The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

"Hey, Maginos Imperius!"

As soon as they entered, the officers' expressions turned ugly. The leader shouted, "We suspect that you and Skruvepa killed a burglar who broke into a house..."

They came here for this very reason, probably to drag Wipa into it.

Maginos didn't listen carefully; instead, she was thinking about legal matters.

It is illegal for nobles to kill civilians, but in most countries on the continent of Neuer, if a noble kills a civilian with a "proper reason," the noble only needs to pay a small amount of money, and in some countries, they don't even need to pay any money.

It's not some unspoken rule; the law explicitly states that nobles can kill commoners.

In only a small number of parliamentary countries, like Elgran, high-ranking officials committing crimes is also considered a crime, and whether or not they will be required to pay compensation or go to jail depends on how they operate.

In Elgrand, nobles and officials are actually in conflict yet complementary. With the technological breakthrough, nobles are merely titles without real power, while officials are the ones who hold real power. However, due to issues such as reputation and money, they may also cooperate with nobles.

Meanwhile, higher-level officials and nobles are grouped together; counts and dukes hold official positions, while national-level officials hold titles.

Once she becomes queen, will she be able to use her powerful military force to suppress her subordinates and then divide them into two factions to fight each other in a way that benefits the country?

However, that could lead to assassinations, sabotage, or smear campaigns, and it would be bad if I made a mistake.

But if one were to become a god, or possess even a few divine characteristics, perhaps one could transform their fanatical followers into a shadowy organization overseeing the nation…

"Hey! Are you listening to me!?"

The officer's loud shout brought Maginot back to her senses. Looking at the guy in front of her who wasn't even a soldier but just a civilian, she felt really bored.

If it weren't for the fear of encountering some powerful individuals that would end her alien journey, Maginus would have already wiped out this place.

“I’m listening. You should tell Mr. Wepper that I know nothing.”

"do not know anything?"

Upon hearing this, the officer grinned coldly and led a group of people closer: "It's alright, you'll find out soon enough."

……

When Weipa arrived, he opened the interrogation room and saw Maginus sitting upright in a chair, while all the officers were beaten to the ground, some even with their guns drawn.

Chapter 359 The Limit of Faith

Looking at Maginus sitting upright in the chair, Vepa was somewhat incredulous.

He came not out of concern for Maginus, but to prevent himself from being dragged into a deeper conspiracy. However, to his surprise, the scene he had envisioned—Magenus being forced to confess—did not occur. Instead, all the police officers collapsed to the ground.

"No! Jack, Mike!"

Upon seeing the interior scene, the sheriff, who had been following behind the nobleman, widened his eyes, thinking that all his men had been killed. In his rage, he raised his gun and aimed at Maginus without seeing his surroundings clearly, which startled Vepa, who dodged to the side.

Gunshots rang out, but Maginus vanished from the sheriff's sight. A pale hand pressed against his cheek, and he slammed his head against the wall.

“Mr. Wipa, it’s a good thing you came, otherwise I can’t guarantee what might have happened.”

Wiping the blood from her palms, Maginus remained calm, while Vepa, realizing something upon witnessing her unparalleled speed, wore a cautious and respectful expression.

"Miss Imperius, you...you are the Grand Knight?"

The term "Great Knight" specifically refers to an existence whose body surpasses that of ordinary people and can withstand bullets; it is roughly equivalent to the lower-level peak.

"Yes, didn't I tell you?"

She tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled. Weipa couldn't help but grumble inwardly, but dared not say anything more, wiping away her sweat with an apologetic smile: "Maybe I forgot."

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had come for his own safety; otherwise, most of the police officers would have died. If Maginus had escaped, he would have been in deep trouble.

"I'm glad you're alright. Please leave the rest to me, I'll handle it."

Having witnessed the girl's strength, his nonchalant attitude vanished instantly, and as a nobleman, he began to use honorifics.

Even in Elgrand's most prosperous capital, there are not many Grand Knights. Apart from the necessary personnel who stay behind, many have gone out to fight or guard other cities.

In a society without magic, but with firearms that are not yet highly developed, even a low-level top-tier professional can take on a hundred enemies single-handedly, as long as they can shoot accurately.

But seeing that she wasn't carrying a gun, she must be some kind of classical girl from the countryside.

Wipa thought to himself, "Now knights are divided into classical and modern factions. The classical faction doesn't use guns, while the modern faction does. Generally speaking, the modern faction has the upper hand over the classical faction, and a small number of monsters can ignore the power of firearms."

Having roughly guessed what he was thinking, Maginus remained polite: "No need for that, I'm just a guest, this is still Rungni."

