I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Looking at the 'Roland' opposite him, Olivia felt a surge of anger.

This 'Roland' looks like a brainless playboy and a sissy!

But precisely because he has no brains, precisely because he is a good-for-nothing, he is the most suitable candidate.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Olivia couldn't help but feel even more annoyed by that 'Roland'.

True Roland, standing to the side, thought to himself, 'I roughly understand now. My father-in-law probably thinks we're no match for the gods right now. So he plans to put Aurelia in the position of ruler of the world, and make me a puppet emperor.'
I am nominally a puppet, but in reality, I am the true power holder.

Because the Alaya dynasty was a theocratic state, with the emperor acting as the patriarch, and our 'Goddess of Sincerity' was a brainless, hands-off ruler, everything would be decided by me.

Therefore, as long as I don't go to the Papacy, and as long as the Papacy doesn't know that I, this Alaye, am the 'evil god Alaye' rather than a 'descendant of the Alaye royal family,' then I can secure my throne!

To be honest, if we continue to explore in this direction in the future, it would be quite a good prospect.

However, Roland felt a little uncomfortable.

Although Aurelia was her sister and supported the wizards in this war, she was essentially the spokesperson for the gods.

Even if she doesn't manage things, future wizards will still have to obey the Kingdom of Heaven, just like the church does now.

Therefore, once Aurelia ascends to the position of ruler of the world, it means that the wizards' revolution has failed, and that mortals will ultimately kneel at the feet of the gods.

Roland thought to himself, 'The people of the East are extremely anti-God. Why don't we fight our way into the Papacy, instead of negotiating with the Church here?'

Roland couldn't understand it at all. After all, the wizards had already obtained the Well of Faith in Malrod. As long as the church was completely destroyed, it would be difficult for the gods to interfere in the affairs here.

Just then, the priestess who had gone out returned. She spoke to Olivia in hushed tones.

Judging from the priestess's words, it seems that the Vatican was already aware of the current situation, and they did not dare to hide anything, but immediately reported the news to the Kingdom of Heaven.

A few days ago, the Kingdom of Heaven also bestowed a new divine decree.

But the Vatican hadn't told Olivia about any of this. Because in the Vatican's plan, an angel would come to the riverbank to meet with the wizards. So they were waiting for this angel.

Coincidentally, this angel is also named Olivia.

At this point, the priestess couldn't help but smile and said, "You had been asking us to keep your arrival a secret, so when I told the bishops that you had actually arrived a long time ago, the entire order was terrified!"
They didn't expect you to arrive so quickly, nor did they expect you to come to the banks of the River Angels incognito after your arrival.

Olivia gave a cold laugh and said nothing.

Roland, listening from the side, felt his vision go black.

He thought to himself, 'The real Sun Angel hasn't arrived yet, has he?!'
Wasn't that messenger the real Olivia?!

The Crusaders were all fooled by this crazy woman, and they thought she was an envoy from heaven!

Then what's the point of us even talking to her?

She's not an envoy at all! She's a lunatic who escaped from a mental hospital!

At this moment, the priestess took out a gilded holy book that she kept with her. With a solemn expression, she handed the book to Olivia with both hands.

Olivia took the book and began to peruse it. From Roland's position, he couldn't see everything, but he could roughly make out that the book contained oracles written in divine script.

Roland thought to himself, 'I seem to recall Merlin mentioning that the Church uses the Book of Heaven to receive divine pronouncements, so this book must be the Book of Heaven, right?'

The 'Book of Paradise' in Olivia's hands was probably just her diary after all!
This guy's a lunatic!

After thinking for a moment, Roland thought to himself, "Hiss, although Olivia is fake, the Vatican doesn't know she's fake!"

If I induce this mentally ill person to reach a highly favorable agreement with us, and then find the true messenger to eliminate Him, then Lady Heracles will become the real Olivia, and the Church will have no choice but to accept the agreement she makes with us!

Roland's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.

'This agreement cannot be too biased towards wizards, otherwise Heaven will discover the problem.'

