Emlyn vaguely felt that there might be some anomalies in the two extraordinary paths of "Earth" and "Moon", but he did not raise this issue with Archbishop Loreto in person.
He didn't look like he would answer... I'd better wait until the next Tarot gathering and ask The World, The Hanged Man and the others... Emlyn nodded imperceptibly, indicating that he already knew the difference between a God-blessed Person and a God-favored Person, and muttered to himself.
He did not consider seeking answers from Mr. Fool because he felt that the corresponding questions would not be too big and there was no need to do so. After all, the dukes, marquises, and earls of the blood clan were all alive and well, and there was no particularly negative news circulating in the Church of Mother Earth.
At the same time, Emlyn's previous speculation also reminded him of the "Original Moon", an existence that he didn't know whether it was an evil god or a high-level demon in disguise. He had a clear influence on the "Moon" path, and had caused many vampires who prayed to him to lose control on the spot and turn into monsters who only knew how to have sex and reproduce.
Emlyn suspected that this was one of the evil beings that gave false revelations and false oracles.
Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Loreto put away the documents in his hand, thought for a moment and said:
“This is something that needs special attention.
"In addition, the Holy See hopes that you can form three to five extraordinary teams with vampires as the core in Backlund."
"Don't the Church of Night and the Church of Storm have any objections?" Emlyn has always been law-abiding. At most, he would go to the hospital to secretly drink some blood. He subconsciously raised his question.
Loreto smiled kindly and said:
“That’s exactly what they asked for.
“With the withdrawal of most of the Steam Church’s forces, Loen’s official Beyonders are in short supply.
"Although the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storms have also recruited a group of Mechanical Heart members and grassroots clergy who do not want to leave Loen, they are only a minority after all, and they also have to take care of the cleanup of Feysac and the maintenance of independent colony churches overseas, so they hope that we can provide some help.
"This will be of great benefit to our missionary work in Loen. However, you have to remember that we must be restrained here and not preach too much. We just need to be on the same level as the remaining Steam Church. Of course, our number of believers will not be able to catch up with the current Steam Church for a long time. This will require the efforts of one, two, or even three generations."
Yes, it is enough to maintain the current scale and develop to a certain extent... It will be troublesome to preach extensively... Emlyn breathed a sigh of relief and responded calmly:
"good."
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Sonia Sea, Bayam, the "City of Generosity".
Alger was wearing a bishop's robe embroidered with lightning and wave symbols, and a metal storm holy emblem. He stood on the top of the mountain range by the sea, looking at the other side of the forest on the island.
There were fewer trees there, and the surrounding hills and mountains were flattened one by one, revealing a hidden port.
It was a private port that once belonged to the rebels. Its scale was definitely not comparable to Bayam’s port, but it was also of medium size and enough to support many people.
At this time, a city with a bold and rough style had been initially built near the port. The city was not very big, perhaps only one-fifth the size of Bayam, or even less.
In the center of it stood two tall towers, one with a dome and the other with a spire, both of which were a strange silver color, reflecting a slightly dazzling light under the sunlight.
Surrounding the twin towers, there are many cement roads, which lead to buildings made mainly of stone or connect to wide squares and training grounds. Green trees have been planted along the roadsides, giving people a feeling of prosperity.
Alger knew that the people currently living in this city were not only residents of Silver City, but also people from Moon City.
A large number of those people were deformed and were not willing to interact with Bayam or the residents of other cities on the island for the time being. They only purchased necessary daily necessities from the people of Silver City.
It is said that they plan to build a city of their own deep in the forest and leave only one road leading to the New Silver City.
“These are all followers of Mr. Fool. We need to slowly guide them to integrate into the Rorsted Archipelago… For now, we can leave those deformed people alone and ask the residents of Silver City to bring some Moon City people who look relatively normal to Bayam…” Alger thought seriously about what to do next.
After initially settling the residents of Silver City and Moon City, he had actually completed the task given by Mr. Fool, but he believed that he was still a long way from gaining the identity, authority, and status of the "Sea God", so he did his best to deal with the various problems left over from the "Great Migration".
Frankly speaking, what Alger is most worried about right now is that Mr. Fool won't give him anything to do. If that happens, he doesn't know when he will be able to accumulate enough merits.
As the New Silver City was established and showed great vitality, he became more acutely aware of the crisis:
There is more than one Sequence 4 Demigod in Silver City and Moon City, and they are all loyal followers of Mr. Fool. Who knows, Mr. Fool may someday bestow the identity, status, authority, and power of Sea God upon one of them!
