By the time Sophia rode into the city of Augs on a unicorn, it was already nearly evening.

The army set out in the morning and entered the city in the evening, which was exactly half a day.

The half-elf girl stared blankly at the Fortze Fortress that was still smoking under the sunset, and at the citizens on both sides of the street who opened their doors and looked curiously at the elven army......

"Really...... It really took less than a day to capture ......"

She muttered in disbelief.

As a former nobleman of the Empire, she knew the prestige of Forzer Fortress all the better.

During that period of history, when the central authority of the empire declined, and the city-states in the Iris region declared their independence, the entire northern territorial districts of the empire were also in flames.

At that time, the Emperor Clovis the Great, the lord of the empire, won the crucial battle at Forzer Fortress, turned defense into attack, and finally won the allegiance of the lords in the northern part of the continent again, strengthening the centralization of power.

The prestige of the fortress was also handed down at that time.

Although Forzer Fortress fell after being besieged by the Red Maple Kingdom's army for less than a month some time ago, considering that only the old, weak, sick and disabled people defending the city were attacked, and there was no shortage of powerful transcendents besieging the city, it couldn't be more normal......

But now, the defenders of the city are not old, weak, sick and disabled!

The girl was curious about how the players did it, and even the fortress on the hill looked as if it had been greatly damaged.

And when she raised doubts to Li Mu, who was accompanying her, Li Mu no longer sold Guanzi, but told her all the ins and outs of this attack.

After listening to the battle process of the players, the face of the half-elf girl was full of surprise and shock.

Surprise attack from the sky......

She raised her head, glanced at the huge airship in the sky, and couldn't help muttering:

"Is that the credit it made......"

Air Forces.

This kind of class is not the first of its kind in the Seggs world.

In fact, many empire lords have their own griffin or wyvern troops.

Of course, there are very few dragons, most of them are bipedal wyverns with dragon blood.

However, most of the Empire's flying units are only used for reconnaissance, and it is difficult to form a climate.

It's like the elves attacking from the sky this time, first carpet bombing, and then thousands of transcendent ones at once...... Unprecedented.

At this moment, Sophia realized that I am afraid that with the appearance of the elven airship, the war mode of the Seggs continent will be completely rewritten.

Elves are really creative, you never know what they can do and what they can create......

"However, the reason why we were able to take it so quickly is also because there is no divine defense barrier in the city, and if there is a defense barrier, it is estimated that it will not go so smoothly."

Looking at the half-elf girl with complicated eyes, Li Mule, who was traveling with her, said hehehe.

Sofia:......

"If there is a defensive barrier...... What are you going to do? ”

She asked.

"Of course, it flies to a high altitude where it can't fight back, and it explodes until it can't sustain itself, and that thing consumes a lot to maintain, so I don't believe it can keep it on."

Li Mu said.

Sofia:......

The two walked and talked, and entered the captured fortress of Forzer surrounded by the elven army.

The soldiers of the Red Maple Kingdom who surrendered have been disarmed by the players, and they are honestly crouching outside with their heads in their hands.

Sophia glanced at the soldiers, who still looked a little dazed, and her eyes were full of fear, and frowned slightly.

She pondered for a moment, first using the Divine Skill [Eyes of Faith], and found that the light of most of the soldiers was a faint red.

It is a symbol of pagan shallow believers, and even among shallow believers, they are the most vulnerable, at most they think about it when they are okay and pray.

"Most of them were forcibly converted......

The girl muttered to herself.

She thought about it, recited a few more incantations, and used a strengthened version of the magic [Crowd Detection of Evil] with the help of divine power.

With the glow of magic, auras appeared above the soldiers' heads......

There are deep blacks and cloudy whites, but most of them are dark gray or dark gray.

It was an aura that represented the faction, and the darker the color, the more it shifted towards evil.

Interestingly, most of the darker ones are also people who have just believed in the color red.

The stronger the belief in the evil gods, the more depraved they become, and nothing more.

At this thought, Sophia muttered:

"The black aura is all existences that have completely dedicated their bodies and minds to evil gods, as well as existences whose hearts have long been degenerated. The gray ones are still saved, while the whiter ones are ...... I guess it's just ordinary people who have been forcibly signs. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Li Mu again:

"Your Excellency Li Mu, I plan to recruit those soldiers whose camp has not completely shifted and lead them back to the true faith, what do you think?"

