I'm a druid in Type Moon

The lords who focused on military affairs believed that this was a normal fluctuation. After all, in addition to the fixed agricultural tax, most of the tax revenue came from the caravans that came and went. Most of their trading partners were merchants from King Bei's side. Once there were signs that the two countries were going to go to war, these merchants who valued their lives would leave immediately.

Mel was lucky that he had not suffered any major losses in all these years of business, and there had not been any major wars on the border. Otherwise, even if the lord was blind, he would have been able to see the problem.

After Meier finished speaking with a trembling voice, he almost fell to his knees, and the cold sweat oozing from his body almost soaked his clothes. You know, the reason why he did this was because he had a good relationship with the lord, and he supported the lord with a large sum of money when he just arrived at the border. Because of their past friendship, even if the lord found out about his little trick, he would spare his life.

But the person in front of him was the legendary druid. Celtic law was compiled by druids. In the eyes of ordinary people, druids were the symbol of justice.

Lin En looked a little strange. Mel's behavior was a common phenomenon in this era. Tax officials who were related to the lord would deduct the collected taxes or increase the loss during transportation for various reasons. Mel was actually quite conscientious. After all, he made up for the embezzled money.

So Lynn pondered for a long time and decided to give Mel a chance.

"Mel, from today on, you are no longer a tax collector!"

Mel, who had been in a state of tension for a long time, completely lost his strength after hearing these words. His legs went soft and he fell to his knees. He thought he was going to be executed soon. Tears rolled down his eyes and he was about to start crying.

But Lin En then said, "I want you to form a caravan, and 1% of the caravan's net profit will be your salary. At the same time, you can send your son to the castle."

Mel, who originally wanted to rush over and hug Lin's thighs to beg, was now frozen in place. He had not yet recovered from the surprise that he did not have to die, and his mind was still thinking about the meaning of Lin's words.

"One percent of the caravan's net profit! Although it's a little less, it should be enough to support the family. As for the risks, since King Arthur came to power, the number of thieves and bandits in the country has decreased significantly. In addition, this is a caravan belonging to the entire territory. We should be able to find a few knights as escorts, or even official knights to escort us. Safety should not be a problem."

The knight that moved Mel the most was Lynn's offer to send his son to the castle, which meant that his son could receive an orthodox knight education instead of having to find those wandering knights to teach him.

After figuring it out, Mel touched his face with his sleeve, wiped away the tears, and knelt respectfully in front of Lynn.

"Thank you for your kindness! Your Majesty, the Great Archdruid."

Although Lin En was still a little uncomfortable, he did not intend to stop the other party. After signaling the other party to stand up, Lin En pulled out a few account books from the side and said to Mel, who sat down tremblingly:

"Now tell me about other problems in the territory. Look at these account books and tell me what the problems are! And tell me about the problems that are not in the account books!"

Mel swallowed his saliva and looked at the account books submitted by other officials, his hands trembling. Mel didn't think that the Archdruid didn't know the problem. From his attitude just now, he knew that he knew the situation at the grassroots level very well, but he was just too lazy to look at it.

As a tax collector, Mel heard about all the big and small things in the territory, including which officials were corrupt, which officials occupied other people's fields, and which officials liked to take advantage of others. Mel knew all this clearly, but most of these people were helpers found by the lord from other places, and some of them might be undercover agents from other nobles.

If Mel betrayed them, he might be retaliated by the nobles behind them, after all, not all nobles abided by the code of chivalry. Some nobles inherited their titles from their fathers and had never participated in wars. The purpose of their training was to duel with other nobles.

But the hesitation was only for a moment. Mel realized that he had no choice. If he wanted his son to be treated better, he had to demonstrate his value and show his loyalty.

Mel immediately exposed his colleagues. Lynn wrote and drew on the parchment while listening. When he heard something unbearable, he would frown and mentally sentence the man to death.

