"Preacher?" David looked at the man who suddenly appeared, and looked at Gareth Stanton next to him in surprise.

This missionary named Raines was brought here by Gareth Stanton.

"The missionary was introduced by the Earl of Sutton-Stewart." Gareth Stanton explained the situation in the simplest terms.

When he heard that it was the Earl of Sutton-Stewart, David immediately understood what was going on.

He had learned about some of the Temple's plans through bugs in the Royal Capital. He had been back for almost a year and had not seen any special movement. He thought that the pharmacist Cordell was specially arranged by the Temple to be with him.

It’s a chess piece.

I didn’t expect that missionaries would come here specifically...

If you think about it carefully, this situation is very reasonable. If the temple wants to develop believers in the northern part of the Kingdom of Tilan, it will definitely need someone to be responsible for preaching.

This kind of work cannot be left to people like "spies" or "pharmacists".

"Welcome to Winter Town, Missionary Raines." After welcoming the missionary, David "pretended" to ask. Missionary Raines traveled all the way from the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt.

Is there anything important to do on the northernmost border of the Tilan Kingdom?

"To spread the gospel of the gods." Missionary Raines explained his purpose very happily. He planned to build a church here in Winter Town, and then spread the teachings of the temple to the Kingdom of Tilan, the northernmost human being on the continent.

The kingdom has also become a place where the glory of the gods can shine.

Before coming here, he was not satisfied with this mission. He felt that going to a remote village with a harsh environment was not a mission worth looking forward to.

Even if it succeeds, he doesn't think that a remote town can affect the entire Tilan Kingdom. He is not very optimistic about plans that slowly affect the core of the kingdom from the periphery.

But the task had been entrusted to him, and he had no room to refuse. He could only bite the bullet and embark on the road to the northernmost part of the Tilan Kingdom.

Along the way, he felt more and more that this mission was a headache for him, and he might have to suffer in this remote countryside for many years.

He even wondered if he had offended someone and sent him to a place like this?

When he arrived on the northern plains and looked at the rough and backward small villages, he had already begun to figure out who his enemies were.

Until arriving at Winter Town!

It has to be said that when the completed construction of Winter Town appeared in front of him, he once suspected that he was going in the wrong direction.

Raines thought that he had not arrived at the remote border of the Kingdom of Tilan, but in the most prosperous and lively area of ​​the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt.

Only there can you see such a beautiful, gorgeous and clean town.

"No, even those places can't be cleaner and tidier than here!"

The houses in Winter Town are all beautifully built, and there is no smelly filth or garbage on the flat and wide road. It is enough to make the road where several carriages drive side by side look very impressive, and even more to set off the palace in the distance.

The momentum is extraordinary.

Realizing that his mission was actually not that bad, Raines' mood immediately went from the abyss to heaven, which is why he was in such a state when he met Baron David Glamorgan, the lord of Wintertown.<

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However, when he greeted Baron David Glamorgan and hoped to build a temple to worship the gods in Winter Town, the baron behaved very coldly.

This is not surprising. People in the Kingdom of Tilan do not believe in the temple gods, otherwise they would not have allowed him to come all the way to Winter Town.

The missionary anticipated the trouble he would encounter next, and decided to start his work immediately. At least he had obtained permission from the lord to build a house of his own.

Of course, you must hire a local construction team in Winter Town, and you must first purchase a piece of "land" from the lord.

Although the lord has said that only in areas where infrastructure has been built, housing can be built, but he doesn't quite understand what he means.

But it is understood that all it takes is money! For Raines, who has sufficient start-up capital, this is not a problem at all!

Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem!

"It would be great if you could spend money to let the lords of Winter Town help you promote the temple faith."

It's a pity that Baron Glamorgan didn't take up this topic at all. He only said that whatever the people in Winter Town believe is their freedom. You can develop believers in Winter Town on your own, as long as it does not violate the laws of the Kingdom of Tiland and Winter Town.

Law.

In any case, Raines obtained a piece of land and could preach in Winter Town, and his mission officially began.

So far, everything has gone smoothly. It wasn't until he started to contact the people in Cold Winter Town that he discovered that many people here have their own beliefs.

"Holy light? What is that?"

