The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 155
The Great Temple is about to be established, and the conflict with the Empire is already surfacing.
There are also noble families within the kingdom who are closer to the Empire, and if they clash, a territorial war could break out.
Considering the royal family’s attitude, it’s unlikely that those territories will surrender easily.
The Six Kingdoms Alliance has always detested the Holy Empire, and the noble families affiliated with them don’t have good feelings towards the Empire either.
Those noble families know this, and when the time comes for war, they’ll gather all their strength and engage in battle. Depending on the royal family’s attitude, it could escalate beyond expectations.
In such an unstable atmosphere, food becomes a weapon.
Of course, securing land doesn’t immediately produce food. Depending on the crop, it takes at least 3-4 months to harvest.
“I don’t know much about farming.”
However, since the lord, Prina Rineta, has directly said that the place is fertile and has even added a stronghold for its sake, I think there must be some investigation or agricultural technology involved.
Moreover, I’ve almost restored the Desert Shield.
Prina won’t just provide support without asking for something in return, so she asked what I want as compensation.
She said she wants a high-ranking noble title and a non-aggression pact that won’t betray her when her family becomes powerful in the future.
If I can provide solid evidence for that, it would be even better.
At first glance, it seems like a natural request, but at the same time, it’s a significant demand.
Rineta can’t interfere with me, while I, as a contributor to the reconstruction of her family, can exert influence over the Rineta family.
Prina, who noticed this, didn’t contact me for a while, and after a long period of contemplation, she accepted my proposal.
“I’ll prepare solid evidence.”
In fact, the letters we exchanged are also a kind of evidence, so I received a response and invested most of the royal family’s funding in the Rineta Earl’s family.
The combined investment of my funds and the royal family’s support amounts to a staggering sum of gold, which was delivered to the Rineta Earl’s family, and I heard that Prina was shocked by the enormous amount.
Moreover, this is not all. The ruins are being continuously excavated, and a steady flow of money is expected to come in.
Prina is using the given funds to purchase a large quantity of food, building materials, and agricultural tools.
Additionally, I heard that she’s hiring mercenaries and persuading the abandoned villagers to return.
“It doesn’t seem easy, though.”
Naturally, the villagers who were abandoned and lack the ability to govern themselves have no reason to think well of the Rineta family.
It’s likely that they trust the royal family more than the Rineta family.
The royal family supported Rineta by sending supplies through the middle villages, which allowed them to survive.
Most of the villagers who fled from the occupied villages gathered there, and the survivors are people who have been using self-defense units to hold out against the monsters until now.
The lord’s benevolence is something I’ve only seen in the distant past, and there’s no reason for them to have good feelings towards me.
“That’s why I’m taking action directly.”
Thanks to Nokisa Atorak, who had once been a famous idol, I was able to avoid being treated like dirt until now.
From here on, it’s not my place to intervene, so I can only hope that Prina will do well.
And during that time, a messenger from the royal family came to see me.
“I heard that you invested most of your money in the Linate family’s business. I’m shocked.”
“I want to maintain a good relationship with the Linate family.”
I headed to the desert shield for the first time in a while, exchanged brief greetings with Tia, and then met with the royal messenger.
The royal messenger had a very familiar face.
“I heard that the number of monsters coming from the barren land has decreased significantly. I didn’t expect you to achieve this much in just half a year.”
Of course, I knew that Griran was not an ordinary person from the start, and he smiled.
“I didn’t expect you to come all the way here, Griran-nim. I thought you were active on the Doirem side.”
“Ha ha, this is all thanks to my friendship with Do-inha-nim.”
After exchanging brief greetings with Griran, who smiled slightly, we began to have a serious conversation.
“The recent atmosphere around Doirem and its surroundings is not good.”
“Is it because of the Goddess Church and the Land Church?”
“That’s right. It’s been confirmed that Jutrus and Iklemaba are working with the Goddess Church, and Doirem is working with the royal family.”
“I was surprised by the Land Church’s move. I didn’t expect it to emerge so quickly.”
“Ha ha, I understand. The royal family was also surprised.”
“Did the Goddess Church make a move?”
