From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 257: No Lack of Food, But Famine
Mountain Dew City.

Things haven't been very peaceful in Mountain Dew recently.

It is hard to imagine that at such a dangerous time, the power of the city began to be shaken again because of the failure of the attempt and the unexpected and huge reaction of the rat people.

Many of the real nobles in the city were frightened by the manic rat man.

The city of Stormwind is not as indestructible as they thought, and the danger posed by the ratmen gathered outside the city is far beyond their imagination.

At the same time, there is also dissatisfaction with the Stargazing Pope. In their eyes, the Stargazing Pope is obviously a guy who picks peaches. When the gods have not left, this naturally does not matter. After all, the former governor was able to sit firmly in that position only with the help of the Stargazing Church.

But now the Stargazing Church is badly damaged.

The priests of the Stargazing Church can no longer channel divine magic. Apart from some sacred objects bestowed by the gods that can still be used normally, the only ones the Stargazing Church can rely on now are the knights of the Vatican.

Still big, but not powerful enough.

Especially after the Astronomical Pope began to requisition supplies and came up with the idea of ​​drawing on the private guards of various nobles to join the war against the ratmen.

Things started to change.

Although private guards are called guards, it is actually completely appropriate to call them private armies.

It is not just a dozen or so people. The private guards of these scattered guys can be put together to form an elite and powerful army. Such a large-scale guard is naturally impossible to hide and conceal.

Moreover, in the past, they were not allowed to be stationed in the city, but in private estates outside the city. In fact, even though the scale of these guards is not small and they are a huge force, it would not be a problem for the Astronomical Pope who has mastered the situation to suppress these nobles and take the command of the guards into his own hands.

But the opportunity was missed, which was related to the rat war.

Rat War sent the former governor away very suddenly and unexpectedly. This tough guy defeated the coalition of nobles from Jilang City, who were encountering each other for the first time, in a field battle, which directly led to chaos in Jilang City. In the chaos, some guys who felt they had the ability to place a bet started to think about it, and these large-scale guards were mobilized to the vicinity of Jilang City.

This kind of behavior should have been stopped, and it could have been stopped by the Stargazing Church. However, the departure of the gods dealt a heavy blow to the Stargazing Church. With their faith shaken, the Stargazing Church no longer cared about the situation in the Wave City.

It was not until the Stargazing Pope took drastic measures, executing the wavering priests and making promises to the Knights of the Church that the situation in the church stabilized and he was able to free up his hands again.

He suppressed the unrest in the city, allowed the descendant of the former Saint of the Stargazing Church to take the position of heir, and interfered with everything in the city as the heir's teacher.

But it was still a little slow. A guard corps was still dispatched into the city in the chaos. Even on the night when the heir was decided, this guard corps was waiting for orders outside the castle. If it weren't for the appearance of the Stargazing Pope and the Vatican Knights, one can imagine what would have happened that night.

A rat tide broke out, and the land outside the city was falling at an extremely fast speed. The nobles gathered outside the city of Jilang with their guards. The Stargazing Pope could have gathered all these guards, but at this moment, the only guard that existed in the city, the nobles' private army, still became a big problem.

After the nobles outside the city learned that a guard corps had entered the city, they used this as an excuse to firmly reject the Astronomical Pope's call for their guard corps.

In order to prevent the guards of other nobles from being recruited and becoming the target of public criticism, the nobles who were loyal to the guards in the city pushed their troops to the city gate. At that moment, both sides were very tough, with swords drawn and confronting each other.

The Vatican knights and the city defenders confronted the nobles' private armies.

In the end, the Stargazing Pope gave in. It was obvious that compared to these nobles, he cherished this city and the mortal believers in this city who believed in the Stargazing God more.

The nobles entered the city of Stirling with their private armies.

This has become a huge problem, but there is no good way to solve it.

The confrontation in front of the city gate was staged again at this moment. The nobles were not fools, and they all knew that no matter what, a civil war must not break out again in Jilang City. But they still put on such a posture to force the other side to make concessions. This time, the nobles' attitude was even tougher because the Stargazing Pope's attempt had failed.

In the end, the Stargazer Pope took another step back and gave up recruiting the nobles' private guards. However, the Stargazer Pope did not give in completely. In order to advance, he retreated and put forward many conditions to the nobles.

Several merchants who provided inferior weapons to the city defenders were hanged in the square.

A large amount of supplies were mobilized from the nobles' chambers of commerce and the nobles' own warehouses.

Weapons, armor, kerosene, fuel, medicine, magic materials, money.

These various things were mobilized in large quantities and supplied to the defenders on the city walls. At the same time, a new round of recruitment began. The residents in the city were not useless and could be mobilized as soldiers and logistics at critical moments.

The situation in Jilang City is not stable now. The sharp increase in food prices has made many city residents overwhelmed.

There is no shortage of food in Jilang City. At least at this time when the harvest has just arrived, there will be no shortage of food no matter what.

The first thing Pope Astronomy did after stabilizing the situation in the city was to collect all the food from the villages and towns around the city and bring it to the city.

As the ratmen besieged the city, the price of food began to soar. The lingering aroma of abundance in the world had not yet faded. Fresh grass leaves were climbing freely in the golden wheat fields after the harvest. Even the most humble slave rats could have a full meal during this time.

But at this time in the city of Jilang, the residents began to worry about food.

It is not the fresh vegetables, hard-to-preserve fruits, and meat that are increasing in price. In fact, all food is increasing in price, including vegetables, meat, fruit, bread, beer, candy, and flour, which should not be scarce today.

In a very short period of time, all of this has doubled.

The Astronomical Pope did not intervene in the rising prices of food.

When the city guard announced the recruitment, many city residents were tempted. The conditions offered were not generous, but joining would allow them to get food supplies.

(End of this chapter)