Chapter 333 New Army
"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Constantino said angrily, "Now I just need to say a word and I can send you all to the dungeons of the Scaled City, and maybe even send you to see you guys. God.”
"You must help us enter the city, because you owe Sir Ilea." Redio suddenly said.
After hearing this, Constantino's face became very ugly. He was red from his neck to his face. His whole body was like a volcano about to erupt.
Tom on the side saw this and quickly changed the topic, "We didn't go into the city to cause destruction and cause trouble to your father. I can swear to Saturday about this."
"Then why do you want to go to the city?"
"Looking for someone, our person was kidnapped about two months ago. According to the information we have received so far, she is probably in Scaled City."
Constantino's expression softened a bit, but he was still suspicious, "Kidnapping? The security in Scale City has always been good, and such cases rarely happen..."
He paused mid-sentence, and continued after a moment, "You shouldn't have chosen this time to come. High Priest Herodotus is recruiting people and training them into soldiers. Now almost all the fanatical believers in the Western Territory are here." Gathering in the Scaled City
"I'm not threatening you. If they discover your identity, it won't be easy for you to enter the dungeon."
"No believer is ever given up on Saturday," said Tom.
"If you insist." Constantino sighed, and finally compromised, "Follow me, go to the city first, and I will issue a new pass for you. It is best to leave immediately after finding your people. ”
"Thank you. Sir Ilea's words are true. You are indeed a noble man of noble character."
After all, Constantino was just a young man. After being flattered by Tom, the group of Saturday believers in front of him seemed less disgusting.
Well, except for a certain guy who is thin and has a big belly.
With the Sheriff's son leading the way, the group did not encounter any obstruction after that. However, the sight they saw after entering the city surprised Tom.
The last time he came to Duolin City was two years ago. Although Duolin City at that time was not as lively and prosperous as Yanxue City, it was still one of the first-class big cities in the Western Region.
Moreover, as the birthplace of the Silver Moon Church and the seat of the Holy See, this city has the largest number of priests and high priests in the Western Region.
There are very few thieves and criminals. When walking on the street, everyone has a kind smile on their face.
But two years later, when Tom came back here again, the feeling was completely different.
There were not many pedestrians on the road. Everyone had their heads lowered and walked very quickly, as if something was chasing them behind them.
Most of the shops were closed, and some were open, but they were empty and clean without even a straw inside.
Tom even saw several burned down houses and shops.
"What's going on here?"
Before Constantino could answer, a group of people wearing linen knee-length tunics with hoes, sickles and daggers in their waists rushed out of a tailor shop.
The man who came out first grabbed a woman by her hair and dragged her a dozen steps away.
The latter kept struggling and wailing, but the group of men in linen remained unmoved. Some stretched out their legs and kicked the woman in the abdomen.
Seeing this scene, Constantino couldn't help but flew into a rage, slapped his horse and rushed over, shouting, "You bastards, what do you want to do in broad daylight?!"
However, when faced with the questioning from the Sheriff's son, the group of people in linen didn't show much panic, nor did they run away, they just stood there.
He looked at Constantino calmly.
"By order of the church, we are arresting spies in the city." A man with rotten teeth said.
"Tailor Grace has lived in Scaled City for more than thirty years. Her tailor shop is famous far and wide. How could she be a spy?"
"Martina has betrayed the church. Anyone could be a spy," the man with rotten teeth said lightly, "Including you and your father."
"You actually question my father's honor. If you dare to say it a second time, I will fight you!"
Constantino drew his family sword.
The rotten-toothed man looked at his sword, and then at Tom and his group behind him.
"If your father were here, he would definitely not act so recklessly." After saying that, he sneered twice, let go of Tailor Grace's hair, and left the street with the others.
"Thank you, Mr. Constantino. If I hadn't met you, I would have been in danger today." The woman covered her belly and climbed up from the ground with difficulty, saying gratefully.
"These bastards!" Constantino tightened his grip on the sword, so hard that his knuckles turned white.
"Who were those people just now?"
Seeing that the storm subsided, Tom and others drove the carriage over, the captain of the Black Dog Guard said curiously.
"The new army recruited by Herodotus." Constantino gritted his teeth and said, "These are the guys who have turned the Scaled City into a mess. Now no one dares to take to the streets."
"New Army? Are they those people?" Tom was surprised. "I think their weapons and equipment are not as good as the militiamen in the countryside."
"Herodotus recruited about 3,000 people before, almost all untrained farmers, and High Priest Martina has 6,000 troops, most of whom are elites from major families. There are still people coming here. Continuously joining, there are rumors that the number of Skitarii has exceeded 10,000.
"In order to appease the people in the city, Herodotus further relaxed the conditions for recruiting soldiers. Now even beggars and thieves can join the new army. The number of the new army exceeded 20,000 overnight.
"There were not so many weapons in the city to distribute to them, so Herodotus asked these people to bring their own weapons. The church gave some money, but it was not enough to pay everyone's salary, so Herodotus asked these people to prepare their own weapons. There is a trial in the city
"Capture and rob heretics. However, there are not many heretics in Dolin City. Most of the people here are followers of Pithiya. Later, Herodotus asked the new army to catch spies in the city, euphemistically called coordinated defense. , now there are even more unlucky people.”
"Those bastards set fires in many places in the city the night before yesterday," Constantino said bitterly. "I don't know how many honest citizens have died because of their families. These guys are simply worse than locusts."< br>
"Didn't Sir Eddard say anything? The Scaled City is his fiefdom."
"Sir Ed has not left his residence for several days. Not only that, he has also transferred most of the guards in the city to guard his residence." Constantino said expressionlessly. (End of chapter)