Chapter 11: Fighting with the Air
The capital was captured and the king and prince died in battle. Viola led the guards and remaining soldiers to fight their way out of the encirclement and fled to the most remote Ryan territory.
As a result, not long after arriving, they were attacked by bandits composed of defeated troops and refugees. If the Demon King hadn't taken action, the remaining strength around Viola would have been unable to resist.
After that, Viola stopped paying attention to these bandits, because she felt that the magic power of the Demon King not only defeated the bandits, but also scared them out of their wits, making it impossible for them to have the courage to come back again.
But note that it is defeated, not completely eliminated.
Viola also ignored that the escaped bandits might have an impact on the surrounding villages and towns. What's more, even if she wanted to deal with it, she didn't have enough troops on hand, let alone where the bandits were hiding.
This Ryan territory is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it would be too easy to squeeze in a bandit.
The wooden plate incident immediately made Viola increase the priority of the bandit problem.
What Viola has to consider now is not to recruit troops to fight back, but to establish a firm foothold and make full preparations for a comeback.
But even though Viola is a princess of the kingdom, she has no reputation at all in the remote mountainous area of Lane Territory, and the local people have no sense of recognition for her at all. Even if there are sufficient supplies in the future, it may not be easy to recruit troops.
If the bandits are dealt with, Viola will leave a deep enough impression on the local people, which is equivalent to having a mass base, and no matter what she does, she will get twice the result with half the effort.
If you think about it further, once you have a mass base, it will be easier to spread the belief in the Demon King God, and it will be easier to recruit troops in the name of God in the future.
As for the issue of military strength?
It's not that Viola has no soldiers, but most of the soldiers are injured and need to recuperate.
Originally, Viola believed that the power given by the Demon King should not be abused, so except for the day when she received the magic, she used it on the knights of the bodyguard, and never used it again.
Considering the Mu Pan incident, Viola has every reason to believe that all this was planned by the Demon King Shenjun, who used divine magic to quickly heal the soldiers, and then summoned an army to deal with the influence of the bandits, so as to lay the foundation for the future.
In addition, the Demon King God may have other profound meanings, but just thinking of this makes Viola marvel.
God’s wisdom is so profound and so great.
Praise your Majesty!
Thank you for guiding me when I was confused!
Praise God the Demon King!
You are worthy of being the king of all demons and the king of kings!
Thinking of this, Viola said to Lilia:
"Leave the matter of bandits to us. We will kill all the bandits in the near future."
"Really? But I want to go too!"
Viola suddenly thought that the oracle might have more than one meaning. Since the Demon King asked her to come to Lilia, there might be something special about this little girl.
So Viola nodded and said:
"Yes, but you are still too young. When you grow up, I will teach you how to use a sword."
"Can I be a knight too?"
"sure."
Lilia immediately cheered. For a child, she only saw the knight's handsomeness and didn't think too much about it.
But of course Lilia's grandma knew it wasn't that simple, and she seemed a little worried.
Viola saw this and said:
"You don't have to worry. My Lord will guide me to find Lilia, and he will definitely not be detrimental to her."
Noticing that Grandma Lilia's legs were inconvenient, Viola stretched out her hand to her, and a ball of sacred light floated in the palm of her hand, radiating warm spiritual light in all directions.
Some villagers who noticed the knight entering the village came to watch and saw the aura of divine magic.
"This will make you more comfortable."
Viola looked at the villagers who were watching and said loudly: "I, Viola Avarus, will exercise God's rights on earth on my behalf. From now on, if you have any difficulties, you can come to Ryan The fortress comes to me and I will try my best to solve it."
She looked at Lilia again, who was staring at the divine light with wide eyes, took out a necklace from her pocket and handed it to Lilia's hand. The pendant part is a silver hand with slightly open fingers.
"This is the holy symbol on the Demon King and God. Pray to it, and the Demon King and God will be watching you."
The surrounding villagers knelt down and worshiped the Holy Light, as if they had seen a miracle...
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Li Chengqi obviously didn't know that his archbishop suddenly put a wise hat on him, and he had no idea about Viola's battle of wits and courage with the air.
He just saw Viola leading the people to return the wooden plate to Lilia, and then activated the sacred light in front of the villagers.
This caused the piety of many villagers in Hain Village to change from 0 to 5 to 10.
In Li Chengqi's view, he had achieved his goal of killing two birds with one stone. He not only returned the plate to the children, but also made a slightly devout believer appear in Hain Village.
The NPCs in this game have a high degree of autonomy, so although there are very few parts that players can operate, they can still achieve their goals through guidance.
Afterwards, he saw Viola leading the knights of the guard to say goodbye to Lilia, riding all the way back to Lane Fortress, and hurriedly rushed into the chapel and knelt under the holy emblem to pray.
This operation made Li Chengqi feel that it was almost like praying to God and then returning to fulfill your wishes.
He is worthy of being the number one believer with full piety.
Li Chengqi moved the mouse and clicked on Viola kneeling in front of the Holy Emblem to see what she was praying for.
The dialogue box next to the character portrait says, ‘Please give us the teachings of the Demon King and God Lord’.
Li Chengqi looked at the screen and slapped his forehead: "Oh yes, I haven't considered this matter yet."
The player plays the role of the Demon King and God. Since he is a God, he must have a church and doctrine.
The church was not in a hurry. Knowing Viola's current situation, Li Chengqi was indeed unlikely to spare the time to send people to build the temple. He only renovated the chapel.
But when it comes to doctrine, we can't make do with it.
All religions on earth have myths and stories to express the greatness of God, otherwise no one would believe in God.
Viola asked Li Chenxi for a teaching, which was indeed very reasonable, but it also meant that Li Chengqi had to make up a teaching by himself.
How can this be done?
Li Chengqi doesn't know this at all.
Do you need to search for a Bible translation online and read it accordingly?
But you can’t stand up to the Demon King and God?
Or maybe...
Li Chengqi ran upstairs and quickly came back with a copy of Das Kapital.
Instead of illusory fairy tales, how about reading Marxism-Leninism to Viola?
“Dear Davari, come and destroy decadent capitalism with me!”
Emmm…
Think about it carefully, the game is in the feudal dynasty era, Viola is still a princess, and she takes her own life...
Let’s not talk about whether Viola has this realization or not. The title of Demon King God is the king of all demon kings, and he is a reactionary in himself.
This style of painting seems even weirder.
When he was worried about how to reply to Viola, Li Chengqi saw several knights on the screen carefully pushing a dining cart into the chapel.
As if they were holding some kind of ceremony, they placed a dinner plate covered with a dinner cover on the altar, and then went down to kneel down and pray respectfully.
What is this?
Sacrifice?
(End of chapter)