Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 193 The Chosen Ones and the God of the Mirror

Perhaps the one in the entire kingdom who most wants to completely resolve the underground crisis is Princess Dania.

After all, legally and nominally, the future of the kingdom truly belongs to her.
"There are only two years left. Do we really have enough time?"

It's hard to imagine a worse mess than the one she inherited. She'd been shirking her responsibilities by running off to Radiant City, only to find herself facing the threat of national annihilation. If she mishandled the situation, the kingdom would truly become history within ten years.

If all of this were to actually happen, her fate would be quite tragic; she would have no time to do anything before her life was almost over.

As a noblewoman from a previous dynasty, she would most likely become a plaything for powerful figures from other countries.

At best, she might become a marriage pawn for the new landlord, giving birth to offspring with a more legitimate right to inherit the estate.

Perhaps, fate couldn't bear to see her suffer any longer, and gave this girl with such a tragic fate a chance to turn things around.

This allowed Rean to arrive in the city at this time.
"There's still time. I'll do anything to save the kingdom."

The nightmare that should have been revealed only after it erupted was discovered ahead of time, giving Dania time to do something.

But is the power she wields truly enough to reverse this seemingly predetermined future? The underground ruins harbor almost limitless malice.
"Even if it's a little outrageous, as long as it can seal the evil god and save the kingdom."

Putting down the map, Dania took a deep breath and walked towards her "accomplices".

"Thank you for your help; otherwise, our trip would not have gone so smoothly."

"This is my honor, and more importantly, it is a commission personally entrusted to me by my mother. She has been inspiring me, suggesting that we may have more opportunities to collaborate. My mother hopes that you will respond to her invitation as soon as possible; the favor of the gods is not so cheap."

The goddess Alexie lowered her hood, her eyes radiating a faint divine light, revealing her identity as a dark elf goddess before the assembled knights.

Dania smiled and nodded, but the smile no longer looked natural.

Other churches of the Benevolent God were not enthusiastic about the "deer" issue, and the kingdom's power was truly limited.

She herself never expected that the one who would lend a helping hand at this time would be the Silver Bottle Mirror Woman, a god of shadow and dark elves.

“I will consider it seriously, but as you know, such a decision cannot be made in the short term.”

"I look forward to becoming your real sister."

Alexie's words had clearly crossed the line, but Dania did not show any resistance.

As the dark elf noblewoman departed, Dania sighed.

"Voter? What have I done to deserve this?"

Dania never expected that the first to offer assistance, and with sufficient resources, would be this alien deity.

She even extended a direct invitation to become a voter.

The chosen ones and the goddess are two different things. The latter are relatives who are "somewhat related by blood/can call upon some power", while the chosen ones are the executors of the will of the gods, and are truly one of their own.

Each god's chosen people are quite limited. This is not only an honor, but also an authority and a power, as well as an invitation to longevity or even immortality.

Neither Dania nor Alexie knew why Lady Mirror favored this Dragonborn princess so much, bestowing upon her a precious voter slot.

Generally speaking, this is usually the grace of God bestowed upon a devout believer after they have performed great deeds, demonstrated God's will and honor on earth, and even become God's de facto spokesperson.

The descendants of the gods are more like cousins ​​or aunts in a company—they seem close but don't hold core power. The chosen people, on the other hand, are the high-level executives personally selected by the gods, such as general managers, CEOs, or even chairmen.

It doesn't really matter if the descendants of the gods mess things up; every family has a good-for-nothing descendant. But if the chosen people mess things up or betray the gods, that's a direct slap in the face to the gods.

Dania, who already craved power, almost agreed on the spot. But such an overwhelming gift often comes at a heavy price.

"If the goal is simply to promote the Mirror Woman's faith within the kingdom, there's really no need to turn me into a voter."

She was still hesitant because she couldn't see the price that would come with this gift.

In reality, the Mirror Woman used cause and effect to trace the origin of this incident, eventually leading back to Dania. It was Rean who participated because of her orders, but more importantly, it was Rean's "action".

Raise the throne high, kneel before it, and give all glory to our Lord. Although the movements were not quite standard, the ceremony was complete.

At this moment, cause and effect came to a conclusion, and all fate and karma returned to His Highness.

The scapegoat girl has been successfully born. Even if the other mainframes really want to settle scores, they can only go to Dania.

Clearly, this was the deliberate act of some monster.

