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Salin's current astrology was already at the peak of the ninth level. Because of the frequent use of the power of the stars, Salin's advancement seemed inevitable. So when he saw the tall statue of the goddess, he also saw a trace of the trajectory of fate.
The goddess seemed to have long expected that he would choose this place to build a city, a holy city in the hearts of his believers. Therefore, the purpose of the temple here was for believers to worship.
Today, ten thousand years later, this temple of the goddess was already very much in line with the psychology of people today. It was luxurious, elegant, and full of mystery. This was not similar to the simplicity and simplicity of the past.
The most terrible thing was that there was a statue here that had come to life, and this statue was filled with divine crystals!
In other words, even if Myers died, believers would still receive some of the goddess's favor by worshiping this statue. This statue was personally made by the goddess.
If the goddess did not know the current situation, how could she have made such a thing!
Salin felt that he had been schemed against. No matter what he did, he could not change the trajectory of fate. Fate could not be resisted. This was what mages often said, but the existence of mages was to determine their own fate!
This terrible feeling made Salin curse. This tall statue was easy to control. Although it had come to life, it did not have any soul or consciousness. This was a piece of divine equipment that the goddess had left for her successors. With this piece of divine equipment, she could still provide power for her believers in the years after the fall of the goddess. …
Salin knew that as long as he erected the statue in the temple, then all the mages in the entire City of Nature would be able to obtain divine power from their prayers. This gift of divine power was mutual. Usually, believers would pray, causing the divine crystals in the statue to condense. When there was a need to fight, these divine crystals would be broken down into the power needed by the believers.
In general, this statue would only become stronger and stronger, unless the number of believers was too small to provide the statue with the power of faith.
Salin even had the urge to throw the statue into the Fallen Purgatory, but he was also a little worried. Would the goddess not predict this change when she left behind the shackles of the Fallen?
He was afraid that if the statue entered, even the 12 Movements of Purgatory and Neris would be lost.
"Gods really don't have anything good!" Salin cursed again before raising his left hand and using the Bestowal Ring on his finger, he tried to summon the statue. As expected, the statue walked towards Salin, its eyes bewildered.
Salin released a trace of divine power from the Blessing Ring and sent it into a Fragment of Eternal Control. Then, the Fragment of Eternal Control flew out and sank into the forehead of the statue.
The statue immediately absorbed the goddess's divine power, and the Fragment of Eternal Control was naturally left in the statue's head. Salin was slightly relieved. Once the statue produced something similar to a soul, it would be absorbed by the Fragment of Eternal Control. This statue would no longer be a threat to him.
After absorbing the divine power, the statue immediately calmed down. The perplexed look in its eyes disappeared, and it became a statue.
Salin stored the statue into his Dimensional Stone. He thought to himself, If I smash this statue, all of my Mages won't have to worry about the lack of Mind Power. The Divine Crystal was the best material to replenish one's mental power. Holding a normal-sized Divine Crystal in one's hand was equivalent to doubling a mage's mental power.
But wouldn't he be punished by the goddess if he broke the statue? Although Salin planned to kill a god, now was not the time unless his astrology reached level-15. At that time, any god's curse would lose its effect. Magic cultivation at level-15 could only resist the curse of a low-level god.
Apart from delaying the advancement of magic, practicing astrology wasn't troublesome. At least he wouldn't lose the Magic String like those who believed in gods.
Salin knew that his aptitude wasn't as good as Jason or Truman, but he had luck, so his advancement speed had always been far faster than mages with better aptitude.
So now, he couldn't break the statue, lest he lose his luck.
Goddess Myers' calculations were so deep!
Salin thought of the Great Grandmaster's attitude towards him. These super experts probably viewed ordinary people the same way. They could play with them at will.
What about Cain? Was he also hiding something from him? Salin thought of this and immediately threw it to the back of his mind. Apart from his teacher, no one had helped him so much in his cultivation. Cain could be considered half his teacher.
"Your Highness?" Dong saw that something was wrong and called out in a questioning tone.
"Nothing. Oh right, do you need to reforge your God-Hunting Spear?"
"No, Your Highness. My weapon only needs to be sturdy and sharp. Any attribute will be a hindrance to my battles. "Dong was full of confidence when it came to his profession.
"No, Dong, you need to appease your subordinates, reward them, and punish them. There must be a standard. Especially rewards. So, I will provide you with a large amount of divine and warrior equipment. Don't distribute it carelessly. Keep it all in your hands, and follow strict rules to reward and punish. " Salin didn't hide this method. Dong heard it, but thought to himself, This is probably a method you use to control others.
