The gang members are rampant in believing in the True God, and this is unstoppable when the leader of the gang members comes to his senses.

The high ground of faith is like this, if you don't occupy it first, external forces will occupy it.

And when the believers of the faith occupied by foreign forces reach a certain size, then even if these people do nothing, they can already form a strong deterrent.

So, even if the leaders of the dock gang understand the dangers hidden in this. But there is nothing to be done about it.

"If we ban the belief in the Absolute True God, we will start a war with the True God Religion. But in this way, we ourselves will be divided into two factions first. It's a price we can't afford!"

The leader of the dock gang let out a long sigh. Although he didn't know that there was another continent outside of the continent where the Elven Empire was located, he really felt the embarrassment of the original King Xihe on the other continent a hundred years ago.

Therefore, the decision he made was exactly the same as that of King Xihe 100 years ago.

"I couldn't fight it, so I just joined it. ”

The Dock Gang, which had the largest number of members in the slums, succumbed. Not a single drop of blood was shed in the process, and not a single person died. Therefore, I don't know much about the dock gang, and I think everything is still calm. But unbeknownst to him, the leader of the Dock Gang has long since become a secret believer in the True God Cult.

The Docks became part of the Cult of the True God. Then there is the wandering group whose members are all samurai.

In such a situation, the Ranger was not much slower to succumb than the Dock Gang. Those members of the wandering group said that they were all elven warriors, but being able to join the wandering group in the slums showed that these wandering elven warriors were already losers.

Otherwise, they will not "fall willingly", run into the slums to form gangs, and be in the company of garbage and scum in the eyes of outsiders. Those who are in the company of garbage scum are, in the eyes of those nobles with noble status, undoubtedly garbage dregs.

So don't look at these people who don't forget to flaunt their samurai status all day long, but for the future, they are the most confused and desperate group of people in the slums.

They don't know where to go, and they don't know if they can revitalize their family and make their family return to its former glory. When asked by outsiders, although they still say this, they often can't leave the past glory of the family and their own lofty ideals. But these words are just to prevent outsiders from looking down on him, so as to appear that he has a good direction.

Therefore, when the dock gang as a whole succumbed to half a month, the wandering group also succumbed to the stick of faith. But unlike those ordinary low-level elven believers, most of these people in the wandering group do not desire their souls to go to the kingdom of God to enjoy eternal happiness and peace after death.

Compared with these unknowable aftermaths, they still crave more power. They longed for the blessed supernatural powers, and they felt that with the superpowers, they would be able to fulfill their wishes and restore their family to its former glory.

This kind of thing was just an excuse. There is a lot to say, but for the vast majority of wandering samurai, it has become a faint obsession.

But it doesn't matter, the current aspirations of the wandering warriors do not conflict with the interests of the True God Cult. Nowadays, the main concern of the True God Cult, which has dominated the slums, is how to get out.

"We cannot allow the belief in the great true God to remain trapped in the slums of today. If that's all there is, we're too incompetent. Lin Shui said with a frown. Now, as the founder and leader of the True God Cult in the Elven Empire, his temperament is very different from the beginning.

However, hearing Lin Shui's words, Manu, who is regarded by Lin Shui as his right-hand man, couldn't help frowning and said, "Mentor, we asked people to try it a few days ago, and we want to go to Shangcheng and ordinary residential areas to develop. But as soon as he went out, he was severely beaten.

Inside the slums, I don't feel like anything yet. But as soon as we get out of the slums, the word slum will become a label and hit us. So much so that people in the outside world are very resistant to us, even if we have always been well-intentioned.

And most of the people in the outside world are staunch atheists and unbelievers, so we can't get out of the way. ”

"If that's the case, it's better to think differently. Lin Shui was silent at first when he heard this, and then he said so with a roll of his eyes.

So next, Manu listened to Lin Shui say in a rather excited tone: "If those people in Lando City resist the truth, why should we put all our energy on these fools. We can leave Lando City and go to other cities or villages, so that the network of faith can spread as much as possible. ”

"Mentor, your consciousness is to develop the slums of other cities?"

Manu suddenly understood the meaning of Lin Shui's words, but this made his brows furrow slightly. Deep down, Manu still seems to be a little resistant to such a development strategy. For he now felt that faith in the true God was the unquestionable truth of the world. And if it is the truth, how can it only develop in the slums?

"Isn't this self-deprecating?" Manu said to himself.

It's just that he didn't think about it, this kind of thought in his heart was seen through by Lin Shui at a glance at this time. Therefore, Lin Shui immediately straightened his face and said to him: "Manu, do you despise those who have the same background as you?"

"I ......"

Manu was speechless when he heard this. So Lin Shui looked at him and continued: "In the eyes of the great and merciful true God, whoever believes in Him is His believer. Believers are all equal, and there is no such thing as lowliness or nobility. You need to understand this point, and you should keep it in mind. ”

"Yes, Mentor. Manu was awe-inspiring at the moment. So he hurriedly replied, "I know, Mentor." ”

Therefore, at this moment, this True God Cult in the Elven Empire has also set its next development strategy. That is "to build a vast network of beliefs centered on the slums of Lando City, with the low-level elves in the slums or villages who are hungry for change." ”

This is not an easy task, it takes time, energy and ability.

So when the new strategy was formulated, Lin Shuifang also left Lando City. He is going to personally pursue his strategic goals in order to quietly develop millions of followers for his true god within the Elven Empire.

Therefore, Lin Shui didn't know at this time that when he left Lando City, the overseas power of the Elven Empire was further suppressed.

