I was regarded as a demon god by a witch

Chapter 17 The Threat From the Kingdom of Alsace

In the magical Black Forest, the so-called loyalty ceremony is generally used by non-knights who pledge their allegiance to a certain lord.

But the allegiance ceremony requires the presence of the pastor of the church.

Ivita wanted to find a priest to perform such a ceremony when they arrived in the town.

Who knew that the witch took out a church scripture, and even swore and confidently stated that she could act as a witness.

Evita looked at her suspiciously. "Can you really do it?"

Come on, you're the enemy of the church—a witch.

The old witch patted her chest. "I have no problem. I know what the priest needs to say in all the ceremonies."

"Also, I have a church classic."

"Your Majesty, I can do everything a priest should do in this ceremony."

The unscrupulous Rayleigh is also worried, the night is full of dreams. "Your Majesty, as long as you follow the procedure anyway, it's not right whoever becomes a priest."

He knelt on one knee at Iveta's feet, his forehead almost touching Ivita's shoes.

Ivita had no choice but to say, "Okay."

"Although I don't know why you want to pledge your allegiance to me, and why are you in such a hurry."

"But if this is your wish, then I am willing to help you."

As a wandering prince who wanted to restore his country, the more people loyal to him, the better.

At this time, he felt that it was okay to show a tolerant attitude.

The old witch suppressed her throat, trying to make a solemn and sacred voice, but in fact she could only make a crow-like sound. "Rayleigh, under the witness of the father of all - the God of all things, are you willing to unconditionally pledge allegiance to your master Ivita from the bottom of your heart?"

"No matter what Ivatar's identity is, you will follow closely, and use your life and sword to protect the dignity of your master!"

"I am willing!" Raleigh said without any hesitation.

The old witch looked at Evita again. "Great Ivita Alsace, under the witness of the God of All Things, are you willing to accept the allegiance from Raleigh?"

"You will use worldly wealth to repay Raleigh's future contributions to you."

Evita nodded.

As a superior lord, there is no need to speak during the allegiance ceremony.

This is a characteristic of the allegiance ceremony.

This represents the gap in status between the two parties.

Then, according to the process of the loyalty ceremony in memory, Ivita took the big sword handed over by the black wolf, and tapped Lei Li three times with the back of the sword.

The old witch closes the church canon. "Under the witness of the father of all gods, the ceremony is established, and those who violate it will be cast aside by all things. Amen~"

Speaking of the last two words, the old witch rolled her eyes, looking very disdainful.

In this way, a simple loyalty ceremony has been completed.

This kind of allegiance will be taken seriously by everyone, and it has a legally binding meaning.

From now on, Lei Li is equivalent to his retainer.

If it weren't for the fact that Ivita doesn't have any positions or titles yet, this kind of ceremony should be more complicated.

The vocabulary used in the ceremony also needs to be more cautious.

For example, because Raleigh is a commoner, he will not have a surname, and Iveta has no position or title, and the old witch can only add a great one to show his honor.

This is a desperate choice.

Therefore, Iveta felt that he still had to get an identity as soon as possible.

Ivita sighed, this seemed to be the first subordinate he had accepted since he came to this world.

The black wolf and the witch did not perform a loyalty ceremony with him. The black wolf was only his mercenary, and the old witch was coerced by him, so he followed him.

And now, beside the wandering prince, he finally has the first person who is completely his own.

After the ceremony, Ivita became closer to Lei Li, and he asked, "Ray Li, why do you have to be loyal to me and still be in such a hurry?"

Riley smiled wryly. "Because I want to be a nobleman, and the master may be my only chance. My father's generation was a nobleman from Viscount Ambrose."

"Just because I stood in the wrong team and stood opposite the Maldini wealthy family, I was stripped of my noble status, and even my surname was taken away."

Rayleigh was sad and resentful. "I have always wanted to restore my noble status. When I was young, I became an explorer. I wanted to follow some people to seize a territory and restore my noble status."

"Restore my last name."

"But the reality tells me that I'm just wishful thinking."

"During a battle with mercenaries in the city of Pisa, I injured my foot, and even after it healed, I still limped a little."

"A cripple can't be an explorer, so I had to throw all my savings on this building and be a small businessman here."

"I thought this was my whole life, until I met you."

Hei Lang coughed a little embarrassedly.

Their whole life's hard work and last hope were ruined in their hands.

Ivita comforted Raleigh a few words.

At this time, the assassin who was tied to the wooden post behind them suddenly sneered.

Ivita looked over strangely, "Hei Lang, go and take the things out of our uninvited guest's mouth, he seems to have something to say."

"Your Highness, this guy said earlier that he was ordered by Geron, the false crown prince of Alsace, to kill you." Hei Lang said as he walked over.

Evita smiled. "That's right, I'll ask him where that Geron is now."

As soon as the black wolf took the thing out of the assassin's mouth, the assassin regarded death as home and said, "I'll tell you directly, if I don't return to His Highness Jielong's side within the stipulated time—eight months, and offer him your head, You will be personally hunted down by His Highness and his army."

"Recovering the country? Hahaha... relying on just a few of you? Wishful thinking."

"That is the Kingdom of Alsace, the most centralized country."

"As an assassin born in Alsace, I know that you are looking for your own death."

He looked at Rayleigh. "I know you're just out of desperation. You just found someone to gamble on. Unfortunately, you gambled on the wrong person. It's like you thought that being an explorer can regain your surname. Now you choose your useless master. Then It's just self-hypnosis."

"It won't be of any use. Hahaha..."

Evita looked at him puzzled. "If you are an Alsatian, then you should know that the man who is now on the throne is just a usurper."

"I forbid you to say that, Your Majesty." The assassin seemed to be stimulated. "That His Majesty has governed the country very well."

"Much better than your father."

"He let the army participate in business, and everyone became rich, and he let go of land sales, so that everyone can make money."

"Under your father's rule, the people of the kingdom, which had suffered from wars, can finally enjoy life again."

Evita grasped the key points keenly. "How did your Majesty avoid war?"

"Just give up a few pieces of unimportant land, land without people." The assassin sarcastically said: "Only talents are the most important wealth of the kingdom, and clearing up the land can prevent the people from suffering from the war. Yours Father plunged our kingdom into 30 years of war and misery."

Black Wolf added. "I heard that a quarter of the land has been given up."

The assassin defended: "It's all just some forests, deserts, barren wastelands, and uninhabited islands. Giving up these lands will not affect anything at all."

"On the contrary, we can even exchange these lands with no economic value for real money!"

"At least His Majesty has made us rich again! The trade of wool and spices can even reach the Po River Basin!"

"..." Ivita was speechless.

He no longer has the intention of bickering with the assassin, because the three views are different.

In my memory, the land of the Kingdom of Alsace was bought back by countless soldiers with their own lives.

Those border territories are not unimportant. Although they have no economic value, they have strategic defense value.

If there is no such land, what will the kingdom use to protect its economically affluent areas.

You can't fight in the richest city on your own land as soon as you start a war.

From this point of view, the usurper in Alsace is probably someone who only looked at the economic value of the country and ignored the strategic defense value of the country.

Moreover, in order to quickly restore the economy, the other party actually used the method of letting the army do business and letting go of land sales.

Once the bitter fruit of these two methods explodes in the future, they will suffer.

Don't just look at the results now.

(End of this chapter)