The war had been over for only a short while—about half a year.
Yet it seemed that what happened in the Pegasus Kingdom had shown the Northern Alliance an excellent way to seize territory through popular uprisings.
At any rate, that was what everyone internationally believed.
Across the entire Eastern Continent, among the believers within the former reach of the Church of Light.
New information spread.
The Pope and the Saintess jointly announced it.
Although the Church still had holy knights, they could no longer launch a holy war.
Their strength was far inferior to that of the Central Plains New Church and the Holy Papal State.
But who had not heard of the Northern Alliance's fearsome name?
No matter how all parties spoke of Lynn's schemes, or claimed that Lynn was manipulating the Church, and so on.
The Church of Light on the Northern Continent had billions of believers.
They had already, in practical terms, set themselves against the Central Plains New Church.
Once the order to oppose the Devil Race came down.
Devout believers would fight on their own.
They would voluntarily undertake counterintelligence work.
Likewise, in those nations where slavery still existed.
Uprisings would keep breaking out.
And the Rebel Army would beg for the Holy Army to come.
This was a religious war!
Did they know what a religious war was?
There was no need to consider the economy, no need to consider people's livelihoods, no need to consider casualties.
It was simply Faith—fighting for Faith.
This perfect pretext for war was Lynn's greatest weapon.
Countless fanatical Northern Alliance soldiers and reservists were celebrating wildly.
They could hardly wait to enter the next war.
Under Lynn's ultimatum, some members of the Eastern Nations began to flee.
They did not even dare to fight.
No, it was