Wearing black silk for a foreign woman

"Don't worry, I'm sure of it, and if I really can't win, I will withdraw in time." Lin De said confidently. "And I promised you that I would perform scar removal surgery on you." |

"Huh?" Cynthia was stunned for a moment, then she was overjoyed. "The antibiotic you mentioned was successfully developed!?"

"Yes." Linde looked at Ranna proudly. "It has been successful."

Chapter 404: We Are All Ones

This time, Lind led the team personally to fight against Jiyang IX. He brought a force of nearly 400 people, all of whom were new beastmen, without a single human soldier.

There are many reasons for only bringing beastmen and not humans. First, Lind planned to defeat the enemy in the forest and prevent the enemy's cavalry from taking advantage. Beastmen are more adapted to the forest terrain than humans. Second, it is a problem of the quality of the troops. In the absence of training, the combat effectiveness of humans is obviously inferior to that of beastmen, and there are indeed not many well-trained militiamen in New Dundalk.

Moreover, bringing only beastmen would make it easier for Lind to exercise his power as the son of the Earth Mother Goddess, and would also make it easier for him to micro-manage.

That’s right, this time Lind plans to fight a micro-management battle.

Although the troops brought were all beastmen, Linde still divided them into three categories. One category was Kitama and Katie, the two brave sisters who had just eaten beef yesterday and were now full of fighting spirit because their wish had come true. Together with their grandfather Sal, Schnee and Fran, there were a total of five beastmen, all directly under Linde's command.

The second category is the four beastmen tribes of wolf, pig, sheep and rabbit. These four tribes were the first to surrender to Linde, and their chieftains had a closer relationship with Linde. For some reason, the beastmen of these four tribes were stronger than other beastmen, so Linde used them as elite troops.

The third category is the remaining beastmen, which are considered basic units in the game's terms.

Apart from the beastmen mentioned above, the only human in the team is the prospective female knight Ranna.

"Can you ride a horse?" Before setting off, Linde walked up to Ranna, leading a horse, and asked.

"Yes!" Ranna answered loudly, looking at the horse. "In Batoran, riding a horse is a skill that must be learned!"

In Batoran, riding a horse is a very important skill, and Lind has indeed heard of it. Due to the influence of the knight culture since the founding of the country, in Batoran, riding a horse is a major event in life on par with taxes and death, so much so that in Batoran, there is a punishment that prohibits riding a horse.

The people of Batolan are all horse lovers, in every sense of the word.

"Then I'll give this horse to you." After hearing Ranna's matter-of-fact answer, Linde smiled and gave the horse he was leading to Ranna.

There weren't many horses in New Dundalk, and there were few places where horses were needed. Although animal power was an important part of the camp, there were already beastmen, so why would we need livestock?

Since there were no useful places for them, and many horses had been taken by the Chaos Beastmen in the previous two civil wars, there were only a few horses left in the entire camp. Now Linde gave one of them to Ranna.

If for no other reason, the simple-minded Linde believed that a female knight could not live without a horse.

"Really?!" Ran Na was surprised and delighted when she heard this. After seeing Lind nodded in confirmation, Ran Na trembled and touched the horse's head. Ran Na also knew some knowledge about horses, of course, she learned it secretly. After a brief observation, she found that this horse was not a good horse, but it was not a low-quality horse either.

Ranna got on the horse neatly, with a look of delight on her face, and then she saw Linde looking at her with a smile.

"Thank you very much for the horse, sir." Ranna touched Linde's chest and said.

"As long as you like it." Linde smiled.

"Sir, where is your mount?" After getting the mount, Ranna asked curiously. There is no other horse around.

Through inquiries during this period, Ranna learned that Linde was a knight's squire, and logically he should also have a mount.

"Oh, I'll ride her." Lind pointed to Katie beside him.

"……what?"

In the confused look of Ranna, Katie carried Linde and smiled at the confused Ranna.

The Beastman army set out, leaving the New Dundalk Territory to attack the troops of King Jiyang IX.

Lind sat on Katie's shoulders, carried by the over two-meter-tall cow, and had a great view.

Last night, Kitama and Katie, two sisters, unexpectedly learned that the female fox had run away because of Schnee's sudden illness. The first soup was stolen, which almost drove the sisters crazy.

The two sisters did not object to Linde's harem. After all, the beastmen still maintained a simple polygamous system, as long as the man was strong enough, it would be fine. Moreover, Linde was the Beast King. Although like the Son of God, Linde did not admit it, the title of Beast King was worn by the new beastmen below.

The Beast King has the obligation to expand the size of the tribe.

