Chapter 981: The Light of Hope in Illuth
The four mummy-like thieves who had been corrupted by the aura of chaos in the city of Lothermar were purified by Don and nourished by Nora's life force, and in the blink of an eye, they regained their health. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After devouring the food brought by their companions, they finally had the energy to answer Donn's question.
Looking at the four thieves sitting in front of him with a grateful look on their faces, Don first asked the first question: "How is the situation in the city of Lothermar now?" β
"It's miserable."
The thief sitting on the far left hurriedly added, "My name is Lather." β
Donn nodded in his understanding and motioned for him to continue.
Rather said: "When people noticed that there were traces of Chaos believers in Lothermar, it was too late, the entire city was being corrupted at an incredible rate, and in just one night, almost all the civilians in the city had become captives of Chaos, they walked the streets, constantly converging on the places where Chaos believers gathered, they had lost themselves and began to actively absorb the aura of Chaos. β
"When we first tried to escape the city, the defenseless civilians there had become completely part of the Chaos cultists. Only a small fraction of the Apocalypse still barely retained their consciousness, struggling to get out of Lothermar, but being tempted by the aura of chaos to take it apart, and always being prevented from leaving it by their familiar 'friends'. β
"In the end, those who were more resistant to the Apocalypse also became captives of Chaos, and a few of us were lucky, when we found out that the city had become strange, we already started planning to escape from there, we had a stronghold in Lothermar City, which was relatively close to the water outlet by the city wall, we dug a passage through the stronghold, and then escaped from Lothermar City along the water outlet."
"By the time we left, the city had been completely corrupted, and there was not a single survivor left."
Don frowned after listening to Lather's description, he thought that the situation of the residents of Lothermar City was similar to that of a few of them, and if he rushed over as soon as possible, he could save it, if he did what Ratser said, I am afraid that the city was completely hopeless.
"The situation seems to be more dire than expected."
Fiona whispered, "Doesn't Klein know that continuing the lockdown will only make things worse?" β
"Of course His Majesty Klein knows, but even if he does, he can't help it."
Daxas explained, "First of all, the only force that can solve the Chaos cult is the Holy See of Light at the moment, but all the members of the Knights Templar of the Holy See of Light have left the Kingdom of Sorant and gone to the Empire of Ireus. β
"The second is the Silver City, but the Silver City has always been the main focus on the Chaos Gate, and if they encounter the Chaos God Cult, they will take the initiative to find it if they can't touch it. His Majesty Klein has blocked the news of Lothermar, and I'm afraid that Silver City still doesn't know about Lothermar. β
Don and Fiona looked at each other, and it seemed like a breakthrough.
Don's identity and position are not suitable for directly interfering in the internal affairs of the Sorant Kingdom, but the Holy See of Light and the Silver City can fully stand up and speak on his behalf.
"Next, you tell us about the specific situation of the city of Lothermar, including the size of the city, the population, and the distribution of residential areas."
Rather began to explain in detail as Don had instructed, and there were some things he didn't understand, and the other three thieves were next to him to add to them, and after these four people's intermittent descriptions, Don had a general understanding of the city of Lossmar.
The city of Lothermar is quite similar to Alcanretia, both are second-tier cities, with a permanent population of about 100,000, and if you add the floating population, the average monthly population is about 150,000, and when the chaotic aura erupted, the population of Lothermar at that time was about 130,000.
That's 130,000!
Now these 130,000 people have all become Chaos Believers, surrounded by the army of the Solant Kingdom.
If the slaughter of the city could solve the problem, Klein would have ordered the slaughter of the city long ago, knowing that Plandar does not have any so-called humanism on earth.
There is no doubt that corrupted Chaos cultists are enemies of the Order faction.
The reason why he didn't send an army to slaughter the city was that the people sent in would be trapped inside and corruptedβthe stronger the aura of chaos, the faster the corruption would be, and in the current situation of Lothermar, sending people in would only increase the number of enemies.
After learning the details, Don discussed it with Fiona on the spot, while Egwin and Grantia could only stare dryly.
In this case, the two of them can't help in any way.
When Fiona noticed this, she felt a little proud in her heart - look, although you are a legendary hero, you can't only stare at the big picture and diplomacy? Only I can help Donne!
Egwyn didn't notice Fiona's pride, in her understanding, this kind of thing is normal, everyone has their own specialty, and it is also irreplaceable, in the elven clan, as a sword dancer, she only needs to be in charge of fighting, as for the life of the clan, political issues, that is what Queen Isari should be responsible for.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this unique mode of thinking that the elves have long been in such a special state.
