Divine Kingship

Chapter 616: Lysa and Rand Remain Silent About the Secret That Is About to Be Revealed
Molin and Dazhuang finally met the Divine Child.

The Divine Child was a young man who appeared to have a calm and peaceful demeanor.

However, it appears somewhat blurry in visual perception.

It's as if you could forget his appearance if you closed your eyes.

But apart from this miraculous aspect, there's nothing else particularly special about it, and it lacks the oppressive aura of an unparalleled powerhouse.

There was none of the madness of a cult leader that one might imagine.

Then came baptism.

The process was quite ordinary, with no need for sacrifices or physical harm.

After the baptism, the indistinct-looking divine child calmly asked, "Can I answer some questions, such as how to receive divine revelation?"

The time has finally come to complete the mission, both Morin and Dazhuang thought.

“We want to continue contributing to our great cause, but we don’t yet fully understand the current goals and operations of the outpost, and we want to know more,” Morin asked excitedly.

Dazhuang remained silent, knowing full well that he should give the opportunity to ask questions to the more intelligent Molin.

“Now that you are high-ranking believers, I will answer your questions. I also have a related task to assign to you.” The Divine Child was not surprised by the selflessness of the baptized believers.

While many believers hope to receive direct divine revelation, there are also many who are simply fanatically eager to accomplish great things, and there is no doubt about that.

"We've established a partnership with the Elf Forest. It seems there are people there who need our power, and coincidentally, we also need something that only the Elf Forest has..."

"Now we need some capable followers to go to the Elf Forest to complete our plan..."

"Our plan is simple: we will offer the World Tree of the Elves as a sacrifice to our great god, and then we will bring the power of our god down upon this world."

Morin and Dazhuang heard many details of the plan from the Divine Child, which made them breathe heavily.

They had no idea what the World Tree of the elves was.

But it is clear that if these cultists succeed, the world will inevitably be filled with disasters once again.

Morin and Da Zhuang had experienced the undead catastrophe of the Cataclysm.

The area occupied by the Cataclysm was truly barren.

These civilians had no choice but to flee in search of a chance to survive.

It's ironic that they later had to join a cult in order to survive.

Now there is finally an opportunity to thwart these evil forces' plans.

The indistinct face of the divine child smiled at the seemingly excited Morin and Dazhuang: "If there are no further questions, please leave."

Morin and Dazhuang turned and left the Divine Child's residence.

The next step is the plan.

Morin and Dazhuang are already high-ranking members, and now they have relatively free movement within this cult stronghold. They can easily contact people outside.

Morin and Dazhuang met with the bishop of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health once again: "Your Excellency, we have finally obtained sufficiently valuable intelligence."

The bishop looked on with some concern as he observed that it was extremely dangerous for Morin and Dazhuang to be lurking and investigating the cult's stronghold. Now that they had proven their loyalty and integrity, it was time to take them away.

Morin and Dazhuang told the bishop what they knew, and then whispered, "We can't leave now. If we run away now, the people at this stronghold will realize something is wrong and they will change their plans. Once everything is done, we will naturally find a way to escape."

The bishop added with some concern: "The Sanctuary will remember your contributions, Morin and Dazhuang, be careful. But even if you are exposed, don't worry too much or give up. Our Sanctuary has a complete procedure for receiving spies."

The espionage and intelligence work of the Holy Domain forces is very advanced, with a very complete process from infiltration to infiltration and withdrawal.

This came not only from the work of Elsa, the head of intelligence for the Sanctuary forces, but also from the suggestion of Tanl, the Grand General of the Sanctuary forces.

It's rather strange, really.

The two great generals of the Sanctuary, Tanl and Fenris, both have very unique insights into infiltration and similar tasks.

Duke Tanl, in particular, should not be considered good at infiltration work, given his background of working in the Torch Church in the early stages and later in the Sanctuary.

Anyway, Archbishop Kahn, as Tanl's former teacher, had no idea why Tanl was good at these things.

