This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 674 - 589: The Down-to-Earth Priest

Chapter 674: Chapter 589: The Down-to-Earth Priest

Faith was always a very serious matter.

No matter how chaotic Laine was internally or how their doctrines had been twisted, the Deity they had worshiped for over a thousand years was still the Lord of the Dawn.

When the Laine People could act in the name of the Lord of the Dawn, many of the original troubles ceased to be troubles.

Just as with the convening of the All Nations meeting, it was the will of the Lord of the Dawn. Now, the split forty-three members would not oppose, but would fully cooperate.

No matter how they had acquired dominion, the Lord of the Dawn remained a great presence they could never ignore.

James Watson had received permission from the Lord of the Dawn to convene this meeting, so those people would likely not refuse.

It was not merely the coercive power of faith; these forty-three members also believed that James Watson was not merely exploiting the name of the Lord of the Dawn to harm others—in the Kingdom of Laine, no one had the audacity to do so.

However, the Lord of the Dawn had mentioned something that Amberser desired. The Lich indeed had deceitful schemes, but James Watson could not understand what he truly wanted.

"It’s okay, everything is under the Deity’s watchful eyes, Laine will be reborn."

James Watson suddenly felt a weight lift off his shoulders, foreseeing a bright future.

Then, this Supreme Decree contacted his other son—Kaid Watson—using the Magic Mirror.

James Watson had three sons, each talented, but alas, his eldest son Ange was no longer with them, and Allen was currently worn out. This left only his son Kaid to take up the tasks.

Kaid Watson was usually the least noticeable of them, mainly known for his slack behavior, unwilling to take the lead in anything, looking less reliable than anyone.

But during this turmoil in Laine, Kaid Watson fully displayed his capability of "being laid-back but not incompetent." At critical moments, Kaid Watson played a pivotal role, earning considerable merit for the stable transition of Laine.

Kaid Watson gathered a large group of young Light Priests, and also under Allen’s name, recruited a large number of young nuns, forming the new Dawn Church, and promptly directing the chaotic state of faith back on course.

Allen was young and handsome, and whether from his status or personal achievements, he was the dream lover of countless young girls—even nuns who served the Deity harbored affections for this young hero.

Normally, such actions would not conform to doctrine, but Kaid Watson didn’t care; he just wanted to build up his team first.

The Light Priests were in charge of preaching; the young, beautiful nuns calmed the populace with their charm.

It seemed like a ploy to beguile people with beauty, but to most of the Empire’s youth, this was the most effective method.

Young, beautiful nuns, with tears glistening in their eyes, would pray in front of you, hoping you would drop the blade of suicide and return to the embrace of the Lord of the Dawn. This tactic was very effective, especially against extremists, more so than the Light Priests using Divine Arts.

Even with all the criticism he faced, Kaid Watson was not deterred, using young nuns to persuade young men to join—only handsome men! Then using these young men to convince their families’ women to don nun’s clothes—again, only beautiful women.

So it went, until in the midst of gloom, his aesthetically pleasing team began to grow rapidly like a snowballing effect. Kaid Watson also selflessly shared his years of experience as a Priest listening to confessions and repentances with everyone, making their persuasions even more effective.

When faith was still present, one talked about ideals, doctrines, and dedication; when faith collapsed, other topics needed to be discussed, to bring these people out from despair, even anger was better.

Therefore, even with numerous criticisms, as people cursed, they soon stopped contemplating death.

Kaid Watson, who had previously mingled with the most grassroots of churches, had a way of doing things more down-to-earth than his father and brothers.

In this manner, Kaid Watson’s Dawn Church radiated from the Imperial Capital across the country, quickly stabilizing vast areas.

As for the public self-degradation to prove that the Holy Light would not abandon them, all of this was just one of Kaid Worson’s cunning maneuvers.

The often-irreverent Light Priest, by using such irreverent methods, had saved many people, and the Dawn Church he had established had almost become a new religious faction within the Empire.

Now that the domestic situation had stabilized, Kaid Worson was not power-hungry and had already disbanded the Dawn Church, allowing all divine officials to return to their original positions.

He had intended to slack off secretly when, in the middle of the night, his father woke him up.

Seeing the message on the Magic Mirror, Kaid Worson said annoyed, "Ah, father really is... always causing trouble for his own. In my opinion, leave Laine’s matters to those ambitious individuals, they will naturally do everything for power."

Kaid said this, but he did not neglect his duties.

It was a command from the Lord of the Dawn, as well as a request from the Lich—both of whom were significant figures that he could not afford to offend.

However, Kaid Worson’s approach was simple: he did not need to seek out the power-holding councilors, but instead directly opened the Magic Mirror and sent messages to his deputies.

Even though the Dawn Church had disbanded, there were still many who were willing to follow Kaid Worson, who had now become a Clerk at the Bureau of Judicial Review, acting as a deputy of the Supreme Decree. James Watson loaded work onto him, so he naturally pushed the work onto those below him.

The invitations would naturally be prepared by someone else, and the content did not need to be too detailed. One thing was clear—he was requesting their presence in the Imperial Capital for the conference on the disposal of the Laine Royal Family, with a special note stating, "Command of the Lord of the Dawn."

That was it.

Kaid Worson did not believe anyone would dare not to attend.

However, being woken up in the middle of the night, Kaid Worson simply stayed up and began analyzing some intelligence reports.

If one looked closely, these reports were all about the recent "deals" between Laine and the Dwarf Kingdom.

Laine had agreed to return the desert to the Dwarves while also providing compensation.

For some reason, the Dwarves had sent over a list, with temple stones being prioritized. The compensation demanded by the Dwarves included a large amount of temple stone.

Kaid Worson had sensed something amiss previously, but was too busy with other matters to concern himself with this minor issue.

Now, since he could not sleep anyway, Kaid Worson took out the intelligence to reorganize.

"Temple stone, what use do Dwarves have for these?"

Temple stone, as it was called, was a type of stone used in temple construction, specially carved to be ideal for condensing faith and conducting magic power, thus making it also an essential base material for constructing large Magic Arrays.

Due to their religious fervor, Laine’s temple stones possessed an absolute technical advantage.

"But why do the Dwarves need so much temple stone? Are they preparing some massive Magic Array? Could it be they are planning some grand conspiracy during the All Nations meeting?"

Kaid Worson wanted someone to discuss this with, but he suddenly realized how overwhelmed the Empire was. Those high officials and nobles had various thoughts, and just maintaining their own territories was challenging enough.

As for his father and brothers... Kaid Worson knew how tired they had been recently. Since it was just unfounded speculation, there was no need to trouble them.

After thinking, Kaid Worson contacted someone through the Magic Mirror who was at the other end of the Empire.

Looking at the haggard Paladin in the mirror, Kaid Worson said, "Glorious General, I’m sorry to bother you so late."