Chapter 751 – External Affairs (1)
King Molyeong opened the door to a new era and appeared.
Now no one would question that dark fact.
Kingdom.
A third force that grew wild in southern China and took back some of the forces of Flower, restored barren lands that had been deemed impossible to revive, and even began to invade the land of the Ginkgo family, which boasts an eons-old history.
Led by Lee Si-heon, they proved from the last war that they are in no way inferior to Flower or World Tree.
The kingdom had a small but loyal and strong army.
Likewise, the kingdom was full of talented people comparable to Flower’s executives and agents.
The rumor that a wealthy man who dominates the underworld is raising an absurd amount of funds is probably not false.
It would not be an unheard of story to say that the whereabouts of a capitalist who suddenly sold off his stocks and disappeared was discovered there.
A few phrases that dominate portal sites every day.
Layers of anxiety caused by extensive conspiracy theories, ghost stories, and frequent wars were blocking the light of the world.
─【Breaking News】 Union, “Admits delay in subjugation.” Is it because of differences of opinion with the imperial family?
─【Breaking News】 Countries withdrawing from the Union… Where is God?
─This is a deleted article.
Even the once ironclad media began to collapse, especially in some countries where the influence of the world tree could not be reached.
Doubts about God, the absolute being, are growing.
Due to the incompetent government and association’s defenseless decision, many people hid and had their hands engraved.
The political standoff between the ruling and opposition parties continued in vain.
In some countries, the system was overturned and some churches burned down.
A long time ago, there were many people who became fanatics of the World Tree after being immersed in its vast radiance. The extreme actions of some believers were frowned upon and became an opportunity for many to turn their backs on fundamental faith.
The first country to show change was the United States.
As the power of the Camellia family, centered in the house, collapsed, the civil war between arborist and anti-arborist factions became more intense.
The fighting, which lasted so long that the number of deaths cannot be estimated, has not yet ended.
─In God We trust
The main axis of the pro-world tree, which could be seen just by looking at the country’s motto, has collapsed like that.
It became an opportunity for the authority of the World Tree to be greatly undermined.
However,
Although there is no room for praise, there were still trees that sacrificed their lives and entrusted their lives to the church.
“How are you feeling?”
“… “Vice Perpatua.”
A blonde nun, with her hands folded together, came into Kim Su-yeon’s hospital room to find her, who had returned to Korea.
“That is. Hmm. I can’t say it’s good. Haha.”
Sooyeon smiled bitterly and stretched out her grasp her, showing off her one of her black, rotten arms her.
Perpatua sighed briefly.
“Ah… How is the pain?”
“It hurts quite a bit. Still, it’s worth holding on to.”
Sooyeon smiled awkwardly and lowered her arms, recalling what happened back then.
A vivid memory that comes to mind. It was the moment I faced Lee Si-heon and swung my sword.
-Dismissal.
A dark-colored bamboo sprouting from the ground penetrates one’s Danjeon.
“It was an attack you couldn’t see. I honed my strength like that… “I couldn’t do anything.”
Quick. And along with the sensation of something precious being cut off, something flowing through my body was cut and the magic drained out.
My body had become unable to use magical power.
“That means.”
“… It means we can never fight again.”
I can’t lift a sword.
Suyeon lowered the corner of her mouth with a gloomy face.
Now there are times when even walking feels daunting. What can I do?
I am angry.
Su-yeon blushed at the feeling of her stomach boiling, and covered her face with her hands.
“… Sorry. Deputy. There’s still a lot of work to be done. “If only I had been a little stronger.”
Still.
There are many people dying in this world due to conflict.
Orphans who lost their families are starving, and nobles who live in luxury have no gratitude for those who fought before them.
-Kwaak.
Suyeon clenched her fists with all her might and her body her trembled.
“Suyeon, calm down a little.”
“How do I calm down… ? “You know, too.”
When Perpatua was still a saint.
The two people met by chance at a party to promote friendship between Mugung and the religious order, and there was an ideal they shared.
A discussion about justice among young girls who know nothing.
It was just nonsense that didn’t have a clear outline yet, but wasn’t romance and fairy tales supposed to bloom in places like that?
Suyeon has been following Mugung for a long time and has seen countries devastated by conflict.
A wailing sound that won’t fall from your ears.
Because her heart pounded loudly every time she heard it, she could not concentrate properly on the meal she was having with the country’s nobles.
-Suyeon.
-Yes yes… Her grandfather her.
-Take a close look.
And think.
-Why is this place so ruined?
Nobles cutting up fatty meat and greedily savoring it.
Suyeon smelled a disgusting smell from the nobles who welcomed Mugung.
They said.
-I’m looking into a smuggling ship. Noble blood like ours doesn’t suit a noisy neighborhood like this.
-Compensation for humans who died in war? Hehe, there is no need for compensation for someone who is already dead. Just protecting us is something we should be thankful for. People who only do the same thing are greedy… There are many things to wish for. Isn’t that right?
They dismissed their dying subjects as being worse than insects.
They viewed humans as tools of war, and in extreme cases, they did not hesitate to call them an inferior species.
‘… Why is it like that?’
Her grandfather gave her time to think.
Without any interference, they just showed examples of various types of woodmen and humans.
I was given a wide range of experiences and went through a process of self-reflection and self-reflection.
There were many good nobles in the world,
Because there were many people who wore masks so terrible that they forgot this.
I wanted to correct this. So I tried. It was an attempt to escape from the shadow of Mugung.
In the past days, Sooyeon eradicated the corruption in Korea that Mugung had neglected.
Wherever he could save people, he did not spare any effort, even to the point of wearing out his hands and feet.
This subjugation was also planned for this purpose.
“Perpatua.”
“Yes. Suyeon. “Please speak.”
