In the year when the devil came, along with the war with the devil, the first batch of divine beings appeared in the world.
They can transform into demons and draw strength from killing and blood. Of course, the fastest way is to kill each other.
The most important thing is that divinity gives them enough concealment ability. They usually look like mortals. As long as they don't actively reveal it, even the priest's divine magic cannot be distinguished unless they are carefully inspected by the legendary priest or enter the realm of the true god. !
As more and more infected people appeared, the Church of Death, which implemented the "Purification Order", became the target of public criticism and had to take the initiative to withdraw the troops of the Inquisition.
After all, the infection rate of demonized disease is too high, and there are no effective and convenient means of protection and treatment. If it is really implemented, no soldiers will be willing to go to the battlefield in the future.
This is also one of the characteristics of Yuanli, its terrifying contagiousness and almost irreversible nature.
Of course, the demonization process created by the combination of secondary source power and demon placenta is not impossible to alleviate. At least the divine power of the true god can definitely expel it, but there is an issue of efficiency and cost.
Even to "exorcize" the most ordinary soldier, a bishop-level priest is required to take action. And looking at the huge number of people, if any true god dares to do this, the final result will definitely be that he cannot make ends meet and his divine power will go bankrupt. .
In addition, the soldiers suffering from the demonic disease just look a little weird, but they are still conscious. Even extraordinary people can actively suppress these abnormalities. They are no different from normal people. They are gradually accepted by the world and no longer deliberately Shouting to fight and kill.
Of course, secretly in various churches, although the monitoring of patients with this kind of demonized disease has been relaxed, the monitoring of divine persons has been greatly strengthened. Once discovered, they must be arrested and sent to the stake. This is true God Unanimous decision!
As a result, the divine beings hid even more secretly, and the conflicts between them and the gods of the church accumulated more and more.
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Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye it is the year 2670 of the solar calendar, four years have passed since the day of the evil star.
Principality of Stan, Storm Hills.
Fang Yuan's incarnation, the Rune Knight, rode a horse and patrolled the territory.
Four years have not made his body age, but it has become much more mature and charming.
At this time, looking around, the grains in the territory are growing, the breeze is blowing, the golden waves of wheat are rolling, and the Wubao not far away is vaguely visible.
This was of course Fang Yuan's design, to gather together the originally scattered serfs and manage them in a unified manner, with high walls built around them and a watchtower in the middle. Once something went wrong, an alarm could be issued immediately and the serfs could retreat to the dock for defense.
The appearance of such trenches and high walls suddenly made the originally idyllic pastoral scenery full of the atmosphere of war and fighting.
But there is no way. In order to deal with possible demon attacks, this is a necessary measure, and it has been learned by many nearby lords and continues to be promoted in the Principality of Stan.
“I feel relieved to see that this year’s harvest is not bad!”
Fang Yuan stopped on a hill, overlooking the wheat field, and couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, sir, after the land inspection, after merging Storm Hills and Whistling Manor, we have two thousand acres of cultivated land and five hundred acres of sloping fields!"
As for the hilly land, Fang Yuan will naturally not abandon it, but try to make the most of it. If it can be cultivated, he will cultivate it. If it is not feasible, he can also plant fruit trees and the like.
Two thousand five hundred acres of land, converted into fifteen thousand acres in ancient China, can be considered a powerful landowner with ten thousand acres of land.
After a little calculation, Fang Yuan knew that the territory would have a bumper harvest this year, with a crop yield of nearly two million kilograms. This was the result of his production-increasing methods. Unfortunately, it was still troublesome to promote, and it couldn't attract too much attention. However, If there are no natural or man-made disasters in the coming year, we will definitely gain more.
This kind of output, if fully calculated, would be enough to support five thousand people.
But in fact, there are only about 3,000 people in the territory now, and there is a standing army of 300 people, which can be called a military force.
But in wartime, that's all.
In fact, compared with other knights and even viscount barony territories, the people under Fang Yuan's command are already very happy.
At least, there is a safe dock to live in, and once a demon is discovered, the Rune Knights will immediately lead their troops to deal with it.
In the heart of the continent, in several human empires, demonic disasters were very severe. It was said that several kingdoms had been destroyed, and many nobles and royal families had to flee.
On the contrary, in areas such as the Principality of Stan, because they are located on the edge of human civilization, with few people and vast land, the situation of demonic disasters is not too serious.
"It's just... such good days will eventually come to an end!"
Although various reports from Marseille were still coming to his ears, Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
Four years have passed, and after paying a huge price, the world has gradually adapted to the demonic disaster, and many things and conflicts that were delayed before have gradually surfaced.
