Chapter 427: When it comes to cults, it has to be the fire-chasing moth
Isaac sneered, "The four northern territories have always had three grand dukes, and this has not changed for decades. The reason Earl Bazel can be compared with them is because his cavalry defeated the armies of the three grand dukes."
"I see. That's why he can gain a foothold here." Gwen finally had a comprehensive understanding of the situation in the North.
"So running is useless. We must defeat them head-on."
"But as you said, I'm afraid we can't win, right?" Gwen's voice was a little bitter. The more she understood the enemy, the more she understood the current predicament. Do they, the resistance forces, really have a chance of winning?
Isaac laughed instead, his tone a little strange: "Miss Gwen, you don't know my origins yet?"
"You are from the Ash Alliance, aren't you?"
"That's my current identity. Before that, I served another organization—"
"The Order of the Fire Moth, those who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the pursuit of knowledge."
The fire moths, if you utter this word, you may face interrogation by the church. The Vatican regards them as a being more terrifying than the plague.
Even in the Duchy of White Crow, Gwen had heard of their names.
This is not because they always cause accidents or summon evil gods - all cultists will cause trouble. The Mother Goddess Church summons many more [Mothers] than them, but in terms of harm, it has always ranked behind the Fire Moth.
This is mainly because "what we are best at is rebellion." Isaac raised his head proudly.
When he was in the Rhine, the Fire Moth rebelled against the Empire, in the North he rebelled against the Temple, in the South he rebelled against the Sleepless Ones, and in Castel... Oh, this doesn't count, the Fire Moth is always loyal.
The Mother Goddess Church is also rebelling, and they are the ones who can pull together the entire lower city.
But the Fire Moths are different. They can even win over the nobles from the upper district. The nobles have no shortage of food, but they are often obsessed with pursuing knowledge.
For example, Richard had a title and was also a doctor. If he hadn't secretly performed autopsies, he probably wouldn't have been discovered yet.
Another example is Tata. He also had a distinguished status in the southern continent. Later, because he sent half of the city into the sky during his research, he had to run away.
The pursuit of knowledge can easily make people reckless. The longer you think, the more you thirst for knowledge; the more you know, the more you like to think. The sea of ignorance will never trap the soul seeking knowledge, but people have limits, and under this influence, it is often easy to - like a moth to a flame.
"I have people in the nearby towns. Once these winter wolves get out, it's hard to say who will own the town."
Gwen's eyes lit up: "So, you mean, lure them out?"
Isaac smiled and nodded.
He couldn't help but look to the south, which was the direction of Castel.
Since arriving in Castres, they have indulged in the pursuit of knowledge, embraced industrialization, and almost forgotten their old craft of rebellion.
Fortunately, he was not unfamiliar with the matter. He and his Ash Alliance had caused some major troubles in the empire, and now he had come to the North.
The lord asked him to come to the North to collect intelligence, which is what he is best at. As long as he can make everyone in the city become believers of the Fire Moth, he will naturally get as much intelligence as he wants.
Missionary work is always the fastest way to gather intelligence.
After the explanation, the two quickly started discussing.
Lai De was riding his horse, feeling somewhat bored, and followed his companions on the muddy road.
The horse's hooves stepped on the snow, splashing mud that stained his freshly clean boots, which made Lai particularly annoyed.
"Captain, are we really going to go check out those beggars in the woods?"
"There is no need to enter the forest. We just need to check if there are any traces of them coming in or out. As long as we confirm that these people are still here." The captain in front said lazily.
“But they have extraordinary people.”
"Shut up, the man is dead. The Earl has confirmed it himself!" The captain glared at Lai De.
“I haven’t said who it is yet.”
"I personally participated in the siege, how could I not know who it was?" the captain shouted, "If you dare to talk about this again, I will shove your tongue up your ass!"
Lai De curled his lips. The captain didn't look like this when he ran back in fear.
"Anyway, we are going to fight those refugees to the end, right? I don't know why Lord Bazel is keeping an eye on them."
They are just a bunch of refugees. If we leave them alone, they can only attack the town at most. When would we need to send out the army for such a thing? "Who knows? Maybe they brought some treasures with them."
As soon as the captain said this, everyone's eyes lit up.
"treasure?"
"What could it be? Treasure?"
"Idiot, how is that possible? If they had treasure, they would have sold it long ago!"
"The White Crow Principality has been destroyed, so there must be some good things, right?"
Snap! The captain whipped his horse whip violently, startling everyone.
"Shut up! Look over there!!"
Lai De followed his gaze and his eyes suddenly widened.
"It's the coyotes. What are they digging in the ground?"
It was still quite far away, and they could only vaguely see the figures of some coyotes, which seemed to be digging something in the snow.
"Coyotes are common, but why are they digging in the snow? Dogs have the best noses, right?"
Several people looked at each other.
"Shall we go and take a look?"
Coyotes are small in size and slow in running, so they can only hunt small animals and pose almost no threat to cavalry.
The cavalrymen went around and found that there was indeed a hole on the ground, and vaguely there seemed to be a box?
Now everyone's eyes were strange. They scrambled to get off their horses, shouted a few times to drive away the wolves, and surrounded them.
No one noticed that a nearby snowdrift seemed to move.
The box was quite large, and the ground around it was muddy. The soldiers walked slowly toward it, but heard a loud shout: "Fire!"
Bang! Lai De's vision went dark.
Gwen came out holding a musket that was still smoking, looking a little confused.
"Is it that simple?"
"They are just a few soldiers. This kind of reconnaissance team is always exchanging their lives for information."
"Okay, let's move on"
"The next step is my home ground. The bait has been cast. It depends on how the winter wolves act."
The resistance fighters stood up from the snow. They had just ambushed here. There were several such traps around the woods. There would always be one that would trap the Winter Wolf Guards.
These people searched for armor and weapons, led the horses away, dragged the bodies full of bullet holes to the side of the road, and left them on the road.
Isaac walked when he came, but rode a horse when he left. As for Gwen, she had never even seen a horse, let alone ridden one, so she just led one for a walk.
"By the way, Ms. Gwen, can I serve as a missionary in the Resistance?"
Gwen took a step back cautiously and looked Isaac up and down: "No, absolutely not. We, the people of the White Crow, will never betray the Bone Crow!"
"But the Silent Temple has betrayed you." The symbol of the Silent Temple is the bone crow. The White Crow Principality is a country where politics and religion are combined, and the temple has the power to enforce the law.
"That won't do!" Gwen put her hands on her hips and said, "You fire-chasing moths sound very dangerous. We are people of faith. We are under the protection of the White Crow from birth to death."
Isaac shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "Well, it's your freedom. By the way, let me ask you about the principle of firearms."
Isaac not only trained the soldiers on how to use them, but also explained the principles and structure of firearms.
"Please tell me more about this! I'm really interested in this!"
The girl crossed her fingers in front of her chest, her eyes shining.
(End of this chapter)
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