Chapter 178 The War is Coming
After analysis and discussion by the project team and all high-level players, it was decided that in this battle the Temple of Light must not occupy the absolute moral high ground.
According to Andrew and the old dean's proposal, if they cannot clear themselves of the charges, the Lion Empire will definitely join forces with the Temple of Light to send troops to attack the Northern City, which will put great war pressure on the players.
But if the evidence of Andrew and the old dean's crimes is gone, even if the new Lion King wants to suppress the magic academy again, he will have to consider whether it will lead to national unrest.
After all, saints cannot be killed.
As a king, you will definitely understand this simple truth.
We must find a way to reverse the direction of public opinion within the Lion Empire so that the Temple of Light can no longer stand on the commanding heights of justice.
Therefore, a player with outstanding literary talent from the three major clubs stood up and generously wrote a letter of clearing the name of the injustice in the aristocratic writing style of the Esk continent. The letter fully explained the grievances of Andrew and the old dean, and was also full of the conspiracy of the Temple of Light.
From the moment the diplomatic envoys went to the northern city, the Temple of Light was portrayed as a hypocritical and evil force to the core, no matter how big or small the matter was.
Never mind whether this is useful or not, it's good to disgust the believers of light.
Together with the contents of the two letters projected by water magic, and Andrew's confession that the magician Murphy had framed the king for killing him, all these evidences and confessions were condensed into a small piece of parchment by magic.
Then use the magic copy props in the Points Mall, and at the same time use the [Bulk Magic Messenger Service] in the Points Mall to start promoting it to every city in the Lion Empire!
Many magic messengers appeared in cities along the borders outside the Lion Empire. They landed in the cities with parchments in their mouths, scattering them around like parchment rain.
The magical hazy glow dissipated after the magic messenger completed its mission, and reflected colorful neon lights under the sunlight, which was extremely eye-catching.
This matter spread at the speed of a whirlwind. In just half a day, every city resident in the entire Lion Empire knew about it.
Of course, this matter has no effect on believers of light. Even if there is evidence, what does it matter? You say I am bad, I say you are evil, the worst that can happen is that both sides will argue.
Many people in the Temple of Light looked down on this, but the temple master was horrified.
Because he knew clearly that the purpose of the Northern City was not to provoke the faith of the believers of light. The real target of the players was the magicians in every city in the Lion Empire!
The Thorn Flower School of Magic has always had a free and open teaching style and philosophy. Although there are many magician apprentices spread all over the continent, there has never been much cohesion.
After all, the magic academy is a place for teaching and educating people, and every dean is not someone who likes to fight for power.
But this does not mean that the magicians who graduated from the Thorn Flower Magic Academy have no place for their alma mater in their hearts.
When our alma mater is in trouble, the whole world comes to its aid.
The magic apprentices of the Thorn Flower Magic Academy are all over the Esk Continent. Take the Lion Empire for example, every city has a Magicians Guild, and every important member of the Magicians Guild and two-thirds of the magicians come from the Thorn Flower Magic Academy.
Even if he didn't graduate from the Thorn Flower Academy of Magic, he is a magician related to the Thorn Flower Academy of Magic.
Let me put it this way, even if a magician graduated from another magic academy, if you look closely, the magic academy he graduated from might be a magic academy founded !
The teacher and student resources of the Thorn Flower Magic Academy are so terrifying. This is why the temple master has always been worried that the Thorn Flower Magic Academy will become the temple's biggest enemy.
The letters of redress issued by the players were spread all over the Lion Empire, with the City of Thorn Flowers being a special focus.
"Put them all away! Put them away! Do not spread them!"
Several paladins led the temple knights and patrol guards to search the city for the book of exoneration, and a large number of parchments in the hands of the people were forcibly taken away.
At the same time, under the leadership of the Palace Master, the City of Thorn Flowers launched a massive anti-public opinion war in an attempt to ease the increasingly deteriorating situation.
At the same time, the new King also issued an order, conveying his will through the lucky eagle, ordering officials in major cities to resolutely put an end to and eliminate the books of exoneration, and officially confirmed the guilt of the Thorn Flower Magic Academy.
The original believers of light in the City of Thorn Flowers were easy to deal with. They believed in the Temple of Light mindlessly and took whatever the temple master said as the truth.
But the magicians in the City of Thorn Flowers are not so easy to talk to. As scholars of the magical world, every magician has his or her own ability and attitude to think independently.
The old king's death was already suspicious, and the fight between has been going on for a long time.
The Thorn Flower Magic Academy was famous for its indifference and non-contention. It possessed extremely important educational resources but was not widely involved in politics. It was just that the path of magic it insisted on had some conflicts with the theological ideas of the Temple of Light.
Suddenly, the whole world was saying that the Thorn Flower Magic Academy had betrayed the Lion Empire, killed the king, and colluded with the undead, which was already full of doubts.
What's more, the relevant evidence was presented in the letter of clearing the injustice. There is no reason to just believe the official statement.
