Devil's Bible

For example, some nobles had their own 'breeding farms' in the wild. These farms might house valuable but dangerous creatures, or they might be used as a front to secretly mine and obtain other prohibited items.

Just like Prohibition, the more alcohol is prohibited, the higher the price of alcohol continues to rise.

The same applies to these contraband items; the more the church forbids them, the higher their prices become behind the scenes.

Nemes was almost certain that Grand Knight Sibin was likely the key figure in these contraband transactions.

Before the incident, he and his interest groups basically controlled most of the trading caravans in the northern region.

Only he could support the entire North District's contraband trade.

"So, most people don't actually want Xibin to be caught, which is probably why he was able to escape from the adjudication team,"

"Of course, if Xibin really has no ability, then it's not about helping Xibin escape, but about silencing him directly."

“This is a point that can shake up the entire landscape of Baiwei Town.” Nems has an almost natural advantage.

“Let’s go, come with me on a patrol.” Nems then called to Kru, and they went out together.

"Yes, Lord Nair, I wonder if you want a carriage, horses,..."

“Horses!” Nems had already learned the technique of communicating with Kru: ignore his rambling remarks and just tell him the choice directly.

Sure enough, although Kluth was a bit talkative, he was very efficient in handling matters.

Following Nemus's instructions, he immediately closed his eyes and communicated with the internal grid.

Because the church in Baiwei Town is large enough, and there are enough statues and sacred texts inscribed around it, the nearby grid has small branches.

The accompanying pastor has the authority to communicate directly with various departments of the church, thereby conveying the orders of the chief.

So when Nemes and Kru came out the door, several horses were waiting by the side for Nemes to choose from.

After observing for a moment, Nemes chose a horse that seemed to have some intelligence, and then set off with Kru.

Then you'll notice that both the South and North areas are unusually quiet now.

The church is located in the north section, but close to the area where the south section is located.

The dividing line between North and South is a river called Weizhong.

Starting from this point, the outposts extend along both sides of the river, into the northern and southern regions, with a small church outpost at regular intervals.

Trainee paladins, trainee priests, and knightly squires are stationed there, and some important outposts even have official clergy stationed there.

Unlike Jacques and Isabella, whose internships were actually audits, the trainee clergy here were truly interns.

Most of them were clergy with scores between two and six.

Once the value exceeds six, one can basically become a formal clergy member.

As for the attendants, they were mostly ordinary people.

Most of them lack the resources and talent to access the complete breathing technique, and they themselves find it difficult to master the breathing technique.

Therefore, they could only become squires, following the knights and helping them maintain order and support their families.

Compared to ordinary people, although the work is a bit more complicated, it is still a job that everyone envies.

"Greetings, Great Knight!" Nemus would greet people whenever he arrived at a new outpost.

In a short period of time, the name of the great knight Nemes had become well-known. At least within the church system, even the squires knew of Nemes' arrival and recognized his general appearance.

This was also thanks to Nemus's previous actions; as soon as he arrived in Tailwind Town, he took down a gang.

Then send all the paladins out in groups to patrol the area and strictly investigate any illegal activities.

And the previously chaotic noises in the market seemed to disappear instantly.

The clergy's own interest group spread, and in an instant, almost everyone in the city knew about it.

Among those people were some reckless individuals, but ultimately they didn't dare to disrespect the church.

On the other hand, it's also because the deterrent effect of Nems is too strong.

They wanted to get to Naim, but they didn't know where to start for the time being.

He seized upon a single problem and launched a direct attack on the enemy's stronghold. Most importantly, he actually succeeded, wiping out the gang and capturing its leader.

This kind of drive, this ruthless approach, this fighting ability—who wouldn't be afraid if they had it?

First, Nemes came to the post alone, and his family members were the Dartmenley family, with whom he didn't get along, so they couldn't be offended. Therefore, it was basically impossible to get to him from his side.

Secondly, Nemes has only been in Tailtail Town for two hours. Even if you want to send J-girl to slander him, you should wait until the next day. He has only been here a short time and is currently in a 'protected period' as he is basically not involved in anything.

Third, after careful consideration, these people realized that they had no reason to oppose Nems.

Thieves cannot fight with officials, especially when there is no clear conflict of interest.

In the past, some clergy members were intimidated by gangsters using underhanded tactics and had no choice but to submit. In essence, it was still a struggle between interest groups, and gangsters were just front men, using these methods to suppress and control the other side.

While it may seem that Nemes is now challenging the entire town of Tail, in reality Nemes is not really confronting anyone. He has only imposed a slight curfew. During this period, due to the cult incident, he was unable to do some things anyway.

“This choice is a little tricky.” Nemus immediately noticed the key to the problem: Black Viper was a force of the Dartmenley family.

This is both the good thing and the bad thing.

The Dartmenley family, due to their own circumstances, were unclear about their attitude towards Nemes, but Nemes struck first and caught them off guard.

Since Nems was new to the area and didn't have any vested interests, he naturally wouldn't be ostracized by other interest groups.

The temporary lay low for a while doesn't actually cause much loss to those people, so the situation has become this strange calm.

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Chapter 82 Maxims of Destiny

“What a coincidence…” Nemus raised an eyebrow. He really just happened to see something illegal on his way to the church and then took action.