It's hard to say what the purpose was; it could have been just for fun, it could have been to tease the gods, or it could have been simply because they liked Dania.

After the Mirror Woman turned her gaze over, she naturally noticed Dania.

Seeing her hard work, diligence, ambition, and rather good relationship with the dark elves, coupled with her rather special identity—not just as a princess, but also due to her unpredictable fate—it's clear that under normal circumstances, she has a limitless future and could even become a demigod or near-god.

Therefore, the Silver Bottle Mirror Woman, who had already planned to do something during this demonic tide and bring her influence to the ground, offered up a precious voter qualification.

This can be considered both an investment and a trial.
"Don't think too highly of the gods. They are just immortals bound by their divine duties and fates. They can only occasionally glimpse the ground through the clouds and believers, and interfere in the mortal world through believers and the church. That is their limit. They may be able to calculate, but they may not be able to calculate very far or very accurately."

Blasphemous words came from his own confidants.

"Saliman" silently watched the hesitant princess. She felt grateful to every princess she served.

At this moment, Suliman's condition was somewhat strange. Her right eye was unfocused, as if she were half-asleep, while her left eye, like a snake's pupil, kept flashing with a calculating cold light.

"Um, Suliman, are you okay?"

"No, Your Highness, I feel better than ever before."

In fact, it was Sallyman who spearheaded and promoted the cooperation with the Dark Elves.

In her view, both her prince and the kingdom were weak in this era, and naturally they had to survive at all costs.

As for those intangible things like faith, they should be sold for a good price while they are still marketable.

In any case, the kingdom's royal power was weakening, and various churches had long been vying for faith within it, but they had never been seen to do anything truly beneficial to the country and its people.

If you ask Sally Mann, it would be better to foster a big fish from outside the market. Even if this big fish can't fetch a good price, the other "fish" in the pond will be more friendly and offer some incentives.

Dania nodded. Since Sallyman said she was alright, then she was alright.

People with psychic abilities are generally a bit mentally unstable, and Suliman's schizophrenic behavior wasn't something that happened overnight. Seeing Suliman take the initiative to offer her advice, Dania was pleasantly surprised, as if she had returned to the days when she was Suliman's best friend.

After thinking for a moment, Sally Mann revealed the crux of the problem.

"Ultimately, we need the Mirror Woman's abilities and authority, which are most helpful to our current situation."

"Indeed, it has been verified."

Their gazes simultaneously turned to a place surrounded by knights, where a small, dark monster was cawing grotesquely.

Its body is mainly composed of shadows, but where the body should be is a large silver mirror.

The Mirror Fairy, a race of servants of the goddess Mirror Maiden, is also a typical creature that is half shadow and half divine.

Their combat power is weak; their greatest function is to become invisible and pass through walls like other shadow creatures, then startle you. However, they possess a special power derived from the Mirror Goddess, which is exactly what the kingdom needs most right now.

"can you hear me?"

“I heard you very clearly, Your Highness.”

Instantly, the knights all showed joy.

On the other side of the mirror is the city lord's mansion on the ground of Radiant City, where the people are watching this place through another mirror demon.

Even underground ruins cannot sever the connection with the divine shadow creatures within. As long as they exist, explorers can even communicate with the surface in real time.

The current exploration is progressing slowly, ultimately because there are many black boxes below.

Various information barriers and backstabbing have severely slowed down the process.

If the Mirror Woman's retinue were to join in, allowing those above to observe and direct the situation below in a timely manner, the expansion speed would immediately increase several times over!
"What about the second test?"

"It's in progress. And it seems to be successful!"

On the other side, a giant mirror demon, as tall as two people, also opened its "belly".

A knight was throwing the box inside. The next moment, the item appeared on the other side of the ground!
Immediately, everyone cheered.

If even logistical issues can be resolved, and personnel can be deployed to a certain extent, then conquering the underground labyrinth will be a completely different level of difficulty compared to before.

No matter how good the seller's claims are, you can only believe them after inspection. At this point, we had already gone deep into the underground ruins, and all the experiments had been successful.

To intervene in a large-scale exploration of the entire city, and to send a large number of mirror demons to participate, it would probably require the intervention of a deity-level being.

And this is something that no other deity besides the Silver Bottle Mirror Woman, who has the divine authority of "mirror," can do.

With a determined effort, I made the promise to Dania.

"Thank you for the blessings of the sublime mirror god, I will seriously consider it."

(End of this chapter)