Chapter 183 -182-Two Bloodline Scrolls
"Every person harbors both good and evil within. But those who have reached the level of B-rank devotee—they’re not the type to do real harm. That, at least, is a relief."Owen murmured quietly to himself.
After all, those with malicious intent festering deep within their hearts would never be able to offer true, sincere faith to a deity like him.Without that genuine piety, they’d never qualify to become a B-rank devotee.
That meant one thing: from now on, he wouldn’t have to worry much about the character of those who reached B-rank in his divine following.
"But evil deeds must always be met with consequences!"
Even if the perpetrator was one of his devotees, Owen would never show mercy for the sake of personal connections.To rule a vast and ever-expanding dominion, one must uphold a strict policy of rewarding virtue and punishing vice. Only then could peace and order be maintained.
He had no illusions about the future.Once his territory’s population crossed into the millions, or even tens of millions, the complexity and burden of governance would increase exponentially.
Only ironclad, immovable rules could serve as the backbone for the development of a stable, flourishing realm.
Though patrol teams already roamed the cities and towns of his domain, hunting down wrongdoers and enforcing law and order, they were far from perfect.There were still countless unresolved cases—tragic incidents buried under layers of confusion, left as nothing but cold, unsolved files.
The victims of these crimes?Many of them still lived in anguish, shedding silent tears day after day, with no hope for justice.
Without the intervention of a true deity like Owen, the truth behind many atrocities would remain forever lost—buried under the dust of time and the rot of indifference.
And that—he would never allow.