I'm in Terra, governing a weird little country.

After dealing with this unexpected disruptor, Enxiodis returned his attention to the people involved in the meeting.

With bronze skin and a Chinese-character face, Matterhorn is a standard strong man with plump hooves. Wei, who also has healthy wheat-colored skin, is more like a cheerful messenger than a serious bodyguard. Si, and Enxiodis's other trump card, the three-time consecutive champion knight hired back from Casimir at a huge cost - the Black Knight's trump card.

Except for Nohis, who was fired because he was ignorant and questioned the boss's decision, almost all of Enxiodis's confidants have gathered here at this moment.

And their purpose is simple.

"Command the mountain snow ghosts who have not completed all training to surround the Holy Stone Square and rescue Ernst."

"If I use a more popular word to describe it, it would be - Tribulation Field!"

Enxiodis said, looking at the three of them,

"Who has this confidence?"

"I can be responsible for scouting the defense situation and confirming the evacuation route." Quick Messenger Weiss said immediately.

"I can be responsible for commanding the Mountain Snow Ghost troops to deal with the Perrochi family. I will not let any of their support enter the Holy Stone Square." Jiaofeng Matthon Yeck promised steadily.

Enxiodis's eyes finally turned to the Black Knight's trump card.

The blond knight in a black suit smiled slightly: "I didn't expect that my first task since being hired would be to do this kind of thing."

Her face straightened, and she made a solemn promise to Enxiodis:

"I will be responsible for entering the Holy Stone Square and rescuing Mr. Ernst. Don't worry, he will appear in front of you intact, swear on my name!"

Enxiodis nodded.

Although it was earlier than he expected, and the preparations were obviously not sufficient, the arrow was on the string and he had to shoot!

Ernst, I just hope that if I spend such a huge amount of money to save you, you won't let me down.

This was my initial investment in you at that time!

Chapter 15 That is the woman who can be my mother

Ernst has few supporters, which is putting it mildly.

Although he was not shackled, tortured in any way, or even restricted in his personal freedom, Ernst experienced feelings that even prisoners could hardly experience.

Kjerag is a small place, and human settlements are concentrated in the lake area and woodland, which greatly speeds up the circulation of news. Especially for such a big and earth-shattering event, the speed of communication is even more rapid, and it is beyond common sense. The speed increases rapidly.

Soon, Ernst would be talked about at home, curse words would be posted on the bungalow where he worked, and if he dared to go out without any bodyguards, he would be beaten with feathered beast eggs and vegetables. A life of shame.

Feathered beast eggs and vegetables were very valuable items in Kjerag. As winter rations, they could be used for purposes other than eating. Ernst felt flattered.

But even so, the day before the Holy Stone Trial began, Ernst still insisted on clocking in to work.

After hanging his cold-proof coat on the hat rack, Ernst glanced at the simple office that should have been empty, and finally focused on the figure who shouldn't be there.

"Hugh Ruth, good morning."

She has the same almond-colored hair as the head of the Brown Tower family, Rata Toss, but has more girlish energy than that gloomy-looking lady. The second-in-command of the Brown Tower family also grew up with Ernst. One of my childhood sweethearts, Hugh Ruth Browneau, held her hands tightly and placed them on her lap. Her bright glasses stared at the young man walking towards the desk. She couldn't help but stamp her feet:

"You are still in the mood to say good morning, why don't you refuse!"

"Refuse for what?" Ernst sat down on the armchair and looked helplessly at the girl on the sofa, "Does Yucatan know that you came to my place? Aren't you worried about getting him into trouble?"

"He is the one who asked me to come!" Xiulusi said angrily, and forced the topic back to the right track: "Of course he refused the Holy Stone Trial! My sister, that rotten-bellied guy, how could she do this to you? ! You should reject her harshly and then hit her in the face, no, hit her in the stomach!"

The corner of Ernst's mouth twitched, wondering what kind of new method this was.

But he still shook his head: "It's useless. What if I refuse? Is there any other way in Yucatan to convince them and let them know that what I did is right?"

Hugh Ruth's voice choked. It was obvious that Yucatan had not told her this method.But Hugh Ruth has always been a stubborn person. Even though she had never had a quarrel since she was a child, she beat Ernst, but she still persevered:

"Even if that's the case... But you can't accept it! Who doesn't know what the Holy Stone Judgment is like! It's been a long time since Lord Yeragand appeared. It's not up to Manzhuyuan to decide what the Judgment will look like. ?”

