The witch thought I am a Demon God

In the Magical Black Forest, the so-called loyalty ceremony is generally a ritual used by non-knights who are loyal to a certain lord.

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

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

Unexpectedly, the witch took out a church book and swore confidently that she could serve as a witness.

Ivita looked at her suspiciously. "Can you really do that?"

Please, you are the enemy of the church—a witch.

The old witch patted her chest. "I have no problem. I know everything the priest needs to say during the ceremony."

"And I also have a church classic."

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

The black-hearted Rayleigh was also worried about the long nights and many dreams. "Your Majesty, you just need to follow the procedures anyway. Who can be a priest?"

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

Iveta could only say: "Okay."

"Although I don't know why you want to be loyal to me and why you are so anxious."

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

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

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

The old witch lowered her voice and tried to make a solemn and sacred sound, but she could only make a crow-like sound. "Rayleigh, under the witness of the God of All Things, the father of all, are you willing to unconditionally be loyal to your master Ivita from the bottom of your heart?"

"No matter who Ivita is, you will follow closely and use your life and sword to protect your master's dignity!"

"I do!" Rayleigh said without any hesitation.

The old witch looked at Ivita again. "Great Ivita Arthas, in the presence of the God of All, are you willing to accept the allegiance from Raleigh?"

"You will use your worldly wealth to repay Raleigh for his future contributions to you."

Ivita nodded.

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

This is a characteristic of the Rite of Allegiance.

This represents the gap in status between the two parties.

Then, following the process of the loyalty ceremony in her memory, Ivita took the sword handed over by Black Wolf and tapped Rayleigh three times with the back of the sword.

The old witch closed the church scripture. "Under the witness of the Father of All Gods, the ceremony is established. Those who violate it will be despised by all creation. Amen~"

When she said the last two words, the old witch rolled her eyes with disdain.

In this way, a simple salute of allegiance has been completed.

This pledge of allegiance is taken seriously by all and is legally binding.

From now on, Rayleigh is equivalent to his retainer.

If it weren't for the fact that Ivita didn't have any position or title yet, this ceremony would have been more complicated.

The vocabulary used in the ceremony also needs to be carefully chosen.

For example, because Rayleigh is a commoner, he will not have a surname, and Ivita has no position or title. The old witch can only add a "great" to show the honorific title.

This is a desperate choice.

Therefore, Ivita felt that she had to get an identity as soon as possible.

Ivita sighed, this seems to be the first subordinate she has accepted since she came to this world.

The black wolf and the witch have not performed a loyalty ceremony with him. The black wolf is only equivalent to his mercenary, and the old witch is equivalent to being coerced by him to follow him.

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

After the ceremony, Ivita became closer to Rayleigh. He asked: "Rayleigh, why do you have to be loyal to me and are you so anxious?"

Rayleigh smiled bitterly. "Because I want to be a noble, and the master may be my only chance. My father's generation was a noble from the Viscount Ambrose Kingdom."

"Just because he stood in the wrong team and stood opposite the wealthy Maldini family, he was deprived of his aristocratic status and even his surname was taken away."

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

"Returning my last name."

"But reality tells me that I was just wishful thinking."

"During a battle with mercenaries in the city of Pisa, my foot was injured. Even after the injury healed, I still have a slight limp."

"A cripple cannot be an explorer, so I had to throw all my savings into this building and become a small businessman here."

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

Black Wolf coughed a little embarrassedly.

A person's lifelong hard work and last hope were destroyed in their hands.

Ivita comforted Rayleigh.

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

Ivita looked over strangely, "Black Wolf, go and take the thing out of the mouth of our uninvited guest. He seems to have something to say."

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

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

As soon as the black wolf took away the thing from the assassin's mouth, the assassin said as if he were dead: "I'll tell you directly, if I don't return to His Highness Jielong within the specified time - eight months, and offer him your head, You will be hunted personally by His Highness and his army.”

"Restore the country? Hahaha... just relying on 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 seeking your own death."

He looked at Rayleigh. "I know you were just desperate and found someone to bet on, but unfortunately you bet on the wrong person. It's like you thought you could regain your surname by becoming an explorer, and now you have chosen this useless master of yours, then It’s nothing more than self-hypnosis.”

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

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

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

"Much better than your father."

"He let the army participate in business, and everyone became rich. He liberalized land sales so that everyone could make money."

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

Ivita 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 people are the most important wealth of the kingdom. Obviously ceding land can prevent the people from suffering from the war. Your My father plunged our kingdom into thirty years of war and misery.”

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

The assassin argued: "They are just forests, deserts, barren wastelands, and uninhabited islands. Giving up these lands will not affect anything at all."

"You can even use these territories with no economic value to get real money!"

"At least His Majesty has allowed us to become rich again! Trade in wool and spices, and even reach the Bo River Basin!"

"..." Ivita was speechless.

He no longer had any intention of quarreling with the assassin because his views were different.

In his own memory, countless soldiers exchanged their lives for the land of the Kingdom of Alsace.

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

If there is no such land, how can the kingdom protect its economically wealthy areas?

You can't just start a war in the richest city on your own land.

From this point of view, the usurper in Alsace was 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 military do business and liberalizing land sales to make a profit.

Once the bitter consequences of these two methods erupt in the future, they will suffer.

You can't just look at the current results in everything.