By the time Mel finished speaking, half of the officials in the territory had lost their value of existence, and the remaining half had committed serious faults and it would be difficult for them to continue staying in their current positions.

So Lynn asked Mel to leave and called the former lord who was training outside.

The former lord was named Will, who was already in his forties. His wife died young, and he sent his son to join the Kingdom Knights, who was still a knight's squire. He was the only one left here, and his title was not hereditary. This meant that his son could not inherit the territory. This was also the reason why he was willing to give up his lordship. He was getting old, and he had no confidence in protecting the territory in the upcoming war.

Lynn handed the parchment to Will. It was filled with densely written names, many of which had been marked with an X by Lynn.

Lynn explained to Will the crimes they had committed and the impact they had on the territory, and even pointed out a few undercover agents who might have been sent by the King.

Will's originally calm face gradually showed anger, and he looked even more incredulous after hearing that there were even undercover agents sent by nobles in the territory. His fingers clenched subconsciously, making wrinkles on the parchment.

Lin En watched Will's expression change a lot, and used magic to sense his psychological fluctuations. Unlike the nobles that Lin En met in the capital, Will's emotions were almost always expressed on his face, which was just as Lin En expected.

Before leaving the capital, Lynn asked an old man in the Kingdom Knights about Will's experience. The other party was promoted from the soldiers by King Uther. He first served as a knight's squire in the Kingdom Knights for several years. Later, he made great contributions in the war with the King of Bie and was knighted by King Uther.

Afterwards, he followed King Uther in his campaigns, and his fighting power continued to rise. However, since he had not received a complete knight education since childhood and had no time to learn knowledge other than combat when he grew up, he was considered a rare illiterate among the knights.

Finally, he was canonized as a border baron by King Uther, but since Will was not of noble birth, it was very difficult for him to find a trustworthy and capable person to follow him to the territory. As a last resort, Will chose the candidates recommended by his colleagues. Only the tax officer Will was chosen by him personally. At the same time, he also obtained the starting capital for the territory, and did not need to borrow high-interest loans from those nobles.

The entire territory was run under such circumstances. Although Will had almost no management ability, the candidates recommended by his colleagues were all carefully selected. Even without the lord's command, the officials could perform their duties.

Therefore, the territory developed very smoothly in the first few years, and Will concentrated on training soldiers and almost ignored the territory. Most of the butlers and servants in the castle were soldiers who followed Will in the past. They were good at fighting, but not good at managing the territory.

So after the initial stable development, after confirming that the lord and his cronies were all war maniacs and would not come to inspect as long as the supplies continued, the officials who had been safe and sound began to have their own little thoughts.

So after more than ten years, what appeared before Will was a territory completely different from the one he remembered: civilians could hardly survive, the land was seized by officials, farmers were reduced to slaves, and they could only get barely enough food to survive after working hard, and the rest of the food was taken away by officials.

Therefore, the amount of tax collected each year has been decreasing year by year. This is certainly due to the influence of the disappearance of the Age of Gods, but it is also the result of officials becoming more and more aggressive.

"Your Majesty! Please hand them over to me!"

Will saluted, his tone revealing murderous intent.

Lin En nodded. It would not be easy for Will to cause turmoil in the entire territory. Lin En had just taken over here not long ago. It would be bad if his reputation for murder spread.

So Lin En picked and chose. He found a few guys who were still useful from the crowd, and left the rest to Will to deal with as he pleased. As for the possible revenge from the nobles behind them? Only crazy guys would confront the famous Archdruid for such a small matter. They didn't withdraw immediately because they were lucky.

Will left with murderous intent, and Lynn began to think about who to find to take over their jobs. For the time being, let's use the Knights of the Church to take over, since there won't be a fight for a while anyway.

The End of the Age of Gods: Chapter 62: The Gods Descend Here

Several months passed in a flash, and the entire territory was almost cleansed from top to bottom. All the undercover agents were eliminated by Lin En using various means, whether it was by inducing faith or coercion and inducement. Without help, how could ordinary people be the opponent of Lin En, the druid.

