Chapter 22: Hope for the Future!

Fallen Leaf City.

When the first group of believers were safely sent away, and the priest of the Half-Elf Church returned to Fallen Leaf City with a lot of food, a new atmosphere was brewing in the city that had been trapped for a long time. The food brought back by the priests was abundant, and in addition to the high-quality wheat from the south, there were also a lot of bacon, bacon, and salted fish. The most of them were still meat, and the amount of salted fish was so abundant that many civilians were given some of the meat, and for the first time in a long time, they had tasted meat.

Sauron estimated that the last thing he lacked was fish.

The location of the castle is a fish migration route, and anyone who has seen the migration of fish will know what a spectacular scene it is. As for salt, it was not a problem, such a simple thing could not help Sauron, and if there was no salt by the sea, it would really be a joke. Originally, Sauron wanted to make food similar to fish floss, but because he was too busy and didn't have the energy to craft it, he had to put it aside for the time being.

As the winds in Fallen Leaf City change over time, more and more civilians expect to leave this dangerous place.

Because there is not much food in the city.

If the orcs don't retreat, they won't be able to produce and work, and if you think about it, the family of an ordinary civilian knows that it is very difficult to resist natural disasters, and once it is affected by the war, it will be basically completely destroyed.

The number of believers is increasing.

The priests are actively mobilizing civilians to leave the place, and more and more people are affected, and the situation in the city is becoming more and more strange.

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Inside the splendid hall.

Many people dressed in aristocratic attire gather here, and there are already many people outside who can't fill their stomachs, but there is an abundance of food and even good wine.

The nobles and the commoners are always two worlds, and the power they hold is too convenient.

"Did they really defeat the orcs?"

Directly above the council chamber was a man with a grim face, he looked at the others in front of him, and said slowly, "I didn't expect them to be able to repel Eugene!" If this continues, I'm afraid that those untouchables will be easily seduced! ……”

An old man who was not too old took a look. Said slowly: "I wonder if we can ask them to help deal with the army of half-orcs?" ”

One of the middle-aged men shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult. ”

"Since they were planning to relocate the believers, it was clear that they were intending to give up this place, or else they would not have been able to give up the property of the church. It is unlikely that they will be moved against the orcs. ”

Naturally, the church also has its own property.

Farmland, temples, estates, etc., the Half-Elf Church gave up so decisively, and had no intention of staying here at all.

"Do you want to stop them?" One of them said in a deep voice.

The old man turned around and glared at him, and angrily rebuked, "Stupid! Are you planning to divide the city and start a war? Moreover, most of the people they took away were civilians, many of whom were old, weak, women and children, and they had no combat effectiveness at all. ”

"The army is still in our hands."

"As long as no one leaves the army, there is no loss of our strength, and those civilians are nothing more than a burden to us. Plainly increase the consumption of food. ”

"The army must be steady!"

"No soldier must be allowed to leave, those old and weak women and children can be taken away if they want."

The crowd fell silent.

You can't start a war with the church, and you can't blatantly stop them, after all, there is a god standing behind the other party, and the situation in Fallen Leaf City definitely doesn't allow them to anger the gods even worse. In this case, they are tied to everything they do, and they can only do some small actions in secret. Although the priests of the church still can't use divine magic, they are also high-level warriors without divine magic, and they have extremely high influence in Fallen Leaf City. If you target it head-on, the situation in Fallen Leaf City will collapse.

That's when it happened.

A middle-aged man dressed as an obvious druid stood up and said slowly, "Maybe it's not a bad thing if it's just to send civilians to safety. After all, it will be difficult for us to repel the orcs in a short period of time, and it will soon be autumn. We have lost a lot of land, and the fact that these civilians remain here will increase our burden. ”

"They left, and the food was just left for our fighters!"

"Your Excellency [Earthwalker] has given us a response. As long as we can make it to June, Your Excellency Earthwalker will be able to come to our aid! ”

Earthwalker?

Hear the words of the middle-aged druid. The nobles present couldn't help but stand up in surprise.

"Really?"

"Is Your Excellency Earthwalker really willing to help us?"

"That's great!"

A voice of surprise came.

The middle-aged druid glanced at the others present, nodded and said, "Some time ago, His Excellency the Earthwalker led the Druid Order to find something important. Now he's coming back. This Lord is a benevolent and generous elder, and he will certainly not sit idly by while orcs ravage our land, and if His Excellency Earthwalker is willing to intervene, we will surely defeat Eugene's army of orcs. ”

Earthwalker.

One of the most knowledgeable and powerful druids!