The precise selection of the Dartmenley family's influence can only be described as...

“Fate?” Nems looked up at the setting sun.

This world is indeed governed by fate.

For believers, so-called destiny is God's guidance.

"So I know that God is not omnipotent, and they cannot control fate, so what exactly is fate?"

Nemus's thoughts wandered slightly, and then he felt the divine number within his soul was slightly warming up, and then a wisp of information flowed out.

In the beginning, all things were a sea of ​​mud, and its number was zero.

[Something solidified from the muddy sea, and its number was one.]

From zero to one, the beginning of destiny.

—The Tablet of Fate.

It was at this moment that Nemus had a sudden inspiration and understood the composition of divinity, or rather, the divine maxim that the divine authority conveyed to Nemus.

"So that's it! The answer has always been on the surface of the riddle!" Nemus instantly understood what the number meant.

Numerical values ​​are Nemus's own classification of power, but the number of species is a concept already existing in this world.

The divinity that Nemus obtained was also the number of divinities.

"Since it's a number, there are big and small, many and few."

Numbers are the origin of this world.

From zero to one, and from one to more numbers.

"Therefore, one thing that can be determined is that the number is finite."

"Therefore, the number of species is different for all species."

"All living beings divide the remainder, and by desperately increasing their numbers, they can elevate their species."

"It is precisely because numbers are not infinite that destiny exists."

"And what constitutes divinity is the preceding number, the cardinal number, the initial number!"

"All things are clay, numbers are the aggregate, and numbers are the fundamental rules of everything."

"If I continue to learn more, I may be able to discover the true number of the components of the Divine Authority of the Commandments."

"This time I sensed destiny, and the number of divine beings responded, uttering this maxim of destiny."

"As I learn more about the precepts, perhaps the section on the number of precepts in the maxims of destiny will then be revealed to me."

Having grasped this point, Nemus also understood the nature of fate.

"So the old pastor's divine guidance wasn't actually a lie." Nemus sensed the changes in his divine nature and then realized that some of the things he had encountered might have been driven by fate.

After all, zero to one is the starting point of destiny, so the subsequent values ​​are also part of destiny.

When a deity possesses divine authority, he/she possesses a portion of the initial number.

It's quite normal that they can use this to influence changes in destiny and provide unseen guidance to all living beings.

“So, from this perspective, the God of Discipline may be in worse shape than we thought!” Nemus felt uneasy about the twists of fate.

If the God of Discipline is acting behind the scenes, then all of this is normal.

Its purpose is to promote the completeness of divinity.

Everything started to change the moment Nemus appeared in Nair's life.

The same applies to Nemus's arrival in Tailwind Town; the events he encounters are full of both chance and inevitability.

"The problem is that it's too crude, so much so that I can sense something is wrong, which allows me to delve deeper into the number of divinity."

Having confirmed this, Nemus kept the change in fate in mind, but did not rush to make any changes, wanting to rewrite fate or break free from it.

Those ideas are too empty, lacking concrete power; they are just wishful thinking that will only push things to where fate dictates.

"Anyway, I already have a part of the divine essence in my hands. As long as I gain more control, I can naturally guide the changes in destiny..."

"So now I can't afford to be reckless. I need to honestly follow my own plan to improve my strength and then gradually master the divine status."

"Fate is not something I should be interfering with or thinking about solutions to right now."

"Even now that I have observed the maxims of destiny, it is merely an improvement in my understanding."

After preparing himself mentally, Nems began his own inspection.

I rode my horse and roughly surveyed the main roads in the north and south districts.

It's getting late.

Nemus slowly glanced at the results of the six paladin teams today. Most of them had only caught some petty thieves, which were not major problems.

Firstly, everyone in Baiwei Town is giving them face, but secondly, the Holy Knights aren't giving them much face.

They wouldn't disobey Nemus's orders, but they wouldn't actually fight anyone for those orders.

This is normal.

"Also, Datmenley's tricks should be coming soon." Nemus struck first, eliminating the Black Viper and immediately subduing Daros.

If Daros hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been able to inflict minor injuries on his opponent and force him to retreat temporarily.

This caught the Dartmenley family off guard, but almost an entire afternoon had already passed.

The Dartmanley family is ready again. If they weren't ready, they would have remained just that—a family that would never amount to anything.

They will then use both overt and covert tactics to get to your doorstep.

Sure enough, Nems had just returned to the vicinity of the church, preparing to have Kru take him to his lodgings.

There were already people waiting on the sidelines for quite some time.

"Young Master is back, and he's even become a Grand Knight. How can he still be living in a cramped room in the church?"

“We have already prepared a house for the young master.”

"In addition, the head of the family has prepared food and is waiting for Young Master Nair to attend the banquet."

The man, dressed as a waiter, was none other than the Dartmanley family's butler.

The other person was not particularly tall or strong, and his physical abilities were not apparent, but to become a nobleman's butler, he must possess a certain level of extraordinary strength.

If it's not on the life side, then it must be on the soul side?

"Is he a wizard? Or some other spellcasting profession?" Nemus made a slight guess in his mind, and at the same time gave his answer: "I am not what you call a young master, and according to the rules of paladins, paladins should live in the church and maintain their training and study while upholding the doctrines of God!"