Meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow.
The simple, catchy Cat Cult slogan swept through the entire main city in an instant. Meows rose and fell everywhere; anyone unaware of the situation might have thought they had walked into some enormous cat café.
Even the way people greeted each other had changed, from "Have you eaten today?" to "Have you meowed today?"
It was clear that the Sacred Fire Cat Cult was gaining more and more followers—its expansion had even been so rapid that the royal family had to move up its plans to build additional churches.
Naturally, the department in charge of construction did not dare slack off. Their efficiency was astonishingly high. In less than a week, they had raised new branches from the ground, and the quality was exceptionally solid—a miracle in the history of construction.
Nonsense. This involved the national religion currently in the spotlight. If they still dared to embezzle, extort, and operate behind the scenes, wouldn't they be courting death? Never mind the royal family's fury; they might not even be able to withstand the enthusiasm of ordinary citizens.
Sometimes, you never knew how much potential you had until you were pushed... Of course, that was also because this world had Ascendants, or rather, "God-Chosen." Otherwise, no matter how hard they worked, accomplishing something like this in a place where large-scale machinery had yet to become widespread would have been impossible.
But regardless, the outcome delighted everyone, and people were willing to voluntarily promote the Sacred Fire Cat Cult.
Naturally, the first thing to do was drag in friends and family. It did not matter whether they had witnessed the Cat Cult's vast divine powers or not; they could at least fill out a form and sign up first.
The reason was simple.