Chapter 43 Master and Servant
Demon King Calendar Year 648.
April 22, morning.
County of Leon.
Ten days have passed since the lord was hanged on the gallows by Her Royal Highness. Logically speaking, if the lord in charge of an entire territory disappears, there should be a lot of trouble.
But in fact, as soon as the lord died, other lower-level officials quickly became loyal to the princess.
The earl ate alone and did not give any soup to his subordinates. No wonder the congregation was so happy to betray their relatives. It was the same with or without him.
For civilians, it doesn't matter, and they even applaud.
There is no relief in the year of disaster, but taxes are still collected. The people really have no other ideas besides being happy when such a lord dies.
The biggest change in the entire territory is that more people are coming in and out of the city, because Her Royal Highness the Princess has canceled the city entry tax, which has attracted many people from surrounding villages to come to the city with agricultural products to sell.
On the dirt road that has become a little more lively, two guys with different styles appeared today.
"Rena, look at this country, they actually use ox carts to travel."
The person who spoke had shiny blond hair and wore a flashy bubble skirt while operating on a rural road with poor infrastructure, but she wore a layer of jodhpurs underneath. This was her last insistence.
"Miss Wendy, not all places can afford horses. You should be more tolerant."
"But it's so ugly."
The person named Reina is wearing a well-pressed housekeeper's uniform and has short, smooth light blue hair. From a distance, she thinks she is a handsome man, but if you get closer, you will find that her breasts are slightly raised and more perky than the man's. Hips.
She was carrying a large backpack, which looked like it was going to crush her, but she didn't look tired at all when she walked, and she still stood straight.
When such a pair of master and servant, who are completely different from the locals, appear on the road, they will naturally attract the attention of many people.
But Wendy didn't care, it was right for the common people to envy the nobles.
"Look, they actually opened a piece of land not far from the city gate."
"The people tending the fields look like soldiers. It may be an order from Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"This is too strange."
While talking, the master and servant walked to the city gate, and the soldier guarding the gate also noticed that their painting style was different from ordinary people.
However, he didn't look like a suspicious person, so he was let in after a brief inquiry.
"Oh my god, why are there bears in the city?"
Wendy pointed her elegant cane at a bear entering the door. Although her tone was surprised, her eyes shone with surprise.
"That's the Druid. I remember the master said that there are many tree elves in the Far Forest near Leon's territory."
"Druid? Does that bear really not know how to bite?"
"Probably not, but miss, please don't make an expression like you want to touch it. That's rude."
The vegetable seeds that Li Chengqi sent were all unheard of and unseen by the locals. The tree elves and druids heard that the Demon King had given them plant seeds that they had never seen before. They were all running to the city recently, hoping to cultivate the gods' gifts with their own hands. The idea of vegetables came from this, so I saw many druids in the city.
Even the local people have gradually gotten used to it in these ten days. Sometimes they will see restaurant owners enthusiastically dragging a leopard to their homes, insisting that the druid try the newly developed vegetarian dishes.
However, the time was still short. Apart from this change, Wendy felt that it was similar to an ordinary small country town.
"Please pray sincerely, and your Majesty will bless everyone."
When the master and servant walked to the central square, they noticed many civilians gathered around them.
It seemed like something was being built there, scaffolding had already been built.
In front of the scaffolding, there is a stone pillar with a palm-shaped sculpture on it.
The sound they heard just now came from under the sculpture.
This made Wendy a little curious. She stepped forward to take a look, and then she noticed the petite Shelley standing among the civilians.
Wearing a thin robe, she raised her hands flat: "Let us pray together."
Immediately, the surrounding people shouted ‘Gan! ’ and ‘Grass! ’, it looks like some kind of cult ritual.
However, as everyone prayed, a layer of divine holy light gradually emerged above everyone's heads and converged into an angel-like halo of light. Until a few minutes later, the light circle exploded and turned into countless spots of light, falling into the people's bodies.
This is a ritual spell, a divine spell commonly used by priests.
It is generally used to host weddings and weddings, store openings, military expeditions, and daily prayers to attract believers.
It has a wide range of uses and has the effect of calming the spirit and healing injuries. The more people participate and the stronger the pastor who presides over it, the better the effect.
In order to live up to the expectations of the Demon King and the Princess, Xuelin has been working very hard recently. She presided over the worship ceremony in the square in the morning and went to the back of the castle to practice swordsmanship in the afternoon.
So in the morning, you will see her appearing in the square, leading people to pray together.
"There are actually priests in the Leon Territory? Isn't the spread of religion prohibited in our country?"
"Hush, miss, be careful what you say about religious beliefs."
Rena was much more mature than Miss Wendy who always said something when she saw something. She pulled Wendy away from the crowd and then said:
"The priest who presided over the ceremony is very strong. I guess he is a member of the Guards Knights. Maybe Her Royal Highness the Princess has her own plans, so we shouldn't talk too much."
"That's right. The first priority is to find His Highness first."
Wendy is a straight person, but she is very obedient.
The two crossed the square and soon came to the bottom of the castle.
Entering the city is easy, but entering the castle is different.
Not only are there guards guarding the place, but knights of the Guards are also patrolling here.
Wendy took out a golden coat of arms with a sword and shield symbol and showed it to the guard knight guarding the door: "I am Wendy from the Thor family. I have something urgent and I hope to see Her Royal Highness Princess Viola."
The knights of the Guards were all from noble families, so heraldry was of course a compulsory course, and one could easily recognize the coat of arms at a glance.
"Wait a moment, I will inform His Highness."
Not long after, the Guards Knight came back:
"Your Highness is ready to see you. Please ask Miss Wendy and your entourage to come this way."
Seeing this, Wendy said strangely:
"Why don't you go in through the front door?"
"The statue of the Demon King customized by His Highness has just been transported in. Workers are bringing it into the chapel. We are worried that there may be an accident when you pass by, so please take a detour."
"Demon King God? Isn't that a legend?"
"Originally it was a legend, but it's not anymore."
Wendy was about to ask more questions when she saw a group of teenage children practicing in the training ground in the inner courtyard of the castle.
"I win again!"
Lilia held a wooden sword and knocked down her opponent, a boy of about the same age, and jumped up happily.
"It's not over yet! I only gave half of my effort!"
"Then let's do it again!"
Noticing Wendy's gaze, the knight of the guard explained:
"Those are children from nearby villages. His Highness decided to gather the children who volunteered for training and train them into knights."
Wendy, who has always looked at Leon Ling with a critical eye, said uncharacteristically this time:
"Your Highness did the right thing. The children should be given a path to promotion."
Because the Thor family were originally farmers, but later became knights by chance, and then were canonized as nobles for their military exploits.
As the daughter of the Thor family, Wendy certainly agrees with this.
Wait around the training ground and enter the castle through the back door.
In the conference room on the second floor, Wendy finally met Princess Viola, whom she longed for.
(End of chapter)