I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 129

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“Where on earth is he?”

“…In the west.”

Carmen, who had been bowing her head as if in prayer, answered quietly.

“The west? Don’t tell me the Sun God’s Main Temple?”

“No, about a day’s distance from there.”

It was quite an ambiguous location.

If she had said he was at the Sun God’s Main Temple, I could have at least protested, but if he was a full day’s distance away, not even an hour, there was nothing I could complain about.

Why on earth would Jeremy be there?

Come to think of it, wasn’t it around that area where we lost track of him?

Could he be wandering around that vicinity?

“I’ll go get him right away.”

Just as Dominic patted Carmen’s shoulder and was about to turn around urgently.

“No, don’t go.”

Carmen grabbed his sleeve as if tearing it, forcing Dominic to bend down again.

And he was startled.

Through the long sky-blue hair that half-covered her face, Carmen’s blue eyes were glowing ominously.

For a moment, they seemed red rather than blue.

“There’s no need to go.”

So when Carmen muttered that, my reaction was unconsciously a bit delayed.

“What do you mean?”

“There’s no need to go, no, you mustn’t go! It’s God’s command!”

“God’s command?”

Dominic’s eyes widened.

It was surprising enough that the God who had been silent until now finally gave an answer, but He said not to go?

“Are you saying He told us to just leave Jeremy alone like this?”

“Yes! I don’t know the reason or anything. I couldn’t even ask. He was angry.”

Carmen’s face twisted into a mess.

Only then did Dominic realize that his sister was quite frightened.

It must be from bearing the voice of an angry god alone.

Dominic sighed and immediately knelt down beside his sister.

Perhaps relieved that she was no longer alone, Carmen’s complexion improved considerably.

“What exactly did God say?”

[Do not seek my sword. The damned light will forge my sword even stronger.]

“The damned light means…”

Probably the Sun God. The two gods don’t get along well. Though this was the first time the Sea God had been so openly sarcastic.

So the Sun God’s Main Temple really was keeping Jeremy.

“Those Sun God bastards deceived us.”

“Right. But since God has forbidden it, we can’t even protest.”

Carmen’s face twisted again. She seemed furious about having to stay quiet despite being wronged.

“And God said one more thing. I don’t know what it means though.”

“What did He say?”

[Prepare for holy war. Forge a sword to slay ‘Evil’. Follow the light.]

Dominic’s face hardened completely.

Holy war. That meant war, didn’t it.

Though he couldn’t know what ‘Evil’ meant, since God Himself had spoken of war, this was no ordinary matter.

“…I need to send someone to the Sun God’s Main Temple, no, I should go myself.”

“What? Personally?”

Carmen was flustered by Dominic’s words.

“The word holy war even came up. This is no ordinary matter. I need to find out about Jeremy too, so it’s better if I go myself.”

Above all, there was one thing that bothered him.

“The Sun God’s Main Temple’s recent moves are concerning. Like how Sembeus, who’s experienced in business, came back cleaned out. I think I need to see it with my own eyes.”

Not only had they expanded the potion business to the southern region, but according to rumors, even that Temple of the Annihilation God had started moving.

And that was after the Sun God’s Holy Maiden went south.

I need to find out what’s happening there.

* * *

“Ha, haha… Hahaha…”

Airic had been letting out hollow laughter from morning until now in the afternoon.

I understood his feelings completely, so I watched him with satisfaction.

“Sacred stones, sacred stones…”

The Lubar Plains.

Airic was completely dazed by the sacred stones discovered shortly after mining began.

The workers Rute brought were so skilled that they dug into the ground in no time and quickly discovered the sacred stones.

What a relief. At least the existence of the sacred stones didn’t change from the original story.

“So all of this belongs to us?”

“Yes! This land is mine now! And what’s mine belongs to the Sun God’s Main Temple!”

When I answered excitedly, Airic covered his face with both hands along with a sigh that could have been lamentation.

“How on earth did the Holy Maiden manage this, this…”

“It’s all thanks to Jeremy. Jeremy, who has divine power, told me there was something in this land.”

I confidently stated the excuse I had prepared in advance.

I had already coordinated the story with both Rute, who thought I had received a revelation, and Jeremy.

