Quadruple split.

Chapter 2597 Survey Team: Assembly
Game time PM14:30
The City of Light, Northern Suburbs
"Everyone assemble! Get ready to go!"

With a loud and vigorous shout, the clergy who had been staying in the temporary base for half a day and were now moving freely made preparations swiftly. It took them less than ten seconds to pack their luggage, and then they began to line up in battle sequence, battalion and squad. Although they were not as neat and pleasing to the eye as the soldiers of the motherland such as Mo Tan outside the game, they could also be described as "fast, quiet and orderly".

To be fair, clergy and professional soldiers are not the same thing, so when it comes to military proficiency, the vast majority of priests, pastors, templars and even paladins who have not received systematic training cannot be counted on.

However, as religious clergymen, their willpower is far beyond that of ordinary people, so that they are much more conscious in following orders than ordinary people, and with just some simple joint training, they can quickly form a legion-level combat capability. Although their coordination is difficult to compare with those war units with numbers and structures, their combat capability should not be underestimated. After all, what clergymen are best at is making the result of '1+1' greater than '2'.

In short, in a broad sense, serious clergy who have no military organization and exclude shallow believers and players can be understood as those who, although they do not have military literacy, can be cultivated with spiritual literacy in a short period of time, and have extremely high spiritual attributes and fighting will, making them very suitable to be sent to the battlefield as mobilized soldiers.

In fact, in most cases, when the Holy Alliance carried out expeditions such as the Northern Expedition to Sumir, more than 70% of the troops were recruited in this way within the Holy Land. In addition, about 30% of the troops were organized veterans who could set off after a short period of training.

As for the highest-level [Knights Defending the Faith] and [Inquisition] of each major sect, these units would never be easily dispatched. Even in ordinary expeditions, as long as the situation is not extremely serious or even develops into a "holy war", the major sects generally will not dispatch too much extreme force in such joint operations. At most, they will dispatch a few teams to show their respect.

"So, in this situation where the various Inquisitions have only sent less than a hundred people to do the dirty work, it is even less likely that the more mysterious Grand Inquisition will send anyone here."

A blond half-orc wearing gorgeous and heavy high-level knight armor with the Holy Symbol of Dawn printed on his chest smiled and shrugged at the junior next to him who was also about 180 cm tall but only as tall as his shoulders. He said, "To be honest, although those [Zombie Priests], [Faceless Ones] and [Dead Apostles] are also our comrades, most of the time they give people the feeling of being a little... uh, no offense, but they are indeed crazy, and they are likely to hurt others without realizing it."

"Um……"

The young Dawn Knight nodded slightly, with a complicated expression.

"In this regard, our good brothers in the Inquisition of various sects are much better. Although they are also quite scary when they are working, at least they will not harm their own people. Moreover, they are almost the same as us when they are on vacation. They also go shopping, have fun, and eat delicious food."

The high-ranking paladin grinned, and then with a subtle expression, he gestured and said, "To be honest, I met a cool orc girl before. I heard that she was an intern at the Inquisition of the Cult of Plenty. Wow, that waist, that face, and the way she looked at me like I was trash, so cool!"

"Senior Brad, please calm down a little."

The young Dawn Knight sighed, trying not to notice the disdainful looks from the priestesses not far away, and whispered, "If you keep going like this, I will also be dragged down by you and be looked at like trash."

"Haha, you people from the other world have a good saying - food and sex are also part of human nature!"

Brad Ryan, a high-ranking paladin of the Dawn Sect and a member of the ninth squad of the Light Chasing Brigade of the Knights of the Church, grinned and said cheerfully, "Life is made up of three elements: eating, pornography, and sex!"

Snapped!
Great Knight of Light Kevin slapped himself on the forehead and gritted his teeth and said, "You have completely misunderstood, Senior!"

"It's all right. It's all right."

Brad put his arm around Kevin's shoulders and said with a grin, "Anyway, I'm going to pursue that beautiful lady after I come back from the north this time!"

"Honestly, Senior Brad, in most works, your words are equated with death on the front line, so really, please stop saying it."

Kevin tried his best to save this senior who was very caring but had a bit of a "temperament" and said with emotion: "By the way, are all you lion orcs so lustful? When I went to Academy City before, I heard that an international student from our Shuguang even dared to have ideas about His Highness Wangyu, and he was almost killed in the end."

"Ah, I know what you're talking about. It's about that kid named Richard from the Ryan family, right? Tsk tsk, I heard that old Ryan was so angry when he found out about that. Not only did he cut off his son's living expenses for a year, he also went to Academy City and beat up that stupid kid himself."

Brad chuckled and said happily, "To be honest, I am convinced. If Brother Richard was from another sect, it would be fine, but our own people from Shuguang dared to target His Highness Wangyu, and they did it when the Gongzheng gang had been trying to steal his lover. They are just tired of living."

Kevin pulled the corner of his mouth and said dryly: "Tired of living... not really?"

"Not that much?"

Brad's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and he said in a shocking voice, "That's because you are not well-informed. Let's not talk about anything else. At least in our Knights of the Defenders, even the new recruits who came in for internship know that Pastor Heifan almost single-handedly quelled the great plague in Misha County. When Her Highness Xia Lian was ambushed by the Dark Night Sect and could hardly intervene in the battle, a group of low-level and mid-level professionals quelled a natural disaster. What's even more exaggerated is that he and those shamans who were called heretics by many people also gnawed down the cultists on Sumire's side."

Kevin nodded and agreed, "That's true. I don't know much about Misha County, but I participated in the battle in Sumire. I can only say that it was all thanks to him."

"Who said it wasn't? It turns out that Richard, a tough guy who the bosses want to pamper, actually dares to rely on his background and ability to try to poach our little saint. He really doesn't know how to write the word death."

