Saving the Infidel
In the year 749 in Europe, in the world-famous Venice Water City, in a tavern, two customers were discussing the recent situation in the city with the tavern owner. Yalan, the customer, said,"What a mess, what a mess! Venice has always been an autonomous region. Why would the Pope find those knights from the Franks Kingdom to meddle in his business?”
" Yes, yes," said another customer, Roy." He said that he wanted to eradicate all the heretics in the world for God's sake. What a liar!" On the other side of the sea, weren't there pits and valleys full of heretics?”
"Hmph, it is!" Yalan said. If they killed everyone on this side, could they kill everyone on the other side? Only the lunatics of the Church would believe such a ridiculous lie.”
"Shush, shush, customer!" the boss said. The Church was very powerful now! No one can afford to offend them. Be careful not to be caught and burned alive in the fire execution ground. Be patient, be patient…"
"Hmph, burn to death?" Yalan said. I will be starved to death by them before being burned to death! Venice is a trading port. If we capture all the foreigners, how are we going to survive?”
At this moment, a young man walked in from outside the tavern. This young man was dressed in tight clothes and had a long sword hanging on his back. The most eye-catching thing about him was that he had an oriental face. This young man was called Seth. He was not an ordinary wandering swordsman, but a person with a special mission.
Seth sat down at the bar counter and called out,""Boss, please give me a glass of wine.”
The boss looked at Seth and said," Hey, customer, you are a new face. Are you new here from another city?" Venice has been very chaotic recently. No matter what you believe, since you're here, you should read a few sentences from the Bible for the time being.”
"The Bible?" Seth asked. I've read the Bible."
"That's good. Thank you, Lord. Amen."”
"But I don't believe in God." Seth said.”
"Brother, you can say this here, but don't say it on the street!" Now they only see people with oriental faces like you. They might arrest you as a heretic at any time!”
"Don't worry about me!" Seth smiled. By the way, boss, is there a ship that can go to Arabia in this port?”
"Stop joking!" Yalan said. Recently, the knights from the Frank Kingdom had captured all the Arabs. Now, only ghosts could sail to Arabia!”
"Kill the heretics?" Seth was stunned.
"That's right. I heard that they're planning to burn them at the stake in Venice Square."”
"This is terrible…" Seth frowned.
"Sigh, I really don't know why our tribune would compromise with these people…" The boss sighed.
At this moment, laughter came from outside the tavern again. Two people dressed as knights walked into the tavern. One of them smiled and said,"Hahaha, that's why I said it! The girls in Venice smell like fish, not as hot as our Frank girls! Hahahaha." Another person said," But, sir, the girls here bathe every day. They're not like the girls in our country. They don't even use water!"”
The two of them walked to the bar counter and sat down beside Yalan. The soldier called out to the boss,"Boss! Give me two big glasses of wine!" But the captain said," Wait a minute. I heard that tea is sold in Venice. I've never tasted it before."”"Boss!" the soldier said. Come! Give me two big cups of tea too. Hurry up!"
"S-Sorry, there's no more tea…" The boss hurriedly said.
"What? No tea?" the soldier asked. Isn't Venice a trading port? No tea? Who are you lying to?"
"Hmph, Boss, you should know the consequences of looking down on our Holy Guardian Knights!" The captain said coldly.”
The boss was shocked and quickly said," But…But the tea leaves are sold to us by foreign merchants…They…They…" Yalan couldn't help but say,""Because they were all taken away by some bastard knight order, so there's no tea!”
When the soldier heard this, he shouted,"How dare you! How dare you say such things to the knights of God! I'll tear down your shop!" The two knights drew their swords at each other, scaring Yalan and Roy into running away. The boss was also scared stiff. However, only Seth was still sitting calmly in his original position. When the captain saw him, he said,""Look…there's another customer over there who refuses to escape!”
The soldier walked forward and said,"Hey, brother!" Why are you still here? Hey, wait a minute! Your face doesn't look like ours, it looks like the faces of those heretics! Turn your face around, quick!" Seth slowly turned his head. The soldier looked at him and said,""Eh, this…I seem to have seen your face somewhere before! Let me think, you are…"
"You…know me?" Seth asked.
