.4, Tecumse's Memories

"............ A few years ago, on the northwest coast of the Feren continent, the church of Tyr, the god of justice, once ruled a small and barren territory, its name was Ishbar. (Provided with the latest chapter reading>" Tecumse said quietly, his eyes faintly, not as if he was telling a story, but rather recalling a memory of a past that had been deeply remembered.

"One winter, the Tir Church in Ishbar arrested an evil witch who was said to have blasphemed the gods, and sentenced her to stolen according to relevant laws. So the executioners forcibly requisitioned a large amount of high-quality dry firewood and strong tincture oil from the merchants, and piled up into a hill in the square in the town, preparing to ignite the fire and burn the prisoners to death."

"But it was the cold and snowy season, and most of the poor in the city were frozen to death. Seeing that the church was so extravagant and wasted to death in order to execute a prisoner, it immediately aroused public outrage in the whole city: the weather is so cold, and we believers are about to freeze to death. You unscrupulous charlatans who usually eat and wear us not only do not have any relief measures, but also waste so much firewood to roast the living people... As a result, under the clamor of several homeless people, nearly a thousand onlookers rushed forward, snatched dry firewood and tincture oil and moved them home for heating. Even the witch ran away in chaos."

"Afterwards, the Tyr Church sent an investigation team from its headquarters to deal with the matter. The chairman of the investigation team was also a person who strictly emphasized the law. As soon as he arrived in Ishbar, he immediately launched a large-scale search in the city and captured the people who robbed firewood on the same day from house to house. However, more than 800 people were arrested in the town of 4,000 residents. In order to deter the unruly people from all over the country, the investigation team gave all these guys a serious crime of assisting evil forces and indulging witches to escape, and planned to sentence them to more than fifteen years of exile or hard labor, a considerable number of them may be executed."

"This immediately caused a great riot in the city. The Ishbar guard team turned against each other during the riot. The Tyr Temple in the city was destroyed by a fire at the same time. Several priests and the cold chairman of the investigation team were killed. After calming down, the residents who had caused great disasters quickly asked the nearby Naseril Empire for help and applied to submit to the empire's rule in order to protect themselves."

"However, on this issue, the Naseril government was hesitant. On the one hand, they spoke kindly to appease the townspeople, and at the same time invited major churches and organizations to send observers to Ishbar to negotiate and resolve the matter. On the other hand, they were secretly venting with the Tyr Church..." For some reason, Tkumse's words actually had a hint of resentment, "Now it seems that the Naseril government should have made plans!"

"At that time, the main brains of the Tyr Church were all old stubborn and rigid minds who were stubborn and unrestrained. After learning about the unrest in Ishbar and the possible measures taken by the imperial government, they were all panicked for a moment - a barren and narrow town of Ishbar. It is not worth the church's efforts to fight for it. However, if other territories under the Tyr Church also learned from this bad example and often threatened the church's headquarters by relying on a certain government. Then the trouble would be great."

"So, in order to maintain the most important legal authority in their eyes and prevent the tendency of centrifugality in the church territory scattered in all corners of the Feren continent. After a few high-level leaders hurriedly discussed a few words, they brazenly dispatched a large number of paladins to raid Ishubal, a rebellious nest, overnight. Then, according to the ancient law of the church punishing traitors, they killed all the men in the town, and sold them to slave merchants in the Elf Kingdom, trafficked them to the Mazka continent colony, and finally burned the entire town..."

Speaking of this, Tkumsey paused for a moment, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. "In the name of justice and law, the Tyr Church bloodily quelled the Ishbar Rebellion. But what they didn't expect was that the entire Neseril Empire and even the major forces in the entire Feren continent had sent observers to Ishbar and were staying in the suburbs. They witnessed the brutal suppression of the Tyr Church..."

"But the Tyr Church, who had not yet fallen into the trap, even celebrated the achievements of Ishbar's rebellion, and took the opportunity to intervene. Not only did it criticize the atrocities and spread the real-life images of the magic crystal record tragedy everywhere, but it also managed to redeem some of the residents of Ishbar who were sold as slaves, allowing them to go to various places to speak out. In addition, several times the authenticity was difficult to distinguish, and in the end they were silenced in public places... As a result, the quell of the Ishbar Rebellion had a completely counterproductive effect. The Tyr Church, which had just recovered a little vitality, suffered a devastating blow in image propaganda. Ordinary believers were lost in large numbers, and many church territories were confiscated by governments under various names, and they are still in a slump."

