The immortal black snake just wants to live simply

"--why?"

"If Kalan Trade wants to go further in Kjerag, it needs a saint. This is an excellent opportunity."

"--why?"

"Of course, things won't be that simple... You and I both know what the other two families have planned. But I believe that if you are hit by snow drops, you will be able to pass the test and become a saint. Enya, I know you can do it arrive."

"..."

What if I don't want to?

What if I fail?

Enya didn't say a word of all the rebuttals and questions.

Because Enya knew what he would answer... The patriarch of the Shivaash family, the president of Kalan Trading, and her closest brother in the past - Enxiodis Shivaash would definitely say.

"Your last name is Shivaash, Enya."

……

A certain cave in the Holy Mountain.

This is a place shielded by wind and snow, a secret place that even Black Snake has never known.

It is also not recorded in any classics of Manzhuyuan.

The only one who knows this place is Jeragond.

She moved deeper into the cave step by step, without using her ability to teleport to her destination.

Yeragond can teleport anywhere in the snow.

But this is the only place where she is not willing to come in easily.

"...how many years."

Following Yeragond through a tunnel, she arrived in a vast space made of ice.

In the center, there is an irregular ice crystal dozens of meters high with countless edges and corners, quietly suspended above the ground.

This is the miracle of Jeragond.

It is a sealing node that Yeragond created by consuming his own power to suppress the natural disasters of Kjerag.

Yeragond slowly placed his hand on the surface of the ice crystal.

Feeling the considerable strength left, Yeragond murmured to himself:

"It feels more and more relaxed recently to deal with natural disasters... He is right. In the past, I was still too immature to use my own power."

'Is there anyone who can only rely on their own instincts to use brute force like a beast? '

In fact, Yeragond has never forgotten the black snake's eccentricity and cynicism.

Rather, she remembered every word Black Snake said every time he came to visit.

When Black Snake doesn't come to play with her, she occasionally feels a little lonely.

After all, there is a tragically thick barrier between the Saint, Manzhuyuan, the three major families, and the common people of Kjelag and Yeragond.

But Black Snake is different.

……

Yeragond stroked the ice crystals.

It is not unreasonable for Manzhuyuan to choose to build on this mountain.

Because Yeragond's true body is buried under the Virgin's Peak.

"Sigh, but I'm still a little frustrated...but what can I do? I can't learn the things he taught me."

Yeragond certainly tried to listen to the Black Snake's advice, but rather, he never stopped looking for ways to make the lives of the Kjerag people better.

But Enthiodis was right.

Yeragond may only be able to get Kjerag so far.

Even Black Snake would not dare to boast about the terror of Ursus, the war machine. It was all his fault.

The Black Snakes in the past were never pioneers. After all, it was the Ursus people themselves who initiated change and progress.

So even though Black Snake is willing to teach Yeragond, it actually has little effect.

Management has never been about big fists, but Black Snake's ability has a natural advantage in this aspect, which Yeragond cannot learn.

As for handing over Kjerag to Black Snake with full authority... that's even more impossible.

This is not because Yeragond does not trust the Black Snake, but it is because of his understanding that he is unwilling to leave Kjerag's fate in the hands of her friends.

Since many people think that the Duchy of Cosice has such good treatment, the only drawback is that the standards for becoming a citizen are a bit strict, but...why do more people still avoid the Duchy of Cosice?

The answer is actually quite simple.

How do you know that the good god in your eyes, the Lord of Utopia in your eyes, the philosopher king in your eyes... is really thinking about you?

The citizens of the Duchy of Cosiche can live so comfortably and beautifully just because... it's not time to burn them yet.

Just like slaughtering livestock, it must be slaughtered when necessary.

……

But Jeragond was different.

She truly regarded Kjerag's people as her children.

But maybe...the children have grown up.

Just like a parent's past patronage may have become a hindrance to a child's growth.

Under the instigation of the Black Snake, Yeragond often wondered whether natural disasters, wars, and chaos were kept out in the past, which caused Kjerag's development to stagnate for nearly a thousand years.

