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Chapter 963 - 494 National Law and Universal Law_2

Chapter 963: Chapter 494 National Law and Universal Law_2

Ivita said, "Favors can always be repaid. From what I see, you seem to be ostracized by the Frankish people. Since that’s the case, why not seek a new lord?"

"My conflict with the Kingdom of Frank is not a matter of life and death, the Frankish people will give up after their invasion fails. You won’t have any psychological pressure."

Saint Vestia laughed and shook her head, her lips curling slightly. "Your Majesty, you jest. The Frankish people greatly admire those from the Oriental Empire, believing that it was our arrival that freed them from the ignorance of being ruled by The Church."

"We left the Oriental Empire with countless scrolls, bringing a vast collection of texts from the Ancient Civilization Period to the Kingdom of Frank, which greatly increased their national power and cultural influence."

"Why would we leave a country that respects us?"

Ivita suddenly turned to look at her, "Oh, really? Then why did the King of Franck take precautions against you?"

"Haven’t you noticed?"

Ivita suddenly pointed at Saint Vestia, and a mark appeared on her forehead—a cockerel-shaped imprint. Furthermore, Saint Vestia’s skin began to turn metallic.

Saint Vestia’s face went pale, realizing that the Frankish people indeed had used her in some way. When had they done it?

Was it something they had done with the rare magic potion she had used?

Only now did Saint Vestia understand the exclusion of the Kingdom of Frank. Indeed, they had brought knowledge and new ideas to that nation, but they were still outsiders. Once they were no longer useful, they would be feared, replaced, and ostracized.

It took Saint Vestia a full ten minutes to reverse her body’s metallization and seal the imprint on her forehead.

Fortunately, she was now far from the Kingdom of Frank. The Law of Frank was too distant from her, thus the power of their precaution was weakened.

But if she were to fall out with the Emperor of Frank, being sealed for ten minutes would have unimaginable consequences.

Ivita said to her, "Saint, I’ve only seen some superficial precautions. As for whether there are deeper ones, I do not know."

"The things you used in Frank may have been tampered with. It’s just that their methods are clever, and you haven’t noticed. Because of you, I have indeed witnessed the Law of Frank. Binding a nation to a law is very interesting," she explained.

"However, doing so indeed strengthens the bond between the nation and its laws but, due to its narrow scope, it fails to encompass universal law."

Saint Vestia had not imagined she would be a pawn in their calculations. Her expression grew ugly, yet she stubbornly said, "Universal Law is too frail—only national laws can stand firm and endure."

"Universal Law will inevitably be undermined by national laws. Our world is one where the strong prey on the weak. From now on, nations that do not adopt national laws will be torn into shreds."

Ivita nodded, the best possibility being a world without national states, but the worst was that others embrace nationalism while your country does not—that would be terrible.

"However, under the oppression of Frank, nationalism has also begun to emerge among the Alsasians," Ivita said. "Nationalism is a trend that spreads outward. The Frankish people have just taken advantage of this trend, but they may not be able to benefit from it for long."

"If I wish, I could also use this Alsasian nationalist sentiment to consolidate a new Fire Dragon Law, transforming the fragments of Universal Law into a complete national law."

In the strictest sense, all current laws are merely fragments of Universal Law from different periods, pieced together and gradually advancing towards the goal of Universal Law.

But national law is different.

National law causes disparate local laws to abandon the pursuit of Universal Law, instead forming a separate and complete law unto themselves.

Virgin Vestia wavered for a moment, then said, "Then I must congratulate you, Your Majesty."

"I..."

Ivita said, "Are you worried that the Emperor still has contingencies on you, that once you betray Frank, you will die?"

"Or do you feel that whether it’s the Frankish people or the Alsatians, they’re no longer sufficient for your interests, and you wish to remain neutral and detach yourself from our conflicts?"

"In my view, what you need is a safe haven, and the Kingdom of Frank is precisely the least suitable. The Kingdom of Frank is ambitious and has always been suppressing domestic forces. You are now a thorn in the Emperor’s side, and not of the direct lineage. The Thunderous Witch appears to be more of a surveillance on you while the Luva Witch at least belongs to the native traditional witch powers, and doesn’t stand out as much as you do."

"Moreover, the most recent national policy of the Kingdom of Frank is to ally with the Pagan Empire, and you are likely an obstacle in it, if I’m not mistaken. The King of Frank now considers your issue every day, looking for a way to deal with you, but those methods will certainly not be to your liking."

Virgin Vestia toughened up for a moment but ultimately sighed.

"What Your Majesty said does make sense."

"Your Majesty wishes me to come your way, but going to your place, how is it different from staying in Frank? It is still a foreign land in the end."

Ivita, with his hands clasped behind his back, would raise the surrounding air temperature a bit with every step Virgin Vestia took, while his own steps balanced the surrounding energies, restoring the normal temperature of the air around.

"Of course, I’m different. I acknowledge the national Law of Frank, so I’ve borrowed from it, but I don’t intend to give up on universal Law. The biggest difference when you enter one of my many countries is that I can acknowledge you as a member of the nation of my country."

Seeing Virgin Vestia’s confusion,

Ivita explained, "I currently have four independent countries in my hands, each with an extremely complex composition of people from dozens of countries."

"If I were to use what you mentioned as the Frankish national Law, my four countries would simply explode. But I want to form a new idea in the four countries in my hands, creating a new nation. This nation will have its own culture, its own classics, and it will be inclusive and broad-minded. Anyone who learns the culture of this nation and voluntarily wears the clothes of this nation, integrating themselves, will be considered part of this nation."

"Education should be inclusive. I call this kind of nationalism ’universal nationalism’."

"What defines this nation is not blood, traditions, or language, but civilization. Anyone who voluntarily joins this civilization, even if they don’t speak the language for now, can be part of a nation."

"As for bloodlines and traditions, they are hardly worth mentioning."

Virgin Vestia’s heart was shaking. "Can such a thing truly exist? If it does, it could replace the Universal Empire and national states."

"The trend of nationalism would come to an abrupt halt. Of course, the premise is that all of this can truly be achieved, and not just a fanciful illusion in the water."

"Your Majesty, what then is the name of this nation? You’ve intrigued me."

Ivita chuckled. "It has no name, because this nation hasn’t yet appeared in the Magic Black Forest. As for something that this nation would jointly revere, I only have a rudimentary idea and haven’t thought it through."

"Religion and language should not become markers to differentiate human communities; it ultimately has too many flaws."

Ivita added, "However, more realistically, I have the Raven Rules at my disposal, which naturally makes me an enemy of the heretics, and you people from the Oriental Empire are naturally my potential allies. I think just this reason alone is sufficient for you to consider which side you should stand on, which side is in your best interest."

Virgin Vestia performed a kneeling salute to Ivita and said, "But what about the contingency the Frankish people have left inside me, how to get rid of that, Your Majesty?"

Ivita said, "That’s simple too, I’ll take you to Dragon Fire Lake for a burn, most of it will be gone. Even if there’s something left, as long as you stay away from the Kingdom of Frank, I think there won’t be much problem. If it comes to it, just avoid them whenever you see them. If you have to confront them, bring some friends, companions, comrades-in-arms. Their contingency isn’t enough to kill a Witch Marquis, at most it would weaken and bind you. Just be careful, and it’ll only be a minor nuisance. I can also provide you with an ancient sacrificial magic called ’Thrice the Revenge’, which will return any harm done to you threefold to the perpetrator."