210 Politics of the Northland

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"After I arrived at the stable, I spent a little effort, you know, using a few prophecy spells, and finally found Miss Sheona nearby, who was seriously injured and unconscious. I immediately called Pastor Angelo to treat her. You know the rest of the story. ”

Dorne didn't know much either. But based on various clues, Gordon can almost conclude that Sheona's injuries and Bivis's death are related to Earl Thompson.

"When chasing Burdisso to the horse circle, Sheona and Bivis happened to meet the Earl of Thompson, who wanted to come to seize the horse and escape, so the earl decided to kill people in order not to reveal the matter......"

"Your reasoning does make sense. So, my friend, there's only one thing left to settle - who killed Bivis and seriously injured Sheona? Thompson's old fellow is just an ordinary person, and his posture with a sword is not as professional as mine. ”

"Sheona's injuries, as well as Bivis's death, were caused by dissociation. With Thompson's financial resources, it would not be a problem to hire a mage who could dissociate. ”

Dorn clenched his fists, eager to immediately smash Bivis in the face: "That old bastard, there is such a powerful mage by his side, but he is also hiding it when we encounter the life and death of the demon pursuit, such selfishness, it is really damned!" ”

"There's no need to be so indignant. The virtues of those old nobles, you are not clear on the first day. Gordon said. Everyone has a hand to save their lives. Earl Thompson has. Gordon has it too. Even if it's Dorne, Ms. Bishop, and others, he believes there are. Even if the previous battle with the demons was lost and most of them died, there were always some who were able to escape.

Of course, this does not mean that Gordon and Earl Thompson have "mutual understanding", and the flame of revenge in Gordon's heart can only be extinguished by blood.

I thought about it. Gordon lowered his voice again and said, "The bodies of Dorne, Bivis and Burdisso must be kept intact, this is our most important physical evidence. Although it is refreshing to go straight to the door and use the fireball technique to bombard Thompson's old bastard to slag, there are endless troubles, and we must take all possible measures to occupy the moral high ground. So that no one can find fault with it. ”

"Of course, my friend." Dorne nodded solemnly. Then he took out a small wand with a purple glow and pointed it at the corpses of Bivis and Burdisso on the ground.

The two corpses were suddenly enveloped in purple-red magical aura.

"Preserving the corpse...... Dorne, you actually hold this magic wand that stores necromantic spells. ”

"There's nothing strange about that, is it? But Gordon, how are you going to explain the affairs of those undead armies? Dorne didn't care about playing with the wand in his hand.

Gordon realized that he had made the mistake of empiricism. Before Gordon's time-travel, Ancients was in the third expansion, Life and Death, Night and Darkness. The four kingdoms dominated by humans and moon elves are in a decisive battle with the Northern Alliance, which is formed by the Council of Necromancers, and each church has a zero-tolerance policy for necromancy in its diocese.

But in the world of Telos, things are different. The Church under the Guardian and Good Faction Gods has made a compromise with various mage organizations for many years: mages can conduct limited necromancy research, such as areas related to corpses, organs, corruption, curses, and so on. Simple and practical necromancy spells such as "preserving corpses" and "preserving organs" are also learned by mages of many other factions.

But when it comes to undead creatures. That's different. These creatures, who exist because of negative energy and evil obsessions, are the natural enemies of almost all the orderly and good camps. Even the druids, who adhered to the path of neutrality, regarded it as a being that violated nature.

To put it simply, mages can generously study the "death" part of necromancy, but they can't touch the "spirit" part. You can generously use high-level necromancy spells like the Finger of Death or the Banshee's Howl, or even make a flesh golem out of a legally purchased corpse - it's disgusting, though. But if you want to summon a skeleton. Or create a few zombies, if they are revealed, then there will be big trouble.

Of course, these restrictions on necromancy. There are only a few countries such as Ferreton that believe in order-abiding and good-spirited gods, and in many other parts of the world, necromancers are able to conduct their research very freely. No, you can run to other planes. And even in Ferreton, there is an underground organization founded by radical necromancers such as the "Grey Scythe", which is wreaking havoc everywhere in a vain attempt to avenge the control of their "academic freedom" by the church and the aristocracy.

But Dorne's words did remind Gordon to be careful. With the help of the ghost warriors of the Kingdom of Saidin, he went to destroy the demons. This has indeed solved the biggest crisis and saved many lives, but in the eyes of those who care, I am afraid that this has become a big handle.

