Ultra: Dark Shadow Mage, Founding a Magic Empire

Chapter 6 Rebellion? You don't think I'm doing charity, do you?
"No! Why haven't we awakened?"

"Yes! You are discriminating! The great Empire of Freedom will not let you go!"

"I am an envoy from the Black Rose Empire! I will report everything you have done to the Empire!"

……

While the people of the Black Kingdom were awakening, there was another group of people who had not yet awakened.

They are foreign merchants, envoys, and...spies who are stranded in the Black Kingdom.

After the bloodline awakens, the loyalty of the people of the Black Kingdom to the kingdom and Norman remains constant at the full value, and after awakening, their physical fitness has been improved. Although it is not equal, it is really easy to deal with and identify some spies!

Soon, all the spies were caught and executed.

Those envoys were businessmen. Those who were willing to leave would be allowed to leave, while those who were unwilling to leave would be temporarily controlled.

However, after learning that the people of the Black Kingdom did not need the sun or food, these people all borrowed the ideas of the vast free empire in the far south and asked the Black Kingdom to share this power with them.

Of course, their fate is self-evident, they all became materials for blood magic...

……

Norman ignored these people, and Norman was no longer needed in the country's subsequent construction.

So Norman led his army out, carrying torches, crossed the river openly, and returned to the previous battlefield.

But when they arrived here, what they saw was a hell on earth!
Although Norman was fast, five days had passed from the time the government order was issued to the time the national mobilization was launched!

By the time Norman gave his speech just now, it had been eight days since the sun went out.

Eight days had passed, and plants were dying in large numbers, and the amount of food available was rapidly decreasing.

Anyone who has watched apocalyptic movies or read apocalyptic novels knows this.

After the collapse of human society, humans will go through a period of battle royale.

The evil in human nature will be rapidly magnified, and people will kill, burn, rob and commit all kinds of evil!
This time is inversely proportional to the technological level of the civilization.

The higher the level of technology, the longer this chaotic battle royale will last, because people will have more ways to survive and avoid being hunted down.

The lower the level of technology, the faster this stage will end.

why?
Because the lower-class people were unarmed, poorly fed and in despair, they were no match for the organized army!
This is even more so here. The malnourished lower-class people cannot see anything without firelight. Night blindness is a basic condition for everyone.

After seeing the flames rising into the sky and illuminating an area of ​​the Black Kingdom's army, the people around quickly gathered over.

"Stop coming!!"

The general at the front of the army spoke, and the soldiers raised their spears and formed a battle array, blocking out anyone who wanted to approach.

Norman rode forward on his wildebeest. As the son of the night, he could naturally see everything in the darkness, just as he saw it in the light.

He saw the people approaching. They were ordinary people from the surrounding towns. Each of them was ragged and had a pale face and thin body.

Moreover, they were filled with bloodthirsty murderous intent, their eyes were filled with a crazy desire for light, and a frantic demand for food!

Even when facing the spears of the black warriors, they bravely stepped forward to fight against them without fear of death.

"Please... give me something to eat..."

"Light, it's light..."

"Give me a drink of water..."

"It's so cold, so cold... Fire, give me fire..."

Looking at these people who looked like zombies, Norman had a complicated expression.

Human society falls into the second stage of collapse. The powerful ones, "the Son of Heaven, who has the strongest soldiers and horses", will gather soldiers and horses, master weapons, occupy the best places, and take all the food for themselves.

Then establish a new rule, construct a small society, and build a slave class system with fear as the core.

The weak are their slaves, their food, and their toys!
In fact, being driven out is still lucky...

But not all of those who were driven out could adapt to primitive life away from human society.

However, there is a glimmer of hope, but that is normal in troubled times.

And here, the sun goes out.

Being kicked out is actually no different from being sentenced to death in advance!
They will endure the cold, hunger, fear, and must always be on guard against other hungry people...

At this point, the world has become a hell.

The creatures that survived can only fall into endless darkness and become monsters driven by desire, vigilant and wanting to attack everything!

Perhaps, this is why the dark emperor's heart is filled with hatred and despair, and why he hates light so much.

A person goes from despair to hope, and then from hope to deeper despair. Just thinking about this process is chilling!

