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Chapter 327 The Secret of Breaver Island

Today?

The Great Virgin Mary was stunned after hearing this and reminded: "It is just eight o'clock in the evening, and it is not the next day yet."

Wu Chang nodded, "Yes, so we still have four hours."

After hearing this, the Holy Mother fell silent. There were only four hours left before the enemy appeared. Wasn't it a bit hasty to start discussing cooperation now?

However, Wu Chang's next words made the Holy Mother's decision even more hasty.

Wu Chang took out a pocket watch, looked at the time and reminded:
"Archbishop Gilman has been in the Blind Abyss for two minutes. Your Majesty, you don't want to cause the will of your most faithful believer to collapse, do you?"

The Great Mother clenched her fists. Not only did she propose an agreement at the last minute, she also used threats and inducements. Did this damn mortal think he had her in his hands?

The Great Mother was very anxious, but as a middle-level god, she had seen many storms in various planes of faith and knew that the more anxious she was, the more she should not be led by the other party.

"You came to me because you learned this information and felt that you were unable to deal with the Lord of the Deep Sea. You longed for my help, right?"

Wu Chang said without comment: "You can think so."

The Great Mother asked, "What benefit can I get from this?"

Wu Chang hesitated for more than ten seconds as if thinking about it. Just when the Holy Mother was about to discover that he was deliberately delaying time, he said:

"what do you want?"

The Great Virgin felt that her temperature was a little high. Since you want to ask her, what are you thinking about?

"I need the missionary rights to Breaver Island."

Wu Chang looked at her doubtfully and asked:
"Your Highness, I have full faith in the wisdom between us, and we should talk about some things openly. You don't really think that if I allow you to preach, the islanders will believe in you, right?"

There was no contempt or sarcasm in Wu Chang's tone, but to the ears of the Holy Mother, it sounded sharper than any sarcasm.

The mortal in front of her actually believed that she, a genuine god, could not compete with the puppet made for her in terms of faith.

This made her angry, but what made her even more angry was that she thought so too.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

The Ogri State Church has fallen to this state, it must be because the church clergy have not worked hard enough.

She gritted her teeth and said:
"The believers I want to win over are certainly not the native islanders on Brever Island."

"We have said before that King Ogri has granted the island of Breeve to Gilman. We will not affect the original inhabitants of the island and the area where they originally moved, but we will expand the area of ​​the island and move more people from the inland."

"For the immigrants, how about you and I compete fairly based on our own abilities?"

Wu Chang curled his lips. The Great Virgin Mary was very good at using the abacus, and the abacus beads fell on his face.

As long as he agreed, the Orgrimskian Ecclesiarchy would be able to reclaim land and immigrate a large number of fanatics to the island, so that the number of her believers on the island would surpass the number of Irene's believers.

If according to his and Irene's previous estimates, the existence of Briver Island will greatly enhance the growth of the power of faith, then the Mother Reverend Mother can use this trick to directly take away the bulk of the benefits of Briver Island.

If the immigrant race has some genetic aggressiveness, then within a few years, even if the other side does nothing, the original islanders will be diluted and assimilated.

Just like the blast furnace rooster in the past, it has now become a blast furnace black chicken.

Wu Chang saw through the intention of the Holy Mother, but he still smiled and said:

"Yes, as long as you can ensure that the lives of the indigenous people of Brever Island are not affected, I support free competition."

He loves free competition so much. As long as freedom is the premise and there are no rules prohibiting mutual harm, he will agree to any request made by the Virgin Mary.

Originally in his plan, after dealing with the Lord of the Deep Sea, he was going to go to the Kingdom of Ogri and compete freely with the Ogri State Religion.

Just like in Takagi Country, there is free competition between the Eternal Light Church and the New Universe Church.

The breath of freedom is sweet, but the smell of blood is a bit strong.

Seeing that Wu Chang agreed to the first condition, the Holy Mother immediately said:

"In addition to the free missionary area of ​​Brever Island, I also want the right to share the spoils. After the Lord of the Deep Sea is dealt with, the ownerless things in the deep sea will belong to whoever finds them."

Wu Chang nodded and said, "That makes sense."

The Mother Mary looked at Wu Chang with some confusion. Based on her understanding of this mortal, she thought that she would be harassed by him, especially regarding the missionary rights and expansion rights of Briver Island.

