Can't I develop my own character?

Grand Duke, why are you glaring at me again for no apparent reason?

"...Maybe the princess wants to warn us? She's definitely not on Vinet's side, but the situation forces her to do so, and she has nowhere else to go right now."

"Really? Then would you like me to write a letter for you?"

"You can reply if you want. Anyway, the princess didn't send it directly to me, but sent it to the Western Territory. This means she doesn't mind the Grand Duke knowing, right? The princess is still very open and honest."

"You mean I'm petty?!"

"Ah no, Grand Duke, you misunderstood."

"Hmph! Goodbye!"

Maganna snapped, and soon, her image disappeared from the mirror.

"This Ryan, seriously, can't you see what that unfortunate bastard, Castiladi, is up to?" Maganna pondered carefully, and came to a conclusion about Castiladi's sudden 'kindness'—the princess hadn't given up yet! She was secretly trying to win over Ryan, the High Lord, and make a comeback!

After all, Casradi himself is also a high lord. If Ryan joins him, the two high lords will still be qualified to rebel.

Maganna completely forgot that Casradi had used this tactic once and fallen for it, so would he use it a second time?

Yes! The Grand Duke thought so.

After all, Casradi is a fool.

...

"...What's wrong with the Grand Duke? It's just a magic letter from Casradi. Why is he so angry? He must be pissed off by that Iverson guy."

Ryan shook his head secretly and opened the game to check. Avril was already level 30. The condition for advancement was to find a certain religious object that the Moon God passed by. Avril launched an investigation with the king's authority and finally determined that the object should be in the Moon God ruins.

Then Elvian gave Avril permission to enter the ruins again.

Generally speaking, Moonlight Knights who have changed their jobs are not allowed to enter.

Seeing this, Ryan suddenly thought, maybe he could use this to sneak in? It seemed that the hope was not very great.

Ryan thought of many countermeasures on how to obtain the advanced fragments. The most reliable one at the moment is to get in touch with the Star Knight 'Avril' first, so he specifically asked 'Avril' to describe him as a lover.

What is the inner ghost king?

A real traitor is not the one who takes risks and joins the enemy, but the one who makes the enemy come to him with a licking face!

although.

Maybe his first meeting with Elvian wouldn't be too friendly?

"Monica should have reported back what's going on here. Now let's see if Alvian takes the bait."

Even if it wasn't about 'Avril', Elvian might have come to him simply to sign a contract with the Kingdom of Lot. Of course, another possibility was that Elvian got angry and waved his hand, and Monica led the Moonlight Knights to charge - and then was pinned to the ground and rubbed hard by Ryan.

The Holy Blood Legion has entered Lot. Although 'Charlie' is not here, their combat power should not be underestimated. After all, Monica only brought a small number of people with her, and the total number would definitely not exceed 30,000.

The only troublesome point is Monica, whose strength has reached the sixth level, and she is a well-known genius knight in Wildya.

It is basically impossible to kill a sixth-level transcendent by outnumbering her. To cause damage to her, one must be at least fourth-level, and if a fight really breaks out, a large number of people will definitely die.

The current situation of the Lot Kingdom is hopeless. Ryan finally understood why Amabena always said that her father was a prodigal son. He did not do any human affairs, not to mention developing the army, he did not even cultivate extraordinary forces... However, according to Amabena, her father's father was almost the same. It turned out that the downfall was the result of the joint efforts of several generations.

There are extraordinary people in the royal city, and there are many who obey the royal family's will, but the highest is only level four, and there are no level five. High-level extraordinary people don't care about the royal family at all. No one thinks that the current Kingdom of Lot still has hope of rising under the rule of the great King Amapena.

Maybe this is why Alvian felt comfortable letting Monica come?

"Amabena, your family is really awesome."

Ryan rubbed his temples with a headache.

He was thinking of a way to deal with Monica.

"Really?" Amabena looked up from her bed reading a comic. "It's okay, I just built a kingdom."

"It's the ruin of an entire kingdom!"

It was definitely too late to recruit new people. Should we transfer them from the August Empire? That was possible, but Ryan also thought of another person - Delia who was imprisoned in the cell.

With the strength of the opponent's fifth-level extraordinary person, it is possible to make the sixth-level extraordinary person fall into the trap if he is well prepared.

As for how appropriate it is, you have to ask the invincible Pot of Greed.

With the power of the Pot of Greed and Delia's ability, it should not be difficult to capture Monica. Ryan does not intend to kill her directly. After all, it is a pity to kill a talent like Monica. After Ryan captures Wildea, the Moonlight Knights will still be a powerful armed force that traverses the continent.

what?

Elvian won't agree?

It's her business whether she agrees or not, and it's mine whether she wants to do it or not.

"We need another layer of insurance."

Ryan opened the game and gave orders to his first wife.

After doing this he left the room and headed towards the dungeon.

Amabena quickly got out of bed and followed.

"You don't have to follow me."

"No, no, I won't feel safe if I don't follow you."

Ryan spread his hands: "That guy's magic power has been imprisoned, what are you still worried about?"

Amabena said, "I'm worried about myself. What if someone attacks me again?"

Ryan: "If you say so... I am very pleased as a father."

You really have self-awareness.

Because of Amabena's reputation, it does attract many people with ulterior motives to attack her directly, mainly because 'Xia Li' left and the villain came out.

Arrived in the dungeon.

Delia was leaning against the wall, feeling hopeless.

She was stripped of all her belongings and her magic power was sealed. Now she has no way out.

"Good afternoon, Miss Delia."

Delia shuddered when she heard the familiar voice, and her legs subconsciously clamped together, almost causing a stress reaction.

This devil!

Delia swore that yesterday was the most miserable day she had ever experienced since becoming a Desire Cultist, and she still hadn't recovered from it.

