The Saint and the Grand Inquisitor: You Nearly Scared Us to Death! / Croak! A Big One! We're Done For!

If, during the future cleanup process, a certain area becomes particularly stubborn, with firepower strong enough to rival High-speed Battleship, Utopia will certainly redeploy personnel from areas that have already been cleared.

This could very well allow resistance forces in some parts of Iberia to resurface, causing further harm to the local people.

Iberia has a very large land area.

There are so many evildoers that they cannot be counted.

Although the probability is small, it is definitely not zero.

"After occupying the capital, we should gradually expand outward from the center, while establishing good defensive measures to prevent certain people with ulterior motives from making a comeback."

By centering on the capital, Huang Cao can avoid the above situations.

Because by this time, the second party must have already established a complete set of administrative measures, and the rear area had been stabilized.

A spider web is a very regular pattern, and the army of Utopia, like a spider, weaves its web outwards in a regular pattern.

Each expansion of the area means that the cleaning process in that area is synchronized.

So even if you encounter a counterattacking enemy, they will definitely be outside the spider web, and won't suddenly attack you from behind.

"Order the fleet to advance at full speed. On the way to the capital, crush anyone who dares to obstruct us."

"Time waits for no one; only in this way can we end the suffering of the Iberia as soon as possible!"

Chapter 354 Saints, Grand Inquisitor: We were almost scared to death!

The fleet's speed exceeded everyone's expectations, and it moved with almost unstoppable momentum.

Huang Cao ordered, "Proceed at full speed. Do not stop even if you encounter ordinary people who are about to starve to death. Any soldier who leaves the ranks will be severely punished."

If a powerful and authoritative center of power cannot be established immediately, endless turmoil awaits this country.

The tide of history, most of the time, cannot stop for the sake of one person's hunger.

Even a simple act of kindness, if you share a piece of bread with disaster victims along the way, means that countless more pieces of bread will be distributed in the future.

This small act of kindness may save one life, but if it continues, it will save the lives of countless others.

"Damn it! Why can Utopia openly invade Iberia?! Isn't there any country that can stop it?"

Meanwhile, the two young men were watching the High-speed Battleship speeding down the mountain, their eyes filled with anger.

The man wearing the small bowler hat is named Carmen.

The man wearing a wide-brimmed hat was called Dario by the villagers in the surrounding area.

At this time, both of them were only twenty years old, the prime of their lives for striving for success.

Or rather, they are on their way to becoming legends.

Dario, the Grand Inquisitor of the future Inquisition.

Saint Carmen, one of the future rulers of Iberia.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these two will be the pillars of Iberia's future, the men who will rebuild the country's Order.

Unfortunately, today's Huang Cao has taken their place in history and is confident that it can do even better.

"Dario, I've heard a little about the reputation of Utopia. Anyway, the situation in Iberia can't get any worse. Glory and shame are nothing in the face of hunger."

"It's Carmen," a young man remarked with a sigh.

Dario gripped his longsword tightly, his eyes blazing with fury. "But are we really going to let them run rampant like this? This is our land."

"My friend, do you have some brilliant idea? Our martial arts skills may be able to deal with some roaming bandits, but they certainly can't stop a High-speed Battleship."

"Or you could do some performance art, like throwing stones at their High-speed Battleship, no, maybe you don't have that much strength."

Dario fell silent. Carmen was right; with their abilities, they could only protect the village at best.

When faced with wars between nations, our strength is far too small. Are we to let the militia of a few villages resist the crushing force of industrial civilization?

"Let's just take it one step at a time," Carmen sighed, inwardly thankful that at least Victoria wasn't the one who came today.

For Patriot, there is no greater tragedy than this: having the will to save the country but being powerless to reverse its fate.

After Utopia entered the Iberia border, it took only half a month to occupy the capital.

Huang Cao walked to the place where the Iberian King once held court; even the palace floor was paved with gold.

The throne was once so glorious, but now only dust remains on it.

"The lord of Utopia, the president of Gaul, the king consort of Kazdel, the speaker of Victoria, and the chieftain of Sargon."

Huang Cao on the throne once occupied by the Iberian King, taking into account the fact that the Iberia still recognized the emperor.

"From this day forward, I am the Iberian King!"

Anyway, now that the Iberian King is inside the belly of the Dreadfish, the Fool's Ship, adrift at sea, is unlikely to return anytime soon.

It would be better to make myself the emperor; that would be more in line with the country's circumstances.

Utopia's administrative efficiency was exceptionally fast; after its lord made the decision, it only took three days to establish the new king's reputation.

Of course, Huang Cao still announced to everyone the fact that Iberia had been destroyed by Utopia.

After stabilizing the situation in the capital, he sent a large number of people to clean up the city.

Therefore, it wasn't until the seventh day after occupying the capital that Utopia's fleet officially began clearing the surrounding area.

But during the cleanup, the ordinary Iberia citizens who were being rescued looked puzzled upon hearing that their country had fallen.

Didn't our country already perish a year ago? How come it's only now that it's finished?

Upon hearing this, Huang Cao couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah... does this count as an invasion?"

In the minds of most of the country's inhabitants, Iberia was already doomed after the king's death.

Iberia has long since ceased to exist!

This was somewhat unexpected for Master Huang. It seems that the chaos in this country has exceeded his original expectations, and the people here have even lost all sense of national identity.

However, this situation is also more favorable for Utopia to annex Iberia.

But just as the cleanup of Utopia was halfway through, some unexpected events suddenly occurred.

One midday, while he was directing people to organize historical materials at the Iberia Royal Palace, he suddenly received a phone call from one of his subordinates.