"Listen, stop. I will give you food and guide you to the border of the Black Kingdom for refuge. If you dare to attack the Black Kingdom army, you will be killed without mercy!"

Norman's voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the plain in an instant.

After hearing this deafening sound, those who were nearby regained a glimmer of rationality in their eyes.

"Line up and get your food."

Norman gave the order coldly, and then the army dispersed slightly. The logistics troops began to cook porridge. The aroma of the porridge spread, driving those who had turned into zombies crazy. "Food! Food! Give it to me!"

"That'smine!!"

"Go away!"

Looking at these people who were on all fours or rushing towards him with things in their hands and red eyes, Norman just waved his hands indifferently.

"shoot."

Whoosh whoosh—

With just one simple word, the surrounding archers pulled the trigger without hesitation and shot all the people rushing towards them.

"Listen carefully! Line up, live! Rush recklessly, die!"

Norman's voice was heard again. He spoke very concisely, for fear that these irrational guys would not understand.

Under the threat of death, as well as the guidance of Norman's voice and the aroma of food, these crazy people began to stand up tremblingly.

They wanted to eat but were afraid it was a trap.

Everyone stood there until a child came out from the corner, trembling as he walked forward to the path left by the soldiers.

Seeing that the soldiers around him did not move, he gradually became bolder and moved forward step by step.

The soldier who was cooking porridge picked up the bowl, filled it with porridge and handed it to him.

When he saw it, his eyes lit up and he snatched the bowl away. Then he ran to the side and squatted down, eating like a dog guarding its food while secretly glancing at other people.

Until he realized that the others just looked at him with pity and had no intention of driving him away. Instead, the porridge maker raised his spoon and asked him if he wanted to add more...

He cried.

Crying so hard!

The crying sounded through the sky, attracting people from the surrounding area.

When they saw that the child was not dead, they all came forward to get some porridge.

Because of the previous killings, even though these people still had the wildness in their hearts, they still forced themselves to remain calm and lined up to get porridge.

When people become beasts, they completely abandon reason and let animal nature dominate everything!
There is no possibility of communication for people in this situation, and it will only bring endless destruction.

Therefore, before recruiting them, we must first let them regain their rationality. This is also the first step to call them back and make them understand how to abide by the order.

"I-I want to eat!"

A tall but thin man walked forward. He looked very domineering. He pushed away the man in front of him and stretched out his hand to ask the soldier for porridge.

"Line up behind."

The soldier who was serving porridge said coldly. The man was stared at by the soldier with murderous eyes, and suddenly he became a little cowardly. He muttered something and turned to walk to the back.

But his eyes were full of dissatisfaction and a hint of resentment.

Soon, everyone gathered here drank the porridge.

The troops that were exploring ahead also came back. Upon learning that there was chaos ahead, Norman was not in a hurry to advance, but waited for the arrival of follow-up troops.

that's it,
On the first day, the Norman army set up camp and spread the word that rice porridge was free, but work was required, which attracted many people.

On the second day, more and more people came and the food was still sufficient. The first group of people worked very hard and gradually regained their sanity. A temporary fortress also took shape.

But on the third day, a different voice sounded.

"boom!"

A man smashed the bowl in his hand, stood up and cursed: "I came here because I heard there was food here, why do I have to work here! What are you fighting for!"

The man's roar was like a horn, and then another man stood up and shouted, "That's right! On the first day, we were given rice porridge, which was fine for working like that, but why did it turn into thin porridge on the second day? There's even sand in today's porridge!"

"Yes, I found out! And why can you eat meat, but we can only drink porridge!"

"And you guys are wearing cotton clothes and living in nice tents! Why can we only sleep in sheds!"

"And why are you holding weapons! We want them too!"

"Are you just going to stand by and watch? They don't treat us as human beings. We must fight for what belongs to us!"

"Yes! We are not animals! We also need to be treated fairly!"

One by one, people stood up and stirred up emotions. After hearing this, some people thought of their previous experiences.

His eyes turned red and he stood up.

However, more people sat aside, looking at the bowls in their hands and those shouting people in confusion.

It was because of their appearance that those people looked at each other and grabbed someone and started fighting.

"Ahhh!"

Screams rang out, followed by anger, rage, and chaos!
The people gathered here started fighting, and then gradually moved closer to where the tools were stored...

(End of this chapter)