Chapter 198, The Situation of the Rat Man Kingdom
Sheng Qi did not make an immediate decision.
In this regard, the leader of the temple guards did not say anything and left with the temple guards.
But this matter will not be settled so quickly. Sheng Qi did not notice the greed in the leader's eyes.
The leader of the temple guards is far from as calm as he appears. He is more generous than those senior rat priests. At least he is not stingy at all with the bait on the hook.
But it's not without a plan.
This open-air temple that was arranged was left behind by the temple guards. This open-air temple has everything that a standard temple should have, including altars, sacred pillars, and even the altar. None of the piled sacrifices were taken away.
It just lacks a blood pool, but obviously, digging the blood pool is the simplest thing in the whole process of building the temple.
In other words, anything that can be done in a formal temple can also be done in this open-air temple.
Sheng Qi’s eyes lit up, this was indeed what he needed.
Soon after, a temple to the great god was put into use on the top of the sacred oak tree in the center of the rolling hills, and swaying blood mushrooms began to appear on the corpses floating on the bright red pool.
This is a temple that has been ignored by the temple guards. As the guardians of the temple, the temple guards are also the most important force for the Rat Council to protect and control every temple of gods.
Every temple of a great god is displayed openly by the temple guards.
But something unexpected happened today. The temple on the sacred oak tree seemed to have been deliberately ignored by the temple guards and seemed to have been forgotten.
Although their duties of guarding the temple have not been abandoned, some unknown people have appeared in the temple on the top of the sacred oak tree one after another.
They are powerful, well-equipped, unsmiling, and firmly guard this forgotten temple.
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On the vast grassland, the rat war was going smoothly.
Rat War began to raid this vast grassland unscrupulously, but the harvest was not as rich as imagined.
Perhaps it is because the huge army is too conspicuous, or perhaps the army of wolf-orcs that advanced into the depths of the grassland before the rat-men has brought turmoil and vigilance to this vast grassland.
Races and tribes began to migrate under the threat of rat people. Large areas of land were easily occupied by rat people, and various resources were also captured by rat people.
Rat cities rose up one after another, dividing this vast grassland into large and small areas.
A special tunnel that leads directly from the barren mountains to Prairie City breaks the stagnation that was gradually born in the Ratman Kingdom due to the expansion of territory.
This tunnel was born from the gaze of a white rat.
There are advantages and disadvantages, and it has brought many changes.
Rat Zhan's independence was also greatly weakened by his transgression.
The Rat Man Lord of Furnace City has officially completed his official appointment. With the arrival of a large number of Big Claw priests from the barren mountains, the entire city was completely divided into two halves, a serious industrial Districts were established.
The war priests supported by Rat War are gradually becoming marginalized in the Crucible City.
This city has essentially been in the hands of the Rat Council, or in other words, it has been in the hands of the White Rats.
At the same time, Prairie City was also taken over by the newly deployed rat priest from the barren mountains.
Prairie City changed hands.
The guy assigned by the White Rat to control this key pass is just a rat priest.
Such an action is a clear sign of contempt.
This is true for the rat lords and rat wars who have taken over this grassland.
Regarding such contempt, Rat Zhan swallowed it hard. Not only that, he also transferred the huge rat army stationed outside the grassland city.
The white rat became even tougher after a long period of silence.
Rat Zhan’s independence was almost instantly defeated by White Rat.
As compensation.
The food and most of the basic resources consumed by the Eastern Expeditionary Force were returned to the hands of the Skaven Council.
Food, basic weapons, and soldiers were all taken over by the Skaven Council.
But there are still certain changes from before.
The huge loss caused by the long distance means that the key to logistics still falls on the cities rising up on these grasslands.
It seems that there is no difference from before.
But the leadership has completely come to the hands of the Rat Council. A good idea will be learned a lot, such as taxation.
The Rat Council imposed taxes on the rat lords who took office. These guys had no choice compared to the rat war. After taking over the position of the lord, they could only succumb to the rats. Deployed by the People's Council.
Rat Zhan saved a lot of blood mushrooms for nothing.
He originally had to spend a lot of blood mushrooms to purchase a large amount of food from these rat lords to purchase a large number of basic weapons and additional soldiers.
And now these things have become a deployment every once in a while, a fixed deployment from the Skaven Council.
The trade between the Skaven Lords and Rat War was not prohibited, and the Skaven Council did not impose any restrictions on their reselling of trophies.
It’s just that there is an extra link in the process of supplying materials to the Western Expeditionary Force, and there is an extra link like the deployment of the Rat Council.
This didn't seem to be a big change, so the huge Eastern Expeditionary Force had to return to the jurisdiction of the Skaven Council again.
More senior priests came to this vast grassland.
These guys were all losers in that cruel struggle. The senior ratman priest who was appointed to take office in Waste City died.
Died in the Wasteland City.
His death briefly eased the struggle between these senior rat priests, and it seemed that the struggle was about to subside. What came was only another cold appointment from the Skaven Council.
