For the residents of Tagus, this winter was extremely difficult, and in addition to natural disasters, the most uncomfortable thing for them was man-made disasters.

Although Oldman did not completely block the city's trade routes, he also allowed merchants to come and go freely. But Dogant was clearly not so kind, and he sealed off the entire city of Tagus, forbidding anyone to go out. Even those out-of-town businessmen need a lot of effort to get out. Under such circumstances, there are naturally fewer and fewer merchants going to Tagus City, and the prices of daily necessities such as food are naturally rising all the way. The entire Tagus City is full of complaints, and many people have complained a lot about their incompetent lord, but now if they make such a move, they can't wait for the Oldman to attack, and the Tagus City itself will riot.

But on the eve of the New Year's festival, the inhabitants of the city received an invitation from their lord -- Dogante invited all the inhabitants to Victory Square, located in the center of Tagus, where they would participate in the Ivy Festival.

I have to say that when I learned the news, whether it was the nobles, merchants, commoners, or even the heads of those underground forces in Tagus, they all had the same idea.

What was this lord thinking?

The Ivy Festival is the New Year's festival in the city of Tagus, in order to pray that the spring of the new year will come earlier. On this day, all the inhabitants of Tagus gather in Victory Square to enjoy food and spirits, celebrate the end of the year, and pray for the arrival of next spring. This was once a famous event in the city of Tagus, because it was only on this day that those people would let go of their class and identity with each other. On this day, they are not merchants. Not nobles, all were inhabitants of Khalkhaland. On this day, they exist only as Khalkhalams.

Of course, at the banquet, it was also indispensable to sing the praises of the lord.

It's just that after Dogant came to power, in the name of labor and money and affecting public security, this centuries-old celebration was completely suspended, which also made many people quite dissatisfied, after all, the crazy festival at the end of the year was the only chance for them to relax, but it was also mixed up by this lord. Of course, there are more rumors that the lord thinks that it is a waste to prepare so much food and wine for each Ivy Festival. Rather than giving these good things to those civilians to enjoy, it is better to eat them all in your own stomach.

And now, at such a critical moment, when everyone is afraid that they may be involved in the war, this lord actually plans to hold the Ivy Spring Festival?

What was going on in his fat mind?

Could it be that he wants to use this method to show that he "loves the people like a son" to refute the accusations of the mob outside?

If that's the case, then he's an idiot.

Although there is a lot of talk about this, almost everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the Ivy Festival, after all, in the current serious atmosphere. They do need something to spice up their mood. Whatever the Fat Pig Lord was trying to do, it was always a good thing to have a festival where people could relax and revelry at such a tense time. Although some people suspect that this is just the fat pig lord casually saying it to tease them, in fact, it seems that this time Doande does intend to "change his mind". The lord's servants and soldiers were seen cleaning Victory Square, where garlands and multicolored ropes were arranged, and even shops were ready to open. Although most of the merchants were forcibly expropriated for their supplies, they were not interested in the festival. Eventually, though, they picked up their spirits and joined in setting up the venue, anyway. Only on this day will the inhabitants of Tagus abandon their stinginess and open their wallets with pleasure. If you want to make up for your previous losses, then this is the best chance.

Of course, it's also a good opportunity for those thieves and thieves, after all, drunk people don't care if they're missing, do they?

Because of this, the city of Tagus, which had been turbulent in the dark, was strangely calmed down -- as the thieves had said, even if they really wanted to send this damn fat pig to the gallows as the mob outside had said, they would have to wait until after the festival!

As time passed, the city of Tagus became more and more lively, and the people seemed to forget about their suffering and the upcoming war for a while, and instead kept talking about the current festival. For a moment, the city of Tagus seemed to have really abandoned the heaviness of the previous cloud, and became cheerful and lively.

Finally, in anticipation, New Year's Eve arrived.

The Ivy Festival has finally begun.

Bright lights light up the whole city, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere. Cheerful music can be heard everywhere, and as the sky darkens and night falls, the first fireworks fly into the sky and announce the beginning of the festival. People dressed in fancy costumes walked out of the house, took their families, and happily went to Victory Square to enjoy the lively festivals and food. At the same time, those thieves also found out, planning to take advantage of this opportunity to make another big profit.

