Chapter 7 So-called Justice

Richard looked at the angry girl in front of him with a strange expression. This was the first time she had such an expression since he captured her.

"What's the matter?" Richard asked.

"Why did you forbid me to return to the ground? Are you demons so dishonest?" The saint almost shouted out these words.

Richard smiled and said, "Why should I explain it to you?"

"You!" The saint choked.

"Also, I'm not a demon. You get to call me the great ancient god!"

"Ancient god? The Shalia doctrine has never recorded a god like you. Even if you are a demon god, don't you feel ashamed for being so dishonest?"

Richard waved his hand: "You little girl, do you really want to go back to the ground? Look out the window, isn't it as bright as day?"

The saint counted on her fingers one by one and said, "So what? Outside there is the sunshine, green trees, happy birds, clear rivers..."

"Okay, okay, don't say those useless things. We are about to have a war. Everyone up there must withdraw. Not only you, but no one can go up there at will."

The saint lowered her eyes. She could not refute this reason.

Richard looked at Selena, whose expression was getting more and more depressed, and his heart softened. After all, they had been dating for so long. He said, "However, I have been underground for so long. I will go up to get some fresh air later. If you want to go, I can take you up to have a look."

"Eh?" The saint looked at Richard with wide eyes when she heard Richard calling her name. This was the first time Richard called her name.

"What's wrong? Do you want to?"

"Eh? Oh." The saint came back to her senses. "Are you serious?"

"Of course."

"Okay!" The saint smiled at Richard with her eyes narrowed.

Richard was stunned for a moment.

"Then let's go up now."

On the ground, Richard looked at the cheerful saint. This was the first time the saint smiled at him. Even when she was bathed in the holy light, she was mostly intoxicated and never smiled. This kind of smile has not been seen for many years. The smile from the heart is very comforting. Vashj used to smile at him like this every day, but unfortunately, after experiencing something, he never saw a smile on Vashj's face again.

"Why are you back?" Richard asked Selena, who was walking back slowly.

"I usually stay here for this period of time." Selena looked at Richard, hesitated, and still mustered up the courage to say, "You said before that you wanted to start a war?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?"

"Can you not fight anymore?"

Richard looked at her with amusement: "Why?"

"Because starting a war is unjust." "

Justice?! Is starting a war unjust? What about you! The church that claims to be righteous launched an invasion war against the Kingdom of Kulizani."

"It's different, they are evil, decades ago..."

"Don't tell me about history. I'm not from here. I have no interest in learning about historical stories. I only believe what I saw. What I saw was that the demon city was breached by your army, the men were killed by you, the women were raped by you, and even the children were not spared. Do you think you are just? What you did, in my opinion, is much more evil than theirs! You have been fighting all the way to their royal city, and you are still continuing to attack. It is obvious that you want to make them extinct, otherwise they would not have used that secret technique."

"Secret technique?"

"Yes, it is to find some females, use special methods to make them pregnant, and quickly give birth to cubs. These cubs can grow up quickly and join the battle." Richard looked at Selena who covered her mouth with disbelief and teased, "Who knows, you may have killed them yourself."

Selena immediately showed a sad look.

Richard touched his chin and said, "By the way, Vashj suggested me to use this method to deal with the current situation."

Selena looked at Richard nervously and asked, "Did you agree?"

"No."

Selena breathed a sigh of relief.

Richard continued, "Back to the point. You said that the Kingdom of Kulizani is evil, so the opposite of it is justice, which can be understood as you. You are a saint who is high above everyone else. You believe in the Holy Light, and you think that the enemies of the Holy Light are evil. But is it really so? Is the Holy Light really clean? In my opinion, there are many filth and dirt in your church!"

"How can you say that!"

"Huh, let's compare them."

"Compare what?"

"Let's compare the lives of these humans in my hands and those of you who are under the rule of the church."

Richard stretched out a finger: "Are the three meals a day of these captives richer than what you eat every day?"

"Yes." Selena nodded. All the captives' three meals were steamed bread, rice, vegetables, and one of them was meat soup. Although there were only one or two pieces of meat in a bowl of soup, it was better than what the common people in the kingdom ate.

Richard held up his second finger: "Don't these people have other work to do every day besides fixed labor?"

"Yes." All the captives had to work every day as long as they were healthy, but they could rest after finishing the work. The common people in the kingdom were often asked by the nobles above to do more work and were not paid.

Richard held up his third finger: "Does everyone here get the same treatment when they get sick?"

"Yes..." Even in the capitals of various countries, not all common people have the opportunity to get treatment. Even in the church, they have to pay. Moreover, the number of priests who can treat and the number of patients received every day are limited.

Richard pointed three fingers at Selena's forehead and said, "I also provide them with free accommodation (prison cells) and various entertainment facilities (various card games). Do you think we are the embodiment of evil?"

"..." Selena bit her lip. The teachings of the church prevented her from saying that he was evil. It was these good deeds that made her feel that Richard was not an unforgivable villain. Her attitude towards him also gradually softened, from resolute resistance to trying to persuade him. It was not just Richard, but also his subordinates. Even Vashj, who had threatened her before, treated her very friendly. However, the strong saint did not want to give up just like that. She thought about it carefully and finally came up with an idea.

"These people have no freedom."

"Freedom? They are captives, they have no freedom to begin with, what about the captives in your hands? Not to mention freedom, they don't even have their lives."

"Uh"

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Richard waved his hand. After all, he was the one who said he wanted to compare them with the civilians, so he quickly changed the topic before she could react.

"Let's talk about the Naga."