The next day, the Provincial Capital of Cadro Province was placed under full lockdown. Priests from the Church of Life worked with the City Defense Army to search every household, rooting out traces of Barren Cult followers within the city and uncovering more than thirty Famine Cult followers along the way.
Because of Governor Audrey's actions, nobles large and small throughout Cadro Province were forced to remain within the city.
Compared with the strict screening of the City Defense Army, the commoners in the city, and the commoners from surrounding villages and towns, these nobles and their attendants merely had their movements restricted and were not subjected to overly rigorous scrutiny.
The search continued until the morning of the seventh day. The Provincial Capital of Cadro Province was thoroughly transformed. Those with only minor factional deviations were demoted to slaves, while the more serious offenders were purified in public.
Seven days later, Velin entered the city once more. As he passed through the gates, he found that the guards stationed there had almost all been replaced.
In contrast, passing commoners and merchant caravans only needed to pay the entry tax according to the rules to enter safely, without being extorted by the soldiers along the way.
"Our governor is quite capable. Using this cult incident, she cleaned out the City Defense Army of Cadro Province," Velin said, turning to Kyle.
"My lord, that is only normal. This time, even the commander of the City Defense Army was removed and replaced by the governor's Head Maid," Kyle replied softly.
"A scapegoat, nothing more. But who told him to manage an army with so many cultists in it? The rest of his life probably will not be pleasant. Either he becomes an atonement knight for the Church of Life, or he is