Game of the World Tree

When Sophia rode the unicorn into Augs City, it was almost evening.

The army set off in the morning and entered the city in the evening, which was exactly half the day.

The half-elf girl stared blankly at the Fuerze Fortress, which was still smoking gunpowder in the setting sun, and at the citizens on both sides of the street who opened their doors and looked at the elf army curiously. For a while, she felt like she was dreaming...

"Really...really captured in less than a day..."

She murmured in disbelief.

As a former nobleman of the Empire, she knew nothing but the prestige of Fortress Fortress.

During the historical period when the central authority of the empire declined and the city-states in the Ayres area declared their independence and founding, wars were also raging in the entire northern consulates of the empire.

At that time, the emperor of the empire's rejuvenation, Emperor Clovis, won a key battle at Fort Fulzer, turned from defense to offense, and finally gained the allegiance of various lords in the northern part of the continent again, strengthening the centralization of power.

The reputation of the fortress of not falling was also passed down at that time.

Although the Fuerze Fortress fell within less than a month after being besieged by the army of the Red Maple Kingdom some time ago, considering that the defenders are only the old, the weak, the sick and the sick, and there are many powerful superhumans attacking the city, so it is normal. now...

But now, the guards of the city are not old, weak or sick!

The girl was quite curious about how the players did it. Even the fortress on the hill looked as if it had been severely damaged.

And when she raised doubts to Li Mu who was accompanying her, Li Mu no longer sold off, but told her all the ins and outs of the attack.

After listening to the players' battle process, the half-elf girl's face was full of astonishment and shock.

Air raids, heavenly soldiers...

She raised her head, glanced at the huge airship in the sky, and couldn't help muttering:

"Is that what it did..."

Air Force.

This kind of arms is not the first in the world of Saigus.

In fact, many of the empire's leaders have their own griffon troops or dragon troops.

Of course, there are very few dragons, and most of them are bipedal dragons with dragon blood.

However, most of the Empire's flying troops are used for reconnaissance, and it is difficult to form a climate.

For example, the elves launched an attack from the sky this time, first carpet bombing, and then a tactic of dropping thousands of superhumans at once... Never before.

At this moment, Sophia realized that with the advent of the elf airship, the war model of the Seggs continent will be completely rewritten.

Elves are really creative, you never know what they can do and what they can create...

"However, the reason why we were able to attack so quickly is because there is no magical defense barrier in the city. If there is a defense barrier, it is estimated that it will not be so smooth."

Looking at the half-elf girl with complicated eyes, Li Mu, who was with him, said happily.

Sophia:  …

"If there is a defensive barrier...what are you going to do?"

she asked.

"Of course, it flew to a high altitude where it couldn't fight back, and it exploded until it couldn't maintain it. That thing would consume a lot of money to maintain. I don't believe it can be left on all the time."

Li Mu said sternly.

Sophia:  …

The two walked and chatted, and surrounded by the elf army, they entered the captured Fortress fortress.

The surrendered Red Maple Kingdom soldiers have been disarmed by the players, and are squatting outside with their heads up and down.

Sophia glanced at the soldiers who were still a little dazed, and frowned slightly.

She pondered for a moment, first used the divine technique [Eye of Faith], and found that most of the soldiers' rays of light were faint red.

That is the symbol of the pagan shallow believers, and even among the shallow believers, they are the most vulnerable kind. At most, they remember and pray when they have nothing to do.

"Most of them were forcibly converted..."

The girl muttered to herself.

She thought for a while, chanted a few more incantations, and used the enhanced version of the magic [Group Detect Evil] with the help of divine power.

With the light of magic, a halo appeared on the top of the soldier's head...

There are deep blacks, there are cloudy whites, but most are dark gray or dark gray.

That is the halo representing the faction, the darker the color, the more evil it is.

Interestingly, the darker ones are mostly people who just believed in red.

The stronger the belief in the Heretic God, the more degenerate it will be, nothing more than that.

With this thought in mind, Sophia pondered:

"Those with a black halo are those who have completely dedicated their bodies and minds to the evil god, and those whose souls have long since fallen. The gray ones can still be saved, while the white ones... I guess they are just ordinary people who have been forcibly warned."