“Silver City has two ‘0’-level seals, one Sequence 3 Saint, three Sequence 4 Saints, nearly ten ‘1’-level seals, and a small number of demigod Beyonder characteristics that can be used temporarily as ‘1’-level seals… Moon City has three demigods, five ‘1’-level seals, and a large number of potion formulas… This…” Alger only took a brief inventory and found that the two forces belonging to Mr. Fool were so powerful that it was a bit scary.
Together they are almost equal to a quarter of the Storm Church!
As far as Cardinal Alger knew, the number of "0" level seals in the major Orthodox churches was between five and eight, and there were no more than four angels still active on earth. In this respect, they were indeed much stronger than Moon City and Silver City.
But in terms of "1" level seals and the number of saints, the advantage of the Orthodox Church is not that great, especially the latter.
——With the outbreak of a full-scale war and the upper echelons stepping up their efforts to train saints, the number of saints in the Storm Church is now only a little over 20.
“The Church of Poseidon doesn’t have a demigod yet, but it won’t be long before a new Poseidon appears… and under Mr. Fool’s seat, there’s the angel of the World, the Archon of Death, the angels of the Path of Destiny… and the saints like us in the Tarot Party…” The more Alger thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he realized that he was actually a little slow in this regard.
Perhaps because he was in the middle of it, he had always been amazed by similar things, but it was not until today that he clearly realized:
Unknowingly, Mr. Fool's power has grown to a level comparable to that of the Orthodox Church. Even if there is a certain gap, it is only due to the accumulation of a long history.
And it has not even been three years since Alger joined the Tarot Club!
“If I hadn’t experienced these changes myself, I would definitely not believe it.” Alger sighed in his heart, and became more and more eager to do something for Mr. Fool so that he could accumulate enough contributions to transform into Poseidon as soon as possible.
At that time, he would be able to truly turn his attention to the Book of Scourge and try to fulfill the instructions of the Elf Queen Cosinamm.
Alger looked back at Bayam at the foot of the mountain. He saw that this city, which had not been badly damaged in the previous war, had regained its glory and could once again be called the most prosperous city on the Sonia Sea.
At this moment, the pastors, bishops, and believers of the Storm Church are cooperating with the employees of the new government and the people of the "Sea God" Church to build schools and hospitals for the children in the slums and the indigenous people without financial means, and to provide education, medical care, and relief.
Alger looked at the people coming and going on the road like ants, and at the colorful buildings that were different from most places in Loen. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, then quickly dropped.
He narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was experiencing or enjoying.
At this moment, a gray mist suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
Then, he saw the ancient palace and the blurry figures in the center of the fog, and heard the words from Mr. Fool:
"A mission to monitor a man named Verdu Garcia."
Along with this oracle, there was also a large amount of complex information. It rained down like rain and penetrated into Alger's mind, letting him know the specific situation of Verdu Garcia.
This is a hidden member of the Abraham family who recently left Deasi County and came to the Rorsted Islands.
"I will follow your wishes." Alger was not surprised but delighted, and bowed his head respectfully in response.
…………
Klein knew that Verdu Garcia Abraham had left the Northern Continent and headed for the Rorsted Islands because Dorian Gray mentioned this matter during his prayer.
And he knew very early that the man named Verdu was eager to save Mr. "Door" and let the Angel King return to the real world.
The reason why Klein asked Miss Magician to tell the Abraham family about one of the rituals that helped Mr. Door escape was because the trust between the two parties was not enough. If he concealed it, or lied that he needed to hunt angels to set up the ritual, the Abraham family would definitely be suspicious and would ask Magician Fors to continue contacting Mr. Door and try to confirm it through other methods and channels.
Once they discover something, Klein will lose control of the Abraham family and will not be able to nip the risk in the bud.
If it were a few years ago, Klein would not have worried too much about this issue, but as the end of the world draws closer, the outer gods are increasingly encroaching on reality. Who knows when a member of Abraham's family will come into contact with the corresponding things or believers and receive the correct rituals.
Therefore, Klein believed that by performing the very difficult ritual, he could effectively gain the trust of the members of Abraham's family, allowing them to further believe in Mr. Fool and become more and more devout. Then, he could use these devout people to monitor those who showed a radical side, grasp their trajectory, and intervene in time.