Hale City is a closed human gathering point, that is, it does not actively absorb outside survivors. Due to its special geographical location, there are almost no intrusions by mutated creatures above level 3.
This is probably the reason why the poor would rather go without food than leave - countless human strongholds have been destroyed by mutated creatures.
Entrance No. 3 fell under the control of the Eternal Life Society, and mutant creatures began to be transported into the slum stronghold in a steady stream.
The first group of believers to profit was the fact that the shelf life of meat was only about 5 days in the shade of the cave. Once it rotted, it was no longer useful. They changed their strategy: 11 mutated creature corpses were distributed to 11 believers.
Various numbers of corpses were also distributed to other believers.
These situations could not be hidden from the neighbors, and with the help of others, everything about the Church of Dawn gradually spread in the slums. And those who became believers could get food, at least a whole piece of meat.
Under the control of the Eternal Life Society, a large number of poor people began to become believers to receive food. As for whether they were sincere or not, it didn't matter. They would all believe it until the last moment of the plan.
Nearly half of the members were sent to the junction of civilian areas and various forces in Hale City as eyeliners, keeping a close eye on some poor people who might inform. Ground activities basically stopped, and their focus shifted to Hale City. Only a few members were left to search for people needed for the main mission.
Level 3 mutated creatures and fishing, after all, they are the only ones they can accept.
Three days later, all the food was distributed. The number of believers exceeded 1,000. The informants in the civilian area also caught 8 poor people who wanted to inform. They handed them over to Donald regardless of their pleas and asked him to execute them in public.
Through coercion and inducement, these believers are gradually integrating into the church.
The only regret is that their god has not shown up yet.
…
"I want to be the Kami of the new world!"
Mu Su leaned back, stretched out his arms and held his hands empty. He shouted the above content passionately, and the holy light was controlled to spell out physical subtitles like "ゴゴゴドドド" and floated behind him.
The sense of solemnity that all the hard work forged was gone in an instant.
At this time, they had moved to a base in a civilian area, adjacent to James's residence. However, they were still poor.
Chen Yue sat cross-legged on the straw mat beside her, resting her chin on her hand listlessly.
Old God Anthony is in a daze.
Ringo looked at the sinkhole beam with nothing to do.
After a relatively boring period of waiting, people arrived at the gate, and Joyce and his party entered the courtyard.
Anthony briefly described the results in the civilian areas. Without worries about food and clothing, the demand for religion in the civilian areas was not that strong. Except for one businessman, there were only a few dozen people who dubiously joined the church.
After the words fell, everyone was suddenly startled at the same time.
New task prompts appear on their retinas.
[Mission goal (first stage): Thirty-nine saviors: cooperate to defeat level three mutated creatures. (Complete)]
[Secondary mission goal (first phase): Ensure that everyone brings back more than the required amount of materials. Reward: 1000 black points (can be connected in the black network column of the attribute panel) (Complete)]
[Mission objective has been updated]
【Current progress:】
[Mission goal (second phase): Thirty-nine saviors: Own a human gathering point before winter comes and survive the winter. 】
[Secondary mission goal (first phase): Make the number of residents in the gathering point reach 1,000. Reward: 2,000 black points]
The mission objective was completed very abruptly and entered the second stage.
The only thought was that Joyce looked at Mu Su: "Look at the kill prompt."
The wildfire has almost come to a standstill, and the kill prompt will be updated slowly every few minutes.
"Remind me to kill the atavistic bird and get 1000 experience and 10 black points." Mu Su said.
Atavistus, a mutated creature weighing hundreds of kilograms. It is unknown what mutation it got from, we only know that it cannot fly and is a kind of chocobo.
"If we hadn't been prepared to sneak into the city, we wouldn't have been able to complete this mission..."
"With 18 days until winter arrives, it will be almost impossible for us to establish our own gathering points."
The other members started talking about it.
Anthony breathed out in a heavy tone: "Within 18 days, we will get Hale City."
"It's too urgent, we're not ready yet." Joyce said calmly.
As for the church, only a thousand people have become believers in the slums, and the urban areas are almost completely empty.
As for undercover agents, no one from Hale City's official forces has infiltrated except James.
It was originally expected that most of the officials in Hale City would be replaced by members of the Eternal Life Society, and the church would secretly recruit believers until they were discovered. That was the best time to plan an action.
Anthony sighed: "There is no time to prepare. The food will be gone in a few days. Without food, they will not follow us."
Joyce nodded, looked around at everyone and said, "In 10 days, no matter how the progress is, we will start robbing."
Plans were customized one by one, and members used various means to sneak into the soldiers, the city lord's palace, and the noble district.
The church no longer develops in secret. The first eleven loyal believers were appointed as bishops, allowing them to fully develop believers and welcome the arrival of the Lord of the Dawn ten days later.
A large number of weapons were made and distributed, young and middle-aged believers were taught how to fight, and a batch of handmade firearms and hundreds of kilograms of black powder were obtained.
There is no orderliness, only urgency.
…
10 days later.
In a civilian area, a temporary church was built.
The swaying candles illuminate the church brightly, and the three-meter-high statue of the Lord of the Dawn opens its arms to embrace the world.
All the seats below were occupied, and hundreds of believers stood in the back row.
Not only that. There are nearly two thousand believers scattered in every corner of the civilian area.
A few days ago, Hale City began to notice the sudden rise of the Church of the Dawn. However, they escaped several times with the help of internal agents. Today, they used a trick to reveal false news and successfully lured away some of the forces in Hale City.
In front of the statue, Anthony wore a graceful red robe and recited the doctrine passionately. The believers shouted in unison to call for the coming of the Lord of the Morning.
Joyce sat in the corner, unnoticed. Apart from them, there was no one else in the church, and Chen Yue Ringo was waiting behind the statue. All members were at various joints in Hale City, waiting for the robbery to begin.
Except Donald stood still.
This was a special request from Joyce. He was to guard the grotto and provide an escape route if the plan failed.
Joyce always acted carefully and decisively. Only this time, he was forced by AIC.
"Today, our God will come to earth completely! Save us! We call you! My Lord, Lord of the Dawn!"
Anthony suddenly shouted and fell to his knees.
The believers knelt down in darkness and shouted together.
In the midst of this, a dazzling golden light suddenly filled the air in front of the statue. The believers raised their heads and stared at the figure that appeared in the light.
They finally saw...the gods.
"I, the highest god in the divine world, the husband of the goddess of dawn; the lover of the goddess of light; the joy of the goddess of love; the concubine of the goddess of charm; the confidant of the lady of the night, the lord of the morning!"
During the long prefix, Anthony held his forehead in pain.