The soldier thought for a while and said,""Oh right, I remember now! That's right, it's you! " You are also one of the knights of the Frank Kingdom. You are that…" Before he could finish speaking, Seth suddenly attacked and punched the soldier to the ground. "Sorry, you shouldn't have recognized me!" Seth said.”
"Ridiculous!" the captain exclaimed. You're really one of the heretics!”He swung his sword and charged at Seth. Seth's body swayed and with lightning speed, he knocked down the captain with just two punches.
The boss was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat." This…this…customer, you…killed them…"
"Don't worry, I just knocked them out." Seth said. I'm afraid I won't wake up until tomorrow. As long as they don't get in my way today, it's fine.”
"This…this…customer, do you know who they are?" You're in big trouble. Hurry up and escape from this city!”
Seth said," I'm sorry, Boss. I might have to trouble you not to tell on me. This is the money for the wine and the extra for you."”After saying that, he placed a few gold coins on the bar counter and said,"No…no…no, I won't tell on you…I don't even need to pay for the wine…"
"Right, Boss!" Seth said.
" What…what…what other questions…"
"One last thing. Do you know where the Arabs are being held?”
" I…I heard…that he's locked up in a church, in a church in our city…but…but…I…I'm not very sure either…you'd better ask someone else…"
"Thank you. Then I'll have to trouble you to deal with these two guys!”
" Oh, Lord, the world is really in chaos now... What should we do... What should we do..." The boss seemed very afraid. Seth did not stay for long and quickly left the tavern. As soon as he stepped out of the tavern, he heard the sound of the door closing. The door of the tavern was tightly shut. Seth said,""Heh, we Franks seem to have scared the people here out of their wits…But what's more troublesome is that it seems impossible for these religious fanatics to release the Arabs. Good! He had to find the Arab merchants first.”
Therefore, Seth asked people in the city about the Arabian merchants. Just as the tavern owner said, the people in the city told Seth that the Arabs were locked in the church and even pointed out the way to the church. Seth quickly rushed to the church.
Arriving in front of a magnificent cathedral, Seth could not help but exclaim,""Hmm, what a majestic cathedral. This must be the Cathedral of Venice! It seemed that those Arabs were locked up here.”He walked towards the church door, but two soldiers stopped him and said,""Go away, go away!"
"I'm really sorry," Seth said."I have something to do at the last minute. I need to go inside to find a cultivator."”
The soldier said,"Get lost!" No one is allowed to enter the church!”
Seth had no choice but to retreat."As expected, we can't barge into the church directly. It seems that we have to find another way to enter the church.”He noticed a child playing next to the church, so he walked up to the child and asked,""Little brother, big brother wants to ask you a question…Do you know if there are any secret passages nearby that lead to this church?”
"Wow, there's a wow, there's a wow! The secret passage is located among the many tombs and leads directly to the back door of the church! It was discovered by Friar Joseph. He said that the workers who built the church had secretly dug it out themselves.”
"Alright, thank you. You're amazing!" Seth said.”
After that, he returned to the square and inquired about the location of the cemetery. He went to the cemetery. There were many graves here, but there was a particularly independent grave in the depths of the cemetery. There was not a single word carved on the tombstone. Seth also found a pull ring behind the tombstone. Seth pulled the pull ring, and with a mechanical sound, an entrance to a secret passage appeared. Seth was sure that the child was telling the truth, so he immediately entered the entrance and walked into a long and winding secret passage. Inside the secret passage, there was a different world. There was even flowing water, which was amazing. Seth walked along the secret passage and soon came to the end. He saw a glowing short sword stuck in the ground in front of him. Seth pulled out the sword and immediately felt a mysterious force on the sword that made him full of energy. Seth knew that this was a good sword, so he carried it with him.
When they reached the end of the sewer, a monster suddenly pounced out menacingly. Seth was shocked and drew his sword to fight. Although the monster looked ferocious and had sharp claws and teeth, Seth was skilled. He jumped left and right to avoid the monster's repeated attacks. When he found the flaw, Seth pulled out the strange short sword and stabbed it at the monster's back. He didn't expect the dagger to be so sharp. With just one strike, it pierced a big hole in the monster's back. The monster fell to the ground and struggled a few times before dying.
Seth exhaled and hid the short sword. He then walked out of the waterway and found that he was already behind the church. When he walked to the side wall of the church, he met a monk. The monk was shocked when he saw Seth,""Who…who are you? Was it a…foreigner…who came to break out of prison?”Seth hurriedly drew his sword and said," Tell me, where are the captured heretics locked up?"”