“Miss Imperius is right. Please rest assured, after you have demonstrated your strength, they will not dare to try to obtain any more information from you. You can leave this to me.”

Wipa's attitude changed quickly. After confirming that the girl didn't care about etiquette, he put on a smile again and spoke to her as an equal.

"Master, let me tell you, that nobleman was hesitant about whether or not to save you!"

On their way out of the police station, Neko was still indignant and very dissatisfied with Wipa's hesitation. Maginus reached out and rubbed her cheek, without objecting.

"He and we were just strangers who met by chance, and his own interests are the most important thing to him."

Anyway, the two of them will be back in Connoir around next month, and Maginus is too lazy to get involved in such troublesome matters.

After the brief incident, in the following period, Vepa sent people over to tentatively ask Maginus if she would be willing to take on certain tasks, all of which the girl directly refused.

She didn't have that much time to help. The reward Vepa offered was just money; she wasn't short of money herself. Rather than accepting the commission, she'd rather continue verifying the usefulness of the power of faith.

Over the past few days, Maginus has explored the simple uses of the power of faith. She cannot use the power of faith to cast divine spells, but it can be converted into other forms of energy, which is a kind of additional energy reserve.

The church expanded at a faster pace. After gaining power, the special believers under her command, who already had the demeanor of leaders, saw their dark side grow even stronger. They began recruiting and building up their ranks, and most of the slum fell into their hands.

The girl also benefited from this, as the gathering of faith power became much faster, and the whispers in her ear gradually increased, but fortunately, they were still within her range of resistance so far.

Compared to the time spent being hunted by murderous or fearful thoughts, these whispers are nothing; resisting them is not difficult.

As the number of church members increased, the police investigation team also made great progress and learned that a dead cult was secretly spreading in the slums.

Just yesterday, they even captured a live special believer and learned that his power was given to him by a man in black robes.

Having received a large amount of information, the police department began to mobilize its forces, even bringing in troops from the capital, in an attempt to eradicate the cult as quickly as possible.

Maginus wasn't worried about being discovered at all; after all, the destruction of the church here had nothing to do with her.

As long as he doesn't appear, the official forces of this country will never be able to find him, unless the Light of No End manifests itself.

……

"Master, it seems like it's started over there."

Two months and twelve days later, on a night when Maginus closed his eyes and slowly used the power of faith to eliminate the remaining consciousness, he heard Neko's surprised look as he peeked out the window towards the slums.

It seems a factory was blown up, but unfortunately, too many tall buildings block the view, making it difficult to see the specifics.

Just as she withdrew her gaze and prepared to spread her life force to check the situation, a sudden, intense throbbing pain came from the depths of Maginos's soul, and her whisper was instantly amplified countless times!

"!? What's going on..."

The sudden pain made her brace herself against the sofa with one hand. A series of hallucinations flashed before her eyes, showing images of believers kneeling in prayer, chanting incantations and earnestly begging the god of the dead to save them.

"Their faith has deepened during this crisis; thankfully, it hadn't reached its limit before."

Clutching her aching head, Maginus closed her eyes and entered a mental dream as hundreds and thousands of prayers flowed into her soul. The previously sparse threads of faith suddenly multiplied, and the flow of faith power accelerated.

"I've already said I'm the god of death, so at least I should remain calm when facing death, even though most of my faith is forced upon me."

Listening to the whispers in her ear, most of them wanted her help to save them, but...

Maginus was prepared to leave these people in debt and kill them all without offering any assistance.

Chapter 360 Management Plan

Numerous images appeared in her mental dreams: the experimental church was destroyed, and Maginus watched as her followers were slaughtered without the slightest disturbance in her heart.

It seems that this is how evil gods view their followers: as long as their fundamental interests are not harmed, they will not care how many followers at the bottom die.

One by one, the threads that transmit the power of faith break. Even if some people are not purged, their faith is shaky, and they genuinely believe that it is their good luck rather than divine protection.

Indeed, a few people's threads became more secure, seemingly attributing their survival entirely to Maginus, even though she hadn't actually done anything.

"The diversity of intelligent life..."

Maginos observed everyone's emotions, taking in their joys, sorrows, and everything in between, and considered how she should proceed in the future.

I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I still have revenge to take! There are people like her who struggle to survive, trying to live and avenge their grievances.

So what if I die? There's no reason for me to stay anyway... No, I don't want to die. Even though I'm worthless, I just want to live!

Some people pretend to be calm before they die, but once they have one foot in death, their emotions completely collapse and they eventually fall into darkness.

