Blood Dragon

Chapter 180 Second Accident

The magician didn't speak, but gave James a vicious look.Within the scope of the Seven Kingdoms, even a wild mage has more or less something to do with the church, so he naturally stands on the side of the church.

"Benefits...benefits?" Ashuruffat didn't seem to notice the magician's expression, "If it's true as you said, why hasn't the evil god ruled the world yet?"

"Of course it's because the gods of the star field are also very powerful." This time, James admitted frankly. "Although the gods of the star field are too casual when granting miracles...but how can you say that they are also miracles? Almost all the high-ranking priests of those churches have profound knowledge of magic, and those holy knights all have supernatural special abilities. Power. Personally speaking, believing in the evil gods is obviously more cost-effective than believing in the gods of the star field, but overall, the power under the command of the gods of the star field is not inferior to that of the evil gods."

"Be careful what you say." The magician said coldly. "These blasphemous words... You should be glad that I am not a member of the church, otherwise, based on your words, you would have to go to the stake."

"Ah, sorry, I lost my word." James apologized immediately, but there was no apology on his face when he said the apology.

"Well, James, you seem to know a lot about the beliefs of evil gods." Ashuruffat said.

"It's all just common sense." James immediately replied modestly.

"Since you are my follower... well, first go to the quartermaster to report and get your equipment." Ashuruffat said. "Then go to my tent and explain it to me."

He deliberately lowered his voice for the second half of the sentence, only James could hear it.

"Very happy." James smiled, bowed, and left.The magician also left.

"Cthulhu...interesting!" Ashuruffat whispered to himself after both of them left.

He thought about it again, and said to the guards beside him, "Has the library in the city been burned?"

"No, my lord general."

"Very good, you go to the library and find some books for me. I want those books about evil gods written by the church. Just take a few of them. You have to move as fast as possible."

"Yes, General."

This is also the last order Ashrufat gave in the city.Although Ashuruffat set up a temporary headquarters in the city before, after he completely controlled the city, he unexpectedly did not live in Byron's castle, but returned to the camp outside the city.Of course, after learning of the disappearance of Byron's grandson, Ashuruffat had already issued an order to search the entire city to find Byron's two grandsons.

A few hours later, at dawn to be specific, he met James in his tent.Just like what he said before, from the very beginning, the topic of Ashuruffat never left the Four Great Evil Gods.

However, in this regard, James does have a lot of knowledge.According to his own account, he was once a resident along the northern frontier.Like all frontier residents, he has been a member of the militia since he came of age.Originally, James may have been a frontier resident all his life, but one of his elders unexpectedly made a fortune.Relying on the elder's support, James was finally lucky enough to enter a magic academy opened by the church.

Of course, on the one hand, James' talent is not outstanding, and on the other hand, he started studying too late, so although he learned some in the church, it is too far away from becoming a magician.After he confirmed his future without magic, he returned to his hometown.Then came that disastrous invasion.Both the former king and crown prince of Gruene were swallowed up in the frenzy of barbarian invasion, and a large number of border towns and villages were destroyed, and countless civilians and soldiers were killed or looted.

James narrowly escaped unharmed.But that war had made him frightened, so he came to the southern city of Fornoros.Because on the one hand he could write and count, on the other hand he also had some knowledge and learned some etiquette knowledge in the academy, so he finally found a job in the Duke's mansion.Later, Byron returned to the city of Fornoros, and James was lucky enough to become Byron's valet, and also got some privileges, such as being able to read books in Byron's private collection at will.The knowledge he knew about the evil god came from the legends of his hometown on the one hand, the classics of the church on the one hand, and the records in Byron's collection of books on the one hand.Quite rich indeed.

Because of this, he was able to eloquently introduce all kinds of things he knew in front of Ashuruffat for half a morning.

"...According to what you said, the belief in the evil god really has some value."

"Yes, the higher the status of a person, the easier it is to be favored by the evil god. General, it is very difficult for an ordinary civilian to believe in the evil god. A nobleman, a high-ranking official...for example, a general who believes in evil gods will have a lot of benefits." James smiled obsequiously. "So when the church 'educates' those captured barbarians, it will never waste time on those chaotic champions, chaotic warriors, etc. Those types will not be left behind at all. Only ordinary low-level soldiers , those looters will be forgiven and given a chance to repent. Let me give you an ugly example, for example, for a general like you who believes in evil gods..."

When James said this, he peeked at Ash Rufat's expression.After confirming that Ashuruffat's expression was completely normal, he continued.

