The meeting ended in a very friendly atmosphere.
Fangzheng explained his plan against Chaos to the Goddess of Space. Although the latter was a little surprised, she still agreed to provide assistance. After all, the current Order race needed to expand the existence of Order as soon as possible in order to suppress the world destroyed by Chaos. Under such circumstances, it was not intolerable for Fangzheng to borrow a small area as a "frontline base".
Of course, since the higher-ups had decided, it was up to the people below to do the work.
"Lord Fangzheng, may I ask … how do you need the Seven Luminaries Church to cooperate?"
After returning to the church, the old Pharaoh was very respectful to Fangzheng. Although the conversation between the two was mixed with too many technical terms, the old Pharaoh could not understand anything at all, at least he could be sure that the young man in front of him was not an ordinary person. At the very least, he was certain that the young man before him wasn't an ordinary person. He was a god like the Sky Goddess.
According to the religious views of "mortals", they were believers of the Goddess of Space, so they did not need to be so respectful to other gods. But judging from the previous situation, this young man and the Goddess of Space seemed to be compatriots and colleagues … Well, that was another matter.
"As I said before, I will let Crosbell be independent, and the Seven Luminaries Church only needs to stay out of it."
"Is that so?"
The old Pharaoh was a little surprised to hear Fangzheng's answer.
"We can recognize Crosbell's independence as the Seven Luminaries Church …."
"But this won't do the Seven Luminaries Church any good. Instead, it will cause the Republic and the Empire to be uneasy and vigilant."
Fangzheng chuckled.
"So you don't have to do such a thankless thing. I'm here this time to reach a consensus with you. Of course, if possible, I hope you can help me publicize it. "
"Publicize?"
"That's right. I'm sure you're all familiar with Crosbell's situation. I hope that after it's officially confirmed, you can use your influence to tell the civilians about Crosbell's uniqueness and potential dangers, as well as why independence is their only choice."
Having said that, Fangzheng spread out his hands.
"At the end of the day, Crosbell's independence is only for me to defend myself. I will not take the initiative to annex the territories of other countries. However, it doesn't mean that others will listen to me. There may even be other forces that will use Crosbell's independence as an opportunity to instigate similar actions in other places. So, I hope that the Seven Luminaries Church can play a role in this regard. I don't like being used by others."
"That's no problem."
The old Pharaoh lowered his head. After all, propaganda was one of the things that the Church was best at. Otherwise, they wouldn't have become the spiritual flag of the entire Semriya Continent.
"But sir, do you need manpower from the Seven Luminaries Church? If you want to start a new religion.... "
"Oh, there's no need."
"Eh?"
The old Pharaoh, the Star Cup Knight, and Fina were all shocked when they heard this.
"Not necessary?"
"Of course, I think you might have some misunderstandings about me and the Sky Goddess."
Fangzheng chuckled and explained.
"As you've heard, what we do is actually to allow a world's civilization to develop and grow, just like how parents nurture their children. Religion is just one of the methods. In the early days of a civilization, using religion to carry out propaganda and guidance is more advantageous, but it also has its flaws. "
"Flaws?"
"That's right."
Fangzheng glanced at Fina, who raised the question, and nodded.
"When things reach an extreme, they will move in the opposite direction. In order to promote the greatness of the gods, you've exaggerated them too much, which will bring about some drawbacks."
"This...."
"Take war for example. I admit that war will cause many people to lose their homes and loved ones, but war is an indispensable part of the advancement of civilization. However, war was an indispensable part of the advancement of civilization. Although an eternal paradise was an ideal, without the tempering of war, such a paradise would only be an illusory dream. You should also have noticed that the Semriya Continent is not the only one in this world. It is boundless and has countless civilizations and races. Of course you can immerse yourself in your own happiness. But if a certain civilization tries to invade, those without the slightest combat experience will only die under the butcher's knife. "
Having said that, Fangzheng shrugged.