After speaking, she looked at Li Mu again:

"Your Excellency Li Mu, I plan to recruit those soldiers whose camps have not yet completely shifted and lead them back to Zhengxin, what do you think?"

"This task is your entrustment, and naturally I will listen to you!"

Li Mu said sternly.

"I heard that your guild preaching beliefs are very good?"

Sophia asked again.

"Cough cough... You're going to ask Demacia about this, he's a connoisseur."

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Li Mu's face was strange and authentic.

"Demacia?"

Sophia was stunned.

Just when the girl was deeply surprised by Li Mu's answer, a voice that sounded a bit mean and a bit smug came from behind the two of them:

"That's right, it's me!"

It's Demacia.

Sophia:  …

Looking at the red-haired warrior who didn't know when, the girl's eyes were full of suspicion, scrutiny, and... vigilance.

Demacia:  …

"I said, Miss Sophia, don't look at me like you're looking at garbage, okay? I'm really a master of preaching and faith!"

He looked helpless.

Hearing Demacia's words, Sophia was silent and just looked at him blankly.

But just when Demacia was seen with hair in her heart, and the secret passage was about to get cold again, the girl suddenly opened her mouth and said:

"I trust you once."

"Uh... huh?!"

Demacia was slightly taken aback.

Then a joy:

"real?!"

"No, it's just because of His Excellency Li Mu's guarantee."

The girl continued.

Demacia:  …

Looking at the red-haired warrior with a resentful expression, Sophia sighed:

"Lord Demacia, if you are more prudent, I think you may be more popular and more trustworthy than you are now."

"These soldiers are handed over to you. I will go to see the surrendered nobles. Please don't let me down."

After speaking, the girl left the place where the surrendered soldiers were being held.

Only two players stared at each other.

"What are you going to do with these soldiers?"

Li Mu looked at Demacia and asked with a strange expression.

Demacia glanced at the soldiers gathered in the courtyard and said with a smile:

"Old rules, just like half-orcs, a brainwashing package."

"What about the ones that can't be washed? Are you still pulling back to be a miner?"

"Isn't that of course? But you have to spit on the statue before leaving. I just don't know if the evil god will impose additional punishment on believers who spit... I hope they can still live after spitting."

Li Mu:  …

...

After leaving the courtyard where the surrendered soldiers were being held, Sophia quickly entered the fortress castle.

In the castle hall, which was not seriously damaged, a group of nobles in much more gorgeous clothes were squatting on the ground just like the soldiers outside.

They were all leaders and supporters of the Red Maple Guards, some of them surrendered along with the surrendering soldiers, and some were arrested by the angry territorial people with elves.

Even... Sophia saw a few familiar figures.

That was the noble she had seen when she was in Zeroland.

When the girl noticed those people, those people quickly recognized her.

I saw several surprise voices from the nobles immediately:

"Miss Sophia? Is that you?! I'm Baron Elf! I saw you in Zeroland!"

"Miss Sophia, are you a believer in life? I'm Milovi! I saw you at your father's party!"

"Great! I didn't expect it to be you! Misunderstanding... It's all a misunderstanding! We were also persecuted by that abominable evil god!"

"That's right!"

"Please tell the elves that we are willing to be loyal!"

Looking at these pale nobles but trying to surprise, Sophia suddenly felt a little tired.

She did not answer the other party directly, but silently used the [Eye of Faith] to identify her faith.

Most are green.

Green...is the unbelievers.

The girl was not surprised at all about this result.

There are very few religious people among the nobles, and most of them are actually shallow believers.

Like the ones who surrendered now, most of them are just ramblings. "Pretend to convert and regret it" is the most commonly used rhetoric after they were captured after the failure of the jihad.

Now that he has become a prisoner, it is a normal choice to abandon the belief in the evil god.

They are much more proficient at doing this kind of thing than those soldiers who might even be struggling to read and write.

However, if one day the Heretic God believers capture them again, I am afraid they will change again...

This is the truest noble.

For most of them, the most important thing is that they are alive, their status is unchanged, and their power and wealth are not affected.

However, after witnessing again and again, Sophia has long understood that for the nobles, it is not enough to just look at the light of faith.

