Chapter 1472
Chapter 1472 - 1468: Awareness
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[God of Struggle and Redemption (Guan Xinxian)]
[Alignment: Lawful Good]
[Holy-emblem: A great tree, the surface of the sea, a giant hand that is still pulling up life, with self-savers attempting to climb alongside.]
[Holy-item: The Great Lamp Tree, wooden boat.]
[Holy-Scripture: Every life form has the right to survive, fighting for survival is the right of every creature, and living a good life is the duty of every creature. The sea of life’s suffering is boundless, but there is always salvation....]
Just like Big Cat back in the day, ninth-order Quasi-Gods who are preparing for Ascension often already have their own Churches and forces.
The reality is that even eighth-tier Big Shots have already embarked on this path, at least, they have secretly started their experiments....
"Including you all?" Lu Ping’an directly inquired of the Big Shots in the meeting, who all had superiors to report to.
"All of us, just not with our own identities."
This seemed to be a well-known secret among the high levels, which Lu Ping’an learned the specifics of only after asking. Their Churches were not the large-scale kind; they were mostly small-sized "cults" with just a few dozen or a few hundred people.
If on Earth, they would often be found in some remote village in the Huaqi region, becoming the prototype for urban legends and horror stories.
These were their experimental subjects for testing and implementing their own rules... and it was also due to the Eastern Country government’s strong stance that led most Quasi-Gods and above to choose development abroad.
"Why in Huaqi?" That seemed quite far away, and inconvenient to travel to and from.
"Over there, money talks. If you pay well, the officials will cover for you. Even if you cause a huge mess, as long as you provide enough resources and money, you can fix up senators, media, government officials, judges, and turn any big issue into a small one; then just create some other new distraction to smother the small one."
Hearing that, Lu Ping’an was taken aback. It seemed that although some things changed with the world line, others really hadn’t.
For example, in some countries, cults could not only open for business directly but could also register to pay taxes, becoming truly legal structures. Especially in some more isolated small towns and villages, with moral and world views completely contrary to the outside world, the Church leaders there could be more emperor than the Emperor himself.
In recent years, as some Proper God Churches have grown in the Eastern Country, there has been a similar trend in some remote areas. On one hand, the registration system for Proper Gods kept them from crossing the line too much; on the other hand, the Easterners’ traditional materialist education penetrated deeply into people’s hearts, making the power of the Churches more analogous to corporate legal persons than religious organizations.
However, to verify their own "Path," they naturally needed more fanatical believers and experimental subjects, and thus their gaze turned to the Exotic Realm, where money could buy anything.
It wasn’t surprising at all that the Big Shots from Lin Nu’s Church did these things; they also needed more "human anchors" and "rule anchors," but their numbers are definitely limited.
"...No wonder the Proper God Churches are so supportive of the Nirvana Plan."
"Being able to offer just one Kingdom, one continent as an anchor, the higher the order of the professional, the harder it is to resist this temptation. Particularly when many Quasi-Gods are being threatened by their own Deity..."
Once he left his homeland and stepped into the world of high-level professionals, various interesting anecdotes and mysteries of the Deities became no secret to Lu Ping’an.
"For many, this is the greatest opportunity..."
The population, resources, beliefs, social structure, roots, and social concepts of an Exotic Realm ultimately become the "Order" of the professionals, nurturing top combat powers.
This is the foundation of the world. The number of Proper Gods in the Eastern Country has always been above fifty but under a hundred, with its inherent limits.
Normally, the competition between Deities is fierce, particularly between those of similar paths and Divine Positions, which can become a life-or-death struggle.
"Foster as many as possible who might Ascend into Godhood in the short term...."
Originally, although the Redemption Church had received support and endorsements from all sides, there were still many acting against it in their own interests, subversively undermining it.
But now, let alone stopping and competing, any existence that has a chance for Ascension will be vigorously fostered.
"They are afraid..."
Who they fear does not need to be stated. Once the World’s Will awakens, it would mean the direct demise of everyone.
Although the Big Shots have been madly hunting the Divine Beasts and nearing insanity, no one dares to claim they have completely dealt with the world’s sentient will.
How does an outsider take over a house with a master?
"Changing the locks is a must; if possible, replacing all the locks and even the management systems in the house with one’s own, and then swapping out the tenants for one’s own people..."
Gods, as "secondary Authority holders" of this world, are gradually writing their own rules into this world, and in that process, they also gradually take over the control of this world.
Originally, this task had to be taken slowly, but now, evidently, it is not the time to wait...
𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
"In the end, it turned out to be our making..."
Lu Ping’an could only smile wryly. He hadn’t expected fortune to come so quickly. Before, the main focus had been in the territories of the Eastern Country’s Big Shots’ "Redemption Church" and "Rebirth Commerce," which had already begun to spread globally.
And that also meant the spread of the "Holy Items" of the New Gods throughout the whole world, with the original "Trading Land Network" system starting its trial operation.
Without the support of Divine Power, without the top-down "illuminating of coordinates," it would be impossible to deploy a network that spread throughout the whole world.
Worthy of mention, Guan Xinxian did not follow the common path in this regard...
"No God Statue..."
He did not create a God Statue; rather, to be precise, he merged the "God Statue" with the "Holy-item," turning the "Great Lamp Tree" into his own God Statue.
This meant that, wherever the Holy Tree was located, one could pray to this "God of Redemption," seek his power... if his power were to rise further, the Lamp Flower would likely also be.
In this way, forming a Divine Power network and eventually directing the target to Lu Ping’an’s "Trading Land" would be much simpler.
"So, what’s the price?"
"Everything... he gave up using a God Statue to stabilize his personality, form, and thus, over time, he is very likely to truly become affected by the worship of the ’God Statue (Lamp Tree)’ and actually morph into a tree."
"No, not a tree....."
Lu Ping’an sighed, he seemed to have already seen through Brother Guan’s choice.
Lamp Tree as a lighthouse? Indeed, it is when standing upright.
But if it were to fall over, wouldn’t that be the Fusang Tree, Little Sang...
"I was wondering why his Holy-emblem doesn’t include the Ark, it turns out the tree is it."
Now that Guan Xinxian had shown his determination to the world and to Lu Ping’an, Lu wouldn’t ignore it...
"Come, let’s see what else we can do."
As he spoke, Lu Ping’an had already rushed back to the Capital of New Kingdom. Half a year of accumulation was enough; it was time to do something.
— End of Chapter 1472 —