The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them - Chapter 114

At first, Su Li thought that the banquet was just an ordinary place for exchanging interests, but when Mavis walked in, he realized that wasn’t the case.

The Dark Holy Maiden had already stayed in this city for a long time, though she had no need to remain here for so long.

Unlike the Dark Holy Son, Lan Zhe had maintained for many years a state of having an identity without fulfilling the obligations of that identity. Since no one stopped him, it meant his value had indeed reached that level.

But Mavis was different.

A person who came from the Church of Light to the Dark Church would remain in a subtle state of belonging to neither side until she completely regained her freedom to make choices.

With the Pope of Light dead, what she should be doing is reporting back to the Dark Pope about these circumstances and firmly establishing her identity as the Dark Holy Maiden.

Having a sense of belonging prevents one from living in this world like a drifting cloud.

Therefore, the reason Mavis chose to stay in this city must be that the Dark Pope likely had some instructions for her.

Especially that statement, “At the very least, you need to make all the nobles understand that you possess the power to destroy their entire family at any time”…

It was practically an explicit indication.

It indicated that the Dark Church, which had been hiding in the shadows all this time, would use this banquet to fully reveal itself to the world.

Moreover, Willard’s maternal grandfather, the Grand Justice, was probably already aware of this.

This country didn’t belong to Su Li. The cooperation Su Li established with the Grand Justice, apart from the exchange of intelligence, was to hopefully use that man who controlled the judiciary to peacefully promote certain things that would influence matters in a positive direction.

What did judicial procedures represent?

They represented that the Grand Justice had a certain authority to command the country’s military to directly suppress certain unfair actions.

But Su Li still had one question.

“Even if the Dark Church and the Grand Justice reached an agreement, and the latter will try to present your existence to the public in a ‘neutral’ way… the Grand Justice who agreed to this cooperation shouldn’t have withheld all information from me.”

Su Li was now dressed in a custom-made formal suit. The raven, accustomed to being dressed as a crow, stood on Su Li’s shoulder like an ordinary accessory.

The young man, who usually only cared about comfort in his attire, was wearing formal non-armor clothing for the first time. With his presence, complemented by the pure black raven, at first glance, he appeared even more imposing than those long-established nobles in the banquet hall.

Mavis, who was being observed, wasn’t wearing an elaborate dress fitting a noble lady’s status. Like Su Li, she had chosen men’s clothing.

After hearing Su Li’s question, Mavis said, “You should understand that older folks are somewhat unwilling to believe that their plans, schemed in the dark for many years, would be rapidly advanced by a young man who had never shown any trace of himself before.”

When Su Li’s figure truly entered the eyes of some people in this world, the emotion they produced was astonishment.

Or rather, disbelief.

They might not necessarily be able to understand Su Li’s actions from beginning to end, but they could understand that this young man, who completely lacked elemental affinity, was at the very center of the storm.

And not a single turbulent flow would choose to erode him.

This wasn’t because those turbulent flows were particularly friendly, but because all crises had already been consciously isolated by Su Li.

“As for the Dark Church, the main reason they will use the Grand Justice’s power to reveal themselves to the world is actually because of you,” Mavis spread her hands, her peripheral vision swept past a waiter in a tailcoat, and she took a glass of wine from the tray he was carrying.

“I wasn’t joking when I said those words before.” She was referring to the statement that all the nobles here needed to understand that Su Li had the power to eliminate them at any time.

“At least from my perspective, or from the Dark Church’s perspective, the people around you who can be utilized by you are too weak.”

Su Li didn’t argue about the word “utilize” because there was no need. What Mavis was saying now was merely representing the Dark Pope, confronting him from a distance.

Sure enough, after taking a sip of wine, Mavis continued, “The main reason the Grand Justice agreed to the appearance of the Dark Church, which had been known as violent in the Inner City, is because he has always believed that we belong to you.”

Su Li immediately understood what she meant.

In simple terms, the people from the Dark Church had used him as a pretext to negotiate with the Grand Justice, and deepened the negotiation value by claiming that the Dark Church forces belonged to Su Li.

Of course, the Grand Justice knew this might not be the truth.

But a force that had hidden for so long, yet had never been completely eliminated by the Church of Light, had not only managed to assassinate the king during the previous chaos but also escaped unscathed, and even eliminated the forces of many nobles…

Its existence and being controlled would certainly be far more valuable than its disappearance.

If the Grand Justice acknowledged this point, it meant that if the people of the Dark Church did not act according to Su Li’s faction’s principles in the future, then the Dark Church would continue to be a universally condemned organization.

