Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 39



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Episode 39 Golden Idol Top (2)

Isaac was on his way to Soeur to retrieve the holy relic.

If I was going to get caught up in this situation, I wanted to use it to my advantage as much as possible.

“Well then, how much do you want in reward? … .”

At that time, the merchant cautiously opened his mouth.

Isaac had no intention of helping for free, so he was thankful that the merchant spoke up first. But he was not going to Soeur to be satisfied with a little money.

“Ah, thank you, but I’m also on my way to Soeur, so I’ll accept my gratitude there.”

“In Soeur?”

“Isn’t there a combination at the top? “Let’s talk there.”

The merchant’s face distorted. He seemed to think that he was trying to rip it off properly rather than giving compensation as a temporary measure. But since his life was saved, he couldn’t say anything.

But his thoughts soon changed.

“It’s the top of the Golden Idol, right? “Tell the branch manager there that I will be visiting.”

As soon as the merchant mentioned the top of the golden idol, his eyes widened and he quickly lowered his head. Then he realized that Isaac’s words were different from what he had expected.

“Well, if you’re planning to visit, aren’t you accompanying us?”

“no. “I have business to attend to those friends.”

Isaac pointed at the bandits. The merchant, recalling Isaac’s words about having business with the living bandits, nodded his head. He carefully took something out of his pocket and handed it to Isaac.

It was a copper coin with a cow skull engraved on it. It was not a currency used in any country.

“My name is Vihik. “Please show it to the guide when you visit.”

“okay. “Thank you.”

The merchants expressed their gratitude to Isaac once again and then moved on with the wagon. Isaac, who was watching the carriage leave, turned back to the bandits. The bandits met Isaac’s eyes and flinched.

Now it was time to settle the matter with these bandits.

“ruler… … That means you all have no faith.”

“… … yes.”

“The guy over there who fainted?”

“yes.”

This is a world where gods exist, miracles are performed in their name, and even living gods roam the earth, but not having faith is calling oneself weak. Even Isaac, who had little faith, found the ‘atheists’ in front of him strange.

So what does it look like to the eyes of people in this world?

People went beyond simply ‘strange people’ and treated them as ‘uncivilized people’, ‘untaught people’, even ‘poor race abandoned by God’, ‘barbarians’, and ‘poor intelligence that cannot understand God’. .

People usually called them ‘Barbari’ and looked down on them.

These Barbaris could not belong to the mainstream in any country that believed in the nine faiths. If they were kicked out or ostracized, they were often subjugated like Rottenhammer had done, as the jobs they could naturally have at a good level were bandits, robbers, slash-and-burn farmers, and nomads.

However, Isaac did not view the Barbaries that way. From the beginning, in Isaac’s eyes, all of the nine gods of faith seemed like game characters or settings, and among them, Nameless Chaos did not even know why he was lending his power.

Rather, Isaac was the real Barbary of the real people.

So Isaac decided to give them a chance.

“Aren’t you going to have faith?”

“… … “Faith?”

There was a feeling of rejection among the Barbarians.

There were various reasons why the Barbarians stopped having faith. I had a grudge against the Nine Faiths, I just wanted to believe in a new god that didn’t exist in the world, the ancient god I already believed in died, I was skeptical about the faith itself, I committed a sin against the church and ran away or was kicked out… … etc.

Most of them were people who wanted to have faith but could not have it or had no intention of having it.

But Isaac was thinking of offering a replacement for them.

“What faith are you talking about?”

“There’s no need to know that right now.”

The question was which of the nine faiths he was referring to, but Isaac avoided answering.

“Just listen first. There is no need to seriously believe or make sacrifices. “You just have to live by following a few simple rules.”

The Barbaris looked more than suspicious and uncomfortable, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t pull out a knife in front of someone holding a sword. Then, one Barbary secretly raised his hand.

“If I have that faith, can I become strong like a knight?”

“no. “If you try to gain power so easily, you are a thief.”

“Then why should we have that faith…” … .”

“Then why should I let you murderous robbers live?”

That was the end of the persuasion.

The Barbarians quietly kept their mouths shut and prepared to listen to Isaac’s words.

“Okay then… … .”

In this way, the paladin, who was no different from Barbarina, began his missionary work like a thief.

“First, let’s assume there is a flying spaghetti monster in the sky… … .”

***

“Okay, then keep in mind what I taught you and live without doing bad things.”

“yes. “Elderly.”

After Isaac finished preaching, he released the Barbarians from their captivity. The Barbaris hesitated and looked at each other, as if they couldn’t believe they could be released so easily. Finally, one Barbari spoke cautiously.

“Hey, old man. “It was a good teaching, but I’m not sure how it helps us.”

Isaac stared at him. He was a middle-aged man with a tired complexion and a bushy beard.

‘For a bandit, he’s a good guy.’

