Chapter 49: The Gathering of the Southern Lords 8

Blanche and Lone Wolf walked to the west of the sun and sat down in a nearby cave to rest. www.biquge.info The sun was still in the sky when the two of them sat down, and after talking for a while, the sun was already stuck between the horizon. When the two of them got up again, they could only see a little halo in the sky. Blanche didn't expect it to get dark so quickly, and she couldn't help frowning at the thought of the horror of the night. Fortunately, the lone wolf has rich experience in surviving in the wild, and in three or two clicks, he found the pine resin of the pine tree and the old bark of the birch tree, and there are still some grassy grasses. These are all good materials for ignition. Blanche followed suit and saw some firewood such as dry branches and bushes, and the two lit a fire at the mouth of the cave.

The flames started small, then grew taller, swaying in the night sky. The hot air rushed out of the small cavern, and the cold air poured in, creating some small winds. Blanche had little experience camping in the mountains and was extremely curious. At this time, Yazi ran back with two pheasants in his mouth, threw his prey in front of the lone wolf and left.

Wolves hate fire.

Yazi had already eaten a full meal before that, so Lone Wolf and Blanche divided the two pheasants. The pheasant meat is old, so it can only be roasted and eaten over a campfire, so it is not a delicacy. But the freshly killed game still made Blanche's index finger move, and she couldn't help but eat a few more pieces. The lone wolf watched from the side, smiling. He's old and can't eat much.

The two finished eating, but they didn't feel sleepy. But the forest at night was so terrifying that Blanche didn't dare to walk around, so she had to chat with the lone wolf out of boredom. The night in the mountains is never quiet, and it is better for the two of them to talk than to listen to the insects.

"Uncle Wolf, why do you say those leaders are holding meetings in this barren mountain and wilderness?" Blanche asked with wide eyes.

"That's not what they think, that's the rule of their ancestors. The lone wolf stared at the campfire and said, "The lords of the south have been hereditary from generation to generation, so the rules of the ancestors have been passed down from generation to generation. Long ago, this mountain forest was the beginning of human beings in the south. That's because people haven't mastered the technology of growing food, so they can only rely on the mountains to eat the mountains. The barren mountains and mountains in your eyes were like mountains of gold and silver in the eyes of the ancient southerners. Later, the lords of the south found a way to grow rice, and finally made their way out of the mountains and into the river. But they also let their descendants come here every two years for a meeting because this is their roots. ”

When the lone wolf said the word "root", the bite was particularly heavy. He seems to be talking about the ancestors of the south, and he seems to be lamenting his own life. Against the backdrop of the jumping bonfire, the lone wolf's face was filled with an irrepressible drooping twilight. Anyway, the lone wolf is indeed old. Many people at his age are already full of children and grandchildren, and they go to enjoy the joy of that day.

Blanche listened to the lone wolf's words and nodded as if she didn't understand. As soon as the lone wolf looked at Blanche's expression, he knew that the girl hadn't noticed his exclamation at all, but he still had some desire to talk. Before he knew it, the lone wolf began to speak. Once the conversation starts, it can't stop, which may be the reason why the elderly are verbose.

"Little girl, do you know why there are lords in the south and not in the north?"

"I know that. Blanche smiled slightly, "The center of the twin goddesses is in the north, and when the twin goddesses toured the continent, they started in the north and ended in the north. In the north, quite a few relics of the twin goddesses can be found. On the contrary, there is very little activity of the twin goddesses in the south. Coupled with the flooding in the south, many ruins were destroyed. Therefore, the Twin Cults are extremely influential in the north, but they are not well-known in the south. So the North is united, and the South is scattered. The north is centered around the Holy City, while the south is governed by the lords. The lords believed in the Cult of the Two Gods and achieved the unification of the continent. ”

"The little girl is right......" The lone wolf looked at Blanche approvingly.

"My young lady is nagging in my ear every day, and I'm tired of hearing them. Blanche playfully stuck out her tongue, but she almost burned her mouth with sparks flying from the fire.

"Your young lady ......" The lone wolf muttered for a moment, and his instinct told him that Miss Blanche didn't seem to be a simple person. When the southern lords met to discuss the division between the north and the south, they must have sensed a change in the direction of the political wind. And the southern lords met this time precisely to get rid of the clamping of the northern church. Although the matter of the Southern Lord's meeting is not a secret, it is unlikely that ordinary ladies will pay attention to these things. Thinking about it this way, Blanche's identity as a young lady is somewhat intriguing.

"Eh, my young lady likes to think about it when she has nothing to do, and my sister and I can't understand it. Blanche knew that she had slipped out, so she quickly changed the subject, "Uncle Wolf, why did you suddenly talk about this." ”

"I say this because this meeting of the southern lords is to settle the increasingly bitter conflict with the northern church. "Last May, a southern lord, Craven, refused to pay taxes to the northern church on the grounds that there was a flood and no income. But in fact, the harvest in the Clevens territory was very good that year. Enraged, the Northern Church revoked the parish of Kraven's Territory and recalled all the priests of Kraven's Domain. Later, Kraven also disparaged the Twin Goddesses in public, saying that they were just two prostitutes with wings. The High Priest of the Northern Church claimed that Kleven's blasphemy would eventually result in heavenly punishment. ”

"And did he end up being punished by heaven?"

