The female devils I saved came to my door

After hearing this question, Lovna did not answer directly, but glanced at her sister and shook her head firmly: "They are my children, they are not bad people."

Sirna wanted to ask again, but Lovna had obviously lost interest in continuing to chat with her sister and turned around and returned to the house.

The next day, after waking up, Charles gave her a suggestion: "Hirna, take a walk around Ipoli, see more of your current hometown, and get familiar with it. It has changed a lot in the years since you have been away. Luovna is rarely free during this time, so let your sister accompany you to see it."

It seemed to Lovna that the unpleasantness last night had not happened. She was like a calm and reliable hostess entertaining guests, leading Hilna from afar around Ipoli.

Sirna, like an outsider, looked at her hometown that had changed beyond recognition.

The entire territory of Great Hessen is indeed prosperous, especially Ipoli. As a remote country in the east of the continent, it has become as prosperous as those big cities close to the Holy See.

In a luxurious villa, Sirna met her father, King Nolen, who was now as fat as a balloon.

The old man has given up all his work and handed over all affairs to his daughter Lovna.This old king who was once quite qualified is now a little confused. When he saw Sirna, he almost didn't recognize his daughter after more than ten years of absence.

In addition, there are many other old friends, such as the old priest who helped Shire many years ago, the village lord who once settled disputes under Sirna's judgment, and the villagers who helped Shire.

Many people have experienced plague, war, banditry, and the Great Blacksend Unification War in the past ten years...Those who survived and still remember Silna are already very different from what she remembers. .

Then, in the brand-new palace of the main city of Ipoli, Lovna and her sister met with the envoys and anxious nobles from all over the country. They sat on the throne with an indifferent attitude and accepted their compliments and flattery. ;

In the spacious and bright theater, Lovna also took her sister to watch various plays that praised the heroic achievements of Ipoli soldiers;

In the re-regulated and unified manor, Lovna showed off how the serfs and tenants who had been saved by her and were about to become free people worshiped and respected her...

In the brand-new churches and monasteries, there are all clergy appointed by Lovna on her own, bypassing the Holy See.These people have completely become part of the emerging regime in Ipoli, and they no longer care about the orders of the Holy See in the far west.

Now, Lovna is the center of Ipoli, a saint and protector revered by all.Children such as Sharlanna aroused the awe of Ipoli residents after their appearance. Some people even regard these children with black hair and black eyes as demigods.

It's all good.

Lovna had already accomplished such a feat without her younger sister knowing.

Moreover, Lovna also proudly pointed to a fortress of comparable size and claimed that the name of that fortress was Lovnania. In the future, Ipoli will gradually build westward with that fortress as the core. A larger and more solid new city, able to accommodate more residents, becoming the largest new city this land has ever seen.

Sirna looked at her hometown that had been changed by her sister, and her heart felt full of emptiness.However, her hometown, which had become unfamiliar and no longer related to her, also made her feel relieved a lot.

She was able to face it all calmly.

Just when Hilna felt that she should lower her head, praise her sister and her children, and express her respect for their actions over the years, a small accident occurred.

An urgent report was sent to Lovna. The information said: On the northern border of the Principality of Beztan, the nobles gathered together made peace with the civilians and savages in the northern border areas, and also hired some unknown heretics. They plan to find an opportunity to resist Ipoli's rule and restore the status of their nobles.

Lovna frowned after receiving the news, but did not show much surprise. It seemed that this kind of resistance had become commonplace.After receiving the information, Sharlanna took the initiative to say that she could solve the problem by herself.Lovna also agreed.

"Is there a rebellion? Only let Sharlanna go alone?" Sherna asked with concern.

"Well, she alone is enough." Lovna didn't care: "It's nothing, Sirna, you don't have to worry about these things."

She said so, but she kept an eye on it. She had already caught a glimpse of the rebellion location mentioned in the report and remembered the location.

She pretended that she was a little tired and went to bed in the residence arranged by Lovna. But after nightfall, she changed into casual clothes, found a copy of the current map, covered her figure with a concealment spell, and left the capital of Ipoli.

