The three goddesses appeared in the half-bitwall.
However, unlike the friendly attitude of the Goddess of Spring Water and the Goddess of Peace, the River Goddess had a cold expression, while the Sprout Goddess was a little hostile towards Søren.
The Sprout Goddess, Cyanea, was an amiable goddess. She often danced and played in the forest, and when she did not have to take care of the little ones in the forest, she played with the forest creatures. Her voice was very deep and resonant, and she was very fond of retorting in conversation with intelligent replies, often with a little coarse insinuation. Her appearance looked like a half-goat, but she had more mysterious and unfathomable characteristics than the latter. This goddess was a member of the Natural God System. Legend had it that she was the embodiment of the collective spirituality of the forest spirits. She used to serve Mei Likai together with the Unicorn Goddess, but later turned to the Goddess of Agriculture for some reason.
Judging from her embodiment, the Sprout Goddess was about 1.75 meters tall. Her upper body was that of a beautiful woman wearing an emerald green robe. Her lower body was similar to the legs of a goat, and there was a pair of small antelope horns on her forehead.
This weak goddess was in charge of the fertility of the forest, as well as many areas related to the forest.
After joining the Goddess of Agriculture, she was actively trying to obtain the fertility priesthood in agriculture. Søren thought for a while and understood why she was a little hostile towards him. It was because Saruman's priesthood seemed to conflict with hers. In the eyes of the other gods, Saruman was obviously an existence that Søren was preparing to cultivate as a god.
"This is the Shadow Lord, His Excellency Søren!"
The Goddess of Agriculture stood up with a smile and said to the three goddesses in front of her, "From today onwards, he is our most important ally."
As the main god of a god system, the Goddess of Agriculture had her own authority. She seemed to be trying to ease the current atmosphere, and the other goddesses also understood this. So under the leadership of the Goddess of Spring Water, the other three goddesses bowed to Søren to show their respect. In terms of divine power level, the three of them together were no match for Søren. Moreover, the Goddess of Agriculture did not have any fighting gods at all. It was completely dependent on the golden thighs of Mother Earth and the God of Light that they could maintain their current influence. However, the Goddess of Agriculture did not want to always rely on her parents. She hoped that as a true god, she could walk her own path.
"Since everyone is here."
Søren's expression was very calm. He did not care about the rejection and wariness of the goddesses, because time would prove everything.
He said slowly, "As an ally. I have prepared some plans and gifts for you that can help you increase your divine power. Now that the material plane was becoming more and more turbulent, and the four elemental overgods had appeared, the devils of hell were also becoming restless. I think all of you should be interested in hearing my plan. "
The three goddesses were puzzled when they heard this, but they still sat down nearby.
With a gentle wave of the Goddess of Agriculture's hand, the flowers and vines on the ground automatically formed three elegant and comfortable rattan chairs.
"This is the Wind Spear Hills."
Søren waved his hand, and a hologram appeared in front of him. The hologram was the actual scene of the Wind Spear Hills. This was the result of the Fallen Witch's recent research, and it was combined with the High Priest's 3D image. The arcane tower circled around the Windspear Hills, scanning and recording the entire map.
Søren pointed to the overlooking map of the land in front of him and said, "The Wind Spear Hills is a very fertile land."
"There are two rivers running through this land. From the map, it can be seen that there are still many places in this land that have not been reclaimed. If all these areas in the south are operated, it can support at least 500,000 people."
"For now."
"There are about 400,000 refugees on the south coast. Some of them have moved to the island of Modor, but there are still a large number of refugees near the Principality of Rossard and the City of Wealth. I plan to gather all of them and then gather them to the Wind Spear Hills to reclaim the land. The city of Modor will provide the necessary materials and help for this. "
"In accordance with the oath I made, I will also station troops at the border."
"Turmoil brings destruction and destruction. I am ready to help these mortals rebuild their homes. And this matter also needs your help. I hope you can send priests to the Wind Spear Hills to assist in this matter. "
"Also."
"Recently, the city of Modor will hold a grand harvest festival, the scale may reach about 200,000 people."
"If there is no problem, I hope to make this festival one of the most important festivals in the city of Modor! In the future, there will be a corresponding celebration every year for the harvest! "
Søren finished his words.
The several goddesses present could not help but have their eyes lit up. Søren's plan was not very attractive, but the number he proposed was very tempting. Hundreds of thousands of refugees in one breath. In this desperate situation, as long as there was a little guidance from the priests, these people would become devout believers. Søren asked them to send priests, obviously he was willing to give up a large number of these people as their believers. Unlike Søren's priesthood, these goddesses' priesthoods were closely related to ordinary people. Most of Søren's priesthoods were related to professions. Such a large number was enough to increase their believers by a large number.
