Chapter 567 Ryan's Collapse

More than half a year had passed since the battle in the arena, and Ryan had suffered an unprecedented blow.

But they did not lose on the battlefield.

As the truth about the dragon was revealed and Arthur Ryan was sacrificed again, the entire Ryan fell into chaos and confusion.

The more fanatical the faith, the greater the damage caused after collapse.

During the past six months, the number of suicides in Ryan alone exceeded one million, most of whom were military members, especially Ryan's Paladin Corps, which suffered extremely heavy losses.

Knowing that suicide would lead to hell, the holy warriors still chose this extreme method.

Because faced with accountability from other kingdoms, faced with evidence of countless war crimes, and faced with the consequences of years of human supremacy, they simply cannot atone for their sins.

They have no other choice but to go to hell.

Alan tried his best, but he had no time to take care of these paladins. He needed to focus on other civilians.

The collapse of faith has caused chaos in the country. Although the orcs and dwarves have not launched an open attack, they have many other means of threat.

For a time, people in Ryan were in panic and prices of all kinds soared.

The once prosperous kingdom where everyone had enough food to eat was hit by famine and unrest in just a few months. Alan alone could not save the empire.

Fortunately, James Watson, the former supreme judge, is still there, and so are his connections.

In this chaotic moment, the Watson family all went out.

James Watson took over the Privy Council again. He first stabilized the nobles in the imperial capital, and then transferred a large number of reserve talents in the imperial capital to various places.

This thousand-year empire has never lacked elites, and those young people who graduated from the seminary just lacked opportunities. James Watson personally selected them and gave them enough authority against all odds, sending them to the local areas. They were not responsible for the army, but only for people's livelihood, and were specifically responsible for allocating supplies, comforting the victims, and helping those local lords stabilize the chaos.

As the representative of the Ryan Empire, Allen began several months of diplomatic work.

Ryan is about to collapse, and cannot withstand external attacks at all. The orcs and dwarves have a deep hatred for Ryan. Allen must stabilize these two neighbors. If a fight breaks out now, Ryan will be completely destroyed. Now only Allen can represent Ryan in diplomacy, and no one else will be recognized.

It should have been Allen's eldest brother who calmed the army, after all, he was once a general of the highest rank.

But Alan's elder brother, Anger Watson, was a general favored by the Dragon Emperor. After the Dragon's identity was exposed, he naturally became the target of public criticism. Anger Watson's will was not so firm. On the third day after Arthur Lane's death, he also committed suicide in front of the monument.

After his eldest brother committed suicide, Cade Watson, who usually liked to be lazy, walked out of the house and contacted the panicked generals. Ryan was not the only one with the Watson family, they were just not as "whitewashed" as Allen.

Those generals believed that they were guilty and waited anxiously for the punishment of the gods. They themselves were not qualified to set an example for others, so they could do nothing. Cade Watson saw through people's hearts, so he first contacted the nobles who had supported Allen in splitting Ryan, and with them as the center, he assembled the first combat-capable troops and began to quell the rebellion.

The first step is to suppress the riots, and then to regroup the army and appease the soldiers whose faith has collapsed.

Cade Watson's achievements exceeded everyone's expectations. This useless man who usually looked lazy and didn't care about anything succeeded in calming people's hearts at this time. Most of the terrified paladins were shocked by the strong holy light on Cade Watson when they saw him.

After that great decisive battle, many paladins and priests of light could no longer use the Holy Light. It was because of this situation that they despaired and believed themselves to be guilty, leading many to commit suicide.

And Cade Watson's way of comforting others is to loudly announce to everyone all the stupid things he has done and all the behaviors that violate the doctrine, while wearing this dazzling holy light.

"When I was in the seminary, I peeked at the nuns taking a bath!"

"I spit on the teacher's back after being punished for skipping school!"

"I stole money from my family and I blamed it on my brother Alan, who was only seven years old at the time!"

"I went to the battlefield, but because I was afraid of death, I became a deserter on the first day. I used the excuse of encountering goblins, but in fact I stabbed myself twice!"

"I have also killed innocent people on the battlefield, and my hands are stained with the blood of innocent people!"

"I am corrupt! I did business with that lich, and as the middleman, I received a lot of kickbacks!"

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One by one, the crimes that would have resulted in honor execution if disclosed in the past were now spoken out by Cade Watson openly, but the holy light on him did not diminish in the slightest.

"A sinner like me can still use the Holy Light, and the Lord of Dawn still hasn't given up on me? Do you know why?"

Cade Watson looked at the dejected but somewhat expectant paladins and said loudly: "Because I will never give up hope! This is the doctrine we believe in. We must be like the morning light, always keep hope for the future, and always bring hope to others!"

Wherever he went, Cade Watson used his crimes to encourage others.

The effect was surprisingly good. Under the encouragement of Cade Watson, many people once again felt the holy light surge from their bodies and gathered around him.

But Cade Watson soon transferred these people's admiration to his younger brother Alan. In Cade's words, Alan was the real saint. From birth to now, he had never made a mistake and had always firmly practiced the teachings.

With the help of this brother, the domestic situation finally improved.

But when Alan, who was far away in the desert, heard about this, he hid himself and cried for a long time.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Because he knew very well that his second brother had never done anything wrong.

The Watson family had very strict family education. Even the eldest brother, Ange Watson, who was the most brainwashed by the dragon, had never done so many wrong things. The most serious violation of the three Watson brothers was lying to others.

Cade Watson is lying now, sacrificing his honor to give those sinners hope and allow Ryan to get back on track.

Perhaps it is because of this sacrifice that the holy light on him becomes even more dazzling.

Allen didn't dare to cry for too long, because the next step was another exhausting negotiation. The dwarves asked Ryan to compensate for the losses caused by the active invasion. Even if the amount was only one tenth, it would make Ryan completely bankrupt.

But there is no way, now Ryan can only admit his mistake and hope to be forgiven by the other party.

The desert must be returned, there is no room for negotiation on this point. As for compensation, further discussions are needed.

Alan just felt a splitting headache. He hadn't slept for many days, but the dwarves were pressing forward step by step, and he didn't know how to deal with it now.

If the talks here fail, the orcs will definitely not sit idly by and may even send out troops again despite the lack of food.

If only the lich were still there, that lich could get anything done for money, and no matter how greedy the lich was, he would always leave a way out for his negotiating opponents.

It's a pity that he is no longer here.

Just as Alan washed his face with cold water and prepared to meet with the dwarf bureaucrat again, he suddenly heard a vibrating sound.

Looking back, I saw that the portable magic mirror on the bedside was vibrating.

Before Alan opened it, he saw Amber's face appear in the mirror.

He still looked like the black-haired boy, with the same smiling face. Amber Xiu said, "Hey, long time no see... It's only been half a year, Alan, how come you look ten years older?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Alan's eyes became hot and he almost cried again.

Allen gritted his teeth and said, "Master Ultraman, you really... please save Ryan!"

(End of this chapter)