scepter

"This is the fifth one, I heard it's more serious in the capital..."

"My God, is this God's punishment!"

"I heard people say that this is all a conspiracy of mages..."

"Oh, save it, my dear, since Hughes was executed, I don't believe in the propaganda of the Holy See!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, the matter of Hughes is of course a tragedy, but Priest Hill is still very good! Seeing him, I feel that the Holy See might still be worthy of my faith!"

"Yes, I think he may be the only good man in the Curia..."

The young woman who spoke was muttering, and when she heard the name Hill, her dark face was blushed, as if she was annoyed by her previous slip of the tongue.

Seeing this, another older woman laughed and said, "Oh, look, our priest has another admirer!"

"Alright, Anna, you're not much better than me!" Jenny taunted back not to be outdone.

Facts have proved that no matter how old a woman is, she is always immune to the attractive opposite sex.

In the small town of Jed in the early morning, the first ray of sunshine just rising is soft and warm, spreading over this small town with a small population and not much bigger than a village.

The women gathered together with baskets and laughed at each other. From the Black Death that was raging in Tumaco City recently to Priest Hill who recently moved in in the town, the focus gradually shifted, and the content was bold enough to make those unmarried girls blush.

In the basket are bunches of fresh pink-purple irises, still stained with dew, which were just picked in the morning. These flowers are easily reminiscent of this small town, all of which are equally comfortable and peaceful.

But soon, their discussion stopped abruptly.

In the morning light, a white-robed priest walked over from far to near.

No matter how bold and unrestrained a woman is, she will unconsciously lower her voice when he gradually approaches.

"Priest Hill, have you had breakfast, why don't you come to my house to eat?"

Ana was the first to extend the invitation, and the others were annoyed at the delay in responding.

"No, thank you, I've already eaten." The white-robed priest refused with a smile, and took off his hood by the way. His elegant demeanor had a healing tenderness. When he stared at the other party with lake-like blue eyes, this tenderness Deeper and deeper into the bone marrow.

The priest has an undoubted beauty, but he doesn't seem to want others to pay too much attention to it, so he often wears a hooded cloak on the outside to reduce this kind of trouble.

The sun shone on his long silver hair, which instantly dyed it with a dazzling light, giving people a sense of holiness and invulnerability.

Then he asked, "Has there been any strangers in town lately?"

"No, you know, outsiders don't often come to our small town." Anna replied.

"Yes, but you still have to be careful. Clothes and quilts should be washed frequently with boiling water and exposed to the sun. Once a stranger comes, please notify me immediately. When I passed by Tumaco City a month ago, The condition there is already very serious." The white-robed priest warned earnestly.

Tumaco City is one of the three main cities of the Principality of Mecklen, and it is also the closest big city to the small town of Jed.But the so-called recent, starting from this small town, it takes ten days and half a month to travel in a carriage. The residents of the small town are self-sufficient and rarely go out. Most of them get news from traveling merchants.

And the white-robed priest who just came here a month ago is also a rare visitor in this small town that doesn't have much faith in the Holy See, and even has some disgust.

The Holy See has no interest in spreading the faith in this remote town with a small population. As an elderly resident, Jenny, the only person sent by the Holy See was her uncle Hughes, who was so ordinary that he couldn’t be more ordinary. The time when the traveling merchant in the city was declared a heretic and was to be executed.

In order to frighten the residents of the town, the noble priests tied Hughes to the square at the entrance of the village, covered with firewood, and then used a magical flame magic to ignite the firewood.

The flames were blazing, and the town residents who could not resist were forced to watch Uncle Jenny's execution from start to finish.

Since then, the residents of the small town who were not believers of the Goddess of Light have developed a stronger rejection of the profession of priest.

Until the arrival of the white-robed priest in front of him.

"Priest Hill, what is the Black Death like? Why did so many people die?" Suzy asked curiously.

Residents of the small town have never been exposed to this disease that is quietly spreading in various countries. Their knowledge of the Black Death is only learned from the mouths of business travelers passing by the town every two months, and from the descriptions of those businessmen. Look, that seems like a really horrible, painful disease.

The white-robed priest hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "The cause of the Black Death has not yet been determined. Some people say that it is related to magicians, but I think this may not be true."

