Boom.

Li Shuyi, Qiao Rui, and Golia's eyes were all focused on Bai Xiaowen, especially the two teammates who still had a weird smile on the show—but they were very vague and didn't show it obviously.

Bai Xiaowen cleared his throat and said:

"All men are inherently unequal, and it is an injustice for lords to rule over the common people and to make laws at will, and to turn the poor among you into slaves. However, in the face of death, everyone is equal, and the cursed sect serves the god of death, and all believers who are obedient and contribute to the sect will receive the glory of rebirth after death, and their souls will live forever as long as they pass the trial. Those who disobey and hinder the development of the sect will be punished after death. ”

Bai Xiaowen finally concluded: "The Cursed Sect is committed to eliminating all injustice on the earth and building a fair and orderly kingdom of death, this is our doctrine. ”

Bai Xiaowen's teaching, which describes the process of transforming the dead into the dead, is "the glory of rebirth", which is a good disguise. In his teachings, he incorporated some ideas of karma, which can be regarded as the initial form of a sectarian program.

However, Bai Xiaowen didn't lie, his black soul stone can store the souls of the dead, and the soul essence can be consumed to retain the target's complete soul, isn't this "soul eternal".

The surrounding villagers were all suspicious and cast their eyes on the old apprentice. Apparently they prefer to trust the old apprentices rather than these outsiders.

A complicated look flashed across the old mage's apprentice's face.

"How about it, join the Cursed Sect and contribute to the construction of a fair kingdom of death," Bai Xiaowen's voice was full of demagogy, "If you agree to join, the sect will protect your village from the lord's army and guarantee your freedom from becoming slaves." ”

"Moreover, these dozen or so people who were originally used as slaves, I can release them on the spot right now. Bai Xiaowen added again.

The dozen or so villagers with ropes tied to their hands all showed expressions of surprise.

The old apprentice hesitated and said, "What if they don't join the Cursed Sect?"

"The same release. Because the purpose of our denomination is to eliminate injustice, it is an injustice that free people are reduced to slavery. Bai Xiaowen said.

The old apprentice said, "Then why can't you protect the villagers of Mangni Village so selflessly, but you must make it a condition for joining the Cursed Sect?"

Bai Xiaowen sneered and said, "Old man, it's a sin to always think about getting something for nothing. In the land of Silver Star Island, there are so many lambs who are oppressed and waiting to be delivered, and the Cursed Sect also wants to develop believers, why waste time and energy on a group of unbelievers who refuse to join the Church?"

"I'm willing to be religious!"

A crisp voice sounded, and the little girl "Sonya" who was chased by the soldiers just now squeezed over, and her eyes looked at Golia:

"Great Black Knight, thank you for saving my father from the bad guys!

Gloria stood silent, with no expression on her pale face. After a long time, she snorted softly and turned away.

"I'm also religious...... It couldn't have been any worse anyway. Sonya's father, the man with his hands tied, sighed.

As if it had begun, the voices of joining the church one after another sounded. In front, there were still more than a dozen would-be slaves with their hands tied, and the other villagers in Mangni Village in the back also rushed to join.

Herd mentality is one thing. On the other hand, these people thought that the consequence of not being protected by the Cursed Sect would be to become slaves, so they naturally had no choice.

"What do you call the old man?do you want to join?" Bai Xiaowen's eyes stared at the old apprentice.

"My name is Jon...... It's just an apprentice mage who doesn't make it. I don't want to ......"

Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice: "Old Mr. Yoon, carefully consider the consequences of refusal. ”

The old apprentice Jon sighed, "I'll join." ”

Bai Xiaowen smiled: "Welcome." He was a little relieved in his heart, the vast majority of the villagers in Mangni Village were ignorant and foolish, as long as it was profitable, it was easy to fool. And this old apprentice Jon is different, at least with a certain amount of insight.

Bai Xiaowen estimated that this old apprentice might have seen Golia's undead identity, and naturally he could also guess the nature of this organization in combination with the teachings of the Cursed Sect.

