Devil's Bible

Wisdom is wisdom, and speed is speed.

Hearing Nemes say this, all the 'frustration' he had felt over the past six months seemed to be swept away instantly.

For the past six months, his grandfather, Dongluo, has been comparing him to Naimus.

Naims seemed to have become the perfect child, while Donghyuk was inferior to Naims in every way.

Although he knew that Nemus was powerful and that Nemus and his family were in a cooperative smuggling business, being told this repeatedly still made him resentful and frustrated.

At this moment, he felt that he would never have to put up with this anger again.

Furthermore, although their family had influence, they lacked power.

That's why smuggling businesses need to cooperate with Nems.

But even though the tavern and other distribution channels belong to them, Nemes takes a significant portion of the profits from smuggling.

This has always been a source of resentment for him.

Now that he has become a bishop, he will fill the gap in power.

In that case, it seems that the smuggling business can now get rid of Naims.

Of course, to save face, I might keep some 'shares' for Naims and give him some dividends.

Lost in his own thoughts, Donghyuk failed to notice that after Nemes spoke, most of those who had initially voiced their support for him fell silent, as if they were not the ones who had just supported him.

Meanwhile, the other two competitors each had their own ideas.

Roman is currently working in the referee team.

Although he was an aristocrat, he was one of the few nobles who advocated for governing the country.

In terms of faction, they are Gotthard's men.

During this period, the pro-government faction, with the help of the adjudication team, applied several times to enter a state of high alert, but all their attempts were thwarted by various parties.

It can be said that the "governing faction" has failed to truly make a breakthrough on the Azure Whale.

Regardless of why Guilliman singled him out this time, he felt that he had to compete for the position of bishop.

If he could become a bishop, then the ruling faction would be able to rise in Tailtail Town.

They might even be able to use Tailtail Town as a base to gradually defeat the land grabbers led by Killieman.

On the other hand, Isabella herself was not so concerned about power; what she cared about was Killieman's purpose in bringing her into the fold.

Their gazes involuntarily fell on Rhine.

The 'former bishop' remained silent, seemingly becoming invisible at the meeting.

At this moment, Isabella seemed to vaguely sense the problem; perhaps Guilliman's purpose was to make them fight.

Now it seems that there must be a big problem with that manor.

And it may be closely related to the Rhine.

Killiemann's decision to have Rhine step down and allow them to compete was perhaps essentially aimed at preserving Rhine.

“Once I enter the competition, even if my heart isn’t in the position of bishop, I will still be targeted by the other two candidates,” Isabella realized.

The struggle for power is the most cannibalistic.

Like a giant whirlpool, once you're caught in it, it's hard to get out.

At this time, Rhine, who had stepped down from his position, was able to escape this vortex and go about his own business.

After all, he was 'not feeling well'.

The past troubles are all irrelevant to him, and it will be difficult for Isabella to investigate him.

She was almost certain that any action she took would be interfered with by her other two opponents, making it difficult to actually carry out.

Furthermore, the referee team was also dragged into the mess.

Isabella glanced at Roman; his emotions hadn't escaped her notice. Clearly, Roman had fallen into the trap.

His entry into the game signifies the entry of both the adjudication team and the peace faction.

At this point, even if I made it clear that Rhine had problems, they would still be very likely to choose to ignore it.

Isabella never believed that the Curiosities were truly dedicated to the Church.

The "governing the world" faction talks about governing the world, but the first step they take in governing the world is precisely to centralize power.

Often, when they crack down on illegal and irregular activities, their purpose is not just because the thing is wrong, but more so to use it to undermine their opponents and gain more power.

So Isabella couldn't help but feel lost at this moment.

Their gazes involuntarily fell on Nems again.

At this moment, it seemed that Nemes was the only person she could trust and who she could find a way out of.

Nems looked at Isabella and already had an idea in mind: to tell Isabella not to participate in these competitions, but to keep a close eye on Rhine.

Although he didn't know what Rhine was doing, Nems grasped a central idea—Waisttail Town didn't need anyone more powerful than him.

The manor is most likely related to the Golden Medicine, and what Rhine is doing right now is also most likely related to advancing to the Golden Seed level.

If Rhine were to be promoted, the situation in Baiwei Town would be completely overturned.

At least many of Nems' plans will have to be postponed as a result.

Even though Rhine was subsequently transferred from Tailwind Town to Fountain City as a result.

However, the course of history during this period will also be beyond Nemes' control.

At this moment, Nemes truly felt the same sense of 'being unable to control one' that the Spanish had.

A historical turning point is not only a boost, but also a tremendous challenge.

If you can't stabilize things and are hit by an external force, and you can't control the situation, then it's very likely that things will go wrong.

The same is true now.

