Lord God Investigator

The riots of the citizens of Askatra were easily suppressed by the paladins. The injured citizens could not receive treatment from the temple priests because they were all guilty fools. Pain was a test given by the gods. They could only taste the sacred beatings carefully. I will repent and make a new start!

On the continent of Faerûn, if a city loses the blessing of the gods, then the city is not far from destruction.

There are countless cities on the mainland, and there are always the shadows of one or two gods behind the big figures who control the cities. Destroying a city and exterminating a clan will inevitably be interfered by the gods who protect the city.

The city of Askatra is the capital of merchants, but the patron saint of merchants, the goddess Wojin, has been missing for a long time. This city has long been coveted by many parties, whether it is the gods of justice or the forces of evil, they have laid secrets in this city. pile.

Merchants have accumulated a lot of wealth, but the gods they serve cannot provide them with security. The money in their hands has long been a reminder. Even without Bredreau's bewitchment, sooner or later, the merchants of Amn will be cut off. wool.

The method of shearing sheep may be plunder by evil forces, or taxation by righteous forces.

Are the six knights who occupied Amn worried about forcing the Amn people to rebel?

Not worried!

Why should a group of lambs who have lost the protection of gods rebel against the servants of gods?

Can citizens armed with daggers, pitchforks and slings defeat paladins who wield divine power and wield great swords and are armored in steel, or can they defeat priests, mages and arcane knights who cast devastating divine magic?

A hundred rioting citizens rushed forward, a mage recited a spell, and a few rounds of fireballs were thrown down, leaving a sea of ​​charcoal.

When the divine servants punish the corrupt people of the fallen city, do they need to take into account international influence and public opinion?

No need!

Everyone can punish those who have no faith, and everyone can punish those who have foolish faith! Those who believe in Bradero are equivalent to blind believers, mind flayer puppets!

The citizens of Askatra were labeled as fallen people who questioned the gods. Without the protection of the gods, their social status in Faerûn was worse than that of the goblins. Even if they were killed, it would only be equivalent to wiping out an evil goblin kingdom. There will be no condemnation.

What is the difference between stupid people who cannot provide the power of faith and stupid animals, and what use are they to gods?

Just like weeds in a field, if they are not removed in time, they will spread and damage the crops!

The High Priest of Dawn thought that the plundering of one-third of the property was kind enough and did not fish all the way. This was because the merchants in Ascaltra City still had some ability to gather wealth. With the remaining two-thirds of the property, , this group of businessmen can still regain their vitality ten years later and wait for the next plunder with peace of mind.

If the gods knew how to be gentle and know how to benefit the ignorant people, there would not be so many shadow thieves, beggars, street children and street girls in Askatra City, and there would not be so many evil organizations and high-level undead.

The richest city in Faerûn is like this, what is the scene like in other remote villages?

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The dispersed citizens fled home, licked their wounds in hiding, and waited shiveringly for the tax collector to come.

Under a theocratic rule, those who resist taxes will not just be arrested and imprisoned for two days like during the Six-person Council. Those who resist taxes are madmen who deny the gods, maggots who are not grateful for God's grace. Rows of racks are erected in the temple area. , prepared to deal with those degenerate and ignorant people who try to resist taxes.

The priest who killed and set fire to the development of the Church of Lathander was killing demons who slandered God, stupid monsters, and ghosts that should not exist in the world!

If he could build Faerûn's most magnificent temple of Lathander with the gold coins he earned from murder and arson, he would have to be canonized and become a petitioner!

Class position has nothing to do with good or evil.

In Dame Hathaway's mansion, the lady sat blankly on the sofa chair in the bedroom. She felt that she was hollowed out. In the past, at this time, Io would stand by the bed, looking at her quietly and tenderly. , listening to her chattering.

However, the past will never come again, and what is lost will be lost forever.

The butler knocked on the door to report that there was a lady who wanted to see her. Dame Hathaway did not want to see anyone and was about to refuse when she suddenly thought of something. She quickly arranged her appearance and ran downstairs to the living room.

The lady was waiting in the drawing room. She was elegant, elegantly dressed, and wearing a veil.

As soon as she saw the Dame, she took off her veil, and Hathaway immediately recognized this face. It was a beautiful face that everyone in Faerûn knew.

"Miss Monroe, it's you!" Dame exclaimed.

The visitor was none other than Monroe, the popular actress of the Bradlow Theater Company.

"Mr. Bredreau received your magical message and sent me to sneak into the heavily guarded city of Ascaltra to convey his words to you face to face."

Monroe saluted her and spoke.

"What did Mr. Bradlow say?" asked the Dame eagerly.

"He doesn't agree with your idea."

"Mr. Bredlow doesn't think the time has come yet."

"How long do we have to wait?"

"The shortest time is fifty years!"

Dame Hathaway smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Fifty years? I will be dead in fifty years! What's more, I can't tolerate such a life at all, and I can't bear it for a moment!"

Monroe responded with silence.

Hathaway slumped on the sofa, even her last hope had been extinguished, and she looked like a walking zombie that had lost its soul.

"but……"

Monroe changed the topic and said: "Mr. Bredlow also said that he respects the people's choices and will not interfere. If the Amn people decide to revolt, he will try his best to provide help."

