At the end of the day, Sally was only a sixteen-year-old girl. No matter what she had experienced in the past, with her age, she was still able to think about things that were more emotional.
The little girl's imagination would occasionally simulate some sad scenes in her mind. Would he give up this promise because he couldn't enter the Rosary Cross Temple? Could he have already left Hollier City?
Worried about personal gains and losses, Sally did not sleep well for the past few days. Speaking of which, her ability was indeed much stronger than Rody had imagined. In just fifteen days, she had already made temporary contact with the men she had buried in the depths of Hollier, which allowed her to not be completely passive when facing Francis.
But Sally also understood that she could not blatantly send people to look for Roddy. Otherwise, Francis, who had been eyeing her for a long time, would probably find trouble with Roddy. The only thing she could do was to wait here silently. At least before she could confirm Francis's plan and whereabouts, she could not step out of the cathedral.
Would he come?
Unknowingly, when she walked to the main hall of the cathedral, Sally would always look up at the colorful window. She could not help but clench her fingers and sigh softly.
It was the sixteenth day. Today … he would not come either.
Thinking so, she was about to turn around and leave when she heard a conversation in front of the main hall.
"This adventurer has important news to report to Bishop Benjamin. He has Priest Nilda's token in his hands."
"Priest Nilda? Didn't he already — "
"So it's urgent. We need to inform the bishop immediately."
It sounded like the guards outside the cathedral had brought an adventurer to the porch of the monastery, and he was going to meet Bishop Benjamin. Sally turned around and raised her eyebrows in confusion. She remembered the name "Priest Nilda." He was Bishop Benjamin's "favorite student." She had met him half a year ago. Later, she heard that he had mysteriously disappeared after a mission outside the city. At that time, the Holy Cathedral had sent many people to investigate, but in the end, they returned with no results.
Forget it, what does this have to do with me?
Shaking her head, Sally was a little disappointed as she prepared to turn around and leave. For a moment, she realized that she actually hoped that Roddy would stand at the entrance of the church and smile at her. But now that she thought about it, that was just her wishful thinking.
"Bishop Benjamin has agreed to the request for an audience. Adventurer, you may enter. May the gods watch over you. "
The conversation in the distance reached Sally's ears. The last sentence was one of the doctrines of the Holy Sanctum, which was "God watches everything you do."
The young girl did not turn back. She continued to stride forward, unconcerned about the guards and adventurers who were closing in on her. She was even a little distracted.
"By the way, Lord Priest, I have another request that I hope you can agree to."
"Tell me about it, adventurer."
The middle-aged priest's voice was calm. The clergymen in the Holy Sanctum were gentle and helpful, but Sally felt that the adventurer's voice seemed a little familiar …
"As you know, I am an adventurer who happened to pass by Hollier City. I have some friendship with Lord Kirk, and he happened to ask me to deliver something a few days ago. It's for Miss Sally."
"Oh? Miss Sally? " The middle-aged priest turned his head and looked at Sally who was walking not far away. He said softly, "That's her. If there's anything, just give it to her."
The conversation not far away echoed in her ears, but Sally did not immediately turn back. She continued to walk forward, trying to maintain her normal posture, but no one could see that her fingers were trembling slightly.
She knew that she must not pretend to be familiar with the other party. In this unfamiliar environment, the slightest flaw could lead to unpredictable consequences.
The footsteps behind her approached, and a calm but familiar voice sounded behind her — "Miss Sally, please wait."
Yes … It's Roddy's voice, no doubt.
Although she had confirmed everything in her heart, the girl who had matured took a deep breath, slowly turned around, lowered her eyes and said softly, "I am, may … may I ask who you are?"
Her gaze followed the words, and her posture was as if the two had met for the first time. Although Roddy was wearing a large cloak, the exquisite and unique leather boots and gloves still made her eyes light up. Sally would never forget the unique characteristics of the Chimera's beast scales. So when her eyes fixed on Roddy's face, there was a moment of absent-mindedness, and she even stuttered slightly.
The gray linen cloak covered his body, and the brand-new set of leather armor seemed to instantly separate him from the scout captain who was covered in mud, carrying a horn bow and scimitar in Sally's impression. She thought of Roddy's self-introduction that "his face was cursed by witchcraft, but he was actually 37 years old", and immediately realized that the other party's words did not seem to be nonsense.
The person in front of her, no matter how she looked at it, should not be a scout in a village, but a powerful adventurer with rich experience.
For a long time, the image of Roddy in Sally's heart changed again and again, but she could never see a clear outline of him. Scout captain? Adventurer? Mercenary? Knight? Or a descendant of some noble?
What he did was simply unimaginable to ordinary people. He led Sally out of the encirclement, and even the powerful guardian knights under her father could not do this kind of thing.
