When the sun rose over the eastern horizon once again, it was no longer the midsummer sun that hung over Ebolden, but a decay that smelled of decay and decay.

As the appearance of "man-eating monsters" becomes more and more frequent, this rumor of "scaring children" is also becoming more and more creepy. The Freedom Council has also begun to mobilize patrols to the civilian areas south of the city to cordon off the streets and places where accidents occur – but even if they can do so, they won't be able to silence everyone.

In the end, even the south gate had to be temporarily closed, and the beggars and homeless people who "spread rumors" were hunted down, and the south of the city was blocked, blocking all the roads on both sides with makeshift walls and various fences.

Originally, if the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower had helped, the Free Council could have directly ordered the casters of the Wizard Tower to use the high-level spell of "Will of the Rock" to split the entire Ebolden in two, which was also the safest, but because the two canon bills forcibly passed made the Wizard Tower completely withdraw from the Free Council and block the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, they are now unable to command even a decent wizard!

The Free Council can also forcibly arrest the wizards of the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower in the name of "disobedience", but the problem is that they are all cowering in the Wizard Tower, which itself is a fortress that has stood for hundreds of years, is well-maintained and well-nourished, and employs an elite mercenary group of more than 600 people all year round!

Of course, even if it does, it is not impossible to fight down, and then what? Once such an "out-of-line" behavior is made, the two sides will be completely torn apart, which is definitely not what the aristocracy of the Free Parliament wants to see - there have been many cold wars between the two sides in the history of Ebolden, and collective withdrawal from the parliament has also occurred from time to time, but quarrels and awkwardness and war are two different things.

What's more, these Eboden nobles also needed wizards - without apothecaries and herbalists their potions would have been shut down, without alchemists, their workshops would be a bunch of furnishings and workers who could only make parts, no one knew how to maintain the water supply system in those cities, and without all kinds of new alchemical products, their caravans would never have earned a single gold coin!

Knowledge and gold are the bonds that keep Ebotden alive, and the civilians south of the city...... That's just "consumables" and a bunch of troubles - at least that's what the nobles think.

Therefore, when the mutant monster appeared, the first thought of the Freedom Council was to lock down the city, wait until the relationship with the wizard tower eased a little, and then discuss with the wizards how to solve the matter.

But the greatest charm of this world is that it never pleases anyone......

"O faithful of the Holy Cross, pious and good people, look at your condition, see what is going on with you, and see how poor you are being treated?!"

Just behind the blockade, a priest dressed in a golden-red clergyman's uniform was shouting to the civilians gathered around him, spitting and dancing impassionedly:

"Can these savage, groveling mercenaries to nobles and wizards for gold, be forgiven?!"

"Can those wizards who spend their days hiding in the towers, pondering intrigues and all kinds of terrible potions, be tolerated?!"

"Are you ready to sit idly by and wait for them to let those terrible monsters run rair in the city and ignore you?!"

"Do you want to watch the place where you live be ruled by evil monsters?!"

The more the priest spoke, the more excited he became, and the eyes around him became more and more eager, and his expression became more and more frenzied: "No, this is absolutely not possible! So as a servant of the Holy Cross, I must tell you the truth, why those nobles must corclose this place and prevent the news from spreading? It is because all these sorcerers are the devil's doing!"

"Their potions pollute the city's waters, and the counterfeit potions they make turn the poor into terrible monsters! Do you know why you have to suffer this? Because the nobles have to count on these blasphemous wizards to help them make money!"

"None of them will tell the truth, only you, only you - so rush out, break through the blockade of these sorcerers' accomplices, and bring the truth out!

The atmosphere around him became more and more eager, the poor and homeless people gathered around the priest became more and more, and the eyes that looked at the guards of the blockade line became more and more ferocious, and the atmosphere seemed to become frozen at this moment.

The guards, sensing that something was wrong, were also gathering, and in view of the recent growing prestige of the Holy Cross Church, they did not take the initiative to drive away the civilians who had gathered, but they also lined up behind the fence and the horses, forming a defensive line with shields and crossbows, guarding against the rush of these fellows who could turn into thugs at any moment.

The strings are already taut!

.................................... "Are these people fools, or are they completely insane?!"

In the crowded streets, the female night watchwoman hiding in an attic stared at the poor people who had been easily gathered by the priest with wide eyes, and at first it seemed that she just wanted to vent her dissatisfaction, but now she was completely ready to storm the blockade at any moment!

"Even I can see that the priest is trying to use them to send them to death!" The indignant Vera couldn't help but shout, "Why isn't there even a person who has discovered this?!"

"Because what the priest said was true...... For them. The indifferent Edward rubbed the scar on his face, the pharmacist who treated him in prison was still an apprentice: "It is useless to explain to civilians, they can only understand the most simple truths, they just believe what they want to believe." ”

"Even the Eberden knew that wizards were dealing with some very dangerous things, but it was because of that that the priest was convinced when he told them. ”

"Even if that's the case, are you going to be fooled into death by these damn gods?!"

"What else could they do otherwise?"

Edward, who had once wandered in the gutter alley, gave her a cold look: "The Liberal Council has abandoned them, and instead you stay in such a blockade street full of man-eating monsters, will you choose to continue to sit still?"

Vera, who originally wanted to refute, was speechless when she saw his eyes.

“...... What should we do then?" the night watchwoman was silent for a moment before she continued to ask, "Did you just watch these people being slaughtered by the patrols?!"

"The patrol guards are afraid to do anything until they storm the blockade – the Freedom Council is only blocking it, not massacring civilians. Edward pondered for a moment and made a final judgment:

"Let's look at the situation first, if there is a riot...... Immediately retreat from here and report back to the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower. ”

"But......" Vera still couldn't bear it.

"We're not here to save them!" Edward glared at her, "Don't forget who you are - we are not the saviors, nor are we the main perpetrators of their persecution! We are just the night watchman, no one expects you to protect them! Be realistic, do your part, and save your life!"

Calming down, the duo continued to monitor the increasingly tense atmosphere below the street. What Vera didn't know was that just a few places farther away, almost every church was surrounded by such a group of poor and troublesome homeless people, and many more priests and priests who took to the streets to preach the "truth" to these poor people.

And the reason why Edward chose to monitor here is not only because of the closest to the blockade, but also because it is one of the easiest places to retreat.

Never, don't do anything superfluous, life is the first thing - this is the life credo of Edward the Night's Watch.

But the cruelty of this disaster is much more than that......