Game of the World Tree

Several crows hovered in the sky above the gully, quacking, Sophia stood on the side of the road, her heart was cold.

Dead babies are piled up at the bottom of the gully, some of them have rotted into bones, and some of them seem to have not been left for a long time, and it looks like there are at least a hundred or more.

The smell in the air was disgusting, and the pungent smell penetrated into the nostrils, making the girl’s stomach roll for a while, and she couldn’t help but turn around and vomit…

It wasn't until she spit out everything she ate that Sophia recovered a little.

However, the pale complexion and the slightly trembling body showed that the girl at this moment was not at peace.

"I said it all, I won't let you see it."

Demacia sighed, dismounted and came over.

He glanced at the dead baby at the bottom of the gully and said to the other Mage players in the same class:

"Burn it, and then sing a soul-purifying spell, even if it is a baby, there may be undead if you leave it alone."

Several players nodded and greeted Ji Ji, who was also a priest, and began to dispose of the corpses at the bottom of the gully.

And Sophia looked at the busy elves, her eyes became more and more dazed.

"Why...why is this? Imperial law and the Eternal Code prohibit the abandonment of babies. Why are there so many baby corpses here?"

She murmured unacceptably.

"Because I can't support it... I can't afford it after I was born, so I can only suffocate and throw it away secretly."

Demacia shook her head and said.

"Can't feed it? Are you going to throw it away if you can't feed it? Suffocation? How can they bear it?!"

Sophia said angrily.

"Then what should we do? Civilians are already poor. Almost every few days in human cities, there are children born unexpectedly, and they can't support them. What do you ask the commoners to do?"

Demacia sneered.

"You can leave it to the church to raise it, the Eternal Church already has an adoption center!"

The girls argued.

Demacia shook her head:

"Miss Sophia, you are still too young. Do you know how many abandoned babies like this appear in a town every year? How many can the church adopt? Also, what about the Eternal Church? Where are they?"

Sophia was stunned.

At this time, she remembered that the Eternal Church in Hewan Town had already evacuated along with the nobles...

"Moreover……"

Demacia continued:

"This is a good situation. At least it shows that the poor can live on. If you really can't live, you can't even see these dead babies."

Hearing this, Sophia was stunned:

"why?"

Demacia was silent for a while and said:

"If it really doesn't make it through? That's anything edible? It's not going to be thrown away."

Sophia's face became even paler:

"You mean...you mean..."

Demacia sighed:

"Yes, cannibalism? It's not impossible."

"This... how is this possible?! Such a demonic act? How could it happen in the empire!"

Hearing such a shocking content, the girl felt dizzy.

"Why is it impossible? Don't say anything else, wait for the maple leaf to fight? If the war is deadlocked? Miss Sophia, guess what I said, can it happen?"

Demacia said coldly.

Hearing this, Sophia was speechless.

The light was lit in the ravine, and the chants of the elves came faintly? Looking at the hazy flame? The girl's eyes gradually blurred.

"This...is this the real status quo of the Empire's civilians..."

Her voice was trembling, with a hint of pleading, a hint of hope in her tone, as if she wanted a negative answer from Demacia.

However, Demacia's answer made the girl's mood sink into the abyss:

"Yes, this is the status quo of civilians outside the rich area? It is already very good for them to be able to live hard."

"What about magic! The nobles have so many loyal magicians? Why don't magicians help them! Just one nature magic can double the crop yield?!"

The girl was angry.

"Miss Sophia? That's a question for yourself? Are you also a noble? Have the mages loyal to your family ever done anything similar?"

Demacia asked back.

Hearing this sentence, Sophia's anger was instantly extinguished like a fire that encountered ice and snow...

She opened her mouth, completely speechless.

Using magic to improve the lives of commoners?

Do not……

She knows.

No noble wizard would do that.

For the nobility, magic is a symbol of knowledge, a tool for securing status, and a powerful force.

