Chapter 85: How Does My Medicine Taste?
"Remember when we made a bet in the King's Treasury?"
In silence, Wang Lu fumbled with the mustard seed bag and asked Aya.\\
Aya was stunned, of course she remembered that when she was playing against the god of war Tanu, Wang Lu had said that he could delay the time of the other party's army with the strength of one person, and win the construction opportunity for the hard labor he recruited, and then the two made a bet, if Wang Lu could do it, Aya promised him one thing, but Wang Lu didn't mention it at that time, so he let it go.
At this point, Ayaton felt embarrassed, chivalry required her to keep her promise, but it would be ridiculous to give up her insistence for such a reason.
Fortunately, Wang Lu didn't plan to be so rude and direct.
"If the bet is still valid, I hope you can walk around Bretonia with me, and take it as an unforgettable memory for my trip to the West."
Aya was stunned, she really didn't expect Wang Lu to make such a request, although she knew that there must be a plan behind him, but thinking of these things he had done for herself, this simple request made it difficult for her to refuse.
"Okay, as long as you don't dislike me as a tour guide, I haven't come back for more than a hundred years, and I can't keep up with the changes in things." Aya smiled softly, thinking that she would eventually be separated from Wang Lu in the future, and she was also a little stunned.
Wang Lu said: "Don't worry, even if you don't come back for a thousand years or ten thousand years, some things won't change...... It won't take you too long this time, a month? ”
"Of course, as long as you open your mouth, even if it's a year."
Wang Lu whispered to himself: "The next medicine, where can I use it for so long." ”
In fact, Aya is like an arrow.
She was a little dissatisfied with being teleported directly from Dragon City to the King's Treasury by Wang Lu, when the Bretonians had just won two crucial battles and almost uprooted the influence of the Holy Light Cult in the local area, and the next step was the time to fully consolidate the results of the battle and stabilize the regime, and she was the king of Bretonia...... The role is irreplaceable.
Even though the real political influence in Bretonia for more than 100 years was Bedwell and many other nobles, the reputation of the Knight King was still as high as it was and never exhausted. Her appeal can speed up the process of Bretonia's restoration of the country ⊥ a lot, but Wang Lu wants to ...... at this time
His intention was to let himself give up the throne and return to Kyushu with him, but only this was the only thing he really couldn't give into, although Aya had experienced too many ups and downs in her life, but as the king's mission, she could never give up.
However, if it is Wang Lu, if it is only for a short month, then let him be. The woman thought with relief.
The first stop of the trip was the remote mountainous area, because Wang Lu said that he had seen enough of the bustle of the big city.
The scenery of the remote part of Bretonia is actually lackluster, and the two of them stopped in a village after walking in the mountains for a long time. And even in this small village in the middle of nowhere, the great changes that have taken place in Bretonia are already being felt, and a vigorous vitality runs through them.
The two stayed at a simple inn in the village, and were very warmly entertained, and according to the villagers, the village was indeed as happy as a festival. Because a lord who once relied on the power of the church to make a fortune in the vicinity was recently beheaded by a knight from Dragon City in public, and the dark clouds that had been hovering over people's heads for many years were suddenly swept away.
This matter aroused Aya's interest, and when she asked in detail, she learned that the knight who killed the lord was none other than one of the Dragon City Guards of Bedwell, and the new local lord. So, with Wang Lu's consent, the two came to the city where the lord was.
In the city, the change of power is particularly evident, with many traces of war, half of the most luxurious castle destroyed, and the church next to the castle severed, apparently resisted by the lords and churches here. In addition, the power of the former lords was purged, and many shops and workshops were destroyed or confiscated.
The most talked about topics in the city are the rise of Dragon City and the return of the Knight King. Most people are happy to hear about it, and they are confident about the future, and the city is full of life. And chivalry is even more sentious, you can see many people dressed as knights walking on the streets, some are patrolling with genuine knights who follow the defenders of Dragon City, of course, more are imitations of some good deeds and vassals, and many are speculators...... And behind the chaos, it shows that chivalry has flourished in this place like never before, which makes Aya overjoyed.
"I knew that Bretonia is a country of knights, and chivalry will surely shine everywhere."
Wang Lu smiled faintly: "Is it like the holy light shining in all directions?" ”
Aya didn't hear the sarcasm behind this question in her excitement, but nodded seriously: "It will be more prosperous than the Holy Light Sect in the past, it will definitely be"
"Really? Now that we've seen the glossy, let's take a look at the dark side. ”
Wang Lu said, using a deceptive spell on a soldier patrolling the street: "You put the reactionaries ...... No, what happened to the people in the church? ”
The soldier replied in a daze, "Locked up in the basement of the cathedral, where the Inquisition used to be. Formerly the people of the church used to judge heresy, now it is their turn to be judged. ”
"Can't there be too many people in that place? What else? ”
"There are too many traitors in the church and vassal churches, the underground inquisition can't be closed, some are thrown in the city prison, and many are killed by Yu Crisp, anyway, they have been polluted by corruption, and they all have original sin."
