After being purified by Tang En and nourished by Nola's life force, the four bandits who were corrupted by the aura of Chaos in Lothamar Castle recovered their health in the blink of an eye.
After wolfing down the food brought by their companions, they finally had the energy to answer Tang En's questions.
Looking at the four grateful bandits sitting in front of him, Tang En asked the first question, "What's the situation in Lothamar Castle now?"
"It's terrible."
The bandit sitting on the far left hurriedly added, "My name is Lasse."
Tang En nodded and gestured for him to continue.
Lasse said, "When people noticed the traces of the believers of Chaos in Lothamar Castle, it was already too late. The whole city was being corrupted at an incredible speed. In just one night, almost all the civilians in the city had become captives of Chaos. They walked on the streets and gathered at the places where the believers of Chaos gathered. They had lost themselves and began to actively absorb the aura of Chaos."
"When we first tried to escape from the city, the defenseless civilians had completely become members of the believers of Chaos. Only a small number of the Apocalyptics still retained their consciousness. They struggled to leave Lothamar, but they were tempted by the aura of Chaos. When they finally hardened their hearts and wanted to break apart, they were always stopped by their 'friends' who made them unable to leave. "
"In the end, the Apocalyptics who were more resistant also became captives of Chaos. The few of us were relatively lucky. When we realized that the city had become strange, we had already begun to plan to escape. We had a stronghold in Lothamar Castle, which was relatively close to the water outlet by the city wall. We dug a passage from the stronghold and escaped from Lothamar Castle through the water outlet."
"When we left, the entire city had been completely corrupted. There were no survivors left."
After listening to Lasse's description, Tang En frowned. He thought that the situation of the residents of Lothamar Castle was similar to theirs, and that they could still be saved if they rushed over as soon as possible. According to Lasse, the city was completely hopeless.
"The situation seems to be worse than expected."
Fiona whispered, "Doesn't Klein know that continuing the blockade will only make things worse?"
"Of course His Majesty Klein knows, but even if he knows, there's nothing he can do.
First of all, the only force that can deal with the believers of Chaos is the Radiant Church, but the Paladins of the Radiant Church have all left the Solant Kingdom and gone to the Irus Empire. "
"Secondly, the City of Silver, but the City of Silver's main focus has always been on the Gate of Chaos. They will take care of the Chaos religion if they encounter it, but if they don't, they won't take the initiative to look for it. His Majesty Klein has blocked all information about Lothamar, so I'm afraid that the City of Silver still doesn't know about the situation in Lothamar. "
Tang En and Fiona looked at each other. This seemed to be a breakthrough.
With Tang En's status and position, it wasn't appropriate for him to directly intervene in the internal affairs of the Solant Kingdom, but the Radiant Church and the City of Silver could stand out and speak on his behalf.
"Next, tell us more about Lothamar Castle, including the size of the city, the population, the distribution of the residential areas, and so on."
Lasse began to explain in detail according to Tang En's instructions. When he didn't understand something, the other three rogues would help him fill in the gaps. After these four's intermittent descriptions, Tang En finally had a general understanding of Lothamar Castle.
Lothamar Castle was quite similar to Alcânrea. Both were second-tier cities with a permanent population of around 100,000. Including the floating population, the monthly average population was around 150,000. When the presence of Chaos erupted, Lothamar's population was around 130,000.
A full 130,000!
Now, these 130,000 people had all become believers of Chaos and were surrounded by the Solant Kingdom's army in the city.
If massacring the city could solve the problem, Klein would have ordered a massacre long ago. After all, Prandal didn't have the so-called "humanitarianism" on Earth.
There was no doubt that the corrupted believers of Chaos were the enemies of the Order Faction.
The reason why they didn't send the army to massacre the city was because they were worried that the people sent in would be trapped and corrupted. The stronger the presence of Chaos, the faster the corruption. With Lothamar's current situation, sending people in would only increase the number of enemies.
After understanding the details, Tang En immediately discussed with Fiona, while Aiguin and Grandia could only watch from the side.
In this situation, the two of them couldn't help at all.
When Fiona noticed this, she felt a little proud. Look, although you are a legendary hero, you can't see the big picture and diplomacy. You can't do anything about it, can you? I'm the only one who can help Tang En!
Aiguin didn't notice Fiona's pride. In her understanding, this was normal. Everyone had their own specialty, and they were irreplaceable. In the Elven Race, as the Blade Dancer, she was only responsible for fighting. As for the livelihood of her people and political issues, those were things that Queen Izari was responsible for.
