The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 347: New Wind in the North
While Ioannis was getting acquainted with the new treasure, Father Luo was looking out at the bustling town.

He practiced for a hundred days this time, and the North, especially the dangerous areas, have undergone quite a lot of changes.

If the sudden rise of priest Luo only brought a shot in the arm to the dangerous areas of the principality, then the act of the gods gathering together to set up strongholds was a good opportunity in the eyes of the lords of this area. If they did not take advantage of the opportunity to do something, it would be a shame to not do this rare opportunity.

As a result, territory cleanup, joint raids, and other internal and external actions represented by the two became the main theme of this summer.

Moreover, after the old Grand Duke shamelessly paid a visit and under the personal supervision of the new Grand Duke, the Chief Corpse Wizard Kosar agreed and grandly launched a round of exchange agreements.

To put it simply, this agreement is to exchange lives for products, technical support, and combat support. The lives here include but are not limited to serfs, prisoners, free people, and even monsters.

This agreement helped the lords to a great extent to resolve the difficulties caused by long-term external pressure and internal troubles.

Although the cost is a reduction in the population and the consumption of conventional materials, the main losses are the inferior population in the eyes of the lords.

The old, weak, and unruly, which have no value to be exploited or are too expensive to use and will lose money if you are not careful, can be exchanged for tangible benefits. Then this territory may no longer sink, return to a balance of payments, and even a positive cycle.

Mainly, the services that the free earl can provide involve two major categories: military and people's livelihood, covering almost all areas that the lords currently need urgently.

As a result, the entire dangerous area, and even some of the slow-moving areas, have completed a round of sorting.

The participation of the new Grand Duke not only enhanced feelings and strengthened prestige through interaction, but also improved control over the areas directly under the Grand Duke outside the lord's territory.

In the past, I roughly knew that a certain area belonged to me, but I didn’t know much detailed information. Now I know more comprehensive information, including which areas are suitable for division, which terrain can be used, and how to better control the area after building a stronghold.

Of course, such a thorough review would also be beneficial to Pastor Luo.

Not only are the creatures exchanged of great use to the Earldom, but sorting them out will also help the smooth operation of the super formation with magic fences as nodes.

For example, some monsters that were eating and drinking for free were cleared out by taking this opportunity.

There are also some fugitives from bandits. These people were bought at the price of wild beasts. Their existence further lowered the purchase price of the entire batch of creatures, while the overall quality was improved.

Although the production system brought about by cyber technology has a high degree of automation within the Earldom, it still suffers from a shortage of skilled labor due to the wide range of categories involved.

Moreover, no matter whether they are serfs, savages, or barbarians, there is still a group of people who are not suitable for participating in labor operations.

If you really have to, you can edit it, but the cost will increase exponentially and there will be hidden dangers.

Therefore, this group of people were screened out through rounds of mechanisms, including but not limited to becoming thugs or even materials.

Pastor Luo is not a good person. He is a corpse wizard with negative energy and is naturally cold and cruel. Considering the background of the times, how can he talk about human rights?
It is completely a blatant use. The so-called good is also because the technology brings about the improvement of the squeezing method and squeezing efficiency, thus avoiding the inefficient consumption that is prevalent in this era, and then compared horizontally, it appears to be kind and has a high lower limit.

Just like the joke described: He could have robbed it, but he gave money instead. It really made me cry!

Anyway, the cattle and horse stable, which was essentially a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones because of its advanced technology, became a paradise in the eyes of ignorant men and women who did not understand the true nature of the matter, so many free people came to join it, and Gaotai Town developed rapidly in this way.

The town has a special promotion mechanism that will screen qualified people, enter the free territory, and become formal citizens. This has a process cycle. While people are waiting in line, they have to do something to support themselves, right? Gaotai Town operates accordingly.

In this era, those who can travel far away with their families are all capable and have good overall qualities. After arriving in Gaotai Town, many of them gradually calmed down and felt that there was no need to become citizens of the Earldom.

After all, citizens have no freedom, and this alone is considered a high price to pay in the eyes of many people. However, because there are problems of one kind or another, they need to start over, so they are willing to bear the price.

But people's thoughts are constantly changing. When she realized that living in Gaotai Town was actually not bad, she felt that the price she had previously thought was acceptable was a bit too high.

As for Pastor Luo, he also had no intention of turning all his subjects into puppets with highly distorted thoughts and consciousness.

Just like the belief system is divided into fanatics, devout believers, ordinary believers, and general believers, Pastor Luo also created a classification system in his territory.

