Chapter 915: Abuse of public power for personal gain

"These shadow thieves have really developed espionage methods to an extreme." Gavin couldn't help but sigh when he heard the familiar organization method.

This single-line connection is very troublesome, causing the Shadow Master Guild to be like a huge eight-clawed octopus. Even if you are lucky enough to catch one of the tentacles and cut it off, there will be other unrelated ones scattered outside, let alone There may also be regeneration or proliferation.

“So, I don’t know the true identities of those shadow masters, but I have some grassroots organizations and secret contact points, and I can tell the general everything.

But don't hold too much hope, general. The Shadow Master Guild must know my situation now. These grassroots organizations and secret contact points have probably been evacuated and abandoned, and even the Shadow Nest may have moved its location. "The Shadow Assassin Shadow said his bad guess.

"It's better than nothing. Give me a copy of all the information you have." Gavin said clearly, "Even if their Shadow Nest position is moved again, it is impossible to jump out of the Shadow Demiplane. As long as With the general direction and the connection between you and the main body, we have a chance to lock him in again. You should go back and collect the information first."

"Follow your orders." The shadow assassin Shadow not only has a good IQ, but also a low emotional intelligence. He knew that the other party was preparing to formulate a battle plan, and it was not convenient for him to observe it, so he immediately took the initiative to return to Vizeme Manor.

After the Shadow Assassin Shadow left, Gavin couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't expect that the biggest problem would be solved so quickly, but now it's our actions in the material plane. We must hurt them. They had no place to stand in the material plane and had to retreat to the Shadow Nest for temporary shelter.

Only by launching a raid on their home base can we achieve the goal of maximizing their effectiveness. "

Ms. Catherine reminded: "These shadow thieves cannot be underestimated, especially in the shadow demiplane. Their power will inevitably be increased, and the Lord of Shadows has lost a divine incarnation. He can no longer sit back and watch his largest church have problems. , it is possible that other divine incarnations will be dispatched, or even more than one.

He is a veteran weak god with at least five divine incarnations. This time there is no lady to assist us in the battle. "

"This is indeed a problem." This time Gavin only felt that it was difficult, but did not feel a headache. "Although Madam can't help us, it doesn't mean that other gods can't. This former God of Conspiracy has offended many people before. , not only many kind gods are his mortal enemies.

Not long ago, he provoked the Chaos Demon Dog Kozev. This is an ancient evil creature. Once it is eaten by it, even a god can completely fall into a terrifying existence.

The god himself is now trapped in his own divine kingdom and cannot get out. He is sending people all over the world to find the artifact, the Dog Killing Sword.

This is our opportunity. If he sends his divine incarnation in the shadow demiplane, the smell on his body may attract the Chaos Demon Dog, and maybe another divine incarnation will come in. "

"Paradise Looters?" Catherine's expression suddenly changed.

"I'm afraid this is the only one in this world who can be called a Chaos Demon Dog." Gavin replied with a smile.

The Paradise Flayer is the nickname of the Chaos Demon Dog because he likes to devour the petitioners of the gods (the souls of believers in the kingdom of the gods). The souls devoured by him will be completely destroyed, even the gods. Way to save these souls.

What really made him famous throughout Faerûn was when the High Council of Gods in Faerûn used a trick to lock him in the Noisy Tunnel Plane, he bit back the right hand of Tyr, the God of Justice, even though he was a powerful god. Tyr was unable to heal the injury on his right hand, so he was called the disabled god.

However, in the eyes of the believers of the God of Justice, this matter is not a shame, but an honor, the sacrifice made by the God of Justice to protect Faerun.

This also reflects the power of the Chaos Demon Dog from the side. Even if the gods of Faerûn work together, they can only exile him, but cannot completely kill him.

The Chaos Demon Dog was locked in the Noisy Tunnel Plane, known as the Howling Abyss, for several centuries until it was released by Cyric during the Year of Troubles, taking advantage of the chaos of the gods, and was later released by the Shadow. Lord Max sealed it, but not long after, he escaped again.

Since then, this ancient evil creature has been frantically chasing the Lord of Shadows.

Gavin didn't know the specific details, it was enough to know the results.

Catherine couldn't help but take a look at Gavin, and said meaningfully: "The general's information channels are really wide, and he even got involved in the intelligence of Shen Zhuan."

Gavin laughed and said, "This is the credit of those Shadow Wings. Putting together a lot of fragmented information, there will always be some unexpected gains."

He knew that Catherine had a special relationship with Ms. Strategy and could not push this news from her past life onto her.

Catherine just teased without going into details. No matter where the other party's news came from, it was not a bad thing for them. "It's not enough to just have a possibility. We must make sure that the Chaos Demon Dog is really in the shadow half." Crouching in front of him, the body of the Lord of Shadows could not leave the shadow world of the Kingdom of God.

Even if it is verified, it is not completely safe.

The Lord of Shadows was once the controller of the God of Conspiracy, and there were endless conspiracies.

