Chapter 398 Mobilization
The news that Nora died in the North and had her head cut off quickly spread throughout the island.
The official newspaper of Castel used three full pages to report the causes and consequences of Nora's incident.
From the workers to the Crusaders, from the Fire Moths to the Banshees, everyone started discussing this matter at once.
Some people knew Nora, the short little girl. Although she was serious and her medical skills were a bit rough, she never minded helping the people on the island.
She also helped the villagers drive away wild beasts and beat a coyote that stole food with a stick. Although these were trivial things that were not worth mentioning, many people still remember this white-haired girl.
She wore heavy clothes that were somewhat inappropriate for the time, and her customs were different from those of the islanders, but the kindness in her heart was the same.
Nora has always been like this. She would risk her life to save refugees in the North, and she would help poor people on the island even though she herself was in financial difficulty.
Word of mouth spreads quickly, and before long the islanders were talking about the many little things she had done, and this somewhat distant name gradually became more specific.
The workers talked about her past, and the Skitarii were also discussing Nora.
Previously, there were often spontaneous study groups in the Church of Imperial Truth, but now more people are talking about Nora and the North.
Hughes always warned the Crusaders not to always engage in equivalent worship, but the Crusaders unanimously agreed that this problem should indeed be solved with equivalents.
They may not have seen Nora, but who hasn't seen a few aristocratic lords who have committed many crimes? They wantonly slaughtered refugees, and even when Castel clearly stated that he intended to take them in, they still sent heads to provoke them. How could the Skitarians tolerate such a thing?
These northern lords may not respect the Crusaders, but they must respect equivalence. If they do not respect equivalence, the Crusaders will use equivalence to make their point.
Soon, the whole church was filled with discussions.
Hughes did not reply, but the next day's newspaper used an entire page to write a new manifesto, which listed the sins of those lords and described Nora's bravery in battle and her selfless help to refugees, as if she were a saint suffering on earth.
Everyone who read the newspaper was filled with anger. The soldiers' letters of request to fight were poured into Alexei's office like snowflakes, and finally arrived at Hughes' desk.
But Hughes still didn't reply.
On the third day, there was nothing else published in the newspaper except a brief message - Castel would hold a mobilization meeting, and everyone would have a day off and could come to the cathedral to listen to the mobilization.
There was no word on what the mobilization was about, but everyone knew it.
No one has said who they will go to war with, but everyone is gearing up and eager to give it a try.
In such an atmosphere, the mobilization meeting was held.
Castel's workers and crusaders gathered in the atrium of the cathedral.
The atrium is the center of Castres Cathedral. Below it is the stellar furnace, surrounded by the heaviest parts of the church, and in the middle is a huge patio.
People stood at the railings on each floor, looking at Hughes in the middle.
Hughes didn't say anything. He just took the box from Galahad, held Nora's head in both hands, and walked up the stairs that spiraled upward from the atrium.
People were talking in low voices, but when Zeus walked past them, they fell silent and saluted the girl's head.
Hughes did not mobilize, give a speech, or stir up the crowd. He just walked past everyone holding Nora's head.
The suppressed anger was like surging waves, reverberating from everyone's chest, and then gradually gathered together to become a tsunami that swept away everything.
Everyone seemed to have become a whole, and anger could flow freely in their hearts.
Hughes walked up the stairs step by step, and the noisy sounds gradually became quiet. When he reached the top, the church, which was filled with thousands of people, was completely silent.
He gently placed Nora's head next to the monument to the victims, not far from Chloe.
Then he turned around and looked at the people in the church.
Countless pairs of eyes fell on him, and the same anger was reflected on different faces.
Xius paused for a moment, then said softly: "Let's start the war."
The entire atrium was boiling as if gunpowder was ignited instantly.
People from all directions responded to their lords with roars, raising their fists, wrenches, guns and bayonets.
The deafening sound echoed throughout the church, winding up from the atrium and rushing into the sky.
Galahad stood at the bottom of the atrium, looking at the people around him who were roaring and cheering, his expression shocked.
It's not like he had never seen pre-war mobilization before. The prince was particularly good at this. He could always make a loud speech in front of people, arouse the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and make people die for him.
But all Hughes did was walk up to the podium and declare war, and people responded to their lord with the most intense emotions.
The enthusiasm and anger could not be faked, and Galahad could see the excitement in their hearts at a glance.
But how did he do this? Hughes had only declared war!
Galahad stood in the crowd in confusion until a newspaper thrown by someone fell in front of him.
Newspapers were nothing new. He had seen them in the Rhine a long time ago. He had been reading newspapers during his stay in Castel.
I have to admit that those reports and manifestos were well written.
Although Galahad was not from Castile, he still felt angry and depressed after reading the reports in the newspaper, and he wanted to pick up his sword and rush to the North immediately.
What would the people of Castel who grew up here think after seeing this?
Galahad could hear people discussing this matter every day these days, and their emotions were like steel in a forge, being hammered repeatedly and becoming hotter and hotter.
Today's mobilization meeting is just a moment of volcanic eruption. The real mobilization began a few days ago. Those articles in newspapers, public opinions in factories and churches, these are the mobilization meetings held in various places in Castres.
Hughes didn't need to say anything, all he needed to do was throw a burning match into the powder keg.
Galahad was startled, and felt as if he had suddenly been enlightened. He suddenly understood what Zeus was doing.
This is the real use of newspapers. Those newspapers in the Rhine that only report gossip are simply childish and ridiculous in front of Castel.
Looking at Hughes standing high up, Galahad suddenly felt a little scared. He could manipulate steel and human hearts. Wasn't the legendary god just like that? On the church monument, Nora slowly opened her eyes. She glanced at Chloe's diary not far away, and her expression became a little weird.
After thinking for a moment, she took the lead in greeting: "Chloe from the Candlelight Society?"
〖.No, not anymore.〗
After a moment of silence, a line of words appeared in Chloe's diary:
Nora from the Temple of Silence?
Nora's face twitched.
“No, not anymore.”
An awkward silence fell over the two of them.
(End of this chapter)
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