Belief In The Kingdom of God

Seeing the pleading gaze in the eyes of the children in front of him, Hertus couldn't help being silent.

This kind of look was seen from time to time when he was growing up, but there are few cruel scenes like today.

The lives of the children in front of him depended on his thoughts. As long as he gave an order, dozens of immature and pure souls would die.

This feeling gave Hertus an inexplicable feeling, which seemed to be sad and mixed with other emotions.

"This opening...can't be opened."

In silence, Hertus' throat was a little hoarse, and he opened his mouth, speaking in a voice that he could only hear.

In this world, there are too many tragedies like this, just among the wild tribes scattered in Heratou, which tribe will lack such children?

Of course he could be willful once and accept all these children, but what about in the future? This batch was saved, but what should we do with the next batch?

Hutus turned around, his dark eyes exuding a black hole-like attraction, and looked at the children.

In these children, Hertus could clearly see a wave of anger and hatred. Those who are too young are fine, but those around seven or eight years old already have the concept of hatred at this time. At this time, the eyes that looked at Hertus were not only pleading, but also mingled with fear and hatred.

This is not complicated, but it makes Hertus sigh.

"Pick out the older girls in it, and dispose of the rest."

He glanced again and ordered to his soldier.

Hearing the order, his warrior, a barbarian warrior who was in his prime nodded clearly, and then raised his back with a sneer, holding a knife in his hand, and walked forward calmly.

Girls can be sent to the palace to serve as maids and laborers to serve the king. There is still some value.

In front, the big man in front of him walked towards him. These children could no longer suppress their fears and wanted to escape frantically.

But with these children alone, how could it be possible to run away while several fighters were watching, there was no use other than consuming their own physical strength.

The land was stained red with crimson, and Hutus watched the vivid lives die under the warrior's sword and axe, and the situation in his heart gradually rose.

He felt a little unbearable and a little guilty in his heart, but over time, these emotions were slowly driven away, leaving only the peace that went through his heart, and the silence and indifference to death.

This feeling is very strange. It is not so much numbness, it is better to say that he is born with this characteristic and can ignore death. And in this cruel battlefield, this trait has been extremely well performed.

Slowly, he walked forward and looked at a corpse at his feet.

A few minutes ago, this was a very cute boy, only three or four years old, but now, he can only lie on the ground quietly, leaving a corpse.

This corpse would ossify in a day, and then it would be corrupted in a few months, if it was not eaten by the beasts.

Looking at the corpse, a strange feeling suddenly rose in Hertus' heart. It was not fear, but a unique emotion, as if the boy was still alive, living in the corpse, and not perishing.

He stretched out his hand and touched the corpse, feeling this feeling quietly.

This feeling lasted for half an hour, then became weaker and weaker, and finally disappeared completely.

"Is this the human soul?" Unconsciously, he muttered to himself, looking at the blue sky in the sky, a kind of confusion suddenly appeared in his heart.

This is a kind of loss of the meaning of life. It comes fast and goes fast.

When the surrounding soldiers cleaned up the spoils, Hutus got up and let people set fire here, and burned everything clean.

The king returned victorious with his guards and brought rich trophies, which naturally brought great prestige to Hertus and made his name thoroughly implemented in this country.

After three years of running-in, Hertus has thoroughly mastered the domestic situation. He has not only trained a force in his hands, but has gradually become accustomed to the domestic aristocracy, making these people familiar and familiar with the situation. Support him as a king.

With these foundations, Hertus began to sort out the country.

He led the guard to surrender the wild tribes in the country. Not only did he clean up these instability factors, but he also got a large number of spoils and slaves.

Hetus granted slaves to the fighters who fought for him, and granted land to these fighters so that they could become landlords one by one.

This has not only gained the support of the military and increased the enthusiasm of the domestic people, but also increased the land that can be used and the tax source that can be taxed.

At the same time, he gathered a large number of warriors’ lands in one place, set up villages in places suitable for reclaiming, and used the identities and connections of these warriors to call on the wild people of their tribe to settle down, cultivate and graze for them. .

