But there was no place in the city that could accommodate her. Due to the curfew and the shortage of supplies, the prices of the few hotels in the city were ridiculously high.Moreover, the residents here have many different accents, and many of them don’t even know the common language. It is hellishly difficult to communicate with the residents of this city.
Seeing that the already dark sky on a rainy day was getting darker and darker, and the city was almost so dark that she couldn't even see her fingers, Lovna almost despaired.
The exhaustion of the long journey, the weakness after being exposed to the rain, and the pressure of not having a foothold all came together, and she finally fell into the cold water.
"Oh, Lovna, don't be so brave." The devil squatted beside the fallen Lovna with regret, and looked at the fallen Lovna tenderly. The tenderness in her eyes made her seem like an angel who had appeared. :
"Just tell me and I will help you. You don't have to pay anything. We now have a contract of mutual support. I can find you a warm place to live, find food that can fill your stomach, and help you choose the right one." The journey is clear...why do you have to be so tired?"
Lovna pursed her lips a few times, but still didn't speak.
Because the high fever made her faint.
The devil gently helped Lovna up, with a warm smile on his face: "Then I'll take it as your acquiescence, Lovna. Leave the rest to me."
67. Dial the demon of chaos
For demons, finding a place to live is easy.
She helped up the unconscious Lovna, sensed randomly in the city, and found some targets suitable for coaxing. Then she knocked on the door of a family and begged the head of the household who opened the door.
In the lies the devil casually spun, she and Lovna were a pair of noble ladies who went on a pilgrimage to Glory City with their parents. Unfortunately, they were separated from their parents due to the chaos caused by the plague, so they came here with only their remaining savings. The Republic of Vayland.
They originally thought of finding an acquaintance and a place to stay, but they found that the city was completely in chaos, and their relatives and friends could not be found.
"Please help some kind-hearted people, please save us... I called several houses, and they all thought that my sister was infected with the plague. In fact, she just had a high fever, but if she is not treated, my sister will really have to bear the disease." I can't stand it anymore, she, her physical condition is really bad... I... I don't know what to do... Wuwu..."
She easily won the sympathy of the family by relying on the lies she made up casually, coupled with Pear Blossom's crying and the comatose and high fever Lovna in her arms, and moved into that middle-class home with some savings.
By the time Lovna woke up from bed, the demons had already become involved with the family.
Her exquisite eloquence, understanding of people's hearts, her ingratiation without leaving any trace, and her charming appearance, combined together, were like a divine help.
The elders of this family regard her as their own daughter, the couple who manage the housework regard her as an approachable and distinguished guest, the young people in the family are fascinated by her, and the girl regards her as a close sister.
After waking up, Lovna saw this situation and became anxious: "Hey! What are you doing? You don't want to hurt others again, do you?"
"No, I saw that you had a high fever and had no place to rest, so I went to this family, told a little lie, and begged them to take us in. They also agreed. Is there any problem?" The devil looked innocent: "I helped you, is this wrong?"
"Don't think I don't know, you must have bad intentions!"
"How can you say that? You have made me a little sad." The devil wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes aggrievedly, seeming to be very sad: "Obviously I did this for your safety, sister."
This guy is just pretending to be addicted.
Lovna just wants to leave here as soon as possible, even if she is penniless and even if her fever persists, she still has to leave.
She didn't want the family to get involved with this vicious demon.
But unfortunately, in the eyes of this family, Lovna is an annoying girl who is ignorant and quarrels with her sister. The devil is the mature and sensible eldest lady.
The family still hopes that this "distinguished guest" can stay with them and accompany them through this gloomy period of the plague.
They couldn't say why, but they all felt that their current lives were bad enough.However, if there is such a gentle, quiet, and considerate noble lady as a guest at home, it can add some brightness to their gloomy life.
Lovna knew that these people must have been deceived by the devil.
However, even if she found the man and woman of the house and told them: "The woman who claims to be her sister is a devil, don't be deceived by her," she would only get frowns and doubts in return - they I thought Lovna was in a hurry to leave, so she had a conflict with her sister, and deliberately made up such a false lie to sow discord.
Lovna is now speechless. Although she has recovered from the high fever and coma, her body is still very exhausted and her low fever has not gone away.
Just like the intermittent winter rain in Welan City.
The atmosphere in the city became increasingly depressing.
There are more and more various bans issued in the city, and the guards on the street are getting more and more aggressive, but the family's savings and food storage are getting less and less.
Even if the working men in the family go out to work all day, there will not be much money-making work for them.
However, even though the family's income is getting less and less, they still respect the devil very much. Even if the family is hungry, they don't want to neglect the devil.
