As Priest, Mo Qiong already knew what the so-called "announcement of apostasy" was about.
It was a property of the House of God Creation. It could imbue certain "otaku objects" with godhood and establish a divine system.
As long as someone worshiped any otaku deity, they were considered to have joined the religion.
Once they publicly announced their apostasy, however, that believer would die instantly.
To the people here, Gaia stood at the top of the divine system, while all the subordinate deities had been created by her.
But how could Mo Qiong possibly think that way? He wasn't some brainwashed fool. From the Society's perspective, what the hell did Gaia have to do with this Otaku Deity System?
The Church deliberately confused the people below them, making them believe that they worshiped the Gaia divine system.
In reality, judging by its essence, what these people believed in was... the Otaku Deity Religion.
The so-called announcement of apostasy was actually an announcement that they had betrayed the otaku deities...
It was the otaku deities who annihilated them, while the Gaia Church merely made use of this property.
As for the special seal in Wade's memories, it might have been the ability of some as-yet-undisclosed false deity.
After teaching him the basics of the Church, Fibo let Mo Qiong rest for the night.
Mo Qiong acted properly. He prayed for a long time before going to sleep, perfectly portraying the appearance of a devout believer.
Of course, he secretly sent the information to Master Gou and the others as well, allowing them to make targeted battle plans.
The next day, Fibo came to take Mo Qiong to a laboratory.
Ironically, the Gaia Church had researchers too.
However, all these researchers were at the bishop level.
In their experiments and production, besides