As the leader of an organization, Lu PingAn had not returned to his own territory for a long time. Even in the capital alone, there was far too much work to handle.
And unfortunately, none of it could be done without him.
"You're still needed to grasp the situation and make the most valuable judgments. We can't exactly send you reports from thousands of kilometers away."
During this period, the founding of the New Kingdom and the organization's continual improvements were one thing, but the emergence of new divine factions was the true source of all these changes.
Having become guardian gods of the New Kingdom, and with the nation standing at the edge of war, they could not simply watch from the sidelines. They needed to step in and make "contributions," to prove their worth to the world—or at least to the people of this country.
"...It feels like just standing here makes me a living advertisement for the God of Resistance and Redemption."
Lu PingAn was a "signal source." His presence made the mass production of Professionals easier, and the younger generation who gained extraordinary powers through this channel naturally developed a favorable impression of the God of Redemption.
But that alone was still not enough.
"...Salvation-branded arms, Resistance-branded medical supplies, logistics, and tools. It really is ironic."
The Rebirth Merchant Guild and the Salvation Church were, in a sense, two sides of the same coin. Or more precisely, the merchant guild was the flesh, while some of its members were the "bones" of the Salvation Church. Their upper ranks overlapped, yet were not entirely the same.
The "Pope" was clearly Lu Mouren, because many operations could only be carried out by him personally.
But as a result, as the representative of a guardian god, he had no