The vacant positions were filled by the knights' squires in the Knights Crusader. They just had to be told that this was an opportunity to put into practice what they had learned. Orthodox knightly education not only taught martial arts, but also literature, arithmetic, and government affairs.

At this time, Lin En was in the castle's study, looking at the map on the wall in front of him. This was a map that all the knights had spent half a month drawing. It detailed the size of the entire territory, the mountains and rivers, and the population distribution. There were also some red circles that were highlighted, which were the locations that the knights had determined based on their own experience that might be attacked.

During these few months, the knights on the side of the humble king launched several attacks. Each time, several knights led a large group of soldiers and wanted to raid the rear of the castle. However, they were discovered in advance by the scouts deployed by Lin En on the border, and the knights were sent to intercept them.

"Is the target autumn grain?"

Lin En had a headache. Looking at the direction of those knights, they were obviously heading towards a densely populated but sparsely defended village. They probably wanted to burn it down before the autumn harvest.

Lin En still remembered the intelligence he, Altria, Kai, and Merlin had gathered when they went to the Bie King's territory a few years ago. At that time, the concentration of true ether in the Bie King's territory was slightly higher than that of his side. As a result, the land on the Bie King's side was far more fertile than that of his side, and the grain production was also greater. This meant that the Bie King's side had a much higher tolerance rate than Lin En's side.

For King Bie, they may have already prepared the food needed for the war. Even if all the autumn crops of this season were burned by Lin En, there would not be any problem. Instead, it would arouse the anger of the civilians in King Bie's territory, and they would join the army directly when they had no other choice.

For Lin En, the autumn grain is a life-saving straw. The grain provided by the capital is about to be consumed. The grain originally stored in the territory can only meet the army's rations, and there is no spare food to rescue civilians. Once the autumn grain is burned, large numbers of civilians will starve to death, or even become bandits and endanger the whole country. At that time, Lin En will probably go to suppress the bandits.

"In the final analysis, it's because there is too little food."

Lynn felt helpless. The reason for King Arthur's final fall was food shortage. Now he himself was facing the same situation. It seemed that Britain would have trouble getting over the issue of "eating".

There are still two weeks before the autumn grain harvest. Early harvesting will lead to a reduction in grain production. This is the case if it does not rain. You have to know that Britain is a rainy country. If you are not careful, you will end up with no harvest at all.

There was a sudden knock on the door. Lin En turned around and saw a man walking in after getting permission. He was wearing a white robe and holding an oak stick. The man was Lin En's butler Ivan, and now he was the butler of the entire castle.

After discovering that the enemy's target was Qiu Liang, Lin En began to search for magic that could be used in his mind. After all, unilateral defense was not a good idea, and the possibility of omissions was too high.

Fortunately, as a druid, Lin En had many ways to ripen crops in advance, but the area that needed to be ripened was too large. Even Lin En could not cast such a large-scale magic without assistance, which was close to the realm of gods, and the gods in charge of harvest.

The solution Lin En came up with was to use the magic circle. Of course, Lin En said to the public that he would offer a grand sacrifice to the God of Nature to pray for His blessing. However, at the end of this Age of Gods, the possibility of getting the attention of the gods was too low.

Ivan brought Lin En to the edge of the forest outside the castle. The knights of the Knights Templar had blocked the entire forest. In the center of the forest was an oak forest that had not been completely felled. Lin En guessed that it was probably planted by druids in the past as a place for sacrificial ceremonies, which now came in handy for Lin En.

Lin En, wearing a white robe and gold jewelry, walked into the forest step by step. Ivan joined the ranks of those who blocked the forest. He was not a druid and could not participate in the sacrifice.

It was dusk at this time, and the orange-yellow light enveloped the entire forest. Even the knight who was only a small step away from the forest could not see what was going on inside.

