Knowing that His Highness had a cure for the evil epidemic, Thassa's restless mood finally calmed down.
And once there is something to do, the next few days seem to go by a lot faster.
In addition to visiting the winery in the suburbs and formulating the route of the convoy, he also kept in mind the topography of the line from the canal pier to the city gate.
Now it is a lot of trouble to enter the royal city. Because of the refugees outside the city, the major gates of the royal capital have been closed, and outsiders are prohibited from entering. Especially after knowing that the church is distributing holy medicine, desperate crowds attack the city gates every day. He went to the church to seek treatment, and the guards on the city wall responded without hesitation with bows and crossbows. Now there are many corpses piled up at the city gate, which emits an unpleasant smell under the scorching sun.
The only open side door is limited to nobles and merchants who deliver food. Fortunately, Thassa has served in the patrol team for a long time, and he is a native of Wangcheng. Most of the guards on duty know him, just say hello when entering or leaving. .
It is precisely because of this that the communication between the inside and outside of the city is almost cut off. Even if the fugitives are transported with great fanfare at the wharf, it is difficult for the news to reach the city. What's more, for the upper-class nobles, they are eager for someone to take this group of gangsters that may detonate at any time. All the refugees from the border were taken away, and when the time came, the province would have to concentrate patrols to suppress the riots.
Thassa probably understood the mood that His Highness decided to set off on the day he received the letter. These people have been abandoned by the capital. If the church sends priests out of the city to distribute holy medicine at this time, I am afraid that most of the refugees will become devout believers.
If His Highness can get ahead of the church and bring this group of people under his command, giving them a new life and a place to live, they will undoubtedly become His Highness's fanatical supporters.
On the morning of the fourth day, the returning convoy arrived at the canal pier on time. Thassa was surprised to find that there were as many as 300 soldiers of the First Army sent by His Royal Highness, and they were basically changed to revolving rifles. With this powerful team as the guarantee, even if the church knows the news, it is estimated that it will not be able to prevent the escapees from leaving.
"Lightning!" As soon as Margery, who was also waiting at the dock, saw the figure of the little girl, she couldn't wait to step forward and hug her.
"This is...?" Iron Axe asked.
"The owner of the Royal Capital Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Margery." Tassa introduced, "She contacted and provided all the ships needed for this transportation. She contributed a lot to make the plan possible."
"I see," Iron Axe nodded to her, "Thank you for your help."
"I will deduct this fee from His Royal Highness," she shrugged, "and thank Lightning instead of thanking me."
Lightning tilted his head, "Why?"
"Cough, it's nothing," Thassa coughed twice, "what are you going to do next?"
"Set up a camp in the south of the dock, and control the dock area at the same time, and start the rescue in the afternoon." Iron Axe said, "If it's a boat, I'll leave it to you."
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When Brian led his men into the refugee area, he couldn't help frowning.
There were dying patients everywhere, black blood and pus oozing from the cracked skin on their bodies, attracting flies to swarm, but they didn't even have the strength to drive them away, allowing these flies to crawl around and lick their blood.
He couldn't help but think of the Demon Moon, when the people of Border Town were trapped in the fortress slums, and they were equally powerless in the face of hunger and cold erosion. If this is really what the church did, it is simply an unforgivable crime.
"Gather those who can move first," Brian said. "It's up to you, Miss Echo."
Rushing to advertise that they have medicines that can treat the disease among the crowd, it will cause a sensation if they cannot keep it. By then, all the crowds will appear in the dock area, and the dozens of people alone will not be able to suppress it. Therefore, the notification must be done in batches. Her Royal Highness arranged for the echo to accompany her because of her ability to designate the sound to sound in a certain area or someone's ear.
Brian only saw that she opened her mouth, but did not make any sound, and someone among the escapees had already looked over.
Soon, a group of people stumbled over, "Sir, is what you said true? As long as this disease can be cured, I am willing to go to the Western Region with you!"
It was done, and Brian was overjoyed, "Of course, our boat has been parked in the dock area, bring your family and come with me!"
Other soldiers also stepped forward to help carry the patient who was lying on the ground unable to move. The team instantly expanded to several hundred people and walked towards the canal pier. Many people noticed this scene and rushed over. Back at the wharf, the soldiers of the First Army have placed bags containing purified water on a long table, and the entrance to the trestle to board the ship is handled by a team led by Iron Axe. Only two people are allowed to pass through at a time to ensure that all boarding people drink. Purified water.
"Listen, everyone, these water bags are filled with medicines for curing diseases. As long as you drink them, you will be cured immediately." There was also a table set up beside the long table, with famous soldiers standing on it, constantly preaching the manuscripts of His Royal Highness. "The so-called evil epidemic of the church is caused by witches. It is completely nonsense that only holy medicine can eliminate it. They just want to earn more coins, and they want you to kneel to thank you for saving your life. And His Royal Highness Roland not only brought The potion is here, and there is no charge! That's right, you don't need a single copper eagle!"
This remark caused a commotion in the crowd, and the first person to drink the purified water soon felt the change in his body. He ripped open his clothes in disbelief and watched the dark spots fade away quickly, "This medicine really works! I'm fine, I'm fine!"
"Me too, God is on top, the wound is not bleeding anymore!"
"God? Where is it? I just saw a bunch of liars!"
"That's right, this medicine has nothing to do with the church!"
"Long live His Royal Highness Roland!"
As more people recovered, everyone's reaction became more and more excited. If it wasn't for the soldiers of the First Army to control the order, I'm afraid that the long table where the water bags were placed would immediately be washed away by the fleeing people.
"Right now, His Royal Highness Roland is developing the Western Territory, and he needs a lot of manpower to cultivate fields, build houses, and build roads... He does not charge for potions, nor does he force you to go to the Western Territory," the soldier in charge of propaganda continued to shout, "But His Highness promised , as long as you are willing to go to the Western Region and serve him, you will get food, shelter and salary! No matter what your specialties are, you can get a matching job! Those who are willing, take a step forward, follow the mercenaries to the ship, and go to the new Home! It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to, help us here and leave after three days, and the food for these three days is also provided by the caravan for free!”
"Do you really have housing and pay?" someone asked loudly.
"Of course, this is what His Highness Roland said personally!" The soldier nodded and responded.
"Please let me on board, I am willing to serve His Highness!"
"Me too!"
"And me, my lord!"
"I'm a blacksmith!"
"… "
Brian was delighted to see that none of the hundreds of people in this group chose to stay in the capital, but all boarded the sailboats to the west. A ship set off immediately after it was full, and the subsequent empty ships followed one after another, without the slightest pause under the command of Margery.
Next, Brian kept going back and forth between the refugee camp and the wharf, relying on Echo's telephony to win over batches of evacuees from the East, keeping the number within three or four hundred each time. Just as he was returning to the dock with a group of newly recruited patients, he suddenly saw the First Army stationed in the wheat fields to the south move. A team rushed towards the north bank of the canal, the gun behind it was already in its hand.
"What happened?" he asked Iron Axe's men.
"Miss Lightning of the investigation said that someone jumped off the boat secretly and escaped," the other party said after saluting, "Probably a mouse hidden in the refugees?" (.)