Chapter 204 – 45. Chapter 4. (4)
The apostle leading tens of thousands of people began to reveal his ambition in earnest. … As Allen predicted.
– The god of the holy kingdom is fake, and my god is real.
He vehemently criticized the corruption of the Seongguk, which only fills his stomach while ignoring the hungry citizens.
A holy country that gives nothing, an apostle of a meat-producing god….
A situation where the group, the continent, and whose hand they will raise are all too obvious.
– It’s time for my god to descend.
The Apostle of God ordered an advance into the Holy Land. The crowd, already possessed by hallucinations and madness, obeyed the apostle.
– God willing.
That one word was enough.
For the sake of the apostle, the crowd will willingly die as martyrs.
“No matter how Seongguk is a toothless tiger… , Can you finally be defeated by a group of apostles?”
Allen, who had been leaning crookedly in his chair and looking up at the clear sky, turned his gaze back to the clever magician. A faint smile crept across his lips.
“In the first place, history happens when you are careless like that.”
A tone close to certainty. Elena sensed Allen knew something.
“…… Do you know anything?”
“Well. Anyway, the time has come for the castle to collapse. … They’ve been doing it for too long.”
The prevailing view was that even some people thought how much of a threat they would be if that vile group flocked to the Holy Land.
However, the estimated number of the apostolic group is approximately thirty thousand. Even if the castle is 100,000, most of it is a population in their 50s or older who cannot fight. The number of usable combatants in the Holy Kingdom was not ten thousand, and even if all of them were scraped together, it would be five thousand.
Of course, how could 30,000 bare-headed people cross the high walls of the Holy Kingdom? No matter how strong the gates of the Holy Kingdom are, if you hit them with countless black magic, they will inevitably break through.
It is a holy country that does not even feel a sense of crisis right now, so it will only grasp the situation when a crisis is right in front of its nose. But by then, it would be too late.
According to the scenario, the sage king and high-ranking officials will flee all night to preserve their lives, and the kingdom will fall to the apostles.
…… However, if the Empire were involved here as Allen suggested, it was unknown how the fate of the Holy Nation would change.
…… I want to…… ?
It’s an open secret that the Empire doesn’t look very kindly at the Holy Nation. Even if the top heads are corrupt, it’s too corrupt. Of course, that applies to the empire as well, but at least it didn’t hit the citizens behind the name of the god like the holy kingdom.
Moreover, the fact that the Seongguk continues to hesitate to preserve its position instead of actively taking action whenever a crisis strikes the continent means that it is already unqualified to use the name Seongguk.
However, even so, it was difficult to predict what decision the Empire would make.
… Allen just waited for the results.
“It’s Danzuni!”
Kancho with alopecia areata hurriedly ran to Arlen, who was working in the office on the top floor of the Guild House.
“Catch your breath, calm down.”
Kancho pressed his hand to his panting chest and calmed his breath.
“News from the holy kingdom has arrived… !”
Finally… !
The news came three months after Monoir left for Vermandois with Allen’s letter.
“The Holy King runs away….”
Seongwang ran away according to the scenario,
“The Empire and the saintess defeated heresy!”
A new master has appeared in the Holy Kingdom.
The saintess, Monua.
· · ·
The war with the apostles was intense.
The mad group’s charge, ignoring death, instilled deep fear in people’s hearts.
In fact, they weren’t enemies. …… Like Monua, ordinary people who sought God to live. Knowing that, Monua cut them down while crying.
If it had not been for the fire-ghost Grenzo, who entered the battle at the prince’s earnest request, it would have been difficult to overwhelm the battle situation. … As such, the group of apostles was much stronger than expected.
After defeating heresy, the empire seized the opportunity and destroyed the kingdom’s system. Because the ruling class of the Holy Nation has always been a thorn in the eye of the Empire.
Because the Seongguk, which acknowledged its autonomy for its spiritual support, should disappear if it fails to fulfill its role.
Thus, the existence of Seongwang disappeared. Of course, there was opposition from the existing Seongwang group, but not even the Empire and even the Seongguk were on their side.
An unrecognized king was no longer a king. The seat of the Holy King, which had continued for hundreds of years, disappeared into the dark side of history.
The empire put forward Saint Monua. Although he has no power, he is respected by the citizens of the Holy Land.
– Everyone is equal before God.
Monua opened the gates of her inner castle. She got rid of the useless Holy Land Law and followed the Imperial Law.
She pulled down everything that was above. At least in the Holy Land, so that everyone is on the same line.
