Faced with Zeus's sudden emergence, the Lord of Light had his hands full. He had no strength to spare for the church under his name. →
For the Holy Light Church and Archbishop Link, the only good news seemed to be that their old enemy, the Divine Eagle Empire, was in just as much trouble and had no chance to kick them while they were down.
Things were much the same for the Divine Eagle Empire.
Only they faced Poseidon, the newly risen Sea God of the Titan Race!
The New Gods' infighting had long since brought down the previous Sea God, leaving the Sea God's Divine Office vacant.
With the Titan Race's resurgence, Poseidon had become master of the oceans almost without question. Not only did he control three Void Worlds, he had also thrust his tentacles into the seas of the Main World.
He raised a massive tsunami against the Divine Eagle Empire's coastline, then seized the chance to send millions of sea kings onto its territory.
"These are all too expensive. Without a discount, I can't persuade the church to place a large order."
In a warehouse outside Lorraine City, Link frowned slightly as he looked over the weapons Green was trying to sell him. His stance was firm.
After their pleasantries in the reception room, Green had brought the archbishop here.
In truth, Green did not consider Gaia and the others valuable customers.
Those Deities had grown used to receiving their followers' offerings for nothing. Fair trade no longer suited them, and squeezing any profit out of them would be difficult—and dangerous.
Archbishop Link, on the other hand, had plenty of resources and was willing to pay a price to get what he wanted.
The warehouse held not only Dongfeng Missiles, but also export-model Marine Mechs,