Chapter 687 Change

In the year when the devil came, along with the war with the devil, the first batch of divine beings appeared in the world.

They can turn into demons and draw strength from killing and blood. Of course, the fastest way is to kill each other.

The most important thing is that the divinity has given them enough ability to cover up, and they are usually in the image of mortals. As long as they don't take the initiative to reveal it, even the priest's magic can't be distinguished, unless they are carefully inspected by the legendary priest, or enter the realm of the true god !

And more and more infected people appeared, making the Church of Death who enforced the "purification order" a target of public criticism, and had to withdraw the troops of the Inquisition on its own initiative.

After all, the infection rate of demonized diseases is too high, and there is no effective and convenient means of protection and treatment. If it is really implemented, no soldier will be willing to go to the battlefield in the future.

This is also one of the characteristics of Yuanli, terrifying contagion, and almost unsolvable irreversibility.

Of course, the demonization process created by the combination of the secondary source power and the devil's placenta is not impossible to alleviate. At least the divine power of the true god can definitely be expelled, but there is a problem of efficiency and cost.

Even to 'exorcise' the most ordinary soldier, a bishop-level priest is required to act, and looking at the crowd, if any true god dares to do this, the final result will definitely be unable to make ends meet, and the divine power will go bankrupt .

In addition, the soldiers suffering from demonization disease just look a little strange, and their minds are still clear. Even extraordinary people can take the initiative to suppress these abnormalities, which is no different from normal people, so they are gradually accepted by the world, and they no longer deliberately Crying, beating and killing.

Of course, in the secrets of various churches, although the monitoring of such demonized patients has been relaxed, the monitoring of divine beings has been greatly strengthened. Once discovered, they must be arrested and sent to the stake. This is true God. Unanimous decision!

As a result, the divine beings have become more hidden, and the conflicts with the gods of the church have also accumulated more and more enormously.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it will be 2670 in the solar calendar, and four years have passed since the day of the evil star.

Duchy of Stan, Storm Hills.

Fang Yuan's rune knight was riding a steed, patrolling the territory.

Four years didn't make his body age, on the contrary, he looked mature and attractive.

Looking around at this time, the grains in the territory are growing, the breeze is blowing, the golden wheat waves are rolling, and the Wubao not far away is faintly visible.

Of course, this was Fang Yuan's design. Gather the originally scattered serfs and manage them in a unified manner. High walls were built around them, with a watchtower in the middle. Once something happened, an alarm could be issued immediately, and the serfs retreated into the dock for defense.

The appearance of such ditches and high walls suddenly made the originally splendid pastoral scenery full of the atmosphere of war and fighting.

But there is no way. In order to deal with possible demon attacks, this is a necessary measure, and it has been learned by many nearby lords, and it is constantly being promoted in the Principality of Stan.

"Seeing that this year's harvest is okay, I feel relieved!"

Fang Yuan stopped on a hill, overlooking the wheat field, and couldn't help smiling.

"Yes, my lord, after land inspection, after merging the Storm Hills and Howling Manor, we have 2,000 acres of arable land, and 500 acres of sloping fields!"

As for the hilly land, Fang Yuan naturally would not abandon it, but use it as much as possible, and reclaim what can be reclaimed. If it is not possible, he can also plant fruit trees and the like.

A field of 2,500 acres, converted to 15,000 acres in ancient China, can be considered a powerful landowner with tens of thousands of acres of land.

After a little calculation, Fang Yuan knew that this year's territory was considered a bumper harvest, with a harvest of nearly two million catties. This was the result of his methods of increasing production. Unfortunately, it was still troublesome to promote, and it couldn't attract too much attention, but If there are no natural and man-made disasters in the coming year, we will surely gain more.

This kind of production, if fully calculated, is enough to support 5,000 people.

But in fact, there are only about 3,000 people in the current territory, and there is a standing army of 300 people, which can be called militaristic.

But in wartime, that's all there is to it.

In fact, compared with other jazz and even viscount baron territories, the people under Fang Yuan's command were already considered very happy.

At least, there is a safe dock to live in, and once a demon is found, the Rune Knights will immediately lead the army to solve it.

In the heart of the mainland, in several human empires, the plague of demons has been very violent. It is said that several kingdoms have been destroyed, and many nobles and royal families had to flee.

On the contrary, areas such as the Duchy of Stan, because they are located on the edge of human civilization, have a small population and a large land, the situation of the magic disaster is not too serious.

"It's just... such a good day will eventually come to an end!"

Although various reports from Marseille were still coming from his ears, Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Four years have passed, and after paying a huge price, the world has gradually adapted to the evil disaster, and many things and conflicts that were delayed before have all surfaced.