"Yes." Ernst nodded.

Hulusi knew this kind of thing, Yucatan knew it, and he naturally knew it too.

Yeragond's last appearance was hundreds of years ago.If it weren't for Kjerag still enjoying his protection and never suffering from natural disasters, people might have begun to question his existence.

But even so, the long-term disappearance of the gods also caused a series of problems for Manzhuyuan, as the spokesperson of the gods.

The great elder's greed for secular power is just a small microcosm of it. There are many more problems that are reflected in financial, cultural, and even military levels.

The reason for all this is simple: absolute power breeds absolute corruption.

Judicial trials are one of the many powers controlled by Manzhu Yuan that should belong to the current Kjerag government.

The principle of the Holy Stone Trial is to allow people who are highly suspected and suspected of being guilty but difficult to be executed to go to the miracle left by Yelagund to tell what they have done and wait for the oracle from Yelagund to proceed. ruling.

This seems to give the power of judgment to the gods, but when it comes to specific operations, there are simply too many details to "manipulate".

For example, a suspected guilty person is asked to state his crime in front of the sacred stone in public.If a person is qualified to go to the Holy Stone Square to accept God's judgment, then his social status is already not low.By doing so, even if the oracle finally issued a verdict that he was not guilty, his political reputation and popular reputation would have fallen to the bottom.

Then Jeragond sent down the oracle, which is another ambiguous statement.As a god, Yeragond is not a 24-hour online game customer service. What if he happens to be away during the Holy Stone Trial?Who will issue the oracle?

Naturally, it is Manzhuyuan who has the right to "interpret the will of the gods and speak on behalf of the gods."

Taking a step back, even if Manzhuyuan does not forge the oracle, the fact that Yelagund does not respond can also be interpreted as "the god is so angry that he is unwilling to speak", or "this kind of thing also happens Do you need to bother me?" Naturally, the final interpretation and judgment was left to Manzhuyuan.

In addition, there are many possibilities.After all, Manzhuyuan is essentially an organ of state power cloaked in religious garb, and everything he does is inherently sacred.At that time, even if there is a slight disturbance, a snow-capped feathered beast lands on the holy stone and then flies away, it can be interpreted as an unfavorable result for Ernst.

Anyway, everyone is superstitious and no one can prove it, so naturally no one will question it.

"That's why the first thing I did when I got this money was to invest in education."

Ernst sighed,

"I know it's going to be a disaster this time, but I have no other choice."

In fact, the worst outcome that Ernst expected was that he would be assassinated and attacked by the Kjerag people on the day the loan and mortgage incident was exposed. Now he can have a chance to be tried, even for the most talked-about people. If he didn't get a fair and just trial, he would be considered lucky.

"You guy... No wonder Yucatan said that he likes Ernst, is a smart man, and supports the Holy Stone Trial. These three conditions cannot appear in one person at the same time!"

Hugh Ruth raised her head and cursed angrily and helplessly,

"Actually, there is no other way... Ernst, if you come to Tukarim tonight, I can arrange for you to leave Kjelag with a caravan and go to Colombia!"

"I won't go." Ernst rejected the offer flatly. "Once I escape to Colombia, I will never come back. Don't you understand?"

"But it's better than death, right?" Hugh Ruth was still a little stubborn, but Ernst stretched out his hand and covered her mouth.

"Why can't you say something good?" Ernst said helplessly, "For example, I can actually believe that the great God Yeragond will appear."

"That's easy for you to say!" Xiulusi pulled away his hand and said angrily, "Who do you think you are? Even the saint hasn't seen Lord Yelagund for so long. Yelagund Why would a great god appear for you alone?"

Ernst curled his lips: "That's not necessarily the case."

"What's not sure?" Hugh Ruth really didn't understand where Ernst's confidence came from.

But Ernst shrugged and didn't explain. He smiled and patted Hugh Ruth on the head: "Not necessarily."

It is uncertain whether Enya has seen Jeragond, and whether Jeragond will appear.

At least, in Ernst's impression, that god was a great god with the title "This is the woman who can become my mother."

The branches won't break on the chameleon's arms and it's time to do my first sideways jump!

Chapter No.16 Kjerag needs a strong man from heaven

Kjerag, Kalan Holy Mountain, Holy Stone Square.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Yeragond created Kjerag and guided people to practice virtue and do good, and then fell into a deep sleep.When He woke up again, he found that Kjerag had undergone earth-shaking changes.

