The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them - Chapter 73.1

Knowing that the war was about to begin, the mercenaries who were unwilling to compromise naturally could not willingly return to the inhumane days of the past.

Su Li was a little worried at first that if some of the mercenaries became the faction wanting to negotiate, how should he handle it afterwards.

However, when this problem was brought up, the resolute leader of the Lion’s Club, who had not been seen for a while, gave the answer.

“The premise of negotiation is the final choice of being completely powerless to resist. But the current situation is that there is no reason for you to meekly go over and become a dog for someone who has already named you as a dog.”

“The loyalty of mercenaries refers to their steadfastness in the face of tasks, not their death-defying devotion to the employer. Freedom is our greatest need to live, and even the hiring fee paid by the employer is just a need on our path to pursuing freedom, not a must.”

“Therefore, if there are really such soft-boned fellows among my subordinates, I guarantee that they will not even leave a bone shard before they can make a useless declaration.”

In this regard, the leader of the Lion’s Club has a deeper ferocity than Euphia.

The reason why he initially chose to continue to take on a large number of war tasks and lead some mercenaries to openly break away from the alliance and form the Lion’s Club independently, in addition to the conflict of interests caused by Euphia’s reform plan, was also that he regarded fighting with others as a job.

And most of the people following him had this kind of mindset.

After all, in the eyes of the Lion’s Club leader and the people behind him, Euphia’s reform plan was like: cutting off people’s livelihood, like killing one’s parents.

As for his reliance on fighting with others, and using the purpose of killing the other party as a source of income…

At that time, the leader of the Lion’s Club thought that this was what mercenaries were doing, and there was no right or wrong.

Work was just a way to acquire wealth. When killing people was equivalent to work, in the eyes of the Lion’s Club leader, there was no problem at all.

The difference in perspectives was eventually forcefully broken by Su Li as a third party. But his agreement to change was only because Su Li gave the Lion’s Club leader a train of thought he had never had before.

When it was clear about the results of the change, there might be an immediate sense of decline in the speed of wealth acquisition, but in the long run, the mortality rate of other mercenaries in the Lion’s Club would also be greatly reduced.

Only by staying alive can one create more wealth.

After that, the two organizations finally reached cooperation, and the alliance was still officially the priority.

Therefore, the impending war that was about to happen, as soon as it was determined, the Lion’s Club leader’s train of thought was completely transformed into wanting to make the two parties of the Church and the Imperial Family, those two mad dogs, return to that cruel clause where a single contract directly sells one’s life.

So he had warned his subordinates long ago that if any coward dared to compromise, he would kill them in advance. By then, the people he would kill would no longer be the brothers who had lived and died together, but simply the executioners of the traitors.

It was even more convenient for Euphia’s side, the Alliance Guild Master had been assassinated, and the mercenaries would not be able to act as if nothing had happened.

What will happen after the current system of the Alliance collapses? Will King Amikbi still maintain the current order after reclaiming Sadina City? And after the fall of Sadina City, what changes will the Church bring to this city?

Three questions, each answer sends a chill down one’s back.

Once the existing system collapses, the mercenaries will return to being wild weeds, and may be swept away by the winds of the nobility at any time.

And if the king takes away the autonomous rights of Sadina City, then Sadina City will only become a territory under the control of the nobility, just like the surrounding cities.

But the truly terrifying thing is the impact of the Church’s stationing in this city.

The mercenaries, who should symbolize freedom, may then be brainwashed by the Church to the point of believing in divine power.

Perhaps this generation can still remember the past and know that they should not compromise, and will not directly turn into the lackeys of the Church, but what about the next generation?

There will always be adults who are threatened by the life and death of their own young.

There will also always be adults who compromise for the sake of their families.

“This war is destined to be an unavoidable battle that cannot be compromised. If Sadina City loses everything it has, the final result can be imagined.”

This kind of pre-war mobilization speech should not have been said by Su Li, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who had not yet been exposed much to the public eye, nor did he have the right to do so.

But if everyone was staying inside the small building, then Su Li, with his ability to speak freely.

“If it reaches that point, this world that has barely changed in thousands of years will revert back to the lasting domination that has continued for thousands of years.”

Then everyone can only wish that in their next life, they will be born into the nobility.

Egbert saw in Su Li’s brows and eyes a feeling that could not be simply defined as worry, nor could it be fully described as profundity.

At this moment, Egbert felt that he had never been so close to the world that Su Li saw.

Lord Su Li might be looking very far into the future, but those green eyes were not completely ignoring the existing world either. He was also paying attention to this world and to all the people around him. Egbert only caught a glimpse of this part, and he was already more than satisfied.

“I absolutely will not let that situation happen!” Egbert’s expression was solemn, “If I say that I will protect Sadina City, it will only make people feel too thin. But if everything is added up to protect the mercenary city where Lord Su Li resides, then I feel that not only this city cannot fall…”

“Even every brick and tile that Lord Su Li has in his heart must never be destroyed.”

Egbert clearly emphasized the last four words, looking at Su Li with a fiery gaze.

