Warhammer Throne

PS: The 5000-word chapter, I wish you all a happy reading!

That night, the Knights Army camped on the road to Curona.

The time has come to December, and the climate is already very cold. Even the knight masters know how to be choking. The Chivalry army did not carry too much food and logistical supplies when they set out, because the empire had promised to solve all logistical problems. .

In fact, Ryan has already received the first part of the logistical supplies from the border line of the country, which was managed by Marienburg and delivered by the Imperial Border Forces. As Schultz gave a very detailed list of items, the Imperial bureaucracy only "transported The “loss” was set at 8%, and the remaining 92% was all delivered to the Knights Army.

This made Ryan’s subordinate Veronica, who is familiar with the Empire’s style of doing things, complained that you, the knight king, have a big name, and the money and food are purchased by Marienburg, plus it is the empire’s initiative to invite them, so those empire bureaucrats dare not ask. This money is just a hand.

Ryan also knew that this kind of money and food transportation was indeed depleted, and the Knight King didn't say much. He simply handed over with the imperial bureaucrats of the transportation, asked if there was any new information, and then let them leave.

After leaving, Ryan had more thoughts about the layout of the emperor.

Has the emperor predicted that he will become a knight king? No one knows this, but there is no doubt that the emperor sent Schultz to this world is indeed a very visionary decision. Schultz played his role at several critical moments, including the first time Ryan arrived. Marienburg, including the emperor’s attempts to reclaim Marienburg several times in vain, including a series of actions after Ryan became the throne, and also including this critical moment, the sudden move to let the tricky demon and the tricky believer's plan to return without success.

The Knight King has always felt that there is an invisible hand dominating everything. Behind him, the emperor’s icy gaze is watching the chessboard and how to go next. On the opposite side, the four chaotic gods, elves, ancient sages or others Something like Talasin the Endless or the Star God creatures were on the opposite side, and the cold chess game continued.

For the time being, for the time being, I only need to concentrate on dealing with this wave of destruction... The Knight King persuaded himself in this way. He inspected the vicinity of the camp for a little while, and soon found a troll that came out hunting near the camp and came from Jin. Ryan still wanted to find a chance to take a few goblins in the special mine, but before they got close, the old guards who were defending the king immediately rushed up and lined up to fight.

Speaking of which, this troll is also unlucky enough. Bertrand shot through his heart and made even the most resilient trolls be beaten to one knee. Then the Musketeers shot the trolls with a volley. Put it down, and then a Molotov cocktail hit the troll who was still twitching. After struggling for a long time, the troll was burnt to ashes. The goblins were defeated as soon as they took the battle, and they were served by the knights. We kill them all.

Ryan didn't find a chance to shoot the whole time, and the Knight King could only smile indifferently. Fortunately, there were too many formidable enemies that died in his hands. Now the opponent level is not enough, he also feels that his shots are very cheap.

Looking at the charred corpse of the troll, Ryan suddenly remembered the legendary hero of the high elves, Isalion the Cruel. He recalled the final ending of this guy and the green-skinned big-bellied king Golu. Ryan finally got from Tiger. Reese heard it with his own ears—Aisalion threw the body of the King Gulu that healed and recovered into the magic furnace of Tal-Iris, and burned it for five days and five nights, and finally the King Gulu was completely destroyed. Burned to ashes.

At this moment, the soldiers made new discoveries.

"General, look quickly, this is the corpse of a pilgrim." The little Hugo, the company commander of the old Guards musket grenadier, immediately signaled that there was a corpse on the side of the road, and he hurriedly called to Bertrand.

Bertrand wanted to walk over, but the blessings of the Eye of Tal and the Lord of Nature were for nothing. He could see the corpse nearly a hundred meters away at a glance, indicating that he did not need to pass, but said to Ryan : "It's a pilgrim, Your Majesty."

"Normal, this is the road to Kurona." Ryan immediately understood what had happened, and the Knight King sighed slightly: "Okay, we can almost go back."

"Yes." Everyone just took a few glances and decided to return.

In addition to being the border area between the Empire and Britania, the Road of Kurona is also a pilgrimage route for the famous Church of the Goddess of Mercy.

As we all know, the headquarters of the Church of the Goddess of Mercy is located in Curona, the capital of Brittania, but the largest nursing home and the most patients of the Church of the Goddess of Mercy are basically in the capital of the Empire, Braunschweig. Every year, the Church of the Goddess of Mercy encourages Those sick and handicapped pilgrims go on a pilgrimage to the church of the Goddess of Mercy in Curona.

The priests of the Goddess of Mercy Church promised that as long as they complete the pilgrimage, they will receive free medical resources and blessings of magic. This makes a large number of pilgrims who have suffered from illness or hoped to save by magic will gather from all over the empire to the cloth every year. Lenswick, and then from Braunschweig, hike thousands of kilometers away to Curona.

In fact, the priests of the Goddess of Mercy Church will always try to encourage as many believers and patients as possible through speeches and promises. If the number is not enough, the Church of the Goddess of Mercy will even take the initiative to send people away. Most pilgrims are average. Before leaving Rickling, they have fallen to begging for a living. Some pilgrims who look like beggars will be repatriated by the Bretonian border army, and some will be taken into prison cells. Lack of food and water leads to weakness and death from disease.