All the soul-like puppets, such as the corpse wizard and the bone sword guard, are in the fanatic category. They are absolutely loyal, but have no creativity or growth potential. In other words, they have a high lower limit and a low upper limit.

The laborers in the territory, because they are involved in production, have been instilled with a lot of professional knowledge, which is a bit like forcing things to grow too fast. One of the prices they paid is devout believers.

To be more specific, only by aligning with the radio waves and locking the frequency can it become a qualified information container. After infusing knowledge, it can be put into use with slight adjustments.

This kind of devout believer is not serious and has a state, but he cannot share the faith power that matches his level. Instead, he needs to consolidate and review regularly like taking medicine to deepen his cognitive state.

This group is not suitable for people to see, and that's why. Just like a concentration camp, there are private activities, but what is more prominent is the control and the rules. For creatures who advocate freedom, it seems very depressing and even creepy.

Next is the level of ordinary believers, that is, free territory citizens.

The reason why the outside world thinks that the Earldom is a paradise is because of the beautiful misunderstanding caused by contact with these people.

These people were specially selected, and their role was to be the link between the territory and the outside world. Their specific work included but was not limited to assisting the corpse wizards and sword guards.

Fanatics are unkind and keep strangers away. They are suitable for doing things but not for normal communication.

It is so strange and special that most of the time it cannot be eased by simply saying "all masters have bad tempers, please understand", so the bond becomes very important.

The productivity of the earldom is sufficient to support the provision of high material treatment, and coupled with the relatively enlightened system, it has become the child of other people's families and is envied by everyone.

It is precisely because of the low mobility of information, materials and people in this era, otherwise the social impact caused by the welfare of Gaotai Town would be enough to turn it into a holy place that countless people flock to.

Of course, even so, it still strengthened the ruling ability and policy strategies of a group of lords, and it rolled up unknowingly, which is beneficial to the grassroots people.

For example, the newly appointed Grand Duke Malos tasted the sweetness and joined forces with a group of nobles to go south to collect displaced persons, refugees, and prisoners from all over the kingdom.

This has provided a way out for many people in the kingdom who could not survive this winter or even the current difficulties.

Of course, suffering is inevitable, and the ending may not be a good one. All we can say is that the journey of this world is more about pain than happiness, and people can only hold on to hope and try to live every day to the best of their ability.

Sometimes, Pastor Luo would wonder why people live.
And every time at this time, his sense of self-discipline would reach its peak, allowing him to stop at the first try.

He believes that when a person thinks about this issue, he is actually indulging his own thinking consciousness.

If we believe that everything in the world has its limits and that excess is as bad as deficiency, then thinking should be no exception. Therefore, the harm of worrying is worse than that of alcohol and sex.

His style of "using force to defeat cleverness and using earth to cover up the problem" was also influenced by it.

However, this does not mean that Pastor Luo is a passive person who does not have the idea and motivation to be prepared for danger and take preemptive action.

Just like this time when he invited Ioanni, it was his decision to take the initiative.

Doing things that lead to bad things should be treated as a noble mission at this stage of life. When you think the conditions are right, start doing it immediately, and even cultivate it into a habit.

"First the Everglades, then the Arctic Ocean?"

"Well, let's go get some cannon fodder first, and then use the battle to the north to refine them. I'll get the dry goods while you make money."

Ioanni was rubbing his hands in anticipation, thinking that the money he earned from this trip might help him to accumulate another set of high-end magic equipment! By then, he would have both offensive and defensive equipment, instead of the current set of so-called all-purpose equipment. Especially after receiving the nano-magic equipment given by Priest Luo, his understanding of his own situation was rapidly becoming clearer and more detailed, so he naturally thought about incorporating the magic equipment into the intelligence system of this "confidant"...

Not long after, the two of them left Gaotai Town with light luggage.

The route was mainly for transportation and there was nothing remarkable along the way. It was September and the scenery in many places was still beautiful, but Pastor Luo had seen a lot and his mind was no longer on this, so he just thought it was just that.

The changes in the Great Swamp are quite significant.

When the deities were here before, it was like a tiger reigning supreme in the forest, forming an implicit order constraint on the entire area.

Although it monopolizes the treasure source, it also reduces internal friction and creates a radiating benefit.

This radiation of benefits not only comes from the ripple-like spread of negative energy caused by the demands of the ascenders themselves, but also includes the relatively stable development environment brought about by order.

Specifically speaking, whether relying on intuition or wisdom, dark creatures, including the undead, can vaguely understand their own position, and then determine what they can and cannot do.

But now that the king is gone, the dark creatures turned into a group of monkeys and started jumping up and down to make a mess.

