Chapter 232: Death of Neverwinter One
Red Shroud's understanding of ** mad demons is obviously different from that of the Devil's Army...... But hate should be the same.
In many fantasy books, it is written that "evil will kill each other".
It is true that evil forces are often defeated because of internal divisions. Therefore, the most important quality of a hero is not to be good at fighting, but to be able to resist, and if you resist until the enemy collapses on his own, you will win.
But what is not usually written in it is that "the righteous camp may also be divided", such as the current Neverwinter...... Now the undercurrent in Neverwinter is turbulent, and even the beggars on the roadside can see it clearly.
The old fox who was originally hidden in the Blue Palace and the female holy warrior who was in the sky should be safe and soundβthe old fox controlled the city guards and external relations, and had the prestige accumulated over the years; And Erebeth is rallying and leading the people of Neverwinter to defeat the plague - this is a dream pair!
It's a pity that it was all messed up by the old fox...... No one thought that the old fox was smoking, did he have water in his brain...... Suddenly, he announced that he wanted to canonize Erebeth as a Winterless Knight in view of her great exploits for Neverwinter.
One stone sets off a thousand waves!
Canonizing knights is a rare honor for civilians, but it is a complete humiliation for Erebes!
Since Erebes is now a theocratic nobility equal to a baron, on an equal footing with the Lord of Nasher, what do you mean by the title of Honorary Knight?
Not to mention the unspoken rule that in order to obtain a secular title, you must give up the theocracy and accept the Winterless Knight, and you must half-kneel before Nasher and pay allegiance to him! Anyone who heard the news thought that Lord Nasher was crazy?
The most tangled are the citizens of Neverwinter, who don't know what to choose......
Lord Nasher has led Neverwinter for many years, and although he is not a wise man, he can be regarded as a wise man. The most powerful resource in his hands is the "superior-subordinate relationship" with Waterdeep, and Nasher is the appointed Lord of Neverwinter in Waterdeep, which is legally recognized. The plague also included the economic decay and food shortages that followed, and sane people knew that Neverwinter would not be able to overcome this hurdle without the help of Waterdeep...... So you should choose Nasher?
But Erebeth is just as great, and she knows that if she is allowed to let despair spread, the city will quickly become dead and will not recover for decades (Historically, Neverwinter began to decline after this disaster), so Erebeth tries to get everyone moving and busy, and it is better not to have time to think about despair.
How do you keep an entire city busy?
Shen Yan, a civil servant in a major infrastructure country, gave a three-word mantra, "demolition, digging, and building"!
With his own understanding, Erebes added work such as digging deep into the harbor, cleaning up the river, hunting and killing rats, flies, mosquitoes, bed bugs, etc., so the whole city was busy! The initial chaos and riots are gone, and the whole city is brought into a hectic rhythm based on the principle of cleaning up an area, suppressing a district, and transforming a district.
It can be said that Erebes's work is not only fruitful, but also has to be her. Because Sister A's talent is irreplaceable from leadership to personal charm, from the idea of solving specific problems to the layout of the situation.
In this case, the question of who to support becomes unsolvable...... The people of Neverwinter can only complain about whether Nasher is old and confused, and hope that Erebis will "take care of the big picture".
It's a pity that Erebeth directly rejected Nasher's proposal in front of the nobles! Not only that, but she also threw the token of the city guard at Nasher's feet, and directly announced that she would resign from all official positions and only act as a temple in the future.
Her decision made Nasher angry and frightened, and almost suffered a stroke......
The reason for the confusion of others is only known to the parties Nasher and Erebes - the real cause of the conflict is that Nasher sent Antoine to "support" the Crossroads Fortress, which violated the dual interests of the nobles and Erebes.
A matter of principle, let no one ...... Especially at the moment when Shen Yan and Antoine both disappeared.
Funnily enough, compared to the ups and downs of Neverwinter, their mortal enemy, Luskan, was quiet and peaceful, uniting first.
The returning Reptile Queen allied herself with the Second and Fourth Towers to divide Neverfall and its surrounding lands (the Reptiles don't like cities); And the Shadow King and his agent, the Fifth Tower, were happy to make another alliance with the previous three! Send people and troops, the condition is only a Gisyankee silver sword...... Also, the Shadow King is already a demigod, and he is not as affected by the race as the Reptile Queen, so it is enough to ensure his own safety.
So Lu Si Kanqi was happy, from the tower master to the red robe, all polished their knives and forks, and prepared to actively participate in the feast of carving up Neverwinter.
On the battle map, a knife is nailed to the location of the Crossroads Fortress.
β¦β¦
In the Blue Palace, Lord Nasher and Archbishop Linton sat opposite each other.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, believe me, I'm in the same mood as you! The Church has indeed suffered a very heavy loss...... Twenty paladins have been killed, but thirty of the city guards have lost contact with Neverwinter! I want to bring him back to trial more than you do!