Standing in the position of implicit hostility of living beings to undead creatures, it was normal for the old apprentice Jon to be reluctant to join the Cursed Cult. However, if he openly proposes not to join the sect, other villagers will inevitably be influenced by him......

This was something that Bai Xiaowen couldn't allow, so he took a threatening attitude.

It is not surprising that the old apprentice Jonn was intimidated at first glance, and finally changed his mind and joined in.

The vigorous "initiation ceremony" lasted for two hours, and I have to say that these ceremonies looked very empty, but they had the effect of soothing people's hearts, and those villagers were originally nervous, but after the initiation ceremony, they actually had a sense of security, and felt that there was someone above to protect them.

Of course, the current villagers are probably not even pan-believers, and their loyalty is lackluster.

"Archbishop, shall we take out the bodies of these cruciferous minions and bury them?" a villager asked.

"No, I don't. Now, please ask the Black Knight Lord to show the believers what kind of punishment the enemies of the Cursed Sect will suffer after death!" Bai Xiaowen said loudly.

Goliath glanced at Bai Xiaowen and raised her skull sword.

The elite cavalry killed by Golia, as well as a dozen or so soldiers, were reincarnated into undead creatures one after another under the infusion of death energy! For a while, there was a wail, gloomy wind, and the scene was silent.

Under the authority of Golia, Bai Xiaowen quickly obtained the control authority of this team of newborn undead, and he immediately commanded these undead to work.

Draw water, dig trenches, repair huts......

Under Bai Xiaowen's subtle manipulation, these newborn undead are hard-working laborers, tireless and quite efficient.

Of course, the premise is Bai Xiaowen's subtle manipulation.

If it was controlled by Golia, these unintelligent undead would not be able to do much work at all, and even drawing water from the well would be an impossible task, and they could only go to the battlefield as cannon fodder.

Golia, who was on the side, looked at this scene, and there was a hint of strangeness in her ice blue eyes: [I didn't expect Dior's spiritual talent to be so outstanding that he could be distracted and used to this extent. 】

"The Black Knight Golia's affection for you has increased...... Current Affliction Level: Appreciation (unchanged). ”

Bai Xiaowen unexpectedly received this prompt, but he didn't have time to speculate on Golia's thoughts, but said loudly:

"See? See? This is the miracle of the Cursed Sect! These sinners who disobeyed the Sect in their lifetime will be in endless hard labor after death, worse than slaves!"

The villagers who had just joined the Church watched this scene in amazement, which had a great impact on their three views.

Some people quickly think that they look like they are on a thief ship......

The old apprentice Jon's lips twitched, and the so-called miracles certainly could not deceive him. However, he did not dare to say......

The vast majority of the villagers saw this scene as a testament to the extraordinary power of the Cursed Sect, and the teachings of Archbishop Dio Skelboom seemed to have become a reality.

Evening, by the sea.

Looking at the surging waves on the seashore, Golia said lightly: "Is it worth spending so much energy on such a group of weak humans?"

"Do you want to continue the day's topic again?" Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "Golia...... Do you think it's worth it, my lord?"

Gloria was silent.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Actually, there is no need to debate. During the day, when you cast Death's Breath, you deliberately avoided the dozen or so would-be slaves who were with the soldiers, and I knew you had approved of my idea. ”

Gloria snorted, "I just want to see what tricks you'll play...... But I was a little disappointed. ”

"Lord Golia, what do you want to turn Mangni Village into? A Shura field, where all the villagers were killed by you and then transformed into skeletons, including the little girl named Sonya?" Bai Xiaowen slammed into a series of questions.

Golia's fingers gripped the hilt of the greatsword, the tip of the sword digging deep into the sand. She took a breath and said sharply, "I can sacrifice everything as long as it is in my favor! ”

"Okay, from the perspective of interests...... Bai Xiaowen sighed and said, "Your transformation ability is aimed at the strength of the target person during his lifetime, those villagers have low strength, and the transformation into skeletons is also weak and pitiful, ten or twenty skeletons can't beat an ordinary soldier, and on the battlefield, they are all rubbish swept by a fire tongue!

