Warhammer, I'm a nanny, not your father!

They actually escaped disaster because of this.

But Lodusk could pray year after year, just for the gods to punish Perturabo.

His devotion to faith is evident from this.

He could have turned back and left after seeing the true face of the gods, or come to Perturabo and surrender himself.

But he stubbornly returned to the temple and prayed to the empty gods.

He is beyond help.

Wop: "Tera also had a pastor, and he was also a good man."

"He built a shelter in the bitter cold of Northern Europe, taking in those displaced in the apocalypse and providing them with food and water."

"Due to the harsh environment and lack of supplies, he worked tirelessly every day to collect supplies."

"Until one day, he heard whispers and promises coming from the void."

"Gradually, he began to offer sacrifices to his god in order to gain the power to save his people."

“It started with small offerings, maybe an apple for ten bags of wheat, a rabbit for a ton of flour.”

"Until one day, mortals are also put on the scales."

"Trading the life of a condemned prisoner for a piece of fertile land on the frozen ground, which can produce enough to shelter thousands of people, is a very good deal."

"Death row prisoners were sacrificed, chosen by the people's vote."

"But the people did not become prosperous, and the fertile land was barren in the cold winds of the north."

"He had to perform another sacrifice, this time of nine condemned men."

"Some death row inmates who have committed crimes do not deserve sympathy, and people have expressed their agreement."

"The fertile land has yielded a bountiful harvest, and the people are rejoicing."

"The pastor's miracles gradually spread, and more and more people joined the pastor's sanctuary, so the sanctuary became a city."

"In order to shelter more people, priests have to sacrifice more death row prisoners."

"There were soon very few prisoners left on death row, so criminals convicted of less serious crimes became the new victims."

"In the eyes of the people, these people also deserved to die, and their sacrifice was justified."

"When the reserve of serious criminals was also declared exhausted, the scope of sacrifice inevitably expanded to include ordinary prisoners."

"They might have stolen a piece of bread simply because they were hungry, or so that a dying child could have a bite of beef before he died."

"In short, they were all sacrificed."

"This time, the gods' gifts are especially generous."

"The granaries were filled with sacks of flour, and even the dying were healed."

"The mother who was sacrificed for stealing meat, her seriously ill son was healed, chewing on the bloody steak and piously praising the gods."

"Later, the prison population dried up, and the number of people flocking to the city in need of shelter continued to grow."

“The pastor has to make a more brutal choice.”

"The elderly were the first to be sacrificed. They voluntarily walked to the altar and exchanged their lives for the chance of survival for their descendants."

"But the number of old people is too small to satisfy the gods' growing appetite."

"So the standards were lowered again, and the infirm and disabled became the new sacrifices."

"The pastor's reputation grew with each miracle, and followers flocked to him."

“The priests had to shelter more and more people, and the sacrificial rituals became more frequent and more mysterious.”

"Every day, the city performs a grand sacrifice."

"Hundreds and thousands of people were sacrificed in exchange for enough supplies to keep hundreds of thousands alive."

“Sacrifice the few to save the many.”

“It’s still a good deal.”

"His miracles attracted many followers, but also attracted malicious technological barbarians."

"They are extremely powerful. They don't kill people, but only sacrifice to deliberately destroy them."

"To fight them, priests had to sacrifice tens of thousands of people to strengthen their warriors and gain the power to compete with them."

Perturabo was listening intently, and when Wop's voice abruptly stopped, he couldn't help but ask, "And then?"

Wop: "And then he died."

"He once met a wanderer while he was offering a sacrifice of apples and hares."

"The Ranger warned him not to do what he was doing, not to crave those powers."

"But in order to protect his people, the pastor ignored the advice. He couldn't bear to watch his people freeze to death in the snow."

"Then the Wanderer invaded his city with his army of techno-barbarians, killing everyone and executing the priest."

Perturabo understood. "The Wanderer is my father?"

Wop: "During the Unification Wars, there were tens of thousands of temples on Terra, representing countless different faiths."

"People believed in different pantheons, and many of those priests were good people, but they all turned into the same monsters in the end."

“That’s what faith brings them.”

Wop had never met those pastors and knew nothing about their experiences, but his guess was almost correct.

The gods have always been like this.

Lodusk is a good man, pious, selfless, and compassionate.

He was more beloved than those hypocritical priests, but also more dangerous.

As long as he firmly believes that he is dedicating himself to a higher being, he will sooner or later step into an abyss from which there is no escape.

This is the price of trusting the wrong idol.

"My Lord." Zoris knelt on one knee.

"Lodusk has secretly contacted the Third and Seventh Wisdoms. They are currently conspiring in a private residence west of the city."

