Wearing black silk for a foreign woman

Unnatural facial features, when making expressions, especially exaggerated expressions, you can see some special traces. Lind didn't know whether the woman in front of him had plastic surgery, but her face was definitely not what she really looked like.

"Have you seen enough, you rude man?" The Lady of the Lake said angrily, feeling uncomfortable with Linde's penetrating gaze.

"I've seen enough." Lind looked away. "So, do you want me to let those knights go?"

"Yes." The Lady of the Lake took a deep breath and said, "I hope you can spare them, and help me eliminate the shameless man who pretended to be me."

"Then why don't you communicate directly with those knights? Tell them that the previous one was a fake and you are the real one."

"I... can't do it." After a brief silence, the Lady of the Lake said somewhat aggrievedly.

“Can’t do it!? How dare you call yourself a god!?” Lind raised his voice and widened his eyes.

"It's not impossible to agree to your request, but what are the conditions?" Lind continued without waiting for the other party to get angry. "Who would do it without any conditions? You ordered the knights to drink holy water!"

"...I can make an exception and allow you to drink from the Holy Grail."

"Thanks, I have apples to eat, they are crisp and sweet, and I don't need to drink water." Linde waved his hand. "It's not impossible for me to agree, but you just need to answer me a question."

"what is the problem."

"What is your real name?"

Chapter 432: False God

The atmosphere of Linde's first meeting with the Lady of the Lake was definitely not friendly. First of all, the Lady of the Lake disturbed Linde's sleep. Disturbing someone's sleep is very detrimental to one's mood. No matter what the reason, if normal sleep is interrupted, it will definitely not be peaceful.

Secondly, although the appearance of the Lady of the Lake is a beauty, even before the time travel, she can compete with a group of online photo scammers. When facing a beautiful woman, men with normal sexual orientation are often subconsciously polite, but men have two situations, hungry and bitter. Coincidentally, before going to bed today, Linde had eaten a lot of beef and had no weaknesses.

Then the most important thing is that Lind knew that the Lady of the Lake in front of him was not her true face. The Lady of the Lake was the vest of other gods.

The Lady of the Lake was a disguise of another god, officially certified by the Earth Mother Goddess. In addition, when Linde saw the Lady of the Lake in person, he also noticed something unnatural on that beautiful face, which made him more certain that the Lady of the Lake was a disguise of another god. How could Linde treat a god wearing a mask well?

"You need to know... my real name?" The Lady of the Lake was visibly stunned. "I'm sorry, but I cannot accept this request. The real name of a god cannot be spoken casually."

"No, I'm not asking for the real name of the Lady of the Lake, but... your real name." Linde emphasized again. "Your, real name."

To emphasize his point, Lind was emphasized again by the last sentence, suggesting that the Lady of the Lake was someone else's god in disguise.

"I don't understand what you mean." The Lady of the Lake shook her head in confusion, not knowing whether she didn't understand or understood but pretended to be confused. "If you were my chosen one, I would consider telling you my real name, but unfortunately, you are not."

"If you complete the tasks I assign to you... I can consider making you my chosen one." Having said that, the Lady of the Lake dropped a bombshell, an offer that most knights could not refuse.

For a knight, being chosen by the Lady of the Lake is the highest honor, not only in Batoran, but also in any place where there are knights. But for Lind, is being chosen by God so rare?

"No need, I've already been chosen by God, and there are two of them. And I heard that it's not good to have too many chosen by God, as you can't chew too much." Linde sneered. "By the way, you gods are really interesting. Do you really think people have to listen to you?"

"Again, if you want me to agree to your request, tell me your real name." Linde repeated. "Don't just make it up. I have a way to verify whether it is true."

"There is a god above me." After a pause, Lind added.

"It seems that our negotiations have broken down?"

"Let me correct you. We didn't negotiate. You came to me with something. I didn't ask anything of you. It couldn't be considered a negotiation."

"...I have never seen a knight as vulgar and rude as you."

"I have never seen a god like you who dares not show his true face to others."

