"Who are you?"
Igor looked at Li Ang and gave an extremely surprising answer.
He was huddled in the net and unable to move, but it seemed as if he didn't recognize Li Ang at all, and there was no emotion in his eyes when he looked at Li Ang.
"You actually don't remember me..."
The lord noticed that Igor's expression was completely unique to strangers.
Can you even forget to kill your own enemies?
Is this really Igor himself?
Li Ang kicked Igor again, and received another emotionless sentence. "You will regret it..."
Igor Have you become a fool?
"He may have lost most of his soul. He was probably a dead person to begin with."
Jocelyn said next to him.
Igor is indeed a dead man.
Jocelyn has just used actions to prove that he has different ideas from these people, and he still keeps spreading his hands, so Forster and Granlon did not tie him up.
However, there were still several soldiers around who pointed their spears at him uneasily.
Li Ang turned around. "You know the inside story? What's going on?"
"Sir, since you are arresting heretics, of course I am happy to tell you everything... but I need your protection, if you are willing..."
Jocelyn obviously saw that Li Ang was the leader here, but he probably thought that Li Ang used the net to catch Igor to catch heretics.
"With your skills... you still want to seek asylum? Why?"
The speaker was Forster, and he had already asked several soldiers to tie up Igor.
"I don't want to associate with heretics. I originally planned to take advantage of this mission to leave Dusk Knight Order. But two witnesses just ran away outside... I will be regarded as a traitor. They always spare no effort to hunt down traitors."
Jocelyn sighed, "And this is not the only knight group chasing me. I originally escaped here from Barkley, but now, Pande Continent is also very dangerous to me..."
He took off his black hood and threw it to the ground, revealing white skin with blue blood vessels clearly visible on the side of his cheeks, a high nose bridge, and deep-set eye sockets. These are indeed the typical characteristics of Barkley nobles.
"Forster, take Igor to the inner castle first."
Li Ang nodded towards Jocelyn: "I happen to be in need of manpower, so it's no problem to give you a suitable job. Come with me..."
In the inner castle of Long River Town, Jocelyn told his story to the lord.
Jocelyn was originally a Barkley knight, a minor noble.
But unfortunately, he was deprived of his noble status a few years ago and was hunted down.
The reason is very simple, he was designated as a heretic by Dawn Knight Order...
But in fact, Jocelyn did not do anything related to heresy back then. The reason why he was accused of being a heretic was simply because he had unintentionally helped Ficavian.
At that time, the Ficavia woman simply lost her way and ran out of food and water. Out of the virtue of chivalry, Jocelyn sent the stranger to the port.
But Ficavian actually has nothing to do with heresy. It is a small country isolated overseas and ruled by women. The biggest difference from other countries is that this country is a feminist society.
In other words, in Ficavia, except for giving birth, women do men's things, and men do women's things.
But this is just a difference in the history and culture of this country and has nothing to do with faith.
But Dawn Knight Order believes that in a country like Ficavia where men have low status and are easily castrated, all people are heretics.
And those who help heretics are naturally heretics, and heretics must of course be burned to death...
Anyway, anyone who is different from them is called heresy, and the Dawn Idiot Group has always been like this.
Jocelyn was of course not convinced. No one would be convinced by such an unjust, false or wrongful conviction. He was a noble after all, so he took the initiative to seek a trial and a verdict.
But at that time, Dawn Knight Order had considerable influence on Barkley. Not only did Jocelyn fail to be cleared in the trial court, but he was officially deprived of his noble status...
Jocelyn was helpless. He didn't expect that his good deeds of helping others would lead to such disaster, but the reality was so ridiculous.
In order not to be burned to death, he had to rely on his own skills to escape from his hometown.
Because of this incident, he was full of hatred for Dawn Knight Order, so he joined the newly formed Dusk Knight Order and followed Dusk Knight Order to the Pande Continent.
Dusk Knight Order is actually separated from Dawn Knight Order.
As Dawn Knight Order gradually turned into a twisted form that harmed others at will in the name of Goddess, many members of the Knights could not stand the current atmosphere and cruel behavior, and serious differences arose within them.
