Seventh Prince Ron was slowly rising.
This was now the consensus among many people.
Though in terms of personal power and interest groups, Ron was still far behind the first three princes.
In certain respects, however, he was one of a kind.
Before this, among the Human Empire's three major churches, because Emperor Andre was a Favored One of the Church of the God of War, and successive emperors had also been believers of the Church of the God of War, the Church of the God of War held the greatest power and influence.
But the more powerful it became, the more internal problems it produced. Different voices were more likely to arise, and internal divisions more likely to form.
If the Empire's upper ranks were divided into hawks, doves, and neutrals, then the Church of the God of War basically contained all three voices, though the hawks clearly held the upper hand.
The Church of the God of Healing, meanwhile, was distinctly dovish.
Because the Church of the Goddess of Harvest had not built up enough connections among the upper ranks, it rarely had a voice of its own. Thus, though it enjoyed a good reputation among the common people, it had always been squeezed out by the other two churches, barely counting as neutral.
But once Ron became a Favored One of the Goddess of Harvest, the situation changed again.
As everyone knew, Emperor Andre, founder of the Human Empire, had been a Favored One of the God of War.
The royal family's Bright Sword Canon was the cultivation method the God of War had bestowed upon Emperor Andre back then.
That was what enabled Emperor Andre's glorious feat of standing alone against five Legendary-ranked Orcs, slaying three and grievously wounding two.
And now, Ron had become a