bullyxtreme Chapter 117 Public outrage
Chapter 117 Public outrage
With these fragments of "fury" memories, the wounded soldiers and civilians, whose courage had been frightened by the cruelty of the orcs, are now filled with the bloody desire to kill the orcs and the pleasure brought by killing with swords. They wish they could step into the battlefield immediately and kill until the sky is dark and the earth is dark, leaving corpses everywhere.
And all this is thanks to Lin Yu.
Relying on these two magical means, Lin Yu was able to create a large number of devout and fanatical believers in an instant. In this troubled time, nothing is more popular than strength and courage.
Every word he said now became the absolute truth in the hearts of these believers. Even if they were asked to go to the battlefield and fight for him immediately, these people would not hesitate at all.
Even many non-believers who were originally skeptical, or even wanted to join in the fun and take advantage, would become the most devout believers of the Sea God Temple after Lin Yu's extremely magical "Soul Purification Baptism" ceremony. After all, what Lin Yu gave were the most practical benefits.
In just a few days, nearly 70% of the civilians in the entire city of Edolas have become Lin Yu's followers. Becoming...his strength.
And this is... the power of faith.
"Believe in the sea god, be fearless, take refuge in the temple, and your soul will have a place to rest..." After performing the "miracle", Lin Yu began a new "sermon speech".
"Innocent lambs, only by returning to the glory of the sea god Aqua and seeking the protection of her mighty power can you gain strength and glory while you are alive, and after death your soul will go to the kingdom of the gods and the hall of heroes, and be immortal...Those believers who have no distractions and devote everything to the sea god will receive the fairest treatment from the god of war. Those brave and fearless warriors, fighting for the glory of the god of war, your souls will become a member of the immortal army under the seat of the sea god, whether in life or after death, and gallop in any dimensional space. And those old and young women and children who are unable to fight, your prayers will also be transmitted to the Lord, making the Lord's glory more brilliant, illuminating every inch of darkness and chaos. The only thing you have to do is to 'believe' and 'worship'... Believe in the sea god, fear the sea god, worship the sea god, and you will soon know that whether it is your body or your soul, whether it is your life or your death, you will get the greatest satisfaction and the greatest reward... You must... fear God..."
"Nonsense!" Before Lin Yu finished speaking, the furious Grima Qiaoyan rushed out of the crowd. His trusted guards quickly surrounded Lin Yu, and the wretched and treacherous prime minister, who thought he had taken control of the situation, swayed in front of Lin Yu and pointed at his nose and cursed loudly: "It's you, you are an ambitious heretic who spreads fallacies! You violated the laws of Rohan and deceived the people here. In order to achieve your dark and evil desires, you tried to lead the people here into the arms of the devil. The lies you told will eventually be exposed by the wise Lord Grima, and your conspiracy will surely fail in front of the brave and fearless King Xiyuton's close guards. And now, you are facing the fate of death... If the flames can't burn you to death, then I believe beheading must be a better choice."
Originally, Grima Wormtongue had no intention of taking such radical measures. He even wanted to subdue this "wandering wizard" and "cult swindler" with magical powers to work for him.
But when he witnessed the "miracle" displayed by Lin Yu, this idea disappeared in an instant... What a joke, how could he let such a dangerous guy, a dangerous person who could win people's hearts in the blink of an eye, join his camp? With him around, what would he be? How could he ever stand out? What's more, if this guy had bad intentions, then with the speed at which he won over believers, it wouldn't take long for him to form a huge force that he couldn't handle.
Since there are so many reasons, then Grimma will naturally not let Lin Yu go. Strictly speaking, Grimma's inference and decision are extremely correct, but there is only one thing he miscalculated, that is, he still greatly underestimated Lin Yu's preaching speed and underestimated the horror of "faith"...
"That bastard Grimma, he wants to harm the Sea God Priest, Saint Lin Yu~~~!"
I don't know which believer shouted loudly, and this shout was like being echoed repeatedly in a valley full of echoes. In the blink of an eye, it spread throughout the entire city of Edoras in the most primitive way, and then... the city was boiling.
The first to get angry were the believers who were kneeling and praying in the central square. When they saw that the traitorous minister, Grima Qiaoyan, who was known to even children as the culprit who brought disaster to the country and the people, and a group of "evildoers" in bright armor, surrounded the pure and noble saint Lord Lin Yu and even tried to kill him, they instantly felt as if their parents were insulted in public by others, and felt a great, huge shame, an unbearable shame in their lives. The indignation in their hearts merged with the bloody memory of killing the orcs, and immediately made these originally honest civilians and the wounded soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit completely crazy. They picked up the weapons or farm tools around them and surrounded Grima and his trusted guards on the outside.
This was just a beginning. When all the people in the city of Edolas, led by the disciples of the "Temple of the Sea", gathered in the square, facing the huge crowd, Grima Qiaoyan was truly panicked and at a loss.
He never imagined that Lin Yu would have such a terrifying influence after only preaching here for two or three days.
In fact, this is inseparable from his own "efforts".
The angry people here are not all disciples of the "Temple of the Sea God". Many of them are non-believers and ordinary people who have not yet come into contact with Lin Yu. The reason they gathered here is all because of one person... "Grima Qiaoyan".
There is no doubt that he is an unpopular person. Even though he secretly joined the white-robed wizard Saruman and his intention to destroy Rohan has not yet been exposed, his actions of bewitching the king, monopolizing power, and persecuting loyal people have already aroused public indignation.
Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.
Public indignation is national indignation, but this treacherous prime minister has been cursed by his soul, and he was once protected by King Theudun, who was loved and respected by the people. He also holds a lot of actual military power. In addition, his crime of treason has not yet been proven, so no one has been able to touch him.