"Is it your vigil today, Miss Nadia?"

"Ah, no..."

Hearing Zhan's question, Nadia waved her hands in a panic.

"Actually, I'm just in a daze..."

"That's it..."

Hearing Nadia's answer, Zhan nodded, and then he rolled his eyes as if he had thought of it. Then Zhan narrowed his eyes and smiled at the girl in front of him.

"So, if Miss Nadia has time, how about having a cup of tea with me? It's been a long time, I think we can have a good chat?"

"this……………"

Hearing Zhan's invitation, Nadia looked in the direction he indicated and found that an exquisite tea table had been placed by the window on the other side without knowing it, with desserts and drinks on it.

Without asking, he knew that this must have been prepared for him by the little maid named Alice. Seeing this scene, Nadia hesitated for a moment, and then glanced at the carriage beside the bonfire in the distance.

"Miss Tinydale's side..."

Speaking of this, Nadia suddenly blushed. After all, this method of questioning was too strange. Logically speaking, she and Zhan En were just companions, and there was no need to care about such things. This did not make it appear that she and Zhan En were friends.

Does it seem like there is an ulterior relationship between the two parties? But Zhan didn't seem to care about it. He just glanced at the carriage and then looked away.

"Tinidel has gone to rest. She doesn't like long journeys and prefers to stay alone. How about it, Miss Nadia? Do you want to have a drink with me? Whether it's wine or tea, everything is available?"

"this…………"

Facing Zhan's invitation, Nadia hesitated for a moment. Finally, she nodded.

"All right."

The deep night enveloped everything. Even if you looked through the window, you could only vaguely see the silhouette of the Ice City. However, the beautiful light released by the magic lantern placed on the tea table dispelled the darkness.

Haze, at least sitting here, looking at the warm light, Nadia's mood became much calmer for a while.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate you on becoming a true Paladin, Miss Nadia."

Glancing at the Eye of Truth badge on Nadia's chest, Zhan raised his glass and smiled at the other party. He had already learned from Bishop Howard that Nadia passed the trial after returning from Casalans, and then became

A true paladin. But Zhan didn't care - in fact, it was also a false proposition that he was a true paladin.

"Thank you...Mr. Zhan..."

Facing Zhan's words, Nadia showed a wry smile before answering. Seeing the expression on her face, Zhan raised his eyebrows.

"What? Miss Nadia doesn't seem happy?"

"No, that's not the case."

Hearing this, Nadia waved her hands in a panic.

"In fact, I was very happy to pass the trial of the Eye of Truth and become a Paladin. However, I experienced some things after that, which made me feel a little confused..."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Zhan En looked at the girl in front of him with interest.

"This is really rare... If you don't mind, can you tell me and listen to it?" Wucuo Novel Network does not skip words.

"...This...of course it's no problem."

Facing Zhan's invitation, Nadia only hesitated for a moment, and then quickly nodded in agreement. Then she sighed helplessly. She told Zhan her inner doubts in detail.

During her time as a knight, she saw many problems that she had not often come into contact with before, or had not often paid attention to. Bandits who plundered trade routes were naturally hateful and should be given a fair trial. However, many of them were originally

It's just ordinary civilians who had to leave their homes because they offended the local nobles or were treated unfairly. In the end, they had to do such a thing. Indeed, this is not an excuse for these banditry crimes, but,

Why are they the only ones getting punished?

Nadia has seen similar scenes more than once. The gangsters mocked and even looked down upon them angrily, shouting that they were just lackeys of the nobles. Some even uttered blasphemous words angrily, thinking that gods were not human at all.

It does not treat everyone fairly and justly as the temple preaches.

"It seems that your gods also rely on the worship of nobles."

Facing such ridicule, if it were before, Nadia would just angrily denounce him as a blasphemer, but now, facing such accusations, she can only be speechless. Indeed, if it is in the wild

If bandits and bandits attack caravans and kidnap women, they will indeed be arrested and put on trial. But when those nobles beat civilians and do whatever they want to the people under their rule, they can't do it.

There was once a beautiful woman who was spotted by a baron, and in order to avoid the other party's entanglement, she had to run to the temple to seek shelter. In the end, the other party took pictures of the majesty of the Holy Temple Order and did not break in directly to arrest the person. However,

The angry baron, because he failed to achieve his goal, burned down the woman's home, causing her whole family to be buried in the sea of ​​fire.

This made the woman grief-stricken. She once asked Nadia to avenge herself, and the angry paladin did find the bishop, hoping that he could uphold fairness and justice. But in the end, the other party could only helplessly tell her that the Holy Church

The regiment cannot interfere in the affairs of local nobles, because this will cause serious political disputes.

