The visitors were Wolf, whom Han Shuo was very familiar with, and Burt Zili, the former Duke of Boulet Duchy. After Boulet Duchy was annexed by Brettel City, Burt Zili disappeared without a trace. It was said that this evil summoner had returned to the Calamity Church.
The two went straight to Han Shuo's mansion in Ossen City. After waiting for Han Shuo for a long time, they finally saw Han Shuo who had just returned from Boozt Merchant Guild's Phoebe's place.
When they met, the two were unprecedentedly respectful. As soon as they arrived, they kowtowed to Han Shuo, giving Han Shuo quite a fright.
"What are you two doing?" Han Shuo was very astonished. From the way the two kowtowed to him, Han Shuo discovered that the two seemed to regard him as an elder of the Calamity Church. This made Han Shuo feel rather peculiar.
"Lord Brian, the two of us have come under orders to invite you. We hope that you will make an official trip to the Calamity Church's headquarters with us," Wolf said in a deferential manner.
"Oh?" Han Shuo let out a soft cry of surprise and asked puzzledly, "Why are you inviting me to the Calamity Church?"
The mysterious Calamity Church had never publicly announced the location of its headquarters. Those countries and religions hostile to the Calamity Church had racked their brains to no avail to find the location of the Calamity Church's headquarters. Han Shuo did not expect that Wolf and Burt Zili would so solemnly extend an invitation to him. This made Han Shuo rather flattered.
"Lord Brian, your magnificent feat outside South Border City and the destruction of the Shrine of Ice have made His Holiness aware of your return. His Holiness has instructed us to do our utmost to invite you to the Calamity Church. He has important matters to discuss with you. He hopes that Lord Brian will not refuse. " When Wolf said those words, his eyes were filled with unconcealable reverence. It appeared that Han Shuo's thunderous return to Profound Continent had indeed shocked the Calamity Church.
"Why must it be me who goes to the Calamity Church? If your Pope is sincere, he should personally come to see me. " With Han Shuo's current strength, there weren't many on the entire Profound Continent that could catch his eye. The Calamity Church was no exception. Therefore, Han Shuo had the audacity to make such a claim.
Perhaps Wolf had been solemnly instructed before he came, but when Han Shuo said these words, he did not get angry. Instead, he smiled bitterly and explained, "Five years ago, His Holiness the Pope was prepared to personally come and have a chat with you. This time, when he heard of your news, he was no exception. He really was prepared to personally come."
"Then why didn't he come over? Why did he insist on me going over?" Han Shuo frowned and asked in a deep voice.
With Han Shuo's current strength, he wasn't afraid of the Calamity Church playing dirty tricks behind his back. Even if his two avatars were injured, Han Shuo was confident that he could protect himself. It was just that he had been busy with the affairs of Lancelot Empire for the past few days and had no intention of going out for the time being.
"Before His Holiness the Pope decided to come over, he used the altar to communicate with the God of Faith. As we are of low status, we don't know the specifics. However, when His Holiness the Pope came over, he said that the God of the Calamity Church had personally spoken and solemnly invited you to make a trip to the Calamity Church's headquarters. Only by using the altar at the headquarters can you communicate with the God of Faith," Wolf explained respectfully.
When these words were spoken, Han Shuo's heart jolted as he thought of a few possibilities.
For the past few days, Han Shuo had been worrying about the Shrine of Ice and spider goddess Rose. He clearly understood that whether it was spider goddess Rose or the Shrine of Ice, they weren't forces that he could deal with alone. Once they crossed over, Han Shuo knew that he wouldn't have much of a chance of victory. He had a clear understanding of his own strength and understood that he wouldn't be able to contend against either side in a short period of time.
After pondering for a long time, Han Shuo vaguely came up with an idea, and that was to temporarily attach himself to a major power. Before his own strength was strong enough, he would make use of the power of others to keep the Shrine of Ice and spider goddess in check, as well as the Church of Light that he was about to offend.
His two avatars cultivated in the elemental energy of death and the edict of destruction respectively. The body of his avatar of death was even condensed from a skeletal staff. No matter how he thought about it, Han Shuo felt that it would be easier to communicate with the forces of the Gods of Death and Destruction. Furthermore, the foundation of these two overgods on Profound Continent was the Calamity Church.
After hearing Wolf's words, Han Shuo was almost immediately certain that he wasn't the only one who had such an idea. It seemed that the two overgods' forces also had the same idea. They were likely using the Calamity Church to formally extend an olive branch to him.
Han Shuo put on a faint smile and said in a relaxed manner, "So that's how it is. Right, I agree to your request. However, you will have to wait for me for a period of time. When I am done with the matters here, I will immediately depart for the Calamity Church headquarters with you two."
"Many thanks, Your Lordship!" Wolf obviously heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Han Shuo's agreement. Soon after, he said in a flattering manner, "Lord Brian, actually, when we first met, I already knew that we were on the same side. Hehe, Your Lordship has just appeared and you have already accomplished two major things. Many of the elders in the Calamity Church have been shaken. Now, you have even received a direct message from a god. Your Lordship is indeed extraordinary. I hope that Your Lordship will guide us in the future. "
"I hope that Your Lordship will guide us in the future." Burt Zili, who had been silent all this while, also put on a flattering smile.
