"My second-class believers, you have a chance to be promoted."

    This is the way second-order believers are promoted to third-order believers.

    Does it work?

    Yes, of course. Who dares to say it''s useless?

    But does it work now?

    Manda, who was out of control, almost tore the parchment on the table. After restraining himself, he had another terrible idea.

    Just skip the second level and directly promote to the third level. If Hermes cares about himself so much, maybe a miracle will happen?

    Driven by impulse, he spent a day cracking all the ciphertexts. When he wrote the last word, he closed his eyes and dared not open them for a long time.

    Can not see, must not see, once you see, you will not resist the temptation, and eventually become an irreparable evil consequence.

    Manda closed her eyes and threw the parchment into the "Jurassic Dragon Island". With full of entanglement and pain, she was powerless and paralyzed on the bed.

    Don''t think about it. The only thing you can think about is what to do next.

    Don''t expect to buy a stone statue promoted to the second level by luck. The correct way is to buy a sacrificial method from the old goat.

    500 gold coins is just a way. Manda has only 353 gold coins. Even if he can sell Kampala''s God blood stone, the remaining money is not enough to buy expensive sacrifices. After buying the method, she had to go through complex ciphertext cracking again. Thinking of these, Manda fell into despair.

    For three days in a row, Manda didn''t go out. She only had one meal every day, struggling with loss and entanglement.

    On the fourth day, he was forced to leave his bedroom.

    Viscount gassack is going to send twenty teenagers to the valley. This is not a task that worm can complete alone.

    The tavern hasn''t opened yet, but the hall is very busy. Toka is working hard with his mother to wipe the tables and chairs. Ogg and Silva are stacking wine barrels. Helena steals bacon and is scolded by Silva.

    "Put the meat down quickly. The master is coming, you stupid girl!"

    Manda followed worm out of the tavern, dazzled by the dazzling snow.

    "Can you hold on?" worm worried that Manda would faint.

    "I... can''t hold it," Manda rubbed her eyebrows. "Go alone."

    "That''s not good. Last time I sent ten people, I was almost watched by the divine Punisher on the road. I can''t do it without you."

    "Then what nonsense are you talking about?"

    The reality is that many people need you, but few really love you.

    Manda was drowsy in the carriage, and worm asked the question he had been asking for days: "what the hell happened?"

    Manda could not think of a new excuse and simply gave a slightly poetic answer: "do you know how difficult it is to resist temptation after the dream is broken?"

    "What is your dream? Is it a girl?"

    "Er... Even so."

    "You fell in love with a girl, and then you were rejected, and then another girl fell in love with you. Do you want to resist her temptation?"

    "How could you think of this?" said Manda in amazement

    "There are such stories in many books."

    "Burn all those books."

    "Those books are in my head."

    "Burn your head together."

    "Is the girl you like Sphinx? You''re resisting Helena''s temptation, aren''t you?"

    "As an insect, can you live more like an insect?"

    ……

    At the Viscount''s castle, twenty children sat in four carriages waiting to start.

    Viscount gassack was too arrogant to pay attention to the punisher of God. There is no school in Niujiao town. What do these children do together? It''s hard to give a reasonable explanation.

    Manda was going to send them to the house in town in batches, and then to the valley in batches. He was about to start with the first carriage, but Stanley caught him.

    "Mr. nidali, long time no see. Let''s find a place to have a drink."

    Stanley sent out a polite invitation, which sounded like polite words, but Manda heard the implication. Stanley had something important to say to him.

    The fat knight took the initiative to prove that it was a big deal. Manda followed Stanley into the castle and saw a body in a stone tower.

    "There is a gang of robbers in the town. The Viscount entrusted me with the task of arresting the robbers. This is the animal dealer killed by the gang."

    Manda was stunned. In his impression, there was no concept of autopsy in this era. The means of "criminal investigation" were more traditional. Generally, he found a guy who looked like a bad man and beat him until he admitted it.

    What did he bring the body back for? It''s so clean.

    Stanley pointed to the body''s chest and said, "do you recognize the wound?"

    What''s so special about this wound? Long, deep, like a knife wound.

    No, the knife wound is not so deep. His clavicle was cut. It should be caused by an axe.

    Manda had a bad feeling. He thought of someone.

    "Is it an axe wound or a special axe," Stanley confirmed Manda''s guess. "Look at the length of the axe blade and look at this position. The wound here is very shallow, which proves that there is a gap on the axe blade. You caused the gap. You should not forget it."

