V4.Chapter 11

When this oracle was conveyed, the entire Fallen Leaf City shook.

The strength of the noble faction is firmly opposed to the transfer, and it is unacceptable for them to give up the Fallen Leaf City like this. Because they are all nobles and have huge wealth status, this wealth is more brought by the land. If they gave up Fallen Leaf City like this, they would become nothing, and almost the vast majority of nobles thought this was a rather stupid decision. Moreover, they used this to accuse the church headed by Milan, thinking that it was they who made the Fallen City go bankrupt, and the treasury after the looting could not even pay a single cent of the army's salaries.

The Druids were more neutral, realizing that if there was no help, they might not be able to hold the Fallen City when the Orc army made a comeback.

However, their point of view is that if they want to migrate, they should also migrate to the closer Elf Forest. The Druid Church can take in these refugees, at least without having to travel long distances overseas. It is a pity that their views cannot be recognized by too many people, because many people understand that the elves may not be willing to accept a large number of refugees, and resettling these refugees is also a big trouble.

Food, land, supplies.

This heavy burden, the elven royal family, which is somewhat opposed to the Druid Church, may not be willing to take it.

However, the power of the church does not have a high say, because if given a choice, the vast majority of people are not willing to leave their homes. Although the church has a very high reputation among the common people, when the oracle is truly conveyed, very few people can respond.

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Temple Hall.

A middle-aged priest with a full beard stood in the center. After he glanced at the others, he said solemnly, "Are we really going to give up here? Are we really going to leave here?"

"We lack food and we don't have enough fighters."

"Although the guards of the temple can protect some people, once a large-scale migration will inevitably alert the scouts of the orcs, it is impossible for civilians to escape the pursuit of the orcs."

"In the end we may be wiped out!"

"Besides."

"If you don't have food, you can't eat enough, if you don't eat enough, you don't have the strength to walk. The oracle only tells us to walk along the river, but it doesn't tell us where we should go. We only rely on the warriors of the temple. I'm afraid it will be less than fifty miles away from the Fallen Leaf City. , we will be wiped out by the half-orc army!"

The middle-aged priest spread out the map, pointed to several of the locations and said solemnly, "Eugene's army has retreated."

"But here, here, and here, there are half-orc outposts stationed here, and their scouts have surrounded us. If there is a large-scale migration of civilians, it is impossible to hide the eyes of these scouts. From here to here. Orc hussars can block all our routes in half a day, I can't imagine what a terrible disaster it would be if a large number of civilians were overtaken by the Orc army!"

"Once we left the city, it was impossible for us to retreat back."

There was dead silence in the temple.

Milan's delicate and immature face is a little dazed. As the most devout Holy Spirit priest, she is only responsible for conveying the oracle, and she doesn't know much about how to do it. As a little girl, she can only hesitate to say: "Then what should I do? It is the will of the gods! He told us that even greater disasters will come, if we do not leave now, I am afraid we will lose more!"

A sigh sounded.

An old man in a bishop's costume came out. Slowly said: "Your Excellency Pastor Holy Spirit! It's not that we don't want to obey the will of the gods. But the problem now is that we can't go at all. Although our prayers can be answered by the Lord, He still hasn't given any magic. Without magic, our strength is greatly weakened, and it is impossible to protect so many civilians."

"Please look outside, Your Excellency!"

"There are a group of old and weak women and children outside. The rest are either farmers or militiamen. Such strength may be useful in defending the city, but once you encounter a half-orc army in the wild, I am afraid it is impossible to fight."

It became quite quiet in the temple.

The pastors present glanced at each other, and obviously understood that what they said was true. It is impossible to protect civilians from evacuation by relying on the guards of the people and the temple outside.

but.

Just then, a young female priest stood up. She was wearing silver-white armor and holding a warhammer in her hand. It looks majestic.

Her name is Fina.

She once appeared in Sauron's dream, in which she lost her brother and knelt down on the statue and wept.

The war seemed to have made her a lot more mature, and there was an extra scar on her side face. Although it destroyed her beautiful face, it made her more determined.

"God said someone would answer us!"

Fina glanced at the others present. Slowly said: "It is very difficult to defend the city of fallen leaves! When the half-orc army regroups, it is almost impossible for us to defend the city."

"The abyss gnoll is ready to move!"

"Once the King of Gnolls, the followers of Yenogu, join the battle, we may not be able to last for three days!"

"I don't want to leave here either."

"But we have no other choice! Our warriors have suffered heavy losses, and it is impossible to defeat the enemy with this current strength! Now the city is full of refugees, and the only thing waiting for them is death!"

Fina stood up and walked to the center of the hall, watching other people: "The most important thing now is to prepare and wait for the gods to respond!"

"My Lord has answered our prayers."

"Then he shouldn't give up on us easily. The most important thing for us now is to gather people who are willing to migrate with us."

Many civilians have lost everything.

They are not attached to the land like the nobles. Many people just want to escape from the war and find the hope of living, and the gods are their only reliance.

If there is a safe retreat plan, I am afraid that many more people are willing to go!

"What about the nobles?"

The middle-aged pastor glanced at Fina in front of him and said slowly, "I'm afraid they may not let us leave."

Pastor Fina's eyes became sharp, and she said solemnly: "It is their decision to stay or leave. They have no right to dictate to those believers who are willing to follow our Lord to go overseas."

"If the land is lost, it can be taken back."

"As long as there are people there, there is still hope! I can't let the people stay here and die!"

There was dead silence in the temple.

The priests present couldn't help but look gloomy. There were still tens of thousands of half-orcs and Eugene himself was an extremely powerful war shaman. From any point of view, the strengths of the two sides were no longer equal.

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agate river.

Sauron stared at the mountains in the distance, his expression seemed to be thinking about something.

It is not far from Ye Ye City, and it will be within the range of Ye Ye City at the latest tomorrow afternoon. Everything went according to plan, and his own Holy Spirit pastor told him important things in prayer every day. Sauron didn't care much about the situation in Fallen Leaf City at all. He only needed to pick up those who were willing to follow him. As for how others chose, that was their business.

Sauron does not intend to be dragged back into the quagmire!

He finally established a safe rear in the overseas archipelago, and naturally he would not involve himself in the disputes on the mainland.

As for helping Fallen Leaf City defeat the half-orc army, that's even more impossible!

Not to mention whether Sauron was capable of defeating Eugene's army, and whether the pirates were willing to fight for the half-elves, it was just the loss that Sauron could not bear.

He controls the three major sea areas!

He has a large number of sites, routes, and business guilds under his command. If the pirate army is consumed in this place in the Fallen Leaf City, or it is severely damaged by the battle with the orcs.

Then Sauron's rear can be said to be in chaos!

I don't know how many forces are secretly eyeing him. Those who have been suppressed, subdued and cleaned up by brutal means will surely fight back as long as they have a chance!

At that time, everything was really in vain.

Besides.

The catastrophe of the saints is about to come, and taking the Fallen Leaf City may not be able to survive the turbulent year.

This is a dead end!

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(ps: The third update is completed.) (To be continued.) h118