Charge!

Charge!

Charge!

Accompanied by the vibration and roar of the horses' hooves trampling on the ground, the team formed by the three churches was like a sharp knife, dividing the entire battlefield in less than ten minutes.

Anyone who tried to block their progress would be crushed without mercy.

In particular, the Celestial Horse, which is far superior to ordinary heavy war horses, can even create a spiritual connection with the Paladin similar to that of a wizard, a warlock, a familiar, a druid, or an animal companion. It truly achieves the integration of man and horse, which is not something ordinary cavalry or knights can do with.

Comparable to it.

Coupled with the speed and impact brought by riding, many medium and large enchanted shields were either cracked or directly penetrated by the impact of their spears, and the people behind the shields were nailed to the ground together with them.

Then he was trampled into a pulp by the heavenly horses roaring past.

As for those paladins who lost their long-handled weapons in the battle, they even raised their long swords or two-handed giant swords and used the terrifying [Evil-Slaying Slash] on horseback.

When the acceleration of the sprint and the power of perfection poured into the sword's edge complement each other, often with one strike of the sword, even a heavily armored warrior wearing full plate armor will be split in half instantly.

Witnessed by miracles, these holy warriors representing kindness and law exerted strength several times higher than usual, and completely ignored danger and death.

The priests who followed were not stingy with their magical powers, constantly releasing them to provide treatment, protection and some beneficial blessings.

When they fought their way through the huge crowd, only seventy of the more than one hundred paladins remained.

More than thirty of them, along with their mounts, fell on the charging road and turned into bloody corpses.

More than a third of the others in the team were killed or injured.

But what is unbelievable is that there is no trace of sadness on these people's faces, but smiles of relief.

Because through the golden light falling from the sky, one can vaguely see the souls of those glorious victims. At this moment, they have been directly picked up by the gods and headed to the outer plane to be led by Tyr, the god of justice, Ilmat, the god of suffering, and Loyalty and Courage.

The kingdom established by the god Tom - the Temple of the Three Gods.

The most benevolent angels are singing for them, praising their justice and brave life, and the gods are also shining their recognition and praise on them.

There is no doubt that this is the highest glory that paladin and all believers who pursue goodness and order can imagine.

Not only is it not worth being sad to die in this way, but you should be happy for the deceased.

Of course, the troops loyal to Xia En VII were not idle at the moment. They were raining down arrows, as well as a lot of stones, and stones on the mercenaries, adventurers, thugs and high-level slaves who were truly capable of fighting.

bombs and jars filled with kerosene.

Especially the last one, it will cause huge panic among the enemies every time it explodes in the crowd.

The mage group also used magic missiles, fireballs, greasy spells, spider webs, fireworks, and Ma Youfu's acid arrows to hit the densest crowds on the opposite side, making it impossible to stop enough people to form a dense square block.

Cavalry charge.

Almost at the same time, the city defense army and the Imperial Guard quickly drove the frightened and coerced slaves to a small square nearby and handed them over to the Ilmat priest who was already waiting there.

Since most slaves and poor people in Calimshan are believers of the God of Suffering, when they saw their church, their panicked mood was immediately soothed.

The government doesn't even need anyone to manage it. A dozen Ilmat priests can arrange tens of thousands of slaves.

Because they had too much experience in distributing food, drinking water and medical supplies to slaves and poor people, they easily divided the slaves into small groups of hundreds and selected a person to be temporarily responsible for management.

In this way, we only need to ensure the most basic food and drinking water supply for the slaves, and there will be no big trouble.

All the officials have to do is communicate directly with these Ilmat priests.

It can even be said that with the participation of the Church of the God of Suffering, the government can save a lot of manpower and management costs just in settling slaves and converting them into free people, and it can also reduce the possible suspicion of slaves.

and resistance.

As a large number of slaves who had been kidnapped were rescued, both the city defense troops and the Praetorian Guards loyal to Charles VII, as well as the armed forces from the three churches, all started to loosen their hands and begin to violently suppress the rebels.<

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At this moment, facing this kind of army with strong discipline and incomparable professionalism, as well as the terrifying blessings from gods and religious groups, the loose and non-belonging alliance of nobles, wealthy businessmen and slave owners suddenly seemed like a fragment.

Sha, we can't organize any decent resistance at all.

After all, they are just a ragtag group, and perhaps they can gain some advantages in small-scale battles by relying on their higher professional levels and better equipment.

But for this kind of war involving tens of thousands of people, the two most fatal flaws were immediately exposed.

The first is that there is no unified command. Those mercenaries, adventurers and thugs hired with money do not have much experience in fighting hundreds or thousands of regular troops.

There was also no cooperation between them. Things like betraying teammates and stabbing people in the back happened no less than twenty times in just a few minutes.

In order to escape, the various intrigues between the mercenary group and the adventure team are simply spectacular.

