The festive and lively banquet in the royal capital ended in a hurry due to Joyce's disturbance and the turmoil over the establishment of the crown prince. However, for most nobles, the dispute had just begun.
As the number one supporter of the Great Prince Harold, Grand Duke Rickman announced in a high-profile manner after the banquet that he would follow God's orders and personally lead the army to the Earl of Joyce to crusade against those evil mining slaves!
The rest of the nobles who supported Harold also responded one after another. In order to rush for time and avoid being overtaken by the men of the second prince Hatar, more than a dozen nobles decided to gather their private soldiers together after discussion. In addition to recruiting some serf soldiers from the southern part of the kingdom, an army of 15,000 people can be assembled within a week.
It's enough to grind those ***mining slaves into powder!
What surprised everyone was that, as a strong contender for the crown prince, Hattar did not make much action.
In fact, after returning from the palace, Hatar also immediately summoned the nobles who supported him, preparing to pull out an army as soon as possible to attack the rebels in the southern part of the kingdom.
But before he started, he was stopped by Anthony.
"Since Harold is so active, let them go. Those mine slaves are not that easy to deal with..." Anthony said with a sneer.
"Master, is it possible that the crimes of these mine slaves are related to wizards?" Hatar hesitated for a moment and asked with a hint of confusion. He didn't think these people could cause any trouble.
Although Great Earl Joyce boasted that the so-called miner leader was very powerful, in his opinion, it was nothing more than a little cleverness. He simply took advantage of Joyce's unpreparedness and used some despicable means to defeat him. The other party was caught off guard.
It is absolutely impossible for untrained poor people to resist and win on the battlefield, even with the help of wizards!
After all, the behavior of those mine slaves blowing up the statue of the goddess has angered the church. Cardinal Ansik even bluntly stated at the banquet that he would send several archbishops and a team of priests to go with him!
Unless... Anthony, as a great wizard, is willing to do it himself!
Anthony did not admit or deny it. Now is not the time to expose the Secret Society and the land of wizards. Instead, he said ambiguously.
"If the kingdom had been stable, I'm afraid you wouldn't have any advantage. Even if you put aside the interference of the church, Harold's supporters are more powerful than you. Only a suitable incident can turn you around. The current disadvantage.”
"Anyway, you just need to follow these instructions, and you will naturally be able to ascend the throne when the time comes."
Although Anthony didn't know much about these mining slaves, he knew that this was the arrangement of that adult, and these hastily summoned troops alone could never wipe them out.
Hattar took Anthony's words as acquiescence, and the eagerness in his heart was much less. He simply allowed Grand Duke Rickman and others to go to the Earl of Joyce, which still made him feel a little unsafe.
It was the first time that his father, King Bazel, had so clearly mentioned the establishment of a crown prince, and it was in front of all the nobles in the entire empire. In addition, this matter was proposed by Cardinal Ansiuk himself, which meant that who could Even if they are dissatisfied with the selection of those mining slaves, they cannot easily go back on their word.
It would be very difficult if Harold did this!
Hatar hesitated whether to organize a large army to follow the opponent, pretending to go to annihilate the gangsters together, and then temporarily turned against him, cooperated with the mining slaves and wizards inside and outside, and transferred the private information of a dozen nobles who went to the earldom to attack the mining slaves. All the soldiers were wiped out!
Anthony was also shocked by Hattar's ruthlessness. After pondering for a moment, he did not agree with Hattar's risky move. Unless he could guarantee the destruction of the entire legion, he would only be caught.
"You can send a team of people to investigate the situation and make a decision later!" Anthony said hesitantly.
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At the same time, the final battle is going on in the Earl of Joyce!
After playing a game of attacking east and west, Redel easily captured the castle. After solving the guards, he encountered the biggest problem since the uprising-that is, disintegrating the local people.
Church!
Different from the barony where there is only one priest stationed, there is a bishop and five priests in the church. In addition, they made a lot of noise when they eliminated the guards. They have already alarmed the church, so if they want to use There is no possibility of a sneak attack anymore, the only thing we can do is to fight with all our strength!
This is the battle between the poor and the extraordinary!
In the pouring rain, thousands of miners armed with confiscated crossbows, spears or sharp knives surrounded the church. Dozens of crossbows were fired at the same time, and the flying arrows fell like a heavy rain.
However, the bishop just raised his hand, and an invisible barrier blocked the rain of arrows in the sky. The arrows shot on it and made waves, but they could not break through it in a short time.
Although a well-made compound crossbow is no less powerful than a flintlock gun, it is based on breakthroughs in materials science and the invention of the pulley block. The "strong crossbow" made by the empire's craftsmen is far from satisfactory. Just one round of crossbow arrows It is impossible to break through the second-ring divine spell [Shield of Holy Light].
On the contrary, if the other party then hits the Holy Light, dozens of people will die!
As for the miners who rushed up in an attempt to besiege them, they all fell to the ground crying and crying under the light of the divine skill [Repentance of Sins], piously repenting for their blasphemous actions of smashing the statue.
Such a terrifying scene made the miners who occupied an absolute number retreat in fear. They did not dare to take a step forward, and they only dared to fight back with bows and crossbows from a distance.
The gap between the extraordinary and the poor is evident!
"Is this the real clergy?" Reidel looked at the bishop in the church who was able to cope with their siege with ease, and then at the dozens of corpses lying on the ground. The long knife he held in his hand tightened again and again.
He wanted to rush forward and fight with everyone, but he knew very well that this would not help at all.
"Yes, so I told you that the real difficulties have just begun." Linn's voice rang in his ears. "The bishop stationed in the earldom should be a second-level priest."
"Is there any way to kill him?" Redel asked eagerly.
"Two methods. First, you can wait until his power is exhausted." Lin En said casually. Whether it is a wizard or a priest, casting spells must consume mental energy.
However, in the church, the other party seemed to be able to receive a certain bonus, so while protecting those priests, the power was not exhausted for a long time.
"What about the second method?" Redel rejected the first method without thinking, because if you wait a moment longer, several miners will die...
