The letter was sent by Kottman. To facilitate contact, Lin Ruo had told His Excellency the King of the Five Seas how to summon Douglas.
The letter was also simple and clear, roughly describing the actions taken against Oravi Island, stating that the operation had concluded, and that the military and the Church had cleared the Governor's Mansion of pollution, and so on.
Unsurprisingly, Lin Ruo did not see any mention of a beautiful young girl with a black fan covering her face in the letter; clearly, a certain Nyarlathotep had not met with the official Beyonders.
In fact, according to Kottman's description, when they attacked the Governor's Mansion, the pollution inside the Governor's Mansion was already out of control. They only saw corrupted monsters and flesh filled with a decadent aura at the scene, but they did not see the cultists presiding over the ritual.
Kottman suspected that either the person presiding over the ritual had also sacrificed himself in this evil ritual, or that the other party had received advance warning and had already fled.
What made Lin Ruo sigh was that almost no one in the Governor's Mansion survived this incident. Only the Sequence 4 military general survived, but he also developed severe problems and was on the verge of losing control. If a Sealed Artifact or Beyonder from the Spectator Pathway could not be found to treat him soon, it would be hard to say if he would live.
"Nyarlathotep, Shub-Niggurath, Mother Tree of Desire... I've noted this grudge," Lin Ruo murmured in his heart. He would not be so pedantic as to blame himself for the deaths of these people; after all, he was not that kind, and would not torment himself over the sins of villains. However, he still fiercely made a note of these three in his mental notebook.
Whether for himself or for these innocent people who died unjustly, Lin Ruo would inevitably deal with these few severely in the future.
Klein, who had also finished reading the letter beside him, was silent at this moment. He put down the letter, sighed silently, looked at Lin Ruo, and said, "What do we do next?"
"You should digest your potion well and strive to advance as soon as possible. As for me, I also need to work hard for my ritual," Lin Ruo said, draining the tea in his teacup in one gulp, his voice calm yet firm. "All tragedies stem from insufficient firepower, so we must stand at the Peak of this world."
In this world, whose underlying tone was madness and which was coveted by Outer Deities, he could only protect what he wanted to protect by holding onto his humanity and completely mastering the power of a God in a human body.
Lin Ruo had understood this principle long ago.
"Of course, before that, we need to get the cooperation right first," Lin Ruo put down his teacup and said, "The longer the cooperation, the fewer mistakes there should be in the Early Stage."
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Inside a hidden cave in the jungle of Blue Mountain Island—
The bald Resistance Leader Kalat knelt before the reshaped Sea God statue, receiving a new oracle.
"Your will is my desire."
After listening to the oracle, Kalat, with a pious and fanatical expression, stood up and came out of the cave, saying to his Rebel Army companions who were guarding outside:
"The Lord has issued a new oracle. Soon, we will receive funding from the Black Emperor. The great existence behind the King of the Five Seas is an ally of the Lord. With his help, we will surely spread the Lord's faith throughout the Five Seas."
"Praise You! Praise the Great Kalvetua!"
Upon hearing this, the several Rebel Army members present were somewhat excited. They were all people who had been active in the Five Seas, and who had not heard of the King of the Five Seas? For a moment, they all felt that the future of their Sea God Sect suddenly became bright.
"The Lord has already conveyed to me the time and place to meet with the Black Emperor's members. Our group will be responsible for the development in this area in the future," Kalat said, taking out a map and gesturing on it as he spoke:
"Starting from Blue Mountain Island, we will gradually expand to Silver Island and Blue Feather Island, so that the people in these places can also receive the Lord's grace and become His believers."
After cleansing and restructuring, the internal forces of the Sea God Sect naturally took on a new appearance at this stage. Although still centered on the faith of the Sea God, it was not completely rebuilt according to the Church model, but rather restructured in a more military-like fashion.
Under this new model, talents like Kalat were both archbishops of the Sea God Sect and colonels within the Rebel Army, responsible for commanding a certain regiment.
The reason Lin Ruo and others restructured it this way was, on one hand, because the people of the Sea God Sect, in addition to being believers, were also anti-colonial Rebel Army members. In the future, even if they did not participate in the revolution, they would have to fight anti-colonial wars, unlike ordinary believers.
On the other hand, it was because the original high-level members of the Sea God Sect in terms of faith had either died or been purged. Compared to rebuilding the Church model, it was more convenient to directly reform it into a military-like model.
Of course, to facilitate its future conversion into a complete Church of the Fool, many positions for priests were still retained within the military, mostly part-time, such as Kalat, who served as both archbishop and colonel. Common Church activities, such as mass and worship, were also retained. This ensured that if needed in the future, it could gradually be converted into a complete Church, and the military style did not affect faith.
For example, in the past, many of Medici's believers were from the military, while Lin Ruo himself had believers equally split between the military and the Judgment Sword.
"I'm more familiar with Blue Feather Island, Brother Kalat. If you trust me, I can lead people to develop there," someone volunteered immediately after hearing Kalat's words.
"No rush, our current goal is still to take Blue Mountain Island," Kalat did not agree directly, but instead pointed at the map again, his eyes burning as he said:
"The brothers in other branches must have also received the Lord's will. Although I don't know which areas they are responsible for, brothers, we must not fall behind them. The Lord does not forbid healthy competition; only those who do the best can receive His favor. We must never give this opportunity to others."
"Never!" The others were clearly also fired up for the competition.
"But you must also remember, we are proper believers, believing in a proper God. We must never use intimidation, coercion, or other means to spread the faith, and we must never harm innocent people in the name of God. If anyone is caught daring to do so, they will be brought before the Lord to confess!"
The bald Resistance Leader Kalat's gaze swept over everyone present like an eagle. The people here were all considered his trusted subordinates and had survived the previous purges. Even if some had made mistakes in the past, they were mostly striving to repent, so Kalat trusted these people relatively well, but he still had to warn them.
He continued, "The same goes for those under your command. Manage them well; we must never allow the Lord's glory to be tarnished because of us."