Most magic circles are simplified from ancient sacrifices to gods, and in the mysterious world, ancient means powerful. Therefore, Lin En also used this ancient magic circle this time. Fortunately, the druid sacrifice does not require too many precious materials, but the time requirement is more stringent.

For example, today, to use a term that Lin En is more familiar with, is the 16th day of the eighth lunar month, the day when the moon is the fullest in the year. On this night, the power of the Moon God will reach its peak, and holding sacrifices under the moonlight is a tradition of the druids. Therefore, Lin En is not only offering sacrifices to the Moon God, but also to the God of Nature.

As time passed, Lin En also reached the center of the forest. The moonlight sprinkled down, silver rivers flowed on the treetops, fireflies shone in the darkness, and the stars in the sky descended on the forest at this moment.

There was a flickering flame in the darkness. Lin En held an oak stick and tapped the ground gently, then walked along the Milky Way towards the altar in the center. The animals that were attracted followed him, and the moonlight sprinkled on them, eliminating their fear and suppressing their animal nature, and they followed the messenger of nature forward.

In the center of the forest, in the specially left empty space, the stone pillars that had just been moved in were already covered with vines, and the few runes that Lin En remembered were engraved on them. Lin En stepped barefoot on the round boulder in the center and began to pray.

A desolate and ancient language burst out from Lynn's mouth. It was not the popular Celtic language today, nor was it the divine language once bestowed upon the great druid, nor was it the English language that would appear in the future.

This language is like the manifestation of truth, and everything is listening to its voice. It is not a common emotion among all living things, but a language that even inorganic things like rocks can understand.

Master of Babel

Something like "truth" that humans possessed before they split, a language several levels higher than the truth. Before it was disrupted by the gods, the only language shared by the world was given the name "unified language". It is not a language used when people talk to each other, but a language that can determine the meaning of a conversation between people and the world.

Of course, Lin En did not master this language. What he spoke was the inferior product of the research of sages of all ages. It was a degradation of the "unified language" and could not communicate with time itself, nor could it reach the root.

This language is the origin of the magic "Knowing Languages", a miracle obtained after being diluted countless times. After humans could no longer understand each other due to different languages, the sages hoped to re-establish this connection, but unfortunately they failed in the end. This magic has become a compulsory course for magicians.

Lin En learned this language from the druid tradition. Since the purpose of this sacrifice was not to communicate with gods but to pray to nature, Lin En used this language for the first time in reality.

The moonlight shone in his praise, and the forest boiled in his cheers. Lin En loosened the oak stick in his hand and opened his arms as if to embrace the whole world. The whole forest woke up under his will, the atmosphere gathered, the magic was wailing, and even the clouds in the sky gathered under his command.

The light that had disappeared from this land since King Solomon demoted the mystery reappeared, and the light that penetrated the sky and the earth stole everyone's attention. Even the capital thousands of miles away could feel the surging magic power, and the voice of the Son of Man once again resounded in the ears of the gods.

“Right time!”

“Right spot!”

“The right person!”

"I didn't expect that he would use this method to break the situation. I wanted to keep him there for a little longer, but it looks like he might come back soon!"

On top of the tallest tower in Camelot, Merlin held his staff and stared at the horizon. Even here, Merlin could feel the true ether in the atmosphere gathering in that direction.

"In the Age of Gods, only the sacrifices held in the main temple by the high priest appointed by the gods could have such great power. Because the concentration of true ether has decreased, and the land veins of Britain are controlled by the humble king, the true ether of the entire Britain is needed as support."

"With such a huge supply of magic power, even the barrier between the planet's surface and the inner sea will be broken. Then, which god will respond to him? Cernunnos, the god of nature? Dagda, the god of abundance and creation?"

