What does it mean to be a part of the Lord...

Lynn was also thinking about this question and was even more surprised by Gustav's tone of faith. Joshua had said something similar before.

It seems that the church has been ruling the entire continent for hundreds of years for some purpose. The false god Ella must be preparing to do something related to faith, and it has reached a very critical moment! While Gustav's emotions were the most intense, Lin En suddenly asked. "Tell me, what is on the other side of the space-time gate?"

This is a question that Lin En has always been very curious about: why are there several space-time gates distributed on this planet? Where do they lead to? Are they formed naturally or man-made?

The only space-time wormhole that Lin En could think of was the Einstein-Rosen bridge...

The Wizard Council had sent a team to explore the area, and they had used a lot of magic to explore it, but no one came back! In Ivana's memory, some elite members of the God's Punishment Army had entered the area, but the girl didn't know the result.

But Gustav, the leader of the God's Punishment Army, must know something! Although he may not tell me...

Lynn was prepared for the other party to remain silent, but to his surprise, Gustav's voice rang out.

"That's where it all started, the root of all evil..."

Gustav's words were sharp, with a slight tremor in his tone.

Lin En frowned slightly, and for a moment his mind was full of thoughts, and countless possibilities flashed through his mind. Then he asked again. "What does this sentence mean?"

Gustav did not answer. His emotions, which had been fluctuating due to Ivana's appearance, had returned to calm. He lowered his head again, remaining silent, as if he were already dead.

Lin En did not press the issue any further. He believed that Vittorio had already tried all possible methods, so there was no need for him to waste his efforts.

Now it all depends on how much information Vittorio can get from Gustav's fluctuating thoughts...

"let's go!"

Lynn took one last look at Gustav, then turned and left without hesitation.

Ivana, who was still a little dazed, finally reacted and followed Lin En out of the secret room.

The warm midday sun shines on the girl's body, making her feel very comfortable, but Ivana's heart is still cold. Two years ago, after joining the God's Punishment Army, she thought she had found the meaning of life, and would spend the rest of her life fighting to the end with many like-minded colleagues against the evil god believers who endangered the people of the empire and spread panic, plague and death.

However, the facts told her that everything they did was meaningless.

Ivana took a deep breath, barely breaking free from her anger towards Gustav and her own confusion, raised her head and looked at Lin En, who was a head taller than her, and asked.

"Can you tell me, after the Wizard Council defeats the Empire, what will you do with us, with... the God's Punishment Army?"

Ivana wanted to defend the God's Punishment Army, but she didn't know how to start.

After all, many people in the God's Punishment Army were previously witch hunters, and the hatred between the two sides can only be described as deep-rooted.

However, Ivana knew that the members of the God's Punishment Army were very complex, and there were many extremely pure people among them. They were deceived by the church, and whether they were hunting witches or dealing with the followers of the evil god, they were all just to maintain peace in one area.

"There are a large number of [Ella] believers in the kingdom. Do you know how we deal with them?" Lin En asked back.

Ivana pursed her lips and did not reply. To deal with the enemy was nothing more than killing them, or perhaps torturing them.

Lin En explained the laws of the kingdom to her. "First, settle their sins one by one and execute those who have committed unforgivable crimes."

"Then those who were not guilty of capital crimes but were stubborn were gathered together and made to do hard work such as mining and road construction... until they had redeemed their sins through labor."

"As for the others, they will be undergoing ideological transformation and basic popular science work. The parliament has special people to handle this."

Lynn spoke eloquently about the various decisions made by the parliament.

"That's it? Aren't you going to kill them?" Ivana asked in astonishment.

How to kill? Lin En glanced at the girl.

The entire empire has been under the rule of the church for hundreds of years, and faith has taken root in everyone's heart. The number of shallow believers is probably close to ten million, and there are also millions of ordinary believers. It is impossible and unnecessary for the parliament to kill everyone.

