"Maybe... maybe Reverend Rockefeller is just in a hurry..."
Duo Lun was still trying to defend the other party, but it didn't take long before he retreated under Mickey's playful gaze.
"Okay... okay! Go to the bar for a drink or two, I treat you..."
When they arrived at the tavern, after ordering two glasses of bad wine, Doron and Mickey sat quietly on the side, tasting the taste that was absolutely hard-won—for them, even the enjoyment of bad wine was a bit of a luxury.
The bar is obviously the place where news gathers the most and the fastest. Here, from the noisy environment around, a steady stream of news reaches Duo Lun's ears.
"All mages are finished...Hywex, Arendre, and the City of Spires, there are waves of mage destruction everywhere..."
A big red-nosed man dressed as a mercenary belched so loudly that it seemed like grains of dust fell from the ceiling of the bar.
"Hey! Red Nose, you just came back from outside recently, do you have any latest news?"
Curious people are everywhere, a skinny man next to him immediately snapped his fingers, and the bartender understandingly placed a large glass full of mead in front of the red-nosed mercenary.
"Hehe... When it comes to the accuracy of the news, who else here can compare to me? The reputation of the red nose is not a joke..."
The mercenary muttered, and finally talked about the topic that the audience most wanted to know.
"It's a mess outside now! All the churches are shrinking, even the Kingdom's army is like this. The places that have lost their suppression are in chaos, and the crusade against mages is the most violent..."
"Once these high-ranking mages lose their spells, they will be the same as us ordinary people, even a little weaker..."
Red Nose downed a large glass of wine in one gulp, his whole face turned red.
"Think about it... you only need to kill a trembling old man, and you can get everything about him... beautiful slave girls, fertile land, big gems, and golden coins... all the citizens are crazy , even if the nobles start tearing their faces at the mage..."
Those who have power must have power, and after gaining power, they will gather more resources and attract the envy and hatred of others.
That's how mages are.
Those who have mastered the power of magic are masters no matter where they are, and enjoy the best treatment. Now, once the magic net collapses, the mages who can no longer use the magic slot to cast spells will be all fools.
Losing their strength, they are like the best fat sheep, attracting the coveted eyes of greedy people.
Moreover, even those mages who value the most reputation don't have a few relatives and servants around them? It is almost inevitable to rely on the usual privileges to bully the farmers and free people around. At this time, if they are instigated by people with ulterior motives, it immediately becomes a riot and a feast of smashing.
After confirming that the mages have no power to resist, the nobles are the fastest to do it!
Inciting the people to rebel against the mage is only the first step. Anyway, those mobs will steal some floating wealth at most, and the most precious land and buildings will eventually fall into the hands of the nobles.
Even, after sending out the army to suppress it, you can almost effortlessly collect the wealth looted by these mobs into your own hands.
Such a lucrative thing, the nobles who are personable on the surface, but full of bad things in secret, have long been familiar with it.
With just a backhand, the transfer of power was completed, and the powerless mages didn't even have the right to resist. They could only cry and watch their family members being insulted, their wealth being plundered, and even their lives being slaughtered. to be subjected to horrific punishments.
"Hey! Red Nose, are you really sure those mages have lost their strength?"
Next to him, a big man in a black coat with a scar on his face stood up. His figure, which was two heads taller than ordinary people, filled him with a certain aura.
"Of course... I was late, otherwise I would definitely be able to snatch some gems, and even the watery women came back... those mages, all of them are rich..."
Red Nose patted his chest and promised.
"If that's the case, what are we waiting for?"
The big man in black grinned and growled: "Isn't there another 'Master Hoffman' outside the town?"
…
Hoo hoo...
A chilly wind blew up, making Duo Lun shiver.
Then, he found that he had come to the house of Hoffman, the only magician in the town, surrounded by noisy shouting and smashing.
He looked up in astonishment, and then found that he was holding a sharpened wooden stick in his hand, with traces of blood on the top.
There were still a few pains on his body. He didn't know when he had suffered a little injury. Fortunately, it was just a scrape of the skin.
His drunken head was still a little dizzy, but after a little recollection, Duo Lun remembered what he had done.
