Warhammer

The postures of the two heads of Sikano when they were quarreling were also very strange. The left head held a fist to support his waist, while Noah's head glared at the right side and chattered non-stop.

Si Ka on the right had a proud look on her face and was arguing with the Weaver nonchalantly.

The expression is very anthropomorphic.

Meanwhile, the pendulum man Valentine was staring with interest at the quarrel between the omniscient demon, with whom she had a relatively good relationship. It was quite rare to see Sikano merge together, but in the history of the twin usurpers from their birth to the demons' repeated appearances across the timeline, most of the time they acted separately and opposed each other.

Sometimes when Valentine got tired of hunting and stopped, she would enjoy the scripts written by Noah Weaver, and sometimes she would even make a friendly appearance in one of the scripts, usually in the image of an Avenger.

Of course, Noah, who was furious after the script was changed, never commissioned Valentine to hunt down her other half, Silk. She also took two orders, but the big demons were all immortal, and the four mothers were now in the same camp. She would not kill another big demon just because of the mutual hostility between the "twin sisters", so she only completed a quarter of the two commissions combined - she caught Silk once, fought with her, plucked a few of her hairs and returned them to the jubilant weaver.

Afterwards, Noah used the other half of his hair to make a pen to write the script to show his victory over the usurper.

But the latter...as a saboteur, she naturally doesn't care.

Al was thinking and hesitating.

Originally, I wanted to turn against them. If it was simply Noah or Sikha who was ordered to cause trouble, then although El could not and would not kill the other party, he could exile them from the mortal world.

But this move put him in a dilemma.

He even suspected that the Omniscient One had figured out his sexual preferences, and was even capable of letting Silkano merge with him and then using Fury to seduce and soften Al.

The two have merged into one, one is here to serve him, the other is here to harass the person who serves him, causing the quality of her work to be seriously unguaranteed. It would have been okay to keep one and put the other aside, but now the two have merged... Besides, the real meaning behind this matter is that the Fourth Mother does not want El to continue to act recklessly, stay away from the palace, and leave state affairs to others.

It can also be said to be kind.

After all, the mother hopes that her son will make progress (bushi).

Then Al can only...

"Don't include me or anyone around me in your plot, Weaver. Your script is wonderful. Maybe there is a chance. I hope you can polish my experience, but I need to steer my chariot by myself."

Al said to Noah's head, and the angry big bird looked at him without saying anything.

"As for you, your fight has lasted for countless years. I have no intention of interrogating you, but at the same time, don't let your tampering traces get close to me."

The lazy bird head opened his eyes and acted as if he knew.

"Now, I will end my wanderings and return to the palace to continue working for the expansion of my four mothers' businesses. As for the current situation... you must give me a suitable solution."

He pointed at Nancy and then looked at Valentine who was watching the show.

The female giant sat on the roof, but she didn't even crush the roof. The big demon Cruel Joy tilted her head, obviously not expecting that she had something to do with this.

"Obviously, the teachings of the Mother of Pleasure have contributed greatly to the current situation." Al emphasized the words.

Valentine crossed his arms over his chest and stretched out his other two hands towards Al, looking very innocent.

Chapter 16: Not my kind! (Happy Dragon Boat Festival!)

"Boom!"

The sturdy man threw the person on his shoulders - who might have been alive five minutes ago and was called a "human" life, but now could only be called a corpse or remains - into the pit with a dull sound.

There was another man also standing next to the corpse pit. He was wearing military uniform and leaning on a two-handed sword. His hair and beard were messy and had not been groomed for several months. He looked a little haggard.

But at the same time, the fortitude and decisiveness that impressed people at first sight, together with those eagle-like sharp eyes, still constituted this man and made him strong.

Galen Kirchs was a war hero during the Great Patriotic War, an outstanding commander, and a young leader among the northern military nobles.

After the end of the Great Patriotic War, he was supported by the second largest city, Bilbaly, and was nominated as the prince candidate, intending to integrate the power of the entire north to challenge the position of Al, who "gained the country unjustly".

Then they plunged directly into the trap set by El for them. The Bilbari people came alone to challenge, facing the "Regent Faction" that had integrated almost all other cities under their control through various means.

Even Vizia, the second largest city in the north, to which Bill Barry had tilted a lot of resources, did not support Bill Barry as the big brother. When Al instructed the Margarita people to take the lead in coming forward to dig up the old case of the confrontation between the North and the South, Bill Barry was forced into a desperate situation.

