Belief In The Kingdom of God

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was another few months.

At this time, Cecil City, which had experienced the ups and downs of the war and seemed a little turbulent, finally returned to calm.

Even in the streets and lanes, pedestrians began to appear one by one, the anxiety that had always been on his face was slowly disappearing, and another rhythm began to emerge.

There are also some slight changes in air luck.

Above Cecil City, a little bit of scattered Qi Luck slowly rises, continuously flowing into a pillar of heaven, making it more and more condensed.

In the center of the Tianzhu, a small tree gradually stood silently in it, silently spitting out air luck, and the branches and leaves exuded waves of waves when they moved lightly.

In the surroundings, a light of faith enveloped the city of Cecil, and the huge divine realm opened up to disperse all the darkness, as if this place was turned into a divine kingdom on earth.

"From the perspective of luck, it has gradually stabilized." In a hall, Attis murmured to himself, feeling this sight.

As his words fell, outside, a guard stepped forward: "Your Highness, Bill and Lord Nadir beg to see you."

"Let them in!"

After a while, the two figures came from outside, and after seeing Atis, they knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, there is a message from the Principality of Brook." Bill said as he looked at Attis in front of him.

"After King Brooke woke up, in the Principality of Brooke, the battle between the two princes became more intense."

"Among them, behind the prince is the knight commander and other military forces directly under the royal family, while behind the second prince are some powerful noble lords."

Having said this, Bilton paused, took out a scroll of edicts in his hand, and said: "According to your majesty's order, we sent some people to assassinate the second prince disguised as subordinates of the prince, and then assassinate the prince in the same way. Sure enough, it triggered a fierce confrontation between the two."

"According to our sacrificial feelings, after that, just the number of assassinations in the city, there were no fewer than ten times."

"However, after so long, they seem to have noticed something."

Hearing this, Artis nodded slightly: "Don't worry about them, even if they really noticed the abnormality, they can't stop at the current level."

The struggle at this level is extremely fierce, and it is not something that the parties can stop if they want to stop.

Even if they noticed the abnormality and even knew that someone else assassinated them, they could only move forward under the impetus of the supporters behind them. How could they stop if they wanted to.

"At present, because of the frequent assassination incidents, it has not only affected the two princes. The families of the two princes and their respective strong supporters have been assassinated, and important people have already been killed."

"Where is the king?" Attis asked rhetorically.

"Under the deliberate control of our sacrificial offerings, although the opposing king's king is still alive, he still breathes a sigh of relief. There is nothing to do with the actions of the two princes."

"However, because the king is still alive, the behavior of the two princes has been curbed, and they just assassinated each other in private."

Hearing this, Attis smiled: "If this is the case, then give them two more fire."

"Bill, let our people start," he said, with a cold look in his eyes.

"Yes!" Bill bowed.

"Nadir, how is your regiment trained?"

Nadir took a step forward: "After several months of intense training, coupled with the constant elimination and annihilation of bandits, compared to before, it has made a lot of progress and can send troops."

"Furthermore, after these months of continuously sending sacrifices to preach among the soldiers, it has had very good results, and quite a number of soldiers have understood the magic. At the same time, after the grudge is issued, the effect is also very good. Many people have made significant progress."

"But..." He hesitated for a moment when he said this, and said: "However, because it is different from the past. The soldiers are all recruited by the state, and because they usually provide a large amount of food and other materials, Lord Patton has already had some Dissatisfied."

Because the soldiers are all out of production, not only do they lose a lot of labor, but also need to distribute some money every month as the soldiers’ resettlement expenses, plus the large amount of food and meat supplied during training, which is needed for 5,000 people. The consumption is extremely huge.

After all, this level is already the training level of some weaker noble knights. If it weren't for the huge savings accumulated in the previous few years and a large number of nobles, it would be impossible to hold on.

"There is no need to worry about the finances. This situation will be alleviated to a certain extent after the taxation of grain harvesting and farmers comes up during this period."

Attis looked at Nadir.

After all, although the stocking and consumption of full-time fighters is very alarming, but at present, as some tribes in the wild gradually attach, plus the refugees they absorb, the population of the Adyxu Principality is almost close to one million. The number of professional warriors who are fully trained is only 10,000. The ratio can be as high as 1%, and as long as this season is delayed, it can still be supported.

Moreover, as Artis convened a large number of farming priests to form the Ministry of Agriculture, with the support of the gods of the sacrifices and the support of sophisticated seeds, the yield of the field was greatly increased than before, and one acre of land could yield five to six hundred. A bucket is equivalent to a thousand catties, which is five or six times the output of other lords, and the degree of support will naturally increase accordingly.

"Three days later, you brought the five thousand people under your hand to join me on the expedition."

"Yes!" Nadir responded, and then said with some doubts: "Your Majesty, then who will stay in Cecil City?"

"It is enough to leave two thousand people and let Carter stay behind, with the support of the priests and believers in the city."

So, after three days, Artis led three thousand barbarians, five thousand infantry, and a total of eight thousand people set off.

"The Brooke Principality is close to the extreme north, where there are a lot of mountains and forests. If you want to get as close as possible without the opponent noticing it, then it's best to detour from the west of the opponent."

"West of Brook is a barren mountainous land. There are very few villages there, and there are often beasts, so almost no lord chooses to stay there."

"As long as you send troops from the mountains and recover the villages along the road at a very fast speed, you can approach Brook City before the opponent reflects."

On the marching road, Bill rode his horse and looked at Attis beside him, as he said.

Hearing him say this, Nadir, who was standing by, couldn't help frowning: "It's just that the risk is a bit big."

"Walking around such a long distance and walking on a rugged mountain road, even if we arrive at the end, we must be very tired. If the other party knows the news, then we are very dangerous."

"Moreover, the transportation of food is not convenient."

Indeed, after going around such a long distance, and still in the rugged mountain road, the transportation line that needs to be pulled is too long, and it is extremely easy to accidentally be discovered by the other party.

Thinking of this, Atis frowned, and then said: "From that route, how long does it take to reach the opponent's territory?"

"At the current rate, counting from here, if it is fast enough, it will be about one month, but if it is bad luck, more than two months is possible." Looking at Artis, Bill said slowly.

"Then go this way." Artis resolutely said.

"From now on, we will walk another ten days. After reaching the border, we will leave behind some unnecessary supplies. We will carry two months' worth of food and go from the west!"

Seeing Attis said so, the two nodded.

It is of course very difficult to lead thousands of people to walk between the mountains and forests for long distances, but they can avoid the sight of the other party as much as possible.

The Principality of Brook to the north is no stronger than the Principality of Cecil before it. At this time, if the opponent knew that Attis was attacking with troops, then the two hostile princes would inevitably join forces with Attis for a short time, regardless of whether the two parties wanted it or not. Although Attis may not be afraid, but if so, it will be very difficult to capture Brook City later. And no matter what the result is, the loss is bound to be heavy.

Compared with this result, Attis is willing to bear some difficulties and risks.