Ten forgiveness decrees of the Devil's Calamity.

These are the ten rules laid down by the human race with countless sacrifices of life during the Demon Calamity.

The authority of these ten pardons was established by none other than the bloodline oath jointly made by several of the most powerful anti-demon heroes of the human race back then.

Today, commoners may not be necessarily, but basically all nobles have at least one hero in their bodies.

It is precisely because of these ten rules that the human race has to unite and breathe until the demon clan is defeated in civil strife.

Otherwise, the Muse Continent would have long since lost the existence of the human race.

The Decree of Amnesty protects the interests of all races.

It can be said that in the war with the demons, the Ten Amnesty Decree has a higher status than the imperial constitution, and in the war chaos where the order is overthrown, it has a stronger binding force on the human nobles.

What the city lord of Milu said was the third of the ten pardons.

It was this pardon that led to the thousand-year confrontation between the Merlin Empire and the Ice Plains Demon Clan, as well as the coexistence of the three major empires and small countries on the continent, and even the establishment of the Magic Duchy was also related to this pardon.

Because the Merlin Empire is on the front line of the war against the Icefield Demons.

At the beginning, Merlin's founding emperor gave such a large territory of Meryl's kingdom to his younger brother, in addition to rewarding his merits, but also to use Meryl's founding emperor's team to share the pressure and fight Merlin together.

And the establishment of the Magic Principality, in addition to the fact that the original founder has become a climate, is also because the generation of Merlin Emperors realized that with only the army and soldiers, it is difficult to change the tug of war between Merlin and the Ice Plain Demon Clan, and the northern front will always drag Merlin to develop and grow.

The Principality of Magic was thus established, and the rule that the Mage Tower would send mages to the ice fields every year was also established at that time.

Even the Merlin Empire has not been able to break its oath so far, precisely because Merlin's ancestor was also one of the heroes who made the blood oath at the beginning, which shows the authority of the Ten Amnesty Decrees on the Muse Continent.

But in the Demon Calamity War, it was not the armies of the Magic Dynasty that carried it out most thoroughly, but the Holy See.

The Inquisition of the Holy See, to be precise.

During and for a long time after the Holy See, the influence of the Holy See is unparalleled, not only in the religion itself, but also in relation to the first pope of the Holy See.

The Holy See's Pope, Angus I, was the first of all heroes to initiate the Ten Decrees.

At the same time, he was also the leader of the original Terrans.

The Pope was in full swing back then, and Merlin's ancestor was his comrade-in-arms in the fight against the demons, and because of this relationship, and Merlin's founding ancestor swore to fight the demons forever, Merlin was able to establish a country.

The Holy See has still suffered from the legacy of Angus I, and in the current situation of declining popularity, in order to maintain its reputation, the Inquisition will definitely ignore it!

“…… The mayor of Hongtu Town evacuated the family overnight as soon as he learned the news, but on the third day, the body of the family was found under a cliff outside the city, and even his granddaughter, who was less than a year old, was inside! ”

Milu's eyes were blood-red with hatred, and he gritted his teeth:

"Those black crows, they have no humanity at all! They left the mark of the Inquisition on the stone next to it to warn us! They are devils, devils who eat human flesh! ”

As he spoke, Milou's face turned pale again.

Lin An could see that he still had some scruples and did not tell the whole truth.

I don't know what those black butlers in the Inquisition have done, they scared this city lord like a frightened bird, and even in the face of the horror of the death of his family, he didn't dare to leave Redstone City for half a step.

In fact, it's useless to leave, the Holy See's eyes are everywhere, and even if you solve the black butler who is secretly staring at them, you will meet a second or third......

"So, you simply blocked this news and asked the civilians in the entire territory to give you a burial?"

Milou shuddered.

The voice was still so indifferent, but a chill rose in Milu's heart, if he dared to nod, the next second, the other party would let his head fall to the ground.

Despite his mental preparations, when it came to the end, Milou found himself unprepared to face death.

"When, of course not!"

He tried his best to make an appearance that was not afraid of power, but his vague and trembling voice leaked to the bottom:

“…… According to the wartime regulations, when encountering the invasion of the demons, the lord has the right to conscript young and strong leaders over the age of fifteen and under the age of fifty to serve in the army. ”

Lin An was silent.

This is the power of the lord.

Not only Redstone City, but in the future, before facing the situation of the demon race, the nobles and lords of various countries and regions will recruit troops in this way.

Human life is simply not worth anything in the chaos of war.

It's cruel, but, that's war.

In the final analysis, this is a feudal society with centralized power of the aristocracy, and the social system of the Muse Continent is originally to serve the ruling class.

What to protect the territory is the duty of the nobles, if there is no soldier under them, the nobles will never be able to fight the demons with their bare hands.

Speaking of which, the Holy Noche Kingdom is indeed quite tragic.

