You do the dirty work yourself.
Amber actually knew this from a long time ago.
After understanding the operational methods of the Military Intelligence Bureau and understanding the basic concepts such as "infiltration, destruction, and intelligence" described by Gawain, she anticipated what kind of work this special department might be engaged in. .
The Military Security Intelligence Bureau is a comprehensive intelligence department that operates to maintain the security of the homeland. However, in many cases, the security of the homeland needs to rely on the insecurity of the enemy to maintain it. However, not all confrontations can be put aside. Those who carry out the activities on the table, and those who carry out the activities under the table, are the tasks of the Military Intelligence Agency.
What is a just cause for Cecil is definitely not very just for the enemy. Sometimes you need to assassinate, sometimes you need to poison, sometimes you need to shake and divide the enemy's internal organs, Sometimes you need to steal and lurk... Of course, intelligence work is not necessarily so extremely dark. In many cases, the flowing information openly disclosed is also an important source of intelligence for the Military Intelligence Agency. But when the confrontation enters an extreme situation, the working methods It will inevitably become darker.
But Amber doesn't care much about this, because her original career doesn't seem to be any brighter...
On the contrary, she is very happy to have someone who can realize her talent. , and use her talents in the right place - maybe what she and her subordinates do is not very fair, but at least, she can be sure that her actions will bring peace and tranquility to more people.
The Holy Light Church in this land is a cancer. Since it is a cancer, it should be shoveled away with a knife.
The tension in Luan City is on the verge of breaking out.
Various rumors continue to spread in the city. The civilians who have accumulated huge pressure from hunger and panic seem to have lost their minds, forgotten the pressure of extraordinary beings, and began to attack in various ways. Horrible things are talked about in all kinds of dark corners. Every night, after the knights and soldiers patrolling the town leave, chilling whispers will sound in the corners of the musty alleys in the outer city, and As the sun rises, bold slogans directly attacking the cathedral and even blasphemous heretical symbols appear in certain corners of the outer city.
The church district sent out wave after wave of interrogation teams. Discipline monks carrying holy symbols and wearing black robes even walked directly into every house to question or even directly interrogate anyone they suspected. , people continue to be suddenly taken away from their homes, and most of them are dying when they are sent back. Less than one-third of them can return home safe and sound.
However, even though the knights and priests were exhausted, patrolling and arresting people in the streets and alleys day and night, the limited manpower could barely cover one-third of the city.
Even within the church district, the situation is deteriorating. The split between the lower-level priests and the priests has almost become an open fact. More and more small church directors have begun to refuse to implement orders from the cathedral. Some of them The priest questioned Fran Béran, the professionalAt that time, the authority of the bishop, and some priests even began to doubt the strange words and deeds of the former Southern Bishop Lemont before the attack on Cecil. Some people began to spread the information that Bishop Lemont was bewitched by the Eternal Sleeper, but the source of the news was hidden in the fog.
Under such a tense and high-pressure situation, more and more leaflets continue to appear in cities and even in churches.
"The enemy has sneaked in! Their destruction is almost crazy! The threat is beyond imagination!!"
In an urgent meeting of priests, Fran Béran waved his hand Holding his arms and shouting loudly with red eyes, this priest, known for his piety, stability, and majesty, lost his usual calmness at this moment. Faced with the unheard-of destruction method by the Cecil people, he was filled with anger.
"We have sent all the Holy See Knights, Discipline Monks and exiled knights to the outer city, and we are collecting a large number of leaflets and heretical items every day," a priest stood up and said, "We Still..."
"It's no use!" Fran Braun interrupted the priest unceremoniously, "Those leaflets... they appeared faster than we burned them!" /p>
"The saboteurs are lurking in the city. We must find a way to catch them." A black-robed disciplinary monk stood up. He is the leader of all disciplinary monks. "They are very good at hiding. , mixed in the crowd, all strange faces are worthy of suspicion..."
