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Although the progress has been slow during this period, it can be regarded as an opening.Taking advantage of the restoration of the temples in the center of the holy city, Yin Lian decided to open up the situation with a celebration.

She knew that the church forces in the holy city hadn't really been tamed yet, and they were just temporarily dormant after suffering heavy losses.Because the holy city is different from other kingdoms, its main forces are actually distributed over the entire continent, not just one holy city.

Instead of giving them enough time to plan a counterattack, it is better to sell a loophole to lure them to do it, and they can also take the initiative to seize the opportunity.

Yin Lian also thought that the other party might not take the trap directly, so she made some plans to force the other party to do it at the time she chose.The first plan is to formalize the sect.

The previous decree has been issued, requiring major sects to come to register, but in fact, no sect has taken the initiative to register during this period of time, so the decree of the association does not have much use at present, but since Yin Lian came out After enacting this decree, naturally others will not allow others to ignore it.

So after letting the Church of Life move into the temple group originally occupied by the Sun God Sect, she directly posted an announcement to let all the sects come to register and claim the temple.If there is no registered sect before the ceremony, it will automatically lose the dominance of the original temple, and the temple will be directly allocated to other registered sects for use.

As soon as this announcement came out, it did have a significant effect.Many churches suddenly began to fidget.You must know that even in the holy city, different sects are divided into high and low strengths.Powerful churches tend to occupy more dominant positions, have better temples, and have larger footprints.

The current temple is generally restored according to the original building, but some specific objects have been removed, such as certain statues, emblems of certain sects and the like.One is because of trouble, and the other is to facilitate changes in the dominant pattern.

After getting rid of these iconic objects, Yin Lian can distribute the good temple to whomever he wants...he can distribute it to anyone.

"Now, it's almost time to make a choice." An old priest said so.

Another younger priest looked at the document in his hand, frowned and said: "Looking at her posture, it is obvious that she wants to stir up internal strife among the major churches in the Holy City...Are we really like her?" meaning!?"

The old priest suddenly laughed, and said, "Before the Magic Association took control of the holy city, did the major sects not fight for each other before, and there was no internal fighting at all?"

The priest was not as relaxed as he was, and said, "That's the Magic Association!"

The old priest said: "I know it is the Magic Association...but my child, our opponent, is not the Magic Association."

The priest was silent for a while, and then said: "If you really belong to the magician, how can we preach in the future!?"

The old priest said: "We will preach as the Church of Life preaches!"

Priest: "!?"

The old priest said: "I have always thought that getting involved with the Magic Association is fatal to any sect, but the fact is that in the eyes of ordinary people, the Magic Association is far less disgusting than we imagined. In recent decades , It is already normal for merchants to privately trade alchemy items produced by mages, even in the Holy City, most of them can only turn a blind eye. Do you know what this means?"

The priest frowned, thought for a while, but still couldn't guess what the old priest wanted to say, so he shook his head.

The old priest said: "...This shows that people need magic. They not only need magic, but also have a great demand for magic. This is the big trend of the times, and we cannot stop it..."

The priest was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he frowned suddenly, and said almost hastily, "But we have magic—"

The old priest said: "But what the Magic Association can do, can we really replace everything with divine magic?"

The priest choked suddenly.

The old priest continued: "Although we refer to divine arts as divine arts and magic as magic, in fact, many people know very well that divine arts and magic come from the same source. But mages are more selfish, they only care about themselves interests but do not want to use magic for the benefit of mankind. Even so, what cannot be denied is the power of the spell itself."

"Blindly denying this power will only make us more passive."

The priest said: "I understand. But, even if this is the case...no one has taken the initiative to show favor to that person now, so should we be the first?"

The risks of being first are obvious.The Magic Association offers great temptations, but at the same time brings huge risks.The first sect to turn to the mage will definitely be hated by other sects.It would be fine if the Magic Association could gain a firm foothold in the Holy City, or be able to rule the Holy City for a long time, but if not, then the future of the church that chose to do so would be bumpy.

This is a matter of judgment.The first person to eat crabs will naturally get the most benefits, but it is also possible to choke to death while eating.As for the decision to win or lose, it still depends on the accuracy of investors' predictions about the future.

One step to heaven, one step to hell.

How to do it is really a difficult problem.

