Two years was a very short period of time. It was only enough time for a brat who had just graduated from elementary school to become a mutated chuunibyou … For his relatives, especially his relatives who had a special hobby of making and building things, this might not be considered progress.
Two years was a very long period of time. It was enough time for a rookie militia member who had never touched a gun to become a veteran warrior who could calmly face life and death. It was also enough time for a fresh graduate who had much more ambition than talent to become a down-to-earth member of society.
Time treated all life equally. The battlefield would allow rookies to quickly become veterans or directly walk to their graves. The battlefield was gentle yet cruel. Competition in society forced students to quickly adapt to the workplace and work. As for schools … schools were known as ivory towers. Most of the time, schools would only impart knowledge and skills. They wouldn't be able to step into the chaotic outside world. Naturally, there would be no need to change. Naturally, there wouldn't be any major changes in nature or personality.
However, there was probably no environment that could compare to the world that Rorschach lived in.
His parents had gone missing for several years. His younger sister was in a half-dead state. His own life was threatened and he was forced to come to a completely unfamiliar world. He had to live in the same room as "demons" that he didn't understand at all. At first, he didn't even understand the local language.
Later on, when he discovered that his younger sister and her friends were supporting a team, he unhesitatingly joined them. Perhaps it was all for the sake of his only family.
Joining a team and becoming a part of it wasn't that difficult.
Treating the team as one's own family and treating the team's matters as one's own matters. Working hard to support the team and thinking of ways to make the team stronger and better was a completely different concept from just joining the team.
Not only that, when the team's fate was tied together with the lives of his loved ones, that burden wasn't something that a teenager should be shouldering.
As a relative of the Gods, as a member of the Game Church who wasn't officially a member of the upper echelon of the Game Church, even clothes that didn't fit him would make him feel uncomfortable. Not to mention, his status was clearly higher than his own. Under Rorschach's frivolous smile, he was destined to endure tremendous pressure at every moment.
Normally, a youth of his age would still be studying in an ivory tower without a care in the world. However, Rorschach didn't dare to slack off on his studies, which he used to protect his life and fight for his future … Just caring for himself wasn't enough. He had to rack his brains to make the incomplete Game Church mature quickly so that it could adapt to the increasingly intense competition between the Gods.
Becoming stronger through constant training and learning was the first step and the cornerstone of everything. The second goal was naturally to strengthen the Game Church, which was Rorschach's current family as well as the soul of his only relative, Lori.
However, to Rorschach, who had seen far into the future, all of this was just a means and not the final goal.
"People often work hard for money and social status. That's understandable. But what's the point of seeking these two things? What could they exchange for? To me, these two things are also very important because they can buy a rich, comfortable, safe, and high-quality life. They can make our lives more comfortable … But if we risk our lives for these two things, then we won't be able to enjoy any comfortable and beautiful life. It's the same as putting the cart before the horse. "
Rorschach stated this during the meeting between the higher-ups of the Game Church and the Descended Ones. In this regard, his ideas gained Lori's approval, which was equivalent to becoming the will of the entire Game Church.
With that as the concept of development, the internal atmosphere of the Church of Game was relatively relaxed. It was more like a union of friends and family. It was completely different from the other well-organized churches who recited their doctrines every day and would be labeled as heretics and traitors if they deviated slightly … Militarization, hierarchy, and slavery were all not empty words.
Plus, in the past two years, Rorschach and Lori had forcefully pushed for a company system, a responsibility system, and a departmental system. This made the atmosphere within the Game Church even stranger.
Everyone had their own responsibilities and cooperated with each other. If the company was good, everyone would be good … Back then, not only did other people not think highly of the Game Church, they even made bets on how long it would take for the Game Church to be finished.
But the results were out of the expectations of "experts" and "critics."
It seemed like a naive decision, but it had been effective over the past few years. The Game Church's casualty rate was far lower than average. The internal friction rate was zero. Not a single higher-ups or Descended Ones chose to transfer out … There was no need for much data or tables. Just two years ago, the Game Church had been unknown to the public. Now, it was able to gather several seniors to form the New Gods Alliance and cooperate with high-level Gods to carry out grand plans. This was already a dreamlike rise in strength.