This disagreement eventually broke out into a split, with some knights quitting Dawn Knight Order and reorganizing Dusk Knight Order--their only purpose was to confront and correct Dawn Knight Order.
The rivalry between the two knights can actually be seen just from their names.
However, a few years ago Bacchus Empire had lost all patience with what Dawn Knight Order was doing, and was too lazy to pay attention to Dawn Knight Order's internal affairs, so he expelled both the Dawn and Dusk knights from the country.
After being expelled from the Buckley Continent, Dawn Knight Order landed at Light Roar Bay in Fieltzwe and built a new station and auditorium there.
At that time, Fieltzway Alliance was not integrated into a unified country, and the local lords did not deal with Dawn Knight Order. In fact, when Dawn Knight Order first came to Pendor, their sanctimonious appearance did not arouse anyone's disgust. Fieltzwe people initially thought they were the embodiment of justice.
As a result, many civilians were quickly 'influenced' by the 'righteous' style of the Dawn Knight holding a torch in one hand and a sword in the other...
The local Swift Dragon Knight Order was also quickly conquered and placed under the command of Dawn Knight Order. He served these fanatical knights as a retainer and became the fanatic's minion 'Dawn Swift Dragons'.
This allowed Dawn Knight Order to gain a base in the Pande Continent very quickly, and continued to expand and preach, becoming the colonial pioneer of the Bacchus Empire...
They are still powerful, and they are still continuing their flame purification in the Pande Continent, leaving a mess wherever they go.
Like Sir Roland, Jocelyn is still being hunted by these fanatical Dawn Knights.
After all, Twilight Knight is a traitor to Dawn Knight Order, and Jocelyn himself is considered a heretic.
And the Twilight Knights who left Dawn Knight Order at that time also came to Pande.
Due to the small number of Twilight Knight and the constant pursuit of Dawn Knight Order, they had to choose to take root in Xingar, where various black forces are intertwined.
Xingar is a paradise for crime, slave trade is everywhere, and all kinds of thugs are available. Of course, fanatics like Dawn Knight who flaunt justice dare not approach here...
In order to grow in strength as quickly as possible to compete with Dawn Knight Order, Dusk Knight Order had to lower the standards for joining the group.
Therefore, all kinds of criminals, killers, gangsters, including nomads from the Dexia Tribe... As long as they are willing to follow Twilight Knight, almost all of them can join.
This allowed Dusk Knight Order to expand rapidly, but it also made the quality of its members uneven.
In addition, in order to understand why Dawn Knight Order has such a twisted attachment to heresy, Twilight Knights plan to study the heresy theoretically.
They tried to fundamentally find out the nature of the heresy in order to correct Dawn Knight Order and better fight against the heresy.
The starting points are all good.
But the problem is, due to the hasty recruitment of a large number of personnel of worrying quality, coupled with the active contact with heretics, this has given the heretics an opportunity to take advantage of...
In just a few years, heretical ideas have penetrated into Dusk Knight Order, and many Twilight Knight have been corrupted by heretics.
In addition, the environment in a place like Xingar can easily have a negative impact on people.
As a result, Dusk Knight Order's beliefs and purposes changed rapidly.
In order to strengthen their strength to fight against Dawn Knight Order, they used the same method as Dawn Knight Order before - using swords and maces to convince those who did not agree with their statement.
In fact, researchers at Dusk Knight Order have indeed uncovered some heretical theories in the past few years, but these discoveries have made them even more confused.
Because the more they study, the more they feel that Goddess of Justice and Dark Goddess may be one.
In fact, this is really possible. From the perspective of the lord, light and darkness should be one. After all, these two Goddess even have the same sacrificial inscriptions...
Justice or not is inherently relative.
Dusk Knight Order also changed because of this - most of them began to fully believe in the darkness Goddess Eredar.
But unlike the heretics, they believe that Goddess of Justice Astaria and the dark Goddess Eredar are twins.
Therefore, in the hall of Dusk Knight Order, there is a statue of a god with both sides.