    Manda swallowed her saliva and said, "you mean, this is Kampala''s axe?"

    Stanley nodded and Manda almost sat on the ground.

    Why did Kampala''s axe fall into the hands of robbers? Was Kampala''s body found? What if the robbers are caught by the divine Punisher? Is there any other clue left in the cave?

    Stanley said, "I went to the cave to check. The bodies were still there. They were eaten by insects and became bone shelves. There were no other flaws left in the cave, but a few more lines of footprints. I''m not worried that the punisher found the cave. I''m worried about why these robbers found the cave. Did they see anything?"

    Manda took a deep breath: "you mean he saw us..."

    "It''s very possible that they have been watching. From when we went in to when we left, and then went in to pick up some leftovers, they found a treasure, the axe that chopped Paula."

    Although it is only speculation, the probability is very high. If the robbers are really caught by the divine Punisher, Manda and Stanley must leave Niujiao town immediately and be pursued by the divine Punisher all their life.

    "We must catch these robbers in front of the divine Punisher," Stanley said calmly, pointing to the wound of the body. "A fatal blow proves that this man''s martial arts are not bad and can control the battle axe of Kampala. It proves that he is likely to be an ancient god believer and good at fighting. There are not many such people. We should pay more attention and catch him first!"

    After leaving the castle, Manda seemed to have her windpipe blocked, and every breath became very difficult.

    The hope of promotion to the second rank was dashed, and the hidden danger that had been gradually forgotten before was dug out. Manda felt that she was forced to the edge of hell again.

    Promotion can wait, but it can''t wait. Sitting in the carriage and looking at the passers-by, Manda felt that they were a little like robbers.

    This man, he is very strong, has a lot of beard and a scar on his face, which is too in line with the image of a robber.

    There is also this man. He walks stealthily. Even if he is not the robber leader, he may be the one in charge of the wind.

    And that guy, why is he holding an axe? Why do people walk in the street with axes? Is he a woodcutter? He carries firewood behind him. He is really a woodcutter!

    Worm patted Manda on the shoulder. "Here we are."

    "Where are you?" Manda trembled with fear.

    "When we get to the house you bought, we have to leave these teenagers here first, and then send them to the valley in batches. This is your plan, which can not only avoid the punisher, but also let the count''s eyes avoid the tavern!"

    "My plan, good plan." Manda recovered, took five teenagers and set off with worm.

    The count looked at the valley, and there were punishers staring around. He had no room for progress and no way to deal with it. Manda sank deeper and deeper in the vortex of despair. The most helpless thing was that others knew nothing about it.

    Helena opened the door of the tavern and solicited guests under the supervision of Toka. After dinner, when there were most guests, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the corner of the tavern.

    "Helena, come here!" Joel waved to Helena in his hood. Helena almost cried out. She saw that Toka was not around and hurried into Joel''s arms.

    "Are you here to save me?" cried Helena.

    "Of course I''m here to save you, silly girl. How can I leave you? Let''s go now. Do you have any money?"

    Helena opened her pocket and said, "there are two more silver coins."

    "Give it to me first and we''ll buy something to eat."

    "Don''t buy it. I''ll steal some from the store." Helena did not hesitate to give the silver coin to Joel. She was about to open the bacon jar. Suddenly, Silva roared, "put down the bacon and get the silver coin back!"

    Helena was stunned and didn''t know how to respond. Joel whispered, "Silva, we have some misunderstandings. Now is not the time to care about these. Take Shanghai Lianna and come with me."

    Silva shook his head and picked up a fire stick: "give the silver back to my sister and get out of here immediately!"

    Joel gritted his teeth: "it seems that you can''t understand me. It seems that I haven''t taught you enough lessons."

    Silva took a stick and hit it. Joel easily dodged aside. He punched Silva in the face. Silva didn''t make any defense. He was about to eat the punch, but Joel''s wrist was gripped by a big hand like a pliers.

    Ogg stood behind him and whispered, "I remember the boss said you were not allowed to appear in the tavern."

    Silva gritted his teeth and said, "damn coolie, you''d better let go of your hand. I''m not here to make trouble."

    Ogg shook his head. "You''re in trouble."

    Before the words fell, Joel turned his wrist and wanted to capture Ogg.

    He didn''t succeed. Ogg was much stronger than him.

    Joel tried several times, but Ogg didn''t move. When Joel waved his fist, Ogg picked up Joel and fell heavily on the floor.