While the Church of the God of Knowledge was actively preaching, the Church of the Void Mask was also doing the same in the Mifata Federation.
Of course, they would not snatch believers from the Church of the God of Knowledge. However, if they met people who shared the same ideals, it would not be impossible for them to preach appropriately.
Or rather, it would be inconceivable for a clergyman to not preach even when there was a suitable opportunity.
Not only that, but the joint church of the God of Medicine and the God of Healing was also preaching. Although the effect was not obvious, their believers were indeed increasing.
About half a year later, this wave of preaching gradually died down. The gap of belief left by the fall of the Mystery Gods was filled and divided, and the religious structure of the Mifata Federation had also undergone tremendous changes.
At this moment, something that was both surprising and reasonable happened.
The Grey Tower City, which had once been almost considered the Holy City of the God of Scholars, had publicly announced that the faith of the God of Knowledge and Culture would be the local official faith. It also announced that it would merge with the Republic of Northwest and become an enclave of the Republic of Northwest.
In fact, this was not a big deal. Legally speaking, the Commonwealth of Mifata was not a country. Instead, it was an alliance of several cities built around the Wizard Tower. His structure was loose, and each city could freely join or withdraw from it.
The establishment of the Duchy of Thunder and the Dhaka Business Alliance back then was accompanied by the departure of several cities from the Mifata Federation.
However, later on, the Federation used various means to turn these two countries into their own vassals, diluting the impact of that incident.
But now, the Grey Tower City had announced that it was leaving the Federation and joining the Republic of Northwest, and this topic was once again brought up.
The reason why the Mifata Federation could remain stable and united for so many years was that it had the great founder of the new magic system, Master Ymir Lamperus, as its spiritual leader. But now, Master Lamperus had passed away. Even though the leaders of the Mifata Federation were quite powerful, they did not have that kind of strong influence and appeal. The country with them as the core would not have that kind of natural sanctity.
As such, with Grey Tower City's departure, many other cities also had their own ideas.
Not long after, Golden Pagoda City announced its secession from the Federation and began to govern itself.
Not long ago, this city had become a complete believer of the God of Aristocracy and had become the territory of the Church of the God of Aristocracy. It was difficult for the Mifata Federation to issue orders here, and they were not taken seriously at all. Now, it was nothing more than taking the last step and tearing off the last layer of fig leaf.
The successive independence of two cities had enraged the higher-ups of the Mifata Federation. More than one of the higher-ups had proposed to solve the problem by using military force to suppress these two cities and eliminate the separatists.
But when it came to the actual meeting to discuss whether to use force, the great magicians hesitated again.
Using force was not a small matter. It was a matter that concerned the fate of the entire country. Not only did it require a large amount of money, resources, and manpower, but it also caused great damage.
More importantly, if they won by force, it would be fine. But if they lost, the Mifata Federation would lose the last rule of those two cities, and they would no longer be able to stop their independence.
This was a responsibility that no one could bear.
Therefore, after discussing for more than half a month, they still couldn't make up their minds.
Many of the higher-ups even felt that it might not be a bad idea to drag things out like this. In any case, as long as the Federation did not recognize the independence of these two cities, they could not be considered to be truly independent. If there was a chance in the future, it would be good to force them to give up their independence.
However, this kind of thinking was obviously wishful thinking and too naive. Not long after, a new city showed signs of independence.
And this time, it was not just one or two cities that showed such signs, but five or six cities. If they united, their sphere of influence almost covered a large territory in the northern part of the Mifata Federation, which added up to about one-tenth of the entire territory of the Federation.
At this point, the higher-ups of the Federation could no longer pretend to be ostriches, nor could they endure it any longer.
Therefore, something that had never happened before in history happened. The Mifata Federation issued a military order, ordering all the cities under its jurisdiction to mobilize and mobilize their troops, ready to launch a military siege against those independent areas.
With the convenience brought by a large number of spellcasters, the troops were quickly assembled, and a large amount of resources were already prepared beforehand, ready to set off at any time.
"This is bound to be a fierce war, and it will go down in history." When the troops set off, the legendary magician who was serving as the commander said excitedly, "We will use a great victory to prove that the Federation is definitely not just about knowledge and wealth. The power of magic used in war is unstoppable! "
He said this a little too early, because a few days later, on the way to Golden Tower City, they were ambushed and suffered heavy casualties.
The scale of the ambush was not large, and the damage to the army was also limited, but the impact on the morale was huge. At first, the soldiers thought that "we have a great advantage," and even "we will win as long as we push forward." But reality told them that their advantage was not as great as they thought, and the enemy could not be defeated by just pushing forward.
Therefore, the legendary magician immediately became cautious. He changed the momentum of the troops from before, and marched slowly at an average speed of about 40 miles a day.
With such a slow marching speed, the ability of the troops to guard against ambushes and surprise attacks was naturally greatly enhanced, but the consumption of resources was also greatly increased. Especially as the time for the troops to move out was extended, the atmosphere of anxiety in the army was increasing day by day.
Of course, the legendary magician noticed this, but there was nothing he could do.
The Mifata Federation had been peaceful for too long. Although they had an army, they actually did not have many outstanding military talents.
Otherwise, who would let a legendary magician who was supposed to be in charge of the magic tower and doing research all day long be the commander?
This master's combat power was definitely very strong, but unfortunately, individual combat power and the ability to lead troops to war were not the same thing.
After another ten days or so, the army finally arrived at Golden Tower City slowly, and began to attack the city.
This attack lasted for almost half a year.
Golden Tower City, which had already built a solid defense, received support from the Church of the God of Aristocracy from all over the world. Although they were behind in terms of military power and resources, with their firm faith and the support of their fellow believers, they blocked the attacks of the Mifata Federation's army again and again, and steadily defended the city.
Later, the legendary magician also saw that the hope of breaking through the city was slim, so he simply turned to besieging the city, hoping that by besieging the Golden Tower City, the resources would be cut off, and the morale would be low, so that they would have to surrender.
But in a world with magic, facing a city with a large number of clergymen and various spellcasters, this method was not reliable.
On the contrary, the morale of the army besieging the city continued to drop, and after half a year, the army could no longer hold on, and had to announce a retreat.
In this way, the independence of Golden Tower City was almost an established fact.
Even the Grey Tower City and a few other cities also completed their independence …
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