Chapter 82 Copycat
While Duanmu Huai and others were fighting on the front line, General Pastor was not idle either.
As he had said before, the Chapter was responsible for assaulting and defeating the enemy's center, while the rest was left to the army to recover. Without a leader, the stragglers hiding in the ruins alone are no match for the army. At present, most of Mordheim has been recovered, and the complete recovery of the city is just around the corner.
But General Pastor's face was not very good-looking, and the reason was because of the letter in his hand.
This was the reply sent by General Pastor when he arrived with reinforcements after reporting to the First Prince. In the letter, the eldest prince first greatly praised General Pastor and asked him to continue his efforts to completely regain the entire Mordheim. He then said that in order to avoid further trouble, he asked General Pastor to collect all the warpstones in Mordheim and transport them to Altdorf for storage.
Before, General Pastor wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with this order, but now... he always felt something was wrong.
The warpstone is of great importance, and Mordheim is far away from Altdorf. For safety reasons, it should be sealed on the spot.
Why transport it back to Altdorf?
Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor also stated in the letter that this matter was of great importance, and he even had the intention of giving up Mordheim and transporting the warpstone back to Altdorf. The hidden meaning in this really made General Pastor feel somewhat uneasy.
As for the dimensional stone itself, General Pastor has also seen it. It is indeed a stone containing mysterious power, but his impression of this stone is not very good. After all, since coming to Mordheim, Pastor has The general saw that these dimension stones were basically used in evil rituals.
For example, the defilement ceremony of the Chaos believers in the temple, the portal that the God of Desire believers tried to open, and the current tyrannical believers... Huh?
Thinking of this, General Pastor suddenly had an idea in his mind and shuddered.
Could it be that, as he thought, His Majesty the Emperor had taken refuge in the deceitful god? Could he be planning to use these dimension stones to perform some sacrilegious ritual in Altdorf? !
In the past, General Pastor would not have dared to have such rebellious thoughts, but now, his thoughts have changed.
In particular, General Pastor pointed out to His Majesty the Emperor that the Archbishop of the Church of Sigmar is a follower of the deceitful God in his previous report, and hoped that the Emperor would take great precautions. But in this reply, the emperor did not mention a word about this evil god believer.
Not only that, as a general who stayed behind, General Pastor also knew some of the current internal affairs of the empire, and knew that the emperor's position was not secure. Although he was indeed the eldest prince, and logically speaking it was his turn to inherit the throne, the eldest prince acted too impatiently, causing many people to be dissatisfied with him. Like the previous Three Emperors War, it looked like a fierce fight on the surface, but in fact it was just the three princes and their supporters who were fighting, and almost all the other lords remained neutral.
Not to mention, there are not a few people in Altdorf who, like General Pastor, suspect that the eldest prince is suspected of killing the emperor.
After all, all the ministers of the empire are loyal to the emperor. Did your emperor die suddenly, or was he assassinated during the Great Crusade?
This kind of thing seems unbelievable when you think about it.
Moreover, the eldest prince's speed was too fast. Almost as soon as the news arrived, he immediately stated that "a country cannot live without a king for a day" and then ascended the throne. It felt like the eldest prince had been waiting for this news.
Therefore, many high-ranking officials in Altdorf City support the eldest prince on the surface, but they either follow his orders secretly or find excuses to delay. It can be said that the emperor, the eldest prince, is not at all stable.
So will he have any thoughts that he shouldn't have?
General Pastor knew this very well, for he was one of them, and indeed the Emperor would not have been sent here from Altdorf if he had not been available.
So, after learning that Duanmu Huai and others had successfully eliminated the followers of the God of Desire, he immediately sent someone to invite Duanmu Huai and others over to discuss countermeasures.
"He wants the Warpstone?"
"Yes."
Facing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, General Pastor nodded bitterly. Now he finally understood that he might actually be a part of this scheme. Now in this city, the God of Desire, the God of Violence, the God of Disease and the Skaven are all fighting for the dimension stone, and they represent the same side.
However, the question is, do they represent the empire or the deceitful god?
"This..."
Hearing this, the battle nuns and witch hunters also frowned. They were in favor of sealing the dimension stone in situ in the monastery. However, what did the emperor want the dimension stone for?
"Have you reported the quantity? We have seized a lot of warpstone."
