Working Prophet.

Chapter 365 Rat plague
Not surprisingly, the matter of donations has become more and more troublesome. In just half a month, more than half of the families in the entire Western Territory have made it clear that they will not contribute this money, or will only contribute a small amount.

Seeing that he was too far away from the target, Leo, the special envoy, couldn't sit still. He couldn't continue hiding in the Marquis's mansion and pretended to be dead.

The result is naturally not less scolded.

In the words of Miss Rabbit, a certain person is disgusting in the western region. Many nobles see Leo's carriage from a distance, and they will ask people to close the gate of the castle.

The folk customs in the western region are aggressive, and most people generally feel that even if they don't pay, His Majesty the Emperor has nothing to do with them. It is impossible to really send troops over for this kind of thing.

As a result, Leo's work became more and more difficult. After running for more than ten days, he didn't get any more money. Many people were already waiting to see him leave the Western Territory empty-handed and disheartened.

However, what happened next was beyond everyone's imagination.

The first place the little furry, black things arrived was the Flower Fort, which was the territory of the Soto family.

This ancient castle is famous for its beauty. The towering inner walls are covered with green vines, and there is a large sea of ​​flowers on the hillside under the wall. Every spring, the Soto family will hold a tea party and invite nearby neighbors to come to the castle to enjoy the flowers. .

But this year, a group of uninvited guests arrived first, and quickly ruined the sea of ​​flowers.

And the damage they wreak is much more than that.

Mrs. Olenna felt something licking the soles of her feet in her sleep, and couldn't help laughing, but when she opened her eyes, the feeling didn't disappear.

Until she saw the huge black mouse lying at her feet, she finally couldn't help screaming.

And her experience was not unique, nor was it the worst one. A servant who was sleeping downstairs was woken up in the middle of the night by pain, only to find that half of his ear was missing.

As for the kitchen and the cellar, it was the hardest-hit area. When the guards arrived there, they could only see densely packed black shadows, thousands of them running around in the room, gnawing on everything that could be gnawed.

In the end, the baron's family had to hide on the top floor of the castle, close the doors and windows, and plug all the gaps with sackcloth, and stayed until dawn in fear and anxiety.

Strange to say, when the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on the stone wall of Flower Fort, those mice quickly withdrew from the castle as if they had received some order, and disappeared down the hillside.

The baron who had escaped from death tremblingly opened the door, feeling like crying, but there was a mess everywhere he looked. He walked around the castle, but could hardly find anything intact.

Not only the food, but also the sheets, clothes and even the furniture were gnawed badly.

Just about two days later, a serious rat plague broke out in Hongta City.

Also after nightfall, thousands of rats emerged from all corners of the city, forming a black torrent and sweeping across the streets.

The shops and dwellings facing the street were all affected, and even the city lord's mansion was also affected. The city lord Kamzi took the lead, put on armor, waved the sword in his hand, and fought bravely with those hateful mice.

He killed more than 20 rats that night, but compared to the huge number of rats, the loss of this amount was nothing at all.

And there was a mouse that took advantage of Camzi's unawares and got into his armor, ran around in it, and bit Camzi's lifeblood.

In the end, the residents of the city still waited until dawn before the rats voluntarily retreated.

The successive outbreaks of rat plagues suddenly made the atmosphere in the western region tense.

And I don't know if it was a coincidence, the Soto family of Flower Castle, and the Trelles family of Hongta City were originally the most vicious nobles who opposed donations before, so there were rumors in private that they offended the goddess of life, This is the punishment given to them by the Goddess of Life.

However, not many people believe this statement.

In the western region, most of the nobles and commoners are Piscia's followers, and they don't buy much into the so-called goddess of life, nor do they believe that the latter has the ability to bring down divine punishment.

But not long after, Leo took the initiative to stand up to confirm this statement, and at the same time issued an advance notice of the location where the rats would attack next.

—The Scaled City.

Unlike Huahuabao and Hongtacheng, Multiscale City has always had a very special meaning in the hearts of people in the western region. Even though it has just experienced a turmoil, this holy city is still regarded as having the favor of the Silver Moon Goddess.

And now Leo openly declared that the Goddess of Life would send divine punishment on this city, which was obviously a provocation to the Silver Moon Church and even all the followers of Picia in the western region.

So Leo, who was originally regarded as an uninvited guest by the nobles in the western region, simply upgraded to the most unwelcome person in the entire western region this time.

He had to bring two teams of guards with him when he went out, otherwise he would be knocked down by the fanatical believer of the Silver Moon Goddess wherever he went.

And on the fourth day after he let out the words, Multiscale City really encountered a plague of rats.

Although the Raimundi family got the news early and made preparations, tens of thousands of rats poured into the streets and alleys of Multiscale City, causing unimaginable damage.

And the focus of their attack is clearly the two temples in the city.

The priests and students in the temple fought them with torches and pine oil, and burned some of them to death, but the remaining mice showed ferocity that violated biological instinct.

At the risk of scorching the fur, he jumped over the flames and continued to pounce on the humans behind him.

The priests of the Silver Moon Church had no choice but to abandon the temple and temporarily retreat outside.

Early the next morning, what happened in the city quickly spread throughout the entire Western Territory.

This time people finally began to pay attention to Leo's warning, and it didn't take long for a family to secretly send the arrears of donations to Rock Snow City.

After witnessing the plague of rats in Huahua Castle, Hongta City and Multi-scale City one after another, no nobleman dared to underestimate these little things that can be seen everywhere on weekdays.

Even lions and tigers should stay away from the terrifying and destructive power they unleash when they gather together.

However, there are also some nobles who still insist on not paying.

Among them is Miss Rabbit, and the Arias family is no longer a little transparent in the Western Territory. Coupled with the identity of the dragon-slaying hero personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, the female lord has faintly become the most conspicuous existence among the opponents.

However, this is not a good thing, there is always a price for being the first bird.

Now many people are paying attention to her and Lu Ye's situation, wanting to see how long the Arias family can last.

　The status feels a little bit better, let's see if we can restore the double update tomorrow.

　
(End of this chapter)