It doesn't matter, isn't this a good thing for the Holy Domain? It means that the Holy Domain's generals are not only good at direct military operations, but also good at dealing with enemy infiltration.

In any case, no one in the Holy Land would believe that Tanl was originally a mole infiltrated by the Church of the Torch Church and the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health.

Even if you present solid evidence, no one will believe you, not even King Rand of the Moon Phase Kingdom, or an ordinary villager from any random village in the Moon Phase Kingdom.

The bishop gave some more details, then said goodbye to Morin and Dazhuang.

This intelligence is indeed very important.

The bishop knew that His Majesty Rand had gone to the Elf Forest.

The information he obtained from Morin and Dazhuang could potentially affect events in the Elf Forest, and he must report it as soon as possible.

Although the bishop had some suspicions, Rand might have guessed that this was the case.

The missions for Morin and Dazhuang were really just tests, not something His Majesty Rand truly needed to know.

In any case, he will pass this important intelligence to His Majesty Rand.

Meanwhile, Morin and Dazhuang returned to the base.

Soon they will be able to get rid of this disgusting place, filled with the stench of blood and human bones, forever.

However, they must first carry out the mission of the Divine Child, leading some cultists to the Elf Forest to complete the plan to destroy the Golden World Tree.

……

It was half a month later when Rand obtained information about Morin and Dazhuang.

By this time, Rand had learned a great deal about the Restorationists' plans from the rebels' interrogation.

This intelligence seems to have no value.

But Rand was very satisfied with this.

This means his arrangements were very valuable and effective.

This is the difference between a scheme and a strategy. A scheme requires meticulous planning at every step; otherwise, if anything goes wrong in the chain of plans, the final scheme will fail.

The strategy is different. As long as Rand obtains valuable intelligence from any place or from any previously made arrangement, his strategy is successful, and he can make accurate decisions based on such intelligence.

Those treacherous schemes and plots that dance on the edge of a knife are, in Rand's eyes, more suitable to be displayed in a photographic crystal as works of art for people to admire.

In reality, Rand still felt that one should not gamble one's life or death on a highly risky scheme.

"This confirms it; the revivalist elves have indeed colluded with our human cultists. Moreover, a divine child suspected of possessing king-level combat power has emerged among the cultists. These are all things to be wary of. However, based on current intelligence, it seems unlikely that this divine child will come to the elven forest, but that's not necessarily true." Rand showed the information to Elsa and Lysa.

"In short, the Golden Tree should be the main target of evil. The problem is, theoretically the Divine Child shouldn't come, but if he does, how should we deal with it?" Rand asked Lysa and Elsa for their opinions.

"Our King-level forces here... Berlan has already returned to the White Kingdom. It seems there are some issues there that Berlan needs to handle. Karin has gone south to investigate some strange plague issues. We've already sent a message there, but Karin probably won't be back for very long, and she might not make it in time."

"So..." Rand's gaze was fixed on Lysa and Elsa, "If we were really facing a King-level enemy, how confident would you be?"

When facing the Azure King, Rand was prescient. He used the power of film and television and political influence to gather a large number of top-level professionals in the capital of the Kingdom of Lensa in an attempt to contain the Azure King.

After the death of the Azure King, Rand never worried about safety again.

Now there's clearly another problem.

In fact, Ryza and Elsa's fighting power was already somewhat extraordinary in Rand's eyes, but Rand could not judge the gap between them and the King.

Especially for Ryza, her fighting power is a bit too mysterious, and now she needs some confidence.

"If we're not confident, then we'll wait for Karin to arrive. Once the Crimson King is on our side, we'll proceed to the World Tree to take action."

If there is a significant difference in combat power, then it would be foolish for him to lead his own people to be defeated by a King-level opponent just to help the elves.

The failure of one plan will not determine much. Even if the World Tree is destroyed, Rand can return to his territory, gather strength, and deal with the problem again.

