Chapter 193: The Plague
Originally, Duanmu Huai planned to go over and kill that idiot as soon as possible, and then solve the civil war in Bretonnia, but what he didn't expect was that when he arrived at the battlefield, that guy named Malobaud had actually been killed!
And it was no one else who killed him, it was the green knight who "love is a light, so green that you panic"!
Speaking of which, how did you forget about him?
Looking at the green knight who raised Marlobode's head to show off his might, Duanmu Huai also patted his head, he heard that the lake gods and fairies were gone, and subconsciously thought that the green knights were also missing, but he didn't expect this guy to run out at this time, and he was actually the founding emperor of Bretonnia or something......... It was really unexpected by Duanmu Huai.
But in any case, the matter of Batonia was settled, and the king assured Duanmu Huai that after the civil war was resolved, he would lead reinforcements to the empire to resist the attacks of the Chaos army.
However, Duanmu Huai's task was not completed, and the Green Knight also hoped that Duanmu Huai could go to see the situation of the southern lordsβββ I heard that rats were rampant and plagues were rampant there, and the Green Knight also did not want Bretonnia to be blown up by rats. However, the southern territories were independent territories and were not part of Bretonnia.........
The reason is the same as that of the emperor, maybe the emperor and the king are all this virtue.
But fortunately, Duanmu Huai originally thought that the rat infestation was more important, and if it weren't for Bretonnia's bad work, he would have gone a long time ago. Now that the Green Knight is in charge of finishing the work, he unceremoniously handed over the work to the Green Knight He took the others to the Southern Territories.
Merely...............
"It's a miserable ........."
Standing at the gate of the city, looking at the city in front of them, everyone showed surprised expressions.
The stalls outside the city gate were empty, there were rotten and spoiled fruits everywhere, there was no sound in the whole city, and the streets looked dirty and muddy.
"It's the plague."
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai's face sank.
"The plague?"
"That's right, the most common method of the nezumi is also the most annoying thing."
Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai also gritted his teeth, the best means of the Skaven rat people is to drive the rat swarm and spread the plague and viruses to all corners of the city. Humans may be able to wipe out the nezumi, but there is nothing they can do with the virus, under the influence of the plague and the virus, the number of soldiers who can fight will gradually decrease, and when the resistance of the entire city is completely broken, the Skaven will rush out and destroy the entire city.
"Volumes, why do some doors have crosses painted on them?"
Sitting in Duanmu Huai's arms, Bambi curiously pointed to the side and asked. On both sides of the street, there are some houses with a large cross painted on the wooden doors with white paint, which looks very strange.
"That means there are sick people in there, and they're generally just locked up in a house and left to fend for themselves."
"How so......... Shouldn't the priests treat these sick people? β
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Lorena asked in surprise, while Duanmu Huai shook her head.
"If you can't save it, you are also a priest, you should know that the power used by the priesthood is limited, if you want to treat hundreds of patients a day, maybe you can, I think you are still busy?"
"In that case, why don't you ask the gods for help?"
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ Then only they know. β
Duanmu Huai shook his head, this method used by the rat people is also the most commonly used method by the believers of the god of epidemics, simply put, the lower limit of the medical system has been broken, whether it is using magic or science, there is always a limit to the number of patients treated. Once this limit is exceeded, the entire medical system will completely collapse, even in a highly developed interstellar world, let alone a medieval-like world.
In fact, there are also many worlds that have been issued an extermination order by the inquisitor in order to avoid finally falling into the hands of the god of the epidemic because of the lack of timely treatmentβββ hey, you want me to give it to you, and you are angry."
As for another question......... Well, Duanmu Huai said that he also wanted to ask.
To be honest, Duanmu Huai really doesn't understand why compared to the evil gods, the righteous gods always seem very stingy when they show miracles. In this regard, the Nine Holy Spirits on the side of the Heavenly Province seem to be very stable, the statue of the god is placed there, anyone can go up to ask for a blessing, although the blessing itself is not particularly strong, but it can indeed make people feel the power given by the gods.
This is also the reason why there are only nine Holy Spirits in the Tomorrow and Tomorrow Province, but there are more believers than demon gods.
After all, when people have a choice, they are still willing to take the right path.
That's right, there are options in the case.
On the contrary, it is the gods here who give Duanmu Huai the feeling of being stingy, and he doesn't show up on weekdays, and he pretends to be dead one by one when he is in an emergency. To be honest, Duanmu Huai originally had a headache on Bretonnia's side, after all, the lake god fairy was nowhere to be found, and the goddess of the lake was like a dead person, in that case, even if he defeated the rebels, there would definitely be a second degenerate who would stand up.
