Could things develop in a good direction without doing anything?
Of course, this was a good idea, but it was not easy to put it into practice.
Because the higher-ups of both churches were still fighting outside Green Tree City, the atmosphere between the two churches was very tense. There were frequent incidents of gunfire, and from time to time, large and small conflicts and even battles broke out.
Fortunately, both sides still followed the rules, and according to the rules, before the result of the duel was decided, the two churches could not engage in a large-scale fight.
This limited the intensity and scale of the fight, and Wall, who was originally very worried, gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
In contrast, the mood of the God of Aristocracy was getting worse day by day.
He could see very clearly that he was at a disadvantage in this battle of faith. Not only was it difficult to take advantage of this opportunity to break through to the great Divine Power, but even the sphere of influence that he had previously delineated was somewhat unstable.
This was what annoyed them the most.
The God of Aristocracy did not care much about the ownership of faith. In their view, the most important thing was not who the people believed in, but who the nobles who ruled the people believed in. As long as the rulers believed in them, they did not care whether the people believed in them or not.
So all along, they had focused on spreading their faith in the upper class, and were dismissive of the lower class.
In other countries, the influence of their churches was much stronger than that of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Culture — it was another matter in the Republic of Northwest, but in the Country of Mages, the situation was reversed.
Even after many years of preparation and influence, the mainstream thinking of the Commonwealth of Mifata was still that mages were the noblest, and modern mages paid great attention to knowledge and culture, so the cultural atmosphere here was also very strong. Not to mention those spellcasters, even among the nobles, although noble blood was important, cultural cultivation was equally indispensable.
So when the God of Knowledge obtained a new priesthood and became the God of Knowledge and Culture, many nobles and mages who were originally inclined to the God of Aristocracy turned back to the God of Knowledge and Culture.
It was not surprising that the mages would make such a choice. But the fact that the nobles would do the same made the God of Aristocracy very unhappy.
They even felt that it was a betrayal!
Shouldn't the nobles naturally believe in them? They had been working hard to promote the nobility of noble blood, the natural rationality of aristocratic rule, and the correctness of the aristocratic system! How could they turn to the God of Knowledge and Culture because of habits and traditional ideas?
But they did not say these thoughts out loud, and were just secretly annoyed.
Annoyance could not solve the problem. After some thought, they decided to ask for help.
"Are you sure you want my help?"
"Of course!"
"… Sorry, I can't help you with this."
"Why? I think you have a plan. For example, inciting internal strife in some noble families that are inclined to the other side, or inciting conflict between the mages and the nobles … Aren't these what you're best at? "
"It's true that I'm good at this, but I don't want to die!"
"What do you mean?"
"I admit that doing these things is completely in line with my position, and very much to my liking. But why would I jump out at such a sensitive moment to provoke the God of Knowledge and Culture? Don't forget, he still has the Void Mask behind him! "
"Are you afraid?"
"Nonsense! Of course I'm scared! I'm not like you, who has the God of Light backing you up. Even if the sky falls, he'll be there to hold it up for you. I'm all alone. "
"But you've already offended him, and you've offended him very badly. Not only that, you have offended so many gods in the Pantheon temple, and you have offended them so many times. Why do they suddenly care about you this time? "
"There are some things that I can't tell you. Anyway, in the near future, I will definitely not participate in anything against the Void Mask."
"… Is this a hint?"
"You can think of it that way. For the sake of our good relationship in the past, this can be regarded as a hint."
"… I understand, I'll think about it carefully again."
After the God of Aristocracy left, the God of Conspiracy, who was hidden in the shadows, smiled bitterly, shook his head, turned into a cloud of smoke, and disappeared, returning to his own God Kingdom.
He had a very big plan, and in order to realize that plan, it was very beneficial to maintain a relatively good or at least neutral relationship with the Void Mask.
Although that might not make the plan succeed, to make the plan with a low probability become a reality, there might only be a slight chance of success. This was something that had to be done.
For this, even if he had to give up the opportunity to spread the conspiracy, it was also worth it.
The God of Conspiracy was not the kind of half-crazy god who was so chaotic that he was always looking at what was in front of him. He had a rigorous thinking and clear judgment. For the sake of future long-term benefits, he could completely sacrifice some benefits in front of him.
The God of Aristocracy was the same.
After returning to his God Kingdom, he pondered for a long time and finally made a decision.
He would admit defeat first. As for the trump card that he had arranged long ago, he could use it later.
Anyway … that trump card would never expire.
"Admit defeat?" The God of Heroes looked at him in surprise, as if he had never seen him before. "You actually want to admit defeat in such a big matter as preaching? Aren't you willing to pay any price in order to break through to the great Divine Power? "
"I used to think that I was, but after careful consideration, I realized that I wasn't," the God of Aristocracy said calmly. "If the price is too high, it's not worth it. Anyway, I have already gained some benefits this time. Even if there is no way to further expand my faith, just by relying on the benefits I have gained this time, it is enough to greatly shorten the time I need to break through to the great Divine Power. "
"But if you can greatly expand the scope of your faith this time, maybe you can break through to the great Divine Power very soon," the God of Protection said.
"Indeed, but our God System is actually not very short of great Divine Powers. With you here, it is enough to assist His Majesty. It is good that I can break through to the great Divine Power now, but if I can't now, it is not impossible to break through after a few hundred years. "
The God of Protection and the God of Heroes looked at each other and nodded.
"We are glad that you think so," said the God of Protection. "So how are you going to admit defeat? We can't just retreat like this. "
"I intend to speak to the God of Knowledge and Culture." The God of Aristocracy, who had already thought of a plan, said confidently, "Let him take out some benefits in exchange for my concession. At least it will look better this way. "
Soon, he put this idea into practice.
The God of Aristocracy made an appointment with the God of Knowledge and Culture. After a round of negotiations, the God of Knowledge and Culture gave up a rare treasure in exchange for the Church of the God of Aristocracy's acknowledgement of their defeat in the missionary war. Both parties negotiated to divide their sphere of influence and ended their hostile state.
When the news came, the leaders of both churches, who had been fighting for almost a month, were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Then, almost at the same time, both sides laid down on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
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