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Chapter 637: The Development of the Dark Sun Cult, 'North Sea Overlord'
However.
"Revolutionary Army, truly worthy of you, Dragon."
Shirek's face held admiration, yet at the same time, it was mixed with a cold sneer of disdain.
Before this Bloody Battle, while guarding the North Blue, he had already paid attention to this rapidly developing young Faction, which had gone from being scattered to coming together.
Originally, he hadn't paid much mind to them, because the Members of the Revolutionary Army were ultimately Ordinary Humans.
No matter how much they developed without Strength, they would only be sending themselves to their deaths against absolute Strength.
But if Monkey D. Dragon stood behind the Revolutionary Army, then things were a little different.
If he hadn't guessed wrong, many Members of the Revolutionary Army had also received quite a bit of Supplies for free at the Dark Sun Cult's Churches.
They had even secretly investigated the Dark Sun Cult's Intelligence.
No matter how righteous and grand they claimed to be, it couldn't change the fact that they were just a Faction like bandits.
Currently, they didn't engage in production; most of their things were Plundered.
The Rebellion in that Kingdom in the North Blue was instigated by the Revolutionary Army.
The ones resisting were the Kingdom's Residents, the ones Sacrificed were the Civilians, but the ones leading were Members of the Revolutionary Army.
Occupying the Royal Palace and Plundering the Treasure and Supplies of numerous Nobles wasn't used on the Subjects who had suffered exploitation; instead, it went into the Revolutionary Army's own pockets to sustain their Development.
Isn't this ridiculous?
Leaving behind a mess, in Shirek's eyes, the Revolutionary Army's Essence was that of thieves!
In contrast, although the Dark Sun Cult performed Brainwashing on the populace, they truly created a peaceful environment.
Amidst Peace, numerous Islands naturally developed.
At the same time, through subtle influence, they completely transformed these Islands into their own faith zones.
Within the faith zones, Grain cultivation and Supplies production had become completely self-sufficient, meeting the needs of hundreds of millions of people.
The current Dark Sun Cult was still conducting free charity activities.
Covering the vast Southern Sea Area of the North Blue.
Without the Oppression of Nobles, this was the paradise created by the Dark Sun Cult.
The Population of the North Blue was continuously converging towards the Southern Sea Area.
The Churches throughout the North Blue also couldn't meet the needs of too many Civilians, and would bring disaster victims who couldn't afford food, and Civilians who had escaped from the Red Line, to the Dark Sun Cult's faith zones.
The Dark Sun Cult was already an important link in the Kronos Kingdom's grasp over the North Blue.
And also an important customer and Trade partner for the Kronos Kingdom.
The rapid Development of the Dark Sun Cult might be partly due to Shirek's Ability.
But more than that, it was because the Dark Sun Cult had always been doing practical work, constantly doing charity, helping others, and saving countless people.
These were all things visible to the naked eye.
In contrast, what had the Revolutionary Army done?
Although Shirek could understand, it didn't mean he thought highly of the Revolutionary Army.
Without achievements, and with inner resistance, no amount of Brainwashing would be effective.
Because with resistance, no one would repeatedly rush to the interior of the Dark Sun Churches to listen to the Doctrine.
Naturally, the subtle influence couldn't be completed.
In this situation, even the World Government and the Marines couldn't casually make a move against the Dark Sun Cult.
Including those Member Nations.
The current Dark Sun Cult had completely seized the moral high ground and possessed immense Prestige in the North Blue.
In the North Blue, it had undoubtedly developed into a Colossus.
The number of Believers was still continuously increasing.
This was even with Shirek having Weaken the influence of his Ability to avoid others detecting the Doctrine's seductive power.
Within the faith zones, because many people from various places would come and go, Shirek had already stopped using his Ability.
Even without using his Ability, the Dark Sun Cult had already fully normalized, and the number of Believers was still continuously increasing.
Brainwashing was only carried out in four places.
The Assassin Organization infamous in the West Blue, the "Shadow Kill Hall," which Clear Out obstacles for the Dark Sun Cult's Development.
The Dark Sun Cult's Intelligence Force, the all-pervasive "Dark Current."
The Dark Sun Cult's overt guarding force, the "Dark Sun Knights."
And the Dark Sun Churches far from the faith zones.
From an organizational structure perspective, the Dark Sun Cult was already relatively complete.
However, the Dark Sun Cult had no Pope, or rather, the Pope had always existed, but no one had ever seen him, as if he were truly a god descending to the mortal world.
With the Dark Sun Cult having developed to this extent, the Kronos Kingdom had reached the point where they had to get involved.
The Dark Sun Knights were established under Hades' Command.
In the Future, the Dark Sun Cult needed to encompass half of the North Blue, specifically the South of the North Blue.
This required a powerful guarding force.
To compress the Pirates' Living Space, squeeze them into the North of the North Blue, and further develop, Weaken, and isolate the numerous Kingdoms in the North, as well as the Hilton Kingdom.