Not to mention the suddenly stiff-faced Su Li, even the echoing voices of the others made Su Li completely maintain his expressionless look.

Cyril’s interest was inexplicably high, and he excitedly said, “Of course. Although I am not a native of Sadina City, nor have I ever had the identity of a mercenary, so saying that I will live and die with this city would make people feel inexplicable. But if it’s for Su Li’s sake, then I feel that I dare to face any powerful enemy.”

Roy even leaned casually against the sofa backrest, his tone carrying an arrogance that he himself did not quite understand, “There’s no reason for the place where the little master lives to slip out of his own control and become something that others can arbitrarily manipulate. That’s no different from seeing a bunch of demons and monsters invading my own home.”

Lan Zhe merely shrugged, “Whether Su Li wants me to appear on the front line to prove those mercenary notices that are despised, or to stay in the rear as a protector, I can accept both.”

Mark added in a calm voice, “I originally appeared in the small building to protect Sir Su Li, so I naturally won’t let the object of protection be in danger.”

Even the raven, with his limited vocabulary, could say, “As long as I don’t die, Su Li will definitely be safe.”

These people who had gathered in this small building because of Su Li were willing to make some mushy-sounding protective moves for his sake.

But the person concerned just felt mystified, thinking that the others were all very correct, except for Egbert…

Although the main reason was that Egbert’s burning gaze did not need to be read, it could be seen directly.

But as long as he forcibly ignored it, he could still ignore it.

Therefore, even though Su Li glimpsed the suddenly reddened face of Egbert when the latter turned away from him and spoke to the others, Su Li pretended to be blind countless times.

He responded seriously, “Then I will also do my utmost to preserve myself in this war.”

Having been a corporate slave for so many years, Su Li was clearer than anyone else that one should not speak in absolute terms. Therefore, he rarely used phrases like “doing his utmost”.

But this time it was different.

No matter how the others had shown their care for him in the details, Su Li had always treated it as the intimate relationship between family or friends.

But if they viewed him as the root cause of certain actions, then when the actions were not evil deeds, even if he was in a passive position, Su Li would also make promises.

Regardless of the persistent idea in his mind that “he should not become the one who bears others’ devotion”, he just felt that when faced with the heartfelt goodwill of others, giving a response was much better than avoiding it.

Likewise, his sincerity also conveyed to those who wanted to convey it.

At least Egbert had already begun to boast uncontrollably, “Lord Su Li is probably the kind of responding deity that if you make an effort, you will get a response.”

Thinking of something constantly, there must be a response.

But most of the time it is not so perfect.

At least Egbert had never seen the true miracle of the God of Light in the previous 23 years. But if it was facing the human Su Li, he had never felt the regret of a prayer not being answered.

The flattered Su Li: …Thank you, and I don’t want to experience what I think I should have experienced at this age again.

….

However, the people in the small building who had made detailed plans for the large-scale mobilization of mercenary personnel in the Mercenary City, completely cut off from the transmission of news from the Inner City, could not imagine how Willard, who had been blessed by the God of Luck for a while, was now completely abandoned by the God of Luck.

Even the bloodied and whip-lashed Willard, who was currently locked up in the dungeon, was still thinking, “Shouldn’t the Grand Princess, when facing someone like me who dared to leak information related to you, directly kill me according to her usual way of treating her subordinates?”

His thoughts and words appeared at the same time.

Wearing a bright yellow and lush dress, Ophelia, whose dazzling appearance was completely different from the dark and bloody scene of the dungeon, sneered and responded to his words, “Threatening the old man is different from just killing you directly.”

Willard’s fingertips hanging on the torture rack moved slightly, his instinct telling him that this seemingly superficial remark contained deeper information.

But just as Willard tried to use his now heavy brain to think about how to probe, he found his mind completely blank and unable to organize any words that would be advantageous to himself.

Ophelia didn’t care, she talked to herself regardless of how Willard was thinking, “The old man knows I won’t kill him so simply, after all, I still need him to pave the way for me. But killing you directly is different, even though your mother is not a particularly important family, but since that woman is the cousin of my ‘kind’ mother…”

“So you won’t die.” Ophelia lowered her head and looked at Willard’s eyes with a cruel gaze. At three years older than Willard, Ophelia was tall enough to look down on him.

“But you also have to know that living is worse than death, and has always been a more terrible thing.” Ophelia used the handle of the whip to press against Willard’s chin, forcing him to look up at her.

Those golden eyes inherited from her mother were full of the cruelty of taking pleasure in Willard’s living hell.

She said, “If I break your legs, the old man will only say not to go too far. And if I cut off your arms as well, he will only tell me that I overdid it a bit.”

Ophelia, in a state of utter boredom, fiddled with the nails of her other hand.

The next moment, Ophelia stared directly into Willard’s ice-colored eyes that clearly possessed the bloodline of the Amikbi royal family, and cruelly smiled, saying, “But if I blind your eyes, making you never see this vibrant and colorful world again, the old man won’t blame me at all.”

“As long as you are still ‘intact’ and alive, my mother who is like a goddess will feel that everything is still within her expectations, and will forever be immersed in the false rose-colored dream woven by others.”