Chapter 319 Guild Wars

While the battle at the Red City Gate was fierce, the situation in Moscow's guild area was also at a stalemate.

Unlike other parts of Moscow that were quickly controlled by pagans, the guild district was a fortress in itself. As long as the gates were closed, it became an island.

Now there are soldiers standing behind the gate of the guild area. These are the guards hired by the guild area. Some people are boarding the houses on both sides. These houses have shooting windows on the outside.

Under the orders of the masters of their respective guilds, the men in this area armed themselves. The blacksmiths' guild also opened the armory, and the sophisticated weapons in it were available for everyone to use at will.

However, everyone already has armor at home. As a citizen, owning armor is basically a must.

Moreover, due to their profession as craftsmen, these people belong to the high-income ranks of Moscow, and many of them have the ability to wear iron armor. Even if they don't have iron armor, they will have it after the blacksmiths' guild opened the armory.

The apprentices were also armed, and the blacksmiths' guild was very generous when it came to the fate of the guild district, taking whatever was in the armory - even though these items belonged to the merchants who ordered them in Moscow.

As for the delivery issue? Just delay it. At worst, they will have to pay a lot of liquidated damages. Anyway, they can only buy so many weapons and armor in Moscow. It is a complete seller's market here.

In this way, together with the hired guards, a total of three hundred armored warriors were gathered in the guild area. This was a force that could reverse the current situation in Moscow.

The citizen militia has always been the backbone of the Russian war. They are like the citizen soldiers of ancient Greece. Whenever Vicher or the prince makes a decision, they have to take up weapons and put on armor and go to war.

Compared with soldiers from the countryside, citizens are disciplined and equipped, and their will to fight when standing with their neighbors is often extremely strong, making them a reliable force on the battlefield.

This is also the reason why Rostislav attaches so much importance to the citizens and does not recruit standing soldiers from them. They are already very reliable fighting forces, so why should they be turned into a standing army? Isn't this a waste?

The pagans also launched an attack on this isolated island fortress, but their attempts were defeated by arrows. The defense of the guild area exceeded their imagination. As a result, they could only leave a few corpses and run away in despair.

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However, they did not leave directly. Instead, they built fortifications near the guild area and hid behind to supervise the operations in the guild area.

They also know the power of the guild area, so they also sent many armed soldiers here to prevent the craftsmen in the guild from rushing out, and also to provide deterrence and help them respond inside.

A two-story guild building stands in the center of the guild area. The first floor is where the guild entertains guests, but it is now filled with armed men. The second floor is where the masters usually discuss the future of the guild area. Now each guild has

The masters of the society are all listed here.

As a place for entertainment and meetings for the high-income group of guild craftsmen, the entire guild building is made of bricks and tiles, and it is also the best in decoration.

Local woodworking carvings can be seen everywhere, and the tables and chairs here are also decorated with fine carvings. As for the artworks from the southern imperial capital, they are placed in a special exhibition area.

There are also several works by the prince and the imperial painter on the wall, depicting either the work of craftsmen or the splendor of the guild hall.

The reason why so many masters gathered here to discuss was very simple: to discuss whether they should send troops and whether they should help the prince's troops calm the current situation.

"...So let me say, we just have to keep our guild safe. No matter what happens outside, we can't be shaken. Don't forget, the prince has given us the privilege of not participating in the war. This is not our war."

Under the gaze of the saint on the wall, a short man was talking. He had been talking for a long time, and everyone was quite convinced by his words.

His name is Ivar, he is a North American immigrant and a master of the carpentry guild. The carpentry guild is a quite powerful guild in Moscow. After all, it has been supplying Moscow with a large number of woodworking products for sale.

These woodworking products are closely related to people's lives, so although the profits are not that big, relying on sales, the Carpentry Guild has become the second largest guild under the Blacksmith Guild.

For this reason, Ivar has always wanted his guild to become the first guild in Moscow, because he is very hostile to Vanigo, the master of the blacksmith guild, and now is his opportunity to shake Vanigo's leadership.

Ivar's proposal aroused a burst of approval. None of these guild masters were willing to participate in the battle. Fighting can kill people, and every craftsman is precious. There is no need to use them to fight the heretics.

"I don't think so, Master Ivar."

Now that those who are opposed to sending troops have spoken out, it is time for those who are in favor of sending troops to speak out as well. This person is none other than Vanigo, the master of the blacksmith guild.

The master blacksmith is now wearing a piece of scale armor. This armor is very well made and is worthy of being owned by the master blacksmith. In addition, Vanigo is already physically strong and his arms are particularly strong due to years of forging. This makes him

Looks like a general.

Therefore, he looked very imposing when he spoke, which made everyone in awe. They looked at the master blacksmith, waiting for his words.

"If the pagans take over the Red City, how will they treat our guild? Don't forget, the backbones of each guild must convert to Christianity before they can enjoy higher status and treatment. Those pagans will let us go.

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In the guild area, if you want to change from an ordinary craftsman to a manager with a higher salary, you must convert to Christianity and spurn the pagan gods in front of everyone. This is a hard condition. Rostislav does not want people in the guild to

The upper echelons are filled with pagans.

This trick effectively screened out some heretics, but most of them did not leave because of this, because even the treatment of ordinary craftsmen is considered high-income in Moscow, and this treatment is enough to retain many people.

"What's more, if Lord Rostislav's garrison defeats the heretics, will he hold us responsible for not supporting the Red City afterwards? Masters, let's think about it carefully and think about whether we can bear these costs.

