The sight inside the Scaly City was terrifying.

The first thing High Priest Martina did when he entered the city was to arrest the remnants of the new army, not only those who were still in the city, but also those who had done evil before, and they had to be found one by one and judged.

This decision was fully embraced by all citizens.

With the Apologetics completely reversed their pre-entry form into the city, the new troops, who had been flaunting their might the night before, had now become street rats, and citizens were heading to churches and town halls to report the crimes committed by the Recruits.

And as these crimes were gathered into the hands of High Priest Martina, her brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

She had tried her best to imagine the evil of human nature, but she still did not expect that someone could be so bad.

Due to Herodotus' absolute indulgence of the new army, the law and order in the city deteriorated in a very short period of time, and the face of High Priest Martina quickly turned blue at the sight of the bloody crimes.

She couldn't imagine what kind of villains could destroy humanity to such an extent, they didn't even deserve to be called human anymore, just beasts.

High Priest Martina didn't know where Herodotus had found these bastards, but as the investigation continued, High Priest Martina gradually fell silent again.

Because she realized that most of these people were actually ordinary citizens before joining the new army, the lowest level of the city, beggars, thieves...... Or nearby villagers.

Some of them, the High Priest Martina, had also seen them, and had come to their aid when winter came, bringing them clothes and food.

These people are also very grateful.

Moreover, High Priest Martina also had a certain understanding of their situation, and knew that most of them were honest and wooden on weekdays, and were often bullied.

High Priest Martina was most impressed by a young man who was only fifteen years old and had previously worked as an apprentice in a blacksmith shop in the city.

According to the rules of the Brattis continent, apprentices are not paid, but the store will arrange accommodation for food.

However, the shopkeeper blacksmith was very picky, and every day he was told to do the heaviest work, and seeing that he was a stranger and had no relatives or friends in the city, he often gave him a meal that had been left for several nights, and let him sleep in the nearest place to the door.

When winter came, he couldn't sleep at all because of the cold wind blowing through the crack in the door, and one night he almost froze.

Soon after joining the New Army, he returned to the blacksmith shop and built an iron coat for the owner of the blacksmith shop, saying that he wanted to repay him for his teaching.

And after he took the burnt red iron suit out of the stove, he put it directly on the shopkeeper's body, scalded the latter to death, and then killed the shopkeeper's wife, and made the corpse into a pot of roast meat, which was left for three nights before eating.

There are countless more things like this...... The more she looked at it, the more frightened High Priest Martina became.

I was shocked by the cruelty of those villains, but also saddened by what happened to them before, and most importantly, there were too many of them.

The voices of the city now punishing the murderers have overwhelmed everything.

However, Herodotus recruited 30,000 new troops during this time, and among them, even if some of them were killed in battle, a small number of them were innocent, and the rest was nearly 20,000.

If it were to be judged severely, at least 10,000 people would have been beheaded, and the rest would not have to suffer from flesh and skin.

And the most important thing is that these people are all believers in the Silver Moon Church, and not only that, but many of them are very, very devout believers.

Otherwise, they would not have responded to Herodotus' call to stand up and join the new army when the church faced a crisis.

Although there is no absolute evidence, High Priest Martina had a vague hunch that these people were part of Herodotus' plan.

Herodotus left the city of Scales, but dug a large pit for her before leaving.

She now has to be very cautious in dealing with these people.

High Priest Martina thought for a long time, but did not expect a solution that would satisfy all parties, and finally put down the quill in his hand.

Rubbing his temples.

High Priest Martina is two hundred and twenty-seven years old this year, which is already a lot of age even for an orc.

Although she acted very decisively in this crisis, whether it was to flee early or later gather the cathars of the major families, only High Priest Martina knew that her energy was not as good as before.

Especially these days, I have just marched hundreds of miles, and then I have entered the city and dealt with a lot of affairs, and now I just want to close my eyes and sleep well.

However, she knew that she could not rest yet, and that Herodotus was still outside, not knowing where to run or what to plan.

To be honest, High Priest Martina couldn't understand the meaning of Herodotus's play in the Scaly City, especially when she asked many people what Herodotus had done in the city during this time, and she even wondered if this person had gone crazy.

Because no sane person can do the bizarre things he did in the city.

But for now she had to put Herodotus aside and go to a celebration feast.

The nobles of the Western Realms unanimously supported her this time, and also lent her troops to win this battle, she must express her gratitude, and in addition to these people, the Raimundi family is also waiting for her statement.

Let's see if the previous misunderstanding between the two sides can be resolved.

High Priest Martina was of course despised Sir Eddard's head-rat and wavering, and she didn't want to see the latter's shameless face again, if she could.

But it will be impossible for the Silvermoon Church to move out of Multiscale City for a while, as long as the Raimundi family is still the owner of Multiscale City, the two sides will definitely have to deal with each other again in the future.

High Priest Martina also had the time to use the Raimundi family again, so the relationship between the two sides could not be too stiff.

In addition, the high priest of Hesiod, shortly after being captured by Herodotus, was tortured to death in prison.

The remaining four high priests had to submit to Herodotus' obscenity, but with High Priest Martina regaining control of the city of Scales, they were now in an awkward situation, and they didn't know how to face High Priest Martina these days.

But High Priest Martina also knew that she couldn't get rid of them to the end, first, she didn't have this right as a high priest, and second, her orthodox battle with Herodotus was not over, and she still needed the support of Kircuon and others.

With the help of this banquet, it is also possible to appease the four high priests.

In short, this banquet is important to either party, and it cannot be shirked.

High Priest Martina also deliberately changed her clothes and rushed to the city lord's mansion at noon.

Upon entering, he was greeted by Sir Eddard's smiling face, who told him about the results of his work, including the kidnapping of the apothecary by Herodotus from an unnamed source to make poison in the city.

Sir Ed himself raided the liquor shop, and found a large amount of strychnine, a highly poisonous plant, and no less than ten barrels of poison that had been destroyed.

High Priest Martina praised the Raimundi family for their efficiency and protection of the city's inhabitants, and then the two sides said a few other things, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.

When all the guests had arrived, Sir Ed personally invited High Priest Martina to the Lord's seat.

High Priest Martina led the crowd through the pre-meal prayers, then raised the wine glass in her hand and said solemnly, "Praise the Goddess." ”

The guests, including Sir Eddard, also raised their glasses and echoed in unison, "Praise the Goddess." ”

After saying that, everyone drank the amber-like liquor in the cup and began to enjoy the meal in front of them.

Sir Ed drank the fastest and the hardest, but when he had finished drinking it he felt very thirsty and his throat was dry, so he asked the maid to pour himself a glass and drank it with a clatter.

Doldot, who was sitting across from him, noticed his anomaly and pointed to his eyes and said, "What's wrong with your eyes, why are they so red." ”

"I don't know, maybe I didn't sleep last night." Sir Ed said disapprerovingly, and as he spoke, something was dripping on the back of his hand.

Sir Ed looked down and saw a bright red, and then his vision began to blur, and he fell headlong into the bowl of pudding in front of him.

And not only him, but almost all the guests who attended the meeting felt uncomfortable at this time.

They tried their best to spit out what was in their mouths, but it was too late.

High Priest Martina didn't like to drink, so she didn't drink much, and she was the last one in the hall to fall.

Watching the guests fall to the ground one by one, bleeding from their mouths and noses, and in agony, her eyes finally fell on a statue of the goddess in front of the door.

I didn't have time to do anything more, my body shook, and I fell to the ground so hard.

(End of chapter)