"This mission is your commission, so naturally I will listen to you!"

Li Mu said.

"I've heard that your guild has a very good faith in preaching?"

Sophia asked again.

"Ahem...... You're going to ask Demacia, he's a connoisseur. ”

Li Mu's face was strange and authentic.

"Demacia?"

Sophia was stunned.

Just when the girl was deeply surprised by Li Mu's answer, a voice with a slightly cheap tone and a little smug sounded behind the two:

"That's right, it's me!"

It's Demacia.

Sofia:......

Looking at the red-haired warrior who didn't know when to rub over, the girl's eyes were full of suspicion, scrutiny, and ...... Wary.

Demacia: ......

"I said, Miss Sophia, don't look at me like garbage, okay? I am truly a master of the preaching faith! ”

He looked helpless.

Listening to Demacia's words, Sophia was silent and just looked at him with a blank face.

And just when Demacia was seen to be furious in the bottom of her heart, and the secret path was about to be cold again, the girl suddenly spoke:

"I believe you once."

"Uh...... Well?! ”

Demacia was slightly stunned.

And then a joy:

"Really?!"

"No, it's just because of the guarantee of His Excellency Li Mu."

The girl continued.

Demacia: ......

Looking at the red-haired warrior with a resentful expression, Sophia sighed:

"Your Excellency Demacia, if you were more steady, I think you might be much more popular and trustworthy than you are now."

"These soldiers are handed over to you, I'll go see the nobles who surrendered, please don't let me down."

With that, the girl left the place where the soldiers were held.

Only two players are left staring wide-eyed.

"What are you going to do with these soldiers?"

Li Mu looked at Demacia and asked with a strange expression.

Demacia glanced at the soldiers gathered in the courtyard, and said with a smile:

"The old rules, just like the orcs, have a brainwashing package."

"What about those who can't wash? Do you want to go back to being a miner? ”

"Isn't that a matter of course? However, you have to spit on the idol before leaving, but I don't know if the evil god will have an additional punishment for the believers who spit...... I hope I'm still alive after spitting. ”

Li Mu: ......

……

Leaving the courtyard where the surrenders were held, Sophia quickly entered the fortress castle.

And in the hall of the castle, which was not very badly damaged, a group of nobles in much more splendid clothes crouched on the ground with their heads in their hands, just like the soldiers outside.

They were all leaders and supporters of the Red Maple Defenders, some of whom had surrendered with the surrenders, and some of whom had been captured by the angry lords with the elves.

Even...... Sophia also saw several familiar figures.

It was the nobleman she had seen when she was in Zeroland.

When the girl noticed the people, they quickly recognized her.

I saw that several voices of surprise immediately sounded among the nobles:

"Miss Sophia? Is that you?! I'm Baron Elf! I have seen you once in Zeroland! ”

"Miss Sophia, have you become a believer in life? I'm Milovy! Ever met you at your father's party! ”

"Great! I didn't expect it to be you! Misunderstand...... It's all a misunderstanding! We are also persecuted by that abominable evil god! ”

"That's right, that's right!"

"Please tell the elves that we are willing to be allegiance!"

Looking at these pale but surprised nobles, Sophia suddenly felt a little tired.

She didn't answer the other party directly, but silently used the [Eye of Faith] to identify faith.

Most of them are green.

Green...... It is the unbeliever.

The girl was not surprised by this result.

There are very few religious beings among the aristocracy, and most of them are actually shallow believers.

For example, the vast majority of those who surrender now are also grass-walled, and "pretend to convert, and regret it one day" is the most common rhetoric they use after the defeat of the jihad and their capture.

Now that he has become a prisoner, it is a normal choice to abandon the belief in evil gods.

They were much more skilled at doing this kind of thing than the soldiers who might even recognize the lingua franca writing with some difficulty.

It's just that if one day the cultists of the evil gods capture them again, I'm afraid they will change again......

This is the most real aristocracy.

For most of them, it is the most important thing to live on their own, to keep their status unchanged, and to keep their power and wealth unaffected.

It's just that, after witnessing again and again, Sophia has long understood that for nobles, it is not enough to just look at the light of faith.

