Chapter 567: The rioting people
“The flames ignited in the hearts of the people are really frightening!” Standing on the deck of the airship, Perfectcott overlooked the lower city, with a look on his face. His expression was very solemn.
It is already night, but the entire lower town of Langton is brightly lit, making the entire city look like daytime.
That is the burning rack and the torches that are forming several fire dragons.
The burning torture continued from morning to night. During the whole day, a large number of cultists were thrown into the fire and turned into a handful of white ashes.
But the stakes were never extinguished because there were always new cultists being thrown into the flames.
The public spontaneously gathered into several teams, and they were constantly searching in various neighborhoods, dragging those who were identified as cultists from their homes, and then throwing them on the stake.
For this reason, they even set several houses on fire, making the flames even more dazzling.
If Perficott hadn't noticed the situation in the sky and ordered the steam knight who had been on standby to deal with it in time, I am afraid that half of Langton would have been attacked by these people tonight.
But even the Steam Knight, dealing with the people who were called a mob tonight, only tried to prevent the spread of the fire.
As for blocking people? Facing the 'fire dragon' that lit up almost half of the lower city, even the steam knight had to retreat three points, lest he be beaten to death like the knight who was dragged off his horse by the mob in the cold weapon era.
In fact, if a conflict does occur, as long as the Steam Knight dares to let go, these unarmed mobs will have no chance of challenging the Steam Knight.
An elephant killed by ants can only exist in fables and fairy tales. In reality, it would be a big joke if an elephant could be killed by ants.
Not to mention, compared to these mobs, the steam knight is like the tank to the Polish Hussars, which is not something they can deal with.
Steam Knight's defense cannot be pried open by sticks or stones.
But the steam knights are still driven and controlled by people. Facing the surging crowds, they will also be afraid and afraid. It is great to be able to exert 100% of the combat effectiveness to 30%.
Not to mention that people will get tired and machines will break down.
So even Purficott did not stop this turbulent outpouring of public opinion. Even though she knew clearly that someone must have been wronged or accidentally injured, she had no reason to stop it.
Since the announcement of the end of the world, these people have been under too much pressure, and they need a vent channel to vent the pressure and emotions they have been under.
Otherwise, it will be like a spring that keeps pressing and will be crushed one day.
Of course, even she only allows the people to indulge tonight. The Guards specially mobilized by her tomorrow morning will clear the place with the cooperation of the City Guards. If there are still people who can't figure it out by then, she will just It makes people understand why she is called the Bloody Earl.
“The public opinion is overwhelming. This is a wave that is enough to drown everything. If someone can master it, it will be equivalent to mastering the entire era.” Sandryon was also somewhat shocked, although she was more mature than Purficott. In more than a hundred years of life experience, I have never seen such a terrifying sight. Regarding her comments, Purficott just shook his head slightly and said: "No one can control public opinion. Those who try to manipulate public opinion will only be swallowed up by public opinion in the end. No matter how smart a person is, they can only guide it."< br>
Although Perficott may not have as much experience as Sandrillon, she has a broader vision than anyone else in this era.
Public riots that are completely unimaginable to people of this era are nothing more than that in Purficott's view. Compared with the big tides that have really happened in history, these can only be regarded as small. Make a fuss.
Perhaps among all the rulers of this era, Purficott is the one who best understands how much energy is contained in seemingly inconspicuous people.
The rulers of the old world countries in this era may have never truly appreciated the power of the people, just like the European aristocrats of the original world.
After all, their ruling model made it almost impossible for the people to break out any decent peasant uprisings or riots in the feudal era. They did not feel that the people who were just ants in their eyes had any power.
But for Purficott, she clearly knew how much energy the words 'people's power' contained.
It’s just that it is almost impossible to control this power. She is not the kind of person who can spit out beautiful articles when she opens her mouth. Even when she spits, she is a master of ink and landscape painting. He persuaded thousands of people to obey him wholeheartedly.
And she also clearly knows how unreliable it is to induce and control the power of the people.
This force is like a flood in a river. You can make it flow within the river bank, but you must also beware of the danger of the river bank being washed away.
So from beginning to end, she never thought about using this power, even though she had learned it when she was a student.
It's not that she doesn't want to, but that she doesn't dare. She doesn't dare to let this power really burst out. She knows that she can't control it. If she is not careful, it will only ignite the entire era.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore. The matter in Xiacheng District is finally over. After these cultists are cleared out, Xiacheng District will be much more peaceful. By then, as long as the old moat is used, it will be able to separate the inner and outer city areas. , at least we don’t have to worry about the problems in the outer city before the end comes." Purficott changed the topic and mentioned his next arrangements.
Sandrillon nodded when he heard what she said, but she still asked Perficott: "Have you ever considered bringing the outer city to..."
"There is too much movement, a month It's impossible to clean it up. Rather than bothering with it, it's better to save the entire inner city first," Perficott replied to Sandrillon, also trying to convince himself.
She has evaluated the situation in the outer city, and can only say that it has completely fallen into the territory of the evil god sect. The people have succumbed to their lustful power, and a large number of people have been affected by the beliefs of the old gods.
If you want to clean up the outer city, that is no longer a problem that can be solved by the church or the Langton City Government.
Perfect wanted to clean up the outer city within a month. The only way she could think of was to drop the thermobaric bomb on the airship and directly destroy the entire outer city. Ordered.
Once the fire has burned the ground, it will be white and clean.
(End of this chapter)