Furthermore, the Revolutionary Army also had no Space for Development within the Dark Sun Cult's ruled areas, and could only develop in the New World North.
In such a chaotic situation, the center of the North Blue would further shift towards the South, and both Population and Economy would continuously transfer.
The Dark Sun Cult was benchmarking itself against the Divine Light Empire in the South Blue.
Therefore, the Dark Sun Cult had already begun preparations for establishing the Holy See.
The "Dark Sun Knights" were an important link.
Only with sufficiently powerful Strength could a powerful Holy See be supported.
Moreover, without enough Strength, one day the weak but wealthy Dark Sun Cult would become everyone's Target.
A piece of fat meat everyone wanted to devour.
In The Great Sea, weakness was the original sin.
The Kronos Kingdom had already treated the North Blue as its own backyard, and relying on the Dark Sun Cult, could even more easily control the North Blue.
Naturally, they wouldn't allow the Dark Sun Cult to be destroyed.
To be honest, it wasn't until the last two years that the Kronos Kingdom truly realized the Dark Sun Cult's Role and began to actively intervene in its Development.
And Shirek's Mission was to Infiltration the Marines, and unite with the Dark Sun Cult to Infiltration the various Factions in the North Blue.
The Dark Sun Cult possessed a vast number of Guard Squads, dispersed within the faith zones, protecting the various Islands.
And the Elite among them, the Outstanding Individuals, were called the "Dark Sun Knights."
Perhaps they were still relatively nascent at the moment, but after ten years, this would be a terrifying force that no one would dare to overlook.
With the North Blue's large Base Number, many Talent would certainly emerge, and even Monsters would appear.
When establishing the Dark Sun Cult, Shirek initially did it just for fun.
Now, it had reached a point where even he found it difficult to control, and was even swept along by circumstances.
The vast number of Believers wouldn't allow the Cult to disappear either.
Restraining the Brainwashing of the ruled areas was also to help the Kronos Kingdom intervene in the Dark Sun Cult.
The Dark Sun Cult could only be controlled by Shirek.
With the establishment of the Dark Sun Holy See, Shirek was also the only candidate for Pope!
Once he completely controlled the North Blue, relying on Shirek's Ability, there would be enough Time to embed the Dark Sun Cult's Doctrine, along with the gradually perfected Mythology, into the Kronos Kingdom's Mythology.
And the Kronos Kingdom would become the "North Sea Overlord."
(end of chapter)
However.
"Revolutionary Army, truly worthy of you, Dragon."
Shirek's face held admiration, yet at the same time, it was mixed with a cold sneer of disdain.
Before this Bloody Battle, while guarding the North Blue, he had already paid attention to this rapidly developing young Faction, which had gone from being scattered to coming together.
Originally, he hadn't paid much mind to them, because the Members of the Revolutionary Army were ultimately Ordinary Humans.
No matter how much they developed without Strength, they would only be sending themselves to their deaths against absolute Strength.
But if Monkey D. Dragon stood behind the Revolutionary Army, then things were a little different.
If he hadn't guessed wrong, many Members of the Revolutionary Army had also received quite a bit of Supplies for free at the Dark Sun Cult's Churches.
They had even secretly investigated the Dark Sun Cult's Intelligence.
No matter how righteous and grand they claimed to be, it couldn't change the fact that they were just a Faction like bandits.
Currently, they didn't engage in production; most of their things were Plundered.
The Rebellion in that Kingdom in the North Blue was instigated by the Revolutionary Army.
The ones resisting were the Kingdom's Residents, the ones Sacrificed were the Civilians, but the ones leading were Members of the Revolutionary Army.
Occupying the Royal Palace and Plundering the Treasure and Supplies of numerous Nobles wasn't used on the Subjects who had suffered exploitation; instead, it went into the Revolutionary Army's own pockets to sustain their Development.
Isn't this ridiculous?
Leaving behind a mess, in Shirek's eyes, the Revolutionary Army's Essence was that of thieves!
In contrast, although the Dark Sun Cult performed Brainwashing on the populace, they truly created a peaceful environment.
Amidst Peace, numerous Islands naturally developed.
At the same time, through subtle influence, they completely transformed these Islands into their own faith zones.
Within the faith zones, Grain cultivation and Supplies production had become completely self-sufficient, meeting the needs of hundreds of millions of people.
The current Dark Sun Cult was still conducting free charity activities.
Covering the vast Southern Sea Area of the North Blue.
Without the Oppression of Nobles, this was the paradise created by the Dark Sun Cult.
The Population of the North Blue was continuously converging towards the Southern Sea Area.
The Churches throughout the North Blue also couldn't meet the needs of too many Civilians, and would bring disaster victims who couldn't afford food, and Civilians who had escaped from the Red Line, to the Dark Sun Cult's faith zones.
