The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 90

Inner City.

When this city finally came into Su Li’s view clearly, even he noticeably felt the oppression that hit him.

The city gates were shut tight, though the queue of people entering at the gate moved at a steady pace. Just by watching for a few minutes, one could observe the line moving forward.

However, parallel to the entrance gate, another gate symbolizing exit was sealed completely shut. In the half hour Su Li spent queuing to verify identities and enter the city, he hadn’t seen a single person pass through that gate.

Fortunately, the requirements for identity verification to enter Inner City weren’t particularly strict. The guard soldiers only gave a quick glance at the identity cards that Euphia had procured for Su Li’s group from a city neighboring Sadina, and they were let through.

Those who came to this city this time included not only Su Li, who had to be involved, but also Egbert, Lan Zhe, and the raven who had once again transformed into a crow.

Of course, this also included Roy, who firmly believed that a bodyguard separated from their employer couldn’t be called a bodyguard at all.

Upon entering the city, Su Li immediately met up with Ophelia’s subordinates.

After Ophelia’s subordinates led them to a nearby inn, they voluntarily shared some information about Inner City’s recent situation.

First was that the Dark Church, which had been dormant for many years, had suddenly become active again. Their first action resulted in the King being severely wounded and falling into a prolonged coma with no sign of when he might wake.

Second was that the city was under martial law.

“It’s said that those Dark Church members who attempted to assassinate the King didn’t immediately flee the city after the assassination attempt, but instead targeted certain nobles within the city.”

“After sacrificing some nobles, the King’s army completely surrounded the city, sealing off all means of entry and exit. Moreover, those soldiers conduct daily searches for Dark Church members.”

The messenger nodded slightly and continued, “The Princess says that the current situation in this city is such that while entering is easy, trying to leave is as difficult as ascending to heaven.”

Finally, the messenger added. “The Princess instructed us to inform you after relaying this intelligence that she will proceed according to plan, and you need to be prepared for what follows once the plan is complete.”

After ensuring Su Li nodded in understanding, the messenger turned and left.

As for the so-called plan, it was something that hadn’t been explicitly stated but was mutually understood.

After that day, Ophelia told Xiao Zuo: “There’s trouble in Inner City. My subordinates sent word that Father King was assassinated and has fallen into a coma.”

“The army’s movements are restricted, and although they are numerous, they can’t compare to the three-star mercenary level fighters from the Mercenary City.”

In simple terms: “I need to return to Inner City personally to assess the current situation, but you can’t come.”

“Xiao Zuo, you need to stay here to command the army and coordinate with the Church members who will arrive later to jointly besiege Sadina City. After all, if I return to Inner City now, you’ll be the only remaining authority figure representing Amikbi’s rule over Sadina City.”

Whether as reason or excuse, everything seemed logical, especially since Xiao Zuo still maintained his tendency to follow Ophelia’s orders.

Thus, the Princess departed Sadina City under the cover of the night.

She needed to return to Inner City a day early to create an environment for undisturbed intelligence exchange with Su Li, who would arrive the next day.

For instance, the inn where Su Li would stay for quite some time.

This place was one of Ophelia’s power bases.

It wasn’t until now that Su Li had the chance to explain to everyone what that earlier tacitly understood cooperation talk meant, despite its lack of discussed follow-up.

“Ophelia has likely already spread information throughout the city that her mother cuckolded the King by bearing a child for the Pope, a child with remarkable talent.”

This information-dense statement immediately stunned the men present.

Egbert’s head was instantly covered in question marks, while Lan Zhe was silenced by the reality of the situation. Only Roy, who was slower to react, asked, “What do you mean, bore a child for the Pope with remarkable talent…”

After saying it, he understood.

Then he too fell silent.

Egbert struggled to speak, “Could it be that the Princess wants to transfer her true identity onto Xiao Zuo?”

“Exactly what you’re thinking,” Su Li nodded affirmatively. “Ophelia is an individualist who extremely dislikes having her life manipulated by others. She would never follow the Pope’s orders to let Xiao Zuo become this country’s new king.”

Su Li had known she would do this from before.

“Because only this way can Ophelia guide Inner City’s officials to crown her as queen in the shortest time possible.”

“Once the true identity of the siblings is exposed, Ophelia will never have the possibility of ascending to the throne. Not being able to take that position means she has no capital to fight against the Pope. Without capital, it means she will never obtain the freedom she truly desires.”

Therefore, immediately after reaching cooperation, Ophelia returned to this city to start causing trouble.