With this sentence, Linde made it clear that he knew she was another god in disguise. The Lady of the Lake also heard it, but did not ask any further questions. She just looked at Linde with a dangerous look for a while and then disappeared.

The scene in front of him quickly faded, and the next moment Lind opened his eyes, and the scene in front of him turned into the temporary tent where he lived.

"God." Shaking his head sarcastically, Lind then squeezed into the cow's chest next to him and continued to sleep as if nothing had happened.

After getting up the next day, while having breakfast, Lind found Sal and wanted to discuss a problem with him.

"Grandpa Sal, I want to ask you something." Sitting down next to Sal, Lind asked the old shaman beside him.

"I'm not worthy of your advice. If you have any questions, just ask directly." With his back against the huge totem pole, Thrall smiled.

"Last night, I communicated with a god." Linde said something very exciting in a normal tone. "It was not the Chaos God or the Earth Mother Goddess, but another god. When I communicated with that god, she said something very interesting. There are other beings who use her name to mislead her believers to do things she doesn't want to see, and she can't stop her believers yet."

"Grandpa Thrall, you are a senior shaman. I want to know what you think about this issue."

"...Linde, I seriously suggest that next time you talk about similar topics, don't do it in a crowded place." Sal looked at Linde deeply, and then looked around. Everyone was eating breakfast, their attention was focused on the food, and Linde's voice was not loud, so fortunately, no one else noticed the topic just now.

"Who is the God you are talking about?"

"The Lady of the Lake, as she calls herself," Lind replied, and for the sake of rigor, she added a self-proclaimed title.

"I don't know what happened, and I'm not familiar with this strange god, but I can tell you about my own experiences." Thrall recalled. "Remember, I once turned into a Cyclops?"

"Remember, you were very majestic then."

"The reason I lost control was because I mistakenly believed that the Earth Mother Goddess I had always believed in was actually the Plague God in disguise." Thrall said in a deep voice. "There are some things that I would never have said if I were the old me."

"Not everyone can hear the voice of God." Thrall organized his words. "I don't know much about other gods. Only devout believers can actively communicate with the Earth Mother Goddess. The vast majority of believers can only passively wait for God to appear. However, the vast majority of believers are actually unable to distinguish whether the one communicating with them is the god they believe in."

"If a devout believer who insists on praying every day suddenly hears a voice claiming to be God one day, what will he do? Do as God tells him." Thrall spread his hands. "But if another voice tells this believer right after that that the previous voice is not him but a liar, how should this believer judge which one is the real God?"

"Doesn't God have a way to prove his identity? Like a miracle or something?" Lind asked.

"Miracle..." Thrall sighed deeply. "If a miracle can happen as soon as it is said, it is not a miracle."

"And pretending to be a god might also perform the same 'miracle'."

"That makes sense." Lin De nodded in agreement.

Having experienced a collapse of faith, Thrall's attitude toward God has obviously become much more open-minded. He can now speak very naturally about many words that would be considered blasphemous in the mouths of fanatical believers.

Lind had a feeling that something unexpected would happen during this conflict.

Chapter 433: Can I command you, sir?

The dream conversation with the god, who was wearing the vest of the Lady of the Lake and whose real identity was not yet clear, did not reach any agreement or transaction. The Lady of the Lake left in anger because of Lind. According to the Lady of the Lake, she had never seen a knight as rude and shameless as Lind.

Although the two sides did not reach any agreement, for Lind, this unexpected meeting was fruitful. The relationship between God and believers was more complicated than Lind had originally imagined, and God could not completely command the actions of believers.

God cannot completely control believers, and believers have more freedom in their relationship with God than imagined. According to Thrall, believers cannot distinguish whether the God they are in contact with is real or not. Lind finally understood why the Sister of War said that only the Pope can make the blacklist and whitelist, and the Emperor of God has no say.

The episode of the Lady of the Lake came to an end, and Linde did not take it too seriously. While on the road, Linde thought of what Jana had said, that she had once received a revelation from the Lady of the Lake in a dream. Was the one who had given her the revelation the real Lady of the Lake, or another imposter?

