Realm of Power

In Shatai City, the evening sun slowly penetrated the clouds, reflecting the golden sunset light on the head of Shatai City. The weeds under the city stretched their bodies comfortably in the wind. The left side of Shatai City used to be The Lulan Forest in the Harvey Kingdom produces large timber, with huge canopies of dense canopies. Tree trunks that can block the sun and are more than 30 meters high often require two or three people to hug them. The black smoke rising in the direction of the forest looks very abrupt and out of place in the sunset. The ground is littered with scattered stones and rubble. , as well as broken weapons and armor, a mess. The mutilated bones are sometimes hidden among the rubble, emitting an unpleasant smell after thawing in winter. The trees growing among the weeds and wild flowers at the edge of the forest all have large scorch marks left by the heavy smoke. On the periphery of the forest are large areas of felled wood piles. Most of the trees on these half-bare wood piles have become adulterated. The various war equipment used by Martin Liya's army to storm Shatai City

Shatai City was the largest fortress in the north of the original Kingdom of Harvey. It was also the center of the fiercest battle in the north of Harvey when it resisted the invasion of the Martin Liya people.

Fifty thousand Martin Liya troops surrounded Shatai City. After half a month of crazy attacks, they finally cut down the forest outside the city to build large catapults and siege towers before they captured this once tall and majestic fortress. The originally tall city walls , has been basically destroyed, with only a few lucky sections of the city wall remaining. It was also burnt black by gunpowder smoke. Under the base of the wall, there were countless rolling stones and broken arrows scattered. The four nearby forts were all collapsed and tilted, just like a section of this majestic pass, with only round ones. There are several stone foundations on an outline, which seems to indicate that a bunker once existed here. The Martinliya Army, which did not build cities, disliked facing such a strong wall the most, and at that time, the Harvey Kingdom did not believe that the Martinliya people, who were not good at siege, could capture Shatai City, which cost the Harvey people The Northern Barrier Center, which took thirty years of hard work to build, is ironic. Yes, the northern barrier that the Harvey people spent financial and material resources to build was actually aimed at the Order State to the north. If the Harvey Army crossed the Order State and marched north, the geographical location of Shatai City would belong to the Harvey Army. The strategic significance of the northern advance point to the north of Harvey Kingdom can be imagined.

After the armistice with the Kingdom of Harvey, Shatai City was assigned to the management of the Sam tribe because it was a solid-walled city. Except for the Sam tribe, which had craftsmen, the other two tribes would not be able to control the city even if they obtained Shatai City. After being restored to its previous state, excluding the war function, Shatai City has no outstanding points. The entire city is built on raised mounds, surrounded by winding trenches. Now they are no longer trenches. They have been filled in during the siege. According to rumors, the Martin Liya army that originally broke through Shatai City massacred the entire city. Many wounded soldiers and corpses of the Kingdom of Harvey were killed. They were thrown into deep trenches together and then buried with loess.

Looking away from the dense emerald green shrubs and vegetation on the loess, Sam Tamara put on white gloves and subconsciously covered her nose. Si Green told her that the rumor was true. "This is what I, Martin Li Yajun, usually do. Strategy, wounded soldiers are of little use, even if If they are taken as captives and shipped back to the country to be sold, they will also become inferior products due to battle injuries and limb problems. Even if the price is only one-third of other captives, no one will care about them. Everyone buys slaves to work and their limbs are not flexible. In addition to wasting food, Basically useless, and these are Harvey soldiers who have been forged by blood and fire on the battlefield. They kill without blinking an eye, are extremely organized, and are good at various weapons. No slave owner likes this kind of person who will hurt his master without paying attention. Commodities, so wounded soldiers on the battlefield, Most of them were disposed of on the spot, either killed or buried together with the corpses. In the Battle of Shatai City, because our army suffered heavy casualties and more than 6,000 Harveys were captured, we were ordered not to leave any of them buried alive. So why were these people executed? "

Samtamara's pretty face was cold. The Shatai City in front of her was not only the trenches where countless people were buried, but also wooden piles erected diagonally along the edge of the city wall. There were many wooden piles. The remains of corpses could be seen everywhere, and the stench of rotting corpses wafted from time to time, making her feel extremely uncomfortable inside. Sam The clan is already the least warlike among the three major clans, and in the process of external expansion, in order to retain the opponent's manpower and various craftsmen, it has abandoned the practice of killing every battle more than thirty years ago. This is also the case among the three major clans. One of the reasons why the Sam people are looked down upon is that here, there are countless corpses impaled on wooden stakes, even more so in the wind. There was a rushing sound, which seemed to be telling something. Samtamara subconsciously clenched her hands and felt an unspeakable display of brutality. Judging from the size of these corpses, it should not be the war a few months ago. "Your Highness Sam, just a month ago, six Harvey female slaves in Shatai City attempted to murder Shatai City while they were sleeping. Lord Archipatus. Fortunately, the guards heard Lord Archipatus' cry for help and rescued him in time. These corpses impaled on the wooden stakes were executed under the order of Archipatus. There are 1,400 Harvey slaves in Shatai City, a total of 1,400 people." The vassal of the Luxue Family looked strange next to him and whispered cautiously.