At this moment, Olivia pushed the book toward Roland, so that Roland could also take a look.

The oracle was very concise, basically telling the church that Olivia would represent the will of the gods, and that she and Olivia would have full authority over all matters in the world.

After taking a quick look, Roland discovered that this Book of Paradise was actually a 'Sun Bible' containing many mythological stories about the sun god.

'Since the real Olivia is the Sun Angel, shouldn't her mythology be included in this book?'

Roland had only turned two pages when he came across a story about the sun angel Olivia.

This story is actually the mythological tale behind the painting in the sacred pool.

Roland thought to himself, 'It seems the real Olivia is also connected to the Dracula family.'

The book mentions that Olivia was very noble because she was the eldest daughter of the sun god!
Roland wondered to himself, 'What kind of god is this sun god? Why is His daughter so incredibly noble?'

Roland couldn't help but think of 'Dalak' in the Well of Faith.

That Dalark has been sealed away for countless millennia, and the seal is filled with the power of the Crimson God.

After He emerged, He was extremely weak, yet He remained terrifying. Had the Thousand-Eyed King not intervened personally, no one could have dealt with Him.

At least, even if O'Reilly and all of them combined, they couldn't handle it.

This Dalark has a trace of the Sun God's blood, and then he went mad, which is why he is so terrifying.

Roland intended to look through the book, but Olivia had already taken it.

At this moment, Roland realized that the two delegations had been arguing for quite some time. However, because of the constant buzzing in the room, Roland hadn't noticed it before.

The people on the other side were basically all talking to a fake Roland; she was extremely arrogant and her tone was aggressive. She infuriated the people on the church side.

But now, the church is completely outmatched. The wizards are too powerful, so the church's delegation looks very grim.

It's obvious that this fake Roland, the real O'Reilly, wants to continue fighting and doesn't want to negotiate. As a god of heaven, it's truly speechless.

Roland thought to himself, 'This guy has always had a problem with Protestantism. Now that he's using my identity, he's acting with complete impunity. However, many of Aurelia's views are the same as mine, and I also want to continue fighting, not discuss it.'

At this moment, both Olivia and the female leader opposite them put down what they were holding and raised their heads.

O'Reilly immediately shut her mouth, it was unclear whether she was afraid of the female leader beside her, or afraid of Olivia on this side, or perhaps both.

Olivia closed the holy book in her hands, her words uttered slowly and deliberately:
“You should now understand very well that you do not have the strength to continue the war against the Church.”

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the church delegation were all slightly taken aback. Many suspected that Olivia meant 'You are not yet qualified to fight against the Kingdom of Heaven' rather than 'You do not have the strength to continue fighting against the Church'.

On the other side, 'Roland' shouted, "We can destroy the church with ease now. In less than a month, we will definitely be able to conquer 'Obis Royal Capital' and occupy 'Godhood Ladder'."

Olivia said, "You probably won't even last three days now."

Olivia looked at the 'stars' hanging in the sky outside the window and continued, "I said three days, which may be a bit of an exaggeration. After all, the wizards have accumulated some wealth over the past thousand years."

But for a war, or even a real battle, it's far from enough.

The pupils of both Roland (Aurelia) and Roland on the opposite side suddenly contracted.

O'Reilly thought to herself: 'Diana used to be Catherine's secretary, so she knows a lot about the resource reserves in the East.'
Although magic stones can be transformed into higher-level powers for the use of forbidden angels, the wizards' current technology is insufficient, resulting in an absurdly low conversion rate.

The Well of Faith has just begun development, and many things need to be started from scratch. Currently, only a few milligrams of power can be drawn from the Sea of ​​Chaos each day.

Although various technologies are making rapid breakthroughs, we will still face serious resource problems for the next hundred years.

We are currently a civilization that has not yet ventured into space, yet we have to support a massive fleet of starships. The wealth that Father Leonard has accumulated over the years is enough to sustain these 29 angels for so long; this has far exceeded my expectations.