It's impossible to determine exactly how high his professional level is, but he's been in the realm of legends for hundreds of years.

He is the leader of the [Earth Doctrine] in the Druid Sect, and has always lived in seclusion in the depths of the Elven Forest, rarely interfering in the affairs of ordinary people. However, the current situation in Fallen Leaf City seems to have made this Excellency have a plan to help. There are a lot of druids produced within the half-elves, and they also have their own voice in the druid order, and the elves don't seem to plan to send troops to help, but if the druid order is willing to help them, then I'm afraid it will be more useful than elf reinforcements!

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Time passed day by day.

The first believers were quickly sent away, and the pirate fleet returned to the vicinity of Fallen Leaf City again.

Sauron's plan was well followed, and he only had to pick up his followers and not interfere in anything else. The first group of believers sent off more than 5,000 people, and the second group of believers was much higher, according to the church's recent statistics, about 20,000 civilians were willing to follow them. These were ordinary people who had originally believed in the church, and they easily accepted the will of the gods. Those who chose to stay were those who did not want to leave their homes, and the vast majority were wealthy landowners.

Civilians have been left with nothing left in the war.

However, these people are unwilling to give up their land, and even if they are now occupied by the orcs, as long as they repel the orcs, they will regain a qiē.

The Council of Nobles asked Sauron for a shipment of food. Sauron thought for a moment and agreed to their request.

It's been almost a month.

The Year of Turmoil was getting closer, and he only had seven months left before the Sage Cataclysm would erupt in full swing, and Sauron didn't want to waste too much time here. The believers of the church were sent away in three groups, and with Sauron's fleet sufficient and the island of Nusha as a transit point, there was no problem at all in transporting so many people back.

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A gentle sea breeze blows in your face.

Battleships docked at the docks of Nusha Island, and a crowd of black-pressed people stepped out of the boats, flanked by troops responsible for maintaining continuity.

"Sister! Slow down! ”

George helped a young woman down the deck, holding a half-grown baby in her arms. The little guy was very bold, and he looked around with wide black eyes, and he didn't mean to be afraid at all.

Finally got back on the ground.

Many people around were smiling happily, and the voice of the priest was heard in their ears, telling them to stay here first, and then continue their journey after resting. They don't know where they're going, but they don't panic about the future, as if there's an invisible force calming their hearts and giving them hope for the future. Some of the pastors of the church also left with them. Although he still can't use the magic arts, the priest's medical abilities can solve a lot of trouble.

Along the way, they could see many hideous pirates, but they didn't bother them in the slightest.

Order is remarkable.

It's like two boundaries, they're just a bunch of travelers. And won't stay here for long. On the road, you can see a lot of law enforcement teams to maintain order, it is a group of very fierce guys, occasionally some daring guys want to tease them, they are directly hung up and whipped more than ten times.

There is a prepared camp on Nusha Island.

Many people have been temporarily housed here. After about two days of rest, batches of people were sent away.

This time.

It wasn't just pirates they saw that it was the merchant ships that were responsible for getting them to their destination.

It's really the fleet of the Chamber of Commerce.

George tried to chat with the fleet guards. It was easy to find out where they came from. The Chamber of Commerce from the Shipwreck Bay was in charge of sending them away, and they usually ran the ocean trade of the overseas archipelago. This time they were recruited by Lord Sauron to transport the refugees to the city of Mordor. These chambers of commerce can exempt themselves from the one-year 'offering' as long as they send away a group of people, and now many of the chambers of commerce on the south coast are mobilizing fleets to come over, and some of them are planning to waive the three-year supply in one go.

Lord Sauron has always been a man of words!

Since Your Excellency has made a promise, he will naturally not repay the debt, but he just runs back and forth to send people over, which is a delay in time, and it doesn't cost anything at all, but the benefits are heartwarming.

Along.

The guards of the Chamber of Commerce take care of them, and occasionally someone will be treated by a physician when they are sick, and the people who are sent away are counted, and the Chamber of Commerce needs to be responsible in case of an accident.

George asked for some news about the city of Mordo.

When the Chamber of Commerce escort mentioned this place, his face was full of envy, it was said that it was a very rich place, with an endless stream of merchant ships coming and going, and the security was much better than other places. There is a lot of news about it, such as that there is a miraculous fertilizer, that even the priests of the temple of agriculture have been attracted to it, that even slaves can be freed if they work hard, that there are already slaves who have been given land for their hard work, and so on.

Time passed like this.

There are a lot of curious people like George, and they are also getting closer and closer to Modo City!

……………… (To be continued......)