The former Third Wisdom Mondak Eumenos is now the First Wisdom, and the current Third Wisdom is the former First Wisdom.

As for the second Chanwi, since the death of the previous second Chanwi, the vacancy has been filled by Califonia.

Perturabo: "Go find Barabas, and work together to cleanse the city of the remaining poison."

He could have continued to wait, so that more snakes and rats would surface and the hunt would have yielded a greater reward.

But every day we wait means more innocent people may be sacrificed on the altar.

If Lodusk or anyone else were to successfully perform a blood sacrifice, things would spiral out of control, and the entire city could be destroyed in the evil god's orgy.

He could disdain the faith in the gods, but he could not deny the power of the gods. To despise them would only lead to his own death.

So Perturabo chose to compromise and kill the enemy as soon as he showed his head.

……

"You asked us to come here, why didn't you say anything?"

The third Chanzhi spoke suddenly.

Lodusk's eyelids slowly lifted. "Just the two of you?"

The third wisdom: "Damecus holds great power. The other cowards are afraid of offending him, so they dare not come."

"Then why do you dare to come?"

The Seventh Canzhi smiled and said, "We are the vanguard, and someone has to blaze a trail."

The vanguard has no way to retreat and can only move forward.

Perturabo annexed the city-states during the war, and Olympia was unified.

But in Locus, Dammecus was also centralizing power.

The power of Rocks was originally held by the royal family and the Twelve Wisdoms. Now that Dammecus wants to centralize power, he naturally has to take power from the Twelve Wisdoms.

If the Twelve Wisdoms unite, they may still have a chance to compete with the royal family.

But there is a traitor among the Twelve Wisdoms. The First Wisdom was promoted by the royal family, and his power is completely dependent on the royal family.

Even if the royal family took power away from Chanchi, his status would not be affected in the slightest.

And the second wise woman is actually the daughter of Dammecus. How can they be united against the outside world?

Since the other twelve wise men are unwilling to hand over power, they can only resist.

But the rebellion also needs someone to lead it, and Lodusk is very suitable.

He is a priest, and his attitude represents the position of the temples.

With him, the Twelve Sages could gain religious support and give their actions divine legitimacy - they were doing it for the faith of the gods, not for their own selfish interests.

"The two of you are welcome," Lodusk said in a low voice. "The gods have revealed their true selves to me. I have received their oracle."

The third and seventh sages listened solemnly with their heads bowed, like two devout believers.

But in their hearts, they all scoffed at Lodusk's lies. If God really existed, why hadn't he killed the blasphemer Perturabo by now?

You can't be afraid, right?

But Lodusk is a spokesperson for religion. He is a charlatan, and playing tricks is his job.

Even if they are disdainful in their hearts, they must appear to be very pious on the surface.

If they acted impious, the temple would not help them.

They wanted to remove Dammecus from power because the royal family was ungodly.

If the new person in power also does not respect God, then wouldn’t it be in vain that they drove the royal family out of power?

The third question is: "High Priest, what instructions does my God have?"

Lodusk slowly raised his bloodshot eyes, "My God has given me an oracle, allowing me to avenge them!"

Seventh Wisdom: "Don't worry, Priest. We have been secretly preparing for a long time. Once the assassins of the murder sect are in place, we can make that blasphemer disappear forever and avenge the gods!"

"It's not him!" Rodusk's voice suddenly rose. "He's just a blasphemer!"

Just blasphemers?

The third and seventh wise men exchanged glances. Has this sheltered you from the sand and wind?

If even blasphemy is just a sin, then what sin could be more serious than blasphemy?

It can't be God-killing, right?

"boom!"

The gate of the courtyard exploded violently, and wood chips flew everywhere.

A group of fully armed soldiers rushed into the yard, and the leading soldier shouted:

"The Sword Guards have been ordered to apprehend the traitors. You are surrounded. Lay down your weapons and surrender!"

……

Zoris strode towards Dantioch, clasping his hands tightly.

"Barabas, I have to trouble you again this time. Let us fight side by side!"

Dantioch asked, "Who is the enemy?"

Zoris: "The Third and Seventh Wisdoms, and a high priest. I suspect they are secretly serving the evil god and plotting a blood sacrifice in Rocks. My Lord commands us to eliminate them immediately."

The Anvil Battalion has four elite battalions: Sword Guards, Shield Guards, Hammerfall and Dark Guards.

Now that the Sword Guards and Dark Guards have all come out, it is enough to show Perturabo's vigilance against Lodusk.

The reason why Perturabo did not command personally was to train Zoris and Barabas.

He can't do everything himself, so he must have someone available around him.

This is also a test for them.

Zoris: "The target building has three entrances and exits, and twelve armed guards, all equipped with lightning guns."