The magician did not speak, but glared at James fiercely. Within the scope of the Seven Kingdoms, even the wild mage had more or less a little related to the church, so he naturally stood on the side of the church.

"Preference...benefit?" Ashu Rufat seemed to have not noticed the magician's expression, "If it is really as you said, then why is the evil god not dominating the world yet?"

"Of course it's because the gods of the Star Realm are also very powerful." This time, James admitted frankly. "Although the gods of the Star Realm are too casual when giving miracles... but they are also miracles, no matter how you say it is? The high-level priests of the church almost all have profound magic knowledge, and the holy knights also have supernatural special powers. Personally, believing in evil gods is obviously more cost-effective than believing in the Star Realm gods, but overall, the power under the gods of the Star Realm is not inferior to the evil gods."

"Be careful of your words." The magician said coldly. "These blasphemous words...you should be glad that I am not a member of the church, otherwise, just by your words, you will be on the stolen stand."

"Ah, sorry, I'm wronged." James apologized immediately, but he said the words of apologizing, without any apology on his face.

"Well, James, you seem to know a lot about the belief in the evil gods." Ashu Rufate spoke.

"It's just some common sense." James immediately replied modestly.

"Since you are my entourage... Well, go to the quarantine officer to report first and get your equipment." Ashrufate said. "Then go to my tent and explain it to me."

His second half of the sentence deliberately lowered his voice, and only James could hear it.

"Very happy." James smiled, bowed and left. The magician also said goodbye.

"Evil God... Interesting!" As both of them left, Ash Rufate said softly to himself.

He thought about it again and said to the guards beside him, "The library in the city has not been burned, right?"

"No, General."

"Very good, go to the library and help me find some books. I want the books written by the church and about evil gods. Just take a few books over. Just move as quickly as possible."

"Yes, Lord General."

This was also the last order issued by Ashu Rufate in the city. Although Ashu Rufate had set up a temporary command in the city before, after completely controlling the city, he unexpectedly did not move into Byron's castle, but returned to the camp outside the city. Of course, after learning that Byron's grandson was missing, Ashu Rufate had already issued an order to search the whole city thoroughly and find Byron's two grandsons.

A few hours later, specifically at dawn, he met James in his tent. As he said before, at the beginning, the topic of Ashu Rufate never left the four evil gods.

However, James does have a lot of knowledge in this regard. According to himself, he was once a resident of the northern border. Like all border residents, he was a member of the militia since he became an adult. Originally, James might have been a border resident for the rest of his life, but one of his elders unexpectedly made a fortune. With the support of this elder, James was finally lucky to be able to study in a magic academy opened by the church.

Of course, on the one hand, James' talent was not outstanding, and on the other hand, he started to learn too late, so although he learned some in the church, it was too far away from becoming a magician. After he confirmed that there was no future in magic, he returned to his hometown. Then there was that catastrophic invasion. Groney's former kings and crown princes were both swallowed up in the craze of barbarian invasion, and a large number of border towns and villages were destroyed, and countless civilians and soldiers were killed or plundered.

James escaped by chance. However, the war had already scared him, so he came to the city of Fornoros in the south. Because on the one hand he could write and calculate, and on the other hand he had some knowledge and learned some ritual knowledge in the academy, he finally found an errand in the duke's mansion. Later, Byron returned to Fornoros, James was lucky to become Byron's personal listener and also gained some privileges, such as being able to read books in Byron's private collection at will. The knowledge about evil gods he knew was from the legends from his hometown, from the books of the church, and from the records in Byron's collection. It was indeed quite rich.

Because of this, he was able to talk endlessly in front of Ashu Rufate and talked for a whole half morning.

“…As you said, the belief of the evil god is really valuable.”

"Yes, the higher the status, the more likely it is to be favored by evil gods. General, an ordinary civilian who believes in evil gods will be difficult to make a comeback - even if there is, it will be extremely difficult for a lifetime. But if a nobleman, a high-ranking official...for example, a general who believes in evil gods will have many benefits." James smiled flatteringly. "So when the church 'educates' those captured barbarians, he will never waste time on those Chaos champions, Chaos warriors, etc. That type will not be left at all. Only those ordinary lower-level soldiers, those plunderers, will be forgiven and given the opportunity to repent. Let me give you a bad example, for example, a general like you believe in evil gods..."

When James said this, he secretly looked at Ashu Rufate's expression. After confirming that Ashu Rufate's expression was completely different, he continued to say it.