In the battle of Saint Edge Island, except for the mages led by Lacles who survived, the entire elven ocean fleet was wiped out. And since then, on the vast sea, the Elven Empire has fallen into passivity.

They could no longer confront the fleets formed by the Church, so the Elven Empire's overseas islands were encroached upon or destroyed by the Church.

After all, the Church had limited human and material resources, and it was impossible to exploit all the islands they conquered, except for a very few precious islands. Therefore, in the later stage, the fleet of the Church will only bring destruction to those overseas islands of the Elven Empire.

The Elven Empire was helpless about this, and the benefits brought to the Elven Empire by those offshore islands were extremely limited. Out of reality, the Elven Empire had no choice but to abandon the offshore islands a thousand kilometers away and reclaim all its forces to the offshore sea within a thousand kilometers.

However, compared to the far sea a thousand kilometers away from the mainland, the offshore sea within a thousand kilometers is the most valuable for today's Elven Empire. Almost one-third of the Elven Empire's income comes from offshore islands.

And as for the islands in the far seas, all the revenues of these islands are less than one-twentieth of those of the offshore islands. Therefore, for today's elven empire, the current far sea is a piece of chicken ribs, and if you give up, you will give up.

And from a strategic point of view, this is an extremely smart choice. By abandoning the Far Sea region, the Elven Empire's defense line overseas would be able to shrink by almost three hundred percent.

As a result, even if the church wants to continue harassment, it has to consider the huge costs and costs of the voyage. Now the attack on the elves near the sea is also more than worth the loss for the church.

So this lasted for a long time, and the war at sea finally subsided. Although neither side has declared a truce at this time, it is forced by reality that they have no choice but to stop fighting.

It was at this time, when the Elven Empire was still calm and peaceful, that Lin Shui left Landau City and came to a new city, Orient.

Oride is the southern stronghold of the Elven Empire. However, unlike Landau City, a city of thousands of sails in the north, Orred in the south is not a coastal city, but a city along a river.

So speaking of this, I have to mention the great river that flows east and west as the artery of the empire by the Elven Empire - the Tero River.

This river is a river that runs through the eastern and western territories of the Elven Empire, and it is said that the river is more than 5,900 kilometers long. As a result, the flow of water in the lower reaches of the river is extremely terrifying. After all, in the upper and middle reaches of the river, there are almost a thousand large and small tributaries that flow in.

So I waited for the lower reaches of the Tejo River. At the time of writing, the average width of the river was 11 kilometres. And even in winter, when there is a shortage of water, the average width of the river is eight or nine kilometers.

With such a large amount of water in the river, shipping is naturally extremely developed. So about three hundred kilometers from the mouth of the Tero River, the elves founded the riverside city of Oride.

The reason why the elves chose this place in the first place was that the water flow here was very stable, and it would not be like a flood when the message was sent like other parts of the river, and because there was a tributary that flowed in from the north.

This tributary that flows into the Teruo River from the north is called the Luliu River, which is about 1,400 kilometers long. This length is far inferior to the Tero River, but it is also the second longest river in the Elven Empire.

Therefore, just like the Teruo River, which runs through the eastern and western territories of the Elven Empire, the Luliu River, which is more than 1,400 kilometers long, also plays a role in communicating the north and south. As a result, the riverside city of Oried, located between the two rivers, has grown into the most prosperous city in the south of the Elven Empire.

The city has a permanent population of almost 200,000. Although the total population is not as small as that of Lando City, the proportion of poor people living in this city is not smaller than that of Landau City.

Yes, there is also a very large slum in the city. There are 60,000 elves living in the slums of the city. Therefore, when Lin Shui walked into the slums of this city, he found that the slums of this city were exactly the same as those of Landau City.

There are also low-level elves who don't have any hope for the future, and there are also various groups and gangs in a mess.

So much so that when Lin Shui entered the slums of the city with some of the backbone members of the True God Sect, he felt like a fish in water.

In short, most of their experiences, measures, and means in Landau are applicable to the city. So in just one month, Lin Shui and others took root in the city.

Then, in less than half a year, it developed into the second place in Lando City. In addition, in some other southern cities centered on this city, there are branches and strongholds of the True God Cult.

One south and one north, without those arrogant elven nobles noticing, the True God Cult quietly compiled their big net. And then, as time goes by, this vast network of beliefs hidden in the dark corners of the Elven Empire will become more and more perfect.

Therefore, half a year later, when Lin Shui returned to Lando City from Oried, the elven warriors in Lando City who were responsible for guarding the dock area even treated him as a mage and nobleman of the empire.

It's really meticulous and respectful.

Therefore, at this time, Manu, who was regarded as an arm by Lin Shui, was also very different from before. Today, Manu is dressed in a well-cut and luxurious robe, and just standing there, he feels like a complete superior.

But at this time, Manu still respected Lin Shui as always. Seeing Lin Shui walking towards him, he immediately lowered his head and bent down and said, "Mentor, welcome back." ”

"Well," Manu nodded with a flat face. But then, he looked at the respectful elven warriors around him, and he couldn't help grinning: "From now on, there is nothing in this empire that can stop us. We will extend the vast faith network we have built up to every city and every village in this empire.

And then, the so-called aristocracy will also succumb to compromise. Under the guidance of the great and true God, we will bring about an unprecedented transformation in this empire. So that all the spirits can become great believers in the true God.

My disciples, you and I, we will create all this with one hand. At that time, our merits and spirit will be immortal!"