Roland thought to himself, 'So the 'gasoline' is indeed almost gone!'

The church and the gods have left a deep ideological imprint on the South over the years.

Once these 29 forbidden angels can no longer be maintained, then believers will be able to hear the voice of the gods.

At that time, our fraudulent group posing as the Kingdom of Heaven will be exposed immediately.

At that time, all 32 kingdoms we have conquered will rise up in rebellion. Countless unarmed people, under the influence of the gods, will regard their own compatriots as enemies.

How absurd! We came to rescue our people from the hands of the gods, yet we pretend to be gods.
We probably can't keep up the pretense for long; the current situation is still somewhat dangerous.

Roland finally understood why everyone was talking.

He could imagine what the White Queen and his senior were thinking—given time, it wouldn't take more than a few decades for people to blindly believe in the gods anymore.

Given the wizards' pace of development, a hundred years from now, when everyone has fully absorbed the technology from all the ancient forbidden ruins, including the Crimson Shrine, they will have the confidence to wage war against Heaven.

Roland thought to himself, 'Our negotiations actually have only one real demand: that the gods not send text messages to the believers after the ceasefire.'
If such an agreement can be reached, then we would give up all the territories we occupy, and just Malrod and Vermek would be enough!
Of course, if negotiations fail, we will fight them to the bitter end. Although they are holding hostages, they are not without ways to resolve the situation. Although it will come at a great cost, we are not afraid.

However, if we can buy time through negotiations, the situation will be very favorable for us.

Roland began to ponder how to guide Olivia and secure the greatest possible benefit.

Soon, his eyes lit up and he had an idea.

He thought to himself, 'This Olivia isn't the real Olivia after all. As long as I can find a way to slightly trigger her latent 'Diana memories,' achieving my goal won't be a problem!'

This approach is feasible because, during her time with Roland, Olivia would often have memories of Diana surface in her mind.

These memories will influence her behavior.

At this moment, Olivia whispered to Roland, "What exactly do you mean? Olivia, that's enough. If this continues, we'll have to start this ranch from scratch."

Roland was completely confused by what he heard, but he could sense that Olivia didn't care about the wizards at all.

He had a vague idea, so he followed Olivia's words and said, "It was precisely because I didn't want this ranch to go down this path that I did these things."

Do you remember the time we spent on the ship with 'Lance'?
We went through the entire history of the church together. Protestantism is rotten to the core.

Look at what they've done in Mald, on the banks of the River Angel. They've not only treated the wealth of the gods as their own, but they've also deceived their superiors and subordinates. The church is probably afraid of you coming here because they've forged many oracles in order to seize the wealth of the riverbank for themselves.

In Protestantism, there must be many other gods, like Hydra, who secretly help the sea god in his attempt to seize the pastures for themselves.

If Protestantism continues to exist, this place will sooner or later fall out of the control of the Kingdom of Heaven and become the private property of some gods.

Olivia, wizards can never associate with a god like the sea god.

Olivia said, "They certainly can't associate with guys like Poseidon, but they'll never associate with Heaven either."

Roland said, "That's precisely why I chose them. They certainly couldn't support the Kingdom of Heaven. But they supported me!"
I will support you.

And you and I will never betray the Kingdom of Heaven. That's enough.

Ovilia fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Olivia remained silent, Roland's heart began to pound.

He had just deliberately mentioned the name 'Lance'—the name Roland used when he spent twenty years with Diana on the ship.

For Diana, this name is incredibly special, because it was at that time that Roland created Diana.

Roland thought to himself, 'I just mentioned the time we spent with Lance on the ship. Did Olivia not question whether Diana's memories could truly awaken within her?'

Roland couldn't help but feel nervous.

A few seconds later, Olivia slowly raised her head.

She seemed to have already made up her mind.

Olivia reached out and drew several runes on the 'True Book of Heaven' before handing it to the priestess.

Then, she dropped a series of bombshells. Roland was stunned. (End of Chapter)