Chapter 178
While the Church of the God of Knowledge is actively preaching, the Mask of the Void Church is also preaching in the Mystic Tower Federation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Of course, they will not compete with the Church of the God of Knowledge for believers, but if they meet people who are like-minded, it is not necessary to preach properly.
It is not surprising that such a clergyman does not preach when he encounters the right opportunity.
Not only that, but the United Church of the God of Healing and the God of Healing is also preaching, and although the effect is not obvious, their number of believers is indeed increasing.
About half a year later, this wave of missionary movement gradually passed, and the gap in faith originally left by the fall of the mystical gods was filled and divided, and the religious pattern of the Mystic Tower Federation also underwent great changes.
At this time, something happened that was both surprising and somewhat natural.
The city of Gray Tower, which was once almost a sacred city for scholars, openly declared the belief in the god of knowledge and culture as the official religion of the local area, and declared its annexation to the Northwest Republic, becoming an enclave of the Northwest Republic.
Legally, the Mystic Tower Federation is not a single country, but an alliance of several cities built around the Mage Tower. His structure is loose, and cities are free to join or withdraw.
The establishment of the Duchy of Thunder and the Dhaka Merchant Alliance was accompanied by the secession of several cities from the Mystic Tower Federation.
It was only later that the Federation used various means to transform these two countries into its vassals and downplay the impact of that incident.
But now, Greytower has announced its secession from the Federation and joined the Northwest Republic, which has once again brought the topic to the fore.
The key to the unity of the Mystic Tower Federation over the years is that it has the great founder of the new spell system, Master Imia Lamperous, as its spiritual leader. But now that Master Lamperos has passed away, the leaders of the Mystic Tower Federation may be strong, but they don't have that kind of strong influence and appeal, and the country with them as the core will not have that natural sacredness.
Therefore, with the separation of Gray Tower City, many other cities also have their own ideas.
Not long after, Quinta City declared its secession from the Union and began to govern itself.
Not long ago, the city had fully believed in the gods of nobility and became the territory of the Church of the Gods of Nobility, where it was difficult to issue orders from the Mystic Tower Federation, and they were not taken seriously at all. Now it's nothing more than taking the last step and tearing off the last fig leaf.
The independence of the two cities in quick succession has made the top brass of the Mystic Tower Federation angry, and more than one of the top officials has proposed to use military forces to solve the problem, suppress the two cities by force, and eliminate the separatists.
But when it came time to actually meet to discuss whether to use force, the great magicians hesitated again.
The use of force is not a trivial matter, but a major matter that has a bearing on the fate of the entire country. Not only does it consume a lot of money, materials and manpower, but it also causes huge damage.
What's more, if you win the war, if you lose, the Mystic Tower Federation will lose the last rule over those two cities, and it will no longer be able to prevent their independence.
This is a responsibility that no one can bear.
So they discussed, discussed, and discussed for more than half a month, but they still couldn't make up their minds.
Many high-level executives even think that maybe it would be good to drag on like this. In any case, as long as the Federation does not recognize the independence of these two cities, they cannot be considered truly and completely independent. In the future, if there is a chance, it is better to force them to give up their independence.
But this idea is obviously too wishful thinking and too naïve. Because it wasn't long before new cities showed signs of independence.
Moreover, the cities that showed this momentum this time were not one, but five or six. Combined, their sphere of influence covers almost a large part of the northern part of the Mystic Tower Federation, and together it may have about one-tenth of the entire Federation.
Things have developed to this point, and the top brass of the Federation can finally no longer pretend to be ostriches, and they can't endure it any longer.
As a result, something that had never happened before in history - the Mystic Tower Federation issued a ****** ordering the various cities under its command to mobilize and mobilize troops to prepare for a military encirclement of those independent areas.
With the convenience of a large number of spellcasters, the army was quickly assembled, and a large amount of supplies were ready to go before then.
"It was destined to be a fierce war, and it will go down in history. As the army was in turn, the legendary mage who was the commander said with great interest, "We will prove with a great victory that the Federation is more than knowledge and wealth." The power of magic is unstoppable in warfare!"
He said this a little early, because a few days later, on the way to the city of Jinta, they were ambushed and lost their troops.
The scale of the ambush was small, and the losses caused to the army were limited, but the impact on morale was enormous. Originally, the soldiers felt that "we have a great advantage", and even "as long as we push it over, we will win". But the facts tell them that their advantage is not as great as they imagined, and the enemy is definitely not something that can be defeated by just pushing the past.
As a result, the legendary mage immediately became cautious. He asked the troops to change the momentum of their previous march, and marched slowly and unhurriedly, walking only about 40 miles a day on average.
With such a slow marching speed, the army's ability to guard against ambushes and surprise attacks was naturally greatly enhanced, and the materials that could be consumed were also greatly increased. In particular, with the extension of the time spent sending troops, the atmosphere of anxiety and anxiety in the military is increasing day by day.
The legendary mage naturally discovered this, but there was nothing he could do.
The Mystic Tower Federation has been at peace for too long, and although they have an army, they don't actually have many outstanding military talents.
Otherwise, who would have a legendary mage who was supposed to sit in the magic tower and do research all day as the manager?
This master's combat effectiveness is definitely very strong, but it's a pity that personal combat effectiveness and the ability to lead troops to fight are not the same thing.
After more than ten days, the army finally arrived at the city of Jinta and began to attack the city.
This siege is half a year.
The city of Jinta, which had already built a strong defense, was supported by the Church of the Noble God from all over the world. Despite being inferior in strength and resources, with their steadfast faith and the support of their faithful, they were able to hold the city steadily by holding off the attacks of the Mystic Tower Federation army again and again.
Later, the legendary mage also saw that there was little hope of breaking through the city, so he simply turned to a siege, hoping that through the siege, the city would be cut off from supplies and demoralized, so he had to surrender.
However, in a magical world, this is not reliable in the face of a city with a large number of clerics and various spellcasters to support.
On the contrary, the morale of the besieging army continued to decline, and after a delay of half a year, the army could no longer support it and had to announce the withdrawal of troops.
In this way, the independence of the Golden Tower City has almost become an established fact.
Even with several cities such as Gray Tower City, they have completed their independence along the water...... (To be continued.) )