"Archipatus? You mean the lord of Shatai City is Archipatus!"

When Sam Tamara heard this name, she paused for breath. If all this was done by Archipatus, it would not be surprising. You know, Archipatus is known as the Sam Tribe. He strongly advocated that the Sam people should be on par with the Il people. Radical figures believe that the reason why the Sam tribe has declined from the status of the three major tribes in the past thirty years is because thirty years ago, the Sam tribe abolished the tradition of massacre. What a Martin Liya person!"

This great lord, whose territory covers more than half of the province, has slaughtered slaves for fun many times in his territory. Moreover, this person is most notorious for his love of torturing and killing women. He often likes to let young girls sleep with him, and then in the morning When I woke up, my first order was to drag the girl out and bleed her until she died.

"I only heard about it before, but now I am certain that Archipatus is indeed a believer of the Blood God in the southern Luye Hills."

Si Green looked complicated and sighed. Although the Martin Liya people were brutal, they would often consciously stop the massacre after occupying the territory because they were all slaves who could be sold for money. They killed them in vain. For the lords of the occupied areas, This is a huge loss for them. The Martinliya people do not engage in business or develop production. Their main financial source is external plunder and slave production. The number of slaves they acquire directly determines whether they drink soup or eat food in winter. Meat’s face problem

"Aren't all the people in the southern Luye Hills dead? And how are you sure this is the so-called Blood God Sacrifice?"

Sam Tamara's pretty face changed even more when she heard Si Green's words. Blood God Sacrifice is a religious sacrificial activity originally held by the Luye Hills people in the southern part of Martinliya. The Luye Hills people believe that the blood of male wild deer has magical powers. Strength can make men show their prowess. There is nothing wrong with this. However, eating deer blood is aphrodisiac, but Lu Ye As a more barbaric and backward tribe than the Martin Liya people, the Hill People are also tougher than the Martin Liya people. Especially the Hill People who drank the blood of a stag seemed to feel no pain in a short period of time, and during the battle It's an unkillable monster. Unless it cuts off its head with a knife, it will crawl over and bite people even if it only has one hand and one foot.

The war between the two sides at the beginning left a psychological shadow on the proud Martin Liya people, but then a plague suddenly broke out in Luye, and all the people in the southern Luye Hills were wiped out. There are rumors that the source of the plague was the southern Luye Hills. The human sacrifice to the Blood God was too cruel, causing shock from the heavens. Wrath, destroyed this sturdy tribe, of course these are all rumors, and with the destruction of the Luye Hills people in the south, almost no one knows what the mysterious blood god sacrifice is, so Sam Tamara is very strange, The people of Luye Hills in southern China have been extinct for more than 30 years. Why can Si Green recognize them at a glance?

Si Green's eyes flickered and he said in a solemn voice, "Archipatus is a follower of the Blood God. This is not a secret among the upper echelons of the Sam tribe. It's just that no one told His Highness these bloody things. I also read about it in books." , the people of Luye Hills offered sacrifices to the Blood God only with deer blood at first, but later on, I don’t know why. The blood of a young girl is added, and it is said that the blood of a virgin who has just lost her virginity is the most effective. Therefore, when the whole clan is offering sacrifices, a group of men who have gone crazy after drinking the blood of a stag and a young girl tied to the altar are often used as The girls who were sacrificed were all humiliated and bitten to death. Hundreds of girls died tragically every year."

Si Green paused, glanced at Sam Tamara, and then continued: "At first, the sacrifice was the noble woman who made mistakes among the Luye Hills people, and later it was the war gains of the Luye Hills people, including me. Martin's sharp-toothed girl, so the people of Luye Hills were destroyed Later, the royal family ordered a comprehensive search of the Luye Hills, and eventually all hundreds of Blood God sacrifices were destroyed. The remains of the girl found were said to be piled up..." Si Green stopped and did not continue, but the following words Those lords and vassals have exploded

"I knew Archipertus was nothing"

"We recruit six women every day and change them every day, but we are still thriving. There is indeed a big problem."