Because they think this is the correct belief. Since justice and darkness are one, then believing in Erebus will not violate the oath once made to Goddess of Justice, but at the same time, you can get the favor of Dark Goddess...
They do not consider themselves heretics, but they no longer fight against heretics, and will even help them in many cases.
Moreover, their behavior began to move closer to heresy...
For example, creating massacres among innocent people, and offering the flesh and blood of the deceased to Goddess, trying to see if they can use the power of Dark Goddess...
For another example, study the sacrificial ritual of Dark Goddess and try to see if you can summon a powerful immortal demon.
The uneven quality of personnel has gradually led them to the same extreme as Dawn Knight Order, but to another extreme.
For knights like Jocelyn, Dusk Knight Order has become another kind of Dawn Knight Order...
"Now they are no different from heretics. This time, our mission is to protect Igor from coming to Long River Town. There are not many people dispatched, so I plan to take the opportunity to escape from Dusk Knight Order."
After Jocelyn finished talking about himself and Dusk Knight Order, he started to talk about his mission this time.
"Igor is not one of your people, right? How did you get together?"
Li Ang doesn't quite understand. He knows that Igor is probably not a member of Dusk Knight Order.
"Sir, I am no longer a member of Dusk Knight Order..."
Jocelyn expressed objection to Li Ang using the term "you", and then looked at Igor who was bundled in the hall. "That Igor may be a heretical priest, and his organization masters some heretical witchcraft. The first few words That day he went to Xingar to find cooperation with Dusk Knight Order. It is said that his organization is willing to use this method of resurrection from the dead in exchange for the Knights to provide them with troops... and the order we received is to follow and protect him, but if he is caught, he must die."
Dark Goddess Eredar can resurrect people from the dead - this is of course a very important reason why heretics can recruit followers, even the most important reason.
Dusk Knight Order Of course I want to find out the reason, and I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of finding out...
"What is the specific content of the cooperation between Heretic and Dusk Knight Order? With your skills, you shouldn't be an unknown person in Dusk Knight Order... How could you be sent as a bodyguard?"
When the lord came down the stairs from the city wall, he saw Jocelyn fighting one against three.
"I only know that Dusk Knight Order sent most of the knights to Lion City. It is said that this matter has something to do with Prince of the Lionheart Kingdom, and also has something to do with the witchcraft of resurrection... But I really don't know the more specific content of the cooperation."
Jocelyn shook his head and sighed, "I was deprived of my noble status when I joined Dusk Knight Order. They can continue to call me a knight and still treat me as a knight instead of a slave. This is the greatest benefit that my skills can bring... I am not a high-ranking person, and I am not even the captain of the team of knights who protect Igor."
"Then, why did you have to kill Igor after he was caught? You should know this, right?"
Li Ang nodded. He knew that Jocelyn was not lying. If he were really a high-level official, he would not be sent as a bodyguard.
"I really don't know about this. Within Dusk Knight Order, the orders issued by superiors do not allow us to inquire about the specific reasons."
Jocelyn had a hint of helplessness on his face.
Li Ang nodded. After receiving the order, it could only execute it without asking for the reason. This is normal operation for most regular legions.
"You said before that Igor may have lost most of its soul. What do you mean?"
Li Ang turned around and looked at the silly Igor, and asked Jocelyn.
"I don't know the specific reason, and I'm just guessing. This Igor looks a lot like the heretic Fallen One who came back from the dead... Dusk Knight Order has studied this matter, and it is said that Heretics who have sacrificed their souls to Erebus will be resurrected as Fallen One after death. But they gave up part of their souls, so they will forget many things after resurrection, and sometimes they will become dementia..."
Jocelyn thought for a while and gave an answer in a relatively easy-to-understand way.
After finishing speaking, he added a few words: "Actually, it is not a secret that heretics can be resurrected into Fallen One. Many people believe that if you want to completely kill the heretics, it is best to directly burn them to ashes with fire. If there is not enough firewood, cut off the head and then cremate the head. The soul is in the head. Once all the souls are burned, they cannot be resurrected again."
