Luo Yan listened quietly without interrupting.
After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Bai Shaotang continued.
"However, since a 'vessel' is ultimately still human, even after the Will of the Gods descends, it can only adjust the vessel's performance and make the body more suitable for wielding its power."
"But no matter how much it's adjusted, the 'vessel' can only withstand part of a god's power."
"If a god's power is likened to an ocean, then the 'vessel' is, at best, a bottle. The analogy may not be entirely accurate, but that's roughly what I mean."
"In short, gods can descend into the Mortal World with the help of 'saints,' but the power they can use is limited."
"Therefore, they can gather believers and have those believers help the 'saint' bear the strain, allowing the god to unleash more powerful strength."
"Freedom Wings is preparing believers for Virtues Europa for precisely this purpose."
"They've not only been gathering believers locally, but have also used the war to forcibly capture the local residents and send them to Freedom City to serve as believers."
"At most, Freedom Wings will need another seven days to prepare the believers Virtues needs."
"When the time comes, with the help of those believers, Virtues will be able to unleash power far beyond what he displayed before."
"Furthermore, Freedom Wings has found the holy spear, 'Longinus.' Rumor has it that this holy spear can injure a god's body, so it might pose a threat to our divine mecha."
"The spear has already been delivered to Virtues."
"With a large number of believers gathered to unleash greater power, plus the holy spear, even you and Captain Bai working together might have difficulty resisting that strength."
"Therefore, we must speed things up. Before Freedom Wings finishes