Chapter 37: Religion?
Shang Xiang Chamber of Commerce Anduma Branch.
It took Minos forty years to create a golden sign for the Shangxiang branch.
All Andumans have the same concept in their hearts.
If you are sick, look for a Shangxiang branch; Injured, look for Shangxiang branch; If you have difficulties in life, look for a Shangxiang branch.
So after the chaos in the city, many injured and helpless people all came to the Shangxiang branch spontaneously.
The Shangxiang branch started as a small faΓ§ade, but after 40 years of Minos's efforts and the deliberate support of Amore, the Shangxiang branch has developed into a half-block building complex. And Minos has always had a sense of insecurity, so he tried his best to build the entire branch into a defensive fortress.
The thick and high wall embodies the two words "strong" from the inside to the outside, and the holes in the wall seem to be decorative, but in fact they can be used as shots, and the field of vision in the yard is wide, and you can command the overall situation by standing on it. If you can put on a large defensive weapon such as a trebuchet or a bed crossbow, this is a good and complete defensive fortress.
Naturally, there are no trebuchets and bed crossbows, but Minos doesn't know what means he used, and he actually got more than 100 strong crossbows, this kind of strong crossbow that can be killed even by soul cultivators below the silver level is not fast, but it is very powerful, and it is an excellent weapon for defense.
It was with these more than 100 strong crossbows that Minos and them were able to block the wave of attacks just now. It was a group of warriors of the HRE Kingdom with a number of about ten people, which was the same as the four-person group that Tang Dou encountered, the only difference was that there were more people.
These guys saw that the Shangxiang branch was brightly lit, people were coming in and out, and the house covered an area of half a block, so they thought it was a big family, and they killed it directly, but as soon as they got close, they were killed by the crossbow, and the remaining half were so frightened that they turned around and ran, but they were chased and killed by the crossbow, and the last few were killed by Donald with people.
You can't let these guys go, or they might cause more trouble.
Donald's current subordinates are not his previous subordinates, but those people who have organized themselves, most of them are ordinary-level soul cultivators, and a slap at the bronze level can be counted. These people were not strong in the first place, so they did not keep up with the attack on the army of the HRE Kingdom at first, but left their lives behind.
Then these people found that there were people in the Shangxiang branch, so they brought people over, and more and more people came to the branch, and slowly formed a scale. Now the survivors of the two nearby blocks are all gathered here, there are three or four hundred people, but there are only about thirty who can fight, and all of them are organized under Donald's command.
At this time, Tang Dou came over with someone.
The guards who were defending had long been highly nervous, and they wanted to shoot as soon as they saw someone, but fortunately, someone had sharp eyes and saw the pair of twin little girls in Tang Dou's arms, so they naturally knew that it could not be the enemy, so they hurriedly stopped and didn't make an oolong.
Seeing Tang Dou coming over with the survivors, Minos's big bearded face showed a relieved smile, and he knew that he had not mistaken Tang Dou. He knew that although the man in front of him was mysterious and hard-mouthed, he was a good man with a soft heart.
"The army of the kingdom of the HRE is advancing towards District 1, which is no longer safe. We're going to find a way to get the people there. In addition, we are going to build a fortification here. Tang Dou said loudly to Minos: "As long as we hold here, our safety will be guaranteed!" β
Minos is also a human spirit, and immediately understood the meaning of Tang Dou's words, and echoed loudly: "No problem, as long as our people dare to fight, the safety here will not be a problem." Unless the other party sends a master to attack, but at this time the master has no time to pay attention to us! β
These words are actually for the survivors, no matter how brave the desert people are, they will be afraid in the face of the slaughter of the army. And this fear escalates over time and as circumstances change. If you can't get it done as soon as possible, it will definitely cause a big disaster.
Sure enough, the conversation between the two reached the ears of the survivors, and they received an immediate response, and the confidence of the survivors, who were already a little desperate, rose a little.
Yes, this is the Shangxiang branch, and it has excellent fortifications, and as long as they dare to fight, their safety can be guaranteed.
And the courage of the First World War is not lacking in desert people. The despair just now was because there was no hope, but now that there is hope, the courage to fight is back to the survivors.