She planned to see how Sharlanna put down this rebellion by herself.

But when she traveled day and night and arrived at the rebellion site adjacent to the mountains in the north of the principality, she witnessed an extremely brutal massacre.

She saw a completely different Sharlanna, a girl who had nothing to do with gentleness, humility and kindness.

She easily found the rebels who were camping in secret, summoned countless terrifying and ugly underworld creatures, roared into the unprepared rebel camp, drove these monsters expressionlessly, and drove all the terrified people, regardless of Whether they were nobles, commoners, barbarians from the north or farmers from the principality, they were torn to pieces regardless of their status.

Then, she also saw Sharlana standing among the corpses. She took deep and even breaths, enjoying death on the battlefield and feeling the increase in strength.

She is feeding on death.

At this moment, Sirna also began to waver.

Maybe the Pope is right and these children are indeed monsters that feed on killing and death.

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Sirna: "Although these children are usually kind, gentle and reasonable teenagers and girls, the essence of their power, the obsessions, fears and desires of the dead from the underworld, will still affect them.

"They are indeed a group of monsters, a group of monsters driven by Lovna.

"Even if there is a mother-child-like affection and love between Lovna and these children, it still cannot hide the fact that these children are Lovna's thugs. There is still a certain use relationship between them.

"Furthermore, based on what I saw and heard before returning to my hometown, I can be sure that under Lovna's rule, only Great Hessende was truly prosperous. To be precise, only Ipoli and several surrounding countries were prosperous. .

"And outside of these areas, the vast areas conquered by Lovna still live in the old order. Most of the residents are still exploited, and they are still old, dilapidated and depressed.

"The prosperity of Ipoli, the happiness of Ipoli residents, and the freedom of Ipoli serfs are still based on the exploitation of other places. We still have to rely on suppressing rebels and suppressing those foreign nobles who are unwilling to cooperate to maintain the system. And those seven This son of the Netherworld is an important cornerstone of maintaining this system.

"This set of practices is not even as good as the Eternal Holy See. At least the Holy See can rely on its religious power and prestige to reach an agreement with nobles everywhere and establish an effective order. Let believers willingly support the Holy City instead of using weapons.

"The Pope also controls seven children of the Netherworld. Since they are also using these children, is Lovna right and the Pope wrong? Just because Lovna treats these children of the Netherworld more gently than Saint Ann IV. ?More humane?

"But who can guarantee that in the future, Lovna's feelings for these children will not deteriorate due to power and status? How long can these so-called human natures be maintained under the family affection called love?

"Does Teacher Charles really think that Lovna's current achievements are worthy of him being proud of? Why would he be willing to stay here and support Lovna's actions? How is Lovna better than the Holy See?

"Could Teacher Charles be biased, selfish, and behave in such an irrational way?

"With this confusion, I decided that I had to find Teacher Charles to find out."

138.Conflicting people

Charles was always in his cabin, always busy.

Sirna found Charles and confessed her feelings.After describing what she had seen and felt these days, she bluntly expressed her doubts about the seemingly prosperous Ipoli.

"...Teacher, you said that you hate the Holy See, so you long to establish a more efficient, younger, and more dynamic regime in the east of the mainland. But is everything now really what you desire? Is Lovna really a ruler that satisfies you?

"Why don't you want to recognize me who is about to climb to a high position in the Holy See? You are my guardian knight. You swear to protect me. I also really hope that you, teacher, will serve as my guardian and accompany me into the future. The Pope. At that time, teacher, whatever ideal you have, I can help you realize it. Am I not going to be as good as Lovna?"

Faced with Sirna's doubts, Charles did not shy away.

Because her problem was indeed what the teacher was worried about.

After a long silence, he looked at the girl in front of him and asked a question.

"Hilna, do you still remember when you were a child, I took you around Ipoli and taught you how to rule?"

"Remember." Sirna nodded.

