Emlyn faintly sensed that the "Earth" and "Moon" Beyonder pathways might have some irregularities, but he didn't bring up this question directly to Archbishop Loreto.
"He doesn't look like he'll answer… I'll wait until the next
He didn't consider seeking an answer from Mr. Fool, feeling that the problem wasn't that serious and wasn't worth it. After all, the Sanguine dukes, marquises, and counts were all still alive and well, and no particularly negative news had spread from the
Meanwhile, his earlier guess also made Emlyn think of the "Primordial Moon," an entity whose true nature—whether an evil god or a high-level demon—was unclear. It had a significant influence on the "Moon" pathway and had once caused many Sanguine who prayed to it to immediately lose control, turning into monsters that only knew how to mate and reproduce.
Emlyn suspected that this was one of those evil existences that granted false divine revelations and false prophecies.
Seeing that he had no more questions, Loreto put away the documents in his hand, thought for a moment, and said: "This is precisely the issue that needs special attention. Furthermore, His Holiness hopes that you can form three to five Beyonder teams with Sanguine as the core in
"Won't the
Loreto smiled benevolently and said: "This is exactly what they requested. With the withdrawal of most of the forces of the Church of Steam, Loen is severely short of official Beyonders.
"Although the Church of the Goddess of the Night and the Church of the Lord of Storms have taken in a batch of 'Mechanical Heart' members and lower-ranking clergy who didn't wish to leave Loen, they are ultimately too few. They also have to handle the cleanup on the Feysac side and maintain the churches in the overseas independent colonies. Therefore, they hope we can provide some help.
"This is quite beneficial for our missionary work in Loen. However, you must remember that here, we need to be sufficiently restrained. We cannot engage in extensive proselytizing. Just keeping up with the surviving Steam Church is enough. Of course, our number of believers won't be able to catch up to the current Steam Church for a very long time. It will take a generation, two generations, even three generations of effort."
"Right. Maintaining the current scale is fine, just some development within limits is enough… Extensive proselytizing is such a hassle…" Emlyn breathed a sigh of relief and calmly responded: "Okay."
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Bayam, the City of Generosity, Sonia Sea.
Alger, wearing a bishop's robe embroidered with lightning and wave symbols and a metal holy symbol of Storms on his chest, stood at the peak of a coastal mountain, looking over the other side of the island forest.
There were many fewer trees there. The surrounding hills and small mounds had been leveled one by one, revealing a hidden harbor.
It was a private port that once belonged to the
At this time, a rough and unrefined city had been initially established near the port. The city wasn't large, possibly only a fifth of Bayam, or even less.
Two towers stood side by side in its center, one with a dome and the other with a spire, both of a strange silver color, reflecting blinding light under the sun.
Surrounding these twin towers were many cement-paved roads. They either led to buildings made mainly of stone or connected to wide plazas and training grounds. Verdant trees had already been planted along the roads, giving a feeling of thriving prosperity.
Alger knew that the inhabitants of this city were currently not only the residents of the
Many of those people were severely deformed and were not yet willing to interact with the residents of Bayam and the other cities on the island, only purchasing necessary supplies through the people of the City of Silver.
Reportedly, they planned to build a city of their own deep in the forest, leaving only a single road leading to the new City of Silver.
"These are all believers of Mr. Fool. I will have to slowly guide them into integrating into the
Having initially settled the residents of the City of Silver and the Moon City, he had actually already completed the mission given by Mr. Fool. However, he felt he was still far from earning the identity, authority, and position related to the "Sea God," so he did his utmost to handle the various issues left over from the "Great Migration."
Honestly, Alger's current greatest worry was that Mr. Fool wouldn't give him any tasks. That way, he had no idea when he would be able to accumulate enough merits.