Deification

Jamir's old eyes lit up at Chen Cheng's words.

He immediately saw the advantage for them. They should spread their message through small villages and towns, just as Chen Cheng had said, rather than go to the big cities and clash head-on with the Church.

As he marveled at Chen Cheng's brilliant plan, he grew even more certain that Chen Cheng was a True God descended to the mortal world.

Only someone who had fought over faith before could have come up with such a brilliant idea. Perhaps this part of Chen Cheng's awareness had awakened without him realizing it.

Chen Cheng had no idea that Jamir had already written several more little essays in his head about Chen Cheng's divine identity.

"All right, that's the situation. You can go ahead of us. Start by focusing your work around our base.

"When the time is right, we'll also give you some military support on the front lines."

That last part was pure bluff. Chen Cheng's struggle to restore his nation was headed in a different direction from Jamir's efforts. His most important task now was to gather the legacy left behind by the Empire's collapse.

The Empire's five great legions, for instance.

Although no one heard news of the five legions anymore, finding Doyle and the others on this trip to Oasis City had convinced Chen Cheng that some of their strength had survived.

Beyond that, he needed to unite the other peoples who had once chosen to pledge loyalty to the Empire or cooperate with it, such as the Elf race and the Dragon race.

Then there was the Demigod Temple, once a cornerstone of the Empire.

Many of its Demigods had fallen one after another, but judging by the numbers Samlet had given him, a large portion had