ps: Made a rookie mistake, the Demon Hunter milestone is already completed.
The first one was Abelardo.
The second one was the werewolf handled by Hans.
The third one was the daylight spirit handled by Furin, corrected in the previous text.
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Alley entrance.
The two breathless individuals sat on the ground.
Scott regretted a bit: "We shouldn’t have run away, that lady is still inside."
John casually replied: "You can tell from her clothes that she’s a noble lady. Even if you risk your life to save her, she won’t marry you. If you die, who’s going to take care of your parents?"
"Besides, didn’t soone rush past earlier? Judging by those clothes, they’re probably also nobles. If they can deal with the evil spirit, there’s no need for the two of us. If they can’t, we’ll just lose two more lives."
"People like us should just honestly be regular soldiers."
Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the alley.
A group of people erged from the alley.
Scott, sowhat surprised, said: "Miss, are you alright?"
The noble maiden waved her hand: "Of course I’m fine, it was just a small evil spirit, already dealt with — thank you for your concern, kind young man."
The noble lady casually whispered a few words to the Lord Knight beside her.
The Knight approached them: "Good day, brave warriors. I am the Lord of Jorgelisburg, Grand Master of the Royal Knight Order, Losa von Habsburg. Thank you for your concern for my...sister. I would like to ask you a few questions."
"You are Baron Losa?"
John, sowhat excited, said: "Please ask, we’ll tell you anything we know."
"What do you know about this evil spirit?"
"I may know sothing."
"May?"
John nodded: "Yes, I’m not completely sure — at the end of last year, Captain Liash of the City Guard raped a Jewish girl and later killed her entire family. This house in the alley used to be the ho of that Jewish girl."
Originally, nothing happened, but recently, the new owner of the house was found dead near the well. Since then, every two days, soone dies near this alley."
"In my opinion, it’s the girl, full of resentnt, coming back from the dead for revenge."
Losa nodded thoughtfully, thinking it wasn’t controlled by a sorcerer or other extraordinary person.
Once resolved, it’s resolved, without further repercussions.
"Isn’t anyone taking care of this?"
John, sowhat helpless, responded: "Hey, not even ten people have died, such a small matter wouldn’t alarm the noble lords. A priest ca to have a look and then left."
"Alright, thank you for the information."
Losa and his group planned to leave.
Scott suddenly spoke up: "Sir, can I join your Knight Order as a soldier?"
Losa, a bit surprised, asked: "Why do you want this? Following the Knight Order into battle has a high risk of death. On the contrary, staying in Montreal, there’s a high chance of safety."
Scott, blushing, said: "Sir, I don’t want to always be just a City Guard, following you would offer a better future."
John tugged at his clothes, wanting to dissuade him but dared not speak.
"Alright, go find an officer under nad Laine, he will give you the position of a soldier. Consider it a reward for your kind heart."
Becoming a soldier in the Knight Order isn’t easy, most newcors start by transporting supplies.
Not everyone in the Knight Order are combatants.
"Thank... Thank you, Sir!"
Scott glanced secretly at Furinjira, then quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again.
Oh my, there’s such a beautiful girl in this world?
...
Having completed the Demon Hunter milestone, Losa didn’t open the reward hastily.
He first rented many inns in the city to settle his soldiers.
Although camping outside the city was an option, the tents and army beds weren’t as comfortable.
Losa was willing to let his soldiers rest well for a period.
The long march was like a drawn bowstring, soldiers needed good rest to restore strength for battle.
In a previous life, the Battle of Hattin defeated the Crusaders not by Saladin’s army, but by drought and thirst.
"Let’s go, we should keep shopping, I still owe you your promised gift."
Losa said to the expressionless Prajna.
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Kaler Castle.
The brutal siege war had lasted for three whole days.
Count Reynard, bearing a sword, surveyed the surroundings.
Bodies of various deathly states scattered on the walls.
The oppressive heat had already started to decay them, breeding maggots. He knew if this continued, even if Kaler Castle resisted attack, the people inside would die from plague.
Not far away.
Saracen craftsn, akin to assembling furniture, were constructing large siege weapons outside the castle.
Iron-clad siege towers and hamrs, three-ter-tall giant catapults... These powerful siege weapons put enormous pressure on the robust defenses of Kaler Castle.
Outside the walls, dense crowds of Saracen soldiers were collectively praying to the sun.
Clergyn of the Fire Worship spread tales of the horrific massacre during the past Crusaders’ capture of Jerusalem before the soldiers.
"Back when the Franks breached Jerusalem, they indiscriminately slaughtered n, won, and children, bashing children’s heads against walls, and using spears to pull out unborn infants."
"They forced captive worshippers of holy fire to burn their fellow believers’ corpses, ultimately leaving them to be burned to ashes alongside."
"We must rember this hate, and when the city falls, return the massacre the Franks inflicted upon us!"
Clergy diligently recounted a history dating back over a hundred years.
This indeed proved very effective.
Soldiers from various tribes and chiefdoms felt a surge in morale, eager to storm the city and slaughter the hateful Franks.
In reality, Jerusalem’s massacre victims numbered just over ten thousand with many sold into slavery or escaped through various channels.
Western clergy docunting these events exaggerated this number, viewing the massacre of heretics as a glorious achievent.
Clergy under Saladin also willingly adopted this as the official record of Crusader atrocities.
Count Reynard, exhausted physically and ntally, said: "Send soone to negotiate with Saladin, agree to his request to exchange bodies — we need ti to clear and burn the corpses within the castle. If this continues, Kaler Castle will beco a city of death."
The soldier accepted the command and left.
Shortly, a white flag was raised, and they descended in a basket from the castle wall to approach the Saracen army.
"Has Hanfry’s Montreal army not arrived yet?"
Count Reynard suddenly inquired.
No one answered him.
Furiously, he cursed: "That damn brat, is he intent on watching and his mother die in Kaler Castle before he’s satisfied?"
"Imdiately send soone to urge the King’s army, say that Kaler Castle can no longer be defended, whoever arrives first to help will receive my fiefdom in Hebron!"
Count Reynard gritted his teeth.
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