Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 567: Rioting People

"The fire burning in the hearts of the people is truly frightening!" Standing on the deck of the airship, Perfecto overlooked the lower city with a solemn expression on his face.

It is already night, but the entire downtown area of ​​Longton is brightly lit, making the entire city look like daytime.

There was a still burning stake and torches forming several fire dragons.

The burning at the stake continued from morning to night, a whole day long. A large number of cultists were thrown into the fire and turned into a handful of ashes.

But the stake never went out because there were always new cultists being thrown into the fire.

The people spontaneously formed several teams and were constantly searching in various blocks, dragging those who were identified as cultists out of their homes and throwing them on the stake.

To this end, they even set several houses on fire, making the flames even brighter.

If Perfect hadn't noticed the situation in the sky and ordered the Steam Knights on standby to deal with it in time, I'm afraid half of Longton would have been set on fire by these people tonight.

But even the Steam Knights, when dealing with the mob that night, could only stop the spread of the fire.

As for stopping the people? Facing the "fire dragon" that almost illuminated half of the lower city, even the steam knight had to retreat three points, lest he be beaten to death like the knights who were dragged off their horses by the mob in the cold weapon era.

In fact, if a conflict really occurs, as long as the Steam Knights dare to let go, these unarmed mobs will not be able to challenge the Steam Knights.

The story of an elephant being killed by ants can only exist in fables and fairy tales. If an elephant could be killed by ants in reality, that would be a huge joke.

Not to mention, the Steam Knights are to these mobs what tanks are to the Polish Winged Hussars; they are not something they can deal with.

The Steam Knight's defense cannot be pried open by sticks or stones.

But the Steam Knights are still driven and operated by humans. Faced with the surging crowds, they will also be afraid and terrified. It would be a great achievement if they can exert 30% of their 100% combat power.

Not to mention that people get tired and machines break down.

So even Perfecto was unable to stop the outpouring of public opinion. Even though she knew clearly that someone must have been wrongly accused or accidentally injured, she had no reason to stop it.

Since the announcement of the end of the world, these people have been under too much pressure, and they need an outlet to release the stress and emotions they have been under.

Otherwise, it would be like a spring that is constantly compressed and will eventually break.

Of course, even she would only allow the people to indulge themselves tonight. Tomorrow morning, the guards she specially dispatched would clear the place with the cooperation of the city guards. If anyone still couldn't understand the situation by then, she would have to make people understand why she was called the Bloody Count.

"The surging public opinion is a wave that can drown everything. If someone can control it, it means they can control the entire era." Sandrion was also somewhat shocked. Although she had more than a hundred years of life experience than Perfect, she had never seen such a terrible sight. Perfect just shook his head slightly and said, "No one can control public opinion. Those who try to manipulate public opinion will eventually be swallowed up by it. Even the wisest people can only guide it."

Although Perfecto may not have as much experience as Sandrillon, she has more knowledge than anyone else of this era.

The popular riots that were completely unimaginable to people of that era were nothing more than that in Perfecto's eyes. Compared with the great waves that actually occurred in history, these were just minor incidents.

Perhaps among all the rulers of this era, Perfecto is the one who best understands how much power is hidden in the seemingly insignificant people.

The rulers of the Old World countries of this era may have never truly appreciated the power of the people, just like the European nobles of the original world.

After all, their ruling model made it almost impossible for the people to launch any decent peasant uprisings or riots in the feudal era, and they did not feel that the people, who were just like ants to them, had any power.

But for Perfect, she clearly knows how much power the words "people power" contain.

But it is almost impossible to control this power. She is not the kind of person who can spit out beautiful articles or even her saliva can be like an ink landscape painting. She does not have the ability to convince thousands of people to obey her wholeheartedly just by talking.

And she also knew clearly how unreliable it was to try to guide and control the power of the people.

This force is like a flood in a river. You can let it flow within the riverbank, but you must also be wary of the danger of the riverbank being washed away.

So from beginning to end, she never thought about using this power, even though she had learned it when she was a student.

It's not that she doesn't want to, but she doesn't dare. She doesn't dare to let this power truly burst out. She knows that she can't control it, and if she is not careful, it will only ignite the entire era.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The matter in the lower city has come to an end. After clearing out these cultists, the lower city will be much safer. By then, as long as we make use of the old moat, it will be able to separate the inner and outer city areas. At least we don't have to worry about the problems in the outer city area before doomsday." Perfect changed the subject and mentioned his next arrangements.

Sandrion nodded when she heard her say that, but she still asked Perfecto, "Have you ever considered extending the outer city to ..."

"The noise is too loud. It will be impossible to clean it up in a month. Instead of wasting time on it, it's better to protect the entire inner city first." Perfect answered Sandrion, and was also trying to convince himself.

She had assessed the situation in the outer city area and could only say that it had completely become the territory of the evil cult, the people had succumbed to their tyranny, and a large number of people had been influenced by the beliefs in the old gods.

Cleaning up the outer city area is no longer a problem that can be solved by the church or the Longton City Government.

Perfect wanted to clean up the outer city area within a month, and the only way she could think of was to drop the thermobaric bomb from the airship and directly set the entire outer city area on fire.

When a fire turns the ground into white, it becomes completely white and clean.

(End of this chapter)