Work Prophet
Chapter 267 - 25: Sanitation Squad

Chapter 267: Chapter 25: Sanitation Squad

Among the seven High Priests, three had already made their stance clear, opposing the practice of the Double Rest Sect to distribute money.

Following the three, Priest Martina, who had always leaned towards reform, also cast a dissenting vote this time.

The main reason was that such an approach was indeed too heretical.

As a newly established sect, the Double Rest Sect might not find this to be a problem since Li Yu himself was a Foreigner and had always enjoyed subverting traditions, often causing sensational acts.

However, Silver Moon Church represented a conservative force, possessing thousands of years of tradition, millions of followers, and many core figures like Quintus Priest, who clearly resisted this new method of missionary work resembling handing out eggs.

They thought it would defile the faith in Pisya and strip the missionary work of its ceremonial significance.

Being the top managers of the Silver Moon Church did not mean that the seven High Priests could control everything; they still had to consider the opinions of the majority.

Furthermore, Priest Martina herself felt that it was somewhat beneath the Church to engage in such activities.

But if they did not conform, there seemed indeed to be no way to prevent the villagers from attending the sermons of the Double Rest Sect’s Sabbaths.

In short, the Church now found itself in a very awkward situation.

Ultimately, everyone could only turn their eyes towards Priest Herodot, who had been quietly smiling and listening without uttering a word.

Priest Reves cleared his throat, "Priest Herodot, the priests of the Church are facing setbacks in Green Field. Have your missionary teams achieved anything recently?"

The mention of the missionary team also made Priest Martina frown.

She had always disliked those cold-blooded, faithless individuals, feeling they were dirty from head to toe.

Yet, maintaining the missionary team had also been a tradition of the Silver Moon Church for thousands of years, albeit it being a part of its darker side.

Priest Martina also acknowledged that these individuals had indeed played a significant role in the first few centuries of the Church’s establishment, especially after the Church had vowed not to form an army.

The existence of this secret military force had helped the Church through several deadly crises, protecting many important figures and eliminating many difficult adversaries, thereby avoiding greater conflicts and bloodshed.

However, as the Silver Moon Church grew and became the largest sect in the western territories, Priest Martina felt that the missionary team had fulfilled their historical mission and no longer needed to exist.

They certainly should not become a tool for doing dirty, hidden tasks and cleaning up after many important figures.

Unfortunately, not many shared her view.

Priest Martina could only accept the existence of the missionary team but tried her best to avoid any association with these people and did not want to hear anything related to them.

Therefore, when Priest Reves started speaking, Priest Martina excused herself from the meeting, followed by Priest Genaya, who shared similar views and also found an excuse to leave.

After both had left the hall, Priest Herodot calmly reported the missionary team’s achievements.

When Priest Reves heard that the missionary team had incited a village’s hatred towards the Double Rest Sect by capitalizing on the deaths of two young girls, he couldn’t help but applaud the outcome.

But he quickly realized the impropriety of his reaction, hastily adding, "I don’t mean the deaths of those poor girls were a good thing, but that... their deaths awakened the villagers, which is a good outcome. They will receive the goddess’s reward in their death."

Priest Hesiod could no longer bear to listen, and cut him off abruptly, "What happened next?"

"After that, the Defense Sect planned to attack a squad from the Double Rest Sect who came to investigate, further instigating conflict between the Double Rest Sect and the local villagers, but they unexpectedly discovered that Merlin was also in the squad."

Even though they knew Li Yu was still safe and sound, the news still invigorated many because everyone’s current troubles were due to this man. If they could eliminate this root cause of disaster in one fell swoop.

Then among those remaining in the Double Rest Sect, there would be none who could fight, just like a toothless tiger, no longer a concern for them.

"How’s that, were there too many people around him at that time?"

"Not too many, just a squad of about a dozen people," said Herodotus. "The Defense Sect had more people on this side."

Everyone present knew how strong the combat power of the Defense Sect was. One-on-one, there was hardly anyone in the entire western territory who could match them, not to mention they had the advantage in numbers in this battle.

"Then why didn’t they manage to kill Merlin?" Priest Kerkwon asked somewhat displeased, "Priest Herodotus, haven’t you always said they are unmatched by anyone?"

Herodotus wasn’t offended, but simply said, "Now, the Double Rest Sect has its own army, though not large in number, only a hundred men and their training is not enough, but their weapons and equipment are very good, even better than those of the Defense Sect.

"Uniformly equipped with Dwarf Armor and weapons, and shields made from scales of the Black Dragon. However, in terms of strength, the Defense Sect was still stronger, forcing Merlin to lead the Defense Sect’s pursuers away by himself to create a chance for the others to live."

Hearing this, the other four High Priests were once again stunned; it was clear they hadn’t expected that a protector could perform such a clever maneuver of leading away pursuers.

Priest Hesiod sighed, "This Prophet Merlin does care deeply for his people; it’s no wonder so many devotedly follow him."

"Then it’s all the more reason to eliminate this threat sooner," Priest Reeves added before asking, "How did he escape?"

"He can run on water," said Herodotus. "Those who witnessed the scene in the Defense Sect told me he moved as agilely on water as on land."

Before the others could fully absorb this shocking news, Herodotus continued, "But the Defense Sect eventually caught up with him, yet after that, he just disappeared."

Herodotus concealed the part where the Defense Sect tried to capture Li Yu and bring him back.

"Disappear? What do you mean by disappear?" Priest Kerkwon asked, puzzled.

"Just what the word implies, he simply vanished."

"How is that possible?" The priests were shocked once more.

"Could it be that the Defense Sect said that to shirk their responsibility?" someone asked.

"I don’t think they would dare deceive me," Herodotus said. "And even if they wanted to lie, they wouldn’t need to fabricate such an outrageous excuse."

"Then... could that fellow possibly be an avatar of God, otherwise why would a mere mortal have such tremendous power?"

What Priest Reeves was thinking about at that moment, however, was something else, and his expression grew even grimmer, "As long as he is in danger, he can disappear immediately... doesn’t that mean he can’t be killed at all?"

"This kind of disappearance isn’t at his whim," Herodotus said. "So, we can still find a way to deal with him. Actually, five days from now, there will be an opportunity when the Family Head of the Arias clan will officially join the Double Rest Sect, and Merlin himself will definitely conduct the ceremony.

"The Defense Sect has also infiltrated Green Field again."