Unless something serious happens, such as the destruction of the World Tree directly leading to the destruction of the world.

That would create an opportunity to fight again.

Acting impulsively and recklessly, wasting one's own life, is truly irresponsible to those who support one in the Holy Land.

However, if Ryza and Elsa are confident, then taking some risks to avoid more serious consequences is acceptable.

Who knows, we might even gain some benefits from the Golden World Tree?
Elsa scratched her head: "Actually, I feel like my combat strength is about right, but I don't have a reference point, so I'm not sure. But no matter what, if we really can't beat you, there won't be any problem with us taking you away."

"Moreover, if a major event like the World Tree were to occur, the Royal Court and the reformist elves would be at the forefront, not us. So the pressure on us wouldn't actually be that great."

This is another reason why it's unnecessary to risk your life.

Strictly speaking, the elf is the one primarily responsible for this incident.

“My opinion is also that the elves should experience and handle it themselves.” Lysa’s golden eyes remained unchanged.

“If they can’t even take responsibility for something like the World Tree’s destruction, then the Elf race may have completely lost its value, and there’s no point in us continuing to invest.” Lysa, like Vanilla, was completely on Rand’s side.

However, Lysa's tone might be even more...

"As for safety, don't worry, there won't be any problems." Elsa squinted at Lysa. Lysa never made empty promises; if Lysa said there were no problems, then there really were no problems.

Although Elsa had no idea how Ryza ensured their safety.

“Now that our safety is not a problem, we can go all out to stop that so-called divine child’s evil plan.” Rand stretched and gave Lysa a look similar to Elsa’s.

Rand had doubts about whether Lysa possessed King-level combat power.

Since Elsa is confident and Ryza has also said there's no problem, then with these double assurances, there really shouldn't be any problem.

The next step is the action plan.

“After a while, we will be able to obtain conclusive evidence that the World Tree is about to be targeted. Then we can suspend the war between us and the Royal Court, and then deal with the World Tree together,” Rand said, outlining the action plan.

The World Tree is the sanctuary of the elves, and whether they are from the royal court or the reformist faction, they are bound to care more about the World Tree than humans do.

If Rand's estimate is to harm the World Tree, there will be a significant number of revivalists and cultists present, and Rand will need enough people to deal with the lower-level minions.

Even if Ryza and Elsa truly possess the fighting power of a king, they would still become exhausted and even reveal weaknesses under the strain of a large number of enemies if they only have high-end combat power.

Although Rand did sense that Lysa's tone was a little strange.

This made Rand feel that Lysa might be looking down on the Elf race from a higher perspective.

However, given Lysa's identity as an ancient elf pioneer, it's understandable.

However, Rand still had some even more terrifying speculations.

Rand quickly dismissed the idea. It wasn't that it was entirely impossible, but the thought of Lysa being the person he suspected, and the fact that Lysa was usually under his whip...

Rand just felt a little...

……

Vanilla, who was commanding the army in battle, soon received a message from Rand.

With the war at a stalemate.

Vanilla's proactive approach was indeed the right strategy.

Many structures resembling those of the Restorationists were unearthed in areas near Giantwood City that were originally intended for defense.

It was precisely because of this proactive attack that the royal court was caught off guard, and many of their military operations were thwarted by Xiangcao before they could even take shape.

However, the royal court's strength far exceeded that of the reformists.

So, aside from the initial panic and heavy losses,

After some time, the royal court managed to stabilize its position thanks to its strong strategic depth, and now the war has entered a stalemate again.

The reformists won't achieve much in the short term, even though this has already achieved Vanilla's goal, because as long as the situation is delayed, the more supportive the reformists will become, the stronger they will grow.

If this drags on for three or four years, the reformists can naturally win without a fight, since they can still receive resource transfers from the human world.

But then came the unfortunate news that was expected: as expected, those madmen of the revival faction were colluding with some cult outside and were trying to destroy the Golden World Tree.

(End of this chapter)