The Goddess of Agriculture was more interested in the harvest festival.
A celebration with a scale of 200,000 people was not common in the material plane, because the population was limited. Although Harvest City was lively and bustling, in fact, the total population was only around 100,000. Any more and the beautification of the whole city would be ruined.
Too many people meant that eating, drinking, and shitting would seriously pollute the city's environment.
A harvest festival of 200,000 people was enough to provide a large amount of divine power for the Goddess of Agriculture. At the same time, if this festival became a legal festival in the city of Modor, it meant that Søren officially allowed the Goddess of Agriculture and her church to enter the sphere of influence of Modor and become an officially and legally recognized church organization.
The benefits involved were obviously very tempting.
"There is no problem with sending priests. But how can you ensure that the cultivated land will not be destroyed? "Goddess Xinya suddenly said.
Søren glanced at her and slowly said, "I will station about 50,000 troops in the Wind Spear Hills, including some of the main forces of Modor City and the properly trained militia."
"If there is a war."
"Troops can be sent from Snake Island and Port Tylon at any time. At first, this plan was just to settle them down and let them have land to farm and ensure that they can support themselves. It will take about ten years to complete it completely. "
At that time, the Avatar Crisis would be over.
Søren thought so in his heart. The purpose of developing the Wind Spear Hills was to hoard enough people. It didn't need to be planned as well as Modor City. He just needed to ensure that the population here would continue to flow and no one would starve to death. Søren's purpose was to pull the Goddess of Agriculture onto his pirate ship first. When the Avatar Crisis was over, naturally, he could plan whatever he wanted.
"Yes."
The Goddess of Agriculture spoke at this time, smiled and nodded to Søren and said, "I can send a group of priests at any time. I also believe that you have the ability to protect agriculture. But I also have a request. "
Søren raised his head and said, "What request?"
The Goddess of Agriculture drew a circle on the map, which was about 3,000 square kilometers, including the fertile land upstream of the river and a large area of dense forest, and said seriously, "All this land belongs to our church."
Secular and church.
It seemed that the Goddess of Agriculture had also learned her lesson. She knew very well that she could not have enough influence in the Southern Principality because the church itself did not have much land. These lands belonged to nobles and merchants. The Goddess of Agriculture only had influence but no decision-making power. She was ready to make some changes in her heart, but in order to do so, she must also have certain resources in the secular world. What Søren did in Modor City made her want to test it herself. She wanted to know if more things could be done if the church controlled more resources and power in the secular world.
Søren fell into deep thought when he heard this.
The other three goddesses also looked thoughtful. Although the gods had great power, most of their influence on the secular world was determined by the church.
Søren's behavior was unusual among the gods, because everything he did was a bit similar to '* * * *' at first, and then Søren separated all this, but the influence on the church was quite amazing!
"Yes!"
Søren thought seriously and nodded, "All these lands belong to your church. But the people still belong to the Wind Spear Hills. "
It seemed that the Goddess of Agriculture had also learned her lesson.
So what if she was a god? Even if she was powerful and superior? But these good gods couldn't force the mortals to hand over food, wealth, and land, could they?
Why was the Goddess of Agriculture always frustrated?
The reason was simple.
All the oracles she issued were just words. The church itself did not control the Southern Duchy, and the final implementation was completely up to the nobles. The Goddess of Agriculture had a large number of Druil and priests, but for a long time, she had been creating wealth for nobles and merchants. The resources of the church itself were actually limited to the vicinity of Harvest City.
No resources, no money.
Even if the gods wanted to do something, it would be very difficult!
The wealth was in their own hands, in the hands of the church, and it was just a matter of saying a word to accept refugees and expand their faith. But if the wealth was in the hands of the nobles and merchants, they would pay to accept refugees and help the church expand its influence.
Hmph.
Even the most noble ideals would be able to persuade them.
It seemed that the Goddess of Agriculture had realized that only the resources controlled by the church could be directly mobilized. Other believers, even the nobles who believed in her devoutly, would hesitate to implement it.
Hearing that Søren had agreed to the request, the other goddesses' expressions became a lot more friendly.
Although the gods didn't care about the wealth of the mortal world, the mortals cared a lot about it. And this large piece of land was enough for them to build another parish.
The good gods couldn't just plunder at will.
They needed a legitimate way to expand their parish and influence.
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