Chapter 201: The Battle Before the Church (I)
The Arsenal Cathedral, on the north side of the palace, belongs to the Hope Church, the state religion of the Kingdom of Rhodeland, and is also the center of the entire Hope Church, where the Pope is located. According to rumors, the church was built by the triumvirate of the New Society, and was built by the Arsenal of the Sages, the head of the triumvirate, as the starting point of the Hope Church, and is of extraordinary value both in terms of historical significance and practicality. In fact, compared to the oversized royal palace, the Arsenal Cathedral is compact and protected by enchantments, and in the face of earthquake disasters, as long as the magnitude of the shock is not exaggerated to tear the earth, or the earthquake lasts for ten days and half a month, the cathedral can be unharmed.
In addition, the Hope Church advocates the practice of martial arts and strengthens the body, which also contains the intention of teaching a skill, in short, the armed force of "Hope" has a long history and has been recognized by the royal court, not to mention that the most famous Royal Anglican Knights in Rhodeland were trained by the Hope Church at the earliest.
So it's no wonder that after the earthquake, people rushed to flee to the church.
The huge Arsenal Cathedral seems to be able to accommodate almost the entire Dongcheng District citizens, but in fact, the church has always been tall and grand, but it is not a high-rise building, and the area that can be used for people to stand is only one floor.
And soon, contradictions erupted.
The first to come to the church were the "hopeful" Hope, followed by the common people, who valued their names more than gold and silver treasures, and believed in the state religion more than gold and silver treasures. But it didn't take long for the rich merchants and nobles who were belatedly arrived to bring their families to at least a dozen people, plus their large bags of gold and silver, and the church soon had a surplus.
The gentry and officials began to "exert their power".
The rich and powerful, who were overly self-conscious, ordered the ordinary citizens to move outside the church. Give up the spot to yourself. Of course, the people did not want to, so a conflict ensued, and the two groups confronted each other in front of the church. At first, the nobles were afraid that this was the royal capital, and only let their subordinates threaten the common citizens, but the situation developed as seen on the road to Glena, and the barbarians from Tania were stirred up by the earthquake and riots. Take advantage of the chaos to plunder and loot. The nobles who were blocked outside the church, after discovering the figures of these barbarians in the distance, immediately panicked, and regardless of the order, they said that they would break into the church to death.
They even forgot that this church still has an owner.
The conflict escalated again and again, and violence was on the horizon, but senior members of the Hope Church, who had always been committed to social services, were sent to various parts of Dongcheng District to provide disaster relief in the early days of the earthquake, and even mid-level members rushed to the surrounding areas to prevent further difficulties. The great Hope Headquarters Church was left with only a dozen or so new clerical staff who had joined the Hope Church for less than three days, and only a few young and strong believers had been beaten to the head in the process of blocking, and the old people and women were in a hurry but had nothing to do but hope that the elderly Pope would be able to come out and calm the situation.
"Get me in! Throw me out those who stand in the way! ”
The very arrogant aristocratic lord yelled loudly, for fear that he would be caught up by the barbarians behind him if he was one step too late. There was the gloomy one, whose eyes caught a glimpse of the woman and the child in front of the door. Immediately, his eyes lit up and he asked his subordinates to drag them out first, and now those men couldn't sit still. Regardless of entangled with them, they all ran out to protect their women and children, and there was a gap at the door, and the nobles immediately ordered to rush in with a bang, and at the right time, people turned on their backs, and many ordinary people were hit or trampled on the severity of the injuries.
"There's something to say. Don't do it......" An old man tried to dissuade the nobleman's subordinates, but the fat pig-like nobleman next to him snorted and knocked him to the ground mercilessly with a slap. The old man who passed out directly was helped to the side by another old man with white hair on the side, and the fat nobleman scolded and scolded and wanted to do it, and a group of nobles behind him walked a few steps to the front intentionally or unintentionally. The fat pig nobleman hurriedly gave way, and had no chance to make a move, but glared fiercely at the nosy old man.
"It's really impatient for this group of untouchables to dare to block our way."
Among the aristocratic merchants, a woman who looked like a noble lady covered a folding fan with beaded shells and bones looked at the fallen old man with a disdainful face. It seems that in her eyes, as long as she is not a nobleman, whether she is a citizen or a poor person, she is the same lowly life.
The little nobleman next to her frowned slightly, his ancestors were not nobles, and this scolding method even scolded him. However, seeing the short brown haired aristocratic young man next to the woman, the little nobleman still chose to swallow his anger, after all, it was the eldest son of Count Lut, and he couldn't afford to mess with him.
