Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 347 Invitation

"The Church of the Sun may be the capital of this era, or even more powerful, after all, they not only have armed forces but also a true god."

It is unknown who made the decision this time, but the Church of True God, which is chasing money, has arrived. They have smelled a business opportunity and are visibly changing everything around them.

Unfortunately, neither the kingdom nor the princess could refuse.

With the influx of capital, human resources, and extraordinary combat power, social activities in the market, the adventure industry, and even the entire city and kingdom have become active.

This vitality of social and economic activity is the most valuable asset.

The influx of foreign goods and businesses fostered competition, forcing the once-lofty churches to no longer ignore it. With competition, doing nothing was a sin, and you would be eliminated and devoured by the market.

Even those bishops of the Church of Benevolent God, who were "unlucky men exiled to the borders," still faced pressure in their positions.

You may not expand or achieve anything, but if you lose all your original religious parishes and have all your territory seized, then exile can directly become punishment or even execution.

Believing in the gods' greed and fairness regarding the power of faith, and that when their core interests are harmed, the gods are never human in the sense of being inhuman.

"It is foreseeable that the competition for faith will be fierce, which may not be a good thing for us, but seems to be a good thing for the kingdom."

Beneath the Hall of Heroes, Princess Dania, dispelling the black mist, immediately began recruiting companions.

Rean did not stop her, allowing her to use public resources for private purposes, which in itself was a form of support.

The "inheritors" below either whispered among themselves or looked indifferent.

Most people had no intention of getting involved, and even regarded everything that happened to the kingdom as irrelevant to them. In their view, the inheritance and development were real, but they had little to do with this small kingdom. Even if the kingdom was destroyed in two years, what should be inherited would still be inherited, and what should be developed would still be developed.

For the inheritors of the kingdom, Dania's recruitment is both an opportunity and a challenge. For the citizens of other countries, it is an invitation and a choice. Without sufficient incentives and temptations, it is difficult to make them decide to abandon their homeland and travel far away.

Dania was just doing her best. Only when the pool is big enough can a true dragon emerge. The small fish raised by those people and those resources are simply no match for the big storms.

This is also the fundamental reason why she and the kingdom could not refuse the Sunstriders. The influx of "capital" did indeed greatly stimulate local exploration activities. Even if they knew it was a slow-acting poison, the kingdom might be gone in two years, so there was no point in thinking about it so much.

"If possible, I hope that your newly established church can restrain the Sunchasers to some extent."

"You think too highly of us."

Since it was a public occasion, Rean still used polite language, but the content of it was quite impolite.

What level is the Church of the Sunstriders, and what level is our side? Rean just asked that Sunstrider priest, and they have four guaranteed divine spells in the first ring, and seven to ten in the second ring (total). Our side, on the other hand, has one in the first ring, which is a true "guaranteed draw".

The power disparity among the gods is too great. Even if the god of drama and pleasure does not take a cut from faith, and even if he himself adds divine power, the power he can give to earthly priests is still far too little.

Furthermore, since "commerce" and "travel" are also the divine duties of the Sun Chasers, it means that this pursuit of money in commerce is itself fulfilling its doctrine and will make it even stronger.

"Let's do as much as we can," Dania said, rubbing her temples. She also had a bit of a headache.

She was constantly receiving information that the Sunchaser weren't the only ones truly eyeing Radiant City; they were just habitually high-profile. The evil gods, righteous gods, and multinational organizations that had quietly infiltrated the city were all unexploded bombs.

The gods of drama and pleasure continue to play their instruments silently, seemingly oblivious to their inheritors. The shepherds and inheritors, however, do not see anything wrong with it.

It seems that gods are supposed to be like this, high above and untouchable.

Devout pastors yearn for divine guidance, while seasoned and ambitious pastors expect the divine to do nothing, and they will interpret the divine's will and goals themselves. The reality is that many major historical events involving the divine are like this: the pastors act first; success is attributed to divine wisdom, failure is seen as the pastors' depravity and betrayal of the divine.

“I will come to this city.”

This person intends to enter directly.

“I’m doing pretty well in my church, but I have no intention of turning my back on God.”

This one seems to only intend to give up.

The candidates explained their plans one by one, and most of them showed some interest in this resurgence of the Old Gods.

Even if I haven't made up my mind yet, I still plan to come and take a look.

Working in a powerful church is relatively stable during peacetime, but progress is slow. The pastoral system is a "civil service-like" system, which means that your talents and efforts often yield little reward; what matters more is the position you hold.

If they want to rise to prominence as quickly as possible, or even achieve immortality as voters, they must take a gamble.

Rean silently remembered the successors' statements; until they came to report and join the game, everything was meaningless.

“I have a druidic order here, with a double-digit number of giants among its members.”

He had been observing the Forest Giant for a while when he suddenly spoke up.

His chips instantly attracted everyone's attention, especially Dania, whose longing expression was impossible to hide.

The Druid class is quite versatile, but also quite "unique." Generally averse to urbanization, they mostly play in the wilderness.

Druids worship gods, but not in the same devout way as priests. Their fundamental belief is in nature itself, and the balance of nature and the world is paramount. The gods of the nature faction are less "omnipotent lords" and more "predecessors who have walked the same path and achieved success."

And Dania's desire for them stems from...
"Our domain naturally includes life and nature."

Druids are also a divine-like class with healing abilities, and they even have a specialization in healing. If they could join them, it would naturally dilute the influence of those Sunstrider priests.

"So, what do you want?"

The Forest Giant, Korluna, looked up at Rean's question.

"Save our holy land, protect our sacred relics, and shelter my people." This is the norm during the period of the demonic tide. Areas that were once safe are no longer safe, and elders who think long-term will begin to prepare to weather the storm of the demonic tide.

The weak naturally need to seek protection, and some troubles cannot be withstood by hundreds or thousands of people.

The territory of the Forest Giants, which could be explored by the legacy of the heroes, was not far away. They had a base in the underground canyon area of ​​the Kro Mountains. Their main task was to maintain the balance of the Dark Region, and most of their races directly faced the Dark Elves and the underground dragons.

The most straightforward explanation is that the rise of the demonic tide has awakened some slumbering beings in that ancient canyon.

“Uh, you mean…” Rean glanced around and realized that one person was missing from this year’s dream inheritance.

"Didn't you guess it? Help us deal with the dragon scourge, help us exterminate the dragons."

(End of this chapter)