It was a time that left a deep impression on her childhood. She still remembers it clearly: the carriage driving slowly on the country road; the fresh air she smelled when passing through the fields and suburbs; the various challenges she faced under the guidance of the teacher. all kinds of difficult questions, large and small; and the respect and respect expressed to her by countless residents of Ipoli.

She didn't do anything truly earth-shattering at that time, but in the end, she was loved by the residents of her hometown.

"I also said at the time that there is never a once-and-for-all solution. Most of the time, as a ruler, all you can do is make repairs under limited conditions, or mediate.

"True governance is to face endless trivial matters, countless disputes, various choices without correct options, and all kinds of futile efforts... This will inevitably make people lazy, sinking, and tired. Position Even if people with opposing views can understand each other, they will inevitably be at war with each other; even if groups with conflicting interests want to coexist peacefully, it is impossible.

“Any dream of a perfect heaven on earth or a perfect empire is bound to fail.

"The reason why I don't like the Holy See is not because of the good or evil of the Pope herself. Although I don't know her well, I can feel that she is a person with some ideals, but her ambition and desire overwhelm her conscience.

"In a solidified system like the Holy See, no matter what the pope's attitude is, she will eventually become the spokesperson of those nobles, senators, and princes. I see no hope of change.

"Sirna, if you continue to stay there, even if you become the pope, you will only become the spokesperson of the system and the next puppet of power.

"No matter how lofty your ideals are, they will be obliterated by countless power struggles, complicated and lengthy procedures, and energy-consuming interpersonal interactions. Your self will be covered up and buried, because that's what I felt at the time. But, at that time You and Katrin are both in the Holy See, that’s why I hesitated for so long.”

"I hope more opportunities can be given to common people, so that the harvest of people's work can be supplied less to useless nobles, so that children can have more food, so that people can be more powerful than gods who never respond to the mortal world. Pay attention to your current life and each other’s safety.

“These seemingly simple goals are actually extremely difficult to achieve.

"What I think is actually very simple - Lovna created for me such a new and not yet solidified and decadent regime in the east of the continent. Although she has also done evil things and launched emotional wars, but The country is still full of energy.

"Although I can't guarantee that all the territories I conquer will prosper, I can plunder the resources of nobles everywhere to do something I think can be done.

“Serfs can be redeemed and set free;

“Build schools capable of accommodating thousands of people, so that children regardless of their origins can be freed from the heavy labor burden and free to receive a unified education;

“Build thoroughfares that extend in all directions to reduce the barriers between regions and allow them to communicate with each other;

"Select people with magical talents, fund their training, and employ them to use magic in daily production and construction...

"In the end, let the residents with true knowledge replace the hereditary and neglectful nobles everywhere."

When he said this, Charles suddenly remembered something, turned around, took out a book from the table, and handed it to Hilna.

Hilna was still a little confused after opening it.

This book looks a bit like the fairy tale picture book that Charles made for the sisters when she was a child, but it doesn't have those fancy three-dimensional parts.

Moreover, the paper used for manufacturing is not special cardboard that costs a lot of money to buy, it seems to be rougher.Opening the book, there are also simple paintings and texts, as well as stories and fairy tales.

"This is……"

"textbook."

Charles replied: "I have been preparing these days, textbooks that can be printed in batches using cheaper paper and convenient printing books. This is a template I made, written in simplified Great Hessian Common Language s story.

"Actually, a long time ago, when you were still young and I was working part-time at a church school in Ipoli, I had considered... getting rid of the church school system and using a more suitable education method to teach the new generation of children in Ipoli. Whether they were the children of serfs, children of common people, or children of kings.

"Let the dozens of states in Great Hessende transform from a loose confederation into a prosperous whole with a unified sense of identity for everyone. Use these educated people as teachers, doctors, craftsmen, and preachers, and then gradually integrate other Regions are also included in the rule. Eventually, a truly unified country with high ideological and cultural unity will be established."

