"Father, this is everything I experienced in Welsk City."

In the Duke's residence in Trikla City, the chubby Duke's eldest son, Patrick Michael, was nervously waiting for the answer from Archduke Michael, Arubeg Michael.

The grand duke, whose hair is still shiny and lush, does not look aged at all. Even his unusually strong body looks as strong as a young man in his prime. If it were not for the inconspicuous wrinkles on his face and the carefully trimmed chin

Apart from his thick beard, not many people might think that he is a middle-aged man who has just turned fifty.

Aruberg fell into deep thought just after listening to Patrick's complete report. This was not because the Grand Duke was surprised by the content of the report, but because he was a little unsure as to why Patrick would give the report in such detail, even this

The bastard didn't even hesitate to tell which female noble he slept with over there.

However, this matter only made the Grand Duke feel a little strange. After thinking about it for a while, the Grand Duke put it behind him and began to calmly consider another matter.

Patrick's report stated that he met the legendary Chosen One, but did not find a suitable opportunity to have a good talk with him, and that a new "miracle" occurred in the Selida Forest that night.

There were fires all over the sky and pillars of fire falling from the sky, and there were even a group of huge firebirds that only appeared in myths and legends hovering over the forest. The bright firelight and the chirping that resounded across the sky even reached Patrick who was far away in the city of Wilsk and the people in the city.

Everyone saw and heard it, but according to the investigation of the personnel sent by Liz overnight, they learned that there was no fire in the forest, and the firebirds quickly disappeared into the night. It was not until dawn that Clee

Only then did he learn from the Chosen Lady that it was the servants of the goddess Severna who cleared out a few unruly elements that entered the forest that night.

Although the other party said that Chris didn't need to worry about it, in fact, since the "divine descent" in Welsk City, the increasingly frequent miracles have caused the residents of that city to begin to change their beliefs. As of now

Judging from the situation, this is not a bad thing, but it is not an absolute good thing for the dignitaries of the principality. After all, religious belief and the power of the nobility are natural enemies.

It would be fine if it was a false belief used to stabilize people's hearts, but this is a group of genuine gods. Judging from the current known situation, three legendary goddesses have appeared in the principality. Although these three goddesses are not

He has not initiated any religious beliefs, but worship and obedience to gods is human nature. Judging from the secret reports of the Night Owl spies placed by the Grand Duke in the city, there are now faint signs of evil in the city of Wilsk.

There are many spontaneous faith groups, and the total number of people has reached more than ten thousand. This number is much larger than the original number of residents of Wilsk, which shows how serious this issue cannot be discussed openly.

is imminent.

However, this matter is not a topic that the Grand Duke can discuss with his children. After all, although the Grand Duke trusts his three children very much, it does not mean that they can be involved in everything.

The Grand Duke had seen the reports of the night owls on his desk as early as the early morning after the incident, but it was difficult to read the reports of his subordinates and listen to the stories of his own son.

But they are completely different things. Although Aruberg does not think that either of the two parties will report false information, there is still a clear gap between the summaries and opinions of the two reports due to the differences in purpose and identity.

For example, in Night Owl's report, they never directly acknowledged the identity of the other god, but only vaguely expressed that the "goddess Hex" who once visited the city of Welsk was a strong person with mysterious power.

At least since she can overwhelm people in the city with her power, it is definitely a scale that ordinary magicians can achieve. At the same time, Night Owl's spies will not take the initiative to test the goddess or god when their brains are hot.

Depending on the strength of the selectors, they will only observe and record calmly in the dark, and then make some very neutral judgments and ideas.

As for Patrick, he pays great attention to the outcome of the negotiation with the other party. Whether the other party is a real god is not important to him. First of all, the other party has absolute power that is convincing enough. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is indeed the same as "god".

"The concept is the same. Secondly, it doesn't matter even if the opponent is not a god, because they have already demonstrated their overwhelming power intentionally or unintentionally. If they are "false gods", then perhaps only the "true gods" can defeat them

, and before the so-called "true gods" appear, they are still worthy of being contacted or flattered by the principality.

Although these views are somewhat blasphemous to the gods, they are indeed the mainstream views of people today or the rulers of human society. It is really difficult to admit the existence of a "god". After all, no god has visited this world for hundreds of years.

.At least in human society, apart from the nonsense of those pretending to be gods and liars and ignorant mountain villagers, there has really never been a record of "gods" coming to the world to come into contact with mortals. In the past records

, the last thing related to God that appeared was some broken memories from 200 years ago.

200 years is not a long time, but it is not a short time for human society, but 200 years can change a lot of things. Life is short and the world is full of vicissitudes. The civilization of 200 years ago perished too suddenly.