After a night of fury, the two sisters' anger subsided, or rather, they were no longer angry because the fire was out.

And the physical fitness of the Son of God is a bit too much.

Being carried on the shoulders of sister Katie, Linde could see all the beastmen around him, and also noticed that many beastmen would peek at him from time to time. At first, Linde didn't think much about it. After all, it was normal for him to involuntarily peek at the Son of God and the King of Beasts in their minds.

But soon, Lind realized something was wrong. The looks of these beastmen were a little strange, especially the female beastmen, who looked like dogs wanting to eat meat.

Amid Lind's confusion, the team walked for half a day. At noon, they stopped and started to eat.

While eating, Lind finally couldn't help but ask this question.

"Um..." Linde ate the jerky, lowered his voice, and cautiously asked several beastmen around him who had had negative distance contact with him. "Why do I feel that the eyes of other beastmen are very, um..."

"Hungry?" When Linde was thinking about how to describe it, Fran took the initiative to ask.

"...Grandma, are you okay again?" Linde looked at Fran with an expressionless face.

"Because of the smell." Kitama explained gently while eating the grass collected locally.

"odor?"

"You now have the scent of the four of us on you." Kitama said the explosive fact in a very normal tone.

"...In other words, all the beastmen here know about our relationship?" Linde said with a stern face.

"Yeah." Katie smiled and put her arm around Lind's shoulders.

Linde tried hard to keep his expression from getting out of control.

"Master Linde." Just when Linde was surrounded by the beastmen, Ranna came over. "Can we eat together?"

"Of course." Linde nodded immediately and changed the somewhat embarrassing topic.

"Thank you very much." Ranna took her lunch and walked over to sit down opposite Linde.

"Lord Linde, there is something I want to talk to you about alone." After eating a few bites, Ranna got to the point.

"They are all family, there is no need to be shy." Linde shook his head slightly.

"..." Ranna took a deep breath. "Last night, the goddess of the lake appeared in my dream."

Chapter 405: True and False Lady of the Lake

Last night, the Lady of the Lake appeared in your dream! ?

As soon as these words came out, all the beastmen present looked over sideways.

The exception was Schnee, the innocent little white-haired loli, who was still struggling seriously with the black bread in her hand.

The most surprised of all the beastmen was the Earth Mother Shaman Fran. The fox shaman, who had changed into a new uniform and was no longer dressed as the blasphemous emperor, looked at Ranna with a look of heresy.

"You...dreamt of the Lady of the Lake?" Fran put down the bowl in her hand and confirmed with a serious look.

"Yes." Ran Na nodded seriously.

"If I remember correctly... you said that you have converted to the Mother Goddess of Earth, right?" Fran tilted her head and narrowed her eyes.

"...Yes." After a slight hesitation, Ranna nodded and admitted it.

Ranna was born in Batoran. The only official belief in Batoran is the Lady of the Lake, but those who believe in the Lady of the Lake are mainly the ruling class of Batoran, that is, the knights. Among the common people, the most popular belief is the goddess of mercy, Lesaya, and Ranna originally believed in her.

After swearing allegiance to Lind, Ranna also converted to the Earth Mother Goddess. Believing in the same god as the lord you are loyal to is also a common practice.

A female knight-to-be who was born in Batolan and originally believed in the Goddess of Mercy but now converted to the Mother Earth, received a dream from the Goddess of the Lake.

Fran had every reason to believe that Ranna was unfaithful.

"You dreamed of the Lady of the Lake?" Before Fran could get angry, Lind spoke first, asking with interest. "You didn't lie to me?"

"Absolutely not." Ranna shook her head firmly. "A knight cannot lie, and there is no need for me to lie to you."

"What does the Lady of the Lake look like?" Lind continued to ask.

Ran Na blinked in confusion. Is this the point?

"The Lady of the Lake, wearing a green tulle dress, with brilliant blonde hair and a headband made of thorns." Although she was a little confused by Lind's question, Ranna still answered honestly. "She is very beautiful, as if she walked out of a painting."

"Oh? Am I as pretty as you?" Lin De said with a smile.

"Sir, please don't make fun of me." Ran Na's face turned red, and a hint of anger flashed across her face.

"Just a joke, sorry." Lind apologized immediately.

Ranna restrained her emotions. Although he was her lord, he was only thirteen years old after all, not yet an adult. Strictly speaking, he was still a child, so there was no need to take him too seriously.

Speaking of age...Ranna looked at Linde with a look of surprise and suspicion. When she learned that Linde was only thirteen years old, Ranna was very surprised. Although his face still had obvious childishness, his height showed that he was a sixteen-year-old "adult", just a little younger than herself.