Actually, this wasn't a dream at all. It was very realistic.
A company that was rapidly rising also represented endless personal development potential. Naturally, no one would leave unless there were special circumstances.
In order to keep talents, apart from giving them enough room to grow, it was even more important to make them happy and provide them with sufficient rewards.
The good atmosphere within the Church of the Game could be considered a bonus. The company system clearly separated responsibilities and rights, and there was much less bullying and malicious competition. Some of the friends even got along with each other like family. The cooperation and tacit understanding between them had already reached a certain level.
Sufficient progress and growth also brought about sufficient benefits. As long as the Game Church was fair and friendly, most members would be satisfied with their own labor rewards.
Just what was the point of doing so much?
"I want Lori to live happily. Yep, that's all I want."
As an older brother who only realized that things had gone out of control after he received news of his younger sister's death, Rorschach, who hadn't been very qualified or responsible in the past, now wanted to be a slightly more responsible older brother.
However, it would be quite difficult for him to do so.
The New Gods might seem glamorous, but they were always at the edge of a cliff.
There weren't enough Aishi believers, so it was game over.
Ansorenne was attacked by an Evil God, a powerful native, or another New God, so he failed in his exploration and was game over.
Unable to improve for a long time, limited to a half-dead state, finished … Don't underestimate this. More than ninety percent of the New Gods didn't experience much glory or failure in this manner, silently entering their frozen coffins of eternal slumber.
For the New Gods whose only goal was to reach the peak of the world, even if they just wanted to live, they would have to constantly compete with other New Gods.
Not being outstanding would be tantamount to death.
Not improving would be tantamount to suicide.
From the very start, Lori wasn't viewed favorably. Nor did she have the ability to be viewed favorably.
In front of her friends, Lori's malicious pranks and pranks would sometimes reveal how uneasy she felt … Perhaps only Rorschach would be able to see this. After all, she had disguised herself quite well. If a God didn't have much confidence in the future, how could she possibly make her believers and companions feel confident?
Rorschach didn't say anything. Nor did he need to. He only worked harder so that Lori would feel more at ease so that she would be able to escape from the threat of death sooner.
He also quickly saw through the crux of the situation.
The Aishi's situation was quite important to the New Gods, but it wouldn't determine their life or death. The crux of everything was still Ansorenne.
Exploring and fighting against an Evil God? That was indeed an absolutely necessary path for the New Gods' development. However, Rorschach had never focused on that. What he cared about was expanding his territory and gaining more believers.
Expanding his influence and gaining more believers was only a method. Sufficient believers and territory would provide the New Gods with sufficient power of faith. This would be both the nutrition for the New Gods' growth and food for survival. This was the crux of the issue.
"A village, a town, a place with sufficient population will be enough for the New Gods to stabilize."
Yes, as long as there was a large or medium-sized town as a source of faith, the New Gods would have a stable source of "faith."
However, Ansorenne's complicated environment made small villages almost impossible. As for large towns … since everyone needed them, then they would really have to fight for them. Or perhaps they would have to find the natives who lived in remote areas that hadn't been developed yet.
Roxia had dreamed about this day even in his dreams. He had been scheming whenever he had the chance. No matter how he calculated, it would probably take him thirty to forty years of hard work. But this time, when misfortune descended upon him, Roxia, who had long since anticipated this, saw an opportunity in it.
When the possibility of "building a city" really appeared, Rorschach didn't hesitate to make his own "suggestion."
"Such an opportunity probably won't appear again in the next hundred years. Since we've encountered it this time, we have to take down this city and its residents … Even if we have to gain something for nothing, no matter how difficult it is, we have to think of a way to build it."
After calculating the Game Church's wealth, Rorschach knew that this could be considered a huge gamble that would bankrupt them.
He wasn't the only one who couldn't afford to lose. The Game Church couldn't afford to lose either. Lori couldn't afford to lose either.
"Everyone, this time, we really have no way out."
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