Brad smacked his lips and sighed, "Even if he doesn't understand how capable Pastor Heifan is, wouldn't his father know? As a result, he knew that his son was full of tricks, but he didn't warn him. Now, if nothing unexpected happens, the boy who could have started directly in a mid-level administrative position after returning will definitely be sent to the front line to suffer, and..."

"And what?"

Seeing the other party's gloomy expression, Kevin couldn't help but ask another question.

"And nine times out of ten, it's the kind of frontline where the mortality rate is very high."

Brad sighed and said helplessly: "For example, places like the Dark Night Sect's real power control area. In short, it is difficult to return to the Holy Land alive."

Kevin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be that serious. I have already said hello to Pastor Heifan and His Highness Wangyu. They are not petty people. Besides, Pastor Heifan has already 'taught' Richard a lesson. He shouldn't hold a grudge against him and want to kill him after such a long time, right?"

"I share the same view as you, Kevin. Neither Pastor Heifan nor His Highness Wangyu are narrow-minded people."

Brad smiled and said leisurely, "But the problem is, even if those two don't care about the life or death of a fool, it doesn't mean that the fool doesn't have to pay the price for his stupidity. You know, this world is very realistic. Richard made a terrible mistake and should bear the consequences. His family background is not enough for him to use ridiculous methods such as 'review', 'reflection' or even 'apology' to get over this matter."

Kevin, who was not very familiar with Richard Ryan and did not feel any sympathy for him, nodded and said casually, "Well, he really worked hard."

"But punishment is also an opportunity. If Richard can show his worth while paying the price, he will also get bigger and better opportunities. If he dies, it means he deserves to die."

Brad looked at a few graceful Sun Sisters not far away and said casually, "By the way, Kevin, I am not a lion orc. Although I do look like one, I am actually a dog orc."

Kevin: “…Ah?”

"By the way, although I am indeed a canine half-orc, I do have some blood relationship with Richard Ryan."

Brad smiled and said cheerfully, "If you think about it, I should be Richard's distant cousin." "Ah!?"

Kevin was shocked again and said, "But one of you is from the cat family and the other is from the dog family?"

Brad was also stunned: "Cat and dog? What is that?"

"Nothing, just a minor challenge to my worldview."

Kevin shook his head and returned to the topic: "So, the people from the Grand Inquisition won't come?"

Brad frowned and asked curiously, "Why are you always so concerned about the people in the Grand Inquisition? Didn't I just say that every one of those guys has some problems to some extent? Normal people would not have time to hide from them, so why did you find them?"

"I...sigh."

Kevin scratched his hair and smiled bitterly: "Maybe it's because I'm not normal either."

"What are you talking about? You are the knight apprentice of Grand Knight Grimm. How can you be abnormal?"

Brad patted Kevin on the shoulder and said with a smile, "If you have any unspeakable secrets, I won't ask you. But as far as I know, although the quality of the investigation team this time is quite good, even better than the Northern Expedition Army that supported Sumir a few months ago, the members of the Grand Inquisition did not participate. Of course, it is not ruled out that they actually have people there, but I don't know about it."

Kevin nodded slightly and said seriously, "I see. Thank you, Senior Brad."

"Hey, we are all brothers bathed in the glory of our Lord. What is there to thank?"

Brad smiled and then asked in a low voice after a brief pause, "You... don't you think there is someone you care about in that damn place called the Grand Inquisition?"

Kevin was startled and stammered, "I...that...is not it, but...uh..."

"Alright, alright, I won't ask any more questions, and you don't have to say any more. After all, I really don't want to have anything to do with that place."

Brad sighed, then changed the subject and whispered, "However, the eldest son of my ex-girlfriend's cousin's second uncle's cousin's childhood friend seemed to have some strange disease and went to the Grand Inquisition to become a Faceless Person when he was very young. Although he seems to be a weird person, if you really want to find out something... I will grit my teeth and sleep with her again and find out the situation for you."

Kevin was shocked: "With that Faceless One?"

"Get lost! I mean with my ex-ex-girlfriend!"

Brad kicked Kevin and said unhappily, "Hurry up, do you need help?"

"I think it's better to forget it."

After hesitating for a long time, Kevin shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about the ex-girlfriend first. The person I care about a little bit, uh..."

Brad approached Kevin with gossipy eyes and asked, "What happened to that person you care about?"

"There's a high probability that he's already gone."

Kevin sighed, his expression complicated and subtle: "And even if she is still alive..."

"Don't say discouraging words, brother!"

Brad patted Kevin's shoulder armor heavily and said in a deep voice: "Go on, what if she is still alive?"

Kevin took a deep breath and said seriously, "If she were still alive, she would be around a hundred years old now."

Brad: "...Kevin, are you attracted to an elf girl? Or a half-elf?"

"I didn't say I fell in love with her."

Kevin shook his head and shrugged, "Also, that person is not an elf, he is a human like me."

"?!"

Hearing that the man was a short-lived person, Brad froze in place as if struck by lightning, and screamed as if his tail was stepped on: "Fuck, buddy, your taste——"

"Be quiet, noisy Dawn Knight."

As a result, in the next moment, accompanied by a cold rebuke, Brad, who possessed high-level peak strength and was definitely stronger than Kevin, was suddenly knocked to the ground by a huge force and fell miserably.

"What the hell!"

The next moment, Brad, who had the blood of a mastiff, turned his head fiercely, and after seeing the other person's appearance clearly, he changed his expression in an instant and smiled politely, "Excuse me, what is your name, beautiful lady?"

"One of your temporary officers in this operation."

The tall lady with a delicate oval face and cool shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing heavy armor, narrowed her golden pupils dangerously, and her pleasant voice was as cold as ice.

"The Cult of the Sun, Hess Winterfang."

Chapter 2588: The End