Ever since Roxia returned from that impromptu drinking party where he didn't know what to say, he started a new round of work.
He had less than a month to prepare, and his schedule was bursting.
Fortunately, the situation on Ansorenne's side was stable, and the Game Church was a trustworthy helper, especially now that the Game Church's influence was growing and the number of members was increasing.
Now, the Game Church had more than 300,000 shallow believers, 50,000 devout believers, and 5,000 core members. It had already surpassed many normal Level 5 churches.
As the number of believers increased, Lori's divine power was also rapidly accumulating. Although she was still a distance away from becoming a Level 5 God, it was only a matter of time.
At this time, the Game Church was completely different from before. Their sense of security was greatly increased. As long as a God of Faith above Level 4 was willing to use their divine power, they could create miracles and summon powerful incarnations of Gods. They themselves were powerful enough to face off against Aishi Demigods.
Although Rorschach was doing well and his personal growth seemed to be cheating, in terms of pure combat power, he still couldn't compare to a Level 4 God who was willing to use their divine power.
When churches and gods reached this stage, every time they advanced to a higher level, the improvement would be huge. Probably only the New God Church could have such explosive growth.
This was the power of a God of Faith. As long as there were enough believers, enough clergy, and enough priests, the increase in power would be exponential. There were only unimaginable things, but nothing was impossible.
This was also why the New Gods were willing to sacrifice everything in order to come here. In Eich, the True Gods had long since divided up the population of all the cities and towns. There was no room for the New Gods to interfere at all. Only in this empty land of faith would it be possible for the New Gods to grow here.
However, faith was the reason for success and failure. The growth of a God of Faith was as fast as a balloon, but when it was defeated, it was as fast as a balloon being punctured. It could be destroyed in a day after hundreds of years of accumulation.
Choosing a God of Faith was equivalent to being tied to one's own land and believers. When the country and nation of believers became prosperous, the God of Faith would also become stronger. However, if the country was destroyed and the nation was massacred, the God of Faith would reach its end.
"There is no indestructible kingdom in this world."
There was a limit to the lifespan of mortals, and it was the same for kingdoms and nations. Especially for Aishi, where the competition was fierce, the Gods had been replaced wave after wave with the Holy War.
In every generation, there would always be many new faces among the strongest Gods. In fact, some Gods would only need a few dozen years to reach the highest level of Main God. But as time passed, the only Gods who remained in the modern era were the Gods who weren't Faith Gods or the original Gods. Even if the strongest Gods were Main Gods, the weak Gods were so weak that they could even be enslaved by SemiGods. They were still witnesses to the cruelty of time.
If they had a choice, neither Rorschach nor Lori would want to ascend to godhood. Their families had warned them too many times about the bitterness under the seemingly magnificent crown. Unfortunately, fate was often so cruel that it didn't give them any chance to choose.
"… It hasn't even been ten years, and we have to face an even crueler opponent. Was it the right decision to come here as a New God? He still made a mistake. Forget it, there's no point in thinking about this. Back then, Lori didn't have any other choice. "
Sophia, Rorschach and Lori's teacher, was now a high-level Bishop of the Game Church.
Since Ansorenne's career was getting bigger and bigger, and also because Rorschach had already graduated, she quit her job as a teacher of the Star Knight Academy and devoted herself to this career.
But when she heard that there would be a Dimensional War in ten years, she felt a headache coming on.
Unlike her other colleagues who were confused or didn't think much of it, she, as a Gray Elf, not only had the experience of witnessing large-scale Dimensional Wars, she was also once the vice-commander of an ace squadron and had been hired to participate in many high-intensity Dimensional Wars.
She knew what kind of existences the Evil Gods were, and she also knew how dangerous and cruel a true Dimensional War was. It was completely different from the small skirmishes and native disputes of the past.
But her trembling hands also hinted that she wasn't as calm as she appeared.
"I didn't expect that there would be a day when I could continue to fly."
It was common practice for veterans to retire from the army, but when their comrades were still fighting, there was only one possibility for them to retire from the battlefield early — injury.
As an officer of the Witches' Squadron, her injury was the same as Isabella's. What was damaged was the source of magic power in the depths of her soul. Considering that her current level was lower than Isabella's, and the fact that she was the vice-commander of the Witches' Squadron and was Isabella's superior, her injury should be more serious than Isabella's.
It should be known that Maria Stel, who had dealt with Rorschach before, was only the captain of the Witches' Sweepers' Squadron. She was already a seventh-grade spellcaster. Logically speaking, Adeline's vice-commander should have a higher status.
Rorschach didn't ask how strong she was back then, but he secretly estimated that she should have the combat power of an ace. No matter what, she should be stronger than an ordinary seventh-grade Epic.
If Isabella could heal her, there was no reason why she couldn't.
Although the Mage Country was quite far away from Saul, the sealed Hearts of Honesty were delivered to him by special delivery.
That's right, the Hearts of Honesty were delivered to him by one person.
The Hearts of Honesty used a large amount of the dimensional laws of the Land of Dreams. The Hearts of Honesty would lose their effectiveness or even die after leaving the Land of Dreams. Even if the sealed Hearts of Honesty were used by special delivery, they would quickly lose their effectiveness.
Saul's Adeline received a special delivery and used it as soon as possible. She died after one or two days. However, she could indeed sense that her depleted source of magic power was beginning to recover, and the injury to her soul was gradually healing.
Although the effects of a single treatment were slightly weaker, as long as she was treated enough times, she would still be able to obtain results. As for the cost … Rorschach felt that with the care he received over the years, he didn't need to care about the cost at all.
Adeline, who had recovered a portion of her power, couldn't stay idle anymore. She always wanted to find something to do.
Now that Rorschach came up with a plan, Adeline naturally had to take action. For the past few months, Adeline had been running around every day. Vila Nova Dônia, Cape Town, the Forbidden Zone, the No Man's Land, and Mount Sainte.
Rorschach's original plan was that the Game Church was only a member of the city council, after all. It was also a neutral faction between the two major factions of the Balance Faction. Its influence and power weren't considered top-notch, so the Mage Country might not be able to take on such a large order. Even if the Mage Country forcefully took on all of them, the effects wouldn't be too good.
So, Sui Xiong wanted to first have these young people go to other churches in the city to practice for a while. They would then go out on missions with the older descenders. That way, it wouldn't be easy for problems to arise.
Originally, Sui Xiong felt that this would be a convenient thing to do. The various churches in the city would also want to suck up to the Mage Country. It would be a matter of mutual consent and everyone would get rich together … If he considered the upcoming dimensional war, it would be even more important to find someone to protect him. This would mean that they would be able to endure hardships together, but it would be best to find someone with the highest stature to protect him.
However, Rorschach, who was so far away, didn't expect that the situation would develop completely differently from what he had expected.
"All the churches rejected us?"
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