These Martin Liya nobles all turned blue in the face. Even if they were as cruel as they were, they began to secretly curse Archipatus as a bastard. He killed several women and executed more than a thousand slaves. They were too lazy to think. No matter what,

They were afraid that if Archipertus behaved like this, he would bring the plague that destroyed the entire Luye Hills! Because that plague is so famous in the hearts of the people in Martinliya, so famous that even mentioning it makes people blush.

The natural disaster that destroyed the mighty Luye was a story passed down orally by Martin Liya. Although these Martin Liya nobles did not see it with their own eyes, their ancestors and fathers were all participants in the war at that time. What they saw and heard was much better than What Green told Sam and Tamara was ten times more terrifying.

Those who died in Luye Hills were almost all exterminated within half a year. There were more than 800,000 people in more than a dozen cities. The corpses all over their bodies were almost covered in pieces. At a glance, there was no living person in the entire city. , the smell of corruption is everywhere, yes Well, the flies are gathering, and even the vultures that like to eat carrion are afraid to come near here. Even if there are occasional ones running out of the hills, they always fall down inexplicably while walking. If you take off your clothes, you can see all over the body. It's a sore. People infected with it will be in the same miserable state ten days later.

The more mysterious and terrifying, the more inexplicable things are, the more deterrent they are to the barbaric Martinliya people. At that time, the Martinliya people were so scared that they ran directly to an area 500 miles away from Luye Hills. For a full ten years, no one dared to set foot on this dead land of Luye Hills. Luye Hills has also become a quiet place passed down by the Martinliya people from generation to generation.

If it were replaced by modern people, it can be basically confirmed that the outbreak of the plague in Luye Hills was most likely caused by drinking human blood. They drank the blood of any person, regardless of whether they were sick or not, and they drank it all at once. There were also activities such as promiscuity, which caused a great possibility of damage to the body's immune system. It was too difficult to avoid the outbreak of infectious diseases. In this era, the medical power has no resistance to diseases caused by blood. With the cessation of sacrificial activities, this blood-induced infectious disease naturally ended automatically.

"What a bastard, does Archipatus want to kill everyone!"

"If the plague that destroyed the entire Luye breaks out, we will all die. We can't let Archipatus continue like this!"

"Your Highness Sam, you are the young prince of the Sam tribe. Archipatus is the lord of your Sam tribe. You can't just ignore it!" These lords and vassals asked Samtamara to deal with Archipatus. Siglin said with a double meaning, "Don't worry too much. The young prince will definitely give everyone an explanation. As long as Archipatus is still the lord of my Sam tribe, as long as the young prince is still the young prince"

"Your Highness Samtamara, of course, is the young prince of the Sam tribe. Your Highness, no matter what others say, we only recognize His Highness Samutamara! "

Which of the vassal nobles is not a monkey-like character? Although the news from the Sam tribe seems to be to cancel the status of this young prince, the master has clearly stated that he fully supports Samutamara. Now Archipatus in Shatai City has threatened the safety of everyone, not to mention that they all said that as long as Samutamara gives an order, they will immediately mobilize their respective troops to gather in Shatai City. "Who is willing to send someone to the city to pass on my order and let Archipatus come to see me? In order to escort me back, my guards along the way..." Samutamara deliberately revealed With a touch of coldness, he took a deep breath, tightened his hand holding the reins of the warhorse secretly, and said to the vassal nobles in a concentrated voice

"My Blood Deer family will send someone immediately"

"My Ku Tianshi family will send someone!" The vassal lords asked Sam Tamara to let them send someone on their behalf

Seeing this scene, Sam Tamara narrowed her eyes slightly. She knew why Siglin insisted on coming to Shatai City. As the leader of the Sam army, and Siglin's best skill was not command but logistics coordination, which meant that he was familiar with the habits of the major lords of the Sam tribe. How could he not know that Archipatus was a follower of the Blood God

And at this moment, he deliberately pulled the major lords and vassals to Shatai He came to the city and deliberately revealed this matter in front of everyone. As expected, these vassal lords stood on his side at once. You know, Martinliya's military force in the Harvey Kingdom is basically in the hands of these vassals, with tens of thousands of troops. Because after the truce with the Harvey Kingdom, the armies of the major lords went north and killed into the Church State, leaving only the vassals on the land of the original Harvey Kingdom, and now Siglin just made a light push, and he had tens of thousands of troops out of thin air. If these people in front were still perfunctory because of their lords, then now, with one order from him, I am afraid that this big cancer, Shatai City, will really be razed to the ground!