His Royal Highness the Prince came to power hastily, and he did not have enough popularity to begin with. Add to that this incident, and most of the magicians in the City of Thorn Flowers, not to mention the magicians in other cities, are dissatisfied.
The news that the old dean was imprisoned, Andrew was arrested, and the entire magic academy fled had already spread throughout the city.
Until noon when the Temple of Light and the Lion Empire gathered their armies for a joint expedition, except for the Royal Magician Corps, all the magicians from the Magician's Guild Magician Corps that had been assembled refused to go with them.
In order to avoid punishment, many magicians even fled the City of Thorns.
Due to the special status of magicians in the continent of Esk, the conscription system for magicians is somewhat complicated. Except for the Royal Magic Corps of each country, most magicians are commanded by the Magicians' Guild. When the king starts a war, he needs the Magicians' Guild to recruit magicians from among them.
This also led to the fact that many magicians had no loyalty at all, and participated in the war only to collect bounties, or because of the orders of the Magicians' Guild.
Now that the Magicians' Guild is quitting, the magic combat power originally prepared by the City of Thorn Flowers has suddenly been reduced by more than half, and the combat power has also been seriously damaged.
【Dear players, good afternoon. 】
[Because the letter of exoneration published by 777 Club member "E Wang Wu Qian" successfully changed the plot of the Esk Continent, the Lion Empire's expeditionary army was short of a large number of magicians! All 777 Club members received 1,000 points as a reward! ]
The notification from the Godhead System made the players extremely excited.
“It really works!”
Bai Xiaosheng was very satisfied. This time, the 777 Club, which had always kept a low profile, finally had the chance to show up in front of the players.
"Very good, this way, we will be more confident in the team fight tonight!"
Xu Ercong weighed a black scroll in his hand, his smile full of confidence.
The first expansion pack will be available soon!
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The city of thorn flowers, the imperial palace.
The new King was sitting in the study with a gloomy look on his face. Next to him was the Lord of the Hall of Light.
Just now, they have received news that the Magicians' Guilds in the City of Thorn Flowers refused to provide magicians to participate in the war!
"Father should have changed the system long ago. How dare these magicians disobey orders!"
The king's low voice was filled with anger. The reason why he was friendly to the Temple of Light and hated the School of Magic was because the magician system on the continent of Esk was too free and even the imperial power could not restrain it.
Although the Temple of Light cannot be restrained, it will at least give the imperial power some face. It is unlike this group of magicians who say they will not participate in the war.
There is actually no difference between His Royal Highness the Prince and the old king in their political ideas. The only difference is that one wants to conquer and solve the cancer of the Temple of Light first, while the other wants to change the magician system first.
Both of them hope to achieve imperial supremacy.
"The system is not so easy to change, Your Majesty."
The hall master was not surprised or angry, but just said calmly: "Magicians have existed in the Esk Continent for a long time. If we want to change the status of magicians, we must start with the Thorn Flower Magic School."
"Only by proving their crimes and arresting all the important personnel of the Thorn Flower Magic Academy, and then opening a magician academy jointly run by the royal family and the temple, can we replace the Thorn Flower Magic Academy."
"As long as the status and reputation of the Thorn Flower School of Magic are gone, let's not talk about the changes in other countries, but at least all the magicians in the Lion Empire will be under the control of Your Majesty."
The Palace Master's voice was calm. His Majesty the King's eyes flickered. He naturally knew that the Palace Master also wanted to master the source of magician education, but he still had to rely on the power of the temple. Even if he was dissatisfied, it was not easy for him to speak out.
"Now that we are missing so many magicians, are you still confident of victory, Lord Palace Master?"
"certainly."
The Lord of the Hall of Light smiled and nodded.
"When to set off?"
"Now."
The Lord of the Light Temple stood up, saluted the King, and pointed to the outside of the city: "The army is ready. Three million soldiers and one million Knights of the Temple are ready to go at any time."
The Lion Empire has never had enough food and grass, and has been unable to muster more military strength. In addition, the City of Thornflowers needs to be heavily guarded to prevent surprise attacks from the Undead. The Lord of the Hall of Light can only get support from three million imperial soldiers.
Of course, this is what His Majesty the King said, and perhaps he is also on guard against the Temple of Light.
But this is no longer important. What the Lord of Light wants to do most now is to capture all the undead in the North and the top leaders of the Thorn Flower Magic Academy in one fell swoop!
After dealing with this group of people, we can play slowly with the little king.
"I'm counting on you, Your Excellency Palace Master!"
The king spoke very solemnly, the palace master nodded, turned around and took his leave, heading out of the city to prepare for the expedition.
The ghost players who had been lying in ambush outside the City of Thorn Flowers were hiding in plain sight. They detected that a large number of troops were beginning to head towards the Northern City, and they quickly reported the news to Xu Ercong.
"It's four o'clock in the afternoon."
Xu Ercong glanced at the time and said in a deep voice: "Notify all players in each combat group to go online early! They must gather before six o'clock!"
"This battle will determine the outcome!"
