Chapter 10 Punishment ......
For days, Pavel pondered his wife's words.
Dennis's words were like a key that helped him open the door to govern the kingdom. However, this key is cumbersome and heavy, and he sometimes does not control it well. Sometimes, even forget how to use it. But for the sake of face, it's not good to always ask Dennis. After all, he is the king of a country.
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"
Chancellor Woodfield rushed from outside the palace with a fat belly, and the sound of hurried footsteps and shouts interrupted Pavel's thoughts. The king sat up from his chair and sat pretentiously looking at the faithful courtier. Well...... Compared to the others, Woodfield can be regarded as his loyal servant. He was the only Kislev nobleman after the war who did not receive credit.
"What's the matter?"
Pavel asked with a tired face, and the early spring sun sprinkled on the king's face like a gentle lover, sweeping away the paleness.
"Big thing! Big thing! Your Majesty. ”
Woodfield shouted breathlessly. Pavel hurriedly asked the guard to close the door, and he wanted to talk to the courtier alone. Every time, he was always the first to report important information. With such urgency, something big must have happened.
"You take a breath and speak slowly. Make it clear. ”
The king ordered to. He even personally poured a glass of light wine for this courtier.
Woodfield sat down and gasped for a long moment before he slowly became articulate—
"Chaos cultists have been found in the city! Moreover, there is more than one, a group!"
Chaos...... When the word came to mind, Pavel felt uncomfortable. Although he has never really fought against the forces of chaos in his lifetime, all biographies and histories portray the Chaos Demon and the Chaos Legion as extremely terrifying. It was the Army of Doom, the boundless darkness. In the face of this terrifying force, even creatures like orcs and beastmen are not worth mentioning. And the appearance of Chaos Cultists in Kislev City is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing. This city, this kingdom has just experienced the invasion of the greenskins and the vampire war, and if there is any more infiltration by the forces of chaos, it will be a stone. A crisis within a crisis.
No wonder Woodfield was so nervous, and Pavel was nervous as well. He sat down in front of the minister and stared at him. Ask him to tell him everything he knows.
"Slaanesh. That is the corrosion of Slaanesh. Civilians are in their homes**, and the skin of the cut off is everywhere. Lewd voices filled the entire neighborhood. More and more people are joining in, Your Majesty, you must stop them! Parag has become a terrifying ghost town, and Kislev must not repeat the mistakes of the past, Your Majesty. ”
Woodfield nervously persuaded. Of course, not only was he nervous, but Pavel, who heard the news, was also nervous. It's just that, as a tsar, Pavel is not only nervous in his heart, but also a little excited. The pollution of chaos is right under his nose, and as Tsar Kislev, it is a good time to eradicate the forces of chaos and establish a good image of the king. The Fars aristocrats had tarnished their image among the plebeians, and now was the time to reassert their prestige. Pavel thought so and did the same. The forbidden army of the palace is under his command. If necessary, the city defense army can also be transferred.
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It was already the middle of the night when Virgil received the order. When Tsar Pavel himself appeared in the barracks, Virgil could not believe his eyes. In order to capture a few Chaos believers, the tsar actually went out in person.
Pavel wore the golden armor he wore on the day he ascended the throne, and his face was radiant, as if he was about to face a fierce battle of the century. As for why he was operating in the middle of the night, Virgil guessed that Pavel had done it on purpose, in order to strike out the Chaos cultists without them noticing.
Virgil just felt that it was a bit of a fuss, Chaos Cultists were everywhere, and before, when he was in Blackhammer Castle, there were also Chaos Cultists in the town. But most of the time, Rod, as a lord, did not take action personally, but let his men catch it. The city of Kislev is so big, it can be said that it is not surprising that there are Chaos believers, there are always one or two people in a hundred who believe in a cult. But the Tsar was so aggressive...... However, as a knight, he can only carry out the king's orders. Nature
Snowflakes and rain beat the roofs of the slums of Kislev City, and some of the dilapidated houses had no roof, and the poor citizens used rags and planks to hang up the beams to shield them from the bad weather.
Pavel, dressed in military uniform, was splashed with sewage when he stepped through the alleys of the ghetto. He subconsciously raised his foot to look at his shoes, but found that there was a ball of slimy feces stuck to the soles of the shoes, and he couldn't tell whether it was pig or human feces...... The king felt only a wave of nausea. But the operation was ongoing, and he categorically had no chance of stopping.
"Quick!
Approaching the Chaos cultists' quarters, Virgil drew his sword, and the rain clanged against the knight's armor. Guards surrounded the dilapidated house from all sides. There is a pile of garbage, food scraps, rotting vegetables in the vegetable garden, and some chickens and ducks are hiding under the eaves to avoid the rain and snow. From the dilapidated house, the smell of blood kept coming.
"Everyone, stay where you are!"
"This is the king's order!"
Virgil rushed in with the men first, and everything in the room was like a cave of blood. All kinds of internal organs are hung on the walls and ceilings. Blood smeared the walls and floors, and on the worn mattresses were a dozen naked men and women......
"Oh my God...... What kind of hell is this?"
Seeing this, Virgil couldn't help but marvel. And the initiator of this operation, Pavel, hid behind the guards, covered his mouth, and vomited.
"Kill them all, kill them all!"
The king's order changed from capture to killing in an instant...... The guards stood still for a moment before proceeding to carry out the king's orders. Spears and swords were aimed at the civilians who were in bed. Unarmed, they screamed, but to no avail. Soon, the spears of the soldiers pierced. Staining the already bloody room even more bloody. In the middle of the night, the screams of humans mingled with the howls of wolfdogs, as if livestock were being slaughtered in a slaughterhouse.
"It's burning!"
Only after the slaughter was over did Pavel feel a little calmer. The room full of flesh and organs made him sick to his stomach, and he didn't want to stay here for a moment. Especially the smell of blood that is stained with these stenches. And those disgusting feces on the soles of the feet and trouser legs. Pavel was eager to get out of here. He gave the order.
Soon, the guards collected everything that could be burned around the house.
"Your Majesty, the houses here are too dense, and if the fire is not well controlled, it is easy to cause fires. ”
Virgil calmly suggested. This reminded Pavel. The king could only temporarily order the soldiers to prepare another bucket to extinguish the fire.
......
Fire, screaming, a whole nest was served......
The next day, the whole civilian area of Kislev was spreading the shocking news. However, the picture of the king's imagination did not happen. The people were not moved by the new king's actions, did not praise them, did not appreciate them, but on the contrary, they were more afraid......