Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 379 Ascension
Rorsted Archipelago, 'City of Generosity' Bayam.

In a room high up in the Church of the Waves, the two-meter-tall Derrick Berg met the famous Cardinal of the Church of the Storm, the senior deacon of the Mandated Punisher, and the Sea King, Yann Cotman.

Yann Kautman said coldly:

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Derrick subconsciously looked at Elder Lovia who was standing beside him, but the latter remained unmoved.

It was agreed before we came here that this time, Derrick would be in charge of the "diplomacy" since he is the Archbishop of the Church of Fools after all.

Derrick hesitated for a long time, then said after careful consideration:
“We come in peace.”

"Peace?" Yann Kautman, who was also tall and burly with hard and deep features, snorted.

The Church of Fools openly preached in the Rorsted Archipelago, which was in itself a challenge to the authority of the Church of Storms and shook the foundation of the Church of Storms in the local area. During this period of time, these outsiders had done everything they should and shouldn't have done, and now they were talking to them about peace?

Derrick brought out the words he had prepared early in the morning and said sincerely:

"We can help you resist the invasion of the Feysac people, and you can also concentrate your superior forces to defend islands such as Pasu Island. If necessary, we can also cooperate with you to counterattack Sonia Island."

Jahn Kautman stared at the young man in front of him, who was powerful but had immature political ideas, and suddenly sneered:
"If we withdraw most of our forces, can you defend Bayam and the archipelago?"

"If we can't hold on, and the defense line is penetrated by the joint fleet of Feysac and Feynaport, how can we guarantee the interests of the Loen immigrants?"

Derrick thought for a moment and said seriously:

"We have nearly ten demigods and tens of thousands of extraordinary people."

Yan Cotman was unmoved. What Derrick said was not enough to impress him.

In peacetime, the number of demigods in the major Orthodox churches is usually only about ten. But since the outbreak of the All-out War, the leaders of the major churches have increased their efforts in cultivating saints, and have provided a large number of Beyonder characteristics and Beyonder materials, allowing a large number of Sequence 5 Beyonders to be promoted to Sequence 4.

For example, the number of saints in the current Storm Church has expanded from ten to nearly twenty.

In other words, the Fool's Church mentioned by Derrick, even at the Saint level, is only half as powerful as the Storm Church. It is undeniable that such a force is indeed very strong, but what does it count for in a war?

Indeed, if the Church of Fools suddenly launched an attack, they could rely on these ten demigods and tens of thousands of Beyonders to quickly occupy the Blue Mountain Island where Bayam was. However, the Church of Storms was stuck in the quagmire of war and could not send more demigods to support them.

But so what?
Although Yann Kottman could not stop them from capturing Blue Mountain Island, he could ensure that the Church of Fools would get an uninhabited dead island. As a demigod of Sequence 3 of the Sailor Path, he was almost invincible on the sea unless Sequence 2 angels went out in person.

Because he is Aquaman!

As the 'King of the Sea', even if there are range restrictions, in the sea area under their control, they are still powerful rulers. They can walk freely on the seabed, can wantonly create tsunamis, can make the sea level rise, and can control marine life to fight in the 'lead singer'. They are absolutely capable of suppressing all demigods of the same level!
As long as they are at sea, no demigod or pirate king can defeat the 'Sea King'.

If the conflict between the two sides really reaches the bottom where it cannot be eased, he will have a chance to fight to the death. With his strength, he can completely make the entire Blue Mountain Island submerged by the sea and become a ruin. At that time, all the people on the island will be dragged along to be buried alive!

The only one who can stop all this is another Aquaman.

But it was obvious that the Church of Fools did not have a similar existence, and they could not accept that Blue Mountain Island was submerged by the waves.

After all, wasn't the reason why the Church of Fools was preaching in Bayam for the potential believers on the island?

Without people, the island would mean nothing.

Therefore, both sides must negotiate, and can only negotiate. This is the only way for them to coexist peacefully.

Seeing that Derrick was still unable to get to the point, Lovia sighed, took over the conversation, and said:

"We will pray to our Lord, asking Him to protect the Rorsted Archipelago."

