People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

She made the decision on her own. The adventurer Tatiana was completely out of contact with the outside world at the time. She remained out of contact until two years later when she returned to Ursus with her daughter and raised her daughter alone.

This thing actually weighs less than two ounces on a scale, but once it's on a scale, it's incredibly heavy.

From Ernst's perspective, this incident was actually one of the "mistakes committed by the feudal forces of Sherag back then." To say it was serious was not really that serious. In fact, there were even bigger mistakes made by the Perroch family back then—such as the poisoning of Valerie's father.

At the time, the head of the Perroch family sent Tatiana and her daughter away for safety reasons. After all, the Shivaesh family had just suffered a tragedy when the head and mistress of the family died in a train accident. Although it was later confirmed that the train derailment was an accident, at that time, due to the lack of information, almost everyone—including Ernst and Ensiodis—believed that it was a murder deliberately staged by another family.

During that period, marrying an "outsider" as the mistress of the house was bound to cause concern, with many wondering if the same thing would happen again.

But this is the Sherag people's own perspective, and there are quite a few problems within that perspective.

For example, the head of the Perroch family did not consider the thoughts of Tatiana and her daughter at all, but made a decision arbitrarily, without considering how the mother and daughter would get out of the wilderness, find a mobile city, and live after being forced to leave.

This is basically sending people to their deaths.

Moreover, the story of "a famous explorer disappearing in Kjerag and returning alone with his daughter two years later, with the father's identity remaining a mystery" would be considered a shocking scandal in modern society!

Although this happened twenty years ago, a scandal is a scandal. Moreover, the debt that Actos and Serrag owed to the mother and daughter will not be gradually erased by time; it will only increase day by day!

Ernst pursed his lips.

He was incapable of handling the matter back then; Tatiana and her daughter were sent away when he was also in poor condition. The Shivaish family had just suffered a misfortune, and he had to worry about Enya and Ensia, while Ensiaudis was going abroad to study. There were simply too many things to do, and he had no time to attend to them. Moreover, at that time, he wasn't the one who could make decisions in Sherag; he wasn't even the head of the Shivaish family, let alone have any say in the Perroch family's affairs.

But now, times have changed.

Shelag is a small country, and it's true that small countries thrive by focusing on external factors rather than internal ones. But that doesn't mean that internal problems are completely irrelevant!

This matter still needs to be resolved!

"Sister Tatiana, and Rosalyn."

Ernst had intended to call Rosalyn "sister," but since he already called her "sister" Tatiana, it felt odd to address Rosalyn by the same name, so he simply used her first name.

"Are you willing to return to Shelag? I will have Actos give you an explanation for what happened back then."

"There's really no need for him to give any explanations. I can understand that he had a tough time back then."

Tatiana lowered her eyes, sighing and scratching her head. But Rosalyn, standing nearby, couldn't bear to listen any longer:

"Mom! How could you say that!"

"That man, Dad, is a bastard! You should give him a good beating and tell him that this is what he owes us!"

"Whether it's forgiveness or forgetting, we should at least wait until he's paid off his debts!"

Others may not know, but her daughter knows best how difficult her mother's life has been over the years.

Having fallen out with her family and without her husband by her side, she has to raise her daughter alone in a completely unfamiliar city. She has to endure not only the pressure of life, but also the strange looks from others!

She could choose not to hate that irresponsible guy, but she could only say that after she got back what he owed them!

Advising someone to be kind is a sin that will be struck by lightning!

Rosalind completely agreed with Ernst, and she felt that Ernst made a lot of sense—they had to get an explanation from that man!

Tatiana remained silent for a moment.

Rather than saying she didn't hate, it would be more accurate to say she was quite open-minded.

She has indeed suffered over the years, but she does not regret making that choice back then. The reason she rejected Ernst was simply because she was afraid it would cause him trouble.

After all, in her memory, the three major families still held considerable power in Kjerag. Ernst was now the Prime Minister of Kjerag, but Tatiana knew mostly about his deeds from the outside world. Whether he could handle the three major families within Kjerag, or make the Perroch family bow their heads and apologize, she really didn't know.

She liked Ernst very much, so if it would cause him trouble, she really didn't intend to do it.

