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"Are you a devil?" Redel asked, mustering up the courage.
"What do you think?" Lynn asked back.
Redel hesitated and didn't reply, so Lin En smiled and said, "Of course I am a human, just like you. If you insist on saying the difference, maybe I know more and can do a little magic."
"Magic... wizards? Believers of evil gods and the devil?" Reddle paused and said subconsciously.
"In fact, wizards don't believe in evil gods or demons, at least most normal wizards don't believe in that." Lin En explained. "If there is anything that wizards really care about, it is to explore the truth of the world!"
"The truth of the world?" Redel murmured in a low voice.
“Why do humans have to stand on the ground and cannot fly in the sky? Why does the sun rise and why does it set? We discover the laws that govern the operation of the world and gain power from them. We call it magic!”
Lynn's voice continued to echo in this dark space, striking Redel's heart like a huge bell, making him even more confused.
Isn't it because humans don't have wings that they can't fly? Isn't there a reason why the sun rises and sets?
Redel was puzzled, but he was obviously not concerned about these things. After hesitating for a moment, he could not help but ask, "Why do I have these strange dreams?"
“Why do the poor, who have suffered the pain of being oppressed, inflict the same pain on others after gaining wealth and power?”
"This is human nature. It is both a shortcoming and an advantage. It all depends on how you use it and what kind of world you want to create." Lin En said lightly.
Desire is the driving force that drives people forward and the cause of change, but it is also the root of corruption and greed. The dragon slayer eventually becomes the dragon. This is the biggest problem faced by reformers in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad...
Chapter 253 We are in hell right now! (Part 1)
Redel fell into a long period of thought. With his age and experience, he could not understand Lin's words, but everything he saw in the dream made him gradually understand what the other party wanted to express.
"Is there any way to avoid this?" Redel asked at a loss.
"No, unless we completely eradicate human desires, but then what's the difference between us and the walking dead?" Lin En shook his head, paused for a while, and then spoke again. "Of course, if we have to say it, establishing faith to suppress desires may be a way."
"Faith? Do you mean faith in the Moon Goddess [Ella]?" Redel couldn't help but frowned. However, the Baron was also a believer of the Goddess, but he still treated them harshly.
"No, it would be more appropriate to describe it as belief," Lin En explained. "First, establish strict military discipline, let the people who follow you know what the purpose of your rebellion is, what things you want to do, and propose corresponding programs and goals, preferably directly related to the interests of everyone, such as equality for all, equal distribution of land, etc...."
"Gather those people with firm beliefs and form a personal guard. Let them spread your ideas. At the same time, eliminate those who violate the rules to ensure the purity of the team..." Lin En said eloquently.
It is not an empty saying that thieves pass by like a comb, and soldiers pass by like a rake. Not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, it is common for regular armies to massacre and loot after breaking into a city.
However, there are exceptions. For example, the famous Yue Family Army in history had the philosophy of "We would rather freeze to death than demolish houses, and we would rather starve to death than plunder."
"These are only temporary solutions, not the root cause. You can manage an army, but you cannot manage a large kingdom. You can also find your own answers in your dreams." Lin En said slowly.
Redel nodded as if he understood, and kept these words firmly in his mind.
"Then what are these dreams? Are they all my imaginations?" Redel looked confused.
Because the scenes in the dream were so real, and even had cultures and customs that were very different from this world, sometimes he couldn't tell which was reality and which was a dream.
“Who knows? This world is huge. What you experienced in your dream might be happening in some corner of this world.” Lin En said with a smile.
"Then what do I need to pay?" Redel took a deep breath and prepared himself. His experience in the dream world had already made him understand that there is no free lunch in the world, and all gifts have a price tag behind them.
"Is the soul sent to hell after death?" Redel asked nervously.
"Hell..." Lin En couldn't help but laugh, then shook his head and sighed. "Think about it, isn't the place you are in hell right now?"
Could this be the legendary hell?
Reddle paused, but before he could ask anything, the entire dark space began to vibrate violently, and then he left the magic realm.
It was not until then that Redel realized that the vibrations around him had not stopped, but had become even more violent, and screams rang in his ears.
"The mine has collapsed, run, the mine has collapsed!"
