Strategy

"Our Lord God of Redemption, You were born from chaos, the guiding light, the place where our souls belong..."

"Your Dao Cultivation shall spread throughout the world, and in the future, You will attain eternity!"

"Your kingdom shall be the place where we rest in peace!"

Caspar City, inside a vast hall.

Over a hundred believers had gathered together, praying loudly. Leading them was Wu Ming, dressed in a white priest's robe. Behind him, Lena and Carter wore equally devout expressions.

After bringing Carter into the fold, Wu Ming's "Church of Salvation" had officially opened its doors.

Wu Ming himself had unceremoniously appointed himself "Pope," the unquestioned agent of the deity and the church's highest authority in the mortal world.

As for Lena and Carter, each had been given the title of apprentice priest, and they had set about recruiting new members.

In this regard, Lena had a slight advantage, since she had often attended religious events before. Carter, meanwhile, excelled at coordinating and managing affairs.

The temporary place of worship, for example, was his doing. He had contacted the landlord, then Wu Ming had stepped in to rent the place.

It's just... most of the people Lena recruited were former fringe believers of that God of Suffering...

The solemn and sacred Pope Steven was grumbling to himself. Basically... half the members of my church used to be cultists?

For now, they needed to develop quietly. Aside from before the core members, Wu Ming had no intention of displaying miracles and Divine Arts on a large scale.

So, apart from Lena's recruiting, their initial efforts at spreading the faith could only rely on spending money: handing out flyers, offering free Holy Water and Holy Communion, and drawing a crowd before gradually winning people over.

After the ceremony, the believers