Laing and Suria were still talking. After thinking for a while, Laing told his wife the truth. "Suria, I don't think Brother Julius has a good chance of winning. I can only help as much as I can."
"Father doesn't want brother to give up so easily. For the sake of the Duke's family, if brother quits, it would look cowardly. But if he goes straight to the championship duel, the chance of winning is very low, and it would also look like a reckless man." Suria was also troubled. She was worried about her brother, and she knew that Julius did not have many advantages when facing Fedmond, who was a Holy Grail Knight and the first heir to the Duke of Bordero's title. On the contrary, he had a lot of disadvantages.
In this kingdom, the name of the Holy Grail Knight was too famous. Suria knew that one of the important reasons François was willing to marry his daughter was because Laing was a Holy Grail Knight. But when it came to Julius, François complained in front of his daughter that just because Julius had not become a Holy Grail, it did not mean that Julius was worse than Fedmond. Berchemund was acting shamelessly.
This was a double standard. Suria could only laugh when she thought of this. This was a matter of perspective. The Holy Grail Knight was also a person. Although François had the eight virtues of a knight, he was still a father. His daughter's marriage was resolved smoothly, but his son's matter was troublesome.
"Sometimes, a duel can solve a problem. Life and death are not important. If you are not satisfied, just do it." He looked at Emilia playing with the two Auster border collies and thought of something else. He grinned and said, "Laing, my brother, sometimes appearance is important. I dare say that for the same mission, Fogen, Kiryman, or St. Giles would be better than Mortarion, Magnus, or Petrabo. Ah, every time I see Petrabo's rotten egg-like face, I want to use an axe to cut off his face. Every time!"
Laing's brothers! The female knight's eyes lit up. She held her husband's arm and stopped talking. She listened attentively. Emilia also picked up the shepherd dog. The little maid's big eyes sparkled. She also wanted to know about Laing.
Laing's background was too mysterious.
"Fu Gen? I seem to have heard that Elder Brother Fu Gen was married? " Laing did not intend to hide anything in front of Suria and Emilia. He asked the question that interested him.
"I don't know if Forgen has ever been married." He stabbed a pitchfork into the ground. He was wearing a straw hat on his big bald head. He thought for a while and said with uncertainty, "I don't know what the situation was like on the home planet. For example, when Kiryman was the son of the regent, did he have a woman? But what I know is that among us brothers, only you and Luce openly keep women around. You and Luce are different."
"Different?" Laing wanted to know more about the secret that Angren knew.
"You and Luce both like women, but the way you do it is different. You pursue quality, while Luce uses it as a way to vent. I remember that he killed at least a hundred people, right?" A look of disdain appeared on Anglo's face as he recalled the era of the Great Expedition. "Ruth, that barbarian reeked of wolves. Wherever he went, he only knew how to let his wolf children and wolf grandchildren surround him like an old man enjoying the joy of a family reunion. Fight me one-on-one if you dare!"
"Hahahaha." Laing and Angren chatted for a while. Seeing that it was about time, he took the initiative to say goodbye. Angren did not intend to keep them and nodded to show that he heard.
"Emilia, let's go. We'll go somewhere else. If you want to see the dog, come back next time!" Laing waved at Emilia.
"Goodbye, 486! I'll see you again next time! "Emilia put down the shepherd dog in her arms and said goodbye to the puppy.
"Woof, woof, woof!" Border collies were very smart dogs. They immediately realized that Emilia was saying goodbye. The puppy barked a few times. Border collies rarely barked, so it was also saying goodbye.
When Amelia was pulled onto the elven warhorse by Leon, the little maid leaned on Leon's body and muttered, "486 is so cute. If there's a chance next time, I'll come and see it and play with it."
"So why is it called 486?" It was not that Emilia did not know how to ride a horse. It was just that Laing wanted to show that they were close and also to comfort her. Recently, Laing always felt that his little maid was complaining about him, especially after she found out that Teresa had also been "taken in" by Laing.
“486？ The other day, I heard from Mr. Oliver that President Hadrian spent a total of 486 gold marks to buy a few purebred Border Collie dogs and ship them here from Oster. So, I named the dog 486. "
"Okay." Laing was just asking casually.
