Chapter 175 Remains and the Crusaders (Please subscribe!)
Krell's light armor was covered in mud, and his bag was torn into pieces by the thorns along the road.
Looking back, there were a series of bloodstains on the soldiers' faces. When they were exhausted both physically and mentally and finally saw the long-lost city of Idar, the string that was tightly stretched in their hearts finally relaxed at this moment.
The city before them and the land beneath their feet are the only home where the soldiers can feel safe.
Before heading to the Almis Mountains, this fully armed team had fifty people, but now... there are only more than thirty people following Claire.
The lives of more than a dozen soldiers rest forever in the depths of the Almis Mountains, but...
Clare looked at the soldiers behind him whose clothes were torn but whose eyes were determined. Although they had experienced hardships and tribulations along the way, they finally completed the task assigned by Bruno's men.
"Into the city!"
Claire's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was a little hoarse.
Finally... I'm home...
…
Lord's castle.
Bruno sat behind his desk, quietly listening to what Claire had seen and heard deep in the Almis Mountains, thinking about the first-hand information that Claire had brought him.
"You mean..." Bruno frowned and tapped the table with his fingers, "In the Almis Mountains, there is a vast basin that has never been visited by anyone?"
"Although it's a sparsely populated place, it can't be said that no one has ever set foot here..." Clare's face became serious. He raised his hand, took something out of his pocket, and handed it to Bruno.
"This is……"
What Claire handed over was a pale golden brooch, which shone with a faint golden light under the candlelight.
but……
The moment Bruno saw the pattern carved on the brooch, he felt his originally calm heart suddenly beating violently.
Bang……
Bang bang…
The night was quiet, and the bright moonlight poured down through the half-open window, illuminating one side of the study.
Bruno tightly grasped the brooch that Claire handed over with his fingers, and then... he couldn't help but lock his eyes on the brooch.
This is indeed just an ordinary gold-plated brooch, but...
Although it has been a long time, after so many years of wind and rain, the patterns and lines on the brooch have gradually become blurred.
But Bruno could still clearly identify that the pattern carved in the center of the brooch was a light golden cross...
The light green paint depicting the vines around the cross had faded, and the colorful decorations around it had long since become dilapidated, but the cross was like a nail that had firmly nailed Bruno's heart.
This is the cross that represents the church!
As the owner of the Order of St. George, Bruno knew very well the meaning behind this brooch, which is the Crusader of the Church!
Those bones scattered all over the depths of the Almis Mountains belong to the Crusaders! When this answer suddenly appeared in Bruno's mind, Bruno couldn't help but let out a long sigh and leaned back on the chair.
It's the church again!
Although the war that broke out in the north was anxious and fierce, the changes in the battle situation could be clearly presented in front of Bruno. However... the Church of Light crawling in the south of the empire brought him even greater pressure at this moment.
Why are there traces of the church deep in the Almis Mountains? As an armed force directly under the command of the church, why would the Crusaders appear here, on the territory of Idar Territory? ! ! !
Bruno absolutely did not believe that this was a coincidence! Because according to Claire's description, the number of remaining skeletons they found alone exceeded thirty!
Just ask yourself, who would be idle and send his elite soldiers to the remote mountains and forests without any purpose? If it weren't for the purpose of finding the undiscovered natural wonders mentioned by the system and exploring the resources hidden in the Almis Mountains, Bruno would not have sent these most valuable elite soldiers there!
But……
The Almis Mountains are more than a month’s journey from the holy city of Bethlehem!
So this means that there must be something in the Almis Mountains that attracts the attention of the church, perhaps resources, or perhaps treasures, but Bruno does not know what the purpose is just based on these dozens of crusaders' skeletons.
Moreover, what puzzled Bruno the most was that if the Almis Mountains were really so important...
Why did the church ignore the eastern part of the empire during all these years, never set up dioceses and cardinals, and simply awarded itself the Order of St. George, an honor that carries the right to interpret religion?
Confusion, doubt, and puzzlement.
Compared to the natural wonders that sat quietly there waiting to be discovered, the existence of the church undoubtedly attracted more attention from Bruno.
It seems...
The religious issues remaining in Idar County must be resolved as soon as possible...
"How are the members of the expedition team? Did they encounter any danger?" Bruno rubbed his slightly swollen head and asked.
He suddenly realized that since the Crusaders would dump corpses in the wilderness, there might be some unpredictable dangers in the Almis Mountains.
"This..." Claire hesitated, "There are indeed some losses..."
"What's going on? Lord Idar doesn't need these imaginary numbers. Every member of the expedition team is an elite in the regular army and the intelligence agency. How many people were injured and what kind of losses they suffered must be compiled into a report and reported to me in detail!" Bruno said seriously.
After all... everything in Idar Territory is still in its infancy, and the family assets are not strong. Any loss will make Bruno very distressed! "Reporting to the Earl... During this exploration, twelve soldiers were killed!" Claire gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
"What?!!"
“In fact, in the first ten days or so, although the soldiers of the expedition encountered many ferocious beasts in the mountains and some soldiers were slightly injured, due to the close cooperation of the soldiers and the new weapons and equipment, there were no casualties.
"All the casualties occurred in that basin deep in the mountains...
"We actually found the skeletons of the Crusaders in the canyon leading to the basin. After entering the basin... we encountered a magical beast that we had only seen in books..."
"What monster?" Bruno asked seriously.
"Griffin!"
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(End of this chapter)
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