Chapter 11 Oracle!

When this oracle was conveyed, the entire Fallen Leaf City shook.

The power of the aristocratic faction firmly opposes the relocation, and it is unacceptable for them to abandon Fallen Leaf City like this. Because they are all aristocrats and have a huge wealth status, and this kind of wealth is more brought about by the land. If they just give up Fallen Leaf City, then they will have nothing, and almost most of the nobles think this is a rather stupid decision. Moreover, they used this to accuse the church headed by Milan, thinking that they were the ones who caused Fallen Leaf City to go bankrupt, and the looted treasury could not even pay a dime of military pay.

The attitude of the Druid faction was relatively neutral. They realized that if no one helped them, they might not be able to defend Fallen Leaf City when the orc army came back.

However, their point of view is that if they want to migrate, they should also migrate to the closer elf forest. The Druid Church can take in these refugees, at least without having to travel long distances overseas. It's a pity that their views can't be recognized by too many people, because many people understand that the elves may not be willing to accept a large number of refugees, and resettling these refugees is also a big trouble.

Food, land, supplies.

The elven royal family, which is somewhat opposed to the Druid Church, may not be willing to take this heavy burden.

But the power of the church is not high, because if given a choice, most people would not want to leave their homes. Although the church has a very high reputation among the common people, but when the oracle is actually conveyed, very few people can respond.

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Temple hall.

A middle-aged priest with a full beard stood in the center. After glancing at the others, he said in a deep voice, "Are we really going to give up here? Are we really going to leave here?"

"We are short of food and we don't have enough fighters."

"Although the guards of the temple can protect some people, once they move on a large scale, they will inevitably alarm the orc scouts. It is impossible for civilians to escape the pursuit of the orcs."

"In the end we may be wiped out!"

"Besides."

"If you don't have food, you won't be full, and if you don't have enough food, you won't have the energy to walk. The oracle only told us to walk along the river, but it didn't tell us where we should go. Just relying on the warriors of the temple, I am afraid that it will be less than fifty miles away from Fallen Leaf City , we will all be annihilated by the orc army!"

The middle-aged priest spread out the map. Pointing to several locations, he said in a deep voice, "Although Eugene's army has retreated."

"But here, here, and here, there are half-orc outposts stationed. Their scouts have surrounded us. If the civilians are relocated on a large scale, it is impossible to hide from the eyes of these scouts. From here to here. Half The orc light cavalry can block all our routes within half a day, I can't imagine what a terrible disaster will happen if a large number of civilians are caught up by the orc army!"

"Once we left the city, it was impossible for us to retreat back."

There was a dead silence in the temple.

Milan's delicate and immature face was a little dazed, as the most devout priest of the Holy Spirit. She is only in charge of conveying the oracle. As a little girl, she doesn't know much about how to do it. At this moment, she can only hesitate and say: "Then what should I do? This is the will of the gods! He told us that there will be even greater disasters coming, If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we will lose even more!"

A sigh sounded.

An old man wearing a bishop's attire came out and said slowly: "Your Excellency, Pastor of the Holy Spirit! We are not unwilling to obey the will of the gods. But the problem now is that we can't leave at all. Although our prayers can be answered by the Lord , but He still didn’t bestow any divine spells, without which our power would be greatly weakened, and it would be impossible to protect so many civilians.”

"Your Excellency, please look outside!"

"There are a group of old and weak women and children outside. The rest are either farmers or militiamen. This kind of force may be useful in defending the city, but once you encounter a half-orc army in the wild, I am afraid it will be impossible to fight."

The temple became quite quiet.

The priests present looked at each other, obviously understanding that what they said was true. It was impossible to protect the civilians and evacuate just by relying on the few people outside and the temple guards.

but.

At this moment, a young female priest stood up. She was wearing a silver-white armor and held a warhammer in her hand. She looked heroic.

Her name is Fina.

It once appeared in Sauron's dream. In the dream, she lost her brother and knelt down on the statue and wept.

The flames of war seemed to make her mature a lot, and a scar appeared on her side face. Although it destroyed her beautiful face, it made her more determined.

"God said someone would take care of us!"

Fina glanced at the other people present, and said slowly: "Falling Leaf City will be difficult to defend! When the orc army regroups, it will be almost impossible for us to defend the city."

"The abyss gnolls are about to move!"

"Once the followers of Yeenoghu, the king of gnolls, join the battle, we may not be able to last for three days!"

"I don't want to leave here either."

"But we have no other choice! Our soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and it is impossible to defeat the enemy with our current strength alone! Now there are refugees everywhere in the city, and if this continues, the only thing waiting for them is death!..."

Fina stood up and walked to the center of the hall, looked at the others and said, "The most important thing now is to get ready and wait for the gods to respond!"

"Since our Lord has answered our prayers."

"Then He shouldn't give up on us easily. The most important thing for us now is to gather people who are willing to migrate with us."

Many civilians have lost everything.

They are not nostalgic for the land like nobles. Many people just want to escape the flames of war and find hope of living, and the gods are their only reliance.

If there is really a safe retreat plan, I am afraid there will be many more people willing to leave!

"Where are the nobles?"

The middle-aged pastor glanced at Fina in front of him, and said slowly: "I'm afraid they may not let us leave."

Pastor Fina's eyes became sharper, and she said in a deep voice, "Whether to stay or to leave is their decision. They have no right to dictate to those believers who are willing to follow our Lord overseas."

"Land is lost and can be regained."

"As long as people are still alive, there is still hope! I can't let my people stay here and wait to die!"

There was a dead silence in the temple.

The faces of the priests present couldn't help but dim. The orcs still had an army of tens of thousands, and Eugene himself was an extremely powerful war shaman. No matter from any point of view, the strength of the two sides was no longer equal.

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Agate River.

Sauron stared at the distant mountains, his expression seemed to be thinking about something.

It is not far from Fallen Leaf City, and it will be within the range of Fallen Leaf City by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. Everything is going according to plan, and his priest of the Holy Spirit will tell him important things in prayer every day. Sauron didn't care much about the situation in Fallen Leaf City at all. He only needed to pick up those who were willing to follow him. As for how other people chose, that was their business.

Sauron doesn't intend to be dragged back into the quagmire!

It was with great difficulty that he established a safe rear in the overseas islands, and naturally he would not involve himself in disputes on the mainland.

As for helping Fallen Leaf City defeat the half-orc army, that's even more impossible!

Leaving aside whether Sauron is capable of defeating Eugene's army, whether the pirates are willing to fight for the half-elves, the loss is simply unbearable for Sauron.

He controls the three sea areas!

He has a large number of sites, routes, and chambers of commerce under his command. If the pirate army is exhausted in Fallen Leaf City, or suffers heavy losses due to the battle with the orcs.

Then Sauron's rear can be said to be in chaos!

I don't know how many forces in the dark are watching him covetously. Those who have been suppressed, subdued and cleaned up by cruel means will definitely fight back crazily as long as they wait for an opportunity!

At that time, everything was really in vain.

Besides.

The catastrophe of the saints is coming, and taking the Fallen Leaf City may not be able to survive the turbulent years.

This is a dead end!

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(PS: The third update is complete.) (To be continued ~^~)