… So that the holy kingdom would not be above the god—-.
The saintess realized it belatedly.
God isn’t just in the Holy Land.
That God exists everywhere.
Even in the noblest imperial palace on the continent, and in the dirtiest gutter on the continent.
Monua released all of her possessions from the former kings and bishops, so that she could save everyone.
To overcome this terrible drought together.
…… Then one day.
Saint Monua had a visitor from her. … She was a little, no, very special guest to her.
As soon as she saw the man entering her room, she jumped up from her seat.
“Danlord… !”
Monua was so happy to see Allen that she forgot her saintly face and ran to him and embraced him. He gave her a warm pat on the back as well.
“It was a lot of hard work.”
She belatedly realized her own ugliness, and withdrew, her face blushed.
“I was worried a lot about how to say thank you.”
“It’s okay. You said it even then. It is the result of your earnestness.”
“… At that time, if the lord had not been kind to me, this miracle would not have happened.”
“I’m afraid someone isn’t a saint…. OK, then. Let’s take credit for each other.”
Allen smiled lightly and held out her hand. Monua also smiled shyly and took her hand as he reached out to her.
“Yes, Monua…. Have you found your God?”
The saintess smiled wider and wider than ever before.
“…… Yes, I found it.”
She had no miracle turning stone into meat,
Another miracle came to the continent.
· · ·
“Allen sober!”
Prince Murloc warmly welcomed Allen when he visited the Holy Land.
“Majesty. How are you all this time?”
“Goodbye. How are you?”
“Hey, well, I stuck to Vermand Dois to preserve her body.”
They both smiled.
“Looks like you’re thinking of leaving soon.”
“I have to leave. I have finished my work.”
“…… It was a bold decision.”
“Can I stand being told to make a saint? … If I do this, a line of my name will be written in the history books. The prince who gave birth to the saintess.”
The murloc chuckled, then returned to its original expression.
“I was thinking of getting my hands on it someday. If religion is corrupt, it will be ruined. …… And just in time, the opportunity came.”
“Okay.”
A long silence passed between the two.
Allen quietly took something out of her arms and gently pushed her in front of the prince. He looked into her eyes and asked what it was.
“It is a business proposal.”
“…… A business proposal?”
Danju laughed softly.
“Winter is coming soon. Many people will starve to death. Wouldn’t it be hard to open the barn carelessly? The population of the capital alone is 500,000, and even the imperial palace will be destroyed in an instant.”
The prince nodded his chin as if to continue talking.
“Still, shouldn’t we keep their lifelines on as long as we can? However, precious grain cannot be sown for free… , So there is a national project that I have envisioned.”
The middle-aged prince looked down at the open proposal and then quietly recited the most important one.
“Therefore…… Let’s install magic lights on the street?”
“The light of the capital shines brightly even in the dark…. Isn’t that similar to your current situation? I’m sure everyone who sees it will feel awe of the Empire. There can also be relief work in parallel. Even if the workers were provided with two meals a day, breakfast and lunch, they would gather like bees.”
The prince understood exactly what Allen was saying.
A large-scale civil engineering project to plow all the main streets of the capital.
Let’s overcome this crisis with that.
“Also, the main roads in the capital are in a state of deterioration. It is time for an overhaul.”
“…… Not bad, but…….”
Allen noticed at once the prince’s worry, which was slightly blurry at the end of his words.
The imperial palace was not in a relaxed situation right now.
“All expenses for materials, including magic power, will be paid in one year. …… When this crisis is over, when everyone catches their breath.”
Then the prince chuckled.
“You seem convinced that next year this will all be over.”
“That’s right. … And, if you wish, I will give you the right to extend the payment for another year.”
It was a truly unconventional proposal.
Impossible to refuse.
“You… , A born entrepreneur. Last time and this time, I won’t let you go if you don’t take it.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
The prince tapped the table lightly with the bundle of papers in his hand, then nodded slowly.
“Good. Let me suggest it to His Majesty.”
“Please.”
“Agnes would be much better off if she was as flexible as you are. …… It’s because he’s kind of like an old man. Sometimes they are worse than me.”
Haha….”
If she had been flexible, since she was recruited from [Guild Master], She wouldn’t have suffered so much.
“Anyway, nice to meet you. Allen Danju. I hope we see each other with good news next time.”
“Yes, Your Highness. May you always be blessed on the road ahead.”
The two shared a friendly farewell handshake.
And the next day, the prince left Seongguk early in the morning and headed for the capital.
Carrying Allen’s business proposal—-.
