"You are already level 4, and you must have seen this statue, the real statue of Hermes. More than thirty years ago, someone gave it to me. The man told me that it records the method of advancing to the fifth level.

Hermes' believers are so rare that they can't tell whether they are true or false, but I don't think that person dares to lie to me. Now I'll give it to you as a gift for acquaintance."

Manda looked at the statue, and tens of thousands of gold coins appeared in front of her. This statue was real, and the dream road to promotion was right in front of her.

"Hold it, hurry up and hold it." The Minister of State smiled.

Manda dared not take it. To the believers of Hermes, the value of this statue is immeasurable. He did not know why the Minister of State gave it to himself. He wanted to listen to the conditions of the Minister of State first.

"I'll let you take it." The Minister of State's smile suddenly disappeared, and Manda quickly held the statue in her hand.

"That's right," the smile returned to his face, and the Minister of State continued, "Hermes is a god who advocates fair trade. I have offered my price. Now it's time to talk about business. What do you think?"

Manda nodded.

"Very good, it's really hard to talk to smart people," said the Minister of State. "You were not present when Hovet died. It's a pity that he was a warrior and died very heroically. He said something before he died. Do you want to hear it?"

"I want to listen." Manda dared not disobey.

"He said he has been working hard to maintain peace in the capital and even the peace of the entire kingdom. This is a truth, but he has ignored me, and I have been working hard. Maybe you have laughed at me in your heart more than once, thinking I am a weak and ignorant fool, thinking I have been giving some ridiculous and stupid suggestions to the king, but do you think the weak and ignorant person is really me?"

Manda didn't know what to answer, but he actually didn't listen to the Minister of State. He felt that the Minister of State might take his life at any time.

"Why are you so nervous? It depends on how much sweat you have, don't worry, it's just a deal, I won't make things difficult for you," the Minister of State handed Manda a handkerchief and smiled, "No matter how many people laugh at me, our kingdom has spent a period of peaceful years, at least the king is very calm, but since you came, the kingdom has become no longer calm."

"I did nothing." Manda shook her head desperately.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just saying the facts and not condemn you. Maybe many things have nothing to do with you, but that's the case. I once thought about killing you, but you are not that easy to deal with. You are very cunning and cautious. Your Majesty likes you, Longgesen protects you. I heard that you can summon the true god. Killing you is too risky, so I thought of a more gentle way."

He didn't remind him, and Manda really forgot that he still had the old goat.

The simple altar is in the bedroom, and you may have a chance to move fast enough.

"Don't always think about fighting with me. We're just talking about business," the Minister of State saw Manda's thoughts again. "I know you want to leave the capital, and I have been helping you leave the capital. At least on this point, we have reached an agreement. Now I want to express my conditions. If you leave, you will leave completely. Never come back, otherwise I will send you away and walk to another world. If I see you in the capital again, I will let you disappear from the world at all costs. Do you understand?"

The conditions are that simple? Manda nodded quickly.

"This is not a joke. You should understand the concept of fair transaction. You have the protection of the true God, but I may not give you the chance to summon the true God. It is you who broke the promise of fair transaction. Even if you are the follower of God and kill you, Hermes will not blame me. Remember my words and have a smooth journey, Earl of Monchik."

The Minister of State left, and Manda held the statue of Hermes, feeling dizzy.

If he knew that he had been under the gaze of the Minister of State, he would never have been in the kingdom until today.

Late at night, Manda left the capital. Seeing the majestic walls gradually fading away, Manda felt that she had found a way out of hell.

He took out a stack of parchment paper and counted the harvests over the past year. He plundered 360,000 gold coins, more than 400 craftsmen, more than 20,000 young and strong laborers, including refugees, as well as a batch of weapons, a large number of grain and a group of women.

There is still a certain gap between the dream of moving the king, but with this family background, it is enough to match Manda with the princes.

There are three most important gains, one is that he has obtained the title of Earl, the other is that he sent Zeus away, and the third gain is the statue in his hand. Next, it is time to prepare for the promotion to the fifth level. First, look at the words on the statue, which seem to be Desai Rama, and also seem to be Centendipo, and there seems to be Leros... Forget it, I will wait until I see Quinta and Worm before talking.

The carriage was gone for three days and three nights, and Kesto, a believer in the ghosts and gods who were responsible for driving the car, was exhausted. He was the only person who accompanied Manda until the end. As a new member of the gang, Manda wanted to test his loyalty.

Passing by a small town, he wanted to find a place to rest, but Manda agreed.

But when they arrived in the town, they only saw a ruin. Kesto was about to ask about the situation, but suddenly he saw a God-Punisher rushing over with blood on his face.

Judging from the speed, this is a divine punishment warrior, not less than level 3, and has activated the blood erosion technique.

Kesto jumped out of the carriage and with his flexible skills, he avoided the sword of the Divine Punishment Warrior, but he forgot that Manda was still sitting in the car.

The long sword pierced the carriage and into Manda's left chest. Fortunately, Manda launched the stolen "body of nothingness", which turned the left half of his body into a form of nothingness. Otherwise, he would not have been able to dodge this sword in such a small space.

The sword of the Divine Punisher was stuck in the car. Taking this opportunity, Manda jumped outside the car and cut off the Divine Punisher's right hand with her golden fingers. Taking advantage of the pain, the opponent was unable to resist and went around behind the opponent and cut his neck.

Manda shook the blood on her hand and said to Kesto: "You are not loyal enough."

"Big, sir, I have no choice."

"If Bruto was here, he would definitely fight to protect me."

"Sir, I have thought so."

Manda was about to beat Kesto, but saw a man leading dozens of soldiers coming over. The dead God-Punisher ran here under their pursuit. He wanted to steal Manda's carriage, but he unexpectedly encountered a more terrifying opponent.

The man came to Manda and asked, "Who are you? What does it have to do with this God-Punisher?"

In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, after leaving the capital, Manda changed into civilian clothes and removed the clan emblem on the carriage. It is understandable that Manda is a nobleman, but this man's problem is too stupid. What else can Manda kill this divine punishment person have to do with him?

"I am a businessman passing by. This man came to attack me. In desperation, I killed him by mistake."

"Mistaken?" the man smiled, "Can you kill him prove that you are a capable person and are willing to join my team? Just kill a hundred god-punishers and I will become the baron. Then you will all become my knights. This is the king's promise!"

The king's orders were conveyed very quickly. In a blink of an eye, the battle of the royal capital had turned into a war for a country.

Manda rejected the other party's invitation: "I'm going to do a business, and he's left for you, so let's say goodbye."

The man said, "This person is very unusual. He is a third-level divine punishment warrior. One head is worth more than thirty. Are you sure you want to give it to me?"

"Just treat it as a gift, we will have a date later."

The man did not continue to pester Manda, cut off the head of the God-Punisher and took everyone back the same way. Before leaving, he gave Manda a piece of advice: "Young man, forget your business, this is a great opportunity to make achievements."

As the troubled times came, it was indeed a good opportunity. Manda jumped into the carriage and left the town with Kesto.
Chapter completed!