kingnovel Chapter 351 Human Heart
Chapter 351 Human Heart
Aru Village is located in a valley between mountains. The steep rock walls block most of the wind and sand, allowing there to always be a pool of clear water at the bottom of the valley, thus supporting a large settlement of tens of thousands of people.
Since Kusami returned to power, with the support of the great sage Niwa, the Northern Continent Business Alliance, Sumeru Chamber of Commerce and the Ecclesiastical Order have all increased investment in the desert area, not only establishing a large-scale logistics distribution center , and sent a large number of scholars to establish schools, hospitals and other public institutions, making it a sanctuary for the entire Great Red Sand Sea region.
The effects of the government's investment and support are naturally immediate. In addition to doing business, a large number of small nomadic tribes in the Dachishahai area also came to Aru Village with their families to find a living. In just six months, the population of Aru Village has skyrocketed from the initial 20,000 to 30,000 to more than 50,000.
If everything continues to develop like this, Aru Village will soon become a prosperous small town in the desert. With the carrying capacity of the water source at the bottom of the valley, it will not be difficult to grow to 100,000 people.
But with Fertad's rebellion, it all turned into a complete disaster.
Half a year ago, although there were few people in Aru Village, both the Aru Village Guards and the several mercenary groups close to Aru Village were absolutely trustworthy partners. Although enemies like Fertad were powerful, Even if Aru Village cannot be defeated, it will not be afraid at all. It can rely on the dangerous terrain to defend itself.
However, the rapid development in the past six months has made the internal complexity of Aru Village several times higher than before, so much so that Candice can no longer fully control the situation.
Faced with a sudden and powerful enemy, the merchants first fell into chaos. The businessmen came to the desert to seek wealth and did not want to get involved in the internal wars of the desert people. After many people learned that the rebel leader was willing to accept surrender, they couldn't wait to prepare banners to welcome the "King Master".
In their opinion, if they can save money, avoid disaster, save their lives and leave this death place, surrendering in any posture is no big deal!
If the Xumi General Chamber of Commerce hadn't tried their best to appease them and threatened to expel them from the settlement system of the Northern Continent Business Alliance, this group of people would have collectively transformed into a leading party.
It was the newly defected tribes that caused trouble. These nomadic tribes joined Aru Village just to find a way to survive and had no intention of resisting the rebels. For them, the Grass God and the Order Academy are just illusory concepts, and the "rebels" outside the canyon are their compatriots. As long as Fertad can keep his promise and protect their lives and property, it doesn't matter who is the leader, or even who wants to be a "Ravan" (similar to the king in desert culture).
Faced with the commotion of these two groups of people, Candice almost tried her best to calm the situation temporarily. As the guardian of Aru Village, she has established a certain prestige in the past six months. In addition, the rebel siege has not been too long, so she can persuade everyone to wait and see for the time being.
What troubles Candice the most is the third group of people, those mercenaries of the Gilded Brigade who only maintain an ordinary cooperative relationship with Aru Village.
Except for people like Disiya and Rahman who are absolutely on their own, most mercenaries only use money to do things, and it is absolutely impossible for them to risk their lives for consumption.
Facing the rebels who had an absolute advantage in terms of force, the mercenaries quickly began to work passively and even abandoned an important position at one point, shaking the outer defense line of Aru Village.
As a last resort, Candice could only withdraw all the mercenaries who were not trustworthy enough, and sent all the absolutely trustworthy men in Aru Village to the defense line.
The mercenaries who had been withdrawn were naturally happy to not have to go to the front line to fight, but they raised their prices and threatened Aru Village to pay the commission as usual. Disiya was so angry that she almost led others to fight with them.
Fortunately, Candice understood the importance clearly and agreed to whatever their requests were. She only asked them to restrain their men and maintain order in the village, which prevented the situation from getting worse.
At this point, it is naturally impossible for these mercenaries to contribute. If you want to send people to break out to Kavanyi to ask for help, you have to choose the most trustworthy group of people.
In the end, Candice, together with Disiya and Rahman, gathered more than 200 people and escaped under the cover of night, but no one has come back alive so far.
Such a dangerous situation made Candice quickly become haggard.
That night, after inspecting the sentry post, Candice was about to find a lookout to relax for a while, but suddenly she caught a glimpse of a fire.
Upon closer inspection, she felt a chill running down her spine - this fire was rising from the center of Aru Village!
Is it civil unrest? !
What she was most worried about happened!
Candice didn't think much, grabbed the spear, jumped off the guard tower, and rushed towards the place where the fire rose.
She is a warrior who has been fighting all year round, and her steps are much faster than ordinary people. She crossed several streets with a swing of her long legs and approached the place where the fire was rising.
As we got closer, the beeping sound of the fire, the fighting screams of the soldiers, and the clanking of iron tools became more and more distinct, accompanied by the rolling heat wave!
Upon hearing these noises, Candice's vision suddenly went dark, and she quickly bit the tip of her tongue to wake herself up.
Her feet were a little faster, the shield in her hand was raised high, the strong power of water element surrounded her, and she rushed into the fire like a noble Valkyrie!
In the fire scene, two teams of soldiers similarly dressed in gold-plated brigade uniforms were fighting each other. One team had a smaller number of people and was obviously at a disadvantage in the battle. However, the formation was very stable and they were able to withstand the fire that was several times their own. The enemy did not retreat at all.
After a moment of stalemate with the enemy, the soldiers in the front row of the group suddenly pushed away the enemy in front of them, and immediately moved left and right to give way to the passage!
I saw the fresh troops in the back row forming a dense column, charging out under the leadership of a fiery red figure, and instantly smashed the enemy in front of them to pieces!
Seeing that their own attack was effective, the soldiers cheered in unison!
"The blazing-maned lion! The blazing-maned lion!"
It's Desiya!
Seeing her most trusted best friend present, Candice finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that Desiya succeeded with one blow, she immediately rushed into the center of the battlefield and hit her with a spear!
The air became visibly moist, and the surrounding fires gradually dwindled under the suppression of the rich water elemental power!
Even though they had seen the power of the Eye of God, these magical methods still dazzled the mercenaries who had just been killed by Disia, and their arrogance dropped like a dying flame!
Candice was about to ask who the leader of this group of mercenaries was when she suddenly heard the sound of neat footsteps and another group of mercenaries arrived at the scene!
The number of mercenaries in this team was two or three times greater than the combined numbers of both sides in the previous battle, and they immediately surrounded the battlefield!
Soon, several mercenaries came forward, led by a middle-aged man with a face full of vicissitudes of life.
When Desiya saw this person, her eyes suddenly widened!
"Rachman? You rebelled too?!"