Who taught him to restore his country like this?

“In detail, what did the Great Demon Lilith do?” Ron asked.

Lawrence remained silent.

Aside from what Ron said yesterday about the Divine Purification Array drawing away everyone's consciousness after activation, he knew nothing else.

“Let me tell you what kind of predicament the Kingdom of Orantia is currently facing,” Ron put down his teacup, his expression becoming slightly serious.

"First of all is the Divine Purification Array that you risked your lives to protect. Its core is the Magic Stone, which can absorb and link people's spiritual power. Its terrifying aspect is that once the Divine Purification Array is activated, the Magic Stones of each fortress will be linked together through the spiritual power along the way, thus forming a chain of Divine Purification Arrays that cover the entire Kingdom of Orantia!"

"Princess Kairina's original intention was to use the chain formation to wipe out all the demons within the kingdom." Lawrence defended Princess Kairina's reputation, having already learned from Kertia that Princess Kairina had not betrayed the Kingdom of Orantia.

“Yes, her original intention was to exterminate the demon race, but she didn’t know that the Elemental Stone she nurtured with her body was specially delivered to her by the Great Demon Lilith through the Bruveman Empire,” Ron said calmly.

"What did you say?"

Lawrence stood up, astonished, and asked, "The Elemental Stone was delivered to Princess Karina by the Demon Clan? Why would they do that?"

"That's so that Princess Karina, who has the bloodline of the Saints, can nurture the Source Stone for her, and ideally use it to set up an array. That way, she can control the Magic Source Stones that are born from the Source Stone through its spiritual imprint, and cast an eternal illusion that covers the entire Kingdom of Orantia," Ron said.

Lawrence was stunned.

At this moment, he finally understood why the Eternal Illusion of the Great Demon Lilith was reflected in the Divine Purification Array.

It turns out that they had fallen into the demons' trap from the very beginning. All the efforts they had made during this period, which consumed a lot of manpower and resources, were just doing the demons a favor.

Lawrence slumped into his chair, unable to accept this cruel truth.

Why didn't you say so sooner?

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Ron chuckled lightly: "Would you believe me if I told you?"

He proved the Divine Purification Array was flawed through his actions, and he was imprisoned for an afternoon, let alone making empty claims.

The Great Demon Lilith disguised herself so well that she didn't hesitate to seriously injure herself in order to deceive the Kingdom of Orantia.

The demons were even relentlessly trying to destroy the Divine Purification Array, risking total annihilation to invade the Kingdom of Orantia.

Who would doubt that the Divine Purification Array is problematic?

If Ron were to suddenly appear at this moment and say that there is a problem with the Divine Purification Array, he could very well be executed as a demon spy.

Lawrence remained silent.

Ron glanced at Kertia, and seeing that she had no questions, he continued, "The Eternal Illusion of the Great Demon Lilith is a composite product of high-level mental magic and spacetime magic. It distorts the victim's cognitive dimensions and constructs a self-consistent logical loop at the bottom of their consciousness."

"In layman's terms, it means being able to extract a person's spirit into a mental space similar to the real world, and the person will not be aware that their spirit is out of body until the spirit returns to the body."

"If nothing unexpected happens, everyone in the Kingdom of Orantia, except for Kassel, has had their spirits extracted into the spiritual space."

"The Great Demon Lilith can manipulate the flow of time in the mental space. If it is only applied to an individual, it can make a person realize that they have aged and died in as little as one minute or as long as ten minutes."

"Now, with the help of the Divine Purification Array, she has pulled nearly 400 million people from the Kingdom of Orantia into the spiritual space. She doesn't need to do anything; she just needs to wait quietly for two weeks, or at most two and a half weeks, and these 400 million people will die of 'aging'."

The immortal species are another matter.

After Ron finished speaking, he picked up his teacup and took a small sip to moisten his throat.

At the head of the table, Lawrence's silver spoon clattered to the floor, echoing sharply in the silent study. His knuckles turned white from gripping the armrest tightly, and he swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing. "Four million... in two weeks?"

The news hit him like a hammer blow to the temple—the Kingdom of Orantia, after hundreds of years of accumulation, would turn into bones in just half a month.

"We must notify the Holy See immediately!" Keltia stood up and said solemnly.

She was used to the cruelty of the battlefield, but at this moment, there was a hint of panic in her voice.

After all, it concerns the lives of four million people, and no one can remain calm.

“Yes,” Lawrence rallied. “Caselle wasn’t covered by the Eternal Illusion; we can still save the Kingdom of Orantia. If we head south into the Emerald Kingdom and then detour to the Bruwerman Empire, we can…”

"So what?" Ron interrupted Lawrence, scoffing, "Call for help? Wasn't I clear enough?"

"The Elemental Stone was delivered to Princess Karina by the Demon Clan through the Bruveman Empire. Could it be that the Bruveman Empire was also involved in the Demon Clan's plan this time?" Kertia asked, her beautiful brows furrowed.

“Of course he has a share, and you should think of ways to deal with him first rather than dealing with the Great Demon Lilith,” Ron said.

"why?"

"Do you remember those war slaves? They came from the Bruveman Empire. There are many people in the Kingdom of Orantia who are in the same situation as those children. The moment they are completely transformed into war slaves, their spiritual power will be pulled back and imprisoned by the shackles of enslavement, turning them into puppets that can move within the coverage area of ​​the Divine Purification Array."