Therefore, before proposing the conditions, she had made allowances for compromise, such as the area of ​​expansion, the specific population to be relocated, and even allowing her to deify Irene in person.

But what she didn't expect was that Wu Chang easily agreed to all her requests without any bargaining.

No, was this damn guy trying to make fun of her, deliberately delaying time and making Gilman collapse?
The Mother Goddess's expression changed slightly, and she said, "Now that you agree so readily, can you convince that puppet?"

Wu Chang twisted his elbow, causing the Virgin Mary to subconsciously narrow her eyes and raise her hands, trying to cover her nose.

This time Wu Chang didn't use his elbow directly. He put on a fake smile and corrected, "Her name is not Doll, her name is Irene."

The Grand Madonna reluctantly said, "Okay, do you mean to represent Irene?"

Wu Chang nodded and said, "Of course."

The Grand Mother asked, "Even if it is a divine contract condensed by the power of faith, can you sign it?"

Wu Chang shrugged, bowed slightly and made a gentleman's salute.

The Golden Kingdom opened a passage in front of him, and Irene walked out slowly.

"His meaning completely represents my will. As long as the terms are not changed word by word, I can sign a divine contract with you now."

Wu Chang added, "I could have always let the Saint Lady come in and join the battle, but I didn't do that just to show my goodwill."

The Virgin Mary's cheek twitched slightly. Gilman, who was locked up by you, didn't feel your kindness at all.

But as Wu Chang said, if his purpose was to take action, he could have brought Irene in early.

Seeing that the other party was indeed sincere, the Virgin Mary dispelled her doubts and another idea came to her mind.

If Wu Chang didn't want to amuse her, why did he agree so readily? Could it be because their situation was far from being as easy as it is now? Did she offer a low price?

The Grand Mother felt a little regretful, but thinking that Gilman was still imprisoned in the other world called the Blind Abyss and that he was still useful for the time being, she did not waste any more time and taught Irene on the spot how to use the power of faith as a guide and cooperate with the magic of light to form a divine contract.

A divine covenant is a special kind of contract that can only be used if both parties possess divinity. Once signed, the signatories cannot go back on their word, otherwise they will suffer the backlash of their vows.

In the worst case, the divinity will be shattered and need to be re-condensed.

Such heavy consequences preserved the last bit of trust between gods.

The divine contract was quickly formed, but before it was signed, Wu Chang suddenly stopped Irene, looked at the Grand Mother and said:

"Cooperation is a win-win situation for us. Her Majesty the Virgin Mary just made two requests, and we also made two requests, which I think are very reasonable."

The Great Mother frowned slightly, but looking at the divine contract that had already taken shape in front of her, thinking that Breaver Island was about to be acquired, she urged: "What do you want to ask for?"

Wu Chang smiled and said, "Our requirements are simple. First, we need to share information during the cooperation. We need to know the secrets on Breeve Island and the intelligence about the Kingdom of Ogri."

The Holy Mother was reluctant to agree, but she thought that as long as the divine contract was signed, Brevoy Island would be hers sooner or later, and it would not matter if the secret was told, so she agreed:

"can."

Wu Chang said, "The second requirement is that during the cooperation period, Her Majesty the Grand Mother must guide the Saint Lady's practice and teach her how to use her divine power. She must not refuse to answer, hide anything, delete or distort anything, or have any bad intentions."

There was a flash of dissatisfaction in the eyes of the Great Virgin Mary. Irene's body was provided by her, and the holy mark that condensed divinity was also hers.

After stealing her things, he still wants to use her as an instruction manual to teach the other person how to use his things. This request is a bit too much.

But if she refused now, all the conditions she had agreed to before would become invalid. For the sake of Briver Island, she had to accept it.

I'll let you feel proud for a while now, you will cry later.

"can."

As Wu Chang's request was recorded in the divine contract, Irene and the Holy Mother signed the contract, and the divine contract came into effect. After the divine contract was completed, both parties breathed a sigh of relief.

The Virgin Mary thought that Briver Island was already in her hands, and she felt very happy.

Wu Chang was delighted to have found a cheap teacher for Irene, as well as an extra high-level cannon fodder to test the remains of the evil god.

