Dear Broom Knight

Chesca thought for a while before saying, "Perhaps, but I don't think he knew about the Dorisk thing that early on."

"That, he probably really didn't know," Laurie nodded. "But all of this, he was psychologically prepared to sacrifice from the start.

It's just that he didn't expect it to start with Dorisk.

According to his plan, after Dorisk and his wave of administrative officers all stepped down, the next few would be the most likely to be exploited.

After all, those people's selfish desires are much stronger than Dorisk and the others, who have followed Travis for so long and whose interests are intertwined to the point of being inseparable.

I only recently suddenly felt that something was a little off.

Chesca, Travis's old subordinates from back then, besides Dorisk, there's also that Minister of Finance, but they're all not in the central authority or the royal palace anymore!

If a third of the people withdrew from the central authority ten years ago, then after the incident at Montes Castle, His Majesty the King sent away most of his key subordinates along with it.

During Gezzar's incident, His Majesty the King sent away Jonathan and other strong, trusted aides.

Although to outsiders, it seemed he was doing it to ensure those territories wouldn't be lost, especially the Storm Territory, which was being restricted again, but... not leaving a single one is also abnormal.

Most importantly, the administrative officers and royal guards he kept by his side didn't have many people who came from his old subordinates!

The grumbling he did during that time about being too confident was likely not about being overly arrogant about his control over the royal city.

But rather, he didn't expect those people to be so bold and make their move so early."

Laurie stood up, looking at the lively scene outside with a serious expression: "Did you see the message Charles just sent?

How could that Jonathan not know what happened to Princess Rosalind?

Travis definitely knows everything too.

But he's been pretending to be stupid.

In the Northern Kingdom, who deserves Travis to pretend to be stupid for?

Chesca's face suddenly turned cold: "His people are people, but aren't young people with ambition who want to climb up also people?

Baron… You've always been respectful to His Majesty Travis, but not that close. Is it because you've noticed that he's becoming less and less human?

The White Dragon King of the past wasn't like this.

What Chesca heard from Lady Yagris and the others' conversations when she was young was of a warm, passionate, and enthusiastic young man who was friendly to everyone.

He would give a gentle response to any young knight who admired him.

Full of vitality!

Chesca really doesn't understand.

But she still remembers that although Laurie has always respected the king since he was young and wasn't afraid of his majesty, he has always maintained a very polite distance.

Sometimes, being too polite and keeping a certain distance is also a way of keeping someone at arm's length.

Laurie shook his head: "There's nothing to say about that.

I'm not afraid of the pressure from Ruthkania, it really doesn't work on me.

But His Majesty the King's power as a strong person has always been very intimidating.

He wouldn't be as friendly and amiable in the council hall as he is in private.

I was just naughty when I was a kid, it's not like I didn't feel it, how could I not be afraid of him?"

There are some things that Laurie wouldn't say to Chesca.

For example, he has always felt that Travis is slowly losing his humanity.

Laurie knew very early on that if he had any ideas, this White Dragon King could really become a god.

But these words can't be said from his mouth.

Regardless of whether he succeeds in the end, the reason for failure can't be because Laurie was too talkative and made 'God' wary.

Not at all.

A very important point that Laurie learned from the previous world is: cause and effect are key.

He doesn't want to suddenly get hit by a flying pot while he's working hard to cultivate, and have to go out and be some NPC grandpa for some child of destiny…

Giving away some equipment is fine, but if he becomes some 'wise NPC' and people come to consult him every time something happens, how can he live?

Toril's Elminster is the brightest lighthouse.

He's stirred up too many things and has become a white-haired, old man with no fun in life, and he still has to be dragged into those messes in Toril.

Living from the first generation to the third, no, fourth generation, but still having to be that guiding light.

Laurie will never live like that!

It's not like there's a player's world that can let him see the fireworks of the world and feel the past… No, he must be stupid to think that way.

Doesn't he know what he's done?

Laurie quickly cut off the thoughts that surfaced, turned to look at Chesca: "Let's leave the affairs of the royal palace at that!

Don't interfere. As for Princess Rosalind, let's just do what we've done so far.

Now, the most important thing is to help Valera and her Great Banyan Tree take root completely.

