When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 871 - 245: The Plan to Kill the Celestial Marshal Ahead of Time

Chapter 871 -245: The Plan to Kill the Celestial Marshal Ahead of Time

“Just like Cardinal Belisarius… he has long been stationed in Parthian Ancient Country. I hold him in high esteem—since I was a child, I grew up listening to legends about him. It was also because of him that I joined the Judgment Core.

“Because the slavery system of the Parthian Ancient Country originated from their cultural and political systems. Although we all consider it wrong, we can’t outright deny it—only when the Parthians themselves stand up and awaken can they utterly denounce themselves and advance to the next stage of civilization; any other form of physical intervention is inherently aggressive.”

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Cardinal Dominik said softly, “Without the ‘Benevolent Lords,’ Parthian Ancient Country would just be a lifeless desert. They entered into a pact with the Phantom Demons living in the Dreamworld Abyss, obtaining the ability to create water sources from thin air… forcing life to emerge in the deserts of Parthia where it should not exist, drawing oases from barren sands.

“Since they monopolize this resource, it is their freedom as sellers to sell the water at a high price; and it is the buyers’ freedom to sell themselves for water. A ‘market supervisor’ might regulate such conduct, but we see it as a normal part of civilization—sickness and stubbornness are part of the normal development of civilization.

“Moreover, we can’t kidnap the Benevolent Lords and force them to provide water for others without compensation. Nor do we have the power to transport water to that demon-haunted desert… Long ago, that desert was cursed, and any unsinful water sources that enter dry up quickly—it’s said to be due to numerous Sin Thorns beneath the sand, but I’m not sure about that.

“From my point of view… that place wasn’t meant to harbor life and civilization in the first place. Poisonous soil will not yield good fruit, and polluted seas will only have sick fish. To live off that desert requires paying a greater price.

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“—Unless there is a Benevolent Lord willing to provide water selflessly and without compensation for others, the Parthians will always consider this system of living dependent on the Benevolent Lords as very normal. They might even thank the Benevolent Lords, genuinely believing that sacrificing their lives and freedom is a ‘kind act’ worth doing.

“Also, in Parthia, nearly every Parthian keeps slaves, with more than sixty percent of the population owning three or more slaves… They do not see any problem with this; even the slaves themselves don’t reject slavery—they just want to become masters themselves.

“In such an environment, it’s difficult for us to change them. ‘Parthians are more obstinate than Dwarves,’ goes a proverb among us.”

Aiwass shook his head.

One can only say that the moral standards of the Elves are too high…

A gentleman can be deceived with righteousness—they have so many considerations that they are hamstrung and unable to act freely. But there’s no helping it, as their good deeds are an end in themselves… This ‘Redemption Theory’ is in itself a practice of the Path of Devotion.

If one changes means for the end, becomes tough, and violent, they may deviate from the Path of Devotion.

“Where do all these slaves come from?”

Isabel frowned as she listened.

She couldn’t imagine such a fallen place… and she couldn’t understand why there were more slaves than freemen, and why they wouldn’t want to overthrow the rule of the freemen?

If it were in Avalon or the Iris Flowers… Oh, the people of the Iris Flowers have already done so, then no problem.

Cardinal Dominik sighed and slowly said:

“Most of these slaves come from other defeated settlements, and a minority from slave-raiding teams and the Goblin Commerce Association. To ensure the interests of the Benevolent Lords, even if the slaves’ origins are illegal, once sold to them, they won’t be freed. And slaves sold by the Benevolent Lords are ‘legal slaves.’

“Parthia continually reduces its surplus population in this manner, turning them into wealth. Almost every Parthian was wealthy before the cities fell, far richer than the commoners of Avalon or the Iris Flowers. Even the Parthians themselves accept this as a fact—today’s freemen could become tomorrow’s new slaves. Despite this, they still do as they please with their slaves and ride camels to secretly capture new slaves.

“We can’t change this practice because even the locals think it’s normal. Even if we strive to teach them common sense, they are very obstinate and unwilling to accept it. But there will always be evil-doers, whom even the locals think deserve death… And in such times, they venture into the depths of the desert seeking Cardinal Belisarius’ Judgment on the felons—this act itself is dangerous, and thus sufficiently illustrates their resolve.

