Zeppelin let out a hysterical scream. "Attack, attack! Attack for me, you lowly wretches, you..."
Zeppelin was so furious that his throat rattled; he nearly passed out from rage. He could understand the city defense soldiers disregarding his orders for gold coins. But his own private troops? He had kept them well-fed on fish and meat, and never shorted them on generous military pay!
Why had his own private soldiers collapsed so quickly and betrayed him so readily in the face of the Longshan Family's gold offensive?
"Attack! You pack of lowborn bastards!" Zeppelin's eyes had gone red with rage.
Zeppelin and the diehard knight retainers of the great nobles around him charged forward. They lashed their whips furiously, striking at the soldiers who were constantly scooping up gold coins from the ground. Several hot-tempered knights even drew their weapons and cut down soldiers who were frantically stuffing coins into their pockets.
Lin Qi roared furiously, "Zeppelin, you shameless scoundrel! What right do you have to stop a citizen of Vias from pursuing gold coins? By the great Goddess of Wealth! Every Vias citizen's pursuit of gold coins is sacred and inviolable. What you are doing is the grave sin of blasphemy!"
The Goddess of Wealth's doctrine was peculiar. It taught her followers—when one follower of gold held a gold coin in his hand, another follower could not seize his interests through any form of violence. Otherwise, it was the grave sin of blasphemy!
These Vias soldiers were picking up gold coins, yet Zeppelin's knights had actually gone on a wild slashing spree. This was unquestionably the grave crime of desecrating the gods!
The soldiers gathering coins suddenly heard the agonized screams of their comrades. They raised their heads one after another and saw the bloodstained blades in those knights'