Chapter 439: The King is Replaceable, but the Head of the Council is Indispensable

The gray statue is always peaceful and solemn.

Whenever he encountered a difficult problem or faced a crucial choice, Mao Cao would always come to the statue of God Yao to pray.

Here, she can find hard-earned peace and tranquility.

In the past, Mao Cao was always full of expectations, hoping that God Yao would look at him, just like a soldier guarding the border waiting for the king's inspection.

But she also knew.

That's almost impossible.

The gods have to illuminate so many worlds, and each world is so complex and changeable. Just to manage these completely different worlds, the god Yao is already very busy.

Even the gods closest to God Yao and those apostles who followed God early on rarely received God's call and attention.

Not to mention myself, an ordinary prophet.

Cat grass prayed in his heart.

Great God, please rest assured that I am still sticking to my mission and urging the civilization and kingdom here to move forward.

Now, I am going to correct a mistake.

…

Outside the temple, the sun is shining brightly.

A whole team of skeleton knights are fighting bloody battles.

They rode on skeleton horses, held swords and shields, and wore bone armor. They were engaged in a meat-grinding battle with densely packed skeleton soldiers.

The leading hero Sidal carried a bone crossbow on his back and wore a wide-brimmed hat. He held two broad-bladed bone swords in his hands and rushed left and right on the battlefield, using his two swords to chop into pieces any soldiers around him who dared to approach the temple.

The skeleton soldiers at the front were holding large shields and spears, and were advancing step by step on the broken bones of their comrades. The soldiers at the back were holding longbows, ready to launch an overwhelming long-range offensive at any time.

When Mao Cao, wearing only a thin robe, walked out of the temple gate, the two sides fighting outside couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

She walked forward alone, and the skeleton knights wanted to protect her, but she waved her hands to stop them.

Wherever the cat grass went, the skeleton soldiers couldn't help but retreat.

"Soldiers."

Mao Cao looked around and didn't say anything for a while.

As if confirming something.

She then continued, "Everyone should know that I am an outsider from a distant foreign land."

"But I want this country to be prosperous and strong more than anyone else, not for power or wealth, but because of faith. Because of my devout and firm belief in the god Yao, and my ever-deepening love and responsibility for this land."

“This is my other hometown.”

"I am here, watching ignorant children grow into brave warriors, watching kingdoms and cities expand, watching hope and confidence rise in this country, watching you become invincible in hundreds of battles."

"Everything we have now did not come out of thin air. We fought together, worked together, dealt with various disasters and difficulties together, and grew rapidly together under the pressure of the Twin Snake Empire. Now we can finally say no to them - and in the past, this was a power that not even the king had."

"This is what we have done together, making a weak and young country strong, and making every citizen proud of it."

She looked around and said in an unquestionable tone: "The kingdom is ours and yours, but it will be yours in the end."

Mao Cao looked at the soldiers one by one and said, "I know why you are here, and I also know what orders you have received... No matter what I have to face, please remember it."

"The only crime I have ever committed is fearlessly protecting this country!"

"Soldiers, who among you wants to kill your leader?"

"Come on, then."

She opened her arms, with no fear in her eyes.

The skeleton soldiers looked at each other, none of them dared to act rashly.

Finally, an enemy skeleton knight suddenly raised his sword and said, "Protect the leader and the kingdom!"

This sound broke the uneasy silence, and officers and soldiers cheered loudly. The aggressive besieging army instantly became the most staunch supporters of the people in the center.

Maocao was not surprised by this, as such a situation had happened once before.

However, this time, there were more troops attacking the temple than before.

She looked at the soldiers. "The kingdom needs a new leader, a better king who can take responsibility and lead everyone forward. Now, let's go remove the king."

The soldiers shouted in unison: "Depose the king, depose the king!"

Mao Cao walked towards the palace under the escort of the Skeleton Knights. Wherever she went, the soldiers defected and followed her. The mighty royal army quickly surrounded the palace.

In the empty and lonely palace, the king wearing a golden crown sat on the throne.

There was a fire of reluctance and pain in his eyes: "I am the king! I am the master of this kingdom! Why! Why! Soldiers, soldiers!"

The only response he got was his own echo in the hall.

"In the name of the kingdom."

Cat Grass whispered, "King Chesak, you are deposed."

"I am the king! You have no right to depose me!"

Chesak roared angrily, waving the bone scepter in his hand: "The Kingdom's Temple Council has no right to remove the king of this country! In the name of the king, I sentence you guilty! Everyone in the entire Temple Council will be executed!"

"Soldiers, soldiers, catch her, catch her!"

"Soldier, soldier! Didn't you hear me? I am your king! Didn't you hear me!"

Cat grass doesn't speak.

The knights and soldiers behind him also said nothing.

"Chesak."

Mao Cao walked up the steps slowly, looking at the poor man sitting on the throne and shouting at the top of his lungs: "The people chose you as king because you have made great contributions in the army. You have excellent command skills, and you can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. You have demonstrated convincing abilities as a general of mercenaries stationed abroad..."

"After you became king, you were greedy for pleasure, obsessed with power and war, and no longer cared about the plight of ordinary people. You are the worst king I have ever worked with."

"Your trial will take place immediately."

Maocao said to the people behind him: "Go, knights, gather the common people from all walks of life to come to the temple to participate in the trial and deliberation."

…

After a long trial, the Temple's Court of 1,000 completed the trial.

