Chapter 142: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
Brad waved his hand, and the soldiers in gas masks had dragged several of the grim-faced nobles out of the hall, knowing full well that in this situation, even if the Cursed Sect's promise was true, they would not be able to live.
The sins they have committed are so great that no one will object to the accusation that they are crimes against humanity, and they face only a dead end.
"Old marshal, what to do with them?" Rivendell came back to his senses and asked for Brad's opinion.
Brad thought about it for a moment before saying, "Give them the dream potion, and when the effect of the medicine is effective, they will be beheaded." ”
"It's too cheap for them." The baroness gritted her teeth and said that she really couldn't imagine that these people would do such a desperate thing for their own selfish desires. A single thought almost destroyed the entire city, and if the Scourge Legion's plan really succeeded, then there was no doubt that they would be human sinners.
"I don't think it's strange that people make any decision when they are most desperate, this is human nature, not to mention, we are also responsible for such a thing." Brad said softly.
"It's all my carelessness, I didn't expect it to develop like this, I'm a sinner of mankind, old marshal, you can deal with me." Rivendell's eyes were red and he knew that if he listened to Brad's imprison all these people, then there would be no chaos, and it was because of his soft-hearted heart that he gave these people a chance.
"No, it's my fault, I don't blame the old marshal for hiding it and making decisions privately." The Baroness was equally heartbroken, and her heart was extremely remorseful.
Brad waved his hand and said, "Now is not the time to be held accountable, the catastrophe of the Scourgeon Legion is unprecedented. None of us can guarantee that mistakes will not be made. I said, that's human nature. There's nothing wrong with you taking care of old feelings. What is wrong is believing too much in old feelings. I don't understand the dark side of human nature, I just hope that you can eat a trench and grow wise. Moreover, you have more important responsibilities, and Zumashar or the people of the city still need you. ”
The husband and wife collected their minds, they knew that Brad was right, and no one knew this place better than they did.
"After defeating the Scourge Legion, I will definitely give an explanation to these people who died in vain." Rivendell said sternly.
Brad looked at this man with a painful face because of guilt, and his heart was slightly touched, in the last life, Rui Weidale sacrificed to protect his city. Although later he became a member of the Scourge Legion, the general.
But this can't hide the glory of his life, because of the particularity of the Scourge, no one dies and will not be controlled by himself. The spirit of the Lich King is too strong, plus the powerful Plague and his helmet.
It is simply difficult to break free from his control, no matter who it is, even if this person is a paladin or priest who is extremely devout to the Holy Light, and the Lich King's ability is to infinitely magnify the negative feelings in people's hearts, so as to achieve the result of control.
Even faith in the Light can be distorted for some reason. For example, the Scarlet Crusaders, of course, were there to kill more of the undead, but they also became extremely xenophobic, and everyone but themselves became their enemies.
Brad patted Rui on the shoulder. Said seriously: "Now is not the time to think about this, if you really want to give them an explanation, then you can kill more undead." This is the only way to give an account, not to do something stupid. ”
"The old marshal taught me." A look of determination flashed in Rivendell's eyes. Then he said, "Let's talk about the specific situation, how many people are infected?" ”
The baroness shook her head and said, "I don't know the exact number. But we arrested fifteen traitors, and according to them, at least 100,000 people got infected and turned into gargoyles. The soldiers who had replaced the city walls to defend the city had all been sent out, and now they were fighting these ghouls, just because these people were once their relatives and friends, and their morale was not high. ”
Brad frowned slightly and asked, "One hundred thousand, so many, the nobles launched it, so these ghouls are concentrated in the administrative district?" ”
The baroness shook her head and said, "Basically, there are all districts, and when the city was first built, it was to prevent the appearance of aristocratic districts, so all the districts and streets are mixed with nobles and commoners. But I didn't expect ......"
Brad suddenly thought that Zumashal would be so ahead of his time, and the benefits of doing so were obvious, it would make the whole city cohesive, and there would be no slums.
Because the elder brother has aristocrats in the city and streets, this means that the city construction does not tilt towards a certain area. Brad hadn't thought of it so much, and he wouldn't have done it.
For example, although the jasper collar is also equal to all races, the various classes are not distinguished by race. But the privileged class still exists, and in terms of the entire territory, although there are basically no nobles in the jasper territory, the class still exists. Officials are the first class and the ruling class.