Without hesitation, she also threw a [Detect Evil]...

This is the first time a girl has used this magic against a noble.

In Zeroland, her father strictly forbade her to cast this spell on nobles.

Following the girl's movements, the magic power spread to the surrendering nobles.

And above their heads, corresponding halos appeared one after another.

The halo, most of which were pitch black as ink, formed a sharp contrast with the previous soldiers.

Seeing this, Sophia's eyes flashed with disappointment.

However, the girl was too lazy to say anything.

After all... Under the control of the Heretic God, he can still retain his position, and he can even achieve the status of an army leader. If you think about it a little, you can think of what it is.

"Let them all be handled by Your Excellency Demacia. From now on... there will be no nobles in Augs City!"

She glanced at the nobles indifferently and said expressionlessly.

Seeing the girl's indifferent expression, the nobles changed their expressions one after another.

"Miss Sophia! No...Lord Sophia, what are you doing?!"

"Lord Sophia... We are innocent! It's all the evil god's fault!"

Hearing the screams of the nobles, Sophia's eyes flashed with disgust.

She ignored these fallen fellows, turned around and walked out.

After the girl left, the players who received the order sneered a few times, tied these nobles with forbidden chains, and sent them to Demacia...

…………

After dealing with the surrendering soldiers and nobles, Sophia officially took over the city of Augs.

Of course, it is the elves who are temporarily in charge.

The war is not over, the preaching of faith has just begun, the property left by the nobles needs to be dealt with, and so on.

The future is still very long, but right now, the first thing is to recover the entire Maple Leaf Collar and pass on the goddess's belief to every corner...

After the city of Augs was laid, the players also repaired the fortifications intensively, and officially welcomed the statue of the goddess into the city.

With the statue, the magical defense barrier can be activated, and players can also defend the city with peace of mind.

Of course, they didn't forget to build a teleportation circle in the city to communicate directly to Grey Harbor.

Although it is far from Grey Harbor, the long-distance teleportation array is barely usable.

These things do not require too many people.

Therefore, after leaving some players to defend the city in Augs City, the remaining players set off again, rushing towards the hinterland of Maple Leaf Territory...

This blitz is still going on.

...

Western collar, Morningstar City.

On the tall city wall, there are still traces of the battle just now, and in the gully outside the wall, the bodies of the soldiers have not had time to deal with.

With the continuation of the war between the Empire and the Maple Leaf Territory, this place has long since become the front line of the war.

The Red Maple King Otto has personally led his army to besiege the city for several days, and the capital of this western region is already crumbling.

Morning Star City, in the temporary city lord's mansion.

A thin young man looked at the map in front of him, worried.

He is the current city lord of Morningstar City, Earl of Meath, and also the lord of the Western Territory, the unlucky guy whose mansion was destroyed by the black dragon.

"It's been three days, when will the reinforcements from the empire arrive?"

He frowned and looked at the messenger in the hall.

The messenger replied respectfully:

"Lord Earl, Lord Duke has already sent troops to support us, and we will be able to arrive here in one day at most."

The duke here naturally doesn't refer to Duke Rosen.

With the death of the previous Duke Rosen, the Crusade Army was wiped out, and the Rosen family had been deprived of the command of the Guard Corps by the Imperial Council...

Of course, the Legion is gone.

The duke referred to by the messengers refers to the new marshal of the crusade, the Duke of Berencia, one of the seven great princes, and the commander of the Empire's Second Guards Corps.

"A day? Great..."

Earl Meath breathed a sigh of relief.

The Morning Star City in the western region is not a fortified city.

If the rebels are besieged for two more days, I am afraid the city will be destroyed.

However, before Earl Meath could catch his breath, another guard rushed in hurriedly outside the hall:

"Lord Earl! Lord Earl!"

Seeing the guards entering the room, Count Meath groaned in his heart.

Only when he saw the excited expression of the other party, his heart moved slightly:

"What's wrong?! Could it be that the reinforcements have already arrived?!"

His expression had a hint of anticipation.

"No, no!"

The guard took a breath and said excitedly:

"Retreat! The rebels have retreated!"

"Retired?"

At this moment, Count Meath was at a loss.