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Two days later, Yannick and the others walked out of the dark forest smoothly.

Unfortunately, within two days, they failed to find Lily.The good news is that after leaving the forest, one only needs to cross a low hill to arrive at the border city of the Garter Empire, La Serena.

However, for the priest, this is the beginning of troubles.

When entering a crowded place, especially a densely populated place, one must first consider the issue of identity. When he was in Tomei Town, the trouble caused by the ring and clothes had already reminded him.

On the ring in Yannick's hand, Chris has used a little black magic to successfully cover up the mark on it. In the eyes of others, it is just a ring that only looks a bit fancy, and no one will Reminiscent of the bishop's ring.

Although the deity of this body was once the adopted son of the bishop of the Principality of Santos, judging from the inherited memory, he was a half-doer who did not do his job properly.As a priest, he did not learn magic with good conditions, but indulged in painting and sculpture art. As a result, when Bishop Santos was about to die, he still only knew primary healing.

Bishop Santos loved this adopted son and godson very much. He was afraid that he would be squeezed out by the Church of the Principality of Santos after his death. He not only handed over the ring of bishop to him, but even cleared up the relationship, so that a cardinal of the Holy See agreed to protect Yannick.

It's a pity that Bishop Santos' painstaking efforts have not been rewarded. Facts have proved that when you get something far beyond your strength, and you have no ability to protect it, the result is very sad.

After the death of Bishop Santos, the hearts of the church were fluctuating. In addition, Yannick was indeed muddy and could not support the wall. No one would admit that the new bishop who climbed up through the relationship, the cardinal, also chose to stand by because of the death of Bishop Santos. , so the deity was chased and killed, and died in the process of fleeing. He went to see his adoptive father at the Goddess of Light, and his body was replaced by the current Yannick.

So this ring, for Yannick at the current stage, is an out-and-out hot potato.

Of course, unlike the ring, the priest's robe cannot be taken off, and he now has the hundred gold coins that Feizel gave him, no matter how good the cloth is, he can afford it.But no matter what clothes you change, the Holy See mark on the priest's hand will never be removed. If the Holy See discovers that you are a priest but wearing other clothes, it means desecrating the Goddess of Light and the Holy See, and the consequences are equally serious.

On Olin Continent, even though the Holy See no longer monopolizes the continent's beliefs like it used to, it still has huge power. Maybe it can't do anything to get the emperor of a powerful empire, but it is absolutely easy to deal with an internal traitor matter.

Besides, wearing the robes of priests is actually a deterrent to most people. After all, the Holy See is so powerful that no one wants to risk being wanted by the Holy See to kill a priest. A mage with an extreme temperament, his life is still basically guaranteed.

"Stay by my side, and no one can hurt you." The mage in black seemed to see his worry, and said so.

"I can't stay by your side all the time, can I?" Yannick smiled wryly.

"Then you should quickly improve your strength." Chris said, "Or after entering the city, buy a few more magic scrolls to save your life at critical moments."

Yannick's eyes lit up, it was a good idea.

But then, he struck again: "But that kind of thing is very expensive, and you can't buy a few with a hundred gold coins."

Yannick: "..." I don't know how much that red magic crystal can sell for?

Chris seemed to see what he was thinking, "Don't sell that red magic crystal. When you get back to the imperial capital, I can help you build a staff, which is useful for improving your strength."

Yannick looked at the elf in his arms silently, wondering how much reward he could get when the elves came to find him?

"Boom!" The elf baby showed him a toothless smile.

For some small principalities, border cities are often just small towns, but this is not the case in the rich and powerful Garter Empire.

The city surrounded by gray and white boulders stands on a gentle green plain, and the bottom of the wall is a solid defensive wall. From a distance, you can see a tall tower at each of the four corners of the city wall, which is used for military observation and alarm. From time to time, soldiers can be seen patrolling back and forth, which is in line with the vigilance that a border city should have.

Since it is a border city, La Serena doesn't have so many gates, only two gates, one in the south and one in the north. One leads to Fire Rock City, and the other leads to the Dark Forest, which is where Yannick and the others are going to enter now.

A group of people headed towards the city gate. After climbing over the hills, they have entered a broad and flat plain. The road before the city gate has been specially repaired and is very easy to walk. Since it is adjacent to the dark forest, the dark forest has always been a It is a natural barrier on the edge of the border, and no monsters or ferocious beasts have ever come out to make trouble in the forest, so this side has not been specially strengthened for defense.

However, after they walked for a while, they realized that something was wrong.

There were only a few of them on the road leading to the city gate. Besides, the huge stone gate was tightly closed, as if entering and exiting was prohibited.

