Warhammer in a box

Chapter 186 Persuasion and Conflict

In the following days, all the nobles who chose to accept were making preparations according to the instructions.

Those who were unwilling were imprisoned.

The soldiers who went out to fight have returned victoriously, and the dukes of various kingdoms have chosen to gather in Cologne at the request of the Holy Grail Knights.

Gradually, some rumors began to spread in the army and the city. This was done on purpose so that people could be mentally prepared.

Duke Zilfero of Artois died in the Forest of Ardennes. The person representing Artois this time was Zilfero's eldest son.

He temporarily took over the power of the Duchy of Artois, but ultimately lacked the courage of the Duke of Artois. After the war, many people in Artois coveted his power.

There was chaos in the city of Cologne, and the first people to be dealt with were the female prophets who originally believed in the goddess.

Morgiana relied on her former identity to persuade some of the female prophets, but more of them chose to continue to believe in Lilith.

These girls with magical talents are much more threatening than foolish knights.

In order to suppress these magicians with powerful destructive power, Otto sent out Terra soldiers disguised as caravan guards.

The power of the laser rifle can catch the magicians off guard and kill them before they can cast their spells.

After all, the soldiers of Barto were unable to overcome the psychological barrier so quickly. Facing these prophets who they once had to respect and look up to, the soldiers still did not dare to wield their weapons.

The serfs huddled in their simple dwellings. Although they did not know what had happened or why the goddess's followers were killing each other, they knew that this was not something they could consider.

All they can do is pray that they will not be involved in this storm.

The change that had a greater impact on the lives of the serfs was that they seemed to have more food.

The former nobles actually began to generously give food to the serfs. This kind of thing was not uncommon, and the nobles would sometimes do so to demonstrate their kindness.

But it has never lasted for so many days like it does now.

This makes the serfs a little afraid to take it. I will feel uneasy if you give me so much and don’t let me go to the battlefield to die!

"Mr. Knight... Are you going to use this food to send us to war?" some serfs asked anxiously.

The knight in charge of the distribution said impatiently: "Just take it. These are from the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce and Lord Alda. They can't bear to see you go hungry!"

"The nobles can't bear to see us starving?"

In fact, this knight also didn't understand why he had to give so many things to these serfs. The situation in Cologne at this time also made these lower-level knights feel uneasy.

But he was a knight retainer of the Earl of Arda's family, and his lord had already taken sides.

Still in the conference hall of Lauen Castle, the highest authority in Bretonnia, namely Lauen, Morgiana, and the dukes of various principalities, were gathered here.

After all, he is still a big shot. After hearing what Lawn said, everyone reacted differently, but no one directly confronted him.

"My Lords, what I said is indeed hard to accept for a moment. Even though I was there at the time, I still find it hard to believe it. However, there are dozens of Holy Grail Knights who can testify with me!"

Laun said affirmatively, but when he finished speaking, no one present spoke.

And the person that Lawen least expected was the first to respond to him.

That was Duke Bohemond from the Duchy of Bastogne, who was also a Holy Grail Knight. The Duchy of Bastogne was also the duchy where Gilles, the founding king of Bretonnia and the unifier, was located, so the people of Bastogne were always very proud of their geographical location in the very center of Bretonnia, and they always regarded themselves as the very core of Bretonnia.

Maybe Gilles, the Green Knight, really opened a backdoor for his principality? Or maybe the people of Bastogne really worked hard, as Bastogne also had the largest number of paladins in Bretonnia.

Bastogne is also a devout believer in all of Bretonnia.

But as I said before, Lilith made the Holy Grail Knights too perfect, and Bohemond, who was also a Holy Grail Knight, chose to believe in dozens of Holy Grail Knights including Laun.

Perhaps there is an evil force that can kill this number of Holy Grail Knights, but how can it make dozens of Holy Grail Knights lie together?
Bosmond believed that such a thing would never happen, and it would be useless even if he didn't believe it. The most important thing was that Lilith didn't show up in such a situation.

The Lady of the Lake is not like other gods who may not appear for hundreds of years or simply fall into deep sleep. She always creates some new Holy Grail Knights every year.

Similarly, Duke Cassion of the Principality of Paraon, who is also a Holy Grail Knight, also chooses to believe in Lawn.

The other principalities, on the contrary, were more radical in their rhetoric. Perhaps they really thought that Lawn was deceiving them, or perhaps they had their own agenda.

The calmest person present was the Duke of Bordrod. Living by the sea, they believed in the sea god Mannann and also recognized the goddess, but most of the nobles still believed that the goddess was not in charge of salty water.

"Laun, Mogiana, we believe that what you and the Holy Grail Knights said is true, but who are these people behind you! No matter what the goddess is like, Bretonnia is still Bretonnia, and you should not ask outsiders to handle Bretonnia's internal affairs!

The servants have sent us the news that some people in the city are spreading the news of a god named Emperor. What a big tone!

Can you guarantee that this so-called emperor is not another person who comes to deceive us, the Batolians?"

At this time, Rogna was standing in the hall. He was still wearing power armor, but he put on a special robe. However, this robe was like covering up the truth and could not hide Rogna's terrifying body shape and height.

Plus his fierce appearance definitely doesn't make him look like a good person.

Originally, Rognar just watched all this quietly. In his heart, he laughed at the inefficiency of the humans in this world, but Bohemond mentioned the God-Emperor with a slightly insulting tone.

This made Rognar rush directly towards Bohemond!

"So fast……"

After just one confrontation, Bohemond felt the opponent's terrifying power. In just the second round, Bohemond was strangled by the neck and pressed against the wall.

"You who believe in aliens, you should be put on the stake in the Empire. You and your family must be punished and atone for your words!"

Feeling the increasing pressure and cold touch on his neck, Bohemond felt like he couldn't breathe.

He could feel that this strong man was really going to kill him!
The other dukes and nobles around them also drew their weapons, but the bolters of the remaining Space Marines were already pointed at them.

A bomb blew directly through the wall, making everyone afraid to move.

It was not until Lawn and Morgiana pleaded for mercy that Rognar let him go.

Seeing that Bohemond was fine, Laun breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly took out the long sword that Zhang Heng had placed next to him.

Even now, the long sword still exudes an incomparably sacred aura.

The Holy Grail Knights who had drunk the blood of gods were particularly sensitive to this feeling.

(End of this chapter)