Faith Life of a Former Scammer

153. denomination + denomination

The Church of Time is a really interesting Church.

When I recalled the church of the time before the return, I laughed.

Of course, that didn’t mean they were funny.

‘It was ingenious. Clever.’

The Church of Time was not a popular church.

The reason is that, contrary to their grandiose name, the Church of Time did not have the ability to intervene in time.

‘Nobles can’t just leave the power of time alone.’

At first, with the support of the nobles, he quickly increased his power.

However, the moment you realize that they can’t bring you back to your youth.

‘All the glory disappeared in an instant.’

The Church of Time, which could not handle the power of ‘time’, was no better than other churches.

‘It’s only natural that there is no competitiveness using only divine power.’

Like that, the church of time was slowly walking down the path of decline.

‘As expected, do people change when their livelihood is at stake? How did you think of that?’

The church of the time before the return used a strange method to earn a lot of gold.

Leon was thinking of digging into that point.

“Thank you for the invitation. I heard that it was the will of the parish priest to call us.”

The high priest of the Order of Time carefully opened his mouth. Seeing him made me understand how he could have done that.

‘This nobleman has been the high priest since then!? You must be in your 30s now… … .’

The high priest I met before returning was the person in front of me right now.

“That’s right. I would like to ask you to do something that only the Order of Time can do.”

To Leon, he replied with a bitter smile.

“Although we are called the Church of Time, we do not have much power. I’m worried that we might not get in the way.”

It was an unconditional benefit to participate in desert greening, but he expressed his intention to refuse.

Is it because he’s honest?

‘Not at all. I’m busy with other things.’

Looking at the reaction, it seems that he has been doing that since then. I needed confirmation.

“It wouldn’t be too bad if I got in the way. Do you have any urgent business?”

At that moment, I saw that his expression hardened slightly.

“It is not. I am just worried that we will interfere with such a big plan.”

It was enough for me to float up to here.

“I would like to propose a deal.”

“You mean a deal?”

“I want you to lend me the real power of the Church of Time.”

The Church of Time is capable of handling ‘time’. There were only fatal conditions here.

“… … You seem to know something about our Order.”

“The power of time does not work on living beings. I know this.”

“Did you hear from the nobles?”

“Does it matter where I heard this?”

Leon took out a bottle of wine he had prepared and poured it for him.

His expression hardened noticeably at the sudden appearance of wine.

“Try it. This is a special wine made in Killika.”

Without saying a word, he raised his wine glass and took a sip.

His expression changed color.

At first, admiration came to mind, and then disappointment settled in, and finally, I looked at Leone with an expression of surprise.

“That wine is made by the Purifiers of Killica. After fixing the magic of corruption and making it aged, it was applied to wine.”

“… … You mean you made it with magic without spending any time?”

The biggest cost when making wine is ‘time’. It was wine that replaced that time with magic.

“you’re right. How did it taste?”

“The first aroma and flavor were second to none of the wines. However, it is still incomparable to wines that have been put in time.”

“Exactly. I think so too.”

The magic raised the aging, but compared to the wine made in the traditional way, it fell far short.

“Isn’t it worth drinking anyway? The budget wine industry may be dominated by us. Unless it’s ‘Shantomelang’.”

“… … .”

He said nothing.

The Shanto Melang that Leon was talking about was secretly made and sold by the Church of Time.

“Since you are well versed in wine, you must have heard of it. The wine lacks flavor and aroma, unlike ours, but it tastes like a long-term effort.”

“Is there anything you want from us?”

He didn’t admit to making the wine, but it was practically a sign of surrender.

‘I didn’t expect it to be revealed in the first place. If I do something wrong, it will cause big trouble.’

Actually, this was really funny.

It was not a big deal for the church to produce and sell wine, even if it would be laughed at.

The cause of everything was the nobles.

‘Expect, doubt, punish… … Should I say he’s aristocratic?’

Since they didn’t get the power of time, they put restrictions on the church of time so that no one else could get it.

“Please lend me your strength. The most necessary thing for desert greening is time.”

“It’s a story that we don’t know how much risk there is in order for us to move.”

no. Rather, he did not know how much Leon knew.

“You say that because you don’t know how much is at stake in this.”

“… … Is this really that important?”

His reaction was natural.

In the eyes of others, the greening of the desert was merely an event that demonstrated the power of the church.

However, if you look further, you can see that this is not an ordinary occurrence.

“This is His Majesty’s direct jurisdiction, and we only rented it. When the contract is over, we must return the land. Where will this land go when time passes and the land is returned?”

