So I'm a sheep.

"My every move affects the fate of the world, and every decision I make changes the fate of countless people."

"Sasa"

Leonard gave a strange smile: "Sometimes, I feel like I am a god."

"...But you are not a god."

"Yes, I know. God is omnipotent, but there is only so much I can do."

Leonard regained his normal expression; he realized he had said a bit too much this time.

"It is impossible for people to be without desires. If you can grasp their desires, you can grasp their hearts."

"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."

Seeing the little girl's thoughtful expression, Leonard took the initiative to end the conversation.

"I'm going to meet some important people next, you'll come with me."

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The important figures Leonard mentioned were leaders of neutral regions, powerful individuals with whom His Holiness the Pope maintained close ties.

"Are these the new generation of messengers of God in the church?"

"She's totally a young girl."

"Lord Leonard, what makes her so special?"

These people showed no reverence whatsoever when facing Sasha, the divine messenger.

They have a cooperative relationship with the Church of Dawn, but are not believers in the goddess themselves.

Leonard gave a few perfunctory replies, and seeing that he didn't want to talk about it anymore, everyone changed the subject away from the little girl.

The rest of the time was boring. Leonard was scheming and arguing with these guys, while Sasha listened and kept yawning.

'Since we're going to cooperate anyway, why not just be straightforward?'

Volume 1: Chapter 013 Ignorance

“Teacher, they can cooperate with the church, just as they can cooperate with the Black Hand Brotherhood.”

"We need to be wary of them, lest we capsize at a crucial moment."

The little girl discovered through her faith-based vision that many of the people she had just met were followers of demons, so she gave them a warning as soon as she returned to the church.

"Not bad, you actually thought of that."

Leonard nodded approvingly: "It's just mutual exploitation; I won't rely on them too much."

"However, unless one is a believer in the devil, no one would be foolish enough to do business with the Black Hand Brotherhood."

"why?"

"Because the members of the Brotherhood of the Black Hand are greedy and have no concept of mutual benefit, and also because the current president of the Brotherhood of the Black Hand is a complete idiot and moron!"

Leonard's tone was full of disdain, which surprised the little girl.

Even though they are on opposing sides, it's really too much for a pope to say such things to someone like that.

"Teacher, we don't have much of an advantage against the Black Hand Brotherhood," the little girl reminded her.

Her implication was: if you denigrate the enemy so badly, you're just as disgraceful to yourself.

“If we started from the same starting line, he wouldn’t even be able to see my heels now.”

"Alas..."

Leonard shook his head: "I should be thankful, if that guy were really so brilliant, none of us would have a good time."

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Leonard began taking the little girl to various important meetings and openly promoted this 'divine messenger'.

The night before the messenger of God descended, the sky above the church was filled with a rainbow!

The blind regained their sight, the lame became nimble and agile; the terminally ill got out of bed, and the foolish became intelligent!

The demon followers were terrified by the arrival of the divine messenger, and they dispatched a thousand assassins to kill him.

However, a meteor fell from the sky, and the assassin was smashed into a pulp before he could even reach the divine messenger.

The messenger arrived at the Church of Dawn, and her first words to Pope Leonard were: "Holy one, under your leadership, the Church will surely achieve final victory!"

Encouraged, Pope Leonard launched a swift offensive against the Brotherhood of the Black Hand that very night.

The valiant knights routed the cowardly demon cultists, who fled in terror, crying and wishing they had two more legs.

The church exaggerates as much as possible, making the deeds of God's messengers seem incredibly magical.

As a result, Sasha often received exaggerated compliments from others for no apparent reason.

A few days later, she finally discovered the truth.

"What's going on here? Teacher, I know that church propaganda needs to exaggerate some facts, but this is just too much."

It's not just exaggerated, it's downright insulting to other people's intelligence.

'Do you really think everyone else is a fool?'

Sasha couldn't understand why Leonard, such a smart guy, would make such a foolish mistake this time.

This has completely ruined the church's image.

Look at this.

Leonard took a book out of the drawer and gave it to the little girl: "Read it first, then we'll talk."

"..."

Sasha lowered her head, and as she flipped through the pages, her expression became strange.

What kind of nonsense is this? A doctor cured an epidemic in a village and then claimed to be the reincarnation of a god.

The entire village believed it, and eventually the doctor formed a church, developed a large following, and it became quite influential.

In a small fishing village, a widow gave birth to a deformed child.

The baby's face was very strange, looking like a fish.

The villagers were terrified. At this time, a wealthy merchant from out of town claimed that the baby was the reincarnation of the sea god, and that anyone who was not devout would encounter huge waves and capsize when they went out to sea to fish.

A strange thing happened: the entire fishing village became staunch supporters of the baby.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the wealthy businessman founded the Sea God Society. After more than a decade of development, the Sea God Society not only did not decline, but instead became a behemoth.

The book records all sorts of absurd and bizarre events. After reading it, the little girl was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

"What are your thoughts?"

"What... what is this...?"

"The Church of Dawn has defeated countless opponents to get to where it is today."

"This book records the rise and fall of those rivals."

"They made their fortune like this?"

"Incredible? Haha, but it's true."

Leonard said calmly, "Sasha, most people in this world live their lives in ignorance."

“As soon as the children in the village are born and can walk a little, they have to help their families with whatever they can do.”

"When you grow up, you'll farm, and when you reach a certain age, you'll marry a girl from the same village."

"Then continue farming until you hand over the burden of the family to the next generation."

"Unless there are special circumstances, an ordinary person will never leave their own village in their entire life."

Leonard looked puzzled: "You think the church's propaganda is exaggerated? Let me tell you, there are even more exaggerated and fantastical things that church missionaries dare to say, and people will believe them!"

Sasha was stunned. She stared blankly at Leonard, completely speechless.

At this point, the Pope became very talkative, and he asked with a smile, "Do you know what I admire most about the First Pope?"

Shake your head, shake your head.

"He did not become a god himself, or create a god."

"Borrowing the myth of 'angels,' the first pope made the Church of Dawn a continuation of that myth!"

"It's an absolutely brilliant idea, wonderful, absolutely wonderful."

"In this way, no one can subvert the church from its source."

"What Salvation Society, what Sea God Society, as long as their 'god' has a problem, their huge church will immediately fall apart."

"But we don't have such concerns at all."

Leonard laughed: "Sasha, I know you think our church's scriptures are full of flaws, but that's because you haven't read the scriptures of other churches."

"Ha, those so-called 'canonical texts' are laughable!"

"..."

"So that's how it is."

The little girl remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Whatever missionaries say, believers will believe. But, with such exaggerated propaganda, do the missionaries themselves believe it?"

"Who knows? It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not, as long as they can preach well."

Leonard said calmly, "In this day and age, unless you want to defect to the Brotherhood of the Black Hand, missionaries have no choice but to work obediently for the church."

"By the way, the Black Hand Brotherhood's initiation ceremony is not something that ordinary people can accept."

Volume 1: Chapter 014 The Believer

Sasha sometimes wondered why Pope Leonard valued her so much.

Today, she finally understood the reason.

Compared to her peers in this world, the little girl is simply beyond being described as 'intelligent'.