The second is the military, strictly speaking, their status is not weaker than that of some officials, and their status and family members will enjoy various benefits and privileges. Finally, there are commoners and merchants, and strictly speaking, businessmen and commoners enjoy equal political rights.
But specifically, whoever gives more to the territory will enjoy more rights. Take Jasper City as an example, the development conditions of the entire Jasper Collar that have been hesitating for many years are actually similar.
But owning a home in the Holy City is a dream for all of the people in Jasper, but there are still a lot of vacant houses in the Holy City.
The first inhabitants who could live here were humans, and they were the first to follow the jasper collar into life and death. Those who came after were either the leaders of the cities and territories, as well as the residents or soldiers who had made outstanding contributions.
Every year, on the founding day, in addition to a grand carnival celebration, several people from all walks of life are elected to live in the Holy City.
Among the soldiers, those who have special military merits, civilians who have made outstanding contributions, those who have special achievements in various sub-professions, those who have outstanding political achievements, and those who have introduced a large amount of capital or trade by businessmen, each will choose three.
For the people of the Jasper Collar, Jasper Guard may be out of reach, but the places in the Holy City are hopeful. Entering the Holy City, the benefits are multifaceted. The territory arranges the best jobs, the elderly do not have to support themselves, and the main thing is that their children have lower access to schools in the Holy City than in other districts.
Brad was not a saint, and he never believed that there was true equality. The equality of all races is also for the purpose of cohesion of the territory, and it would be better if it was a high-pressure rule, and he would not hesitate to choose.
In his opinion, only if you pay for the territory, you should enjoy better welfare treatment, and only in this way can you stimulate the enthusiasm of everyone, and such a territory can be dynamic.
Like Zumashal, it can't be said that it is bad, but the aristocratic class of Zumashal is also very powerful, and it is bound to be dissatisfied with them, and it is not necessarily a lucky thing for commoners and nobles to live together. In his opinion, this kind of equality is anachronistic in Azeroth's human society.
But Brad didn't say anything, these are Zumashal's internal affairs, he has no right to speak, and he won't be bored with himself, although others listen to him now, but it's boring to dictate other people's governing policies.
"It looks like we need to make new adjustments to our plans." Brad said slowly.
"100,000 newborn ghouls are not a problem, if the old marshal is willing to mobilize some Jasper-led air forces, it will be solved more quickly, and I still have some prestige to calm the feelings of the inhabitants......" The Baroness said quickly.
Brad waved his hand and said, "Of course I know this, you only noticed the newborn ghoul, but you ignored another problem. What about the people of the Cursed Sect, they instigated this incident, wouldn't they have done anything else? ”
The baroness's face was ugly for a moment, she had ignored them because of the chaos in the city, but as Brad had said, would they stand still like this.
"What is the purpose of their lurking, is to spread the plague and cause chaos. And now the situation is that the army of trolls outside the city is overwhelming, and they have successfully planned a chaos inside the city, and now the city is troubled internally and externally, whether it is the army or the conquest, if you are the leader of the cursed sect lurking in Zumashal, or if you are the leader of the Scourge legion, what decision will you make? Brad didn't care about the faces of the two ladies, but continued to ask the next question.
"So what now, I'll send someone to find them?" The Baroness gritted her teeth and said.
Brad shook his head and said, "Find, how to find it." It's been so many days since you got the Scourge invasion, and you've also checked the city. But the plague still spread, and there was a plan for it last night. Apparently they are very well hidden, and it is not easy to find them, and we simply don't have the time to waste on this. ”
"Old marshal, don't sell it, what should you do?" They were all smart people, but in front of Brad, they found that their brains were clearly insufficient.
"If it were me, I would have ordered the lurking people to launch again, and be sure to make Zumashar even more chaotic, so that the troll army could better attack the city." Brad stroked Xiao Bai's cold scales, and continued, "But that's not enough, we need to draw out the true leader of the Cursed Sect. This man must have a very high position in Zumashal, so we have to make a plan to print this person out, we have to get rid of this person, only then can we carry out the real plan. ”
"How do you print it?" Rui Weidale asked.
"Originally, I wanted to keep this person to pass on the false information, but now it seems to be useless. You ...... like this" (to be continued......