The Divine Envoy's "high-handedness" was faithfully reported back, and after hearing about it, Captain shook his head and paid it no mind.
The Divine Envoy had always held a high social status within the entire race. Back then, the god had hidden away and fallen into a deep sleep.
It was said that only Divine Envoys could communicate with the gods, and every Divine Envoy was personally chosen by a god, representing absolute divine authority and Divine Might.
Combined with their sophisticated techniques for using mental power, this orthogonally unified governing body had possessed absolute control over the entire Octopus Monster race for a very long time!
Back then, whatever the Divine Envoys said went. Anyone who dared to refute or question them would be sent to the stake and turned into takoyaki.
But as the gods awakened, more people became able to hear the gospel, and the Divine Envoys' status clearly declined.
They had once monopolized communication between ordinary Octopus Monsters and the gods. As an affiliated race of a god, this was no longer merely a matter of faith.
In fact, it was no different from what capital and capitalists did—and was even worse.
At least capitalists had government institutions to restrain them. No one could restrain the Divine Envoys. Aside from the gods, the only ones who could restrain them were themselves.
Thus, during this period of "monopoly," they gained unprecedented influence and social status.
Now, however, the monopoly was being broken. The higher-level rulers had changed the rules of the game, damaging the interests of a vested-interest group that had perhaps taken tens of thousands of years to form.
And so, internal conflict had erupted as well.
The gods had not interfered in this infighting. From a positive, healthy, and constructive perspective, it was a form