In the eyes of magicians, magic is sublime, and they disdain to do such small things.

Even if Sophia herself was willing to use magic to improve the lives of commoners, it would be difficult to promote it.

This is a matter of perception.

"What about the church... The commoners are the church's biggest source of faith... Wouldn't the Eternal Church take care of these things? Wouldn't the church use magic to improve the lives of commoners?"

Sophia asked again.

"Church? Why does the church want to improve the lives of ordinary people? Are all the magic of the church brought by the wind?"

Demacia shook her head.

After a pause, he added:

"Miss Sophia, maybe you don't know much about the operation mechanism of the church, so let me tell you a cruel fact as a past person."

"For the Eternal Church, occasionally showing miracles and using some small magic to treat the pain of devout believers, this approach is much more cost-effective than spending a lot of effort to improve the lives of believers. "

"Because people who are in despair will have more longing for hope, and will be more firm in their faith..."

"For the church, collecting beliefs is the ultimate goal, saving the common people? What is that? Do you think the Eternal Lord is the God of life who cares about all things?"

Demacia sneered.

After listening to his words, Sophia swayed and stood at the scene for a while.

The flames in the ditch gradually went out, and the singing of the elves slowly ceased.

Demacia glanced at the sky and said:

"Let's go, Miss Sophia, let's hurry up. You can attend the nobles' dinner in Morningstar City tonight."

After he finished speaking, he got on his horse and left the gully first.

Sophia pursed her lips.

She clenched her hands, and finally let them go weakly, and then, with the help of other elves, she got on the horse's back in despair, keeping up with the pace of Demacia...

Leaving the town of River Bend, the team continued to advance.

However, compared to the lively atmosphere at the beginning, the escort team at this moment was much quieter.

"I know that "The Kingdom of the Elf" is very real, but I didn't expect it to be so real. The magic version of the Middle Ages is too miserable..."

In the team chat channel, Meng Zhihan couldn't help typing.

"Maybe it's darker than the real world, after all... the commoners in the real world will rebel if they are in a hurry. There are many examples of common people in Western history killing the king and changing the king, but in the game... can not control the extraordinary power Ordinary people are nothing but leeks."

Demacia typing.

"Really, what are you doing so real, it makes me depressed QAQ..."

Ji Ji posted a facial expression on the channel.

"That's why we are there. No game will completely design some meaningless plots. Since "The Kingdom of the Elf" shows us such a dark human world, then... I think we should eventually need our players to make changes. , after all... One of the main missions of "Even Kingdom" is to help the goddess spread her beliefs, there is no harm without comparison."

...

The players talked a lot in the chat channel, and the half-elf girl Sophia, who was traveling with them, fell into complete silence.

She looked lost, with a daze in her eyes, as if she had been hit by a big blow.

As the entire team continued to move forward, her mood became more and more depressed, and her face no longer had the initial smile...

Not just Riverbend.

On the way, every village and settlement that everyone passed by was full of decay and distress.

This huge gap between ideal and reality makes the girl's cognition of the whole world shake violently...

At this moment, she felt how ironic the books she saw in the castle that recorded the prosperity of the empire, and how disgusting the documents touting the achievements of the nobles...

Why is this happening?

Why...the gap between nobles and commoners is so big?

Why...the nobles in the castle never mention the real situation of the commoners?

The glory of the nobility, the responsibility of the nobility... What is it, and what is it for?

Why does the Eternal Church sit back and watch all this?

Is the plight of the commoners ignored just because of what Demacia said about the cost-effectiveness of gaining faith?

So what's the point of the Eternal Church teaching people the doctrine of goodness?

How credible is the propaganda of God saving the world?

At this moment, Sophia was at a loss...

The sun is gradually sinking, and the temperature is getting colder.

When the red sunset filled the sky, the team finally stopped.

"Miss Sophia, Morningstar City is in front. According to our information, Duke Rosen is now located in the city."

Demacia said.

