The Orthodox Church of Dawn

No one in the outside world knew what Roland and Augustin had discussed in their secret meeting.

But the next day, Augustin suddenly announced that the Church of Dawn within the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom was the only orthodox Church of Dawn on the Saint Nor Continent and would fully inherit the foundations of the former Church of Dawn.

The news provoked mixed reactions from all sides.

The Arcane Empire strongly opposed it. Seraphim publicly accused Augustin, saying that as Pope, he had failed to spread faith in the Lord of Dawn and had instead betrayed the Church's interests.

The Sacred Alliance Empire remained silent, neither supporting nor opposing it.

The Black Nord Sereis United Empire issued a statement supporting the Church of Dawn's internal reforms, but hoped that Pope Augustin would place humanity first, usher in a new chapter for the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom, and not forget the radiance of the gods.

Amalfi's words were exceedingly subtle. Ordinary people would surely take them as a simple blessing, but they were actually a veiled warning.

After all, the Lord of Dawn was a genuine human god. More than ninety percent of his faith came from humans, which was why his reputation had spread so deeply among humanity. Even after the decline of the Church of Dawn, Dawn Day remained the most important festival for humans on the Saint Nor Continent.

And that meant the Church of Dawn was inherently unable to support the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom abandoning humanity and turning to other races. Otherwise, the Church of Dawn's prestige would collapse along with its reputation.

As for the various non-human races, they merely watched coldly, with no one responding.

Naturally, the ones hit hardest were the Holy Light Empire, which had only been restored for less than ten years.

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