"Laing, Sister Suria, where are we going next?" Today was Emilia's day off. The little maid clearly did not plan to go back to the winery.
"We're going to Al Frey's Church of Justice." Laing nodded. "Al Frey has officially become a Holy Knight of the Church of Justice. We should go and congratulate him for becoming a member of the Sweet Spicy Brotherhood."
"Okay!"
… …
In Zeon Town, there was always a place that was different from other places. That was the Church of Justice, located in the corner of the town, close to the Oracle Mountains.
Six years ago, when Leon had first arrived at this place, the paladin Alfreid had taken a fancy to this place. This corner was far away from the hustle and bustle of the town, and was close to the foot of the Oracle Mountain Range. There was sufficient water at the foot of the mountain, and Alfreid had started building the Church of Justice's chapel by himself on the mountainside and the foot of the mountain.
When the Church of Justice was first built, it was just a shabby thatched hut, a simple icon of the God of Justice, and a few rows of tables and chairs. Al Frey first preached the doctrine of the God of Justice to the people here.
Discover all the truth, severely punish all the crimes, correct all the mistakes, use justice and law as the yardstick, uphold justice and punish those who break the law and discipline, spread civilization and enlightenment, reason and order, and pursue unswervingly justice and the path of justice throughout life.
This was the God of Justice. The icon of this God was always missing a palm, and its eyes were empty. It was said that this God was always in a bitter struggle with the Gods of Chaos in the subspace. He was always at a disadvantage, and his body was always scarred.
Al Frey built the Church of Justice from scratch. In the early days, it was very difficult because the serfs did not understand what justice was. They were only willing to believe and accept "justice" that was good for them. Al Frey was often ridiculed in his preaching, and some rotten vegetables were thrown at him. But the paladin never gave up. He was always firm in his demands and took his own actions as an example. He insisted that "justice does not discriminate between nobility and lowly" and "justice requires a price." When any lowly serf came to pray, he listened carefully and gave advice. When any opportunist or vagabond wanted to get something for nothing, Al Frey always sternly refused.
Through the efforts of this young paladin, the townspeople began to slowly accept the existence of Al Frey. Because of his strong emphasis on the "spirit of contract" and the "belief in justice," the serfs and freemen began to be willing to let the paladin mediate and notarize some things. Thus, the Court of Justice was born. This was a great improvement in Brittany, where simple rulings were often made by the townspeople. The serfs did not want the knights to intervene and cause either the plaintiff or the defendant to be hanged, and the knights did not like to trouble themselves all day long.
The clever Al Frey also realized that Brittany had its own national conditions. In addition to establishing the Court of Justice, he often invited the Prophet of the Lake and the Knight of the Holy Grail stationed in the city to listen to and ask for advice on how to pass judgment.
After six years of development, Al Frey's Church of Justice had become the Temple of Justice. There were about fifty clerics and fifteen paladins stationed in it. There were thousands of believers in Laing's territory. Among the serfs, the Church of Justice competed with the Church of the Goddess of Mercy, Shalia, but at the same time, they also cooperated.
Laing rode the pure-blooded elven warhorse, Grape, and carried Emilia in his arms. He looked up and pointed to the holy emblem of the God of Justice at the gate of the Temple of Justice and said, "It's been six years, Emilia. Do you still remember the time when we celebrated the Winter Veil with Al Frey in Marlinburg?"
"Of course I remember. At that time, you and Mr. Frey were taking a bath together, and you were clamoring for beer together." Amelia's little face was full of joy as she recalled the memories of the past. After following Leon for a few years, she had temporarily forgotten the pain of the past. Her previously introverted personality had become cheerful and lively again. When she followed Leon, she was only a seventeen or eighteen year old girl. Now that six years had passed, the little maid felt that she was very lucky as she recalled the series of events that had happened to her.
"I heard that the Church of the Goddess of Mercy always tries to adopt as many orphans and abandoned children as possible, but the Church of the Goddess of Mercy is only willing to raise girls. Most of the boys are sent to the Temple of Justice to be raised by Al Frey and his priests and paladins. These children are also trained to become priests, paladins, or other professions." Suria also got off the horse. The female knight's gaze swept across the holy emblem on the gate of the Temple of Justice.