The Holy Empire ordered the Holy Noche Kingdom to relocate civilians, but in fact, the main relocation was only the old and weak women and children who could not go to the battlefield, and the men who could be recruited as soldiers, and the nobles of the Holy Noche Kingdom would not be stupid enough to let go.

The order of the Holy Empire is not actually an order, but an advance use of the suzerain's right of protection to the civilians of the subject state in time of war.

The lords were also the property of the nobility, and the property of the nobility was protected by both imperial and religious decrees, and was sacrosanct.

Even if it is the suzerain, the Holy Empire does not have the right to take away the civilians of the Holy Noche Kingdom, unless the civilians of the Holy Noche Kingdom voluntarily leave the territory and are accepted by the Holy Empire as outcasts.

The Holy Empire is certainly not a philanthropist.

They wanted to contain these civilians because the war would inevitably lead to a large loss of population, and the displaced people would lose their land, property, and legal status, and the adult males among them would be doomed to be incorporated into the army, and even become cannon fodder because of their weak constitution during exile.

The Holy Noche Kingdom, which has always been a loyal lackey of the Holy Empire, will tear its face, and this is the contradiction.

The royal family and nobles of the Holy Noche could not retreat, so the army was the last card of the Holy Noche nobles, and the soldiers came from the common people.

The Holy Empire has a good plan and wants to make public the information of the demonic calamity and seize the last foundation of the Holy Noche nobles, but the Holy Noche Kingdom cannot bear it anymore and will inevitably break with the suzerain.

From a logical point of view, in Lin An's opinion, the hateful Sacred Noche Kingdom is the victim.

But the Holy Empire is not without its moral superiority.

The Holy Noche Kingdom is located at the southern end of the continent, the land is rich, and it has been comfortable for a long time, in the previous civil war of the human race, even the imperial capital of the Holy Empire was almost under the city, and the Holy Noche was the most peaceful due to the geographical relationship, and was not affected by the war at all.

The big brother of the Holy Empire cannot be said to be unresponsible.

Now here's the problem.

The first line of the demon invasion is precisely in the territory of the most comfortable Holy Noche Kingdom, and with the military strength of the Holy Noche Kingdom, the possibility of resisting the demon army is basically zero.

Therefore, the Holy Empire's decision to release the news of the demon disaster, contain the homeless, and concentrate the living forces to fight the demons can be said to be for the sake of the overall situation.

Even from the perspective of Lin An and the others' army, they also hope that the Holy Empire can integrate the living forces of the Holy Noche Kingdom, make the military force stronger, and resist the demons for a longer time, so that they have more time to prepare.

As for the nobility of the Holy Noche Kingdom?

Death is death, what does it matter to her!

Even if Lin An wants to sympathize, he will only sympathize with those civilians who cannot control their own destiny in the war.

For the civilians of the Holy Noche Kingdom, the Holy Empire and the Holy Noche Kingdom are tigers and jackals, both of which eat meat, but they are actually similar.

As the territory that had the earliest direct contact with the demons in the front line, the fate of Milu and the people in his territory could not be said to be more unlucky.

The Red River Plateau is barren and sparsely populated, and the army is not only thin, but also not worth mentioning in combat effectiveness, and it is not even qualified to act as a vanguard, and will only become cannon fodder at the first moment when the demonic disaster comes.

The people in his territory were at least valuable in the eyes of the other lords, and could absorb the population and integrate them into the army, so they opened the borders and allowed the homeless to enter.

And Milou, the nominal owner, has become a stumbling block, ignorant of the overall situation, does not know the trade-offs, and no one has anyone to help him in the past, just waiting for his death and the territory will become a borderless land, so as to receive his land and people.

Lin An couldn't laugh or cry.

These aristocrats are so naïve.

She snorted, "What do you think the Devil's Calamity is? Is it a playhouse? If the armies of a few barons are combined, it is possible to stop the demons, do we still have to work on the plateau for so long? ”

She knew that Milu had probably guessed her identity and was no longer hiding.

"I know! I know! When I learned from those villagers that a group of archmages had appeared on the Red River Plateau, I realized that my territory was finished! Nits, they're done too! We can't stop those devils! ”

Milou cried and laughed, as if he wanted to vent all the uneasiness and fear he had been suffering for all this time:

"But we are human beings, and we also have relatives! Even if we are asked to defend the land, what is wrong with my wife and children? They are weak and powerless, they can't do anything, they are worse than those civilian women and children, but the civilians can retreat, and my children have to die with me! Damn the Ten Decrees! How willing I am! How willing I am! ”

He thumped his heart, his chest made a banging sound, and his blood-red eyes glared at Lin An:

"What would you do if it were you? What can you do?! Yes?! ”

His eyes were full of madness, covering the fear he had before.

It was no longer a matter of waiting for death, but of being forced to die, and Milou endured more fear and despair than the ignorant civilians.

-- Death is not in silence, but in silence!

Lin An thought of this, and a chill crept up his back from his spine.

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