Chapter 216: You Can Lose in a Fight, You Must Win with Special Effects
[Hundred Flower Fruit is ripe, experience value +4]

[Level upgrade, lv37→lv38]

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Looking at the message that popped up in front of him, Rhodes, who was observing the changes in the believers in front of the Moon Well, withdrew his mental consciousness.

"After such a big move, there was no reaction from the Sun God. Could it be that he really couldn't extricate himself, or that he didn't care about such a small matter at all?"

Rhodes sat beside the Moon Well with shining eyes.

He didn't expect that just an unintentional act before would gain so many believers.

If there is no response from the Sun God, he will continue to expand without hesitation, letting the Church of Life spread the faith of the Moon God and try to attract more believers.

Thinking of this, Rhodes calmed down again and continued to observe the changes brought about by the new believers.

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at the same time.

Qingyuan Province Temple Branch.

The waiting high-ranking officials soon received the news that the Church of Life had obtained a large sum of funds from the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, causing High Priest Raymond to become furious.

"What the hell is going on? When did the Church of Life hook up with the Goblin Chamber of Commerce?!"

I thought that by sending people to get some aid from the great nobles in advance, I could cut off the funding source of the Church of Life. By then, even if the Emerald Empire supported it, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

But less than two days had passed, and the news that the Church of Life had received full funding from the Goblin Chamber of Commerce had spread like wildfire, making the originally unknown Church of Life the focus of countless people's attention.

What is the Goblin Chamber of Commerce?
Although the despicable nature of goblins is deeply rooted in people's minds, we have to admit that their ability to make money is definitely among the best.

Coupled with the recently launched charging magic props, they almost occupied the entire magic prop market, making the Goblin Chamber of Commerce famous and its financial resources comparable to those of an empire.

With their support, even pigs can take off!

And rescue the Church of Life from its financial difficulties. Isn't this going against their temple?

"These damn goblins, we sent people over to discuss cooperation in magic props business, but they rejected us outright. But now they turn around and help the Church of Life?"

"High Priest, do you think we should send someone to give those goblins a warning?"

The crowd below was talking about it, and all their eyes were on the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, wishing to deal with it as soon as possible.

They have expanded extremely rapidly in recent years and have already occupied a great dominance among major countries. Few people dare to openly oppose them like this.

Forget about the Emerald Empire, now even the Goblin Chamber of Commerce has shown up, which undoubtedly shows that they don't take them seriously, making Raymond, who was sitting in the first seat, look gloomy.

But after a moment of silence, he calmed down and said, "The Goblin Chamber of Commerce cannot move yet."

"Why?" Other senior executives looked puzzled.

"You're still asking me why? Can't you use your brains to think about it? Now that so many empires and nobles are begging to cooperate with the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, will they let me touch those goblins now?"

Raymond's face looked very ugly.

These people are really used to a life of luxury and comfort, and are accustomed to the situation where the Temple is the only dominant force. They have become so arrogant that they do not take all other forces seriously.

Don't you think that the goblins are so smart? Why do they dare to go against them so blatantly? It's obvious that they have something to rely on.

"Then what should we do? We can't just sit and watch the Church of Life snatch believers from us, right?" A priest nearby said worriedly.

Qingyuan Province has always been under the jurisdiction of their branch temple. Now that the Church of Life has emerged to snatch believers, other branch temples are laughing at them.

“Don’t worry. Even if their funding problem is solved, people’s faith cannot be changed easily. How can the sacred light disappear just like that?” Raymond sneered, causing everyone below to feel a chill in their hearts.

"You mean, we should strengthen the spread of faith among the people down there?"

"That's right." Raymond sat up straight. "The foundation we have laid over the years cannot be shaken just because we want to. Notify all local branches to start the Holy Grace Ceremony immediately!"

The Divine Grace Ceremony is an activity unique to the temple.

Simply put, it is a kind of voluntary parade in the form of a tour, sending a large number of priests to various places to treat illnesses for free and dispel evil spirits in order to consolidate people's faith in the holy light.

As for where the evil disease came from, it is unknown.

In short, the temple has already laid a very solid foundation of faith among ordinary people through its holy grace rituals over the years.

It has become common practice for many people to go to a pastor for treatment when they are sick and to go to a temple church to pray when they have problems.

Breaking this deep-rooted habit will take more than a day or two, and this is also the source of Raymond's confidence.

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have to say.

Raymond's move was indeed cruel.

That afternoon, Thomas and others who were at the headquarters of the Church of Life received the news, and their faces were solemn.

"It seems that the Temple has really invested a lot of money. The once-a-year Holy Grace Ceremony has been moved forward so much."