The white-robed True Eye Bishop sat in his chair, looking at the laughter and laughter not far below, and there was a hint of uneasiness and hesitation in his eyes. I don't know why, he always feels that this Ivy Spring Festival is not as simple as he imagined. You must know that after learning that Dogant planned to hold the Ivy Spring Festival, he also sent someone to ask if the other party wanted the help of the temple. After all, the blessing ceremony of the shrine has always been a focus of the Ivy Spring Festival. But what the bishop didn't expect was that Doante didn't even see the messenger of the temple before he sent him back. Although he still sent an invitation to the Temple of True Eyes in the end, he had no intention of negotiating with the other party at all. This made the bishop feel a little strange, although the relationship between the two sides had fallen to a freezing point due to the previous series of conflicts, and the fact that the True Eye Church had not made any indication about Nadia's presence in the mob. But on this occasion, no matter what, there is still something to show for it.

Although it is true that Dogant is not a smart person. But didn't his men think of that?

Thinking of this, the bishop couldn't help but move his body. Look again at Victory Square in front of you, on the perimeter of the square. A large group of private soldiers were standing there in charge of maintaining order, which was supposed to be the responsibility of the temple paladins, but Dogant rudely refused his request, and did not allow the paladins to appear on this occasion, on the grounds that he would be in a bad mood to see the paladins now, and if the Temple of the True Eyes insisted on sending paladins, then he would not hold this festival!

The bishop did not find it strange about Dogant's request. He knew very well that Dogant was such a person, and that Nadia joining the mob as a paladin had already made him angry. With the grumpy lord's unbright brain, maybe after seeing the paladin, he really slapped the table and stopped playing. It wasn't that he couldn't do this kind of thing, so after weighing the pros and cons, the bishop finally decided to compromise. After all, the people of Tagus were already looking forward to this festival, and he didn't want any trouble because of the temple.

But he felt very bad, and for some reason, since it was dark today, he felt a little frightened, as if something bad was about to happen. Could it be that those members of the "Free Salvation Army" will take advantage of this time to attack?

But is this really a bad thing?

The bishop shook his head. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the cold of the night. Maybe I've been too tired for a while, so I'm a little suspicious.

"Knock......... Boom......... Knock ..............."

At this moment, the beating of drums sounded. And below it is also becoming more and more noisy, people with their relatives and friends walking on Victory Square. With a smile on his face, he chose the products he wanted. The merchants also seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness they had been all along, and were shouting loudly to sell their wares. A large number of products that have been branded as "year-end discounts", "jumping sales" and "weeping blood sales" have been pushed out. From time to time, someone pulls out their wallet and buys a gadget or two. Of course. Occasionally, someone would cry out in surprise, and it would be the helpless complaint of those who found out that their wallets were missing.

After all, thieves are also going to celebrate the New Year.

"Knock......... Boom......... Boom............! ”

The drums beat faster and faster, which also meant that the countdown to the new year began, and at this time, groups of soldiers armed with spears came out and walked in all directions. Seeing their appearance, these people, who were carried away by the atmosphere of the festival, also uncharacteristically did not avoid them as before, but cheered and shouted. Because they know very well what these soldiers are here for.

The soldiers went into the street and came under the flower rope. These ropes have already been tied to wooden barrels, which contain sweet and cold juice, and the last step of the whole festival is for these soldiers to pierce the wooden barrels, and then let the juice inside spray out, so that everyone can enjoy this delicious drink.

In fact, in the beginning, wine was used in the ceremony, but later it was changed to juice due to safety concerns -- everyone knows why.

"Knock knock......... Knock knock knock .........! ”

The drums beat faster and faster, and the people below began to shout. Feeling this warm atmosphere, the bishop involuntarily stood up, his heartbeat became more and more rapid with the beat of the drum, as if something bad was about to happen!

However, the bishop did not have time to think much at this moment, for at this time the soldiers had raised their spears high and stabbed them hard at the top of the barrels, and soon, the barrels that had been manipulated "clicked" open, and then the clear and sweet juice was sprayed out of it, and it turned into a rain of flowers and sprayed downwards.

Seeing this, everyone raised their hands and cheered, and they opened their mouths to try to taste those delicious drinks. Laughter, laughter, music, and drums mingle together, and the city of Tagus is full of bustling scenes!

All of a sudden, the atmosphere of the entire festival reached its highest point!

"Ahh

And at this moment, suddenly, a terrible scream came, like a sharp knife penetrating the original joy and excitement. Hearing this scream, the bishop was also startled, and he hurried to follow the voice, only to see a commoner with a painful look on his face, he clutched his neck with both hands, scratched it a few times, and then fell to the ground without a sound.

What happened?!

Before the bishop could react, the screams before erupted like a signal, and then the people who had been happy were seen struggling, in pain, wailing and falling to the ground, and then dying.

What was originally a lively celebration turned into a feast of hell in an instant! (To be continued......)