Chapter 131 Detecting Evil
One of the important reasons why Richard led the main force to the expedition this time was to seize the population and strengthen himself during the chaos. ₆₉ₛₕᵤₓ.cₒₘ
To purchase 18,000 people, more than 90,000 gold coins are needed. With the current income of Harland Territory, it may take several years to accumulate 90,000 gold coins.
Although the territory has a lot of income now, the expenditure is also very large. With eight infantry squadrons and one cavalry squadron, the military expenditure exceeds 10,000 gold coins per year.
Starting from next spring, more than 5,000 serfs will become free people, and the income squeezed from the indentured servants will be reduced by a few points.
However, a war directly destroyed two wealthy baronies.
Richard and other officers who led troops to suppress the rebellion all had a share, and they devoured the accumulation of more than 100 years of the two baronies.
Richard was the supreme commander, so he naturally got the largest share.
After the failure of the Battle of Osma, the Brena rebels were unable to recover. Baron Plani led several squadrons of soldiers and quickly drove away a small number of rebels and recovered two lost baronies.
The two baronies are now deserted, and the population and gold coins have been wiped out. Only the lonely castle stands in the wilderness.
In order to restore the vitality of the two territories, a large amount of gold coins need to be invested. I don’t know if the new baron can afford this money?
In addition to the 18,000 people, the biggest gain is dozens of enchanted weapons, the most valuable of which are ten enchanted armors and sixteen enchanted bows.
These enchanted weapons were seized from the rebel priests and were all distributed by Richard to the Warcraft Cavalry.
The gold coins may have been transferred by Gao Liwen. Only 8,000 gold coins were seized. Many nobles divided them, and there was not much left.
Richard was given 3,000 gold coins. With this unexpected wealth, Richard planned to continue to buy iron-horned horses and expand the number of Warcraft Cavalry.
In the Battle of Osma, the Warcraft Cavalry showed its might.
Despite the high cost of building an army, Richard was still prepared to expand the Warcraft Cavalry to the size of a squadron.
Three thousand gold coins could buy thirty or forty iron-horned horses, doubling the number of Warcraft Cavalry.
Without receiving any new military orders, Richard took the Black River County coalition forces to rest in Osma City, while Martin and Vito escorted 20,000 refugees back to Black River County.
After sending Martin and others away, the priests of the Dawn Church began to deal with the captured cultists.
A kind of magic was developed within the Dawn Church, which was called Detect Evil. After releasing this magic on a person, a special light would emerge from his body.
If the light is gold or white, it means that this person is a good person, and if it is black or red, it means that this person is full of evil.
Through the magic of detecting evil, most cultists can be distinguished.
Especially the believers of the God of Killing, who believe in the power of killing, basically have few good people.
After seeing this magic, Richard was immediately moved.
As a lord, if you learn this magic, you can distinguish between good and bad people.
Magic that can distinguish between good and evil is a great benefit to the ruling class.
Richard found the bishop of the Dawn Church in Brena County, hoping to exchange blood typing for detecting evil.
New spells exchanged for new spells is very fair in the world of magicians.
The bishop of Brena County did not have such great authority, and immediately reported to the provincial diocese.
After receiving the letter, the provincial bishop Dunlekin immediately agreed to Richard's request.
The Dawn Church has developed this new magic, and actually has plans to promote it.
Although the power of the church is strong, it is scattered in different kingdoms. Faced with the endless cultists making trouble, it is also a bit exhausted.
The cultists are not only the enemy of the church, but also the lords' biggest worry.
The lords have learned to detect evil, which is also a good thing for the church.
Besides, Richard also used blood typing magic to exchange.
Blood typing is a new magic in the direction of blood, and this direction has a very broad prospect.
Even though Richard created this magic just to identify blood types, it opened a new window to the magic world.
For the first time, magicians discovered a new secret in blood, which is blood type.
As magicians gain a deeper understanding of blood types, they will create more magic in the direction of blood.
The number of magicians in the church far exceeds that of Harland Territory.
The discovery of this new breakthrough is of great significance to the magicians of the church. It is very likely to create a series of blood type magic, which will greatly increase the advantage of the Dawn Church on the continent.
After the exchange, both sides felt that they had taken advantage and were afraid that the other party would regret it. The bishop of Brena County even left Osma City overnight.
Shortly after the war, the municipal official Edles held a celebration banquet.
Most of the transactions between nobles were conducted through banquets and secret rooms.
Since the powerful rule wizard was defeated and the seven gods fell into a deep sleep, the Dawn plane entered the era of kingship.
The era of kingship is the era of middle magic.
Even if it is a powerful legendary magician, it is impossible to compete with a legion in a head-on battle.
Even a squadron of Warcraft Cavalry can break the shield of a legendary wizard by releasing more than a hundred magic spells at a time.
According to thousands of years of experience, the strength of a legendary warrior is equivalent to three regular army squadrons.
A legendary knight can compete with a regular army brigade.
Legendary magicians are more powerful, not only with strong explosive power, but also with various strange means.
A head-on confrontation requires a squadron of Warcraft Cavalry and five elite infantry squadrons to have a chance of winning.
If a legendary magician launches a sneak attack, even a kingdom will have a headache facing such a super terrorist.
They can only turn to the prophecy magician and set traps in advance.
These are just the strength of the first-level legend, and the fourth-level legend is far superior to the first-level legend. The power of the fourth-level legend is enough to confront a main army head-on, and has strategic initiative.
A fourth-level legend is enough to deter a human kingdom and make hundreds of thousands of troops dare not act rashly.
However, there are only a few fourth-level legends on the Dawn Continent, and they are all leaders of super powers.
Even such a super strong person will still be surrounded and killed by the human kingdom. There are also many fourth-level legends who have fallen in history.
In the Middle Demon Age, no one can be invincible in the world, and a legendary warrior can't even suppress a baron.
For example, the Harland Territory is now stronger than the legendary knight, and the power in its hands has exceeded a battalion of regular troops.
In this case, compromise and exchange of interests between nobles have become eternal.
The banquet held by Adles tonight is not too small, and it is held in the tallest small building in the castle lord's mansion.
The small building has three floors in total, and a beautiful garden is built outside the building. On the north side of the first and second floors are large rooms with movable partitions, which can be flexibly divided into halls for various purposes according to the needs of use, and on the south side are lounges of different sizes.
Half of the third floor is a terrace, and the roof is designed as a rooftop style, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Edles held this banquet today, hoping that the nobles attending the banquet would write him a joint letter of recommendation.
Edles has been a municipal official in Brena County for six years. According to convention, he is either promoted or transferred.
Edles has little power behind him, and the chance of promotion is relatively small. He can only be transferred to a worse place. If he is transferred to the front line of the orc invasion, his life safety is not guaranteed.
Although the prospects are slim, Edles still hopes to take a chance. If the nobles present write him a joint letter of recommendation, he can become the agent of the nobles of the two counties of Black River and Brena.
With the support of many nobles, the capital has to consider everyone's opinions. Promote Edles' official position and promote him to the top of the province.
Even if he couldn't become provincial consul, the position of vice-consul was basically guaranteed.