Mercenary Wars

Chapter 270 Rebellion

Gaucano certainly did not believe in Mosa, and even harbored a deep-seated aversion to it.

Objectively speaking, however, the Mosaic faith and the Mosaic Church cannot be categorized as "evil forces." Especially under Pope Fonfrede, the Church generally represented justice and played a role in maintaining a healthy social order, including moral and legal aspects.

Even considering the dark side of the church—such as the Datuk era, which was more common than the Fong Fro era—it doesn't mean they sit at the same table as the devil.

After all, anyone with a basic understanding of mysticism and demonology knows that evil is an innate trait flowing in the blood of demons. When it comes to committing evil, demons are absolute natural talents, and even if humans, a mediocre race with a sliver of all tendencies, tried their best, they could never defeat them.

So when the boy went from one extreme to another, even worse one, Gaucano naturally wanted to correct him.

So he used his persuasive skills again.

However, the direction of his persuasive talk has changed.

“…As I said, I do not believe in demons, nor are demons worthy of belief. I merely utilize the power of demons, just as a farmer uses a hoe,” Gaucano said.

The boy replied in a somewhat vehement tone, "It's great that demons can be used! Mosa can't be used, he can't even be looked at or tested, he can only be worshipped. He's a shameless robber!"

Gaucano was starting to get a headache.

He vaguely realized that the boy's previous change of stance was not because of his persuasive words.

The verbal sparring was merely a prelude; the boy had long harbored doubts and rebellious thoughts about the Mosa faith, but because he lived in the countryside, where the environment was conservative and closed off, he had kept them hidden until he met himself today.

In this case, his reverse persuasion technique would probably not achieve the desired effect...

As Gaucano predicted, things turned out just as he had expected.

Despite what he said afterward, the boy still felt that the demon was better than Mosa and was fascinated by everything about the demon.

Gaugano regrets this.

But he didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, people who worship demons aren't particularly rare. According to a mystical book in the Orsini Library, among those named at the fifth level or higher, the proportion who possess demonic names is as high as one in ten.

Compared to those powerful, disguised demon cultists, what is the rebellion of a country boy?

Therefore, by the end of the conversation, Gao Jiano had given up on changing the boy and was just chatting casually to pass the time.

The boy sat under a tree to take shelter from the rain and asked during the conversation, "I heard that a powerful demon appeared in Presto a few years ago, I think his name was Rosier, is that true?"

Gaucano: "It's true, but it's not powerful. It's just an avatar of Rosier, and Rosier himself isn't a powerful demon either. According to the general classification, he belongs to the 'lesser demon lord' category."

"Secondary? That means there are even more powerful demon lords?"

"There are lords, high-ranking lords, and great lords."

The boy asked with great interest, "Who are the Demon Lords?"

Gaucano named several people: "For example, Akmond, Ubik, Konrad, Admalik..."

Which demon overlord is the most powerful?

"I don't know about that. Our world is far removed from these most powerful demons, and mystics and sorcerers know very little about them..."

Another moment passed.

A line of information popped into Gao Jiano's mind.

[Completed: The Oracle of Demeter]

It's finally finished.

Gaucano was already exhausted and immediately ended the conversation and spellcasting. After the spellcasting stopped, the rain did not stop immediately, but became unstable. It might clear up in a moment, or it might rain for another three days and three nights—the laws of nature took over the rain that had lost its magical guidance.

Of course, given the generally dry environment of the Savoy region, a decrease in rainfall was entirely to be expected.

Gao Jiano walked to the corpses of the three speculators, took their storage rings, and then turned to the boy and said, "Take the rest."

The boy clearly didn't recognize the storage ring, so he didn't realize the problem with the allocation plan, and for some reason, he suddenly became somewhat absent-minded.

This was exactly what Gao Jiano wanted to do; it would be somewhat shameful for him to turn against the boy and fight over it.

After taking the three storage rings, Gao Jiano got up and left.

He glanced back at the boy on the way.

He then noticed that the boy's level had changed from level one to level three.

This did not surprise him, after all, the boy had just killed three speculators.

But he gradually frowned.

After the boy killed the three opportunists, he talked to me about demons so much. Could the two newly awakened holy names be the real names of demons?
The more Gaucano thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, for most ordinary people, the choice of a holy name often happens unintentionally; whatever they chant during leveling up is what they are more likely to awaken.

A shadow fell over Gaucano's mind.

A rebellious country boy might not be a big deal, but a rebellious country boy with two demonic real names is a bit unusual.

The strength of the true name is still unknown, but it is certain that no matter what kind of demon's true name it is, it will subtly influence the recipient's sense of good and evil, causing them to gradually slide into a demonic state of mind.

This boy will most likely grow up to be a villain.

Thinking about this, Gao Jiano suddenly felt that fate was playing tricks on him.

He originally thought this trip was to do good, to help plants overcome drought, and that nearby farmers would also benefit... but now it seems to have turned into a bad thing?

And he had no way to stop it.

After all, the boy had just helped him, and he couldn't possibly turn around and kill him. As for saving him, he didn't have the ability; removing his true name would come at a huge cost, and patiently guiding him would be time-consuming, exhausting, and with little hope.

This is difficult to avoid even in the first place.

Given the relationship between the farmers and the speculative grain merchants, it was almost inevitable that the boy would choose to kill the speculators. And given his demonized state, it was almost inevitable that he would discuss the topic of demons.

It seems all we can do is wish for the Sava Kingdom to have a stable economy and good public security, so that all the demons with true names will behave themselves...

Gaucano sighed inwardly and returned to Ax with a somewhat depressed mood.

Fortunately, soon after he returned, other things took up his mind.

Christine's birthday is coming up.

For the citizens and noble children of Axes Magic Academy, birthdays are an indispensable grand event. Christine's birthday is also her coming-of-age birthday, so it is naturally going to be celebrated in an even grander way.

Gaucano also received an invitation.

He hadn't taken it too seriously until Christine told him about the guests who would be attending.

"Prince Joffrey and Princess Sara will both be attending?" Gaugano looked at Christine in surprise.

“Yes, Sarah attended as a friend, while Joffrey attended as the King’s representative.” Christine shrugged with a touch of Versailles. “That sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? I don’t know why.”

(End of this chapter)