This Necromancer Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 1690: God of Murder’s Holy Artifact!_2

"On a specific level,”

"The Great Origin Stele Method initially promulgated by the five seats of the Clockwork Pavilion is the origin and benchmark of all laws within the city, and the Great Origin Stele that records the laws stands to this day in the most conspicuous position in City Lord Square.”

"Every day, members of the Truth Sect entrusted with the explanation of the law present their reasoning to the residents or outsiders active near the square.”

"As long as one has lived in Canning for a period of time, they will unconsciously become thoroughly familiar with the Great Origin Stele Method, partly because of the severe punishments and partly because of the Truth Sect members’ pervasive preaching and narration

"In short, in Canning, the Great Origin Stele Method is considered the spiritual pillar of all residents, and the majority of them hold the law in high esteem; even the Ingram family cannot completely override it

...

She had spoken so much in a breath.

Angela felt her mouth dry and her tongue parched, so she stopped to take a drink of water; meanwhile, Matthew simply watched her silently:

Angela was startled, her cheeks immediately flushing red:

"Ah, sorry, sorry, it’s been too long since I’ve entertained guests, I got a bit careless

Matthew waved his hand to indicate it didn’t matter.

He continued to ask about the topic she had just been discussing:

"The choice of words you just used is interesting—cannot completely override?”

Angela smiled embarrassedly and then explained:

"Although it’s stated on the Great Origin Stele Method that no one is above the law, there are always ways to circumvent it.”

"And for existences like the Ingram family, the ways to circumvent the law are usually broader than for ordinary people.”

As she spoke,

She sincerely added:

"Actually, putting aside those inevitable dark aspects, Order City is really quite friendly to the common people; at least in the Northland, I’ve never seen a safer, more prosperous city than Canning.”

"Canning is rich in products, abundant in resources, and its geographical location is extremely advantageous, positioned at the heart of the Northern Continent highway that traverses east to west. After the Ingram family opened up the north-south highway, this place became the most important hub of human and material circulation in the north.”

"Despite Canning’s small size, due to the Truth Sect’s indirect control of many Secondary Planes, whether it’s agriculture, mining, textiles, metallurgy, or other industries, they are all well-developed.”

"Take agriculture as an example: to the north of Canning lies a Secondary Plane called ‘Harvest Town’ where the climate is moist and warm all year round, very suitable for the cultivation and harvesting of crops.”

"Just with the annual yield of that small town, nearly half of the population of Order City can be sustained, not to mention that the Truth Sect ultimately controls the entrances to a dozen or so Secondary Planes!”

"During the great tear, Canning was able to become the safest city in the Northland, which I believe is inseparable from the attachment and anchoring effect of those Secondary Planes.”

"In any case, the current Order City is the most prosperous, safest, and most developmentally potential among the cities in the north, probably without a rival.”

Matthew nodded.

This Truth Sect truly could not be underestimated; they had controlled so many Secondary Planes even before the great tear.

This was completely beyond Matthew’s expectations.

He had wanted to ask more, “Didn’t the Alliance notice?” but as the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back down.

It wasn’t possible that they hadn’t noticed.

Perhaps they just hadn’t taken it seriously.

In comparison to other noticeable organizations, the Truth Sect is very low-key, even pushing the Ingram family to the forefront, probably with the aim of avoiding the cutting edge of the Seven Saint Alliance.

Their approach was quite successful.

After the great tear,

The Alliance’s prestige plummeted sharply, and the influence of Order City increased significantly; given time, they might indeed succeed in lying low.

"The current Canning City Lord is a very atypical member of the Ingram family.

He’s a male but his name is Butterfly

This name, of course, did not come from within the family but was one he chose for himself.

Mr. Butterfly was very rebellious in his early years and clashed with the Ingram family to the point of estrangement, eventually leading to him leaving home.

For a long time,

Their relationship was entirely severed.

Until six months ago,

When young Ingram suddenly disappeared and the great tear descended, Order City faced a major upheaval as the Thorny Flower Sword, a super Secondary Plane, appeared to the northeast of the city.

The elementals became irritable and harsh.

Just as the members of the Truth Sect were eager to introduce the next city lord,

Mr. Butterfly suddenly returned.

As the uncle of young Ingram,

He naturally had the right to inherit the position of Canning CIty Lord.

But as a member who had been effectively abandoned by his family for so many years,

Nearly no one was optimistic about Butterfly becoming the new city lord.

The final outcome surprised many people.

Butterfly miraculously defeated numerous highly competitive kinsfolk and successfully became the new Canning City Lord.

After that,

Lord Butterfly demonstrated remarkable political skill and his strength as a Summoner.

Before long,

He calmed the restless elemental lives and miraculously got on good terms with the Thorny Flower Sword on the northeast plains.

To outsiders,

Butterfly seemingly single-handedly stabilized the potential upheavals in Order City.

The charming middle-aged man thus became the dream lover of all the single or divorced women in the city.

But to me,

Butterfly’s achievements probably wouldn’t have been possible without the help of a man who returned with him.”