Chapter 216: You can lose in a fight, but you must win with special effects
[Pap flowers are ripe, experience value +4]
[Level improvement, lv37 → lv38]
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Looking at the message popping up in front of him, Rhodes, who was observing the changes of believers in front of the Moon Well, withdrew his spiritual consciousness.
"I haven't seen any reaction from Sun God for such a big move. Is it really impossible to escape, or doesn't he care about such a small thing?"
Rhodes sat next to the Moon Well, his eyes shining brightly.
He also didn't expect that just his previous unintentional move would actually gain so many followers.
If there is no response from the Sun God, then he will continue to expand unceremoniously and let the Holy See of Life promote the belief of the Moon God and try to attract more believers.
Thinking of this, Rhodes calmed down again and continued to observe the changes brought about by the new believers.
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at the same time.
Qingyuan Province Temple Branch.
The waiting high-level officials soon received the news that the Holy See of Life had obtained a large amount of funds from the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, causing High Priest Raymond to become furious.
"What the hell is going on? When did the Holy See of Life hook up with the Goblin Chamber of Commerce?!"
I thought that by sending people in advance to get assistance from those big nobles, we could cut off the source of funding for the Holy See of Life. By then, even with the support of the Jade Empire, we wouldn't be able to make too big a splash.
But less than two days have passed, and the news that the Holy See of Life has received full funding from the Goblin Chamber of Commerce has already spread, making the Holy See of Life, which was originally not well-known, suddenly become the focus of countless people's attention.
Where is the Goblin Chamber of Commerce?
Although the despicability of goblins is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, they have to admit that their ability to make money is definitely one of the best.
Coupled with the recent launch of charged magic props, it has almost occupied the entire magic props market, making the Goblin Chamber of Commerce famous and has financial resources comparable to the empire.
With their support, pigs can take off!
It also rescues the Holy See of Life from the tight financial situation. Isn't this going against their temple?
"These hateful goblins, we sent people over to discuss the cooperation business of magic props, but they rejected them outright, but now they turn around to help the Holy See of Life?"
"High Priest, do you think you should send someone over to give those goblins a warning?"
Everyone below was talking a lot, all focusing on the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, hoping to deal with it quickly.
Their expansion has been extremely rapid in recent years, and they have already occupied a large degree of dominance among major countries, and few people dare to openly oppose them like this.
Forget about the Jade Empire, now even the Goblin Chamber of Commerce has appeared, and they undoubtedly don't take them seriously, which makes Raymond, who is sitting at the top, look gloomy.
But after the silence, he calmed down: "The Goblin Chamber of Commerce cannot move yet."
"Why?" Other senior officials expressed doubts.
"You still ask me why, can't you think about it with your brain? Now that so many empires and nobles are begging to cooperate with the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, they will let me touch those goblins now?"
Raymond's face looked very ugly.
These people are really used to being pampered and pampered. They are used to the dominance of one group in the temple. They are so arrogant that they don't take all the forces seriously.
I don't even think about why the goblins dare to go against them so blatantly because they are so shrewd. They obviously have something to rely on.
"Then what should we do? We can't just watch the Holy See of Life snatch believers from us, right?" A priest on the side said worriedly.
Qingyuan Province has always been under the jurisdiction of their branch temple. Now that the Holy See of Life has popped up to snatch believers, the other branch temples are watching their jokes.
"Don't worry, even if their funding problem is solved, the people's beliefs cannot be changed easily. How can the sacred glory be scattered so easily?" Raymond sneered, making everyone below feel trembling.
"You mean to strengthen the spread of faith among the people below?"
"That's right." Raymond sat up straight, "The foundation we have laid over so many years of development cannot be shaken just because we want to. We will notify all local branch temples to start the Holy Grace Ceremony immediately!"
The Divine Grace Ceremony is an activity unique to the temple.
To put it simply, it is a voluntary parade in the form of a tour, sending a large number of priests to various places to treat diseases for free and drive away evil spirits, so as to consolidate people's faith in the Holy Light.
As for where the evil spirits and illnesses come from, it is unknown.
In short, the temple has already laid a very solid foundation of faith among ordinary people through the holy grace ceremony over the years.
It has become a common thing for many people to go to the priest for treatment when they are sick, and to go to the temple church to pray when they have problems.
Breaking this deep-rooted habit cannot be done in a day or two, which is also the source of Raymond's confidence.
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I have to say.
Raymond's move was indeed cruel.
That afternoon, Thomas and others at the headquarters of the Holy See of Life received the news, and they all looked solemn.
"It seems that the temple has really spent a lot of money. The annual holy grace ceremony has been brought forward so much."
