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Knowing that His Highness had found a way to cure the demonic plague, Theo's restless mood finally calmed down.
Moreover, once he had something to do, the next few days seemed to pass a lot faster.
In addition to visiting the winery manor in the suburbs, and planning the route of the convoy, he also memorized the topography from the canal wharf to the city gate.
Now it was a lot more troublesome to enter King's City, because of the refugees outside the city, all the major city gates of King's City had been closed, prohibiting outsiders from entering. Especially after knowing that the Church was distributing the holy medicine, every day there would be desperate people attacking the city gates, hoping to go to the Church to seek treatment. The guards on the city walls did not hesitate to respond with crossbows, and now there were a lot of corpses piled up in front of the city gates, giving off an unpleasant smell under the scorching sun.
The only open side door was limited to nobles and merchants transporting food. Fortunately, Theo had served in the patrol team for quite a long time, and was also a native of King's City. Most of the guards on duty knew him, so they only needed to greet him when entering or exiting.
Because of this, the inside and outside of the city were almost cut off. Even if the refugees were transported with great fanfare at the wharf, it would still be very difficult for the news to reach the city. Moreover, for the upper nobles, they were eager for someone to take away this group of refugees from the Eastern Region who could explode at any time, so that when the time came they wouldn't have to concentrate the patrols to suppress the riots.
Theo roughly understood why His Highness had decided to set out on the same day he received the letter. These people had already been abandoned by King's City, if the Church sent out priests to distribute the holy medicine, then most of the refugees would become devout believers.
If His Highness could snatch this group of people before the Church, and give them a new life and a place to live, there was no doubt that they would become fanatical supporters of His Highness.
On the morning of the fourth day, the returning fleet arrived at the canal wharf on time. Theo was surprised to find that His Highness had sent more than three hundred soldiers from the First Army, and all of them were equipped with revolving rifles. With such a strong force as a guarantee, even if the Church got the news, it was estimated that they would be powerless to stop the refugees from leaving.
"Lightning!" Margaery, who was also waiting at the wharf, saw the little girl's figure, and couldn't wait to rush forward and hug her.
"This is …?" Iron Axe asked.
"The owner of King's City's Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Margaery." Theo explained, "This time, all the ships needed for the transportation were provided by her. In order for the plan to be carried out, she has contributed a lot."
"I see," Iron Axe nodded to her. "Thank you for your help."
"I will deduct the cost from His Highness." She shrugged. "And instead of thanking me, you should thank Lightning."
Lightning tilted her head. "Why?"
"Ahem, it's nothing," Theo coughed twice. "What are you going to do next?"
"Set up a camp south of the pier and control the area around the pier. We'll start the rescue in the afternoon," Iron Axe said. "As for the boat, I'll leave it to you."
*****
When Brian led his men into the refugee area, he could not help but frown.
There were dying patients everywhere. Black blood and pus flowed out of their cracked skin, attracting flies. However, they didn't even have the strength to drive them away. They just let these flying insects crawl all over their bodies and lick their blood.
He could not help but think of the Months of the Demons, when the people of Border Town were trapped in the slums of Longsong Stronghold. Facing the erosion of hunger and cold, they were also powerless. If this was really the Church's doing, it was simply an unforgivable crime.
"First, gather those who can still move," Brian said. "It's up to you, Miss Echo."
If they rashly announced to the crowd that they had a drug that could cure the disease, it would cause a sensation. When the time came, all the people would pour into the pier area, and with only a few dozen people, they would not be able to suppress them. Therefore, the announcement had to be made in batches. His Highness had arranged for Echo to accompany him because her ability allowed her to specify a specific area or a specific person's ear.
Brian only saw her open her mouth, but no sound came out. Among the refugees, some of them looked over.
Soon, a group of people stumbled over. "My Lord, is what you said true? As long as this disease can be cured, I'm willing to go with you to the Western Region! "
Success, Brian's heart was filled with joy. "Of course, our ship has already docked in the pier area. Take your family and come with me!"
The other soldiers also came forward to help carry the patients who were lying on the ground, unable to move. In a flash, the team expanded to several hundred people, walking towards the canal pier.Many people noticed this scene and hurried over as well. Back at the pier, the soldiers of the First Army had already placed the bags of purified water on a long table, while the entrance to the pier was guarded by Iron Axe. Only two people were allowed to pass at a time, ensuring that all the people who boarded the ship drank the purified water.
"Everyone, listen carefully, these water bags contain the medicine to cure the disease, as long as you drink it, you will immediately be cured." Next to the long table was a platform, on which stood a soldier, constantly preaching His Royal Highness' manuscripts, "The Church's so-called demonic plague is caused by the witches, and only the Holy Elixir can cure it is simply nonsense, they just want to earn more money, they also want you to kneel down and thank them for saving your lives. But His Highness Roland not only brought the medicine, but also did not charge any fees! That's right, not even a single copper royal! "
These words caused a commotion in the crowd, and the first person who drank the purified water soon felt the changes in his body. He couldn't believe it and tore off his clothes, watching the black spots quickly disappear, "This medicine is really effective! I'm cured, I'm cured! "
"Me too, God above, my wounds are no longer bleeding!"
"God? Where is it? I only see a group of liars! "
"That's right, this medicine has nothing to do with the Church!"
"Long live His Highness Roland!"
As more people recovered, the reaction of the crowd became more and more excited. If it weren't for the soldiers of the First Army controlling the order, it was feared that the long table with the water bags would have immediately been destroyed by the crowd.
"Now His Highness Roland is developing the Western Region, and needs a lot of manpower to cultivate the fields, build houses, and build roads … He does not charge any fees for the medicine, nor will he force you to go to the Western Region," the soldier in charge of propaganda continued to speak loudly, "But His Highness promised that as long as you are willing to go to the Western Region and work for him, you will receive food, shelter, and salary! No matter what specialties you have, you will be able to get a suitable job! Those who are willing, step forward and follow the mercenaries to board the ship to your new home!Those who are not willing, it doesn't matter, as long as you help us here, you can leave after three days, and the food for these three days will also be provided by the caravan free of charge! "
"Will there really be shelter and salary?" Someone asked loudly.
"Of course, these are the conditions that His Highness Roland personally said!" The soldier nodded in response.
"Please let me board the ship, I am willing to work for His Highness!"
"Me too!"
"And me, Sir!"
"I'm a blacksmith!"
"…"
Brian was delighted to see that this batch of hundreds of people, none of them chose to stay in King's City, but all boarded the ship to the Western Region.After a ship was fully loaded, it immediately set off, and the following empty ships followed one after another, under the command of Margaery, without the slightest pause.
Next, Brian constantly went back and forth between the refugee camp and the dock, relying on Echo's Sound Transmission Technique to draw in batch after batch of Eastern Region refugees, each time controlling the number of people to be within three or four hundred.Just as he returned to the dock with a group of newly recruited patients, he suddenly saw the First Army stationed in the wheat field in the south start to move.A small team quickly ran towards the north bank of the canal, guns already in their hands.
"What happened?" He asked Iron Axe's subordinate.
"Miss Lightning, who was investigating, said that someone secretly jumped off the ship and escaped," the subordinate said after saluting, "Probably a rat hiding among the refugees?"