For example, let the mage and warlock teammates release the greasy spell at the feet of other teams behind them, so that they cannot run fast, and in the end they can only turn around and fight the army desperately;

Another example is when entering an alley, deliberately pushing down barrels and other debris piled next to it, so that people behind can't come in;

Some even went crazy and started attacking each other, no matter how critical the situation was. They killed and wounded more than half of them before the army came over.

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In short, to implement a principle, I don’t need to be the fastest, I just need to be a little faster than most people.

Especially the selfish nature of adventurers and mercenaries, without a strong commander to restrain them, directly staged a textbook-level rout.

Of course, these are no longer important.

Because from the moment the large-scale rout occurred, this farce was officially over.

Shane VII used blood, death and an unprecedented tough attitude to directly declare to the world who is the supreme ruler of Calimport.

After clearing the streets of the enemies participating in the rebellion, the army immediately began to attack the luxurious homes of nobles, wealthy businessmen and slave owners.

The male members of their family were dragged out on the street and pronounced guilty and executed, while the women were taken as prisoners and trophies. They were later distributed to officers and soldiers who had made outstanding achievements in battle, and all their property was confiscated.

Not just in the city!

A part of the army also went outside the city to attack the manor castles that mainly relied on slaves to operate. At the same time, they forced all surrounding towns and villages to swear allegiance to the great Emperor Shane VII and accept obedience to the officials he sent.
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If nothing else goes wrong, within a month or so at most, Calimport and the land and wealth within its radiation range will be completely digested and absorbed, providing sufficient food, weapons and human resources for Shane VII to launch a war to conquer the entire Calimshan.

Guaranteed.

But the undead emperor obviously didn't care much about these trivial matters now. Instead, he stared at the prophecy crystal ball placed in front of him, constantly thinking about the sacred light cast by the three tearing dark clouds. It took a full minute before he smiled.

He sighed and said: "You are indeed right. The gods are interfering in the material world more and more frequently. Such actions like directly casting miracles on the battlefield were almost unimaginable in my time.

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Zuo Si nodded in agreement: "That's because the God of Justice, the God of Suffering, and the God of Loyalty and Courage have long disliked Calimshan's slavery, and are full of chaos and evil in this land.

Disgusted. Most importantly, Io, the god of turmoil, permanently changed the relationship between divine power and faith in this world. Therefore, bringing Calimshan back to order and tending towards kindness can make these three gods more

It is powerful and can greatly increase its influence."

"Then how do you think we should restrict it? I don't want these churches to start dictating the laws and policies of the empire after they grow stronger." A slightly distressed expression appeared on the face of Shane VII.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that after gaining freedom, hundreds of thousands of huge slave groups will definitely be grateful to these three churches and their gods, and even become extremely devout believers.

By then, if the people turn to Tyr, Ilmat, and Thom in terms of faith, then the direction of public opinion and policies will inevitably change accordingly.

You must know that Sean VII was a typical tyrant who liked to be dictatorial. What he hated most was the interference of church forces in secular rule.

In addition, I do not agree with the thoughts and teachings of these good camp gods.

Zuo Si replied meaningfully: "It's actually very simple! Introduce more beliefs in gods to maintain balance, and at the same time support those churches that already exist but are not very powerful.

For example, the church of Bane, the god of tyranny;

Another example is the church of Helm, the God of Guard;

Or the church of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, the church of the goddess of magic, the church of Azuth, the god of wizards, the church of Chantia, the earth goddess, the church of Gond, the god of craftsmen, and Og, the god of knowledge.

The church of Mar, the church of Tymora, the goddess of luck, the church of Woking, the goddess of wealth...

Anyway, as long as they can maintain their rule and promote social development, agriculture, and industrial and commercial prosperity, they will publicize it and provide their churches with more opportunities to attract believers.

But those gods and their churches that only create turmoil and chaos must be suppressed mercilessly.

At that time, as long as corresponding laws are formulated and a good balance is maintained, the gods and their churches will not become an obstacle, but can become a powerful help.

The so-called politics is to unite as many forces as possible that can be used for oneself, and at the same time attack and eradicate all enemies who are destined to be impossible to win over.

This rule still applies when dealing with the Church of God.

In addition, a series of reward and punishment mechanisms can also be promulgated to forcibly establish a competitive relationship between different churches, creating some minor frictions and confrontations that are not very serious, and ensuring that they can never unite together.

In short, except for a few people who are too crazy and irrational, most of the gods in the world are relatively easy to talk to and usually do not do anything too outrageous."

After hearing these words, Shane VII immediately nodded thoughtfully, and then asked with great interest: "Is this what you did in the Neransir Islands and Luskan?"

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Absolutely. I am a pragmatist, and I don't care much about the battle between camps and concepts such as good and evil, order and chaos.

Like the Nelanthel Islands, which are very dependent on ship navigation, I built magnificent temples to worship the sea goddess Umberli and the storm god Talos in exchange for them not causing huge storms on the busiest sea routes.

Huge waves and terrifying storms.

Even if there are occasional huge waves and storms, the priests stationed in the temple will give advance notice to avoid unnecessary losses to the greatest extent.
To be continued...