For example, the destruction of many core kingdoms of human civilization has caused a large amount of power to spread to the edges.
Even the original Kingdom of Nott has been coveted by many.
Although in the eyes of the previous central nobles, the Kingdom of Nott can only be regarded as a backwater, and the Principality of Stan is a barbaric land that is not even a backwoods, but there is little influence from demons here!
At this time, all people were treated equally, and these originally "wild places" became a paradise.
There are quite a few nobles who plan to acquire some land here, or even move their entire families here.
For the indigenous nobles, this is naturally a disaster, and even the country is like this - with the size of the Nott Kingdom, it is simply unable to stop the overt and covert invasion and control of many land powers. It almost became a semi-puppet regime.
Although under the threat of demons, the human kingdom is still scheming and fighting for power and gain, which looks like seeking death, but things still happen, which is helpless.
After the Nott Kingdom was controlled, the former "Stan Principality Strategy" was about to be launched again.
And this time, it is definitely not a small fight, but a life and death battle!
"What's even more sad is that even at this time, the nobles in the Stan Principality are still in chaos and internal fighting... In other words, they actually know the coming danger, but they choose the ostrich-like escape method, thinking that they will Can you bury your head in the sand and pretend you don’t know anything and get away with it?”
Sighing silently, Fang Yuan returned to Wubao.
"My lord is back!"
A noble lady in loose robes, supported by several maids, stepped forward to greet her with a smile.
This is Tanya, the daughter of Baron Shawshank and the current wife of the Rune Knight.
At this time, her belly was swollen, and it was obvious that new life was gestating in it.
For a feudal lord, this is undoubtedly the most important thing. With descendants, his subordinates will have someone to continue to be loyal to, and the relationship between the lord and his vassals can be maintained and even passed down for thousands of years.
At least, Fang Yuan felt that after he got married and even after Tanya became pregnant, his subordinates became more diligent and willing to express themselves.
If you change it to data, it probably means that loyalty has increased by a few percentage points.
"Well, you worked hard!"
The way of a saint is to keep pace with the world and never get tired of situations.
A gentle smile appeared on Fang Yuan's face, and he stepped forward to support Tanya: "How are you feeling today?"
"very good!"
Tanya smiled, her face almost filled with laughter.
After all, Fang Yuan was not from this world, and he was also very considerate and respectful towards women. That feeling immediately filled this noble girl with happiness, especially after comparing her with other love-minded nobles.
In fact, she didn't know that Fang Yuan was just trying his best to act as a rune knight at this time.
Just like gods coming to the mortal world to overcome tribulations, the love in the mortal world can only stay in the mortal world after all. After one life has passed, it has passed.
After enjoying dinner with the Jazz Lady and chatting with her, Fang Yuan came to the study and began to deal with the day's official duties.
Gars, Marseille and several other confidants stood aside respectfully and waited.
"That relative of mine, the current Baron Shawshank, sent me an invitation!"
Fang Yuan quickly reviewed the documents and saw the last invitation: "He is about to hold a wedding. Marseille, go down and prepare a gift!"
That Teemo picked up a title for free, but the power of the barony has always been in the hands of the original baroness.
But now, she had to hand it over. After all, it was said that her health was getting worse. Besides, no matter what, marriage was a sign of a man's adulthood, and the Baroness had no excuse to resist.
"But Teemo's wife is very interesting!"
Fang Yuan thought of more.
Originally, according to Teemo's status, he could marry the daughter of a baron or viscount, so becoming an earl and marquis was a bit high.
But there was a note in the invitation that his new wife was actually the daughter of Duke Stan!
Even a layman can smell the politics and shady dealings here clearly.
"Or...will there be drastic changes in the Principality of Stan?"
Fang Yuan watched with cold eyes, wondering why there was something wrong with this marriage.
Of course, he has been in this world for more than four years, even if he only farmed as a rune knight, he did not do nothing.
Soon, the latest information came to him, causing him to fall into deep thought.
"The headquarters of the Church of Death has been relocated? The direction has not yet been determined. It is most likely to be the location of Nott and the Principality of Stan. This... is really confusing. Where do we start talking about it?"
Obviously, due to the previous purification order, the Death Church has been severely hit and hostile. Coupled with Hess being seriously injured and sleeping, the situation is not optimistic.
In fact, it has fallen from being a super-first-rate force in the mainland to a second-rate or third-rate force. It cannot resist the demonic disaster in the mainland and can only move out. It looks like it is about to hit the streets.