Walking in the ruined city of Erengrad, Rhodes frowned and asked the dwarf beside him.
Alves' eyes were blurred and he kicked the stones on the ground. He was a little uneasy and the burden on his shoulders was too heavy. Although he thought he should do something and change something, in fact he couldn't do it at all.
He can't change anything. At least, he can't do it in the Iron Ring Castle. In the entire Kislev, no castle lord is willing to let a dwarf take care of his territory, let alone teach him.
"I don't know. Return to Iron Ring Castle and try my best to rescue Dean."
Alvis whispered, but his voice was so low that even he could not hear clearly. Perhaps, the former butler of the Iron Ring Castle also lost his confidence. The world has changed beyond recognition.
"You can't do it. Believe me, Dean can't be saved." Rhodes said in a hoarse voice. "You worked so hard to persuade him outside, but in his bedroom, next to his pillow, there was another person.
A person is whispering, whispering. This kind of whispering happens every day. People always like to enjoy themselves, and you have to wake them up from their warm bed. However, they may not want to wake up at all."
"You mean that Sophia?"
Alves stopped, turned around and asked. His eyes were full of hatred. Rhodes knew that he didn't hate himself, but hated the female cultist and his nephew's depravity and lack of strength.
"No, it's not just her. Even if you try to get rid of the purple-robed girl, there will still be white-robed girls, red-robed girls, and blue-robed girls. You can't get rid of them all. Over the years, Slaanesh followers have integrated into every corner of Iron Ring Castle.
You didn't notice the corner, just because it couldn't corrode you. But privately, do you know how much insurrection happened in this castle? Maybe you are very aware of the finances, but you don't know the private lives of the knights and nobles.
Can’t fully understand.”
Rhodes said calmly. This kind of calmness is the indifference after seeing through the world.
Alves lowered his head. In front of his eyes was an insurmountable mountain. However, he still couldn't let go. His brother Aubrey's last wish before his death was to see Dean build the Iron Ring Castle into a truly prosperous place.
An independent city-state, at least it maintains the appearance when he ruled. It looks so prosperous, at least it only looks...
But Dean had failed him, and now, he was going to fail him too.
Alves was silent.
Unknowingly, the two of them came to an abandoned tower. It could be seen that this tower was abandoned a long time ago. It was not destroyed in the massacre a few days ago.
"Witch's Tower."
Alves thought.
Rhodes stepped forward and picked up a stone with half a letter printed on it, which was the second half of a person's name. Rhodes estimated that it was the name of the owner of this tower. As for which owner it was, it was unknown.
.
The tower body has been severely damaged. The upper half seemed to have been smashed open by stones, leaving a shocking gap, but the lower half was burned by fire. The foundation stone was scorched black.
Rhodes and Alves stepped on the rubble and walked into the deserted tower. The inside of the tower was in a mess, with only the skeletons of furniture left, glass and ceramics scattered on the floor, and some burned objects could even be seen.
The charred corpses and blackened bones were exposed in the pale sunlight, telling the story of the brutal destruction and massacre. Rhodes had heard something about the Frost Witch Tower. It was said that the nobles of Erlengrad a year ago
When they rebelled, they targeted the Witch's Tower in the city.
Everyone knows that the Frost Witch is loyal to the Snow Queen. If you want to control Erlengrad, you must destroy the Witch's Tower and kill all the witches in the city. Because almost no witch will betray the Snow Queen. They are brainwashed.
Washed so thoroughly.
As a result, the nobles of Erlengrad launched a campaign to burn witches. The witch hunters led the mob to destroy the tower with slings, and then the mob, led by the witch hunters, rushed into the tower. Although the tower was
The witches fought hard, but were defeated in front of the massive mob.
What happened next was outrageous. After taking control of the tower, the mob brutally insulted the captured witches... In the dark place, a dozen frost witches were insulted in turn, and screams echoed in the tower. No
In the absence of order, all people have turned into beasts...
This is why the Snow Queen hates these nobles so much.
At this moment, standing in this cold tower, Rhodes seemed to be able to hear the lamentations and howls of those souls.
"Let's go, it's not advisable to stay here for a long time." Rhodes said, "It has become a piece of history, but I guarantee that Catalina will not write it into the official history."
"That's for sure. Our queen will only leave her wise and great side and her great achievements in the biography."
Alves mocked.
"A huge city was reduced to ruins overnight. Some people were happy and some were sad."
When he walked out of the tower, he just saw the houses all over the city shrouded in misty winter snow. Rhodes couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"What's the meaning?"
Alves turned around and asked confused.
"It means - because of this rebellion, some people are happy, and some people are sad."
Rhodes explained.
"That's right. Those who sided with the queen before the war can make a lot of money in this massacre. And those who rebelled against Catalina before are now staying in the dark dungeon."
Alves said.
"Isn't it? My people are still frustrated that they did not participate in the plunder. They are called Norscan plunderers. However, when the biggest plunder opportunity was in front of them, they failed to catch up."
Rhodes laughed at himself.
"But this is actually an opportunity."
Alves rolled his little eyes and returned thoughtfully.
"What's the meaning?"
Rhodes was suddenly confused.
"Almost all the Kislevian troops participated in this massacre and plunder. Only your troops, as well as the people from Heidelberg, Binglan Castle, and Snow Rock Castle did not participate in this massacre. From now on, the people of Kislev
What will they think of you and your troops?"
Alves asked with a smile.
"Teacher of benevolence and righteousness?"
Rhodes blurted out.
"Yes. In the eyes of the nobles, you are nothing. However, in the eyes of the common people, you are already heroes. People's support is the key." Alves pointed out. "Wealth can be accumulated slowly in the future, but people's support is not
It’s not easy to get, and you’ve already got half of it.”
After listening to this, Rhodes felt like he had a sudden enlightenment. In terms of financial resources, he would never be able to defeat the Queen. Therefore, if he wants to overthrow the Queen in the future, public support is the most important thing.