This caused very serious internal friction.

Today, even the overall atmosphere of the larger region has changed.

The last time I came here, it was eerie and solemn, dark and mysterious, as if it contained a myriad of dangers that made people instinctively feel frightened.

The main feeling now is chaos, chaos, noise and restlessness.

For adventurers, this kind of atmosphere is actually very good. After all, everyone has the fantasy of being the fisherman who benefits from the conflict between the two.

It can only be said that the birth of speculative psychology also requires certain prerequisites. After a hundred days of brewing and fermentation, the broken window effect has already formed.

More and more outsiders come here with the dream of making a fortune.

This further exacerbated the change in the atmosphere in the entire region.

The no longer pure atmosphere has further attracted the attention of opportunists, who have rushed in to make money, and a vicious cycle has been formed.

This time, Pastor Luo did not use the hovercraft like last time.

Although it was quick, it also missed many details, and being high-profile could easily alert some beings. These beings, whom Pastor Luo was too lazy to take a closer look at last time, were his main prey this time.

In a certain valley forest, people piled up earth to form a mountain and planted trees to consolidate the soil, thus forming a mountain forest highland in the swamp.

Also, because it is shrouded in fog all year round and the outer water is blessed with light and shadow illusions, it has not been discovered by outsiders for many years.

But these dark concealment methods are meaningless in front of Pastor Luo.

In the eyes of Priest Luo, the gathering of souls will form a burning soul light like a bonfire on the grassland at night, not to mention that the dark power is completely submissive to him and allows him to drive it. This makes it possible for any existence within the range that uses the dark power, including magic, to be clearly seen by him.

The only ones who can fight against him are those who are of similar strength level to him, or those who possess magical weapons or even huge energy sources.

The so-called big energy source is like a searchlight, a pure and single light but with enough intensity that people can only see a blind white when they look at it.

Unfortunately, the owners of this place have no such support. All they have is a gloomy and magnificent castle covering a large area.

Every brick, stone and tile has been processed with magic and art, and the various sculptures are so complex that they are dazzling.

Even the shapes of flowers, plants and trees have been shaped, even if they are only annual herbs.

"They have so much free time that they have to spend it by kneading these things with their hands. It seems that I came to the right place."

Ioanni shrugged and thought, “Is this a deliberate attempt to show how old this is?”

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Several figures with afterimages appeared about five meters away from the two people, forming a semi-encirclement. After they all settled down, the high-speed airflow they brought up began to blow in the form of wind.

The leader of these people slowly rose from the shadows on the ground accompanied by the flying of fallen leaves, looking very cool like a stage elevator.

Father Luo leaned on his cane with both hands, smiled, and said, "Kneel!"

"Crack!" The bones of the gloomy and skinny people in front of him made a crisp sound and broke in unison, and they fell to the ground involuntarily.

Some of them tried to struggle and let out sharp screams of anger.

Pastor Luo commented: "It's out of touch with the times!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue-purple flame ignited in the man, and the sharp scream turned into a scream.

Soon, it started to burn from the inside out, just like burnt charcoal, except that the color was a little more vivid, blue-purple.

Although the method of killing one to warn the rest is very routine, it is very effective. The remaining few have indeed become much more well-behaved.

The leader even kowtowed to the ground and shouted, "We respectfully welcome the God Slayer."

"Oh?" Priest Luo showed some interest and said with a smile, "You have some knowledge, not bad!"

Ioannis naturally understood what Father Luo meant.

In the daytime, Priest Luo killed the god-ascending person. His movements were very smooth and quick. In just a few breaths, there were gods present at the scene...

It can be said that at that time, except for the gods, no one was qualified to spy.

Although Pastor Luo simply cleaned up the battlefield afterwards, his technical skills were there, and he definitely wiped out all the key information.

Not to mention those gods, it is very likely that they would simply wash their hands of the place afterward.

In this context, the fact that the blood fang, or vampire monster, could say these words proves that they not only went to the scene to investigate afterwards and accurately grasped some clues, but also had very good analytical and reasoning abilities.

At this time, Priest Luo said again: "I will give you a hundred breaths of time to summon all the children of the night to this place to listen to the proclamation of fate."

"I will obey your orders!" The leader was so servile and his attitude changed so smoothly that even someone as knowledgeable as Yoani felt very enlightened and wanted to give him a thumbs up.

Seeing the leader with a broken leg leaning on his hands and doing things like a whirlwind, Pastor Luo smiled and commented: "Seeking misery, playing tricks, haha, just make do with it, after all, it's wild..."

(End of this chapter)