Normally, it would be so.
But in the priest's eyes, the current situation in Neo Town was undoubtedly abnormal.
Abnormal.
How could so many knights have died this time?
Did the noble lord of the other side lack manners?
Committing such an act would surely lead to ostracization by all nobles!
The priest was perplexed.
He felt that the noble lord of the other side was not an idiot and should understand the critical nature of the situation.
He then obtained information through various channels.
"A devil?"
"This was done by a devil in the guise of a child?"
"With a wave of his hand, a blue light from hell flashed out. This light was clearly utterly evil. The souls of several knights, upon contact with this light, were directly dragged into hell."
"Is he a male witch, or possibly a female witch?"
"A demon king?"
"What in the world are these?"
The priest could only feel speechless as his subordinates relayed such information.
What hell, devils, witches—weren't these things he himself fabricated? How could devils truly exist in this world?
As someone appointed by the Holy See to serve locally, the priest had long since memorized the Bible and could clearly interpret various phenomena according to its teachings.
In the hearts of the townsfolk, he was the most revered and devout person, the one closest to God.
But in his own heart, he did not believe in God, nor did he believe in the contents of the Bible.
The closer one was to God, the less one believed in Him; only those farther away felt awe.
The priest was closer to God than the townsfolk.
Therefore, the priest did not believe in God.
The priest knew very well whether God existed or not, and whether demons existed or not.
Witches did not exist either.
Although the priest had ordered the execution of several people possessed by devils and several alleged witches, these were all due to irreconcilable conflicts among the townsfolk. The noble lord had come asking the priest to identify a few reclusive women, those with few connections and little social standing, as witches.
Then, they were used as outlets for anger, scapegoats, and directly burned to death.
This was not because they were truly witches or possessed magic to harm others.
Once, wild boars had trampled through farmland, causing a significant drop in the farmers' harvests.
Once, a river had dried up, and the townsfolk had clashed over its ownership.
When the lord of the manor found it difficult to resolve the conflict, what could be done? They could only find some scapegoats. With the priest's endorsement, they would be branded as witches or demonically possessed, and then it would be said that these wild boars had trampled the fields because these scapegoats had cast spells and practiced witchcraft.
The drying up of the river, and the conflicts among the townsfolk over water, were also attributed to these demonically possessed individuals who had used witchcraft to incite people, causing the townsfolk's emotions to become extremely intense.
After pronouncing various crimes, the townsfolk's anger over natural disasters and man-made calamities had an outlet. At this point, the righteous execution of the scapegoats, burned alive, would greatly satisfy the townsfolk's emotions, and the noble lord would also be very pleased.
The people's morale in the territory rose, the noble lord's position became more stable, and the priest's prestige grew. As for what the designated scapegoat, the unfortunate soul, thought, it was unimportant, for they were already dead.
This was how the priest had always operated.
When encountering any natural or man-made disaster and failing to find the perpetrator, they would simply present a scapegoat to prevent unrest among the people of the territory.
And to ensure that this scapegoat could not overturn the verdict, these so-called demonically possessed or witch-like individuals were naturally chosen from those who were solitary, had no social connections, and were usually ostracized by others.
Only those who were usually reclusive, would not resist, and had no family or friends could be used as scapegoats with minimal risk of complications.
If it were someone with many friends and living relatives, the priest would not dare to identify them as a witch—what if their relatives came to cause trouble?
This was the usual process by which the priest identified witches and demonically possessed individuals.
These witches and demonically possessed people, of course, could not perform any witchcraft. The priest only needed to bestow "God's blessing" upon those who went to apprehend them, and they could be captured with "divine" power.
Therefore, the priest knew all too well what these so-called devils were. There were no devils at all; it was all his own fabrication.
Now, something that was truly a "devil" had appeared? The most powerful devil?
The priest instinctively disbelieved.
How could such a thing exist in this world?
But his disbelief could not explain why so many knights had died.
"Who is playing tricks?"
The priest thought to himself, it seemed he needed to discuss this matter with the noble lord to understand what was going on.
...
Fang Ming paid no attention to the reactions of others.
He walked through the nearby areas, passing by crowds who could not sense any extraordinary power.
He judged that this should be a world without magic.
A world without magic, where no supernatural abilities existed.
"This world doesn't have much value!"
Fang Ming sighed as he walked on the ground.
Compared to World One, which only allowed him to possess cultivation abilities.
World Two, which allowed his physical body to open the forbidden zone of God and also had benefits like zombie crystals.
This World Three, however, truly had no benefits. It seemed like a scene from medieval Europe, and Fang Ming could not imagine any benefits.
Perhaps he could become king? But even if he became king and ruled these small countries, Fang Ming had no interest at all.
A world without supernatural abilities was meaningless to Fang Ming at this time.
"Wasted a hundred days, and unexpectedly, what opened was this kind of world..."
"If it were truly a fantasy world, that would be fine. But this historical world, or a fictional historical world, has extremely weak appeal to me..."
"It can basically be considered to have no appeal at all."
"...The population is the only attraction. If I had the ability in this world to collect incense and faith like those immortals and gods, then the population would be the greatest asset..."
"Unfortunately, I am currently in a cultivation world and have no way to access such things, so this world is useless to me..."
Just as Fang Ming was about to leave this world.
Suddenly, he saw a knight and a few attendants approaching from a distance.
The knight's eyes were fixed on Fang Ming, and then he discussed with his attendants, "Is this the person?"
Meaning, was this the one who killed the other knights?
The attendant took out a drawing for comparison, matching it with Fang Ming's clothing, his sword, and his appearance.
They easily confirmed Fang Ming's identity.