Chapter 1498 - 266: I Believe in My Own Charisma

Chapter 1498: Chapter 266: I Believe in My Own Charisma

"There must be overtime pay!"

The Descendant of the Sea warrior emphasized, his tone filled with emotion: "Even we might not necessarily have overtime pay!"

"Becoming a Holy Knight means you voluntarily dedicate yourself to the Church," the Archbishop of the Great Flame reminded with his eyes open at this moment: "I work overtime for four hours every midnight, it’s been over thirty years, yet still no overtime pay."

"But you have free coffee every night!" "That’s not overtime pay; it’s a bishop’s benefit."

Clearly, the internal hierarchy of Huai Guang doesn’t exist at all.

But there are generational differences and merit sequences.

"Alright."

The Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath raised her hand, signaling everyone to stop.

Since just now, a circle of light blue halo has enveloped the room, blocking any information from being transmitted outside.

She glanced around at everyone present and said lightly: "So, it seems our Prophet Lord is indeed as rumored, using technology to rejuvenate manpower, channeling received resources to ordinary people...a person akin but not identical to Inega II?"

"That’s indeed the case."

The Archbishop of the Great Flame had been pondering earlier; he now realized it completely and nodded: "The most crucial part of Xiahui City lies in the Alchemy Industrial Park - they send virtually all extra wealth obtained there, which consistently produces various new technologies and fortune."

"Speaking of technology, Ian Silverpeak certainly possesses considerable technology from ancient civilizations, even if some parts aren’t applicable in the current high Origin Quality and high Spirit Energy environment, his talent comparable to a Grand Master ensures he can develop plenty of new sciences.

"This indeed happens in Xiawei Territory now, technology is only just inferior to relics like the Imperial Capital’s ancient civilization. In five or six years, perhaps a newly born ’Heavenly Metropolis’ or ’Moving Royal Court’ will appear in this land."

Heavenly Metropolis is the main city of the City of Knowledge and its national name origin. Moving Royal Court is the roaming capital of Azure Sky Royal Court, a steel fortress traversing the Terra Great Plains, a legacy of ancient civilization.

At this point, the Archbishop of the Great Flame paused, ensuring everyone listened, then emphasized, "But the most important thing is, Ian also distributes all wealth to the domain residents."

"If a Lord neither oppresses his domain residents nor acquires wealth from them, there’s a big problem. Don’t forget how the previous Lord of Xiawei Territory, Baron Leyan, treated his domain residents... he outwardly didn’t oppress and distributed wealth to everyone alike."

"The Archbishop of the Great Flame means..." The Knight in the winged helmet contemplated: "Could Silver Peak Earl also experiment on domain residents? Indeed, he’s popularized Artificial Souls; it would be odd if he hasn’t used this for Spirit Energy experiments..."

"That’s what I suspected initially."

The Radiant Nun coughed, having firsthand experience, naturally, she had the right to speak: "But facts proved Ian Silverpeak didn’t conduct any non-consensual experiments - there’s a recruitment notice for experimental personnel at the laboratory entrance, with enticing rewards."

"If someone sells themselves for this money, we can’t say anything. Moreover, the Xiawei Territory laboratory agreements include ’ensuring experimenter’s life,’"

The Dragoness Nun emphasized sternly: "I believe Ian Silverpeak isn’t a scheming villain like Baron Leyan. On the contrary, we think Silver Peak Earl is currently ’investing,’ but this investment isn’t given away freely; it’s an ’investment’."

"He regards his territory as farmland, revamping and cultivation naturally require time and money, planting and fertilizers are also costly, not to mention the time needed for crop growth... any misstep in these processes could lead to failure in this gamble."

"But Silver Peak Earl dares to gamble - as a Prophet, he certainly dares to gamble, this sets him apart from Inega II."

This conclusion, reached by Radiant and Glorious Sword, Redemption Light communication.

They believe Ian’s deeds in Xiawei Territory are ultimately a grand gamble - using resources capable of rapid personal growth to cultivate territory, allowing future reciprocity.

The duration might surpass ten years, but upon success, ten years later, his power might replace the ’Western Duke’ in the Empire’s Southwest District, emerging as the ’Southern Duke’ in South Ridge.

This may be Ian’s true intention.

Frankly, from this perspective, it certainly proves Huai Guang Church’s clerics’ remarkable quality, reaching a terrifying degree - they acutely detected all anomalies in Xiahui City, nearly correct final conclusions.

Unfortunately, the only thing they couldn’t foresee was Ian’s goal not being some Southern Duke.

His aim is to conquer all of Terra.

Due to minor errors in this motive, subsequent inferences are wildly off the mark.

"Let’s write the report this way then."

The Grand Archbishop of the Vowed Oath couldn’t possibly foresee this either; she nodded slightly, announcing the meeting’s end: "Undeniably, this city indeed imparted a unique experience... the phrase Silver Peak Earl used in farewell, I remember it clearly."

"Welcome to Xiawei Territory, the birthplace of a new order. You will be surprised."

Slowly repeating Ian’s words, the archbishop displayed a subtle smile: "Indeed. He is smarter than all predecessors attempting this path."