"The people we sent out just reported back that many of the local residents do not trust us, and most of them still choose the priests from the temple."

"The area I'm in charge of is similar. Eight out of ten villages firmly believe in the Holy Light, and more than half of them have priests stationed there."

Shortage of staff!

This is the biggest problem they are facing right now.

The temple can make a big move, send people to various places, and steadily spread the faith. But they can't do that. With only tens of thousands of followers, they can't cover a large area, let alone compete with the temple.

The Temple obviously saw this clearly and almost struck at their weak spot, leaving them powerless to defend themselves.

but.

Thomas lived for more than three hundred years and he was not a vegetarian.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "No, we still have a chance!"

"Opportunity? Where?"

Ryan and others looked over.

Thomas responded with a confident smile: "Don't forget, natural magic can do many things that holy light magic cannot do."

"You mean... the magic of life?"

Ryan and the others' eyes lit up and they reacted quickly.

Although both Holy Light and Nature magic have healing effects, their strengths are quite different.

Holy light is good at purification and dispelling, and naturally it is good at healing and recovery.

One is to forcibly drive away the illness, the other is to restore body functions. The former takes effect quickly but still requires nursing, while the latter takes effect slowly but there is no need to worry.

If you really count them, they are both good and bad, and it's hard to tell who is better.

But if it is blessed by divine power and turned into a divine art, it will be quite different.

The magic of life is said to have the power to change even one's lifespan.

Who in the world doesn’t want to live longer?
Especially those who live a wealthy life.

Since the common people cannot be won over for the time being, why don't they start with the small nobles?

After figuring this out, Ryan and the others suddenly became excited and looked at Thomas: "Are you sure you can use the life magic?"

"Not sure, let me try first."

To be honest, Thomas was still a little nervous.

After all, he hadn't successfully cast the magic of life for three hundred years, so he had to ask the Moon Goddess whether she could bring down divine power at the critical moment.

So after saying this, he returned to his meditation room, prayed devoutly to the statue of the Moon Goddess, and stated his request.

And at this time.

Rhodes, who was studying the overlapping of magic at the Moon Well, also heard his call and looked into the well again.

"Do we need to perform miracles to attract believers? This is a good idea, but I don't think my third-level magic power will be enough for them to use a few times, right?"

Rhodes remembered that Xiao Ziran had used his power to perform miracles for believers before, and almost drained his magic power.

Although he called himself the Moon God, he did not have the boundless magical power of the gods. He had to think of a way. Otherwise, he would be so stingy that he could not even perform miracles, which was indeed a bit embarrassing.

"correct!"

Suddenly, Rhodes looked at the Moon Well, which was nearly half full of water. Isn't this a natural storage of magic power?
Immediately start contacting those nature spirits wandering outside.

"When those believers cast spells, can you mobilize the power of the Moon Spring?"

After waiting for a while, the nature elf replied, saying that only lower-level elves and above could mobilize it, and only a small drop could be mobilized, and his permission was needed.

"One drop?"

Rhodes fell into deep thought, and then his eyes lit up: "Okay, let's do it this way. If there are any believers who need strength in the future and have very firm faith, you can give them a drop of Moon Spring according to the situation."

"By the way, when you give it, you need to make a loud and exaggerated noise, so that everyone knows that it is the Moon Goddess who has appeared. Also..."

Rhodes talked a lot about the Moon Well.

This means that all elemental elves above the lower level have a share of a drop of Moon Spring, and they can bestow this power on believers according to the circumstances. In short, the purpose is to attract more believers.

And you have to control the amount and not give too much, otherwise it will seem too cheap.

Anyway, the Moon Spring's price is increasing at a faster rate now. As long as consumption is well controlled, it will definitely be a long-term business that is sure to make a profit.

This is equivalent to wool coming from sheep, and then using wool to attract more sheep to produce wool. I am such a genius!
After figuring this out, Rhodes suddenly became enlightened.

No wonder those gods always like to perform miracles from time to time, especially the sun god. When they perform miracles, angels descend. Who wouldn’t be confused by that scene?

"No, we have to have this kind of show too. When you perform miracles, you should also condense your entities and walk around. The nature elves will make flowers and grass grow, the ice elves will cool down and make snow, and the lightning elves will strike a few thunderbolts, etc...."

You can lose in a fight but you can’t lose in special effects.

Rhodes began to instruct the lower-level elves again, just like training a salesperson.

He even had reason to doubt.

Those dead spirits, angels, holy spirits and the like are actually the salesmen of the god of death and the god of the sun, who specialize in doing business to attract believers.

In this case.

Isn't it too much for him to train a few expatriate salesmen to grab business?

I have to say that he really understood this dispute of faith.

(End of this chapter)