“Well, that’s true, but there’s a more practical reason.”
“What’s the practical reason?”
“A way to pull out the followers of the Goddess Church or the Land Church has been found.”
“…Is that easy?”
Converting someone’s faith is not that simple.
In a world where individual beliefs and the power of divinity exist, it’s not easy to pull out followers.
Moreover, religious leaders have strong power, and a temple that has taken root in a region for a long time has a strong influence.
Therefore, it’s not easy to pull out followers.
“A practical and strong benefit has been found.”
“What is it?”
“A few ancient divine magic spells of the Land Church have been discovered, and they’re very useful.”
It seems that a few divine magic spells of the Land Church were discovered, and there was a corresponding reward. But if I remember correctly….
“Weren’t those spells destroyed?”
“The Land Church’s priests finally succeeded in restoring them.”
It’s only natural that the Land Church, which is the predecessor of the Land Church, would try to bring in their power.
“What kind of magic is it?”
“It’s a divine magic spell that restores the land’s energy and gives crops stronger vitality.”
“…What….”
“Originally, the Land Church had this magic, but its effect was far from sufficient. The Goddess Church’s divine power, which was scattered randomly, couldn’t even compare to it. But now it’s different. It’s expected to have at least three times, or even ten times, the effect of the original magic, depending on the priest’s ability.”
The Land Church’s priests can use this magic, which is literally a blessing from God, passed down directly from God’s power.
“…The lords will be thrilled.”
“That’s right. The lords will cooperate fully with the construction of the Land Church’s temple in their territory, and in return, the Land Church will promise to provide this magic regularly to their territory.”
The Goddess Church also has a similar divine magic, but the efficiency difference is significant. It’s only natural. The Earth Mother Church worships the goddess of the earth, and divine magic is heavily influenced by the worshipped god.
Given the characteristics of the gods, the Earth Mother Church was bound to have the upper hand in this regard.
“There is superior magic, but the archbishop said it can only be used by those who have been ordained.”
“There’s nothing we can do about it.”
The restored magic isn’t just about this. There are also spells that increase physical strength and toughen skin, which would be useful for mercenaries.
“There’s also a spell that increases vitality.”
I made a disbelieving expression, and Griant chuckled and said, “You’re imagining it, aren’t you? The Earth Mother Church seems to be in charge of fertility and abundance as well.”
Fertility.
I can understand that.
“The power of the spell varies depending on the level of the priest using it, but it’s said that all priests can use divine magic.”
“…That’s definitely an advantage.”
It’s no wonder they boasted of their grandeur in the past.
Just the restored magic alone is impressive, so what would it have been like when they were at their peak?
In the world, there’s a rumor that certain animals are good for vitality, and people went crazy hunting them. It’s the same in this world, so when the Earth Mother Church’s temple is built, many believers from the Goddess Church might come to pay their respects.
“The Earth Mother Church’s temple is also scheduled to be built in the Rhinetta territory.”
“Ah, don’t worry about it. The Earth Mother Church doesn’t particularly like dark mages either, but now is not the time to be picky, and I’ve already hinted at it to the highest authorities.”
Griant glanced at me and continued, “Perhaps you didn’t want to reveal that you’re related to them…?”
“No. I understand that it’s unavoidable. From the royal family’s perspective, they would want to prevent conflict between me and the Earth Mother Church.”
Griant nodded in agreement, seeming to think it fortunate.
I don’t like being exposed to the surface. It could make me a target for the empire. But I couldn’t hide everything from the people involved.
In reality, it seemed that I could avoid direct conflict with the Earth Mother Church thanks to this.
“On the contrary, it’s good. I had already invested in the Rhinetta territory and asked them to recover the front line of the Cross faction…”.
If the Earth Mother Church’s divine magic is added to the fertile land… the revival of the Rhinetta territory would be accelerated.
“With stable food production and sufficient financial resources, things will get much better.”
Especially in this world, most lords rely on mercenaries for their military power, so as long as they have money, they can quickly regain their former glory.
“It’s a restraint, but it’s all going to the Earth Mother Church, and with the royal family’s protection, it’s a solid foundation.”
