The two archmages had arrived, and the Mage Country's support was beginning to arrive. Life … didn't change much.
The giant eyeball was still hanging in the sky, and the surrounding mutated creatures were restless. The black fog above the churches was intermittent, and the fog that was exchanged with divine power was being diluted by the environment at every moment. It made people worried.
For the citizens of the Halet Federation, they never thought that the annoying black mist would be so important. Although it brought many inconveniences to their lives, they were conflicted as they hoped that the black mist wouldn't dissipate, and prayed that the black mist above the churches would continue.
However, the Game Church … or perhaps it should be called the Church of the God of Mist and Games now, was in both pain and joy.
With the arrival of a great enemy, all sorts of strange beasts and magical creatures appeared outside. The mist kept draining Lori's divine power, and the black mist it produced also brought many troubles to the entire country's daily life and production. Various hidden dangers and instability were visible to the naked eye.
However, the higher-ups of the Mist Church reached a consensus in a small circle.
"The longer these days go on, the better. It's best if that eyeball stays up there forever!"
Everyone could see the disadvantages brought by the shadow of war and the invasion of the Evil Gods. The entire city and even the entire country had to bear the burden, so the cost wasn't that great. However, the hidden benefits were unimaginable before.
"Has the resolution been passed to the parliament? Is it another long-distance marathon? I don't even know why the bosses keep passing these impossible resolutions to the parliament. Is lobbying the parliament free of charge? It's such a waste to waste favors. "
"No, it's passed this time?"
"Passed? How is that possible? Is it Bill 7 or Bill 1? "
"Bills 1 to 11 have all been passed. Only Bills 3 and 4 need to be amended. At the same time, the parliament also approved this year's defense budget. It's 70% more than last year. This is a huge order, and all the arms dealers are going crazy."
"… Are you kidding me? All the bills have been passed. Isn't this country turning to all-out war …"
"Ha, war is right above your head. Do you think it won't come if you don't turn? Everyone here is smart. Since there's no way out, why drag us down? Yep, now that we're all in the same boat, I'm the one dragging everyone down. "
Although the Harlet Wasteland was still the same Wasteland in the past few years, and there were no new races or foreign forces, it was still much stronger than before.
Although Vila Nova Dônia and Cape Town were prosperous and powerful, they were essentially a mixture of private ownership, military, and corporate systems.
Everyone was minding their own business. When they encountered trouble, everyone would think about their own gains and losses. As long as their own interests were not damaged, the loss of the city and the race's interests was nothing.
Corruption and whatnot were all too common. Infighting was also a daily occurrence when facing a great enemy. Treating others as cannon fodder was even more common. If one wanted to do well, one needed to have a strong fist and a good brain.
But now, a unified Wasteland Wasteland country gave all organizations, races, and individuals a target to serve and be loyal to. While the country collected taxes, it also had a special organization to clean up the pests. It wasn't that no one wanted to continue the old self-interest game, but they had to be careful not to be punished after the game.
And on an even higher level, a new God system that obviously had great potential was an express train ticket to immortality for the new Gods. Everyone had worked so hard for so many years just for this step. Nobody wanted to offend the Divine King of Mist, who was in the limelight right now.
Plus, with the pressure of war, all the factions, financial resources, and manpower began to gather together. The entire country's potential for war was fully activated.
The parliament? That was only a process, a pretense.
When the time wasn't right, those bills would never be passed. Even if one spent a large amount of money to bribe the parliament members to forcefully pass them, the bills that were passed wouldn't be realized. Even if the bills were forcefully passed, the people below them would only pretend to be obedient.
But now, there were law enforcement, discipline, and supervision organizations. Those who pretended to be obedient and acted against the government for personal gain would have to consider the consequences.
Of course, darkness still existed. It was just that the difference between nine for personal gain and one for public gain and seven for public gain and three for personal gain wasn't small. At the very least, nobody dared to publicly put their own interests above the country. Nobody dared to treat those "old parliament members' waste paper" lightly.
Bills 1 to 12 were all about war. Some were about strengthening the government's authority, some were about forming a new army, and some were about giving the law enforcers more authority to deal with things on the spot and search. For example, if they had nothing to do, they could go to the houses of the bosses of large companies to have a chat and see if there were any Evil Gods worshiping them.
Were they really there to investigate the problem? Were they there to scare people? At this time, in front of the "interests of the country," even if they had any complaints, they could only complain to themselves at night.
The Eye of Wisdom's pre-war threats and outpost battles didn't cause the Halet Federation to collapse. Instead, it sped up the entire country's transformation towards war.
As for the additional Divine Power needed to mass produce the Mist, and the citizens' greatest worry about not having enough Divine Power to maintain the barrier?
"I can fight ten, cough, and maintain it for ten years without a problem. Recently, the number of believers joining the church has increased by more than four times. Most importantly, there are many more devout believers. Don't talk about breaking even, the level of Divine Power and Divinity is increasing. Soon, the Mist will become my main Divine Domain. Our preparatory plans can begin. "
Whatever he received from his younger sister was probably good news.
On the other hand, Rorschach also heard that there were other New Gods who seemed to be trying to claim the Divinity of "Mist" and "Magic Mist," but without exception, all of them failed.
This undoubtedly meant that the plan of the Aishi Gods back then had succeeded. As the Mist dissipated, Ansorenne, who was in the initial stages of Order, had begun to operate his own Divine Domain of Order. Unless he took it from Lori, it was impossible for a second Divine Domain of Mist to appear.
Of course, there were also ways to bypass this system. For example, a lesser Divine Domain of "XX God of Mist of XX Land/XX Race" could be used to restrict the area and race. However, not only would they be restricted by Lori, there would also be many restrictions on their development. Furthermore, anyone who did this would probably immediately become Lori's mortal enemy. It would be useless to stop them. Divine Domains were the path to survival. If they tried to stop them, they could only fight to the death.
And if they really fought, the real Divine Domain of Mist could seal off their Divine Power and Divine Domain, forcing them to use other means to fight. If the church's standards were not too different, it was basically impossible for them to win.
However, Rorschach was still quite worried. After all, there were many major factions that could easily crush him even without using their Divine Domains.
"Don't worry. This is something that will definitely cause internal strife. It's forbidden from the very beginning. Unless they don't want to stay in the Aishi Empire anymore, they won't dare to go against the Main Gods' alliance."
The experts' opinions made everyone feel more at ease. However, the trouble that came knocking was still only the beginning.
After conducting some preliminary experiments and probing, the two archmages finally took action. Their first step was already quite troublesome for everyone.
"Five new Divine Domains and battle groups? Are they crazy? "
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