"Original sin?" Aya frowned, very dissatisfied with this explanation.
Wang Lu asked: "Do you mean that they used to bully men and women and do a lot of evil?" ”
The bewildered soldier thought for a while and replied, "Some of them are, and some of them are not clear about whether they have done or not, but after all, they are people on the side of the church, and there is nothing wrong with punishing them." ”
"What's this reason for? It's ridiculous, and I don't ask right or wrong at all."
Aya was angry at the time, but Wang Lu stopped her: "Why can't you get along with a big-headed soldier? And hearing is false, seeing is believing. ”
Then the two of them saw it was believing, and under the cover of spells, they sneaked to the original inquisition under the cathedral, but what they heard and saw made Aya feel creepy.
Inside the Inquisition, there were countless torture instruments, which were evidence of the Holy Light Cult's dominion in the lands of Bretonia. However, the knights who have now taken the light in their place have picked up these brutal torture instruments and used them on people one by one.
Most of the victims were members of the church, bishops with the right to lean sides, and young pastors...... But a considerable number of them, who are obviously just ordinary believers, are cruelly nailed to torture instruments at this time, free from life and death.
What made Aya feel even more outrageous was that some nuns of the church had been brutally abused here, and the process was unbearable.
Aya trembled with rage, and then with a single sword, she took the mobile phones of several leaders, and blood and brains splattered all over the house, and the nuns screamed, and the scene was messy.
Wang Lu smiled sarcastically: "Yo, the spirit of chivalry is really shining everywhere." ”
Aya didn't say a word, and the sword never returned to its sheath.
Wang Lu patted her on the shoulder: "The next thing is up to me, you don't show up, your identity is sensitive."
Aya stared at Wang Lu for a long time and nodded slowly.
Then, Wang Lu single-handedly swept away many guards all the way, and went directly to the city lord's mansion to meet the new lord.
And it just so happened that the lord also knew Wang Lu, and the two had several encounters in Dragon City.
However, there was no greeting at this meeting, Wang Lu bluntly questioned what he had seen and heard in the inquisition, and the lord was also taken aback when he heard this, explaining that he had just established himself in this place, and he did not care too much about the details underneath when he was waiting to be rebuilt. And when he pursued it again, he explained with a wry smile that he had too few people available in his hands when he landed here, and most of the people currently used to maintain order in the city were still the original team, and the good and the bad were mixed. When the government changes, people's hearts fluctuate, and it is inevitable that extreme events will occur, but he promised that he will definitely strengthen management and never have such a frenzied case again.
Wang Lu smiled silently, and Aya, who was hiding behind the scenes, reluctantly accepted this explanation, and the matter was barely revealed.
Then, they stayed in the city for half a month, using Wang Lu's illusion and Aya's power to restore the legend to perfectly hide their tracks, as if they were hidden in the city, during which they carefully observed the changes in the city.
The new lord did not break his promise, and after that, the management of the city was comprehensively strengthened, and several people who took the lead in doing evil were even beheaded in public to set an example.
However, the situation has not fundamentally improved, and the exclusion and oppression of the remnants of the Holy Light Sect is still shocking, many of the Church's legitimate property has been plundered, people close to the Church have been subjected to unbearable bullying, and injuries have occurred from time to time.
Aya went from anger, dissatisfaction, and injustice to confusion.
"What did it turn out like this?"
The new lord is not a person who destroys evil, on the contrary, he sleeps at night and does his best, but many things still quickly deviate from the track of development, which makes Aya very confused.
Hearing that she was finally willing to ask humbly, Wang Lu seriously explained to her: "The change of regime will inevitably be accompanied by the redistribution of resources. ”
"But it shouldn't be so unreasonable, it's like plunder"
"Reason? Whose reasoning? ”
Aya Zhengse said: "In chivalry, justice is the basic creed. ”
Wang Lu said: "That is chivalry, not the objective existence of the human heart now suppresses and even persecutes the Holy Light Sect, and the insatiable greed in the redistribution of interests, it is not an individual or a certain person, but a group of people."
Aya said: "Yes, the objective human heart is far from perfect, but the value of chivalry lies in the fact that it can infect others, so that the ethereal spirit can be transformed into a tangible human heart, a hundred years ago, I fought in all directions, and I never left such a mess."
"Are you blaming that poor new lord for not being able to do so?"
"He ......" Aya was speechless, she certainly couldn't ask everyone to do what she did.
"And, even if it's you, it's not omnipotent. Don't forget, more than a hundred years ago, the ancestors of these greedy and ignorant commoners were infected by your chivalry. ”
Aya sneered: "You are sophistry"
"Yes, I'm a sophistry, but the truth is good, there are three major illusions in the world: I can fight back, she is interesting to me, and I can change people's hearts, and you are the third mistake"
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