Guilliman was that 'external force'; his appearance forcefully disrupted the history of Tailtail Town.

Or rather, it was a larger historical shift that influenced the historical trajectory of this small place.

At this point, all Nems could do was stabilize the situation.

As for Rhine, we must not allow him to be promoted.

“Or rather, this historical change is itself part of history.” Nemes had a vague realization: “Sibin failed to grasp the change and failed to use it to his advantage, so he lost everything.”

"The situation with Rhine may be a challenge, but it could also be an asset."

"Rhine, or rather what Rhine is doing, is most likely something that will allow me to become a Gold Saint ahead of time."

Previously, the things that Nemes had vaguely grasped were now being unearthed.

At this moment, Nemus was about 50-60% certain that his guess was correct.

"Project Holy Son".

"The old pastor has conducted many experiments over the years."

"Twenty years ago, when the experiment at the church ended, the Azure Whale was still under Guilliman's control."

"And what about the Holy Son at that time?"

Thinking this, Nems looked at Rhine.

Chapter 172 Division of Labor

Nems's thoughts seemed to be clear in an instant.

The thing most closely related to his current advancement to the Gold Seed is naturally the 'Holy Son Project'.

Although Neil himself is not exactly a 'Holy Son', he can only be considered an individual that Dartmenti created by using scraps from the Holy Son Project.

However, with Nemus taking over and subtly transforming this body with his divine power, activating its essence, Nemus could, in a sense, be considered a holy son.

Rhine is now almost fifty years old, so there is a slight discrepancy in his age.

However, Nemus felt that there was a high probability that Rhine was a 'holy child' created by the old priest.

"As for whether it is true or not, we only need to investigate the Rhine family to find out."

Nems thought to himself.

Then he looked at the situation on the field.

On one side is the smug Donghyuk, and on the other is Roman, who wants to speak up and interrupt.

Faced with this situation, Nemus spoke up: "The position of bishop has been vacant for a long time, which is not conducive to the stability and development of Tailtail Town. It would be better to decide it as soon as possible."

"What do you think of Donghe's proposal?" Nems asked, glancing at Roman and Isabella.

His current idea is to have Isabella step down and focus on the Rhine, but the position of bishop cannot be taken away by Donghe so easily.

Donghyuk may lack talent, but he has big ambitions.

Naims knew without even guessing that once Donghyuk took over, he would definitely bare his fangs at him.

This is not conducive to the development of Nems.

Although he had many ways to break Dongluo's fangs and trim his claws.

However, this also requires a lot of effort.

Why not let Donghyuk and Roman fight each other?

Although Donghyuk has gained a lot of support, it is not so easy for him to completely subdue Roman.

In this process, he actually needs to rely on Nemes' support.

Nems could have taken the opportunity to make Donghyuk realize the reality, thereby completely suppressing him.

The fact that the position of bishop remains undecided actually has its advantages for Nemus.

With no top leader, Nems, as the second-in-command, while not having complete control over everything, now had the power to intervene in most matters.

This is actually more advantageous for Nems.

“I disagree,” Roman immediately objected upon hearing Nemes’s question.

This one sentence, "I disagree," completely darkened Donghyuk's expression.

"I've only been in Baiwei Town for a short time, and I've only just been promoted to the Steel type, so I won't compete this time." Isabella, seeing this, also spoke up, indicating that she was withdrawing from the competition.

Dong-hyuk's expression improved slightly at this moment, and he even nodded to Isabella.

But before Dong-hyuk could even open his mouth to attack Roman...

“Then let’s compete,” Rhine said before he could.

Although he had nominally abdicated, he was, after all, a priest who was just one step away from reaching the Golden Seed level.

As soon as he spoke, everyone immediately stopped talking and waited for Rhine to finish.

"The position of bishop cannot be determined solely by strength; it also requires the ability to handle affairs."

“I plan to have the three of you each manage a department, and let the results over a period of time show your abilities.” Rhine didn’t seem to care about Isabella’s earlier statement about wanting to quit.

“I…” Isabella frowned, about to interrupt.

"Isabella, you should go back to the Redemption Department." Rhine's words made Isabella stop her from refusing.

The Redemption Department is the department she observes to have the most problems.

"Roman will go to the Confessions Department, and Donghyuk will go to the Missions Department."

The three departments assigned by Rhine were precisely the three main functional departments of the pastor.

Healing, repentance, and missionary work.

The medical treatment department receives the most fiscal revenue.

The confessional department has access to many secrets, but it is also subject to the most constraints.

The missionary department has the broadest functions; they need to go door-to-door and to various places to spread God's teachings.

It also served functions such as a church college.

They also need to use their own senses to help explore the 'atmosphere' of the city during this process.