Arsa had been standing on the sidelines with a blank face, and like Freeman, he led reinforcements from the flanks to attack the morale of the Dawn Church, but he handed over all the limelight to his apprentices, and he was very low-key.

Shepard looked at the rest of the people and said with a smile: "I will go after the evil creatures, and I will thank you to stabilize the army, Hunter, Freeman, Arta, and all the commanders have done a good job, this battle is fortunate to be protected by my lord, and the sacrificed warriors will be guided by His Highness the Revenant Guide, and be with God in the kingdom of my lord." ”

Many knights whispered in unison: "The light lasts forever, and we will be invincible." ”

"The light will protect us," Shepard said solemnly, "although my lord bestows divine power, the treacherous demon still escapes, but presumably it does not dare to come near the kingdom again, otherwise it will be purified by me. ”

"Yes!" Many knights and commanders spoke in unison.

……

Half a month later, on the south bank of the Yangtze River [Torrent Town].

Barbarossa, who had been promoted to bishop, stood quietly on the old watchtower by the docks, the humid climate on the south bank had made the wooden watchtower have a lot of moldy marks, but it was often cleaned up, so it didn't look too serious.

Outside the docks, large ships full of soldiers approached one by one to unload the Divine Guards from the north shore, and even though the original improvised docks had been expanded fivefold by the hard work of lizardmen and slaves, it was still a little difficult to cope.

Barbarossa calmly watched as the kingdom's armies gradually gathered by the docks, and the heavy responsibility of presiding over the situation on the south bank had allowed him to go through a lot of training, and he had also gained a lot of growth, and he could also rank among the bishops of the church in terms of the bestow of divine arts and the promotion of priest ranks.

His mature mentality made him steady, even if he was a little excited inside, he was still calm on the surface, and in addition to the personal guards composed of humans and lizardmen, there were several people who were dressed and stood in different positions from others, obviously Barbarossa's close subordinates.

One of the first lizardmen to take refuge with him was Gollum, dressed in sackcloth, covered with leather armor and with a hideous mace around his waist, very different from the once primitive people, who were able to dress according to human habits after the culture of the kingdom assimilated the natives of the South Coast to attract them.

However, the physiology of the lizardmen is different from that of humans, and it is only necessary to wear clothes and armor, and shoes are really not suitable for them, so Gollum is barefoot, and he is the only alien among the men who follow behind Barbarossa, which shows both his difference and his specialness.

"Gollum, my lord." Gollum's hands were not as stiff as those of the other lizardmen, and they were as nimble as humans, and he held a document in both hands and respectfully handed it to Barbarossa.

The bishop took the document and sneered as soon as he read half of it, "The emissaries of the [Silt] and [Deadwood] tribes are willing to form an alliance with us?" Your people see the wind and make the rudder swift. ”

Gollum purred and replied humbly: "My lord, in the world of lizardmen, there are only the identity of the strong and the weak, and our strength before could not make them feel fearful, so these two tribes have been hesitating, because the nature of our clan will not succumb to those who are weaker than us." ”

"It's a straightforward character," Barbarossa said with a cold smile, "I looked down at the heads of hundreds of humans and lizardmen to build a landscape, and told them what would happen against the will of the kingdom, and it didn't seem to scare them." ”

Gollum raised his head slightly, and said in a sincere tone: "My lord, your loyal Gollum must say that you are definitely frightened of them, so they dare not take refuge in them, because they are afraid that you will kill them all, and now the envoys of the two clans see the mightiness of the kingdom army, so they panic and want to ask us for an alliance, because they know that even if they do not give in, we can destroy them!" ”

Barbarossa snorted: "If your people were as clever as you, I would have integrated the Ionian kingdom a long time ago, and now none of the four major tribes is honest, and the two lizardman tribes of Silt and Deadwood are mainly responsible!" Throw this letter of alliance back and tell them that the kingdom's 4,000 troops have arrived, and although we know that more than 3,000 of them are militiamen and people, but they don't know, so I will intimidate them, and I want them to hand over 3,000 adult lizardmen for drive, and if they don't agree to this condition, just wait for the extermination of the clan! ”