The trial found that King Chesak had embezzled a huge amount of money, killed a large number of civilians and innocent people to silence them, used extremely cruel methods, attempted to overthrow the kingdom's regime, and killed and indirectly killed many loyal and innocent soldiers in order to attack his political opponents... King Chesak was finally sentenced to death and executed immediately.

After Chesak's death, he was buried in the [Tomb of the Skeleton King]. He was also the second king to be executed in the past hundred years.

During these one hundred years, five kings came to power in the Resurrection Kingdom.

The first king, Theodore, who abdicated voluntarily, does not count. The third king, who launched a coup after repeated failed attempts to assassinate, poison and burn the temple, was executed by angry soldiers... The remaining three were all relatively decent and abdicated voluntarily.

In the Resurrection Kingdom, the king has great power, but also great pressure.

Above are the two apostles, Theodore and Appias, and higher still are the martyrs of the gods of this world.

Next, we must lead the kingdom to further develop and grow, expand the city's boundaries and labor capacity, increase the population and occupations, and complete the transformation of the Sleepless Civilization from pursuing population quantity to quality.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

There is also a temple nearby to supervise and remind the king to be careful in his words and actions at all times.

These are all internal environmental pressures.

The exterior is even more complicated.

After several generations of kings' efforts, the Resurrection Kingdom gradually stabilized its foundation from a backward and weak small country to a labor exporting country that exported mercenary groups and skilled workers.

This is also a manifestation of the kingdom’s own characteristics.

Although still despised by the Twin Snakes Empire, the absolute core of the main civilization, the Empire also began to employ the skeleton soldiers, farmers, herdsmen and craftsmen of the Resurrection Kingdom.

As civilization continued to progress, the Resurrection Kingdom finally had real trade exchanges with the Empire, obtaining a large number of mature commodities, primary technologies, and some professionals who migrated from the Empire. Cultural integration and learning were also taking place subtly.

The only thing that never changes is the kingdom's unique temple supervision system.

The empire's merchants and officials often lamented this.

"The Temple Society is able to override the royal power. The Resurrection Kingdom is really a weird country."

"Your temple society actually still believes in other gods... This has never happened in other vassal civilizations. Don't you find it ridiculous?"

"The secular ruler of the Resurrection Kingdom, is it the king or the head of the Temple Society?"

To this, the citizens always proudly and without hesitation answer: "Of course the king rules the kingdom, but our hero is the leader."

"The king can be replaced, but the head of the council is indispensable."

…

Maocao came to the Kingdom Temple - it was only across the street from the Temple of the Temple Society, but the two represented completely different realms of gods.

She presented the latest candidate for king to the two apostles.

"A farmer and a craftsman? With these two professional backgrounds, they may know more about the real situation of the kingdom." Apia said with interest: "Will the final election of the king be completed in the temple meeting tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Which one do you think is better?"

Maocao said: "I am just a supervisor. Whoever the next king is will be the choice of the people."

"If you had listened to me and succeeded me as king, you wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."

Theodore still felt a little upset: "If it were you, the progress of the kingdom would be more coherent and stable, and there wouldn't be so many twists and turns."

In response, Mao Cao simply said: "The mission given to me by Lord Yaoshen is to supervise and correct. I cannot go beyond that. The Resurrection Kingdom will not lack excellent kings."

"By the way." Theodore stroked his beard, "Your 100-year term has also come to an end. Do you want to consider staying here?"

"I follow the oracle of Lord Yaoshen."

"Actually... I'll tell you the truth. Apia and I have already requested to be martyred by the gods, and asked the gods to ask the great messenger to allow you to stay here for a long time."

Theodore said: "This is also in the interests of the gods. Lord Yao needs to ensure the development of the civilization of the sleepless. The gods will feel more at ease with you here, and you can also spread Lord Yao's faith."

"On our side, the kingdom and civilization can grow further and faster. Both Lord Martyr and Lord Messenger are happy to see it happen. Other things are not important. Only the increase in population and the further growth of faith are real."

Maocao knew it well.

These words actually reflect the attitude of the martyrs and messengers of the gods. If the gods did not agree, the two apostles would not dare to say so.

Theodore and Appias have hinted many times, made various promises and expressed their views, hoping that Maocao would stay. Although it is not convenient for the martyrs behind them to contact Maocao directly, they have expressed their position through their apostles.

Suddenly, Maocao felt a powerful force surging into his body.

The power of Lord Yaoshen! She immediately knelt on the ground.

After listening to the oracle, Maocao was stunned.

After a while.

Maocao looked to the side.

Theodore and Appia had dazed expressions on their faces, as if they had heard some extremely shocking news.

Of course.

It is incredible that two extremely powerful gods would work together to create a new world.

Mao Cao received the recognition and blessing of Lord Yao and officially became the twelfth apostle. From then on, she could finally receive the oracle of Lord Yao directly.

She will continue to sit in the Resurrection Kingdom and serve as the overseer of the entire civilization for a long time.

God Yao and the messenger formally reached an agreement to jointly advance into and develop a new world.

The Resurrection Kingdom will serve as the frontline and logistics side of this operation, providing all support including manpower and supplies, and the Twin Snake Empire will also deliver all the necessary items for this purpose.

The rules of the new world are strange. Only when undead races such as the Skeleton Ancestors or Ghosts enter will they avoid being actively attacked by the horrible monsters inside.

Furthermore, those who enter cannot have faith in gods. To ensure the loyalty of those who enter, other means other than the fire of faith must be relied upon—that is, the nurturing and identity of civilization itself.

The real challenge is about to begin.

The Yao tribe also sent an assistant to assist her, and the assistant is already on the way.

(End of this chapter)