"Hmm?" Sea King Yann Kottman narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the lady.

She was wearing a black robe embroidered with many mysterious purple patterns, and her silver-gray hair was thick but slightly curly. Her face was smooth and white, her eyebrows and eyes were magnificent and gorgeous, and she looked to be in her early thirties, with a pair of light gray eyes that seemed to be able to see through the soul.

It was common knowledge that the Church of Fools had been preaching extensively in the Rorsted Archipelago during this period of time. Even Yann Kottman had passively learned a lot about the Church of Fools.

For example, the 'Fool' they believed in was not a false god like 'Sea God' Kalvetuwa, but a real god!

He had already received confirmation of this from Pope Gad II.

It is precisely for this reason that the Church of Storms did not take any measures to stop the Church of Fools from preaching, but instead adopted an attitude of acquiescence.

At this critical moment before the outbreak of the war between gods, the attitude of a strange god is crucial. Even if they cannot become friends, they must at least ensure that the other party will not become an enemy, especially if the other party intends to show goodwill to them.

That was why he was so patient in negotiating with the two men. He was waiting for them to mention the 'Fool' on their own initiative!
Derrick finally came to his senses, took two steps back, lowered his head, and recited the honorific name of The Fool:
"A fool who does not belong to this age;"

"The mysterious master above the gray fog;"

"The King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."

"I pray for your help."

"I pray for your favor."

"I pray that you will grant me your power to protect the islands..."

At this moment, the sky outside suddenly darkened, as if a large number of dark clouds flew in and blocked the sun.

'Sea King' Yann Kottman turned his head alertly and looked out the window, only to see a shadow covering the junction of the sea and the sky.

With the help of his control over the archipelago waters, the Cardinal of the Church of the Storm quickly came up with the overall situation in his mind:
The Rorsted Archipelago and the surrounding seas were shrouded in thick fog, becoming shadowy and unreal.

A seabird flew by and tried to land on the harbor cliffs, but it flew right through and failed to land;
Ordinary people inside the archipelago are still living their normal lives, but they feel that another storm is coming.

This... Arne Kottman's deep blue pupils dilated a lot, and he subconsciously turned around and looked at Derrick, who claimed to be the Archbishop of the Church of the Fool. His expression was extremely pious, and he was not at all surprised by the power of the Fool.

In Derrick's mind, Mr. Fool is almost omnipotent.

A few seconds later, the fog dissipated, the shadows faded, and everything in the Rorsted Archipelago returned to its previous state. Yan Kottman was silent for a few seconds and said:
"I will consider your proposal carefully. I will immediately gather several important people in Bayam to discuss this matter and give you a reply in an hour."

Lovia smiled:
"We will patiently await your response."

After saying that, she turned and walked out of the room, with Derrick following behind her.

Yann Kottmann stared at the lady's back. There was a mysterious symbol embroidered on the back of her robe. It was the symbol of the Church of Fools, which was composed of half of the 'Pupilless Eye' symbolizing secrecy and half of the 'Twisted Thread' symbolizing change.

Compared to that immature boy, she is obviously more suitable to lead this negotiation.

But the truth is, the boy named Derrick is the Archbishop of the Church of Fools.

Is it because of the route taken, or are there other reasons?

Yann Kautman frowned and was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Yann Kautman said calmly:

"Come in."

Alger entered the room and bowed respectfully:
"Your Excellency, Cardinal."

Yann Kautman looked at the hero who had just returned from the front and suddenly asked:
"What do you know about the Church of Fools?"

Alger's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't look up.

Before he entered the room, he had already seen Derrick and Lovia, two demigods of the Church of Fools. They left the room under the guidance of their servants and went to the reception room to wait. He came here to meet the cardinal in front of him.

But why did he suddenly ask these questions?
He did drive the Blue Avenger to the port of Silver City and showed a close relationship with Derrick.

This scene was also seen by the sailors on the ship. Given their loyalty to the Church of the Storm, it was normal for them to report this to their superiors.

But he had rented 'Lemanno's Travel Notes' from Miss 'Magician' in advance, and used the extraordinary abilities recorded by Miss 'Justice' in it to hypnotize those sailors, so there shouldn't be any trouble left.

In that case, why would Yann Kautman suddenly ask this?
Alger's mind was working rapidly. He considered for a moment and then said:

"Most of the followers of the Church of Fools come from the City of Silver outside of Bayam."

As he spoke, he looked up to observe the expression of Yann Kautman, who nodded slightly to signal him to continue.

"I have been to their port and observed the residents of Silver City up close."

"Most of them are as tall as the people of Feysac. This may be due to the influence of the 'Warrior' path."

"And according to their own words, they claim to be from the God-forsaken Land, and came to the New World under the protection of the 'Fool'."

"The Six-Man Council rules the City of Silver. It is composed of six demigods. Their chief is a Warrior, a Sequence 3 Silver Knight. In addition, there is a Sequence 3 Silver Knight, two Sequence 4 Demon Hunters, a Chanter, a Sequence 4 Darkless One, and a Secret Prayer, a Sequence 4 Black Knight."

"In addition, there are some residents in Silver City whose bodies are no different from those of normal people. They claim to be from Moon City and are ruled by three great priests. Among these three high priests, there is a 'Night Watcher', a 'Iron Knight', and a 'Law Mage'..."

"Besides that, the Abraham family seems to have some secret connection with Silver City. The land used to build Silver City was purchased by the Abraham family, and the port was also built by the Abraham family."

“And these members of the Abraham family seem to be believers of the Church of Fools.”

"These three forces combined, conservatively estimated, have nearly ten demigods and tens of thousands of extraordinary people. Their strength should not be underestimated."

After a pause, Alger continued:

"On the way here, I saw a relief station of the Church of Fools distributing bread and pamphlets to the people of Bayam. It seems that they have begun large-scale missionary work in Bayam."

Yann Kottmann nodded silently and suddenly asked:

"So what do you think is the attitude we should take towards them?"

Alger answered carefully:
"It is best not to conflict with the Church of Fools and avoid pushing them to the side of the Feysac people."

Such a biased statement was actually very dangerous, but Alger felt that he had to take the risk.

In fact, he knew much more about the Church of Fools than that.

For example, he knew that Silver City had two '0' level seals and nearly ten '1' level seals. At the same time, Moon City also had a small number of demigod extraordinary characteristics that could be temporarily used as '1' level seals, five '1' level seals and a large number of potion formulas.

For example, the Abraham family has already cultivated several Sequence 5 Beyonders. In less than a month, this family will have many Sequence 4 Mystics.

After all, the Abraham family has never lacked Beyonder traits, they just had difficulty advancing due to the curse. Now that the curse is no longer a problem, the number and quality of Beyonders have naturally grown explosively, not to mention the help of the dream world, a killer weapon.

The same is true for Silver City and Moon City. They have already cultivated a large number of Sequence 5 Beyonders, and they only need Beyonder characteristics to be promoted. But this is actually the flaw of Silver City and Moon City, because although they are powerful now, it is the result of their potential being drained by the harsh environment of the God-Forsaken Land.

Compared with the Storm Church and the Abraham Family, they lack foundation.

The Church of Storms was able to train more than ten demigods within a few months of the outbreak of a full-scale war. This was their foundation. However, Silver City and Moon City could not do this, as they had almost no extraordinarily unique characteristics.

Even if those sealed objects were shattered into extraordinary properties, only a very small number of them would be useful.

Of course, he would not tell Yann Kautman about these more specific circumstances.

After all, the former can be attributed to the credit of intelligence personnel, but the latter are not something that ordinary intelligence personnel can know.

If these things were spoken out, they would only become evidence in his future trial.

After hearing Alger's analysis, Yann Kottman looked at him deeply and said slowly:

"The Church of Storms will withdraw from the Rorsted Archipelago. After I leave, you will be the cardinal."

(End of this chapter)