But Salin's supplies were indeed plentiful. Salin didn't hide anything from an outsider like Dong. He gave everything that needed to be given. At least, Dong felt that the God-Hunting Spear shouldn't have belonged to him.
Because there were two people around Salin who needed the God-Hunting Spear. One was Zola, and the other was Sue.
Since Salin said that, Dong decided to choose from the resources that Salin provided. All of this was done in the Godly Palace, and outsiders wouldn't know. This was also why Dong didn't dislike Salin. Salin would also share this favor with him, and the Godly Palace Knights would be his personal force in the future.
Salin wouldn't waste his energy to control the Godly Palace Knights, and his ultimate goal wasn't to control the Druidic Church. Dong himself didn't need to be a commander. After destroying the Holy Church, he didn't want this kind of power anymore.
Sooner or later, Salin and Dong wouldn't care about the future of the Godly Palace Knights anymore. Therefore, Salin told Dong not to recruit believers into the Godly Palace Knights. This Godly Palace Knights would be made into an exclusive mercenary group that would only serve the Druidic Church.
This was also Salin's idea. He wanted the Godly Palace Knights to be filled with fake believers and even degenerates. This was even more ridiculous than the Inquisition. After all, there were many devout believers and fanatics in the Inquisition. On the other hand, the Godly Palace Knights of the Druidic Church didn't need believers.
The Godly Palace was quickly dismantled and stored in Salin's spatial item. Every material that was dismantled was marked with magic so that there wouldn't be any mistakes when they were pieced together.
Salin sealed this spatial tunnel when he left. Although such a stable space wasn't big, it could be used as a secret warehouse. Except for people like Salin who had the Ring of Grace, no one else could enter this warehouse.
After coming out of the spatial tunnel, Salin started to order the puppets to build the Godly Palace. This time, the speed of construction was much slower. Since the Godly Palace was a godly building and not a magic building, there were many similarities. However, some places had to be repaired with godly power.
The empty space that Salin reserved was just enough to build 24 new Godly Palaces.
The construction of these Godly Palaces had to be the same as before. The main Godly Palace was where the statue of the goddess was placed. The layout of this Godly Palace was also different from ancient times. The center of the Godly Palace was no longer an altar, but a pedestal for a statue. This statue was located at the end of the Godly Palace. There was a high dome in front of it. The dome was engraved with divine symbols that could send the power of faith produced by all the worshippers into the statue.
The statue could also use the structure of the Godly Palace to give back some gifts to the worshippers.
The God of Light had already explained this relationship very clearly. Worshippers were like sheep that were being herded. To the sheep, the herdsmen provided everything. However, the herdsmen needed the sheep's meat, milk, and wool. When the herdsmen needed it, the sheep would have to give everything.
In fact, there was a worn-out bard who once said something that could explain the relationship between gods and worshippers even more deeply.
In this world, there was no love without a reason.
To say that God loved the world was a complete lie.
To say that love was noble was a lie made up by rulers. To say that love was selfish was an excuse made up by the degenerates. Love came from the heart and could not be added to anything else.
There was another reason why Salin couldn't destroy this statue. With this statue, his plan could be realized more quickly, and many mages of the Druidic Faith could advance smoothly. Otherwise, the Druidic Faith would never be able to contend against the Holy See, let alone drive the Holy See out of the Myers Continent.
After Salin finished arranging the main Godly Palace, the mages in charge of the parishes near the City of Nature had already returned. Seeing the Godly Palace that Salin "built", these mages began to regard Salin as a god-like existence. Of course, Winter wouldn't expose that the Godly Palace was actually built by the Goddess, and that Salin was only responsible for moving it out.
Salin's arrangement had achieved its goal, because the doctrines of the Druidic Faith and other textual books all stated that there was more than one god in the world. The Goddess of Nature would also praise some gods, which was different from the God of Light. Therefore, among the believers of the Goddess of Nature, there were even existences that believed in two gods at the same time.
Salin wanted to create himself as the second god in the Druidic Faith, and then it would be easier to lure the worshippers to fall. It wasn't strange that there were internal divisions within the religion, and there were signs of this even in the Holy Church. The messengers, the Inquisition, and the College of Cardinals had become three independent institutions.
"Destiny has to be fought for by oneself," this was the saying of the Astrologer.
If Salin accepted the arrangement of destiny, he would rather die in Ceylon City. Why would he bother learning magic? Wasn't it painful to use the family badge to train his spirit energy every day? In the beginning, the pain of using the family badge was even worse than death.
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