In fact, it would have been okay to just pretend to understand in front of Isaac, run away, and then forget about it. Of course, Isaac didn’t think he could convert them with just a few words. But the very fact that he asked this meant that he had been shaken by Isaac’s sermon and that there was a possibility of conversion.

“I only said this because there are people who criticize me for having faith. From now on, just think about ‘I have a faith to keep’ and live my life.”

Each faith has its own morals and rules, and guarantees an afterlife tailored to them. But the Barbaris had nothing like that. So there’s a tendency to live in a haphazard manner, and Isaac wanted to correct that.

So, Isaac went around creating and spreading a loose moral code.

The nameless chaos had no doctrines or scriptures because the entire denomination had been blown away. So everything had to be rewritten by Isaac in a new, improvised way. Moreover, in the Nameless Code of Chaos, there was not even a law that said if you do bad things you will go to hell and if you do good things you will go to heaven.

All I was told was to not do bad things as much as possible and not to worry too much about others. It was questionable whether this loose doctrine could truly edify anyone.

However, because it was rather loose, it was easy to keep.

Most of these people are people who do not accept the strict rules and restrictions of major religions because they are resistant to them. To them, the loose doctrine of ‘don’t be a nuisance to others and don’t live your life worrying about others’ had a different approach.

Or maybe I was easily taken in by Isaac’s unique appearance and charm.

As always, this time Isaac was successful in preaching the doctrine.

[The doctrine of nameless chaos has been spread.]

[The influence of nameless chaos in the world becomes stronger.]

This was the message that appeared when Isaac began to spread the doctrine.

All four people were listening intently to Isaac. Isaac’s charm stats were bound to be powerfully displayed in this pseudo-cult-like structure.

Although it was a doctrine that Isaac created arbitrarily, the system seemed to recognize it as a nameless doctrine of chaos. Maybe it was possible because Isaac was the only believer and propagator of the doctrine in the world.

Although it was not his intention, Isaac could feel his presence and influence whenever people accepted the doctrines of Nameless Chaos.

The stronger my faith became, the more evident it became.

The Barbarie in front of me were still unclear, as if they had just taken Isaac’s words to heart.

“then… … “I’ll go back.”

The Barbarians greeted Isaac with a confused look, then collected the body and returned.

Isaac thought as he felt their influence slipping away.

‘With this, we will be able to track the location of the Barbary bandits’ stronghold.’

Isaac was a man who felt somewhat responsible for what he had done.

Although it was not a clear sign, it was easy to pinpoint the location since there were very few people in the world who could be called nameless followers of Chaos.

Someday, Isaac thought, this scattered faith would be helpful to him. Isaac was convinced that as he grew in name and reputation, he would need a force of his own.

Evangelism was the seed for that time.

Those who are abandoned and hungry by other faiths will become Isaac’s support base.

“Jihillet.”

When Isaac called, a strange beast from the forest came out. It was Zihillet, a descendant of chaos that Isaac created based on the corpse of the plague god Zihillet. Jihillet’s body had shrunk considerably as it had not been able to feast on its fill for a while, but it was still a decent size.

Isaac skilfully climbed onto his back.

Even without any commands, Jihillet sensed Isaac’s will and began to run quickly. She could not be said to be comfortable to ride, but she was much better than a horse for running in the woods or through valleys in the absence of people. Because she can climb walls as long as people don’t look at her.

‘I don’t know what to do with the Lorecus situation, but let’s go to Soeur first. ‘I was planning to find a holy relic there anyway.’

***

Isaac could feel the heat as soon as he arrived in Soeur. The smell of dirt and locust bulbs wafted from the wagons coming from all over the southern region. Since it is almost early spring, it will soon be time to plant locusts. They hurriedly brought it to sell to farmers before it was too late.

However, there were hardly any farmers in the market, only merchants with red hair. Merchants were haggling, fighting, and barely negotiating as they worked their way up the complex trading system. Anyone could see that the market atmosphere was on the verge of madness.

Isaac passed the market and arrived at a store in the city center.

It was a business association with a golden bull on its sign.

“welcome… … .”

The store’s receptionist frowned when she saw Isaac in his shabby appearance, but when she saw the coin he held out, her eyes widened and she hurried off somewhere.

Not long after, a familiar face came running down from the second floor.

It was Vihik, the merchant whom Isaac had saved.

“Driver, you are here. “I will meet you right away.”

Vihik hurriedly tried to guide him, but then looked back at Isaac with an ambiguous smile.

“By the way, Isaac.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“I can guide you to the branch manager right away, but is there anything urgent you need to do, like eating, bathing, or resting?”

Only then did Isaac look back at his actions. And he realized once again that he hadn’t had a proper meal, bathed, or rested under a roof for a while.

Right now, Isaac didn’t even realize how smelly he was.

Isaac decided to understand Vihik’s situation.

“Let’s take a shower first.”