Colin fell into deep thought.
It suddenly occurred to him that Earl Evan had mistook him for a druid when he publicly revealed his true blood race in Silvermoon City for the first time.
Could it be... the fact that I was able to advance all the way to the legendary realm was due to the power of the druid
Mr. Ji seemed to see through what Ke Lin was thinking, and suddenly asked:
"Master Duke, if I'm not mistaken, you should be the 'Winged Knight' himself?"
Colin said nothing.
Mr. Yu continued:
"The most notable feature of Druids is that they can simulate animal forms—of course, these are not ordinary animals, but ancient monsters!
These ancient monsters have long been extinct, but the druids were able to simulate their shapes, abilities, and characteristics, and it was precisely because of this that the druids were able to defeat the dragon.
And according to historical records, among the ancient monsters, there was a powerful existence called [Undead Blood Bat]... "
Hearing this, Colin's eyes finally fluctuated.
Immortal? Blood bat
Could this really be the source of his 'power'
I am not a real vampire, but just a Druid who can simulate the characteristics of [Undead Blood Bat]
Colin was not surprised that Mr. Ji was able to make such a guess.
After all, Mr. Xi has seen the real body of the Winged Knight, and he has personally confirmed Colin's immortality.
Although Ke Lin didn't admit it, but Mr. Ji already knew from the change of Ke Lin's expression that he had guessed right, so he spoke again:
"My lord, I have said so much just now, you should be able to guess the reason why the druid disappeared, right?"
Seeing that Ke Lin still didn't speak, Mr. Xi smiled indifferently, and continued on his own:
"Because the existence of druids made the false gods feel threatened! That's why they cut off the inheritance of druids!
Only let castrated and modified arcane techniques be handed down, cut off the hope of mortals stepping into the sanctuary with their own strength, and established a professional system of gods, so as to control mortals and reap their beliefs!
So, my lord, you have to be careful.
The gods will not allow you to exist like this... "
Colin smiled faintly and asked:
"Then what do you think I should do?"
Even though he asked like this, Colin was not intimidated by Mr. Xi's words.
In his opinion, what Mr. Xi said can be trusted with three or four points, and the rest are speculations, or even scaremongering with ulterior motives.
Of course, a lot of information that Mr. Xi revealed was indeed useful to Colin, that's why he was so patient.
"Your Excellency, I think now is actually a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you!" Mr. Xi's tone suddenly became eager.
"Why is this an opportunity?"
"You should know that the holy pool in the basement of the church has already overflowed, which means that the Lord of Radiance has no time to collect the power of faith.
Or, as the 'Dark Emperor' said, the god is dead!
Or, the Lord of Radiance is in deep trouble, and he can't even collect the power of faith.
That's why I said, if you don't want to wait for the false gods to deal with threats like you, then you should take this opportunity and act first! "
Ke Lin glanced at Mr. Ji with unintelligible eyes, and said:
"First strike? Is that a god?"
Mr. Ji smiled calmly and said:
"My lord, the gods are not omnipotent.
Otherwise, the God of War will watch you plan to sever the inheritance of the troll clan? How could the God of Destruction allow the orcs to become a mass of scattered sand and fight among themselves? How could Goddess of Destiny watch the elves disappear and remain indifferent
So, I think you can be bold!
What's more, with your current strength and the forces you control, you are also qualified to fight against false gods!
You know, even if you don't provoke the false gods now, will they let you go in the future
Look at what happened to the druids, or look at what happened to the only legendary paladin other than you in the history of the Glory Empire... "
Colin's expression changed, and he immediately asked:
"How much do you know about the death of the Great King of Ghana?"
"Unfortunately, I don't know more than you. But, do you really believe what the history books say? A legendary paladin in his prime died suddenly?"
Colin was a little disappointed, but on the surface he pretended to be excited and asked:
"Then what do you think, if you want to rebel against the gods, how should you start?"
Mr. Ji cheered up, and immediately said:
"My lord, the most important bond of false gods in this world is the church!
He cut off the inheritance of druids, and created such a set of godly occupation system through the church, but this is actually a thing used to harvest the faith of mortals!
If you want to resist, you should start with the church first!
Expose the truth of the belief and sever the inheritance of knights! "
Colin rolled his eyes and said:
"You want me to be the public enemy of all nobles in the empire!"
Mr. Xi patiently explained:
"Your Excellency, as long as you don't announce the abolition of the church and the prohibition of baptism as soon as you come up, you won't cause resistance from the nobles.
You can first announce the situation of the holy pool in the basement of the church, and gradually weaken the authority of the church among the people until the people's belief in the Lord of Radiance gradually collapses.
As for the nobles, you just need to guarantee their status and territory, and give them another optional extraordinary profession, such as mage, warrior, so that they will not oppose you.
Even the nobles will support your action to abolish the church because of this, after all, the church has repeatedly intervened in secular power through theocracy over the years, which has disgusted many nobles... "
Listening to Mr. Ji's eloquent talk, Colin can already conclude in his heart—
This guy is digging a hole for himself!
The relationship between the nobles and the church is actually one of fighting but not breaking down. Although the nobles hate the church's meddling in secular power, no one wants to completely kill the church.
It was the Duke of San Theon who killed the 'Black Emperor'.
Mr. Xi’s so-called suggestion to replace knights with mages seems feasible, but in fact, he deliberately ignored the biggest difference between mages and knights——
Blood inheritance.
Knight talent can be passed on through blood. For example, paladins will only be born in seven families forever.
But mages are different, mages also need talent, but this talent cannot be passed down through blood.
The heirs of high-level mages may not necessarily have outstanding talents, but a powerful mage can also be born among ordinary civilians.
This will shake the power system established by the noble class through blood inheritance, and even profoundly change the political ecology of the Glorious Empire.
And this change will not come in a gentle way.
The nobles would not grinningly watch lowly commoners become powerful existences through learning arcane arts, or even snatch their own power.
But on this point, Mr. Ji didn't know whether he didn't think of it, or he thought about it but didn't say it on purpose.
"...My lord duke, this is actually the little request I wanted to make before. Only by abolishing the knight system can human beings get out of the shackles of false gods and gain true freedom!"
Mr. Xi said impassionedly, his face full of the glory of a martyr.
"In this way, even if I die, I am willing!"
"Oh." Colin nodded lightly, "Then you die."
Click—
In the next second, Mr. Ji's head was twisted off by Colin.
There was still a look of astonishment on his face.
(end of this chapter)