It was so thorough that it did not leave much memory for future generations. Only some ruins buried under the earth or ruins in deep water can often be found in places that seem ridiculous today.

Just a few words.

The oldest records in today's society are probably the written records of the sudden rise of civilization more than a hundred years ago. At that time, human society, which had been in the city-state civilization, suddenly became violent, and the city-states attacked each other.

Conquests and annexations have created the current situation of the Seven Kingdoms. At the same time, how can the human rulers who have been busy trying to rob similar wealth and territory have the time to wonder what the "god" is like? I am afraid that only those

Religious groups that cater to the general public will work hard to create myths that satisfy people and create gods that are respected by others.

The Principality of Michael has been established for less than 30 years, and whether it can continue to be maintained based on the current situation remains to be seen. After all, the independence of a principality is absolutely not allowed in the eyes of other kingdoms. Even today, the Principality

The Kingdom of Venetia, which has a very good relationship, only signed a friendly contract with the principality because of the intimidation of the Marquis Rosas of the Sea. Even though the Kingdom of Venetia and the Kingdom of Solis are feuding, they have no public support.

After the independence of the Principality of Michael, he even imposed a trade blockade on the Principality's side during the Principality's War of Independence. Therefore, sometimes Alubeg felt that he was the only one who could marry the daughter of the "Pirate Queen" back then.

The luckiest thing I have ever done in my life.

In today's human countries, almost every kingdom has a default religious group that controls the country's bottom people, and the religions supported by each country are different, and although the basis for choosing a religion is

It looks "glorious", but in fact it is about choosing the religion that best suits their needs to support them. If there is no such thing in the country, then the rulers will not hesitate to fabricate and create a religious group themselves. Religion is very important to a country.

Just like a shepherd dog, it will help the shepherd take care of the sheep as citizens, and at the same time it will instruct the sheep to obey the shepherd's care. In general, every country must choose a religion.

It is an interest group that is in line with their own interests or composite rulers and nobles. This is a natural tacit understanding between countries. Sometimes there are even local nobles who specifically support sects that conflict with the national religion. As for the reason,

It's just for your own benefit.

Among the human nations today, the Principality of Michael is the only one that does not seem to have established a state religion.

It’s not like Alubeg has never thought about finding a religious group that can help stabilize society, but to be honest, the system of the Principality of Michael is indeed a bit different compared to other kingdoms, because in a noble family that pays attention to birth and family status,

Under the ruling environment, the Principality of Michael has chosen to apply the method regardless of birth status. The result is that a large number of talented people with civilian backgrounds occupy 70% of the administrative system of the Principality. This is simply a manifestation of rebellion in the eyes of other countries. This kind of

The unique administrative system has created a unique social atmosphere, and under the influence of this unique social atmosphere, it is indeed difficult for a demagogic organization like religion to take shape at the bottom of society. Even if it is a coincidence,

A certain kind of religious group was born, but this kind of religious group also has inherent geographical restrictions, preventing it from spreading to other places.

Another point is that the basic beliefs of the Principality of Michael are also obviously different from other countries.

At the beginning of the birth of the Seven Kingdoms of Humanity, the land in the Principality of Michael was still considered a "barbaric land". The people here were all ignorant "savages", especially in the south. The Michael family infiltrated this area before independence.

When I visited this region, I discovered that the people here actually still use primitive agriculture similar to "slash-and-burn farming". The entire vast southern region can't even get 10 metal farm tools. Although the backward society and system allow the locals to barely make a living,

But also because of this, the entire southern region has very similar "myths and legends". The civilization that suddenly became extinct 200 years ago actually left a relatively complete inheritance of beliefs in the southeast corner of the continent. Of course, among these inheritances

Many of the stories are more or less related to the world-destroying goddess Guan, and the name of that goddess who frequently appears in local mythology is "Severna".

The creation god Severna, her legendary stories spread in the southern region always have many contradictions, so since ruling this area, Alubeg has not paid much attention to these irrelevant legends.

Just regard it as a unique local cultural custom.

It wasn't until the elf known as the Chosen One came to the principality that everything seemed to change from here.

Alubeg still remembers when he received a report from the Night Owl that a strange elf had sneaked into the northern city of Gatz, which was the fiefdom of the eldest son Patrick. At that time, the principality also teamed up with the nearby elf group Meili.

There was friction with Jill, so Arubag was still very concerned about her appearance. But later the Grand Duke discovered that this weird elf seemed to have a lot of connections elsewhere, and the Night Owls investigated that she was having sex with people elsewhere.

During the conflict, they would call themselves the Chosen Ones of Severna, so this couldn't help but make Arubag feel a little uncomfortable.

