Horn will continue to serve here—”

"So try to build a good relationship?" Qin Fang remembered the lord's previous instructions, even if he couldn't get along with Atrichia Horn, he should try not to make the relationship stalemate... Qin Fang thought it was just a simple "can't" Offend the doctor", it turns out that there is still this meaning.

"Yes." Marshaw affirmed, "Mr. Horn is a priest after all. What harm can there be in getting close to a priest?"

Qin Fang: "..."

For ordinary people, there is no harm.

But he's a black magician :)

When learning about the history of the Celanca Empire, Qin Fang learned about the Holy See's attitude towards black magic, which is absolutely zero tolerance.In this era, there is no clear concept of "magician", let alone the professional "warlock" formed from "magician"... At this time, no matter what elemental magic is used, as long as it is not the light element Magic is collectively referred to as "wizard".And the "wizard" was either imprisoned or exiled.Because of the opposition of the elements, a small number of people who use light magic can still perceive the traces of dark magic fluctuations.If you happen to be the one who used dark magic and was caught... Then unfortunately, the only thing waiting for you is to be escorted to the Church Tribunal and be tied to the stake in public.

This era of theocracy and imperial supremacy is like this, cruel and stupid.It was not until 200 years later that the Celanca Empire rose and the Holy See was attacked by the emperor, and all kinds of folk magic gradually developed.

At this time, Qin Fang could only shake his head and sigh softly that he was born at an untimely time.

Seeing his slightly regretful expression, Ma Xiao was a little puzzled: "What's the matter, Master Gore?"

Qin Fang replied: "...It's nothing. I'm just thinking, I'm afraid I can't deal with people with this personality."

While they were talking, Atrium Horn, who was at the center of the topic, glanced sideways in their direction as if sensing something.The brilliant green eyes that cast their gaze in the snow were as clear as the most precious emeralds, making Qin Fang involuntarily sigh that he is indeed "the Lord's favorite".

Qin Fang was separated from him by the crowd, smiling and nodding.

It seemed that Atricia Horn had finally seen who he was, with an obvious expression of thought on his face, his smooth and white chin pointing towards him, as a response, then he lifted his cloak and turned to leave.

Qin Fang shrugged and said to Ma Xiao, "Look. I just said that his personality is difficult to deal with."

**

When the lord and the knights had almost eaten the food they brought, the hunters who had been away for a long time finally returned to the camp.

"There are a lot of prey in the mountains, my lord." The hunter replied panting slightly, "The only large prey we can confirm is deer for the time being. We have found some traces of wild boars, but in the depths of the forest, and Not very fresh...”

The lord pondered for a moment, and decided to take people to the depths of the forest to have a look.Before he left, he called his two sons to him, ordered them to bring knives and crossbows, and allowed them to join the hunting team, but they were only allowed to hunt rabbits and birds outside the shallow mountains.

Brian, who was very excited when he heard the sight of wild boars, complied somewhat unwillingly, but he was still in high spirits, wishing he could rush into the forest immediately.

And Qin Fang beside him seemed much calmer.He calmly checked his boots and weapons, and asked about the range and strength of his crossbow.After all, he has never used this thing before, although he will definitely have to try it later, but it is definitely right to ask in advance.

The crowd rushed to the designated hunting area in such a mighty manner.And Mrs. Doria was still wearing her luxurious dress, and stayed in the camp with other ladies to prepare tableware and spices for cooking.Perhaps the servants, knights and even the lord himself are willing to eat prey that can be cooked by simply roasting on the fire, but these ladies are indeed unwilling.

The snow was still falling—but had almost stopped.

The snow covered the land with a soft layer, and the thick green woods were covered with frosty white, which seemed to add a touch of tranquility and peace.

If the snow is very thick, Ma Xiao will insist that Qin Fang walk behind him, walking along the footprints he has already stepped out, to save energy.However, the snow in most of the forests was not deep, so the guards let the two young masters freely clear the way ahead, and only accompanied them to perform the duties of guards.

"Hiss..." Brian shivered from the cold after taking a breath of air, "It's so quiet around here. Goldo, do you think we can really catch the prey?"

"They will bring their hounds to drive their prey here." Qin Fang looked at a towering tree, stroked its cold trunk through his gloves, and said, "We just need to wait."

None of the experienced hunters hunted near them, and the best hunters gathered in the lord's hunting party to track down the biggest game.But relatively, the hunters in the inner circle will also put some smaller prey to the outer circle in an appropriate amount.

Suddenly, there was a sound of flapping birds' wings in the direction of the depths of the forest.It seems that someone has started chasing prey.

"Get ready." Qin Fang raised his hand-held crossbow, and Burien excitedly turned the tip of the crossbow, aiming at the direction of the noise.

But after waiting for a while, no sound came from the depths of the deep jungle.

Burrien put down his crossbow in dejection.

Qin Fang, on the other hand, captured the swaying trails of a few bunches of weeds from a distance.He squinted his eyes and held the crossbow in front of him. When a gray shadow suddenly appeared facing the front sight, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.The bowstring was released, and a little cold star flew out, cutting through the air with a "swish", piercing through the flesh of the prey, nailing the prey to death in the snow.

It was a gray rabbit, pierced by Qin Fang with an arrow in the waist, with black eyes still open after death.

Brian let out a low cry in surprise.

Soon a guard ran over to pick up the rabbit, and recovered the arrows by the way.There is another disadvantage of this special hand-held crossbow, that is, even the arrows are also special, and there are not so many of them, so it is best to save them.

Burrien: "Gordo, how did you know a rabbit would come out of there?"

"I don't know." Qin Fang said, "I'm just more patient. Patience is a must-have quality for a good hunter."

People around agreed.

Brian said a little dejectedly: "In other words, I also had a chance to hit that rabbit."

Qin Fang nodded: "As long as you pull the trigger, I don't think your aim will be inferior to mine. But Bo Lien, sometimes whether you can catch the prey depends on that moment."

"I understand." Burrien shouted with bright eyes, "I will definitely be able to catch the prey!"

Qin Fang: "...don't be so loud, you will scare the prey away."

They wandered around the periphery of the hunting area for a while, and soon Burrien harvested the first prey in his life-a pheasant.But there was no prey worth mentioning after that.

"What should we do? Shall we go deeper into the forest?" Bo Lien walked up to Qin Fang and asked. "I don't feel like there's any prey around."

Qin Fang pondered for a moment, it's really not good to keep hoping to pick up the leak.

"But father forbids us to approach the central hunting ground." Qin Fang said, "There may be wild boars there."

"...It's because of the wild boar that we are so excited!" Bo Lien leaned in front of Qin Fang, hooked his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Think about it, maybe we can really hunt a wild boar!"

Qin Fang raised his forehead: "Do you have any idea about wild boars?"

Brian: "...haven't seen a live one, but have eaten it many times."

Qin Fang: "Wild boars will not obediently jump into your plate as your food. Adult wild boars are very big. With these bows and crossbows in our hands, unless you accurately hit its two eyes, it is impossible to subdue it at all. it."

Brian: "...Is it so scary? I thought only bears were dangerous."

Qin Fang: "... Wild animals are often killed with spears. What do you think?"

Suddenly, from nowhere came the crisp sound of a dead branch being trampled off.Qin turned his head subconsciously and looked at the bushes behind him.

Among the blue tree shadows, a strange figure seemed to have hurriedly passed by.