The scene inside the multi-scale city is shocking.
The first thing that High Priest Martina did after entering the city was to capture the remnants of the new army. Not only those who were still causing trouble in the city, but also those who had done evil before, they had to be found one by one and put on trial.
This decision was fully supported by all citizens.
The situation before the Skitarii entered the city was completely reversed. The New Army, which had been showing off its power the night before, had now become a street rat. Citizens went to churches and city halls to report the crimes committed by the New Army.
And as these crimes were gathered into the hands of High Priest Martina, her frown deepened.
She had tried her best to imagine the evil of human nature, but she still didn't expect that someone could be so evil.
Due to Herodotus's absolute indulgence of the new army, the security in the city deteriorated horribly in a very short period of time. Looking at the bloody crimes, High Priest Martina's expression quickly changed.
It was completely green.
She couldn't imagine what kind of villain could destroy humanity to such an extent. They no longer even deserved to be called human beings, they were just beasts.
High Priest Martina didn't know where Herodotus found these bastards, but as the investigation continued, High Priest Martina gradually became silent again.
Because she realized that before joining the New Army, most of these people were actually ordinary citizens, the lowest level of the city, beggars, thieves... or nearby villagers.
Archpriest Martina had also seen some of them, and had rescued them when winter came, giving them clothes and food.
These people also showed great gratitude.
Moreover, High Priest Martina also has a certain understanding of their situation, knowing that most of them are usually honest and dull, and are often bullied.
What impressed High Priest Martina most deeply was a young man who was only fifteen years old this year and worked as an apprentice in a blacksmith shop in the city.
According to the rules of the Bratis continent, apprentices are not paid, but the shop will take care of food and arrange accommodation.
However, the shop owner, the blacksmith, was very stingy and made him do the heaviest work every day. Seeing that he was a stranger and had no relatives or friends in the city, he often gave him rotten rice that had been left out for several nights and even let him sleep outside the door.
The nearest place.
When winter came, he was unable to sleep due to the cold wind coming from the crack of the door, and one night he almost froze to death.
Shortly after joining the New Army, he returned to the blacksmith shop and made an iron coat for the owner of the blacksmith shop, saying that he wanted to repay him for teaching him skills.
After he took the red-hot iron coat out of the stove, he put it directly on the shop owner and scalded the latter to death. Then he killed the shop owner's wife and turned the body into a pot.
Roast the meat and let it sit for three nights before eating it.
There are countless similar things... The more High Priest Martina looked at them, the more frightened she became.
I was shocked by the cruel methods of those villains, and saddened by their previous experiences. The most important thing was that there were too many of them.
The voice in the city to severely punish the murderer has become overwhelming.
However, Herodotus recruited a total of 30,000 new troops during this period. Even if we exclude some of these people who were killed during the battle and a small number of innocent ones, the remaining number would be nearly 20,000.
If the trial was really strict, at least 10,000 people should be beheaded, and the rest would inevitably suffer the pain of their flesh and skin.
And the most important thing is that these people are also believers of the Silver Moon Church. Not only that, many of them are also very, very devout believers.
Otherwise, he would not have responded to Herodotus’s call to stand up and join the new army when the church faced a crisis.
Although there is no absolute evidence, High Priest Martina has a vague hunch that these people are also part of Herodotus' plan.
Although Herodotus left the Scaled City, he dug a big hole for her before leaving.
She now had to be very cautious when dealing with these people.
High Priest Martina thought for a long time, but could not think of a solution that would satisfy all parties, and finally put down the quill in her hand.
He rubbed his temples.
High Priest Martina is already two hundred and twenty-seven years old this year, which is already very old even for an orc.
Although she acted very decisively in this crisis, whether she escaped in advance or later summoned the skitarii composed of major families, it was very timely. However, only the high priest Martina knew that her energy was not as good as before.
Already.
Especially these days, I just marched hundreds of miles, and then went to the city and dealt with a lot of things. Now I just want to close my eyes and have a good sleep.