"You are taking advantage of their kindness!" Lovna saw it: "Didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to hurt others?"
"I didn't hurt them, and I didn't use magic to confuse them. I just used words to win their favor. They voluntarily took us in and gave us food and drink first." The devil said nonchalantly: "It's all of their own volition. of."
Lovna nervously monitored the devil, fearing that she would "make a deal" or "make a wish" with the family members.
Certain changes are also taking place.
Starting from one day, friends of the male owner of this family came to visit and exchange information on the current situation.
They are all middle-class people who lost a lot of income after the plague and now have to live in the city.
They brought all kinds of bad rumors:
The senators sold the excess stock in the city's treasury in advance in order to publicize their own money, which led to a shortage of food in the city;
The support from the Holy See will not arrive this year, because those paladins cannot even save the countries surrounding the Holy See;
There were still moaning patients in almshouses and hospitals, who were ordered by the senators to be thrown into the sea together.
In order to alleviate the food shortage in the city, criminals were taken out of the city in batches for execution. The senator's private soldiers looted supplies from various places and sent them back to the city, but they were all in vain...
These news brought all kinds of panic, and also cut off the possibility of Lovna leaving Weilan - once she left the city, she would probably directly encounter the murderous private guards of the elders, or the gangs who fled outside the city.
Everyone becomes worried when mentioning these rumors.
However, even if the news is extremely bad, when Miss Devil joins the conversation and uses her good words to comfort everyone's mood, no matter how restless the person is, they will feel a little relieved.
It seemed that when the demon smiled and told them, "Don't worry, everything will be fine," everything really would be fine.
Gradually, more and more citizens came to visit this family.
Many people want to see this gentle red-haired noble girl.
They couldn't see the devilish nature of this guy. They just longed for this girl's relief, longed to be watched by her, and longed for her to give everyone the faith to live.
"Hey, hey, hey! You are obviously bewitched by her!" Lovna said anxiously: "She is not a human being, not my sister, she is a devil, the devil who signed a contract with me!"
But no one listened to Lovna. Everyone thought that Lovna had been in the house for too long and was talking nonsense.
They locked Lovna directly in the bedroom and wouldn't let her come out to cause trouble.
More and more citizens are coming as guests.
Sometimes dozens or even hundreds of people can be packed into a small house.People didn't seem to worry about contracting the plague. They would rather just stand, close to each other, holding their breath and listen to the devil's words.
Obviously she didn't say anything, she just patiently listened to everyone's complaints, added one or two comments that met their psychological needs, or pretended to squeeze out some tears for the misfortunes that others encountered, but these people actually started to I was so grateful to the devil that I even worshiped him.
Finally, on the coldest day of winter, the largest number of people ever gathered in this hut.
They were so crowded that there was almost no room to stay in the hut.
Among the crowd, a guy who didn't know who he was suddenly got angry: "Can we just huddle here and cry to the lady in silence? Can we just lament our misfortune here? Wei Wei Lan used to be so prosperous and beautiful, and our lives were so good...but now, damn it!"
His rant was met with a chorus of echoes.
Next, all kinds of curses, resentment, and anger poured out from the crater like lava that had been accumulated for millions of years.
The devil sat in his seat and looked at these people who were about to lose control of their emotions with a smile.Listening to their increasingly fierce slogans and increasingly angry curses...
The unhappiness and resentment they had accumulated over the past few days finally came together under the deliberate guidance of the devil.
"Everyone, have you had enough?" The devil asked with a smile when their voices became slightly calmer.
She got a roar in response.
"Want to take revenge on those bastards who caused all this?"
There was another roar.
"Then do it," she said. "Since this is your wish, I will make it come true."
…………
In the bedroom, Lovna only heard all kinds of noises and shouts coming from outside the house, and the people outside the house were shouting like crazy.
Then, after a commotion like a war cry, the people poured out of the house.
Listening to the sound, some old people and women also rushed out while shouting.
Then, her locked door opened.
It was Miss Devil who opened the door.
"What did you do?" Lovna asked hurriedly: "Why was it suddenly so noisy outside just now?"
"I have added some fun to our boring life." The devil smiled: "Okay, Lovna, your fever is gone now, we can leave."
"What the hell did you do?!"
"I used words to give some care to those poor people who had accumulated a lot of resentment and anger, and made them gather around me. After all, this is a depressing and twisted environment, and they are easily attracted to me."
The devil raised her beautiful eyebrows and shrugged: "Anyway, the rulers of this city are also a bunch of bastards. I encourage them to overthrow those elders. It's not too much."