Anyway, after all these years, she'd basically gotten used to this kind of life. Running into old friends again in Chernobog was a pleasant surprise, wasn't it?

But now, Rosalyn says this.

This Ursus woman, usually so decisive and efficient, hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Ernst and asked:

"Isn't that troublesome?"

"No trouble."

Ernst shook his head, patted his chest, and made a joke.

"My power as Prime Minister is unlimited! I'm determined to handle this! Even the great god Yeragand can't stop me, that's my word!"

I wasn't planning on stopping them!

A gust of wind and snow swept by, condensing into several colorful characters in mid-air.

Tatiana stared at the text for a moment, then smiled and nodded:

"Alright, I believe you, little Ernst!"

Chapter 931 Actos: Snowflakes are falling~ The north wind is howling~

Shelag, the territory of the Perroch family.

Actos was strolling around his territory with Jeston and his gang. He did this every day, like a lion surveying his land!

Sherag's business has been getting better and better in the past two years. His meat processing plant is thriving. Especially after the trade route to the territory of Letania was opened, he opened up a new sales channel. In addition, due to the harvest festival, the number of tourists has increased dramatically. He has made a fortune this quarter!

Of course, Actos has always insisted that making money is not the goal; the important thing is to promote the virtues of the great god Jeragund and let the glory of the great god shine on those who have no faith!

If someone else had said these words, someone like Jeston would probably have scoffed at them. But since it was Actos who said them, and Jeston had known him for so long, he thought that he might actually be thinking the same thing!

After all, in Colombia, you would never see a big boss or capitalist investing all their profits in infrastructure in the Perroche territory, buying advanced tractors from Vitória, or upgrading equipment in meat processing plants and breweries! Actos really didn't keep much for himself; at most, he saved a portion to buy alcohol. The problem is, he himself is a honey drinker. He gets drunk after just a couple of sips of the meads brewed by Kjerag, a stark contrast to his Russian image!

Putting aside this minor flaw, to be fair, Actos, as a junior leader, did a pretty good job if we ignore the fact that he was actually the Minister of Defense.

Over time, Jeston and he became friends.

Actos did not slack off in his "duty".

Every month, he would lead the Perroch family warriors on a patrol from the Perroch family territory all the way through all the cities and villages of Shelag before returning.

While this may not necessarily be of any use, it certainly speaks volumes about his attitude.

If there's anything that makes Jeston unhappy with Actos, it's probably that he actually speaks ill of Ernst.

For example, right now, while on patrol, he couldn't help but talk about Ernst again.

"To be honest, Ernst is no good. He used to be alright, but lately he's become increasingly unreliable! For such a big event as the Harvest Festival, he was two days late in returning. Even the festival of the great god Yeragand was presided over by the saintess. Humph, I think Ernst has gotten too arrogant and needs to be taught a lesson!"

He waved his fist and shouted.

"The great god Yeragand should teach him a good lesson, or better yet, subject him to divine punishment!"

Jeston, who had been subconsciously nodding in agreement, immediately became alert upon hearing Ernst's name. He glanced at Actos, then thought about Ernst's schedule at the end of the year, and explained:

"Minister, Lord Ernst also has his reasons!"

“Victoria is a land of no faith. The people living there are not bound by the teachings of the great god Yeragand, so they are the most lacking in etiquette, morality, honor, and shame. They let the demons, cough cough, and the Sarkaz extremists into their capital to harm the local people. Lord Ernst went there to save them from those unscrupulous dukes!”

"I often hear that if you are looking at things from a broader perspective and want to accomplish something great, then a few small mistakes can be forgiven."

"Lord Ernst proclaimed the virtues of the great god Jeragund in Londinium, extending the glory of the great god Jeragund to another city on this land, and showing the world the greatness of the great god Jeragund."

“Talulah and Lafshinie, who used to be by Lord Ernst’s side, are now leaders of the two districts of Victoria. They have been taught by the great god Yeragand. Wouldn’t they be eager to spread Yeragand’s virtues to the faithless lands under their rule? If they do so, what a meaningful thing that would be! How can you be dissatisfied with Lord Ernst just because he missed a small ceremony?”

"In your mind, is it less valuable to stand on the stage and sing praises than to take concrete actions to enhance the glory of the god Jeragund?

