He is the Lord of MC, not the God of Light!

Chapter 22. The power of the Holy See is poison

"Bishop Leal."

Ian stood up and gently tapped the ground with his scepter. In an instant, Leal, Markov and others rushed out like tigers among a flock of sheep.

In the silence, the sound of bones breaking and screams came one after another.

Soon, seven or eight people were dragged out wailing.

Judging from the degree of twisting of his joints, his limbs might have been broken.

The people of Blackwater City were startled at once, but turned around to look at the endless water still rolling down from the sky.

They all puffed out their chests and raised their heads, staring at Ian with fiery eyes.

"Your Holiness the Pope is kind and gentle. This action must have a profound meaning!"

"Yeah, yeah! Maybe these people are the infiltrating demons!"

"Shuguang will never mistake his own child!"

The constant whispering made Layal and the others a little dazed.

Shouldn't they be the ones saying these words of comfort?
Why did these people give themselves a way out?

Belief……

Is it so scary?
It's like poison. Can it poison a person's cognition so quickly?

At this moment, Layal and others had a new understanding of the power of faith.

Looking at the people wailing on the ground, a cold light flashed in Ian's eyes.

Blackwater City was doing fine, and nothing had happened earlier or later, but why did something happen on the third day after his Phobos family arrived?

Ian didn't believe that there was no one secretly instigating it.

He ordered Markov and others to lift the heads of these people and bring them to the people of Blackwater City.

"Think carefully, everyone. Have you ever seen these people?"

The people of Blackwater City looked at each other in confusion. After a while, the old man came out tremblingly.

After being supported by someone and walking in front of these people, the old man exclaimed in surprise.

"Your Holiness, this is strange..."

The old man pointed at these people.

"I've lived in Blackwater City for over twenty years. I don't know everyone, but anyone from Blackwater City looks familiar to me."

"But these few..."

Solve the case!

Ian nodded slightly and said softly:

"These people are puppets controlled by evil demons. Evil demons are more terrifying than succubi. They infiltrate the human heart and silently deceive people into fighting and bloodshed."

"It was these evil spirits that caused everyone to lose control of their emotions and act like this."

Upon hearing this, everyone recalled the past and exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's him! I remember this guy was the first to speak ill of the Great Dawn!"

"This guy even belittled the great Dawn Cult!"

"Damn those evil demons! They almost killed us! They slandered the Dawn Cult and the Pope. Execute them!"

"Kill them! Kill them!"

For a time, the crowd was excited.

Ian smiled but said nothing.

For the people of Blackwater City, once they confirmed the existence of Dawn, they would naturally think of the questioning of the gods just now.

In panic, when someone takes the blame, they naturally blame everyone else in an attempt to exonerate themselves.

This is human nature.

Ian waved his hand, and Markov and others escorted these people back to the city lord's mansion.

He also put on a compassionate look.

"Everyone has been bewitched by the evil spirit, Shuguang will not blame you."

"As long as everyone has faith in the dawn, no matter if it's evil demons or demons, they will be unable to harm us."

"As for these people, the Dawn is merciful and willing to give them a chance, exorcise their demons, and give them a new life."

After saying that, Ian raised the scepter high, and in the sun, the scepter emitted a golden holy light.

"People of the Dawn, hold fast to your faith and follow the Dawn. One day, you will see the Dawn and enjoy eternal well-being!"

"The dawn will last forever!"

After that, Ian instructed Layal to continue presiding over the recruitment ceremony amid the thunderous "May the Dawn Last Forever" prayer.

He took Lecia and the others back to the city lord's mansion.

At the edge of the crowd, a girl wearing a loose black robe that covered her entire body was looking at Ian.

The girl doesn't look fat, but her face is pale. If you only look at her face, she has a kind of thin beauty.

But the body covered by the black robe was even broader than that of the strong man Markov, which was really weird.

I looked up with shock at the sweet rain falling from the sky.

After a long time, the girl folded her hands and prayed devoutly like the other people. Then, she took out a water bag and lined up to get water.

……

the other side.

Enter the castle inside the city lord's mansion, close the door, and isolate yourself from the noise outside.

Ian took off the crown and handed it to Lecia beside him along with the scepter.

Sitting on the sofa, Ian elegantly cut the grilled steak in front of him.

"Master Ian, those people..."

Lecia asked in a low voice.

"Harlan, torture."

"Yes! Master Ian!"

A bloodthirsty arc appeared on Harun's lips as he took those people to the dungeon.

Markov leaned over to Ian's ear and whispered:
"Master Ian, Blackwater City is in big trouble."

"I just noticed that during the Blackwater City riot, the city defense forces never managed to maintain order after they showed up. Some even participated in the riot."

"Do you want me to take someone with me..."

Markov gestured at his neck.

He was not joking. Although the Blackwater City Defense Army had a military name, it only had more than 300 people at most.

The most powerful knight among them is not as strong as any one Ian picked at random.

Plus the resources brought by the MC world.

Apart from anything else, just with the longbows weighing hundreds of kilograms in their hands, they can slaughter all the city defenders in minutes.

Ian said calmly:
"Not yet. Although the Dawn Cult has now established itself firmly, suddenly causing such a massacre would cause panic among its followers."

Lecia frowned.

"But such a city defense force..."

Ian picked up a piece of steak on his fork and paused.

"Investigate and see who they met before today's riot. If there are any problems, make a note."

"In a few days, have them go and wipe out the remaining demons and monsters in the western forest."

Leixia's eyes flashed, and she whispered:
"What if they don't want to?"

"That's not up to them."

Ian sneered.

"The Dawn Cult's faith is at its peak. In a few days, after witnessing more miracles, Blackwater City will become an impregnable place of faith for the Dawn Cult."

"Anyone who disobeys the command of the Dawn is a heretic. The existence of heresy may affect the arrival of the Dawn miracle."

"Spread the word, and the believers will take care of everything."

Hearing this, Lacia and the others thought about the fanatical gazes of the believers they had seen today, and suddenly felt a chill.

The power of faith is the sharpest knife and the most penetrating poison.

But if you put yourself in their shoes, conveying government orders in the name of the church would probably be much more effective than issuing orders from the City Lord's Mansion.

Belief control is more effective than policy control.

Lacia and the others fell into deep thought. The significance of the Dawn Cult seemed to be more powerful than they had imagined.

Ian slowly finished the steak in front of him, then took the water handed to him by Frannie and rinsed his mouth.

It is undeniable that this method of manipulating faith is insidious and vicious.

But it works very well.

Grasping the right balance will indeed allow Blackwater City to develop faster.

At this time, Harun came back quickly with a smell of blood on his body.

"Master Ian, they admitted it."

"is it?"

Ian leaned back on the sofa and smiled playfully.

"It seems they are more cowardly than I thought."

Harlan scratched his head and said with a silly smile:

"In fact, Master Ian..."

"They were very proactive. They confessed immediately before I even started to torture them."

"He explained it in great detail, but at the end he asked me if Shuguang could still forgive and protect them after they confessed."

Ian raised his eyebrows and asked curiously:
"What did you say?"

Harlan chuckled.

"I just let them see the light of day."

(End of this chapter)