The populace of Ascatra seemed to have succumbed, and the High Priest of Dawn's levy did not meet with fierce resistance, and not even a single person was sent to the gallows for resisting the tax.

As soon as the tax collector who broke into the house entered the door, he saw the box of gold coins that had been sorted out, and inside it was the amount of tax due.

The High Priest of Dawn was not surprised by the submission of the people, which was very normal, indicating that this group of merchants knew very well the principle of seeking advantage and avoiding harm, and was good at calculation, and had understood their situation, and after the divine punishment, finally understood that the divine power should not be offended.

Every citizen who obediently paid his taxes looked with indifferent eyes at the priests and knights who had taken their property, and they were silent and expressionless, as if they had become numb.

Now that the fallen citizens have succumbed and the High Priest of the Dawn does not need to resort to the means of killing, the Holy Father is merciful and forgiving, and salvation and discipline can restore the wretched fallen souls of the lambs who are willing to return to the wings of the gods.

However, the next step was also on the agenda of the High Priest of the Dawn, who was to begin a serious, strict, and complete cleansing of the fallen city, sweeping away all filth, changing the morals and customs of the city.

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The night is hazy, and the bridge area of the city of Ascatla is located.

Alan Linville hurried in the moonlight, and he hurried to the temple area, to the temple of Loshanda, to see the High Priest of Dawn, and to tell the High Priest a great secret.

There were nearly 10,000 shadow thieves in the city of Askatra, and the tentacles of the shadow thieves reached every corner of the city, and everything that happened in the filthy sewers under the temple area reached the ears of the shadow lord the next day.

Bredrow has buried a large number of strange "wand" weapons under the temple area, and the citizens want to use them to attack the knights stationed in the city!

The so-called "New Six-member Council" may feel that their actions are very secretive, but in the eyes of the actor, this is like a group of laymen playing games at home.

The secret conspiracy of the citizens can hide from the foreign knights, but not the local local snakes, this uprising did not pull the shadow thieves into the gang, because the fact that the shadow thieves are the pawns and lackeys of the nobles has been revealed, but the citizens who planned the uprising ignored the fact that the shadow thieves' spies are everywhere.

When Alan Linville learned of this, he greatly laughed at the stupid populace who did not think they could do anything, and in his opinion, the uprising must have suffered a crushing defeat, and the participants were either killed on the spot by the paladins or burned at the stake afterwards.

When he had laughed enough, he thought calmly for a while, and suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to solve the dilemma that the Shadow Thieves Guild was facing!

With the Knights' arrival in Ascala, the good days of the Shadow Thieves came to an end, and the Templars were not as incompetent and weak as the Guards of Am, and the disciplined knights would not accept bribes from the Shadow Thieves, even treating them as a form of humiliation.

Many hapless thieves ran into the muzzles of the patrolling knights, and were killed on the spot or, according to the Holy Law, cut off the hand they used to steal.

From this point alone, the Knights can be regarded as doing some good things for the citizens of Acheng, but they demand much more gold and taxes than the little money stolen by the shadow thieves.

The Shadow Thief was dormant, all the normal "business" of the Shadow Thief was suspended, and tens of thousands of people had no rice to cook, becoming a group of unemployed thieves.

It is not difficult for the shadow thieves to hibernate, these thieves who hide in the shadows have long been accustomed to hiding when the conditions are unfavorable, quietly waiting for the opportunity, the Knights cannot be stationed in Amm forever, and the Amber Shadow Thieves will live forever in this kingdom that gave birth to them.

However, the recent rumors have upset Alan Linville, and the elm-headed priests of the Good God apparently do not see the existence of the Shadow Thief as any benefit to the "filthy" Ascatla.

Amm is a gray area, the golden wealth accumulation needs gray as a spice, the goddess Waujin can tolerate chaos, and now that the messengers of light are the masters of the city, it is up to them to transform the place into a model of order according to the preferences of the gods they worship.

Max's followers were also included in the scope of the "purification", and the followers of the god of thieves and the Prince of Lies and the followers of the bewitched demon king Bredro were treated with the same hostility.

Alan Linville has received information from some noble "friends" that the Knights plan to carry out a thorough purge of the Shadow Thief, and that the word Shadow Thief will become history and be buried along with the word "Shadow".

The Shadow Lord is very anxious, he once boasted about Haikou, believing that under his protection, as long as he occupies a place in the power game, the Shadow Thief can live forever.

But reality ruthlessly tells him that the only reason why the Shadow Thieves can breed in the land of Ammu is because the real upper class needs a suitable tool, and once this tool is no longer useful, it will be ruthlessly discarded.

What's more, the Shadow Thieves Guild and Bredro had a lot of involvement before, and a large part of the raw materials of the Shadow Disc came from the smuggling channels of the shadow thieves, and the former shadow thief patron god Arcanis had become a follower of Bredero, and it was very difficult for Alan Linville to clear up his relationship with Bredero.

Reporting the news of the uprising of the citizens of Askatla to the Knights is the key to breaking the game, and if the Shadow Thieves can prove useful to the Knights of the Good God, they can survive this turmoil.

Alan made up his mind, and in the middle of the night, disguised himself, quietly walked into the night, and walked towards the temple area.

There are also divisions within the guild, with many shadow thieves holding a grudge against the Knights who occupied Am, nostalgic for the chaotic but free Amm of the past, and are inclined to join the revolt and drive the invaders out of Amm and return to their old lives.

The Shadow Master fears that his whistleblowing will leak out and attract the attention of the militia groups planning the uprising.

After passing through the bridge area, just as he was about to pass through the bridge arch and enter the temple area, a patrol paladin blocked the way of Alan Linville.

"Who? Late night curfew, no casual street! ”

The captain of the holy warrior who led the team asked sharply.

Alan Linville hurriedly replied, "Lord Knight, I have important news to report, please take me to meet the High Priest of Dawn!" ”

The captain of the Holy Warrior sneered and said, "Report your name and tell me why you want to meet the High Priest of Dawn, in this extraordinary period, the devil knows that you are not a member of the Braidro evil party, and you want to be disadvantageous to the Lord Priest!" ”

Alan had to take off the hood that covered his face and revealed his true face: "I am Sir Alan Lynnville, and I am a viscount!" As for why I want to see the Celebrant Priest, I have already said that there is important secret information to report, and I can only say it when I see him! ”

The paladin stared at him for a while, thought for a moment, and beckoned his paladinas to surround him in the center and escort him in the direction of the temple area of Luoshanda.