When he said this, Ciel paused: "... Of course, this is just an ideal result. In fact, I also anticipated many bad possibilities:

"In the future, new vested interests will solidify again, exploitation will become the norm, educated residents will consider themselves superior to others, and some will even become new hereditary nobles... But no matter what, I plan to start from here, after all, I am a teacher. This is What I should be best at.

"Therefore, even if we use cruel methods to exploit the nobles, even if our hands are stained with blood, as long as we can achieve the result, it is worth it."

As Hilna held these textbooks, she felt that she somewhat understood the teacher's thoughts.

However, she was still a little confused.

"Teacher, what about Sharlanna and the others? Those children... do you think they are good or evil? Even if they are temporarily kind now, even if Lovna can love them, the essence of these children, those from the Netherworld Can a soul composed of strength maintain its pure heart?

"Even if they kill evildoers who are truly evil and traitors with ulterior motives, will this method of gaining power from the underworld by relying on massacres and wars erode their self-esteem?

"Can these children who can gain immortality by spreading chaos and disaster really be regarded as human beings? Can they always be kind?"

Ciel: "...I don't know."

"Teacher, are you not sure about this?"

"I can feel that Sharlanna and the others are humane. I have also seen their terrifying aura of slaughtering enemy troops on the battlefield. But I still want to believe in them..."

When he said this, Charley paused: "...because they are my children, my continuation in this world, people I am willing to treat with love, just like I do to you and Lovna. I will Teach them, and they will become righteous.”

It was at this time that Sirna noticed the hesitation in Ciel's tone and the confusion in his eyes.

She rubbed her eyes and looked carefully into the teacher's dark eyes.

This time, she felt that she could really see into the teacher's heart.

She suddenly understood - in fact, Teacher Charles was not sure, and deep in his heart, he was also full of worries.

Ciel has never been a selfless hero. He has favorite people and his own emotions.

He would help Hilna conceal the truth when her magic went out of control when she was a child; he would try to help Lovna get out of trouble after she was bewitched by the devil; he would love Katrin, so even if the Pope asked him to do something he wouldn't He will do whatever he likes; he will also choose to believe in these descendants even though he is worried that his children may degenerate into demons.

From a purely moral point of view, what he did was not right. He was favoring the people he loved instead of making a real decision based on justice and morality.

But he does it anyway.

As the Pope said: He has been trapped by his conscience and reality.Sometimes he wants to be a selfless person, and sometimes he loves the people around him more than strangers.He really wants to do something to change the world, but he is afraid that his actions will cause pain to others.

But it was precisely because of this, knowing that Teacher Charles would prefer Sirna, that why Sirna loved him so much.

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Hilna: “That day, I asked the teacher a lot of questions, and he gave me answers one by one.

"Teacher actually never hated Pope and Monroe, nor did he want to be enemies with them. Therefore, as long as he is here, today's Ipoli will not continue to expand westward.

"Teacher Charles also thought that the reason why Monroe hid it from him and harmed children like Sher Lana was because his doctrine and duty forced him to destroy some existences related to demons. Although he understood Monroe, he wanted to do it for Love. Na, and for these children, he would become an enemy of Monroe.

“However, the teacher didn’t actually know at that time that the Pope was not the puppet controlled by power and desire as he thought, and Monroe was not a person bound by doctrine and responsibility.

"On the contrary, I am more radical and stronger than anyone else. She even relied on extreme paranoia to get to where she is today step by step. Her ideals are even more arrogant than Teacher Charles's.

"I wanted to tell Teacher Charles at that time, tell him that, in fact, there were not only seven of his children, but seven others were imprisoned underground in the Holy See. I wanted to tell her the true identity of St. Ann IV and her That terrible ideal...but I don't know how to say it.

“I also want to reunite the teacher with all his descendants, but my reason is telling me that this will not end well.

"Once Teacher Charles learns the truth, his anger will inevitably drive him to become an enemy of the Holy See. There will inevitably be a conflict between my favorite teacher and the one I once regarded as my idol. No matter who wins, it will be a tragedy in the end.