After listening to the priest's words, the old priest was silent for a while, and then said: "I'll find an opportunity in the next two days. I'm going to meet the envoy of mercy, and then I can make a final decision."

The next day, Yin Lian welcomed a guest.The two sides talked in detail for a long time in the room, and when the other party left, Yin Lian finally had the first sect to join the Magic Association.

After the news came out that the Faunism had joined the Magic Association, it can be said that it caused a commotion in the city.Even in the afternoon of that day, a group of priests returned to their original temple and resumed preaching mass.

Since the Magic Association occupied the holy city and destroyed the temple complex, there are not many priests in the city who can compete with the Mage Association.Coupled with the fierce coming of the Magic Association this time, many non-combat clergymen had to retreat to save themselves and accumulate strength, so they temporarily abandoned the temple and lurked in the city waiting for backup and opportunities.

Because of this, most churches have not carried out normal missionary activities for a long time.Of course, because the holy city is a holy city after all, the religious forces are very saturated, so there were not many believers who could develop, at most, the daily mass could not go on.

But just like this, the impact on the holy city is already great.Now that the Holy City is under the control of the Mage Association, the people in the city are extraordinarily panicked. It is time to use the power of the gods to calm down the fear and anxiety. However, all the gods are offline at this time, which will inevitably shake the faith.

Under such circumstances, if there are still churches that can hold Mass normally, it will be of great significance to the people of the entire Holy City.They don't care if you have joined the Magic Association or not... They just want to find a place where they can shelter themselves and their families.

The reopening of the Shepherd's Church seems to be a signal. On the day of the mass, many city residents flooded in, many of whom were not even believers of the Shepherd's Church, and came to hold the Mass purely because they wanted to be protected by the gods.

Because of the scruples about the existence of the Magic Association, the atmosphere of the church was not very active even during the mass, and everyone's behavior was relatively quiet.

In fact, Yin Lian suggested that the Bishop of the Faunist Church choose a temple site with a better location and building than the original one. Unfortunately, the bishop himself was very self-aware and didn't do that, but just chose the location of his original church.

The best church location other than the Sun God Sect is naturally the territory of the Aeolus Sect.Although all the priests of Fengshen Sect have disappeared temporarily, the priest still knows the general whereabouts.The Faun God Cult itself is not a very strong sect. Even after making such a major decision, they still didn't want to directly make enemies with the Feng Shen Cult, so they chose their original temple in the end.

But other denominations are different.

Ever since the Faunism began to re-enter the temple, many sects began to come to the association to register and reclaim the temple.Knowing this day, several priests of the Sea God Sect appeared and had a private discussion with Yin Lian for an afternoon.

Afterwards, the priest of the Sea God Cult officially announced that he was willing to conclude a peace contract with the Magic Association, and at the same time abide by the basic laws and regulations set by the Magic Association, and continue to preach on this basis.

After hearing the news, someone started smashing things in a residence in the lower city!

"What does the Sea God Church mean!? Aren't their main forces still in a few port cities!? If we call back all the archbishops and unite with several other churches, we may not be without strength! They want to Yield to those demons!"

But I heard a somewhat immature boy's voice say: "But why are they going to fight the Magic Association to the death?"

The man was taken aback, then raised his head, looked at the young man at the door, and said, "What do you mean? The Magic Association and the Church are natural enemies. How many people have we killed each other over the years!? How can reconciliation be possible!? "

But the young man said: "But the Sun Cult and the Fengshen Cult have also been fighting each other for many years, and there are only a lot of people who died in the religious battles. For many people, the hatred for the Magic Association may not be as good as that for the Sun Sect." The God Sect or the Fengshen Sect. And don’t forget... The Sea God Sect is the patron of sea traders, and alchemy products have become very popular at home and abroad in recent years... Maybe it’s their expectation to be able to reconcile with the Magic Association It's been a long time."

After hearing this, the man slammed his fist on the table and said, "This group of pigs who are obsessed with interests!"

The boy didn't answer.

At this time, a waiter hurried in and said: "I got the latest news, after the Sea God Sect surrendered to the Magic Association, they directly chose the Aeolus Sect church as their temple!"

"In addition, the female bishop of the Luna Sect also appeared at the entrance of the Magic Association!"