"For example, you believe in the evil god now... Since you killed many enemies on the battlefield, sacrificed many soldiers and shed a lot of blood, terror will definitely be more eye-catching to you. Then because you adopted the correct strategy and tactics, Tsengchi will definitely be very satisfied with you. If you siege the city for a long enough time, causing a plague to break out in the city... Then Nurg will undoubtedly praise you. In the end, you will inevitably torture the prisoners for information, so Slaanes will definitely favor you... All these rewards are obtained extra and there is no conflict with your original goal."

"That's right." Ashu Rufate actually nodded. "But, the gift of the evil god... you said it is very dangerous."

"The favor of the evil gods is always in the victors," said James. "As I said before, they are very strict, but as long as you can win, then... you never have to worry about danger. In fact, if you can keep winning and winning, then the four evil gods will be very generous. Even if you disobey their meaning in small matters - for example, if you forgive your defeated generals on the battlefield, they will ignore them. Even if you make a big taboo, for example, if you sway between multiple evil gods, they will forgive you."

"That's really generous," said Eshu Rufate. "You said that terror and Slaanesh are the opponents, and there is hostility between Tsengchi and Nurghu... If I worship terror today, and get the benefits, I will immediately turn around and join the Slaanesh camp. After doing these things, can I turn back and get the favor of the Blood God again?"

"Although there are few such things, there are indeed. A powerful enough Chaos leader - or according to the church, called Chaos Lord - no evil god will reject him. As long as he keeps winning, any evil god will welcome him to his own camp, no matter what he has done in the past. In fact, there are some legends in my hometown. Some sacred knights who betray the church came to the northern wasteland and became powerful Chaos warriors there. The Chaos gods did not care about the past of their subordinates. What they wanted was to let mortals build altars and believe in them."

"It's really... the only consequence theory. It's indeed an evil god, very realistic." Ash Rufate smiled. "If a mortal king had the same effect, then he would have died long ago and his country would have been destroyed."

"After all, they are gods, although they are evil gods. God's will is not something that humans can perceive."

"Oh, by the way, I just wanted to ask a question. Are the Gods of Chaos really omniscient?"

"Know everything and are everywhere," James replied. "Although a person, in any corner of the world, can get their favor by establishing an altar. If a truly favored believer does not even need an altar, he can feel the existence of God by silently reciting the name of God or the emblem of God."

"Oh, can you feel it?"

"If you can't feel it, it's definitely because they don't look down on you." James smiled. "You must know that the Blood God, the Prince of Darkness, and the Lord of Deceit, are also chosen by believers, and they do not accept all believers as they please. Especially those ordinary people who have no specialties. There is only Nurgre in this regard, and it will give blessings to any believers... Well, but ordinary humans may not like its blessings. However," looking at Ash Rufate's expression, James immediately added. "That's just for ordinary people. If you are a noble or a general - please allow me to be rude - for example, if you set up an altar and pray to God, the gods of Chaos will accept your belief."

"If the gods knew everything..." Ashu Rufate looked at James' face with a smile. "Can I ask them where Byron's two grandsons were hiding?"

"...General, it sounds like I encouraged you... But in my opinion, such a small thing is just a piece of cake for the Gods of Chaos. As long as you become their believers, they will definitely give this reward without hesitation. If I were an evil god, a small amount of information would be exchanged for a believer like you, it would be a big profit."

Before James finished speaking, footsteps came from outside. Then, a soldier lifted the curtain and came in.

"Sir, someone asks for a visit."

"Who?" Ashu Rufate asked. He would come at this time... he should not be from Fornoros. But if he were not from the city, who would come?

"This... is an old man." The guard stammered. "He brought some evidence to prove that he was from the city of Hawks and was the Queen's messenger. In addition, he said he was your acquaintance, and if you saw him, you would know who he was."

"Oh... let him in." Ashu Rufate said. He made a gesture to James, who immediately understood that he was not suitable for being present in this situation, so he left immediately.

Ashu Rufate waited for about half a minute, the mysterious old man walked in from outside with the guards. The old man was wearing a unique gray-black travel cloak, but when he came in, he took off his hood.

"Ashrufate." said the old man. "I didn't expect to meet so soon."

"Master Scadra!" Ashu Rufate recognized at a glance that the old man in front of him was Scadra, the queen's court chief. "How could you be here? If I'm not wrong, you should be with Her Majesty the Queen? What happened in the Hawk City?"
Chapter completed!