Reynolds immediately understood after considering his own situation. He was now a devil, but the proportion of devil in his soul was very small, so his aura was easily covered by the human part. He didn't use much of his Contract Magic, but that should have helped a little.
"In the Goddess' fortress, there are only faithful believers and Holy Knights who can kill devils, so no devils would take the risk to come here. This possibility doesn't exist. Weak devils can't perfectly turn into humans, so this possibility is also eliminated. So you think that the biggest possibility is that I've met a devil … … Generally speaking, there's nothing wrong with this idea, but you've actually overlooked a possibility. "
"What possibility?" A pair of green eyes shone.
"There's a particularly powerful devil that almost perfectly blended in with the humans. Everyone in the fortress was fooled, and only a bit of his aura was revealed in front of the female Elven Holy Knight. Maybe it was an accident, or maybe he purposely revealed a bit to arouse the Holy Knight's curiosity and make her want to investigate, then slowly fall into the devil's hands. "
"Wow, that's a good plan, and it's a possibility that I didn't think of. I think your idea can be written into an interesting book! " The Holy Knight smiled happily and extended her hand to Reynolds, "Deidre Andomir, you can also call me Didi or Dilly. This way, you won't need to call me female Elven Holy Knight in the future. "
"Reynolds Hall, I'll definitely become Reynolds Iceberg in the future. Lord Kipling said that I'll have a nickname after the ceremony, but I don't know now. You can just call me Reynolds, there's no abbreviation. "
"I've heard stories about you. Almost everyone warned me to stay away from you, probably because you're a serious threat to girls. Now it seems that you've definitely borrowed the devil's power. " Deidre quietly pointed in the direction of the fortress' castle gate, "Rem doesn't like you very much and kept talking about you on the way here. He should've just told you his true feelings, and then the two of you would've settled it with a knight duel instead of causing trouble for you. By the way, what did you do with the Prince that he keeps talking about? "
"I really don't remember. The name Prince sounds familiar, but that's all. "
"Then you really are scum." Deidre pursed her lips, "Forgetting the past is also a crime, did you know that?"
"Please put the blame on the devil." Seeing Dilly roll her eyes, Reynolds asked curiously, "What does Prince have to do with you?"
"Of course not with me, but she's Ream's childhood sweetheart, a distant cousin, and they're engaged. That's what Ream said. But I don't know what happened to the engagement. If you want to know, you can ask Rem! "
If Renault wanted to commit suicide, he would definitely ask Rem about it. Fortunately, he was not stupid.
Looking at the lively and beautiful female Elven Holy Knight in front of him, an interesting idea suddenly popped up in Reynolds's mind. "Tilly, are you free for the next period of time? Can you help us hunt Griffins? "
"I belong to the Sacred Heart, not the Sacred Body. Why do you have such thoughts?"
"Because destroying the Griffins is a good thing. Is it wrong? " Renault tapped his palm with his finger and listed the benefits of doing this. "The earlier the Gryphon dies, the safer the surroundings will be. The people and the Goddess will be happy. Your help will increase the chances of success. As long as your martial arts skills are passable, with you in the team, you will be able to witness our efforts and prevent Rem from finding fault with us. But most importantly, I think you're very interesting. You should be a good partner and a trustworthy friend. "
"Okay!" Deidre's eyes narrowed into two crescent moons, and she nodded with a smile, "I'll go tell the bishop, and then I'll leave with you tomorrow morning."
She turned and walked away with a swift and decisive attitude. But after five steps, she turned back. "Renault, there's one more thing that needs to be resolved. You're asking me for help, right? You're not from the Sacred Heart, and you're not my superior, so according to the rules, I can't serve you for free. "
"Then what do you want? I don't have much money, or at least I don't think I have enough money to hire you. What do you like to do? Do you like listening to stories and singing? "
"I can accept listening to stories, but there can't be elves in them." Deidre turned and left again, leaving behind a string of clear and melodious voice, "You have to tell an interesting story!"
Deidre disappeared into the corridor outside the door, and this unexpected help gave Renault more confidence in the mission of hunting the Gryphons. However, how to make good use of this help still needed to be carefully considered. So Renault sat down and tried to expand his thoughts, estimating various situations, and of course, preparing the reward for Deidre: an interesting story that she had never heard before.
And it would be best if he could tell it within a month.
After a while, Tron came back with a small bag on his shoulder that reached his ribs. Presumably, it contained the potions needed for this mission. "Renault, let's go to the armory."
"I just tricked Deidre to go with us. Deidre is that female Elven Paladin."
"What?!" Tron opened his mouth wide, "How did you do it?"
"I sincerely invited her, that's all." Renault didn't understand why Tron was so surprised. However, when he thought of Tron's almost completely closed military life in Iceberg Fortress since his childhood, his lack of experience in dealing with women was understandable. "If you don't object to her joining, then shouldn't you take me to the armory?"
"Of course not. Although the Paladins of the Sacred Heart are not as good as the Monster Hunters of the Sacred Body, they are at least qualified warriors. They can perform better in other fields. Ah … What nonsense am I talking about? The armory is over here. "
The current situation was that one more person meant one more strength. Even if it was one more weapon, armor, or weight, it would be good. This was also why Renault had to carry weapons even though he had not received any training in the use of weapons.
According to the previous plan, Renault decisively chose a light and tough spear as his main weapon for close combat, and then brought a short and thick dagger with a wide blade and a serrated back for daily use. For a long-range weapon, he found a crossbow with a handle, which didn't require much strength when loaded. There were a total of 20 bolts in the two boxes. However, he and Tron had a little disagreement when it came to armor.
"I've seen the claws of the Gryphons. They can even scratch through the bones of horses. I don't think armor is of any use. Anyway, I'll die if I get hit, so I might as well go into battle with light armor. That way, I can be more flexible. "
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