Suhlen casually picked up a statue. He didn't know what it was made of, but it looked like jade. Although it looked ordinary, it contained a trace of evil energy. He put more force into his palm, and the statue couldn't take it anymore. It cracked, and the evil energy inside spread out.
A lightning flashed, and the evil energy was instantly dispelled. Then, Suhlen destroyed all the items in front of him that contained evil energy. Without these things, the evil god would have to spend a lot of effort to quietly develop his followers. Suhlen was more than happy to create some trouble for him.
After dealing with these things, Suhlen asked his men to bring the trophies and the bodies of his comrades back to Northern Town. This time, they killed a Barbarian Berserker and some others were injured. The injured ones could be healed with physical healing, but the dead ones had to be cremated.
Because they were killed by the evil god's incarnation, there was a lot of negative energy on their bodies. If it wasn't removed, the bodies would be resurrected as undead creatures. The best way was to animate them. Of course, they could also find a priest to purify them. However, the evil energy was not ordinary. Only a bishop could purify it.
The loot from the Evil God's Church was about thirty thousand gold coins, some gold and silver equipment, and some weapons and armors. At the same time, they also rescued a dozen or so refugees. According to Luen, these refugees came to Northern Citadel with a caravan, but they were intercepted by the evil cultists halfway. It turned out that the caravan was actually the evil cultists in disguise.
They killed people in Northern Town because they didn't have enough sacrifices. Northern Town was recruiting refugees, and many caravans did the same. The competition was fierce, but the number of evil god's followers was too small. The evil god's sacrifice couldn't be delayed, so they had to start with Northern Town.
However, they didn't expect Northern Town to act so quickly. Before the blood sacrifice was completed, Suhlen and his men came knocking on their door. They pushed all the way and even broke the crystal.
Su Lun took the team back to the Northern Town. In the following time, he took the Big Dipper Elixir and Nine Bulls and Two Tigers Pills. His constitution increased from 38 to 44, and his agility increased from 32 to 37.
The five points of divinity also brought some changes to him. The first was the addition of the [Divine Bloodline] talent in his attribute pane.
[Divine Bloodline: With the Divine Bloodline, you have gradually broken away from the boundaries of mortals and approached the direction of gods. Your lifespan has begun to become longer, your aging speed has slowed down, your potential has increased, you have obtained some divine abilities, your natural armor + 1, your resistance to various abnormal statuses + 1, and when performing various tests, you have a higher chance of passing the tests. Acquired ability: Language Proficiency.]
[Language Proficiency: The power of divinity allows you to communicate with most intelligent beings.]
Suhlen was a little surprised by the effect of the divine power. He wanted to know what would happen when the divinity reached the demigod level.
After spending a few days familiarizing himself with the increased attributes of his body, Suhlen continued to deal with the affairs of the territory. In order to prevent the appearance of evil god followers in the territory or the establishment of evil god followers' strongholds, Suhlen stipulated that all outsiders must register at the city hall and apply for a temporary residence permit.
After having a temporary residence permit, they were allowed to live in the city. Even if they went to stay in hotels, they would need to show a temporary residence permit. Without a temporary residence permit, all hotels, warehouses, and rental houses would not be allowed to live. If someone violated the rules, they would be detained immediately, their residence qualifications would be revoked, and a high fine would be imposed.
Although it would be very troublesome to do so, it would also greatly reduce the chances of evil god followers sneaking in. In fact, Suhlen wanted to find a few paladins to cast Detect Evil on those people, but after thinking about it, he canceled the idea. Paladins were very annoying professions.
These people were very paranoid about justice. If they were to cast Detect Evil, more than 70% of the nobles in the world would be glowing red. Some people once asked the paladins for help. After the paladins cast Detect Evil, more than 30% of the people in the city were glowing red. The whole city was almost overturned by them.
The paladins all wore the same silver-white knight's armor and were equipped with a knight's longsword. They had a friendly smile on their faces, which made it easy for people to have a good impression of them. Generally speaking, paladins were a group of very charming existences. Using the standards of the previous world, they were perfect idealists.
They were tolerant of the good camp and cold to the evil camp. If it was in other cities, it would be fine, but in a developed city, it was a trap. The merchants in this era were not good people, especially those who dared to do business in the Northern Wasteland. The Northern Wasteland was a place outside the law. If they met other caravans in the wild, they would be alert immediately.
