Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon
Chapter 313 - 312 Divinities and War

Chapter 313: Chapter 312 Divinities and War

"Magnificent Castle, huh... I see." Elise was somewhat surprised, "I didn’t expect all three of us to have visited the same overseas city."

"I went there on the Crown Prince’s orders to investigate a matter and unexpectedly ran into an old classmate from many years ago," Ryan felt quite emotional, "That place is indeed magical, with some aspects more developed than the Old Continent, not to mention the presence of the Paradise Sect..."

"Developed? Is it?"

"Ahem--The times of your visits were different, so your impressions might vary slightly," Shandela interjected.

"Perhaps I didn’t see the full picture, after all, I was only there for two or three days..." Elise didn’t delve deeper into the topic, "By the way, Lord Ryan, do you know where the Crown Prince has gone? I’ve been trying to find out the whereabouts of the royal offspring."

"Just call me Ryan," the colonel politely said, "I’m not aware of the situation in the palace. When I returned to Shengxia, the Kingdom Army had already disbanded, and spies from the Dukes were everywhere. I asked someone to inquire, and they believe that Duke Longjiu didn’t capture the Crown Prince, but where he went, I likewise have no idea."

"I see..." Elise sighed.

Though the army was resolute in its rebellion, the royal family’s lack of a figurehead meant that a linchpin was always missing. The Laurel Kingdom was already on the brink, yet the Crown Prince and the Second Prince remained out of sight, truly a cause for concern.

"Hey, how did you pass the vetting process?" Shandela pulled Ryan aside, "Did you also have a conversation with a quirky young lady?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I was just about to mention that!" the latter nodded quickly, "She was obviously not ordinary—a real expert!"

"Who’s asking you that! Didn’t you have any doubt about her identity? She claimed to be the Magic Goddess!"

"Ah... She did say that, but I thought it didn’t matter... As long as she could verify my identity, it doesn’t matter who she is."

"You—" Shandela was momentarily exasperated.

"Moreover, it’s quite normal for divinities to exist here, right? The mountainous region, Snow Country... it hasn’t been conquered by external forces for thousands of years, so the beliefs here are relatively primitive."

"The Laurel Family didn’t?"

"Ah, this is something the Crown Prince mentioned to me in casual conversation, please don’t spread it around," Ryan whispered, "At the time, the Laurel Family hadn’t yet attacked the mountainous region, and the king of the Snow Country had already proactively offered an olive branch. To outsiders, it seemed like the Snow Country was submitting, but in reality, they maintained a high degree of autonomy, with the political powers distributed here no different from before the continent was united, other than having to pay some taxes and mine resources."

"Is that so..." Shandela was for the first time glimpsing the royal secrets, deeply shocked. No wonder many queens of the Laurel Family came from the mountainous region; there was such a relationship at play.

"Clap clap clap—"

With a round of applause, their conversation abruptly ended. Not just them, but all the attendees in the banquet hall turned their attention to the front of the room.

They saw Duke Rosha slowly ascend the stage, step by step, walking to the very center, "Good evening, everyone. This time should belong to relaxation and entertainment, but unfortunately, due to the situation, I had to call you all here to discuss together how to deal with the crisis."

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly entered everyone’s ears, as if the Lady of the Rosy Clouds stood beside them.

"How impressive," Ryan admired, "How did she do that?"

Shandela shook her head.

Since arriving at Zhaixing City, she couldn’t help but feel as if she was seeing the Paradise Sect for the first time... Mysteries abounded everywhere here, eluding grasp. Yet for some reason, she felt far less at ease here than she had felt in Magnificent Castle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know, Wilson Longjiu rashly took up arms in rebellion, has now occupied the Royal Capital, and taken nearly half the Kingdom’s territory. If we do not take action, the mountainous region may also suffer his poison. To avoid the worst-case scenario, we must unite, stop the Longjiu Family’s ambitions from further swelling!"

"Strange..."

Shandela suddenly had a discordant thought.

"What’s strange?" Ryan heard her murmur.

"In the past, the Snow Country’s king chose to actively forge a peace treaty to quell the war. Why doesn’t Duke Rosha follow in the former king’s footsteps and use taxes to exchange for autonomy, but instead decide to resist to the end?"

"... Because of the marriage alliance?"

"A marriage alliance is just for stability; there’s no fundamental difference between the Laurel Family and the Longjiu Family... As a lord, Lady of the Morning Radiance should be very clear about this."

Now Ryan too fell silent.

The Duke on the stage continued speaking, "Now the Kingdom Army and the Western Borderlands’ resistance forces have all gathered in Zhaixing City, waiting to avenge His Majesty the King! However, I must tell you a terrible piece of news here, Wilson Longjiu’s ability to sweep through the Western Borderlands with the force of a single clan and take the Royal Capital in a very short time is not because he has overwhelming military strength! Furthermore, those nobles’ underlings from the West are mere rabble, far less trained and organized than the Royal City’s palace guards!"

"He was able to do this because the divinities intervened in this war!"

What... what?

Shandela doubted for a moment that she had heard correctly.

She instinctively looked at Elise, only to find that the other party looked solemn, without any sign of surprise!

The other nobles, however, were all abuzz, and the banquet hall immediately became noisy.

"What does it mean for divinities to intervene?"

"Can you elaborate?"

Rosha pressed down with her palm, "We all know that Wilson Longjiu received the blessing of the God of All Machines, but in truth, the God of All Machines has done much more than that! It personally imbued the Longjiu Family’s wondrous weapons with power, turning them into killing machines controlled by divine force! Not only that... the God of All Machines also participated in several attacks against the lords of the Western Borderlands, aiming to eliminate the divinities they worshipped!"

"So the Kingdom Army has had little chance of winning from the start because the Goddess of Abundance has not favored the Laurel Family for a long time. Without the help of divinities, it’s very difficult for them to find a chance of victory in this war."

"How did you come to know this information?" someone couldn’t help but ask.

"The God of All Machines participating in the war between mortals... Is that really possible?"

"It’s not a possibility, but a fact!" Rosha said emphatically, "As for why I am privy to such information, it’s because the Mountains also have the protection of an ancient divinity. And my information comes directly from her—the most great and wise existence in this world."

Then she turned and bowed deeply toward the back.

The curtain behind her slowly drew open, and a figure appeared before the many attendees.

Shandela recognized her at a glance.

The girl who claimed to be the Magic Goddess, Kokomoqi.

"This is absurd..." Shandela murmured to herself. If Duke Longjiu’s rebellion was a war led by divinities, then what were the soldiers of the Kingdom Army? Mere clowns in a corner of the stage? Were their sweat and blood, their relentless efforts, all just a joke?

Did it really make sense for her to rush back to the Old Continent from thousands of miles away to aid the Kingdom Army?

"Don’t think about things that don’t matter." Ryan suddenly grabbed her shoulder and shook it, "If the God of All Machines could really handle everything, why did Duke Longjiu first have to unite the Western Borderlands and then amass an army to attack the Royal Capital? The same goes for here; if this young lady were really that useful, why would Duke Rosha bother entertaining us? No matter how miraculous or noble she is, there’s one thing I’m sure of—that without our efforts, she can’t accomplish a damn thing!"