Bab 988: Chapter 558: Why Cry?

In the hierarchical system of human nobility, there exists a principle of "a vassal's vassal is not my vassal," meaning a King cannot bypass a Duke to command the Duke's subjects, nor can a Duke bypass his Knights to directly recruit the farmers within the Knight's lands.

Of course, a Duke can kill that Knight.

However, this principle doesn't hold in the system of the Undead and the gods—Ange could, with just a thought, annihilate all the subordinates of Durken Feiti who were linked by soul contact, or even make Negris do a handstand and pee.

Of course, Ange wasn't that malicious, which is why his subordinates lived a relaxed, unoppressed, and peaceful life—because he was busy farming.

Though usually he wouldn't bother, when he did decide to intervene, you had to comply. When Ange's divine thought pressed down, the Water Element immediately found itself out of control. The imprint inside the Elemental Core shrank as if scared.