Chapter 661: Chapter 10: Watching and Waiting

"So that’s how it is, the true identity of the rumor is actually the former Shrine Master..."

Kanako nodded thoughtfully, seriously evaluating the words of explanation before she let out a slight sigh of relief, then she cheerfully nodded: "Then I have no problem with this, a bet is a bet, this struggle ends here, you win—!!"

Even though she had been feeling a bit frustrated and unwilling earlier, once she made the decision, she acted very open-mindedly.

When she admitted defeat, her tone was very magnanimous and carefree.

But—

"Although this might not sound nice, it’s not just me here in Yamato. Even if I lose here, it won’t change their plans...so, what do you plan to do next?" Kanako scrutinized the two in front of her, throwing out this question with a sly smile.

The gods of Yamato intend to unify this land, determined to change the previously fragmented situation...

They want to establish a unified country, or indeed use this process to unify mythology and faith...

Kanako is just one member of this group, she doesn’t represent all of the Yamato gods, and while it’s not an exaggeration to say that if she falls, there’re still thousands more, if not handled properly, it could indeed trigger a domino effect.

However, to her surprise, the two in front of her remained very calm.

They seemed to have already prepared for this.

"Regarding this, we had considered it before..." At this moment, Gu Mo calmly spoke, "After all, Miss Kanako, as you have said, if they find out, it will become very troublesome, but what if they don’t know?"

"Hm? What do you mean..."

Kanako raised her eyebrows instantly, vaguely sensing something.

"Although you lost now, you can say you won to the outside world." Gu Mo shrugged with a smile, explaining, "It’s just a matter of changing the name externally, you could say you gained Xieshi Country, and that this place now belongs to you, right?"

Although it’s just nominally.

In this way, the gods of Yamato would naturally feel that things are progressing smoothly here, and it makes sense for the territory to nominally become Kanako’s domain. They wouldn’t have any reason to come and take credit, which would be quite disgraceful.

So naturally, there wouldn’t be a soap opera of fighting one, only for a crowd to rush in afterward.

"Nominally letting me rule this land..."

Kanako was taken aback for a moment, then nodded peculiarly: "This is indeed a solution, if you’re not concerned about your reputation, and have a way to handle the direction of faith, then you should be able to pull this off..."

"So, you’re agreeing? Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Kanako."

The young man across from her smiled lightly, as though he had anticipated this outcome.

"There’s no need to be so polite, I was a loser from the start, I’m just going along with whatever you say..."

Kanako said indifferently, with a hint of curiosity eyeing him, "But by the way, aren’t you going to introduce yourself?"

"Oh, it’s really quite rude of me, I am Gu Mo..." Gu Mo’s expression appeared very casual, smilingly saying, "I am temporarily residing here, a partner of Miss Suwako, a passing Puppet Master, currently endeavoring to become an Apprentice God."

Puppet Master...

Subconsciously glancing at the massive Steel Puppet nearby, Kanako pondered.

......

Both parties quickly reached a mutual agreement, where Kanako nominally takes control but in reality directly joins Xieshi Country, preparing to enact the agreed plan.

The so-called strategy of building aboveboard while smuggling in the shadows.

Replacing the original legends with Yamato mythology publicly in Xieshi Country, but native gods like Suwako can still obtain faith through ancient means, which is something she confirmed she could do, so there won’t be any impact... although it was quite subtle, Gu Mo finally understood an issue.

That is why when he just started, he almost couldn’t gain any Power of Faith.

The blonde loli had revealed it when she mentioned this matter, though she seemed a bit embarrassed.

However, it’s not entirely her fault. First, Kanako stormed in forcefully to seize faith, then Gu Mo followed closely behind. Although he claimed to help her, it felt a bit opportunistic, like playing the good cop in a bad cop situation; her wariness was understandable.

Also, because the blonde loli had such a trump card in her hand, the plan to deceive the public eye had a foundation for implementation.

Otherwise, Gu Mo wouldn’t want an endless battle with the opposite party, he had his own tasks to deal with... the time flow speed in this world is extremely fast, among the various different instances being tackled, it has the largest ratio disparity compared to the time flow speed of the main world.

This is precisely the advantage that needs to be utilized.

Benefiting from leveling many alt accounts efficiently, his current occupation level had upgraded from "Alchemist-LV7" to "Alchemist-LV8", with a Spiritual Attribute Value reaching 29 points, seemingly not far from breaking the 30-point threshold.

As for the insights on occupational experience...

The proficiency accumulated from various ability usages...