To make matters worse, these pilgrims have to pay a transit tax when they cross the border. Originally, the Breton knight masters felt it necessary to show their mercy and declared that the pilgrims could be free of charge, but soon bad vendors The postmen and smugglers all used this provision to claim that they were pilgrims. In the end, the knight masters became so popular that no matter who they were, they must pay the transit tax.

And as everyone can see, the border area between the empire and Brittany is very deserted and full of greenskins, bandits and even many small groups of monsters, so they can finally reach the pilgrimage to the headquarters of the Goddess of Mercy in Curona. Only about 3%-10%, these pilgrims will receive free treatment at the headquarters and the magical treatment released by the archbishop after they arrive in Kurona. After the treatment is over, the pilgrims will be required to return to Brunswick immediately. Only 1%-3% of the people were able to return to Brunswick, vigorously promote the generosity of the Church of the Goddess of Mercy and encourage other believers to continue the pilgrimage.

In fact, those who have the brain think about it carefully, and they will know that the so-called "Kurona pilgrimage" of the Church of the Goddess of Mercy is a bit weird and has a strange meaning?

You taste, you taste carefully.

Ryan had already seen why the Church of the Goddess of Mercy wanted this. He also knew that this pilgrimage road was full of pilgrims' bones and blood and tears, but the Knight King still remained silent on this.

The reason is simple. The Church of the Goddess of Mercy is one of the very few in the world. It accepts patients, the elderly and the homeless and treats the sick for free. This is true of the doctrine of the Goddess of Mercy Saria, but there is a The problem is that the Church of the Goddess of Mercy does not charge tithes. Basically all income comes from donations from the nobles and citizens. The church does its best to help the poor but is seriously lacking sufficient power and financial resources. Therefore, they need a pilgrimage ceremony and need to pass this kind of pilgrimage. Ways to "eliminate" a very large number of poor and sick people who are completely dependent on the relief of the Church of the Goddess of Mercy.

On the way back, the Knight King was silent. Ryan thought that this also involved the “left-right dispute” that could not be resolved, that is, the left-wing and right-wing problem. This question is very complicated to talk about. Let’s briefly talk about it. It is on the issue of relief that the leftists are "requesting social security and guaranteeing a welfare system", while the rightists are "requiring no lazy people in the kingdom, emphasizing competition and stimulating subjective initiative."

Of course the poor like the left-wing social security and welfare system, but there is a problem here, just like the problem faced by the Church of the Goddess of Mercy, that is, high welfare, high social security = high taxes, so do the poor like high taxes? Obviously I don't like it. In the end, we all work together for welfare and don't want to work hard, relying on what we used to do.

The rightists advocate cruel competition and refrain from raising lazy people, which leads to the polarization between the rich and the poor. This is something the poor hate. But the rightists also have the low taxes and high degrees of freedom that everyone likes. So do the poor like low welfare or even no guarantees? Obviously, I don't like it either. In the end, it is the solidification of the class and completely loses the enterprising spirit.

This problem has plagued mankind for thousands of years. Just like populists and elites, mankind swayed from side to side and went back and forth. There was only a temporary relief of contradictions. The real solution to this problem has never been found. Many times, but not once was successful. Countries with high welfare and low taxes will go bankrupt if they can't be maintained for a few years, while countries with high taxes and low welfare... There are quite a few.

Back in the king's red, blue and golden tent at the camp, Ryan gently opened the inner tent, Veronica was sitting in the hall of the tent, and Aurora and Teresa talked about the future of the Sorceress Assembly Hall. Develop a debate. The topic of the debate is roughly whether magic theory is important or practical experience is important. Seeing Ryan's return, Veronica casually said: "Ryan, why are you back so fast?"

"I'll come back after a casual patrol." Ryan laughed. He took a look and noticed that Lawn and the Duke of Bohemond were sitting in front of the stove with bullwhips stewing. Bohemond smirked when Ryan came in. Said: "Your Majesty, try my craft, you must need this."

"No need, thank you." Ryan thought that the bullwhip was cooked and it was useless except to fill his stomach. The knight dynasty said to Run: "How many corpses of pilgrims have always been on this road?"

"Many? I have sent someone to clean up several times." Raun said helplessly: "Since your Majesty signed the contract with Emperor Karl-Franz, the main energy of our border troops has been spent on cleaning up small-scale greens. Pi and the bandits, and these pilgrims, sometimes there are so many that we have to join forces."

"Very good." Ryan has nothing to say, and the Knight King once again emphasized to himself that his current goal is to resist the chaotic frenzy, and the rest was thrown aside in advance: "Where is Hagen?"

"The Duke of Hagen will be late. He has summoned the young ranger knights of Gisoleaux and is giving a talk." Duke Berhemond said with a grin: "He said these young ranger knights are the back waves in the waves. The Holy Grail and endless glory are waiting in front of them, and the knightly war is their best stage."

