Lyka had clearly seen the power the pendant could unleash in this era. He knew it was absurdly, overwhelmingly strong.
And the Codex was not a physical object in any ordinary sense, but something bound to him that had come into this world when he was born.
That meant the Codex could transcend the limits of the material world and had bound itself to him in some unknown way.
Of course, Lyka would tell no outsider any of this. The fewer people who knew, the safer this world would be.
Once everyone had recovered from the news about the Codex, Lyka continued:
"This Divine Calamity brought about by the Orc race has also taught us something. When you return, I need you to put your peoples' beliefs in order. Identify the ancient gods your peoples have worshipped since antiquity, then make that your people's sole faith."
Religion had existed on this continent long before the Church appeared. This was especially true among peoples born with magical gifts in their bloodlines; every one of them had linked those gifts to some god.
Of course, Old Ke and the others who had created these peoples long ago had played a part in that.
But Lyka had suddenly reached into the beliefs of every people present, and they immediately grew wary.
A nation's greatest affairs were sacrifice and war.
One governed a people's thoughts, the other their military might. How could they not be on guard?
"Don't doubt me. Didn't this Divine Calamity caused by the Orc race happen precisely because they had no firm faith in a god?
If every orc had truly believed in one Beast God, would they still have offered sacrifices to summon an Evil God?
What I'm asking is simple. Unite your entire people under one faith. If