"Hill Country Community?"
It seemed to be the first time the Magic Goddess had heard that name, and she could not help but pause.
After hearing Roger's explanation, she finally showed a look of realization. "Those dozen or so small countries all believe in the Technology God Church now? If that's the case, then they really are an ideal region for reform, because... enough of them have died, and they're weak enough."
Powerful nations like the Graycastle Empire, the Dawn Kingdom, and the Elven Kingdom were actually very difficult to reform, even for gods. Not even their state religions could accomplish it.
The reason was simple. There were too many interest groups in every link of the chain. Even if a god called for reform, once it touched the interests of those families, they would oppose it without hesitation, even if it might cost them their lives!
When faced with such forces, one either overturned the board and started over, or used a dull knife to carve away flesh, slowly boiling the frog bit by bit.
It seemed like there was a choice, but there really wasn't.
With an alien crisis liable to emerge at any time, they clearly did not have the time to overturn the board. Nor would the other gods simply watch as they were suddenly weakened...
The size of the population had far too great an impact on the gods' power.
Besides, most importantly, those eighteen small countries were simply too weak.
They did not have large populations or great strength to begin with, and the War God Church had already purged them once before. A vast number of vested interests had died, while those who survived had long become a minority. Faced with the Tech Combat Force, as long as their lives were not being