A senior ratman priest was appointed again. In silence, hesitation, and finally greed, he stepped into the Waste City again.
Of course there will be losers in the battle. Some senior rat priests who have already been eliminated chose to stay away in order to protect themselves.
Most of them came to this vast grassland, bringing an even more chaotic situation. The senior rat priests who came here were not monolithic.
There was a lot of excitement.
Even though these two groups of guys once belonged to the same alliance, during the struggle, the basis for their cooperation had long been shattered, and only the lingering grudges and hatred remained.
On this vast grassland, just as they had established a foothold, the battle started again between the two sides. For the time being, the guys who arrived first had the upper hand.
But there is still no way to suppress the opponent.
With the arrival of more and more senior rat priests, the situation is becoming increasingly chaotic.
This group of senior rat priests based on the vast grassland set off a drama about betrayal, alliance, conspiracy, and calculation.
From time to time, they would have a real fight with each other on this vast grassland.
They do not have their own army, and the restrictions imposed on them by the Rat War are maintained by the Rat Council, but there is no way to exploit loopholes.
A large number of rat mercenaries have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and you can’t tell which of them are real mercenaries or the white gloves of these rat lords.
Fights, wars, and hatred accumulated until the cracks could no longer be healed. This group of senior rat priests had real fire and lost the qualification to resist the rat council.
Since then, the White Rat has completed the split of the Senior Rat Priest Alliance.
The struggle among the senior Skaven Priests is about to come to an end.
This vast grassland became more prosperous. In the chaotic battle, more things were thrown into this vast grassland by these senior rat priests.
A new pattern was born.
In order to overwhelm their enemies, these senior rat priests will do whatever it takes.
But all this was done under the supervision of the temple guards. The contract signed by the three parties in the prairie city was extended by the temple guards to every senior rat priest who arrived on this vast grassland. .
At the same time, they became the only group that could mediate the battles between these senior rat priests.
In this vast grassland.
Even if the alliance breaks down, these senior rat priests are far from falling into the dust.
There are only a few people who are qualified to mediate between them.
The Rat Council will not care about such a petty fight. Rat War has the power to take care of it, but he wishes that all these senior rat priests would be beaten to death on this grassland, and it is impossible to take the initiative to go there. Intervene conflicts.
Then there is only one group that can take care of their affairs.
The temple guards have become increasingly important in this vast grassland.
At the same time, during the mediations, the temple guards began to explore some new things.
In the temple located on the red barren land outside the grassland city, in the inconspicuous stone room in the corner of the temple.
There are many carved stone slabs in front of a white guy.
After a long journey, even with the special tunnel that was faster and faster, the temple guard leader still felt tired.
It’s just that there are many things to think about and I can’t rest yet.
On the stone table in front of you, several stone slabs are displayed. The patterns on them are lifelike and it is not difficult to identify them.
Rat Zhan holding a spear and carrying a flag, the figure with big claws hidden in the deep darkness, the somewhat cramped Shengqi sitting on the high platform, the chaotic stacks of rat priests, holding The temple guards with shields, the rat assassins in the shadows, and the most critical figure who is placed in the highest position and watches everything indifferently, the white rat.
My eyes fell on the messy and overlapping piece of rat-man priest. I stretched out my hand and turned it over.
Cover the stone slab representing the Skaven Priests.
The divided rat priests are no longer a threat. Even if they gather together, they are still the most powerful force in the rat kingdom besides the white rats.
But it will probably never be possible for them to get together.
Following this is Rope Seven.
My eyes fell on the rat-man figure sitting on the high platform, looking a little embarrassed.
Sheng Qi is not threatening, but can be used as a key chess piece because of his current position.
The rolling hills are far closer to the barren mountains than this vast grassland. This is an advantage.
While thinking, I wanted to pull Rope Seven in front of me, but stopped midway.
Sheng Qi has not made a choice yet, and she may not really lean towards him.
There are still many troubles. His eyes pause on the unruly guy holding a spear and carrying a flag, on the long claws hidden in the deep darkness, and on the rat assassin in the shadows.
After thinking about it, I moved the Rat Assassin down one row, alongside Rope Seven, and placed the Temple Guards in the second row alongside Rat War and Long Claw.
At this time, the structure of the Rat Kingdom was taking shape.
Even after the suppression, Rat War is still ranked in the second echelon of the Rat Kingdom, there is no doubt about this.
The rat priests who were originally alongside him were kicked out, replaced by the rise of temple guards.
As for the long claw, the temple guards have been paying attention to his movements. He is not as simple as he seems, at least after a trip to the rolling hills and witnessing the existence of the skinned giant rat. , this was confirmed and was ranked in the second echelon.
As for the next step, whether it is Sheng Qi or the Rat Assassin, the former is not powerful enough, and the latter is just a tool, not that important, but it needs to be paid attention to.
(End of this chapter)