The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 971 - 498_2

Chapter 971: Chapter 498_2

Although it wouldn’t last long, it was still possible to eavesdrop for a short period of time.

The pigeon landed silently on the branches of a tree outside Oyo III’s tent, its eyes fixed intently on the inside of Oyo III’s tent.

At this time, inside Oyo III’s tent, besides himself, there were three Generals and some mid- and low-rank officers who were listening obediently on the side.

One of Oyo III’s officers bluntly pointed out to the Emperor, "I think those Raven People are completely untrustworthy. They’ve just lost their country, and now they’ve come to join us. Soon they may flee or even betray us. They are all traitors, as are people from other countries. Our army even contains quite a number of Vampires, Wolfmen, and Beastmen."

"Those Beastmen are the result of the Potzstan kingdom in the north conquering the Barbarian Tribes. Half of these troops are our reliable warriors, and the other half are foolish hangers-on, and it’s even questionable whether we can trust them."

Oyo III looked at him calmly, "Are you finished?"

The General said indignantly, "I’m not finished. Even if you want to kill me today, I must say that the composition of our army is too chaotic. Not to mention that there are at least a dozen different countries represented here, but if it were only humans, I might not object."

"What exactly are those non-human things?"

"If comrades can’t be trusted, we’d rather not have them. This will only decrease our army’s combat effectiveness."

Oyo III asked again, "Are you finished?"

Only then did the General begrudgingly say, "I’m finished, Your Majesty. But I hope you understand that I say this for the sake of our Empire."

Oyo III pointed to the map and said, "Here are the eleven counties to the west of Alsace. The Kingdom of Franck casually sent a probing force, and they’ve already dispatched thirty thousand men."

"Two Law Knight Regiments and countless witches."

"Their offensive is very fierce."

"The Alsasians are in a tough fight. What do you think about the Empire’s strength compared to Franck’s?"

Upon hearing this, all three Generals showed grave expressions.

The previously disruptive General said in a low voice, "Very strong. Although they are not an Empire, just a kingdom, their true strength is... Even..."

Oyo III said, "Above the Empire’s."

The three Generals fell silent.

Oyo III continued, "There was a time when the Empire was the strongest nation within the Magic Black Forest. The Kingdom of Franck submitted to us willingly, the Republic on the Boot Peninsula was an important part of the Empire’s territory, The Church’s country was our vassal, looking to us first in everything, and all the countries to the east were within our sphere of influence."

"But the glory of those days is past. The Empire has a name but no real power, with over a thousand independent entities within our own country, and more than three hundred large independent states. Take Ivita, for instance, his three countries are all independent within the Empire, and he has three separate seats in the Imperial Parliament, yet I can’t even expel him from the parliament."

Oyo III sneered, "But we still have advantages. What are our advantages? Or shall I say, what are my advantages as the Emperor?"

Without waiting for the three Generals to answer, he informed them, "My advantage is that I am the Emperor, and all followers of the God of All Things must understand my very important place within their faith, a position that the Pope, no matter how he suppresses, can never erase. One religion, one Emperor, one Pope, this is what the envoys of the God of All Things decreed when they preached. Although I can’t actually control those lukewarm states, in name, I will always be their Emperor."

"The King of Franck has pursued all his life the rights I was born with."

"He can only dream of giving a King the special prerogatives of an Emperor, but he can’t achieve that."

As Oyo III’s words came to an end, inside the tent, all the utensils and bread began to radiate a sacred light, the divine response of the universal Law.

The Emperor is a universal concept.

He is not just the head of a state.

He is the leader of a civilization, of a world.

Even without a single army at his disposal, he dared to stand before the kings, commanding their reverence due to their faith.

The Universal Law: Sacred, such is the nature of this entity.

This Law, because the concept is so deeply ingrained in people’s hearts, and everyone so firmly trusts in it, even Ivita could not directly confront the damaged Universal Law: Sacred.

Of course, thus far, the ethnic Law of the Frankish people has also been unable to contend with it.

The Universal Law: Sacred that the Emperor embodied was like an invincible warrior, tearing apart any direct challengers to shreds.

Oyo III sneered, "You tell me those races that are not human are not trustworthy, those Raven People are not trustworthy, but I tell you, I trust them all. They speak a different language than we do, they belong to different races, but they are all followers of the God of All Things. This alone is sufficient."

"The strength within my direct territories is insufficient, I cannot forcibly summon too many armies. I suffered heavy losses in the previous Hushi War, so I must employ these foreign races."

The three generals could only apologize repeatedly to the Emperor, admitting their narrow-mindedness and prejudice.

Oyo III forgave them and said to them, "I am the Imperial Emperor, not some narrow-minded King of Franck. The God of All Things is the faith of all intelligent beings, even of non-intelligent beings, so I do not care about the race of the soldiers in my army, I just have to make sure that they are all soldiers of faith."

"The Frankish people, over the years, have wanted to sever ties with The Church every day, to control their own church, greatly offending The Church."

"But I am different. I welcome The Church, I am simply vying for power with the Pope."

The general who caused trouble earlier softened his tone. "So that’s how it is, Your Majesty, I thought too narrowly before. This time I suggest we strike directly at the royal capital of Alsace. We cannot afford a war of attrition, otherwise, the enemies of the Empire will become restless, and Ivita might even find a way to escape his predicament."

"My recommendation is to take advantage of their battle with the Frankish people and suddenly invade from behind them, first we need to lower Ivita’s guard. You need to make amends with Ivita, send envoys to explain why we have placed our armies at the border of his country."

Oyo III simply stated, "Not just that."

"I will also utilize my authority as the Emperor."

"I will command the clergymen in monasteries and bishoprics across the Empire to denounce him."

"I will order the princes within the Empire to launch attacks against him."

"The three great kingdoms should react accordingly."

"I will also inform his vassals, making the vassals of Alsace choose between the Emperor and the King. Even if they choose the King of Alsace, they will have to face the army representing the will of the God of All Things, the Emperor, and harbor doubts in their hearts."

"Germanicus is dead, Ivita had better die as well, it’s preferable if all those with a claim to the throne of Alsace perish. I also plan to settle scores with the royal family of the Mango Tooth Kingdom. These traitors won’t escape their fate."

Oyo III spoke as if he truly believed he represented the will of the God of All Things, his voice full of vigor, as if those who defied him, were defying the Spirits themselves.

As the Emperor.

He indeed had that privilege.

Within the entire Church, the only one with a higher position than him in the faith hierarchy was the Pope, followed by the Emperor.

In the strictest sense, even the Angels of the God of All Things were of lower status than the Pope and the Emperor.

Meanwhile, Ivita’s pigeon’s body suddenly exploded, destroyed by the Universal Law: Sacred.

Oyo III seemed to sense something and looked up towards the outside of the tent.

...

Meanwhile, Ivita, up in the heavens, frowned, "Such a nuisance. Then I cannot let you have it easy, the Emperor indeed has many privileges, but there are also weaknesses to being an Emperor. Therefore..."