Water Margin people

Chapter 1785: Corpses Pile Up Like a Mountain
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Carlo looked at the two books in surprise. With them, they could learn the Qi language and the teachings of the Imperial Religion by themselves.

"If you are devout enough, Qi will come to spread the gospel soon!"

Baldwin Four Worlds looked at Carlo and others and said.

"Will Qi really come here?"

Carlo asked. He didn't know where Qi was, but he knew it was far away in the east.

"Yes, the Qi army has already reached the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. It's only a matter of time before they come over!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

He knew that these people in front of him were at a loss. Although they had converted to the Imperial Religion, this was after all an area controlled by the Christian Church. Their identities as apostates and pagans made them people that the Christian Church must kill.

"Has the Qi army reached the Red Sea?"

Carlo and others widened their eyes in disbelief. They were no strangers to the Red Sea, as it was an important trading place, only half a month's boat ride away from them.

"Yes, the Black Death is raging everywhere now. Around the Mediterranean, only the Red Sea has no outbreak of the Black Death!"

Baldwin IV said.

Carlo and others were even more surprised when they heard this. The fact that there was no Black Death in the Red Sea meant that Qi's method could really deal with the Black Death.

"Also, after I leave, you must not have any contact with outsiders, let alone interact with people from outside. The Black Death has not yet passed, and interacting with people from outside may very likely attract the Black Death! Also, don't let the Vatican find you when the Qi army comes."

Baldwin IV gave another careful instruction.

"Your Majesty, we know this. We will hide in the woods and wait for the Emperor of Qi to send troops."

Carlo immediately stood up straight and assured him, as if he had received an order from his superior.

"Your Majesty, you have a long journey ahead of you. These horses can help you on your journey!"

Carlo asked someone to bring out a few more horses. Baldwin IV and others had come on foot when they came, and now they had to go to the mainland to preach and fight the Black Death. How could they do without horses?

"Thank you!"

Baldwin IV did not have the majesty of a king, but expressed his gratitude like a friend.

After leaving the village, Baldwin IV headed northwest.

After two days of traveling, the villages and towns along the road were all dead silent, as if they had been looted by demons, with rotting corpses everywhere.

"Where did everyone flee to? Rome?"

Looking at the ruined villages and towns, William felt even more afraid of the Black Death.

"Do you think the Church and the Kingdom will accept these people?"

Baldwin IV shook his head and said that when they left Rome, the Vatican had already blockaded the entire city of Rome.

"Shall we go to Rome?"

William asked, Italy is a peninsula, and they have to go through Rome to get to the mainland.

"Go, don't you want to see what the Vatican is doing?"

Baldwin IV said that he could give up Christianity, but he knew that William would not give up so easily, as he was much more devout than he was.

William nodded silently. He was still unwilling to give up Christianity. He still held out hope that the Vatican was working hard to fight the Black Death.

Rome has been the most prosperous city in the West for thousands of years. Almost all roads were built around Rome. Baldwin IV and others soon arrived outside Rome along the road.

"This……"

William couldn't help but gasp when he saw the tragic scene outside Rome. He thought what he had seen before was already hell on earth, but what he saw before him was probably the real hell. If Naples was full of corpses, then outside Rome was a mountain of corpses. It was obvious that these people were civilians who wanted to enter Rome.

But the gates of Rome were closed, and all the defense equipment on the city walls was displayed. These civilians who wanted to enter the city might not have died of illness, but might have been shot by the defenders on the city walls.

With the outbreak of the Black Death, people outside the city had nowhere to go and they infected each other, eventually dying miserably.

However, there were still some people alive outside the city, but their faces were numb. They lay on the ground like the living dead, staring blankly into the distance with dull eyes. They did not react even when Baldwin IV and others came.

"Quack quack quack!"

The crow stayed above the pile of corpses. When it saw Baldwin IV and others coming, it did not hide. Instead, it tilted its head and looked at the living people in front of it with curious eyes.

"These crows are no longer afraid of people!"

Baldwin IV sighed. These crows had eaten too much carrion and had already regarded humans as food. They no longer had any fear in their hearts.

William looked at the silent city of Rome. There were soldiers guarding it, but those people were looking at the newcomers with caution.

Baldwin IV and others are now wearing hoods and masks, and their entire bodies are covered. It is impossible to tell who they are from a distance, which makes the defenders on the city nervous.

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"Rome has been closed, leave quickly!"

The defenders on the city wall roared angrily. Countless people had come to Rome to seek asylum during this period, but they did not dare to open the city gates. They did not know how many people they had killed to completely eradicate the Black Death in the city, and they were really unwilling to let that kind of devil into the city again.

William saw the heavy crossbows and catapults on the city walls. These defensive equipment were already ready. If they dared to approach, the defenders on the city walls would definitely not show mercy.

"let's go!"

William sighed. No matter how he identified himself, no one would let him into the city.

"go!"

Baldwin IV gave the order, and everyone continued to advance northwest on horseback.

When Baldwin IV and others left, the numb refugees sitting on the ground outside the city finally reacted. They looked at these people riding horses with hoods covering their faces in surprise.

"If you want to live, follow me!"

Baldwin IV spoke to those people.

Those people looked at Baldwin IV in disbelief. They all felt that they were hallucinating. The person in front of them actually said that he could save them? The Vatican had already given up on them.

Baldwin IV said nothing, but slowly led his men away.

"Your Majesty, these people..."

William reminded Baldwin IV in a low voice.

"You mean these people are probably sick and we should not touch them?"

Baldwin IV said with a smile.

"In this environment, it's hard not to get sick!"

William pointed at the pile of corpses that were emitting a foul smell. Those were all people who died of illness.

"In fact, the Vatican is wrong. Those who should have died have already died. These people may have been sick for a long time, but they are not dead!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"How can it be!"

William couldn't believe it. How could someone who contracted the Black Death not die?
"We have seen a lot along the way. The death toll does not match the actual number of people. More people have escaped. According to calculations, the death toll from the disease is at most 60%! This is similar to the estimate of His Majesty the Emperor of Qi. He meant that 30% to 50% of people here will die!"

Baldwin IV spoke.