Hathaway stood up suddenly and stared at Monroe intensely.

"In the innermost layer of the sewer beholder's lair, Mr. Bredlow hid a batch of weapons. This batch of weapons was quietly hoarded through multiple smuggling."

Monroe said slowly: "The weapons arsenal is covered with illusions, and a specific spell needs to be recited to open it. Now I will tell you the spell, and everything else is up to you."

Dame Hathaway took a deep breath, knowing that she was facing an important choice.

Should I live boringly like a living corpse, or take back Io with my own hands!

This matter cannot be decided by her alone. After the Six-person Council of Amn was destroyed by the Knights, the citizens spontaneously formed the Six-person Underground Council. Dame Hathaway is the member of the Six-person Underground Council. important member.

Monroe leaned into Hathaway's ear, recited the curse, and left in a hurry.

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Hathaway immediately took the news to the secret room in the sewers to discuss with the members of the six-person underground council of Amn.

"Impossible, we are no match for the Knights at all. Resistance will only lead to death!"

"The weapons provided by Mr. Bredreau can help us defeat the knights."

"Yes, we have already tested that weapon. It is very powerful and not difficult to operate. It only requires simple training..."

"Are you crazy? We will all be killed!"

"If this continues, we will slowly be tortured to death. Even if we don't die, what's the point of living if we lose the free life we ​​used to have?"

"I agree with the uprising! Without these weapons, our uprising would be tantamount to death and we can only endure it. But with these weapons, we have a chance to fight to the death!"

In the end, Handak, the representative of the civilian class, gritted his teeth and said: "The nobles can reduce taxes based on their titles, but the common people and non-believers must give one-third of their property to those uninvited invaders! This is unfair! Those groups The invaders don't know how long they will be stationed in Amn, and military expenditures are a bottomless pit. If things go on like this, the city of gold coins will become a city of poverty! The civilians are already living a very miserable life, and if this happens, they will not be able to survive at all without an uprising. Just waiting to die!”

"The Knights have blocked Amn's land transportation and maritime trade routes, and commercial activities have completely stopped!"

The representatives of the merchants also roared in low voices: "The merchant country has become a theocratic country, and the way of life we ​​advocate has been completely denied! As Bredlow said, we are just pigs raised by the gods. When we get fat, we will Slaughter, the goddess Wojin has disappeared. There are no gods to protect us anymore. The disappearance of the goddess must be the conspiracy of the gods. The merchant class will never have a chance to succeed in the continent of Faerûn and will always be the target of slaughter!"

"What crime do people who are tied to the stake and burned to death have? Just because they have hidden works of art in their homes! Those fanatics are getting more and more crazy. If we don't resist, we will all be kidnapped unless we become idiots without self. Burn at the stake!"

"That's right!"

"right!"

"They treat us like this just because we woke up and figured out the truth. If they want to continue to cover up the truth, they have to get rid of us all!"

"Well, Mr. Bradlow might as well not tell us the truth..."

"Stupid, do you want to be an ignorant and happy pig forever? This kind of harvest will come sooner or later. The war in Faerûn has never stopped! If the army of the good gods does not attack, Bane's evil army will conquer sooner or later. Amn is a country that is rich but has low military force!"

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The council soon came up with the results of the discussion. The citizen representatives of Ascaltra City came to a unified understanding and decided to resist!

Without these weapons, they might have endured in silence as they did in the past, enduring when dragons destroyed towns, when they were abused by tyranny, when they were attacked by monsters, when they suffered and were ignored by temples and lords.

But with weapons, the means to fight back, and the ideological guidance to resist, why should we endure it?

The organized militiamen came to the beholder's lair, and Hathaway recited a magic spell to open the weapons arsenal, where they found boxes of strange sticks and round magic crystal balls with pull tabs.

Dame Hathaway introduced them: "This stick is called: 'Yao En 1372 Rifle'. Those crystal balls are super magic crystal bombs. We who do not have extraordinary power can rely on these weapons to fight against paladins and priests." , Mages!”

In the previous chapter, some readers asked why the chief priest of Dawn did not win over the people. Let me answer it.

This is a question of class stance, not an intellectual question, nor a question of good or evil. Even the capital tycoons in the real world only learned to increase wages and reduce labor for workers after the Red Frenzy. Faerun people never rebel against the gods, and never With the power to resist the gods, how could the gods understand the need to win over and treat them well?

If stupid people are making trouble and shouting slogans, those in power will be gentle and win over them. Doesn't this encourage all stupid people to jump out and cause trouble?

Love of gods and fear of gods gain the same power of faith. What good gods pursue is not the love of believers, but awe, keeping them at a distance, and fearing them with respect.

As someone printed on the T-shirt said: "After we leave, they will build your schools and hospitals and raise your wages. This is not because of their conscience, nor because they have become good people." It’s because we’ve been here.”

People who have never experienced class struggle think that the upper exploiting class is the embodiment of kindness and compassion, intelligent and considerate philanthropists, who treat the exploited like their own sons and coax and pamper them.

Little do you know, the exploited people who have never known how to fight and resist are the most cruelly oppressed and exploited people!