However, she knew that she could not rest yet. Herodotus was still outside, running to who knows where and planning something.
To be honest, High Priest Martina couldn't understand the meaning of what Herodotus was doing in the scaled city, especially when she asked many people what Herodotus was doing in the city during this time.
Finally, she even wondered if this man had gone crazy.
Because no one in his right mind would be able to do the bizarre things he did in the city.
But for now, she had to put Herodotus aside and attend a celebration banquet.
All the nobles in the Western Region unanimously supported her this time and lent her troops to win the battle. She had to express her gratitude. In addition to these people, the Raimondi family was also waiting for her statement.
Let's see if the previous misunderstanding between the two parties can be resolved.
Of course, High Priest Martina also despises Sir Ed's bipolarity and vacillation, and if possible, she doesn't want to see the latter's shameless face again.
But it is impossible for the Silver Moon Church to move out of the City of Scales anytime soon. As long as the Raimondi family is still the owner of the City of Scales, the two sides will definitely have to deal with each other again in the future.
High Priest Martina also has time to use the Raimondi family again, so the relationship between the two parties cannot be too tense.
In addition, the high priest Hesiod was tortured to death in prison shortly after being captured by Herodotus.
The remaining four high priests had to succumb to Herodotus's lustful power. But with the high priest Martina regaining control of the Scaled City, their current situation is very embarrassing, and they have been a little uncomfortable these days.
Know how to face High Priest Martina.
But High Priest Martina also knew that she couldn't beat them to the end. Firstly, as a high priest, she did not have this right. Secondly, the orthodoxy battle between her and Herodotus was not over yet, and Kirkeon and others were still needed.
support.
With the help of this banquet, we can also appease these four high priests.
In short, this banquet is very important to both parties and cannot be avoided.
High Priest Martina even changed her clothes specially and rushed to the city lord's palace at noon.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Sir Ed's enthusiastic smiling face. The latter also introduced to him the results of his work during this period, including learning from unknown sources that Herodotus kidnapped the pharmacist to make poison in the city.
Sir Ed personally led a raid on the liquor store and found a large amount of nux vomica, a highly poisonous plant. In addition, he also found no less than ten barrels of prepared poison, which had already caused people to panic.
destroyed together.
High Priest Martina praised the Raimondi family for their efficient work and protection of the residents of the city. After that, the two sides also talked about other things. In short, the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.
When all the guests had arrived, Sir Ed personally invited High Priest Martina to the main seat.
High Priest Martina led everyone to complete the prayer before the meal, then raised the wine glass in her hand and solemnly said, "Praise the goddess."
Upon hearing this, all the guests, including Sir Ed, raised their glasses and echoed in unison, "Praise the goddess."
After speaking, everyone drank the amber-colored wine in the cup and began to enjoy the feast in front of them.
Sir Ed drank the fastest and most vigorously, but after drinking, he still felt very thirsty and his throat was dry, so he asked the maid on the side to pour him another glass and drank it down.
Shortly afterwards, Dordot, who was sitting opposite him, noticed something unusual about him, pointed at his eyes and said, "What's wrong with your eyes? Why are they so red."
"I don't know, maybe I didn't sleep last night," Sir Ed said indifferently, and while he was speaking, something dripped on the back of his hand.
Sir Eddard lowered his head and saw a patch of bright red, and then his vision began to blur, and he fell into the bowl of pudding in front of him.
Not just him, almost all the guests at the meeting felt uncomfortable at this time.
They tried their best to spit out what was in their mouths, but it was too late.
High Priest Martina didn't like drinking, so she didn't drink much just now. She was the last one to fall down in the hall.
Seeing the guests fall to the ground one by one, bleeding from the mouth and nose, and in agony, her eyes finally fell on a goddess statue in front of the door.
There was no time to do anything else. His body shook and he fell heavily to the ground.
This chapter has been completed!