"That's why I'm being cruel. War is an indispensable part of the evolution of civilization. Although the Goddess of Space and I will not initiate a war — after all, large-scale war will lead to the collapse of Order and the destruction of Chaos. But if it's a war based on Order itself, we won't deliberately stop it. But it's obvious that those involved in the war don't think so. "
Fangzheng spread his hands and looked at the Old Guardian King.
"They'll ask why the Goddess didn't come to protect them, keep them away from the flames of war, and let them lose their loved ones.... Hmm, I've saved a few little ones before. Their lives were also very tragic. In fact, at first, I planned to send them to the Sunday school of the Seven Luminaries Church, but after they heard the church's proclamation, basically all of them had similar doubts. If I hadn't changed my strategy in time, there might have been a few more troublemakers who are anti-social and anti-church."
"...."
Hearing this, the three couldn't help but fall into silence.
"Of course, according to my observations, so far, the Seven Luminaries Church has been doing quite well, but you must also learn to keep up with the times."
Fangzheng stretched out his hand and patted the Old Guardian King's shoulder.
"The times are changing, and so will people's thoughts. In the dark ages, survival is the number one priority, so it's fine to spread the gospel of the Goddess and protect everyone. But now, the dark ages have long passed. If we continue to operate the new era's religious system in the same way as before, it will bring about many conflicts and potential problems. The Church can't be complacent and think that everything is fine as long as they see sincere believers. The stronger the action, the stronger the reaction. Just like Ouroboros, it's the best proof. As for the status of God, you don't have to worry about it. Children will one day leave their parents and travel far away. The Order race has created countless civilizations, and they won't care about small things like whether or not they can leave their name in history. As long as Order exists and civilization continues, then everything they do is meaningful. On the contrary, if it's just to spread the dignity of God and destroy everything in the end, that's an action that goes against the will of the Order race. "
"Thank you for your guidance, Sir."
At this moment, the Old Guardian King lowered his head deeply. It wasn't that he hadn't thought of something similar. After all, it wasn't that the Seven Luminaries Church had never reformed before, but this kind of reform might possibly cause harm to the Sky Goddess herself.
The Old Guardian King naturally knew about the deeds of the Sky Goddess. His reverence for the Sky Goddess prevented him from doing such a disrespectful act. Now that he had Fangzheng's suggestion, he felt much more at ease.
"By the way, you should be glad that the Sky Goddess is protecting you. There's another Goddess of Order that I know. She usually has nothing better to do, and her greatest hobby is to admire the romance between men. She'll even use her Divine Oracle to push each other in the name of seeking true love … Hmm, compared to her believers, you guys are so much luckier. "
"Ugh …"
Hearing until here, the Old Guardian King's expression stiffened. After a few moments, he lowered his head deeply.
"Praise the Sky Goddess."
Fangzheng believed that he was absolutely sincere.
After the problem with the Seven Luminaries Church was resolved, Fangzheng turned around and returned to Cloisbell. Although he wasted some time because of that idiot association and his dealings with the Seven Luminaries Church, Fangzheng believed that this time was nothing.
Because Cloisbell was already under his control.
Bam!!!
Along with the heavy sound of the door being slammed, a man in a suit stormed out of the study and left straight away. Looking at this scene, Allie let out a sigh, walked to the study, and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Grandpa, it's me."
"Allie? Come in. "
Hearing the voice coming from inside, Allie pushed the door open and walked in.
The study was in a mess. Overturned tables and chairs and smashed vases were everywhere. Chairman McDowell sat behind the desk and looked at this scene helplessly.
"Grandpa, why are they so angry?"
Allie began to clean up the mess on the floor and asked curiously.
"Isn't the number of people protesting much smaller than two days ago?"
"Yes, the number of people protesting is much smaller than two days ago. But here comes the problem."
"… ….?"
Allie blinked and looked at the old man.
"Problem?"