Only then did Raines know that the huge building located in the southwest of Winter Fortress is called the Cathedral of Holy Light. People here generally believe in an existence called Holy Light, and the Cathedral of Holy Light was built for this purpose...

After meeting Raines, David returned to his office and called Edwin Van Cleef, asking him to focus on this missionary from the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt.

"If he preaches the temple's faith to the people in the town, you know what to do..."

"Yes, sir, I understand what to do."

Therefore, when Raines was discussing faith with the residents of Winter Town, someone would always interject "at the right time" and say, "We believe in the Holy Light."

Since most of the people in Winter Town are former members of the Stonemasons Guild and their relatives from Azeroth, everyone agrees with this answer.

Even if Raines occasionally bumps into a "native of this world", someone will answer the question at the right time.

Because they have lived together for a long time, the farmers are already familiar with each other, and no one will notice anything strange when they mix together. These people who interrupt are indeed farmers in Winter Town, so Raines can't see it either.

Something went wrong.

In addition, Holy Light is no longer a secret in Winter Town. As the number of people using Holy Light increases, more and more people have seen Holy Light.

Occasionally, residents have headaches, brain fever, or injuries. If they find someone in Winter Town who understands the Holy Light, they can get treatment quickly.

Especially after Liadrin and Sally Whitemane, the two Holy Light Priests, came to Winter Town, when they saw someone in need of help, they would offer to help even if the other person did not ask for help.<

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The two Holy Light Priests have made Holy Light popular in Winter Town, a town that is not that big to begin with. Therefore, even if someone "replaces" them to answer the question, these "aboriginals" will echo and say, "No.

Wrong, we Gada all believe in the Holy Light!".

In this way, Raines could not detect any abnormalities. He only felt a huge crisis: What exactly is the Holy Light? Why did it gain such strong recognition in this remote place?

Just when he was confused and continued to wander around Winter Town, wanting to know more information, he met Mark Watney, who had nothing to do recently and was planting new fruits in his field.

He tried asking again, but finally he didn't hear the word "holy light" from the other person's mouth anymore. When he tried to ask the other person if he had any "faith", he got a reply that made him even more confused.<

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"Mother Earth is protecting you!"

「???」

While Raines was in a state of confusion, David was listening to the intelligence brought back by Floyd and Krausa.

"One hundred knights (cavalry) of the Iron Tree Knights? Three hundred fully equipped elite infantry and one hundred strong archers?" David looked at the two people in front of him and was a little surprised by the "number of reinforcements" given by the two people:

"Tieshubao has spent a lot of money this time."

He did not question whether the intelligence brought back by the two men was accurate, because Clausa and Freud not only carefully observed the situation of the reinforcements, but even took many photos.

"In addition, there are nearly a thousand auxiliary soldiers." The one thousand auxiliary soldiers are the farmers recruited. These

They are all semi-professional soldiers who have received training. When necessary, they can also be taken to the battlefield after being issued some weapons and simple protective gear.

Under normal circumstances, these auxiliary soldiers are only responsible for transporting supplies, setting up camps and other auxiliary work.

Looking at the photos in front of him, David also noticed another pile of photos, which were full of various ruins: "These are...the villages in the eastern part of the northern plains?"

"Yes! Krausa and I went to the east to check. This must be the real reason why Iron Tree Fort sent reinforcements."

David looked at the photos quietly, and finally saw a large number of orcs in several photos, and there were even photos of orcs drawing bows and shooting arrows at the people who took the photos: "Oh, this is a good photo!"

Throwing away the photo in his hand, David was thinking about another thing: the number of orcs has grown too fast! Where did so many orcs come from? Is there another area connected to the eastern part of the northern plains?

?There are a large number of orcs living in that area?

"It seems that this winter in Snowfield Castle will be very lively..."

"Sir." After Floyd reported the necessary military intelligence, he added another additional matter: "On the way back, Clausa and I paid a special visit to the supporting troops to confirm that they were indeed

It's heading towards Snowfield Castle."

It was basically certain that this force was heading for the orcs. David didn't have to worry about a bunch of people lining up on the plain outside Winter Town waiting to be shot...

"However, there is a small team that broke away from the main force. Judging from the direction of the opponent's advance, they may want to come to Winter Town."

"Oh?" David lowered his head and rummaged through the photos. Freud immediately found a few of the photos for David to check.
Chapter completed!