Both parties were very cautious about the signing of the divine contract, but they tacitly agreed not to mention a clause, which was that during the duration of the contract, the two parties to the contract must not harm each other.

It seems that everyone trusts each other's character and believes that the other party will not attack their allies.

Although both sides have ulterior motives, they are still allies and cannot offend each other too much.

Wu Chang abolished the Kingdom of Gold and released Archbishop Gilman.

When Archbishop Gilman reappeared, he had lost his initial elegance and composure. He was soaked from head to toe, with his robe and hair stuck to his face, making him look miserable.

What was even more miserable than his appearance was his expression.

It was just a few minutes, but to Archbishop Gilman who was in the blind abyss, it felt like several months.

During this time, Blind Abyss had already broken through his psychological defenses. At this moment, his senses that had been deprived had not yet fully recovered. The light in his eyes was dim, his body was twitching in panic, and he kept hitting his head with his hands, shouting loudly;

"Stop it! Shut up!"

Seeing this, the Holy Mother lit a white flame in her hand, placed the flame between Archbishop Gilman’s eyebrows, and said softly:

"Lost child, the holy fire will guide your path."

In the light of the holy fire, the panic on Archbishop Gilman's face gradually subsided, his frown relaxed, he stopped banging his head desperately, and fell into a deep sleep.

The Grand Virgin raised her head and was about to ask Wu Chang for censure, but Wu Chang spoke first:
"Oh, poor Lord Gilman, Your Majesty, if you were not so hostile to us and could sit down and talk properly, he wouldn't have to suffer this."

The Great Virgin Mary couldn't catch her breath and her face turned red.

At the moment she couldn't beat this damn mortal, and arguing with him would not gain her any advantage, and it would only lower her style. So she pretended not to hear Wu Chang's words, summoned two members of the Knights of the State Religion, and asked them to take Gilman back to rest first.

After Gilman left and there were no believers around, the Virgin Mary no longer had to maintain her image of mercy and compassion.

Her gentle gaze turned cold, and her kind and peaceful temperament became distant. "There are less than four hours left until the end of the day. Instead of wasting time on nonsense, we should discuss some countermeasures to deal with the Lord of the Deep Sea."

Wu Chang did not deny the Holy Mother's statement. He said:
"Your Majesty, you and the Lord of the Deep Sea both want to seize Brever Island. What secrets does this island have that fascinates you so much?"

The Great Mother knew that Wu Chang would definitely ask this question, so she did not explain it directly. Instead, she used an ability similar to that of a portable space to take out a complex large-scale alchemical instrument.

The main body of the instrument is a bottle with a mystical magic circle engraved on the mouth of the bottle, which can absorb the free magical energy in the air.

Below the belly of the bottle, a dozen hollow copper tubes are arranged evenly spaced, and the ends of the copper tubes are connected to a balance with a glass cover.

Wu Chang had seen a similar balance in Ebert's memory, which measured not the entity but the "mass" of the element.

The Grand Mother said: "This instrument is called the Element Separator. I found it in the secret laboratory under Jermaine. It records the secrets of Breaver Island."

As the instrument started up, white light flashed at the bottle mouth. After running for about ten minutes, the magic power absorbed by the instrument reached the lower limit of separation.

Different elements such as water, fire, earth, wind, light, and darkness are separated through the pipes. Each element falls into the elemental balance, showing exactly the same quality, no more and no less.

Seeing this, Irene was surprised and said, "Absolute balance of elements?!"

Wu Chang was startled, then scratched his head and asked, "What is the absolute balance of elements?"

The Virgin Mary showed a look of disdain and explained:

"Under normal circumstances, the element content in the plane will have a focus. The proportion of elements in the air will be different in different areas. For example, at the seaside, the water element should be much higher than other elements."

"In areas without obvious elemental affinity, the elements will also show irregularities or lack of elements. If there are more than fifteen elements in the air, and the mass of each element separated is the same, it can be determined that the elements here are absolutely balanced, which means that this is the birthplace of the plane elements and the center of the plane's existence."

Wu Chang nodded as if he understood, and asked, "So?"

The Grand Mother said: "By controlling the center of the plane through special means, one can control the entire plane. If the mark of faith is imprinted in the center of the plane, the faith will be recognized by the plane and have legitimacy that other religions cannot match."

