Chapter 605 (2/2)

”I know that some of you used to believe in God and the church There's nothing shameful about that! Your kindnesses were made use of and your hopes were cheated Do you think I'll blame the victims instead of the liars and robbers? Of course not!” He raised his fist ”The church shall have to pay! Just by selling the God's Stones of Retaliation, they're able to old royals per year—thisto all of you!”

”Why? The reason is si to fork out an extra sum of money to buy the God's Stones, and therefore this portion of expenses was transferred onto you through tax increases, property confiscation, and daylight robbery! And it's not only the God's Stones, but also the building of churches, theof baptism ceremonies I believe that none of you are unfas!”

The things that the masses most easily understood and hated were exploitation and oppression The church's rant as the nobles', but in the eyes of the highly-experienced Roland, it was not difficult at all to lay bare this thin layer of fig leaf while at the sa the name of the church

”The church proed for God's blessings, but what happened in the end? Before I came to this town, the people had little to eat and wear, and as such, fa the Months of Demons every year and took away the lives of many As for those who survived Is it really because of the church's or God's aid? No, they did nothing!” Roland raised his voice a notch ”The only thing they're interested in is sucking your blood dry!”

The natives saw these things happening with their own eyes, while ees from other cities had siry uproar as everyone attributed all of their past sufferings to the church

”So, I'll never surrender, and more importantly, I won't lose to these bloodsuckers!” Roland waved his fist in the air and declared loudly ”The First Army will pulverize theain You won't ever have to worry about paying money to build churches or to 'atone for your sins'! These bullsht taxes won't exist in the new Kingdom of Graycastle!”

”Facts have proven that without the presence of the church, City of Neverwinter will become an even better place, and so will the other cities!”

”Everything that you have has been created by your own hands and your spirit, not those illusory things That's why I have repeatedly elory of labor! Only labor can create wealth, and you people are the lorious of laborers You should be proud of this Without you, there won't be today's prosperous City of Neverwinter!”

He pressed his hands down as a gesture for the subjects to pause their cheers ”The First Arhting against the church If we're defeated, we'll lose everything that n and return back to the i to return to the past?”

The answers he received were self-evident

”No, Your Majesty, we'll fight the church until the end!”

”Kill all of thedom!”

”I'll protect Your Majesty with my life!”

There were all kinds of responses, but their expressions were i and ready to defend everything that they had that was hard-earned

”Well said I don't need you to engage the enemy in battle That's the responsibility of the First Army Neither do you have to pay extra taxes to support the war—that's what the enemy does to its people All you have to do is to continue living your lives, and continue to participate in the construction and production of this city This would be the greatest aid your kin fighting on the frontline can receive froht hand on his chest and saluted ”We do live this kingdom!”

The people repeatedly chanted these two phrases, even long after Roland had made his departure

In the afternoon the same day, the last batch of soldiers boarded the paddle steanal the beginning of the journey

The destination was Deepvalley Town!