“And so Cardinal Belisarius would emerge from the depths of the desert with the Paladins, crush the city’s Resistance, capture the malefactors for public Judgment, and then disappear back into the desert.

“They do not know that Cardinal Belisarius is a Cardinal Archbishop of the Holy Nation… Many of them have never seen an Elf in their lifetimes, nor do many Elves travel to that cursed desert. They regard Cardinal Belisarius as the ‘Iceheart King,’ a mysterious guardian from the depths of the desert. Occasionally, some wise people would seek guidance in the desert… and then Cardinal Belisarius would inform them of the world and knowledge beyond the sands, and if anyone wished to leave the desert, Cardinal Belisarius would arrange for the Paladins to escort them out.

“Water, Benevolent Lords, desert, slavery, city-states… how they ultimately decide and act is the Parthians’ own matter. Cardinal Belisarius can only offer them a possibility… a possibility of Resistance.

“He says, even those who are still ignorant and unenlightened have a value for salvation. If someone comes seeking rescue, he rescues them; if they come seeking knowledge, he educates them. If they want to see the world outside and then return to save their homeland… regardless of whether they come back, he will find a way to take them out.

“He silently waits there, watching for the Parthians to make their decision, to fully awaken. When that time comes, Cardinal Belisarius will fight for these awoken souls, helping them to overcome all obstacles.

“He always tells me, it will be soon—the day will come soon.”

Cardinal Dominik’s voice was tinged with hope and longing.

Her voice was full of adoration.

Aiwass nodded slightly.

——Indeed.

The Fourth Water Source War was about to begin.

At that time, the Parthians would summon the “Abyssal Celestial Envoy” that once destroyed the Atlanteans…

It was a Celestial Marshal of the Path of Dusk—He had even existed before the Path of Dusk was known by that name.

It belonged to the Source River of “errors,” also known as the “Taboo” Path.

Born from the deep sea, the Abyssal Celestial Envoy is a colossal sea monster whose arrival would directly transform the Parthian Ancient Country into a vast ocean, permanently destroying that cursed desert.

Aiwass wanted to promote his own Great Sin Beast, and he needed to defeat a Celestial Marshal with a corresponding attribute in the Material Realm. Only with a shard from a Celestial Marshal of the corresponding attribute could he allow his Great Sin Beast to breakthrough in rank alongside him.

Because the Abyssal Celestial Envoy was a problem that had to be summoned and dealt with swiftly—if the Envoy was not summoned, the lack of water source in the Parthian Ancient Country would never be permanently resolved; and if the Envoy was not dealt with, the infinite water would gradually submerge the entire world.

…Perhaps he could make a trip to the Parthian Ancient Country.

Such an idea emerged in Aiwass’s mind.

If he could summon the Abyssal Celestial Envoy in advance through the Ring of Ouroboros ritual, it might be a lot easier to defeat.

In the game, the Abyssal Celestial Envoy is a template of level eighty, which is utterly apocalyptic… conjuring thousands of square kilometers of desert to sink and turn into a sea, one human settlement after another vanishing, cities melting away one after another… that sense of powerlessness was too shattering.

Aiwass had no memory of Cardinal Belisarius, probably because he had perished around that time—with his personality, he would definitely have confronted the enemy head-on. But with a normal template profession, without preparing special strategies, it was impossible to solo a descending Celestial Marshal.

But if it were a template of level fifty… it would not be so powerful.

A thought sprung up in Aiwass’s mind.

He had been misled by the inertial thinking from his own prophetic perspective.

Aside from the Fallen Celestial Marshal, which must be pulled down preemptively, other Celestial Marshals… maybe there’s no need to wait for the world level to be released so high before fighting them!

Those enemies who were nearly invincible at level eighty or ninety, if pulled down to level fifty or sixty, might not be so strong at all!

For example…

——Serpent Celestial Marshal!

“…This is a good idea, I’ll give it a try when the time comes.”

For the first time in Aiwass’s mind, there appeared a method that might “actually be able to kill the Serpent Celestial Marshal.”

When he managed to defeat the Fallen Celestial Marshal, he would prepare to visit Parthia.

That sinful country, Aiwass was also somewhat curious—he had come into contact with Parthia in the game when the Parthian Ancient Country had already been destroyed by the sea and turned into ruins.

He had yet to see what the Parthian Ancient Country was like during its desert era.