Chapter 64: The Temple of the God of War
For several days, the city of Parliament blocked all the merchants who came to the city of Parliament from the gates of the city. A large number of soldiers are stationed in various key positions, and the figures of soldiers fiddling with tools can be seen faintly under the city wall, a defensive posture during the siege. This made everyone who came to the city of Parliament feel that something was wrong.
By some means, the merchants were able to obtain details of what was happening in the city of Parliament, as well as the Speaker's sensational speech. It was confirmed that the Speaker of the Parliament City had been crowned Emperor at the Temple of War three days earlier. The city of Parliament will also be expanded by 10,000 troops, forming ten new legions to fight against Thunder Bluff.
The news was quickly relayed to the cities of Elamite through the merchants' internal network, and all the villages were shocked by Azela's audacity. Such a thing was unheard of in Elam, and it was strictly forbidden by the ancient laws of Elam. As soon as the towns and villages received the news, they sent their representatives to Ankud, the second largest city in Elam, to consult.
Ankud is a city north of the City of Parliament, backed by a fairly steep mountain. To the northwest of the city lies the largest lake in Elam, which provides Ankud with regular water and some freshwater fish. With a population of 50,000, Ankud is not very prosperous, but it has the second largest population in Elam.
At this time, in the parliament hall of Ankud, some of the deputies who arrived in Ankud ahead of time had already started a heated discussion here. Deliberating on how to deal with this huge incident, from the information obtained so far, the legions of the Parliament City have been completely controlled by Azela, and it will be extremely difficult to attack the Parliament City.
The large number of garrisons in the city of Parliament has made it rare in history to be captured. The last time the city of Parliament was breached was a thousand years ago, when the Maros attacked Elam. A thousand years of recuperation have left the city with a population of 100,000, and Azera has recruited 10,000 new warriors, making it even more difficult to capture.
In Ankud's parliament chamber, discussions were still raging, and they were waiting for the other delegates to arrive. The first thing to do was to discuss why Azela wanted to coup and how to capture the city of Parliament.
"We can't take the city of Parliament! we can only draw them out and crush them in the plains. β
"Why did the Temple of War help Azela?"
"The High Priest of the Temple of War is a good friend of Azela, they grew up together, and it should be reasonable for the Temple of War to help him. β
"But in the battle of Lobito, there was no participation of the Chosen Warriors. If it is said that because of a friend, he helped him in a coup d'Γ©tat, which obviously does not make sense. β
"I don't know what it is. β
"Maybe it's because of the uncertainty, the coup d'Γ©tat in the city of Parliament was carried out by Azela, who already had control of all the legions in the city of Parliament. Maybe it's because the Temple of War thinks he'll succeed and helps him. Don't forget the dogma of the Temple of the God of War, the God of War is always on the winning side.
At that time, the God of War Temple did not understand the strength of Thunder Cliff, and they could not make a judgment on who was strong and who was weak, so they chose to ignore it. In fact, they made the right choice, and the coalition forces in the city of Parliament were routed on the first day of their arrival in Lobito, killing 1,200 people. β
"But even so, the god of war has never interfered in the politics of the Salts in history. The god of war only manages glory and victory, when will he support a man to ascend to the throne?"
"Then I don't know why, maybe there is a deeper reason. However, this does not change the fact that Azera has already violated the laws of Elam. Moreover, he also tricked many young people from the council city into joining the new legion he had formed. All we have to think about now is how to defeat Azela and reclaim the City of Parliament. β
"All be silent! Please return to your seats. The lord of Ankud ascended to the center of the council chamber, and a wooden pulpit with a gavel tapped on the table and shouted, "Although there are still several representatives of distant cities who have not arrived, we have no time to wait. Now we're going to take a vote on the Speaker of the City of Parliament, Azela, who has plotted to take the City of Parliament. Now, all those who think it is necessary to dispose of Azela, please raise your hand. β
Arms stretched out in the council chamber, and the delegates had no doubts about the question, for Azela, who had broken Elam's laws, was bound to be executed.
"Very well, then this item passes. Next, we will discuss how to solve the problem of the rebels in the city of Parliament. The city lord of Ankud looked at the number of raised hands in the field, nodded and looked at the bill in his hand and continued: "How to solve this rebellion of Azela will be the top priority, everyone obviously understands the extent of the difficulty of capturing the council city, so if ......"
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While Ankud was voting and deliberating on the issue of Azela. In the Temple of War in the City of Parliament, a group of Chosen Warriors are also in a meeting.
"Is this really in line with the god of war?" a red-haired woman in a pale red robe sat in the council chamber of the God of War Temple, her brown eyes looking at the chief high priest and asked, "The god of war has never been involved in mortal politics, and we will only disgrace the god of war by doing so." β
"This is in line with the teachings of the god of war. When the high priest heard the woman's question, he said in a calm voice: "Although the God of War has not participated in mortal politics, it does not mean that he is opposed to participating in mortal politics. Now that we have lost contact with the God of War, we need to make our own judgments. β
"It's been a long time since the god of war has given a decree or instructed us in combat skills since the start of the last rainy season. The priest next to the left hand of the great priest said, "Could it be that something happened in the divine realm......?
"Shut up!" the Grand Priest's voice turned cold, and his silver eyes stared at the Speaking Priest and said, "The God of War is the most powerful god, and no god in the God Realm will be his opponent. Falling is completely impossible! The fact that our runes are not bleak means that there is nothing wrong with the god of war. β
"That's right, Clal. The woman also said, "We enjoy the sacrifice that this mortal man offered to the god of war, and grow up and learn the art of battle under the teachings of the god of war." You can't have the slightest doubt about the actions of the god of war, and especially not about his power. β
Claire was reprimanded by the two men, bowing her head and not speaking. As the youngest member of the warband, he had no say in the temple. The strength is also the weakest of the five-person war group, and in the Temple of the God of War, where strength is everything, the strength is not strong enough, and he can only obey the orders of others.
"Since Shaxx said so, the question is whether he will succeed. As an elected Speaker, does he have the power to quell the chaos in the city?" the woman continued, "He has hanged more than two hundred people who resisted him on the gallows in the square of the City of Parliament. β
"Do you really think that Azera was elected?" the high priest said, looking at the woman, "Azela's family is a famous family in the city of Parliament, and he has many powerful supporters in the city, and it is only the civilians in the city who rebel. Even the position of Speaker was elected after he worked behind the scenes.
Now that Azera is in control of the legions in the city, he has disbanded the city council. The magnates in the city also supported him, and it was obviously impossible to achieve much by relying on the civilians alone. All it takes is killing a few to make the people in the city honest, and I'm worried about the rest of Elam's cities right now. β
"They're going to attack the City of Parliament. Clair continued, "But when they pass a resolution to determine all the supplies and the number of warriors from each village, I think Speaker...... It is His Majesty who should have completed the training of the new army. They won't have any chance of taking the city of Parliament. β
"While you're telling the truth, it's not a safe way to do it. After listening to Krar's words, the archpriest said, "So we can only help Azela stabilize the situation in the city of Parliament, and we will not get involved in his affairs with the coalition forces that have come to crusade. This is what this meeting is going to proclaim, and in the absence of direct instructions from the God of War, we can only act according to the teachings of the God of War. β
"We will quell the unrest in the city. The other four priests sitting at the round table nodded in agreement, and they, who had lost contact with the god of war, also agreed with Grand Priest Shaxx's words. Be on the side of the winners, not the losers.
Because of this dogma, they chose to help Azela quell the unrest in the Parliament City and crown him king. And because of this dogma, they chose to continue to remain neutral in the possible battle between the City of Parliament and the coalition forces.
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