The emblem on the blue shield was a warhammer, and above the warhammer was a balance scale.
"The Church of the Goddess of Mercy is willing to raise girls because they are suitable for taking care of people. As everyone knows, most Temples of the Goddess of Mercy are also hospitals and sanatoriums." Laing waved his hand to signal the paladins who had gathered around to greet him to leave. He continued, "But the Church also needs to eat. Taking in an unlimited number of orphans and abandoned children can easily cause the church's finances to collapse. The Temple of Justice needs warriors, so it needs boys. I remember that in Nord, the White Wolf Temple liked to accept these orphans the most. However, they are used to being treated kindly by the Church of the Goddess of Mercy. Suddenly being sent to the White Wolf Temple, which advocates competition and cruel training, the boys are always not used to seeing cruelty for the first time. Many boys try to escape. I remember that if a boy can escape from the Church of the Goddess of Mercy five times …"
"He will be executed?" Suria asked curiously.
"No. If a boy escapes from the White Wolf Temple five times and survives five harsh punishments, he will become the focus of the White Wolf Temple. Therefore … the White Wolf War God appreciates this kind of courage, determination, and independence," Laing said with a smile.
"If a boy of the kingdom's nobility doubts a lady like this, he will only be sent to the Holy Grail Pilgrims for life or sent to live in the Empire or the Southern Kingdoms." Suria said with great interest, "… So, Mr. Frey Alfred is also a Paladin now?"
"Alfred was made a Paladin by the Church of Justice because of his contribution in spreading the faith and building the Temple of Justice. He joined the Sweet and Spicy Brotherhood not long ago." After entering the Temple of Justice, Laing pointed to the knight's emblem on the wall and continued, "So, time really flies. That bastard who had a snowball fight and sledding with me with a runny nose actually became a knight?"
"Hahahaha!" Suria and Emilia couldn't help but laugh. They focused their attention on the emblem of the Paladin Knights.
On the red shield was a golden warhammer. On the surface of the warhammer was a skull wearing a laurel crown. The current Paladin Grand Tutor (Head of the Paladin Knights) was called Hans-Leitendorf. He was a powerful knight at the peak of the legendary level and had many achievements.
The Paladin Knights was also one of the seven major knight orders of the Empire. This order was founded in the early days of the Empire. It was famous in the old world for its strict military discipline and strong fighting power. They used white spears, swords, and shields, liked to wear silver plate armor, and wore red and white helmets. As a religious knight order, the main enemies of the Paladin Knights were the undead and the Chaos Cult in the Empire.
"Who made a snowman with a runny nose? Laing, it was clearly the two of us who peed together and melted the snowman made by others. How can you say that we dyed the snowman yellow? " A lively and energetic voice sounded. The Paladin Al- Frey walked out of the Temple with a sincere smile on his face. The Paladin in his prime walked up to Laing and gave him a big hug. "Good friend, what brings you here?"
As usual, Al- Frey was covered in heavy armor. It seemed that he rarely took off his plate armor. Laing was hugged by a bear. The pendant and the red cross on Al- Frey's plate armor made Laing uncomfortable. He reached out and patted Al- Frey's shoulder. "I haven't officially congratulated you on your promotion to a Paladin yet, so I came to see you."
"Hello, Mr. Al- Frey." "Hello, Al- Frey." Emilia and Suria greeted Al- Frey one after another.
"Hello, uh … Madam Suria, and Miss Emilia." Al- Frey gestured for everyone to follow him along the corridor.
The weather was getting gloomy, and it seemed that it was going to rain. The interior of the temple was made of granite and slate, and the terrain was complicated. Without Al- Frey's guidance, it was difficult to identify the direction in a short time.
Al- Frey's private bedroom had a bed, a wardrobe, a prayer mat, a few desks, a long table for guests, and a few benches. Other than that, there were only hangers for armor and candlesticks.
"Please sit down, good friend. You must have something special to tell me, right?" Al- Frey asked Laing and the others to sit down. He went straight to the point without any hesitation.
"That's right, Fu. I came here to find you because I need your help with something."
"What is it?"
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