Even if the head of the Earth Church comes in person, he won't be able to shake their foundation."

"Ah?" Chesca was startled, "Are they… shameless?

"Sometimes, the slogan of 'for the gods' is just a fig leaf for these guys' shamelessness," Laurie replied calmly, "Valera is a little too close to nature.

I didn't expect her and the Great Banyan Tree to resonate to this extent.

Chesca, they are now almost the next Travis and Ruthkania, you understand?

Of course, a castrated version.

Ruthkania can continue to increase Travis's strength under the premise of being restricted by the world.

It's just that her hands and feet are slowly being tied, and she can only control herself not to fight with her strongest power.

But Valera and the others don't have this possibility. The Great Banyan Tree is a native creature of this world, and it can't break through the limits given by the world.

If it were before, they would definitely be able to reach the level of existence of level 16. Although the Earth Church would also try to put it in their pocket, they wouldn't be too persistent.

But things are different now.

The world will open its boundaries sooner or later.

The energy that rushes in madly at that moment can make Valera's Great Banyan Tree quickly grow to an incredible size.

Humans, even those physically strong animals, can't do this, but existences like the Great Banyan Tree, which can use aerial roots to disperse energy, have no problem.

Moreover, do you understand what the most important point is?

Valera's Great Banyan Tree can form a forest on its own.

If something sudden really happens, such as an earthquake, the Great Banyan Tree can quickly support a wide enough area.

Even our entire territory."

Chesca suddenly stood up: "The planting bases of the Earth Church that cultivate rare plants?"

She grasped the key point.

The Earth Church certainly doesn't lack existences like Valera, but they really need magical plants like the Great Banyan Tree.

It's not because they have it or not, but because they have to have one if they have one.

One more can help them protect one more planting base.

But there is a premise to their approach, which is that Laurie must be someone they can easily suppress.

But Laurie is definitely not.

Even if the White Dragon King takes Ruthkania away from the earth and goes to the stars, even if Bolanios eventually follows Ruthkania back to the stars, Laurie is not afraid of any strong enemies who come to invade.

But all of this has a premise, he can't easily leave his territory, especially without sufficient guarantees.

Of course, there is one last important thing that must be done.

Let the roots of the Great Banyan Tree extend endlessly underground in Laurie's territory, the deeper the roots are, the better.

Only in this way can the Earth Church be deterred.

After all, even if the Lord of the Earth doesn't care about their little thoughts, he won't tolerate them depriving a wise magical plant that is so deeply entangled with the earth.

Although this statement is very funny.

It's absolutely not okay for strong people who can create enough commotion to alarm the Lord of the Earth to be bullied, that would enrage the gods.

And the weak who most need the protection of the gods simply don't have the possibility to shock the world, so the gods can't hear or see.

Therefore, there is no difference between entrusting one's life and future to the favor of the gods and giving up on oneself.

Chesca couldn't help but stomp her feet twice: "There aren't many plant nutrient potions left in the magic warehouse.

We can't buy them from the Earth Church either."

She's not stupid. At this point, no one dares to be sure what the potions bought from the Earth Church will do.

They dare to take a chance, and the Earth Church dares to add medicine, there's no need to even mention it.

"Don't worry, I have a stash here," Laurie raised his eyes and glanced at her, "All the purest high-grade stuff."

Laurie suddenly sighed, scaring the somewhat nervous Chesca: "Wh-what's wrong? Baron."

"It's nothing, I just realized that everything seems to be my own fault," Laurie said a little confused, "The Great Banyan Tree, I really watered it myself!"

The reason why he has never worried about the Great Banyan Tree turning against him is because of this.

Magical plants cannot harm the person who gave them new life, that would directly corrupt them into demons… instantly losing all reason and intelligence, leaving only the instinct to kill.

Probably because they will grow infinitely as long as they break through a certain boundary, becoming stronger and stronger, and may even become a world in a tree, so the various restrictions on them in the multiverse are also greater.

And except for some that were originally raised by the aura of blood, have gained wisdom, and know what 'I am me' is, magical plants are also unwilling to return to that ignorant state.

These days, it's really hard to raise anything!"