—At that time, under the double stimulation of alcohol and wealth, the people in the bar were completely red-eyed and turned into thugs.
Led by the big man and the red nose, they came directly to Master Hoffman's manor outside the town, forcibly broke through here, and started the mob's carnival.
"Ouch..."
Looking at the murder weapon in his hand, and at the fallen corpse under his feet, Duo Lun couldn't bear it any longer, and knelt on the ground, vomiting and crying.
"God... what the hell did I do..."
He wept, watching the feast of the mob around him, even the burning torches.
This kind of behavior is in stark contrast to his belief in the suffering god, which makes him almost think that there is a devil living in his body!
"Let's take a look..."
At this time, with the cheers of all the thugs, the red beard was covered with colorful silk and satin, and threw an old man with white hair out.
The opponent's dry wood-like arms were crossing his head, and his body was shaking. It took Duo Lun a lot of effort to identify the opponent's true identity. It was the incomparable Mage Hoffman!
"It's this old guy... not only usurping the nobleman to build him a mage tower, but also wantonly plundering our wealth and manpower... look again..."
Red Nose pointed to the opened granary next to it, inside which was slowly growing wheat, exuding the fragrance of grain.
"When we were all hungry, this old dog had so much wealth and food through cruel exploitation..."
In any era of material shortage, those who occupy a large amount of resources alone are the most hated by the mob.
And as the red nose continued to speak, more and more people's eyes began to turn red. Even Duo Lun remembered that the other party's housekeeper once gave him a kick and extorted the last few pieces of good wood from his home. At that moment, a gust of air rushed directly to his forehead.
"Kill him!" "Kill him!" "Kill him!"
Many thugs cheered, and the sound was louder and louder.
And the old man Hoffman seemed to have seen something at this time, struggling to climb to the side of a boy's body, and began to cry bitterly.
It's a pity that this dying cry can no longer wake up the thugs who are intoxicated in the excitement.
Doron's head was still awake for a moment after being stimulated by the crying, but then he saw Mickey.
The other party was crawling out of a small tent made temporarily with tablecloths while lifting his belt, and gave him a look that any man could understand.
"This is a noble lady! Don't you want to play?"
In just a split second, Doron recalled a certain episode in his head. It was when he was summoned to repair furniture for the great mage Hoffman. A beautiful and noble lady in a white dress, like an angel Noble girl.
Of course, there was no cost for that repair, and the gleam in the girl's eyes made Doron deeply hurt, and even depressed for a long time.
It seemed that the devils didn't think it was exciting enough. Two white jade-like legs stretched out from the tent, with elegant curves. The purple daffodil juice on the nails kept stimulating Duo Lun's brain, making him unable to stop. There was a low growl like a beast in his throat, and he rushed up...
…
The fall of the magic net goddess is just an introduction, the most important thing is the destruction of the magic net.
After losing the support of the magic net, not only all the mages became waste, but other gods also lost the convenient passage of the magic net. The sudden increase in the consumption of divine power made them no longer care about the marginal beliefs, and began to shrink Strategy.
The resulting corruption of law and order and the wave of robbing mages have formed a terrifying vicious circle.
Originally, the power management in the world of the gods was relatively lacking, relying entirely on the temple to perform part of the functions, but after losing the dual supervision of faith and secularism, the fighting power displayed by the mob was terrifying.
A mage who has lost his magic ability is like a gun barrel without bullets. Except for some lucky ones who have stored enough spell scrolls and spellcasting items and [legendary mages] who have the ability to escape from the magic net, all mages have suffered. A terrible disaster.
The long-standing anger of the people, driven by the nobles with ulterior motives, erupted in one go.
The nobles secretly laughed, cheered, and raised their glasses to celebrate the new round of harvest.
After the riots were largely over, those thugs were either wiped out, or they still lived in poverty.
And the biggest benefit is that it is divided up by the nobles. Almost every noble with real power has made a lot of money in this feast of power.
At this time, a great plague without warning began to attack the entire main material world.
Wailing and death instantly became the only theme song in the world.
Some people say that this is the conspiracy of the Goddess of Plague, while others say that this is the curse of those dead mages, but the only real thing is... With the continuous spread of the plague, the population of the entire main material world is decreasing sharply!