Chapter 11: Battle of wits and courage with the air

The capital was breached, the king and the prince died in battle, and Viola led the guards and the remaining soldiers to fight their way out of the encirclement and fled to the most remote Ryan territory.

As a result, soon after arriving, they were attacked by bandits composed of defeated soldiers and refugees. If it were not for the intervention of the Demon King, the remaining forces around Viola could not resist at all.

After that, Viola no longer paid attention to these bandits, because she felt that the power of the Demon King not only defeated the bandits, but also frightened them, and they would not have the courage to come again.

But note that it is to defeat, not to completely eliminate.

Viola also ignored that the escaped bandits might have an impact on the surrounding villages and towns, not to mention that even if she wanted to deal with them, she did not have enough troops on hand, and she did not know where the bandits were hiding.

This Ryan territory is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is too easy to squeeze in a group of bandits.

The wooden plate incident immediately made Viola raise the issue of bandits to a higher priority.

What Viola needs to consider now is not to recruit soldiers to fight back, but to gain a firm foothold and make full preparations for a comeback.

But although Viola is a princess of the kingdom, she has no reputation at all in the remote mountainous area of Ryan Territory, and the local people have no sense of identity with her. Even if there are sufficient supplies in the future, it may not be easy to recruit soldiers.

If the bandits are dealt with, Viola will leave a deep enough impression in the hearts of the local people, which is equivalent to having a mass base. At that time, no matter what she does, it will be twice the result with half the effort.

Think about it more deeply. Once there is a mass base, it will be easier to spread the belief in the Demon King God, and it will be easier to recruit soldiers in the name of God in the future.

As for the problem of manpower?

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 God should not be abused, so except for the day she gave it to the guard knight on the day she got the divine art, she never used it again.

Considering the wooden plate incident, Viola has sufficient reason to believe that all this was planned by the Demon King. He used magic to quickly heal the soldiers and then summoned the army to deal with the influence of the bandits, so as to lay the foundation for the future.

In addition, the Demon King may have other deep meanings, but just thinking about this makes Viola admire it.

God's wisdom is so profound and so great.

Praise the Lord!

Thank you for guiding me who was confused!

Praise the Demon King!

You are worthy of being the king of all demons, the king of all kings!

Thinking of this, Viola said to Lilia:

"Leave the matter of the bandits to us. We will kill all the bandits in the near future."

"Really? But I want to go with you too!"

Viola suddenly thought that the oracle might have more than one meaning. Since the Demon King asked her to find Lilia, this little girl might have something extraordinary.

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?"

"Of course."

Lilia cheered immediately. As a child, she only saw the knight's handsomeness and didn't think too much.

But Lilia's grandmother knew it was not that simple and seemed a little worried.

Seeing this, Viola said:

"You don't have to worry. My Lord guided me to find Lilia and will definitely not harm her."

Noticing that Lilia's grandmother's legs were a little inconvenient, Viola stretched out her hand to her, and a ball of sacred light floated in her palm, radiating warm aura 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 feel more comfortable."

Viola looked at the villagers who came to watch and said loudly:

"I, Viola Avarus, will exercise the power of God on earth on behalf of my Lord. From now on, if you have any difficulties, you can come to Ryan Fortress to find me, and I will do my best to solve them."

She looked at Lilia, who was staring at the holy light with wide eyes, and took out a necklace from her pocket and handed it to Lilia.

The pendant part was a silver hand with five fingers slightly open.

"This is the holy emblem of the Demon King. Pray to it, and the Demon King will watch you."

The villagers around knelt down and worshiped the holy light, as if they had seen a miracle...

–--——---——

Li Chengxi obviously didn't know that his archbishop suddenly gave him a wise hat, and he was unaware of Viola's battle of wits and courage with the air.

He just saw Viola leading people to return the wooden plate to Lilia, and then activated the holy light in front of the villagers.

This changed the piety of many villagers in Haien Village from 0 to 5~10.

In Li Chengxi's opinion, he had achieved his goal of killing two birds with one stone. He not only returned the plate to the child, but also made Haien Village have a slightly devout believer.

The NPCs in this game are very autonomous, so although the player can operate very little, they can also achieve their goals by guiding them.

After that, he saw Viola lead the guards knights to say goodbye to Lilia, riding all the way back to Ryan Fortress, and rushed into the chapel to kneel under the holy emblem to pray.

This operation made Li Chengxi feel that it was almost like praying to God and returning to fulfill a vow.

She is worthy of being the number one believer with full piety.

Li Chengxi moved the mouse and clicked on Viola kneeling in front of the holy emblem to see what she was praying for.

The dialog box next to the character portrait reads "Please grant us doctrine, Lord Demon".

Li Chengxi slapped his forehead while looking at the screen:

"Oh, yes, I haven't considered this yet."

The player plays the role of the Demon King God. Since he is a god, he must have a church and doctrine.

The church is not urgent. Li Chengxi knows Viola's current situation and is unlikely to spare time to send people to build a temple. He just renovated the chapel.

But the doctrine cannot be compromised.

All religions on earth have myths to show the greatness of God, otherwise no one would believe in God.

It is indeed very reasonable for Viola to ask Li Chenxi for doctrine, but it also means that Li Chengxi has to make up a doctrine himself.

What can I do?

Li Chengxi doesn't know how to do this.

Do I have to search for a Bible translation on the Internet and read it?

But it doesn't match the Demon King God?

Or maybe...

Li Chengxi ran upstairs and soon came back with a copy of Das Kapital.

Compared with the illusory myths, how about reading Marx and Lenin to Viola?

"Dear Davari, come and destroy the decadent capitalism with me!"

Emmm...