Commanding thousands of ghosts to attack demons is a skill that only legendary necromancers have.

The most important thing is that now the Septine ** Division, the halfling brothers, the captain of the Thunder Breath Guard, Haitin, and all the other ghosts have been inspired by Mombahamt to report to the Kingdom of God. Even if Gordon explained that these ghosts were sent by Lord Ryujin to help, there was no evidence, could people believe it?

"Don't worry," Gordon patted Dorne on the shoulder, "if anyone really wants to use this to make things difficult for me, I will definitely make them look good." ”

After a few more conversations, Ms. Bishop sent for Gordon. She asked Gordon individually about the remnants of the Kingdom of Sedin and the Black Dragon, and then went on to talk about some post-war arrangements.

When the topic turned to Earl Thompson, Ms. Bishop said with a disdainful expression: "When the battle situation was unfavorable before, and we would be defeated by demons at any time, a soldier reported to me that the guy had a group of cronies who wanted to seize the horse and break through and escape. As a result, because of the undead reinforcements you brought, we were victorious, and the old fellow changed his mind and immediately transformed himself into a vanguard in a brave pursuit...... You didn't see it just now, he was covered in blood, and when he limped in with one arm covered, many nobles were deceived by him. ”

After speaking, the disdain on her face disappeared, and she turned to admonish Gordon with a stern face: "I already know about Xie Ona. I like this little girl very much, and I understand your desire to avenge your loved ones. But remember, Earl Thompson may not be terrible, but the aristocratic power he represents, even Lord Antello, can't do whatever he wants in the Northlands. ”

Ms. Bishop is the man of the Lord of Wands, so it is natural to speak from the other side's side. She feared that Gordon's recklessness for revenge would affect Antelo's rule in the Northlands - especially when winter was approaching and the Orcs threatened, and the lord could not tolerate civil strife in the Far Frost Province.

If Gordon's act of revenge does not stand up to moral and legal ground, then in his capacity, the young mage who is valued and promoted by the Lord of Wand, will surely cause the nobles to wonder if this is a tentative act by the Lord of Wands in order to purge some of the noble factions.

Rob. When Antello first came to the Northland, he was a complete airborne faction. Although he has firmly grasped the power with his own strong strength and prestige, after all, his roots are no longer in this cold land. The local aristocracy, especially the senior nobles who had run the territory for generations, naturally had deep suspicions of such a ruler.

Of course, Lord Lords are not alone. On the contrary, he has many powerful allies and supporters. But these resources basically belong to the mage faction - this is also related to the identity of the lord. However, there is a natural difference between a mage and a nobleman. When governing the territory, it is impossible for the lord to see the local nobles doing evil and not obeying the orders and throw a few fireballs and lightning over.

All along, the lord has pursued a strategy of co-opting and supporting the emerging military aristocracy against those hereditary senior nobles. Therefore, if the matter involves the aristocratic forces behind Earl Thompson, it is extremely complicated.

Gordon knew that now that he was mixed in this aristocratic system, he could only abide by the rules of the game. Unless, one day, he's strong enough to flip the tables and remake the rules himself.

"Don't worry, Ms. Bishop, I won't embarrass Lord Antelo." Gordon nodded, making his own promise.

"Very well, you go and rest. It is estimated that the vanguard of the Winter Paws will arrive tomorrow morning. We can go home. Ms. Bishop patted Gordon apologetically on the shoulder.

"Winterpaw Legion ......"

Gao registered that this was a first-class field regiment sent by the empire in Yuanshuang Province, and it was only under the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. Although the Freeton Empire practiced a feudal system, the central royal family still used various means to consolidate imperial power and strengthen local control. The stationing of troops in various places is only one of the measures.

After leaving Ms. Bishop's military tent, Gordon returned to where he was staying. Along the way, he met many soldiers covered in bloody trophies. Although they looked tired and most of them were wounded, they all talked happily about their previous victories.

Gordon, however, noticed that if someone mentioned the undead who suddenly appeared and helped humanity defeat the demons, someone else would interrupt and divert the subject.

It seems that the people of Ferredonians are really secretive about the undead......

Back in his tent, Gordon sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and silently said "system."

Rows and rows of jΓΉ immediately appeared in my mind like a green waterfall.