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For the Churches, their Gods are Sequence 0.
Therefore, there are no Sequence 1s of the same pathway within a Church; at most, there are only Sequence 2s and the sequences below them.
Take the Church of the Evernight Goddess as an example.
Since the Evernight Goddess already exists, then within the Church—or rather, within the entire world—there will be no Sequence 1 "Knight of Misfortune," only Sequence 2 "Servants of Concealment."
Furthermore, if there are many Sequence 3s and Sequence 4s within the Church, the number of low-sequence people below them will decrease.
This is because there are only so many Beyonder characteristics for the Evernight pathway.
This is also why, after a Church Beyonder dies, the Beyonder characteristics must be recovered regardless of the cost.
It is also why the Church agrees to let subordinate Beyonders choose other pathways.
George is of the Seer pathway; even if he promotes in the future, he will not occupy a quota for the Darkness pathway.
"Mr. George has saved our Church's Punishers; he rightfully should join our Church."
Seeing Crestet issue an invitation, Randal was not to be outdone and immediately issued an invitation as well.
At this moment, his attitude had become very friendly and gentle, no longer possessing that high-and-mighty scrutiny from the beginning.
Members of the Church of the Lord of Storms have bad tempers, but that depends on who they are facing.
"Mr. George lives within the jurisdiction of our Nighthawks; it is more appropriate for him to join our Church."
Crestet did not yield an inch.
"Just because he's in the jurisdiction of your Nighthawks, he has to join you? That really makes me laugh."
"Then because he saved your Punishers, he has to join you? Isn't that even more ridiculous?"
"Crestet, how dare a mere Sequence 5 like you try to compete with me!"
"Randal, do you think just because you've reached Sequence 4, I'm afraid of you!"
The two high-ranking deacons, who had been cooperating tacitly just a moment ago, looked as if they were about to start fighting because they were inviting George to join their respective Churches.
Seeing this, George quickly waved his hand and smiled:
"The two of you need not be like this. My parents actually believe in the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. If I were to join a Church, I should join the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.
However, I am still young and haven't thought about joining a Church yet; I want to spend more time with my parents like a normal child.
So, as for joining a Church, let's talk about it after I reach adulthood."
Klein is in the Church of the Evernight Goddess, and there is a member in Klein's Tarot Club from the Church of the Lord of Storms. These two Churches already have sources of intelligence, so there was no need for him to join.
Moreover, joining a Church requires believing in an Orthodox God. Being directly exposed to the gaze of an Orthodox God is not a good thing.
"But please rest assured, whether it is the Church of the Evernight Goddess or the Church of the Lord of Storms, if there is anywhere you need my help, you can find me.
Saving those who have lost control or capturing cultists—I am willing to help with both."
"Then we thank Mr. George."
Hearing George's firm tone, Crestet and Randal glanced at each other and stopped arguing, nodding simultaneously.
If they continued and pushed George toward the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery—about which he knew nothing yet—it would be a huge loss.
Since George had decided to wait until adulthood to choose a Church to join, then they would wait.
It just so happened that they also needed to return and report the latest intelligence regarding George to the higher-ups.
Most importantly, George's strength was right there; they wouldn't dare try to use force even if they wanted to.
If this were any low-sequence Beyonder, things could never be like this—they would have to agree even if they didn't want to, otherwise, they would spend their whole lives in the Church's prison.
Furthermore, George's attitude toward both Churches was very friendly and he was willing to help at any time, which could be considered an indirect achievement of their goal.
"However, my help comes with a price."
Seeing that the two were no longer pestering him, George continued:
"If it's saving someone who has lost control: 150 pounds for Sequence 9, 500 pounds for Sequence 8, 1,000 for Sequence 7, 3,000 for Sequence 6, 5,000 for Sequence 5, 10,000 for Sequence 4, and 30,000 for Sequence 3.
If it's helping to deal with cultists, the price is the same.
Or, it can be exchanged for equivalent materials that I need for my sequence promotion.
Also, I am currently only Sequence 7, so I can only help save those who have lost control below Sequence 7.
To save higher-sequence individuals who have lost control, I'll likely have to wait until my sequence increases."
"No problem!"
The two high-ranking deacons nodded firmly once again.
They never intended to have an expert like George help for free.
The prices George quoted could be considered very low; sometimes, even if you offered three or four times that price, you couldn't find such an expert to help.
Especially regarding saving those who have lost control—for an important person, even ten times the price would be reasonable.
Besides, the Churches did not lack money.
"Right, there is one more thing. My father is about to be promoted to work in Backlund, and I will be going there as well.
If possible, I ask the Churches to help look after him and make his work a bit easier and less tiring."
Finally, George made one last request.
His purpose in saying this was, on one hand, to inform both Churches that he was going to Backlund—to the headquarters of the Churches—where there would be more opportunities for cooperation in the future.
On the other hand, it was to demonstrate his humanity. The more a Beyonder values their parents and possesses humanity, the more the Church can feel at ease.
"Mr. Jack will obtain a high-paying and easy position."
Randal replied immediately.
The Church's influence in the Kingdom is unparalleled. To put it bluntly, even the Loen Royalty has to obey certain arrangements of the Church, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to remain the Royal Family.
The Loen Kingdom believes in the Evernight Goddess and the Lord of Storms; the influence of both sides is roughly equal.
However, the Augustus family, the Loen Royals, has always believed in the Lord of Storms, so this small matter was really nothing.
After everything was discussed, the two high-ranking deacons returned to the Church headquarters overnight, and George went home.
However, after returning home, he did not immediately enter a state of cultivation. Instead, he made a trip to the gray fog and explained the situation to Klein so that Klein would have an idea of what was happening.
The next evening, Klein used the power of the gray fog again to contact George because he had pulled in another new member.
Only this time, the new member pulled into the gray fog did not come from an ordinary city, but from the legendary Land Forsaken by God.
Through this new member, Klein obtained quite a bit of useful information, and he shared all the information he gained with George.
For the next two days, the waters were calm. The spiritual energy George could convert grew day by day, and he unlocked more magic improved using spiritual energy and Magician abilities.
His parents had already sold one house; once they sold the second, they prepared to set off for Backlund.
Monday afternoon, 3:00 PM.
George attended the Tarot Club organized by Klein above the gray fog for the first time.
"Ahem, well, I might act a bit pretentious in a moment. I can't help it, otherwise I won't be able to bluff them."
Before formally pulling the people in, Klein gave George a reminder.
To be honest, having to act as "The Fool" in front of George—someone who knew the truth—required him to do quite a bit of mental preparation.
(End of Chapter)