Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 548: Chapter 18: Mole Knight and Divine Debate_3

”Backlash?” Su Li raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat serious at Vandar. This world is an extremely dark and desperate world, which means everything has a price.

That classic question—what is the price?

On Earth, it might be nitpicking, but in the Empire, it is a genuine problem to face.

Of course, it might also be because the environment of the institution asking this question is quite similar to that of the Empire.

So, they can always come up with perspectives that ordinary people can’t imagine.

Vandar cautiously said, ”This question wasn’t raised by our Church but by the Priest and Elite Knight of the Mole Church, Otus Sizik. When he passed by Hot Spring Village, he had an intense debate with our nun on the issue of ’Life and Death.’

”They disagreed on the point of whether crops reborn from the land are similar to necromancy.”

Upon hearing Vandar’s narrative, the people in the room reacted differently. Some scoffed, a sneer curling their lips, eyes flashing with disdain: ”This is simply nonsense!”

But some were plunged into deep shock, brows furrowed, seemingly trying to digest this seemingly absurd yet profoundly philosophical question.

Su Li belonged to the latter group, and his mind was also greatly shaken. In such a vast world, there are always these folks who can find strange angles that ordinary people can’t.

Do normal people really consider whether crops reborn from the earth are similar to necromancy?

Under normal circumstances, Su Li would definitely scoff; crop rebirth is a natural law, how can it be considered necromancy?

But now, with the Jilun Mages using the divine magic of ”Vitality Growth” to constantly accelerate the growth of plants, could it not count as necromancy? If this continues unchecked, the Wind of Magic in the ground will become too strong, causing mutations that could result in all the vanilla becoming twisted and corrupted, turning into Chaos Plants.

This kind of philosophical contemplation is obviously not suitable for discussion at the current meeting on the Territory. Su Li couldn’t come up with an answer for a while, so he directly asked, ”Doesn’t your Church have doctrines or explanations on this in history?”

Vandar spread his hands and said, ”Our Church’s teachings are relatively loose, and each priest uses different rituals to teach Reya. The first texts appeared in ’Divine Dialogue,’ published in Imperial Calendar 1782 and enduringly preserved. The doctrine says that grains are tamed by Reya for us humans, and it’s a law of nature. Even if humans don’t cultivate them, plants in nature will undergo seasonal cycles, and forage will revive. But the doctrine does not really elaborate on whether such large-scale use of ’Vitality Growth’ is different from necromancy.”

”Our Church desperately needs a Chosen One to help plan and guide the Territory.”

A Chosen One?

Of course, Su Li also wanted a Chosen One, but how easy is it to find one?

Just look at the Dwarves, guarding the Gray Mountain Range Province, where a massive number of Mountain Dwarves reside. A single dwarf jewelry master settling with Su Li, despite only reaching champion level, caused quite a stir.

In such a case, where could he find so many Chosen Ones?

Even with an intelligence system as his guide, Su Li had not recruited any Divine Chosen Knights, and the two Divine Chosen Knights in the Territory were arduously trained by him.

And the only Chosen One who joined the Territory is Oliver, the head of the Provincial Affairs Council, but he is a genius of the Audheim Royal Griffin Military Academy.

This shows just how rare Chosen Ones are. Typically, such talents don’t come to the Border Prince’s Territory; within the Empire, they are well-received by all Dukes,

so Su Li directly waved his hand, saying, ”I will keep an eye out for information on Chosen Ones. But what about the Mole Church Knight Otus you mentioned?”

Vandar also knew that finding a Divine Chosen of the Dawn Church wasn’t easy, and after mentioning this matter briefly, he continued reporting, ”Our Territory has just gone through a series of famous and tragic wars, so a batch of Mole’s Ravens has come to the Territory, with Otus as their leader. However, they are not interested in politics; they only want to appease the Dead, so they have not joined the Territory’s Archbishop Council and seem relatively low-key.”

Mole’s Ravens, that is, the Knights of the God of Watcher of Death, Mole.

Many Divine Spirits have their own insignia and Holy Beasts, such as Tal’s Holy Beast, the Giant Shepherd Deer, Yurik’s insignia being the White Wolf, Violet’s being the Fiery Sun and Golden Eagle, and Mole’s being the Scythe and the Raven.

His followers can enlighten the dreams of the living and preside over funerals, bestowing blessings upon the dead so that they won’t be tormented by undead magic, with souls filled with resentment. This allows them to peacefully enter the Death Realm, achieving a smooth death and finding peace.

The arrival of these people in the Territory is undoubtedly a good thing, allowing more citizens to feel at ease.

But their low profile was unexpected for Su Li. Otherwise, he could discuss with these people about forming a Black Watch Cavalry Corps for Mole.

Among the numerous Church Knight Orders of the Empire’s Divine Spirits, aside from the White Wolf Knight Order, the Flame Sun Knight Order, and the Hammer of Redema Knight Order, Mole’s Raven Knight Order, Black Rose Knight Order, and Mole Black Guard Knight Order are also exceptionally outstanding corps. Due to their constant exposure to death, they are more indifferent to it, often immune to fear, and their combat power is not significantly lower than those war gods’ Church Knights.

Su Li thought that after the meeting, he could proactively seek out these Hesse Hermits, maybe even financially support them so they could build a few more churches in the Territory, to attract more of Mole’s Ravens to come.