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The rock fort, Priest Wright's memory to this fort is very profound-- not because of this fort unique geographical position and historical story, because his childhood then passed in the town of this fort north not far away.
At that time he was only did not have the orphan of father non- mother, by young janitor who the abbots adopted, several years of time in fort north that small monastery was in his life the tranquilest and satisfied day, although that time he has not awakened the Holy Light talent, has not become by „Extraordinary that” the average person awed, but at that time, the senior chiefs of monastery were also living.
The rock fort is in itself a giant city, but it cannot be self-sufficient, in fort with must depend upon the surrounding cities village to provide, but the monastery that Wright stayed at that time is then responsible for providing the holy water, the Saint oil and protective charm for the knights in fort. Each month end of the month, Wright with the senior chief together, rides the old carriage that makes noise to rush to the fort from the town, delivers to new sacred item the fort senior official hand.
In this huge military installation full is the aggressive knight and combative soldier, but they to from monastery the person is very polite, in day of delivering goods, Wright then under the eyes of these soldiers will hide, will rove in the wall piles of fort lower level area, pitch-dark , will be mounting the shining bar copper city wall, as well as placed the trebuchet in city wall is the past years most lets the thing that Wright was in a stew.
But such day has continued few years, the senior chief was then assigned the Holy Spirit Plain middle area, Wright also the middle, again then after several years, the senior chief passed away, the new chief has taken over control of the monastery, Wright has become Priest, was enrolled the Priest group of central church parish...... In an instant several years then the past.
Again sees the rock fort, then two years ago, he as doing missionary work Priest was kicked the church by the Bishop foot of middle church parish, then goes south along the Dorgen River river bank, past left here young janitor to turn into the missionary, wore the Priest long gown to return to this place.
That time, Wright not, in the rock fort stays too for a long time--, although in this city has the place that many are worth him recalling, the face that but in the fort is familiar with almost looked to disappear, in the past that strong aggressive, makes fort senior official who one dreads also several years ago , because the old wound issue left the post, therefore he in a hurry stays, had supplemented after dry rations and water, then leaves here, has stepped into Southern Region that bleak barbaric lands.
He has not thought, after the short two years of doing missionary work time, he returned to this place.
Before entering the city must checkpoint, he saw two long common people teams, gets someone to leave to the city, is lining up to accept the inspection, another comes out from the city. The leading members of these teams are catching up with the trade route of large cart, other are puts on the armor to lead mercenary and adventurer of sword, only then a small number of common people combine in the team, but that majority in common people of nearby cities housing-- in this age, the common people wants the pass that gets so far as the aristocrat to sign and issue not to be easy, besides the Cecil territory huge and continuous immigration team, few average people will carry on „making a long journey”.
Wright lines up in the team honestly, waits for a long time finally to be one's turn itself very much, he stops before that registration the table of name and inspection general copy clerk, pulls out the supporting document from the bosom while behind languid the soldier to the table said: „Wish Holy Light to shelter you.”
Felt that may be called the huge shadow covers, is startling in the soldier who behind the table gets sleepy opened the eye all of a sudden, afterward he heard that voice low and deep „is willing Holy Light to shelter you”, raised the head, he noticed that a senior official strong man is also standing in the front, the opposite party wears an obsolete Priest long gown, and has pulled out two supporting documents from the long gown-- has the Holy Light Church mark, obviously is showed that Priest status, another should be the passing through copy clerk who the aristocrat signs and issues.
This languid soldier sobers immediately, received the copy clerk deftly while quite somewhat attentively greets: „Holy Light shelters you-- Mr. Priest. Actually you can not need to line up.”
Long gown that although present Priest wears slightly is obsolete this somewhat strangely, but Priest is Priest, is Extraordinary, is the member of the upper-class, moreover this is at present domineering Holy Light Church Priest, he does not certainly dare to neglect.
„Everybody is lining up,” Laitewen and place smiled, and spoke thoughtlessly, „person were many-- I remember here usually did not have these many people.”
„, That was last year, this year is different,” soldier shakes the head saying that „a large quantities of merchant turned over the potion business between Holy Spirit Plain and Southern Region . Moreover the farmers of many bankruptcies do not know that which nonsense listened, must run Southern Region to ask for means of livelihood-- many merchants were leading the general copy clerk of Grand Duke nobility signing and issuing, specifically was responsible for transporting toward south these people, did you see these to hang the streetcar of three bunches of straws? These are, they go toward the Clearwater River wharf......”
Wright blinks, in the heart is somewhat sigh with emotion: Is the matter that even if here, the feudal lord handles also having such tremendous influence?
Was speaking, the soldier has inspected Wright's Priest to show, and saw the mark on following general copy clerk, the words that this soldier told only half anchored immediately, his expression was a little strange: „Is the Duke Cecil supporting document......”
Wright asked one curiously: „What's wrong, has the issue?”
„...... Does not certainly have the issue, this is the Duke mark, is impossible to have the issue,” soldier hurries saying that and a little awkwardly explained that „in the general copy clerk who just recently every day saw has half to have the Cecil symbol......”
„developement territory always needs the person and commodity,” Wright said at a moderate pace, „just these many year of new developement territory have not appeared, perhaps everybody forgot these.”
„Does not have anything to relate with us in any case,” soldier mumbled one, inspecting the supporting document returns in Wright hand, „you can enter a city, Mr. Priest.”
Wright received the copy clerk, puts away, turned around to move toward that in the memory very familiar, gable personal the heavy front door of black steel and bar copper.
Across the deep city gate, across fort firm first with the second layer city wall, is the inner city region of rock fort.
