"Your Majesty, Mask of the Void, you want to build a pioneer village as the foundation of your faith, right?" Xuehua asked after learning about Sui Xiong's situation.
"That's right, although I haven't completely established my own belief system yet, I will have it sooner or later." Sui Xiong answered frankly.
"In that case, I have a suggestion." Xuehua flicked her fingers, and the ice and snow danced quickly on the "blackboard", and in a short while, a large map was drawn.
She pointed at the map and said: "Look, our four northwest towns are distributed from south to north along the barren mountains, but in fact there are still one or two towns further north. The reason why no one goes to open up there is Because the climate is cold, winter is too difficult.”
"However, for your Majesty's followers, this is not a problem. I believe that a god whose specialty is cold will never be unable to protect his followers from the cold."
As he spoke, the map on the blackboard disappeared, revealing a shirtless man flexing his muscles in a patch of ice and snow, with steam rising from his head.
Seeing the floating jellyfish in the sky nodding slightly, Snowflake continued: "Since cold resistance is not a problem, then reclamation and planting are not a problem either. In this case, the cold weather will not only not hinder your believers from multiplying, On the contrary, it will become their natural defense. This defense may not be very effective against monsters, but it is definitely very effective against people with evil intentions!"
On the blackboard, a group of armored men in the corner were holding spears and wanted to attack the shirtless man, but they were frozen into ice on the way.
Sui Xiong thought about it in his mind and nodded secretly.
Snowflake's words make sense. As a god who is particularly good at cold magic, he does have special cold resistance skills.
It is completely different from ordinary people who rely on warmth to resist the cold. They can absorb the cold by themselves. After absorbing the cold, what is left is naturally warmth. So as long as you leave a clone in each pioneer village to absorb the cold air, or simply set up a magic circle that can concentrate the cold air, you can create warm and spring-like areas in the ice and snow. The northern country of Jiangnan is just around the corner.
And... according to what the God of Redemption taught himself, an excellent god should allow believers to often be aware of his existence and power, which can effectively increase the believers' piety. Little Jiangnan in the Land of Ice and Snow... This will definitely make all the pioneers clearly understand their own power, and it will be of great benefit to enhance their faith.
"This idea is very good, but the expenditure required is too high." Palin, who has worked in a caravan and is relatively sensitive to money, put forward his opinion after a brief calculation, "The pioneers can only be recruited from the Gold Coin Federation. It will cost a lot of extra money to send it further north than Longhou Town. And to build a village in that kind of ice and snow, even with the help of our Majesty's great power, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. amazing!"
He shook his head and sighed: "Ms. Snowflake, your plan is indeed very powerful, but it may not be carried out until our church has developed to a certain level and has a sufficient foundation."
What he said made sense, and Sui Xiong couldn't help but nodded secretly.
These believers of mine do have their own abilities: Gerald is strong in combat and is good at teaching students, and can easily establish prestige among the pioneers; Palin is diligent and studious, loves to think, and also knows some business knowledge. He can often put forward valuable suggestions; Satan is well-informed, has good spells, and has many middle- and high-level connections; Rhodes is cautious and meticulous, and is best suited to fill in the gaps and effectively prevent the team from making mistakes.
Just like a famous saying on earth, talent is the most important! I want to really start up the church, spread the faith, and become a serious god. The more talents, the better!
"You're right, but you still don't have enough vision." Xuehua shook his head and said with a smile, "After all, he is too young and lacks knowledge... Just like that guy Shuang, he thinks he is very capable and useful all day long, but you have seen the result. "
A small dragon appeared on the blackboard in a sultry pose, raising its head and spitting fire. Next to it, two dragons, one large and one small, sighed together. In the blink of an eye, the picture was erased again and returned to the previous topic: "It is true that for gods, the development of faith is something that does not need to be rushed. One hundred years is not a long time, and a thousand years is not a long time, anyway. Great gods are eternal. Even if countless years pass by and a person as long as I am has turned into a pile of withered bones with only a little bit of coldness left in the dragon's tomb, His Majesty the Void Mask will remain the same, at most he will be more mature and sophisticated."
"However, for a new-born god, the first step in developing a church must be steady and heavy. Just like building a house, the foundation must be laid firmly!"
As he spoke, the picture on the blackboard turned into a picture of large rocks being nailed into the ground, and then a towering castle was built on them, which remained motionless despite the wind and rain.
"Why?" Sui Xiong was not convinced, but asked for more details first.