“… … I will go to the Emperor of the Empire.”

Enormous agricultural lands fall into the hands of the emperor. Food was power in itself, and was a more powerful weapon than gold.

“You have to look wide and big. Do you think the Emperor will mind your limitations?”

If the will of the emperor moves, the rule of the nobles will collapse like a sand castle.

“Now is the opportunity. Just participating here will remove many of the restrictions tied to the church.”

“But, that is if it succeeds.”

Of course, as he said, it can be dangerous until you succeed.

“You don’t have to worry. Have you forgotten who is organizing this event?”

“… … Holy See.”

“Yes. It is the Holy See. Until you succeed, use the Holy See as your shield, and after that, trust in the Emperor.”

“Hmm… … Are you really going to do that?”

To be honest, even Leon doesn’t know that. In the first place, Rion was a swindler, not a politician or a schemer.

“If you’re still anxious, I’ll give you one more safety device.”

“Are there any more safeguards to add here?”

“I will hide it. And we will take measures to spread the truth that it does not work for people.”

“… … If only you would do that.”

Cheaters are those who deceive others with lies according to the situation.

“You can believe it.”

This was Leon’s specialty.

“Then, please take care of me.”

The High Priestess of the Church of Time reached out her hand towards Leone.

That’s how the Order of Time joined.

“ah. wine business. What do you think about joining forces? By raising the quality, we are going to sweep even the high-end market.”

Of course, I had to take care of things.

* * *

When the Church of Time was put in, the thing that changed the most was the role of the Church of Earth.

“For methods that take a lot of time, you can ask the priests of the church of this time.”

“You mean the Cult of Time? They turned out to be scammers… … .”

Leon cut off those words.

“You can check that yourself. Do you think I brought you here without checking?”

If someone who is not normally angry at all gets angry, the effect is different.

Seeing the gentle Leon angry, the priests shut up.

“Try it. The results will be truly amazing.”

Just as Leon said, the lab started to become agitated shortly after.

“Oh, how is this!”

“Is time passing quickly?”

The time of the small potted plant was passing quickly.

Water was absorbed into the ground, and it quickly dried up.

“Can I water this place now? If our hands go in, won’t only our hands get old… … .”

The Priests of the Church of Time put an end to the anxiety of priests of other Churches in one shot.

He put his hand on the flowerpot.

“People are not affected. It is the same with animals.”

“Huh. Then what about insects?”

“He won’t be affected too much either.”

“Why didn’t you do some research?”

“Why didn’t you study with us? The result of investing huge amounts of gold in the past. It came to the conclusion that no.”

“ah! therefore!”

Realizing what had happened, the priests shook their heads.

From then on, the research began to gain momentum. The study of the Church of the Earth, which required time, proceeded step by step.

“The soil you brought from the rocky regions is finished with change. This side is at least similar to soil, so when I gave it the power of the land along with water, it came back to life little by little.”

“This side of the gravel is over! The connection with the wizards worked!”

In this way, the potted plants turned into soil one by one and became suitable for growing plants, but the Church of the Sun was still standing still.

In times like these, a completely new perspective was needed.

“Ask for help from the denominations that have nothing to do with desert greening, but have brought holy relics.”

“You mean over there?”

“Yes. If all means are not successful, adding a completely different method may be the answer.”

It was a word that would not normally work, but it was Leon who had already produced results with the Order of Time.

“I will try it.”

Other denominations that had been so absentmindedly began to be put into research.

Surprisingly, the plan worked.

“President! It’s not perfect, but it’s had some success! How did you think of this!?”

“You’re still thinking.”

Leon said it was as he thought, but he was very surprised right now.

However, I couldn’t express this.

“Which church did the power help you with?”

“The Church of the Hunt.”

“Did you really make the sunlight your prey?”

“you’re right! I gathered the sunlight with the power of the Church of the Hunt.”

The combination of denominations and denominations produced better synergy than expected.

Originally, denominations never joined forces. Even if they formed an alliance, creating synergies using technology was unheard of.

“Please send another church to the Church of Earth as well. We may be able to create even greater synergies than originally planned.”

“All right! I will deliver right away!”

After that, numerous denominations gathered here began to exchange and gather strength. The results began to emerge one after another not long after.

“I have been successful in sprouting in all pots.”

“We are also ready to gather the power of the sun.”

Of course, the preparations of the denominations have been completed.

“President. The installation of the magic circle you mentioned is complete!”

The preparations for Leon are complete.

“Then, let’s start greening the desert in earnest! Everyone, please get ready!”

This is the real beginning.