He may appear on his own initiative, attract the attention of the Chaos Demon Dog, and then send his divine incarnation to Shadow Nest. "

"This possibility must be guarded against." Gavin suggested. "In order to fight against the Lord of Shadows for a long time, we must also try our best to find the whereabouts of the Dog Killing Sword. Even if it is not in our hands, we cannot let it fall into our hands." Without this artifact in his hand, his movements will be severely limited."

Catherine agreed: "I will send someone to pay attention to this news."

"There are also those city defense mercenaries in Taifulam City. After the previous defensive battle, many of them must have a strong sense of identification with Ms. Strategy. Let's see if we can absorb them into the Yinhong Fellowship. Even if we will recruit Taifu in the future. Even if Lan Mu’s military power is handed over, we will still have enough influence.”

"You don't need to tell the general about this, he's already doing it."

"The statues of Ms. Strategy must also be fully utilized. I will negotiate with the Lord of Parado City to build a church around each statue. We will station one or two small teams of warriors there permanently, which will not only facilitate subsequent sermons, but also ensure that Our presence in the city has always been there.”

"This is also what I want to do. The negotiation will be left to the general, and the personnel selection will be up to me."

"The follow-up war with the Tukan people is also an opportunity for us. This war is likely to fall into a long tug-of-war. Whether it is from the perspective of expanding the influence of the Kingdom of Cormyr in the desperate eastern region or reducing losses, Yasan The king will certainly not be in a hurry for a decisive battle.

It is very likely that we will overwhelm the Tukan people through a war of attrition, offensive and defensive harassment, and have very high requirements on strategy and tactics. We can take the opportunity to expand the lady's faith to the coalition forces, and wait until after the war, they will return to the Heartland area. From time to time, they will bring the lady's faith back to various places. "

"The general's plan coincides with mine. The war version of the mercenary union you established earlier has great promotion value. I am going to send those exclusive priest apprentices over and let them join those mercenary squads as mercenaries. , which not only achieves the purpose of training soldiers, but also spreads the glory of ladies among those mercenary teams. "

"Just do it, madam. I will definitely do my best to cooperate and support you. As long as you give a certain discount to those mercenary teams that have exclusive priest apprentices, they will actively look for exclusive priest apprentices to join their team."

The two conspiring lady voters stood side by side, head to head, plotting, no, scheming.

From the follow-up secret war with the Shadow Master Guild, to the expansion of Ms. Strategy's faith in Tevram, and finally to the follow-up war with the Tukan people, they have all been systematically analyzed and detailed and careful plans have been formulated.

Judging from the subsequent development, their current analysis cannot be said to be correct in every aspect, at least the general direction has been basically guessed.

Only the Tukan tribe remained. Under the leadership of Yamen Khan, they retreated 500 kilometers within five days, all the way to Phishant City in the central region of the Sesk Kingdom.

Their retreat was not a swarm of swarms running along the Golden Road, but a wolf pack tactic. The entire Tukan army was broken into pieces and divided into countless hundreds and thousands of troops, attacking the Kingdom of Sesk from all directions.

They implemented an extremely brutal three-pronged policy - kill them all, burn them all, and rob them all.

This time they did not leave any slaves behind, only the treasures and supplies that were easy to carry, and maximized their mobility.

If they encounter an enemy who is blocking them and find that they cannot kill them with the kiting tactics of cavalry archers, they will immediately release loud arrows and call in Tukan cavalry support from all directions to defeat the larger number.

This is the most classic war mode of the Tukan people. Previously, it was a four-faced enemy that restricted the Tukan people's strongest mobility.

The Faerun coalition led by King Asan focused on stability. After landing in Tevram City, they were not in a hurry to attack. They just rested and trained here for more than half a month.

The merchants of the Kingdom of Sesk were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They urged them three times a day, but King Asan remained unmoved, giving different reasons each time.

King Asan not only had an ulterior motive, but actually needed to do this.

The Faerun coalition has been floating on the sea for more than half a month. In addition, the eastern region of Desperate Territory is located in the north. The elemental changes in the Kingdom of Leatherman have affected this area, resulting in extremely cold weather. Many soldiers are seriously acclimatized and need to spend time to adjust. .

The army of more than 200,000 undead outside Tefram City cannot be left alone here. The army needs to be sent to clean up the system.

Military supplies require systematic deployment and integration. The Faerun coalition is mainly infantry, while the Tukan people are mainly cavalry. Once the Faerun coalition advances and distances itself from Tefram, the Tukan people may use their speed. Go around and harass their supply lines.

In order to avoid this situation, King Asan planned to have the army carry as much military supplies as possible to reduce the frequency and quantity of supplies.

The most important reason is that the composition of the Faerun coalition is too complex, including the elites of the Kingdom of Cormyr, mercenaries from the Heartland region, as well as the chariot corps and Xianglong people formed by Gavin in the desperate eastern region. The Far Eastern heavy cavalry, the Zhentarim even sent 10,000 orc slave soldiers.

If there is no system integration, each will fight independently.

It is very likely that they will be defeated by the Tukans who have the advantage of speed.

This is Ms. Strategy's specialty. As long as a large number of exclusive priests are deployed, the purpose of standardizing command terms and unifying orders can be achieved.