Sally felt that her heart was beating very fast, and she almost could not keep a straight face — the corner of her mouth wanted to curl up, but because of restraining herself, it trembled slightly. She clenched her fingers, and stared closely at Roddy's face, as if waiting for him to reveal a familiar smile.
However, Roddy's serious face did not change at all, only indifference and rigidity, as if he did not know Sally at all.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Sally." Roddy's eyes seemed to have no focus, as if he was looking at a statue. "Lord Kirk asked me to bring you something, which you left in Fenkes Village a few days ago. Since the lord could not come in person, I could only bring his blessing to you."
As he said this, he reached out and took out a cloth bag, bowed, and presented it with both hands respectfully.
Sally's eyes were fixed on Roddy's face, and she was a little stunned. After a few seconds, she finally understood Roddy's intention. She slowly reached out and took the cloth bag, thanked him with the proper etiquette of a Rose Cross believer, and then said in a low voice, "Thank you, brave adventurer."
"It's nothing."
Roddy turned his face to the side, and his emotionless eyes no longer looked at Sally.
In the eyes of the soldiers, this adventurer's behavior was normal. In today's era, delivering letters and running errands seemed to be the main function of these idle adventurers, so his words did not arouse any doubt from the priest. Everything was reasonable, and there was no doubt about it.
Roddy did not intend to continue the conversation. After Sally took the bag, he bowed deeply, and then turned around to signal the priest to find Bishop Benjamin, completely ignoring Sally's intention.
Just like that, the two of them brushed past each other and had a 'meeting' in a way that Sally could never have imagined. Sixteen days after their last meeting, Sally realized that she couldn't even say anything unnecessary to the other party. She could only watch as the other party's figure gradually disappeared into the distance …
There was an indescribable feeling of grievance and depression in her heart. Her fingers tightened before she remembered that she was holding onto the cloth bag that Roddy had given her. She rummaged through it and slowly took out the soft armor shirt.
With a dark blue hue and a soft texture, the Camila beast's scales had a low-profile reflection after being processed, and the handsewn marks on it were exquisite and neat. Although Sally did not know how much effort was needed to make such a leather armor, she suddenly had an inexplicable feeling. This shirt … must have been personally made by Roddy.
A piece of parchment fell from the cloth bag, and Sally bent down to pick it up. When she saw the words on it, she pursed her lips slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"You don't even want to say goodbye? Bastard … "
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"This is indeed the ring of Priest Nilda. Adventurer, may I ask where did you get it from? "
Bishop Benjamin looked at the ancient silver ring in his hand, and slowly raised his eyes, and asked Roddy who was in front of him.
"In an alley in Cambay District. I was about to go to the Mercenary Guild, and this ring was at the exit of the sewer." Roddy's expression was still slightly cold, "Because I saw the emblem on the ring at the entrance of the 'Holy Cathedral', I immediately rushed over."
"Thank you, Adventurer. But you must understand that the Holy Cathedral will pay any price to get to the bottom of this matter," said Kieran. The old man slightly clasped his hands behind his back, and squinted his eyes, looking at Roddy with a twinkle in his eyes, "In other words, if you are related to this matter in any other way, we will not let you go."
"Before coming here, I have already considered these questions, Lord Bishop. I am just an adventurer who hopes to exchange these clues for some rewards, and I have nothing to lie to you about. "
Roddy lowered his head, and showed a submissive and respectful look, without any extra expression.
"Of course, the 'Holy Cathedral' will punish all evil forces, and will also look after those brave and upright young people. Adventurer, thank you for your clues."
This was the way to send the guest off, and Roddy conscientiously stood up to leave. He did not ask what the reward would be, and turned around to leave with the guard.
"Lord Bishop, thank you very much for your contribution to the monastery."
Not long after, another guard came over with a small wooden box and handed it to Rody with both hands. Rody received the box with both hands and did not look at what was inside. He then left the monastery without even looking at it.
Along the way, Roddy did not see Sally at all. To him, this seemed to mean that Sally already understood her current situation and their current relationship. Presumably, she was quite intelligent and wouldn't do anything stupid.
Hopefully, she could grow up as soon as possible before the internal division of the 'Holy Cathedral'.
Roddy silently sighed in his heart. He came here today because he finally found out that Sally was in the Rose Cross Holy Cathedral. For ordinary people, this was not a place that they could casually enter, but Roddy knew how to enter openly. That ring was the key.
'The Fall of Priest Nilda' was one of the famous long quest chains in Roddy's memory, and the beginning of the quest chain was the ring near the sewer. Of course, only Roddy knew the location of the ring, and ordinary people would not be able to find it. Fortunately, this quest chain existed two years ago, and Roddy chose to activate this quest chain to achieve his goal of entering the monastery. Now that he was lucky enough to meet Sally, it saved him some trouble.
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