From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 48, Spear of Divine Punishment

A large number of ratmen poured into the small camp.

Shu Zhan did not lead the rat army to chase after them, and this time the battle was won.

The subsequent finishing work began with the busy work of the priests.

The hunched-backed ratman priest led a group of screaming young ratmen to fish out the corpses of lizardmen in the wetlands. However, some corpses that were stuck in the muddy swamp were particularly difficult to fish out.

These young ratmen were particularly clumsy, and many priests were so angry that they started shouting and screaming. Some impatient priests even jumped into the swamp to fish out the fish.

Of course, the result of doing so was not necessarily good. Soon, some rat-man priests appeared in the mud, struggling and floundering.

Amidst the stumbling and falling, numerous corpses were piled up in the center of the camp.

The ratmen priests built a simple camp in the center of the lizardmen camp that had just been conquered.

The mud on the corpses of the lizardmen was carefully cleaned, and the heads were taken off and piled on the altar.

It had an exceptionally brutal and bloody smell, but the ratman priest who handled the scene did not think it was wrong. Even the ratman warriors gathered around the altar.

If there is ever a time when these noisy rats can really quiet down for a while, it is probably only when they offer sacrifices to the gods.

In front of the barbaric altar, Rat War stood with the priests. The other rat warlords were only a step weaker than them, even the great commander with a good eye.

After completing the preparations, the ratman priest waved the wooden staff in his hand high and shouted loudly with excitement.

Praise the gods, sing praises to the gods, the great gods.

Such simple words were excitedly called out and repeated over and over again, just like a babbling child, but their expressions, tone and actions were so pious, serious and excited.

Soon, the priests' piety spread to the most ignorant young ratmen, then to the ratmen warriors, then to the senior ratmen warriors, warlords, and then to all the ratmen present.

All the rat people, at that moment, loudly shouted the greatness of the gods, sang the greatness of the gods, and praised the great gods.

It was wild and exciting, just like a grand carnival.

This is a qualified sacrifice accompanied by the rising power of faith.

The power of faith that rushes toward God along with devout calls and recitations.

The sacrifice came to an end, the rats gradually stopped shouting, and the priests prepared to put away the lizardman heads placed on the simple altar.

At this moment, a beam of dazzling golden light fell.

Throw it towards the rat on the altar.

Under the incredulous gazes of the surrounding rat priests, the gods bestowed a gift on Rat Zhan!

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Not long after, along with the lizardman's head, the news that Rat Zhan had received a blessing from God was also sent back to the depths of the mountains.

The white mouse did not show any other expression after receiving this news, but in the dim secret room, there were some grinding sounds for no reason.

In the Lizardman Wetlands.

Shu Zhan was looking at an ordinary wooden spear in his hand and fell into deep thought. Beside him, a ratman priest was staring at the wooden stick in Shu Zhan's hand.

The desire and greed in his eyes were clearly visible, because this ordinary wooden spear was a gift from the gods to Shu Zhan, a real artifact. It was a gift from the gods, a gift from the gods, a real artifact!
The rat priest was almost going crazy with jealousy. Why didn't he get the gift? Why didn't he get the gift?
The more he looked at the wooden spear, the more hatred filled the ratman priest's eyes.

But he was too cowardly to hate the god who gave him the gift, not even a little bit, nor did he dare to hate Shu Zhan who got the artifact.

Amidst his boundless jealousy, he actually felt a little more awe and obedience towards Shu Zhan.

A cowardly mouse.

Of course, the wooden spear that Du Yuan gave was not a good thing. It could even be said to be made on the spot. According to Du Yuan's standards, it was not a divine weapon at all. It was just a wooden spear that Du Yuan took from the battlefield and gave it some divine power.

But for the rat people, it is considered a divine weapon, because this wooden spear is the first physical object bestowed by Du Yuan.

At the same time, there was a message attached by Du Yuan. It was not a complicated message, just a simple number, three.

This means that as long as the rat man holds the wooden spear in his hand and asks Du Yuan for help, Du Yuan can launch three attacks, or in other words, divine punishment.

This is Du Yuan's reward for the Ratmen's promotion of military reforms, and also Du Yuan's help to the Ratmen in the upcoming war with the Lizardmen.

At the same time, it is also the source of Shu Zhan’s current troubles.

Looking at the wooden spear in front of him, Shu Zhan thought for a long time. In the end, reason defeated his inner greed.

He stood up and walked to the ratman priest not far away with the wooden spear in his hand.

But in the end, the struggle came up again, and the words that were about to be said became...

"Please tell the respected White Rat High Priest that I am only holding this Spear of Divine Punishment temporarily. After I finish defeating the Lizardmen, I will personally enshrine the Spear of Divine Punishment in the temple!"

The original idea of ​​sending the artifact back immediately changed after the inner struggle.

This is bound to cause some trouble for him. You know, he was sent to this position because of the white rat's suspicion of good eyes.

But holding the spear in his hand, Shu Zhan was unwilling to let go no matter what, in the dazzling golden light and in the great honor.

Hearing Shu Zhan's words, the ratman priest unconsciously showed a hint of awe and hurriedly asked someone to pass on the message.

Looking at the ratman priest who was leaving in a hurry, especially at the trace of awe he unconsciously showed, Shu Zhan could not help but grasp the spear in his hand, the spear of divine punishment given by God.

Perhaps some different thoughts also arose in the mouse's mind.

The subsequent wars continued, but after that sacrifice, especially after the gods bestowed the divine weapon, Shu Zhan's position in the rat warlords suddenly became extremely stable.

Of course, there will be subsequent changes. As the god of these rats, Du Yuan certainly knows what kind of people his clansmen are.

But Du Yuan still did it, because Du Yuan wanted to promote his own ideas and transform the slave rats from theocratic slavery to theocratic military merit slavery.

As for how to promote it, that is naturally the reward. As long as Du Yuan is willing to reward those rat people who cause the transformation, and add a little patience, then as time passes.

Naturally, the rat man will become what Du Yuan wants to see.

As for the little flaw added to this beginning, it may cause a small conflict between the white rat and the rat war.

Du Yuan would not push it deliberately, but if the ratman warlords could break away from the control of the ratman priests and go from being dependent to being on equal terms, then Du Yuan would be happy to see that.

Now all the resources of the rat people are basically controlled by the priests, but the priests alone will not have any combat effectiveness. Du Yuan needs a stronger army.

(End of this chapter)