The Grand Justice agreed to have the Dark Church appear openly in order to push the control of the Dark Church into Su Li’s hands, and coincidentally, both the Holy Son and Holy Maiden of the Dark Church were at Su Li’s side.

In simple terms, this was a collaborative effort with mutual understanding between both parties.

Despite various calculations, as long as the result was good, there wouldn’t be major problems.

And also…

The true purpose of this banquet was to push Su Li, or rather, the Mercenary City, toward a position that was neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil.

Nobles were definitely not a force that could be easily completely eliminated in a short time.

Their financial and human resources, before being appropriately extracted and directed toward developmental paths, anyone attempting to utilize these resources must create a perception for the nobles that they were still in a safe zone.

Why both demonstrate power and let them know they were still safe?

This was because even if the king was close to Su Li, he couldn’t openly show it.

And on the surface, they had to appear mutually hostile.

The king and Ophelia restrained each other, while Willard stirred up storms in between. From the Grand Justice’s perspective, the only one left with value for the throne was Qi.

Yet ironically, the queen’s child was now in the Mercenary City.

Qi, who hadn’t received a traditional education, definitely couldn’t secure the throne just by cramming lessons at the last minute. For Qi, the most convenient path was to stay by Su Li’s side and deepen his understanding of the coming new world.

But for a young boy, the significance of a peer who not only saved his life but also earnestly guided him, had a very high possibility of directly outweighing the throne itself.

This was certainly acceptable, but for the nobles, the royal family allying with the Mercenary City, and one of the leaders of the Mercenary City also holding the Dark Church in his hands…

After such a scenario emerged, even if they didn’t choose to fight to the death, they would definitely disrupt the continuity of development.

Otherwise, they would all just become fat fish lying on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered at any time.

And for a Grand Justice who was no longer young, he didn’t want, and absolutely wouldn’t want to see a scenario where both sides fought to the death, as that would be too redundant for development.

After understanding this, Su Li held his head in frustration and sincerely prayed, “I really hope that one or two idiots would actively approach, letting me slap their faces.”

Mavis shrugged and said, “I don’t think that can be achieved through prayer.”

The purpose of the Dark Church was to shake off various labels that the Church of Light had placed on them over countless years.

Without saying more, among the many actions of the Dark Pope, whom Su Li had never personally met, one of the definite goals was that the old man didn’t want to see any newly born Dark Elementalists being forcibly hunted down without having committed any wrongdoing.

Or rather, like Mavis, suffering persecution.

However, the two people who had already exchanged information overlooked one point.

That was, Egbert, who had even less access to information than Su Li, couldn’t quite understand what was going on.

Egbert now had a troubled expression on his face. Su Li had just tried to explain it to him, but stopped abruptly when he was about to speak.

Because Egbert had already composed himself as if reassuring himself, and with a relaxed expression, he said with conviction, “Lord Su Li sees a view that I can’t see, which only means that I’m not working hard enough.”

Su Li blurted out, “I’ve never seen anyone who can gaslight themselves like you do.”

He had originally wanted to explain, but Egbert simply didn’t give him the chance.

The former Son of Light was now staring with his sky-blue eyes, naturally reflecting Su Li’s figure completely.

Mavis, on the other hand, couldn’t control herself and burst into laughter.

Just when Su Li thought that no one would be foolish enough to come up to him to get slapped in the face, a group of nobles began pointing at them from a distance.

“Who’s that peasant from some backwater city?” A male noble who deliberately stood upright frowned, his tone harsh.

“Never seen them before, and that laughter is truly disrespectful,” someone agreed.

“But that young man looks quite handsome, much better looking than those few I keep at home.” A noble lady holding a fan to cover the lower half of her face looked at Su Li as if she were looking at an item for trade.

Su Li expressionlessly looked in the direction the voices came from.

Gabriel’s invitation was personally delivered by someone under the Grand Justice.

The implication was very clear: this family belonged to the Grand Justice’s faction.

Looking at it from a different angle, even if Egbert and Mavis directly blew up this place, no one would dare make a sound.

“I think you’re right, prayers may not necessarily bring idiots,” Su Li lowered his voice, “After all, fools are everywhere.”

“Do you need me to kill him for you?” In Mavis’s moral compass, she never intentionally killed people, nor did she believe that killing people was something that would definitely please her. She just felt that killing was a means to achieve certain goals.

Therefore, even while discussing such matters, Mavis still maintained the slightly amused expression from being entertained by Egbert.

When the deliberately upright male noble dropped another line, “Looking closely, I realize he’s just a waste with zero elemental affinity,” Egbert directly kicked him down, his foot landing on the man’s chest, his upper body slightly bent forward, his gaze as sharp as a blade.