I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 283 I Want to See the Archbishop

More than ten days.

Knight Valos had never traveled such a distance before.

This also taught him many new things.

When he encountered nobles, caravans, or mercenary groups on the road, he would ask them for information.

For example, the southern kingdom of Molinar was plagued by heresy and unrest.

For example, this year is a year of scorching sun.

For example, various situations in the city.

If a nobleman he met on the road hadn't told him this, he probably would never have known that knights didn't have any special privileges in royal cities or ducal capitals.

He probably will never know in his life that knights can go hungry in these places.

Besides these strange tales, Knight Valos also inquired about the layout of the royal city and how to conduct himself once inside from the people on the road.

He had his steward inquire with the advance party and learned that the information was related to these matters.

"grown ups……"

The butler took a couple more breaths and continued his report.

"There's good news on this matter. Many mercenaries and knights have been hired by the Kingdom of Molinar to hunt down heretics. There are plenty of places to stay."

This is a good thing.

Knight Valos nodded.

Seeing that the butler seemed to have more to say, he didn't rush to speak.

Just then, the line in front started moving.

Knight Valos quickly instructed the driver to continue driving.

After taking a few steps forward, the group stopped, and the butler spoke again.

"There's also bad news. Many caravans are planning to buy more minerals, weapons, and armor from Snow Kingdom and transport them to the Kingdom of Molinar while there's still time this year."

"The prices of everything in the royal city are much higher."

Valos didn't understand the connection between these things.

But he had heard of it.

"It's alright, let's go inside."

Half a morning later, Knight Valos finally led his men into the city.

Behind the towering city walls, the roads were also paved entirely with stone bricks!

Even though these stone bricks have long been pitted and uneven from wind and rain, they are still much more solid than dirt roads!

The houses on both sides are mostly two or three stories high.

Judging from the decay on the wooden planks and the moss on the stone bricks, these were not the residences of respectable people.

The people living there must all be ordinary citizens.

As expected of a royal city.

Even ordinary people can live in big houses.

As soon as the knight Valos entered the city, he looked around.

But before he could even express his feelings, a foul stench ruined his mood.

Just as he was about to ask where the stench was coming from, he saw a commoner carrying a wooden bucket walk out of the house.

The bucket was simply shaken against the street.

Snapped--

A fresh and pungent stench assaulted his nostrils, and Knight Valos frowned.

He looked at the steward behind him, who was riding in the same carriage as the coachman.

"Why are civilians here allowed to pollute the territory so freely?"

This is an absolute desecration of the noble dignity!

The housekeeper quickly offered an explanation.

"My lord, this is only the outer city of Snow Kingdom, and it is inhabited by commoners."

He pointed north.

Following the direction the butler pointed, Knight Valos narrowed his eyes.

His gaze swept over the rooftops and landed on the distant stone tower.

"We continue north, and after a while there is another city wall; that is the inner city where the respectable people live."

So that's how it is?

Knight Valos had not heard of this before.

Seeing the vast farmland outside the city walls, he assumed that the lord's residence was inside the city.

I thought it would be similar to his house, maybe just a bit bigger.

But there were actually some arrangements involved.

However, these people from the outer city didn't look like merchants either.

No matter what, merchants wouldn't dress like ordinary people.

They don't seem to farm, how are they going to make a living? Following the novel with Cola, I've never felt so happy.

Are they all servants?

The king is truly formidable.

They actually set aside such a large territory to house so many servants.

As the convoy that had preceded them continued north, the group presented their documents and passed through a second, even taller city wall.

They finally entered the inner city.

The inner city was indeed the residential area for respectable people.

At least Knight Valos no longer smelled the stench of excrement and urine.

The convoy pulled over, and the butler started running again.

He needs to find suitable accommodation.

Knight Valos waited until noon before the steward returned.

The butler, pale-faced, raised a finger.

"Sir, even the cheapest room in a suitable place costs one large snow coin per night."

Upon hearing his offer, even the Knight of Valos, who had heard of him before, couldn't help but change his expression.

Even if you put all his remaining possessions together, it wouldn't be enough to live in for a year!

But when he thought of the purpose of his trip, he straightened up.

"Go ahead. We don't need to worry about anything else."

After settling the caravan in and paying the fare, Knight Valos summoned his steward and his wife and daughters.

He first looked at his wife and daughter.

"We'll spend the winter here. You can choose your rooms first, and I'll go to the church city to deliver the message to the Vatican."

Valos's wife released her daughter's hand, gently hugged him, and kissed his cheek.

Although Knight Valos had never told her about the difficulties her family would face, she had already learned about them from the servants and steward.

Now, her husband is the family's only hope.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, even the usually rebellious daughter stood still, looking up at her parents.

After embracing his wife, Knight Valos patted his daughter's head.

"Ellie, you must listen to your mother."

"I see."

The daughter pursed her lips and spoke in a muffled voice.

After she finished speaking, she raised her head again.

When are you coming back?

Knight Valos smiled.

"soon."

Even if one is required to pray for seven days before receiving the reward to show piety, it is not a very long time.

Compared to the originally foreseeable outcome, it was only a relief for him.

After talking with his daughter, he looked at the housekeeper.

The butler handed over the official document granting the Valos family their title.

"Sir, your documents."

Knight Valos reached out and took it.

He had nothing to complain about when facing the butler who had served his family for so many years.

"Take good care of them."

"I will certainly follow your will."

After settling his family in, Knight Valos mounted his horse and headed south.

He left the city of Snow and headed east to the city of the Holy Burning Church, which was a dozen miles away.

It is said that all the church cities are located to the east of the royal city.

Since the sun rises in the east every day, the Papacy should be the first to be illuminated by the God of Light, before the nobility.

He was initially worried and wondered if he wasn't respectable enough.

Not to mention the dragon horse and magical armor that belong to knights.

Exhausted from the long journey, even his cloak was filthy, and the military uniform he wore underneath reeked of sweat.

Seeing the pilgrims in the church city dressed in rags that were almost like slaves, he felt relieved.

There are more than just ordinary people inside!

He saw many unfamiliar aristocratic family crests!

The city of the church is also divided into an inner city and an outer city.

There was only a small church in the outer city.

Only the inner city is the core of the entire cathedral city—the Holy Burning Cathedral.

With his official warrant, Knight Valos was able to enter the inner city without any trouble.

However, his horse was left at the inner city gate.

An older monk left from beside the inner city gate to guide him.

Looking at the monk's bald head, Knight Valos made his request.

"I want to see the archbishop."