Don't call me evil god

Chapter 402: Occupy the High Ground of Public Opinion
The plan is set.

Regarding the matter of the man in black robe, apart from the stone tablet pointing to the dwarves in the Stone Fort, there is also the Cult of the God of Light, which seems to be closely related to them. These are the only two clues that can be grasped at present.

Pete plans to take a group of people to Stone Castle to investigate.

This is a long-distance operation, so we must be fully prepared and cannot set off in a short time.

Investigating their connection with the Cult of the Light could solve the problem immediately.

If all goes well and nothing unexpected happens, I can just dethrone another bishop!
This is easier to do.

The main reason is that the image of Novan, the god of knowledge, has quietly reversed in Ceylon.

Previously, the propaganda harm of the Glowing God Cult was too serious.

Pete and his friends have figured out how the Glorious God Cult was "slandered".

"The followers of the God of Knowledge are obsessed with exploring the unknown, and have no taboos. In order to get closer to those 'unknown truths', they will do whatever it takes, ignoring authority, laws, and gods."

"If you get close to them, your own safety cannot be guaranteed, and you may be affected by the divine punishment at any time!"

This is what the Glowing God Cult said when warning the people.

Then rumors spread.

Some people began to exaggerate the atmosphere of terror.

"It is said that a baby's brain can accept all the wisdom in the world. Those believers who seek knowledge will gather together, spread out white napkins, light candles, pray to the gods, and then knock open the kidnapped baby's brain and share it."

There are also groundless claims:
"It is said that they will dig out the brains of monsters and eat them raw, in order to gain the knowledge of the evil gods and become crazy and confused!"

In many people's minds, the image of Novan is almost equated with an evil god, and his followers are monsters who eat raw children for every meal.

no way.

For most ordinary people.

The villages and towns where they live may be the whole world, and the most prosperous place they have ever visited is Ceylon.

They have no knowledge and believe whatever others say.

Many ordinary people even firmly believe that King Reyak in the west is a god walking on earth.

Otherwise, how could he become king?

The preaching by the preachers of the Church of the Light was unquestionable authority to them.

They had never been to the territory of the Church of Seeking Knowledge in person, nor had they witnessed what the believers of Seeking Knowledge looked like. They didn't even know how to identify them. They only knew that those guys were "very dangerous."

The more backward the place, the more serious this stereotype is.

The outbreak of the Eternal Night disaster has largely eliminated the misunderstanding.

When the rescue efforts first arrived at the villages and towns, especially those with a small population, the surviving villagers even discussed privately which child to offer as dinner to the knowledge-seeking believers in exchange for shelter during the disaster.

Fortunately, the followers of Nowen have proved to ordinary people through their actions:

"They are not dangerous, and they don't eat children!"

Changing from a "man-eating monster" to a "normal human being" is just the first step.

During the disaster, they eliminated monsters, protected ordinary people, and provided them with food and water, making the image of the believers of the God of Knowledge more positive.

Plus, the credit for preventing the disaster.

Yes.

Originally, ordinary people were completely kept in the dark about how the eternal night ended.

They don't even know why the disaster happened.

All I know is that the sky suddenly turned dark, and then the monster appeared.

Later, rescue came, but it turned out not to be from the Church of the Glorious God, but from the heretics of the Church of Knowledge.

Later, they were taken to the town of Chim, and at this time, the Crusaders of the Cult of the Light finally arrived.

About the hero who resolved the disaster.

First of all, we can rule out the Cult of Light.

The Crusaders are right before our eyes, how could it be them?

The Glowing God Cult is currently preoccupied with its own internal affairs and does not have the nerve to deal with public opinion.

Some people speculated that it was the followers of the God of Knowledge, but there was no evidence. After all, they didn't even know how the Eternal Night ended, and no one could explain it clearly.

The high ground of public opinion is there.

The Glowing God Cult is too embarrassed to take it, so Norwen certainly won't waste it!
Decisively assigned tasks to believers.

The one who finally completed the task and popularized this matter to people was the goblin Hugo Sivi.

……

3 days after the eternal night ends.

Chim town.

A lot of order has been restored here.

For the survivors of the Eternal Night disaster, they have basically accepted the pain of "losing their loved ones".

Life must go on.

You can't just wallow in sorrow every day.

They didn't know yet that their family members had been collectively resurrected at the Altar of Creation and would soon come to Chim Town to reunite with them.

The knowledge-seeking believers who are in the know have reached a consensus.

Everyone tacitly kept the news secret.

I plan to give them a huge surprise at the right time.

Hugo led a group of people and worked for three full days.

Finally, before the resurrected victims arrived at Chim Town, the "surprise" prepared for ordinary people was completed.

That night.

There was a large open space outside the town of Chim, and there were crowds of people.

An arcane ball of light generated by [Illumination] was suspended in the air, providing sufficient lighting, making the entire open space as bright as day.

The ordinary people who came here went to their respective "divisions" according to the instructions of the knowledge-seeking believers who maintained order.

The divisions are based on villages and towns.

Raven Town is in one area, Chim Town is in another area, and the entire open space is divided into more than a dozen areas of varying sizes.

A large town is one with a larger population, with hundreds or thousands of people.

The smaller ones correspond to villages, which may have only a few dozen people.

People received the news in the morning.

They were asked to gather here in the evening as something important would be announced.

The daily lives of ordinary people are basically simple.

Apart from eating, sleeping and working, there are very few entertainment activities. Moreover, night entertainment requires lighting, which is an additional cost.

After dark, most people, if they don't go to places like bars, will have to go home to have children or go to bed.

Now that there are free activities to participate in, they naturally have no reason to refuse.

What's more, this is an activity specifically called for by believers seeking knowledge.

Out of respect, they had to come over as well.

The scene of tens of thousands of people gathering in one area is still very spectacular.

The seekers of knowledge did not ask them to remain silent.

The noise of people greeting each other and chatting made the whole area bustling and noisy.

The amplification magic won't have much effect at this time.

In the past, such large-scale events basically relied on more advanced 4th-level [Silent Field] magic or [Solemn Ceremony] magic to force the crowd to be quiet.

However, for this event, Hugo prepared a more suitable method!

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(End of this chapter)