Of course, there were also people who were completely calm, some of whom were elderly people, and others were poor children as young as seven or eight.

The former has come to terms with death and only hopes that the divine kingdom truly exists after death; the latter doesn't even know what death represents and only hopes that death will not be as painful as it is now.

Only now did Magneto truly see the full spectrum of human nature.

……

"How could you kill so many people for no reason?!"

The priest, Santa, shouted angrily, skillfully drawing his longsword to deflect a soldier's attack on a child, disarming him with a single blow and knocking the gun from his hand.

Morf, Mason, and Yarnan all looked rather grim. The sheriff standing beside them explained:

"It wasn't without reason. Most of them were simply imprisoned; only a small portion, possibly high-ranking officials, were killed by us."

"Then why did he hit a child?"

"It's none of your business what this stinky pastor says!"

The attacked thug was extremely arrogant, cursing as he got up but dared not continue, realizing that Santa was a member of the Church of the Endless Light.

The military and the police are two separate systems. Due to the large number of cult members, the police were certainly overwhelmed. In addition, there were suspected knight-level figures among them, so they were called in to quell the rebellion and were naturally ordered to carry out mass killings.

I'm not afraid of killing the wrong people, I'm afraid of not killing them all. They're just poor people anyway, and even factories don't want them.

On the large ship Elgran, useless parts are discarded at any time and are not even considered consumables.

Upon learning of this, Santa decisively rushed into the area that was being cleared, while the calm Morf turned and left, intending to go to the church to inform them of the situation.

The Church of Endless Light is undoubtedly powerful enough to become the largest sect. Although it cannot interfere with national policies under normal circumstances, it has the Eternal Knights in charge.

They would absolutely not allow such a massacre to happen. The sheriff, having discovered their actions, broke out in a cold sweat, seemingly anticipating a potential conflict. He immediately ran to the military camp, intending to have them behave themselves.

Maginos, who was watching them, saw the whole thing. He couldn't hear them talking, but he could guess what was going on.

“It’s definitely better for the military to avoid entering cities if possible,” she muttered to herself. “Even city management organizations like the police need to be powerful, especially on the continent of Kenoyel.”

The situation there is much more serious than in Elgrand. After all, spellcasters are practically everywhere in the city, and every one of them is a troublemaker. If the management organization doesn't have the ability, they might even be killed.

When the city's management organizations are unable to suppress the situation, the entry of the army will only make things more chaotic. Maginus does not want meaningless deaths to occur; his country must maintain order.

"Suppressing rebellions requires a strong governing organization, but how to deal with spellcasters is an even bigger problem, a large-scale anti-magic field..."

Thinking of the shop, Erhaishan Linjiu, and the thought of the clothes, I recalled something that was only mentioned in history or legend.

The Lock.

All permanent magical barriers or domains created by magic can be called "Magic Locks". The entity that creates a Magic Lock can set four basic effects within the Magic Lock barrier, and may even add more.

Permanent spells: Spells that take effect permanently.

Disable Spells: The selected spells will be unusable within this area.

Activation spells: Spells that can be invoked simply by issuing a command within the labyrinth.

Permanent Effect: A special effect that lasts indefinitely, but is not a regular spell effect.

It is said that some large cities of elves and dwarves, as well as the capitals of some superpowers, have built super-large magic arrays similar to the Maze Lock. She was mainly wondering if Bennia had something similar.

It seems I might have to work for a long time to come, but Maginos won't be able to use it for a while since she can't use magic yet.

As for recruiting spellcasters into the kingdom, forget it. Unless she has the means to suppress the others, it would be too dangerous. A powerful mage could potentially turn the tables and take control.

When Maginot had some free time, she began to think about the future without realizing it. She cut off her spying on the slums and wrote down all the things that came to mind, so she could decide whether she would need them later.

Before the next morning, the army dealing with the cultists suddenly stopped, either because the sheriff's notice took effect or because the Church of the Endless Light intervened.

Their methods softened, and they worked alongside the police. Except for a few who resisted particularly fiercely, most people were simply questioned and then released.

The people who had been given power by Maginus were all captured, but they couldn't give any explanation, since the girl had completely changed her appearance when she met them.

In the end, Maginus, the mastermind behind everything, was never caught; the only connection was the crystal statue.

"This crystal statue looks quite unusual."

Molf was examining the statue from all angles, while Santa frowned, clearly still angry about what had happened, but also observing the statue.

Ya Nan raised her hand and gently touched it, sensing the inside of the statue through magical vibrations: "Inside... there is a special energy that has nothing to do with magic."

"It's not the power of faith either."