"The people we sent out have just returned the news. Many residents in those places don't believe us. Most of them choose the priests from the temple."
"The area I am responsible for is similar. Eight out of ten villages firmly believe in the Holy Light, and more than half have priests resident there."
Short staff!
This is the biggest problem they are facing right now.
The temple can make a big splash and send personnel to various places to steadily promote the faith.
But they can't. With only tens of thousands of believers, they can't cover a large area, let alone compete with the temple.
The Temple obviously saw this clearly, and almost struck their weak point with a knife, leaving them helpless.
but.
Thomas has lived for more than three hundred years, and he is not a vegetarian.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "No, we still have a chance!"
"Opportunity? Where is it?"
Ryan and others looked over.
What responded to them was Thomas' confident smile: "Don't forget, natural magic can do many things that holy light magic cannot."
"You mean...the magic of life?"
Ryan and others' eyes lit up and they quickly reacted.
Although Holy Light and Nature magic both have healing effects, their strengths are in different directions.
Holy light is good at purifying and dispersing, and naturally good at healing and restoration.
One is to forcibly drive away the pain, and the other is to restore body functions. The former is effective but requires maintenance, while the latter is effective but slow but has no worries.
If you really want to calculate it, the pros and cons are actually mixed, and you can't tell the winner.
But if it is blessed by divine power and turned into a magical technique, it will be different.
The magic of life is said to be a power that can even change life span.
Who in the world doesn’t want to live longer?
Especially those who live a prosperous life.
Since ordinary people can't win over them for the time being, why don't they start with the small nobles?
After thinking about this, Ryan and others suddenly became excited and looked at Thomas: "Are you sure you can use the magic of life?"
"I'm not sure. Let me try it first."
To be honest, Thomas was still a little nervous.
After all, he has not successfully cast the magic of life for three hundred years, and he still has to ask Lord Moon God for instructions on whether he can use his divine power at a critical moment.
So after finishing speaking, he returned to his meditation room, prayed devoutly to the statue of the Moon God, and stated his request.
And at this time.
Rhodes, who was studying magic overlap at the edge of the Moon Well, also heard his call and looked into the well again.
"Need to show miracles to attract believers? This is a good way, but my third-level magic power is probably not enough for them to use it a few times, right?"
Rhodes remembered that Little Nature had also used his power to show miracles to believers before, almost draining his magic power.
Although he claimed to be the Moon God, he did not have the boundless magic power of the gods. He had to find a way to do it, otherwise he would have to search hard even to show miracles, which would indeed be a bit embarrassing.
"Right!"
Suddenly, Rhodes saw that nearly half of the spring water had been stored in the Moon Well. Isn't this a natural magic storage?
Start connecting with those nature spirits out there today.
"When those believers cast spells, can you mobilize the power of the Moon Fountain?"
After waiting for a while, the nature elf sent a reply, saying that only lower elves and above can be mobilized, and only a small amount can be mobilized, and his permission is required.
"One drop?"
Rhodes was lost in thought, and then his eyes lit up: "Okay, that's it. If any believer needs strength in the future and has a very firm belief, you can give them a drop of Moon Spring depending on the situation."
"By the way, when you give it, you need to make it louder and exaggerated. It's best to let everyone know that the moon god has appeared, and..."
Rhodes said a lot to the Well of the Moon.
This means that all elemental elves of lower rank and above have a share of a drop of the Moon Spring. They can use this power to bleed the believers according to the situation. In short, the purpose is to attract more believers.
And you have to control a certain amount, don't give too much, otherwise it will look too cheap.
Anyway, the growth rate of Moon Spring has increased now. As long as the consumption is controlled, it will definitely be a long-term business that will make a profit without losing any money.
This is equivalent to wool coming from sheep, and then using wool to attract more sheep to produce wool. I am really a genius!
After thinking about this, Rhodes suddenly became enlightened.
No wonder those gods always like to show miracles from time to time, especially the sun god. When performing miracles, angels will come. Who can see the spectacle without being confused.
"No, we have to have this scene. When you perform miracles, you also gather your entities and walk around. The natural elves bloom and grow grass, the ice elves cool down and make snow, the thunder elves strike a few thunders and so on..."
You can lose in a fight with special effects but not.
Rhodes began to explain the lower elves again, just like training salesmen.
He even had reason to doubt it.
Those undead souls, angels, holy spirits, and the like are actually the outside salesmen of the God of Death and the God of Sun, who specialize in doing business to attract believers.
In this case.
It’s not too much for him to train a few expatriate salesmen to grab business, right?
I have to say that this battle of faith was really played out for him.