"Drinking alcohol is a big no-no for spellcasters!Special mage, didn't your teacher teach you this!"
Who's talking to me? In his sleep, Austin heard a stern reprimand, and he was so frightened that he quickly opened his eyes, and met a pair of angry eyes.
The owner of the eyes is a man with a bronzed complexion, nearly one meter nine tall, and a man with the smell of iron and blood, and then looking at his knightly outfit with full armor, Austin immediately realized who this is, Knight of Cassano!
"Answer me, special mage! Who allowed you to drink! An unconscious spellcaster is better than a soldier who can only chop, do you understand?"
Asked again, Austin subconsciously pointed to the old John Sheriff next to him, who was holding his head and had just gotten up, but he immediately thought that the person in front of him didn't seem to be qualified to point fingers at him.
However, Knight Cassano didn't care about his thoughts, but followed the direction of his finger and burned his anger on the head of old John, who was still a little unconscious: "You are Sheriff John, the captain of this investigation team! You disappointed me, you tell me, in the state of you and him, in the face of a murderous opponent, do you have a chance to live? Or do you just want to die?"
"Are you talking about me?" John shook his head, driving away his sleepiness, reminded by the knight, he also remembered his own situation as the leader of the investigation team, and immediately retorted: "I am the captain, you have to listen to me, why should you teach me!"
The answer was the iron fist of the Knight of Cassano, and Old John, who was barely a level 4 warrior, directly hit the wall with his stomach in his hands, making a loud 'bang' and shaking off a lot of dust from the roof.
When the dust cleared, the Knight of Cassano slowly walked up to him, grabbed him by the neck, pulled him up from the ground, and indifferently spat out a sentence: "This is my basis!"
Old John hadn't moved his hand for many years, and he almost killed him just now, and now he was pulled by the neck, and it was even more difficult to breathe.
Seeing this, Austin hurriedly excused him: "Knight Cassano, he has realized his mistake, please let him go for the time being, after all, we still have to carry out the mission." "
"What about you, special mage, do you realize your mistake, or do you have to be beaten up before your head becomes clearer? Cassano turned his head and said coldly to Austin.
Austen, of course, didn't want to suffer like that, and after trying to recall the knight's previous words, he replied, "I shouldn't drink!
"Hmph, you must remember! If I find out again during the Count's mission, even if you are a spellcaster, I will not show mercy. "
"Yes, yes, I remember. Austen breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and finally fooled what was in front of her. As for the fact that spellcasters can't drink alcohol, he'd heard Mage Zecier mention it once in a while, saying that alcohol numbs the mind, making spellcasting less accurate and increasing the risk of spell failure, but he doesn't take it seriously. Now Tocasano's blessing, he finally remembered this spellcaster's taboo and was impressed.
At this time, old John, who was still pulling his neck, coughed more violently, and looked like he was about to die, and when Knight Cassano saw this, he finally let go of his iron pincer-like hands, and let him sit down on the ground, and breathe freely again.
"Captain John, Cassano came to report, this is my letter of appointment. "
After standing upright, Cassano handed John an unfolded piece of parchment with the red badge of the city defense at the bottom.
Austin also had a copy of such a document, but it was issued by the court and signed by Baron Navia, and when he saw the knight's behavior, he immediately followed suit and handed over his letter of appointment: "Captain John, Austen has come to report, this is my letter of appointment. "
"Ahem. . . Cough.. Alright, alright, welcome to the investigation team. Old John was not yet at ease, and he spoke with a few coughs.
"I would like to ask Captain John, why have the people of the church been delayed, haven't you sent someone to urge you?" Cassano looked still unkind, and put on a skeptical look.
"This... This..."John was a little confused about how to answer, facing a hard-core person like Cassano, for fear that a person who could not speak well would be punched and kicked.
"I'll tell you. Austin relieved him at the right time, "Among the three major churches in Oni City, two are respected old priests, and the other is a Templar who is responsible for guarding the church. "
John cast an appreciative look at Austin.
