Volume 1 Chapter 595

Chapter 595: Lolth’s Sharp Remarks on the Lady of Light

Listening to the Lady of Light’s words, Lolth was stunned.

She never expected… that she had been too happy too soon!

The Lady of Light had truly gone mad!

A Lady of Light who believes in the Holy Light, a divine blessing from the God of Light…

Does she think it’s better for ordinary people not to have faith?

This is no longer a simple matter of straying from the path!

You are the Lady of Light!

And, you are also the future candidate for Pope!

What started as an easy teaching task had suddenly become extremely difficult!

His Holiness and the God of Light hoped that she would raise someone who could bring change to The Church of Light…

But this idea from Her Holiness clearly was not based on any top-down reformist beliefs…

The girl was on her way to completely overthrow and rebuild The Church of Light.

As the favored of the gods, she might actually have the charm and strength to achieve something great…

But Lolth was sure that if she let her continue to grow and sent her back to The Church of Light now, it would be trouble.

Inside this extraordinary world and the biggest church in the secular realm, whether the Lady of Light could succeed was still uncertain…

Her own rewards were sure to be ruined.

The God of Light and the Pope wanted to reform the church, obviously hoping to make it better and stop the loss of faith.

If she let the Lady of Light go back, she would directly call everyone to stop believing in our Lord and believe in tomorrow…

Then the God of Light would have to wake up from his slumber and give himself a big slap in the face!

The favored of the gods was like his half-daughter; he couldn’t bear to deal with her…

A bystander succubus like her was definitely doomed!

"Fortunately, I noticed in time and asked this question, or the consequences would have been unimaginable…"

Lolth felt cold sweat start to form.

And to be honest…

Although the Lady of Light might shake the foundation of The Church of Light, success was definitely impossible.

The biggest difference between the religions of this world and the last world was…

They truly had gods.

And believing in gods also granted real extraordinary powers… even if one couldn’t use them, at least they would benefit greatly.

Faith was no longer considered "superstition."

Of course, in a way, the Lady of Light was not wrong. Compared to believing in something outside of ourselves, whether it was an elusive statue or a truly powerful deity.

It was definitely not as uplifting as trusting one’s own heart and being filled with hope and enthusiasm for the future.

However, the Lady of Light had not yet realized one thing…

Everything in Hillenbrand Town was built upon its "remoteness."

Additionally, with her various "inventions," productivity increased significantly in a short time, creating a place where everyone lived and worked happily, resembling a paradise.

In fact, at first, Lolth had only wanted to make this place more comfortable for herself, while also helping everyone else to be fed and clothed.

And even if the Lady of Light were to learn all the agricultural techniques and extraordinary methods from here…

It would still be impossible to recreate this thriving atmosphere in a mainland filled with numerous monsters and Superoperators.

Even without considering the objective factors…

People have their own flaws.

In the first few years, Lolth could ensure that everyone’s thoughts remained pure in a town of hundreds or thousands of people…

However, this was still a kind of "illusion" based on herself.

This was a "model" that could not be spread.

Just like if that day the person talking to Kanor had been herself instead of Lalea, she could have argued back against her own disciple.

"An advanced model may not always be the best."

Of course, compared to the Lady of Light… Kanor was just criticizing the Church of Light.

That little girl would not genuinely try to implement this model in other countries.

But the Lady of Light was different…

She wanted to speak as if she would be the future pope… no, she didn’t even need to become pope.

For her now, having such thoughts was already quite dangerous.

Reforms were not always a good thing; history has shown too many policies and plans that seemed wonderful and advanced, which ultimately made the people suffer.

She looked at the Lady of Light, whose eyes were bright and full of determination.

She sighed.

Although it was hard for her to challenge her enthusiasm.

Lolth still needed to correct her thoughts first.

"As it turns out, this little girl’s situation is even trickier than I imagined…"

Lolth said this and cleared her throat.

Then, she looked at the Lady of Light and asked, "So, if you could go back to the Church of Light now, what would you do?"

The Lady of Light was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

After that, she thought carefully for a moment and quickly came up with an idea that had been swirling in her mind for a long time.

"Maybe I can make faith not feel like a ‘forced’ choice… I could let the church open the right to ‘educate,’ just like you do, by starting schools, and no longer limit the learning of other beliefs and extraordinary powers."

The Lady of Light said this with a tone that was a bit hesitant.

But she still felt very confident.

Hearing such rebellious words from their Holy Maiden, even Janine Irene, who stood behind her, was slightly shocked!

"But… Your Holiness, if you do this, the church will be in chaos!" she said with some worry.

"But in the end, the church’s territory will become like Hillenbrand Town, won’t it?" the Lady of Light earnestly countered Janine Irene.

Hearing the Holy Maiden say this, Janine Irene sensed that something was not quite right.

But she still couldn’t express exactly what was wrong.

Lolth watched Janine Irene, who hesitated to speak, and sighed softly.

"No, it’s not that simple, dear Her Holiness."

"The Holy Lieto Empire, the Papal State… even the Holy Capital cannot become another Hillenbrand Town."

"I can turn this place into a ‘paradise’ because I am the Chief Interrogator and Chief Consultant of the Demon Army; the Lord of the Demon King allows me to do all of this, and the rest of the demon race in Vera Plain owes me a favor…"

"But you, Her Holiness… you are blessed by the gods…"

"Will the God of Light allow you to do all of this?"

"Even without discussing this, do you really think you can change the beliefs of the people who have followed the Holy Light and God of Light for thousands of years?"

"Reform is not about copying," Lolth gently tapped the stunned Lady of Light on the head, "stop looking for easy ways to simplify your thinking."

As she said this, the speechless Lady of Light opened her mouth, confused by the questions.

"But… the situation in the Holy Empire and the Papal State is indeed worse than in Hillenbrand Town…" the Lady of Light mumbled.

"What you should think about is how to draw inspiration from Hillenbrand Town, not how to make them into another Hillenbrand Town!" Lolth said bluntly.