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Vanigo's words silenced the masters in the room who had just agreed not to send troops. The words of the blacksmith meeting completely hit their fate, because things were just as the blacksmith masters said, if they hadn't

No one will let them go.

But Ivar's expression became ugly and evil. He had always been Vanigo's biggest threat to the leadership of the guilds, and wanted to challenge him all the time.

But now Vanigo broke the situation created by his long speech with just a few words. How could he not be angry?

"Vanigo, you just want to please Rostislav. For your selfish reasons, you want everyone in the guild to follow you to death! Do you have any conscience?"

Ivar was not convinced at all, but started to attack Vanigo directly. The carpenter master was really angry. He had clearly dominated the situation just now, but why did this bastard come out to disrupt the situation! Who did he think he was? Wasn't he just relying on

Kneel down and lick the young prince to gain power?

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall fell silent, even Ivar himself, who noticed that he had said something that he shouldn't have said.

Vanigo has always disliked others commenting on him in this way, and if he hears someone commenting on him in this way, then the person's next time will not be good.

"So, Master Ivar, what do you have to say?"

Vanigo said calmly, but the calmer it is, the more frightening it is, because everyone knows that there is often calm before the storm.

Ivar was naturally choked by such a sight. Deep down in his heart, he was still afraid of the Merian blacksmith. This was not because he was valued by Rostislav, but because of Vanigo's resolute behavior.

Someone once deceived a batch of goods from the guild through fraud. It was a powerfully armed caravan, so everyone thought about forgetting it and blacklisting the caravan.

, but Vanigo did not do this.

He directly armed the men in the guild, then went to hire a group of farmers outside the city, and then they ambushed the caravan.

Vanigo looked particularly heroic in this battle. He chopped off twenty-seven heads with his two-handed axe. At that time, he looked like a bloody man, which made everyone who saw this scene feel terrified.

Naturally, the caravan was finished. The goods they had defrauded and their original goods were smuggled into Moscow, and the Melians distributed the loot with blood on the boxes to each guild.

From then on, everyone knew what a terrible person this "connected person" and "cheater" they considered was. From then on, no one wavered in his leadership of the guild.

However, there is still a challenger, and that is Ivar. He still wants to challenge Vanigo's position, and in this way, he can unite everyone to his side. Everyone is willing to support him. After all, it is a good thing if someone is willing to charge.

Ivar was the one who had seen that scene, and he couldn't help but tremble when he thought about the scene in the blood, especially since Vanigo was still looking at him like a dead person.

He is not a person with good psychological quality to begin with, he is just a small craftsman, but he is very stubborn in doing things. He will not look back even if he breaks his teeth when he is determined to do something.

But although he loves power, he has never had the determination to do anything, and he has never even killed anyone.

His father, who was also a former master carpenter, commented that he was too short-sighted and low-handed in dealing with people and things. He was only suitable to be an honest craftsman, concentrate on improving his skills, and make the carpentry business bigger and bigger.

But he never believed it. He always thought that his father underestimated him, so he always wanted to become the leader of the guild to prove himself.

Everyone knows this, and because of this, some people came to him.

And when he was panicked, he had to make mistakes. Making mistakes at this time would often lead to death. Moreover, he wanted to answer Shangwanigo's question immediately to prevent himself from appearing to be at a disadvantage, so he subconsciously said something

Things that should never be said.

"Of course I can keep us safe. The pagans gave me that guarantee...ah!"

Not even halfway through what he subconsciously said, Ivar realized what a stupid thing he had done. The man in front of him was Prince Rurik's most loyal minister.

"It seems that there is a traitor among us."

Vanigo stood up, and the apprentice handed him his two-handed axe. Then, he climbed onto the table and walked to Ivar.

This undoubtedly frightened everyone present, and they couldn't help but stand up and back away.

And Ivar finally couldn't maintain his expression, and his expression became visibly flustered, and this panic made him look so ridiculous when facing Vanigo.

"You can't kill me! I'm doing this for everyone's good! For the good of the guild! You can't do this! I'm the guild master!"

His words became shrill because of fear, and he looked at his friends for help, but the guild masters all looked away, and no one was willing to help him.

Because everyone knows that the nature of some things is different, and if the nature changes, then whatever they say will be useless, and they may even get themselves involved.

And it's not worth it for such a fool.

Everyone supports him just because he is a stupid young man. Only he dares to stand in front so bravely to confront Vanigo, a guy who kills without blinking an eye. As for deep down in his heart, who can think highly of this man who relies on his father to become a master?

Guy.

At this moment, Ivar discovered how ridiculous the network of relationships he had spent so much effort building was, and even more so, how ridiculous he was, actually telling the most unspeakable things just to compete for the sake of publicity.

"I know you are the guild master, and it is for this reason that you must die."

Vanigo said expressionlessly, and these words broke through Ivar's last psychological defense. He wanted to say something more begging for mercy, but Vanigo's ax blade had already been swung down.

The blood stained the saint's portrait red, but the saint didn't care about it and still watched everything silently.

"So, is there anyone who objects now?"

Vanigo said, having executed the traitor, he jumped down from the table, pulled the headless body off the chair, and then sat on it without dissatisfied with the blood.

He was answered with silence, and then someone else spoke.

"The cobblers' guild agrees."

It was as if a domino had been pushed. Each guild master immediately spoke out in agreement, for fear of falling behind others.

"The shoemaker's guild agrees."

"The Weavers Guild agrees."

"The Crossbow Making Guild agrees."

This put a smile on Vanigo's blood-stained face. He finally solved these guys and took down the clown by the way.

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Chapter completed!