Inside the temple, Augustus knelt for a long time before slowly rising, already making plans in his mind.
Strengthening faith could not be done with mere words.
The believers needed to witness miracles. They needed to feel the Supreme God's presence.
Weekly prayers alone were not enough.
Now that the entire world had been drawn into an unknown region, there were no stars in the sky besides the sun and moon.
The meteor that could have brought about an apocalyptic crisis was naturally gone as well.
Clearly, the great Supreme God had intervened.
While this made the goblins sing the praises of the great Supreme God, it also robbed them of their sense of urgency, greatly slowing the growth of their faith.
A new method was needed to inspire the believers and strengthen their faith.
Augustus decided to bind extraordinary power to faith. Only believers with unwavering faith would qualify to cultivate extraordinary methods.
The firmer their faith, the more profound the cultivation methods they could receive, the more complete the methods would be, and the more likely they would be to obtain subsequent teachings.
Those with weak resolve could only learn shallow basics, or be eliminated during selection.
As for those with no faith at all, they would be denied the qualifications to cultivate outright.
The divine oracle had only said to strengthen faith and increase the population. It had not specified how.
This showed that the Supreme God had granted him ample authority, allowing him to adapt according to the actual circumstances.
Augustus had a plan, but he could not rely entirely on himself.
He needed tools—tools capable of measuring levels of faith, so he could better distribute cultivation methods.
Augustus knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the cold floor, his hands clasped together.
"Supreme God,