Although Knight Cassano was not satisfied with this answer, he could only admit it, "Then we will wait until dark, but if the people do not arrive after dark, Captain John, you should be obliged to 'please' them." "
"That's, that's, I'm going to send someone over to ask about the situation and remind them to pay attention to the time. Under the coercion of the strong fist, old John nodded like chickens, and summoned several of his subordinates, and ordered them to go separately to the church of the sun god, the lord of the morning sun, and the goddess of agriculture.
Finally, thanks to the efforts of the leader of the investigation team, before the sun completely set, all the three major churches had arrived! It is worth mentioning that the pastor of the Sun God Church actually came over in a soft sedan chair! As if to deliberately highlight the inconvenience of his own legs and feet, he moved in front of everyone with a cane in one hand and a young school boy in the other.
Through John's introduction, after everyone got acquainted, Knight Cassano opened his mouth mercilessly and counted down three religious figures: "Priest Runya, if you have difficulty even moving, what role can you play in this mission? Pastor Konoo, you also seem to be a little lacking in energy, can you stand this kind of work of staying up all night patrolling? And this knight of Sora, you have a guard of honor sword hanging from your waist, is it open?"
After a minute-long silence, Pastor Runya, who was the first to be asked, asked with a displeased face, "Your Excellency Cassano, is there a more powerful weapon than Perro's purifying light to deal with devilish believers?"
Then, the priest of the Lord of the Dawn, Konoo, also spoke dissatisfiedly, "Since I have taken on this glorious and arduous task, I am naturally not afraid of the difficulties of all kinds of conditions. "
Finally, Sora, who was about Austen's age and looked very fair, like a choir singer, argued as best she could: "This is not a guard of honor sword, it is a fine sword forged by a dwarf and blessed by the goddess!"
The answers of these three people made Austin want to laugh, especially that Sora, who was also a level 3 knight, and her voice was as soft as a sissy.
John stood awkwardly between Cassano and the three church members, for fear that if a pastor had a broken leg or broken hand in the police station, he would have waited for the door to be blocked by the instigated believers every day.
Cassano, on the other hand, showed no signs of anger, but folded his hands and repented under the gaze of everyone:
"Praise to His Majesty Perro, praise to His Majesty Roda Mountain, praise to His Majesty Herol, please forgive me for my previous distrust of your believers. "
What is he brewing? Austin looked curiously at this soldier who had just retired from the battlefield and acted a little resolutely, but he did not expect him to have such a 'pious' side.
Cassano didn't let everyone wait long, and after finishing his confession, he immediately said his true intentions:
"Since the three of you are so powerful and conscious, so let's do it, I think it's too eye-catching for more people to get together on this mission, so let's go our separate ways, you three in a group, and the rest of us in a group of three. "
"As for how the mission will be carried out, I suggest that Oni City be divided into two areas, east and west, and we will track down the person's whereabouts separately, so that the chances of finding her are better. As to who is in charge of the east of the city and who is in charge of the west of the city, you choose. But I should remind you that so far only three nobles have been killed in the eastern part of the city, but more than thirty poor people in the western part of the city have died. Please choose carefully. "
Cassano had led the troops, and he knew that his subordinates who did not obey the command would only be a drag, so he didn't care about the reduction of the number of troops, on the contrary, after kicking out these pampered church masters, he could have more confidence to complete the task. He really wanted to accomplish this task, so as to prove that he had the strength to serve as the commander of the cavalry of Oni City.
In this regard, Old John's mouth opened and opened, wanting to express his opinion on being the captain, but was stopped by Austin's look, this kind of thing is up to them.
And Runia, Konoo, and Sora, they can't stand people like Cassano at all, and a worldly person deserves to act with them?
"Okay, as you said, we're in charge of the eastern part of the city. The respected old pastor Runia made a statement on behalf of the church.
Cassano nodded, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "Okay, we are in charge of the western area of the city." Without further ado, for the safety of all the inhabitants of Oni City, we will set off at once!"