Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After a period of reconstruction and renovation, the once dirty, run-down mining town had undergone a huge transformation. Aside from the bustling "New City Circle" that was three times the size of the old town, even the buildings in the center of the town had undergone a huge transformation. The town hall that served as the temporary "Cathedral of the Crow God" had been replaced by a truly magnificent cathedral. This black, gothic, three-story building was built in three days using divine arts and prayers by the believers. Its scale and grandeur had reached the pinnacle of the various religious buildings in this world. It was said that during the three days that the cathedral was built, the entire Holy Capital had gone through three days of holy rituals, and it had thus become another sensational "miracle" in the southern regions. Unfortunately, we were bombarded with information in the Kingdom of the Giant Dragon and did not have the chance to witness this grand event. That said, the Empire was vast, and there were countless grand events happening every minute and every second. If we wanted to witness every single one of them, there was basically nothing we could do. Just the New Year's Celebrations that were registered in the Grand World had now reached thousands of times a day. Even a professional like Shallow Shallow could only look on and sigh …
The Cathedral of the Crow God was located on the former site of the Town Hall, facing the Sacred Tree Square. A flock of powerful raven spirits circled above it. They were the guardians of the cathedral, the messengers and warriors of the Crow God, and the protectors of the Crow God's believers. In fact, the raven spirits that Little Raven had created when she was "entertaining the guests" were forgotten, so Vanilla decided to recycle them. Inside the church was a huge long hall, where the believers prayed and were baptized. At the end of the long hall, behind the altar, was a statue of the Raven God that was more than ten meters tall. Many statues of gods in the mortal world were enlarged by their believers, but Little Raven's was an exception. Her statue was a miniature version of her actual height: a hundred meters tall bird with her head held high was really amazing. There was something in the mouth of the raven statue. It was a metallic black feather that emitted circles of translucent energy fluctuations. This was an important sacred item of the Crow God Sect, a feather from the Crow God. The energy it provided supported the entire outer shield of the Holy Capital, and at the same time provided energy for the entire city's lighting, believers' strengthening, the blessing of the cathedral, and the 24-hour hot water system for the residents of the city. In short, without it, not only would the Holy Capital lose the invincible shield bestowed by the gods, the believers would also have to boil their own water for bathing … Speaking of which, this last system must be Liliana's idea!!
Today was not the day for the Crow God Sect to hold religious activities, but a considerable number of believers had gathered in the cathedral. Apart from some attendants, the rest were basically high-ranking members of the sect. They had received the divine revelation in yesterday's dream and gathered here early this morning. Last night, the Crow God had given an important instruction in the illusion of all the high-ranking believers in the city. "Meeting tomorrow!"
So today, there were hundreds of Crow God priests in black robes gathered here.
Liliana, who was wearing a high-ranking Crow God Sect uniform, was standing on the sermon platform. She was literally "standing" on the sermon platform. She was standing on the table, or else she would have been blocked by the table. She stomped her feet and shouted loudly, "Silence! Silence! Su … Oh, no one spoke in the first place. That's good. Is everyone here? "
The high-ranking believers who were silent looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. They were already familiar with this strange "Great Sage", so they continued to keep a straight face and solemnly pretended to listen to the teachings.
"Good, all good children," Liliana nodded in satisfaction and quickly took out the lines and read, "By the will of Heaven, the Crow God's father decreed … Oh, I've crossed this out. 500 grams of potatoes, 300 grams of eggplant, green onions … Oh, this is coming from the back … "
I finally couldn't stand it anymore, but I couldn't just kick Liliana off the platform in front of so many believers, so I coughed lightly and said in the spiritual connection, "I dare you to say another word of nonsense?"
Liliana threw away the lines in her hand and looked solemnly at the group of Crow God believers below. "This is a direct instruction from God. The gods have left this world for tens of thousands of years. Recently, we have received news that all the gods are about to return. This world will undergo great changes as a result. The Crow God, as the messenger of the King of Gods, is responsible for conveying this message to the mortal world. All of you here are the most devout followers of the Crow God. You will shoulder the heavy responsibility of conveying God's will and convey this news to the whole world within seven days."
As soon as Liliana's voice fell, there was a buzz of discussion among the believers and it quickly quieted down after Liliana coughed softly. Liliana had not finished speaking, "Some of you may not be ready yet, but I must convey God's will. This world change is a signal of the return of the gods. You will know the specific situation from God during the first prayer this afternoon. This matter will be the first priority of the sect. I want you to organize all the Crow God believers who can be mobilized to convey God's message. Even if the construction of the Holy Capital is suspended, you must ensure that the revelation is conveyed to the whole world in time. The Crow God is the God of messengers, so the believers who undertake the duties of messengers will also receive her temporary blessings. You can freely use the divine art of teleportation, but remember, do not violate the doctrine, do not seek personal gain, and do not delay the mission. Now, who has anything else to say? "
I looked at Liliana who was standing on the pulpit with a solemn face and a solemn expression. It took me a long time to resist the urge to tear her down. This girl can obviously be so serious and proper, but why is she so flippant when she's with us?