Gollum agreed without objection: "Yes, I will go to the messengers of the two clans later and convey your will to them, I am sure they will accept it." ”

Seeing that Gollum didn't speak again, one of the other people spoke, "My lord, the envoy of the [High Rock] tribe will arrive tomorrow, and five hundred strong human warriors will also arrive with the envoy. ”

Barbarosa thought for a while, and said lightly: "The Gaoyan tribe saw the opportunity early, five hundred people is not a small number for them, since they took the initiative to admit before I got angry, then I will give them this opportunity, Rusigu, when the messenger arrives, you will receive it, let him inform the Gaoyan tribe, I don't care if they are sent out, it is okay to go to the vicinity to capture the wild people, and gather two thousand people to send them over as laborers within a week." ”

Lu Sigu complied, hesitated for a moment, and said, "My lord, the total number of people in the Gaoyan tribe is only more than five thousand, and I am afraid that they will not accept such a large number." ”

Barbarossa said calmly: "Yes, tell them the location of the small tribes we talked about, isn't there a barbarian tribe of more than three hundred people?" I have allowed them to give a barbarian three places, so that even if the barbarians are more than nine hundred, and there is a gap of one thousand, it will be enough for them to take down those small tribes, and they can also replenish some of their own population. ”

"Sell the batch of weapons and equipment we eliminated last month at a low price, and allow them to exchange slaves and livestock, although for us that batch of weapons is no different from scrap metal, but how can there be such a good thing among the natives, there are these two benefits, if the Gaoyan tribe still doesn't agree, you don't have to force it too much, I will make them pay."

Rusgu felt a chill in his heart, although Barbarossa said it easily, but his long red hair fluttered in the wind, like flames, and like blood, this bishop of the church is extremely murderous, and the kingdom and the church can not find a second person like him who is so murderous, but he is strong and capable, and only such a person can lay a territory for the kingdom on the south bank and stand firm, and the natives of the four corners of the sect are all frightened, and secretly call him [red-haired devil].

After Rusgu was silent, there was a sudden silence on the sentry tower, and after a while, Barbarossa said in displeasure: "What's the matter? What about the reply of the [pure white] tribe? ”

A cronie and guard behind him trembled, and said nervously: "My lord, the messenger of the White Feather Witches said, said, said, said that their conditions are still the same ......"

Barbarosa was silent for a moment, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "They want five hundred strong males to supply their request for reproduction, I have already written to the church, and the kingdom has promised to recruit five hundred people from the homeless camp to transport them, but they insist that we save Tilonica...... What exactly is the reason? ”

The cronies' nervous words were incomplete: "Great, my lord, they, they just said, that white-feathered witch, very, very special......"

Barbarossa frowned, and scolded helplessly: "Pros, what are you nervous about?" If you stutter again, I'll throw you into the water and calm down. ”

"Ah, yes!" GLP was startled, and stammered immediately: "My lord! I, I've checked twice with the messengers of the Pure White Tribe, and the wizard of their tribe says that the White Feather Witch means a lot to their people! So they demanded that she must be rescued, otherwise they would rather hide in the deepest parts of the swamp and dense forest. ”

"It's strange," Barbarossa wondered, unable to think of a reason, "that white-feathered witch has been captured by the banshees for months, how are these natives who believe in alien gods sure that she must still be alive?" ”

GLP had the heart to explain that it was the result of the wizard prophecy of the White Feather Witch, thought about it and closed his mouth again, Barbarossa as a bishop is an extremely devout believer in the God of Light, and the most disgusting thing is that these natives don't believe in the God of Light and don't die, and they don't have anything to worship a foreign god to disgust him, but the laws of the church do not allow them to be eliminated because these natives do not believe in God, so he can only sprinkle his stomach sulking on the disobedient tribe, Prosa doesn't want to find himself bored, and he can't hide from a stinking scolding.

When the kingdom army below had gathered, Barbarossa had also led people down the watchtower, and when they walked to the front of the army, the two commanders, Gondia and Galidak, came up to them, followed by the new scout captain Shado, who had been transferred from the north.