His wording is very cautious, but in fact the Holy See has issued a very strict announcement, pointing out that the reason for the black death that is gradually spreading on the mainland is that "evil magicians and monsters colluded in an attempt to extend their claws to ordinary people. Let them die in pain and turn all of them into the property of evil forces".

The Magic Guild is not to be outdone, saying that "it is actually a conspiracy by the Holy See, and the Holy See is the instigator behind all the plots."

The two factions were slobbering and beating chickens and eggs, sparing no effort to discredit each other, but the pace of the Black Death did not slow down. When the white-robed priest passed by Tumaco City because of his escape, a fifth case was found there. People who died of illness must be more serious now.

The white-robed priest emphasized: "This disease spreads quickly. If someone dies from it, it is likely to spread to the entire village the next day. So once you find someone with a fever or symptoms of festering wounds on their bodies for no reason, you must tell me immediately. .”

The women were all infected by the terrifying atmosphere brought out by his words, and nodded in unison, and couldn't help but feel lucky that there is a priest in their town. You must know that there is no cure for this disease, and even the most advanced magician Also helpless, it is said that only the priests of the Holy See, who are favored by the Goddess of Light, can be cured.

"Priest Hill, I heard that the outside is very chaotic, and the mages are constantly attacking the people of the Holy See. I think you should stay here and stay with us!" Su Xi said.

The women echoed and persuaded him to stay.

With the collapse of the faith of the Holy See, many countries maintain a good relationship with the Papal State on the surface, but in fact there is no shortage of secretly communicating with mages, and even many nobles themselves are mages. The Duchy of Mecklen is such an existence.

Because of Hughes' death, the people in the small town were happy to see the mage hunting and killing the priests. However, the white-robed priests have spared no efforts for the residents of the town for a month, and gradually moved these simple people. He didn't want this gentle priest to be killed by those mages outside, but here, at least the residents of the town could provide a place of shelter to hide him.

The white-robed priest smiled slightly: "Thank you Suzie, I may live here for a long time."

The young Susie's heart beat violently again because of this smile, but soon, the small warm reunion moment was interrupted, and the person who called "Priest Hill" repeatedly ran over from a distance, and his voice could not hide his anxiety.

"Priest Hill, my grandma has passed out, go and have a look!" The young girl Amy ran over quickly holding her skirt, her face was still covered with ashes, and she even forgot to put on her shoes.

"Don't worry, your grandma will be fine!" the white-robed priest comforted, "Take me to have a look?"

"Okay, please follow me!" Amy gradually became less agitated under the comfort of her gentle voice, but her pace was still fast. Before she even had time to say hello to Jenny and the others, she led the priests back and forth.

The women looked at the figures of the two people who were drifting away, and lost interest in talking. They all followed behind with baskets on their shoulders. Amy's grandma is recognized as an old birthday person. There are not many residents in the town, and they are as harmonious as relatives. , Judging from Amy's tone just now, it seems that the old lady's condition is not serious, which makes everyone a little worried.

When the priest and the girl arrived home, there were already four or five people standing at the door, all of whom had heard the news and came to visit. Amy brought the priest to grandmother's bed and carefully helped her up. The old man's face was ashen, The neck was tilted to one side, the breathing was weak, and it looked very bad.

The white-robed priest frowned slightly, feeling a little tricky. "Amy, you go to the side first, let me take a look."

"Okay." The girl had no choice but to gently put down her dependent grandmother and let her go to the side.

The white-robed priest gently lifted the old man up, and groped behind her head with his slender, white fingers. Sure enough, he felt something wet and sticky. It seemed that the old man had knocked his head and passed out.He wondered, in this world where medical skills are extremely backward, if ordinary civilians get sick or have an accident, if they don't have the healing skills of the priests of the Holy See, will they only have a dead end?

Thinking so in his heart, the movement of his hands did not delay the treatment. With the incomprehensible incantations flowing from his lips, the hand he placed behind the old man's head gradually glowed softly.

The wound gradually healed in the light cluster, and the bleeding stopped, and the old man's face gradually recovered from being ashen and pale. Although it would be impossible to sit up immediately, anyone with eyes could see her improvement.

