"Oh, you said that you're a novelist who is collecting inspiration and wants to know more about the Dark Armed Forces. Welcome, welcome. We welcome any form of spreading the blessings of the gods," Father Weld said with a smile. The old man was 85 years old this year. In fact, he had retired ten years ago. However, he was still very energetic and would come to the church to help out when he was free. He was mainly responsible for explaining the history of Saint Repose Church and the Dark Armed Forces to the wanderers. However, he no longer accepted confessions and other tasks that could only be done by a real priest.
Father Weld was very talkative. "In fact, the world has a misunderstanding about the Dark Armed Forces. The Dark Armed Forces is not a violent organization that purely hunts monsters. The nine founders only hope to help everyone in this way. Otherwise, the Dark Armed Forces would be no different from the bounty hunters who were active everywhere. Be it hunting monsters or preaching, they are just means and not the end. Their original intention has never changed, which is to let more people feel the benevolence of the gods. I hope this can be reflected in Your Honor's future novels."
After the old man finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something. He scratched his head and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have interfered with the author's creative freedom. In fact, it's not a bad idea to write a knight novel about good defeating evil. Haha, anyway, if it's possible, please send this old man a copy after the book is completed. Alright, back to the topic. There are many stories about the Dark Armed Forces. I'm not sure which one would you like to hear specifically? "
"Oh, I'm currently thinking of a story about humans defeating demons. I wonder if you can provide me with some information."
"Demons." Father Hilde thought for a moment. "This name first appeared in Norton's 16-page poem 'Heaven and Hell'. However, there are actually no such monsters in this world. The closest is probably the imps in the abyss. Norton also used this as the prototype to create the image of the demons. Therefore, demons are essentially a very abstract concept. They usually refer to some evil existence that is extremely vicious and has always been against the gods."
"As far as you know, did the Dark Night Militant hunt some humanoid monsters that were called demons by the people of the world back then?" Rob paused and finally asked the main point. "Are there any special existences among these monsters that can use holy power and magic at the same time?"
There was a reason why Archmage asked this. That night in the small courtyard, when he used the mimicry magic, Isabelle looked extremely terrified and blurted out that he was "that demon". Unfortunately, the female magician's heart was later taken away by Erinia, and Rob did not get the name of that demon from her. However, this clue was not completely cut off.
The Great Magician treated his wounds and came to Saint Repose Church the day after the battle. Luo Bu had also read about some of the deeds of the Dark Night Armed in books. He knew that they were monster hunters active in the south in the early years. He wanted to find out if there were any records about demons from them.
"Monsters that can use holy power and magic? Is there really such a thing in the world?" Father Hilde frowned. "The Dark Armed Forces have been active in the southern cities for a long time until the first magic war. Due to the emergence of the magicians, the defense power of each town was greatly increased, and the activity frequency of nearby monsters dropped sharply. Gradually, they moved away from the towns and densely populated areas. The Dark Armed Forces could be considered to have completed their mission and slowly faded from the stage of history. Later, they were officially incorporated into the third paladin regiment by the temple."
"Because the time span was too long, and most of the priests who joined the Dark Armed Forces did not have an undeserved reputation, there was no accurate count of how many monsters they had hunted. However, the battles with powerful monsters were basically recorded, mainly to pass on their experience to the later generations. Among them, there were 13 most famous monsters, and the scenes of the battles between the Dark Armed Forces and them were painted on the roof of the church. Some of them were indeed called demons by the local residents, and there were also cunning beings who were proficient in magic. However, none of them could use holy power."
The old priest shook his head. "Holy power comes from a gift from God. God is the most merciful. Why would he bestow his power to those monsters?"
As the two of them spoke, an old couple walked toward Father Weld. They were old friends of Father Weld. Their three daughters and two sons had been baptized by the old priest after they were born. Now that their eldest son was married, and their daughter-in-law was about to give birth after ten months of pregnancy, the old couple hoped that Father Weld could baptize the little life that was about to be born. However, the old priest said that he was no longer a clergyman, and according to the rules of the temple, he could not baptize anyone. The old couple did not insist and only hoped that Father Weld could recommend another person to them.
Father Weld shrugged at Rob and said, "Sorry, I'll help them ask which priest is free these days. Take a look at the murals above your head. If you want to know more about the Dark Armed Forces, I recommend you to buy a copy of 'The Origin of the Third Holy Knight Order' at the entrance."
The Archmage nodded to express his gratitude to the old priest. After that, Rob wandered around the church. He had already seen all thirty-six murals above his head not long after he entered the door. The thirteen monsters on the murals were all very powerful. Erinia was not even in the top three. These monsters were indeed demons in the eyes of ordinary people, but they were not enough to make a fifth-grade magician pale. Moreover, Isabelle was from the Court of Heresy, and her mental strength was definitely stronger than the average magician's. Just as Father Weld had said, none of the thirteen monsters could use holy power.
Rob was not too surprised. After all, the clues he had were too few, and he was just trying his luck at Saint Repose Church. The Archmage was actually more inclined to believe that the demons Isabelle mentioned were people, not monsters. However, he still spent a silver coin to buy 'The Origin of the Third Holy Knight Order'.
Luo Bu found a bench by the window and sat down. He finished reading the book in his hand under the warm sunshine, not entirely to look for clues, but more to admire the great achievements of the predecessors. The current position of him and the Temple would not affect his respect for the group of priests who formed the Night Armed Forces a thousand years ago. Those people were the well-deserved heroes of that Dark Age.
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