Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 155
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Episode 155. Black Spider 3
Due to Liwaduwan’s machinations, the Lucca Empire is almost on the verge of destruction.
Why wasn’t it completely destroyed? Because Liwaduwan knew that if you hit the giant when he was weak from illness and couldn’t stand up, it would be better to hit him when he was sick and couldn’t stand up again.
Liwaduwan planned to uproot Erin’s cultural and ideological foundations and turn her into a sort of minority.
I thought that if I completely shattered the Luca Empire, Cheon-geon and Baek-an would take care of the rest.
Things went wrong due to a number of mistakes and coincidences, but this is one of the reasons why the Invincibles were so poorly regarded even by later Erin historians.
“No. The Invincible One doesn’t even realize that the empire is being devoured by its roots?”
“If the letters were all fabricated, then the invincible man and the saintess were actually exchanging love letters with Liwaduwan.”
“oh?”
“What the hell is going on? Anyway, the saint lost her shell twice and became a drug addict, giving her liver and gallbladder to Liwaduwan, and the invincible one is a new person and doesn’t even know what happened to his home country and goes around playing war games outside?”
The evaluation cannot be high. Considering that the invincible one practically ruled the Dimanang region at the time and also achieved significant success against the Baekans, this is a bit harsh.
But, this couldn’t be helped.
It was the ancient times. The invincible one could not understand the situation of the home country 100%. The saintess also could not know the situation of the border from the center, and could not accurately grasp the situation by exchanging letters from a distance.
By comparison, the Liwaduwan had communications technology that was ahead of its time thousands of years ago, and was now so advanced that they could control commandos spread throughout the West from one location.
Of course, the invincible one was not stupid, so he sent a messenger to check if the situation in the home country was really such that they could not even send supplies.
However, the messenger actually looked around and thought, ‘Wow, the state of the home country is really bad. There’s famine and epidemics… … It’s only natural that the saintess can’t provide support.’ So she reported exactly what she saw to the invincible one. All the messengers reported honestly.
The saintess also wondered if the invincible one was really that short on supplies, so she checked, and the messengers said, ‘The invincible one is under attack from all sides, and it seems that the invincible one is in dire need of supplies.’ This was not because she was fooled by Liwaduwan, but because she had seen it for real.
So, Liwaduwan’s scheme was really clever.
Liwaduwan really ruled the empire as the prime minister of the Luca Empire. If Liwaduwan had not been there, the country would have fallen. Instead, he only made it endlessly corrupt, which made it even worse when it fell later.
The training, education, and equipment production of the soldiers known as the Invincible Corps also proceeded smoothly. All the resources of the country were extracted and sent to the eastern front, to the Invincible Corps.
The invincible people had no choice but to endure by pillaging the occupied territories without any support from their home country, and even though their home country continued to provide support, all the supplies they sent, except for the people, were lost en route.
But the army was still being supplied, so the invincible one didn’t know what the problem was, and the saintess thought it was okay because the country wasn’t under attack right away. What was happening now was just an unprecedented disaster…
This is all because they didn’t know. If there had been someone like Castloran in the Lucca Empire, they would have said, ‘The current famine was caused by the introduction of monsters.’ However, lacking such a scientific basis, they had no choice but to rely on the only light they had left: faith.
Liwaduwan really wanted to make the Erin race into an uncivilized people who knew nothing about the world and only prayed to the heavens when problems arose.
Later, when I think about why Liwaduwan was purged, it is truly a strange thing.
Anyway, this endless destruction leading to destruction.
How will this end? Liwaduwan, the saint, the invincible one. The Empire. What will happen in the second war of the Age of Faith?
Let’s check it out for yourself now.
Actually… … . The Second War doesn’t end with the invincible one retreating.
It was widely known that the Black Spider was plotting to destroy the Empire, as prophesied by the Saintess.
Actually, even Liwaduwan was a bit surprised by this. ‘Wow. So you really do have prophetic powers? My symbol is a black spider.’