“And these war slaves have only one order in their minds,” Ron said in a deep voice, “that is to kill everyone and every demon in the Kingdom of Orantia!”

These words were spoken.

Kertia's arm involuntarily broke out in goosebumps.

"Beasts! The Bruveman Empire is nothing but a bunch of beasts!"

Lawrence cursed loudly, his body trembling uncontrollably, his nails digging deep into his palms as if he could feel the chill through his skin to his bones.

Ron continued, "When there is no life left in the Kingdom of Orantia, the Divine Purification Array will naturally break without a fight. At that time, the Bruveman Empire will take over the territory of the Kingdom of Orantia under the pretext of protecting the human race."

Chapter 44 Discussing Conditions Again

"The Kingdom of Orantia has defended humanity against the demons for centuries. How dare the Bruveman Empire do this?"

Lawrence's eyes were bloodshot, and anger burned in his chest.

He was not surprised that the Bruveman Empire had designs on the Kingdom of Orantia.

But the fact that the Bruveman Empire chose to collude with the demons in order to annex the Kingdom of Orantia, intending to kill everyone in the Kingdom of Orantia, was something he had never considered.

Is this even human?

This is clearly a beast even more tyrannical than the demons!

"Lady Kertia, please, you must expose the wolfish ambitions of the Bruveman Empire to the Radiant Church," Lawrence demanded of Kertia.

“I will explain this to the Holy See,” Kertia said.

As the ultimate winner of the second war of divine kingdoms, the Bruveman Empire is indeed powerful, but if it dares to do such a heinous thing, the Radiant Church will be the first to not forgive it.

"I advise you to save your energy," Ron's untimely voice rang out.

Kertia and Lawrence's gazes simultaneously turned to him.

"You want to report something that hasn't even happened yet? Do you have any evidence? Will that solve the problem?"

Ron leaned against the armrest, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table, and said, "What you're doing won't ease the tension at all. It will only alert the enemy, make them more wary, and then they'll act even more ruthlessly."

Seeing Ron's detached and critical comments, Lawrence couldn't help but feel annoyed: "So, are we just going to do nothing and sit here and wait to die?"

What's the point of reporting it after it's already happened?

“Besides reporting the Buruveman Empire, there are many things you can do,” Ron said calmly.

"What else can I do besides ask for help?" Lawrence thought with a bitter smile.

The entire Kingdom of Orantia has fallen; what can he, with only a small count's territory, do?

"Whom are you going to ask for help?" Ron asked.

This question once again silenced Lawrence.

The Kingdom of Orantia is located in the southern hinterland of the continent. To its upper right are the sea and the demon race, to its left is the Bruviman Empire, and to its lower are the Emerald Kingdom and the Lach Kingdom.

Ask the Bruwerman Empire for help? They'd be more interested in destroying you.

Ask the Emerald Kingdom for help? The Emerald Kingdom is in the midst of a chaotic war and can barely protect itself, so how could it have the time or inclination to help you?

That would mean they would have to bypass the territories of the Emerald Kingdom and the Bruwerman Empire and head north to seek help.

Consider it as a request for support. Putting aside whether the Bruveman Empire and the Emerald Kingdom would allow reinforcements to pass through their territory, let's just say how long it would take for the round trip.

By the time they return with reinforcements, the Kingdom of Orantia may have already passed its seventh day memorial service.

Seeing that Lawrence had figured out the reasoning, Ron said slowly, "Instead of asking for help, we should save ourselves."

"Then tell me how you're going to save yourself? Don't just spout empty words," Lawrence said, his voice filled with rage.

Which of them, the Great Demon Clan Lilith or the Bruveman Empire, could a mere count like him possibly handle?

"Since you don't trust me at all, then I won't participate in your discussion. Farewell."

Ron stood up and shook his head with a somewhat disappointed expression.

"Wait a minute," Keltia called out to Ron.

Having dealt with him twice, she knew Ron's character all too well.

When Ron makes that face, he's definitely up to no good.

But it was accompanied by a good medicine.

She asked, "Do you have a way to save the Kingdom of Orantia?"

Ron stopped and shook his head, saying, "Difficult."

Lawrence scoffed.

They don't even consider who destroyed the Kingdom of Lach.

This kind of useless person can't even handle ordinary problems, let alone the hellish problems facing the Kingdom of Orantia.

“It’s a bit difficult to dispel the Divine Cleansing Chain Array within a week, but it should be possible within two weeks,” Ron said.

He looked at Kertia with a hint of apology on his face, as if regretting his lack of talent.

Keltia: "..."

Oh no, he's tricked me.

But that bastard really did have a way of solving the problems of the Kingdom of Orantia.

She opened her mouth, about to ask Ron what his method was, when a figure ran past her.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty Ron,” Lawrence said, taking Ron’s hand and offering a fawning smile. “I was a little loud just now. I hope you don’t mind.”

He led Ron to the head seat and then personally poured him a cup of tea.

Ron picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then smiled nonchalantly, saying, "It's alright, I understand your concern for the country."

“Your Majesty Ron is truly magnanimous. With a king like you, I believe the Kingdom of Lach will soon prosper again,” Lawrence said.

Keltia: "..."