"My lord, a small village near the capital has refused to restore utopia. Should we carry out Decapitation Strike against its leader?"

On the other end of the phone was a Utopia worker in charge of cleaning up the area. ^si2?

The Utopia envoys had already gone to negotiate a few hours earlier. They were not coerced into violence in the village and were even warmly received.

But the other side is also unwilling to submit to Utopia.

"The village leader must have good management skills and his behavior is in line with the values of a normal person, otherwise you wouldn't be so conflicted."

Having read the report, Huang Cao naturally knew what had happened; it was nothing more than the sudden appearance of a qualified manager similar to himself.

There are ruthless and ambitious people everywhere, and they all share a common characteristic: they know how to win over public opinion.

Compared to other mountain bandits who claimed to be of Iberia royal blood, this kind of person was more likely to unify the entire Iberia.

"Could it be those two guys?" Huang Cao muttered to himself.

If you do the math, the two old guys, the Grand Inquisitor and the Saint, should still be in their youth at this time.

Thinking about it that way, it might actually be true.

Huang Cao replied to the cleaning staff on the other end of the phone, "Ignore this village for now. We'll deal with it after we've finished cleaning up the other areas. We don't need one or two more for the time being."

Meanwhile, Dario and Carmen, who were holding binoculars in the distance, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the High-speed Battleship's turrets lower.

Dario: "I almost thought we were all doomed, but thankfully it was you who calmly went to negotiate."

"You need to learn some social skills too. Actually, this was expected. We've all seen what Utopia has been doing these past few days. Apart from their somewhat extreme methods, there's basically nothing wrong with them."

If the time is right, we might actually be able to join them.

Chapter 355 Croak! It's a big guy! We're doomed!

"Damn it, where did this reckless army come from?"

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad; not everyone can receive the preferential treatment that Master Huang gives to Dario and Carmen.

For example, the bandits entrenched throughout the Iberia Peninsula.

The one who raised this question was one of the bandit leaders.

He had an even more terrifying name: Heartripper.

Just like his codename suggests, his favorite thing to do was to rip out other people's hearts and use them to threaten his subordinates and Iberia who did not obey him.

Chaos is a paradise for the wicked.

This is the current situation in Iberia, which haunts countless criminals.

His Originium Arts are simple and brutal; he can manipulate water vapor in the air with his staff and even directly plunder the water from his opponent's body.

Heartripper originally thought that the world had become like this for his own sake, and even had the illusion that he was the next Iberian King.

But I never expected the times to change so quickly.

Before he could even enjoy a few days of peace after having his Heartripper, several envoys claiming to be from Utopia arrived, wanting him to surrender.

Of course, he refused to accept Heartripper and planned to rip out the hearts of these people as a warning to others.

The result was predictable; after all, if things had really gone that smoothly, he wouldn't be so terrified now.

At that time, all the combat personnel in the camp surrounded it, and as a result, only ten of the original one hundred men remained.

Now, there are severed limbs everywhere, and even Heartripper, thinking that their code name is prepared for the other party.

Finally, the people who came to recruit him left, sparing his life.

Heartripper couldn't understand why they didn't just eliminate him directly; with their strength, they could have done it with a simple flick of their wrist.

Utopia Bandit Suppression Messenger: We still need to go through the procedures. If you're all gone, who will know that my notification was sent out?

Since the stronghold was located right here, with High-speed Battleship nearby, there was no way this group of people could escape the blockade area.

If anyone even considers running away, the snipers on board the High-speed Battleship will show them who the real sniper god is.

This scenario played out repeatedly throughout Iberia Zero, tolling the death knell for the end of the chaos of VII. IX. 4!

Three days after the Utopian messengers massacred the territory of the Heartripper, before he could even recover.

In the morning, two burly women clad in heavy armor suddenly appeared at the entrance of the camp. Wielding long swords, they quickly hacked their way through the camp.

Within a few hours, apart from the ordinary people who had their Heartripper and enslaved, all the bandits' decision-makers were captured by these two big guys.

"What's the next step? Beheading and public display?" Utopia's ordinary soldier A asked his companion.

Utopia Ordinary Warrior B: That's right, but first we need to gather all the enslaved Iberia in this stronghold and read out these guys' crimes in front of them.

Because the righteous killings of the day before yesterday gave hope to all the enslaved people, almost no one was afraid of Utopia's actions.

Although these soldiers were just ordinary combat units, they did not even receive the Blessing of Abundance.

But their physical fitness and combat experience were enough to give these untrained bandits a run for their money.

Without a word, the two Utopia Warrior swiftly executed all the bandit leaders except for those Heartripper.

This guy Heartripper should naturally be sent to the capital for a public trial, but for now, we need to spare his life. This is also the first step in rebuilding the legal system.

The soldiers personally performed the beheadings from a high vantage point, while hundreds of people watched from below. The sight of heads flying everywhere instantly drew cheers from the crowd.

"Utopia is mighty!" the crowd below shouted.

Before the disaster, the Iberia were at least one of the most powerful nations on this land.

Although it was feudal in the strict sense, the high profits from maritime trade allowed everyone to benefit a little.

Basic education has even been popularized, so most Iberia have at least a primary school education.

In order to align with international standards, the country's newspapers also gave extensive coverage to the story of Utopia.

However, the decisive factor was that Huang Cao had done a good job of promoting Utopia before the disaster broke out, and had also given the Iberia newspaper a lot of money.

Therefore, most of the time, newspaper reports about utopia are actually biased towards fact.

While it might not be enough for Iberia to see Utopia as paradise, its reputation is at least not too bad.

After killing the bandits, the two soldiers followed the normal procedure and brought everyone in the camp over for questioning one by one.