Chapter 54, Strolling in the Winter City

Early the next morning, there was a knock on Ryan's door. The White Wolf Knight was still sleepy. He looked up and saw that the sky was still dark: "Who is it?"

"Ryan! Wake up! We have finished our morning classes and prayers!" It was the paladin Alfred, who was full of energy early in the morning, and he knocked on Ryan's door: "Get up! And Let me go around the street together, I have a lot to say to you!"

"I'll go~" Ryan covered his head, it's winter, it's not even dawn, these paladins are already so energetic.

There was no other way, so Ryan had to open the door, wash in a hurry, and changed into aristocratic attire.

Remembering the agreement with the sorceress last night, Ryan hesitated for a long time before knocking on Teresa's door: "Teresa?"

The door of the room opened soon, Teresa had already changed into a winter coat, her shimmering black long hair was also tied up with a hairpin, the woman had obviously put on makeup, purple eye shadow and crystal red lips Let her slightly fade the glamorous color, bright and moving.

When the woman saw Ryan, her silver pupils shone brightly, and she immediately noticed Alfred standing behind Ryan, and the light in her eyes dimmed immediately: "Didn't I say that? Ryan? People are waiting to knock on my door!"

"I'm going to go shopping with Ah Fu and the others in the morning, do you want to go together?" Ryan immediately made a gentleman's salute, and then put his big hand in front of the woman: "White Wolf Knight Ryan sincerely invites you! "

"...I can't see how sincere you are." Seeing the man approaching, Teresa raised her chin, and then placed her small hand wrapped in white lace gloves on the man's big hand: "...But I can't refuse you, I will accompany you."

Seeing this, Alfred thought to himself that a woman is a troublesome creature.

Ryan's hair was not interested in men and women since he was a child, and he always thought that women were troublesome creatures. Seeing the two of them like this, Alfred thought that there was something wrong with Ryan's thinking!

How can a woman have any fun in praying and doing morning classes? Lane must have made a mistake.

I have to persuade Ryan if I have a chance.

Not much to say, after a simple breakfast, Templar Floyd took Alfred and a young paladin named Alex to the Justice Church, and by the way, he also strolled on the street, Ryan and Teresa followed behind the three paladins.

Most of the time, paladins don't live like the ascetic monks that people imagine. They eat black bread and clean water every day, and they either practice penance or pray all day long, or they go out to punish evil and promote good.

not like this.

Paladins are also human beings and have their own lives. They also get married and become parents. They also want to make money. The Church of Justice often emphasizes that "justice requires a price." No money is taken, and no name is left for doing good deeds, because they have to eat themselves, and the righteous church also needs income.

So what is the difference between paladins and those mercenaries?

That is, the paladins have their own standpoints and their own precepts. Everything they do is to establish order and fight against evil. In the chaos invasion, greenskin tide, and undead war, these paladins will always charge first. If it weren't for their precious sacrifices, human beings might face catastrophe.

Fifty years ago, with the help of energy tides, a huge army of chaos appeared in the Tazir Desert through the Gate of Chaos. The God of Justice had prophesied about this. Under the leadership of the bishop, it took fifteen days to cross the desert and face the Chaos army.

Thus began a terrible war, and when the war ended, only twenty-three paladins and the bishop himself stood on the altar remained.

This bishop is the current archbishop of the Justice Church, "Reaper" Fukmar-Beckman.

Therefore, the paladins are also known as the "backbone of the world".

"Well, Mr. Floyd, do you have ready-made chain mail and breastplate at the Church of Justice?" Ryan and Teresa walked side by side on the street, and he turned towards Floyd, the templar who led the team. asked.

"Of course, does Mr. Lane need it?"

"Well, my armor has been damaged in the previous battle, so I need a new armor for the time being."

In this matter, Floyd agreed very happily: "Mr. Ryan is an old friend of our Justice Church, okay, I can sell you the armor in stock at a 20% discount, but you need to try the armor yourself Does it fit."

After the transaction was completed, a group of people came to the Church of Justice. Ryan chose a chain mail and breastplate. The blacksmith of the church would modify the armor to a certain extent according to his figure to make it fit better. Then Ryan He took out a piece of parchment and handed it to the blacksmith: "Can you change the pattern on the shoulder armor for me?"

"This is...?" The blacksmith took the parchment, on which a pattern resembling a family crest was drawn.

A sharp sword passed through the middle of a book, and behind it was a white and red kite shield. There was no writing on the book, only a red seal and a silver skull pattern.

"This is my future family crest." Ryan nodded: "Can I do it?"

"Of course, although it's a bit strange, it's definitely not a problem to make it." The blacksmith took over the job, and the two agreed to pick it up the next day. Then Ryan took Teresa out of the Justice Church, and the two walked on the streets in winter , Don't be emotional.

Teresa stretched out her small hand to hold the man's big hand, and Ryan did not break free.

The sky appeared, and the sun showed half of its face again. Nord people like to get up early. When Ryan and Teresa came out of the Justice Church, many townspeople had already got up, and black smoke was coming out of the chimneys of every family. Today is a sunny day. The fine weather, despite the strong wind, many citizens have already started to get up and pray.

They are all believers of the God of Dawn, and the believers of the God of Dawn usually pray when the first ray of morning light rises, which means "the plan of a day lies in the morning".

"Actually, I think it's quite troublesome. I have to pray every day. I'm very tired. What do you think?" Ryan saw many citizens praying, so he smiled at Teresa: "The mysterious lady usually asks her When do believers pray to her?"