As soon as Gavin proposed, King Asan readily agreed. He had no objection to Ms. Strategy and even took the initiative to send Yalusel to Gavin to learn from her.

In the past period of time, Gavin once again used practical actions to prove the power of Ms. Strategy in large-scale wars. Naturally, he wanted to use this momentum to continue his victory.

As a result, Catherine fell into happiness and troubles.

Not counting the local troops in the desperate Eastern Region, the Faerun coalition forces brought by King Asan alone amounted to 120,000. The exclusive sacrifices in her hands were not enough at all, so she could only ask for help from Zalanda in Tethyr. She transferred some of her men to come over.

But they are not divine strategists, but officers at all levels. They have all received Ms. Strategist's new strategic and tactical education, and are from the same system as the divine strategists.

As for Gavin, the two new armies he formed in the Giant Valley have already emptied his hands of officers at all levels.

The harvest is also impressive, which means that Ms. Strategy's faith has begun to spread on a large scale, and countless seeds of faith have been planted through this war.

As long as one day, they appreciate the power of strategy and tactics in war, they will naturally blossom and bear fruit - not necessarily believe in Ms. Strategy, as long as you use strategies and tactics to win the war, you are also honoring Ms. Strategy.

The purge of the Shadow Master Guild is also in full swing in Teflam City.

"In order to prevent the infiltration of Tukan spies and the pirates of the Fallen Star Sea from taking advantage of the situation, General Gavin opened a temporary military court under all the statues of the Strategic Lady to take over various cases and conduct investigations on the spot. If citizens are in need, You can go there on your own.”

"Can you really take on any case? Even extortion?"

"As long as it's an unfair case against one's will, we'll take care of it."

"What about murder?"

"It goes without saying that murder is a serious crime. Especially during the war with the evil god, this kind of case receives the most attention. Once proven, torture and heavy punishment will inevitably be used."

"Isn't this the case of a dog meddling in its own business? Ms. Strategy is the God of War, so why does she care about apprehending criminals? Isn't this the mission of the just paladins?"

"You know what it means to use heavy codes in troubled times. Only by ensuring the stability and security of the rear can the coalition forces fight with confidence on the front line."

"I think it's fake after stabilization. It's fake for public benefit and it's real for attacking competitors. Which of the big and small gangs in our Teflam City is not inseparable from the Shadow Master Guild? How many of those bullying and hegemony behaviors are not from the Shadow Master Guild? Standing behind?

However, Ms. Strategy killed the main god of the thieves in full view of the public. The conflict between the two parties could not be resolved at all. However, she did not expect that it was not the thieves who took action first, but Ms. Strategy's followers. They were so decisive in their actions. of. "

"It doesn't matter whether he is acting for personal gain or not, this is not a bad thing for us. Haven't you had enough of the oppression of those gangs? Someone should have taken care of them a long time ago."

"I'm not afraid that they will take control, but I'm afraid that they will stop at the beginning and end at the end. After taking care of half of it, nothing will happen. When those villains come back again, we ordinary citizens will be the unlucky ones."

"As you just said, this is not just a battle of interests, but also a battle of beliefs. Interests may be compromised, but beliefs are not. This battle will definitely be fought to the end."

"I hope their war will not affect us."

Gavin and the others did not directly launch an attack on the Shadow Master Guild in Teflam City. Doing so could easily turn into a large-scale war in the city, affecting ordinary citizens.

If that situation really happens, those ordinary citizens will definitely resent Gavin and the others regardless of the cause.

It would be better to do it openly and arouse the resistance enthusiasm of the citizens of Tefram City.

The structure model of the Shadow Master Guild is destined to be a gangster organization through and through.

Theft, intimidation, murder, kidnapping and extortion are commonplace for them. Those peripheral grassroots organizations have become even more serious, and the victims of oppression are naturally ordinary citizens.

They set up temporary military courts to avenge the grievances of ordinary citizens. Of course, there are normal cases, but more often, they will target the gang organizations and ultimately the Shadow Master Guild.

When a gang organization is exposed for countless evil deeds, it is natural and logical to send troops to wipe them out.

At the beginning, many citizens of Tefram were still hesitant, fearing that they would cause unnecessary trouble and did not dare to show their faces easily.

Until these temporary military courts used thunderous force to wipe out three gang organizations in succession, helped the families of the victims recover their lost property, and even gave the families of the victims corresponding compensation with the loot.

Immediately, countless people started to move.

They can belittle justice and revenge, but they cannot belittle property.

As a result, people with ulterior motives naturally began to mix in, using fake cases to confuse the public.

There is no good way to deal with such people, the only way is to use severe punishment to set an example.

With the help of spells, investigating crimes in Faerûn is a very simple matter.

Not to mention the living people, even the victims can speak and identify the murderer with the help of necromancy.

Many times, a case cannot be solved because the murderer cannot be found.

But knowing that he is the murderer, there is nothing he can do about it.

Now that Gavin, who holds military power, has stepped forward, everything has become much simpler. Those gangs and thieves' guilds are simply not on the same level in front of those soldiers armed to the teeth. They either bow their heads and confess their crimes, or become corpses. (End of this chapter)