The Dark Sun Cult was already an important link in the Kronos Kingdom's grasp over the North Blue.
And also an important customer and Trade partner for the Kronos Kingdom.
The rapid Development of the Dark Sun Cult might be partly due to Shirek's Ability.
But more than that, it was because the Dark Sun Cult had always been doing practical work, constantly doing charity, helping others, and saving countless people.
These were all things visible to the naked eye.
In contrast, what had the Revolutionary Army done?
Although Shirek could understand, it didn't mean he thought highly of the Revolutionary Army.
Without achievements, and with inner resistance, no amount of Brainwashing would be effective.
Because with resistance, no one would repeatedly rush to the interior of the Dark Sun Churches to listen to the Doctrine.
Naturally, the subtle influence couldn't be completed.
In this situation, even the World Government and the Marines couldn't casually make a move against the Dark Sun Cult.
Including those Member Nations.
The current Dark Sun Cult had completely seized the moral high ground and possessed immense Prestige in the North Blue.
In the North Blue, it had undoubtedly developed into a Colossus.
The number of Believers was still continuously increasing.
This was even with Shirek having Weaken the influence of his Ability to avoid others detecting the Doctrine's seductive power.
Within the faith zones, because many people from various places would come and go, Shirek had already stopped using his Ability.
Even without using his Ability, the Dark Sun Cult had already fully normalized, and the number of Believers was still continuously increasing.
Brainwashing was only carried out in four places.
The Assassin Organization infamous in the West Blue, the "Shadow Kill Hall," which Clear Out obstacles for the Dark Sun Cult's Development.
The Dark Sun Cult's Intelligence Force, the all-pervasive "Dark Current."
The Dark Sun Cult's overt guarding force, the "Dark Sun Knights."
And the Dark Sun Churches far from the faith zones.
From an organizational structure perspective, the Dark Sun Cult was already relatively complete.
However, the Dark Sun Cult had no Pope, or rather, the Pope had always existed, but no one had ever seen him, as if he were truly a god descending to the mortal world.
With the Dark Sun Cult having developed to this extent, the Kronos Kingdom had reached the point where they had to get involved.
The Dark Sun Knights were established under Hades' Command.
In the Future, the Dark Sun Cult needed to encompass half of the North Blue, specifically the South of the North Blue.
This required a powerful guarding force.
To compress the Pirates' Living Space, squeeze them into the North of the North Blue, and further develop, Weaken, and isolate the numerous Kingdoms in the North, as well as the Hilton Kingdom.
Furthermore, the Revolutionary Army also had no Space for Development within the Dark Sun Cult's ruled areas, and could only develop in the New World North.
In such a chaotic situation, the center of the North Blue would further shift towards the South, and both Population and Economy would continuously transfer.
The Dark Sun Cult was benchmarking itself against the Divine Light Empire in the South Blue.
Therefore, the Dark Sun Cult had already begun preparations for establishing the Holy See.
The "Dark Sun Knights" were an important link.
Only with sufficiently powerful Strength could a powerful Holy See be supported.
Moreover, without enough Strength, one day the weak but wealthy Dark Sun Cult would become everyone's Target.
A piece of fat meat everyone wanted to devour.
In The Great Sea, weakness was the original sin.
The Kronos Kingdom had already treated the North Blue as its own backyard, and relying on the Dark Sun Cult, could even more easily control the North Blue.
Naturally, they wouldn't allow the Dark Sun Cult to be destroyed.
To be honest, it wasn't until the last two years that the Kronos Kingdom truly realized the Dark Sun Cult's Role and began to actively intervene in its Development.
And Shirek's Mission was to Infiltration the Marines, and unite with the Dark Sun Cult to Infiltration the various Factions in the North Blue.
The Dark Sun Cult possessed a vast number of Guard Squads, dispersed within the faith zones, protecting the various Islands.
And the Elite among them, the Outstanding Individuals, were called the "Dark Sun Knights."
Perhaps they were still relatively nascent at the moment, but after ten years, this would be a terrifying force that no one would dare to overlook.
With the North Blue's large Base Number, many Talent would certainly emerge, and even Monsters would appear.
When establishing the Dark Sun Cult, Shirek initially did it just for fun.
Now, it had reached a point where even he found it difficult to control, and was even swept along by circumstances.
The vast number of Believers wouldn't allow the Cult to disappear either.
Restraining the Brainwashing of the ruled areas was also to help the Kronos Kingdom intervene in the Dark Sun Cult.
The Dark Sun Cult could only be controlled by Shirek.
With the establishment of the Dark Sun Holy See, Shirek was also the only candidate for Pope!
Once he completely controlled the North Blue, relying on Shirek's Ability, there would be enough Time to embed the Dark Sun Cult's Doctrine, along with the gradually perfected Mythology, into the Kronos Kingdom's Mythology.
And the Kronos Kingdom would become the "North Sea Overlord."
(end of chapter)