Maybe it's time for Him to leave... Even this land is also the place where she was born.

But the new Kjerag, the Kjerag full of vitality, the Kjerag that replaces traditional ideas with modern ideas...maybe there is no place for God.

Jeragond chose to leave.

After all, there is a kind of love called letting go, right?

Yeragond is such a good-natured beast.

……

'But maybe it's time for me to go out for a walk? '

'In the past, I heard Black Snake talk about the glorious and wonderful experiences, as well as the culture and scenery of other places... Can I also see it with my own eyes? '

'If it's not my mission to protect Kjerag, then... maybe I should get out more? '

'...But except for the last invitation from Black Snake, I have never left Kjerag. '

'And I can't take Enya away... Do I want to go see the outside world alone? '

'...'

'Maybe I need a guide. '

As for Yeragond, besides Black Snake, is there any better candidate?

……

after a while

Jeragond loosened his grip,

The power contained in the ice crystals has not decreased, but has become stronger.

Yeragond did not come here this time to reclaim his power.

'Sherag is still too weak... If he recovers his power, the natural disaster will destroy everything in an instant. Those children have no experience in dealing with natural disasters. '

Yeragond stared at the ice crystals.

The newly injected power, conservatively estimated, can keep Kjerag safe for another 50 years.

'...I'm really getting better and better at it. '

Then, Yeragond disappeared into this space out of thin air.

……

"Enxiodis, the 'doctor' you mentioned has been sent to Aktos... Why did you suddenly decide to perform the [Rite of the Holy Mountain] tomorrow?"

"Nohis..."

"We have been working hard for so many years, do you really have the heart to let religion continue to poison this country, and let ignorance and backward ideas fill the minds of the people of Kjerag... Enxiodis, can you tell me what you are thinking? ?"

"...Do you really think that today's Kalan trade can fight [the gods]?"

"I don't know, but I know another thing...that is, Kjerag has made no progress in thousands of years."

"..."

Enxiodis remained silent.

yes……

Kjerag has fallen too far behind other countries, and it must make changes.

By any means.

Chapter 3 Yelagund, I am your most devout believer! Flying Swoop

For the holy mountain, choose the holy temple.

The place for the primary election of the Saint of Kalan.After the death of the previous generation of saints, all the girls of that age will enter the shrine to choose the saint. Only those who are hit by the first drop of melted snow in the shrine on that day are qualified to become saints.

As for the saint, she was just fabricated by Manzhuyuan from the beginning to facilitate the spread of faith.

But who can know...

Did that kind of 'fake' really attract the attention of the gods?

……

The great elder was half lying on a wicker chair.

This hall was built jointly by the people of the three tribes after the establishment of the Three Tribes Council.The existence and cooperation of the three ethnic groups far predates the establishment of the modern tri-ethnic system. .

And this chair has been placed here for thousands of years.

More than a dozen great elders sat on this chair and spent their entire lives.

Just like a dozen saints, they died in depression on this holy mountain.

The great elder didn't know that Yeragond had actually been transforming into the saint's bodyguard and accompanying them all the time.

……

But at this time, he at least understood that the Saint was no longer something that the Elder Council of Manzhu Academy could control at will. On the contrary, the current Manzhu Academy must be headed by the Saint.

From a certain perspective, Manjuin is higher than the three major families that hold real power, precisely because Manjuin has the sole right to interpret "Yeragond".

The power of faith is still very powerful.

……

The great elder felt mixed feelings in his heart at this time.

He undoubtedly hopes that the Holy Girl can take over the land and population of the three major families... The situation has developed to this point, and the three major families have become incompatible with each other, and letting the Holy Girl take over all the power of the three major families can be regarded as a easing strategy. .

For the Great Elder, Kjerag's peace undoubtedly comes first.

But what is peace?

Can it be called peace if we close ourselves off, stop development, prohibit change, and always stay in the comfort zone and never experience hardship?

……

Suddenly, while he was sitting on the wicker chair, whispers suddenly sounded in his ears.

Fear filled the heart of the great elder.

Because that voice was extremely familiar...it was his own voice.