Augustin left.
In the end, he still had not agreed to a deeply integrated alliance with Roland.
However, Roland had not come away empty-handed. Augustin promised Roland that if, within five years, the Church of Dawn's followers exceeded twenty million and the number of churches across the continent surpassed one thousand, then he would leave the Angel Emblem, one of the Church of Dawn's three divine artifacts, in the Church of Dawn of the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom.
If, within eight years, the combined number of Light Element Saint Domain experts in the Holy Light Cleric Corps and the Guardian Legion exceeded ten, the Church of Dawn of the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom would receive another Light Divine Artifact.
If, within ten years, the Church of Dawn's faith spread throughout the entire North Continent, he would personally elevate Yulia beyond Legendary, have her inherit his legacy, become the new pope of the Church of Dawn, and command the three Light Divine Artifacts.
Throughout this process, Augustin would shield Roland from the two great empires and every Legendary expert capable of threatening the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom.
Of course, if Roland could not even fulfill the first condition, the entire agreement would be void, and the Church of Dawn in the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom would receive nothing.
Without question, this partnership offered Roland immense benefits. Gaining the protection of Augustin, the strongest man on the Saint Nor Continent, would provide unimaginable help for the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom's upcoming plans.
The most immediate effect was that, over the next ten years, the shadow cast over Roland by the two great empires would completely vanish.
But the difficulty was equally immense. Each of the three conditions was harsher than the last. If Roland truly brought the Church of Dawn to that point, then even if it