The moment he saw it, the king's eyes widened.
The eldest princess, whom the Shepherd had seized, was equally incredulous.
There was also a god-given item in the royal palace, so she naturally recognized it.
Yet the Shepherd, who seemed like a madman and a monster in her eyes, utterly unreasonable and beyond all reason, had obtained such a god-given item.
This completely exceeded her understanding.
"I previously met with the Nia God and received the Nia God's recognition."
"Now, in the name of a divine messenger, I order you all to come with me to the lower district!" the Shepherd said as he set the eldest princess down.
There was, in fact, an information gap among the nobles.
The rulers of duchies and people of similar standing might know the true relationship between the Nia God and the nobility.
But as time passed, the Nia God had not appeared for a long time.
Yet the Nia God's orthodox status remained.
Thus, some nobles naturally could not openly pass down matters such as moral coercion.
Quite a few nobles knew nothing about it.
Therefore, the Nia God's divine oracle was extremely useful at this moment.
Even the king, who knew the true nature of the sorcery In the Name of God, had no way to step forward and deny the legitimacy of the Nia God's oracle.
Some things could be done, but not spoken of.
The king met the Shepherd's gaze, then nodded and even began to laugh. "So you are a hero recognized by the Nia God."
"Hahaha, it was all a misunderstanding before—a misunderstanding!!"
He instantly treated his earlier angry accusations toward the Shepherd as mere nonsense.
Seeing this, the Shepherd was not deceived by the man's act.
He simply took the lead and walked ahead.
Then, for