He is the Lord of MC, not the God of Light!

Chapter 3 3. Call it MC World, don’t call it Dawn Heaven!
"Master Ian, I'm back."

It was not until noon that Layal finally pushed the door open and returned to the castle with a tired look on his face.

However, before Leal could take a sip of water and report the progress, Freni jumped out with a stern face and criticized him.

"Butler Layal! You should use your job title when doing your job!"

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Layal looked at Ian in confusion, and the latter laughed.

"Don't listen to Phryne, just say it."

Hearing this, Frannie looked at Ian in disbelief, and then turned into an angry little goldfish.

Ian couldn't help but reach out and poke Frannie's chubby little face.

Layal didn't care. He picked up the teacup, drank some boiled water, and let out a sigh.

"Master Ian, your method is indeed effective. In just over an hour, we have received over 500 applications for membership."

"Of course, more than 500 people have also asked if they can get a replacement for this month's egg bread..."

"There are still over 5,000 Blackwater City citizens and soldiers combined who haven't joined the church yet. Many are asking if they can continue filling out applications this afternoon."

"Some people even asked if we were recruiting believers from other cities. They said they had relatives who were also devout believers of the Dawn Cult long ago."

"After this morning's arrangements, we have already begun to integrate into Blackwater City. The people of Blackwater City are much more accepting of the new city lord."

"Next, we can gradually take control of Blackwater City and reorganize the army."

Ian smiled with relief.

Sure enough, when dealing with this kind of ancient Western fantasy world, the existence of the church is an invincible means.

After a moment of emotion, Ian shook his head.

"Put up a notice. From now on, we will not accept believers for the time being."

"We have to use a hunger marketing strategy to control the number of Dawn Divine Religion believers so that more people can truly yearn for the Dawn Divine Religion."

"As for other matters concerning Blackwater City, there's no rush for now. Once the Dawn Cult has influenced the entire Blackwater City, whether there's a City Lord or not won't affect our control over Blackwater City."

The key is……

Although Blackwater City is poor, it can basically operate normally. Since it can operate normally, there is no need to show off one's authority as the city lord.

Just like running the code, even if a bug occurs, as long as the program can run normally, there is no need to modify or delete it.

How nice it is to collect taxes while lying down.

Ian's idea was simple, but Lecia's thoughts had slipped to some unknown place.

After thinking hard for a while, Lecia clapped her hands with a look of sudden enlightenment.

"I understand! Master Ian means that as long as all the people of Blackwater City believe in our Dawn Divine Religion, even if we are no longer in Blackwater City in the future, Blackwater City will remain the territory of our Dawn Divine Religion!"

"The city lord may have a term limit, but faith has no time limit! Through this, we can continue to expand and eventually encompass the entire Hundred Races Alliance!"

"When the time comes, Master Ian, as the Pope, will raise his arm and call for help. Even the king will be forced to bow down and accept the grace of the Dawn! This will restore the glory of the Phobos family!"

"As expected of Master Ian!"

Hearing this, everyone around looked at Ian in awe, while the latter smiled awkwardly but politely.

He didn't think too much about it. After all, he couldn't give up Blackwater City, the place where civilization started.

But as the Pope, he must have his own style.

Nod and smile.

"That's right! What Lecia said is right!"

After saying that, Ian quickly changed the subject.

"Lecia, hurry up and have someone cook. Let's have a good meal. We're going to embark on the first expedition of the Dawn Cult this afternoon!"

Lecia bowed slightly, took some maids with her, put on a white chef's hat, and walked straight to the kitchen in the castle.

Yes, in addition to being the head maid, Resia also held multiple positions within the Church of the Aurora, including Head Sister, Head Cook, Head Gardener, and Head of Ceremonies. Just like Leal, besides being the butler of the Phobos family, he was also the Cardinal of the Aurora Church, the Knight Teacher of the Phobos family, and the family treasurer...

There is no other way. The current Phobos family, including Ian, has only twenty people at most. Now that its glory is gone, it is better to let those who are capable do more work, which is also the maximum utilization of human resources.

Even though Leal and Lecia have multiple jobs, they don't get any salary at all!
The Phobos family had just arrived in Blackwater City, and the first batch of taxes had not yet arrived, so how could they have the money to pay their servants?

Now everyone is still living off their savings together.

Therefore, Ian trusted and was grateful to these loyal servants.

If someone can remain with the Phobos family even when they have fallen to such a state without asking for salary, then he is truly one of our own.

Looking at the ten knights in front of him who were in good spirits, Ian could only sum up his thousands of words into one sentence.

"Will be fine!"

"applaud!"

Cavalry Captain Markov took over Lecia's work with a serious face and was the first to support Ian.

Cavalry Captain Markov is considered to be Leal's adopted son.

He was originally an orphan, and was taken into the Phobos family by old Phobos to seek a way of life. He was raised by Layar and taught the training methods of knights.

He has good talent and can smash a five-meter-diameter boulder with one sword. He is considered a powerful knight.

After the Phobos family fell into decline, he still followed Ian unwaveringly, calling for the restoration of the glory of the Phobos family every day. To him, the Phobos family meant everything.

All in all, Markov, who is a bit eccentric, is a true fanatic of the Dawn Cult.

The people in front of me are the backbone of the Dawn Cult.

In Ian's heart, he will also be the real leader of the Dawn Cult in the future.

For the Cult of Dawn, ability and talent are not important. With the blessing of the MC world, a Husky can become the Arctic Wolf King.

What really matters, from beginning to end, is loyalty!
Although the City Lord's Mansion is now so poor that it can't even afford to eat and doesn't even have a few gold coins, basic food can be guaranteed.

The only difference was that the food wasn't very good. A piece of hard, tooth-irritating black bread and a glass of boiled water was Leal and the others' lunch.

As for Ian, he was better off, with a small piece of meat stuck between his teeth in the bread.

Ian swallowed his lunch with tears of bitterness. Finally, when he felt full, he stood up.

"Get ready! Set off on the expedition!"

Layar's heart sank and he patted the sword at his waist.

"Yes! Master Ian!"

They don't know much about the MC world, but they know that Ian has his own abilities, which is why everyone still believes that the Phobos family can rise again.

To put it bluntly, nowadays, Layar and the others follow Ian only because of the Phobos family, not the Dawn Cult.

Strictly speaking, they don't even understand what the church is.

"Master Ian, are you sure you don't want to take along the new believers we accepted today? We might not be able to protect your safety if we go on an expedition with just a few of us."

"No need."

Before Ian could answer, Lecia said with an enigmatic look on her face:

"Master Ian said that he doesn't trust these new believers who have just joined the Dawn Cult."

Layal suddenly understood and nodded in agreement.

"I was wrong. Not everyone is qualified to follow His Holiness the Pope in exploring the great Kingdom of Dawn!"

Ian nodded and smiled.

"That's true, but there are no other outsiders here."

"Call it MC World, not Dawn Heaven."

(End of this chapter)