Agriculture in this world is still at a very primitive stage. With simple tools and primitive farming methods, there is actually not much difference between nomadic and agricultural income. Therefore, in addition to occasionally plundering food from other tribes, those wild tribes also belong to a half-farming and half-grasping lifestyle. Sow the seeds at will during the sowing season, let them grow, and wait until the harvest is harvested. In this case, the food obtained from grazing and hunting even escapes from farming.

This is not only a difference in consciousness, but also a limitation of primitive conditions. Compared with nomadic herding and hunting, farming is a hard labor, and under such primitive conditions, it consumes too much labor. In addition, these wild people have no habit of farming, and the land has not undergone any reclamation, so it is difficult to get a good harvest.

The chaotic environment of the outside world also limits this. A large number of wild tribes and bandits flooded the wilderness. You have worked hard for a year, and others only need a little damage, which is enough to make you lose your money for a year, and even starve your family to death. Under this circumstance, the wild people naturally did not dare to take risks, and only those nationals and nobles in the city of Heratu had the habit of farming.

This situation was changed by Hutus. He granted land to those brave warriors on the battlefield, and granted enough slaves to farm for them, so that they could live even if they did not farm by themselves, and to live a slightly prosperous life. Let them abandon their original customs and choose to settle in a place. It not only facilitates management, but also increases a large amount of tax sources.

These fighters often have relatives. After being rich, they will also accept their families to graze for them, gradually forming villages in each place.

In the outside world, after several years of slavery in Heratus, the wild tribes and robbers in Heratus were almost wiped out at this time, creating a good security environment, which is extremely rare in this chaotic world.

This can be seen from the past caravans that have been increasing every year.

Hetus enacted laws, trained the army, and personally set up corresponding duties such as tax officials, village chiefs, sheriffs, etc., to completely clarify the originally blurred boundaries.

He was as diligent and careful as always. With his continuous efforts, soon his country began to grow rapidly. Although the famine still exists, it is considered very good compared to other countries.

The foreign caravans continuously brought news from far away for Heratou. After Heratou began to stabilize, Heratus began to look into the distance.

And his first goal was his neighboring country, the country where his mother once lived.

Hertus' mother was once the princess of that country. Seriously, Hertus still possesses the royal blood of that country, and he also has the right to inherit that country.

At this time, war broke out in that country, famine swept across the country, and a group of outsiders led a team to plunder, making the people of that country miserable.

Seeing this, Hutus sent messengers to find his maternal grandfather, the king of that country, and expressed his willingness to send troops to help him put down the domestic rebellion, but in return, he needed to give him part of the land and people.

Under pressure, his grandfather agreed. So soon, Hertus sent troops, and the elite army crushed all the turmoil in the opponent's country and fulfilled the promise.

Hetus fully promised, and then he sent an emissary again to ask the other party to fulfill the agreement and give him the land that he had agreed to give him.

But after the war was over, Hertus' grandfather had no intention to fulfill his promise at all. It was just a delay, and he didn't even promise the promise he had made before.

This kind of behavior is naturally disgusting. After it was spread to Heratou, it even aroused domestic indignation. The soldiers angrily asked to fight, hoping to wash away the shame with blood.

After thinking about it again and again, Hertus went to ask his mother in person, and got his mother's support.

After obtaining permission, Hertus mobilized his army and started the offensive.

At the beginning of a battle, one side was a large army carefully trained by Hertus. At this time, six or seven thousand people were directly drawn out, which can almost dominate in this place. On the other side, there are only nearly a thousand weak-willed guards. Morale is weakened and trained. Loose.

The result of the battle was self-evident. A few months later, Hutus stood in the palace, watching his grandfather kneeling in front of him, his eyes as dark as ink did not move at all.

He imprisoned his maternal grandfather, and then claimed to inherit the country in the name of his mother, greatly reducing the resistance of the citizens and nobles.

The annexation of a country has doubled Heratou's strength. It can already be called a great country in this wasteland, which is frightening.

Fortunately, after annexing the land and people of a country, Hetus did not continue to show great offensiveness. Apart from actively cleaning up domestic bandits and wild people, he showed no intention of attacking other countries.

This situation caused the surrounding countries to breathe a sigh of relief, and the original vigilant mood began to relax a little.