"This is really exaggerated..."
In the holy land of Mary Geoise, the Five Elders were gathered together as always, as if they had never been apart.
In front of them were photos of what had been taken, but they didn't show people. They only showed shattered ice and swirling water.
This was the very battlefield where Water in the Rear fought against Roger!
"A world of ice covering an area of a hundred kilometers only reached this point in the extremely short amount of time they were fighting."
The Five Elder with the sword said with emotion, "It's to be expected that a member of God's Right Seat would have the ability to fight a Demon Lord. But for Gol D. Roger to be able to fight him as well... his threat is getting bigger and bigger."
A Five Elder with a long beard nodded in deep agreement and said, "Yes, and what's more... he's a D."
The faces of all five of them became serious when the letter D was mentioned.
Although demons were beginning to revive one after another in this era, the D were also a big problem for them.
"But dealing with Roger isn't an easy task either. We don't have enough troops at our disposal right now."
Because the Marines couldn't concentrate all their forces to actively attack a single pirate. It would be fine if the pirates attacked the Marine headquarters, but it was impossible to launch an attack.
Because the Marine headquarters was one of the gateways to Mary Geoise. If the Marine headquarters moved out entirely, who would guard the safety of the holy land?
As for The Black Order?
They also had their own missions to do. There were more and more demons appearing now, and everyone in The Black Order except for Makima, who was in charge of the headquarters, was often out on missions.
This couldn't be helped, as Genichi had extracted so many Shikon Jewel shards, and they had to be put to use.
Moreover, incorporating Shikon Jewel shards into life was also a way to strengthen the Shikon Jewel. By constantly absorbing the wishes of life, the 'four souls' in the Shikon Jewel would become stronger.
"It would be good if Water in the Rear could join us." One of the Five Elders said at this time. "Even if he can't be like Makima, we should at least make him more inclined towards the World Government."
"These past few days, CP has investigated Water in the Rear's movements. Through his brief stays and actions, especially the words he spoke, they have compiled information about a religion called 'Cross'."
"This seems to coincide with some ancient beliefs."
After all, there are many churches and nuns in the pirate world. Although the faith that the churches point to differs depending on the location, just like how Satan is circulating in this world, God also exists.
After all, there is also something like the Adam Treasure Tree...
"Religion and faith have been passed down from ancient times. Water in the Rear's era was destroyed, but culture will not disappear completely as a result. It's not strange that some beliefs have been passed down." The Five Elder who held the sword said at the beginning.
The previous Five Elder nodded. "Yes, so my idea is to develop the 'Cross Church'. Perhaps doing so can gain Water in the Rear's favor."
It's kind of funny to say that the World Government, the world's largest violent institution, actually needs to gain the favor of a man.
But this is the harsh reality. The world never cares about the weak, but instead favors the strong.
Just to gain some of his favor, they have to find ways to please him!
"We can also appropriately improve the treatment of the people. Like this, let the various member countries restrain themselves a bit, and strongly support the 'Cross Church' in..."
He frowned as he said this, as if he was thinking about something.
In fact, he originally wanted to say that they should set up a Cross Church headquarters in Mary Geoise, but when he thought of the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise, he felt that it would be a bit troublesome.
So, after a brief thought, he changed the location.
"Let's set up the Cross Church headquarters at the Marine headquarters."
In fact, when it comes to something like this, it would be better to put it in The Black Order, but the World Government is still thinking about controlling Makima.
If Water in the Rear continues to be active, then the people who have seen the miraculous power on him will become an important force for the Cross Church.
It is conceivable that this sect will definitely become an important force in the future.
As for improving the treatment of some people, they just need to let the kings of various places restrain themselves a bit. The Heavenly Tribute cannot be reduced.
Those kings are all dripping with wealth. For the stability of the world, it's okay for them to bleed a little.
Hmm, they can consider establishing an organization specifically to monitor whether the various kings are levying exorbitant taxes. It wouldn't be good for the World Government to come forward, but the ordinary people would definitely be happy to do such a thing.
At that time, they can let CP guide them a little, and then they can come out and act as peacemakers in the end.
If there were riots in the past, the World Government would definitely suppress them directly, but the upcoming riots will be guided by them, so of course they must move in a direction that suits their interests.
"Isn't it a bit conflicting to put it in the Marine headquarters?" The long-bearded Five Elder felt that this was not a good idea. "Since there is already The Black Order, adding a Cross Church won't affect anything."
"Do you mean to set up a dedicated Cross Church headquarters?"
The long-bearded Five Elder explained, "Doing so can show our importance, and we don't need the World Government to openly support it directly like when we set up The Black Order. We just need to support and control it from behind the scenes."
"We can choose an island around the Marine headquarters so that it is still within our sphere of influence."
"I have no objections."
"I also think it's possible."
As the Five Elders expressed their opinions one after another, the plan was decided.
So people were shocked to find that the Cross Church began to develop at an extremely rapid pace, and it was aggressively absorbing other religions, either taking the gods of other sects as angels or suppressing them into demon kings.
For example, a religion that worshipped the main god Bali was absorbed into the Cross Church. In the newly compiled scriptures, most of the early chapters were about conflicts between the kings of the Cross Church faith and tribes that believed in Bali and other heretical religions.
Speaking of which, these people who originally believed in Bali were also quite pitiful. The main god of their mythology suddenly became a demon king and appeared more often than any other angel in the scriptures, but his main function was to be a stepping stone.
Sad.
With the World Government, the largest violent institution, openly supporting them, they were helpless.
Although there were not a few people who originally believed in the Cross Church, there is now a trend for it to directly develop into the world's largest religion.
At this time, the World Government also built a huge church on an island around the Marine headquarters and guided the pontiffs of various places to recognize it as the Cross Church headquarters.
During this period, Water in the Rear seemed to be unaware and continued to act on his own. Even the World Government's intelligence system, which almost covers the world, would often lose track of him.
Time continued to pass…
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