Reject me, you damn woman.

If I have to believe in a god, it would probably be my brother.

Enmen?~

However, after understanding Lin En's meaning, Novi immediately said with a strange look in his eyes:

"Then brother, aren't you?"

"Yes, I just said that I would help you three build a new church. As for whether believers can be found and whether the missionary work is successful, it has nothing to do with me. But it is not completely without benefit to them."

Lynn showed a malicious smile:

"I heard that the place where the three priests live is too remote, and there are too few believers. Sometimes they can't distribute eggs, so they can only keep them for themselves. Although I can't help them solve the problem of believers, I have to solve another problem, right?"

"Eggs are sold in the downtown area, so they are sold quickly~"

Novi fell silent.

Deep down, she was definitely on Lin En's side, but she couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for the three priests.

She was not quite sure what the statue of God in the new church would look like, but she seemed to have already thought of what the devil in the new church would look like for the three priests.

What a poor three tool men,

Otherwise, be a little nicer to them in the future.

.........

Chapter 124: But Lynn Norton Didn't Care (5k)

With the addition of the three priests, or to be more precise, with the addition of the three priests whose weapons were provided by Lin En, the situation improved at a visible speed.

Cardinals are at the top of the hierarchy even in a theocracy filled with clergy. In the age when gods walked the earth, only the earliest and most devout pilgrims could have this honor, and at the peak there were no more than a hundred of them.

Now that God has left the world, the status of cardinals has become even more honorable. As long as there are enough believers supporting them, top cardinals can bring miracles with just a gesture, as if the gods they believe in are walking on earth again.

Mastering divine arts and miracles can transform faith to strengthen oneself. If there is only one shortcoming of the clergy, it is that compared with ordinary arcanists, their output means seem somewhat pitiful.

It is a common knowledge among everyone on the continent that the clergy lack the means to kill.

Even a behemoth as powerful as the Church of Holy Light had to form a Knight Guard to ensure its armaments, not to mention the other churches.

For a gentle deity like Mother Earth, the strongest attack method of most of her priests is to treat the opponent crazily, causing the opponent to vomit milk and die.

Therefore, most priests who swear not to practice arcane magic and not to be contaminated by the magic network will be equipped with all kinds of firearms as self-defense weapons.

It's a pity that the development of thermal weapons in this world is so poor. In front of the protective magic of high-level arcanists and the well-tempered bodies of great knights, those portable muskets hitting the body are no different from mosquito bites.

This is the only blind spot that cannot be reached by the gods who symbolize grace and bring "miracles".

But now, the "miracle" brought by Lynn has completely changed everyone's cognition. Relying on years of experience and accumulation in using muskets, the three priests "understood" the weapons in their hands after only a brief contact.

Use your waist to lift the grip, aim calmly, and then pull the trigger.

Then, with the help of divine magic, the blessed bullets containing holy light will completely "transcend" the monsters in front.

Yes, salvation.

The three priests chanted the Holy Word loudly while firing wildly. Besides looking cool and impressive, it was because they were truly fighting with a "redemption" mentality.

For these evil spirits that are forever in pain and twisted, depriving them of their lives is like sending them to heaven.

This is also the reason why the three of them work so hard. Every bullet they fire is simply the pleasant sound of "Merit + 1" arriving!

After fully witnessing the abundant martial virtues of the three priests, the soldiers in the rear who were originally almost in despair finally regained their spirits.

"You are so handsome, Father! I want to believe in that Mother Goddess of Desire!"

"Don't take this opportunity to promote the evil god!"

"Great! If we keep up this momentum, coupled with the city protection barrier, we will be able to hold our ground!"

After hearing the cheers of the soldiers, Lin En, who was watching the battle in silence, turned back with a cold look in his eyes:

"Hold on. Is your goal just to hold on here? Do you really know what is supporting this barrier?"

The soldiers who had been so excited before were suddenly speechless, and looked at His Highness, who had been so warm and amiable just a few minutes ago, with some fear, especially the second question which made them puzzled.

After the city defense barrier was activated, all the soldiers cheered, but everyone subconsciously ignored how the city defense barrier was deployed.

