Chapter 194 Plague
Originally, Duanmu Huai planned to go there and kill the idiot as soon as possible, and then solve the civil war in Bretonnia. But what he didn't expect was that when he arrived at the battlefield, the guy named Malobold had already been killed!
And the person who killed him was none other than the Green Knight who said "Love is a light, so green it makes you panic"!
Speaking of which, why did you forget about him?
Looking at the Green Knight who raised Malobold's head to show off his power, Duanmuhuai also patted his head. He had heard before that the Lake God and Fairies were missing, and he subconsciously thought that the Green Knight was also missing. He didn't expect this guy to be like this. He ran out of time, and he was actually the founding emperor of Bretonnia... It was really beyond Duanmu Huai's expectation.
But in any case, the matter in Batonnia was finally settled, and the king also promised Duanmuhuai that after the civil war issue was resolved, he would lead reinforcements to the empire to resist the attack of the Chaos army.
However, Duanmu Huai's mission has not been completed. The Green Knight also hopes that Duanmu Huai can go and see the situation in the southern territories - I heard that rats are rampant there and the plague is rampant. The Green Knight also does not want Bretonnia to be invaded by rats. Blast the back door. However, the southern territories are independent territories and are not within the scope of Bretonnia...
The reason is the same as the emperor of the empire. Maybe all the emperors and kings have this kind of virtue.
But fortunately, Duanmu Huai originally believed that the rat problem was more important. If it weren't for the bad things like Bretonnia, he would have left long ago. Now that the Green Knight was responsible for finishing the work, he handed over the work to the Green Knight without any ceremony. He took others to the southern territory.
It’s just…………
"It's so miserable..."
Standing at the city gate and looking at the city in front of them, everyone showed surprised expressions.
The stalls outside the city gate were empty, and there were rotten fruits everywhere. There was no sound in the whole city, and the streets looked dirty and muddy. When walking on the streets, you could see sealed wooden doors and wooden doors everywhere. A putrid smell came from the window, which made people sick.
"It's a plague."
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai's face darkened.
"Plague?"
"Yes, the method commonly used by rat people is also the most annoying thing."
Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai also gritted his teeth. The best method of the Skaven is to drive the rats to spread plague and viruses to every corner of the city. Humans may be able to eliminate the ratmen, but there is nothing they can do about the virus. Under the influence of the plague and the virus, the number of soldiers able to fight will gradually decrease. When the resistance of the entire city is completely collapsed, the Skaven will swarm. Come out and destroy the entire city.
"Family, why are there crosses drawn on some doors?"
Sitting in Duanmu Huai's arms, Bambi curiously pointed to the side and asked. On both sides of the street, there were some houses with big crosses painted in white paint on their wooden doors, which looked very strange.
"That means there are sick people inside. Generally speaking, they will just be locked in the house and left to fend for themselves."
"How could it be... Shouldn't the priests treat these patients?"
Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Lorena asked in surprise, while Duanmuhuai shook his head.
"Those who can't be saved. You are also a priest. You should know that the power used by priests is limited. You may be able to treat hundreds of patients a day. I wonder if you can handle tens of thousands of patients?" < br>
"In this case, why not ask the gods for help?"
"...Only they themselves know."
Duanmu Huai shook his head. This method adopted by the Rat Man is also the most commonly used method by believers of the God of Disease. Simply put, it means that the lower limit of the medical system has been penetrated. No matter whether it is magic or science, the patients treated will always be There are limits. Once this limit is exceeded, the entire medical system will completely collapse. Even in a highly developed interstellar world, this situation cannot be avoided, let alone a world like this in the Middle Ages.
In fact, there are also many worlds where the Inquisitor issued an extermination order because they did not receive timely treatment and in order to avoid them eventually falling into the hands of the God of Disease - Hey, I won't give it to you if you want it, I'll piss you off.
As for the other question... Well, Duanmu Huai said that he also wanted to ask.
To be honest, Duanmuhuai really doesn't understand why the righteous god always seems so stingy when performing miracles compared to the evil god. In this regard, the Nine Holy Spirits in Tianji Province are very calm. The statue of the god is placed there, and anyone can go up and ask for a blessing. Although the blessing itself is not particularly powerful, it can indeed make people feel the power given to them by the gods. .
This is also the reason why there are only nine Holy Spirits in Skyrim Province, but there are more believers than Demon Gods.
After all, people are willing to take the right path when they have a choice.
Yes, given the choice.
On the contrary, the gods here gave Duanmu Huai a feeling that they were stingy. They just didn't show their holiness on weekdays, and in critical moments they all pretended to be dead. To be honest, Duanmu Huai was originally worried about the problem in Bretonnia. After all, the Lake Goddess was missing and the Lake Goddess was like a dead person. In that case, even if he defeated the rebels, he would definitely There will be a second fallen one to step forward.
