The Pathway Of Wisdom-Chapter 36: The First Spark of a Revolution Ignites. Part-2.

Chapter 36: The First Spark of a Revolution Ignites. Part-2.

As the royal prince was now in the city of Ilma, it would have been obvious that the local ruler of the city would come and visit him in person to pay his respects to the royal family.

Even if Alex was just an illegitimate child and an exiled prince of the nation, he was still a ’prince’ nonetheless.

Alex was also quite confused why the count hadn’t visited him in the past few days or sent anyone as his messenger; thus, he asked Ethan about it.

And it turned out that Count Foley Von Ilma was not in the city at the moment, as he had left to visit the Grand Church of the Goddess of War and Combat with his son.

He wanted his son to become a paladin of the church of war and combat and wanted him to become a powerful warrior in the future.

In the past few days, Alex hadn’t been idle; he tried his best to find time to read books and learn the common knowledge of this world.

For that he even read a lot of old newspapers and books from the library, but due to time constraints he hadn’t learned much yet.

But even he knows that if the church or the god can be considered the most famous in this world, then it would definitely be the Church of the Goddess of War and Combat.

The Goddess of War and Combat has a massive number of believers, and nearly all warriors in this world worship her, as they consider her to be the ultimate source of all strength and combat arts in the entire world.

All knights, warriors, and even soldiers—everyone who wants to be strong and hopes to become a powerful Pathwalker well versed in various arts of combat worships her and hope to become a paladin of her church.

Unlike the God of Wisdom’s church, which only has one paladin, who is Ethan, the goddess of combat and war’s church has thousands of paladins, and it’s rumored that all of the generals of the nation are her firm believers.

Her believers follow the ’Path of Indomitable Strength,’ and each of them is stronger than the other.

In this dog-eat-dog world where superhumans and powerful Pathwalkers exist, it’s obvious everyone hopes that they will also achieve immense strength and will be able to stand invincible in the world.

The lord of the city of Ilma wanted that kind of future for his son, and there was nothing wrong in wanting a better future for his own child.

But that didn’t mean others would let his dreams come to reality just because he wanted that.

"As you might already know Saint Alex, if the lord of Ilma succeeds in his goal of making his son a paladin of the goddess of combat and war’s church, the influence of the god of wisdom will completely shatter in this city..."

"The god of wisdom’s church will cease to exist and even the current low number of believers will likely abandon the faith..."

Zeil looked straight in Alex’s eyes and said,

"With your smart mind, you might already be able to guess that I came here because I want to cooperate with you..."

"I am the third son of Count Foley and I am in no position to inherit the family head’s position... if my oldest brother succeeds in becoming a paladin, I am finished..."

"The Ilma County only has barren lands and just a few poor villages. Aside from this city of Ilma, there is no room for all of us to exist here peacefully..."

A cold look appeared on Zeil’s face as he spoke in a suppressed voice.

"It’s either I kill my brothers or I will eventually be exiled and sent to some monster frontline to work as a nameless knight..."

"And everyone knows what the probability of death happening in that kind of scenario... so, either I kill them first and usurp the power or they will do so before me..."

Alex smirked at those words and nodded his head.

"Yeah, if even the city that has been the headquarters and the final bastion of the god of wisdom church turns into a vassal of the church of war and combat, the faith in god of wisdom will never improve again..."

"It would basically be the end for me too, as I can’t return to the royal palace either..."

Saying those words, Alex stretched out his hand towards Zeil with a devilish smirk on his face.

"How about we become friends Ziel Von Ilma... I promise you the sovereignty over the county of Ilma, you promise me popularity for the faith of the god of wisdom..."

"It might not seem easy, but we both don’t have any other choice right now..."

Without a single bit of hesitation on his face, Zeil raised his hand and shook his hand with Alex as he said with a smile on his face,

"I expected it to be much difficult but you are surprisingly easier to talk to Saint Alex..."

"I, Zeil Von Ilma, pledge you my loyalty, Prince Alexander. I pledge that I will be a faithful believer of the god of wisdom from this day onwards, and I hope to cooperate with your holiness till the end of time..."

Only when Zeil took his pledge did they both let their hands go, as they had solidified their cooperation with that oath.

"Good, truthfully, I expected some scheming fox to appear to plot against the city lord with me... but you are just as good of an option too..."

Alex himself is an exiled prince of the nation; he can’t possibly usurp the county of Ilma in his name. He needs someone to do the work for him, and Zeil came right on time.

In the first place, Alex agreed to the duel because the main reason was to attract the attention of a cooperator.

Alex already knew that no matter what world, ambitious people always exist everywhere; you just need to use the right methods to attract them to your side.

Showing off his scheming methods was a way to attract nobles to believe in him.

If he was just a random weak abandoned prince, Zeil wouldn’t have dared to believe in him, but with his abilities proven, it was much easier to believe in him.

"So we need a new name for this ’revolution’ bringing organization. What shall we call it... hmm... how about ’Revenant’?"

"After all, we are bringing the faith of the god of wisdom back and reviving it from a near-death state..."

At Alex’s words, Zeil smiled and nodded his head.

"Well, that’s not a bad idea. I am looking forward to the day when this revenant army will win us a better future..."

The lord of the city was not really that bad of a person, nor were his two older sons.

The only reason why Alex and Zeil wanted to usurp power was for their own selfish goals and ambitions, but that’s just the natural order of this world.

To be a great person, to be a great Pathwalker, you need to walk on a ’Path’; you need great ambitions and the resolve to walk on that harsh ’Path.’

Alex had no grudge against Lord Foley; he just wanted a better future for himself and the Church of Wisdom. It was as simple as that.