However, her current look is most likely an act. This girl, who knows how many masks she usually prepares in front of outsiders. No one can tell which expression she really has. In any case, I don't believe that she really has the concept of worrying about the country and the people …
Of course, the high-level believers of the Crow God were puzzled by this sudden mission. They asked for some details, and Liliana's reply was: God will tell you everything during the first prayer in the afternoon. Therefore, the believers could only wait for the noon prayer to hear the teachings from God. However, in reality, the little crow was standing next to the pulpit. It was the skinny little girl who was clinging to the table and chewing on wood. Unfortunately, apart from Vanilla, no one knew what the "Crow God" looked like. Other than occasionally seeing the giant Crow God flying in the sky, the only way for the believers to communicate with their God was through prayer. There was a reason why Liliana insisted that they wait until the afternoon prayer: The little crow still hadn't memorized her lines …
After that, Lina dismissed all the Crow God believers in the hall. I went forward and pulled the little crow off the pulpit. The girl had already bitten off a chunk of the pulpit the size of a bowl. It looked like my mission was to make this girl remember that she wasn't a duck, and also to make her realize that she wasn't a woodpecker either … Lina's eyes lit up. She looked like she wasn't a woodpecker.
"Caw!" The little crow chewed on the wood shavings in her mouth and pointed happily at her sculpture not far away. "Master, who is that silly bird? Why is she holding my feather in her mouth? Such a hard thing can't build a nest … "
I smacked my forehead and took out Jingle from my pocket. "Now another God is asking the same stupid question as you back then …"
"It seems that she can't memorize her lines well," Liliana looked at the little crow who was looking for mouse holes all over the hall. She couldn't help but smack her forehead. "If it doesn't work, I can only ask Vanilla to do it. Anyway, it doesn't matter who it is in the dream. People are easily fooled in the subconscious."
Vanilla was lying on the small table next to the pulpit, learning to write with Sayana. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up and said, "Me? No, no, how can I pretend to be nature … the Crow God! "
"Little bird, can you let Vanilla deal with the divine revelation in the afternoon?" Liliana grabbed the little crow who was running around next to her. "That way, you don't have to memorize those long lines."
The little crow immediately clapped her arms in excitement. "Caw! Sister Liliana is the best! "
Liliana pointed at the little crow and said to Vanilla, "Look, this is your God's verbal instruction."
Since the mysterious ruins of the mother planet in this world will cause changes in the world after they are activated, we must be prepared in advance. Alleria's compromise has minimized the impact, but according to Sayana's calculations, about one-third of the 'lost worlds' will still be affected. These lost worlds more or less contain the 'ruins of the ancient gods', which is the facilities of the old Empire. After the mother planet is activated, these facilities will be teleported to the Kingdom of the Dragon, and their own defense system will also be activated. If there are still explorers in those lost worlds, it will undoubtedly be extremely dangerous. At the same time, with so many lost worlds mutating at the same time, the people of the mother continent will certainly notice, and it may cause large-scale social unrest. For this world, the 'lost worlds' are extremely important parts of it. All kinds of resources and knowledge from the lost worlds are closely related to everyone in this world. Think about it, if one day, all the oil fields on Earth suddenly stopped producing oil and started producing Coca-Cola, you can imagine how big the impact would be on the mother continent if one-third of the lost worlds suddenly became empty. Therefore, we need to let the people of the mother continent prepare in advance, but it is definitely not practical to directly send a spaceship around the world to distribute leaflets. It will definitely cause a second panic, just like when all the oil fields on Earth suddenly run dry, a group of Martians in a UFO suddenly jumped out and announced that they were responsible for the incident. Before humans die in the oil war, there will probably be social unrest first. Therefore, Liliana, an expert in social group psychology, gave us a suggestion: we should use the natural channel of the world to spread the message: religion.
Religious activities in the mother continent are very frequent. Almost everyone will believe in one or two gods. The various gods and religions here are almost as common as eating and drinking to ordinary people. They are still in an era where they believe in "divine revelations," so it is feasible to use the mouth of a "god" to create a public opinion attack. At the same time, it can also expand the influence of the Crow God Sect and the Dragon God Sect. The draconic humans will also participate in this event, and Sona has already arranged everything with Lin's help.
Large-scale religious public opinion can effectively prevent the civilian class of explorers from setting foot in the lost worlds that are no longer safe in the next few days. According to Shakina, explorers are quite "superstitious" because they come into contact with extremely dangerous things every day. No matter how well prepared and equipped they are, they will not be able to deal with the indescribable traps in the ancient ruins. Therefore, they believe in all things luck, omens, divine revelations, and anything similar. The large-scale propaganda of the Crow God Sect and the Dragon God Sect can make more than 90% of explorers leave the lost worlds that are announced to be closed. However, some of the lost worlds have already established fixed human settlements, and there are even armies of various countries stationed there. They treat the relatively large lost worlds as half a colony, which is more troublesome. Without using a more aggressive method, it is difficult to drive away these "guests" with religious propaganda alone. In this regard, we have taken action. Alaya and Alleria are in charge of this area.
