The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 38 - New Problems

After the Beast Forest incident, Su Li returned to Sadina City.

Of course, before that, Su Li had considered whether to slip away to some less noticeable areas and live there for a while to lay low.

However, at that time, Diz, who had pretended to be tied up and stayed idle during Na’an’s battle with the Cardinal, stepped forward.

The Son of Light’s performance at that moment was truly radiant, it must be said.

His 100% elemental affinity seemed perfect for creating stage effects – just standing there gave people an inexplicable sense of the God of Light’s presence.

Especially for those knights who had lost many comrades to the Cardinal.

Diz, serving as their pillar of support at this crucial moment, greatly reduced their fear. This even caused them to develop an unusual bridge effect towards someone of the same gender.

Although it didn’t evolve into emotional recognition, when Diz actively proposed to keep the news from spreading, everyone immediately agreed.

However, the former knight commander in the Order of Knights of Light didn’t compromise solely due to the bridge effect – he still maintained clear self-reflection abilities.

In other words, he understood that following Diz’s suggestions at this time meant that even without benefits, he wouldn’t easily get himself implicated in the Cardinal’s death.

In summary, Diz helped handle things with the Church.

With all the Knights of Light following orders, they gathered evidence of the Cardinal’s past deeds, and the process of revealing everything progressed remarkably fast.

Of course, Euphia was also involved. As the next Mercenary Alliance Guild Master, she absolutely couldn’t accept that the families of the few three-star mercenaries in the alliance would die meaninglessly because of such a conspiracy.

She even began deliberately making sarcastic remarks questioning the Pope.

Since she wasn’t speaking as the Mercenary Alliance leader but as an heir, Euphia didn’t need to consider the power dynamics between different factions when making these statements.

Her arrogant attitude was just short of pointing at the Pope’s name and saying, “Look at what kind of dogs you’re keeping under you.”

The Cardinal had undermined all of Siliqing City, sabotaged the holy son Egbert, and worse still, turned this town – which had been closest to the Beast Forest and developed its own unique cultural traditions – into complete ruins during this period.

Who could have imagined this was all because the Cardinal believed that once all the Pope’s potential heirs were dead, and the Pope himself died, he would surely take power?

Because of this incident, Church personnel across the continent became less arrogant when exercising their divine authority.

However, there was one strange matter.

Su Li recalled...

When he was in Jisuo Town, Euphia, who came to wrap things up and took on the town’s reconstruction project, told him, “With all intelligence hidden and our spy still in the enemy’s headquarters, you can continue living in Sadina City.” At that time, Diz the spy really did pass him some intelligence.

It was an oral command from the Pope, stamped and marked with the Pope’s elemental characteristics, which could serve as evidence that the Pope wanted the Cardinal dead.

When Su Li first learned what this was, he immediately asked Diz. “You must know that if this comes to light, even if it won’t directly remove the Pope from power, it will cause him some trouble.”

Diz nodded sincerely. “I understand you’re asking whether I feel pain in my heart for doing this after His Holiness made me the Son of God, elevated my position, and patiently taught me light element cultivation methods.”

“But truthfully, I don’t feel any pain.”

When Diz said this, Su Li again couldn’t help wanting to distance himself.

Fortunately, due to his personal cultivation, he managed to control himself.

But Su Li still felt ants crawling all over him. Though their thinking was aligned, how could this person say things so mushily?

Diz continued. “I know the Church of Light isn’t as bright as its doctrines claim. That being so, giving information that might lead to some sanctions to you, who always maintains a third-party position, will only make those with potentially evil intentions keep their inner demons imprisoned in their hearts.”

This was the judgment passed by the Son of God with 100% light element affinity on the Pope who was like both teacher and father to him.

Su Li had no objection to his actions, but some thoughts needed to be emphasized.

“Humans have preferences and tendencies. If one day Euphia wants to lead the Mercenary Alliance to suppress and expand against the Church, as someone living in the Mercenary City, I would very likely help Euphia do what she wants.”

However, the Mercenary Alliance’s next heir, who had been eavesdropping, strongly defended herself. “I would never do such a thing! I swear by the most noble freedom, if I dare to use Su Li like that, may I never touch freedom again!”

