Female Knight Simulator, I am full of righteousness!

Unlocking the seal on the Ruins is impossible, it's impossible in this lifetime. All she can do is hide the Enka Stone in her hand, so that the Hidden Leader can never break the seal.

"Blame it on yourselves for not getting your hands on the Enka Stone immediately, giving me an opportunity to take advantage!"

Loria shuts down the emulator.

Having anticipated this, she was less shocked by Vistula's defection.

She turned to the president and Vita and said, "I want to go north, to the north that's closer to the capital, where I can better observe the situation going forward."

Vita wasn't too keen on going along, but after her insistence, she finally agreed.

Right now, the north is the safest part of the entire empire.

Having made her decision, Loria didn't delay any longer, and the group embarked on their journey to the north of the empire the next morning.

The journey wasn't particularly long; at least when they arrived at their destination, the Hidden Leader's army hadn't yet reached the vicinity of the capital. They were still facing off against the Imperial elite forces on the opposite bank of the Linz River.

Loria knew that all of this was temporary. Unlike the ragtag army whose morale had collapsed, the elite troops near the Linz River were still in high spirits.

However, even elite troops need sufficient supplies to exert their full strength. In the early stages of the war, the empire's logistics department was unable to deliver food to the front lines in time, and now that the capital is in turmoil, they are even less able to do so.

Hungry soldiers have no will to fight; it's a miracle they didn't turn their guns on the heart of the empire.

After several days of tenacious resistance, as more and more soldiers fled the battlefield, the Empire's defensive line along the Linz River became riddled with holes. The rebels discovered the loopholes in time, crossed the Linz River in one fell swoop, and advanced toward the capital at an extremely fast pace.

With every kilometer the rebels got closer to the capital, Loria's heart pounded with anxiety.

Finally, when the rebel flag appeared outside the capital, the whole world was in an uproar.

"It's about to begin."

Things didn't turn out as Loria had expected.

The counterattack mentioned in the simulator never happened. After learning that he was likely to be surrounded, the emperor immediately became angry and showed no intention of sharing the fate of the capital.

Under the protection of the Royal Knights, he made his way to the largest fortress in the north, Altona.

With the emperor gone, the ordinary people in the city were even less likely to put up a fight.

The rebels spent an hour mocking the weakness of the Aude Empire's royal family, but then swept away the city's fortifications, which had been under construction for over a month, in just ten minutes. It was quite ironic, to say the least.

But Loria had completely lost interest in paying attention to this.

She was convinced that hiding one Enka Stone would thwart the Hidden Leader's plan, but the Hidden Leader did not play by the rules at all. Even with only three Enka Stones, they still tried to break the seal on the Ruins.

On that day, a crimson cloud rose from the capital, visible even to Loria, who was hundreds of miles away. It looked like a blood-red island floating in the sky.

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"What's going on? How can the broken Enka Stone break the seal?"

Looking at the crimson sky, Loria's face turned ashen, as if she had mistakenly eaten salty tofu pudding.

In that case, wouldn't the emperor who established the Oder Empire have done something completely unnecessary?

"There must be some key point that I missed."

Standing on the narrow street, Loria looked around and finally decided to talk to the people who had just escaped from the capital.

Because of interference from unknown entities, her simulator couldn't get her to the heart of the matter, so the information spoken by those people might be more valuable than what the simulator produced.

That's exactly what happened.

After touring the refugee camp, she learned a lot of information that, while not exactly useful, was very interesting.

For example, an official's wife and housekeeper took advantage of the chaos to run away because she was pregnant. They were worried about being found out, but now that things had gotten out of hand, they could just run away.

For example, a nobleman who had married the emperor's cousin was packing his things to sneak out of the capital when he suddenly realized that while he was busy with his own affairs, his wife, who claimed to be comforting the disappointed emperor, was actually using her body to comfort him.

"It's so green and full of life!"

Loria couldn't help but sigh.

She felt that even the absurd version of herself in the simulator would have to address the current emperor as "senior."

After all, in the simulation, her main job is the Darkmoon Prophet, and she occasionally works part-time as a prostitute. It's perfectly normal for her to go around looking for pretty girls to seduce in order to make money and satisfy her desires.

Anyway, it won't cause trouble for others, it will only bring them joy.

But the emperor is different; for the emperor to act so recklessly is to neglect his duties.

He may have enjoyed himself, but the entire country will suffer as a result, and his deeds will cause even more turmoil once they become known.

"Even without the rebels, he might be beheaded by some powerful minister one day on some pretext, and then a 'moral exemplar' would succeed him."

Loria decided to change her approach and go ask the higher-ranking escapees.