Tang Dou didn't care what the survivors thought, these were Minos's jobs after that, he called Donald over and whispered to Minos on the side. He first told the two of them everything that happened, and then said: "There are too many unusual things behind this incident, especially the disappearance of those blood and corpses, which is even more strange. And the actions of the Duwei Army are obviously to turn the whole of Anduma into a city of death. So even if we can stay here, it's not necessarily safe! β
Minos and Donald's faces changed, and after a moment of silence, Minos said: "In recent years, there has been a mysterious religion preaching in Anduma, but it is not the mainstream, so I have not paid attention to it. But I faintly heard that this religion worships a kind of demon beast, and they think that this demon beast is the embodiment of the gods in the desert, but I don't know the specifics! β
The three major races of the Thousand Souls Continent. The unified belief of the elves is the elven goddess, all the elves believe in the elven goddess, and those who do not believe in it are traitors, unless they are half-breeds, otherwise they will be hunted down to death. Sha Yunyue fled the Tianfeng Continent because the image of the battle spirit was judged to be disrespectful to the elf goddess.
The demon clan believes in ancestors, and each race has different beliefs, but because they believe in their own ancestors, there is not much conflict between them, and there is not much obstacle when they need to be united.
Humanity, on the other hand, is a state of confusion of faith. Some people, like the demon clan, believe in their ancestors; Others have no faith. But many more people have different religious beliefs, and unlike the elven goddesses who do have a lot of records that actually existed, most of the gods of human religion are fictional or a form of transformation.
The so-called transformation form is what Minos just said about identifying a powerful demon beast as the incarnation of a god, and then believing and worshiping it. The advantage of this is that the gods have a embodied image, which is more conducive to the spread and stability of religion, and the disadvantage is that the demon beasts they worship must be controllable to a certain extent, and strong enough, otherwise the demon beasts will slaughter their own believers in turn, or be easily killed by others, then the entire religion will collapse.
And among them, the four most famous religions are also the four most powerful sects on the Jiuxiao Continent. East Green Dragon, West White Tiger, North Xuanwu, South Vermilion Bird. The combined strength of the four major sects far exceeds that of any of the three major powers, but fortunately, there are also many contradictions between the four major sects, and it is impossible to unite. Otherwise, the Jiuxiao Continent would not be a state system, but a sect system.
Obviously, the religion that Minos was talking about was a similar situation.
"You mean to say that those bloody corpses or something were eaten by demon beasts?" Tang Dou didn't know much about the history of the mainland, let alone the things that Minos said belonged to very few people who knew about them.
"Brother Di, you may not know that most of the demon beasts worshipped by the major religions are ancient demon beasts, these demon beasts are powerful, but most of them were sealed in ancient times. Those who remain in the world are only the four major sects. And these sealed ancient demon beasts generally can only have one soul power clone, and they don't have much ability, but if the seal can be unlocked in some way, then it will be active again! Minos explained: "And most of the ancient demon beasts are bloodthirsty and brutal, and the most direct way to unlock their seals is to provide them with enough blood food, so that they can regain their strength and forcibly break the seal!" β
"Whether it's true or not, we have to be on guard." Tang Dou rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Now the whole Anduma is in chaos, and there is no absolutely safe place at all. How safe we can be here depends on everyone's efforts. I'm going to pick up the people from District 1 first. Be careful here! β
"There's Brother Laudy! I've sent someone to inform them before, and I think they're going to be ready. Minos saluted respectfully.
Although Tang Dou has always been disguised as a silver level one, Minos and Donald are also old rivers and lakes, and they know that Tang Dou must be more than silver level one strength.
"I'm leaving!" Tang Dou nodded, and once again disappeared into the darkness.
Outside the city, the temporary command post of the Metropolitan Guard.
Francis, the commander of the guard, closed his eyes and fell asleep. He was ordered not to leave Anduma until the next step was directed.
Halfway through the night, fires could be seen all over the city, and half of the city was reflected in the firelight.
"Report!" Heralds were seen outside the makeshift command post.
"Biography!" Francis opened his falcons-like eyes, and he knew the time had come.
"The Grand Governor ordered the troops to enter the city, and all the resistance forces were wiped out!" The herald knelt in front of Francis and said.
"Order, the army will march and enter the city, and all those who resist will be killed!" Francis is Suat's absolute confidant, and he knows exactly what their actions are for this time.
Francis, who stood up, looked at the blazing Anduma and muttered in a low voice, "In the presence of the Great Lord, all things will be reborn in fire and blood." We will build our own kingdom of God, bathed in the light of the gods! β
"All the troops are out!" (To be continued.) )