Lin En reached out and touched the red barrier that was within reach. The red dragon barrier was burning like a blazing flame to the outside world, but to the people protected by it, it only gave a warm feeling.

Lynn just sighed:

"It seems that you really don't know who is supporting this barrier. Let me tell you, it's Her Majesty the Empress."

"His Majesty?!"

The soldiers were terrified. It was true that Zijinhua was a country without gods, but the words "Her Majesty the Empress" were more shocking than the name of any god.

"Yes, it is your Majesty, not the Arcanist, who is using all his strength to support this city barrier, trying to guard and protect us."

Lin En glanced at the frenzy of demons outside the barrier that were still trying to attack the protective barrier.

"She is fighting all these monsters on her own!"

Then, he turned around and looked around, his tone cold and indifferent:

"So, you are going to tell me now that your goal is just to curl up here like a bunch of defeated dogs, curl up under the wings of Her Majesty the Queen, until she is exhausted, until the barrier dissipates, until you watch yourself and Her Majesty being torn to pieces by those crazy monsters?"

Lin En pointed to the distance outside the barrier, and saw a black hole floating in the sky. Muddy shadows and shadow creatures flowed out of it, and then quickly attacked the castle.

"Gentlemen, this is war, and we are fighting back!"

"See that singularity? That's the weakness that even the Shadow Queen can't cover. I can open a hole in the barrier. As long as we can reach that place and break that weakness, we can defeat the monsters and win!"

The soldiers, who were originally in high spirits, suddenly fell silent.

These soldiers are different from the Red Dragon Legion.

Although the Red Dragon Legion is the most elite force of Her Majesty the Empress, the legion belongs to the country.

As for these soldiers, no matter they are shadow knights or ordinary soldiers, they do not belong to the country, they are His Majesty's personal guards. The day they joined the army, their only goal was to protect His Majesty until their death.

Now, they are like a group of incompetent trash, being protected by the people they are supposed to be protecting.

To take a step back, even in terms of internal defense, the priests are now the main force, and they are like a group of idiots who can only cheer on the sidelines.

All the soldiers clenched their weapons and fists in humiliation. Even Novi took a deep breath and clenched and unclenched her hands at her sides.

Although I knew that my brother was trying to motivate the soldiers, this feeling of powerlessness was not good.

Fight back, fight back!

It's easy to say, who the hell wants to be a waste, who the hell doesn't want to fight back!

Everyone is eager to fight back, everyone is willing to sacrifice their hearts for His Majesty and the Damaged Empire, but, but...

"But, Your Highness, we are too weak and have no power..."

I don't know which soldier spoke first, but his voice was hoarse and full of despair.

For a man who still has some dignity, admitting his own incompetence is almost worse than killing him, not to mention that they are the most elite shadow knights and the Queen's guards in the empire.

After hearing this question, Lin En smiled softly. His handsome face was illuminated by the fire of the red dragon barrier, like a devil in myth that tempted mortals to fall:

"Yes, you have no power, you are all just mortals. Even the elite among the Shadow Knights are only at the level of the third ring. And those monsters tortured by the eternal pain of the Shadow Queen, even the weakest one is at the third ring, and it is possible that the elite ones are at the fourth or fifth ring. Compared with them, you are simply trash."

"But, you... have me!"

Lin En looked at Elena who came with him:

"Ms. Elena, can you take out the things that Master Holly asked you to bring me?"

Elena, who had been following Lin En in silence, nodded, took out a storage ring from her arms and handed it to Lin En.

"Miss Elena, when Master Holly asked you to give this thing to me, didn't he say anything else to you?"

Lynn asked.

Elena hesitated for a moment. In this atmosphere, she originally planned to talk about it later, but since Lin En asked, she had no choice but to say:

"The teacher said that she really didn't have a drop left."

"........"

Elena hesitated again:

"The teacher also said that she would be absent from the banquet, but she would wait for you, Lin En, at the old place. However, she did not tell me where the old place was or what she would do."

Lin En smiled. There are some things that it’s better for Elena not to know.

After taking the ring, Lin En crushed it into pieces.

In an instant, the space twisted, and the items originally stored in the ring burst out in a blowout manner, appearing in front of everyone.