"They are alive and can create a higher value for the kingdom of the dead. ”

Bai Xiaowen continued: "Not to mention anything else, your elite undead soldiers, there is always a time when the weapon is broken, right? You can't expect the unwise undead to do these delicate tasks, let alone build weapons, and thank goodness they know how to make a fire. ”

"If you let go and kill indiscriminately, it will only provoke the resistance of all the humans on Silver Star Island! Even if you capture Silver Star City, the power of the Death Realm will be greatly depleted. ”

"You may say, transform the war dead into the undead, and feed the war with war...... Keep in mind, however, that only enemies you kill can be converted, and how many can you kill, a hundred or two hundred, in a large-scale battle, even if you are overperforming, and the number of undead creatures killed in battle will greatly exceed that number. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if you can successfully conquer Silver Star Island, kill all living beings, and have an army of tens of thousands of ordinary undead, then what can you do? Silver Star Island has become a dead domain, and the army of the undead has become a source of water and rootless trees, which seems to be incomparably expanded in a short period of time, but in fact, it has reached its limit, and it is destined to go downhill next. Counting on this amount of troops, punching Usok and kicking the Lionheart Nation is simply unrealistic, and the extermination-style killing will also make the Death Realm a mortal enemy in the eyes of all life forces. ”

Bai Xiaowen said a lot in one breath.

Goliath listened silently, and then said coldly: "Your approach may not be much better." Those who are forced to join the Church will never be on the same side as the undead. ”

"It's different, thought is a terrible weapon," Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "The coexistence of living forms and undead may seem ridiculous, but it is the structure that must be formed in the realm of death. As long as the believers are brainwashed again and again by reinforcing the concept of 'death and equality', they will become extremely loyal. As humans, believers can do many things that the undead can't, such as infiltrating undercover agents, spying on intelligence, inciting civil unrest, and posting leaflets......"

Golia snorted, "Your idea is beautiful. ”

"No, this is the reality," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "I plan to divide believers into nine levels. Believers who have just joined the Church are promoted to the first level, those who have worked faithfully for the denomination can be promoted to the second level after one year, and so on. Different privileges can be set for different levels of believers...... As for those believers who have made special achievements, they can perform ceremonies and absorb them as internal core members, so why not call them acolytes? Of course, acolytes will also be graded, and the lowest acolytes will also have all the privileges of high-level believers......"

Gloria obviously did not understand the power of this hierarchy, but shook her head and said, "Aren't you advocating the elimination of injustice? ”

"No, no, no, this kind of relying on one's own efforts and dedication to get the corresponding status is a fair performance," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "If meritorious and mediocre people are of the same status, this is injustice." ”

What Bai Xiaowen said about eliminating injustice refers to the phenomenon of those who enjoy a noble status and a lot of resources because of their good reincarnation skills...... This phenomenon is especially serious in the Aaronic plane world with an aristocratic class, unless the people are talented and coincidentally become a generation of strong people, they will not have a chance to get ahead at all, and the children of the nobility can at least mix an elite template as long as they are not the kind that can't be stuck on the wall...... As for survivorship bias, there is no need to mention it.

Li Shuyi walked over quietly like a cat.

"As you might expect, the old mage's apprentice named Jon sneaked away. Li Shuyi said.

"Well, just run, it doesn't matter," Bai Xiaowen shook his head and sighed, "It seems that people with a little insight still can't fool, and the hostility towards the existence of the undead forces is difficult to eliminate." This confirms a little from the side...... The difficulty of our attack on Silver Star Island is definitely not low. ”

Goliath didn't talk much about it, an ordinary template mage was an ant to her at best. Her slightly closed eyes suddenly opened: "Here it is." ”

The sound of rushing water waves sounded.

Groups of undead soldiers, stepping on the water, one foot deep and one shallow, stepped onto the beach. The leader is a lich, wearing a protective spell, and the soul fire in his eye socket fluctuates greatly.