Chapter 313: The New Church

However, with the work of nearly a hundred artificers, the spell fields are becoming more and more dangerous, and the death rate is also rising.

By the time Roland ordered all the machinists to stop working and took charge of setting up the magic array himself, the machinists' death rate had soared to 90%. Of the ten machinists that entered, nine could not come out, and one came out lying down.

After all, it was the magic formation that Roland was going to use to fight against Kan'ozu. Even if it wasn't activated, it was still very dangerous.

Even Roland was very careful when building it.

Therefore, in the third month after starting to build the magic formation, Roland was the only one left to build the magic formation.

Roland felt the sense of crisis coming from all directions, and calmly shuttled through the passage specially left for the magic formation. At the same time, his magic power also spread in all directions. Under the influence of magic power, the large-scale combined spell models in the surrounding magic formations were rapidly expanding, becoming more and more complex and more and more dangerous.

Roland strolled calmly, silently continuing to build this extremely dangerous spell formation.

Although Roland seemed to be doing it very easily, each step he took was carefully taken after countless calculations.

The current spell formation was undoubtedly extremely dangerous for Roland, a fifth-ring spellcaster. If he took a wrong step, Roland might be dragged into it and die suddenly.

However, Roland was not without a backup plan. The space beacon in his body and the death-defying shield of the Crown of Domination were the support for him to continue building the magic formation.

In fact, the Death Shield has saved Roland several times. After all, he still has to continue building the magic formation, and he can't keep his mind tense all the time, so he will always make mistakes occasionally.

At this time, you can only rely on the passive skill of the Crown of Domination to resist.

Of course, with Roland's ability, he is not without a way to build a safer magic formation, but the current war committee really cannot afford more consumption.

The War Committee has stopped investing in the development of people's livelihood. The entire War Committee has invested its resources in the military, the reconstruction of the northern wall, the laying of magic fields, and other miscellaneous military projects.

In order to support these developments and major projects, the War Committee had to use up all of its capital.

Almost all members of the war committee used their last resources to support construction, and the local nobles and knights who defected to the border faction could not escape the orders to be exploited.

During the committee members’ visit, all their properties were taken away.

At the same time, food coupons were also enforced within the committee, and the gold and silver of the people were plundered by the committee using food coupons.

The several gold mines and silver mines under the committee's jurisdiction were also filled with the undead. Under the control of the necromancer, the undead worked day and night, frantically digging for gold at all costs. Some committee members even went out to mine directly.

Relying on the knights' strong physique, they mine much faster than the undead.

The scale of local catering techniques also expanded rapidly, more and more food was exported frantically, and the area of ​​death of the War Council became larger and larger.

Meanwhile, over at the Silver Gate, the committee was becoming more and more aggressive in excavating the ruins, with some spellcasters working day and night to crack the ruins.

Only with the full support of the War Committee can the current project's expenditures be barely met.

If Roland used a safer but more energy-consuming spell formation, he would not be able to hold on unless he completely drained the War Council.

After completing the construction of a large spell model, Roland walked out of the spell formation. After no longer feeling the sense of crisis coming from all directions, Roland breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Roland walked out of the magic formation, a servant walked up to Roland and spoke.

"Chairman, a member of the Radiant Knights wishes to meet with you. He said their leader has something for him to personally deliver to you."

"Oh?"

Roland raised his eyebrows slightly and said.

"How long ago was that? Where is he now?"

"It happened five days ago. I am currently waiting in Apocalypse City."

The attendant replied in a low voice.

"Okay, I understand. Send me a message. I'll find time to go over there later."

Roland took the liquid of wisdom handed to him by the servant, said a few words, and drank the liquid of wisdom in one gulp.

The cool feeling that surged into his heart made Roland relax a little.

At the side, the servant who received Roland's order also retreated silently. He ran to the tent nearby and transmitted Roland's words to Apocalypse City remotely through the communication device installed in the tent.

After putting the empty bottle back, Roland walked towards the camp nearby.

In the camp, some low-level spellcasters and artificers were waiting for Roland.

Although Roland has to come in person to build the magic array now, some work that can be done outside in advance can still be completed by them, such as: preparing the corresponding materials in advance and processing them.

After communicating with the spellcasters and the machinists for a while and arranging the materials needed for the next step, Roland returned to his tent, ate some bread, drank some liquid of wisdom, and rested for a while.

After resting for half an hour, Roland cast a cleansing spell on himself, then locked onto the spatial anchor point of Apocalypse City and teleported directly there.

Apocalypse City.

As the first city controlled by Roland, in the Old Qi period, relying on its special status and the local forces that were better than nothing inside, it became the fastest-growing city under Roland's rule, without a doubt.

