Chapter 130 - Inquisitor of Heresy 1 (1/2)

The key was to destroy the witch's chapel, and there weren’t any problems as he had enough firepower.

That may have been the reason why, but there was a lot less loot than expected.

Overall, he couldn’t give this historical ruin a high score.

“Why did Angrboda leave this place unprotected after making it so easy to destroy?”

Leifina asked Woohyuk, watching the black fog gradually disappear in the forest.

“She must have made preparations. The reason this place was empty is probably due to the Creator’s arrangement.”

Baron Elrond's estate was once categorized as a section of Adventurer's Gorge.

In other words, the reward they were to obtain here was already obtained back then.

The monsters that guarded the forest and the chapel would also have scattered around.

“The Creator is truly omnipotent. To think that he can do that.”

”But he is not well known to the people on the Eeth Continent.”

If the gods of the heavenly world were comparable to the gods of Greek or Nordic mythology, the Creator was a transcendental entity that would only appear in the Bible.

Therefore, those who were part of monotheistic religions, such as Catholicism, Christianity, and Hinduism, gathered with each other and continued their religious activities in the Eeth Continent.

Of course, most of them were slaughtered by Rosenkreuz, an inquisitor of heretics of the Holy Aperian Empire.

'He must also be a member of Pronoia.'

Pronoia was a group of fanatics with a slightly different objective than the Witch Cult.

Like the Golden Rose Society, it was a secret society that put great importance on the providence of God.

Here, God referred to the God of Light, the first rank god of the heavenly world.

The God of Light, along with the three goddesses of Urdabrunn who governed human fate, was one of the representative gods who did not rebel against the Creator.

“By the way, Lord Asura, won’t Angrboda hold a grudge against you for this incident? I am worried that Lord Asura will become her target of revenge.”

Aris, who stood next to him, spoke as she put her pitch-black scythe away.

Woohyuk turned to her and stroked her head.

“I’ll have to face her anyway, so you don't have to worry about it.”

“I think we should quickly tame the demon kings that you sealed. Although there are only 3 of them, they will be considerably helpful…”

“They need a break. If I try to force them to submit now, it will only backfire. By the way, Aris, what happened to the solution I entrusted you to analyze?”

“Oh, that? I took a look at it with Agnes, but I think it will be difficult to find more information about it since we have no equipment for analysis.”

Therefore, it was possible to produce a device that could precisely analyze alchemy materials, and she could potentially start doing alchemy herself.

Although she was in the form of a delicate girl, she had lived for thousands of years.

Since she had done a lot of research while assisting Asura by his side, she was several generations ahead compared to the alchemists of the Eeth Continent.

“I’ll build a laboratory in Blackburn once the Dane Kingdom is completely dealt with. I'll assign Lucas, Alphone, and Agnes as your assistants, so try to make it happen as soon as possible.”

“The chimera researcher trapped in the dungeon in Blackburn? I don’t know how helpful he will be since he has only done experiments on living beings before, but I'll try to make good use of him.”

Lucas was essential to strengthen the power of the undead army.

Aris who had created Irene would surely help him a lot.

Since he had made a contract with Woohyuk through Asura's power, there was no chance that he would rebel against him.

When his thoughts were roughly organized, Woohyuk stared at Leifina again.

“Leifina, as I said last time, I will expand your father’s territory by fusing it with the Euler County and the Ben Viscounty, and call it the Ecclet County. Therefore, you are no longer the eldest daughter of a fallen house, nor a noble in name only.”

”Thank you. But I will continue to follow you, My Lord, so there is no need to grant me such a large fief…”

“I will find a suitable person to appoint as the fief deputy.”

“There’s no need to go that far…”

As Leifina couldn’t hide her surprise, the sound of a galloping horse echoed from afar.

Before long, a group of people appeared, and she was startled.

Bailey Schwarz.

There was a familiar old gentleman next to the renown count of the Dane Kingdom.

“Sir, Sir Gustav…”

“I’m glad you’re alright, young lady.”

Gustav had served as the butler of the Ecclet family for a long time.

However, when Leifina and her father fell into the hands of the witch Angrboda, he hid in another territory while preparing for the future.

Woohyuk had known this fact from his past life, so he had sent Bailey to find Gustav.

“I thought you had died, Sir. Even the residents here said they hadn’t seen your face since forever.”

“I have been doing my best to survive day by day, to save Lady Leifina from that hellish place one day.”

Gustav was a man of unparalleled loyalty, which was the reason he had received Leifina's grandfather’s favor in the past.

Therefore it was okay to assume that he would never betray the Ecclet family.

Once the heartwarming reunion ended, Woohyuk received a report from Bailey about the situation.

“Were there any disturbing incidents in your territory?”

“I didn’t hear of anything like that. Everyone was pleased to be liberated from the demons and they welcomed me with open arms.”

The reason he hadn’t used Bailey for this incident was to send him around the land and gain the public’s support.

Leifina planned to stay in her territory with Gustav for the time being.

In the current situation, the establishment of a system of cooperation with internal fiefs and allies was the greatest priority. Conquering other small kingdoms could wait for a while.

'I should visit the Lydia Kingdom using this opportunity.'

In the Lydia Kingdom, there was the black breath of a Hydra, one of the materials for the Seven Colored Rainbow ring.

However, he didn't know its exact location and only had a few clues.

However, with the help of Philip II, it would be possible to obtain it in a short amount of time.

'After that, I'll have to recruit some more vassals.'

In addition to those who were already following him, he needed talented geniuses such as Hans, the King of Cooking, and Dexter, the Runesmith.

Those two somewhere around the Lydia Kingdom, so he planned to take some time to find them.

Woohyuk had the confidence to easily bring Hans, the King of Cooking, over to his side.

‘Afterwards, I’ll return to the Dane Kingdom and attack the Talis Kingdom in the south-west.'

The reason he wouldn’t attack the Norton or Enoa Kingdoms, in the northwest and north respectfully, was because they weren’t a threat.