"If there is no harm, he will be dismissed, his salary for the month will be deducted, and he will be imprisoned for 15 days; if there is harm, he will be expelled from the First Army and will be judged by you, Your Majesty." Iron Axe replied immediately.
"Well, I'm very skilled at memorizing it, so let's do it like this." Since there is no military court, Roland will personally interrogate all major faults in the military, and Danny's disciplinary behavior is obviously not that much. "But consider It is now the juncture of the war, so let him be locked up for five days, and the rest will be executed after returning to Neverwinter."
"As ordered."
"You don't have to worry about the reaction of the soldiers. This just happens to be an excellent example of propaganda. No matter what credit the parties have made, as long as there is a violation of discipline during the mission, they will definitely be punished." Roland paused. "Of course, the military will not forget the military exploits he made. If anyone asks, you can say that I have arranged it myself."
In fact, this matter also has his faults. Although he built a 50-person precision marksman team, he did not separate these veterans with shooting talent from the ordinary musket battalion, and only regarded them as a range of shooting. Further revolver rifles were arranged on the flanks of the trenches to stop the enemy trying to reach the machine gun bunkers from the edge.
And Danny's approach is more like a sniper who chooses his position freely, fires freely, and waits for an opportunity to destroy the most valuable target in the enemy. It's not that Roland has not considered a special sniper team, but the latter has higher requirements for firearms, ammunition and personnel. Especially the personnel, let's not talk about subjective initiative, first of all he has to make sure that the snipers will not lose contact directly after they are released, or passively avoid the battle.
Maybe when this war is over, he can make some improvements on the Marksman team.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I have tormented some... special information from the captured church commander," Iron Axe seemed to be considering the words, "It has something to do with the God's Punishment Army."
"What is it?"
"They said that the God's Punishment Army could not act alone, and that these warriors had to be ordered by a controller to complete their most basic tasks."
Roland turned around, "Oh? Is there anything else?" Ashes also mentioned this point. It was for this reason that he dared to lead the entire army north to force the church to form a group, otherwise the other party would just send a small group of divine punishment. The military disintegration is broken, and it is enough for him to endure chaos in the kingdom.
"The controller can be an ordinary person or a pure person, but once it is set, it cannot be changed." Iron Axe recalled, "The newly promoted God's Punishment Army will complete the follow-up ceremony on the top floor of Hermes Cathedral. One of the captives admitted that he personally participated in the secret meeting."
Roland immediately ordered, "Take me to meet them, and call Agatha along by the way."
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Deep in the dungeon, Roland saw the four prisoners who were held separately.
If the surface of Yougu Town is only cool and pleasant, the underground can be called wet and cold. The four of them were blindfolded, their hands tied behind their backs, their bodies were wet, and although they couldn't see any scars, they were shaking uncontrollably. Obviously, Iron Axe used his unique torture skills again. According to him, very few people can survive a day under torture.
However, the believers of the church are different from ordinary people on trial, and their reverence for the gods makes their willpower more tenacious.
"Only the two people on the right are willing to explain," Shaman whispered. "One of them is the presiding judge of the church, and the other is the priest of the holy city. The remaining two will not reveal anything. Of course, they don't know their companions. Already hired."
Roland didn't know much about the church's system and positions, so he asked bluntly, "Who participated in the God's Punishment Army's following ceremony? Take it to the interrogation room."
The priest was quickly dragged into a hut next door by the jailer, and the iron axe poured a ladle of cold water on his head, "Farrat, now I have a few questions to ask you."
He trembled all over, and then said slightly, "I know... I've already said it all, kill me quickly." The priest's voice was weak and hoarse, as if he had suffered great pain.
"Tell me about the God's Punishment Army, how is the following ceremony held?"
Farat shook his head and did not answer.
"Listen, this is the last interrogation," Iron Axe bent down and whispered in his ear, "After answering all the questions, I'll set you free."
After being silent for a while, he explained again, "The ceremony... is usually held in the Tower of Babel, where only God's Punishment Warriors, the Pope and the manipulator are allowed to enter. The scene... must be silent to ensure that the ceremony does not go wrong."
"Why?" Roland said.
"Because the new samurai will confirm the controller based on the voice."
"The first sound they heard?"
"There can be more than... one," Farat breathed. "The selected controller will recite the hymn together, and everyone within a certain period of time can be accepted by the God's Punishment Warrior."
"What about you? Are you also the manipulator?"
"I'm in charge of... a team of ten God's Punishment Warriors."
"But those ten people also have to obey the orders of their superiors, right?"
The priest nodded, "All God's Punishment Army will obey the Pope's orders."
So it turns out, Roland thought, at first he thought it would be a brainwave connection or a spiritual connection to command this mindless army, but it turned out to be voice control in the end. This layer-by-layer method is undoubtedly extremely complex and inefficient. Not to mention that the sound waves are easily attenuated, and the conflict between the orders of the squad commander and the commander-in-chief will make it difficult for the God's Punishment Army to respond.
"You said that once the controller is determined, it cannot be changed. What if the God Punishment Samurai loses all controllers?" Agatha asked suddenly.
Hearing the woman's voice, Farat was obviously taken aback.
"Talk back!" Iron Axe scooped another ladle of water.
"I have no idea."
"You're lying," Roland quickly got a hint from Nightingale, "If you don't want to spend ten days and a half in the dungeon, you'd better not play this trick."
The priest gritted his teeth, "They... will go to the wilderness on their own, that's all I know."
"Wild wasteland?" Agatha said in surprise.
"I also heard... Usually, other samurai will stop it soon, but..." He hesitated for a moment, "It is rumored that some God's Punishment Army, which was not properly controlled, went to the barren land a long time ago, Never came back since."
"Do you know how the God's Punishment Army was transformed?"
"Only His Holiness the Pope is qualified to preside over the promotion ceremony..."
"When the Pope abdicates, how will he transfer control of the God's Punishment Army?"
"No," Farat said, with beads of sweat on his forehead, "I don't know..."
"How on earth was the church established four hundred years ago?"
"Have you heard of the name Akalis? Where's the Federation, where's Taquila?"
After that, no matter how much Agatha asked, the priest couldn't answer a word.
"He really doesn't know, let's go." Roland said after receiving Nightingale's confirmation, "There will be no result if you keep asking."
When the group left the dungeon, Iron Axe chased after him and asked, "Your Majesty, these captives of the church..."
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