Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Will Roach didn't show off anymore. He moved his mouth and said a number very directly and definitely... which even made Bruno's eyes narrow.

"How come there are so many?!"

Bruno was surprised: "If we really go by what you said, then the Church of Light spends almost one-third of the tithe it collects every year on the Augures area?!"

"That's right!"

Will Roach nodded seriously:

"You may not have much impression of that land, but as a former Crusader, I know very well... the food supplies that the church transports to the desert in the Augures region every year have reached an incredible level. !

"I have never been sensitive to these figures before, but since I got your appointment and was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of Doctrine of the Faith, I started to look through the accounts and check the income and expenditure, so... until a few days ago, I I suddenly realized that there are many doubts about the arrangement of the Church of Light in the Augures area..." As he spoke, Will Roach couldn't help showing a look of shame.

In his opinion, if he could realize this earlier, he might be able to remind Bruno this morning, so that the Principality of Idar and the Protestant Church could explore the hidden secrets of the Augures region earlier.

"It's not too late to say..."

Bruno naturally saw the expression on Will Roach's face and said seriously:

"This information is particularly important for the development of Protestantism and for the current Principality of Idar! If you think of anything related to the Church of Light in the future, you can report it directly to me!"

"clear!"

Hearing this, Will Roach nodded quickly.

As his understanding of the Principality of Idar and Protestantism deepened, Will Roach's sense of belonging to this land became stronger.

Although Bruno exercised extremely strict control over the spread and development of Protestantism, it was precisely because of this that Protestantism lacked a lot of complicated and trivial matters.

This indeed weakened the authority and autonomy of Protestantism, but it enabled people like Will Roach, who had sincere faith in the teachings of the Protestant Church, to fulfill their mission in a purer environment.

And this is actually exactly what the Protestant believers expect.

…

After describing the situation in the Augures area to Bruno in detail, Will Roach left with Mike, but... Bruno fell into deep thought.

Even if you think about it with your own toes, you can understand that such a large amount of money and food obviously cannot be used for preaching and cleaning the land.

Because...if you want to preach and cleanse the land, then there is no need to choose the Augures region?

No matter how remote and desolate the eastern part of the empire where the Idar Principality is located, isn't it much better than the Augures region where the sky is filled with yellow sand and has been constantly war-torn?

not to mention……

Even Will Roach, who was once the leader of the Crusaders, didn’t know when the Church of Light started investing money and food in the Augures area!

After hundreds of years of investment, the Augures region is still in the same state today, and the situation in the Augures region is even getting worse!

Even if the red archbishop's nose was straightened out by Idar's popularity, Bruno, the Duke of Idar, would never believe the rhetoric given by the Church of Light.

Still feel the care of the God of Light?

I bother!

and……

The most important thing is that as a nobleman, although Bruno does not know the specific amount of tithes collected by the Church of Light every year, he can also calculate it with his mathematical calculations and understanding of various noble families in this era. An approximate amount.

According to Will Roach,

The Church of Light will probably invest one-third of the total tithe into the Augures region.

That’s a tithe!

You must know that the tithe collected by the church is different from ordinary taxes.

Not to mention the Norman Empire, even the people of the Kingdom of Basel and the Principality of Sidon have to pay taxes to the Church of Light located in the holy city of Bethlehem!

And this means that, except for the pagans of the Odin Empire, no matter whether you are a believer of the Church of Light or not, as long as you live on this continent, you will be forced to levy a "1-in-10" tax. Or grain!

Focus on it!

The scope of tax collection covers the entire continent except the Odin Empire!

Even in this era of backward small-scale peasant economy with extremely low productivity, this is a wealth that can even be equivalent to a country's annual tax!

Moreover, this does not include the tribute that the Principality of Sidon, which has a very sincere belief in the church, pays to the Church of Light every year!

But such a large amount of money and food,

But they were all thrown into the chaotic Augres area by the Church of Light? !

Even Bruno, as a time traveler, couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable and even shocked when he first heard Will Roach's words.

"Mundale!" Bruno suddenly shouted.

"Your Majesty the Duke, do you have any instructions..." After hearing this, Mondale quickly opened the door and walked in.

"Go to the Idar CIA and tell Krell personally to ask him to send people to the Augures area to thoroughly investigate everything about the Church of Light in that land! Also, be sure to send experienced cadres Member!" Bruno said in a deep voice.

"clear!"

…

Augures region.

This land located at the junction of three countries is called the Augures region. Ultimately, it is because of the Augures Desert located in the northeast of the Principality of Sidon.

As the second largest desert in the entire continent, the Augure Desert does not have a clear concept of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Yellow sand fills the sky and flying sand and rocks are the norm in this land.

Coupled with the brutal gangsters and criminals from various countries who fled to this land, the Augres area has become a place that almost every business traveler is afraid of avoiding.

It is precisely for this reason that the southwest of the Augres region, the land located in the Augres Desert, has always been inaccessible, even compared to the Forest of Warcraft, it is not far behind.

so……

Whether they are robbers or murderers, whether they are people who were unfortunate enough to be born here, or criminals who were exiled here, most of them live on the plains in the northeastern part of the Augures region.

These extremely vicious gangsters run amuck in this lawless land, causing countless killings and tragedies.

only……

The church doesn't care about this.

…

The sky is filled with yellow sand and the wind is howling.

Compared with other desert areas on this continent, perhaps due to the unique geographical environment and the influence of the monsoon climate, the wind season in the Augure Desert often arrives earlier.