But Liwaduwan decides to use it more actively.
In the western border of the Luca Empire, which was suffering from famine and epidemics, Liwaduwan, who was covered in black clothes and had his face changed to resemble that of white-skinned Erin, appeared in the village with his subordinates.
“Heal them.”
“Yes, Your Holiness.”
The townspeople were naturally resistant to the actions of these suspicious people at first, but soon they all got better. Of course.
Because it was a disease that Liwaduwan brought from the south. It was a bit difficult to find a cure that would work on Erin, but fortunately, all that was left was to kill those that didn’t get better and move on to the next town.
Luckily, on the fifth attempt, Liwaduwan succeeds in curing the villagers. The villagers ask him about the diseases that even the gods could not cure.
“Everyone, who are you?”
“I am a priest who serves the great Black Lord.”
“Black wine? A black spider? It’s forbidden in the Luca Empire… .”
Liwaduwan goes out shamelessly.
“You are being deceived by the Luca Empire.”
“!”
“The one and only god that the Luca Empire explains is nothing more than a usurper who took away the world that the Black Lord had been caring for… … Your illnesses are caused by not following Him.”
“That, that can’t be.”
“If you don’t believe it, look at your own bodies. Which priest has ever been able to heal you?”
“… … .”
Liwaduwan first tries to spread his religion to people who are half-believing and half-doubting. It’s really comical that the speaker knows it’s a cult, but the listeners know it’s sincere.
Liwaduwan also creates plausible doctrines.
“Spiders are not a type of bug, but a monster, and what their many eyes and legs symbolize is the mercy, love, compassion, and peace of the Black Pearl… … .”
Anyway, the eight virtues.
“This person I brought (*Lee Wa Du Wan’s pet spider who has been with him since the beginning of the struggle. He is an adult who has shed his shell twice.) is the incarnation of God. The incarnation will share the power of healing with you all.”
The spiders of Liwaduwan use their magic to cleanse the anxiety from their bodies and heal them with basic disinfection procedures.
“If you perform pious religious rituals, your body will get better.”
“What is that?”
“First, wash your body thoroughly. (Basic hygiene) Second, eat a clean diet with meat, insects, grass, and fruits in the right proportions. (Sufficient nutrition) Third, go to bed at night and wake up in the morning. (Sufficient and regular sleep) Fourth, do not drink too much alcohol and do not drink this bad tea (the one preached by Liwaduwan) that makes your mind sleepy (Avoid ingesting intoxicating substances). Fifth, worship God every morning and walk around this area in eight directions (Regular exercise).”
Amazingly, most of the Erins’ bodies miraculously healed and became healthy!
Well, who would do something like that and not feel better? … … .
Anyway, it’s better!
“Sob, sob. My Lord… … !”
“It’s not Black Black Black Lord, it’s the Black Lord.”
“Praise the great black spider god!”
“Yes. The Black Spider will embrace you and guide you to a comfortable and peaceful death. Not a horrible and painful death on the battlefield… … .”
Liwaduwan properly washes away his villain image.
‘The reason why the black spider is spoken of badly in the Luca Empire is because the only god himself was stabbed.’
‘Actually, the black spider is a good god. Look. Isn’t your body getting better?’
The Black Bishop’s expansion is crazy, especially in the borderlands. When a gathering is held, thousands of people flock to the church, and many want to touch the sacred spider and be baptized.
Of course, the Luca Empire could not just sit back and do nothing. They dispatched troops immediately.
“Your Holiness! What should we do now?”
“Are we losing?”
“Win.”
Liwaduwan performs a ritual by spitting out random words into the air in the name of the Spider God’s grace, and then uses the power of an Anrai-level sorcerer to wipe out the incoming army.
“God has unleashed His power!”
“A miracle has happened! The false Luca Empire will collapse!”
“You too can enjoy this power! Let us go together to the comfortable abode of the great spider god!”
“Waaaaaaaaaah!”
The adjutant cautiously asks Liwaduwan.