This is a common understanding among people in this era. They believe that the human soul is in the head and that the soul will be burned by fire.
There is actually nothing wrong with this understanding, if the soul is regarded as consciousness and memory.
This is why heretics are burned at the stake, not for any sense of ritual.
In fact, all the strange operating methods that have been circulated for many years were not originally for the sake of ritual, but were based on practical functions.
For example, the burning stake is actually a cross made of wood. The cross-shaped wooden frame is used to nail the victim to it and burn it, because if tied with a rope, the rope will be burned.
"Do you know what method their heretical organization uses to resurrect people? Is it a spell or something else?"
Li Ang particularly wanted to figure this out. He had seen Fallen One made by Three Prophets, which seemed to rely solely on pure spells.
But the Fallen One produced by Three Prophets is not complete at all, has no sanity at all, is completely incapable of control, and can only be used to scare people at most.
In fact, from Li Ang's point of view, all of Three Prophets's witchcraft is half-baked - it can summon Fallen One but cannot control it, it can change people's skin but cannot grow with muscles, it can charm men but relies on beauty and poison...
They definitely don't have the ability to resurrect Igor into what he is now.
"I don't know... just to find out the specific method, Dusk Knight Order will cooperate with Igor's organization."
Jocelyn shook his head directly.
"Okay... Jocelyn, from now on, you will become my subordinate, and I will protect you from being hunted by Dusk Knight Order. What is your position at Dusk Knight Order?"
"Recruit coach, I am responsible for training the new recruits' basic skills. But those people Xingar are really... alas... forget it."
Jocelyn shook his head as he spoke, seemingly quite dissatisfied with the new members recruited by Dusk Knight Order.
"Then now, I will give you the same position, and my recruits will definitely be much easier to discipline... I am Li Ang, and like you, I am also from Barkley."
Jocelyn explained everything very clearly, and his sincerity was obviously sufficient. Li Ang also happily gave Jocelyn a position, letting him also serve as the recruit skills coach of his army.
"We are willing to serve you, Lord Li Ang."
Hearing the lord say that he was also from Barkley, Jocelyn seemed relieved and his expression became more relaxed.
'Jocelyn joined your team'.
"You go and change your clothes first. It's best to change your sword too... My subordinates can't wear Twilight Knight equipment."
Li Ang waved his hand to his men to take Jocelyn away.
Forster saw this and asked all the other soldiers to leave.
Jocelyn's knowledge is limited, so now he has to turn his head to study Igor without letting the soldiers be present.
Yes, I can only use the word research, because Igor is almost impossible to cross-examine at present.
The fishing net on Igor had been untied, and Granlon and Forster tied him to a chair by themselves.
This was mainly to treat the wound on his body, but in fact the long wound barely bled.
Considering that this guy was resurrected from the dead, a few people didn't delve into it further. Compared to his bloodless wound, his current state seemed a little weirder.
Igor's current appearance is similar to what Jocelyn said. It is probably true that part of his soul has been lost. He has always seemed a little stupid.
No matter what Li Ang asked, he had no response.
At most, he can say meaningless words such as "Who are you" and "You will regret it".
And torture is of no use. Forster tried it. Even if a bamboo stick was inserted into his finger, Igor had no reaction at all. It seemed that he had lost all feeling.
It feels like a walking zombie.
But...Li Ang has seen this kind of scene before.
Even Li Ang has seen the deathly appearance of Igor now.
His lips are blue, his face is pale, his hair is withered, he looks like a dead person, and he doesn't move, refuse, resist, or cooperate.
Bacchus Empire That dead-faced spy looked like this at the beginning.
This is probably what they will become once they are injured and caught.
Exactly the same.
I wonder if Governor Justus of the Bacchus Empire knows the reason - that Bax spy was originally a subordinate of Justus.
But is Igor related to Governor Justus?
Probably not...
Igor is the king's brother-in-law and a bachelor of the kingdom. With his status, he would not be Bacchus Empire's spy!
But now, Igor has become like this, which has interrupted Li Ang's plan.