Wolf and Burt Zili had been helping Han Shuo with all their might since five years ago. They had invested enough capital on Han Shuo and helped Han Shuo annex the seven grand duchies. Now that they saw Han Shuo's powerful return and that the Calamity Church had unprecedentedly attached importance to him, the two of them were more excited than anyone else.
Han Shuo sized up the two with a smile and nodded. He patted Wolf's shoulder and said smilingly, "Smart people always have good luck. Don't worry, if there really is an opportunity in the future, I will not forget the help you have given me in the past."
"Many thanks, Your Lordship! Many thanks, Your Lordship!" Wolf and Burt Zili were overjoyed and hastily expressed their gratitude to Han Shuo.
Han Shuo had yet to officially join the Calamity Church, but all the higher-ups of the Calamity Church, including the Pope, were already shaken. The two of them knew that once Han Shuo officially joined the Calamity Church, with the skeletal staff in his hand, he would definitely have an enormous influence. With this guarantee from Han Shuo, the two of them seemed to have seen the scene of their meteoric rise in the future. Even though they were already old, they still couldn't calm down and became excited.
"Alright, the two of you can leave first. After I have settled the matters here, I will immediately head to the Calamity Church's headquarters with the two of you," Han Shuo instructed indifferently when he saw the two of them beaming with smiles.
"Understood, Your Lordship. When Your Lordship has settled the matters here, you can contact us." Wolf respectfully saluted before leaving with Burt Zili.
Wolf had long ago told Han Shuo how to contact the Calamity Church. He had never treated Han Shuo as an outsider.
Thinking about it, the Calamity Church's divine weapon, the skeletal staff, was in Han Shuo's hands. He was also a necromancer and a mortal enemy of the Church of Light. His actions for so many years were in line with the Calamity Church's principles. Naturally, the Calamity Church had long regarded him as one of their own.
After Wolf and Burt Zili left, Han Shuo pondered for a long time. He recalled the time when his soul was invaded under the Cemetery of Death. He understood that the god at that time only wanted Han Shuo's faith so that he would wholeheartedly serve the Calamity Church. However, now that Han Shuo himself was a god, Han Shuo believed that as long as those evil gods weren't fools, they wouldn't use that kind of method again.
"Different situations call for different actions. I can only make use of the Calamity Church. When my strength reaches a certain realm, it'll be hard to say who will be controlling who." Han Shuo thought to himself after a moment of silence.
In the next few days, Han Shuo properly compensated the three ladies in Ossen City, releasing the desires that they had painstakingly suppressed for the past five years. Han Shuo's performance in South Border City, as well as his deeds in Kasi Empire's Shrine of Ice, once again caused a sensation in Lancelot Empire after being deliberately disseminated by the Dark Mantle.
It was as though Han Shuo had become the new object of faith for the people of Lancelot Empire overnight. Even the number of believers the Druidic Order had obtained after operating in Lancelot Empire for so many years couldn't compare to the number of believers Han Shuo had obtained in just a few days. Through Han Shuo's deliberate guidance, many citizens of Lancelot Empire truly believed in Han Shuo as a god, providing Han Shuo with a portion of the power of faith.
Han Shuo was contentedly enjoying all this. However, there were still some matters that were more troublesome. For example, after he had made love with Emily that day, Emily mentioned Jasper and the others to Han Shuo.
As a high-ranking member of the Dark Mantle, in addition to the fact that Jasper and the others had attracted too much attention when they appeared in the Valley of Sunshine, it would be strange if she didn't know about this matter.
Han Shuo had no choice but to brace himself and explain to Emily. He especially emphasized the uniqueness of his demonic arts and the fact that he had no other choice.
However, it was very obvious that Emily didn't believe Han Shuo's explanation at all. She said angrily, "Everyone in the empire knows about your lust. How could it be as forced as you say? You can explain it to Fanny and Phoebe yourself. The two of them already know about it."
Han Shuo couldn't help but smile wryly at Emily's words. He knew that Emily was easy to deal with, but Phoebe and Fanny were even more difficult to talk to.
"Also, what are you going to do with that Helen, the former Duke of Helon Duchy, and Sophie, the daughter of sacred knight Sulo?" Emily continued, panting with rage.
"What does Sophie have to do with me?" Han Shuo cried out that he was wrongly accused.
"Hmph. She traveled thousands of miles from Kasi Empire to your Brettel City and made many contributions to your city. Now, she's specially raising warhorses in the former Bonton Duchy for Brettel City. Who doesn't know that she's interested in you?" Emily sighed softly. She imitated Phoebe and pounded Han Shuo's chest, saying bitterly, "Why are you so fickle?"
Han Shuo smiled wryly. He didn't know what to say, nor did he have anything to say.
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