Mine disaster?! Redel's pupils shrank slightly. Having been in this mine for five years, he knew very well the horror of mine disasters. So he didn't even have time to pack his things, and hurriedly followed the chaotic crowd out of the mine.
The mine outside was in great chaos. It was raining heavily from the sky. The cold rain poured down on everyone, and mixed with the cold night wind, it drove away everyone's sleepiness.
From the frightened recountings of the surrounding miners, Redel learned that it was a small underground mining area that had suddenly collapsed due to the continuous infiltration of rainwater in recent days.
Fortunately, the collapse did not continue to spread, otherwise all of them might have died in their sleep.
Rupert, the supervisor, had a gloomy face. After counting the number of people, he found that more than 30 people were missing. This meant that all of them were left in the mine, or were trapped under the collapsed road, or were simply crushed to death by the falling ore.
Why at this time?
Rupert was extremely annoyed. In two days, the convoy carrying the ore would arrive. If the mined ore did not meet the Baron's requirements, he would most likely be punished.
However, he had no intention of organizing a rescue immediately. The situation inside the mine was not clear yet, and going in rashly might cause a secondary collapse.
The most important thing is that Rupert knows very well that once a mining accident occurs, the chances of those trapped inside surviving are slim. Instead of spending several days digging out the bodies, it is better to seize the time and mine more ores in other mines to deal with this month's task first...
To put it bluntly, these miners are just consumables. Dozens or even hundreds of miners are brought to this mine every month, and they die if they die.
"Lord Rupert, Carlo, my brother Carlo is still in there, please, save him." A ragged man begged Rupert to gather people to start excavation and rescue work.
Rupert, who was already annoyed, immediately cursed and kicked the other person to vent his anger. He even blamed Carlo and others who were trapped in the mine for the collapse.
The sounds of pleading and crying continued to ring in his ears, and the big raindrops soaked his head and slid down his cheeks. Redel looked at the collapsed mine, Rupert who was waving a whip, and the group of numb miners who were watching, and he finally woke up.
They are in hell now!
An inexplicable courage rose in his heart. Redel tightly grasped the mining manuscript in his hand and walked into the mine firmly.
"What are you doing, Redel!" Rupert quickly noticed the other party's unusual movements and shouted harshly.
"I'm going to dig up that mining area and rescue Carlo and the others!" Redel said loudly, and then looked at the miners around him and shouted. "I've already asked, and the mine collapse this time shouldn't be serious."
"I hope everyone can work together to clean up the collapsed soil and ore. Otherwise, next time there is a mining accident, don't expect others to rescue you!"
Chapter 254 We are in hell right now! (Part 2)
Redel's words made the miners hesitate. The man who had begged Rupert before immediately spoke excitedly as if he had grasped the last straw. "Thank you, thank you, Redel, I'll go with you!"
With a leader, more and more miners took up the mining manuscript and made a decision...
"They're rebelling, all of them!" Rupert shouted in anger. "Let's see who dares to move!"
The power that Rupert had accumulated over the years was undoubtedly terrifying. Together with the thirty knife-wielding guards around him, he instantly subdued hundreds of miners.
Then, Rupert looked at Redel. The other party had repeatedly challenged his authority and now even dared to incite the miners to disobey his orders. This had touched his bottom line!
Without any warning, Rupert whipped Redel with a long whip, and a bloody mark immediately appeared on his chest, and an intense pain surged into his heart.
This time, Redel did not dodge or be knocked down. He just stood there and stared at Rupert.
Rupert felt a chill in his heart when he was glared at by Redel, and then his eyes became more fierce. A miner slave actually dared to look at him like that, he was simply courting his own life.
Thinking of this, Rupert whipped him again, this time aiming directly at his head!
There was obvious anger in the eyes of the watching miners. Redel, who dared to stand up against Rupert in order to rescue the miners in distress, had won the recognition of the vast majority of people. A strong anger was burning in everyone's heart.
Redel noticed the change and this time he did not take the attack head-on. Instead, he grabbed the whip with his right hand with incredible precision. Then he suddenly took a step forward and stabbed the tip of the draft in his other hand into Rupert's eyes!
Bright red blood spurted out immediately and miserable screams echoed throughout the place. Rupert had never expected that the frail Redel would suddenly attack him, and be so ruthless.