His words awakened the lost Sophia from the daze, the girl's body trembled slightly, and then she looked forward subconsciously, only to see a magnificent human city as far as her eyes could see.

It was a large city no less than Maple Leaf City. The city wall alone seemed to be 20 meters high. Under the city wall, there were tents that could not be seen at a glance. It should belong to the imperial army and accept the Omen of the mercenary group.

There is no doubt that since the army is here, Duke Rosen, the commander-in-chief of the army, one of the seven emperors of the Holy Mania Empire, is probably also located in the city.

"Miss Sophia, we can only send you here. If we go further, we are out of our scope of activities... Cough, it is not suitable for us to move on."

As the player most familiar with the human world, Demacia, who was also the leader of the escort team this time, coughed dryly and said.

After listening to his words, the girl who had always disliked him didn't say anything sarcastic, but just nodded silently.

However, Demacia saw that the other party didn't quarrel with her, and she was not used to it for a while.

"Thank you, thank you for your escort, when I regain control of the territory, I will definitely fulfill my promise."

Sophia said sullenly.

After speaking, she clenched her fists:

"I will change this status quo, definitely..."

Hearing her muttering to herself, Demacia opened her mouth to say something, but she finally forcibly endured the complaints and exhortations from Brother Mu before leading the team.

With a sigh, he said:

"Miss Sophia, then I wish you well. If you encounter danger, remember to take out the goddess statue and ask for help. The power of the elves will help you out of trouble."

The girl hesitated for a moment and said: :(/

"Thank you...if I really need it, I will..."

This time, she rarely refuted.

Looking back at the sunset in the west, Sophia rolled over and dismounted.

She handed over control of the horses to the elves, and then walked towards Morningstar City alone.

It wasn't until the girl was completely gone that Demacia slowly shook her head:

"Don't give up until the Yellow River..."

...

Perhaps because there were too many mercenaries coming and going, Sophia, who was dressed as a mercenary, entered the city smoothly without being harassed by the guards.

As one of the main cities in the Western Land, Morningstar City is much more prosperous than Hewan Town. Even if there is a crisis of war, it is still lively and lively here, and the presence of mercenaries and imperial troops has made the city a little more prosperous. Chaotic and noisy.

The buildings on both sides of the street are much better than those in Hewan Town, which makes Sophia's mood a lot better. At least the residents here... The living conditions seem to be much better than those that the girl saw along the way.

But perhaps because of the chaos, most of the houses were closed, and only a small number of pedestrians walked on the road, mixed with a large number of mercenaries and soldiers.

Sophia casually found a pedestrian and asked the location of the city lord's mansion, and then walked in the direction of the noble district in the city.

As the girl approached the aristocratic area, the buildings on both sides of the street became more tidy and beautiful. When Sophia passed through the civilian area and officially came to the aristocratic area, the buildings she could see were finally replaced by the beautiful manor she was familiar with. Villas and a majestic castle.

However, looking at these familiar and magnificent buildings, and listening to the looming sounds of music and laughter in the buildings, Sophia not only did not feel the slightest joy, but her expression became even more disappointed.

And just as she was about to step into the noble district, two large-waisted and heavily armed guards stopped her. The fastest update mobile terminal:

"Stop! There is a noble district in front, and mercenaries are not allowed to enter!"

They warned aggressively.

Sophia gave them a cold look and dissipated the disguise magic from her body.

Under the surprised gazes of the guards, she returned to her half-elf form.

"Get out of the way, I am Sophia von Wells, the heir to the Wells family, the lord of Zeroland, and I want to see His Excellency Duke Rosen."

she said indifferently.

At the same time, while showing the power of a magician, she took out a badge engraved with the symbol of a lion and exuding radiance.

"Tier 3 Mage! And... the medals of imperial nobles!"

The expressions of the two guards changed slightly.

"Please wait a moment, we will report!"

They exchanged glances with each other and said respectfully.