At the same time, in a dark city, the owner of the city raised his right hand covered with dragon scales and aimed at the distance, wanting to pinch it. Suddenly, an inexplicable force interfered with his body, obscured his perception, and black fog enveloped the entire castle.

"You better be quiet, Vortigern!"

A cold female voice said this in the thick fog.

The man on the throne lowered his right hand, and his sight seemed to be able to see the scene in the distance through the thick fog. Even though the black fog obscured his perception, the man could still feel the vibration of the land.

"Alaya? No, is it Gaia?"

A long sigh sounded, and the undying rage boiled over again. Hatred still burned in his eyes, but what bound him was not only the power of the "Lord of the Island", but also the sea of ​​flowers that was about to disappear.

"Merlin! You can't keep me here for long. Even if Uther sacrifices his life to keep me here, my rage will ignite this land again in the near future! You don't have much time!"

In the black fog, the witch in black robes gazed into the distance. The power of the island lord enabled her to clearly see the scene thousands of miles away.

"Sage of the Oak! Priest of Nature! Can Britain earn the forgiveness of the planet?"

Countless people focused their eyes on the pillar of light. If the gods were still walking on the earth, one of them should reveal his true form at this time to respond to this grand sacrifice.

But until the pillar of light began to dissipate and no strange phenomena occurred, all those who held on to hope sighed and withdrew their gaze.

In the center of the light column, Lin En, who was enveloped by the light, was a little at a loss.

The visitor was wearing a white robe, his long golden hair was tied into a long ponytail, the golden sunlight enveloped his whole body, but one could feel a gentle smile on his face.

The moonlight that had been boiling calmed down again beside him, interweaving with the golden sunlight. He looked at Lin En, and his sight seemed to be able to penetrate time and see into the distant future.

I don’t know what he saw, but he smiled with relief and raised his hand to pat Lin En’s shoulder.

"The Druid's successor? You're pretty good!"

The moment their bodies touched, a trace of the supreme divinity leaked out uncontrollably. When Lin En saw the face that seemed to be carved out of marble, the majestic divinity rose at this moment, making Lin En have the urge to kneel down.

The natural consciousness surrounding his body suddenly hummed and merged into Lin's body. His hair grew rapidly at this moment, and was dyed with natural green. His black pupils were also occupied by golden divinity.

"Sorry! This space is rejecting me and it's hard for me to control my power."

Lin En entered that indescribable state again. The world in his eyes became extremely clear, including the god in front of him.

Lynn recognized this face. The Druid tradition contained faces commonly used by all Celtic gods. Moreover, the owner of this face was very prominent even among the gods.

The god of light and the sun in Celtic mythology, in charge of knowledge, ability, medicine, magic and invention, the king of the Tuatha de Danann after Nuada the Silver Arm. The father of Cu Chulainn, the Son of Light.

Ruger Mac Esoron

The long-gone god now appeared before Lin En, but Lin En was not at all panicked. He just calmly accepted the fact, then looked at Ruger and said:

"Your Majesty the Sun God!"

The gentle smile on Ruger's face disappeared. He frowned at Lin En in front of him and then sighed.

"I still like the way you were just now!"

Then he shook his head and said in a majestic voice:

"I accept this sacrifice, mortal! State your request!"

Lynn's calm face trembled a few times, and then his natural consciousness left Lynn's body and glared at Ruger in front of him.

Even Ruger felt a little panic at this moment, but he quickly calmed down, looked at Lin En who had recovered, and smiled warmly again.

"What do you want? My child!"

At this moment, natural consciousness was beating like never before, as if it wanted to jump up and punch someone.

Ruger was unmoved and chuckled:

"I am also one of the gods that the Druids believe in. You have made such a grand sacrifice for me, and you deserve a reward."

The End of the Age of Gods: Chapter 63: Autumn Harvest is Coming

"But I didn't offer any precious sacrifice!"

After being forced to cool down by the divinity, Lin En finally regained his ability to think and asked the question he wanted to know most.