Give Me the Name of God

After Leo left, Manda began to analyze the situation with everyone, and Bucken's appearance shocked him.

Why was he in Rockland Hills? There are two answers that Cherdan thought of.

First, with his strong strength, he gained Bapre's favor and joined him on the mountain.

This situation is not impossible to happen. Although Bucken's strength is higher than that of Bapre, if he is a person who is thirsty for talents and has certain control ability, it is reasonable to recruit Bucken as a subordinate, just like Manda recruits Milo.

Another possibility is that Bucken personally supported Bapre, which was one of his hidden forces. This answer is closer to the truth. Bapre has more than a dozen followers of the ancient god under his command. His strength is no less than that of Earl Grudge, but his reputation is not that great. It is possible that he was ordered by Bucken to hide himself as much as possible.

Manda was still thinking about revenge before, but now he has a hidden worry.

Che Erdan suggested: "Wait for the archbishop to take action first, and then we will clean up the mess after they both lose."

Manda was silent for a long time and said: "Why does Bucken want to steal Leo's food? Is he so short of food?"

Pluto said without thinking: "The price of food is too high, winter is coming, and the bandits have to find a way to survive the winter."

Manda shook his head. Things worthy of his worry would definitely not be that simple.

Pluto also felt that his answer was a bit hasty. Cherdan thought for a long time and said: "He wants to use food to win over the refugees from Mount Bergemia?"

"Maybe it's possible, but it's not that simple."

Che Erdan thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "I can't think of any other reason."

Manda murmured to himself: "He robbed Leo of food, but did not kill Leo. So what would Leo do under normal circumstances?"

Cerdan pondered for a long time and suddenly realized: "According to normal reasoning, Leo should ask the archbishop for help. In other words, Bucken's purpose in doing this is to lure the archbishop into taking the bait!"

Manda nodded and said: "The Archbishop has more than 4,000 God's Punishment Army. As long as he is willing to take action, it stands to reason that he should be able to easily level a mountain stronghold, but what if he cannot level it?"

Che Erdan took a breath: "That proves that Bucken's strength is still higher than that of the archbishop!"

Milo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "If he really has such strong strength, it is impossible for the two of us to come back alive."

"This is what I'm really worried about," Manda wiped the sweat from his forehead. "He wants to lure me out together. He wants to take revenge and kill all his enemies in one go."

Pluto, who was standing aside, couldn't help but trembled: "Thankfully we didn't let Stanley take action, otherwise our losses would have been great."

Che Erdan sighed softly and said: "We have thought of it, but I don't know if the archbishop can think of it."

Kunta said thoughtfully: "If only the king could think of it, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Che Erdan was stunned, looked at Kunta and smiled: "You are really not simple, you are even deeper than I thought."

Kunta was feeling complacent, but Manda's expression became even more serious.

"The king may not have thought that something big is going to happen to him. It's time for us to leave."

…

In the cathedral, Leo was describing what happened to the archbishop, but as soon as he finished the beginning, the archbishop frowned.

"You were robbed in Rockland Hills? What were you doing in Rockland Hills?"

"I received news that Bucken is in the Rockland Hills. He has joined a group of bandits led by the thief Bapre." Leo lied naturally.

"Big thief Bapre? I have never heard of this guy. What did they rob you of?"

"Snatched some gold coins."

"Some gold coins? Are you talking about your travel expenses? Is that a few dollars worth Bucken's hand?"

"He didn't do it himself. It was a few minions who did it. I brought a lot of subordinates with me. I could have had a fight with them, but I didn't do that. I took out more than fifty gold coins and took them from their mouths. Asking some questions is like making a deal with them."

"Have they seen Bucken?"

"I've seen him before," Leo nodded. "One of them is from the royal capital, and he recognizes Bucken."

Leo made up a pretty good set of lies. It stands to reason that it would be difficult to deceive the sophisticated Howitt with lies of this level.

But Leo had an "aura of honesty" about him, and Howitt always believed that he did not dare to lie to himself, so that he did not analyze the flaws in his lies in detail.

Howitt believed Leo's words, which made Leo relieved. He found out Bucken's whereabouts, helped the archbishop eliminate a serious problem, eradicated this hateful group of bandits, and opened up the road to transport food. Most importantly, It was he who bought a way out for the refugees in the Begomiya Mountains. For him, this result was extremely perfect.

But he didn't realize that this lie affected Howett's judgment.

Three days later, Howitt ordered the summons of the God's Punishment Army in the city.

This move frightened the king, who immediately summoned the Golden Lion Guards, and General Longesen also summoned the Wind Knights.

They thought that the archbishop was going to attack the palace, but they were wrong. The archbishop took the initiative to come to the palace and told the king that he wanted to go out of the city to preach.

It is not unusual for the archbishop to go out of town to preach every three to five years.

But what is he doing with so many troops? Are we going to start a holy war against a certain lord?

This probability is unlikely. Even if Gaisak caused such a big storm, the archbishop had no intention of taking action personally. The bigger the storm, the more important it was to secure the royal capital. Howitt was not an impulsive person.

Moreover, if a lord really wanted to cause trouble, he should at least inform the king, unless he did not need the king's support.

The king was puzzled. He summoned his confidants to discuss the matter. The minister of state looked worried, and Manda said nothing. Longgesen thought this was a rare opportunity.

"Your Majesty, no matter what the Archbishop is going to do, we'd better not let him come back."

The king looked at Longgesen and said, "Do you want to take the opportunity to expel the God's Punisher from the capital?"

Longgesen shook his head and said: "It's not about expelling them, it's about killing them all."

The Minister of State said angrily: "Are you crazy? Do you think the Archbishop will take away all the troops? There will still be a large number of God's Punishment Army left in the capital!"

"No matter how many God's Punishment Army he leaves behind, without their leader, they are just a mob. I am confident that I can defeat them!"

"Even if you can win the fight, what will you do when the archbishop comes back?"

"I said, he can't come back," Longgesen said calmly, "No matter who he goes out to fight, whether he loses or wins, we will never let him return to the royal capital alive. I think The lords around the capital think so too!"

"Crazy, really crazy!" The Minister of State kept shaking his head and said, "Your Majesty, the general's idea is too reckless, you must not..."

"Yes, don't be too reckless." The king nodded, and Manda let out a sigh of relief, and the familiar rhythm was coming again.

But the next rhythm was not so familiar. The king looked at Longesen and whispered: "We don't have to rush to take action. We can first check the movements of the archbishop. If he just goes out to preach or makes a small fuss, we will As if nothing happened, if he fights with others and both sides suffer, then we don’t have to be polite to him.”

Longsen nodded and said: "Your Majesty's decision is very wise!"

Manda was stunned. The king's idea was almost foolproof.

The Minister of State still shook his head, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty, why should we care about those God Punishers? Isn't it good to live a peaceful life for two days?"

The king was silent, as if he was going to accept the advice of the minister of state again.

But the ending was unexpected again. The king raised his head, prayed a few words, and said to the minister of state: "May the Lord of the Gods bless you. You are really annoying. I am really afraid that one day you will kill me in anger." you!"