There was no mention of this aspect in the information given to him by the God of Redemption.
Seeing that he didn't understand, Xuehua continued: "As you said, first build one or two pioneer villages in areas farther south, where anyone can pioneer - this approach can indeed build a belief Region, but people’s faith must develop slowly. How can we ensure that we quickly and stably obtain a large number of devout believers? How can we more clearly declare the great power of His Majesty the Mask of the Void to the people in this world?”
She raised a slender and white finger, manipulated the magic power, and used frost to draw a scene on the blackboard of a group of people worshiping the giant jellyfish in the sky. Next to it were many friendly or treacherous eyes hidden in the mist. .
Her painting skills are very good. She uses a style similar to Q version rather than realistic. It is just a pair of eyes, but she fully expresses the attitude behind it.
"For gods, the first step to show themselves to the whole world must be beautiful and impress everyone! You know, there are many gods in this world, and a new god wants to go smoothly To grow, you need to win over allies, and you will inevitably confront enemies. The more you show your excellence, the more powerful allies you can win over, and the more neutral gods will be unwilling to be enemies with you, reducing potential enemy."
"The world of gods is actually very cruel. Not every god is as easy to talk to as His Majesty the Mask of the Void - and most of the gods in this world are not gentle and generous. If you don't show your fists, even if you are a priest and you Gods who have no conflict may also attack you to win over allies or directly to plunder divine power."
As Xue Hua explained, there were more and more eyes hidden in the fog, and most of them were full of malice, which made people uncomfortable to look at.
"Then let them come. I don't like to provoke others, but I'm not afraid of fighting either." Sui Xiong stared at the painting, his heart was shocked, but he was not afraid, but full of fighting spirit.
fighting? OK! Who is afraid of whom!
Xuehua sighed and advised: "But this means that when you officially become a god, you have to fight with a large group of gods at the same time. Even if you are powerful enough to fight a group of gods one by one and win, it will definitely make you Believers have suffered heavy losses, are you willing?”
As soon as the scene changed, the giant jellyfish fired its bow from left to right, and eighteen kinds of weapons came into battle, fighting against countless eyes hidden in the mist. The ground beneath his feet was blazing with flames, and villains were running for their lives among them, and many of them were already lying dead on the ground. The scene was extremely miserable.
Seeing this scene that was not exaggerated at all, Sui Xiong was speechless.
He once had a huge fight with an old demigod tree spirit from the Shadow Plane, and the damage caused by the battle between the two sides was comparable to a natural disaster. If a fight broke out in a pioneer village or something like that, even Gerald, not to mention the mortals among his followers, might not be able to survive.
"In contrast, through a large group of devout believers and a holy place that can be called a miracle in the world, you can completely make those opportunists give up the idea of attacking you. The only ones to fight against are those who overlap or conflict with your clergy. Those few. This will not only have a greater chance of winning, but also reduce the damage to believers."
Her voice was not high-pitched, but combined with the image of a pair of eyes on the blackboard gradually becoming friendly, there was a convincing power in it: "In fact, if the gods see that you have such vision and ability, Even gods who are innately opposed to you will most likely give up direct conflict with you, leaving you with no resistance at all and successfully becoming a god!"
Sui Xiong nodded repeatedly when he heard this. His eyes fell on the ever-changing and hostile eyes, which became fewer and fewer. Finally, only a few were left hiding in the distance. He was silent for a long time, and all his thoughts turned into a long sigh.
"you're right!"
For some reason, he couldn't help but think of Liu Bei's emotion after his exchange with Zhuge Liang.
There is a hole in it alone, just like a fish has water!
Xuehua's explanation, combined with those vivid "chalk drawings", made him feel suddenly enlightened.
Previously, Sui Xiong had always felt that he did not know enough about the world and needed an adviser. After hearing this clear and convincing analysis, he couldn't help but have this idea again.
And, it has never been stronger.
"I need a counselor!" he said to himself, "and it's right here!"
"A person who fully understands the world, has enough insight and wisdom, and is also a fellow painter - this is very important! After coming to this world, this is the first time I have met someone who likes to paint!"
"If I miss such a talent, I will regret it for at least a thousand years!"
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and said in the most serious tone: "Ms. Xuehua, what you said makes so much sense! I would like to invite you to help me, become my consultant, and advise me, is that okay?"
Xuehua finally smiled: "If it weren't for your words, would I need to spend so much time talking to you?"
Sui Xiong was stunned and couldn't help laughing.