The last seemingly aggressive palace coup and the "March to the South" incident ended in disgrace. The traditional and anti-"regency" factions of Estalia, with Bilbali, who persisted to the end in the Patriotic War, as their core stronghold, fell into division. Some people surrendered to Ai'er and chose to praise the chosen wise king for saving the country from danger.

Some of them resisted resolutely, but in the end they were either brutally suppressed during the westward advance of the Second Legion led by the king's second son Kael'thas, and sent to a random draw for a three-in-one gift package of killing and exorcism, or they fled early and went overseas. Most of the latter fled to the neighboring country of Tyrell or the United States of Batol.

There are also some very determined people who will naturally choose to follow in the bloody turmoil and rebel - of course, in the context of rebels, this is called an uprising.

They started a rebellion together with the prince candidate Galen Kirchis, and fought a bloody battle with the Second Legion, which was marching west to the Saffro Hills and destroying the greenskins to deter the situation in Bilbarri. Finally, the remnants withdrew from the city with the support of local residents and fled to the northwest to continue resisting the Aiel regime.

From being a hero of the kingdom who enjoyed honors and was admired by the people, to being a famous general of the new generation, to being a candidate for the prince who was fully recommended by the Northern City, and only one step away from the most honorable position, to being a traitor to the kingdom in an instant, a conspirator, an ambitious person, a despicable villain who stole credit, his reputation was ruined overnight, he was an enemy everywhere, his relatives and friends followed him, or drew a clear line and turned against each other, or were imprisoned and expelled...

The gap is huge. From a candidate for the throne to the public enemy of the kingdom, if someone else faces such a psychological gap and earth-shaking changes, I'm afraid they will soon

Even when the traditionalists were at their most powerful, Galen himself was well aware of this:

No matter in terms of actual achievements, power, or supporters, he could never compete with the "Regent King" who was at the peak of his power.

Therefore, his original purpose was not to snatch the throne from the hands of Ai'er, who was known to have "one hundred thousand armored men", with the full support of the crippled Bilbarri. Not to mention that the chance of success was very slim, even the possible risk of civil war was something Galen Kirchis was unwilling to take.

Although he was opposed to "foreigners" ruling the country and holding power, Ai'er's coronation was very legitimate in the eyes of both insiders and outsiders, and could even be called a "legendary glorious story."

An orphan (Po Zhen) rose to become the leader of a tribe in a foreign land, and led the tribal army to rescue his country, making unparalleled contributions. Finally, when he led the army back to the capital and held a grand military parade, countless people spontaneously took to the streets, and tens of thousands of people persuaded him to ascend the throne.

Then representatives of public opinion and religious authorities surrounded him and forced him to wear a white robe. Ai'er was pushed to the throne by the people and entered the Golden Palace on a shield. Two days later, he firmly believed that this was inappropriate and wanted to resign. He refused three times, and was forced to stay by public opinion three times...

This story has been exaggerated and spread all over the world. Even the Tsarine in Kislev has heard that in the southern part of the Old World, there is a legendary young king rising up. He has a strange background, is invincible, is welcomed by all the people, wears the royal robe, and refuses the title three times...

Including Al, because his disguise was too successful, he was once addicted to this kind of "too perfect COSplay" and couldn't extricate himself. He really began to hold himself to the standards of a wise ruler. His diligence in nearly two years after ascending the throne was also largely influenced by this element.

Even though they were hostile to each other, Galen had to admit:

Today, the young ruler in Margarita's Golden Palace is indeed a ruler close to "perfect".

Even a personal moral issue like liking widows is not considered a black spot in the face of the more open-minded atmosphere of the Southern Kingdom. Instead, it becomes a charming character that attracts popularity.

Therefore, traditionalists always attack Al from two perspectives: origin and religious beliefs.

The former believed that El was not a pure human, but a mutated beastman or a half-blood, and therefore had no right to be king; the latter felt that El and his beastman tribes and naturalized people had been spreading the pagan beliefs of the Four Mothers and Five Seals (the shepherd god was confined to the beastmen) within Estalia, which was a destruction of the kingdom's traditions, and in the long run the country would no longer be a country.

Galen actually had little enthusiasm for either of these two arguments.

