Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 866 - 555 Killing Multiple Birds with One Stone_2

Chapter 866: Chapter 555 Killing Multiple Birds with One Stone_2

"This is a godsend," Katherine said. To her, it was not a condition, but an advantage that had been offered on a platter.

The primary purpose of her establishing the Yin Hong War Academy was to spread the faith of Lady Strategy, naturally, the bigger the scale the better. As for whether to teach Humans or other Sage Races, it didn’t matter to Lady Strategy.

Her divine position was not limited to Humans alone but encompassed all matters occurring on Felen, including the strategic planning used in the wars by those monsters. However, due to limited knowledge, such instances were rare; more often, it represented the barbaric wars led by Uthgar.

However, being born a traditional Human, Katherine’s moral nature took precedence, and she rather hoped to use Lady Strategy’s capabilities to protect Humans and other kind-hearted Sage Races.

Gaven turned his gaze towards the leader of the Sword Monastery, Eldan Road. "Master, I hope to set up this War Academy in the Sword Monastery. I will take full responsibility for the restoration and construction of the monastery."

This move was a classic case of killing several birds with one stone.

Beneath the Sword Monastery, there were not one, but several portals, crucial gateways leading in and out of Battle Valley.

Even if it didn’t involve future war layouts, simply wanting to grow and strengthen in Battle Valley meant he must hold it under his control. Since he chose Battle Valley as his starting point, he would not allow the incident where the Dwarves Elf raided and almost destroyed the Sword Monastery to happen again.

The original reason the Sword Monastery was nearly destroyed wasn’t just the surprise attack — the main issue was its relatively weak strength. At its peak, the Sword Monastery only had two to three hundred Tempus War Priests and War Knights, while the numbers in the Dwarves Elf Vanguard Army were several times that, not to mention the allied monster corps and Summon Demons.

But intruding upon a Lord of War Shrine without a valid excuse would merely be setting himself up for discomfort.

Now, a perfect, unassailable opportunity had presented itself.

"This... this... doesn’t seem quite appropriate, does it?" Eldan hadn’t expected such a good turn of events to fall into his lap.

He faced a dilemma similar to Katherine’s. In terms of swordsmanship, he wouldn’t boast as the unrivaled, but he was certainly a master; yet, when it came to making money and managing finances, he couldn’t even compare to a common merchant. Their funds mainly came from donations by ordinary people.

However, the problem was that Battle Valley was vast and sparsely populated, and prior to this, the Sword Monastery was considered a lost place, much like the Three Rivers Region.

Other than the few dozen Followers of Tempus at the Sword Monastery, there wasn’t a single person in dozens of kilometers — where would donations come from? They were entirely relying on their own hands, brick by brick, building the place, and progress was painfully slow — they used swords with both hands, so their building efforts were hardly faster than those by farmers.

If they could get help from Gaven and his crew, randomly pulling a few hundred people over, the construction speed would soar, and forming a scale would be visible in the foreseeable future.

"How about it?" Gaven knowingly asked, "Master Eldan, are you worried that establishing a Lady Strategy War Academy on the Holy Grounds of the Lord of War would desecrate him?"

"How could that be possible?" Eldan repeatedly shook his head, "The father-daughter affection between my Lord and Lady Strategy is known to all. It is mandatory that every War Shrine adds a niche for the Lady, to share in the worship with him. Establishing a Lady’s War Academy at our monastery is our greatest honor. It’s just that our monastery is currently in the early stages of construction, most areas are still ruins, and the investment needed will be considerable, yet we have nothing to offer in return to the Duke."

Gaven couldn’t help but laugh heartily, "Master, you are deeply mistaken if you think that way. What you are building now is not a personal residence, but a shrine for the Lord of War, and it’s my greatest honor to aid in building his Temple. What does spending a little worldly wealth matter?

Moreover, you might also be underestimating the value of the Godfall Sanctuary, aren’t you? If I’m not mistaken, undergoing Martial Arts Training at your Sword Monastery might provide a Speed bonus, and even the chance to have sudden insights or initiate the God of War’s Divine Grace, right?"

"Indeed," Eldan freely admitted, "The Sword Monastery is indeed overflowing with Divine Power related to war."

This wasn’t only the case for Tempus’s Godfall Sanctuary; it was the same for other gods’ initial sanctuaries.

Because they didn’t descend normally but were forcibly descended from the God Kingdom by the God of Gods, transforming into Saints. This caused a significant dispersion of Divine Nature Force into the Material Plane, creating dedicated zones with effects closely related to their Divine Positions. The Lord of War’s zone was, of course, related to war.

"I also wish to ask the Master to act as the Chief Combat Instructor for this academy, responsible for teaching the students combat skills," Gaven took the opportunity to present a new condition.

Tempus had become the God of War of Felen not merely through trickery but primarily due to his unsurpassable martial prowess.

In one-on-one combat, if he claimed to be second, no one in Felen would dare claim to be the first.

His devout followers, every one of them, were battle-hardened Warriors with extensive combat skills, including those dedicated Sacrificers, leaning more towards Warriors than Priests.

Eldan, naturally, was among the best, especially in the use of swordsmanship, absolutely exceptional, a fact evident from his Sword Master title.