"Friend, put down your sword!" Those who use the sword will die under the sword…This was the teaching of Jesus. If you want to enter the church to save people, go down this right side and you'll find a small side door. The pagans are locked in secret underground cells, and only the captain of the Apologetic Knights has the key. If you want to open it, you have to go to the top of the cathedral at both ends to activate the secret mechanism.”
" Hmph, thank you for saying so much," Seth said doubtfully." But who knows if what you said is a trap?"”
" Friend," the cultivator said," you'll only know if it's a trap or not when you go yourself…Anyway, if you don't believe me, you can kill me now." Not all of the Christian disciples approve of killing foreigners, because foreigners are also God's people…"
Seth saw that he looked very honest and said,""Alright, I believe you! Thanks!" He put away his sword.
The monk said," Please go and save those foreigners. They are innocent. I can't see the Church shedding innocent blood!" May God bless you!"
Seth followed the monk's instructions and entered the church from the side door. However, he did not expect that there was not a single guard in the church. Seth smoothly entered the top of the tower at both ends and activated the mechanism. He heard the sound of the mechanism. When Seth returned to the center of the church, he found that an underground passage had been opened, so he went down the passage. After entering the underground prison, two soldiers said in shock,"Who are you? How did you get in?" They rushed up together. Seth attacked like lightning. The two soldiers were very ordinary. They were knocked down by Seth in less than two moves and passed out.
Seth immediately found the key on them and opened the cell door to release a group of prisoners. They were very grateful to Seth and said,""I'm going to the East. Are any of you Arabs?”
"Yes…yes, sir! It was just that…they had just been taken away not long ago!”
"Just taken away?" Seth asked. Where did they take them?"
"Then…those Frank knights tied them all up and took them away. They said that they were going to take them to Venice Square and publicly burn them at the stake!”
"Yes…yes, if it wasn't for you coming to save us now, I'm afraid it would be our turn to be burned alive!”
Seth frowned. At this time, he appeared in another cell with an old man locked up. He said,""Hey, there's an old man over there. Why doesn't he want to escape?”
"That guy's a wizard, but he's dying of illness..."
"A wizard?"
"Ignore him, I heard he's a real Magus, a weird guy…"
"Magi are also humans. I'll go take a look later.”
"Thank you for saving us. It's very dangerous here. We have to escape as soon as possible!”"Yes, you have to leave as soon as possible. Be careful that the knights are back!”These foreigners hurriedly left the church and fled.
Seth turned around and walked into the cell, intending to save the old man and leave together. However, when Seth walked to the old man's side, the old man actually moaned and said,""Seth…Seth…"
Seth could not help but be surprised. How do you know my name…""Who are you? How did you know my name?"
"Water…water…"
"Did I hear wrongly? I'd better get him some water first.”Seth went to the water tank outside to get a bowl of water, but the old man was dizzy and could not take the water himself. Seth had to squat down, help him up, and feed him water. After the old man drank the water, he gradually woke up.
The old man finally had the strength to stand up again. He said," Thank you…Thank you…Young man…"
"It's nothing. It's nothing." Seth replied. If there's nothing else, I have to go first. I still have a lot of other things to do!”
"Wait…wait…Seth…don't…don't go! I…I've been looking for you for a long time…already…for a long time…"
"Eh, you really know my name? Who exactly are you? I've never seen you before!”
"Seth…I…have to…get out…quickly…I…I have to do something for you…something…very…important…"
"Something important? Hey, you haven't answered me yet. How do you know my name?”
"Seth…Seth…I…I don't have much time…I…must…hurry…hurry…to…the…altar…outside…"
"Wait a minute, you can't just go out like this! There might still be people from the Knights outside!”
However, the old man did not listen to Seth. He staggered out. Seth called out as he walked,""Wait a minute! Those knights might be coming back soon. I'll go out and take a look first!”He walked out first. Fortunately, there was still no one else in the church. After a while, the old man finally came out. Seth said,""It seems that the knights haven't returned yet, but it's dangerous to stay here. We should leave quickly!”
The old man said," Seth... let... let me... go up to the altar... I have... important... things... to... do..."
