Terra Martial God and Merit System

"Today's battle was not exciting at all, it can only be described as light and loose!"

The screen in the center of the hall was showing the preliminaries of this year's competition. Margaret and her sister were watching the battle with anticipation.

The Black Knight - this orphan from the bottom of Leitania showed unimaginable strength in the Knights Tournament.

She had won the last tournament, and was awarded the medal by the Grand Knight himself.

This year's tournament...she is also the favorite to win.

But when my uncle looked at this man, he sneered in his heart.

He knew very well what the so-called knight tournament was.

Once you participate in knight competitions, you will be forced to become a "prop" for capitalists. It is very likely that you will endorse inferior products, or you may also participate in fake matches like some people.

These are all minor things, and the most important thing is that this will change people's minds.

The original knight...was not like this.

Although Mainna lived a miserable life and did not even have the title of knight, he did maintain the dignity of a knight.

Of course, his two nieces don't think so.

"I wish I could become the Black Knight..." Margaret whispered, "I'll get a lot of money if I fight this time..."

"Don't even think about it." Maenna, who heard her, said coldly, "You are not allowed to participate in this damn competition."

"Why?!" Margaret jumped up, "Why can't I go?!"

Maenna didn't want to talk to her about those complicated things, since she was not yet an adult. She might not understand what he was saying, so -

"I said no and that means no! Now go back to your room!"

"Of course you don't care! You were still groaning and thanking others when my mother's dresser was sold!"

"Uncle, you are a coward!"

Although children's words are innocent, being scolded by such a child, and saying such harsh words, Ma Enna couldn't help but feel angry.

These two girls don’t understand at all what they are doing!

Margaret saw the expression on Marna's face and knew that she had said something wrong, but she believed that she was not wrong. Her uncle was indeed a coward. So she grabbed her sister and ran back to the room.

“.....” Mainna sat on the sofa, feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

Are you a coward?

How can it be? !

He'd been in war, he'd fought for this land. It wasn't his fault what was happening!

If the Supervisor had not issued a secret order to transfer his brother and sister-in-law away, how could the Linguang family have fallen to such a state?

Annoyance, anxiety, resentment...all kinds of emotions mixed together.

The original letter was tightly clenched in Mauna's hands, "*Casimir swears*!"

He sighed.

'Standing aside'? What does the man in black know?

Does he know what he has done in the five years since his brother and sister-in-law disappeared?

The Supervisory Committee remained silent, everyone was trying to stop him from moving forward, and his father was seriously ill...he had no choice but to do this.

Even the posture of a patriarch is not something he wants to play.

But if he doesn't do this, how can he maintain this already shaky family?

"I want to see what you terrorists have to say!"

Mauna tore open the envelope.

The words flowed slowly before his eyes.

A simple document.

A passage that seems to be full of empty truths.

But what can he see beyond the words?

A fiery soul? A light that has never been covered by shadows?

"A liar often deceives himself first. Mauna, do you feel you have been deceived?"

This sentence stung Maenna's eyes.

He witnessed the nobles robbing the peasants of their food stores and how the city degenerated into a huge machine.

It rumbles, using people's flesh, blood, and even souls as fuel.

Does he understand?

Mahenna understood everything. But he knew there was nothing he could do.

His father taught him to look at the big picture and if he wanted to change the country, he must first strive to reach a high position.

Mauna didn't understand, but she still followed her father's teachings.

He originally thought that his brother would rise to a high position, and with his help and his punishment of evildoers in the wilderness, Casimir would surely get better and better.

But...everything changed.

Was he lying to himself? Perhaps he was.

Once you give up your ideals, no amount of money can redeem them.

Did he...give up his ideals?

"No..." Maenna stood up, "This is just his idea, not an objective fact..."

"Maybe I should meet the person who wrote this letter."

He flipped to the back of the paper, where an address was written.

That is...the underground of the Grand Knight's territory, a place of filth and dirt.

Chapter 286: Mauna, save me!

Ma Enna is not some high-ranking playboy.

When he first traveled, he saw the miserable conditions of the lower classes. The first person he punished was a petty noble who relied on heavy taxes to exploit the peasants.

During his time as a ranger, he traveled the earth and saw too much misery.

However, when he returned to the Great Knight's Territory, Mainna realized that although the suffering he had experienced in the wilderness was painful, it was far less intense than in the city.

Cities siphon off people and wealth, but also suffering.

This city is like a beast that eats people without leaving any bones. Every breath it takes and every second it survives is built on the suffering of many people.

The ruling nobles were well aware of this.

