After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 247 - 122: The Largest Ship and the Theocratic Country

Chapter 247: Chapter 122: The Largest Ship and the Theocratic Country

Yila had misunderstood one thing. In fact... he did not need to go to the theocratic country himself. Including him, the support personnel who were gathered to help did not need to go themselves.

Since they had given sufficient funds to the Three Towers to help find people, naturally these personnel did not need to find their way to the theocratic country themselves. That would be too far.

By the time support arrived, the various church groups in the theocratic country would probably already be at their wit’s end—the Three Towers’ teleportation array would transfer the support troops to the theocratic country in batches, and then teleport everyone back.

And at this moment, the atmosphere at the Three Towers was not exactly good.

...

*It could even be said that the place was somber... There were many mages and many professionals whose countries had suffered enormous losses in the beast tide, some even having been destroyed entirely.*

*From that day onward, they became people without homes.*

"They... really look very sad..."

Satan Ye said this while staying by Yila’s side, and Vera, who was following them, simply nodded her head and said seriously, "Yes, because the past was denied, and the future is uncertain."

Yila nodded at Vera’s words and softly added, "It is very hard to understand the sorrow of an exile until one is truly homeless, Satan Ye... You can imagine if you saw the Demon King Territory destroyed."

"..."

In this contemplation, Satan Ye shook her head decisively, appearing to reject the notion of such a future.

"Isn’t it painful? Then, imagine Hilena dying, Mr. Rainbow Shell and others. Including me dying in front of you; that is what these children might be experiencing..."

Yila spoke these ominous words as he rubbed Satan Ye’s head and looked at her... then he saw her face displaying a "Huh? I can’t imagine that" expression.

"Uh, I can’t imagine it."

Satan Ye said this, blinking at Yila, then looking at Vera, and said somewhat conflicted, "In short, only weak people and weak nations would die and be destroyed by such beast hordes, right?"

"..."

Satan Ye’s words drew a lot of angry stares... though it was indeed the truth; weakness was the original sin, be it civilians or kings. Being unable to become nobles, being unable to control subordinates, this was the biggest mistake.

However, it should not be said at this moment.

Yila stopped Satan Ye from continuing, and on behalf of himself, he apologized to the people around them, saying, "I’m really sorry... but please calm down quickly. Since we have accepted the commission, we need to do what the commission specifies."

In fact, upon seeing that the person speaking was Satan Ye and seeing Yila next to her, people were no longer angry... there was no need to lower themselves to the level of arguing with a child.

"Yes, I understand what you mean, Senior Yila... My country was destroyed, so we cannot let the Church Country suffer the same fate as my country. Because of that, we need to pull ourselves together."

A female mage said this. It seemed quite a few mages from the Three Towers would participate in this aid, and naturally, everyone from the Pure White Tower would also participate...

*But Yila actually did not mean to say this. Deep down, he was very cruel and cold-hearted. A destroyed country had no value to him, so it was something that could be casually cast aside.*

"..."

*Let’s just leave it at that...*

"Let’s go, Princess Satan Ye and Yila, let’s sit over there for a while."

Vera said this, pulling Yila and Satan Ye to a nearby bench. In front of them was the greenhouse classroom... but apparently, no one was attending classes there now.

Mage potion classes of the combat magic school seemed to be tomorrow... which school was scheduled for today? Most likely in the afternoon. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be empty in the morning—though usually there would be many students interested in magic potions self-studying here.

*Yes, self-study (wasting materials while playing with magic potions).*

"Yila, do you really think so?"

To Vera who asked this, Yila decisively shook his head and then said, seeing Vera’s [I knew it] expression, "I wouldn’t feel sad about the destruction of other countries, especially small countries I have never come into contact with."

*After all, Yila was not someone who possessed much empathy.*

In response to this, Vera seemed to think of something and raised her eyebrows, asking, "Then what about the Demon King Territory or the Empire? If they were destroyed, would you feel sad?"

This was hitting the spot. Satan Ye was also curious about Yila’s answer.

"No, I would only feel annoyed and regretful."

Yila answered simply. Even though the Demon King was right next to him, he did not want to say things like [I will coexist and perish with the Demon King Territory]. He said, "The vessel that carries my dream, as it stands now... the Demon King Territory is the largest one."

With these words, Satan Ye’s eyes clearly softened.

"I don’t care, Mr. Yila."

Satan Ye said this while sitting on the bench, her dangling legs swinging back and forth, and said, "As long as you like, the Demon King Territory can be in any shape. If you feel it’s small, it can always be modified, even if some crew members have to be abandoned."

*Just like how it was from the beginning; once Yila boarded the ship... the oars and rudder were no longer under her control.*

"But, what kind of country is the theocratic country?"

As always, the curious and naive Satan Ye asked this question.

And this was very hard to summarize.

"To put it simply, banned beliefs have spawned more beliefs, covering countless peculiar sects under the name of [Forbidden God]. Highly autonomous church groups have formed the theocratic country, nominally led by the Pope."

Yila said this. Seeing that Satan Ye did not fully understand, he thought carefully about how to describe it and then said, "You can understand the Pope as the Demon King, and then have the Demon King Territory and Hilena disappear... replaced by leaders of various territories assisting you."

With this explanation, Satan Ye seemed to understand a bit more.

"Oh, I see..."

Satan Ye said this, nodding, then she suddenly thought of something. She looked up and asked, "Wait, in that case, if those territories (church groups) united to rebel... wouldn’t I be unable to stop them?"

To Satan Ye’s words, Vera seriously nodded her head and then very disrespectfully reached out to rub Satan Ye’s head, exclaiming at how good it felt while saying, "Yes, that’s the main issue, otherwise..."

Vera: "The theocratic country wouldn’t have ended up asking for our aid~"

Yila: "Otherwise, the beast tide in the joint efforts of the church groups would just be a joke anyway."