"This old fellow is really insatiable!" Seth said. I was in a hurry to save the Arabs. If he didn't escape quickly, did he want me to wait with him until the knights returned before he was satisfied?”The old man had already slowly stepped onto the altar. Seth anxiously shouted,""Don't go up! The knights might be coming back soon!”
However, the old man insisted," Seth…You…You wait here…I will…I will…give you a…gift…immediately…"
Seth muttered," This guy is wobbling when he walks. He is dying. Why don't we leave this place? What gift does he want to give me?"”
The old man came to the altar and bit his finger. Then, he used his blood to draw a six-star mark on the altar. Seth looked at it and could not help but be surprised."What? What was this old man doing? Using blood to draw a heretic's magic circle on the altar of the church!”
The old man used his magic power and said,"Come out! In the name of Lord Satan, I summon you from the Demon Realm. In the name of Lord Satan, I summon you!”As expected, the magic array was activated. A blinding red light flashed, and a petite, golden-haired girl with wings on her back appeared from the array. She looked very cute. This scene made Seth speechless. At this moment, the old man looked up at the sky and shouted," Lord…Satan, you…you gave me…the task…I have completed it all…I want to…go…" After saying that, he actually turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared on the spot, leaving only a pile of clothes. When the little girl saw this, she smiled and said,"Wow! It melted, it melted! He's so powerful! How did he do it?"
"What's going on?" Seth asked in a daze. The old man had disappeared, but a winged fellow had appeared out of nowhere!”He immediately shouted at the little girl,"Hey, hey, who…who are you? It actually had wings and could fly. Where did it come from?”Who knew that the little girl would find the environment here very interesting. She only cared about flying around to visit and ignored Seth's question.
"Hey!" Seth shouted angrily. Who are you? What are you here for?" The little girl turned around and made a face at him. Seth became even angrier and said,""Hey! Who are you? Say it! Answer me!" The little girl suddenly flew high and landed on the statue of Jesus. She said,"Who is this person? He's so pitiful! Why was he hanging here? Did he do something wrong?”
Seth was stunned and replied,"No…It's just a statue. A statue of a person called Jesus…"
"Hey, so you guys like to abuse people like we do?”
"Hey, hey, hey, we've been talking for half a day. Where did you come from? Where is your place? Stop beating around the bush!"
"Yay, are you Seth? You're so fierce!"
"What's going on?" Seth asked in surprise. Why does this guy know my name? Where did you come from? That's right! I am Seth. Why do you all know my name?”
"Seth, my name is Nicole, Nicole, Nicole!" The little girl laughed. From today onwards, I want to be with you!”With that, the little girl disappeared into thin air.
"Nicole? With me?" Seth was very surprised, but he remembered that he had dragged it out for such a long time and quickly ran out of the church." The prisoners just said that the Knights wanted to burn the Arabs in Venice Square. If they really burned them, things would be troublesome..." Suddenly, the little girl appeared behind Seth and said,""Seth, Seth! Are you going to save her?"
Seth was shocked and shouted,""Hey! Why are you following me?"
"I'm here to look for you!"
"Looking for me? Why are you looking for me?"
"Well, I don't know either. In any case, Lord Satan asked me to help you!”
"Satan?" Seth was even more surprised. You mean…the Great Demon King Satan?”
"Look, you clearly know!”
"I have never believed in gods or demons. Why would I be involved with you guys?”
"I don't know either. In any case, Lord Satan asked me to help you!”
"I don't need Satan's help, you can go back now!”
"No, Lord Satan told me to follow you closely. I can't go back.”
"Go back! Go away! Stop pestering me!"
"No! I just won't leave. I just want to follow you!”
"Go away!"
"No!"
Seth could not win against her in the end and could only say,""Forget it, forget it. If you want to follow, then follow. I hate arguing with women the most…But let me make it clear first. This is what you want to follow.”
"Yes, that's great! That was great! Nicole won!" Nicole smiled innocently. Seth had no choice but to say,"Nicole, you said that you would help me. Do you know how to fight?”
"Of course, who are you going to fight?”
"I'm going to save some Arabs later. I might encounter some troublesome enemies blocking my way. I'll need to clean them up…"
"No problem. Nicole can help Seth with such a small matter!”After saying that, Nicole cast a spell to hide in Seth's luggage. Seth then set off to save them.
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