Sooyeon muttered quietly.
“Maybe I was wrong?”
I have seen too many people ruined by pursuing unreasonable changes.
I thought it was right to change from the inside.
“If it continues like this… So many people will die. “Maybe there will be no one left.”
The great journey undertaken by the first King Mokyeong ended in failure.
It is not that I cannot sympathize with the ideology of Lee Si-heon, who is currently in charge.
“… That’s too extreme a method. “Am I the only one who thinks that way?”
The World Tree and the Flower have long since degenerated for purposes other than the fight between ideologies.
I did not think that Lee Si-heon’s thoughts were surrounded by him, would also remain the same forever.
“I could change it. Without war.”
In fact, the distance between wood people and humans was getting closer.
Prohibition of discrimination in the Academy. Rules that were laughed at at first have recently become established.
Above all, the church’s policy has changed toward equality, and the values of the trees have changed to the extent that there are differences of opinion even among the five major world trees.
All of this is something that previous generations could not even dream of.
There were some who praised it as a flower ball.
No one knew that it was essentially thanks to internal petitions and pleas that were already aware of the problem.
They say that the problem can only be resolved by escalating it through the use of force.
Many people think so, but…
“Under…” …”
The reason why the current denomination is able to have some dignity.
It was thanks to the efforts of saints such as Suyeon, Perpatua, Jeong Si-woo, and Isabella to correct the evils.
What.
Due to her radical efforts to eradicate corruption, the fact that she had no supporters in Korea was another problem.
Now she was in a state of extreme stress after being criticized by all kinds of public opinion.
“I understand Sooyeon’s thoughts.”
Suyeon raised her head at Perpatua’s her words her.
“However, our ideas are not accepted by everyone.”
“You too… Does it sound the same?”
“I love everyone. We work to share the happiness and blessings bestowed by the World Tree. But these days, there are many people who feel resistance to even such a small and pure faith.”
Kim Su-yeon is honest, she does not believe in God.
It would be a shame for the World Tree to rely on other powers, but I didn’t think he was that great.
So why did Suyeon end up on the side protecting the World Tree?
I don’t think they are great, but I respect them.
Prosperity, sacrifice, and the various world trees were doing their best to correct goodness and justice.
They fed many people. It enabled the poor to lead a good life.
Just as there is a special species like Sooyeon among nobles.
Even among the world trees, there was a being like her.
And as if Su-yeon changed something.
As for the World Tree, I had no doubt that she could do it.
In fact, there were many cases where many moderate world trees rebelled against higher beings.
“What does the saint want to say?”
Perpatua smiled.
She is loved by many people and smiles with a very pretty face. She captured Sooyeon’s heart right away.
“I know, right. What is it? In this age where faith has become a cheap joke… Radical activists are becoming the mainstay of history. Still, we must not stop thinking.”
We must continue to come up with solutions.
Although the moderate faction is small and unsightly.
Even though they were putting all their effort into protecting those who died in the war, they had no power to compete with other forces. Nevertheless.
“It is because of people like you that faith is maintained.”
“…”
“Honestly, I was surprised that most of my grandfather’s legacy was handed over to the church. Without exaggerating at all, the number of people you have saved is countless.”
“… “Then what do you do?”
Now my body is broken.
I couldn’t fight, and I lost any chance of making a comeback.
Per Patua, seeing Soo-yeon with a look of despair on her face, spoke with her sincerity.
“Your good deeds are enough. Sooyeon, I’m saying this as a friend.”
“… Yes?”
“I don’t want to sacrifice any more than this.”
The representative of the World Tree of Sacrifice would say such a thing.
Suyeon’s pupils got bigger.
“War will become more severe in the future. We will try our best to achieve our wishes somehow. But I hope Soo-yeon isn’t there. “I hope you will remain in the new era.”
“… What do you mean?”
The limit has been reached.
If Soo-yeon went any further, it would not end with her losing her life.
Her plan, which had been her own way of walking, was completely shattered starting from this incident.
Rather than cutting off the tail…
A recommendation to save Kim Soo-yeon.
“I don’t like it.”
“No.”
Perpatua, who rejected Sooyeon’s words, added.
“Think about another way.”
Two people with a close personal relationship.
However, this was the first time that Perpatua made such a recommendation seriously.
Is it because I’m that worried?
Su-yeon felt even greater despair at Perpatua’s pitiful words.
“… Anyway, I can’t do anything in this state.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No. “I am too immature.”
Let’s organize our thoughts and regain our composition.
When Sooyeon nodded her head, Per Patua bowed her head to express her gratitude.
“Ah, time… “I’ll go then, Sooyeon.”
“Yes. Please go in carefully. “Saint.”
“Saint… It’s been a long time since I’ve been called that.”
“… Because I’m used to it. “Don’t you like it?”
“You don’t like it? Hehe. I love any nickname. “Because each name has a story and meaning.”
I love you.
These are the words that Per Patua wears on her lips.
It’s not an embarrassing feeling… I wonder if it contains her will to embrace everything and see it as beautiful.
“Then, rest in peace today. I love you. Sooyeon.”
“… Yes.”
It’s a relationship we’ve had since childhood.
After Su-yeon sent Per Patua away with a shy smile, she was lost in her thoughts for a moment.
‘What was he trying to say in the end?’
Maybe the method is wrong.
Or is it just out of sheer concern that I’m letting her off the hook on this?
However, Su-yeon was not weak enough to break her due to the advice of others.
“Ugh.”
Her side her aches.
Suyeon frowned at the searing pain she felt, and decided to close her eyes first and go to sleep.
What will the next article be about?
One news that appeared the next day.
─【Breaking News】 The current World Tree of Sacrifice, Perpatua representative… Confirmation of death.
It was the death of a long-time friend with whom I shared ideals.
