Chapter 175 Imperial Truth

Hughes could accept a candlelight church in his territory, but it would be a completely different matter if this church covered the entire Castel.

Whether it was the Candlelight Society or the Silent Temple, Hughes had no intention of letting them enter Castel's core of power, even the Fire Moths were the same.

The conditions provided by Hughes to the Fire Moths were quite generous. He allowed them to live in Castel and provided them with shelter, but he strictly restricted their missionary work.

Chloe paid a huge price in private in exchange for Zeus allowing Gaia to join the Fire Moth. This was the first and only believer of the Fire Moth after it officially joined Caster.

Hughes always treated the church with the utmost vigilance. He would not despise any church or any belief.

Chloe has complained about this many times, but Hughes has never given in, and even hoped that she would try her best to turn the Fire Moth into an academic organization.

Well, there are some differences between the two sides on this point. In Chloe's opinion, the Fire Moths have been able to survive until now because of a sufficiently strict organization. If he wants them to give up these, then Zeus must first prove that Caster is really capable of protecting them.

This is a very reasonable request, so the two sides have put aside their disputes for now and are focusing on cooperation. Fire Moth basically no longer actively preaches, and Zeus has also given up further demands.

Thinking of this, Chloe had no doubt that Hughes could really create a new sect. She felt that Hughes was too hostile to other churches.

"It doesn't have to be a church." Xius frowned and said slowly, "To be honest, I don't want to establish a new church, even if I am the leader. Faith will inevitably lead to blind obedience and extremism, which is different from what I want to promote."

Chloe blinked and tilted her head in confusion: "Is that true? I'm also a member of the church, why don't I feel that I'm extreme?"

Zeus looked at her speechlessly. The person in front of him was the chief of the Fire Moth, who had been rated as the "most dangerous cult" and "a complete lunatic" on the continent for many years. Not long ago, she summoned an evil god on her own territory just to clear the pollution regularly. In the end, she found out that the one she summoned was a dangerous outer god. Her choice was to lock him up and study him slowly. Last time, she used herself as a test subject without hesitation.

Even among the cultists, Ms. Chloe was well-known. Her evil deeds were known to everyone from the Duchy of White Crow in the north to the Dukedom of Cohen in the south.

Hughes said expressionlessly: "Then you are an exception."

".I always feel like you're secretly cursing me in your heart."

"Ahem, anyway, I don't plan to build a church." Hughes coughed lightly, "But the church must be built correctly. The expanded church doesn't need to hang the holy emblem of the Candlelight Society, right?"

"That's not necessary. The protective inscriptions are carved into the ground, and you can't see anything on top. But the buildings on top must be churches. They don't have to look like churches, but they must be churches in name."

"I understand. This is cognitive interference. We must use the name of the church to stabilize people's cognition."

"That's about right. The guardian inscription only protects the concept of 'inside the church'. If enough people do not think this is a church, then the definition will shift. The misalignment between people's collective cognition and reality will naturally lead to cognitive interference."

"In other words, I need to come up with an excuse to make this church covering the entire Castel exist reasonably without alerting the Empire and the Candlelight Society? Wait, what about the anchor point?"

Xiusike still remembered that the Candlelight Society's church was a beacon composed of a series of anchor points in the sea of ​​unconsciousness. If the anchor points did not move, no matter how he changed the church, the Candlelight Society members would be able to find the problem immediately after they arrived.

When they come to ask why there is my anchor in your church, Hughes won't be able to explain it.

"Don't worry, I modified the guardian inscription thoroughly. The anchor point is already in the guardian inscription and is a part of it. The process of modifying the inscription is the process of changing the anchor point. The Candlelight Society will definitely not recognize this."

"What if they come looking for the old anchor point? Just say the church collapsed?"

"Almost. I was planning to do a little chemistry experiment in the church, and I accidentally destroyed the church, and even the protective inscriptions underground. Poor Chloe was terrified and stopped being a nun."

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" Hughes rubbed his forehead. "How can you stop being a nun? Can you resign?"

"Of course you can." Chloe looked at Hughes with a smile, and walked between the faded oak benches with her hands behind her back. Her orange-red hair flickered in the light reflected from the stained windows. "Only after becoming a first-level assistant priest are you allowed to leave. Nuns can leave the Candlelight Society freely, and some of them get married after leaving the church."

".What if Candlelight holds you responsible for damaging the church?"

"It was Brother Keschi who caused the explosion. What does it have to do with me, Chloe?"

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This is quite a skill in shifting the blame. Zeus was speechless. However, there is nothing to worry about. Castel is still in a state of preparation. Let's get through the current difficulties first. The Candlelight Society is in such a state of being unable to take care of itself that who knows if they will be destroyed by then.

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"Speaking of which, we can keep that anchor point for ourselves. It is also of some use. I can modify it a little bit, and the Candlelight Society won't be able to find it."

The anchor point could still be left? This was beyond Zeus's expectation. He thought that removing the anchor point was the limit. It seemed that this group of fire-chasing moths had a deeper understanding of the guardian inscription than he thought.

Why do they seem so skilled in using the Candlelight Club's tools? "What's the use of that anchor point? We don't have the ability to connect to other anchor points, right?"

"That's the case for now, but it may be of great use in the future. Every anchor point in the Sea of ​​Unconsciousness is precious, and we can rely on it to identify the direction in it - which means we can explore the Sea of ​​Unconsciousness with peace of mind."

"By the way, have you decided on a name for the new church?"

"I have a little idea." Hughes grinned. "I plan to turn the church into a place for academic exchange, and try to weaken traditional beliefs. In name, it is a holy book and doctrine, but in reality it is about spreading knowledge, making it closer to an academic organization. Well, we can use the name of the empire to reduce their hostility towards us."

"Let's call this belief the Imperial Truth."

(End of this chapter)