I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 364 - 352 All these hardships are a test from God!
Chapter 364: Chapter 352 All these hardships are a test from God!
Chapter 364 -352 All these hardships are a test from God!
Due to the limited supply of magical stones, they could only prioritize defending key locations.
Such as granaries, armories, or alchemy research institutes.
With Dennis’s explanation, Lynn reluctantly abandoned this wonderful idea and continued to ask with a bit of regret, “There haven’t been any movements among the believers and nobles under house arrest in the capital recently, have there?”
Compared to external threats, he was more worried about turmoil within the capital.
It would be truly troublesome if they faced problems both inside and out.
“We have kept a close watch on those nobles, and the residents of the capital have been relatively compliant.
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Apart from a few peasants caught praying in groups by the training team, the rest have shown no signs of unrest,” replied Ryder, who had recently been in charge of patrolling and defending the capital.
However, this task was not easy, because they had only recently occupied the capital, and some of the believers still harbored resistance.
As the royal family was still in place, they could not gain the peasants’ allegiance by distributing land or executing miscreant nobles.
The only consolation was that during the assault on the capital, the Cardinal Bishop had helped them by capturing the fanatical elements, who were now all being reformed in the mines.
What remained were ordinary Believers who, although they worshiped the false god Ela, were not fanatical enough to give their lives for it.
“Ideologies can’t be changed in a short period of time,” Lynn nodded in agreement, having formed a general assessment of the situation inside the capital.
After pondering for a while, he offered a suggestion, “You could try starting with the errors in the scripture.
Pick some that are easy to disprove and conduct some novel experiments, the more attention-grabbing, the better.
You can also start by teaching this knowledge to children, as their ability to absorb new ideas is always higher.
Gradually, it will influence the adults.”
Upon hearing this, Ryder’s eyes lit up, and he immediately went to make arrangements.
Lynn didn’t mind Ryder’s earnestness and drew a map closer to ponder if there were any oversights in the capital’s defenses.
“I think your arrangements are already perfect!” Rafael said, shaking his head in exasperation, thinking that Lynn was perhaps being too careful.
He had seen the defense plan for the capital.
It was incredibly tight, with posts every five steps and sentries every ten, plus many contingency measures to ensure that any district experiencing unrest could have over a thousand musketeers and at least fifty Wizards respond within a minute to suppress the rebellion.
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“That’s enough for a revolt by believers, but what if the pontifical army suddenly appears within the city?
These forces won’t be enough, and the losses could be incalculable,” Lynn said, expressing his concern.
“But didn’t you ask King Hattar before?
The capital was designed and repaired without leaving any secret passages,” Rafael hesitantly said.
“What if they dig a tunnel directly here?” Lynn countered.
How could that be possible?
Rafael rolled his eyes.
The pontifical army’s camp was at least ten kilometers away from here!
Even if they dug without regard to cost, it would take at least ten days to half a month.
Before that, their new weapons would be developed, and they could launch a counter-attack.
But Lynn didn’t see it that way.
He had witnessed the Space-Time Gate inside the magical stone mine.
Perhaps those clergy also possessed similar Divine Arts.
Recently, those Griffin Knights have been risking being shot down to frequently harass and probe us, which most likely has a deeper purpose.
Lynn stroked his chin, lamenting that the Griffins had an extremely keen sense of smell, and the production of the laser emitters wasn’t completed yet; otherwise, he could deploy airships to cut off the enemy’s supply lines.
Even the strongest of people need to eat, and that included the great Wizards like themselves.
Perhaps they could withstand hunger for three to five days, but any longer would inevitably have some impact.
Hmm…
perhaps the pseudo-god “Elara” was an exception.
As Lynn was pondering whether gods needed to eat, an apprentice knocked on the door and came in, speaking respectfully, “Headmaster…
Master Anthony is looking for you, along with several alchemical masters from the research institute.”
“That’s a coincidence; it seems our new weapon has been completed!” Lynn’s furrowed brows finally relaxed.
“I’ve been wanting to take down those damn crusaders of the Church for a long time!” Rafael also said jubilantly, having been cooped up in the city and passively taking hits these days, the frustration in their hearts almost ready to explode.
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A day blinked by, and the capital’s poor had gradually adapted to wartime life, still able to see squads of Griffin Knights streaking across the sky.
The shadow cast by the rain of fire that had descended from the heavens five days prior still lingered in everyone’s hearts, but life had to go on regardless of the war, and they couldn’t stop their hands from working.
Lahuan was an ordinary poor man in the capital.
Before those damned Wizards took over the capital, at this time every week, he would go to the church to listen to the Priests’ teachings, confess his sins, and put all his meager savings, except for what he needed to live on, into the church’s offering box.
According to the esteemed Priests, the sound of the copper coins clinking into the box was the sound of the soul being cleansed!
Lahuan deeply believed this, as he, who was too poor to have a wife and children, only hoped to ascend to the Divine Kingdom after death and enjoy endless pleasure and happiness.
There, there would be an abundance of steaks to devour and wines to drink dry, with beautiful elves serving his every need as servants…
The Divine Kingdom had everything he yearned for!
Lahuan had always considered his faith to be unwavering, until two months ago, when that group of Believers of the Evil God invaded the capital, bringing slaughter and chaos.
It was then that the call of the Lord suddenly resonated in his mind.
However, Lahuan was afraid and hesitated to answer the call immediately, because outside were the vicious minions of the Wizards.
If he dared to go out, he would surely be captured and offered to the Evil God, his soul destined to plunge into the endless abyss.
Furthermore, he heard that the avatar of the Lord had descended upon the capital, only to be scattered by several streams of light!
Lahuan was both bewildered and frightened; God is great, eternal, omniscient, and omnipotent.
It seemed impossible that even just an avatar sent down could be defeated by a group of Believers of an Evil God.
It must be fake, surely a deceptive illusion crafted by those peculiar Wizards, a blasphemy against God!
As Lahuan’s faith wavered, a Cardinal suddenly appeared in his home, answering the confusion and questions in his mind.
All that he had experienced was a test from God.
It was precisely because the nobles and citizens of the Hattar Kingdom had begun to doubt their faith in the Lord that such a catastrophe had come…