"Not only can it absorb the blind faith power of the ownerless in the plane, but it can also make all believers instinctively close to it, harvesting faith with half the effort and ten times the result."

The words of the Great Mother reminded Wu Chang of the miracle tree that grew abnormally fast.

The extra "nutrients" that appear out of nowhere in the body of the Tree of Miracles are probably the power of blind faith absorbed through the center of the plane.

At this point, the Virgin Mary sneered:
"Because he was afraid that I would find out, Jermaine built the church but didn't dare let the islanders believe in me. He even didn't dare to carve the complete face of all the statues of me."

"Not only that, he also used some special method to attract a large amount of water elements, seemingly disrupting the absolute balance of elements on the island, making it impossible for anyone other than him to discover this secret."

"The method he used to attract water elements is very clever. It is not something that a mortal can use. I couldn't figure out where he learned this method from before. Now it seems that he must have colluded with the Lord of the Deep Sea a long time ago."

Based on the golden flying fish and the spies planted by the deep-sea race in Briver, Wu Chang had guessed that Earl Jermaine had a close relationship with the deep-sea race. The information brought by the Grand Virgin confirmed this guess.

Seeing that Wu Chang was silent, the Holy Mother said:
"I have told you everything I have discovered about the secrets of Brever Island. Time is running out, so we should hurry up..."

Wu Chang interrupted the Holy Mother and said:

"Yes, we don't have much time. Your Majesty, you should follow the divine contract and teach Irene to practice."

"Erin, learn well from Her Majesty the Grand Virgin. It's not easy to find a good teacher, especially one with the same divine path and attributes as you."

"You have recently encountered a bottleneck and don't know how to upgrade to a main angel? Tell Her Majesty the Grand Mother all your difficulties. As for the application of divine power, Her Majesty the Grand Mother's armor looks very beautiful. Ask if you can learn it."

"With the divine contract, she has no choice but to teach you well."

Madonna:?

No, the Lord of the Deep Sea will arrive in three hours at most. Is it time for me to tutor this puppet in his practice?

How about coordination, tactics, skills, and communication?

She looked at Irene, her eyes full of confusion. Mortals are not smart enough, and now that you have become a god, are you going to be stupid like him?

Irene felt the gaze of the Virgin Mary and responded immediately:
"I'm ready and can start anytime."

The Great Madonna felt her breathing quicken, not knowing whether it was because of Irene and Wu Chang, or if the doll's expiration date was coming to an end.

She asked helplessly:

"Aren't we going to cooperate to deal with the Lord of the Deep Sea? Don't we need to discuss a plan in advance?"

Wu Chang waved his hand and said, "What are we discussing? Just rush and get it over with. Irene's studies are more important."

The Great Virgin sighed. Even though she didn't want to, she couldn't refuse because of the divine contract. She could only follow Wu Chang and Irene into the Yongguang Cathedral and teach Irene how to practice.

Three hours passed in a flash. Seeing Irene becoming more and more proficient in controlling the divine power and only a thin layer of window paper away from the realm of the main angel, the Grand Virgin felt a little numb.

When she added the clauses to the divine contract, she thought it was just a few simple instructions to give Irene a direction.

I didn't expect that the terms they wrote were really meant to be used at the risk of their lives, even if there was a powerful enemy at the door.

The three hours were not wasted at all, as she was used to teach Irene and answer her questions. If Irene couldn't learn, she would even demonstrate it to her step by step.

It was only then that the Virgin Mary realized how tricky the restrictive clause Wu Chang added, "You may not refuse to answer, you may not keep anything to yourself, you may not delete, distort, or deliberately mislead, and you may not harbor evil intentions" was.

This made it impossible for her to keep her secrets or lay traps for Irene.

The fact that he could consider things so comprehensively shows that the human being had used this trick to cheat others many times.

With only ten minutes left for the day, the private tutoring session for Irene finally came to an end.

This was not because Wu Chang left the Holy Mother some time for a break, but because the weather at sea had changed.

The weather is very good tonight. There are no clouds in the sky and you can see the starry sky at a glance.

Just now, the quiet starry sky changed. The starlight in the sky changed at a subtle but perceptible speed, and an unsettling smell came from the sea breeze.

The stars are about to fall into place.

(End of this chapter)