Noble Emblem

All the power that the Zoroastrian Cult had finally managed to establish in the desert kingdom was destroyed. Even the will of the God of Fire came to an end, but it was defeated by the pope of the Cult of Wealth with a magical spell.

Show no mercy.

While everyone was surprised, they also thought it was quite reasonable. The two brave men of the Cult of Wealth dared to kill even evil gods. As the Beta Pope who guided their growth and the great sages in the epic, it was not strange to destroy a divine clone.

Moreover, the God of Fire is not a powerful god. Part of the divine nature of ‘fire’ is placed in the goddess of light. After all, Dayang is also regarded as hot by moxibustion in the eyes of the world.

Similarly, there is an overlap between Aqua's ice divinity and Loya's frost divinity.

Ice is the solid form of water, and should be completely under Aqua's control, but Loya's frost divinity is essentially pure cold, the coldness of all things, including water.

Therefore the two share the divinity of ice.

Many gods have some overlap and sharing in their divinity.

This part of the divinity is weakened by separation.

For this reason, the God of Fire is not very strong. In addition, only in particularly cold places will more people believe in flames. But in cold places, there are many people who believe in the sun, which causes people in the north to have somewhat scattered beliefs.

There are not many people in cold areas to begin with, and once this faith is dispersed, there will not be many left.

This is why the Zoroastrian Church extends its tentacles to the south.

After all, for a divine religion to develop, there must be enough people to believe in it.

But I didn't expect that as soon as the tentacles reached the desert kingdom and tried to enter Hollevin, they would arouse extreme resistance. Especially the resistance from the royal family and aristocratic forces. Zoroastrianism is a theocratic sect. In areas where they are dominant, they have always treated the aristocratic forces as their subordinates.

Even aristocratic ladies sometimes have to use their bodies to pay administrative taxes.

It’s strange that the Holevin nobles like this kind of religious religion.

In comparison, the God of Wealth is like a saint.

King Holevin went on a personal expedition and defeated the Zoroastrian cult. The latter finally succeeded in the assassination, but did not kill the king. Instead, it aroused the anger of the entire Holevin.

Subsequently, the Cult of Wealth joined the religious battlefield. Its pope even forcibly tore down the colossus of the God of Vulcan, shattered the will of the God of Vulcan, and used brute force to destroy the divine influence placed by the God of Vulcan in the desert kingdom.

In the end, the coalition of Lords of Hollevin was like a comb, combing the desert kingdom over and over again.

While cleaning up the remaining forces of Zoroastrianism, they also suppressed the resistance forces.

It took half a year to successfully reduce the population of the desert kingdom to about half of its original size, and most of the people who died were young and strong men.

After the victory in the battle, the Wealth God Cult temporarily withdrew from the desert kingdom completely.

Beta knew about the tragedy that happened in the desert kingdom, but did not interfere. When one country conquers another country or one nation conquers another nation, it is never just about being gentle. The first thing is to kill... until there are not many people who can resist.

Beta is very aware of this process. He doesn't want to stop it. He can only do it to completely withdraw from the Wealth God Cult and not get involved in such things.

The dividends brought by winning the war made Huolaiwen's business more developed. A large amount of wealth was robbed into Holevin's country. Gold, minerals, and... lots of desert slave girls.

In just half a year, the pockets of everyone in Hollevin seemed to have bulged.

In Waking City, a new round of development meetings is being held.

"Now the Holevin royal family has given us the promised territory as agreed." Beta patted a large map and said, "The red circle is our territory."

Everyone looked over and frowned.

The several red circles are far apart, not to mention scattered.

Anyone who has some common sense about the geography of the desert kingdom knows that those pieces of land are almost all uninhabited land. They are originally deserts with no minerals or oases.

"I know that these allotted lands are not very good." Beta smiled and said: "But I still said the same thing. In the war, we did not contribute much, and the frontal battlefields were all resisted by the royal family and the lords. The king kept the land as promised. The land was sent over, even if it was a poor one, we did our best.”

Seeing that the Pope has said this, other people naturally have no objections.

Moreover, what Beta said is indeed true. The military priests of the Cult of Fortune have always been safe. After this battle, only thirteen people died. Some of them were shot in the vital points by stray arrows and died on the spot. They couldn't save them, so they could only It's just bad luck.

In the end, Beta took action to break the divine influence, but there was no decent opponent. Vulcan's strength was so restricted by the main plane that he couldn't even take a single blow from him.