Alleria set off to the Sky Tower yesterday to take over the control of the Gunda Colossus there. Almost all the lost worlds that exist in the ruins of the Empire are guarded by the Gunda Colossus, but just like those on the square of the Sky Tower, all the Gunda Colossus are in a state of chaos. To use them again, it is necessary to restore control of the mother planet's guard system, and the control center of these colossus troops is the Sky Tower.
Alleria came back near noon and told us that all the colossus soldiers have been restored.
Shakina told us the legend of these colossus soldiers on the mother continent, "Only the most dangerous ruins of the ancient gods have colossus soldiers. They are the most terrible existence among all the guards of the ruins, so they have a great reputation. All explorers know the story of at least a dozen colossus soldiers slaughtering invaders. 'Encountering a colossus when you go out' is the most unlucky curse in our line of work. The legend of these metal colossi was widely distributed on the mainland, and even many popular books made up by bards could be found. They were all stories such as "The Knight and the Colossus", "The Brave Man and the Colossus", "The Legend of the Forty Days of War between Prince Rhine and the Colossus Soldiers" and so on. In fact, so far no one had found a way to defeat those colossi. They were a well-known but unbeatable nightmare. Fortunately, the colossus soldiers have a fixed guard area. They will only patrol along a fixed route and expel invaders within a fixed range. So after figuring out this rule, people can explore the ruins with peace of mind. Just like the Sky Tower, the square at the back door is full of colossus soldiers, but it is still a very popular ruin. "
It was Shakina's introduction that made us feel that we could use the colossus soldiers to disperse the settlements near the ruins of the Empire. They were something that people in this world were already familiar with, and their invincible image had been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Letting these colossus take action was even more effective than sending ten thousand Empire soldiers armed to the fingernails. After all, in the face of unfamiliar Empire soldiers, ordinary people in this world may ignorantly and fearlessly resist, but in the face of the notorious Gunda Colossus, they would definitely run faster than a runaway Liliana.
"Boss, you can't do this …" Liliana looked at me bitterly and muttered.
"In this way, the preparation work here is basically completed. Disperse all the irrelevant people near the ruins of the Empire, recover the old facilities that can still be used, and release the Sky Tower after three days. Next, let the City of Shadows prepare to receive it." I held my chin and sorted out the things to be done in the next few days one by one. "I discussed with Sandora and decided to install the entire world into the shadow space, just like Avalon, to become an extra space under the control of the City of Shadows."
This was the result of my discussion with Sandora last night. The main reason for doing this was that this world was really small. The detectable and stable space range was only one light year, and the mother continent planet was located in the center of this one light year small world. Compared to most known worlds, this was simply a pocket universe. It was difficult to set up administrative levels in such a small universe as an independent world (for example: Should we send a patrol officer here to be the world governor?). It was better to make it a part of the shadow space. This small universe was obviously distorted after the arrival of the impact back then. It seemed that even when I opened up the world barrier to block it back then, in the end, only a small part of the capital system of the Empire was ultimately protected.
If this project was completed, this world would become a rather special place. First of all, this world itself was divided into two layers. The surface layer was the mother continent planet and the nearby space of one light year, which was the mortal world that Shakina and the others were familiar with. Most people on the mother continent would only be able to come into contact with and understand the universe within one light year. The inner layer was the space where the mother planet of the Mystery faction was located. The facilities of the mother planet that we collected from the various lost worlds would be stored there. In the future, this inner layer would also become the base camp and new birthplace of the New Empire's mystical side. For the mortals on the mother continent, it would become the religious legend — — Godly Kingdom.
And this entire world was mounted in the shadow space. Like Avalon, it existed as a "district" of the capital city of the Empire. Although it was countless times larger than Avalon, its administrative level was still a "block."
Then, perhaps we would open up knowledge about the Empire to the ordinary people of this world. After all, they were also considered to be living in the Empire's ruling area. As time passed, they would also become a very special group of "spawns." Perhaps they would not be able to be as powerful as other spawns. Perhaps it would take many years for their level of civilization to catch up with other vassal worlds, but they did not need to be strong in this aspect. In Sandora's plan, this world should be used as a "nursery" for another long-term plan — — the Empire's Deification Observation Point.
Since we already had the God of Ravens, then in the foreseeable future, there would definitely be more individuals with divinity, or the power of information disturbance, in the Empire. The next one might be around us. Shallow Shallow, Big Sister, Lin Xue, anyone could suddenly become a god overnight. Then, our Empire's Department of Religious Affairs (currently, Liliana was the minister, secretary, general, executive, receptionist, tea girl, cleaner, office supplies) would organize a corresponding religion to test the power and level of the new gods in this world.
This was the future plan that we thought of last night.
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