"You despicable devil!" Delia's eyes were blazing.

This guy must be a demon of lust, pretending to be a human and teasing everyone!

Don't think that the followers of Desire can really get along well with the Demons of Desire. In fact, most high-level demons look down on humans. Once the demon army can really ignore the obstacles of the other world and the real world and come, everyone may die.

"Don't wrongly accuse a good person. How am I a demon?" Ryan spread his hands. "It was you who sneaked into the royal city, pretending to be the king, and even intended to do something bad to me. I was simply forced to fight back. You're much more despicable than me."

"That's right," Amabena chimed in. "How dare you, you scoundrel, harm me? I'll have you on the grill tomorrow!"

Delia was silent for a moment.

"What do you want? If you wanted to kill me, you wouldn't have waited until now, right?"

Ryan smiled and said, "Miss Delia, you are very lucky. You should have been burned to death for what you did before, but you met the kind-hearted King Amabena. She decided to pardon your crimes, provided you can swear allegiance."

Delia sneered, "What mercy? You're just afraid. If something happens to me, this place will become the primary target of the City of Desire. The city lord will definitely send more people to the Lot Kingdom."

"You think you're smart?"

Ryan took out the Pot of Greed and examined it for a moment. "How about trying it again to see if it's you who's being stubborn, or is it the pot?"

Delia shuddered and screamed, "Take it away! Bring it here, you devil!"

"Tsk~ Why are you yelling so loudly? This thing was originally created by you guys in the City of Desire, right?"

"Anyway, take it away quickly and don't force me, or I will commit suicide now!"

"Go ahead." Ryan curled his lips. "Do you really think you're so important? Just try and die, and see if the City of Desire dares to launch a large-scale attack on the Kingdom of Lot. The Augustus Empire has already dispatched 100,000 Holy Blood Army soldiers. As many as you come, as many as you die!"

Amabena blinked and thought that there seemed to be less than two thousand Holy Blood Army outside.

"I'm not going to kill you because I think you're young and talented. What's the point of calling the City of Desire? As long as you swear allegiance and follow me, you'll be the lord of the city from now on."

Delia was stunned: "You want to deal with the City of Desire?"

She seemed to understand.

Although he was chosen by the God of Desire, he did not join the City of Desire, secretly controlled the Kingdom of Lot, and seemed to have a significant influence in Augustus... Was this guy actually chosen by the God of Desire to establish his own power?

That's not right. If that's the case, why not just take over the City of Desire? Or will that lead to a power struggle?

After all, humans and demons are fundamentally different. Even if they both believe in a foreign god, humans cannot be as pure as demons.

Like the lord of the City of Desire, he preaches faith in desire, but one day a great demon claims to be sent by God to take over the City of Desire, and it all depends on whether the lord gives up his position or not.

"Are you...the chosen one of desire?" Delia couldn't help but ask.

Desire is my God's choice... Ryan spread his hands: "Just use this as a way to comfort yourself. You can't resist it anyway, right?"

"You guy..."

Can't you say something nice?

But Delia was really helpless. She couldn't resist, and she didn't want to die. What should she do?

Damn it, I shouldn’t have accepted this crappy mission. I thought it was an idiot king so he should be easy to deal with, but I didn’t expect that this idiot king actually had a thigh tied to him.

Delia looked at Amabena and felt a little jealous for some reason.

What on earth did this woman do?

Then he would be able to become king safely, with people to protect him. What about herself? She worked so hard to climb to the position of councilor, but failed in her first mission. The councilor of the City of Desire was actually manipulated by others, which made her furious!

"Hmm?" Amabena tilted her head. "Why are you looking at me? Don't even think about finding a way out of this. Even if I'm not very good..."

"Meet King Amabena."

"?"

"Long live the King."

Delia decided that she wanted to be a hero.

......

It turns out that there isn't that much true unwavering loyalty in this world.

Especially for forces like the Outer Gods, the members within them have no loyalty at all, after all, they only want to follow God.

But God can’t see it at all.

So, the so-called city lords and religious leaders are just leaders in name only.

It’s okay to be obedient on a normal day, but when it comes to life safety, why should I care about the mission objectives when I’m about to die?

Loyalty? Loyalty is bullshit!

Anyway, Delia decided to be unfaithful. She swore allegiance to Ryan and signed an unequal treaty that deprived her of human rights.

the other side.

In Barron, on the main street of the city, Jonathan walked into the Janus Church with his hands in his pockets and a cigarette in his mouth.

Compared to Berman City, the Janus Church in the Imperial Capital was much larger, managed by a high priest. Normally, this time of day was the busiest, but with the Saint's arrival, the number of people praying at the church had nearly doubled.

"It's really nice, this shabby place."

Jonathan looked around and curled his lips. It was such a magnificent church, but it was such a shabby church that it had been turned into this state. It was as if the people's faith had been exchanged for gold coins.

However, he would be very happy if the Church of the Fire Covenant could be like this. Although 'Vene' regards the sun god as the belief of the Augustus Empire, there has been little promotion work in this regard so far. As for the Fire Covenant, it is still just a flame hidden underground, and it is not known whether it can be burned.

After walking past the bustling church and going around it, Jonathan walked a short distance to the side before he met a paladin who came to meet him.

The latter said nothing and gestured for invitation.

Finally, Jonathan was taken to a room inside the church.

"Back off." Lin Qi said to the Paladin.

"So, what does Her Excellency the Saint want to talk to me about?" Before entering the house, Jonathan took a deep puff, threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out, then walked in.

"Ryan asked me to do that." Lin Qi said as he prepared the sacrificial materials, "He asked me to help send you to him."

"Ryan?" Jonathan frowned. "He, please? Why not contact me directly?"