This made Nadia furious, but there was nothing she could do. Finally, the woman left the temple in despair. When Nadia saw her again, she had been hanged in the square for trying to assassinate the baron.

She is a devout believer, but why is she treated like this? Why is she a god who is above all living beings, yet she succumbs to the power and desire of the world?

"...I don't understand that this is because the Holy Church wants to stay away from worldly power, and if the fairness and justice we preside over cannot shine on every believer, then what's the point?"

"It's really meaningless."

Facing Nadia's question, Zhan gave a straightforward answer.

"This is the reality. Miss Nadia. The so-called fairness and justice are just relative terms. Combating bandits and eliminating evil is naturally a just act. People who sell psychedelics will be punished, and thieves will also be punished.

You will be caught and tried, and you will be killed to pay for your life. These are just part of maintaining order. Look, how many of the nobles who make laws believe in fairness and justice? Laws and regulations must first protect their own interests, and prohibiting theft is to avoid themselves.

The hard-earned money is taken away by others. The prohibition on killing is naturally to prevent the people under their leadership from being in panic and killing each other all day long. When everyone is dead, who will they rule? And the reason why people comply

These laws also protect their interests, so they don’t have to worry about being hacked to death when walking on the street, nor do they have to worry about finding their homes bare when they return home..."

After saying this, Zhan En sneered.

"Why would the nobles crack down on those who sell hallucinogens? Do they really think it is not a good thing? Miss Nadia, you know as well as I do that many people in the nobles like this stuff. They like to seek excitement.

.But it doesn’t mean that they will be merciful about it. The reason is simple. They have money, power, and time to enjoy these things. But where do those farmers, blacksmiths, and homeless people get the money to enjoy these things? Once they take it

Hallucinogens, so for this kind of thing, they may not do serious work, but steal and rob, and end up making a mess. And a territory that cannot function normally will ultimately damage the lord who rules them.

Interests. That’s why they strictly control and crack down on these things. So frankly speaking…………”

Zhan spread his hands.

"From the current point of view, you paladins are indeed worthless. You see, you keep saying you fight for fairness, justice and truth, but what you do is actually similar to those of the nobles, security forces and private soldiers. The only difference is that the civilians

At least I won't worry that the Paladins will ask for bribes from them. I'm not saying that there is still no temple in Parsus, and there is no Paladin in it to uphold fairness and justice, but my territory is still harmonious and orderly. Therefore, in

It seems to me that you are not as useful as the priests. At least the priests can pray for rain or a good harvest in the coming year..."

"But, but..."

Hearing Zhan's words, Nadia instinctively retorted.

"But gods can point directly to people's hearts, and we can see through the truth behind each other's lies..."

"so what?"

Zhan En didn't care at all.

"If a noble of a country kills someone, what if you can accuse him of lying? Could it be that with your eyes of truth, you can rush to the person's house, tie him up and send him to the gallows? Or maybe Thom can strike with a thunderbolt?

Come down and chop the opponent to death? Believe me, he can at least live until he dies and goes to hell... Even if he goes to hell, it will be after he has been raised for a long time."

"Well..."

Hearing Zhan's ridicule, Nadia clenched her fists and bit her lips, feeling unwilling but unable to say anything. Because what Zhan said was the truth, those nobles who had committed crimes would not be punished by God, and they would continue until

One day retribution will fall on them in a cycle.

But does this make sense? A murderous executioner eventually died of a serious illness, but didn’t he also kill more people before he died? If he could stop the opponent at the beginning, then there would be no need for so many people.

sacrifice one's life.

"But...I want to change everything! Mr. Zhan, I think everything is wrong now, but I don't know what to do..."

"This is a very dangerous thing."

Hearing Nadia's words, Zhan narrowed his eyes, and then a smile flashed across his eyes.

"However, I can feel your determination, Miss Nadia... If you want me to say something, how about starting with changes?"

"Change?"

Hearing this, Nadia raised her head in confusion and looked at Zhan. Facing her gaze, Zhan nodded.

"Yes, change this decadent, outdated world, and those unreasonable rules - do you believe it? Miss Nadia, everyone in this world is born equal, just, free, and democratic. This is what we

There is a beautiful existence that needs to be pursued, isn't it? Let the people, not the aristocrats, decide the fate of a country, and let them choose their own rulers with high reputations. The aristocrats no longer enjoy privileges, and their crimes also need to be punished... How about

?Don’t you hope that such a world will come? And as a member of the Templar Order, as a Paladin, what will you do for this?"

"It is up to the people themselves to choose their rulers..."

The light in Nadia's eyes became more and more dazzling. She stared out of the window and murmured to herself what Zhan said.

"Freedom...Democracy..."
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