As a giant fortress, rock fort, not only the military construction, it is between Southern Region and Holy Spirit Plain the most important entry barrier, is the intercourse trade route has a rest, the place of collection and distribution, to realize these functions, to guarantee in fort about ten thousand soldier and knight and mage life, the interior of fort is actually a facility prepared and lively lively city.
This city still did not have anything to change.
Wright walks street in rock fort, in the memory the somewhat fuzzy picture was clear gradually in the face of these familiar vistas, he saw pastrycook's shop that oneself childhood most liked-- in each month here delivered „goods” day, he had the spending money of eight copper cashes, happen to can buy a cheap cake or the sweet cake in the shop, he also saw that greasy „slaughtering square”, saw the square edge was setting upright high wooden frame child, he recorded that wooden frame child is being was used to whip the thief and military deserter-- because, but Southern Region for a long time does not have the war, become a soldier in must Cery. Completely is an easy and comfortable good assignment, therefore its leading role whips the thief.
Basically every month will have the thief to tie up both hands to hang on wooden frame, whipped bruised and lacerated, but the resident and many soldier in biggest pastime rock fort city are goes to „slaughtering square” to appreciate the scene of this whipping, moreover Wright still remembers, in every year Fire Month second holiday, in the rock fort city will have the celebration that the celebration city is completed, its main point ties up the first thief who Fire Month catches above whips one hour.
If had not caught the thief in the same month, replaces with the slave who the ballot selects.
The slave-owners are glad to deliver to here to whip oneself slave, matter that this seems one very much has the face regarding them, moreover what is more important will be the fort senior official will have money compensation-- if even the slave in the whipping process were not careful that was killed, money enough slave-owner who will then compensate will buy two healthy new slaves again, person who therefore in the city will have the slave will treat as time drawing to move the Fire Month celebration festival, for this reason will buy over the soldier who will be responsible for whipping......
In Wright mind emits these recollections, he cannot bear knit the brows.
He once thought this barbaric, thinks this cruel, but he never like today, thought that this is full of the evil.
In Cecil territory saw that many serfs, slaves and slave laborer trade freely after the industrious work, had own house and property, even went to school to recognize the character, becomes with everybody same „Cecil citizen”, sees with one's own eyes these had been regarded as „stupid inferior stock” the person also like the average person to be full of the dignity to live, he discovered that oneself was very difficult to accept the middle area these so-called „the lofty entertainment of civilized society”.
Moreover there is this irrevocable city...... City that this dozens years, 100 years have not even changed.
In the line of sight even including the house that builds newly not to have.
Wright shook the head, turns around to leave slaughtering square, and did not have to stay, the interest of rest in this city again.
He had supplemented the beer that some dry rations and clear water and help preserving, then quickly left the rock fort, north the front door across fort, he then officially set foot on the Holy Spirit Plain land.
He was very long in the wilderness outside city, has gone straight one throughout the day, finally before Sun sets sees a small village.
Watched a weather, Wright decides in the village rests-- his travel expense are not many, but the villager will usually not reject seeking lodging for the night of Priest, he can also help the person firewood trade a dinner, this compared with passes the night to economize a lot in the city.
He enters the village, is walking on that bumpy rotten muddy road, the side is low worn-out thatched huts and log cabins, he inquired that the position of village supervisor, then walked in that direction clearly.
But a sudden disturbance sound from behind transmitted, making Wright stop the footsteps.
He has turned around, saw that behind the pedestrian on rotten muddy road is dispersing, but two wear the soldier of armor to entrain an arm and hair of man, has towed from nearby house him, wears the woman of worn-out skirt to run from the room, wept and wailed is kneeling down in that two soldier-- in that two soldiers behind, walked one to wear the Priest long gown, wore Holy Light Priest of white gold-edged soft hat.
Obviously, as person who Extraordinary Holy Light Priest controls the situation.
Wright takes a step immediately the past.
„What happened?” He arrives at that to wear in front of Holy Light Priest of long gown, knits the brows to ask, „this male criminal what crime?”
That kneels down in the woman of ground saw that Priest appears, immediately weeps and wails loudly: „Sir! Our really not believing in evil doctrines god! That is only the Gejiu account book--”
The weeping and wailing sound of woman stops suddenly, because together law- silent Divine Spell fell on her, she can only open the mouth to stare, makes an effort to grab oneself throat, but release Divine Spell that Holy Light Priest received to reach behind the back, slightly a little curiously looked at present Wright one eyes-- confirmed after this was the church compatriot, he opened the mouth: „Brother, this does not close your matter-- I suspected that this person has an affair with the evil spell sacrificial offering.”
Was towed the line to mutter in the man of ground by two soldiers in a low voice: „Does not have really...... Really not......”
Wright knits the brows to look at this, and looks by the biggest patience to present Priest: „What evidence has?”
„Uncovers a book in his family/home, in” that Priest raised hand an obsolete book, „this is the contact blasphemes the evidence of knowledge!”
Fell on has cried in the man of ground: „That is only the Gejiu account book...... I want to teach my young married woman to recognize several characters......”
His words have not said, nearby soldier then tramples with the iron boots on him, making him swallow along with the bloody foam the remaining words, the soldier was stepping on his head, the tone was severe: „Does not permit to poison people's minds! The common people recognize any character! How in the even common people possibly to have book?”
„In even common people have the book collection is a dangerous signal, this book collection is very possible is the devil places in their home, what even if in the book records is looks like the normal writing, the knowledge that blasphemed will also go into hiding between the lines, the common people who was not literate read these books, looked was not the above character, but was the words of devil,” that Priest in chest front picture Holy Light main symbol, said seriously, „this was the caution that Megaw Bishop made.”
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