The carriage slowly drove into the edge of Withered Willow Town within the borders of the Kingdom of Mason.
The deep autumn here appeared exceptionally desolate; withered yellow willow branches swayed feebly in the cold wind, and the weeds on both sides of the stone-paved road had long since frosted over.
Although the lives of the subjects here remained impoverished, compared to the desperate lifelessness of half a year ago, the eyes of the people in Withered Willow Town now held a trace of something called 'hope'.
Just as the convoy was about to pass through the tree-lined avenue outside the town, a burst of miserable crying and shouting shattered the orderly sound of horse hooves.
"I beg you! Save them!
Your Majesty, have mercy, save my man and son!"
A woman dressed in patch-covered coarse linen clothes, her body covered in mud, stumbled out of the woods and fell to her knees in the center of the road with a thud, kowtowing desperately regardless of everything.
Not far behind her, at the bottom of a gentle slope, several carrying baskets for gathering mountain goods lay overturned in the mud. Two men were curled up in pain on the ground, their faces covered in blood and filth, their legs twisted at bizarre angles.
They had originally intended to go up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables and mushrooms before winter set in, to dry and eat during the winter, but unexpectedly, the deep autumn grass was wet and slippery, and they accidentally rolled down from the hillside dozens of meters high.
The warhorses of the Black Rose Guard neighed in fright. Delilah's expression sank instantly; her right hand pressed against her sword hilt, and a trace of coldness flashed through her azure pupils.
"Who blocks the road?"
Inside the carriage, Sophia was resting with her eyes closed.
Hearing the commotion outside, she lifted a corner of the carriage curtain. Her pale golden pupils swept over the father and son paralyzed in the mud, finally landing on that desperate woman.
Bone fractures of this degree were basically a death sentence in this era.
However, since I brought back a Chief Healer, I can't just let her eat for free in the carriage, right?
"Delilah, let the convoy stop."
Sophia's voice remained cold and clear, without a single ripple.
She turned her head to look at Daphne, who was shrinking in the corner, so nervous she was at a loss for what to do.
"Daphne-Orr."
The blonde girl shuddered, her emerald eyes filled with confusion:
"Your... Your instructions?"
"Go."
Sophia pointed out the window, her tone as flat as if she were ordering her to pour a cup of tea.
"Use your way to make those subjects stand up.
In this country, This Queen does not wish to see labor force lost due to such trivial matters."
If it were the territory of another country, she might not necessarily have intervened.
But since it was her Mason territory, then meeting her counted as their good luck.
Daphne was stunned.
She looked at Sophia's profound and unbiased pale golden pupils, and her originally wildly beating heart miraculously calmed down.
She didn't treat me as a monster and hide me away, but instead told me... to save her subjects?
She really seems not to be the kind of lord who views humans as livestock, completely unlike those people in the Kingdom of Orr.
"Yes, Daphne obeys!"
Under Vasha's astonished gaze, the blonde Daphne lifted her white skirt and jumped off the carriage.
She walked in front of the two men with broken legs and, under the terrified and doubtful gaze of that woman, slowly crouched down.
Daphne closed her eyes, her hands hovering over the injured men's broken legs.
In that instant, Withered Willow Town, situated in the wasteland, seemed to be injected with vitality.
A gentle and pure emerald glimmer bloomed from Daphne's palms, quickly enveloping the wounds of those two men.
Everyone present heard the subtle sounds of bones shifting and healing.
The men, who had originally been wailing in pain, saw their breathing gradually stabilize, and the deathly gray pallor on their faces was replaced by a rosy hue.
In merely less than three minutes, right under the public gaze, they actually supported their knees and stood up somewhat incredulously.
"My leg... doesn't hurt anymore?"
The man tried taking two steps, then fell to his knees in a frenzy.
"Divine Miracle! This is a Divine Miracle!"
Daphne wiped the fine sweat from her forehead. Looking at the tearful gratitude of those subjects, a trace of a long-lost, heartfelt smile emerged in her emerald eyes.
"It was Her Majesty Sophia who sent me."
After she spoke softly, she quickly returned to the carriage amidst the crowd's awe-filled gazes.
The Black Rose Guard did not stay even a second longer.
Under Delilah's command, the convoy set off again, leaving behind only the squeaking sound of the carriage crushing withered grass, and that group of dumbstruck subjects.
After the carriage had gone far, the two men who had escaped death grabbed the woman.
"Mother of my child, just now... how did you dare to stop That Lord's carriage?
That was the Tyrant's convoy!"
The woman was also paralyzed on the ground at this moment, gasping for breath, wiping her tears with lingering fear:
"I was also taking a gamble.
Everyone says that although Her Majesty kills nobles, she distributes seeds to Kree Village.
I just thought, if she really possesses divine power like in the rumors, she definitely wouldn't watch us die."
"It's too terrifying, and also too formidable."
The healed man looked in the direction the carriage had disappeared, his eyes filled with fanaticism.
"Even that kind of magic power that can bring the dead back to life has to obediently listen to Her Majesty's instructions.
Have you heard? The rice seedlings in neighboring Kree Village have grown taller than a person; everyone says it was Her Majesty who cast a spell."
"This isn't just distributing seeds!"
Another subject lowered his voice, his tone carrying a kind of embellishment born of extreme worship.
"Her Majesty must have mastered the legendary Divine Authority governing life!
She not only has weapons that can emit thunder, but also Divine Servants who can cure death. If she lets us live, we must live gloriously.
If she wants someone to die, they won't see tomorrow's sun."
"That's right, those people tamed by Her Majesty, which one isn't a capable person different from ordinary humans?
Our Majesty Sophia, she isn't a mortal at all; she is a True God walking in the human world!"
For a time, rumors that 'Her Majesty controls eternal life and death' spread throughout the entire Withered Willow Town faster than the autumn gales.
Inside the carriage, Sophia watched the withered willows retreating rapidly outside the window, satisfied internally with Daphne's Ability.
Although she hadn't found a Transmigrator doctor with brilliant medical skills who could make medicine, she had obtained a top-quality healer who knew magic, and even saved a sum of R&D expenses.
The effect is not bad; looks like a large amount of medical fees can be saved in the future.
Beside her, Daphne was clenching her hands tightly at this moment. Although her body was still nervous, the look in her eyes when looking at Sophia had shifted somewhat.
She gave me the meaning of existence. In this world, only she dares to make this power public.
Others would all think of hiding me, then using torture to force me to hand over the magic power, or burn me to death out of fear of this supernatural Ability.
Only she is different.
Sophia Mason, you are the light that illuminates my soul.
Willow watched all of this, gently draping a cloak over Sophia, her voice warm and moist:
"Your Majesty, that action of yours just now has made the people of Withered Willow Town entrust even their souls to you."
Sophia just responded faintly:
"This Queen merely dislikes wasting labor force, that is all."
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