All along, Luo Zhen and the others had believed there were two reasons the Holy Land and the Mountain People were so irreconcilable and constantly at war.
One was that Artoria〔Alter〕, who opposed the King of Lions, had fled into the mountainous region and taken control of the Mountain People, resulting in frequent wars with the Holy Land ruled by Artoria.
The other was that, for the sake of the Holy Selection and Holy Punishment, the King of Lions had constantly harmed innocent humans, provoking the anger of the Mountain People and the masses alike.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the two sides not to be irreconcilable.
But only now did everyone learn that the true reason the two sides were so irreconcilable was not any of the above, but a more fundamental issue.
That was faith.
The King of Lions had trampled upon the faith of the people of this era, which was why the Mountain People wanted to rise up in resistance.
The King of Lions, meanwhile, regarded the refugees who lacked the qualifications to enter the Holy City as the dregs of human history and wanted to exterminate them all.
With the two factors combined, it was naturally difficult for the sides to reconcile. The war could only end if they fought until only one side remained.
Naturally, compared with the powerful Holy Knights, the Mountain People were at a considerable disadvantage.
This disadvantage was not merely a problem caused by the environment, but an even more fundamental problem of military strength.
"All the knights of the Holy Land have received the King of Lions' blessing. Though the Purification Knights' strength falls short of Servants, they're still far stronger than human warriors. As for the Knights of the Round Table, there's no need to mention