During the Rebellion period, the old Qi City under Roland's governance was already a very famous big city.

After the committee was established and designated as the capital of the War Council, the development of Apocalypse City became even more rapid.

As the core area controlled by Roland, it did not experience the turmoil brought about by the civil war and the Great Purge. On the contrary, it received more resources from the War Council.

As a result, in just a few years, Apocalypse became the most prosperous city in the War Council.

Ido walked slowly on the clean and tidy streets of Apocalypse, looking at this hugely changed city with interest.

Compared with the old Qi City that he visited last time, the Apocalypse City before him had undergone earth-shaking changes. In terms of area alone, the Apocalypse City had expanded at least three times.

Moreover, compared to the civilians who were somewhat undernourished back then, what Ido saw in the current Apocalypse City were civilians who were full of enthusiasm and vitality.

In addition, the military strength of Apocalypse City has also undergone tremendous changes.

In the past, most of the soldiers patrolling and responsible for city defense were ordinary soldiers, and their weapons and equipment were not very good. However, now almost all soldiers are well-equipped, and each of them exudes an extraordinary aura.

Moreover, Ido also sensed several extraordinary auras in various places in Apocalypse City that made him feel dangerous.

Originally, according to the regulations of the War Committee, non-members of the War Committee were not allowed to enter the committee's territory.

However, during the rebel period, the old captain took the initiative to make friends with Roland and lent a helping hand in difficult times.

Therefore, the Radiant Knights are one of the few forces that can enter the committee as long as they take an oath.

Therefore, although he was somewhat surprised by the development of Apocalypse, Ido still maintained the dignity of the Knights of Radiance, did not ask around, and suppressed his curiosity.

Walking along the street, Ido came to a church area.

This is a pantheon church dedicated to the Lady of the Dawn, founded by former members of the Knights of the Radiant Light who joined the War Council.

Although the establishment of churches and chapels in the War Council is subject to the supervision of the Management Department, the former members of the Radiant Knights do not care about it.

After all, they just want to have a church for themselves to pray. As for believers, it would be best if they have them, but it doesn't matter if they don't. Moreover, they have never thought of making money from the church or their faith.

Therefore, the management's supervision is actually a good thing for them.

The Administration prohibits the church from engaging in business and speculation for profit, but it will also provide the daily operating expenses of the church and the Holy See, which is a good thing for former members of the Knights of Radiance who are not good at business.

In this way, apart from taking turns to have one member sit in the church every day to receive believers, they don't have to worry about anything else.

Ido looked at the church in front of him and strode in.

Although the Pantheon, as an alien belief, has also spread to Donar, most of the Pantheon gods that have spread to Donar are like the knights' gods of war. Donar has never heard of gentle gods like Lady Dawn.

However, this church is located in Apocalypse City after all. Apocalypse City has a large population, so some citizens were baptized and became shallow believers of Ms. Dawn.

After Ido entered the church, he saw that there were about a hundred believers praying in the church. In the church, former members of the Knights of Radiance who had taken off their armor and put on robes were also spreading their faith.

Seeing this, Ido also quietly joined in the prayer.

After finishing their daily prayers, the believers who were just finishing their daily prayers left the church in an orderly manner, while the remaining believers followed a few priests and began to learn doctrines. When the priest who had taken off his armor and put on his robe saw Ido, he handed the believers who were approaching to the newly promoted priests on the side, and walked in front of Ido.

The two men saluted each other.

"Please come in."

The priest took the initiative to invite.

Ido nodded, and then the two of them walked into the church together, into a room in the church.

Ido sat on the sofa, the bright sunshine shone in from the window beside him, and the gentle breeze swept over his whole body.

He turned and looked through the window, and saw a garden next to the church.

"its not bad, right?"

The priest poured two cups of hot tea, placed them on the table, and began to speak.

"It's really good. This shouldn't be designed by you, right?"

Ido turned around, nodded slightly and said.

The priest sat down opposite Ido, nodded, and spoke in a casual tone.

"Well, this church was mainly built by the committee. We just chose this design from the design drawings provided by the management department. Although it is still a bit empty now, it has everything it needs. It's not bad."

“This is more than good.”

Ido said with a sigh.

Although in the Pantheon, all gods are nominally equal, but in the Silver Empire, Littorio, who is known as the God of All Gods, still dominates the mainstream.

Even though Lady Dawn is one of the main gods in the Pantheon, she still has to give way to Littorio in Ginza.

Moreover, due to the teachings of Lady Dawn, the construction of churches by the Knights of Radiance is determined by the local economic level, and most churches are relatively small.

Only a few capitals of human kingdoms that believe in Lady Dawn have relatively large churches.

The church in front of him was considered to be one of the best churches Ido had ever seen.