Perhaps it was because of this unique way of thinking that the Elven Race was in such a special state.
After a short discussion, Tang En and Fiona finalized a rough plan.
When they returned to Alinx, they informed the Radiant Church and asked Pope Jesolini XXIII to directly force Emperor Klein to express his stance. At the same time, they contacted Jean and asked him to use his status as the mayor of the City of Silver to pressure the Solant Kingdom to solve the problem of Lothamar.
Klein would most likely not agree to let the mages of the City of Silver enter the Solant Kingdom. Once a city was completely corrupted, this would be a scandal that couldn't be erased. Once it was fully exposed, the entire Solant Kingdom, no, the entire Prandal, would probably be completely against Klein, and his support for him would plummet.
Although the Solant Kingdom was also a feudal monarchy, if Klein wanted to unify the Prandal and become the emperor of a generation, a good reputation was necessary. The exposure of this scandal would ruin his reputation. Even if he really did unify the Prandal with force, he would probably have to face all kinds of rebels.
This was also why after Tang En took office, he paid so much attention to the impact of various policies on the people, and even shamelessly used the Tang Daily to lead the public opinion in a favorable direction.
Fiona took the initiative to say, "Let's go back now."
"Then, our date …"
Fiona was very considerate of Tang En. She smiled and said, "I'm already satisfied that you could accompany me for a day yesterday. Let's get down to business."
She was really a very smart woman. She knew what was right and wrong, and she also knew how to take a step back in order to advance. Even though Tang En knew that this was her little cleverness, he was still very touched by her thoughtfulness.
If this was on Earth, how could he expect a woman to understand? It would be more reliable to hope that the sun would rise from the west. Even if the end of the world came, this date had to continue. Go back to the company to work overtime?
Let's turn the world upside down first.
Tang En stood up and said to Daxas, "I'm very satisfied with this matter. As for you guys, although you used to steal for a living, I think that your abilities are not just limited to stealing. Your abilities would be more meaningful if you used them to collect information."
Daxas was delighted. He knew that Tang En was going to make arrangements for them.
"Therefore, I've decided to take you guys in. In the future, you guys will work for me."
Tang En looked around and took out a stack of contracts. He said, "There are a total of 22 people. Sign this."
Daxas took the contract and gave it out. After looking through it, he sucked in a breath of cold air and was stunned.
"You, you're actually … the Irus Empire's Tang En Majesty!?"
Before this, no matter how bold Daxas was, he would never have dared to imagine that the "Noble Emperor" in front of him was actually the Irus Empire's Regent Majesty!
In the Thieves Guild, there was almost as much information about Tang En as there was a small mountain. Any trivial information would be collected. There was even a separate cabinet in the headquarters used to store information related to Tang En.
There was no other reason than that Tang En was the most influential king in the past thousand years!
Due to Ellington's rapid rise, the Datang Chamber of Commerce's influence spread day by day. Only then did his figure gradually appear in the eyes of other forces.
His origin was a mystery!
His strength was a mystery!
His rise could be described as lightning!
His creativity was unparalleled!
The speed at which he accumulated wealth made even the Megalosaurus look askance!
His ascension to the throne could be described as dramatic!
His relationship with other races was amazing …
His …
None of this could go unnoticed. It wasn't just the Thieves Guild. The Mercenary Guild, the Adventurers Guild, and other major forces all agreed that Tang En would be the Irus Empire's last hope to rise again.
And because of the Datang Chamber of Commerce, the Irus Empire would rise again!
Although Daxas found the terms of the contract to be very harsh, he still chose to sign a confidentiality contract. The remaining 21 thieves all signed the contract as well.
Not to mention anything else, just the ability to heal people infected with the aura of chaos was enough for them to follow Tang En.
Under the witness of the Shadow God, Gibbon Kenseth (and in fact, other gods), the contract was established and became the power that bound everyone.
"Very good. Now you're considered my people."
Tang En said, "Afterwards, I will set up a teleportation circle here. In the future, this farm will be Ellington's stronghold in Alcârrea. Afterwards, someone will come here to modify it. At the same time, someone will come here to contact you and add you to the Ghost Agents."
"On the surface, you're still members of the Thieves Guild, but your true identities are Ellington's Ghost Agents. You're in charge of gathering information."
Teleportation circle!
Daxas and the others were deeply shocked once again.
He actually had this kind of lost technology!
No wonder he was the only light of hope that could lead the Irus Empire to rise again!
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