The flag of the double-headed eagle has entered the city.

The man in the golden mask and helmet was listening intently to the report of the Shining Knight.

Hearing the manifestation of the last werewolf's curse, he almost fended off a holy spear with an evil destroying effect from Jeanne.

He couldn't help but sigh a little: "Maybe letting that guy survive is indeed more painful." ”

Like the crew of the Scourge of the Seas, humans are self-destructive creatures, perhaps for the vast majority of creatures in this world, existence is greater than anything else, but humans are more than that.

Jeanne frowned, "But it suffers, and it hurts others." ”

If it weren't for this curse, it would have been easier for them to take Semanud City, and even the soldiers who defended the city would have survived, adding one less kill to this war.

The man took off his mask and revealed a heroic face: "Of course, saying that, it doesn't mean that I don't approve of your approach, not only to avoid any more people from suffering in the future, you know, I have always hated making enemies but not killing them all." ”

Jeanne nodded, she thought for a while, and then spoke: "On the way back, I met the little girl Lavinia, her face was not very good-looking, and it was probably the first time she went to the battlefield and was frightened. ”

"With her personality, it's normal to feel bad."

Nia was an idealist – at least at one time, and neither the Datong society in the East nor the Garden of Eden in the West could not tolerate the word war.

Lothar sighed: "Jeanne, do you think we are righteous?" ”

Jeanne shook her head decisively: "Don't tell me this, I've been a messenger of justice for too many years. ”

She paused in her tone, and seeing that Lothar's face still had an inquiring look, she still spoke: "I once executed a vampire who lived in a low-key seclusion and had never hurt anyone, accidentally revealed his identity, and was besieged by the villagers and forced to fight back. He certainly didn't think he was wrong, and neither did the villagers, who didn't want to have a monster that could take their lives at any time. ”

"But the end result was that the men of that village were almost dead, and the reclusive vampire was executed by my own hands."

Lothar bowed slightly: "Yes, there is no justice or evil in this world, it is nothing more than a difference in position, everyone has their own standards, each has their own reasons, and everyone feels that they are on the side of justice." ”

The crusaders certainly felt that they were righteous.

Even the Pope said that killing a heretic is not murder.

Not to mention the Saracens, who have occupied Egypt for more than 500 years, and they have every reason to consider this land as their homeland, to defend it, is there anything to blame?

Lothar smiled and didn't go back to the conversation with Jeanne.

Just said softly: "Probably, only the victor is righteous." ”

…

As Lothar enters the city, the hustle and bustle of the city gradually calms down.

The forces of resistance were purged.

The city entered a state of military control, and everyone was asked to stay in their own homes and not leave the house.

The crusaders silently collected the corpses, counted the booty, took over the important places, the storehouses, the distorted werewolves were cleaned up, the corpses were carried to the clearing, and the fire was burned.

Lothar, riding on the back of the eclipse, looked at the people hiding in the dwelling, those frightened eyes, the Franks were famous, and Lothar's reputation among the pagans was not very good.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to sleep tonight."

Hans smiled bitterly and continued: "Not to mention sleeping, it is estimated that the men of each of their families are sharpening their weapons and hiding their families in the cellar, for fear that we, the murderous soldiers, will set off a massacre like when we were in Jerusalem." ”

Lothar nodded, purging the regular army, but it didn't mean that the city's resistance was gone.

Everyone's nerves were tense now, whether it was the townspeople or the Crusader cavalry under Lothar who had just gone through two great battles.

Lothar admonished: "Hans, tonight's security is a serious problem, I know that everyone is tired after a long day's travel, but now is not the time to rest. ”

Hans agreed, "I understand, my lord. ”

He could imagine that if there was any disturbance tonight, or even just shouting "The Franks have slaughtered the city" in the street, the damage done to the city would be devastating.

As long as there is a riot, 18,000 people will be killed or injured, which is simply a common thing.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Lothar and his guards slowly drove into the governor's mansion in Semanud City, where there was no trace of resistance, and the "werewolf" general of the Saracens probably staged a coup d'état, washed the mansion in blood, and killed almost all the cronies and family members of the governor of Mahri.

This also reduced the strength of the defenders.

He can't be called stupid.

The poor creature who is cursed and tortured all the time is already rational enough to endure until now.

A knight stepped forward and reported, "My lord, we have cleared a clean courtyard, if you don't dislike it."

"Lead the way."

