“You are taking away our slaves? How are we supposed to get things done!?” A man in fine clothing walked forward. He was followed by many more. “Slaves are what allow us nobles to continue living the lives we have. It is a form of status!”

Desaray looked at the man and chuckled softly, covering her mouth. She knew this man was a noble. “Are you stupid?”

“What?” The noble was confused he did not understand why he was being called stupid.

“Did you think you would continue to have the same status as before? Now, you are nothing more than a citizen of my holy kingdom if you stay. There are no nobles in my kingdom. Only Apostles who help me run the kingdom. And even those are very few. A proper kingdom does not need hundreds of greedy for, power people. It only needs a few people to make sure the lives of its citizens are living good lives. They will oversee their departments and make sure those departments are doing their jobs. And those people who work in the departments are nothing more than employees who get paid a salary.

“Nobles have no place in a proper government. If you think you can continue acting all high and mighty now that your king has fallen, then you have another story. You will need to work like the citizens you looked down on. Your easy life is no longer going to be easy. I suggest using the money you have to build up a few businesses and go from there. As long as you can keep earning money, maybe you can still stay in your expensive house. But just so you know. I tax the rich much more than I tax those who are living week to week.

“So, say goodbye to your so-called privileges. And just so you know, you will be punished if you try to force slaves to stay. You are now under my rule. Do not forget that!”

*Boom!*

As Desaray finished, the castle that was once standing tall as a symbol of the human kingdom exploded upwards as a massive root shot up into the sky. Smaller roots twirled around it to catch the debris, and like a hand grabbing at a toy, it grabbed the castle remains and pulled it underground, disappearing from sight. In its place, a towering pillar of water shot upwards and began to fill in the massive hole.

“Heh, as you can see, this city has already changed ownership.” Desaray gaze fell on the nobles, who all had ugly expressions. “Anyone trying to take control of the city will be killed on sight. Anyone daring to harm a citizen of my kingdom will be killed on sight. Anyone who dares oppose these new rules and regulations will be killed on sight. Do not make me repeat myself.”

Desaray gazed at the fear-stricken people before and figured now was a good time. “As citizens of my kingdom, not only will you enjoy an almost tax-free life, but you will be able to work in a safe society. The poor will no longer be poor since we will turn the slums into a place for people to work and call home. Magic is something that can easily help many people. Earth magic can easily build many houses in one go. As you slowly begin to live better lives, you can then upgrade these homes to whatever you want. Wood, stone, brick. You name it, and it will be within your grasp.

“Live the lives you have been living. You do not need to worry about war. You do not need to worry about being weak! We have many dungeons under control, from the lowest levels to some of the highest levels! We do raids all the time to help people level up from low level to high level as well. We have schools to allow children and adults to read and write. We have many things to better your lives. We do not repress our people. We seek for them to be able to live in harmony with other races, which is why the elder council consists of the heads of different races. We strive to better our people in every way. 

“ You will no longer be limited just because of status. No one will be allowed to suppress your ambitions anymore. But always remember where there are freedoms, there are also rules which must be followed to keep such a utopia from falling into chaos.” The more Desaray spoke, the more people looked up at her in awe. A life they never even dreamt of was starting to open up. Freedom to do as you please. No longer being suppressed by the nobles. 

This was enough to win the hearts of the citizens. No one liked being suppressed as they were. But that was life. They were under such a rule that they had no choice. But now, it was like a goddess had descended from the sky. 

Juna suddenly felt her worship alarm go off as she finished her job and rushed back to Desaray’s side. When she saw the citizen looking up at her goddess with eyes full of worship, she couldn’t help but step forward and knelt down on the ground, lowering her head as she said: “Your Holiness, I have finished my task. If you do not mind, I would like to choose an area within the city to build a second church for the people to worship, Your Holiness.”

Desaray turned to look at Juna, who seemed to have a crafty glint in her eyes, and chuckled inwardly. This girl was always scheming. “You may do as you please, but make sure it is free land and that the workers get paid properly.”

“Of course, Your Holiness.”