Although he was born into a noble family, he had seen too many so-called nobles throwing away their weapons and armor, and being in a state of panic in front of the enemy. He had also seen too many civilian soldiers fighting to the death to protect the kingdom. Moreover, he had met the former "Regent King" and now the "Wise King" in person. The other party's charm and demeanor were impeccable and perfect. Garen was even convinced that the other party might really have the blood of gods, which was why he was so talented.

If we talk about origin, even a pig (in terms of species) was almost pushed onto the throne of prince, so why is Al not qualified?

As for the latter, it can only be said that Galen himself is not a devout believer. Moreover, he once fought side by side with the Horde Legion. When Myrmidia was silent, the protection of the Blood Mother was prevalent on the battlefield. However, he also had close contact with the legendary Celestine of the Empire, the Chosen One of the Two Gods, so he still had a certain respect for Myrmidia's faith...

The reason why Garen fought a desperate battle when his allies were scattered or dead, and why he launched a desperate attack even though he knew he had no chance, may not be as despicable or noble as many people think.

When he stood on the top of the city wall, watching the silent march of the Second Legion, which was like a group of cold machines, entering the city of Bilbarri, those terrible angry-horned vanguards, fierce monsters, and the air army that covered the sky, there was only one thought that emerged in his mind at that time:

Not my kind!

Chapter 17: Northern Incident

When the traditionalists angrily accused, stigmatized and despised the new king who ascended the Golden Palace to rule Estalia, Galen was unwilling to express his opinion or join the team of throwing dirty water, because when he asked himself, he did approve of Ai'er's rule.

When the traditionalists were about to face a heavy blow, they chose to fight to the death, which inspired the soldiers and civilians of Bilbarri to have the courage to "ignore death" in fighting the greenskin army to oppose the Second Legion's aggressive westward expedition and defend the kingdom's traditions.

Although they were ultimately defeated and unable to escape, if it were not for their sacrifice, their passionate emotions had not yet faded, and if the citizens still dared to take to the streets with their flesh and blood, and use their bodies and debris to temporarily build barricades to cover the retreat of "our heroes", I am afraid that the military force that the last traditional faction in the entire North, which had struggled to gather in a stronghold independent of El's control, would have suffered a devastating disaster.

El, who was in remote control of the whole process, found that the citizens of Bilbarri showed the courage to not fear sacrifice and were willing to risk their lives to cover the evacuation of Garen and others. He had no choice but to order the Second Legion to immediately stop the pursuit and control the city government council. In addition, unless they were attacked actively, they must not use force against civilians and must remain restrained.

"It's a good thing that people are taking to the streets. As long as their purpose and demands are legitimate, it means it's not the people who are wrong, but the country. The central government must strongly support this." Al said this in his speech about the Bilbali Incident at the Citizens' Assembly held in Permoz. Many northerners who were already prepared to "fight our (Bilbali) own national defense war again!" dared not believe in the justice and kindness of the Lord of the Golden Palace.

Even the most magnanimous king in mythology would not forgive so easily those rebels who openly raised the banner of rebellion, slandered their origin and achievements, denied the legitimacy of the monarchy, and wanted to overthrow them, as well as those who supported them.

After this news was passed back to Bilbury, the vigilance and alertness of the people of Bilbury disappeared without even any fanning the flames. Under Al's command, except for a small number of troops stationed in Bilbury, the rest of the Second Legion boarded the ship and headed west to land in St. Louis to seriously wipe out the greenskins who were causing trouble there.

Under Eyre's lenient policy, the support of the Bilbarians for the traditionalists was disintegrated. Their ideas were originally contradictory:

King Aiel is good;

But General Galen, the Senator, XXX and others are also good;

Now one side is against the other, and they are stuck in the middle, which is a rather awkward situation, and can be won over by both sides.

However, in order to stabilize the situation as quickly as possible, the Second Legion raided the Northern Grand Council, which had a special status, almost at the same time as the uprising, and began to confront the rebels. This matter was widely publicized by the traditionalists who dominated the local area, and they concluded that the idea that "the kingdom decided to purge Bilbaly in order to centralize power" was in the majority. Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that they chose to support the "forced uprising".

What happened next was that Galen fled with his remaining troops, and Bilbaly entered a state of martial law that was not really called martial law. The citizens continued to build barricades and confront the Second Legion, which controlled the city walls, the parliament, and the city government. Finally, Al ordered an end to the military confrontation and asked Bilbaly to send representatives south to participate in the Citizens' Assembly held in Permoz, showing "incredible tolerance."

