Don't call me evil god

Chapter 660: Possibility of being ignored

Prince Fradin's face turned very ugly.

He was born into a royal family and grew up in the palace.

Although he is still naive in some aspects, it is because he has never really fought monsters alone, so Fradin seems a little reckless in these matters.

Besides.

Things like interests, public opinion, and power.

Fradin is the crown prince. Even if he has never learned anything, he will not be far behind under the influence of His Majesty Kenreddin.

What's more, the royal education he received already included content about these things.

There is no divine art or magic in this world that can read minds. The closest effect is the honesty art that can barely be considered a "mind-reading" effect.

But honest magic is not omnipotent.

If the professional is strong enough, he can resist the effects of divine arts through some special divine arts, magic, combat skills, or the use of some rare and unique items.

As long as the subject is prepared in advance, lying in front of the honesty magic may lead the investigation in a completely wrong direction.

Especially cultists.

Their bodies and souls have been distorted by the evil god's power, and honest magic has little effect on them.

Normally, honesty magic is used for repeated testing and to fill in gaps, rather than to directly verify guesses.

When it comes to doubtful targets, we ultimately have to rely on our own wisdom to analyze and judge bit by bit.

Honest Theocracy can be blinded.

But the evidence does not.

If one does not know the inside story, Rune Monger's actions do not seem to be abnormal from beginning to end, and he does not seem to intend to obstruct the establishment of the Action Corps.

in contrast.

He was clearly expressing his "support".

In the name of congratulations and support, a generous gift of 1000 gold coins was given;

Invite the kingdom's heroes to a party at Monger Manor;

He even took the initiative to call on the guests at the party to raise a toast to celebrate and pay tribute to the three people;

He enthusiastically gave them advice, suggesting that they demonstrate their strength and prove themselves by openly fighting monsters.

Every move he made was consistent with the image of a richest man who was hospitable and respectful of heroes.

On the surface, there seems to be absolutely no sense of incongruity!

If Pete, Miranda and Lancelot were really just ordinary professionals, they would have accepted the king's invitation to come to the capital, received rewards and commissions, and then been invited by the richest man.

Maybe they really will think that Rune Monger is a good person.

Even if they were cheated, they would only think that it was their own fault and would not suspect the richest man, Munger.

But behind Pete and the others stood a powerful god!

Nowen has been keeping an eye on the believers' every move and their experiences in the royal capital.

A big problem was discovered immediately after a quick look!

[The Secret of All Things Revealed] Reveals everything about Rune Monge.

The fact that Monger is connected to the devil alone means that his actions may have ulterior motives and he is not as kind and friendly as he appears!

Combined with his attempt to bring disgrace upon Pete and the other two, in order to prevent the establishment of the Action Corps;

As well as the incompletely purified contaminated items in the manor and new types of monsters that have never been seen before.

These things combined make Monger's identity even more bizarre. In addition to being in league with the devil, he may also be related to the cultists.

……

Pete suddenly thought of a detail that he had previously overlooked:
"Oh, by the way, do you still remember?"

"The letter that Bron wrote to us said that the Supreme Truth Church in Stone Castle, under the cover of the Locke clan, received financial support from a secret aristocratic club in the capital, which supported their long-term acquisition orders in Green Harbor!"

"think about it!"

"Financial support, isn't that just giving them money to spend?"

"The nobles who have been staying in the capital for a long time are basically the newly emerging manor nobles. Do they really have the strength to guarantee a stable supply of funds to the Church of the Supreme Truth in the long term?"

"impossible?"

"Where did they get their money? It can't have been blown in by the wind!"

"Nobility" and "rich" are two things that cannot be simply equated.

There are also a large number of manor nobles in the Kingdom of Reyak who can only maintain the most basic aristocratic living needs by relying on the output of the manor.

The contrast between Pete's father, Baron Chinal, and Gail's grandfather, Baron Franklin, is obvious in this regard.

Pete went to Greenport to study, and the family had almost no money left in the past few years;
Gale's family was in a much better situation. While supporting him to study abroad, the family could also spend money on potion research from time to time.

The reason for the difference in their economic conditions is that Baron Franklin has his own side business, the "Three-Eyed Raven Potion Shop", which is doing well and earns a lot of gold coins every year;
Baron Chinal relied almost entirely on the income from agricultural and pastoral products and handicraft products on the estate.

Starting as a viscount, although he can share the local taxes collected and his economic conditions are better than those of a baron, the specific proportion or share he can get depends on His Majesty the King or the local feudal nobles.

The Countess of Ceylon was very generous and gave a considerable tax percentage, so Viscount Tostin's conditions were very generous.

There are simply too many nobles in the royal capital, and His Majesty Kenreddin has long cut the taxes distributed to the nobles every year, and now it’s basically better than nothing.

What's more, a more honorable title often means an increase in the nobles' travel arrangements and demand for daily necessities, and their expenses will rise accordingly.

Many of the new nobles in the royal capital are only wealthy on the surface, but in reality they just “spend time” and basically have to spend as much as they earn.

If they didn't start a side business to generate their own income, they wouldn't be able to save much gold coins in the treasury of their manor.

Some nobles who spend money lavishly may even be heavily in debt and have to rely on borrowing money to make ends meet. Their vaults are so clean that even thieves who break in have to shake their heads.

Marquis Madison was so angry that he fainted after losing a bet of 100 gold coins to Prince Fradin. This shows his situation.

……

Hearing Pete's excited words, Gail was the first to catch up.

"If those nobles can't come up with so much money, then there must be someone wealthy enough to continuously sponsor them!"

"The richest man in the capital, no, in the entire Reyak Kingdom is Rune Monger!"

"He definitely has the financial resources!"

"Not to mention supporting the Supreme Truth Church's expenses for more than a decade, providing financial support for 100 years is no problem!"

"If it were him..."

Pete and Gail looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.

The two of them tacitly thought of the same possibility.

in unison:

"Gilded Club!!!"

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