Those people might be stubborn, but in this chaotic situation, she had a hundred ways to get them to talk.

As she reached the exit of the refugee camp, Loria stopped. She saw a group of people approaching in the distance.

They were a group of people wearing the uniforms of the Goddess Cult, and standing in the middle to the left of the crowd was the Golden Knight Miss whom I had seen at the guild leader's house last time.

"There is."

When it comes to being well-informed, how many people can be more informed than the Golden Knight of the Goddess Cult?

Loria made up her mind; she would go find the Golden Knight as soon as these people finished their work.

She stood by the roadside and watched from a distance, discovering that the people from the Goddess Cult had come to comfort the refugees.

Within the Oder Empire, most people were devout followers of the goddesses of dawn, wind, and sky. When priests visited them on behalf of the goddesses, their wounded hearts finally found temporary solace.

Loria saw a mother who had lost her son grab a nun's hand, wiping away tears while laughing and talking about the past.

She also saw a middle-aged man whose limbs had been healed prostrate on the ground and kowtow repeatedly, saying that he could earn money to support his family again.

"What kind of goddess is this? She's completely useless except as a totem."

Loria couldn't help but purse her lips.

In her opinion, the goddess of dawn, wind and sky is rubbish.

As far as she knew, since the founding of the Goddess Cult, the goddess had never performed any miracles in official records.

The reason why the Goddess Cult was able to develop so rapidly and eventually become the mainstream faith on the continent of Oser is entirely due to the hard work and missionary efforts of its priests.

Doing absolutely no work and just reaping the benefits without doing anything—what else is that but a piece of junk?

They're not even as good as those evil gods.

Along her journey, Loria encountered the goddess of madness and indulgence, the demons of the ruins, and the weaver.

These evil gods may be a tiny bit evil, but they are never stingy in bestowing power upon their followers.

Loria didn't expect the goddess of dawn, wind, and sky to be as generous as those evil gods, but even if He didn't bestow power, as long as He gave a warning in advance, the situation wouldn't have turned out like this.

"With the strength of the Goddess Cult, they were fully capable of crushing the Hidden Leader in its early stages of development. Now, everything is over."

Loria shook her head and sighed.

As she continued to shake him, she realized she had gone a bit too far with her insults.

This goddess is useless, but not completely useless.

At least His statues are quite useful; they can be used for decoration, for entertainment, and even as weapons in critical situations.

These features might be impractical for others, but for Loria, who possesses the appearance of a succubus... well, I mean, for someone skilled in exorcising demons, they are quite powerful.

"Then I'll take less... um?"

Halfway through her sentence, Loria was startled to see a blinding arc of lightning flash across the sky.

wow-

Thunder roared, followed by rolling dark clouds; the sky seemed to be angry.

Loria was immediately displeased.

"You dare talk back to me after I insulted you? Tell me, which of my insults was wrong? Damn it, if you've got the guts, stand up and face me directly... and refute me!"

The thunder continued, but that was all.

Loria gave a disdainful snort.

She is not so afraid of the gods now.

These past few days, she felt that she was indeed being targeted by several evil gods at the same time, so it didn't seem like a big deal to provoke another goddess.

There might even be benefits.

For example, when the goddess comes to cause trouble for her in a fit of anger, she finds that the evil god is also nearby, and then they start fighting, so she can watch the show.

"You are Loria Jaratia?"

Just as Loria was lost in thought, a familiar voice rang in her ears.

She looked up and saw that the golden knight lady had appeared in front of her at some point.

She replied, "That's right, what do you need me for?"

"I didn't expect to see you here. Are you all alone?"

"The president is here too."

"That's right, the territory of Count Lydalia has already fallen."

Seeing that the Golden Knight was just rambling on, Loria had no choice but to get to the point.

"You came from the capital, right? How's the capital doing now?"

The Golden Knight said calmly, "You should know from the newspapers that the situation is very bad right now."

Loria asked, "What exactly did the Hidden Leaders do? Did they create that red cloud in the sky?"

The Golden Knight's expression suddenly turned serious: "That is a power capable of devouring everything in the world. Once that power spreads, neither you nor I will be able to remain unaffected."

Loria asked, "If the seal in the capital is broken, will the evil god worshipped by the Hidden Head descend?"

The Golden Knight smiled faintly: "Who knows such things? All I can do is unite those who can be united and take back the capital as soon as possible."

Loria then chatted with the Golden Knight for a while, learning that her name was Sharon and that the Emperor and the Church were preparing a counterattack.

That's the situation right now.

In the rented room, Loria spoke to the chairman and others who were patiently listening to her.