And Al publicly announced that the Bilbarry incident was indeed suspicious. It was most likely a rebellion conspired by a small number of radical elements (such as Bull Harrington, a veteran of the pro-king Salvation Society far away in Tyrell). Most of the soldiers and civilians involved were innocent and were coerced. This caused the Second Legion to mistakenly believe that a rebellion had occurred in Bilbarry, and ultimately made the decision to intervene militarily.

At the same time, Al also called on the "general and hero who once fought alongside me", Galen Kirchis, to walk out of Saffro and go to Bilbarri in the north, and investigate the incident thoroughly with representatives from all parties.

Of course, if there is no response in the end, then we can only treat them as enemies.

The people of Bilbali almost suffered another war, and in the process, their support for the traditionalists and local autonomous forces was almost exhausted. After all, they had taken to the streets at the risk of being slaughtered, expressed their attitude, and done everything they could.

They were deeply moved by Ai'er's magnanimity and believed that there would be no problem with such a king. Even if the incident originated from a misunderstanding that led to the two sides fighting and Galen running away, they could not continue to fight against such a king. So they took the initiative to remove the barricades and obstacles and returned home to resume their daily life and production.

More than 50% of the city council restored by Bilbao are "united" members who have expressed their support for the Golden Palace. The alliance of traditionalists and autonomous factions can only survive and is unable to muster the momentum of the past struggle for the throne.

Everything seemed to have completely returned to calm, and as time passed, the people of Bilbarri seemed to have forgotten that in the Saffro Hills in the west, there was still a remnant of the army that was still carrying out guerrilla warfare under the banner of defending the kingdom, a banner that they would rather sacrifice their lives under the iron hoofs of the Wrath of the Horns.

As for the resistance of Galen and his men, it was not actually very substantial. They did not actively try to attack the city, nor did they try to destroy the government agencies of the United Kingdom. At most, they left the hills and went to the towns outside to exchange some supplies with the residents by force, or intercepted caravans on the road and traded some things as well.

On the contrary, since entering the Saffro Hills, they have had "contact" with the greenskins far more times than they have communicated with the outside world.

Because Al intentionally ignored those scattered greenskins and left them there for a while, they have shown a tendency to spread again. Preliminary estimates show that the number is around 30,000 to 50,000. However, because the majority of the greenskins are newly grown, there have not yet been a few powerful warlords fighting each other to swallow each other up, and finally to decide who will be the next big waaaaaghBOSS.

After entering the mountain, Garen led a force of less than a thousand people to establish a stronghold and fortress. In the early stage, thanks to the strong support of external traditionalists, he achieved certain construction results, and the overall situation looked prosperous. He heard that the tribe where Ai'er started out was also a small stronghold of less than a hundred people, and then grew stronger step by step, integrating the Pina Forest, and finally had the current situation, so he wanted to follow suit.

But as Al's gentle words and ruthless actions unfolded, he softened the key points of the big picture with gentle words - for example, he issued a sincere statement to let Garen return and resolve the misunderstanding; but when it came to the practical aspects, he would not leave anything unfinished if it could be done.

For example, the Ministry of the Interior has been subtly working on the reputation issue of Galen Kirchis and those who came after him. Although the monarch said that "rebellion is understandable", in the eyes of the blue hats, there is no "forgivable traitor".

For the sake of a better world, for the birth of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, under the guidance of the Son of God and the Holy Spirit, “no sacrifice is too great to be accepted, no betrayal is too small to be forgiven.”

As time went on, the results of Aiel's reign became more apparent, the legal system of the "United Kingdom" became more solid, his success became known to the world, and the dissatisfaction and hostility towards people like Galen who "defended old traditions" and then confronted him also intensified.

This time, the casualties suffered by Garen's troops were caused by the fact that when they left the hills three days ago and conducted transactions in a town they had not yet visited, they adopted the semi-forced "transaction" with the local residents in the name of "candidate prince, first decorated military commander of the Northern Legion". There had been no problems many times in the past. After all, the people at that time still sympathized with Garen and others to a certain extent. But this time was different. After Garen left, the people in the town immediately sent someone to report to the nearby garrison of the Third Legion in the name of "large-scale bandit attack". The garrison then immediately set out, chasing the trail and catching Garen off guard. Fortunately, they had been active in the vicinity for a long time and were familiar with the terrain. The soldiers who came were human soldiers in the legion, and they were not as good as the beastmen who were good at fighting in complex terrain, so they barely retreated.

