Chapter 290: Target

In this Supernatural world, Li En had no interest in becoming an official.

In his past life, he had honestly joined a civil organization, actually seeking a stable and promising life; in most countries, the government always possessed the strongest structure of violence.

Li En, who seemed ambitious, actually had little interest in "power"; he was only very interested in a beautiful and stable life.

"In this world, strength might not be everything, but no matter what you want to do—whether it be reason, justice, or even just surviving—without strength, it is absolutely impossible."

Unlike the organizations and teams of his past life, where forming an organization was for power and money, in this world, many organizations and factions, despite having their own stated goals in their mouths, ultimately had a core driving goal that always pursued strength.

The Church pursued faith and influence, making the deities stronger, allowing them to possess more divine power to interfere in the mortal realm, thereby gaining more influence, forming a positive cycle.

A kingdom prospers, pursuing more knights, mages, and legions to ensure the stability of its territory. This differs from an era where investing 10% of GDP into the military was called warmongering; many territories, organizations, and kingdoms invested everything beyond the resources needed for survival into matters related to war.

Warmongering war maniacs? It was merely forced by survival.

This is a matter of course in this world; there is no need to say that the weak will be beaten.

"What? Your country exposed a weakness, yet other countries and races didn't even try to annex you?"

Li En, like a chameleon, quickly mastered the rules of this world.

If you are strong enough, you can play however you like.

You are a weakling. It is not a sin that you are alive, but that your existence makes you regarded as a "reserve resource" for the strong.

They will naturally use you and arrange you.

Now the situation in Radiance City has changed drastically. Li En's past development was, ultimately, because of Dai Niya's "sacrifice." Perhaps a single Chosen One cannot change the general trend, but a Chosen One who is the future heir to a kingdom, whose deity also controls at least several cities and a large number of Dark Elves, can become a force that interferes with the future.

Of course, her stance will be suspected, but if there is no second heir, no so-called Second Princess, as long as she does not act too excessively, most people will ignore it.

"At least for this month or two, Dai Niya keeps her word."

The great victory and the overwhelming display of strength gave time for development, which Li En naturally had to seize.

"So this is the new headquarters of the Weaver Knights? You guys, never mind, as long as you're happy."

A commoner (slave) knight order composed entirely of Oathbound Paladins surfaced during this incident; as a "Free Knight Order," they accepted the official stability-maintenance commission from the Dock District.

Naturally, as they began their patrols, they needed a headquarters, only that this location...

"We were originally quite hesitant. Setting the headquarters directly opposite the slave market, is that a bit too provocative? Will it completely exacerbate the contradiction at a time when the timing is not yet mature?"

Hearing this, Li En was somewhat surprised; you guys actually knew.

He looked around left and right; this was a three-story small building, originally a meat shop, which was affected by rampaging beasts and fugitives during this disaster, turning into a pile of ruins.

They were obviously pure bystanders and unlucky victims in the slave market attack incident; in this world, there was no such thing as accident insurance, so selling the "land" to recover some blood seemed like a relatively rational choice.

Dimon acquired this piece of land and is now working overtime to transform it into a training ground for Paladins. Next, customers entering and leaving the slave market will have the honor of enjoying the taste of being stared at by a large group of Paladins throughout their entire journey.

"... You indeed don't need to worry about exacerbating the contradiction. They won't let you go, and you don't intend to let them go." Li En understood; this was destined to be a life-or-death struggle from the start, so why think so much? Just close your eyes and do it.

The young Paladin smiled foolishly but did not deny it.

Among the many virtues of Paladins, only forgiveness is missing. Actually, "no compromise and no forgiveness" is regarded as a virtue in the eyes of many Paladins.

If there is guilt, they should be killed.

If there is evil, it should be beheaded.

Practitioners of the Power of Radiance should naturally be as violent as light and fire.

"Alright, they should be honest for a while. Did they come to cause trouble?"

"They came, went to the small town underground to cause trouble, and were driven back by the defense forces there."

Hearing this, Li En revealed a subtle smile.

Now, the frontline small town guarded by the Great Mirror Demon can be called a "military strategic point of the kingdom"; you, a gray or even black human trafficking organization, go there to demand labor or even use force to kidnap people.

"Did they lose their minds?" Li En found it hard to understand; how could their backers be stupid enough to do such a thing? This would cause those big bosses to lose points in the eyes of the royal family.

"It seems the remaining few heads mobilized everything. After being beaten back, it is said that the head one packed his bags and ran away overnight."

"Uh, very realistic."

Li En found he was taking things for granted, always feeling that the opponents had a reliable organizational structure and members like the "Class Reunion." But most members join certain organizations just for better development or to make a living; the core goal is always egoism.

Although there was a reason for the incident, those "heads" messed up the slave market, causing the backers to lose money heavily. After failing to recover the losses, what else could they do but run? Wait to be caught by some boss who lost heavily and used as a target to vent their anger?