pertwk Chapter 192 The Sky is Gone Again
Chapter 192 The Sky is Gone Again
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Summer June 22th.
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There's an old saying in the Empire: summer in the North is so short it's like it's been stolen. Sure enough, ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.
On the inner city wall, hundreds of rabbits stood in baskets, diligently chiseling away at the stone bricks, adding a touch of life to the gray city wall surface.
But this excitement only belonged to Chiffon and did not spread to other places. In these ten days, the situation in the North deepened further.
Earl of the Wolf's purge was more ruthless than anyone had anticipated, and more than twenty families in the North were completely wiped out.
Especially in the eastern part of the North, more than 80% of the territory became unclaimed, but Earl of the Wolf didn't even frown and distributed them all away.
In a short time, Benlang gained more than twenty vassals, which could somewhat make up for the loss of more than one hundred knights.
Meanwhile, Grand Duke Frostmoor led the Northern Army Group back to the North.
They left in a hurry and returned in a lukewarm manner, simply because the ruler of the North had secretly made a big move on the way.
He ordered the Northern Army Group to blockade the western and southern borders of the North, and all major transportation routes leading out of the North were strictly sealed off by soldiers.
Lucy, the snow fox, and the snow deer also received the decree from Grand Duke Frostfolk, ordering the three families to join forces and block the roads leading to the Black Pine Forest and the Thorn Mountains.
This is equivalent to drawing a circle around the North, making it almost impossible for those inside to escape. Once the encirclement is complete, the reckoning will begin.
A bloody massacre targeting believers of light swept across the entire North!
Those territories that followed Duke Shuangmo on his expedition did not send out all their troops. Apart from the reserves, they all left a portion of their military forces to maintain the security of their territories.
Now these soldiers have become executioners. According to the list that was collected long ago, as long as someone is identified as a believer of light, they will not even have the chance to become a serf. They will be slaughtered one family at a time!
Not only were all the churches of light burned down, but the statues of the goddess were also defiled with excrement. The corpses of believers were hung on the city gates of various territories. In some territories, there were so many corpses that they could almost circle the city walls.
Blackwater Territory suffered the worst fate, with several city gates locked down and soldiers standing on the city walls pouring oil down, turning the entire city into a sea of fire.
Screams and cries, mixed with the crackling sounds of burning wood, could be heard several kilometers away, and in the end, the entire city was burned to the ground.
The methods were so cruel that even the usually carefree Karl turned pale and could barely speak when reporting the situation.
He could swallow twice while saying just one sentence, and his eyes held an indescribable sense of horror.
--Terrifying!
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Perhaps in the eyes of the royal family, those believers of light are no longer subjects of the empire, but enemies that must be completely eliminated.
The royal family has repeatedly issued prohibitions against lords, the Church of Light, and believers.
Lords, in particular, were forbidden from selling life-giving food privately; if they wanted to sell it, they were to sell it at a discount to other lords or the royal family. Unfortunately, they didn't take it seriously at all.
They felt that everyone did it this way, so when the royal family wanted to punish someone, they punished the entire lord class one by one. Otherwise, if they didn't comply, their whole family would be hung up at the city gate.
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The ban on the Holy See was to prohibit them from continuing to incite people's hearts and minds, and from putting forward any ideas that would shake the foundation of the empire's rule. They were only to use healing arts to assist lords in managing their subjects.
Unfortunately, the priests' source of power was too strange. Without believing in the Goddess of Light's benevolent ideals, they could not obtain the power of light, so this prohibition had little effect.
There are certain restrictions on the behavior and donations of believers, but they are also ineffective. If they are not allowed on the surface, then they can be restricted in private.
No matter how powerful your royal family is, you can't control what happens in the dark, can you?
As a result, when everyone was defying the royal decree, they all reaped the benefits of this massacre.
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However, this purge was limited to the Northern Territory; the other three territories and the capital city did not see much action, as if the Northern Territory were a separate slaughterhouse.
The royal family's intentions were clear: to turn the North into a vacuum where not a ray of light could reach, so that its people would tremble at the mere mention of the Goddess of Light and regard her as a synonym for calamity.
The effect was remarkable. In the past, whether they were free people or serfs, even some lords, they always liked to say "Goddess of Light" when something happened.
Nobody mentions it anymore. In some places, the beliefs from hundreds of years ago have been restored, and people have started to worship the Mother Goddess of Life, or even directly worship the Star Clan emblem.
My usual catchphrase has changed to "By the Mother Goddess of Life," and I just hope to survive this storm safely.
As for how the Holy See will retaliate, no one knows yet.
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This major cleanup also had some impact on Qifeng. Chief engineer Henry reported that the main framework of the inner city is now nearing completion, and there are still more than 600 meters of wall pouring work remaining.
The laying of underground pipelines is basically complete. Next, large-scale construction of stone houses and laying of flooring will be carried out, at which time the houses will be ready for basic habitation.
Based on this construction progress, it's almost time to set off to Benlang to pick up the soldiers' several thousand families.
But now the wilderness is full of armies from various territories roaming around, and Richard wants to wait until this turmoil has passed before making a decision.
It wasn't that they were worried about being exposed, but rather that the cities along the way were screening believers, making it very difficult to enter and exit, and businesses were all closed.
The food and water for thousands of people are hard to replenish along the way, and carrying them ourselves would be too much of a hassle.
Anyway, there are almost no forces of light in the Wolf Territory, and their churches are just for show. This purge won't affect them, so it doesn't matter if it's a little slow.
However, this genocide, which was enough to shock the entire human society, seems insignificant in the face of another historically significant event.
The royal decree of commendation spread throughout the North at top speed, and even Chiffon, who was hiding behind the Blackpine Forest, received a copy of the notice.
The scroll was bound with hot-stamped wire, and the text written on it reads:
Frostfoil's conquest of the Cape region, bringing it into the empire's territory, is a remarkable achievement. As a reward, he is bestowed with one million gold, one hundred portions of Iridium crops, and one thousand sets of magical weaponry.
Other.
We agree to Grand Duke Frostmoo's request to formally accept the orc race of the Cape Region as citizens of the Empire, granting them the same rights and obligations as the Star Free People.
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Richard was shocked after seeing the scroll!
Humans are the race on the entire continent that places the most emphasis on bloodlines, and now the royal family is openly saying they want to accept orcs as subjects of the empire!?
He could almost see the spectacular scene of those old, conservative nobles collapsing from a stroke upon hearing the news.
More radical nobles might jointly petition against the decision, or even secretly send people to the Cape Region to cause trouble and slaughter orcs, thus protesting the royal family's decision.
Perhaps even the other two empires will react to this.
However, Richard stared at the scroll for a long time before finally just tossing it onto the table.
What does this have to do with me...
Even if the storm is huge, it won't reach the chiffon cake.