Chapter 18: The Bald Nun and the Rangers

A warrior wearing armor and a robe came over and stood beside Garen. Then he took off his helmet, revealing... a shining bald head.

It turned out to be a woman.

A tonsured nun.

She had delicate features, showing a heroic spirit. On her bald head were tattooed two lines of holy words with special paint. These were the teachings of Myrmidia.

The bald nun patted the shoulder of Galen Kirchis, the "real prince candidate," and said in a deep voice, "The people of the North no longer support us."

"They were bewitched by the evil spirits from the south and began to abandon their true faith, tipping the scales that must never be overturned towards chaos. Disaster, destruction, and finally, all the suffering will return due to the shortsightedness of the people and wreak havoc throughout the southern world."

The nun kept muttering all kinds of weird things, which sometimes excited Galen, but sometimes made him feel absurd and exhausted.

"I find it hard to see the day coming when what you say will come to pass, Sister Ismael."

Sometimes he even felt that the nun was overly sad about the successive failures in the South and the North, as well as the casualties in recent times, which led to some mental disorder, but he had no way to confirm this. This made Galen only pay attention to the nun's behavior as much as possible and not let her do anything out of line.

How could the camp opposing Ai'er be without the support of the Church of War?

After the Southern Eagle Grand Patriarch Gregory's actions became increasingly "retrograde" and the entire religious level was defeated by the Four Mothers and Five Seals, the War Church became increasingly dissatisfied with Grand Patriarch Gregory and the "wise king" Al behind him. The South had been turned into an iron plate by Al, and the opposition had no chance to intervene, so they naturally shifted their attention to the north, to Bilbarry, the "last traditional sacred bastion."

Many opponents took their own food and fled to the north. Among them were many priests who had been targeted by El but were released after investigation because they found no major threat or stain. For example, at the triumphal ceremony, Pope Gregory invited all those "unreliable" priests to the monastery in the north in the name of "holding a general meeting" to debate doctrine and discuss church strategies in order to prevent opposition priests from causing trouble.

Then a trick was set up. A few loyalists were perfunctory at the scene, while the key people followed Pope Gregory and stayed in Margherita, stopping the car to persuade them to enter and putting on white robes.

The opposition clergy were directly detained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and were only gradually released after being detained for a period of time.

This kind of thing is very disgraceful. By doing this, Gregory, you are really not treating us as human beings and you are disregarding all rules.

Therefore, the internal strife of the War Church not only did not stop after the coronation, but intensified for a while. Finally, Al intervened and forcibly suppressed it. As a result, many unwilling priests went to Bilbao to increase their prestige.

On the day of the incident, Garen launched an uprising, and the news leaked out. After Kael'thas decisively chose to raid and control the parliament, these priests who were "exiled" on their own territory were very active. They took to the streets with holy relics, boosted morale, and called on citizens to rise up and expel the beastmen and pagans.

They were also the most severely purged group afterwards. Al did not like killing people, and he even made a special instruction on this:

The human head is not a mushroom that can't grow back after being cut off. We must maintain a cautious attitude towards all cases, big or small, and resolutely prevent the occurrence of unjust, false and wrongful convictions. We must insist on educating the people!

The people were all impressed:

"The wise king (regent) is so virtuous!"

Therefore, the method of dealing with these rebellious priests is generally to imprison them in the Pina Forest, and even exile is rare. This is because religious people are not like others and their influence is often stronger. If they really run out and complain about Ai'er and the United Kingdom, they will simply add a lot of notoriety and hostility. Ai'er will naturally not let them go easily.

The idea of ​​letting them "exile" to Bilbao was to watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, watch her cook with fire and enjoy the flowers - and then catch them all in one fell swoop.

Among them, many clergymen firmly followed Galen Kirchis and fled into the mountains and forests to persist in resistance.

The bald nun, Ismael, is just such a clergyman. She is an Estalia mixed-race from Araby. Her father is a landed nobleman, but the good times did not last long. Her family was soon broken up by the war. She had nowhere to go, so she simply crossed the sea to the southern world "to seek the true faith of Myrmidia". She is a fanatical priest who is a little bit weird.

She is a person who is both civil and military. As for the civil aspect, although Ismael is a little neurotic in Galen's eyes, her ideas are indeed very convincing to the people. The effect of her going out to preach and attract people is equivalent to the effect of ten robed priests talking together.