"Heavenly punishment, there is no heavenly punishment, but the magic punishment is coming......" The lone wolf's face showed a strange expression, "From October to November last year, fifteen villages in Kraven's territory were destroyed by demons. One of the villages seemed to have been washed away by a flood, not to mention the people, not even a single earthen wall. Seeing this, Kraven contacted the Greatsword Organization, hoping that Greatsword could destroy the demons in his territory. It's just that the organization has not responded to this matter. Last December, Kraven's own castle was attacked by demons three times in two days. The warriors of the guards were all killed, and finally the castle was breached by the demons, and Kraven was gnawed by the demons to the point that only one head remained. ”

Blanche covered her mouth as she listened.

"Why doesn't the Great Sword Organization go to exterminate the demons?"

"The Greatsword Order's claim afterwards is that they are fighting the Anomalous Appetite Legion in the north and have no energy to care about the affairs of the south. The lone wolf snorted coldly, "Fart." The Great Sword Organization is clearly in collusion with the Holy City, deliberately ignoring the life and death of our south. That's why the lords of the South have to come together for a meeting, and they need to ask the Northern Church for an explanation. ”

"The Northern Church is so domineering!" Blanche also felt a little angry, although she had been in the North for a long time, she didn't know about these things. I guess it must have been because the people in the Northern Church blocked the news. The Church has great influence in the north, and it spares no effort in monitoring public opinion, "those southern lords are so pitiful......

"Poor, they're not pitiful at all!" the lone wolf snorted coldly, a deep anger flashing in his eyes, "after all, that Craven is not sorry to die. The reason why he did not pay taxes was that he wanted to get rid of the control of the northern church, to rebel, to establish himself as king. If he had paid his taxes honestly, he would not have destroyed those innocent villages. Those villagers just handed over the grain to the lord as usual, and what did they do wrong? But they suffered that unwarranted disaster! Whether it was the Northern Church, the Southern Lord, or the Great Sword Organization, they were all tigers riding on the heads of the people. The people at the bottom can only escape under the claws of demons, and survive under the whip of the lord. ”

Blanche listened to the lone wolf's words and was slightly stunned. After all, she is just a little girl, her mind is not firm, and she is easily induced. Now she felt that the southern lord was an abomination again.

"Then why did Kraven rebel?"

"What other reason is needed for rebellion? These lords are used to being the emperor of the soil in the south, how can they be willing to tolerate the fact that there is a northern church on their heads?" the lone wolf said lightly, "There was still someone who could suppress them before, but now that person has been dead for many years, he naturally began to rebel." ”

"Oh, can anyone hold down these ambitious lords?" Blanche asked in surprise.

"Speaking of which, that man is indeed a strange man. The lone wolf couldn't help but show a respectful look, "His name is Church Robbins, and he is from the Robbins family. Before him, the Robbins family was just a declining aristocracy. But ever since Church Robbins became Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Holy City, the Robbins family's reputation began to shine through the continent. Church Robbins is undoubtedly a genius. Some geniuses are young, but Church Robbins has been a genius for a lifetime. During his 20 years of reign, the Holy City opened canals and dams, and the floods in the south did not occur again for five consecutive years. And he encouraged caravans to sail away, which greatly stimulated the economic development of the mainland. The road that now connects the north and the south was built under the auspices of Church Robbins. In the Great Famine a few years ago, without this road, it would have been impossible for the hungry people in the north to move through the mountains and mountains to the south. It can be said that Churche Robbins' single-handedness decision saved millions of lives. It is precisely because of such an extremely intelligent chancellor in the Holy City that the Southern Lord is willing to bow down to the Holy City. But I heard that the current Chancellor of the Exchequer is just a little girl, and it turned out to be a singer who ran and sold her body to climb the high priesthood of the Northern Church. How could such a man be able to restrain the exuberant ambitions of the southern lords? It is ironic that it was because of Churche Robbins's road that the hungry people of the north flocked to the south. Now the population of the south is much larger than that of the north, and if there is a war, the church may not be a match for the southern lords at all. ”

"How could it be...... Why haven't I heard of such a person?" asked Blanche with a strange expression.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, and you're afraid you weren't sensible when Church Robbins died. The lone wolf shook his head and said, "What's more, Church Robbins' death is actually a taboo in the Holy City, and even in the North. Churche Robbins was in his middle age and bought something through private channels. He had studied that thing for years on his own wisdom, and finally discovered something wonderful. He decided to tell everyone about these wonderful things, just ......"

"What is this?" Blanche was whetted by the lone wolf's words.

"It's just that those wonderful things are contrary to the teachings of the twin goddesses, and Church-Robbins' theories are considered heresy. But Church Robbins himself continued to preach in private. Lone Wolf said this, sighing, "This matter has finally been revealed, and the Cult of the Twins has decided to get rid of Church Robbins when they know about it. Church Robbins also discovered the church's intentions, and he voluntarily resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer, saying that he wanted to return to his hometown. One night, Church Robbins took only his daughter and a few maids on the road, but he disappeared halfway through. Although this incident is claimed to be missing, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the church did it. It's sad and lamentable!"

After listening to it, Blanche also felt that this person had ups and downs, and in the end, the hero was assassinated, which was a pity.

"Little girl, do you know what Church Robbins got back then?" asked Lone Wolf suddenly.

Blanche looked at the lone wolf in amazement, the flickering light of the fire obscuring the old man's face. Blanche seemed to suddenly think of something and grew her mouth. At this moment, a low roar came from the side. Blanche's face turned pale with fright, and she rolled around the fire. The lone wolf wanted to roll over and sit up, and only halfway through did he realize that his legs were no longer flexible.

Blanche looked through the campfire and realized what the thing behind her was. I saw a large mouth of blood disappearing in the night, Xiao Huang's eyes were dripping and rolling, and two sharp claws were waving in the air.

"It's a demon ......!"