Even though there are fewer priests and believers, making the entire church seem empty, if there are enough priests and believers to cultivate the entire church for ten or twenty years, this church might be considered the best church Ido has ever seen.

The priest smiled and said nothing.

In fact, the former Knights of Radiance who joined the War Council were particularly satisfied with this church.

They were especially satisfied when they learned that the War Council also allowed them to spread the beliefs of Lady Dawn.

You know, in the past, the various knight kingdoms strictly guarded against the infiltration of the Pantheon and prohibited any belief in the Pantheon.

Although the War Council now has various restrictions and currently only allows preaching in designated religious occasions, it is still a loophole, isn't it?

Ido chatted with the priest and they were concerned about each other's situation.

There is not much to say about Sinar. With the profits brought by alchemical potions, the Knights of Radiance can be said to be thriving. Moreover, the faith of the people in the New East District has now been completely converted to Lady Dawn.

The old group leaders are considering building a few more churches in the New East District to meet the needs of believers.

Donnar's side is also doing well. Although they have left the Radiant Knights, they have also registered a Dawn Church in the management department to spread the faith of Lady Dawn.

Listening to the priest's words, Ido pursed his lips and asked.

"Speaking of which, there seem to be some other churches in Tianqi?"

"Yeah, that's right."

The priest nodded and said.

"I have inquired in the management department. There are currently more than a thousand legal faith groups within the committee. As for churches, there are about ten at present."

"There seems to be a Pantheon Church?"

Ido said nonchalantly.

The priest spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

"There is more than one family."

"In fact, there is a Pantheon Church, but they are not very popular because they require the God of All Gods to be the main worshipper."

"These are the rules written when their church was founded. The management department said that if you join, you must obey the church's rules."

"So, like us, there are many who did not join the Pantheon Church, but opened their own churches. Including our Dawn Church, there are three in total."

"The remaining six are the beliefs of Donnar's local community. I don't know the details, but these six seem to be extensions of two different systems."

Ido nodded and said.

"I see. But that's fine. After all, the situation on Donnar's side is complicated. I'm sure the Pantheon can understand it, too."

As he spoke, Ido stood up and smiled.

The priest stood up with him and laughed.

"After all, the Silver Empire has no control over this area."

The priest personally escorted Ido out of the church.

When passing by the church hall, Ido looked at the hall where only the symbol of Lady Dawn was located. He said nothing and left the church peacefully and calmly as if nothing had happened.

The priest knew that Ido was staring at him, and Ido knew that the priest knew that he was staring at him, but both of them tacitly agreed not to make it clear.

After all, they are all followers of Lady Dawn.

After walking away from the church, Ido stopped at a crossroads, turned his head and looked at the Dawn Church in the distance, feeling a little emotional.

According to the rules of the Pantheon in the Silver Empire, no matter which god is the main deity worshipped, there must be a place for the God of All Gods.

Therefore, unless it is a church dedicated to the God of All Gods, other churches generally worship two gods, including all the churches of the Lady of Dawn in Sinnar.

However, the church of Apocalypse ignored this rule. Ido could not see any element of the God of All Gods at all, and it purely worshipped the Lady of the Dawn.

If this kind of church were placed in Sinnar, it would definitely be regarded as heresy by the Pantheon and criticized with weapons.

Given the current situation of the Silver Empire and the War Council, the Pantheon cannot reach that far, so the biggest possibility for the Pantheon is to label Donnar's Church of Dawn as a heresy, which will not have much impact.

However, as a devout believer of Lady Dawn, Ido also disliked this kind of church. He also did not like being controlled by the Pantheon, and he did not like to make room for the God of All Gods in the church dedicated to Lady Dawn.

Although the current Dawn Church is relatively small in scale, it is at least free and does not need to be influenced by the Pantheon.

Unfortunately, he couldn't give up the followers of Lady of the Dawn in Sinar, otherwise, Ido would have wanted to stay.

However, the War Committee's approach to faith is quite unique. It is a very thoughtful idea to set up a separate non-faith management department to be responsible for managing the faith of various places.

Unfortunately, in the Silver Empire, the Pantheon is the only dominant organization, monopolizing the religious affairs of the Silver Empire. It is impossible to allow the emergence of such an organization, let alone allow the emergence and spread of other beliefs.

In the Silver Empire, any heretical beliefs will be physically wiped out by the Inquisition.

Even if someone provides protection, it can only be spread privately.

Moreover, even if the Pantheon cannot deal with these protected heretical priests, it can still deal with the heretical civilian believers without protection, and there will be no problem in simply killing them all.

He shook his head and turned away.

When he was about to return to his residence, a messenger from Apocalypse stopped him and told him that Roland was about to meet him.

(End of this chapter)