"The strange faces also include those exiled knights and noble children who have taken refuge, as well as their vassals and followers," another priest stood up Interrupting the leader of the discipline monks, "They are distributed in the current knight patrol and the inner city church area. Do these people also need to be investigated?"
The voice of the discipline monks was as cold as winter: "They are all It's doubtful. Maybe the enemy got into the city by getting in among them." Fran Béran knocked on the table: "In this way, we fell into the enemy's plot - this is what they want. We are divided."
The priests were in a commotion, and a gloomy and tense atmosphere lingered in the hall.
In the unbearable suffocating atmosphere, Fran Béran finally spoke again.
“We cannot allow the situation to get worse like this,” the interim bishop said with an unusually gloomy face. As an extraordinary person with great power, he finally had enough of the abuses caused by stupid and weak ordinary people. The troubles caused by ourselves, "We will take actions that can shock everyone - search door to door, bring all suspects to the square, I will use the Great God Word to detect their beliefs, and all those who waver will Everyone must be burned at the stake! In addition, bring the weak and wavering priests in the chapel area to the square and let them watch the execution!"
There was a commotion in the hall, and after a while, a priest said He stood up and said: "Bishop, are you sure you want to use the Great Divine Word to judge so many people? It consumes a lot of money, and once it is used, I'm afraid... I'm afraid there will really be many..."Many people have been identified as having shaken beliefs..."
Ordinary people themselves are not clergy with firm beliefs. Even in the church city of Luan, the common people at the bottom are just ordinary believers. After such a long period of blockade, pressure, and panic, even the faith of the priests is undergoing a great test, and the situation of the civilians will only get worse.
Those who can serve as priests are not fools. , although they always talk about the omnipotence of the God of Holy Light, in fact they know very well about people's hearts. In such a bad situation, if a great god speaks, the civilians who are tested can have How many people keep their faith and piety?
However, Fran Braun has his own considerations and has made up his mind: "This must be done - we must prove the power of the Lord in front of everyone, and give this Determination of the matter: Those who are wavering, slandering the church, myself and the previous bishop are all because their faith is wavering and they are bewitched by the devil. They are people whose faith has been wavered, so what they say is all crazy talk. Totally unworthy of belief. ”
Hearing the bishop’s words, the priests in the hall couldn’t help but nodded slightly in thought.
As the situation gradually got out of control, several targets were picked out and all the unscrupulous people were killed. Attributing all the stabilizing factors to them, and then using reasons such as heresy, unbelief, and madness to characterize them, and then burning them with fire is the most effective solution in this situation.
At least in the past years, the effect of this "heresy trial" has been inexhaustible
"Go and announce the whole city, the highest martial law, tell everyone that their bishop will conduct a heresy trial in the square," Fran Braun stood up, glanced across the hall, and confirmed that no one had any objections. "Don't hide the news about the divine word. On the contrary, emphasize its effect - we must let those who lurk in." When people panic, it will shake the hearts of those who are about to be judged. The more they shake... When the heresy trial begins, it will be easier for them to be identified as heretics, and it will be easier for us to blame everything on them. ”
The priests exchanged glances with each other, and then lowered their heads in front of Fran Béran.
The news soon spread from the cathedral and began to move toward the chapel.
In an underground facility in the chapel area, a tall and thin priest wore a gray linen robe only worn for punishment, walking barefoot on the cold stone road. .
The discipline monk in black robe walked silently beside the priest.
A faint sound came from above, and it sounded like many people were moving. The voice was mixed with a voice that seemed to be transmitting instructions.
The priest in a linen robe couldn't help but stop and listened slightly. After a while, he raised his head: "Alcott, What's that movement? "
The Discipline monk replied indifferently: "It should be that the notice of the heresy trial has been passed down. Don't think too much about it, youCan't interfere. "
The priest in a linen robe opened his eyes slightly, and after a moment he whispered in a voice as if he was talking to himself: "In this situation, there is still a heresy trial... There is no way out." , There is absolutely no way out... Alcott, you..."
The monk of discipline interrupted the priest: "Save some energy, this matter is under the control of the cathedral. ”
The priest in a linen robe suddenly stopped speaking and fell into a sudden silence.