Based on this idea, let's expand on it. Is the goddess of the lake who appeared in my dream last night the real goddess of the lake? The goddess of the lake who is now guiding Jiyang IX is the real one, and the one last night is the fake one?

Or maybe the Lady of the Lake who talked to Jiyang IX, Ranna and himself were all fake?

Why does it feel more and more chaotic...

The more Linde thought about it, the more confused his mind became, just like a ball of headphone wires, the more he tried to sort them out, the more confused it became. Faintly, Linde seemed to hear the low laughter of some existence.

Since it is unclear, then forget it. Linde simply put everything behind him, regardless of who the real Lady of the Lake was, and just completed his goal.

Don't think too much, just go towards your goal WAAAAGH.

Guided by this idea, Lind and his team headed towards the selected battlefield.

In order to avoid accidentally running into the enemy, Lind and his party kept moving along the forest trails. Although the speed was a bit slow, it was safe. After three days of walking, Lind and his party arrived at the selected battlefield.

Just as marked on the sand table, this is an open area sandwiched between two forests.

"This is it. We will ambush the enemy here." After arriving at the destination, the beastmen immediately set up a temporary camp and made a simple sand table. "Ms. Fran, where are the two teams now?"

"Here." Fran marked the positions of the two teams on the sand table with her hands. "The pigeons just found it."

During this period, in order to grasp the enemy's movements at any time and anywhere, in addition to relying on the wolf group's mobility and sensitive sense of smell, there is also Fran's animal control. By controlling various birds flying in the sky, Ranna can grasp the enemy's real-time movements at any time and anywhere.

War is a battle of intelligence. Although this statement is too absolute, it also illustrates the importance of intelligence in war.

Fran marked the positions of the two troops detected by the pigeons on the sand table. Looking at the positions of the two troops on the sand table, Ranna frowned slightly.

"They're not too far from here..." Looking at the two troops marked by Fran, Ranna raised her hand and touched her chin. "Which one is Jiyang IX's team?"

"It should be this one." Fran pointed to the one that was a little further away.

"Should? Can you be sure about that?" Ran Na frowned.

"I'm operating the pigeon. The pigeon's brain isn't very good, and it often wants to quit and resists my command." Fran shrugged helplessly.

"Then can't you change to another animal?" Ran Na said dissatisfiedly.

"Of course I want to, but every time I need them, the other birds seem to have agreed to disappear, leaving only pigeons hanging around." Fran said with some resentment. "I can try to find other birds, but no matter how smart they are, they can't compare to the beastmen."

Due to the long distance, the birds controlled by Fran will fly out of the effective range of her shared vision. Therefore, if she wants to get effective information, she can only wait for the birds to fly back and read their memories. However, the brain capacity of birds, especially pigeons, is limited, and their memories are very incomplete, and their accuracy is worrying.

"Okay, I understand. Please, Miss Fenrir, go for it. This distance is nothing for the Wolves' speed."

In order to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence, Ranna asked Fenrir to take the wolf cubs to investigate the location mentioned by Fran and clarify the identities of the two troops. After Fenrir set off, Ranna began to arrange an ambush.

Ran Na assigned the troops to various ambush points. At this time, Ran Na really looked like a female general.

"Um..." Just when the arrangements were almost done, Ranna looked at Lind with an awkward look. "Sir, I can command all the troops here, right?"

"Yes, all of them." Linde nodded. He did say this. Ranna could command all the beastmen here.

"Then...can I give you orders, sir?" Ran Na asked with a little trepidation and teasing in her eyes.

"...What do you want me to do?" Lind narrowed his eyes and looked at the female knight with shining eyes.

"I need a bait, a bait that will definitely lure the enemy into an ambush," Ran Na continued.

"I see." Linde said with a strange smile. "You want me to be bait?"

Ran Na responded with an awkward but polite smile.

