Episode 120 The flames are everywhere
When the civilians saw the terrible scene on the outskirts of the city, they thought it was a mark left by the devil, and they were terrified. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info while Carter and Ross appease them, this is the power bestowed by the Origin Principle, and it is a real miracle.
People knelt in front of the walls and chanted prayers in a jumble of hymns, some praising the god Osiris, while others muttered and shouted, "True God!
After becoming familiar with the power of the renegades and training civilians consistently, Carter finally regained his faith in the war. He seized every minute and every second to pit his warriors against the mages of the deep valley for actual combat practice.
At this time, the elder of the renegade, Bason Wanda, asked to be seen with Odin Diggs.
And Odin was squinting, enjoying the afternoon sun. Without the shade of the trees, the end of summer was hotter than before, and the demons were naturally more adaptable to the environment than humans, and he only felt that the heat made him very sleepy.
So he drank a few sips of Paliwa's characteristic puff pastry milk to relieve his fatigue - butter was applied to a very thin dough, folded in layers, fully fermented, spread on a fine porcelain bowl with goat's milk, and baked together on the fire, and these dough swelled layer by layer into hundreds of layers of golden puff pastry, which could be knocked into the goat's milk when drunk, crispy and delicious.
He prefers these creative civilian snacks to the precious caviar and black truffles of the imperial capital. He found that when he ate, the spiritual sea also became active, and he had more thoughts about the current situation and the long prospect.
When Bassoon entered, Odin was knocking a small piece of puff pastry into a bowl and drinking it with goat's milk. When the brown-haired old man saw the gray-robed sorcerer, he knelt down on one knee and drew a six-pointed star in front of him.
This is the etiquette of the apostates.
Odin put down the spoon a little reluctantly, stood up, and bowed slightly to the old man. He found that after a long stay in the human world, he had slackened off - out of the days of daily survival, and he did not even want to listen to the old man's report, but preferred to sleep lazily in the afternoon.
"Well, what he brought is good news, it seems that this battle must be won. Odin meditated to cheer himself up.
"Respectful fire of disillusionment, now that the situation in the Empire is in chaos, the apostate will give up his strength. Bassoon lowered his head, but his eyes seemed to burn with fire.
"Speak. Also, stop calling me the Fire of Disillusionment, for though I am the man of your prayers, it sounds awkward—you can call me Mr. Diggs, call me Odin, or even call me a fire mancerer. Odin pulled out his chair and asked the old man to sit down, but the old man insisted on kneeling.
"Since the Empress Dowager fornicated with the Central Inquisition and brutally slaughtered dignitaries from all over the country, the local princes were furious and united to resist the royal rule, and the fire of rebellion has spread throughout the country. "Bassoon is desperate to show his intelligence network.
"I know that the war began at Fort Black Bear and Antlers, and that the Stars and Cissés, who were in command of them, indulged in the flames of war, and sent only a few rangers to the edge of the princes' realms, pretending to be loyal to the royal family, and then wandering back to their territories at a leisurely pace. ”
Because of Bassoon's insistence, Odin could only sit upright, watching the puff pastry gradually soften, feeling that the whole afternoon had been ruined.
With the covert help of the great nobles everywhere, this tide of rebellion intensified, and soon burned to Fort Redstone and Fort Manning, which were less than three days from the imperial capital, and the city of Bailin promised to suppress it, and in fact entrusted the matter to the mercenaries invited by the Chancellor. ”
Then these mercenaries captured a few civilians, looted a few villages along the way, and raped a few beautiful village girls #*, and then claimed that they had captured the leader of the traitors, and threatened to ask for merit and reward in front of the Queen Mother. The real rebels consulted with several imperial ministers, and stopped in the fields a day's walk from the imperial capital, taking pleasure in burning and looting every day. ”
At this point, Odin paused and said what Bassoon wanted to say.
In their eyes, the commoners in the royal territories are also guilty. The duty of the traitor is to make the people at the bottom recognize the face of the ruler, gain strength, and fight for freedom and power. ”
"Exactly, my lordship. The light in Bassoon's eyes brightened, he spoke and acted without delay, and the traces of the passage of time seemed to have disappeared from him since he had sworn to follow Carter and Odin.
"This rebellion is of course due to the apostate - your blood flowing into the major families must have played an indispensable role. Odin praised Bassoon at the right time.
"I have even heard that not only the nobles everywhere are very dissatisfied with the royal family, but even the fishermen with harpoons, the peasants with hoes, and the hunters with hunting bows on their backs have begun to set out for the King's Road. Although the nobles are unimpressed, I will not underestimate these commoners like you. ”
"Apostate everywhere has sworn to fulfill the prophecy that the false gods will rot and die in the land of the Empire. Bassoon closed his head, but his tone was extremely firm.
He watched his daughter and loved ones die, lurking on the borders of the empire for decades, and finally waited for the moment when the Origin Principle manifested its miracles. It was as if in an instant, he had reverted back to the boy who had sworn in blood, only more spicy and stoic.
Odin just waved his hand and asked, "So what are your plans?"
"Your Excellency, people from all parts of the empire who have the blood of the Maipu in their veins will participate in this war. We will ambush the Imperial army on the edge of the Iron Mountain, on the banks of the Yuma River. ”
Bassoon raised his head and looked at the prophesied man, his intelligence network was all over the country, and of course he knew how many miracles this young man had achieved, and he believed more and more that his faith could be fulfilled in his lifetime.
"How many of you are there?" Odin asked.
"Lord Hui, there are three thousand people in total, and they are all summoners of the Maipu clan. Bassoon replied eagerly.
3,000 people...... Odin couldn't help but admire the appeal of the Elder of the Rebels, or rather, the cohesion of the entire Maipu clan, which was basically all the people they could mobilize.
It seems that the Maipu race is not only a fanatical race with a common faith, but also an unusually tight and efficient organization. It's not a good thing that this war consumes too much senselessly.
This race, which has inherited the power of its grandfather, will be of great use in the future.
"Paliva will surely be victorious, and the number of ambushes can be greatly reduced - only five hundred dead men will be sent. Odin said lightly.
"Without the escort of the spellcaster, the demon of time will not be able to carry it for long, and you let these Maipu people come back alive if they can come back alive. ”
"The apostate believes in the Day of Judgment and fears not death. Bassoon bowed.
Odin sent him out, looked back at the crumbling puff pastry, and knew that good things would not return, so he could only sigh and meditate.