If they found that the other caravans were weak, they wouldn't mind taking on the role of bandits. Most of the merchants relied on the nobles. Most of the time, they would do some illegal things. It was good enough for most of the merchants to be neutral. Most of them were already leaning towards the evil camp. There were only a few merchants who were truly good.
If these merchants did not have a strong background and strength, they would have been divided up by other merchants. In short, it was really difficult for good people to do business in this world.
It could be said that at least one-third of the merchants were leaning towards the evil camp. It was just that the degree of leaning was not high. Even those merchants who were neutral had a lot of blood on their hands. If he used Detect Evil at this time, he would most likely be glowing red. If he was seen by the paladins, there was a high chance that he would be killed.
The paladins were indeed very kind. They were not hypocritical like the nobles. They could not tolerate evil in their eyes. They were also the guardians of justice. They were pious, strong, brave, fearless, compassionate, humble, loyal, protecting women and children, upholding justice. Almost all the knight's virtues could be applied to them.
If the paladins used Detect Evil on Suhlen, the red light on Suhlen's body would probably be no less than that of those murderous executioners. He had enslaved at least tens of thousands of people, which was also considered evil in the eyes of the paladins. Although it was because of him that those refugees could survive and had hope for the future, it still did not change the fact that Suhlen was enslaving and oppressing the weak.
The paladins were a group of very special people. They firmly believed in order and kindness. They had a strong will and belief. It was not an exaggeration to say that the difficulty of becoming a paladin was one in ten thousand. It was not a matter of talent, but whether your heart believed in justice and kindness.
If the paladins doubted faith, belief, and justice, then the power of the paladins would decline rapidly. They might become an ordinary warrior, or they might fall and become a dark warrior.
Although paladins were not popular among the nobles, they were the most popular among the lower-class people. It was precisely because of the existence of this group of people like paladins that the civilians of this world had a much better life.
The paladins' first belief was justice, and their second belief was God. In their hearts, justice was above everything. Because of their special profession, the paladins were naturally immune to fear, disease, and could perform healing magic. They also had high magic resistance. It was a very powerful profession, but because of various reasons, the number of paladins had always been small.
Suhlen did not want to see any paladins come to Northern Town. Although he did not like the paladins, he had to admit that the world could not do without them.
In order to cooperate with the temporary residence permit, Suhlen also announced the implementation of the household registration system in Northern Town. Many of the original residents of Northern Town were divided into areas and counted. After all, they worked together in groups. It was not difficult to add the household registration system now.
It did not take long for the grassroots officials to finish counting. The system also reflected the birth of the household registration system. The stability of Northern Town directly increased by 13 points.
After the household registration system was established, Suhlen went to the weapons bureau in Northern Town. Under Suhlen's command, the weapons bureau had been studying crossbows. After a period of research, there were some results. For example, the range of the crossbow had increased, and its power had increased, but its weight had increased, and its structure had become more complicated.
The more complicated something was, the more likely it was to have problems on the battlefield. The ideal crossbow had to be simple in structure, fast in loading, long range, high in power, high in accuracy, and light in weight. However, this was only a dream.
After Suhlen came here, he checked the latest crossbow. He was still not satisfied. The structure of the crossbow was too complicated, and the failure rate was very high. He found the Book of Luban and chose to use it on the crossbow.
Ding! Are you sure you want to use the Book of Luban on the crossbow?
"Yes!"
With a flash of light, the Book of Luban in the storage space disappeared. At the same time, in the system interface, the weapon bureau's logo showed an accelerated research symbol. The craftsmen seemed to have new ideas and began to experiment.
With this buff, the research progress increased by several times. Soon, a new crossbow was completed. Suhlen brought people to the training ground for training.
A group of soldiers held the crossbow and began to shoot at the targets in the shooting range. After some testing, Suhlen was satisfied with the crossbow.
After the improvement, the range of the crossbow had increased to 120 meters. 100 meters could penetrate inlaid iron armor, 80 meters could penetrate ordinary iron armor, and 50 meters could penetrate full-body armor. This was very powerful. Of course, the shooting speed of the crossbow did not increase. In order to be effective, the crossbow formation was still needed. The structure was simpler, the failure rate was lower, and the reliability was improved.
Suhlen had decided to equip the army with this crossbow.
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