"Only the Holy Light Church's Tribunal and Arbitration Chamber rely on evidence." Mark pointed at the captain's breastplate and smiled. "The Holy Knights don't rely on evidence! They only trust their own people! Captain, do you think they trust you, a great master of the Third Order, or me, a mere clergyman?"
“…” Although the patrol captain was very angry, he was not a brainless soldier. He knew that every word Mark said hit the nail on the head.
No matter how reasonable the local guard forces were, they could only speak to the "civilian" departments of the kingdom and the church.
In the face of the Holy Knights who dominate the world, all logic is bullshit.
What's more, even if he had not personally experienced the scene that Mark described, he knew what kind of people the people in his knight order were.
However, as a low-ranking official in the legion, he could not easily surrender to a church member who was only level 11, otherwise he would never be able to hold his head up in the legion again.
"Hmph! You can meet the Holy Knights whenever you want? Idiot, I advise you to take back what you just said and stay here honestly, otherwise we can't guarantee what will happen!" He reached out and slapped Mark's fingers away, cursing in a low voice.
"Oh, you're not the leader of this knight order, are you?" Mark chuckled. "Tell your leader to hand over the soldier who insulted the church to me for punishment. I can treat this as his personal behavior and not report it to the Holy Knights."
Seeing that the patrol captain opposite was unmoved, Mark didn't mind reminding him, "It's best to let your superiors decide on matters that you can't decide on yourself. Otherwise, when the daybreak comes and the Holy Knights arrive, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"
“…”
The patrol captain left with his men without a word. Monica approached Mark curiously and asked, "How do you know they won't touch you? Will they agree to the conditions you mentioned?"
"If the rulers of Stone Hammer Town weren't stupid, what would they do immediately after the mine incident? Would they protect the people who knew the secret of the Holy Light Blood Crystal for one night and then let them go, or would they eliminate them all before they could react?"
Mark began to treat the wound on Kyle's back with clean water. As he moved, he could see Kyle's muscles twitching unconsciously occasionally.
Monica is not a young person who has just entered society like Oak, otherwise she would not want to leave Stone Hammer Town as soon as she discovered the secret of the Holy Light Blood Crystal.
"They should have silenced all those who knew about it. A parish where nothing happens is a good parish!"
"But they didn't do it." Mark nodded in agreement with Monica's statement. "This proves that they have missed the best time to silence the witnesses. They don't dare to touch anyone here now. We are probably not waiting for the future ruler of Stone Hammer Town, but someone they dare not provoke."
Compared to Monica, who only knew the situation in Shichui Town, Mark naturally had more information and could guess more from just one clue.
The trainee priest Anduko who had reminded him to go to the Blood Crystal Mine to check the situation in the Cathedral of Stone Hammer Town must have secretly contacted the people in the higher-level diocese through other methods before looking for him.
Although it is not known whether Kyle is an investigator sent by the higher-ups, one should know that Mark came to Stone Hammer Town this time to avoid the Holy Knights who were going to Champagne Town to investigate the cause of death of Godfather Miller in St. John's Cathedral.
The Holy Knights are entitled to intercept and review the communications of the lower dioceses.
When traveling from the Papal States to Champagne Town, one will definitely pass by the town of Stone Hammer.
If everything were normal in Shichui Town, that big shot might not have the slightest interest in a dusty mining city.
But once something "abnormal" appears in this city, there is no need to think too much about what choice the Holy Knights will make.
Combined with the unusual behavior of the Knights of Stone Hammer Town, Mark naturally guessed that the people of Stone Hammer Town had received the news of the arrival of the Holy Knights.
Perhaps when they were about to take action against Anduco and his master, they were warned by the two priests who were unwilling to go along with them?
Mark did not tell Monica about the thoughts that flashed through his mind.
After all, he knew the whereabouts of the Holy Knights because he was hiding from them, so he couldn't tell anyone else about it.
And there was no need for Mark to explain any further, as the patrol captain had already come to Mark with healing potions and a familiar heavily armored guard.
When the guard, whose mask had been removed and whose face was filled with anger and grievance, glared at Mark, Mark smiled and stepped forward, patted the guard's face and said with a smile: "Tsk tsk tsk, you're still a pretty boy. Look at how embarrassed you are. And you still say you're not afraid of the Holy Light Church? You say I'm a wimp?"
I don't know if the guard was gagged by his superior or had his ability to speak blocked by magic, but he allowed Mark to humiliate him like this, and he just glared at Mark with anger on his face and didn't dare to resist at all.
Seeing his reaction, Mark didn't feel the pleasure of getting revenge on the spot.
After all, he is just a small-time bully. Just teach him a lesson.
Thinking of this, Mark took off the cross necklace hanging around Kyle's neck and stabbed the guard's right arm with it.
Divine Judgment!
"Well!"
The sudden stinging pain twisted the guard's face into a melon shape, and his entire body's breath weakened in an instant.
With Mark's current attribute bonus, even without the weapon damage blessing, it is not something that the guard can easily withstand.
Mark pulled out a cross necklace and said, "Your crime isn't punishable by death. You hurt Lord Kyle, so I will punish you on his behalf!"
"Don't blame me for not warning you. This is Lord Kyle's divine curse. He can only bear this wound until he recovers naturally. If you treat it, you will explode and die like the heretic in the mine! Get out!"
Mark took the recovery potion from the patrol captain and ordered him to leave.
Monica on the side just looked at Mark with a strange look on her face as he was talking nonsense seriously.
After the patrol captain helped the frail guard away, Monica said, "Aren't you afraid they're killing that guy?"
"Afraid? Why should I be afraid? I've already warned them. They're asking for trouble, so they can't blame anyone else. And it's better to kill them! This guy is so stupid and has no brains. I guess the leader of the Knights Legion must be a headache every day. I helped him clean up his mess! If anything, he'll have to thank me! Oh, I'm such a merciful priest!"
"But in this way, the secret of your skills will be exposed, right?" Monica blinked at Mark, as if she had seen through Mark's secret a long time ago.
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