"What's going on?" Aphra asked.

"I don't know either. When we came out, the city gate was still open, and it will only be closed after nightfall." Fizer paused, his face not hiding his worry. "When we left, there were not so many soldiers up there. It seems that the Black Death is getting more and more serious."

"—Who are you!" Far away, there was a shout from above the city wall, although it was far away, it was loud and clear.

Looking up again, there is a soldier on the watchtower inside the city wall, and a white-robed mage is standing next to him. It is estimated that the latter used some magic to increase the volume, so that the soldier's voice can travel so far.

Feizel immediately looked at the mages, and Aphra blessed him with a spell in a tacit understanding, so he also raised his voice and shouted to him: "We are the adventure team funded by Earl Marin, and we are going to the dark forest to find Sophia. Miss, you are back now, please open the door for us——!"

He originally thought that the other party would definitely not stop him from revealing the identity of Earl Marin. Who knew that the city-state soldiers above said: "I don't-know-know!"

"..." Feizel almost fainted, and he yelled: "It's Earl Marin of the imperial capital, the first-class earl, a nobleman of the imperial capital, the unconscious girl next to me is Miss Sophia, open the door quickly, we want Go to town!"

"—La Serena is under martial law, and those who come from the dark forest are not allowed to enter!"

"Why!" Feizel was depressed.

The other party ignored him, and the white-robed mage next to him seemed to be talking to him. After a while, he heard the soldier ask loudly: "Is the mage next to you?"

Because they were too far apart and Yannick was wearing a cloak, he was counted in the number of "suspected mages".

Feizel cautiously asked Chris for his opinion, and after getting his approval, he turned his head and continued to shout: "Yes, we are swordsmen and mages!"

To be on the safe side, he didn't mention Yannick's identity, which is very wise.Because there is a white-robed mage next to the soldier, there must be a mage next to the city-state governor, who knows if it will be another group of extremists, anyway, Yannick is now tightly wrapped up and down, even though he is still wearing a priest under the cloak Robe, but the cloak transformed by Chris will no longer be blown up by the wind. As long as he does not reveal any flaws in his speech, there is no problem in concealing his identity.

"There is still a great magician in our team, please let us in quickly!"

In order to get in as soon as possible, Feizel did not hesitate to brag about Chris's ability to Gao Li. Of course, he did not know Chris's ability. After all, the other party was only wearing an ordinary magic robe, and the cuffs even showed his identity. He didn't have any emblems, and he was also covered with a cloak, and his presence couldn't be lower. It was really hard to think of his strength.

Maybe his cowhide played a role, or maybe it was other reasons, the soldier whispered to the white-robed mage for a long time, and finally there was a movement. Then, after another half a day, there was a loud noise from behind the city gate. Slowly, the city gates carved with giant beast statues on the left and right sides opened from the inside bit by bit, and finally stopped at a width that could only accommodate one person.

Then, a group of soldiers and two white-robed mages came out from inside, each with a serious expression and sullen faces, as if Fezel and the others owed them thousands of gold coins.

"You said you have a mage?"

Since Fizer stood at the front and was tall, the other party also asked him first.

"Yes." Seeing that the other party didn't have a good face, Feizel certainly wouldn't be too enthusiastic.

"Is there any evidence?" The captain of the same group of soldiers asked, and the two white-robed mages kept looking at Yannick and the others, scanning back and forth several times, and finally their eyes stayed on Chris for a while .

"Excuse me for being rude, is there anyone who doesn't know magic and can pretend to be a mage?" Feizel's tone became even more upset. Although the status of a swordsman is not as high as that of a mage, looking at the emblems on the cuffs of the two white-robed mages, At most, it's only middle-level. He has Earl Marin's daughter in his team, as well as masters like Chris. Of course, there is no need to be polite to the two middle-level mages.

When the two sorcerers heard this, their faces sank, and one of them finally said: "La Serena is not calm recently, we have to be cautious, what evidence do you have to prove that you are a sorcerer, please cast a spell for us to see , if you prove your identity, of course you can enter the city-state."

When Fizer heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Yannick.

In this group, there are swordsmen and mages, and everyone can prove their identity, except Yannick.Once his light healing technique is used, ordinary people can also see that this is a priest, and it is inevitable that he will get into trouble at that time.

If the Lord La Serena is pro-Holy, then it's easy to handle. If he is pro-mage, or if he is a mage himself, then Yannick's situation is a bit dangerous.

At this moment, the crowd heard the mage in black say: "Is Tines in the city, let him come to see me."

The author has something to say: Alright, I’m out of the dark forest dungeon, and then the priests will start to brush up their qualifications and prestige step by step.