Lothar interrupted the knight's words, it was just a murderous mansion, he was a dark lord, if he still minded this, he should find a monastery as soon as possible.

Taking Semanud City is still just the beginning, and the next step is to recover the affiliated villages and towns, and the country castle will actually take a lot of time and energy.

After the news of the imminent arrival of the army of the governor of Adil, the will to resist of the leaders of these places will definitely be much stronger than before.

…

After settling down in the Governor's Palace, Lothar took a hot bath and met with Coors as soon as possible.

"How much did we lose in this battle?"

Coors replied: "There are twenty-three dead in the battle, twelve seriously wounded, and if there are minor wounds, because Bishop Ulding and his physician apprentices are present, they can be guaranteed to return to the battlefield in the short term, so there is no count." ”

"Not bad."

Lothar breathed a sigh of relief.

He deliberately didn't take action in person in this battle, and he didn't send Cherynina's super-standard combat power, just to see how the soldiers under his command could play, and now looking at the results, it is quite unsatisfactory.

The Saracen soldiers defending the city, after all, are monsters, and the soldiers who have been transferred to the system have not been demon hunters who specialize in dealing with monsters before, so it is normal for them to suffer some losses in the case of a siege battle where the terrain is narrow and it is difficult to exert the effect of the formation.

In the case of wide, flat ground, the damage is likely to be minimal.

"The treasury is fully inspected, especially to protect the granary, and next, I am afraid that this place will serve as our frontline position."

Curs nodded, "Of course, my lord, when we entered the city, the Dark Shadow led by Julia had already taken control of these places first, but unfortunately the enemy's commander didn't seem to have had time to order the burning of the granary. ”

"It's not that he didn't have time, I guess he didn't think of this at all."

Lothar smiled.

After taking a hot bath, he is in a decent mood now.

"I'm going to give you a hard time tonight."

Coors shook his head and said, "It's my duty. ”

He discussed the next strategy with Curles, and at this point, Lothar's mission was almost complete.

The structure of the Doge's Palace resembles a city inner fort.

But the original owner of this place, the hapless Governor Mahri who died in battle, was a hedonist, and converted the castle into a magnificent palace.

After a brief dinner, Lothar and Prajna arrived at the top of the tower of the Doge's Palace.

It is the only purely military building in the Doge's Palace, and from here it is condescending to see almost the entire city, including the harbor leading to the riverbank and the vast expanse of Lake Brulus.

Semanud is no match for a seaport city like Damietta, which is thriving even in the 21st century, but it is the gateway to the central part of the delta.

The name Lake Brulus, which means "seaside" in Greek, is located less than five kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, where the water enters the Rosetta branch of the Nile and enters the Mediterranean Sea via Port Boers.

Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea.

Standing on a high vantage point, you can clearly see the villages attached to the city of Semanud, which are lined up in an orderly manner on the south bank of Lake Brulu.

Because Lake Brulus is a saltwater lake, the water of the tributaries flows into the lake from the south, making the lake saltier the further north it goes, so the residents on the south bank draw water from the river for irrigation and vigorously develop agriculture, while the residents on the north bank are mostly engaged in fishing.

"It is said that the family of Jesus Christ, when they fled the persecution of the Empire, lived in seclusion in this lake."

Prajna said softly: "In the future, this place may become a famous pilgrimage site, and when the time comes, you may consider developing tourism, selling trinkets, amulets or something." ”

"yes."

Lothar nodded.

He pointed into the distance: "Adil is coming, he is a smart man, whether it is in my world or your world, he has been famous in history, what kind of hole card do you say makes him have the confidence to face us?" ”

Prajna said: "It's nothing more than more transcendentals, and more troops." ”

Lothar sniffed the faint smell of burnt corpses in the air.

"Pranya, I want to end this war as soon as possible."

Lothar wasn't a war maniac like Richard, he had always thought that when the war was over, he would take his important followers north to hunt dragons in the Eastern European steppes across the Black Sea, or further north.

"It's almost Christmas."

Lothar suddenly sighed.

"What do you want to say? Ending the war before Christmas? ”

Praruo blinked, and a narrow smile appeared on the cheeks of the deceitful Saixue, as a fairy in the book, although her temperament is still quiet, but in the end she is different from when she was the gatekeeper of hell.

"I'm not going to put up such a flag."

Lothar smiled, and he wrapped his arms around Pranya's waist from behind and rested his head on her shoulder, "I'm just feeling a little tired. ”