Chapter 514: Deep Understanding (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Under their promotion, the number of believers of the Dark God Sect in Star City had already reached 4,358.
They had regular jobs and would only come to the Dark God Sect for devout worship when they had free time.
The old man also said that these believers didn’t believe in the Dark God at first.
However, after experiencing some situations, they gradually believed in the existence of the Dark God and became pious.
When Feng Qi asked what they had experienced, he got the same answer as in the information.
Their involvement was linked to the healing of illnesses and physical conditions.
Listening to the old man recounting the incident of the Dark God saving his believers with a pious expression, the owner of the fog suddenly interrupted.
“Have the Dark God ever revived believers?”
Hearing this, Feng Qi immediately cast a puzzled look at the owner of the fog.
Is the owner of the fog here to cause trouble?
The old man holding the book was also stunned. Then, he shook his head and said.
“The Dark God won’t interfere with the cycle of life and death, but devout believers will be guided by the Dark God in the afterlife, obtaining a beautiful new existence.”
With that said, the old man pointed at the fountain not far away and said.
“This is the Dark God Sect’s holy water. Drinking it over a long period strengthens your body. You can try it.”
When Feng Qi and the owner of the fog heard this, they immediately turned to look at said fountain.
“Let’s give it a try.” The owner of the fog nodded decisively.
Upon reaching the fountain, it extended for the wooden bowl and dipped a ladle into the water.
After taking a sip, the owner of the fog couldn’t help but nod.
“It contains a trace of Spiritual Qi. Consuming it for a long time does have the effect of strengthening your body.”
“This has nothing to do with Spiritual Qi. The holy water in the fountain was blessed by the Dark God. If you don’t believe me, you can look for spiritual stones embedded in this fountain.”
The old man was a little dissatisfied with the owner of the fog’s words, but he still explained humbly.
When the owner of the fog heard this, it grinned but did not respond.
At this moment, its gaze passed through the marble surface at the bottom of the fountain and saw the array patterns carved on the inside.
This was a small spirit-gathering array that automatically extracted the nearby Spiritual Qi.
After following the old man for a while in the Dark God Sect’s branch, they roughly understood the situation here.
The development of the Dark God Sect’s branch in Star City was still in its infancy.
Compared to Star City, which had a population of tens of millions, the number of thousands of believers was not worth mentioning.
However, through the old man’s introduction, they also saw the growth potential of the Dark God Sect.
By treating believers and other promotional methods, the Dark God Sect would be able to develop rapidly in Star City.
However, the condition was that the sect would spread like a spider web in Star City only when the number of believers reached a certain threshold.
As for the Dark God Sect, which had taken root in Star City for several years and only had a few thousand believers now, this was also related to Star City’s environment.
Now, they were certain that the Spiritual Energy Race was behind the Dark God Sect.
After all, it was impossible for the Spiritual Energy Race that occupied Former Days City to let an uncontrolled domain faction grow quickly.
The Spiritual Energy Race also helped to encourage the development of the Dark God Sect.
For example, media publicity, etc.
However, in Star City, the Dark God Sect did not have such treatment.
After all, Star City was not under the control of the Spiritual Energy Race. It was impossible to control the media to help the Dark God Sect.
Crucially, the media in Star City opposed this theory.
There might be instances of believers recovering from terminal illnesses, but once the media in Star City became aware of such cases, they promptly labeled them as mere “coincidences.”
It was impossible to report such incidents.
The media was an important window to the outside world. There were various information platforms, short videos, news media, and so on.
These windows were an important medium for the residents of Star City to understand the outside world.
If the media didn’t report about it, the public wouldn’t know about it.
In fact, Star City had tolerated the existence of the Dark God Sect. It was impossible to promote it.
This also caused the development of the Dark God Sect in Star City to be at a bottleneck.
Feng Qi had reason to believe it.
As long as the number of believers in the Dark God Sect reached a certain number, there was no need for the media to report and publicize the expansion in the future. The expansion would take off.
They had a deeper understanding of the Dark God Sect under the old man’s introduction.
After departing from the Dark God Sect branch, they boarded the military vehicle that had been waiting and headed back to the headquarters of the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s headquarters.
After returning to the office in the core area, the owner of the fog lay on the sofa and pondered. Then, it said.
“The development of the Dark God Sect in Former Days City might be smooth, but there’s no room for this sect to develop in Star City.”
“Why? Are you planning to attack it?” Feng Qi immediately asked.
“Of course. Star City is my territory. How can I tolerate them growing wantonly in my territory?”
“What are you up to?”
“Most of the media in Star City is under our control and promoting the Dark God Sect requires a wealth of positive news. These early stages are the most challenging for the sect’s development. Naturally, I need to strategically discredit them. Are you suggesting I should provide publicity for them?”
“Aren’t you afraid of being targeted by the Spiritual Energy Race in Former Days City?”
“Yes, of course, I’m afraid, but the Spiritual Energy Race doesn’t know that I’m in control of the Tiger Soul Research Institute.”
As the owner of the fog spoke, a wicked smile appeared on its face.
“Ah Qi, sometimes you can’t afford to be too timid in the face of challenges. Even if you’re aware that your opponent’s strength surpasses yours by far, you must grasp one thing: the enemy is in the light, and I am in the dark..”