Duanmu Huai went to the slums before and asked Ogis to cut open the large dimensional stone in the center of the crater and bring it back. The dimensional stone was three or four meters high and was very huge. Not only that, in the process of wiping out the Skaven and Chaos Believers, they also seized a lot of dimensional stones. Coupled with the fragments of dimensional stones that the army has found in the city, it is not a small number.
"Of course, His Majesty said that they would all be transported to Altdorf and put under the care of the academy."
"………………"
Hearing this, the battle nuns and witch hunters looked even more gloomy. Naturally, everyone had heard of Altdorf's magic academy. Many wizards in the empire studied in the magic academy. But this does not mean that they are not dangerous. In fact, as clergy, they have no good temper towards wizards.
Especially the witch hunter - from the name of his position, it can be seen that eight out of ten of his targets are wizards. Let these madmen guard the dimension stone? What's the difference between this and committing theft?
"That's easy."
However, Duanmuhuai didn't care at all.
"Since they want it, then give it to them - just not really."
“If you don’t give the real thing, how about giving the fake one??”
Hearing this, the Battle Sister asked in confusion. This time the Yuan Stone was not an ore, but a stone containing magical power. Its appearance was green and it also glowed. How could this be faked?
"It's very simple. Just grind some small dimensional stones into powder, apply it to the stone, and then send it over."
Duanmu Huai's idea was very simple. He was also deeply suspicious of the emperor's actions. To be honest, if Duanmu Huai hadn't been able to enter Altdorf now, he would have directly brought a hammer to judge the eldest prince.
Another way is to bring the dimensional stone to the royal city and keep a close eye on everyone. Once the guy plans to use the dimensional stone to do something, he will jump out.
But...who said that true dimensional stones must be used?
We can get a fake one.
Just like those gold necklaces, they look similar in appearance, but who knows whether they are pure gold or gold-plated?
"This is a good idea."
Hearing this, the witch hunter, who had been silent all this time, nodded immediately. As a witch hunter, what he is best at is dealing with wizards, and he is naturally very familiar with magic.
"As long as we find some gravel, grind some fragments of dimensional stone into powder, and apply it on it, we can indeed deceive most wizards."
"No problem, we can help."
At this time, the Battle Sisters also nodded. There were indeed many pebble-sized dimensional stone fragments in the dimensional stone they were responsible for sealing. To be honest, the Battle Sisters also had a headache for these fragments. You said throw it away, there is a hidden danger. But to seal it up, it's a bit wasteful. It's better to grind it into powder like this and then apply it on the stone to disguise it, which is somewhat useful.
By the way, from the beginning to the end, these people felt that there was nothing wrong with this, and they did not think that there was anything wrong with their behavior of bullying the emperor. This shows that the emperor, the eldest prince, really has no sense of existence.
Soon, everyone also made a decision that the battle nuns in the monastery would be responsible for completing this matter. After all, if the soldiers were to do it, the secrets would inevitably be leaked. But the battle sisters are different. They are capable enough and their stance is firm enough, and they are not worried about leaking secrets. Moreover, after the dimension stones were previously collected, they were handed over to the monastery for sealing, which was natural.
But the only problem is that once the incident comes to light, the Rock Monastery will immediately become the target of public criticism.
But... the incident in Dong Chuang also meant that the eldest prince really wanted to do something with the dimensional stone.
At that time, Duanmu Huai can ask him to sing a hymn of loyalty.
After solving this problem, General Pastor had only one worry left.
That is... a believer in the God of Tyranny.
According to the prophet's description, the followers of the God of Violence have now used the remains of the paladin to set up a barrier in the military camp. Once fighting inside, no matter who dies, the strength of the other party will increase, eventually opening the passage to the Demon Realm.
But it is impossible for them to avoid the war, because the barrier will gradually expand. Do they have to leave Mordheim completely?
"That's not a problem."
Compared to General Pastor's worries, Duanmuhuai seemed very calm.
"I will solve it myself. When the time comes, we will go together and take down those Chaos Believers completely!"
Before the change, Duanmuhuai might have been a bit tricky. But it's different now, he has gravity gloves! Instead of starting a fight, wouldn't it be possible to just demolish the house?
After all, in the game, one of the ways for players to use gravity gloves is to dismantle buildings, and now, it is finally Duanmuhuai's turn to enjoy this addiction!
(End of chapter)