"Are there any evil god cults or secret societies near us?"
This was under the Tribunal's jurisdiction. Chloe pondered for a moment, then shook her head... or rather, shook her coffin. "No."
"How could there be none?" Theus was somewhat surprised. "Didn't they say evil god worshippers were everywhere?"
"Then you have to look at where we are, Boss!" Chloe was rather speechless. "Castel has the most evil Moth Chasing Flame, a cult that even cultists fear, and the Mystic Society—no offense, but your Mystic Society is more fanatical than any cult!"
"As long as cultists still have functioning brains, they'd rather develop in the Empire than come here. And cultists crazy enough to come here generally don't have enough sanity left to preach, much less perform such highly technical work as summoning evil gods."
Theus suddenly felt a little awkward. "Really? I'm part of Castel too. How come I never noticed?"
"Boss, your reputation across the continent is already that of the world's greatest cult leader. After all, other cults worship evil gods, while Castel's cult worships you!"
Theus: "..."
Chloe, you really dared to say anything!
Theus was so angry he wanted to have the Tribunal arrest Chloe, but then he remembered that Chloe was the Chief Judge.
After saying that, Chloe looked like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water... though at least she really was dead.
Nini was struggling hard not to laugh. Theus grabbed the tip of her tail and slammed it onto the table. "There must be cultists elsewhere, then, right? The Empire—does the Empire have any?"
"Yes, there are many cultists in the Empire."
"Then find a way to import some cultists from the Empire. Chloe, send people to the Empire to study the advanced practices of their cults too. Try