In the name of the true god

"Wait?" Hector Frost's face was stern. "What do you mean?"

"Since there isn't a reliable way to rescue our fellow prisoners with minimal casualties right now, we should wait for a more suitable opportunity," Jude said.

"for example?"

"The Year of Divine Descent".

Jude's statement was not without basis.

Firstly, objectively speaking, the Divine Descent Society simply lacks the capability to carry out a rescue, so there's no use in being anxious.

Secondly, the implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers imprisoned in the capital's heavy prison, though their days were agonizing, were still better than being confined to the Holy Church's temple. The latter, even for Edmund, was an absolute forbidden zone where he was helpless.

Finally, and most importantly—

The method Edmund used to rise to power two or three decades ago was to quickly gather like-minded people and expand his own power by breaking into prison.

But now?

The four holy churches, rooted around the world, have learned a great deal from this experience and are now transferring any captured "heretics" to their own temples, relying on the large number of senior priests guarding the temples to completely eliminate the possibility of rescuing "heretics".

Only King Leonard of the Kingdom of Florence, as the number one hero in capturing Edmund, and who himself lost an eye in the revenge of the "heretics," had enough prestige and enough reason to defy public opinion and allow the capital's heavy prison to hold the "heretics" for a long time, and for the Holy Church to take the initiative to send priests to assist in their supervision.

"...In short, it's not impossible to replicate Edmund's path, but we only have one chance." Jude sincerely presented his final conclusion, drawing on multiple pieces of evidence.

"You mean, if we break out of the prison now, the capital's heavy prison might be unable to detain wizards and resonance sorcerers involved in the crime?" Fatty Allen asked.

Jude hummed in agreement: "Once the Royal Capital Heavy Prison loses its qualification to imprison wizards and resonance sorcerers, for the next two years, we will only be able to go to the Holy Church's temple to rescue people."

temple.

The location of the College of Cardinals, the highest-ranking organization of the four holy churches.

Hundreds of powerful priests guarded the place year-round, and even Edmund never launched a direct attack on it.

Even if the Divine Descent Society, with only a dozen or so members, absorbed dozens of implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers from the capital's heavy prison, it would still be far from posing the slightest threat to the temple.

Hector Frost, the president of the Divine Descent Society, understood Jude's meaning and then confirmed it with a more straightforward analogy: "In other words, we can temporarily regard the Royal Capital Heavy Prison as a 'refuge,' and with the help of the Holy Church and the Royal Capital Heavy Prison, we can gather more of our kind and then launch a rescue operation at the most appropriate time to maximize our benefits."

"That's right!" That's exactly what Jude meant. "And the right time, at present, can only be the year of divine intervention!"

Chairman Frost and Fat Allen didn't rush to speak; they both fell into deep thought.

Jude's long-term conservative strategy does sound quite plausible.

After all, fighting against the Holy Church is destined to be a protracted war, and waiting a while longer may not be a bad thing.

Even if we take a step back and assume the worst...

Even if they simply cannot stand by and watch their fellow human beings be imprisoned and must immediately begin a rescue operation, what feasible plan can they come up with?

Chairman Frost had arranged for Allen to go into hiding in prison three years ago, demonstrating extraordinary composure and foresight.

He asked only one question: "Are you so sure that after the incident at the Royal Capital's heavy prison, it will lose its eligibility to continue detaining implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers?"

"You may not know this, but the Royal Capital Heavy Prison is divided into two factions: one is the royal faction loyal to Leonard, and the other is the church faction, mainly composed of priests stationed in the prison." Jude shared the information gap, "The latter has never given up trying to persuade His Majesty Leonard to transfer the implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers, but His Majesty Leonard, because he still hates us to the core, has never relented."

"If a prison break were to occur now, then the Holy Church would have ample reason to prohibit the capital's heavy prison from continuing to detain our fellow human beings, wouldn't it?" Allen asked.

Jude affirmed: "Yes, so we only have one chance to break into the prison, and we should wait until the most crucial moment to act."

"But you've overlooked one point," President Frost said, changing the subject. "We await the Year of Divine Descent, and the Holy Church will not ignore this juncture either. Over the next two years, they will undoubtedly spare no effort in persuading Leonard to transfer the implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers. Once Leonard agrees, if our fellow prisoners are suddenly transferred before we can rescue them, it will be a complete loss."

Jude's expression hardened.

Without a legitimate reason, the probability of King Leonard of Florence compromising with the Holy Church is very low.

A low probability doesn't mean it's impossible.

"It is precisely because I am worried about this that I hope to rescue those dozens of our kind as soon as possible." Chairman Frost let out a clearly audible breath. "However, what you said also makes sense."

"That……"

"Are you confident you can get firsthand information from your brother and Deputy Warden Steele Fernando?" Chairman Frost looked directly at Jude.

"It should be possible," Jude said, not giving too much certainty.

After a brief deliberation, Chairman Frost offered his plan: "Then we'll prepare for both scenarios. On one hand, we'll refine the prison break plan to ensure a rescue can be launched at any time. On the other hand, we'll postpone the prison break as much as possible, striving to rescue the most people at the optimal moment."

Jude had no objection to this.

This compromise ensures that nothing goes wrong while maximizing benefits. The only truly troublesome aspect is our own side.

They must obtain timely information on the important movements of the Royal Capital Heavy Prison and the Holy Church to ensure that the Descent of God can respond before the enemy, otherwise all of the Descent of God's prior preparations will be in vain.

The task is arduous.

But it's still better than a hasty and forceful prison break.

Meow~

President Frost turned to look at the little Siamese cat that was slowly walking over: "You have a kitten and a puppy."

"Yes." Jude looked at the Siamese cat that had joined in the fun. "Alan suggested that I observe them more so that I can quickly grasp the basic application of the law of similarity."

"Any progress?"

"I've summarized a lot of important information, and I feel that in a few more days, I'll be able to officially try my first imitation." Jude really wanted to take this opportunity to ask Chairman Frost more questions about the law of similarity, but considering that the other party might ask him to imitate in person, he chose to stop there.

Ok……

It was already embarrassing enough to crawl like a dog in front of Allen...

I'll wait until I've mastered the basics before asking President Frost for more in-depth questions...

Chairman Frost seemed to sense Jude's embarrassment and did not delve deeper into the matter.

He stood up and extended his hand to Jude again.

Jude quickly stood up and shook hands with him.

"Jude, after today's conversation, I can see that you have a lot of ideas. The Descent of Gods needs someone like you. I would like to formally invite you to become a member of the Descent of Gods." President Frost's gaze was still cold, but his tone was much more polite.

"I am honored to join the Descent of Gods and work with everyone to change the status quo," Jude immediately stated.

"Okay, welcome to the team."