There were dozens of huge black suitcases neatly stacked there. After seeing these suitcases, the soldiers who had originally had despair in their eyes suddenly burst into unprecedented light.

They had seen those suitcases before. The last time they saw them, Her Highness Novi kicked open the locks like a Valkyrie, bringing about a reversal of the situation for the priests and unprecedented hot weapons, muskets.

The soldiers had thought that such terrible weapons and such powerful strength were absolutely rare and precious, and only worthy of being possessed by the strong. But now, those suitcases were actually displayed in front of them, like naked beauties, waiting to be taken.

But in the eyes of the soldiers at this moment, the things under these suitcases are definitely not as good as a hundred beauties.

"Over there, it's the same type of hot-air weapon as the priests."

Lin En showed another space ring.

"Here, there are enough magic stones for everyone."

"With magic stones charging, you don't have to worry about consumption and can use those weapons as much as you want. But magic is not divine power. Those monsters that have been immersed in magic for years are highly resistant to magic bullets. They cannot be killed in one shot. Maybe they will kill you with bullets..."

Lin En paused, then smiled casually:

"So, if you are not afraid of death, come and take them. Those who have received training in hot weapons and firearms will be given priority. It's not that I am worried about you dying, but these things are very precious and cannot be wasted."

Novi's heart was beating wildly. As the fourth princess of the empire, she had attended many banquets and speeches. After joining the Shadow Knights, she had also met some rebels and pagans whose words were very inflammatory.

Their words were full of temptation, their fingers, lips and teeth seemed to be covered with honey and wine, their words were intoxicating and sweet, they spoke of beautiful, bubbly dreams and never mentioned any bad things.

But Lynn is different from them. He told the worst-case scenario from the very beginning. Wouldn’t this extreme pre-war speech have a counterproductive effect and cause morale collapse?

Silence fell again. Novi looked at Lin En's profile nervously, and that face was tense and expressionless.

However, the answer has been revealed in this silence.

At some point, the first hand grabbed the huge suitcases and took one of them. Then a silent fight began. The surviving soldiers scrambled to grab the suitcases, and then went to Lin En to get a handful of magic stones of astonishingly high purity, which were originally responsible for supporting the deployment of the city's protective barrier.

Faster than Lin En expected, all the magic stones and suitcases were distributed.

Lin En's expression did not relax, but became more serious:

"It seems there are many more courageous people than I thought."

"My last order is to not point your guns at your teammates."

"Please replace the priests first and clear out the evil spirits that have invaded the castle. Afterwards, I will open the barrier."

"With your majesty's intimidation, even the Shadow Queen can't spare a hand to attack you. The only threat to you is those demon monsters. Please!"

Lynn bowed deeply:

"Then I wish you all good luck in fighting."

The soldiers who successfully grabbed the weapons just silently began to load magic stones into their weapons.

Then, more gunfire was heard, and the pressure they had originally exerted on the three priests was relieved. They gradually retreated to the back and began to rest, catching their breath.

Even though he is a cardinal, without the help of believers, his existing divine power and passion are almost reaching their limit.

The three enhanced Gatling guns that were specially designed for the priests had red light on their barrels like a branding iron. Obviously, even if the priests could still hold on, they would not be able to hold on any longer.

The soldiers who began to operate those hot weapons in battle gradually understood the horror of the priests.

The airtight protective net that was originally formed by three people actually required dozens of people to barely hold it up. Fortunately, most of these soldiers had a certain foundation in thermal weapons and gradually adapted to the difference between the lions in their hands and the kittens they had before.

Arnel, the priest of the Church of Mother Earth who first joined the battle, was unexpectedly the first to recover.

The older man, who was much bigger in stature, walked in front of Lin En, and the shadow he cast made the originally well-proportioned Lin En look unusually thin.

"Your Highness Lin En, you are not telling the truth."

"Arnel, you idiot whose hands are faster than his brain, come back soon!"

Holy Light Father Eris grabbed his colleague but was unable to move the body as solid as a hill. Even among the three muscular priests, Arnel was the strongest one.

Lin En stopped Father Eris's action, raised his head and looked at Pastor Arnel, and asked calmly: "Then may I ask your Excellency, where did I not tell the truth?"