"We definitely want the land. After all, as long as we work hard to improve it, it can become fertile soil." Beta patted the map again and said: "Now that Huolaiwen has been developed by us, our energy will be focused here. In several places, we first diverted water to turn them into oases, then built desert roads to connect them, and finally radiated to the surrounding areas, turning the entire desert kingdom...which should now be called the Hollevin Western Desert into a fertile land for habitation and prosperous commerce. "

This is a huge project, even more exaggerated than the previous canal construction project. The archbishops below all took a breath of air, and Saint Joan's eyes were shining.

She stood up on her own initiative and said, "Pope, how about I manage the land in the northwest?"

"No problem." Beta nodded. It would be best if someone is willing to stand up first and take responsibility.

"Then the westernmost middle piece should be given to me, the old man." An elderly archbishop stood up: "While I can still move, let the believers do more work."

Then one by one the archbishops stood up and quickly took away all the tasks.

After dividing the regional responsibilities, Beta said: "This time the Water God Cult and the Elf Tribe will also come to assist us. Otherwise, it would be difficult for us alone to divert water and build an oasis in the desert area."

Everyone thought it was reasonable.

The oldest archbishop, the second one to stand up just now, asked: "Pope, what benefits will we give up in this case?"

The Cult of Wealth is a sect with a strong business atmosphere, and most people have a basic concept of interest exchange. In their opinion, if they want to get something, they have to pay something.

Beta sat down and said: "The Water God Sect and we are sister sects. Our interests are tied together. We will both prosper and suffer. They will not have any demands for interests. On the contrary, the elves... they hope to get it in the future. The rights of honorary citizens.”

"What do you mean?" the old archbishop continued to ask.

"In the future, the elves will enjoy the same treatment as our ordinary believers, and can enjoy legitimate rights and interests such as buying houses, living, and doing business on the land of our religion. They will also be protected by us."

"It's not an excessive request." The old archbishop sat down.

In fact, not only is it not excessive, but it is also somewhat profitable. From Beta's point of view, the elves have been staying in their territory for a long time. In case of feelings, it would be great to give birth to some half-elves, which can slowly improve human genes in disguise. Moreover, the art and aesthetics of the elves can also play a certain leading role in the spiritual civilization of the human world.

Although Beta is also a human being, to be honest, compared to elves, human artworks are indeed a bit 'rough'.

The benefit that the elves get is... that they can move around more safely in the outside world.

Coco Yala has always wanted the elves to go out, but 'safety' is a big problem. After all, there are too many slave-catching teams. The slave trade is prohibited within the sphere of influence of the Cult of Wealth. Although Waking City will buy many slaves, the slaves will then be freed and become their citizens.

Coco Yala is very relieved about such a sect.

So when she heard about the desert transformation plan, she came forward and offered to help.

"After the desert transformation plan is completed, I will consider dividing the responsibilities of the core leadership." Beta looked at the crowd and said: "With the expansion of the scale of the god's religion, the current leadership can no longer manage the entire god's religion well. Therefore, the introduction of internal affairs elites and the refinement of responsibilities are urgent. This desert transformation plan is a good opportunity for talent selection. All archbishops and bishops in various temples must work hard at the same time. You must also pay attention to whether there are such talents under your own team. If there are such talents, you must cultivate them well. If not, you must work harder to guide them.”

Beta stopped and took a sip of water.

After two or three seconds of silence, the meeting place seemed to explode into an uproar.

Everyone understood that what Beta meant was... that he was going to decentralize power.

Previously, the power of the Wealth Cult had always been in the hands of Beta and his women. In the divine religion, he says one thing and no one can disobey it. But no one is dissatisfied with this. After all, Beta is a pope who has done an outstanding job. He has strong self-control, is young and wise, and is ridiculously strong. Even if he holds power for another forty or fifty years, there will be no problem.

No one ever thought that Beta would be willing to decentralize.

But since Beta is willing to decentralize power, they naturally dare to ask for it...and want it very much.

Since ancient times, wealth has attracted people's hearts, but power is even more important.

Being able to enter the core leadership is essentially a manifestation of self-ability.

After looking at the archbishops who were discussing with each other in surprise and confusion, Beta left the papal throne and left through the secret door at the back. What was to be said in the meeting had been said, and he knew that the archbishops' minds had been fried by him, and they would not be able to calm down for a while.

Beta returned to the study, and Shirley came over and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be willing to give up your power so quickly. I just mentioned it casually last time."

"It's a matter of time. It's impossible for you alone to truly manage a large sect. Making a decision early is a good thing for both the sect and us." Beta paused and hugged Xue Li's slender waist, said: "In the past few years, you have been the hardest worker."

Shirley smiled charmingly and said, "Then compensate me more."