"For example, you believe in the evil god now... Since you killed many enemies and sacrificed many soldiers on the battlefield, and shed a lot of blood, Khorne will definitely favor you. And because you adopted the correct strategy Tactics, so Tzeentch must be very pleased with you. If you siege the city long enough that the plague breaks out... then Nurgle will undoubtedly appreciate you. In the end, you must torture captives for information, so Slaanesh I will definitely pay attention to you... All these rewards are extra, and there is no conflict with your original goal."

"That's right." Ashuruffat actually nodded. "However, the evil god's gift... you said, it is very dangerous."

"The evil god's favor always lies with the victors," James said. "As I said before, they are very strict, but as long as you can keep winning, then...you never have to worry about danger. In fact, if you can keep winning and winning, then the four evil gods will Very magnanimous. Even if you disobey their intentions in small things—for example, forgiving your defeated opponents on the battlefield, they will ignore you. Even if you make big taboos, for example, in many If you waver between the evil gods, they will forgive you."

"That's really generous." Ashuruffat said. "You said that Khorne and Slaanesh are enemies, and there is hostility between Tzeentch and Nurgle... If I worship Khorne today, I will immediately turn around and join the Slaanesh camp after getting benefits. After doing these things, I Can you turn around again and get the blood god's favor again?"

"Although such things are rare, they have indeed happened. A sufficiently powerful Chaos Leader—or according to the church, it is called a Chaos Lord—no evil god will reject him. As long as he keeps winning, then any evil god will be very happy." He is welcome to his side, no matter what he has done in the past. In fact, there are legends in my hometown. Legend has it that some holy knights who betrayed the church came to the northern wastelands and became mighty warriors of Chaos there. The Chaos Gods are They don't care about the past of their subordinates. What they want is for mortals to build altars and worship them."

"It's really...consequence-only theory. It is indeed an evil god, very realistic." Ashuruffat smiled. "If a mortal king is like this, then he may have died long ago."

"After all, they are gods, even though they are evil gods. The will of gods cannot be perceived by humans."

"Oh, by the way, I just wanted to ask a question, are the Chaos Gods really omniscient?"

"Omniscient and omnipresent," James replied. "Although a person, in any corner of the world, as long as he builds an altar, he can get their favor. If he is a truly favored believer, he doesn't even need an altar. He only needs to meditate on the name of the god, or face the emblem of the god, You can feel the presence of God."

"Oh, can you feel it?"

"If you don't feel it, it must be that they don't like you." James laughed. "You must know that the blood god, the prince of darkness, and the lord of deceit are also selected by believers, and they do not accept all believers arbitrarily. Especially those ordinary people who have no special skills. Only Nurgle is the exception in this respect. It will give any Believers' blessing... well, but ordinary humans might not like its blessings. But," looking at Ash Rufat's expression, James immediately added. "That's only for ordinary people. If you are a nobleman, or a general—please allow me to be rude—for example, if you set up an altar and pray to the gods, the gods of chaos will accept your belief of."

"If the gods know everything..." Ashuruffat looked at James' face and smiled. "Can I ask them where are Byron's two grandsons hiding?"

"...Master General, it sounds like I'm instigating you... But in my opinion, such a trivial matter is just a piece of cake for the Chaos Gods. As long as you become their believers, this reward, they It must be given generously. If I were an evil god, a small information in exchange for a believer like you, this is really a very lucrative business."

Before James finished speaking, footsteps could be heard outside.Then a soldier opened the door curtain and entered.

"My lord, someone wants to see you."

"Who?" Ashuruffat asked.This time will come... probably not from the city of Fornoros.But if not the people from the city, then who will come?

"This...is an old man." The guard hesitated. "He brought some evidence to prove that he is from Falcon City and is the queen's envoy. In addition, he said that he is your acquaintance. If you see him, you will know who he is."

"Oh... let him in." Ashuruffat said.He made a gesture to James, who immediately understood, knew that it was not appropriate for him to be there, and left immediately.

Ashuruffat waited for about half a minute, and the mysterious old man walked in from the outside accompanied by guards.The old man was wearing a gray-black traveling cloak without any features, but he took off his hood when he entered.

"Ashrufat," said the old man. "I didn't expect to see you so soon."

"Lord Skadra!" Ashurfat recognized at a glance that the old man in front of him was the queen's court chief, Skadra. "Why are you here? If I'm not mistaken, you should be with Her Majesty the Queen? What happened in Falcon City?"

"Falcon City is fine." Skadra said after the guards left. "But this time, I did come here with Her Majesty the Queen."