"As for bait, I have an idea." Lind glanced around and confirmed that there were no members of the Killer Rabbit Tribe around him. "Haven't those knights been hungry for a long time? They haven't eaten meat for almost 20 days. I plan to use something they will definitely not be able to refuse as bait."

"what?"

"Rabbits, a large group of rabbits with high protein content." Linde smiled kindly.

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Not too far from the place chosen by Ranna for the decisive battle, the two teams of knights were trudging along with difficulty.

"I didn't expect the Holy Grail Trial would be so hard. I haven't eaten meat for almost twenty days." One of the troops, led by George, the younger brother of the Holy Grail Knights, was resting on the spot. Various wild vegetables, fruits and grass roots were cooked in small pots.

As a combat profession, it is very fatal to have no meat to eat, and even wild vegetables cannot be eaten freely because there is not enough. Just as the knight was stirring the pot with numb eyes, a sound suddenly came from the grass next to him.

The knight looked in the direction of the sound and saw a small khaki rabbit breaking out of the ground, staring at the knight with curiosity.

"Rabbit!" The knight jumped up instantly.

Chapter 434: A long-awaited full meal

In this world, knights have an oath. No matter which country, knights have a set of systematic moral codes to constrain their words and deeds. Whether they can do it or not is one thing, at least in the ceremony of becoming a knight, knights must recite the full text of the Knight's Oath.

In different countries and different forces, the Knight's Oath is somewhat different. In Batoran, there are three different Knight's Oaths. However, some contents are common in different Knight's Oaths, such as loyalty! Honesty! and protection.

The core of the Knight's Oath, or chivalry, is to protect, protect the monarch, protect the goddess, protect the subjects, protect the honor, etc. In order to show the protection, some knights will raise some small animals from the time they are knights' squires.

In short, the knights of Batoran love small animals so much that they want to have them at every meal, so when a rabbit broke out of the ground, the knights were immediately excited.

The first knight who discovered the rabbit shouted subconsciously. Frightened, the rabbit subconsciously crawled out of the hole and turned around and ran away.

The other knights, who had not tasted meat for almost twenty days, looked over with fierce eyes when they heard the word rabbit. Their eyes were like a group of hungry wild dogs.

The knight who first discovered the hare, saw the rabbit run away, he drew his sword without saying a word and chased after it. After being hungry for so long, his body was already very tired, but he burst out with amazing strength and caught up with the rabbit at an astonishing speed.

Just as the knight caught up with the hare and was about to kill it with one sword, suddenly an arrow shot from the side and pierced directly through the hare's head, nailing the hare to the ground.

"I shot it!" A knight put down his bow and rushed over in ecstasy. "It's mine!"

"How dare you shoot an arrow from behind!" Seeing this, the knight who had been chasing the rabbit immediately stopped and stood in front of the rabbit's corpse with a long sword in hand.

Hunting was one of the most common recreational activities for knights, the other being jousting. Therefore, there were many rules surrounding hunting, such as whoever's weapon took the life of the prey would own the prey.

According to this rule, the rabbit did belong to the knight who shot the rabbit, but how could a knight who had been hungry for a long time just give up so easily! ? Moreover, this robbery was too obvious.

"Dear sir, please move aside. You are blocking my prey." The knight holding a bow and arrow came over and said in a teasing smile and in a sarcastic tone.

"I have caught up with the rabbit! If you hadn't shot me from behind, I would have killed it! It is my prey! You are committing robbery!" said the sword-wielding knight angrily.

In the past, two knights would not do this for a rabbit. Although there would be a conflict, they would most likely not really fight. But the situation is different now. They haven't eaten meat for more than 20 days. Let alone a rabbit, even a mouse would not be so easy to let go.

The servants of both sides also stood behind their masters, in a state of confrontation. Seeing this, the other knights also gathered around, and it seemed that an internal fight was about to break out because of a rabbit.

Just as the fight was about to break out, George came over.

Compared to other knights, George, the Holy Grail Knight, was in much better condition. Although he also looked pale, at least he looked much better. The knights who had gathered around him spontaneously made way for George to enter.