After a short impromptu discussion, Don and Fiona came up with a rough plan.
Return to Alinks to inform the Holy See of Light that Jesolini XXIII will come forward to directly force Emperor Klein the Great to take a stand, and at the same time contact Jean to put pressure on the Kingdom of Sorant as the Lord of the Silver City to resolve the situation of Lothermar.
Nine times out of ten, Klein's side will not easily agree to let the magicians of Silver City enter the Solant Kingdom, a city is completely corrupted, this is simply an indelible scandal, once it breaks out in full force, the entire Solante Kingdom, no, it should be said that the public opinion of the entire Plandal will completely fall to the opposite side of Klein, and his support will drop significantly.
Although the kingdom of Sorant is also a feudal monarchy, but Klein wants to unify Plandal and achieve a generation of emperors, a good reputation is essential, and the outbreak of this scandal will make him infamous, even if he really uses power to unify Plandal, the next thing he will have to face is the rebel army with various banners.
This is also the reason why, after Tang En took office, he paid so much attention to the impact of various policies on the people, and even used Datang Daily to guide public opinion in a favorable direction.
Fiona volunteered, "Let's go back now." β
"So ...... our date"
Fiona was unusually considerate of Donn, and said with a smile: "I am satisfied that you could accompany me for a day yesterday, and the business is important. β
She is really a very smart woman, she understands right and wrong, and she also knows how to retreat as advance, even if Tang En knows that this is her little cleverness, she is still very touched by her thoughtfulness and generosity.
If this is left on the earth, expect women to understand? It's more reliable to expect the sun to rise in the west, but I'm afraid that the end of the world is coming, and this date must go on, and I have to go back to the company to work overtime?
Let's turn you upside down first.
Don stood up and said to Daxas: "I am very satisfied with this matter, as for you, although you used to be thieves who made a living from stealing, but I think your skills are not just stealing things, your skills are more meaningful if they are used for intelligence gathering." β
Daxas was overjoyed, knowing that Don was going to arrange them.
"Therefore, I have decided to take you in, and you will do things for me in the future."
Tang En swept around, took out a stack of contracts, and said, "There are twenty-two people in total, you signed this." β
Daxas took the contract and sent it down, and after reading it roughly, he took a breath of cold air and was stunned.
"You, you're ...... His Majesty Don of the Empire of Illuth!? β
Before this, no matter how bold Daxas was, he didn't dare to imagine that the "Nobo Emperor" in front of him was actually His Majesty the regent of the Irrus Empire!
In the Thieves' Guild, there is almost as much information about Don as there is about Hill, and any trivial information is collected, and there is even a separate cabinet in the headquarters for storing news related to Donn.
For no other reason, Don is the most influential king in the last thousand years!
Due to the rapid rise of Ellington, the influence of the Datang Chamber of Commerce has gradually spread, and his figure has gradually appeared in the field of vision of other forces.
His origins are a mystery!
His strength is a mystery!
He rises at lightning speed!
His creativity is unparalleled!
The speed at which he amassed wealth even the dragons looked at him!
His ascension to the throne was dramatic!
His relationship with other races is amazing......
His......
All of this could not help but make people pay attention to him, not only the Thieves Guild, but also the Mercenary Guild, the Adventurers' Guild and other major powers almost unanimously believed that Tang En would be the last hope for the re-emergence of the Illuth Empire.
And because of the Tang Chamber of Commerce, the Illuth Empire, will also rise!
Although Daxas found the terms of the contract to be harsh, he chose to sign the confidentiality contract, and the remaining twenty-one thieves also signed the contract.
If nothing else, just the ability to heal people infected with the aura of chaos was enough to make them follow Donn.
In the presence of the god of shadows, Gibkensaith (and indeed other gods), the pact was established and became a binding force for everyone.
"Very well, now you are my man."
Don then said: "Then, I will set up a teleportation array here, and in the future, this farm will be Ellington's stronghold in Alcanretia, and then someone will come here to transform it, and at the same time, someone will come here to contact you and integrate you into the ghost agents." β
"On the surface, you are still a member of the Thieves' Guild, but your true identity is that of Ellington's ghost agent, in charge of intelligence gathering."
Teleportation Array!
The Daxas group was once again deeply shocked.
Even this lost technology is possessed!
Sure enough, it is the only ray of hope that can lead the re-emergence of the Ilrus Empire!