"I have heard of this. The birthplace of Ishbar 18 years ago." General Oukai said, touching his chin. "Another masterpiece of the god of knowledge, Ogma, and the goddess of magic, once again quietly disintegrated the church of the god of justice. This pair of old and young people are becoming more and more skilled in playing public opinion wars... But I am so sorry for my lack of knowledge. What is the purpose of your Majesty telling this story?"

"Since you have heard this story before, it will be more convenient to explain it." Tecumse had returned to his calm at this time. "I wonder if you have noticed something. During the entire process of the Ishbar rebellion, the Tyr Church's response measures were indeed a series of tricks. They made mistakes again and again. But if they were carefully considered, they strictly followed the law in every step. They never went beyond the line."

"It seems that this is indeed true..." Ou Kai recalled carefully. He was shocked and found that this was the case.

"Since all the measures in the Tyr Church are subject to law, why no one supports its actions? Instead, they all sympathize with the residents of Ishbar Town, where the crimes are committed?" Tkumse continued to ask.

"..." To be honest, I talked about law and justice with a chaotic and evil demon. It really tasted a little about playing the piano. Fortunately, General Oukai was some of the high-level intellectuals among the demons. And he had been living in human society for countless centuries. His way of thinking was not much different from that of ordinary people.

"That...it's probably because the Tyr Church is old and the law in reference is too outdated." Oukai thought for a long time and replied with some uncertainty.

Tecumse shook his head slightly, "This is just a superficial phenomenon. No matter how many layers of sacred coat are worn, in essence, the law is still just a set of rules of the game. No matter how strict the rules are, there will always be some flexible and mobile space for the operation of a specific matter. Otherwise, what do those lawyers do for food? In my opinion, the root of the entire problem lies in the lack of responsibility."

He sighed, "Specifically, when a problem is born, the first step is to think about not how to remedy it, but how to shirk its responsibilities. When the town of Ishbar was robbing firewood at the beginning, the Tyr Church was not to calm the people's hearts and review the fault of ineffective relief, but how to weave the crimes and let the residents bear all their responsibilities so as to clear themselves. As a result, things get bigger and bigger and ultimately cannot be dealt with."

Speaking of this, Tecumse's tone became colder, "And your actions in this cooperation are actually the same irresponsible - not only irresponsible to me, but also irresponsible to yourself! When I protested on the issue of arms, you not only did not mean to be responsible for it, but instead wanted to use various third-rate small means to turn the tables! Use strong acid to dissolve the sacrifices... Humph!"

He turned around and glanced at the red shrouded in the corner, "Miss Red shroud, do you know how much acid it will cost to dissolve 6,000 people? What does strong acid mean for my military production? **, nitrified cotton**... These things require strong acids to be produced. And I do not have the ability to produce strong acids in large quantities, and even the forty bottles of sulfuric acid ordered from you were all washed away!"

Tkumsey couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment, "Oh, is it really that good to take such a little advantage from me? Your ultimate goal is to build your own church and sphere of influence on this land, rather than cheating hundreds or thousands of souls from me. If you only know how to be clever and have no idea of ​​the overall situation, then no matter how much you take, you will only lose all your advantage in the end. It's not that you don't know that even if we win the current game together, the Elf Army will still have the upper hand. If we don't continue to maintain the alliance, then there will be no victory fruit! But what are your actions? Humph, the real cooperation has not yet begun, and you are thinking about calculating your allies behind your back, and for such a stupid purpose! Rather than this, we might as well break up - not be afraid of the enemy as fierce as a tiger, but also as stupid as a pig!"

"This... Your Majesty, I am apologizing to you again for the offense I just made." General Oukai said with a bitter face. He was not unclear about the truth that the other party said, and he also deeply agreed with it. However, no matter how well he understood the matter, he could not stop the innate tendency of chaos among his colleagues in the devil, and he could not completely stop all kinds of extra small calculations. "I am really sorry, but please be sure to believe our sincerity..."

"Sincerity is not something that is said with words, but something that needs to be done with actions!" Tecumse pushed him back with one sentence, and at the same time issued an order to expel guests. "It's already late. Regarding how to use the Elf Army to regain Cusco's civil strife, it's better to wait until tomorrow, the Neseril people will come. Let's talk together! I hope I can see your sincerity by then."

Embarrassing silence...

After a moment, General Oukai suddenly bowed his head and then dragged away silently in his red shroud.
Chapter completed!