Work Prophet

Li Yu did not intend to participate personally in the upcoming war.

He was a prophet of the Double Rest Sect, not a Berserker or a Dragon Knight, and he had only intervened before to help the Lady get through the immediate crisis.

With Tristan's crushing defeat, the Resistance Army had survived the last stretch of darkness before dawn and welcomed the light.

The battles to come would not be as difficult as before, and it was a good opportunity for Ireya to get some practice.

Miss Rabbit, aided by Duren, Kamzi, Alfred, and others, had now also won over Ivan, and was equipped with freshly made Italian Cannons.

Li Yu even lent the White Queen to her to bolster her forces, leaving only the Firearms Team in Green Field to guard against the dying struggles of the Wing Tribe remnants in Lake City.

In fact, even if those Wing Tribe members took advantage of the Lady's absence to make a mobility-based sneak attack on Green Field, it would no longer change the outcome of the war.

Because as long as the Lady was alive, other losses could be compensated for, and having built up Green Field for so long, Li Yu did not wish to see it destroyed.

Moreover, with the increase of prisoners, more guards were needed to watch over those fellows.

In the process of settling the new prisoners, the ten thousand Dwarves in the mines played quite a significant role.

They had been working for the Lady for some time, gradually becoming familiar with their new lives, and were surprised to find that they were not living worse than before.

At the very least, they no longer worried about food and could fill their stomachs every day.

Li Yu's early investments were slowly paying off, and the fish farming practices of the Double Rest Sect were becoming increasingly successful.

Many people now joined the fish farming forces, digging ponds behind their homes.

Their agriculture mainly focused on dogfish and catfish, along with a mix of other species, which caused a significant decrease in fish prices compared to before, ensuring a stable meat supply.

And under Li Yu's strong promotion, the followers of the Double Rest Sect also began to make efforts to eat fish, with an endless variety of fish cooking methods emerging.

Besides the most common steaming and stewing, there were fish balls, fish cakes, fish sausages, fish noodles, and so on…

The Dwarves in the mines were also benefiting, getting to eat some fish products every now and then, and if they worked hard, they could exchange for extra fish meat, provided they could resist the temptation to exchange it for liquor.

Besides, the prospect of the Sabbath meant that they felt life was increasingly looking up.

Additionally, the majority of the Dwarves had joined the Double Rest Sect and started to believe in Saturdays.

Seeing the arrival of new faces, among whom were many of their kind, they enthusiastically went up to greet them, holding their hands and persuasively urging them to work hard, accept reforms, and not think about escaping.

Because no matter how much they tried to run, it was impossible to escape the grasp of the Sabbath, and after a while, Dwarf missionaries came over to preach to the newcomers and depict the beautiful life that lay ahead.

In truth, these older Dwarves were almost completely reformed, and the Lady had withdrawn many of the guards from the mine, resulting in hardly anyone attempting to flee.

Later, Miss Rabbit granted additional clemency, allowing them to exchange work points for silver coins to spend in the city.

For the Dwarves, mining was becoming more and more like a decent job, and they gradually forgot that they were still prisoners.

If it weren't for many who had wives and children at home, they would have been content to mine iron in this place for the rest of their lives.

When the time was right, the Lady, following Li Yu's suggestion, added fuel to the fire by introducing a new policy.

Dwarves who performed excellently were allowed, after working for three years, to become official citizens of Green Field, and at that time could also bring over their families, so the dwarves worked even harder.

Only Miss Rabbit felt a bit regretful that the good and cheap labor force would be gone after three years.

However, the Prophet of the Double Rest Sect told her that people are most motivated when working for themselves; captives are far less efficient than workers, and those dwarves settling down could also expand the consumer market, further promoting production.

As a result, Green Field became even more lively and prosperous, and it was worth paying a little price for it.

In any case, after the great battle with Tristan, Li Yu shifted his focus back to missionary work and development.

Especially missionary work, which was the focal point of his job; other matters were all in service of this objective.

Solomon and his Wing Tribe army were absent from the final battle to conquer the western territories. Lake City had been sealed for so long, and with no one coming out for such a long time, more and more people realized that those of the Wing Tribe had encountered serious trouble.

And Li Yu's previous warning to Solomon was spread once again, not just in the western territories but even in Golden Valley, where many people were talking about the Divine Punishment Sabbath had brought down on those of the Wing Tribe.

In conjunction with the sudden and mysterious deaths of many birds in several places, the public's perception of Sabbath's power was renewed.

This was the first time in recorded history that a deity had directly intervened in the mortal world's warfare, and the effect was terrifying.

It made the once invincible Wing Tribe army, which had been undefeated on Bratis Continent, hide in Lake City, afraid to come out.

Moreover, the news continued to spread to even farther places, and at the same time, it triggered a massive influx of people flocking to Green Field.

They too hoped to receive protection from Sabbath and the Lady.

Li Yu, of course, did not turn away these devoted followers who came to his doorstep. Due to a shortage of missionary staff, Li Yu even took to preaching himself these past few days.

Every time he was present for preaching, there were thousands of people, and once even more than ten thousand.

Seeing a sea of heads pressing in, Li Yu simply found a small hillside, had everyone sit around him on the slope, while he stood on the hilltop with a megaphone, explaining the doctrines and commandments.

Afterward, Li Yu also planned to build several more church schools to train more Sabbaths.

So these days, it wasn't just the Lady who was busy; Li Yu was equally busy. Fortunately, seeing the numbers jumping by fifties on his account, his efforts paid off, as he estimated that at least forty or fifty thousand could be added to next month's bonus.

However, with the army setting off again, Li Yu could only continue with his missionary work in the military for the time being.

The Resistance Army advanced with unstoppable momentum, soon arriving at Rock Snow City.

And this first stronghold of the western territories had long since closed its gates, with barely visible archers on the walls, their arrowheads gleaming coldly, pointing at the unwelcome guests outside the city.

Kamzi stepped out from the crowd and rode his horse to the city below.

Soon, a sharp arrow shot from the city walls, embedding itself in the ground in front of the horse's hooves.

And the force behind the arrow was so great that after it pierced the ground, the feathered end was still shaking.

Kamzi knew this was a warning from the guards, so he didn't advance any further, and just shouted from below the city, "Clovis, is Lord Clovis there?"

A moment later, a voice came from the wall, "Lord Clovis is old, how could he possibly stay on the city walls all the time, what do you want with him?"