90. Darkness Makes Children Weak (First Order)

"I have worked hard for a year, but I am still hungry. I eat in sorrow and laugh in pain."

  I don't know which lousy author changed a good sonnet beyond recognition and turned it into an ugly hymn.

  However, this hymn was very effective and resonated with the farmers.

  Faced with a sectarian gathering of hundreds of people, Rudolf had no good solution: "Let's go, go back first, this is not a simple grain riot."

  After quickly returning to the police station, Rudolf told Sheriff Claude about the harvest goddess and stood quietly behind him.

  Rudolf has been working under Sheriff Claude for almost a year. This is the first time Rudolf has seen Sheriff Claude so serious.

  He stood by the window and looked at the town of Leman.

  There were several smoke columns in the distance, and there were faint clanging sounds. I don't know which store was in trouble again. It was clearly a peaceful time, but it felt like a war.

  "I have been the sheriff of Leman for more than ten years. This is the most serious destruction the town has ever suffered."

  Rudolph also looked out the window:

  "Someone instigated people to smash, loot and rob.

  They used Molotov cocktails and burned down more than a dozen bakeries.

  They used guns and opened fire in Leman, openly killing two grain merchants.

  It is conceivable that in order to deal with these thugs, shop owners in Leman will have to carry guns in the future."

  Although the Alchemy Council does not prohibit people from carrying guns, too many people carrying guns will eventually affect the lives of normal people.

  Sheriff Claude asked, "In other words, there is a belief called the 'Harvest Goddess'?"

  "Yes. Their doctrines are still very simple now, and the main doctrine is this: any farmer who believes in the Harvest Goddess will avoid insect plagues on his land; any farmer who does not believe in the Harvest Goddess will have all his crops destroyed by insect plagues.

  This is a good time to spread the faith. The werewolf riots and insect plagues from last year to this year have made the fields harvest poor."

  "We underestimated the level 1 priests of the evil god's insect nest. We didn't expect them to make such a big fuss."

  Rudolph was also a little confused:

  "If it was just the fear of insect plagues, it would be impossible to incite so many people.

  We have eliminated most of the insect plagues, but we failed to save those crops.

  Sheriff, I have seen priests of another evil god, the White Devil, in the wilderness, and they always have shaved heads.

  Is it possible that several evil god priests are committing crimes at the same time?"

  The sheriff nodded:

  "I think so. The evil god's nest, the evil god white devil, and possibly other priests, the cooperation of multiple evil gods will give them such a strong ability to deceive.

  If it is just a heretic apostle, then it will be fine if they are killed directly.

  If many ordinary people follow the evil god, it will become a more serious riot if not handled properly."

  After thinking about something, Sheriff Claude said:

  "However, we can't be impatient.

  Wait for two days and see the situation in Fabro City and other towns.

  If possible, we should apply for support as much as possible. Only our police station can't deal with the unknown number of evil god priests in the wilderness.

  Go to find out the details first, investigate first, and grasp the specific situation."

  "Okay, I understand."

  Rudolph left the sheriff's office. Claude frowned alone. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Why did so many chaotic things happen around Fabro City this year?

  By the evening, before the city police station and the judicial office could provide support, many people who were seeking refuge had already arrived.

  Rudolph stood on the road outside the town, watching people riding in carriages or walking into the town of Leman.

  Before the grain riot in Leman, a grain riot broke out in Fabro. Fabro had a larger population, and once a food shortage occurred, it would be much more serious than in Leman.

  Those who thought the city was no longer safe left the city with their families. At this time, although the living conditions on the farms of poor relatives were not good, at least they had something to eat. Unlike Fabro, if the food supply was cut off, there would really be nothing to eat.

  While maintaining order, Rudolph sighed:

  "Yvonne, why do I feel like eating roast goose in the Jazz Castle a few days ago, it feels like a long time ago."

  "Yeah, I haven't eaten anything good since leaving the Jazz Castle. The contrast is too strong."     Many people poured into the town, which increased the safety risks.

  Rudolph saw a group of children with ragged clothes and dirty faces entering the town of Leman with the migrating team.

  "Poverty makes men destitute. I have seen many destitute men stealing and robbing in the past few days.

  Darkness makes children weak, and now I see children begging.

  Hunger makes women degenerate, and I think it will not be far away."

  Yvonne just felt that those children were very pitiful.

  After the beggars entered the town of Leman, a child who looked only 6 or 7 years old said to the leading child: "Zach, I'm hungry..."

  The leading child was named Zach. He was a few years older, but this did not make him hungry. Eating the same amount of food would only make him hungrier.

  Zach just turned around and glanced at a hunched man not far behind.

  That was the human trafficker Townsend, also known as Broken Palm Townsend, because he had a broken palm and got his name. He was the owner of these beggars.

  In his healthy hand, he held a stick that looked ordinary, but Zack knew how painful it would be if the stick hit someone. It was not a pain that could be endured by gritting teeth.

  After entering Leman Town, Handless Townsend first gathered all the beggars in an alley full of trash cans.

  Handless Townsend had a sinister look in his eyes: "Start working, I'm hungry. Also, observe this town and tell me all the situations in the town."

  He knocked the ground with a stick to drive the beggars away.

  No one dared to say a word. It was this stick that made many beggars disabled.

  Zack said to the other beggars: "You must be careful. This is not a street we are familiar with. In a strange town, we don't know who we will meet."

  These beggars wandered on the streets, followed the gentlemen and ladies, and began to rush into shops one by one, begging for some food.

  After seeing the beggars leave, Zack looked at the alley where Handless Townsend was with hatred.

  How could he not hate? Half of these beggars were disabled because they failed to complete the quotas they had to pay.

  "Disability will attract sympathy, which is useful for your begging."

  These were the original words of Broken Palm Townsend.

  A few hours later, it was already dark, and there were few people on the streets that were already deserted because of the riots.

  A dozen beggars gathered together, trembling with fear.

  "What should we do, Zack? We can't meet Broken Palm's requirements, oo..."

  Zack also drooped his face. He didn't expect Leman Town to be so poor. Now it's a mess everywhere, and these beggars didn't get much food.

  He asked around and found out that Leman Town had just had a grain riot yesterday, two days later than Fabro City.

  Zack gritted his teeth. He was the oldest child here, and he was already 12 years old:

  "Wait for me, I'll go steal. As long as I steal some money, it will be enough to pay Broken Palm's quota."

  Zack knew that it was almost midnight, and there were two places where he could steal money at this time.

  One is the tavern, but those drunk people are not careful and it is dangerous.

  The other is the bathhouse.

  Zack came to the bathhouse and stared at the door, waiting for a prey to come out.

  He saw a man in a suit coming out and followed him.