Except for those crazy fanatics who need to be dealt with directly, most of the others can be transformed to be free from the rule of the church.

At least in the kingdom they have achieved certain results, proving that this path is feasible...

Even the wizards in the parliament who were in charge of this matter discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, the poor people whose faith had collapsed would suddenly show strong hatred towards the church.

At first the parliament suspected whether it was an act, but after searching the memory they found that it seemed to be the other party's true thoughts, leaving the psychic wizards puzzled.

Only Lin En understood that this was the fanaticism of the traitors. The deeper their faith, the stronger their hatred for the church and the more they would admire the science of magic after their faith was shaken and collapsed.

This is the psychological basis of the transformation program.

At the same time, Lin En was also very curious about what impact it would have on their god if those devout believers who had close ties with Ella betrayed them.

“Also, I once heard a saying.” Lin En suddenly said.

"What?" Ivana asked in confusion.

"The old world turns people into ghosts, and the new world turns ghosts into people!" Lin En said seriously.

The brown-haired girl was stunned and whispered these words softly.

Compared to the civilians living in the City of Oil, who have jobs, food, and hope, perhaps the subjects of the Empire are not even considered human beings.

Lynn didn't explain any further and called a wizard stationed there to take the girl back to the confinement room.

This is house arrest, and it also gives Ivana a few days to think. After that, he needs her to do something! "By the way, notify Speaker Harrov to speed up the war against the empire, the sooner the better!" Lin En thought of Gustav's words of faith, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. He looked at the wizard and added a sentence.

Ivana opened her mouth and wanted to ask about her brother Lotte, but before she could say anything, Lin En turned into a stream of light and disappeared from her sight.

…

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when Lynn returned to the manor.

The parliament acted quickly, and although preparations for the war were still ongoing, they had already produced expedited printed leaflets in a few months.

Lin En picked it up and looked at it for a few seconds, and couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.

Because there were actually a few black and white photos on the flyer...

"Has the initial optical photography been developed?" Lin En immediately thought of this. It has been almost a year since he measured the speed of light and developed laser technology.

At the beginning, it successfully brought about a wave of research on optical magic, but because of the war, the parliament did not hold any academic seminars, so each school only conducted research in private, and no one knew how many new technologies were developed.

It's a good thing anyway.

It seems that the effect of their leaflet distribution this time will be much better than expected.

After all, pictures speak louder than words!

While thinking, Lin En took off the ring in his hand and threw it away. His body seemed to be split apart, and streams of blue light were peeled off from his body.

About two minutes later, another Lynn appeared in the manor.

Obviously this is a magical incarnation that carries some of his power.

I have to say that this magic is very useful. The only drawback is that the incarnation is far less powerful than the original body, and it will share his computing power. He cannot create too many of them, and he needs something or a person as a medium.

The reason for creating this incarnation is that Lin En plans to see what the Holy City looks like now so as to formulate the next tactics.

As for himself, he still needs to intensify his research on what the Kingdom of God is. Lin En has a hunch that this may be one of the most important factors in defeating the false god Ella.

…

At four o'clock in the afternoon, in the newly built airport in the City of Kerosene, thirty fighter planes were parked neatly in a wide area, their silver fuselages sparkling in the sunlight.

“It seems that the production speed of the workshop is quite fast.” Lin En said with some surprise.

He remembered that a few months ago, there were only about five fighter jets, but now the number has increased sixfold.

"Of course, Speaker Lin, the workshop that produces fighter jets has been working overtime day and night, and the three shifts have never stopped. It's a pity that the manpower is still far from enough." Yuland said with a sigh.

The craftsmanship of fighter planes is very complicated. It is not something that can be learned by just recruiting a few people to practice. It can only be recruited from wizard apprentices and civilian academies.

Now Yolande finally understood why Lin En insisted on setting up a civilian academy. It was because there was a severe shortage of people with some knowledge. Many workshops were scrambling to hire them. Even those students who had not yet graduated had been reserved. Many people attended classes during the day and worked in various workshops at night...

