Chapter 330 I am a Crusader, I am stunned! (Part 2)
"What...are those stone towers?" Will Roach couldn't help but ask.
"Stone tower?"
The driver followed Will Roach's gaze, then paused and said proudly, "That's Stonehenge! The Duke spent a huge amount of money to build it... for decoration."
"Decorate...decorate?"
Will Roach was a little confused.
He even felt that his intelligence was insulted! Who would have nothing better to do than to build so many stone towers in the fields as decoration? ! "That's right! This is for decoration! Look at the sky, how beautiful! How gorgeous!"
There was unparalleled sincerity in the driver's eyes.
Since the publication of the Idar Daily, most Idar people have developed the habit of reading newspapers, so the coachmen are very familiar with the attire of the Crusaders.
There’s no way, who can resist the “walking silver shilling”?
Although only the first Idar citizen to report the incident can receive a five-silver shilling bonus, the people who report the incident later will also be commended by the Idar Public Security Bureau! So… since the driver knew that the Crusaders in front of him might be engaged in espionage activities on the land of the Idar Principality, he naturally would not tell others about the use of the Stonehenge.
In fact, he also understood that the true use of Stonehenge was widely known in the Principality of Idar. Even if he didn't say it, these crusaders in front of him would sooner or later know the function of Stonehenge in transmitting magical elements.
However, if he was asked to fully explain the role of Stonehenge when he knew that these guys in front of him might have some special mission, the coachman thought he could not do it.
The reason is simple, because he is from Idar!
In fact, the people are easily satisfied, especially people like the driver in front of him, who are oppressed in this era.
When Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, took control of this land, people's lives have become completely different, and Bruno is making these lower-class civilians gradually straighten their backs and dare to stand up.
The carriage the driver was driving was the one he rented from his Lord the Duke...
Therefore, this alone made him love the Principality of Idar so much.
"you……"
"What?! This is the Duchy of Idar! This is not a place where you Normans can act recklessly!" The coachman straightened his neck and shouted.
What does that mean? Isn't the Principality of Idar a vassal of the Norman Empire? Don't the people of Idar consider themselves Normans? !
For a moment, Will Roach was completely stunned.
The Normans considered the Idars to be Normans, but the Idars did not consider themselves Normans.
In the eyes of the Idar people, the Idar people are the Idar people, and have nothing to do with the Normans! Although this sounds a bit confusing, the control of the Principality of Idar over the eastern part of the empire is evident! The eastern part of the empire has completely escaped the control of the Norman Empire, even the people's hearts!
Although Will Roch himself was a member of the Church of Light, he was still dumbfounded by the attitude of the Idar people.
"Well, it's decoration..."
The driver's answer actually made Will Roach feel a little annoyed.
But as a crusader with lofty beliefs, Will Roche quickly calmed down.
Will Roche's belief in the God of Light is extremely sincere, and his belief does not allow him to attack the coachman in front of him without reason. What's more... this is the territory of the Principality of Idar! Although he has only been in this land for a short time, he has already realized that this land is completely different from the outside world.
The Stranglethorn Vale Customs is like a very clear dividing line, dividing the Norman Empire into two parts.
When Will Roch finally set foot on the land of the Principality of Idar, he no longer saw traces of war, nor did he see refugees begging along the way.
Starving people were everywhere, and the people were suffering as if they were completely blocked outside the Principality of Idar, failing to have the slightest impact on the land in the eastern part of the empire.
"Didn't the war between the Idar people and the Odin people have any impact on the Idar Principality?"
Although he knew that his driver didn't like him for some unknown reason, Will Roche still asked firmly.
"Of course it had an impact..." the driver said seriously, "The Idar people were all very nervous at the time!"
No more?
Is that all?
Finally, the driver continued:
"Many Idar people volunteered to go to the front line to fight against the Odin people! Unexpectedly, the Odin people were so weak... and surrendered immediately. But in this way, maybe I can travel to the Arctic Ice Field in my lifetime..."
Will Roach: ...
Will Roche had given up the idea of continuing the conversation with the coachman because he felt that he would not gain anything even if he continued the conversation. It would be better for him to take a look at the Principality of Idar along the way.
To be honest, the appearance of the Principality of Idar presented to Will Roche was extremely shocking.
And it’s not just shocking…
If there was no war in the interior of the empire, then all Will Roch could feel was the abundance and stability of the Principality of Idar.
but……
Along the way, Will Roach has seen too many people devastated by war and too many families torn apart.
Although there was no direct war, the waves caused by the war had already caused suffering to the people in the inland of the empire.
In some places, nobles forcibly conscripted able-bodied men to strengthen their private armies; in some places, bandits were rampant and robbed the people.
However, in the Principality of Idar, all Will Roche could see was a scene of people living and working in peace and contentment.
Will Roach had already found out where the refugees were going.
Unlike other noble territories that expelled and hated them, the Principality of Idar could even be said to be the only noble vassal that was gathering refugees at this moment.
Refugees from the interior of the empire will be taken to refugee camps by staff from the Principality of Idar. They will be given temporary accommodation and will be assigned a suitable job based on their individual circumstances.
Through labor, refugees can obtain food; through labor, refugees can exchange for better treatment.
The Principality of Idar gave hope to countless people who were displaced by war, allowing them to find a glimmer of light in this turbid world.
Although he felt puzzled and confused by Mike's deception, Will Roche actually developed a strange sense of identification with Duke Idar.
Putting aside other distractions, Duke Bruno Stuart of Idar is absolutely worthy of the Order of St. George awarded by the church! Because...
Isn't what I saw in the Principality of Idar the heavenly kingdom that the Church of Light has always portrayed? ! The 76th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, remembering the martyrs and moving forward.
(End of this chapter)
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