But the army of the Assassin Luskan is getting ready to go, and the Crossroads Fortress is at the forefront, and for the sake of the safety of Neverwinter, I will never move the Ten Mile Junction Fortress now!
Let alone...... First of all, Shen Yan is still nowhere to be seen for the time being, I don't know if he is hiding or really missing; Secondly, I can't get more information about the Crossroads Fortress for the time being, I only know that all the people stationed there are loyal to Shen Yan. The origin of these people is unknown, and there are even orcs mixed in! In the end, neither Shen Yan nor His Excellency Antoine showed up, but I prefer to believe that Mr. Antoine can win this game.
As soon as he returns, everything will be back on track.
So, believe me, Your Excellency the Archbishop, justice may be late, but it will never be absent!
The only thing I hope you will do is that the day of judgment really comes, and I hope you will be in control...... Dissuade the emotional Lord Erebes. β
ββ¦β¦ As you wish. Archbishop Linton said heavily.
If he could really establish the only kingdom of God on earth, what reason did he have to oppose it?
*****
"An old lady is standing on the gallop and a carriage is speeding up, what are you going to do?" Hongyue asked very seriously, "A, stop the carriage." B. Kick the old lady away! You have five seconds to make a choice. β
"Of course it's A!" Arthur shouted with an incredulous expression, "That's ridiculous! β
"Ridiculous?" Hongyue looked at him inexplicably and shook her head, "The answer is wrong, that's the galloping road, the place where the carriage passes quickly, and the old lady shouldn't be standing there at all, so the correct answer is of course B!" β
"No, I think it's A."
"Me too." As a result, Arthur's companions, the dwarf Kelg and the elf Elani, praised the captain and did not agree with Red Moon's statement.
Red Moon shook her head and said disdainfully, "A bunch of heretics. She turned to look at the witch Nesica, "What about you?" Depending on your race, maybe you can still be saved. β
"Me?" Nessika pointed at herself with a sharp voice, and immediately laughed happily when she saw Red Moon nodding. "Can I choose neither? If it were me, I would wait for the old lady to be hit by the carriage and then pounce on her mother and get a large amount of compensation! β
"Who made you have such evil thoughts!"
"Shen Yan."
Silence, silence is the Black Lake area tonight.
Several people were holding sticks to maintain order, but their hearts were at a loss. Shen Yan, isn't he orderly and kind?
"When will we find out who is behind this?!"
β¦β¦
With the men gathered and deployed in place, the situation in Neverwinter has eased considerably!
These mercenaries can't handle people's livelihood, but they dare to fight and fight hard, and they are definitely good at suppressing riots with sticks! By the way, you can also look for clues of the plague, which is perfect.
And Erebes was able to put the vacated city guard manpower into organizing production, so he was all alive.
The only people who are likely to be dissatisfied are the mercenaries...... What about the heroes who said they would save the city? Of course, Erebeth states that these are "disguised identities" and that their main task is to catch the "mastermind behind the scenes".
Why was Red Moon stuffed into Arthur's group?
It's not because she actually asked Erebeth about Shen Yan's newsβthe city's inquisitors must know everything!
When Erebeth heard this, he sneered in his heart, it turns out that you are the little Bichi who seduced his brother in the ring city? Hehe~ even chased the thief to Neverwinter! Okay, if you dare to come, I will dare to bury it, then go to the "troublemaking team", and I will assign you a good task!
So she was thrown to the Black Lake District to maintain order along with Arthur's group.
The Black Lake District is an aristocratic area!
You must know that the real threat in the Black Lake District is not the thugs, but the identity of the thugs, all of whom are nobles...... Saving the nobles may not necessarily be thanked, but beating the nobles will definitely be complained about, and even retaliated against afterwards!
Not even Nasher could take care of it, it was definitely the first chore in Neverwinter.
These days they are not allowed to carry weapons in their hands, only sticks wrapped in cloth.
Even so, I still haven't done much work, but my lungs are about to explode! As for the investigation of the mastermind behind the scenes, the investigation is wool, there are noble mansions everywhere, not to mention the door-to-door investigation, civilians are illegal at a glance! They also have an undercover Red Moon in their team, who will properly confess the facts of their crimes.
"Next question, your mother and wife fell into the river at the same time, which one should be rescued first?"
"Mom!" "Wife!"
Arthur's group answers appear analyzed.
"It's all wrong!" Red Moon looked at them with hatred, "You should go to the river management office to pay the fine first...... Don't you all know that it's illegal to block a river? β
ββ¦β¦β
"We're glad you're not the Inquisitor of Neverwinter."
γ The fastest website for mobile version update: m.