“Ah, I see. There was Jeremy.”

As expected, Airic nodded without suspicion.

“Those Sea God bastards must be running out of sacred stones by now, so they’ll go crazy when they find out about this, right? Hehehe, how much should I charge?”

I smiled contentedly while watching the workers continuously mining sacred stones.

Thinking about those Sea God bastards who would soon bow their heads before me and make pitiful sounds, my bottom was already getting restless.

I’ve been waiting for this day, you damn bastards.

“Will you sell to the Temple of the Annihilation God at the same price?”

I shook my head at Airic’s question.

Perhaps because of the sacred stones’ existence, Airic wasn’t particularly surprised when I said we had joined hands with the Temple of the Annihilation God.

“Of course not. Since they’ve helped us in various ways, I’ll only charge a reasonable price.”

Of course, after first repaying the money I secretly borrowed with sacred stones.

Nashas will be incredibly moved, right? If used well, I can extract value beyond that money.

“But there’s something more urgent than selling sacred stones. The temple’s repairs aren’t completely finished yet, are they?”

The damaged garden, corroded pillars, and old furnishings had all been completely fixed, but there was still much left to do.

Repairing the broken statue and…

“The Holy Knights’ swords and armor. They looked old at first glance, so let’s replace them all with new ones.”

A battle with ‘Evil’ would break out soon, so I couldn’t leave them with chipped and rusted equipment.

“Really?”

The first person to react to my words was none other than Seth.

He had been blankly staring at the sacred stones being mined, but turned to look at me.

This was the first time I’d seen those deep blue eyes sparkling so brightly.

“Of course. I don’t lie about things like this.”

“Th-thank you. I was actually wanting to ask about that…”

A rosy blush bloomed like a flower across his pure white cheeks.

I thought I’d gotten used to handsome men because of Rute, but I was completely wrong.

Seeing someone so completely white turn red was quite a spectacle.

“Don’t worry. I’ll pay special attention to the Holy Knight Captain’s sword and make you a really cool one!”

“Then I’ll look forward to it.”

Aah, so dazzling.

This won’t do. I need to personally make a special weapon just for Seth.

A Holy Knight Captain should at least have a sacred relic as their weapon!

“There’s one problem before that.”

Then Airic quietly interjected.

“Sacred stones are difficult to process due to the divine power they contain, so ordinary blacksmiths cannot handle them. We need a more specialized blacksmith, but we don’t have…”

Airic trailed off mid-sentence and gave a bitter smile.

Usually such blacksmiths are employed and stationed at the Grand Temple, but there’s no way our Grand Temple would have such specialists.

But there’s nothing to worry about.

“Let’s request help from the Temple of the Annihilation God. If sacred stones are the payment, they’ll send a blacksmith even if they have to create one.”

This is why connections are important.

I really did well to visit the Southern Region in person.

“I’ll write a letter directly to High Priest Nashas myself, so don’t worry.”

“If it’s that place, we can trust them. Then I’ll leave it to you, Holy Maiden.”

“I’ll write the letter right now, so High Priest, please cut some sacred stones to an appropriate size to send along.”

Leaving things to Airic, I headed to Rute’s carriage, which had become familiar by now. I had prepared writing materials for occasions like this.

After quickly writing the letter and sealing the envelope, I glanced outside. Everyone was so focused on the sacred stones that they weren’t even looking this way.

Still, just in case, I surrounded myself with divine power to prevent my voice from leaking out, then looked into the air.

“Sun God. I’d like to craft a weapon like this, is it possible?”

I unfolded the drawing I had agonized over for days and nights.

The first sacred relic I wanted to make with my crafting skill was the weapon I would use going forward.

A custom sacred relic for Rute is important, and Seth’s sword is important too, but my weapon is still the top priority.

【’The Sun That Crawled Out of Death’ says it shouldn’t be too difficult if there are no special functions.】

“The function I want is just one thing.”

It’s not like I know how to use a sword or a spear.

The only weapon I’m best at using is a police baton.

But a police baton is too weak to use in this terrifying world where human lives disappear like fallen leaves.

So I chose a weapon with similar usage but higher attack power.

“It just needs to be ridiculously sturdy.”

For a Holy Maiden, an iron mace is definitely the best.

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