Therefore, while the people of the Idar Principality were immersed in the joy of the harvest brought by the golden autumn in October, the Augure Desert finally ushered in the wind season in the second half of the year.

In the desert, the windy season can often be regarded as the most dangerous time.

But,

In this endless desert, a group of figures were looming under the cover of wind and sand.

This is a camel team.

There were forty or fifty camels in the team.

In this desert, such a team can actually be regarded as an extremely rare "large force".

Under normal circumstances, when traveling in the desert, the number of camels in the team must be greater than the total number of people in the team.

Because in addition to serving as mounts, camels often carry a large amount of luggage and drinking water, providing logistical support for teams traveling through the desert.

only……

The camel team in front of them was marching in the wind and sand, but it was obviously different from ordinary teams.

In addition to those figures riding on camels, there seemed to be a lot of people at the end of the team, following the camel team stumbling forward in the endless sea of ​​sand.

"Bang... bangdang..."

This is the sound of shackles and chains colliding with each other in the wind.

The crowd following the camel team were obviously prisoners of this team. They were barefoot, struggling to step on the sand, and dragged their heavy shackles forward slowly.

They wanted to stop and rest, but... the other end of the chain was tied to the camel in front.

If someone is too exhausted to keep up with the team, the only possibility is to be abandoned in this rarely visited desert and fend for themselves.

so……

Although they didn't know what was waiting for them, their survival instinct still supported them and they marched hard behind the camel team.

Traces of blood extended from the broken wounds on their bodies to the soles of their feet, and traces of blood were also left behind them.

but……

In this boundless desert, these traces of people's past will be obliterated by the wind and sand almost in the blink of an eye.

Their throats were very dry, but the amount of water they received every day was so little that they felt dizzy and staggered when they walked.

"Damn guys! Go faster! Only those who can make it to the end can experience the care of the God of Light and obtain the salvation of the Gods!"

One person in the camel team took a gulp of water and moistened his throat, then turned around and shouted loudly to the exhausted people behind him.

Although most of these guys riding camels were wrapped in a layer of white robes to protect themselves from the flying sand and dust, the pale golden crosses worn on their chests highlighted their identity as Crusader soldiers.

Yes, they... are all Crusaders affiliated with the Church of Light.

He rode a camel and had enough time to drink water and rest, but he scolded the shackled walkers for their slow progress.

Although this seems a bit ridiculous, the large-scale double-standard scene in front of us has been generally approved by the vast majority of the Crusaders:

"If you can't go through countless hardships, how can you win the favor of the God of Light? You damn unbelievers, stupid sinners! How can you regain your life without the mercy of the church?!"

While he was talking, a Crusader soldier took out the whip in his hand at some point and whipped a shackled "sinner" hard.

A sudden groan was heard from the man, and then he fell heavily into the sand and never got up again.

It was obvious that the man's physical condition had reached the limit of what he could bear.

Seeing this, the ordinary people who were called "sinners" showed fear, and none of them dared to speak out.

They are not the vicious gangsters living in the Augures area, but the most ordinary civilians. Not only can they survive in this chaotic land, but they are also always afraid of bandits and robbers from other forces. Robbery and invasion by bandits.

They also wanted to leave, but... they couldn't leave at all.

Because... no matter how ferocious robbers and robbers are, they still need to eat, drink and defecate.

As the carriages and horses on the mainland circled around one after another, powerful bandit gangs began to compete with each other for territory, and under each gang, there were many civilians.

These civilians grow food and provide food for specific forces. Therefore, although life is difficult, if they are honest and obedient, they can barely get by.

only……

Just a week ago, that all changed.

Dozens of Crusaders barged into their village, burned their houses, gathered all the villagers together, and shackled their hands and feet.

The Crusaders call these civilians "sinful people", or... "sinful people".

But the problem is...

Muqlin Hafed did not know why he was guilty, and he never thought he was guilty.

As a young man who was unfortunately born on this land, from the year he was able to work, he began to follow his father to cultivate the land, and devoted all his energy to the cultivation of the land.

He has never committed murder or robbery, and has never attempted fraud or theft. Muqlin Hafed has always been a dutiful farmer, living a difficult life guarding his own one-third of an acre.

But the arrival of the Crusaders broke his originally peaceful life.

Driven by the Crusaders, they were taken into the desert and marched hard in this boundless desert. According to the Crusaders... this was to allow them to wash away their sins and obtain the power of the God of Light. redemption.

In fact, Muqlin Hafed has no interest in such a statement. If Muqlin Hafed had a choice, UU Reading ｗww.uukanshu.net he would choose to leave without hesitation.

Temperatures in the desert can vary greatly.

It was extremely hot during the day, and the sand that had been baked for a long time by the blazing sun was frighteningly hot, but it was extremely cold at night, and the howling cold wind was enough to make these thinly-clad civilians faint.

Under this huge difference in temperature between day and night, the elderly villagers can no longer bear the torture, and the young villagers are also exhausted.

But……

These Crusaders, who kept saying how benevolent the God of Light was, never cared about the feelings of the civilians, including Muqlin Hafed, and whipped and cursed them at every turn, and even used weapons.

Muqlin Hafed saw the friends he knew falling one after another, but as an ordinary person whose hands and feet were shackled, Muqlin Hafed had long lost the ability to resist.

He could only follow the footsteps of the Crusaders in confusion, relying on his survival instinct to support himself, hoping that the God of Light, which was highly praised by the Crusaders, could quickly end its so-called "care"...