Chapter 42: Going to the City…

Early the next morning, Sophie woke up early, quickly prepared breakfast, and rushed out the door to discuss important matters with her best friend, Sister Lily. She left her husband feeling quite miserable at home packing luggage… not only his own, but also those of Luo Yan and Isaiah Thomas.

After the chaos of the previous night, Luo Yan finally achieved his goal. As for Luo Pei, he had no choice but to yield under the threat of his wife’s “washing board” and “grape trellis”…

Mom is so power ful~~ Oh yeah~~

Setting aside Luo Pei’s current misery, Sophie returned from outside shortly after. She handed an envelope to Luo Pei and said with some helplessness, “Sister Lily said she doesn’t have many connections in Hall City, but she does have a friend in Lons Pompey City, the main county. She wrote a letter. If you go to Lons Pompey City, you can look for Bishop Davidson at Fuller Cathedral. However, she also mentioned that the help she can provide is likely limited… Husband, why don’t you consider it? Or maybe go directly to the main county?”

“Lons Pompey City, huh…” Seeing that Sophie looked a bit depressed, Luo Pei smiled and hugged her. In fact, he hadn’t had many expectations to begin with, so he wasn’t disappointed. He comforted her, saying, “…Dear, don’t let it bother you. In that case, I’ll just go directly to the main county. The economy there is more developed anyway. Actually, it’s not that complicated. Merchants always hope to make a profit. Maybe we don’t need to find anyone and can just sign the contract smoothly after bringing the items. At worst, I’ll just give up some of the profits.”

Sophie was not a foolish woman who had never seen the world. She naturally knew that what Luo Pei said was true. Buying a few Gold Plangs in Lons Pompey for these furs would be very easy. However, after thinking about it, she cautioned with some concern, “Hmm~~ It would be best if things go smoothly, but husband, you should still try to visit Bishop Davidson. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises.”

Hmm~~ Alright. Luo Yan didn’t know if there would be any “surprises,” but he knew that this “unexpected event” would definitely happen. When he heard that Sister Lily’s introduction was for “Bishop Davidson,” Luo Yan’s heart skipped a beat. He truly didn’t expect that Sister Lily would actually know this man. He wondered if the “Arlin Holy Light System” had been structured yet?

—Arlin Davidson, one of the greatest practitioners of Divine Art in the history of the Holy Light Church. The “Arlin Holy Light System” he structured resolved the disputes between monotheism and polytheism and made huge contributions to the development of all religions. His strength was terrifying and he was known as the “God-Blessed.” However, his fanaticism and lack of attention to appearance were also very famous. His eccentric clothing had even caused protests among the nobles. Additionally, there were rumors that his talkativeness was legendary; everyone who met him for the first time would be brainwashed by his propaganda for more than five Magic Hours. It was said that he once had a “glorious” record of making enemies commit suicide using only words.

May His Holy Light protect you~~ Moses~~

Mourning for his father in his heart, Luo Yan really hadn’t expected that the famous “Great Cardinal” Arlin Davidson had once stayed in Lons Pompey City. He was becoming more and more dissatisfied with his “past self.” How could he have been so confused and known nothing? He didn’t know about Isaiah Thomas, and he didn’t know about Arlin Davidson either. What precious resources these were! (He didn’t consider that “back then,” he was “actually” only five years old!)

Regarding a person like Arlin Davidson, Luo Yan naturally wanted to avoid him if possible. This guy’s fanaticism for the Holy Light was frightening. He wasn’t sure if the man, upon encountering an underage and evil Necromancer like him, would be inspired to simply wipe him out.

However, this strengthened Luo Yan’s thoughts. It would be strange for a guy with such an eccentric personality as Arlin Davidson to have any real influence in Lons Pompey. He even doubted if this fellow had a friend he could actually talk to among the high-level officials of Lons Pompey City. Relying on his connections would truly be hopeless.

【It seems I still have to follow my plan!】 Young Master Luo said to himself…

The next few days were spent traveling. Unfortunately, or perhaps luckily, things like beasts blocking the road, bandits robbing them, or random disasters did not happen. This was of course a good thing. What was annoying was that even dramatic plots, like bullies harassing people in the streets or beautiful women selling themselves to bury their fathers, did not occur… Luo Pei and the others were indeed traveling on the official road, but they didn’t pass through any towns. If someone were to sell themselves to bury their father on this “highway,” that would be incredibly bold. Even if they tried, probably no one would dare buy; that would clearly be brain-dead~~

Moreover, the social security of the Davoma Empire was quite well-implemented. It seemed that the situation of being unable to afford a burial after death had never happened.

The topic accidentally wandered too far. In short, Luo Pei and his group spent a few days and finally arrived smoothly at Lons Pompey City in the main county. Everything was peaceful during the journey, and no exciting or passionate events occurred, except for when Luo Pei discovered he had been tricked and finally gave someone’s little butt a hard spanking…

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Lons Pompey City, the main county of the Lons Administrative District, a “real” city, a great city!!

Lons Pompey truly became famous a hundred years later, when Luo Yan was one hundred and five years old. At that time, Orcs from the western grasslands suddenly launched an invasion. The caught-off-guard Davoma Empire was severely hit. The Lons Administrative District, which was closest to the Orc territory, bore the brunt of the attack and faced the crisis of total collapse in a short time.

Under these circumstances, the Governor of the Lons Administrative District and the City Lord of Lons Pompey City simultaneously issued a death order: “Fight to the death without retreating, perish with the city.” As a result, surrounded by nearly three million Orcs, the army and citizens of Lons Pompey City held out for three full months, killing over a million enemies. Finally, having run out of ammunition and food, they burned the city and committed suicide. All 536,113 people in the city perished without a single survivor. The tragedy of their actions was unprecedented. Throughout history, only the “Battle of Black-Blood Monston” during the war between Humans and Demons could be compared to it.

However, it was the persistence and tragedy of Lons Pompey that gave the Davoma Empire and even the entire Human society enough time. Using the three months won by the army and citizens of Lons Pompey City, the Human Council formed a massive allied army and finally succeeded in repelling this undeclared war by the Orcs. It could be said that the “Bloody Lons Pompey City Campaign” was the turning point of the first “Human-Orc War,” and also the “End War” that allowed the entire continent to see the former madness and terror of Humans once again ten thousand years later.

—Don’t forget they are Humans, the only existence among all races on the continent that overturned the bloody rule of the Demons!!