But now that the Green Knight is taking the blame, let him be.
In Duanmuhuai's view, there are two general types of believers.
One is those who don't believe it in normal times and make temporary arrangements in emergencies.
Another kind of believer, in Duanmuhuai's view... is basically similar to buying insurance.
To put it simply, you pay a sum of money on weekdays, and then hope that the insurance will come in handy when danger occurs. This is almost the idea.
Otherwise, why would anyone devoutly believe in gods? There may not be any people who seek inner peace, but most people are obviously not the kind of eminent monks.
And when you have worked hard to pay insurance premiums for decades, and when the time comes to use it, the insurance company says that we will not compensate you in this situation - then the insurance company is really upset.
Most of those fallen believers also think this way.
Therefore, in many cases, it is better not to believe in unreliable gods. On the other hand, religious institutions like the Holy Church where Lorena belongs are considered to be functioning very reasonably. Gods will take action when encountering problems, and believers will immediately think of asking gods for help - this is not similar to the hope of many believers praying for a miracle, but more like the reaction of calling the police immediately when encountering a bad person. Relatively speaking, this kind of religious relationship is much healthier.
As for unhealthy religious relationships... something like this.
"Burn him to death!!"
When Duanmu Huai and his party walked through the street and came to the square, there was a crowd of people surrounding them. They were holding torches, pitchforks, and some soldiers beside them. At this moment, they were surrounding a man wearing a priest's robe, throwing stones and other objects at him, hitting the unlucky priest's head and bleeding. Although the priest wanted to speak several times, he was interrupted by the mob.
"We don't want Sigma! Get out!!"
"Sigma is our patron saint!"
Hearing the roar of the mob, the priest increased his voice.
"He is our protector!!"
"Fuck Sigma! Fuck Asylum! If Asylum had worked, then my daughter wouldn't have died!!"
A peasant woman roared and threw a stone hard, hitting the priest. And around her, there were many farmers who were laughing at him.
"Where is your so-called glory of God? Where was he when we needed him? Why didn't he stop the plague? Why did so many people die? Sigmar is still indifferent? He doesn't care whether we live or die!"
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"You brought the plague to us!!"
Others nearby also burst into anger at this moment.
"You have plunged this city into destruction! You are the cause of all this! Capture him and burn him to death!!"
"Lord Knight, should we... go up and help?"
An was not here, and Bambi was too frightened by the mob to dare to speak. Ogis sat on Duanmuhuai's shoulders as usual, ignoring these things at all. I'm afraid even if the priest was burned alive in front of him, Ao Jisi would Jisi didn't care either. As for Audrey, she stood behind Duanmuhuai without saying a word, not knowing what she was thinking.
Only Lorena was a little uneasy. After all, she was also a priest, so she naturally couldn't bear to watch a priest being burned alive.
"Okay, leave it to me."
Duanmuhuai was too lazy to watch this farce anymore. He coughed, took a step forward, and roared angrily.
"Get out!!"
A thunderous sound instantly shook the entire square, and the mobs turned around. When they saw Duanmuhuai, the mobs instantly turned pale. The next moment, accompanied by screams one after another, one mob after another almost They were scurrying around like rats, and some people were so frightened that they fainted on the spot.
Well, think on the bright side, this is actually no different from the appearance of the Emperor Superstar. When the Emperor Superstar appears on the stage, some fans will always faint.
It seems that his charm is close to that of a superstar.
Duanmuhuai thought so and walked up to the priest. The latter had just rubbed the blood off his forehead. When he saw Duanmuhuai walking over, the look in his eyes was startled. But when he saw the Holy Grail on Duanmuhuai's chest, When he received the badge, he immediately saluted.
"I never expected to see the Holy Grail Knight here."
"I didn't expect to see a priest of Sigmar here... This is not imperial territory."
The Southern Territories were right next door to Bretonnia. It was understandable that Duanmu Huai came to visit as a Holy Grail Knight, but it was incomprehensible for a Sigma Priest to come here.
"I heard about the plague that occurred in the southern territories, so I came here specifically to promote the glory of Sigma here... But as you have seen, Sir Knight, they have been deeply affected by the plague and cannot even recognize the truth. Obviously as long as you have a pious faith, you can find a way to survive..."
How should I put it? This is the incompatibility between the two.
Hearing the priest's words, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.
For these plague-stricken people, as long as Sigmar can perform miracles and eliminate the plague in this town, they will immediately become devout believers in Sigmar.
However, this priest believes that they must first show their devout faith before they can obtain the glory of Sigma...
But this is obviously meaningless to those people who are already on the verge of losing everything.
"Anyway, let's find a place to talk first."
Duanmu Huai glanced around.
After all, the situation seems to be more complicated than I imagined.
(End of chapter)