According to the customs of this world, the age of adulthood for humans is 16 for men and 14 for women. There are slight differences in different regions. In some places, the age of adulthood is even 12 for men and 12 for women.

The nobles were well developed, or it was the blessing of the Mother Earth Goddess. These were the only explanations Ranna could come up with.

"Let's talk about the appearance of the Lady of the Lake for now. What did she tell you?" Linde waved his hand and asked with a smile.

"Your Highness the Son of God..." Fran wanted to interrupt, but Lind raised his hand, signaling to Fran that it was okay.

"Last night, someone who claimed to be the Lady of the Lake came to me in a dream," Fran said. "She told me that someone was impersonating her and misleading the knight."

"Oh?" Lind blinked, his curiosity aroused. "Are you talking about Jiyang IX?"

"Maybe. The Lady of the Lake didn't specify." Ranna shook her head. "Then, the Lady of the Lake gave me a task in my dream. As long as I defeat the person who pretended to be her, then... then..."

"Will it make you a Holy Grail Knight?"

"...Yes, sir." After a slight hesitation, Ranna admitted it.

Admitting in front of the Son of God that other gods were trying to win him over would cause a strong reaction in any religion. The piety of the person being won over would be questioned, and Ranna had seen many cases of this in Batoran.

But Ranna believed that Linde would not do that, because although he was the Son of God, Linde did not have the feeling of a fanatic at all.

After listening to what Ranna said, Linde stroked his beardless chin and began to think.

It's interesting that the Lady of the Lake is trying to win over Ranna, a pagan who has converted, at least verbally, to the Earth Mother.

I remember that Mother Earth and Lind had said before that belief in a certain god could resist the influence of other gods, including evil gods. The more devout the belief, the stronger the resistance. Let's not talk about Lind's special case. The fact that Ranna was able to be visited by the Lady of the Lake in her dream, does that mean she is not devout in her belief?

If this problem happened to other chosen gods, it would be a major issue of principle, but it is not a problem for Lind.

As long as you don't impose your beliefs on others and don't affect others, you can believe whatever you want. Linde's bottom line towards Efit is the same. As long as she starts to spread the belief in the evil god, Linde will have no choice but to take measures.

Hearing Ranna say that the Lady of the Lake wanted her to be a Holy Grail Knight, Fran could hardly hold back. This was blatant poaching, but Lind remained unmoved and continued to ask with interest.

"So do you want to be a Holy Grail Knight?" Lind looked into Ranna's eyes and asked seriously.

"No." Ranna shook her head. "I want to be your knight."

Fran's tightly clenched hands finally loosened.

"Yeah, I see." Lind nodded, then smiled and said to everyone, "Let's eat. After we finish eating, we still have to hurry on our way."

The Lady of the Lake's poaching behavior did not cause any special reaction from Lind, and everyone continued to eat as if nothing had happened.

Fran's heart was touched, especially when Ranna said at the end that she wanted to be Lind's knight. This gave Fran some new ideas that she could add to the unfinished scripture of the Mother Earth.

Linde wanted to laugh. Regardless of whether the goddess of the lake in Ranna's dream was the real one, the Earth Mother Goddess told Linde that the goddess of the lake was not a real deity, but a disguised vest of some other god, and now this disguised god was impersonated by some other god.

It's like a nesting doll. Whenever you meet a new god in the future, you can ask the Earth Mother Goddess if it's a fake.

and many more……

"Everyone, I'm going to contact the Mother Goddess of Earth." Lind said to everyone, then closed his eyes and went to communicate with the Mother Goddess of Earth.

When Lind opened his eyes again, the scenery in front of him had turned back to that green land, and then...

"Ah!" Lind was suddenly hit hard in the stomach by a punch and was knocked to his knees.

"Who hit me!" Linde shouted, holding his stomach, and then was shocked by the appearance of the person in front of him.

Chapter 406: The New Image of Mother Earth

Where is God? Almost every believer will ask this question, and almost all religions have a common answer: God's domain.

The evil god is the chaotic demon realm, but it is another world.

Then the next question is, how to get to the divine realm? The answer is similar. Only those who are devout enough will receive a response from God and have the opportunity to see the divine realm in the spiritual world.

In the spiritual world, those who are chosen by God and go to the divine realm are called God's Chosen. Every God's Chosen is the goal that other believers strive for.

But Lind is not like that. Judging from the standards of a believer, Lind is not pious at all, and he doesn't even bother to pretend to be one.