After a long silence, he raised his head and looked at the dim and gloomy corridor in front of him, underground. The cold corridor of the facility extended in his sight, disappearing into the depths of darkness. In the darkness ahead, several other disciplinary priests also wearing gray linen robes were walking forward under the supervision of the disciplinary monks.
The dark road is like the future of this city, sliding into darkness.
...
In the temporary stronghold of the Military Intelligence Bureau operators, All the action team members gathered together, Amber looked at the subordinates in front of him, with a happy smile on his face.
"The 'Heresy Trial' finally came, I thought they didn't plan to use it. This thing has always been their specialty, and those magicians can be considered powerful if they can endure it for so long. "
An operator said: "The situation has deteriorated to this point. They will definitely use 'heresy trials' to 'maintain order', and they must have been aware of our existence. This time The trial probably hopes to catch us. ”
“Just like those losers... If any of you are caught, I will deduct eighty years of your wages!” Amber curled her lips, then bent down and carried a cloth bag at her feet to the table - the bag seemed to contain some metal objects, and it made a clatter when placed on the table.
Under the curious gaze of his subordinates, Amber opened the bag and took out the contents.
It was a piece of assembled and sealed rune substrate, and it was very small. Special model.
Amber distributed these rune substrates to his subordinates: "Take one, each one, and hide it closely. "
A team member couldn't help but become curious: "Boss... what are these?" "
"The good thing on the hair - the Holy Light Resonance Node, is part of the White Knight's equipment, but it has been specially designed to be taken out of the White Knight's armor and run independently," Amber said, While stuffing his own substrate into his pocket, "Put it on, and you won't have to worry about the so-called 'heresy trial'. "
The team members were amazed: "Is it so powerful? ”
“Of course it’s powerful. In fact, it can even make you behave like a devout saint when you are affected by ‘judgment spells’ such as ‘Great Divine Word Technique’ - okay , it’s not that exaggerated, but it can definitely scare that Fran Béran,” Amber said with a look of disdain, “Although that guy is called a bishop, he is just Lemont and a big brother.It's just a half-baked job that was temporarily selected after the death of a high-level transcendent. I doubt that guy can fully support a great divine word. "
After finishing speaking, a sly smile suddenly appeared on the half-elf's face: "And... these resonance nodes also have some small functions, which will definitely surprise those magicians. ”
Seeing the curious and expectant looks in their subordinates’ eyes, Amber’s nervous attitude was greatly satisfied: now she can finally experience a little bit of what Gao Wen usually gets after coming up with a great idea. What does it feel like to be surrounded by envious looks?
However, she did not indulge in this feeling for too long, nor did she continue to talk to the team members - operators must know the specific properties of the props they are equipped with. What role it plays is the key to ensuring the success of the mission, so after a little fussing, she began to seriously explain the effect of those holy light resonance nodes...
At the same moment, in Lu On a high ground outside An City, Philip, who was responsible for monitoring the situation in Luan City and carrying out the blockade mission, waited for the Byron Knights who came to deliver support supplies.
"It's time for those gangsters in Luan City to get out. ," As soon as they met, Byron, who had a rather military temperament, said to Philip carelessly, "I have brought weapons specially designed to fight them. ”
“Weapons? "Philip, who was performing the blockade mission, looked at the supply carriages brought by his old partner with some curiosity, "Didn't he say that he would not attack Lu'an City directly? "
"Of course we will not attack. Byron grinned, as if he wanted to show a mysterious smile, but in fact he smiled like an orangutan who had successfully stolen a banana. As soon as he saw his partner smiling like this, Philip knew that it was a task assigned by the lord. He hit it off immediately with the old man in his stomach.
He didn’t ask any further questions, because he knew that the old man in front of him would definitely not be able to bear it.
“We brought one hundred thousand. "A leaflet," sure enough, Byron barely lasted a few seconds before speaking out on his own initiative, "stuffed in a cannonball." ”