Chapter 458: Chapter 276: The Situation in the Sea of Confession (Double-Length)

For instance, Sharo’s reporting prayer, the promotion prayer from the Secret Society believers, and some occasional, feasible sacrificial prayers and so forth.

"Hmm... it seems the Kizi Church is severely damaged, tsk, heaven helps me."

Feeling the report prayer from Sharo, Rogel felt amazed.

Unexpectedly, in the Sea of Confession, the Kizi Church allied with other churches to confront the Mother Goddess Church on the Mother Goddess Land.

And now it appears that both sides are almost equally wounded.

From the Mother Goddess Church’s side, there’s barely any action observed from the Mother Goddess.

And the Kizi Church hasn’t gained any advantage, instead, they were expelled from the Mother Goddess Land by the Mother Goddess Church using some special divine relics, suffering significant casualties.

However, the Mother Goddess Church personnel also suffered heavy losses.

Under such circumstances, the various major churches, which were only loosely united to begin with, have almost retreated back to their own sea territories one after another, tightly holding onto their own domains.

"Ha, a ragtag bunch."

Rogel sneered.

Mother Goddess Land.

This largest island in the Sea of Confession, nearly a "small continent", is naturally coveted by all churches in the Sea of Confession.

It houses millions, providing a quantity of Faith that no spirit of Faith could resist.

Yet, for a long time, it has been firmly occupied by the Mother Goddess Church.

Even the Lopasman Empire, the church power with the largest faith territory, has never seized this land from the Mother Goddess Church.

Perhaps it is for this reason that the situation in the Sea of Confession is so complex.

Other churches only dare to covet in secret but dare not step over the line.

Moreover, they aren’t completely united and can’t act with one heart, which is simply impossible.

Due to the special nature of the spirits of Faith, there’s more competition than cooperation among them.

If not for the looming presence of the Mother Goddess Church, they would have no motivation to unite.

The assembly to attack the Mother Goddess Land ultimately stems from coveting the land and population of the Mother Goddess Land.

But this fragile alliance would quickly collapse at the first sign of setback.

Just like now.

After all, anyone can reap rewards in a fair wind, but sending schemers to fight against adversity is truly challenging.

And what’s surprising is the Mother Goddess Church.

According to the intelligence previously provided by Sharo, it appears the Mother Goddess Church’s Mother Goddess encountered some issues in recent times.

The prayers from believers within the Church have almost gone unanswered by Her.

And it’s been this way for quite a while.

It’s because of this that major churches outside the Mother Goddess Land have been eager to assemble this war. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"I didn’t expect the Mother Goddess Church of the Five Great Seas to have such a significant background."

Rogel couldn’t help but express amazement.

At first, he thought he might have misunderstood, but later discovered they indeed referred to the same Mother Goddess.

Not sure why the Mother Goddess Church has two entities in the Five Great Seas.

However, that’s secondary now.

Currently, Rogel needs to consider the survival form of the Black Tide Secret Society.

There is no doubt that the current situation is extremely favorable for him.

On the Mother Goddess Land, the Mother Goddess Church is coiled up defensively.

While other churches in the Sea of Confession are either retreating or attacking, creating chaos.

The Kizi Church happens to be on the retreating side.

And according to Sharo’s information, it can be known that the Natural Church has already taken this opportunity to act against the Kizi Church.

The conflict between the Natural Church and the Kizi Church has long existed due to their bordering territories on the Land of Faith.

Now that the Kizi Church is wounded, they naturally advocate for striking while it’s down.

In Sharo’s report, on one hand, it is to inform Rogel of the situation, on the other hand, perhaps subtly asking him a question...

Should we attack?

In this large situation, with the Natural Church charging ahead absorbing the fire, it’s indeed a good opportunity to expand the Land of Faith.

So Rogel hesitated and pondered.

After a moment, he gathered everyone on the ship to analyze the pros and cons.

He’d done this before, anyway, everyone on board has stood the test and can be trusted, so there’s nothing wrong with speaking frankly.

They’re idle anyway, might as well help out with ideas.

After a moment of contemplation among the crowd.

A bunch of furry ears twitched, then a small hand raised, excitedly about to suggest: "I think..."

"Stop."

Rogel raised the hand to interrupt and glanced at her: "It’s not what you think, you’re not allowed to speak, the silence period hasn’t passed yet."

"Oh..."

Upon hearing this, Noemi’s ears drooped immediately, and she lowered her head dejectedly, looking pitiful.

Rogel didn’t feel any guilt about this.

Recalling last time when likewise everyone discussed and deliberated.

The issue the crew was discussing was - there’s not enough food in Black Tide City, and they needed to think of other ways to fill the gap.

Then, Noemi quickly raised her hand and proudly offered a suggestion: "Plant the food we have now, and then we can harvest more food!"

Hmm... Makes sense!

Very reasonable!

Extremely logical!

The crowd felt a darkness in front of their eyes listening to this.

Then Noemi joyfully received Rogel’s "silence" three times for her.

Back to the main topic.

After understanding the situation, Lina quickly offered a proposal: "In a favorable situation, you must act decisively, the struggle between spirits of Faith is life and death, hesitating only leads to ruin."

"If you don’t strike while they’re down, once they recover, they will certainly pick the soft target to pinch."

Lina’s analysis was spot on.

Mira also agreed, however, she proposed some more detailed opinions: "We definitely need to attack, but we must distinguish priorities."

"The Natural Church will likely target the heartland of the Kizi Church with a fierce assault, even if not, they will attract the majority of the Kizi Church’s attention."

"With them in front, we don’t need to consider the prosperous heartland of the Kizi Church, partly due to our insufficient appetite, and partly because the Kizi Church may not necessarily perish because of it."

"Therefore, our main goal should be nibbling away at the Kizi Church’s territory, and constructing a sufficiently stable island chain off Magrela for subsequent defense."

She calmly built a virtual sand table model with her ability while explaining.

"After all, later, whether the Kizi Church or the Natural Church wins, we will face a formidable enemy and will certainly draw their attention."

"Having also experienced war, we would be at a disadvantage or even a major disadvantage, we must consider the defense issues beforehand."

"If possible, consider using some means to cause a seesaw battle between the Kizi Church and the Natural Church, allowing us to advance steadily, increasing the odds of victory."

Mira’s words were logical and well-founded.

Rogel listened and also agreed, this should indeed be the grand strategy.

Lina, however, was a bit surprised: "You’re so skilled in this area? Where did you learn it?"

Mira blinked upon hearing this: "From reading books."

Yas: "..."

Indeed, the heavens are fair.

Most of the physical talent was given to him, while the intellectual talent was all given to his sister,

"Let’s proceed with Mira’s plan."

Rogel nodded, making the decision.

Whether for the people in the Sea of Confession or for his own interests, this battle for Faith must occur.

However, Rogel also had his considerations.

In the past, churches fought by bringing corresponding numbers of believers with Knights on board ships.

This method seems too inefficient.

Rogel stroked his chin.

While sending revelations to Sharo, he also sensed other prayers needing response.

Among them, a persistent sacrificial prayer caught his attention.

This would naturally be our noble, unyielding, mighty pirate master of the Mire of Decay — Mr. Finmage.

"Oh great Master of the Black Tide..."

"I offer treasures to atone for my transgressions..."

"Please respond to my plea..."

Seeing line after line of prayer prompts, Rogel couldn’t help but chuckle: "This guy is truly persistent."

In that case...

"Let’s leave him be for a few more days."

"After all, I do appear like a malevolent Evil God."