"Yes, Allie. You know, the Cloisbell Council is the executive body of Cloisbell. Logically speaking, if we stop working, the whole of Cloisbell should be in a state of disunity without our organization and orders. Take this protest for example. Why did most of the council members keep quiet at first? Because they believe that the Cloisbell Council is indispensable. If the Cloisbell Council stops working, even if it's only for a few days, it will cause unavoidable problems in the whole city. They originally thought that when the time came, they would come out and show the importance of the Council to the people, but ….. "
At this point, Chairman McDowell let out a bitter smile and spread his hands.
"Now that half a month has passed, do you think there's any change in the city?"
"Uhh …. there's no change."
Allie thought carefully for a moment, then shook her head.
"That's right, there's no change."
Chairman McDowell walked to the window and looked out. He let out a long sigh.
"The city is running as usual. Why do you think that is?"
"… …."
"Starlight Technology."
Without waiting for Allie to answer, Chairman McDowell answered himself.
"They have their own security forces, their own shops, their own community hospitals, and they've also reached an agreement with the Medical University. They control the routes of conductive buses from Cloisbell to other places. Almost every aspect of life in the city is under the control of Starlight Technology. I didn't expect Starlight Technology to infiltrate Cloisbell to this extent. Do you know what this means? Allie? "
Chairman McDowell turned around and looked at Allie.
"The existence of the Cloisbell Council is meaningless now."
"… …."
"This is not a protest, but a coup. A coup without smoke or blood. The other party doesn't even need to send assassins to murder us or send a group of soldiers to imprison us like in the movies …. Hahaha, our existence doesn't matter at all. Everything will go on as usual in Cloisbell with or without us."
Chairman McDowell revealed a bitter smile.
"Now, I finally understand why Mr. Fangzheng came to tell me all of this that day. To him, it was just a notice — a notice to take over all of Clothbell from the hands of the Clothbell Council. It's that simple."
Chairman McDowell closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
"And this is all because of our own arrogance. We caused all this."
"Grandfather?"
Allie looked at Speaker McDowell in surprise after hearing his muttering. The speaker shook his head.
"That's right, it's us. The councilors of the Cloisbell Council are used to doing things for their own interests. You should know that before Starlight Technology settled in, there was no such thing as a bus from Cloisbell to other villages. At that time, Starlight Technology settled in and proposed a bus route connecting other villages with Cloisbell as the center. At that time, no councilors were interested in this. They even mocked Starlight Technology for having too much money to spend. After all, opening up roads and maintaining conductive buses all cost a lot of mila, but these conductive buses only cost ten mila. "
Chairman McDowell chuckled.
"Ten mila? What can you do with ten mila? Even if all the people in Cloisbell took a round trip, it wouldn't be enough to pay for the bus and the road maintenance. Starlight Technology is simply losing money! "
"But this also makes it more convenient for the people from other villages to come to Cloisbell."
Allie hurriedly explained.
"And with the bus, they don't have to worry about being attacked by demonic beasts anymore. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Yes, it's a good thing, but the problem is that it requires a lot of money. For the councilors of the Cloisbell Council, they aren't willing to fork out such a large sum of money just for the convenience of the people in the nearby villages. From their point of view, after so many years, the other party has come so far.
Why should they spend money just to show it to them? Besides, there are only a few hundred people in those villages. Would the people of Cloisbell be happy if they spent money on them? "
"…"
Allie didn't say anything, but her expression clearly disagreed with this argument.
"This is the result of the internal deliberations of the council."
Chairman McDowell retracted his gaze.
"Things like this have happened several times over the years, such as developing the old city, leveling the roads, and providing funding for the police station. In the eyes of these councilors, Starlight Technology is like a fool. Just as Mr. Fangzheng said, they aren't worried that Starlight Technology will have any ill intentions, because if Starlight Technology crosses the line, the Empire and the Republic won't just sit back and watch. In fact, that's exactly the case. "
"… … What do you mean?"
Hearing this, Allie's heart jumped to her throat. Chairman McDowell shook his head.
"Just now, the ambassador sent by the Empire sent me a message. The Empire is very dissatisfied with the current situation in Crossbell. They are likely to … cut off all business dealings with Crossbell to end the current farce in Crossbell."
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