The so-called "one stone stirs up a thousand waves" probably refers to the order just issued by the Secret Tower Federation.
All civilians who have settled for more than ten years and are literate can go to the Government Affairs Department to register their surnames.
As soon as this order came out, the entire federation was in an uproar.
Unlike the Northwest Republic, the Gold Coin Federation merchant faction, and the Dhaka Merchant Alliance, the Mystic Tower Federation is a country with a large number of nobles. Although it is called the country of mages, this country is actually ruled by several lords, but most of the lords are mages.
In the Secret Tower Federation, the status of the nobles is also very high, at least much higher than that of the common people.
In fact, because they control a large amount of resources, most middle- and high-level mages now come from aristocratic families, and there are fewer and fewer outstanding mages from purely civilian families. In other words, the Mystic Tower Federation has almost transformed from a country of pure mages to a country of noble mages.
The nobles care about honor very much. If the new decree harms their honor, they will naturally oppose it fiercely.
But... the legendary mages are very determined.
No objection is allowed!
Judgment mages from the High Tower travel everywhere. If anyone opposes this order, they will be executed immediately without even giving a chance to appeal.
In just five days, they executed nearly two hundred nobles in one go, including two noble earls!
As for the soldiers and knights who were killed because of resistance, there were even more. In the most serious incident, the Judgment Mages killed more than a hundred people at once, and the blood almost formed a river.
With this cruel method, the opposing voices were immediately suppressed. No one dared to express his dissatisfaction under such circumstances, and no one even dared to violate it. On the contrary, civilians welcomed this order very much and went to the government offices in various towns to register their surnames.
When the news reached the Gold Coin Federation, the leaders of the aristocratic faction looked at each other and felt chills in their vests.
"How... how can this be like this?! This is simply crazy!" A count exclaimed, "Are those mages crazy?"
"They are destroying their own foundation!" Another count looked very surprised, even a little bit hateful, "Don't they know that civilians are meaningless at all, and the nobility is the force that supports their rule!"
Marquis Gordon was silent for a while and said: "What I'm more curious about is another thing. Why do those legendary mages who decide the direction of the country choose such cruel and vicious methods? Ordinarily, they can use softer methods. Solve the problem. I don’t believe that anyone in the Mystic Tower Federation would really dare to go against the Legendary Mage Conference.”
The great nobles nodded, and they felt the same way.
So why did the legendary mages use such violent and cruel methods that they fell out with almost all the nobles
The answer came quickly.
The Mystic Tower Federation declared the Church of Noble God to be an illegal organization, and joining this church was considered treason. It also announced that it would annihilate the Church of Noble God in the country in the near future.
This news can be said to be earth-shattering. Since ancient times, it can be said that there has never been a church that dares to deny a true God, and it is also the church of the Noble God among the top in the human pantheon... It can be said that it has never happened before.
Similar situations are probably only found in the Orc Empire and the Eagle Kingdom.
In the Orc Empire, the churches of human gods, especially the church of the god of knights, are strictly prohibited. In the Eagle Kingdom, the churches of the orc gods are also strictly prohibited. The prohibitive attitude is roughly the same as what the Mystic Tower Federation announced this time. Anyone who believes in religion is treason.
This is determined by the feud between orcs and humans. The orc empire and the eagle kingdom are old rivals. The hatred between each other is truly as high as the sky and as deep as the sea. Only in this case can such a decree be possible. .
You know, even in the Orc Empire, in border areas such as the Western Wilderness, the management of beliefs is very loose. In Iron Sand City, the capital of the Western Wasteland, there are even temples to human gods—of course, there is no temple to the God of Knights. This is the bottom line.
However, the Secret Tower Federation can also be considered a human country!
Although various races are mixed in this country, the majority is still human. How can a human country clearly deny the belief in one of the human gods
However, the attitude of the legendary mages was very resolute. Just three days later, eighteen legendary mages joined forces and came to Golden Tower City.
They did not even persuade them to surrender or declare war, but directly joined forces to launch a large-scale legendary spell, killing the entire Golden Tower City together with all the residents inside, as well as the believers of the Noble God who came from all directions, leaving no one behind.
Those who died in the city also included the core senior leaders of the Church of the Noble God, and even their contemporary chief priest.
When the news came, even Sui Xiong was shocked.
"What are these guys thinking?!" He couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Even if we want to destroy the Church of the God of Nobles, we shouldn't kill the civilians of Jinta City too! There are more than 100 people in Jinta City. One hundred thousand people!”
This approach can be called crazy, but it is also full of deterrence. As a result, all parts of the Mystic Tower Federation began to annihilate the Church of the Noble God. Soldiers, led by mages, ran around to hunt down all those who believed in the Noble God. Anyone who refuses to publicly announce his conversion will be put to death, regardless of gender, age or age, high or low.
Deep in the Kingdom of Human Gods, the noble god sitting on a black pool of water, his body wrapped in ice, had a sudden change in expression and spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"How are you? If you can't hold on any longer, come out quickly!" the God of Diplomacy said worriedly.
In a flash of light, the God of Nobles had left the pool and appeared next to Him.
At this moment, the god who had just suffered a heavy blow was pale, his breath was floating, and his body was swaying, as if he might fall down at any time. But His eyes were very bright, full of confidence and... joy.
joy? !
The God of Diplomacy is a little confused. He really doesn't understand how to be happy when encountering such a thing.
"Are you okay?" He asked worriedly.
"I'm fine." The Noble God replied, "I can't believe that the opportunity I was looking forward to came like this."
"What?"
The Noble God did not answer, but took a deep breath.
His robe slipped off, and his face and body were covered with countless cracks, like a piece of broken porcelain, as if it might completely collapse at any time.
But soon, bright golden light flowed out from those cracks, like a golden sun, getting brighter and brighter inside.
At the same time, all the gods and demigods in the world, and all the powerful beings who have come into contact with the realm of gods, clearly feel the power of the concept of "nobles".
"The essence of nobility is the continuation of rule." The God of Nobles said in a calm and emotionless voice, "The nobility of bloodline is the foundation for the continuation of rule. It is passed down from generation to generation and replaced before and after. It is never easy!"
"Lords from the bottom, kingship from the top. All forms of rule that are continued by blood are embodiments of the concept of 'nobility'. This is the most reliable and stable form of rule in the world. Even if you encounter some setbacks occasionally, even if you have Some people who are trying to deny it will be swept into a corner by history and no one cares about it!"
"I am the god of nobility, the guardian of the ruler, the guard of order, and the witness to the prosperity and power of the human world!"
In the Pantheon, the God of Nobles disappeared together with his seat, and then moved forward one row, from the peak of medium divine power to the ranks of powerful divine power.