Even though they have seen it many times, everyone still keeps their eyes wide open, watching this miraculous scene.

Amy clutched the hem of her skirt, her mood transitioned from nervousness and fear to joy and gratitude.

"Oh, Grandma! Thank you so much, Priest Hill!" She didn't know what to say.

The white-robed priest was a little tired from casting spells, and his hands were still stained with blood that had just dried up. He smiled tiredly, "You're welcome, but I think I have to go back and take a rest."

He declined everyone's offer of support, walked out of Amy's house alone, walked along the street, and finally stopped in front of a delicate red brick house.

He walked into the house with a little vain footsteps, locked the door with his hands behind his back, and threw the keys on the table casually. Yannick sat down, but he was a bit of a clean freak, but he didn't care to wash his hands. He quickly poured a glass of water and took a big gulp. Only gradually recovered.

Looking at the medieval European-style architectural furnishings in front of him, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh.

God knows that before this, he never thought that one day he could really travel through time and space.

Time travel is fine, it's not ancient China, not medieval Europe, and it's not some mecha-alien interstellar future, but a Olin Continent that I've never heard of.

Well, a different world is a different world, come and go, no matter how outrageous things are, he is mentally prepared, but what happened to this body can be called bizarre and rough.

Yanikhill, the adopted son and godson of the bishop of the Principality of Santos.The senior officials of the Holy See, from the pope down, are the archbishop, the bishop, and the vicar.

Archbishops, also known as cardinals, are twelve in total. They assist the Pope in handling the affairs of the Holy See in the central Holy See, and they will not go out easily.

According to his understanding, if the pope is compared to the president of the country, the archbishop is a member of the Central Standing Committee, and the bishop and vice-bishop are similar to the governor and vice-governor.

In this way, Yannick, as the adopted son of the "governor", isn't he the "second generation of officials", from now on, he can eat and drink hot food, do whatever he wants, without hindrance?

dream.

First of all, we need to clarify a question, what kind of existence is the Holy See?

Many western fantasy stories tell us that whether vampires, swordsmen, or magicians are the protagonists, the Holy See is always the villain.

Second, what is the villain?

That is to contribute light and heat to the protagonist, and exist to set off the greatness and glory of this world, and they are still cannon fodder to be eliminated in the end.

The Holy See believes in the Goddess of Light. After all the gods have fallen, only the Holy See who has been favored by the Goddess of Light can still use the magic of light.

But this world does not only have light magic, but also ordinary magic and dark magic based on natural elements such as wind, earth, water, and fire. These magics are in the hands of mages.

In order to maintain its dominance, the Holy See declared that except for the Holy See of Light, other people with magic were heretics and should be judged by the Light, and used this as an excuse to hunt and kill magicians.

This series of perverse hunting actions triggered the mages' resistance, and also attracted the dissatisfaction of the kings of various countries. Some powerful mages united to form the Magic Guild, and cooperated with some nobles who were also unwilling to be ruled by the Holy See, and began to negotiate with the Holy See. confrontation.

At this time, there was civil strife in the Holy See of Light, and the power of the mages took advantage of the opportunity to grow. At first, the situation where the mages were exterminated was contained, and gradually a situation of confrontation between the Magic Guild and the Holy See was formed.

Well, these are old almanacs from almost 1000 years ago.

The current situation is that the Holy See still regards the mage as an enemy. When they see a person who is suspected of being a mage, they will catch him and drag him to the gallows for public burning. Jenny's uncle Hughes is one of the civilians who were implicated innocently. But the one-sided advantage of the Holy See as it was a thousand years ago has disappeared.

The mages also hated the people of the Holy See. If they caught a priest, they would be taken to the Magic Guild to receive a bounty, and then executed publicly.Therefore, in the minds of ordinary civilians, the Holy See is a more evil and hateful existence than mages.

And he, Yanick Hill, is a member of this "cult organization".

The author has something to say:

Note: 1. This article is an overhead background and has nothing to do with any history. The Black Death just borrowed the historical event of the same name, and it has nothing to do with it.

2. All the magic structures in this article are purely fabricated. Any similarities are coincidental, and any differences are nonsense.