It's just that they think this is the truth and a reasonable thing. The infected people die, and the untouchables die.

Anyway, the sun will rise as usual tomorrow, and they will still live a good life.

In the slums at the bottom, everyone is a carrier of pain, but also a catalyst and a medium of transmission.

The crime rate is extremely high, everyone is armed, and it's not safe even during the day.

Of course, in the eyes of the Casimir officials, these territories are not under their management at all, so the crime rate statistics will not be recorded in the overall statistics at all.

Therefore, in the propaganda, the Great Knight Territory is a scene of vitality and peace. If it is not said so, it will not attract foreign tourists to come and watch their knight competitions.

Mahenna takes this very seriously.

He changed his clothes, and except for the sword, none of them were what he usually wore.

If the fact that the "acting head of the family" had entered the underground slums was discovered, the Linguang family would inevitably be blamed.

After finishing preparations, Mauna went out.

After walking through the streets, he finally entered the underground of the Great Knight's Territory.

Because when a mobile city is built, a large-scale chassis must be constructed. The city itself is built on this chassis.

When the Grand Knight Territory was established, Casimir was facing a war, so the chassis was built extremely spacious for the purpose of hiding during war.

As a result, the situation has now stabilized and many illegal immigrants live here. Over time, they have gathered here.

The Great Knight Territory, which originally had no slums in theory, now has slums. However, unlike other places, their slums are not visible on the surface.

Mainna entered through a secret passage - one of the gifts from his time as a ranger.

At least Mainna has good connections. Although he is not involved with those high-ranking ruling nobles, he can still have a say in many organizations.

Not only did he have close ties with the bounty hunter Tolan, he also had contact with the Helmetless Alliance.

As soon as he entered the slum, Mainna pulled up his mask and covered his mouth and nose.

One reason is to cover up the face, and the other is because the smell here is... just terrible.

Walking in the closed underground, Mainna could feel the vigilant gazes in the darkness around him.

These residents were very xenophobic, but many of them stopped staring silently after seeing the sword at Mainna's waist.

Of course, some people were not afraid, but when they saw where Mainna had stopped last time, they left silently.

"Knock, knock, knock~!" Mainna knocked heavily on the iron door in front of him several times.

The small window on the iron door was opened, and the familiar man in black saw Maennayou's face and grinned. "Are you here?"

"Creaky——" the door opened.

Mainna said nothing, just nodded slightly and walked in.

The air behind the door was good, and it seemed to have some kind of circulation device. Maenna knew that it was useless to disguise herself now, so she simply took off her mask.

"Where is the person who is looking for me?"

"Follow me." The man in black did not waste time and led Mainna forward decisively.

They walked through a long corridor with many translucent doors on both sides, most of which were empty.

However, after turning a corner, Maenna saw two figures in a room.

These two figures...seem a little familiar.

Maenna saw them and they saw Maenna.

The two people who were originally depressed immediately stood up - "Ma Enna, why are you here?"

Mainna regretted taking off the mask, but there was no other way. He simply kept a straight face and pretended not to hear.

But I felt a little bit unbelievable in my heart.

The Helmetless Alliance is a long-established assassin organization in Casimir, and the Qingjin position among them can be said to be the cutting-edge combat force.

Mainna is confident that he can defeat the two men, but catching them...that's a bit difficult.

After all, Qing Jin is very dangerous. Ensuring the capture without hurting the opponent is as difficult as fighting through a team of silver spear Pegasus. How did they do it?

"Maenna! I recognize you! Don't play dumb!" The two Qingjins became anxious when they saw that Maenna ignored them. They kept banging on the door and yelled, trying their best to attract Maenna's attention.

"Mr. Manna, don't worry about them." The man in black turned his head and said, "They will die soon."

"Dead?" Maenna was a little surprised. Why didn't the other party just kill him after catching him?

"That's right, the No-Hero Alliance has paid the ransom, so they must die." said the man in black, but his words were a little confusing.

"Since you asked for a ransom, why kill people?" asked Mauna.

"These two men have blood debts on their hands, so we have to kill them. The ransom has squeezed out their remaining value. At least this money can buy medicine and save a few people." The man in black said calmly.

This way of thinking is indeed peculiar. After thinking about it, Mainna couldn't say anything.

As for honesty and trustworthiness...Maenna guessed that the Integration Movement might just want to trick the No-Heroes Alliance once. Moreover, if the situation was reversed, the No-Heroes Alliance might do something even more ruthless.

"Maenna!" Seeing that Maenna was getting farther and farther away, the two Qingjin began to scream frantically -

"You can't leave! Find a way to save us quickly!"