As a high-ranking noble, the Rhinetta territory needs to cultivate its own knights and soldiers, which takes time, and usually, they would face restrictions during that process.
However, since those restrictions will all go to the Earth Mother Church, it’s a huge boon for the Rhinetta territory.
I thought I had invested at the right time.
“Thanks to this, the royal family is more willing to support us. I didn’t expect Lord Dozin to invest so actively… and since the Rhinetta territory’s support was dwindling, His Majesty was overjoyed.”
If possible, I wanted to make a public invitation in the name of the royal family, but I had to consider the king’s intentions and refrain from doing so.
I was told that there would be a suitable reward in the future.
It seems that my favorability has reached its peak.
“It might lead to an offer to register as an official member of the royal mage tower.”
Of course, it’s just a possibility.
The royal mage tower officially recognizing a dark mage… it’s questionable whether such a dark mage has existed in the history of the royal mage tower.
“I’m glad to hear that. It’s fortunate.”
“By the way, I wonder how Lady Anelis is doing.”
“I’m doing well. Currently, I’m active on the other side of Oasis.”
Recently, my connection with Atinana Kaila had decreased, and it seemed that I had formed a not-so-bad relationship with Baldur.
“I’ve been through a lot of real battles, so my skills have improved significantly. Although I’m not confident in my archery, I can at least take down an orle. But Anelis suddenly… “
“Actually, I received a message from the Interspecies Union.”
The Interspecies Union.
The story Griang told me was a bit strange.
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“Did the Interspecies Union secretly send an emissary?”
The 6 Kingdoms Union and the Interspecies Union didn’t have a bad relationship, but they weren’t exactly on good terms either.
Looking at the Anelis incident, there seemed to be some connection, but the bond wasn’t that strong.
“This time, our 6 Kingdoms Union openly attacked the Empire and triggered the Great Earthquake, and they want to have a separate conversation about it.”
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
It seemed to be that kind of logic.
“The response is faster than I expected.”
“There must be an informant within the kingdom.”
It was probably the same for the 6 Kingdoms Union, but they just didn’t show it.
“Even considering that, it seems like there’s a separate communication method between the Interspecies Union and our kingdom… but the speed is the problem.”
It was almost real-time communication…
The kingdom might be able to do it too.
However, I knew that it wouldn’t be widely available even 10 years later.
“I think the kingdom will secretly request an alliance.”
I could finally understand why Griang brought up the Anelis topic.
“A formal delegation is scheduled to arrive, and it seems that Anelis’s clan will be included.”
The words were formal, but it seemed like they would move secretly.
Someone with that kind of authority was coming.
“…I guess they want to meet.”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
It seemed likely.
Even though we didn’t have a close relationship, we had reached a point where we could have a separate conversation with another country, so there was a possibility that we would want to meet in person.
“…It’s difficult to refuse their request.”
“Yes. And if possible, I’d like to request an escort as well.”
“An escort… “
It was a difficult request.
Currently, the barren land was in a state of daily warfare, almost like a full-scale war.
Occasionally, high-level monsters from the underground or the surface would appear, making it impossible to let our guard down.
In fact, my decision to come out of the desert’s shield wasn’t a good one either.
I had been exchanging letters with Princess Priena, the lord of Lireta.
If I weren’t the royal emissary, I wouldn’t have come out of the tower and made it this far.
“To be honest, I don’t have the leisure.”
“How, is it not possible?”
I shook my head in response to Griang’s words.
“It’s really difficult. In fact, it wasn’t an easy decision to come this far. I have to return immediately after today.”
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I conveyed the reality of the situation, implying that even a letter to Youngjoo-nim would be difficult.
“…It seems the notorious monsters of the barren land are not just rumors.”
“Yes. Even now, with variables still remaining, it’s unpredictable…”
I mentioned how monsters suddenly appeared from unknown places after stabilizing the situation.
With the monsters of the barren land decreasing rapidly, it was unclear when such an incident would occur again.
“Besides, it’s about time to excavate the dragon’s corpse.”
Therefore, leaving my post was not only realistically difficult but also unpalatable personally.
Griang looked quite troubled.