Without hesitation, she also threw a [Detect Evil] ......

This is the first time that the girl has cast this magic in front of a nobleman.

When she was in Zeroland, her father forbade her to cast this spell on the nobles.

With the girl's movements, the magic spreads to the surrendered nobles.

And above their heads, corresponding halos also emerged one after another.

The aura was as black as ink, most of which was in stark contrast to the soldiers before it.

Seeing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Sophia's eyes.

It's just that the girl doesn't bother to say anything.

After all...... Under the control of the evil god, he can still retain his position, and even achieve the position of the leader of the army, and he can think about what it is.

"Leave them all at the disposal of Lord Demacia, henceforth...... There will be no more nobles in the city of Augs! ”

She glanced at the nobles indifferently and said with a blank face.

Seeing the girl's indifferent expression, the nobles' expressions changed.

"Miss Sophia! No...... What are you going to do, Lord Sophia?! ”

"Lord Sophia...... We are innocent! It's all the fault of the evil gods! ”

Listening to the wails of the nobles, a trace of disgust flashed in Sophia's eyes.

She ignored the depraved creatures and turned and walked out.

And after the girl left, the players who received the order sneered a few times, tied up the nobles with forbidden demon chains, and sent them to Demacia......

…………

After dealing with the surrendered soldiers and nobles, Sophia officially took over the city of Augs.

Of course, it's the elves who are in charge for the time being.

The war was not over, the missionary faith was just beginning, the property left behind by the nobles also needed to be disposed of, and so on and so forth.

There is still a long way to go, but for now, the first thing is to recover the entire Maple Leaf Collar and spread the faith of the goddess to every corner......

After conquering the city of Augs, the players also worked intensively to repair the fortifications and officially welcomed the statue of the goddess into the city.

With the idol, the god defense barrier can be activated, and players can defend the city with peace of mind.

Of course, they didn't forget to build a teleportation circle in the city and communicate directly to Gray Harbor.

Although it is far away from Gray Harbor, the long-distance teleportation array is still barely usable.

These things don't take too many people.

Therefore, after some players were left in Augs City to defend the city, the remaining players set off again and rushed towards the hinterland of the Maple Leaf Territory......

This blitzkrieg continues.

……

Western Territory, Morning Star City.

On the tall city wall, there are still traces of the battle just now, and in the ravines outside the wall, the corpses of the soldiers have not yet had time to be disposed of.

As the war between the Empire and the Maple Leaf Collar continues, it has long been the front line of the war.

The Red Maple King Alto has been besieging the city for several days with his army, and the capital of the Western Lordship is already crumbling.

Morning Star City, in the Temporary City Lord's Mansion.

An emaciated young man looked at the map spread out in front of him, worried.

He is the current lord of Morningstar City, Lord Meath, and also the lord of the Western Lord, the unlucky guy whose mansion was destroyed by the Black Dragon.

"It's been three days, when will the Empire's reinforcements arrive?"

He frowned as he looked at the herald in the hall.

The herald replied respectfully:

"Lord Earl, Lord Duke has already sent troops to support, and at most one day, we will be able to get here."

The duke here naturally does not refer to Duke Lawson.

With the death of the previous Duke of Rosen, the crusaders were wiped out, and the Rosen family had been stripped of the command of the Guards by the Imperial Parliament......

Of course, the legion is gone.

The Duke in the herald's mouth refers to the new Marshal of the Raiding Army, the Duke of Bethencia, one of the Seven Electors, and the commander of the Second Guards Regiment of the Empire.

"A day? Great......"

Count Meese breathed a sigh of relief.

Morning Star City in the Western Territory is not a fortified city.

If the rebels are allowed to besiege it for another two days, I am afraid that the city will be broken.

However, before the Count of Meate could catch his breath, another guard rushed in from outside the hall:

"Lord Earl! Lord Earl! ”

Seeing the guards who entered the room, Count Meese chuckled in his heart.

It's just that when he saw the other party's excited expression, his heart moved slightly:

"What's wrong?! Could it be that reinforcements have already arrived?! ”

There was a hint of anticipation on his face.

"No, it's not!"

The guard took a breath and said excitedly:

"Withdrawn! The rebels are back! ”

"Withdrawn?"

At this moment, Count Meese was a little dazed.