But now that there's a Green Knight to blame, let him go.
In Duanmuhuai's view, there are two kinds of ordinary believers.
One is that they don't usually believe in it, and they cramle it temporarily in an emergency.
Another kind of believer, in Duanmuhuai's view......... It's basically the same as buying insurance.
To put it simply, paying a sum of money on a weekday and then hoping that insurance will come in handy when danger arises, is pretty much the same thing.
Otherwise, why would anyone believe in the gods with all their might? It may not be impossible for someone to seek inner peace, but most people are clearly not the kind of monks who have attained enlightenment.
And when you have worked hard to pay the insurance premiums for decades, and when it is time to use it, the insurance company says that we will not compensate you in this caseβββ which will smash the heart of the insurance company.
Most of those fallen Christians think the same way.
So in many cases, it is better to not believe in unreliable gods, and in turn, religious institutions like Lorena's Templar Order are very functional. When encountering something, the gods will intervene, and believers will also think of asking the gods for help at the first timeβββ which is not similar to the hope of many believers praying for miracles, but more like the reaction of the first time they call the police when they encounter bad people.
Comparatively speaking, this kind of religious relationship is much healthier.
As for unhealthy religious relations......... It's like this.
"Burn him!
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When Duanmuhuai and his party walked through the street and came to the square, there was a group of people gathered here, they were armed with torches, pitchforks, and some soldiers were also around. At this moment, they were surrounding a man in a priest's robe, throwing stones and other things at him, smashing the unlucky priest's head and bleeding. The priest tried to speak several times, but was interrupted by the mob.
"We don't want any sigma! Get out!
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"Sigmar is our Patronus!"
Hearing the roar of the mob, the priest raised his voice.
"He is our patron!
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"your Sigma! your asylum! If shelter had worked, then my daughter wouldn't have died!
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A peasant woman roared and threw a stone at the priest. And around her, there are many farmers who are laughing at him.
"Where is the glory of your so-called God? Where is He when we need Him? Why didn't he stop the plague? Why did so many people die? Sigma is still indifferent? He doesn't care if we live or die! β
"You brought us the plague!
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The others next to him also erupted in anger at this moment.
"You've plunged the city into ruin! It's all brought by you! Grab him and burn him!
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"Knight, we'......... Would you like to go up and help? β
Ann was not here, Bambi was too frightened by the mob to speak, and Ojith sat on Duanmuhuai's shoulder as always, ignoring these things at all, I am afraid that even if the priest was burned alive in front of him, Ojisi would not care. As for Audrey, she stood behind Duanmu Huai without saying a word, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Only Lorena was a little uneasy, after all, she was also a priest, so she naturally couldn't bear to watch a priest being burned alive.
"Okay, leave it to me."
Duanmu Huai didn't bother to watch this farce anymore, he coughed, took a step forward, and then roared angrily.
"Get out!
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The sound like thunder shook the whole square in an instant, and those mobs also turned around, when they saw Duanmu Huai, these mobs instantly turned pale, and the next moment, with the screams one after another, one mob after another almost ran around like rats, and some people were directly frightened and fainted on the spot.
Well, at best, it's actually no different from the appearance of the Emperor Superstar, and when the Emperor Superstar appears, there will always be people among the fans who pass out.
In this way, it seems that his charm is close to that of the emperor's superstar.
Duanmu Huai thought so, and walked in front of the priest, who had just rubbed the blood off his forehead at this moment, and when he saw Duanmu Huai walking over, the look in his eyes was suddenly startled, but when he saw the Holy Grail badge on Duanmu Huai's chest, he also immediately bowed.
"I really didn't expect to meet the Holy Grail Knight here."
"I didn't expect to meet the pastor of Sigma here......... This is not an Imperial territory. β
The Southern Lords are next door to Bretonnia, and it's understandable that Duanmu Huai is here as a Grail Knight, but it's incomprehensible that a Sigma priest has come here.
"I have heard of the plague that has struck the southern realms, and I have come here to proclaim the glory of Sigmar......... But you have also seen the knights, who have been so plagued by the plague that they cannot even understand the reason, and it is clear that if they are pious, they can find a way to live........."
Well, this is the incompatibility of the two.
Hearing the priest's words, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.
For these plague-stricken people, as long as Sigma can perform miracles to rid the town of the plague, then they will immediately become devout Sigmar believers.
The priest, however, believed that they had to show their devotion before they could attain the glory of Sigmar.........
But for those people who are already on the verge of losing everything, this is clearly meaningless.
"Anyway, let's find a place to talk."
Duanmu Huai glanced around.
After all, the situation seems to be much more complicated than you think.