“Hey. Aren’t you a little too absorbed?”
Liwaduwan, who had been preaching passionately, answers with a cold expression.
“No. Not really.”
“Ah… … I see.”
“Surely the Erins won’t be so stupid as to believe this seriously even in later generations. We just need to shake the empire for a while with this false belief.”
indeed?
“A witch who serves the black spider has appeared!”
“Burn the witch! Give her the punishment she deserves!”
Erin, a priestess of the Black Bishop with a history of 1000 years, speaks clearly even before being captured and burned at the stake.
“Heh heh heh… … . There will be downfall for those Erins who reject the grace and favor of the Black Lord who has the knowledge to heal the sick and raise the sick!”
“The witch is cursing! Kill her!”
“Boo!”
“Kiyathou! Farewell! You uncivilized Erins! I am leaving this disease-filled world and going to the comfortable embrace of the Spider Goddess!”
Uh… … It took longer than I thought? Hmm… … It looks like you achieved success by researching your own herbal medicine based on datang medicine.
A woman with her hair braided in a way that vaguely resembles a black spider feeds the patient. She then gives the patient a traditional herbal medicine made from crushed herbs and insects.
“Patient, you won’t get better if you don’t eat.”
“Ugh… … .”
“Please listen to the doctor and don’t spit out the medicine. If you make a fuss like last time, I’ll have to tie you up tight.”
“No, should I really eat this? Ugh. Ugh… … .”
“We will hold a service after we finish. Don’t miss it~.”
“after…….”
Surprisingly, this black bishop later took over the traditional and modern medicine of Erin. Those who were suspiciously knowledgeable about herbs and bugs continued to pass down the generations and eventually became doctors.
Well, this is also a tricky aspect of the development of civilization.
Liwaduwan had no intention of spreading Datang medicine, but surprisingly, the Loren of the Pachar tribe brought the Datang Loren (pioneers) and Moji (sages) who were familiar with Western herbal medicine and had them engage in this medical practice.
They say that those with dark skin are blessed by the spider god.
And when you have sown the seeds appropriately, you go to another place and preach again, and when they have learned enough, you go to another place and preach again… … .
Now that the Erins have destroyed their political system, it is time to destroy their monotheistic faith. The black spider they once saw as a nightmare has now become a real threat, a scourge that is eating away at the Empire of the Invincible.
And while doing so, he cleverly provokes the emotions of the Erins. After attacking the system and religion that held the great community called the Luca Empire together, he then gradually escalates the civil war by ‘dividing’ the Erins by ‘ethnicity’, ‘tribe’, ‘religion’, ‘gender’, ‘appearance’, ‘region’, ‘property’, and everything else he can think of.
And by this time, the saint could no longer endure it and surrendered.
“Please summon the Invincible One. There is no way to suppress the civil war anymore… … .”
“yes…….”
The saintess sighed and thoughtlessly accepted the tea, which had now become a habit and a dependency. She did not realize that the taste had changed slightly from before.
“Why isn’t anyone moving? I told you to call them.”
The expressions of the officials who had been listening to the story with somber expressions around them suddenly changed.
Something about him seems to be holding back laughter.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Oh. Really. Did you really think we’d hear that?”
“?”
“You’re so naive… … ?”
At that moment, the saint blinked.
Those who were clearly pink-skinned Erins had all turned into pitch-black Patchar, with large eyes and prominent lips.
Why do spiders appear to overlap?
“I don’t need to listen to you anymore.”
“Hey, who are you all?”
“Who are you? Are you so surprised by the bare face of the person who worked under you?”
“The Erins used to say ‘black insides.’ But people’s insides are all red.”
“Call Liwaduwan urgently. It seems that the plan cannot proceed any further.”
The saint tried to say something, but now her body was stiff and she couldn’t move.
‘Oh my god… … ! Oh invincible one… … !’
I try to ask for help, but no one answers.
Well, that’s usually the case with gods. They don’t respond when it matters.