"Piesson, like this...... Not okay? ”
In the final analysis, not all of the nobles regard human life as a mustard, and the young man standing on the other side asked with a look on his face. If Green was there, he would have recognized them all, the one who spoke before was the culprit of the street duel at the beginning, and the one who had mercy here was Kafka, the son of the Marquis of Yingguo, who was defeated by his move, and the one standing in the middle was, of course, Piezon, the star of the academy who lost a money card to him.
"If you lie on the ground, no one will feel sorry for you, Kafka." Pierson glanced at the citizens who were pushed to the ground, and coldly retorted to the little follower beside him, "Don't pay too much attention to these useless people, there will be dead people on the battlefield in the future." ”
Kafka's expression tightened, and although he still felt the same concern as he looked at the injured people, he stopped talking.
The door of the church suddenly opened, and a group of nobles rushed in, regardless of what was sacred or not, each seizing a place to place his valuables. The Arsenal Cathedral is so big that the barbarians and robbers who take advantage of the fire will naturally pay attention to it, and the local villains who are improvised are afraid of the Arsenal Cathedral, but the barbarians in Tania are not so particular, and the 351 gang screamed and rushed towards the cathedral.
The barbarians let out a sound similar to a war cry, and it was impossible not to hear it from the church, and the civilians who fell outside were so frightened that they fled, ignoring the fact that there was still an earthquake outside. The nobles inside the church also panicked, although the Arsenal Cathedral was sacred and unshakable, they could not refuse the entry of the living creatures, and they all shouted at their subordinates to guard the door, and even the people who tried to run back into the church kicked out.
"Oops, those Tanians are crazy!" Kafka was taken aback, drew his saber and was about to rush over to fight side by side, but as soon as he turned around, he was held down by the shoulder.
He looked back at the brother he respected the most, puzzled.
"Let them fill it with their lives, and when those barbarians consume about the same, you will kill some of them." Pierson's face was calm, as if he had not a human life in his mouth, but a bed bug.
The look on the young man's face changed for a while, and finally he had to put away his sword angrily. The woman on the other side saw Kafka's expression, and they all showed a look of disdain, "It's all a cheap and rotten life, what's there to care about, if you are reluctant, just go and work hard, we Pierson won't help you mess around." ”
Kafka breathed, not only him, but even Pierson's face changed greatly, but before he could speak, a heavy snort came from behind, and the next moment, the woman who boasted that her life was more precious than anyone else was slapped by someone, and the force was so great that the whole person flew out, and I don't know who gave the order or it was a coincidence, the attendant who blocked the door in front of him made a gap, just so that the woman fell on the ground outside the church.
"Take care of your son, Count Root, and don't let me hear anything like that again."
In the crowd, the majestic man with a long and thin body, his voice was cold but full of warnings, but the fat nobleman he accused didn't even dare to come out, and he just nodded again and again with a sweat, "Yes, yes, Lord Marquis, I must educate me well." ”
The Marquis of the Yingguo family didn't say much, his eyes glanced in the other direction, and then slowly withdrew. He has an indifferent personality, so he doesn't even care who his heirs usually associate with, even under his nose, he just looks on coldly. It's just that most nobles know that Marquis Yingguo has only one son or an old son, although he doesn't say it, he cares more than anyone else in his heart, and he just glanced at Pierson at this time, and the rising star of the academy suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Damn stinky bitch. Child.
Pierson bowed his head deeply, and scolded the woman countless times in his heart. In the eyes of "Yingguo" Kate, Piesson's woman naturally speaks with Piesson's instructions, otherwise she will have the audacity to dare to speak out? It's just that he wronged this aristocratic young man, and the woman who seems to be a noble woman is just a canary he raised, and she was spoiled by Pierzon and no one in her eyes, who knew that she would cause him a big disaster at this time.
"Father......" Kafka stared down at his toes, not knowing what to say.
Marquis Yingguo looked at his son, although there was a doting look in his eyes, his face was full of strictness, and he didn't say a word but was heavier than anything.
Just when the gate was waiting and the atmosphere inside the door was awkward, the crazy Tania barbarians finally rushed to the door of the church. It was only the first impact, and the attendants who had already piled up the small wooden shields and exposed them outside the door were knocked back three steps alive, and several powerful barbarians stuck their battle axes into their shields, and even smashed the unlucky squire's shield with a war hammer the size of a skull, and the attendant who touched his chest and his body was dented fell without saying a word, and he was not alive.
…… (To be continued......)