Su Li’s mouth twitched, “If you’re going to eavesdrop, could you be less obvious about it?”

Then turning back to continue his words, Su Li told Diz. “So I don’t think you need to trust someone like me who will inevitably be selfish.”

Diz firmly shook his head.

His logic was usually normal in many situations, but always abnormal when facing Su Li.

“As long as you maintain absolute zero element affinity, you will never choose to join and strengthen any side due to elemental reasons. Everyone who comes to your side and is accepted by you will never be due to elements or power…”

Cyril was the best proof of this.

Carrying dragon blood, when scales appeared on Cyril’s face, it not only added some inhuman ferocity but also caused humans around him to feel an almost instinctive rejection.

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Even Diz, who grew up under the Church’s teachings, instinctively felt some rejection and disgust towards Cyril.

Yet Su Li didn’t, and neither did Egbert who was deeply influenced by him.

Although the former Son of Light seemed quite abnormal, the fact that Egbert, who also grew up under Church teachings, didn’t feel this rejection proved that Su Li accepted Cyril simply because Cyril was Cyril.

Having dragon blood or other attributes were just things added after this name. As long as the person represented by this name always came first, Su Li would never mind anything else.

Not because of elements, not because of power, but because of the person themselves who came to Su Li’s side.

And therefore...

“When someone possesses enough charm to make you show preference and inclination, it already proves that their actions cannot be wrong. Since they cannot be wrong, even if they’re not 100% right, I believe you can guide everything toward good results.”

This was what Diz derived from Su Li’s thinking…

“Absolute correctness.”

For the first time, Su Li found himself speechless at someone else’s words.

Of course, Su Li would never allow those around him to commit evil acts without reason – after all, law is the moral bottom line. For someone who chooses to hold himself to high moral standards, the prerequisite for touching that bottom line would be…

There is no prerequisite.

He wouldn’t let himself touch that bottom line.

The Cardinal’s death by conspiracy was simply due to the rules of this world itself.

Those who kill shall be killed in return.

Su Li always respected the rules of this other world, but never deeply involved himself.

He always maintained the worldview taught to him in his world before transmigration.

This was what Diz saw in him.

So in the end, Su Li chose to accept.

His initial refusal wasn’t because he felt unworthy of receiving such evidence-based intelligence. Rather, he believed it wasn’t good for Diz to trust strangers so much.

But when he realized Diz had his own logic, and that he himself wasn’t very different from what Diz imagined, accepting became simple.

Besides, plainly speaking, it was just something to be kept in a safe, not particularly valuable.

In modern society, the annual fee for a bank safe deposit box of document size would only be a few silver coins at most.

However, due to this one-sided trust, Su Li also shared some intelligence with Diz. “The rumor about stronger magical beasts behind Na’an isn’t just a rumor, but an accurate deduction based on existing information.”

Euphia’s arrival wasn’t just about contracting Jisuo Town’s reconstruction.

A town’s reconstruction alone wouldn’t warrant the personal presence of the world-renowned Mercenary Alliance’s heir.

She came because the Mercenary Alliance had taken Su Li’s speculation seriously and was preparing defensive plans.

Dean Asa was also involved in this plan.

Asa Academy was already organizing their latest magical beast forest training program, and with the Mercenary Alliance’s protection, letting their students see creatures stronger than eighth-level magical beasts…

That old man who claimed he wasn’t a good person certainly wouldn’t pass up this opportunity.

So Jisuo Town would inevitably face more intense battles ahead.

Diz immediately responded. “Thank you very much for the intelligence, but if it’s truly an existence stronger than the Crystal Winged Dragon, I think that’s no longer a battlefield I can participate in.”

The Son of God generally followed the standard setup of ancient princes from the pre-transmigration world.

His high status as Son of God was merely due to the Pope’s favor; regarding actual strength, he still couldn’t compare to true military commanders, just around the level of archbishops and other high-ranking bishops.

Therefore, they could only bring in other powerful Church of Light members for support.

Diz’s words were hinting this to Su Li – when stronger individuals arrive, the cleared Egbert wouldn’t face targeting, but Lan Zhe, as a dark element user, wouldn’t be safe.

Then, having left Su Li with this difficult problem, Diz departed gracefully.