For a Princess who had long known her true identity, the idea of ascending to the throne to become queen couldn’t have formed overnight.

Moreover, the existence of this inn proved this point.

Opportunities favor the prepared.

Before Ophelia left Inner City, she likely already had the idea of switching identities with Xiao Zuo.

After all, Xiao Zuo was the one who possessed extraordinarily high light element affinity and exceptional strength as a light elementalist.

As for Ophelia…

Incredibly, she inherited the water element unique to the Amikbi royal family.

Though rather than inheritance, Su Li now felt that Ophelia had probably hinted to him that this so-called water element also had significant implications…

However, that information wasn’t particularly important right now.

The cooperation Su Li had previously reached with the Princess was to stand on the same side after her action and jointly resist the upcoming conflicts.

“Besides believing she couldn’t completely control Xiao Zuo, Ophelia’s reason for leaving him in Sadina City probably also included the idea of switching their identities, and after solidifying this, dragging Diz into the mess as well.”

Su Li firmly established this point.

But Egbert once again had question marks floating above his head.

“What does this have to do with Diz?”

If the Egbert who first met Su Li had three tons of seawater in his brain, then Diz was someone whose brain itself was the Pacific Ocean.

Could dragging such a person into the mess really make him act according to plan?

Egbert couldn’t understand this point.

However, Su Li was already satisfied that he could guess this far.

After all, Roy was still sighing, “Exposing what her birth mother did, no matter how much Ophelia can calculate, won’t this become a stain on her reputation?”

The difference was already very obvious.

At least Egbert understood that the highly individualistic Ophelia was someone who cared about results – as long as she ascended to the throne, anyone who gossiped would just become meat on her cutting board, ready to be sliced at any time.

Just thinking about this made Su Li feel it wouldn’t hurt to explain the situation to Egbert.

“Rather than saying Ophelia is calculating against Diz, it’s more accurate to say that once Xiao Zuo’s situation is exposed, it will inevitably cause some internal fracturing within the Church of Light.”

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“Divine Right holders have always been selected from suddenly mutated light element users among civilians. Aside from Qi’s mother being a special case, historically no Pope has ever left descendants. Yet now the current Pope has a son, and one with such strong abilities…”

“In this situation, how other Church members will think is already very obvious.”

This would somewhat carry the implication: You, as Pope, must have violated the basic tenet that Divine Right holders dedicate their body and soul to God.

Doubts would arise from this.

Moreover, after Egbert was manipulated into leaving the Church of Light, Diz had already become the only apparent heir.

Once Xiao Zuo is labeled as the Pope’s son, even if Diz doesn’t want to become enemies with him, he will certainly be pushed into confrontation with Xiao Zuo by his supporters.

And Ophelia’s goal wasn’t simply to make them fight – her goal was to have Diz contain Xiao Zuo.

The Pope’s strength couldn’t be underestimated.

For someone who had lived so many years and had been Pope for so long, no one could accurately judge just how many trump cards he might have.

If that was the case, why not assume the Pope to be as terrifying as possible.

It wouldn’t be far from the truth anyway.

In this situation, with Xiao Zuo being an uncertain factor who could change the existing structure with his personal strength, it would be better to kick him out and let him become entangled with Diz.

Another point was that the Church had shown intentions to move against Sadina City.

After the situation of Patriarch Lucien, who died at Euphia’s hands, was reported back to the Church, the next person to go to Sadina City would be like during the Jisuo Town incident.

Diz, that brick who could be moved wherever needed, would certainly be thrown to Sadina City.

Looking back at Ophelia’s earlier tacit approval of Church members leading the attack on Sadina City, the implications behind this became very clear.

Su Li sighed. “Ophelia probably had already envisioned this from that time.”

With both Diz and Xiao Zuo in Sadina City entangled with each other, a significant portion of the Church’s core strength would shift towards Sadina City.

Even if it didn’t reduce the Pope to standing alone, it would at least weaken their overall strength.

Secondly…

After a moment of deep contemplation, Su Li added, “Once Ophelia’s identity switch reaches the Pope’s ears, he will know that one of the siblings must have betrayed him.”

In a situation where no one openly knows the true identities of Ophelia and Xiao Zuo, what’s most likely to happen next is…

The Pope of the Church of Light personally coming to Inner City.

The Dark Church members, the royal family represented by Ophelia, and the mercenaries now represented by Su Li – none of them would let the Pope of Light go.

Inner City had already become as chaotic as a quagmire.

As soon as the Pope arrives, this place will completely transform into a trap for cornered beasts.