Ark's Journey to the Demon God

"This…"

Thoros hesitated again and again, and finally nodded and said: "Then, thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

"Don't call me Your Majesty. I don't like this title very much...if you want, just call me Sir."

"As you wish, sir."

Chapter 31 Justice, not mercy

"Count Gertrude, His Majesty Agaritu invites you."

The secretary leaned down and said to Count Gertrude who was distracted.

Count Gertrude trembled like a frightened rabbit. He barely regained his composure, and then saw Thoros, who had just entered the study, come out expressionlessly, then walked away step by step, and finally disappeared in Corridor corner.

It really cost me my life...

For several months Count Gertrude seemed to be in a dream.

At first, he came to the Sunset Hall with his attendants, and then saw the broken scepter of the Witch King thrown to the ground, and his crystal head was held in Agaritu's hand, signaling Letania!

The age of the Witch King is over.

When Count Gertrude saw this scene, she was so frightened that she almost lost her breath!

He returned to his residence tremblingly and dismissed all his servants.

The only daughter has been given away, and the hope of the family is still there. On my side, I just hope that the electors and the twin queens will take note of my unwillingness to let the foundation of the Gertrude family go and kill her or cut her into pieces. , just come to him alone!

However, in the next few days, Count Gertrude did not wait for his own reckoning, but instead waited for the news of the destruction of the electors!

The elector system that had controlled Leitania for many years collapsed overnight, and along with the Witch King, it became the dust of history.

Gertrude was completely confused by this news. He couldn't understand what the twin queens were doing. Do they really want to break away from the Elector and directly control the entire Leitania?

Do they have this strength?You know, they are not even nobles!They were originally just tools!

Then, the Queen's Voice came knocking.

Count Gertrude got his wish and learned the truth from the spies.

Everything is the handiwork of "musician" Agaritu.

Agaritu, in the eyes of Count Gertrude, is synonymous with terror.

In just a few months, he captured Leitania without any blood and took away the handle of a country like a whale.

Terrible, terrible!

Faced with such a person, Count Gertrude came to see him almost with a death wish.

After taking a long breath, Gertrude opened the door and saw Agaritu.

It was far away that day, so I couldn't see it clearly, but now that I see him, Agaritu looks so young.

"Your Majesty...Gertrude meets your Majesty!"

The Count bent ninety degrees as a sign of respect.

"Please don't be restrained, Lady Gertrude, you have the right to look me in the eye. Also, if you can, please call me sir."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Agaritu."

"Please sit down."

Count Gertrude pulled up a chair cautiously and slid down to sit down. His hands were clasped, and his collar was soaked with sweat.

"Count? Do you know why you are here?"

"Gertrude...I don't know."

Shen Muke shook his head with a smile and said, "I heard that the Gertrude family is a loyal supporter of the Witch King?"

Gertrude nodded bitterly. At this point, he knew that perfunctory and lies could no longer save him. The fate of his family was in the hands of the person in front of him.

"So, what do you think I should do with you and your family?"

As soon as these words came out, Gertrude almost cried. He had to try his best to restrain his emotions and said tremblingly: "Everything is entirely up to you..."

"What's that? The fate of your family should be decided by yourself. I'm just an outsider, right?"

Shen Muke raised his eyebrows and said: "That's all, Sir Gertrude, I know you are afraid of me, so I won't scare you anymore... In a word, do you want to die as a loyal minister of the Witch King and the electors, or do you want to die?" To live as a scoundrel?”

Have a choice?

Oh my God, I actually got an unexpected reward? !

Count Gertrude nodded repeatedly and said: "I want to live, I want to live! The Gertrude family is willing to abandon anything, just to save the lives of the people!"

"Then, you have to listen to me." Shen Muke nodded with satisfaction and said: "In the next two years, I will not liquidate your family. On the contrary, I will also give you some benefits, such as wealth and land. You With these things, you can secretly gather the remnants who support the Witch King and the Elector, gather them together, and then..."

Shen Muke paused appropriately. He knew clearly that Count Gertrude understood what he meant.

Gertrude looked at Shen Muke and felt goosebumps all over her body!

Is this for fishing?This gentleman's methods are really vicious!

Gertrude knew that in this plan, Agaritu did not have to do anything. He only had to stand in the small room and watch his family gradually gather the remnants, and then catch them all!

In this process, the Gertrude family is the bait and the fishing rod!It's the murder knife in Mr. Agaritu's hand!

"Sir, I..." Count Gertrude began to regret. He knew that the end of a knife would never be good.

"Are you afraid that I will burn mills and kill donkeys or cross rivers and burn bridges? Oh, don't be too nervous, Lord Gertrude." Shen Muke stood up, walked up to Count Gertrude, patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"Sir Gertrude, you probably don't know me. In fact, I don't like killing, and I'm not very bloodthirsty. If possible, I hope everyone has a way to survive. Isn't this great?"

"I can

You promise to protect you and your people until everything ends. When the Witch King's remnants are all put to death, I can arrange a way out for you. "

Shen Muke took out a piece of letter paper, handed it to Count Gertrude, and said, "This letter is a gold medal for you and your tribe to avoid death!"

"After everything is over, you take your tribe and this letter and go to Londinium, the capital of Victoria, to find my friend."

"Grey Wings of Londinium, Witchwood, whichever organization you want to find. In short, you must hand this letter to the Duke of Cumberland."

"The Duke will arrange for you to go to Kjerag. In that small country, you can find stability and protection, but there is a prerequisite."

"There, you are no longer a noble, and you are no longer Gertrude. You and your family are just commoners from now on."

"You have to live with civilians, work like civilians, and you will never be allowed to return to Leitania... This is the price of survival."

