After Crick's body was taken away, the watermill re-disappeared into the darkness.

One by one, the torches were extinguished, and soon the entire Livingston barracks was plunged into complete darkness.

It's as if there have never been American troops here, and there have never been Indians.

Only the occasional ethereal howl, drifting around with the tighter and tighter night wind.

……

Graeme fell into a long silence after hearing Livingston's news.

But his men jumped to their feet and reprimanded the herald fiercely:

"Boy, how did you become a herald?"

"Such ridiculous information, do you pass it all on without screening?"

"I see, our intelligence system is a mess because it's full of people like you! Tell me, is Captain Kale your own uncle? ”

"That's nonsense!"

It's no wonder that Graeme's men are furious, but the message from the heralds is too outrageous.

Bloodsucker?

Vampires appeared on the battlefields of the 19th century?

What the hell!

It's the 19th century, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment have passed, and God and the devil have lost their mystical color in mainstream society and have become a kind of spiritual sustenance in the form of a buffet.

From the 15th century onwards, and even earlier, when the Inquisition began to wholesale things like indulgences, it was difficult for people to have a true faith in God in their hearts.

The Industrial Revolution dealt a heavy blow to theology.

In fact, theology is not a self-contained discipline, it is always striving to reform itself. Christianity split into Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant...... Protestantism was divided into Lutherans, Calvinists, and Anglicans...... What are the various things of the Evangelical Society and the Lutheran Church within each sect...... There is this pastoral district and that pastoral community in the Evangelical Society......

It can be said that in order to survive, the church has exhausted its strength and played all kinds of tricks.

However, the advent of the Industrial Revolution made all these tricks a joke. There is a term called 'dimensionality reduction', and when theology in the 19th century met science, it could be said to have been hit by a 'dimensionality reduction attack'.

Science is not in direct conflict with theology at all, and churches are all over the world catching 'witches', and no scientist has jumped out and said no. Bruno was burned at the stake, not because he insisted on heliocentrism, but because he was obviously a follower of Protestant Calvinism, and he wanted to run away to the Catholic territory.

On the contrary, there is such a wonderful talk as Sir Newton's final conversion to theology, and Galileo also announced the renunciation of the 'heliocentric theory' in his later years...... In every respect, in this war of theology against science, theology has gone from one victory to another.

But perhaps even the Pope could not figure it out, and did not know when the foundation of theology suddenly disappeared!

Science has never used theology as an adversary, but theology is somehow gone—no, maybe it still exists, but in a different way.

Just like when Grim's men heard about 'vampires'.

They definitely believe that there are vampires in this world, and that the silver cross and garlic are both powerful weapons to restrain vampires.

However, if there is a vampire around you, and it is still on the battlefield filled with gunpowder...... Haha, what the hell? Can it withstand the bombardment of artillery?

When the Industrial Revolution came, people began to become practical. They believe in their position, in their own interests, and on that basis, by the way, believe in God.

It is often said that "a group of Protestants landed in the Americas in the early 17th century aboard the Mayflower...... or "a group of Puritans founded America for independence and freedom"...... Save it, the Mayflower came to America just a bunch of robbers who didn't even want to buy indulgences, and the United States was founded by a bunch of smugglers who evaded taxes!

Everyone criticized the herald who spread the rumors, and the last few lashes finally made the herald recognize the reality.

"I'm sorry, sir!"

"Livingston has been attacked by a group of Indians!"

"They took advantage of the darkness to infiltrate the barracks and quietly hunted a large number of soldiers, even Richardson was killed by them......"

- This is the truth that can be accepted by everyone!

A truth that conforms to their worldview, and is actually basically appropriate.

……

However, Graeme killed the herald with a single shot.

In the stunned eyes of the crowd, he said coldly: "He is defiled by evil, and if I am one step later, even we ourselves will suffer!" ”

The crowd didn't turn the corner for a moment, and looked at Graeme strangely.

"Well, now, I can't hide it from you anymore!" Graeme took a deep breath and said, "The vampire thing about Livingston has been a secret for a long time. It sounds ridiculous, but it does! ”

An officer close to Graeme asked in surprise, "Could it be that there really are vampires there?" ”

"Yes!" Graeme said, "I've seen it with my own eyes, Father Kevin, including Captain Thomson, they've seen it all!" ”

"What do vampires look like?" Someone asked.

Graeme glanced at him and replied, "I was too far away to see clearly." But I saw it lying on Father Kevin's shoulder, and with its sharp teeth, he bit open Father Kevin's neck, and Father Kevin seemed to be dreaming, with a strange smile on his face and a very intoxicated look...... I was so frightened that I ran away! ”

"Didn't he find you?" Someone asked.

"How do I know?" Graeme said, "I don't know anything about this stuff, and I'm not a vampire!" ”

He made a joke that was not funny, and then added: "The reason why Mr. Governor wants to move the camp is probably also for this reason! ”

The atmosphere seemed a little solemn for a while.

The people did not dare to say that they did not believe it, and they did not dare to say that they believed it.

I just feel that a lot of things seem to have happened at once today, first Governor Fremont wants to move the camp, then his own people have to rescue the Governor, and then there are vampires in Livingston...... The originally peaceful life was suddenly overturned, as if the brain was put into a bottle and shook a few times, and it was impossible to distinguish anything, and it was as hesitant as it was.

"Alright, guys! Cheer up! Graeme said, "Let's leave Livingston alone!" The most important thing we should do now is to break through the old British blockade and rescue our governor! ”

"No matter how powerful the vampire is, it won't dare to break into our guns!"

"But if something goes wrong with the Governor, I'll go court-martialed, and of course you guys don't need to - you'll be shot by General Carney!"

"Come on, Array! Drummers in place! ”

With Graeme's encouragement, everyone finally got rid of their hesitation and found something to do.

However, it was no longer as excited as during the day, vowing to save the governor from life and death, and teaching the Indians what it means to be blind.

One by one, it was like a routine, those with guns with guns, those with bullets, and the walking dead walked to their positions, looking at the dark night ahead, but the child always conjured up the appearance of a vampire.

"Morale is worrisome!" The adjutant shook his head and said.

"Well, look, that's the aftermath of that herald! Although I killed him in time, these people were still affected! ”

"Mr. Graeme, I suggest you say something more to boost your morale!"

"Rescue the Governor and let the Governor talk to them!" Graeme said.

Graeme looked back in Livingston's direction, then pulled out the command knife at his waist and slammed it forward.

"Guys, move on!"