"Yes! Utadori High Priest. We have already distributed the wealth of The Stubborn Ones to the devout believers, and have also given some benefits to the lower tribespeople. You mentioned that faith is a real benefit, visible like firestone coal, tangible and able to burn... But the autumn harvest is complete, and the biggest issue for the tribes next is survival through winter! One need for winter is coal, another is sturdy shelters..."

"Therefore, I'm thinking, can we mobilize the tribal manpower to build some new warm wooden houses before the winter snow descends? This is the most practical and important survival housing... These wooden houses can be allocated to the most devout believers, and some can be given to ordinary tribespeople. And next year, we can build more, even establish a 'brick kiln,' taking years to ensure everyone has warm shelters..."

"Hmm... Building warm wooden houses for tribespeople is a good starting point, but the approach is not mature enough!..."

Upon hearing the Bee Eagle Priest's suggestion, Utadori High Priest's lips curved upwards. He first nodded, affirming the original intention of this suggestion, then shook his head and laughed.

"Bee Eagle, now it's late October, at most one or two months' time, how many wooden houses do you plan to build, how many can be built? With so few wooden houses, how will you allocate them, and to whom? How large should the wooden houses be in order to satisfy the allocated believers? And will the believers who receive the houses contribute next year to help build shelters for others? Are the believers who don't receive houses not devout enough? What will ordinary tribespeople think when they see this?... So, Bee Eagle, you are stirring hearts, disrupting the order that has just begun to recover once again!"

"Ah! Utadori High Priest, I never intended such a thing... I just, I just think, believers can't keep living in shacks forever! People freeze to death in winter, especially the poorest believers, a batch will freeze to death every year..."

"Praise the Chief Divine! He brings light and naturally will bring warmth! Warm shelters must be built, but not in this way. After they're built, they shouldn't just be distributed, but should be shared among believers, to remind them constantly of the Chief Divine's grace!"

Utadori High Priest smiled slightly, pointing to the north of the camp, a leeward slope by the river, which was also a prime dwelling place for a few clan elders. The divine smoke in his hand rises in thin wisps, transforming under the sunlight like a smoke mirror, reflecting unpredictable human hearts.

"Bee Eagle, you must remember! The Chief Divine's grace should not be a one-time deal, but rather a lasting spring. Distributing wooden houses is not as good as renting them out. Renting wooden houses is even less than the Temple's charity, which can leave divine grace long-lasting! The Yoeme Tribe has been renamed to Firestone Town, and I've already chosen the site for the Firestone Town Grand Temple, right there on that leeward slope!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Confiscate the clan elders' wooden houses there as the initial sacrificial site for the Chief Divine's Temple. Then, recruit all the tribespeople of Firestone Town to start building the side halls around the Temple! At the start of construction, inform the tribespeople that these side halls are built not just for the Chief Divine, but also for themselves. Once each side hall is completed, the believers involved in the construction can stay in the side halls of the Temple during winter, with the Temple providing fuel!"

"The Chief Divine bears witness! How many people can one wooden house accommodate, allowing how many tribespeople to survive winter? Who to give it to, who not to give it to, it still disrupts hearts. But a large Temple side hall can accommodate dozens or hundreds of tribespeople to sleep, making them grateful and deeply appreciative during winter. Collective prayer ceremonies can be held in the Temple, making believers more devout, better able to serve the Chief Divine!"

"As the Temple of the Chief Divine, we must treat all believers equally, providing the most basic survival guarantee. This includes winter fuel, and relief during spring famine... But human hearts are never satisfied! As a priest governing an area, always remember, the Chief Divine's mercy is the bottom line, it's something believers must earn with devotion and sacrifice. One grand favor is like a dangerous flood, quickly turning into enmity. But long-lasting small favors can flow gently, stabilizing faith and engraving devotion into the bone!"

At this point, Utadori High Priest paused, his eagle-like gaze surveyed the surroundings, forcing all priests to lower their heads in awe. Only then did he, with solemn and compassionate expression like that of a divine statue, summarize.

"Your Majesty at Divine Power University once said, 'Teaching a man to fish is not as good as giving him a fish.' But this is said to the priests, meaning you must learn the ways of evangelism, mastering the hearts, the ways of distributing power and wealth!"

"And to you priests, I only want to say that for the believers under your governance, always remember, 'Human hearts won't be satisfied, those satisfied will crave more. And when the Chief Divine cannot give them what they want, faith will crack, even cease to exist!'"

"Therefore, for the believers under your governance, 'Teaching them to fish is not as good as giving them fish!', 'Giving them fish is not as good as hiring them to mine coal, using coal to exchange for many fish, then distributing some to them!'"

"The key here is that priests must master trade, circulation, and distribution, thereby guiding tribespeople to engage in different labors, ensuring no one can be self-sufficient!... Who produces is not important, who is responsible for exchange is most important. Whoever masters exchange, masters the power of distribution, without making it too obvious who to resent..."

"Remember, don't let believers leave you, make them always need the priests, always need the Chief Divine! Self-sufficient believers are the worst, they won't stay devout for long!"

Utadori High Priest's words were so resounding, they opened everyone's eyes, as if receiving profound enlightenment. Many priests here had studied at Divine Power University, but none had the talent of Utadori High Priest to "reverse-refine" an entire set of Your Majesty's divine revelations' scripture into a mastery of controlling hearts through economic rules and tactics!

"Chief Divine! Human hearts will never be satisfied, faith is the demand of the heart... Teaching a man to fish is not as good as giving him fish. Giving him fish is not as good as letting believers labor, mastering exchange and distribution, then giving believers fish... Self-sufficient believers won't stay devout for long?"

Bee Eagle Priest murmured, as if a new beam of light illuminated his soul, guiding him onto a path never before contemplated. And on this path, it's not just him alone walking, but priests across the entire West Bay Diocese.

They don't know where this path will lead, or what kind of storm it will stir in the next era. But for now, it's the most effective evangelism strategy, the best way to control hearts. And their initial goal was merely to establish a Divine Kingdom on earth...

"Utadori High Priest! Utadori High Priest! A messenger from the Feather Clan has arrived!..."

"Hmm?! By the Chief Divine's protection, these cunning Feather Clan have finally appeared!..."

Upon hearing the samurai's report, Utadori High Priest abruptly stood, his eyes were sharp like an eagle's, hiding the threat of an eagle's attack. He gave a few instructions, letting everyone leave to their tasks, then leaned on the Divine Staff, sitting on the elevated wooden platform, waiting for the Feather Messenger's audience.