"What preaching? You've got the wrong person."
Rorschach was at a loss when he received the notification. He really didn't expect that he would be given such an important mission.
Obviously, after a few accidents, this kind of superficial thing was getting more and more out of his job. If he were to preach in public, wouldn't he be waiting to see a joke?
"May I ask if your church is the most powerful among these churches?"
"No. We're at the bottom in terms of both history and numbers."
"May I ask if you really want to be a good person and provide us with food and drinks for free?"
"No, no. We have a purpose, and our priority is faith. That's why we intend to assimilate you and turn you into our … "
After some careful thought, Rorschach decided to refuse such a mission. These days, whenever Rorschach wandered around the city, he would habitually wear a mask so that he wouldn't accidentally say something he shouldn't.
And that wasn't even the worst part.
"I don't even believe in gods. How am I supposed to preach?"
Yes. Even to this day, Rorschach was still a devout … materialist.
He was truly a non-believer. Even though he was now a high-ranking member of the Game Church, he was completely uninterested in faith and divinity. It would have been fine if that was all …
"I haven't even read your teachings. I can't even understand the teachings of the God of Games. How am I supposed to preach?"
That was the worst part. He didn't even know how to teach others.
Devout faith was power in itself, but preaching was also the process of spreading faith. Empty words were meaningless, and it was only by truly understanding the teachings of the gods that one could resonate and connect with them. It was only on the basis of acknowledgment that one could talk about longing, but the prerequisite for acknowledgment was understanding.
[There's no need to explain. My doctrine is actually very simple: limited competition under limited conditions and following specific rules … Forget it. It doesn't matter if you understand it or not. What I need you to do now is to lead them to have fun and stand there as the divine wifi. That's all. As for the frontline preaching, I'll have Isabella and the others do it. By the way, read up on the teachings when you have the time.]
Rorschach suddenly realized that this was the real mission.
With the return of the fog, the other clergymen had lost their connection with their gods and were unable to attract new believers with their divine spells. Rorschach's ability to connect with Lori at any time came into play once again.
And since there was no fog in Vila Nova Dônia, as long as Rorschach was in the city, every other believer of the God of Games should be able to connect with him. Still, after some testing, it appeared that there was still a limit to that ability, and that there was still a limit to the distance.
When the other churches didn't have the support of divine spells, Roxia could already imagine the grand scene of a complete victory for the Church of Light with the support of divine spells.
This was especially true for the Game Church's exclusive divine arts. While they weren't strong in combat, they were abnormally powerful in terms of support and livelihood. Just a divine art that could create food, water, and daily necessities was more attractive to the Ximos who were used to surviving in the wastelands than fireballs or commanding the undead.
[Actually, there are already level-two and level-three gods who have paid a huge price to keep their divine arts system.]
It was only after Lori's explanation that Rorschach learned that the Game Church wasn't the only one who wanted to do that.
Although it would take a long time to build a Cathedral for ten thousand believers in the current situation, there were also new gods who had spared no expense by having their clones stay in Novodonia. Although they claimed that they were protecting the city, they were actually trying to take the opportunity to earn more believers.
Of course, there were many problems with clones. For example, their divine power would only be expended, and if they had to support the divine arts system on the spot, the clones' batteries would quickly go out of commission.
Rorschach finally understood that no matter what he did now, it wouldn't be as good as staying obediently in the city square as a living antenna. After all, there was almost no loss in connecting through himself.
This advantage of no loss in energy was too obvious in a battlefield that was destined to be a war of attrition. From Lori's point of view, since it was an advantage, it should be used to snowball and plot for the general trend. Now, they had to earn more believers before the other churches built their Cathedrals.
"Alright, then I'll hand over the work to others and take a few days off. The recent missions are really killing me. "
With the establishment of Dounia City, the new alliance "Dounia City" was successfully established. However, this wasn't necessarily a good thing for these ambitious Descenders.
The missions that gave them a percentage of the original shares could no longer be seen. The new missions were basically to give Dounia City Divine Tribute, which was a special Divine Tribute recognized by the gods of the alliance.
This seemed like a small matter, but it also meant that the new gods of the alliance had already formed the framework of a new divine system. They had unified the currency and weights, and recognized each other's positions and military ranks. Whether they would continue to form their own divine system and build their own kingdom or flee in the face of disaster depended on the development of Dounia City.
With the help of the internal network and his previous achievements, Rorschach had recently received many good missions that gave him a percentage of the original shares. Although most of them were simple exploration, reconnaissance, and clean-up missions, he was able to travel alone in the misty wilderness with the mentality of "capable people should do more work". He crazily accepted missions and didn't have a good rest.
In this final stage, the Game Church forcefully pushed Vila Nova Dônia's shares past 10%. Although their ranking dropped to fourth place, they were now the number one god below the three Level 3 gods. They also gained a lot of authority.
Rorschach, who had been working so hard for the past few days, had contributed greatly to these gains. Perhaps just him alone being the first batch of explorers and building the city moat had already surpassed 3% of the total shares. He could even try to compete for the position of city magistrate … In terms of personal status, this 3% was already very high.
Of course, Rorschach didn't intend to do such a thing. A position that was slightly higher than one's abilities was a form of trust and honor, but a position that far exceeded one's abilities and combat strength would be suicidal.
[… Have a good rest. When you're free, you can also take a look at Preaching. Even if it's just for show, you should at least believe in your younger sister.]
What else could Rorschach say? His own god wanted him to "believe in" her a little, so he had to give her some face.
And so, by the small river in Vila Nova Dônia's city square, there was an extra person who spent all day drinking tea, reading books, and occasionally fishing and grilling fish.
Rorschach actually noticed something amiss in this scene where others were busy while he was taking a break.
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