A tyrant ruled Kjerag at that time. He did not believe in Yeragond and instead promoted his own cult. He imposed heavy taxes on his people, exploited them a lot, and built a palace as tall as a mountain.As a result, the entire country of Snow was in dire straits, and the devout followers of Yeragond suffered numerous casualties.

Yeragond was so angry that a month-long blizzard fell, burying the tyrant and his palace alive.When the tyrant was overthrown and He once again accepted the worship of believers, He felt sad again and shed tears when faced with the few believers left.

This tear turned into a holy stone and fell on the palace buried in the snowstorm.In order to commemorate the miracle of Yeragond, the mountain that the tyrant once turned into a palace was designated as a holy mountain, and the square where the holy stone is located has also become Kjerag's holy place, and a grand holy hunting ceremony is held every year. The incense is in full bloom.

Of course, the authenticity of the legend has always been a problem. The only thing that can be determined is that the founding time of Manzhuyuan was after the miracle happened, because they continued to add a paragraph to the myth: the great Yelagund did not want to When someone like a tyrant appeared again in Kjerag, he sent devout and kind-hearted believers to form Manzhuyuan to manage Kjerag's affairs.

Ernst could only say that Manzhuyuan was always good at telling stories.They made something out of nothing, just like the Catholic Church saying that God ordered the Pope to establish the Papal State to rule over earthly affairs.But in fact, everyone knows what it is.Even if God really exists, the most he can do is send his son down to earth to be crucified once. As for the Pope and the Papal State, that is what St. Peter did, and it has nothing to do with God.

Of course, if the God you are talking about is Hong Tianwang, a brother of Jesus, then Ernst did not say so.

Thanks to Manzhuyuan's ability to weave stories, Ernst's climb to the Holy Mountain was also extremely difficult.

At six o'clock in the morning, Ernst, who had stayed in the office all night, walked out of the low bungalow at the selected time and set off in the direction of the Kalan Holy Mountain.

The first thing we passed was Tukarim. As Kjerag's only gateway city to the outside world, the people here have been exposed to information from the outside world to some extent. They also believe in Yeragund, but the fanaticism of their faith is not as good as before. For Ernst walking alone on the road, they just poked their heads out of the windows of the houses on both sides and looked at him with puzzled and pitiful eyes, as if they were looking at a poor man who was about to die.

They were more indifferent spectators than concerned about Ernst's fate.Since they have enjoyed the benefits of the modernization promoted by Enxiodis, they have consciously stood on a similar position to the Shivaash family. No one among them has ridiculed, and no one is willing to stand up and say a word. talk,

It is a common problem among urban people to ignore things that have nothing to do with themselves and to be aloof, and they have gradually begun to be infected with this incurable disease.

Ernst walked through this section of the road in silence, knowing that this was only the beginning.

To the northeast along Tukarim is the undeveloped area that Ernst had pledged as collateral to Magnus Bank.

This area that used to be sparsely populated is now crowded with people. Even though it is still early and the weather is still cold, it cannot stop the anger in people's hearts.

Seeing Ernst's arrival, the crowd instantly became excited. The leader was Guro of the Perrochi family. He held a wooden sign and shouted angrily:

"Traitor! Ernst, you traitor! Don't even think about selling Kjerag's land!"

His roar was like opening the floodgates of the reservoir, and instantly, the entire crowd began to roar.

"This is the land given to us by the great God Yeragund, why are you selling it!"

"How could a scum like you come out of the Shivaash family!"

"Enthiodis and the Saint will be ashamed of you!"

"*Extremely unpleasant Kjerag swear words*"

This was the first time Ernst realized the meaning of the word "like a light on the back".

Even if he has passed through an area, the people in that area will still catch up to him, chase him around and in front of him, and continue to express their anger.From time to time, objects such as stones, sand, and even fire sticks from home would fly out from the crowd and hit Ernst's place.

If Magnus Bank hadn't been prepared in advance and transferred a lot of security personnel from Colombia in advance to block the crowd at the scene, Ernst might have been caught up by some rough guy and hit him hard a few times. .

It was not until he was close to leaving the area around Tukarim that Ernst saw Luther Magnus on the road.

The great Colombian banker looked at the embarrassed Ernst and sighed with some hatred:

"I told you to listen to me a long time ago, these unscrupulous people, how do they understand what development is, what is pioneering, and what is the future?"

He patted the imitation gun on his waist, as if telling a truth: