Devil's Bible

Chapter 72 Factions (Please read on, please vote!)

Naims knew that Gotthard had tested him countless times throughout the process.

He had naturally heard of Gotthard's reputation; for a time, Nemes was hailed as the next Gotthard.

Or rather, Gotthard was the previous generation's genius paladin.

The other party became famous earlier than Nemus, and by the time Nemus suddenly appeared, the other party had already become a Gold Saint.

However, his previous activity range should have been on the back of the sea leopard whale.

Haiqing and Hailan are brothers, so they often fly side by side, and the two whale cities also have many exchanges.

Nems was born into the Anin family, which lived on the back of Hailan.

The area where the backfin village is located, 'Azure Sky', is still some distance from those two floating whales.

Only certain special information is transmitted through the grid to the core city churches atop the various floating whales.

For example, someone becomes a Gold Seed and makes certain achievements; someone develops a highly effective divine spell; or someone uses a very special sword technique similar to Nemus's.

Such information will only be remembered by those who care, such as Isabella, who has seen that sword technique and was amazed by it.

Otherwise, it's all about other whales' backs that are far away, something to listen to as gossip and forget about. Who would remember it for so long?

It's perfectly normal for Nair, who has been in the village of Backfin for eight years, not to know Gotthard. On the contrary, it would be more likely that there's a problem if he knew about him.

From the very beginning, Gotthard's self-introduction was a test to see if Nemes had any other sources of information.

If Nems does not express any doubt about this matter, then there is a possibility of overturning Nems' previous statement.

This kind of probing happens in every word and action; one careless move and it's easy to make a mistake.

The Golden Seed is an existence far surpassing ordinary people in every aspect.

In their presence, even the smallest problem is quickly magnified.

These tests are to them as casual as asking if you've eaten today, and may even be unintentional.

However, their ability to process and utilize information far surpasses that of ordinary people, so if there is a real problem, they will quickly see through it.

The church's situation is quite delicate now that they have sent a golden seed pastor from elsewhere.

"The golden seed of the church is on the back of a whale, which is basically the absolute top level."

"Therefore, there will be no transfers between them."

“There are big problems within the church.” Nemus had at least worked within the church before and knew some of its rules.

Because communication is very difficult between different whale backs, each church branch on a whale back has a great deal of autonomy.

A clergy member of the Golden Clan is basically a local tyrant on the back of a whale.

Unless there is some extraordinary situation, such as a large-scale invasion of the abyss or a large-scale operation like going to war with the church of another god.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, there would be virtually no personnel transfers at the gold level.

"Judging from Gotthard's situation, it doesn't seem like a major event has occurred."

"So, it's probably an internal problem within the church?" Nemus knew very well that things weren't peaceful within the church either.

Before he was tricked into becoming a prayer angel, there were many factions within the church.

There are countless factions, including the land grabbers, the land returnists, the peacemakers, and the opportunists who expand during chaos.

It can be predicted that, with the God of Discipline being defeated by the Abyss in the Astral Plane, he also lost almost one-fifth of his divine essence to Nemus.

When the higher-ups lose their ability to suppress, most of the various factions below will inevitably cause chaos.

"If I remember correctly, Gotthard is a proponent of the Peacemaker movement?" Nemus thought. The so-called Peacemaker movement believed that after the catastrophe in the material plane, only the teachings of the Discipline Church could better guide people to live on the whale's back.

They need to guide more people to believe in the God of Commandments, and then unite them to govern this wretched world in a more powerful way.

"And in Nair's memory, the original mainstream faction in Azure Whale City was the land grabbers?" Nair pondered all of this.

The so-called land-enclosureists advocate extreme autonomy; a whale city is a kingdom.

The entire city's church was controlled by different nobles.

Although they believe in the existence of God, they also prioritize the interests of their family.

They regarded the entire back of the whale as their own territory, enclosing it and governing it themselves, and everything inside belonged to God and themselves.

They are also trying to reduce the connection between church branches and headquarters, so that the branches can have more power.

"That's why they came up with things like bloodline experiments."

The two factions are deeply divided, with one believing that the other has blasphemed God's teachings and is preventing any solution to the world's problems.

One side believes the other is meddling in their affairs, and that their own territory is none of the business of outsiders.

“So, this situation is advantageous to me.” Nems grasped the key point.

Under normal circumstances, Nems estimated that he would be taken back by the church for various examinations, or even human experiments.

Nemes was prepared for this; through this method, his undeniable power could quickly gain the church's attention.

There may be some constraints at first, but we should be able to get things going quickly.

The advantage of the land grabbers lies in their strong sense of privilege. Therefore, as long as they obtain privileges, they can accomplish many things.

Therefore, Nemus did not conceal the fact that his own holy bone had been activated, and fabricated a story about using the abilities of a saint to learn breathing techniques and swordsmanship, which was partly for this reason.

The land-grabbing faction values ​​bloodlines highly. Once they confirm that they possess some of the essence of a saint, they will soon arrange marriages to form a community of shared interests.

However, things have naturally changed now, and the addition of the peace-loving faction will exacerbate the internal conflicts between the two sides.

The church is no longer a one-man show run by local factions, so the procedures will naturally become much more formal.

Because of the rivalry between the two sides, they will relax some conditions regarding the recruitment of new forces.

Gotthard has taken the initiative to invite me to work for him. I estimate that after returning to Qiquan City, my investigation will be easier, and someone from the land grabbing faction will offer me a deal to work for them.

This is also why Nemes didn't rush to agree to Gotthard's offer. When he could play both sides, he naturally wanted to wait for the right price and not take sides before understanding the situation.

By the next day, the entire dorsal fin village had been almost completely cleaned up.

A team of paladins and priests will escort these villagers to Tailtail Town.

As for Nems, he and Isabella were taken by Gotthard and flown to Airfoil City.

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