Before the Fifth Era, the limited size of the Main Plane and its meager number of Believers had kept the gods short of divine power. The number of priests had naturally remained low, and spellcasters dominated the Planes. But with the arrival of the Fifth Era, the Main Plane expanded a hundredfold. The resulting population boom gave the gods abundant divine power and triggered an explosion in the number of priests.
Spellcasters still dominated the Planes, but the rise of priests had already begun to threaten their position. And with the appearance of the God of Agriculture and the introduction of new seeds and Fertilizer, the Main Plane was bound to see another population boom. The gods' divine power would swell again, and they would surely increase the number of priests on a massive scale. That would shake the Magic Net's position and threaten the Mysterious Girl's Authority.
"To the Mysterious Girl, the Divine Power Network is a disruptor. It's encroaching on the Magic Net, just as agriculture encroaches on Famine. If she lets it continue, she may be unable to maintain her divine rank and fall further and further..."
"But she can't stop the Divine Power Network from expanding. Too many gods are involved. Even at her divine rank, taking on so many gods at once wouldn't end well for her..."
"So her choice should be to bring the Divine Power Network into the Magic Net. I don't know when she first had that idea, but judging by the Main Plane, she hasn't made much progress. No god is willing to connect their Divine Power Network to the Magic Net."
He picked up a bunch of glistening grapes, peeled one, and swallowed it. Then he began to think.
"The Mysterious Girl's proposal has advantages and disadvantages for me."
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