"Ha, if he just addressed the young ranger knights and knight retinues like this, it would be no problem." Ryan smiled and nodded. The knight king thought for a while and walked towards the inner room: "I'll see dinner preparations. How's it going."

In the kitchen, the lake **** witch Mogiana happily hummed music to make dinner with several servants. The dinner was simple, consisting of corn ham and egg soup + fried foie gras + grilled steak + vegetable salad + Tyrell black pepper Chicken noodles + butter bread. Seeing Ryan coming in, Mogiana said softly: "Why did you come in? Dinner will take a while, wait a minute."

"What, why can women cook but men can't cook? Puff! Shake! Cold! When will our master knight really stand up?" Ryan smiled and walked to the big pot of corn, ham and egg soup, and motioned. The servant stepped aside and did it himself: "I'm a master at cooking. When I was young, I often ventured alone, Maugiana, how long have you not set off in person and left the territory of Brittany?"

"I have never left Brittania since I became a witch of the lake god." Mogiana wore a maid's apron and a white headscarf. She did not have a sense of homely beauty: "This is the first time I have left the cloth. Letania."

"Raun and the others are really lucky, they can actually eat the food you cooked." Ryan smiled.

The Knight King had reason to be happy. Due to the logistics guaranteed by the Empire, the Knights Army marched quickly. At most one month, the Knights Army could rush to Middenheim, provided that there was no battle.

The Knight King also found a handful of leeks in the corner of the kitchen, and Ryan couldn't help but smile: "Isn't this'organic queen wave'? Mojianna, where did you get it?"

"What organic back wave?" Mogiana didn't understand: "This was found in the logistics materials of Marienburg, but no one likes to eat that, so I put it there."

"So that's it." Ryan grabbed the leeks, and suddenly wanted to cut a wave with a sickle.

After a while, the dinner was ready, and everyone began to sit down and prepare to eat. Ryan, Lawn, and Pershmond prayed to the fairies in the lake. Veronica and Teresa were all waiting for Ryan to finish their prayers and move their forks. Move the fork again.

Only Aurora looked at the steak, bisque, salad, and Tyrell noodles in front of everyone with a black line, as well as the wet empty plate in front of her, and said dissatisfiedly to Mogiana: "His Royal Highness Mogiana ,What does it mean?"

"Oh, Ms. Aurora, you are still there, I have forgotten." Mojianna sat beside Ryan, and the Lake God Witch said coldly: "I thought you would not have dinner with us at night, so there is no Prepare your portion."

Veronica almost fainted with a smile, Teresa wanted to persuade but was pulled by Ryan to signal that she did not use it. Ryan signaled Teresa to look at it. Out of trust in Ryan, Teresa said nothing.

"What do you mean by not having dinner with you at night?!" Aurora almost stood up with anger, and the Sanctuary Witch said angrily: "I came here for dinner by the king's order. I have been sitting here all the time. , Are you blind?"

Lawn and Bohemond also looked at Morjana strangely. It's not like a mistake that the Lake God Witch would make? But the two dukes were inconvenient to speak, so they could only sullen their heads to eat.

Ryan's face was full of black lines, and the King of Knight opened his mouth. Finally, he could only say: "It's okay, I'll make another one right away, Ms. Aurora, wait a moment."

"No, Ms. Aurora, I'm sorry, but I didn't prepare, so, Ms. Aurora, you can take this to deal with it." Mogiana waved to the servant to present a large enough to weigh two kilograms. Add a can of butter and barley bread: "Now in the wilderness, you can overcome it a little bit."

Aurora stood up directly, and the sacred witch's face suddenly appeared: "It seems, Majesty Morjana, we need an honor showdown to solve the problem!"

"It's a great honor!" Mojana also stood up, and the Lake God Witch was fierce.

In the end, the two Sanctuary Great Wizards fought outside the tent, and the final result was Aurora's fiasco. She was not at the same time the master of life and sky magic, and at the same time as the first choice of fairy in the lake. Opponent, the Sanctuary Witch was locked in a tent by Morgia, tied up, blindfolded, gagged, and locked up for a "teaching" meal. No one knows what Morgia has taught, but Ryan faintly knows that Olika is here. Before the army set off, it seemed that there had been a private exchange with Mojana.

Since then, Aurora has been low-key and restrained a lot in the military.

The Chivalry army spent more than ten days swiftly passing the Road of Curona, passing by Marienburg, where they received the second logistic material loaded with thousands of carriages.

After that, the army continued eastward, came to the south of the West, and gradually approached the Drachwald Forest under the Midden.

At the end of December, Lane received the first emergency military information.

"The main force of about 130,000 Chaos Army is close to the northern border of the Empire! The imperial coalition forces in the three provinces of Nord, Oster, and Ostermark have fought against the Chaos Army in several battles in the southern part of Kislov and all have failed!"

"Ohlengrad still stands!".

"Bekafen, the capital of the Ostermark province, is facing an attack by the Nurg Legion! Elector Hertwig-Wolfram has gathered tens of thousands of troops and prepared to resist!"

"The news shows that new hundreds of thousands of Chaos reinforcements have begun to descend south from the Mourning Mountains!"