As for gods and faith, Zong Shen's view had not changed from the moment he arrived until now.
That was: "Respect them, but keep them at a distance."
It meant maintaining the necessary respect and distance—he did not reject contact, but he would never get too close.
Therefore, Zong Shen would never blindly introduce religious forces into his territory.
Divine authority would inevitably affect secular authority.
He wanted absolute control within his territory.
Rather than indoctrinating faith and promoting that whole business of dedicating oneself to the gods.
The inhabitants of his territory could only strive for Zong Shen or for themselves.
Lords had all kinds of development strategies. Some followed the usual path, while others took unconventional routes.
Among the billions of lords, some chose to attach themselves to nearby churches or introduce faith into their territories.
The advantage of doing so was that they could quickly latch onto the natives.
It reduced the difficulty of early development.
They became subordinate faith factions under various churches.
But the price was that the Loyalty of their inhabitants often became "tainted."
Faith and Loyalty became intertwined, making it impossible for most inhabitants' Loyalty to rise above 95 points.
Moreover, if faith was allowed to spread unchecked throughout the territory, then should the lord decide to break away from the church forces in the future, they would suffer the backlash of a drastic drop in Loyalty.
To gain something, one had to give something in return.
The religious characteristics of the [Sacrificial Raven God Statue (Special)] before him were far too obvious.
It was not suitable for public display within the territory.
However, Zong Shen could consider taking it back and placing it in the small world inside the [Dimensional Seed (Special)].
Then he could raise a flock of ravens there and