There was no triumphal ceremony, no cheers and welcome from the people. When Tsar Catalina returned to the capital city of Kislev riding an ice and snow chariot, everything here was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water. The people even gave the queen a new name in private -
—Bloody Katarina. Because she ordered the massacre and bloody suppression of Erengrad.
At the same time, the recent rebellion of the Grand Duke in the capital has intensified the public's suspicion of the Queen. In fact, almost anyone with a little bit of brains knows that the Queen is inseparable from this undead army. Why does the Duke
Just as the front foot attacked the Winter Palace of Ice and Snow, the undead came to kill them with the back foot... Is this just a coincidence?
However, doubts are doubts, and life still has to go by... Even if the Queen is really a vampire, what can they do to her? They are just a group of civilians running around for food and clothing, but a group of unarmed people. And she,
She is aloof and rules the country. She has worked hard for Kislev, suppressed rebellions, and eradicated vampires. At least on the surface, the Snow Queen is such a righteous image. No one can refute her, and no one dares to refute her.
It is said that on the day when Grand Duke Cohen died in battle, hundreds of ghouls lay on him and cut him into pieces. The cruel and terrifying scene made the people even have a little sympathy for the soy sauce Duke. However, he was still defeated.
, everyone’s life is still the same...because they can’t survive without this city. Only here can they provide them with job opportunities, keep them fed and clothed, and avoid freezing to death in the cold winter.
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"Bastard! Who gave you such power to release the Legion without permission?"
After returning to the Winter Palace, Catalina was so angry that she found the witch mentor Granny. The latter knelt down in front of the queen like a slave and accepted the most severe rebuke and punishment from the Snow Queen.
"They... they are about to invade the Winter Palace... Her Majesty the Queen..."
"Then let them in! The Winter Palace is just a house. Is there an army here? Are there countless secret weapons?"
Katarina yelled angrily.
Glennie shook her head...
"Since they don't have it, what can they do if they come in?" Catalina yelled angrily, "Kingdom is not called kingship when it is sitting on the throne. Cohen has no army. Even if he sits on the throne, he has no qualifications to compete with me. My subordinates
There are 50,000 elite soldiers, the troops of local lords plus the standing army, and the Griffin Legion. These soldiers are loyal to me!"
"What if the city is given to him? Can he hold it?"
Katarina continued to roar. Her fangs were exposed from her lips, like a bloodthirsty monster. Of course, every vampire looks like a monster when angry.
Glennie shook her head again...
"Since he can't defend it, why are you worried about him breaking through the Winter Palace? Why did you summon the ghoul army? You want all the Kisli ladies to know that I am the Blood Queen, right?"
Catalina yelled. Everyone present did not dare to say a word. They stood quietly around the queen. In the deep underground palace, the vampires roared in anger, one after another.
"Fool!! Take her to the dungeon. No one is allowed to approach her without my order."
Catalina left the underground palace with cold words. Now, she had to think carefully about how to appease the frightened people.
Fortunately, things have not deteriorated to an irreversible point. The people are still suspicious, and no one has any evidence to prove that their queen is a vampire. What’s more, during the riots in Kislev City, the Snow Queen did not appear at the scene. Everyone knows
She was out there putting down the rebellion.
To this end, Catalina brought a group of previously captured Strigor family ghouls as scapegoats to the public. She asked the minister to declare that they were the vampire troops that attacked the Duke during the chaos. And now, the Queen of Justice
Burn them in public as a warning to others.
On the day of the trial, tens of thousands of people gathered in the city square. They all came to watch the burning. First, they came to hear the Queen's voice and to witness the execution of the vampire. Second, they came to watch the excitement... Keith
Reeve has too little entertainment... The numb people need everything to stimulate their nerves, and cruel things like burning at the stake are undoubtedly the best attraction.
"They attacked our city, they attacked the citizens of Kislev. They are the source of evil. They are bloodthirsty beasts. In the presence of the gods, we should burn these bloodthirsty monsters and pay tribute to them.
Our dead compatriots!"
On the podium in the square, the fat executive minister spoke impassionedly and plausibly. His eyes flashed with fire, and he raised his right hand high, vowing to uphold justice for this country. And, most importantly, he is the Ice Queen Catalina.
The spokesperson is authorized by the Tsarina to stand in front of the public and uphold justice.
Thousands of people looked at the ghouls tied to the wooden platform and shouted words such as "execute, burn to death!"
This is politics... whether you believe it or not, this is how it works.
Several large ghouls were hung up. They struggled like four-legged frogs kicking in the air, making horrifying roars. If they could speak, these ghouls would definitely scream that they were wronged... but they had no chance.
The fire was lit, and the crowd threw rotten vegetables and rotten eggs at these monsters. Even children picked up pebbles and threw them at them.
The flames quickly sprang up, burning these prisoners of war of the Stryger family like barbecued prey. The air was filled with the smell of burnt carrion, and the ghouls screamed. This process was very painful and long, and their bodies were burned.
They were burned bit by bit, and the remaining grease fueled the flames, slowly devouring them until a charred corpse remained on the wooden frame.
"Do you really believe that Katarina has nothing to do with the Army of the Undead?"
"Huh, do you believe it? Who can't see such a clumsy trick? It's just a self-directed act to deceive others."
In a mansion on one side of the square, two Kislev nobles were standing on their balcony, watching the farce.
They chatted with each other, their words revealing dissatisfaction and contempt. The Queen's trick was too childish and too funny. But it was the best way at the moment. The people needed the truth, even if the truth was so false.
"Isn't it? Our Majesty the Queen has always been so wise and great. Everything she says is right, and everything she does is correct. The people have no choice, the only choice is to believe in her
Nonsense."
"They can also choose not to believe it, but is it useful? Huh, it's useless. It's your business if you don't believe it, so what if you don't believe it? Days will continue, and everything will be the same as before. The queen who resists us will end up with those who are worried about her.
Like the ghouls paraded in the square, they were burned into charred husks.”
"The people have no choice. Many people still live on the line of food and clothing. They care more about what they eat for their next meal than who will be their queen."
The two nobles were talking to each other. It was getting late, and the huge city square was filled with the stench of flesh and blood being burned. Other than that, everything was as usual...