All those who were saved from the plague, under the great terror of life and death, became devout believers of the god of calamity. Furthermore, because all those who believed in the god of calamity had not been infected with the plague, this led many to believe that believing in the god of calamity could prevent the plague disaster, thereby leading to more and more people beginning to believe in the god of calamity.
After this plague ended, whether they were Unsullied or mercenary companies, whether they had been infected with the plague or had never been sick, in short, almost everyone in the Disputed Lands became devout believers of the god of calamity. And at the suggestion of the Cat Company, they discussed and planned to occupy the gem mine and its surrounding area entirely, to build a holy city belonging to the god of calamity.
Regarding this proposal, neither the Windblown nor the Golden Company expressed a stance, but their actions of withdrawing their men from the gem mine indicated that they would not hinder this matter.
When the news of occupying the gem mine and building a holy city reached the Three City States, the powerful figures of the Three City States naturally did not approve of it, but their disapproval was of no use.
Because although many people had died from the plague, many survivors remained, and these people were all skilled warriors. The Windblown and the Golden Company had also explicitly stated that they would not accept employment to deal with the rebellious Cat Company and Unsullied.
With the current defensive strength of the Three City States, let alone dealing with these Unsullied and mercenaries, it was barely enough for self-preservation. In the end, the Three City States could only tacitly allow these people to occupy the gem mine and its surrounding area.
However, before the farce in the Disputed Lands had completely subsided, Volantis, who had been preparing for a long time, felt the time was ripe and began to act.
From the discovery of Volantis's fleet appearing in the waters near Lys to Lys being besieged and surrendering, it took less than four days.
And even faster than Volantis was Lynd. When the news of Lys surrendering to Volantis reached Tyrosh, Tyrosh did not think of sending people to rescue Lys, but instead directly convened a council, and at the council, passed a proposal to pledge allegiance to Lord Linde, Lord of Summerhall.
When this proposal passed and began to be publicized throughout the city, although there were some minor disturbances, they were quickly resolved by the constables who had pledged allegiance to Lynd in advance. The entire Tyrosh was successfully taken over by Lynd in less than half a day, and the then Tyroshi Grand Prince died of a heart attack after hearing the news from his subordinates.
After Tyrosh was taken by Lynd, the Miracle Fleet, which Lynd had dispatched in advance, also entered the Myr Sea, anchoring outside the Myr docks, with the Sea Dragon Glutton patrolling near the docks.
Myr immediately blockaded the Miracle Fleet at the Myr docks, and both sides built defensive walls around the streets and houses to prevent attacks from the other.
At the same time, the army of believers of the god of calamity, who should have been building a holy city in the Disputed Lands, also arrived outside Myr city under the leadership of High Priest Marthus. Their contingent possessed complete siege equipment, and at this very moment, the Windblown and the Golden Company had already left the Disputed Lands and gone to Volantis for rest.
At this moment, the total combat strength available in all of Myr did not exceed three thousand people, and more than half of these three thousand were temporarily hired mercenaries. Among these mercenaries, the notorious Second Sons dominated, making Myr's situation very bad.
On the very evening that the god of calamity's believer army arrived outside Myr city, Governor Imonton, who was assembling the fleet and recruiting personnel at the docks, secretly met with two people: the newly appointed Trade Governor Fenya, and Lorak, the tribune and governor, a close associate of Administrative Governor Gamon Belleris.
If any Myr citizen had seen these two appear together, and seemingly on very good terms, they would certainly have been astonished, because everyone knew that Fenya, who had become the newly appointed Trade Governor by virtue of her senior membership in the Miracle Merchant Guild, had a very poor relationship with Administrative Governor Gamon's faction, and Lorak was naturally among them.
This was mainly because Gamon had seemingly used Fenya as a pawn to attack political opponents, and almost ruined Fenya's reputation, thus establishing their enmity.
Now, Fenya was with Lorak, Gamon's close associate, a sight that truly felt strange.
However, Governor Imonton seemed accustomed to this sight. Upon seeing the two, he very directly asked, "Do the previously discussed terms still hold?"
"Of course, they hold," Lorak nodded, looking at the somewhat anxious Governor Imonton, and said, "Lord Imonton, you actually don't need to worry that Lord Linde will break his promise. Look at Governor Fenya! She is the best proof that Lord Linde keeps his promises."
Fenya, who already understood Onstein's true identity, also cooperated, saying, "Lord Imonton, I believe you have already seen the message I sent you earlier. You should already know what their attitude towards you is. Do you think you still have a way out? If you lose this battle to the Miracle Fleet, Myr will fall, and you will lose your governorship. But if a miracle occurs and you defeat the Miracle Fleet, they will certainly not allow you, with your greatly increased prestige, to continue living. Even if you give up everything, they will not let you go. So you can only choose to cooperate with us now."
Imonton was silent for a moment, then turned to Lorak and asked, "I can understand why Fenya would defect to Summerhall; after all, Linde Terra saved her, and everything she has now was given to her by Linde Terra. But what about you? You, Lorak, have been a powerful figure in Myr since birth, became a tribune as an adult, and then a governor. I still remember your speech in Garden Square; people said your love for Myr was unrivaled. Logically, you shouldn't betray Myr and defect to Linde Terra. Why do you…"
"Betrayal?" Lorak smiled and said, "Why do you, Lord Imonton, think I am betraying Myr?"
"Is your current behavior not a betrayal?" Imonton frowned and said.
"Of course not, I am saving Myr," Lorak said in a deep voice. "The current Myr is beyond salvation; everyone is endlessly fighting for power, constantly engaging in internal strife. Those who genuinely work are ostracized and framed, while those who flatter and fawn can rise rapidly. They speak sweet words to your face but plot to stab you in the back the moment you turn away. The governance of a city-state should not be like this; it is distorted and needs correction."
Imonton said in a deep voice, "So you think Linde Terra can correct Myr's governance?"
Lorak shook his head and said, "No, Lord Linde is not interested in how to change Myr. He only needs to control Myr, even if Myr is just a ruin."
Imonton asked, puzzled, "In that case, why would you defect to Linde Terra?"
Lorak smiled and said, "Because I can change Myr, and Lord Linde is willing to let me do it."
As soon as Lorak finished speaking, Fenya pointed to the three people in the room and said, "In the future, Myr will no longer have a Council of Governors; there will only be a Three Governors system, and we three will be the first Three Governors."
After hearing this, Imonton pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I am willing to obey Lord Linde's instructions."
Hearing Imonton's words, Lorak and Fenya exchanged glances, a smile appearing on their faces.
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