Actos was stunned.

The Ursus people's stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat made him instinctively want to refute, but Jeston's words were like a sow wearing a bra—one set after another. With his limited knowledge, he couldn't find a way to refute them for a while.

After Jeston finished speaking, he even choked up a little, and asked with some shame and unease:

“What you said makes a lot of sense, Jesston. So, I’ve misunderstood Ernst?”

Jeston nodded in deep agreement:

"Your Excellency is wise and insightful. You are happy to hear criticism and are good at accepting correct advice. You will surely be able to tell whether what I say is true or not."

Actos made an "uh" sound, then nodded heavily.

"Of course I can tell them apart!"

"You're absolutely right, I misunderstood Ernst. When he comes back, I'll definitely find him and apologize."

Jeston knew exactly what Actos was thinking.

The thin-skinned Xiong Ge couldn't possibly bring himself to apologize to Ernst, who was almost old enough to be his son. So, he offered timely words of comfort and advice:

"Your Excellency's intentions are very good, but I think it's unnecessary."

Actos's expression softened slightly, but he quickly recovered and hardened his face:

"Why? I'm not the kind of person who can't bring myself to apologize!"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant,"

Jesston quickly waved his hand.

"But you are, after all, the Minister of Defense of Sherag. Defense is the lifeblood of a country! If you go and apologize to Lord Ernst as soon as he returns, it will inevitably be seen by those with ulterior motives as a conflict between you and Lord Ernst!"

"The Prime Minister and the Defense Minister have a conflict! That would be a huge problem! If those outsiders are discovered by someone with ulterior motives and reported on, and it causes concern among the people of Shelag or panic among foreign tourists, making them think that something bad is going to happen to Shelag, then we'll be in big trouble! Don't you think so?"

Jeston looked serious.

Aktos nodded in agreement.

He hadn't expected that simply apologizing would have such serious consequences, but what Jeston said seemed to make a lot of sense!

What was this called again? The one Ernst often talked about, oh right, political influence, immeasurable!

"Alright then, for the sake of Sherag's stability, I'll keep this in mind!"

He patted his chest.

"I swear to the mountains and the great god Yeragand, I will never again speak ill of that brat Ernst behind his back! If I do so again, the great god Yeragand will personally bring down divine punishment upon me."

Before he could finish speaking, the weather suddenly changed!

Between the majestic snow-capped mountains of Shelag, the once azure sky was suddenly swallowed by thick, dark clouds. A biting wind howled, whipping up a flurry of snowflakes that swirled in the air like countless silver blades. The snow-capped peaks appeared and disappeared in the gale, like colossal beasts casting a chilling gaze from the clouds. In an instant, the once pleasant weather transformed into chaos, the wind and snow weaving a white curtain, as if the entire world had been engulfed in an endless blizzard.

Actos was stunned.

No, you're really coming?

I've never made such a big fuss when I swore oaths before.

Could it be that the great god Yeragand happens to be looking at me right now?

But this doesn't seem like the great god Jeragund is helping to witness the oath, does it?

If he had to put it into words, although Actos had never seen it before, he felt it was like divine punishment!

Who am I? Where am I? What have I done?

Seeing Actos's bewildered expression, Jeston subtly took a half-step back, creating some distance between them, before slowly saying:

“Transfer QuN: (243.30 Arctos, did you do something to displease the great god Jeragund?”

Actos shook his head blankly, his mind a jumbled mess, and didn't even notice Jeston's very adaptive change in address.

But soon he understood why.

Because the words formed by several snowflakes, the "oracle," had already descended before his eyes.

Come to Manjusin College!

Confess your sins!

[An irresponsible villain!]

Finished!

It truly is an oracle from the great god Jeragand!

They really came for him!

It truly is divine punishment!

Actos knelt down with a thud, as if an unknown piece of music was playing in his ears.

Snowflakes are fluttering~The north wind is blowing~

Chapter 932 Enya: A family should be together all the time!

Shelag, Manju Academy.

Aktos's legs were trembling when he climbed Mount Kalan.

He also believed that the great god Yeragand had all-seeing eyes and would never wrong an innocent person or let a guilty person go unpunished, but he truly did not know what he had done wrong.