The effect of "Divine Power" was very powerful. It allowed the Paladin to transform into a giant that was almost four times their original height in about half a minute. At the same time, the weapons and armor on their body would also become bigger.
At the same time, the strength of the Paladin would be increased explosively, and the power of the weapons and armor would also be increased. In Sui Xiong's experiment, a believer who used this ability could defeat six believers who were originally as strong as him. His combat power could be said to be soaring like a rocket to the sky.
But this ability also had a drawback. It could be dispelled by the spell "Dispel Magic", or it could be dispelled by powerful negative energy. The Paladin who turned into a giant would not be enhanced in terms of intelligence, willpower, or agility, so spells such as Confusion and Deceleration could also work on him. If he was facing a team of well-matched, middle-grade adventurers with rich combat experience, even if he used this ability, he could only gain a temporary advantage.
But when it came to dealing with magical beasts, these problems were no longer problems. For example, if a Paladin used this ability in today's battle, then he could gain a strong power to fight with the Wild Boar King in a short period of time. He could even use his big body to directly defeat the Wild Boar King and then stab it in the heart.
After the Saint Samurai got this ability, they studied it for a while and smiled happily.
They were happy that they had become stronger, and even more happy that they had been recognized by His Majesty Void Mask.
For the clergymen, the latter was more worthy of happiness than the former.
After Sui Xiong healed all the injuries and energy of the clergymen, he left — or rather, he pretended to leave. And this news soon reached the ears of Baron Dahl.
"His Majesty Void Mask just descended and gave the Paladins the ability to temporarily transform into giants?" He pondered for a while, but did not connect this matter with the goblin chief. Instead, he considered the problem of getting along with the Church of the Void Mask in the future.
According to his original plan, he wanted to take advantage of this winter to weaken the power of the Church of the Void Mask, and it would be best if he could kill one or two of them. So when the sweeps were over, he could launch an attack on the night of the celebration and eliminate them in one fell swoop.
But now it seemed that this plan was not appropriate.
The Jellyfish God was more protective than the legends said. When his clergymen were defeated, he immediately sent his incarnation down and gave them the ability to deal with giant beasts. He had never heard of a god like this before, let alone seen one.
(Could it be … that there are so-called "Chosen" or "Holy Sons" in that group of clergymen?)
Baron Dahl secretly pondered and felt that his guess might make some sense.
If that was the case, he would have to adjust his plan.
Killing a few ordinary clergymen was not a big deal, but killing the Son of God or the Chosen was blatantly provoking the whiskers of a God. It was an action that could not be more suicidal.
Not to mention that Baron Dahl did not have any powerful god backing him up, even if he did, he would not risk his own life.
No matter how powerful his backer was, he might not be able to rely on him during critical moments. Wasn't there such a saying? Relying on one's own strength was the most reliable way!
The way to "rely on oneself" was to change his approach and not go against the Church of the Void Mask, or at least, not to go too far.
He could suppress them, he could think of ways to make trouble for them, and he could also use the winter sweeps to kill one or two of them, but he could never directly deal with them. This was the bottom line, and he absolutely could not touch it!
In fact, Baron Dahl had given up on killing a few clergymen. Since he did not intend to kill all the clergymen of the Church of the Void Mask in Dahl Territory, there was no point in killing a few people. It was just to make the other party send more people over.
As the descendant of a merchant, Baron Dahl was very willing to do evil, but if he did not get anything in return, he was willing to pretend to be harmless, or put on a hypocritical face that said, "I still follow the rules."
Merchants could sell anything, including conscience and morality, as long as the price was right. In other words, if there was no right price, why sell morality and conscience or one's glorious image?
To be cheap?
After deciding on a new approach, Baron Dahl began to vaguely express his goodwill to the Church of the Void Mask. He did not expect to become friends with the Church of the Void Mask — from the perspective of their morals, he knew that this was absolutely impossible. He only hoped that they could strengthen their communication so that they could cooperate a little when needed.
Of course, there would definitely be conflicts in the future, but conflicts were conflicts, and cooperation was cooperation.
First, he sent someone to deliver fresh vegetables and meat to the clergymen. This made the clergymen, who had been eating dry rations for a few days and even used leaves to make soup, somewhat puzzled. After that, he sent his second son to visit Priest Kabala, expressing his admiration for the Church of the Void Mask and asking if he could learn from them.
Priest Kabala was even more puzzled. He was born into a merchant family that served the nobles, so he had some understanding of the etiquette and rules of the nobles. He knew that this meant that Baron Dahl had recognized the official status of the Church of the Void Mask, and even had the intention of drawing them to his side. But … why would Baron Dahl do this?
So he did not immediately agree to it, and instead, took advantage of the night to hold a meeting with the clergymen.
"What does Baron Dahl mean by this?" He said his guess, and then looked at everyone in confusion. "Wasn't he trying to suppress us before? Why is he trying to draw us to his side now?"
"Probably because he found out that we are very strong." Having received the sword from Sui Xiong and the special ability "Holy Power" yesterday, the Paladin who was as strong as a bear was full of confidence at the moment. He said with a smile, "A lord needs to have a good relationship with the powerful forces in his territory to stabilize his rule."
"That's true, but we were also very strong before." Priest Kabala shook his head. "He should have known that we were very strong after the first battle, but why did he not do anything until now?"
"Could it be that the fact that His Majesty sent down an avatar has touched him?" The old priest guessed. "His Majesty's deep and vast power has influenced him, making him yearn for kindness and progress. This is also very likely."
It was a standard priest's idea, but it was still not enough to convince Priest Kabala.
Of course, he knew that His Majesty was kind and progressive, but he did not think that this was enough to influence Baron Dahl.
Not long after they arrived at Dahl City, he had secretly cast a spell to detect the alignment of the camp. In the eyes of the Baptism of Divine Power, he could clearly see that Baron Dahl was a downright bad guy. Would such a person turn over a new leaf just because he felt the greatness of His Majesty?
Hey, don't joke around!
After some discussion, they could not come to any reasonable conclusion. In the end, they decided to deal with the situation by sticking to the status quo. No matter what Baron Dahl did, they just had to do their part.
Clergymen were not politicians, so what was the point of thinking so much?
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