Some workshops even don’t let go of children as young as 11 or 12 years old; as long as they have attended classes, they will be recruited!

Listening to Yolande's story, Lin En didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't mean to interfere. In this day and age, it was good enough to have enough food to eat, so who cares about child labor or not.

Moreover, the tuition for entering the college is not cheap. Now, the students can not only earn back their tuition, but also make money to supplement their family expenses.

While the two were talking, they had already walked to the front of the array of fighter planes. Thirty of the best pilots had been waiting here for a long time, their faces filled with excitement and excitement.

Except for a few people including Lydia, the rest of the pilots were performing a real flight mission for the first time.

During these few months, everyone has worked extremely hard and gone through hundreds of hours of flight training. Now it is finally time for them to show their skills!

Looking at the pilots who were in high spirits and had rosy faces, Lin En nodded with satisfaction and spoke solemnly.

"Everyone, I think you have all received the order from the parliament. The mission assigned to you this time is very dangerous. You need to go deep into the empire, in the heart of the enemy..."

"Are we going to bomb their city?" Lydia suddenly raised her hand and asked.

Glenn and other pilots also felt that it was very likely. After all, the church had instigated spies who had sneaked into the city to start a riot last night, causing many casualties. Now was the time to retaliate.

"No, it's this!" Lin En shook his head and took out a ball of paper wrapped in a ball.

"What is this? Is this a new weapon developed by you, Professor?" Lydia took it curiously and looked at it over and over for a long time, but she couldn't figure out what was so powerful about it.

"It's true that you can say it's a new weapon, but to put it bluntly, it's just a leaflet!" Lynn explained with a smile.

This paper ball is made up of pages of leaflets. The magic cast on it will burst after being activated for a few seconds, and the hundreds of leaflets inside will scatter. Only a dozen paper balls can cover a city.

Thinking of this, Lin En looked around at the pilots present and spoke solemnly.

"Over the past few hundred years, the church has used deceitful lies to deceive everyone in the empire, making them willing to be the lambs shepherded by the church..."

"And your mission is to free them from their foolish lies and to undermine the foundation of the church's existence! From now on, unless you receive signs of war, you will need to carry out a mission every day..."

Lin En knew that if he wanted to use propaganda to shake people's minds, the first thing was to have a large amount of propaganda, the second was to have a long-lasting propaganda, and the third was to have explosive news! As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and too much propaganda would leave some impression in people's minds, and those imperial merchants would also mobilize their forces to cooperate with their actions.

He has already realized that the church is intentionally deepening the faith in the hearts of the people of the empire. Although he doesn't know what the use is, no matter what the enemy wants to do, they only need to do the opposite!

Moreover, with the prior publicity, they will face much less resistance when they take over the imperial city in the future.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Lin En paused for a moment, then continued to warn, "Although this mission does not require combat, it is equally dangerous. If anyone is afraid or terrified, you can speak up now. I promise you that those who quit will not be punished in any way."

The fighter planes were indeed very fast, and their advantage at high altitude was enough to avoid most damage, but the ammunition and fuel they carried were limited after all. The cardinals stationed in every major city might also possess some unknown divine power, so the possibility of shooting down the fighter planes could not be ruled out.

However, no one chose to quit. They had passed many rounds of selection to get the chance to drive this powerful alchemical instrument! There were countless people out there who wanted to take their place. …

"Very good, in that case, let's go with your courage and flying skills!" Lin En patted the shoulder of the pilot closest to him. The latter immediately felt a strong sense of mission in his heart. After receiving the order, he put on a windproof helmet and entered the fighter plane.

Lydia also climbed into her own fighter plane. She had the best driving skills and was tasked with the most dangerous mission - heading to the Holy City!

This incarnation of Lin En will also go with her.

(End of this chapter)