In fact, if it were Raeder half a month ago, he would never have such courage and bravery, let alone such superb fighting skills.
But the training in the dream world has already allowed Redel to complete his transformation. He did not give Rupert any chance to fight back. He stirred the manuscript in his hand vigorously and sent it into Rupert's brain.
Rupert's body soon fell to the ground, with a huge bloody hole in his right eye socket, and his face was full of disbelief and horror...
All this happened in just a few seconds and was beyond everyone's expectations. Ham and the others were all stunned where they were, and even the guards were no exception. It was not until Rupert was pierced in the right eye that they reacted and all drew their swords and rushed towards Redl!
"We've had enough! Kill them all!"
Redel's roar resounded through the world, and the miners, whose anger had been ignited, moved subconsciously. The man who had been begging Rupert before jumped up from the ground, waving a mining draft and smashing it on the head of a guard. The stingy baron would not deliberately equip these guards who managed the mines with high-end items such as helmets, and his head immediately exploded!
Soon more and more miners rushed forward. The few dozen guards had no ability to resist at all. In just a few minutes, they were hammered to pieces by the miners attacking from all directions.
Even so, the miners, who had been simmering with anger for days, still did not let go of the bodies of these people. They vented their anger for more than half an hour before everyone realized what they had done.
"We actually...we actually killed Rupert?!" "The Baron will definitely execute all of us!" Ham was stunned and screamed as if he had just reacted.
Seeing Rupert and the others in the mine covered in blood and turned into a pool of mud, many miners knelt on the ground and trembled, obviously at a loss.
"Ham! Do you think we can survive by staying in this mine?" Redel shouted. "Rupert doesn't care about our lives at all. This time it was Carlo who was trapped in the mine. The next time it will be you and me! Rupert wants to kill all of us!"
Redel looked at everyone present and shouted loudly.
"I've had enough... I've had enough of staying in the dark, sunless mine every day, wagging my tail like a poor hyena, begging Rupert for a few more pieces of hard-to-chew black bread, and worrying that the ore above my head will fall down one day and bury us underground forever..."
"I believe you haven't forgotten Timmy, Fiennes, and Tierney..."
Redel pointed out one miner after another who had died in the mines. Some were buried in mining accidents, while others were beaten to death by Rupert with a long whip.
He talked for several minutes and read out sixty or seventy names, and these were only a part of the people who had died in the past three months. In order to please the baron and mine more ore, Rupert did not care about their lives at all, which also led to the frequent occurrence of mining accidents in recent times.
"We cannot go against the Baron. All this is arranged by the Lord. Otherwise, all our souls will fall into hell..." Ham said in a trembling voice.
"That's all lies!" Raeder roared. "Wake up, Ham! Nothing could be worse than it is now!"
"Aren't we in hell right now?"
Redel's sharp words left Ham speechless, and then he led a group of miners to open the storage room in the mine, let everyone have a good meal, and then divided nearly a thousand miners into two groups.
Some people stayed in the mine to dig and rescue Carlo and others who were trapped.
Another group of people joined him in attacking the guard camp stationed at the foot of the mine overnight, changed into the guards' clothes, and sneaked into the barony!
Redel acted quickly and planned carefully. It took him almost no effort to capture the entire manor and capture Baron Elvis who was still asleep.
The nobles' extravagant manor frightened and angered every miner who entered it. Redel even held a criticism meeting on the spot, enumerating the other party's crimes, and stabbed the terrified Baron Elvis into a sieve with one knife each.
Finally, it was the church. Using dozens of crossbows looted from the manor, they executed the pastor in the church at the cost of only a dozen casualties.
Although everything was going very smoothly, Redel knew very well that he had only completed the simplest step. He had to rescue more miners as soon as possible to expand his team...
Chapter 255: The only thing that can compete with firm belief is real interests!
"Good job!" In the dean's office at Yieta Harbor, Lin En used the [Ring of Mysticism] to spy on Redel's every move from thousands of kilometers away.
He had been thinking about whether he should help the other party a little, but he didn't expect that Redel was more powerful than he thought. He took advantage of the mine collapse to successfully arouse the anger of a group of miners, knocked down the guards, and roared that the miners would never be slaves.