"They will be killed!" Lovna said anxiously: "There are only about a hundred of them, and you actually encouraged them to launch a riot?"
"Are you so worried about them?" The demon showed an approving expression: "Then you can help them. Aren't your weapons right next to you? If you want to save them, I will also help you."
Lovna looked at the innocent-looking devil and cursed fiercely, then picked up the alchemy weapon and rushed out of the house.
This will be the first urban uprising led by Lovna.
68.Resistance
There was a cold rain falling outside the house. It had been raining for a long time, intermittently.
Lovna picked up the alchemy weapon, put on the runes, rushed out of the house, and when she caught up with the impulsive crowd, she realized that it was already a little late.
The more than 100 civilians who were inspired by the devil to rush onto the streets had picked up sticks and started fighting with a dozen patrolling guards.
In the mist, the civilians and guards bumped into each other. Through the rain curtain, everyone was dark, like a ball of sticky ink. From a distance, it was impossible to tell who was who.
But during the pushing, some old, weak, women and children fell to the ground, with liquid flowing from their heads. It was not clear whether it was blood from bruises or accumulated water.
At this time, the devil followed Lovna unhurriedly.
"You bastard!" Lovna was going crazy with anxiety. She ignored Teacher Charles's instruction not to curse, and shouted at the devil: "You bitch! You were lying before, and now you are deceiving these people." Go to death...you will kill those people!"
Instead, the devil behaved righteously.
"I didn't harm them, Lovna. I didn't lie either - at the beginning, I pretended to be your sister, which was a little lie to them, but I told this kind of white lie. It's to save you, not for my selfish desires, so it's not a lie.
"Later, I didn't do anything bad. I just stayed at their home, comforted them, chatted with them, and relieved their stress. That's all. Is this wrong?
"The current situation in this city is very bad. It was because of the serious corruption, selfishness and malfeasance of the senators that there was such a crisis of shortage of supplies and chaotic public order during the plague. I also feel that these people are pitiful, so I Is it wrong to give them psychological counseling so enthusiastically?
"If they don't do something, many people will probably die of illness and starvation. Therefore, I sincerely hope that they will work hard and kill the powerful people in the city who have hoarded a large amount of supplies in exchange for a chance to survive."
The devil continued to explain plausibly: "You can see clearly these days that the family we are staying in is still a middle-class family and a citizen with some savings. But now, they can only rely on black bread and water. In order to survive, I worry about food every day, and can't even find the simplest job. Why?
"Isn't it because there are a bunch of corrupt and selfish rulers in this city? If they released their savings to help the citizens and distributed medical supplies to all residents, how could everyone live in such misery?
"Lovna, I am a demon who repays kindness. We have received kindness from this family, so of course we must help them eliminate the evil-doing nobles in the city.
"It's just like in "The Magical Adventures of the Witch Lovna". The witch Lovna in the story not only eliminated an evil-doing city lord during the famine season, but also distributed the wealth and food he accumulated to the poor. Did the poor get through the hard times?
"So, we should do something brave to help these residents fight against the power. Hasn't your teacher Charles always encouraged you and hoped that you can help those in need? Are you going to do nothing and just Let the common people in this city be oppressed by those powerful people?"
After hearing what the devil said, Lovna hesitated again.
There is indeed such a story in "The Magical Adventures of the Witch Lovna".
That was a story that Teacher Charles made up for her. Teacher Charles also agreed with the righteous act of robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
Now, the situation in Weilan City is indeed somewhat similar to this story - the city is experiencing a sudden natural disaster, the powerful people who monopolize materials, the residents who live in depression, and their lives are getting worse and worse...
If it were the witch Lovna in Teacher Ciel's story, she would definitely lend a helping hand to the residents here.
Lovna always felt that although what the devil said made sense, there was something wrong with it.
But she didn't have time to think about it because a dozen more people came not far away.They were driving the ferocious barking hounds, waving the sticks in their hands and shouting loudly. It seemed that another group of guards had arrived.
Now, if Lovna doesn't do something, these civilians will most likely be surrounded by these guards.
"Lovna, come on, I will help you." The devil persuaded her sincerely: "You have to do something for these kind people who took us in.
"Only we can help them, only us."
Lovna, who was soaked in the rain, took a deep breath, wiped the rain off her face, shook her hair, and adjusted her breathing again. Then she took out the alchemy dagger from her waist, activated the runes, and stepped on the puddles. street and rushed towards the group of guards.
These private soldiers who serve the elders are basically ordinary mercenaries who make a living. They are not equipped with alchemical weapons, and they only hold some metal sticks. They are mainly used to maintain law and order in the city and bully civilians.
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