Chapter 350 Gradually intensifying conflicts
The reason why Pet Twain finally had the courage to step into the city of Ceylon was that he looked beyond the city gate and saw a group of Crusaders wearing silver bright armor.
Behind the Crusaders, there was also a group of people who looked a bit gray and dressed as citizens.
Pei Twain felt slightly relieved when he saw the people from the Glow God Sect.
Fortunately, the situation is not the worst.
Since the people of the Glow God Sect are still there, it means that the city has not been completely captured by the monsters.
Pettwain hurriedly took two other "second generation nobles" whose fathers were in Ceylon City and ran in the direction of the Crusaders.
After identifying themselves, they received appropriate protection.
"What?!"
"The Countess is trapped in the castle and can't escape?"
"The Glow Cult took over the city of Ceylon?"
"Citizens were gathered in the refuge camps and supplies were uniformly supplied?"
"The threat posed by the disaster is very serious. Bishop Henry Trump is preparing a large-scale magical ceremony to guide the gods to descend and eliminate this disaster?!"
Pet Twain was stunned from the shock.
"What about the other nobles in the city?"
He was concerned about how his father, Viscount Tostin, was doing.
I quickly got the corresponding answer:
"The Countess is trapped, so the temporary manager and commander of the city is Bishop Henry Trang. The noble professionals have also been gathered in the refuge camp, waiting for the large-scale magical ceremony to be completed to rescue the Countess."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"The supplies in the refuge camp are not sufficient. Do we need to collect them in the city?"
The news I learned from the Crusaders was more exciting than the last.
The only thing that made him feel relieved was that his father was fine and he didn't have to worry about fighting for the family property over the will.
But the situation is still very bad.
Pettwain figured it out with his toes.
The Countess, who possesses level 5 strength, is trapped, and the regional bishop of the Glow Divine Religion has to prepare a large-scale magical ceremony for this purpose.
I'm afraid this matter cannot be solved by him killing a few monsters.
Following the team collecting supplies, they arrived at the so-called refuge camp.
Passing through the wall erected with wooden posts and picket fences, the environment inside made Pet Twain frown.
people.
There are people everywhere.
The conditions for temporary evacuation are definitely not as good as those of normal residences or hotels.
People from the entire city of Ceylon were gathered into this small area, and crowding was inevitable.
Most people were hugging or leaning on packages containing their belongings and supplies, with alert looks in their eyes.
Afraid that their things will be stolen.
With the Glow Priests maintaining order, things like robbery and violence will definitely not be allowed, and stealing is also prohibited, but——
Without evidence, there is no way to charge the thief.
Pettwain soon learned their reason for doing so.
A bag of water purified by divine magic costs 20 copper coins;
The price of a piece of bread, with half of pickles and cheese, soared to 1 silver coin!
A blanket, which usually costs only dozens of copper coins, has also skyrocketed to more than 2 silver!
Pet Twain couldn't help but be speechless when he heard the price. The territory of the Church of Seeking Knowledge, located in a dark forest, does not have such exaggerated prices.
There are even many things that are cheaper than in Ceylon.
One silver coin was enough for him to order a large table of sumptuous and tempting meals in Xiwei Ling, which he could eat to the point where he couldn't even finish it until his belly was full. However, he could only buy food for one meal here.
The prices of all supplies have generally increased more than 20 times.
What made Pet Twain feel even more bad about the situation was:
When he arrived, a "fierce" conflict was breaking out at the scene.
Both sides of the conflict were blushing and furious, but because of the rules set by the Glow God Cult that prohibited fighting and the use of violence in the refuge camp, no one dared to cross the red line and take action.
One of them was a group of citizens who looked very ordinary in appearance, and they seemed to have gone out to look for supplies. Many people's clothes were stained with stains and dirt.
The other side…
...is Petwain's father, Viscount Tostin.
"At this time, why are you still holding on to your money bags? Didn't you make a good promise when you pledged your allegiance to the king and swore to protect the common people!"
"Stingy miser! You are ignoring your fate and violating your noble oath!"
A middle-aged citizen with a sinister face pointed at Viscount Tostin and cursed angrily.
Viscount Tostin was also so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick.
He fired back angrily:
"Parasite! Vampire! Why should you blame me!"
"I am loyal to the king and I protect your lives, not your property!"
"Isn't it safe enough in the refuge camp? Isn't your life guaranteed enough?"
"Why should I use my wealth to supply you with supplies!"
"The laws of the Kingdom stipulate that private property is sacred and inviolable. You are extorting and extorting!"
The middle-aged citizen did not give in, even if the person in front of him was a noble Viscount, a powerful fourth-level warrior professional, he was not afraid at all.
Because Bishop Henry Trump personally promised everyone in the refuge camp in front of many citizens:
"No matter how high or low you are, whether you are rich or poor, whether you are strong or weak, you are all the people of the God of Radiance who treat you equally."
"He will protect each of you without distinction. You are equal."
“Where the Lord’s gospel is preached, the strong should protect the weak, and the rich should help the poor.”
"This is the doctrine of the Lord, the doctrine of radiance."
This promise became an important basis for citizens to criticize Viscount Tostin!
The mean-spirited middle-aged citizen cursed even more harshly:
"You aristocratic worms, you obviously have a lot of tax money, but you are unwilling to donate even a copper plate to the Glow Church."
"The daily use of glow magic to eliminate pain and drive away evil consumes such a large amount of materials that the church has been unable to make ends meet. In recent years, they have been borrowing money from the king to cover their expenses."
"Why don't you donate every cent?"
"The bishop has already said that it is not that they want to set such a high price for the materials, but that the magical ceremony that Bishop Telang is preparing requires the consumption of a large amount of precious materials and wealth."
"So they can only give priority to providing materials and help to those who are willing to contribute to the Glow Cult."
"Who doesn't know that the richest and most powerful people in Ceylon are you nobles!"
"You are not afraid of monsters. You have sufficient supplies to protect yourself."
"We don't, we need help!"
Pet Twain was shocked when he heard this.
He did not expect that the biggest conflict that was intensifying would actually come from the citizens and nobles of Ceylon City.
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(End of chapter)