The principality's religious survey at that time did not find any religious groups that believed in "Sevena", and at this time, an elf who had been known as the Goddess of Destruction suddenly appeared, so Alubeg had to be raised.

Be wary. It would be fine if this elf just came to preach, but she later had conflicts with the nobles of Gats City. The reason was that several "pigs" raised under Patrick's command were jealous of this elf.

They had malicious intentions, so they had a fight with each other. At the beginning, both the Grand Duke and Patrick, Count Gatz, turned a blind eye to this. After all, the other party was an elf, so it was really not suitable for the upper-class nobles to intervene at will. But later the elf

After being wounded and escaping, the fact that he actually went to Merigil made Arubag even more vigilant.

He was worried that this elf might have been created by Meryl Gil to cause chaos in the principality, but as the Night Owls investigated the elf in more detail, Alubeg became more confused.

The elf named Diana Felice Argyle was not from Meryl Gil, but from the elf country Ishka in the north. At the same time, since she left Ishka and first appeared in the North,

She had already called herself the "Chosen One of Severna" when she came to the Lord's Land, and that time was 70 to 80 years ago when the Seven Kingdoms of Humanity were just established.

Alubeg once wondered whether this god Severna really existed, or whether the elves did have this kind of belief. As the scale and intensity of the investigation became larger and larger, the information obtained made it clear that

Arubag felt panicked and uneasy.

This "Sevena Faith" has indeed existed since a long time ago. The elves in the north, the orcs in the south, the dwarves scattered in the mountains around the world, etc. It seems that all other races except humans believe in this person.

Goddess of Destruction. Not long after the principality was established, a strange principality appeared in the west, and a grand duke named Achim Principality directly publicly declared that the principality believed in the goddess Severna, and also

Zizeng himself was the chosen one of Severna, and he also issued a warning to the seven human kingdoms, saying that if any country or group dares to oppress and persecute the people of the goddess, they will actively become enemies with him.

This sounds arrogant and ridiculous, but the subsequent encirclement and suppression by surrounding countries obviously exceeded everyone's expectations. The Grand Duke of Achim Principality, Olaf Thunder Axe, is a monster beyond human understanding.

The Night Owls who he personally sent to watch the battle reported that the Duke of Thunder Ax could actually split the earth with a single axe, and could leap hundreds of meters to directly kill the enemy leader mixed in the army, which even made Arubeg the most incredible.

What's amazing is that this guy can actually control a dragon to fight.

That was not the legendary giant dragon that could cover the sky with its wings, nor was it the bipedal flying dragon ridden by the dragoons in the Kingdom of Borensis, but the kind that often appeared in legends.

A mythical species, the kind of treasure guardian who is often slain by warriors in dragon-slaying stories sung by bards.

Based on the overwhelming force deterrence of Duke Thunder Axe, the seven human kingdoms could only bite the bullet and recognized the existence of the Principality of Achim. They did not even dare to recognize the Principality of Michael, which was independent earlier than it, but in absolute terms

In front of the power, he humbly handed over his credentials. Although this principality and the grand duke with a weird name made Arubag very unhappy, but for various reasons, he still had the courage to send his credentials.

After that, there was no contact between the two principalities. It would be better to say that the Achim Principality itself did not look like a country at all. The entire principality was like a group of barbarians from top to bottom, except for the Grand Duke of Thunder Battle Ax.

In addition to training dragons and fighting every day, he takes a group of madmen to the mountains in the north to fight against the monsters in the mountains. This country does not even have a decent administrative system, and it seems that it does not even have taxes.

But even so, this country is still very strong, and has once again had conflicts with other countries. The reason was that slave traders in that country sold southern elves and some other races that believed in the Severna faith, so this madman directly

Riding his own flying dragon, he rushed to other countries and made a big fuss, and even let the dragon's breath directly set a city on fire. The death of nearly 100,000 people directly alarmed the rulers of the seven countries. The originally prosperous alien world

The racial slave trade was also forcibly reduced in scale, and was even hidden underground in the end. Because no one thought that their country could withstand the attack of that madman, not even the dragoons of Borensis.

I don't think my car has the guts to fight that flying dragon face to face.

So far, the persecution of other races that was once very rampant in the seven human kingdoms has disappeared on the surface. This is indeed a positive good thing in the eyes of Alubeg. After all, he himself is not a human supremacist, and he

He also felt that it was necessary for humans to try to interact with the foreign races in this world. Although the Principality of Michael had friction with its neighboring elves Merylgil due to irreversible conflicts, this friction was gradually shrinking under his control.

, and is expected to reach reconciliation with the elves in his lifetime.
To be continued...