"We only pray on the fifteenth day of March every year. Other than that, Jialan rarely prays on weekdays." The sorceress enjoyed the feeling of two people walking on the street in the middle of winter, and her tone couldn't help but be cheerful stand up.

"Pfft! 315?" Who knew that Ryan couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "It really fits your Jialan festival."

"??? What do you mean?" The sorceress felt puzzled, and she asked back: "Then, what is your request for prayer, the White Wolf Lord?"

"Him? I suspect he won't listen to our prayers at all, um... every year after the first heavy snowfall in winter, we will light a bonfire and pray to the Lord of the White Wolf." Ryan nodded: "Other circumstances You can pray when you have time, and don’t force it if you don’t have time.”

Different churches have different prayer requirements. The more orderly the gods, the higher the prayer requirements. For example, the holy warriors and priests of the God of Justice. If there is no special thing, these people will do morning classes and prayers at dawn every day , rain or shine, even on holidays, but the Lord of Dawn’s requirements are not so strict. It is best for believers to remember to pray, and forget it when they are busy, or it is cloudy or rainy today, so there is no need to pray It doesn't matter.

Spellcasters are inherently contradictory, because the path of arcana itself has little to do with faith. Spellcasters are obviously more interested in delving into the essence of magic than believing in the goddess of magic, so it’s almost the same every year. .

The two walked along the road paved with gravel. The combination of Kingdom Knight and Garland Witch was enough to ensure that no one would avoid them. Every time they reached a store, Teresa would drag Ryan in to have a look, and then buy some Gadgets.

These simple handmade products or snacks made of basic grains were originally discarded things for Sorceress Garland, but Teresa was very excited today, and Ryan thought what happened to this woman?

His father endowed him with powerful genes, his extraordinary physique gave him strong physical strength, and he was exhausted after shopping with women? nonexistent!

After walking two blocks, a crowd caught Ryan's attention.

There was an old woman who seemed to be in her fifties, sitting on a chair at the corner of the street. Around her, sat a large group of children, the youngest was only five or six years old, and the oldest was thirteen or fourteen years old. They all have one thing in common, most of them are wearing shabby clothes, sitting around this old woman.

The old woman took out a basket from behind her with dry hands, and there were some small fruits in the basket.

As soon as they saw the snacks, the hungry children rushed forward, and their dirty little hands stretched out desperately for the small fruits in the basket.

For the knights of the Kingdom and Councilor Garland, this sour and astringent wild fruit is the worst food, but in the eyes of these children, it is a supreme delicacy, and many poor people cannot eat it.

"Don't worry, everyone! Wash your hands first!" The old woman hurriedly waved her hand to stop the children. Although the children's eyes were full of longing, they were still obedient. The children lined up to wash their hands in a bucket next to them.

After queuing up for washing, the children were all given a little fruit. They gathered in front of the old aunt, and the old aunt took out some small sticks, and asked the older children to distribute these sticks to each child. .

"What are they doing?" Teresa was curious.

"Let's go and have a look." Ryan stretched out his hand to hold the little hand of the sorceress, Teresa gave him a white look, and did not resist, but followed him gently, exhaling like blue: "Don't tell me, you alone Killed the famous White Wolf Knight from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood... Do you like children?"

"No, actually I don't like children, children are illogical, and..." Ryan shook his head: "You know, I like quiet, my life is full of fighting and fighting, in the gap, I don't I will find a woman to vent, and I can't go back to my home in Autergne, so I prefer to find a quiet corner and rest quietly, children...too noisy."

Teresa froze.

At that moment, the sorceress from the Garland Council suddenly felt that she had walked into Ryan's heart for the first time.

The real Ryan, hidden behind open-mindedness and worldly sophistication.

Since she got to know Ryan, Ryan has always shown in front of her that he is open-minded, cheerful, humorous, familiar with the world, and old-fashioned.

But she knows that feeling,

The momentary loneliness on Ryan's face and the self-mockery in his tone are called loneliness.

Why, this well-known white wolf knight, felt lonely when he saw a group of children begging for food around an old woman?

She began to think of Ryan's life experience.

Ryan's life experience is all traceable. He has adoptive parents, his own childhood, many friends, and a very good godfather to guide him.

Under these circumstances, why would he feel lonely?

After turning her thoughts around, Teresa immediately remembered a crucial point about Ryan's life experience.

All of Ryan's current intelligence was picked up by Norman after he was three years old.

What about before the age of three?

Ryan, does he have any memories before he was three years old?

For what purpose did his father abandon a three-year-old child, and for what reason would he leave a one-handed long sword like a three-year-old child?

For the first time, Teresa became deeply curious about Ryan.

Think about it again, why is he unwilling to be his partner?

Obviously, I didn't satisfy him.

The sorceress recalled her performance since meeting him, from the encounter in the Forest of Meen, to the battle at the pier in Kaltzenhaven, to the banquet at night, to the five days over the mountains, to the fight against him last night. The friends who brought him faced each other directly with black faces.

heh~

Before Teresa thought about everything carefully, she sneered in her heart.

This kind of performance is really useless. Not only did I not help him much along the way, but I made him mess up and block him many times, and then I kept showing him embarrassment.

Think about it differently, if I meet such a male wizard partner who can't perform to much level and has a bad temper, what will happen in the end?

Tereza's face turned red and white.

Not to mention, if there is such a wizard acting together with him, with his temper and code of conduct, it would be trivial to turn against each other.

Most likely, it is Huo Bin.

Thinking of this, the female sorceress felt fluid on her back and her pretty face turned pale.

What have I been doing for a while...? !

What does he think of me?

Thinking about it... I have lost all good feelings, right?