Barbarossa bowed first, he was always very enthusiastic when dealing with his own people, and he did not have the slightest hint of murderous reputation among the aliens: "Light illuminates your way, two commanders, thank you for coming to the south bank to support us." ”

Gondia and Galidak returned the salute together: "The light lasts forever, Your Excellency the Bishop is too polite, Your Majesty has ordered the other two commanders to stay in the kingdom to train new soldiers, so let the two of us lead the team, six hundred divine guards, three thousand four hundred militiamen and people, all good young men who have seen blood and strong men recruited from the camp of exiles." ”

Galidak introduced Xia Duo again: "This is Captain Xia Duo, he was personally transferred from Yanan City by His Majesty's order, don't look at him young, he is a high-level [Shadow Assassin], the inheritance that the kingdom has obtained from those people from other continents, he is currently the one with the highest achievement!" His Majesty valued him very much, and authorized him to form an exclusive team of sixty scouts, and this time he came with him to inquire for us information. ”

Barbarossa's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Great, Captain Xiado, the terrain on the south bank is different from that near Yanan City, there are many swamps and wetlands, and the humidity is extremely heavy, your subordinates are fine, right?" ”

Xia Duo has been greatly tempered and improved since he saw the demon descending in person, and he is also considered to be the first native in the kingdom to break through the epic with a profession in another continent, especially since he does not believe in the Prince of Shadows or the God of Assassination, but believes in the God of Light, and it is very likely that he will obtain a mutated profession after the breakthrough, and his strength will be one step stronger.

However, at this moment, he only briefly explained: "Your Excellency, rest assured, there are only three classes in my team, [Shadow Assassin], [Lightless Dagger], and [Shadow Hand], which are all good at stealth and scouting, and the more complex the terrain, the more suitable for them. ”

Barbarossa nodded: "It just so happens that I have a group of lizardmen who are born close to the energy of shadows, although they have no professional inheritance, their natural instincts are also very good, I will hand them over to you, and ask you to train them, and select them to be useful to join you, which can be regarded as a little heart for the church and the kingdom." ”

Xia Duo was overjoyed when he heard this, and agreed without hesitation.

Barbarossa looked at the two commanders again and said with a smile: "The camp has been built, please rest for a few days, and when the men I have recruited from the natives arrive, you can set off." ”

Gangdia nodded: "Before we left, Your Majesty received an oracle, and the situation on the south bank has changed somewhat, so Your Majesty wants us to solve all possible hidden dangers as soon as possible." ”

Barbarossa said, "I will fully cooperate with you." ”

It took a little more time for the Divine Guard and the militia to gather before they could get to the camp, so Barbarossa simply took a few people to see Riptide Town first, and the three of them naturally readily agreed.

Not far from the wharf, you can see the general appearance of Rapids Town, one and a half tall logs have been cut off the branches and driven into the ground, tightly discharged into two rows, four rows of wood on both sides are separated by three parallel distances, and the middle is filled with sand and dry soil tightly, such a wall is not expensive to build, and the quality is not bad.

Barbarossa pointed to the city wall and said with some pride: "The city wall of this rapids town is modeled after the method used by His Majesty when he established the inner city of the church city, but the soil on the south bank is damp, and it took me a lot of effort to build this town, so the area is not large, and the four walls add up to only a few hundred meters long. ”

He pointed his hand, and several people followed the direction to look over, they were standing a little higher at this time, and they were far away, just enough to see a three-story wide stone platform in front of the town, the stone platform could not see the size clearly, but according to the shadowy figures above, at least a dozen meters long and wide.

Barbarossa said with a smile: "Originally, the trading post was placed on the side of the wharf, but after the town was built, I asked people to pile up the trading place with bricks and stones, which was not only easy to manage, but also arranged for the clerk and tax collector to watch there, so as not to let those natives have no culture, and they were deceived by profiteers and did not know it, and the ** merchants evaded taxes and fattened themselves, but harmed the reputation and interests of the church and the kingdom." ”

The other three nodded in agreement, they were all from military backgrounds, and their recognition of the kingdom was much higher than that of civilians, and they were very much in agreement with Barbarossa's behavior.