Shen Muke patted Count Gertrude on the shoulder and said with a smile: "How about it? Sir Gertrude, are you willing? Give up wealth and honor for life."

Earl Gertrude nodded bitterly. This result was much better than the annihilation of the entire clan.He knew he was not qualified to bargain, so he smiled reluctantly and agreed.

"That's right." Shen Muke smiled and said, "Be my friend and listen to me, and I can give you a way out. What a bargain."

Shen Muke sat back on the chair, crossed his hands, and said: "You can leave now, Lord Gertrude, go and prepare. In three days, Her Majesty the Queen will allocate a piece of land to you."

"Gertrude understands."

Earl Gertrude nodded repeatedly. At this moment, he just wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

"Ah, by the way, there is one more thing."

The moment Count Gertrude opened the door, Shen Muke stopped him:

"Bring your daughter back from Volemud. The environment in Veselheim is better than there and is suitable for children to grow up."

Count Gertrude felt as if his spine was covered with frost. He nodded tremblingly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Agaritu."

The door was closed, and Shen Muke sat on the chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about Count Gertrude's various actions, smiling without saying a word.

"gentlemen?"

The secretary on the side came over and whispered: "Sir, you want to..."

"Announcement [Voice of the Queen], let Count Gertrude fall at the gate of Londinium. No matter what contribution he has made to Leitania in the next two years, his past sins will be forgotten." There won’t be any reduction.”

"According to your will."

The secretary nodded and walked out the door.

"Hey, wait." Shen Muke stopped him: "Let Earl Gertrude's family go. The sin belongs to him and has nothing to do with the women and children."

"Oh, sir, he is a benevolent monarch." The secretary responded with a smile.

"It's not mercy, it's justice." Shen Muke shook his head and said, "We must punish the guilty, but we must also give those who have committed less serious crimes the right to live."

Chapter 32 The Faith of Lateran

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After everyone left, Brother Abraham walked in.

Over the past few months, Abraham watched Mr. Agaritu take control of the entire Leitania step by step and gradually stabilize the chaotic situation, which made him feel a sense of identity in his heart.

Mr. Agaritu said before that he would help him complete his mission as a messenger from all nations. It turns out this is what happened!

The monarch of this country is not a good monarch, then kill him and ascend to the throne. If the national environment cannot fulfill the mission, then seize the country, control the entire country by yourself, and change the environment.

Looking at it this way, Mr. Agaritu is really acting in a Lateran style!

Shen Muke motioned for Abraham to sit down, and then said: "Brother Abraham, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. As you know, Letania has undergone drastic changes and is full of waste... In the past few months, I haven't had time to talk to you about the Summit of Nations. matter."

"It's okay, Mr. Agaritu, I know how busy you are. Besides, my mission... I'm not in a hurry. After all, there are still 20 years until the summit is held~"

What Abraham said is correct. You must know that the Pope of Lateran sent a messenger from all nations in 1069, but the summit of nations was held in 1099, spanning 30 years. This span is almost equivalent to the same generation. This is to give messengers ample room for error.

Shen Muke smiled and nodded, and then said: "Before discussing your mission, would you like to introduce the city of Rutland to me?"

Abraham nodded and said: "Then let me tell you about the history of Rutland City. Thousands of years ago -"

“When our Sakota people were in a state of insecurity, the first saints walked the earth, and they were hunted by the devil’s armies.

"Later, they received revelation from God, so they built the Tower of Revelation, and built a city around the Tower of Revelation. Based on the revelation, they named the city Lateran."

"There is an epic story about this, you can take a look."

Abraham took out a roll of parchment and handed it to Shen Muke.

Shen Muke took it and saw it said:

[Thousands of years ago, the first saints were still walking on the earth. 】

[During the day, Sakota saw that the sky was dark and there was no sun.

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[At night, the devil's army came after them and killed many Sakota.Sakota lost much of its luster. 】

[The saints said: Follow me.So the stone tower stood.The saints say: Listen to me.Then the bell rang. 】

[The bells echoed in the wilderness, and Sakota became united. 】

[This is a revelation, this is a proverb. 】

【There will be light in the daytime and it will no longer be blocked. 】

[The saints said: Build a city and it will be the paradise of Sakta. 】

[The saints said: This city should be called Lateran. 】

……

Shen Muke nodded and returned the parchment to Abraham.

I have to say, this epic has something interesting to write, and the text is very religious, but the real history of Lateran is not as mysterious as what is written above.

In Shen Muke's mind, the history of Rutland should be like this:

I don’t know how many years ago, after the previous civilization was collapsed by evil spirits, and after an unknown number of years, the scattered races on the continent of Terra gradually rebuilt their civilization.

The new civilization was dominated by the Tikaz. They established a great country covering the entire continent under the name of Kazdel!

Kazdaele was once synonymous with the earth, and this allusion comes from here.

However, later, thousands of years ago, the arrogant Kazdaele Empire fell into the flames of civil war, and its former glory was no longer there. Other oppressed tribes also rose up to resist, and the great Kazdaele Empire was burned to the ground. , turned into nothing.

The Tikaz clan was divided into various races, the main ones being the Sakaz clan, the Sakota clan, and the Anasa clan.

The Sakaz clan followed that generation of demon kings and retreated to Kazdel City. Sakota and Anasa completely broke away from the demon king's rule and were looking for a new way out.

This is the reason why the so-called "first-generation saints were killed by devil soldiers". After all, in the eyes of the Sakaz clan, they are a runaway clan, so it is normal to hunt them down.

Later, the Sakota escaped to an isolated island, and then found their faith and received enlightenment.