For example, the destruction of many core kingdoms of human civilization caused a large amount of power to spread to the edge.

Even the original Kingdom of Nott has been coveted by many.

Although in the eyes of the previous central nobles, the Kingdom of Nott can only be regarded as a backwater, while the Principality of Stan is a wild land that is not even a backcountry, but it cannot stand the influence of demons here!

At this time, under the same treatment, these original 'wild lands' have instead become a paradise.

There are quite a few nobles who plan to acquire a few pieces of land here, and even move the entire family here.

For the aboriginal nobles, this is naturally a catastrophe, even for the country - the size of the Enoch Kingdom cannot stop the invasion and control of many former land powers. It has almost become a semi-puppet regime.

Although under the threat of demons, the human kingdom is still intriguing and scrambling for power and profit. No matter how you look at it, it looks like death, but things still happen, which is helpless.

And after the Kingdom of Nott was brought under control, the former "Strategy of the Principality of Stan" will be launched again.

And this time, it is definitely not a small fight, but a battle of life and death!

"What's even more tragic is that even at this time, the nobles in the Duchy of Stan are still in chaos and internal strife... Or, they actually knew the impending danger, but chose to escape like an ostrich, thinking that Can you just bury your head in the sand and pretend you don't know anything?"

Sighing silently, Fang Yuan returned to Wubao.

"My lord is back!"

A noble lady in a loose robe, with the help of several maids, stepped forward to greet her with a smile.

This is Tanya, the daughter of Baron Shawshank and the current wife of the Knight of Rune.

At this time, her lower abdomen swelled, obviously a new life was conceived in it.

For a feudal lord, this is undoubtedly the most important. Only with descendants can his subordinates have someone to continue to be loyal to, and the relationship between the lord and the vassal can be maintained, and even passed on for thousands of years.

At least, Fang Yuan felt that after he got married and even Tanya became pregnant, his subordinates became more diligent and willing to show off.

If it is replaced by data, it is probably that the loyalty has increased by a few percentage points.

"Well, you worked hard!"

The way of a sage moves with the world, and is not tired of the situation.

With a gentle smile on Fang Yuan's face, he stepped forward to support Tanya: "How do you feel today?"

"very good!"

Tanya smiled, almost smiling.

After all, Fang Yuan is not from this world, and he is very considerate and respectful towards women. That kind of feeling immediately filled this noble girl with happiness, especially after comparing with other flamboyant nobles.

In fact, she didn't know that Fang Yuan at this time was just trying his best to play the identity of a rune knight.

It's like a fairy coming to the mortal world to cross the catastrophe. The love in the mortal world can only stay in the mortal world after all. Once the life passes, it will pass.

After having dinner with Madam Sir and having a conversation with her, Fang Yuan came to the study and started to deal with the day's business.

Gals, Marseilles and other confidantes stood aside and waited respectfully.

"My relative, the current Baron Shawshank, sent me an invitation!"

Fang Yuan quickly reviewed the documents and saw the final invitation: "He is about to hold a wedding, Marseille, you go down and prepare a gift!"

That Timo had picked up a title for nothing, but the power of the baronie had always been in the hands of the former baroness.

But now, she has to hand it over. After all, it is said that her health is getting worse and worse. Besides, after getting married, it is a sign of a man's adulthood, and the baroness has no excuse to resist.

"But Timo's wife is very interesting!"

Fang Yuan thought of more.

Originally, according to Timo's status, he could marry the daughter of a baron or a viscount, so the earl and marquis were a bit high.

But it was stated in the invitation that his new wife was actually the daughter of Duke Stan!

The smell of politics and shady dealings in it can be clearly smelled even by laymen.

"Or... will there be drastic changes in the Principality of Stan?"

Fang Yuan watched with cold eyes, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that there was something wrong with this marriage.

Of course, he has been in this world for more than four years, even if he is only farming as a rune knight, he is not doing nothing.

Soon, a piece of latest information came to him, causing him to fall into deep thought.

"Relocation of the headquarters of the Church of Death? The direction is undecided, and it is very likely that it will be the location of the Principality of Nott and Stan. This... really makes people talk about it?"

Obviously, because of the previous purification order, the Church of Death has been severely hit and hostile. Coupled with the fact that Hess was seriously injured and fell asleep, the situation is even more not optimistic.

Even, it has degenerated from the super-first-class power in the mainland to the second- and third-rate, unable to fight against the evil disasters in the mainland, so they can only relocate abroad. It seems that they are about to hit the street.