Arcane Lord

"Not a devil believer? Then Hatton's statement that you worshiped the 'Mother Goddess of Creation' is also a lie? Do you want to confront him?" Og said disdainfully.

"Mother Goddess of Creation?" The mayor murmured, with relief and reluctance in his eyes. Although he had felt it before, it was another thing to actually say it from Oger's mouth.

"Sir, the Mother Goddess of Creation is not a demon. She is a true god, a good god, and real. Sir, please see--" The mayor quickly put his fingers into his mouth and bit open an opening, and blood immediately flowed out.

But he seemed not to feel any pain at all. He raised his finger towards Oger and shouted: "Sir, you see, the power given by the Mother Goddess of Creation has a healing effect. Many people in our town have been affected by it. Help, how can he be a devil?"

Following the mayor's words, his injured finger healed almost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But Oger was not moved at all, and still did not change the previous ruling, and even urged Xia Duo and Zach, "Eddie, Zach, what do you think we should do?"

Whether it was a conflict of faith, a dispute over interests, or simply the empire's attitude towards demons, Sha Duo, who was caught in the middle, regretted staying for the first time.

At this time, he could only let "Eddie" act instinctively, "Kill!"

Meanwhile, Zach made his decision, the same "Kill!"

"Good!" Og clapped his hands and praised, "You are indeed a talented person from the empire, and he lives up to the empire's training!"

Then with a pointing finger, an invisible magic missile whizzed out, pierced the mayor's head, brought out the brain matter, and whizzed through several townspeople behind the mayor until it disappeared into the distance.

"kill!"

The ordinary soldiers who heard the order did not hesitate at all and immediately took action. The more than a hundred townspeople begged for mercy, dodged, and even tried to use the holy power to protect themselves, but none of them dared to resist directly. of.

Until nearly a hundred townspeople fell down, blood dyed a large area of ​​land red, and the fishy smell hit Xia Duo's nostrils. For the first time, he felt that the projected plane was so real.

On the way back, the atmosphere became a little heavy and no one spoke.

It wasn't until the team was approaching Jilan City that Oger called up Shado and Zach, who were lagging behind. "Do you think it's unkind that the empire didn't declare the belief in the 'Creation Mother Goddess' illegal in advance? "

Xia Duo glanced at Zach, but neither of them answered.

But Oger didn't care. Instead, he said in a calm tone as if he was persuading the younger generation: "The name 'Mother Goddess of Creation' itself is a kind of corruption! Talking too much will attract the attention of the devil. You should remember it. ! Try not to mention this name in the future.”

Xia Duo nodded. The name itself does contain power. There is a similar saying in the main plane, but does this public name that resembles a title also have mysterious power?

But no matter what, Oger was able to explain it to the two newcomers. Zach accepted it and his expression became much more relaxed. As for Shado and "Eddie", the same was true, but he himself was still doubtful.

At this time, he also discovered that the Arcane Empire did not have a common belief, or that belief was the empire itself. However, when it came to the belief in the true God, there were still some shortcomings, especially for ordinary people at the lowest level.

…

After returning to Jilan City, the Second Court gave Xia Duo two days off. On the third day, Xia Duo officially joined the Second Court, and he did not go on as many missions as expected.

Basically, if you do it once, you can rest for two days. The time is uncertain. When a task comes, it will be triggered. However, there are very few tasks like killing nearly a hundred people in Lettuce Town. It is more about investigation, and then returning without results.

But as long as you encounter someone related to the "Mother Goddess of Creation", no matter how innocent or pitiful she appears, you will eventually die. The empire attaches great importance to this aspect, and it is almost an untouchable red line.

There are hundreds of small towns called Blackstone Town and Lettuce Town near Jilan City that are actually collective farms. The population of these small towns ranges from hundreds to thousands.

After joining the Second Tribunal, Shado also gradually learned about the overall situation of the current Arcane Empire. The total population is nearly ten million, including nearly one million spellcasters.

This number is simply terrifying. Shado knew that the total population of the main plane Netheril was only a few million people, and there were nearly a million spellcasters here. It was really unimaginable.

Thinking about it this way, there are at least 20 great arcanists in the Arcane Empire, which is relatively small. There are only 15 people in Netheril. Maybe they are hidden for the so-called demon-killing war, or maybe they are dead. In the midst of war.

…

In the blink of an eye, Xia Duo's projection has been in the Arcane Empire for nearly a year, and his spellcasting level has steadily increased to level 5. Although this improvement speed is a bit fast, it is not actually considered as such in the Arcane Empire, which has nearly a million spellcasters. Too eye-catching.

At the same time, during this year, Xia Duo also did well as a judge. Under the psychological guidance of not seeking merit but seeking no faults, he was successfully promoted to a level 4 judge.

Of course, it is useless no matter how high the level of a judge is. If you cannot be promoted to a judge, you will be a grassroots civil servant for life, and a level 5 judge is the threshold for promotion to a judge.

This not only requires the support of the Shangguan, but also requires one's own strength. Those below the mid-level mage will not consider it at all. "Eddie" played by Xia Duo just meets the minimum requirements.

On this day, Osk called Sha Duo to the first court, which is also the headquarters of the Jilan City Trial Court.

"Eddie, have you been in Kilan City for almost a year?"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Have you ever thought about how to develop in the future?"

"This -" Xia Duo didn't know how to answer. Did he want you to give up your seat to me? After thinking for a while, he said, "Sir, I am going to apply for the Judgment Division."

The Trial Department is the superior organization of the Trial Court. Being in the Trial Department basically means you have the right and leisure. Promotion from the Trial Court is considered a normal promotion route. There are almost no people in the Jilan City Trial Court who don't want to be promoted to the Trial Department.

However, not everyone can enter the Judgment Department. It is an absolute real power organization. It is different from the empire of ordinary people. The real power organizations of the Arcane Empire control violence. Even high-level mages cannot say that. If you go in, you can go in. If you get caught, it's almost the same.

Arcanists are fine, but generally speaking, arcanists will be regarded as the seeds of great arcanists to join the institute. This is completely outside the scope of Sha Duo's consideration. Even though the institute may be exposed to more things, there is still a review process. close.

And the most important thing is that Xia Duo cannot advance to the arcanist level in the projection plane. What he comes here is just a projection, not the real body.

Therefore, entering the Judgment Department is a good choice. This is indeed Xia Duo's true thoughts, but what he did not say is that he actually does not want to enter the Judgment Department through normal channels.

As for the shortcut, there is Osk in front of me.