Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 954: Chapter 15: Falling Out!_2

Duncan’s gaze carried a hint of admiration as he stared at the splendid woman before him, one of the Five Fierce Women, the former Gold Lord in human form, and said calmly, "The Lady of Wealth has disappeared, and the entire church is falling apart; many priests have lost their power."

"She should at least maintain some respect for the legendary figures within the church who are still fighting for the goddess."

This was a showdown.

And also a demand for corresponding status.

Della-Isgier’s eyes glimmered as she sighed lightly, gazing at Duncan before her and asked, "Do you still serve the Lady of Wealth devoutly?"

Duncan calmly said, "I am still fighting for the Lady of Wealth!"

This was stating his position.

He is still a core member of the Wealth Church, with no plans to leave, nor to side with the Joy Sect.

With these, everything can still be discussed.

Della-Isgier slowly nodded, her expression relaxing a bit. She asked softly, "What has happened?"

"Why did you suddenly fall out with the Mother of Great Bliss?"

Duncan glanced at the somewhat calmed-down Sharella beside him and said indifferently, "The Mother of Great Bliss wants me to submit to her."

"And I intend to advance by retreating, to force her to submit to me."

Without giving the entire Joy Sect a harsh lesson, the Mother of Great Bliss will never understand his true value.

Duncan’s plans extended far beyond this; otherwise, he wouldn’t be meeting the Five Fierce Women at this time.

Della-Isgier’s expression was one of surprise as she stared fixedly at him, and she said slowly, "Your task is to gather information about the Lady."

"Not to conquer the Mother of Great Bliss, much less to control the Joy Sect."

Duncan nodded and said calmly, "I know."

"But considering the current situation, do you not think the church is already at a critical point of survival rather than just finding the Lady of Wealth?"

Hmm?

Both Della-Isgier and Sharella couldn’t help but look solemn.

"The entire Sagittarius is slipping from our control."

"The Joy Sect may have usurped power, but they cannot manage the situation."

"Lady Joy is temporarily managing the Wealth Divine Position, but she cannot fulfill all the Divine Spirit’s duties."

"I am not very clear about the situation on Amn’s side."

"But the Archbishop of Coin must be barely holding on."

Duncan stared at the two women in front of him and said word by word, "Once the Mother of Great Bliss dies, or if the Joy Sect collapses, the situation for the Wealth Church will also take a drastic turn."

"We might even lose everything here before finding the Lady of Wealth."

Duncan raised his hand and drew a map of the sea, pointing westward to the Dragon Worship Sect’s territory, then to the north to the Comanthor Forest, the land of turmoil, and finally to the east to the Red Robe Wizard’s Serra. In this battlefield on all four fronts, their strength does not hold an absolute advantage.

Beside him, Sharella, forgetting the initial humiliation, now controls the smuggling trade of the Sea of Falling Stars. Pirates, a group only driven by profit, ignore her orders now that the Lady of Wealth has disappeared.

"What do you want to do?" Sharella looked up, staring at the man in front of her, her gaze returning to calm, even though Duncan’s grip had left red marks on her fair neck.

Duncan knew he needed the support of the Five Fierce Women.

Without the Wealth Church’s backing, he couldn’t command the armed sect of the Wealth Church. He looked at the two women before him, two of the Five Fierce Women, and said in a deep voice, "Collective governance!"

"As long as the alliance of the goddesses in the Bright Water Realm holds."

"We remain allies."

"The Wealth Church has financial power but lacks divine protection, while the Joy Sect has divine protection but lacks sufficient strength."

"Compared to restoring Lady of Wealth, the current crisis is more pressing."

"Once the Joy Sect collapses."

"Whether it’s for wealth or power, enemies from all sides will swarm like ravenous wolves."

"If the Mother of Great Bliss dies."

"We’ll be next, and the entire influence of the Wealth Church in the Sea of Falling Stars will suffer a devastating blow!"

No matter how well Lady Joy-Lierla performs.

Her temporary management of the Wealth Divine Position has maintained the Wealth Church’s stability. Without her, the collapse of the entire Wealth Church would occur in an instant.

There is wealth, immense wealth, controlling vast trade, but lacking divine protection and adequate strength.

This is already a harbinger of destruction.

Della-Isgier seemed to realize something, and said gravely, "So you want to force the Mother of Great Bliss to yield?"

She seemed to know more.

Duncan said calmly, "Exactly."

"She is a difficult-to-control madwoman who won’t submit easily without suffering a bit."

Beside him, Sharella could no longer care about anything else, and said urgently, "Will she agree?"

"Will she relinquish the power she’s gained?"

Duncan turned to glance at her, his eyes falling on the red marks on her fair neck, and said softly, "The Suffering Church has already gone to full-scale war with the Joy Sect."

"Without the Wealth Church’s support."

"They will only fail, and even the Mother of Great Bliss may not survive."

"She will understand."

The situation had completely spun out of the Five Fierce Women’s control, Della-Isgier’s expression was uncertain as she stared intently at the man before her, and said slowly, "Collective governance?"

"The Archbishop of Coin may not agree."

Duncan raised his head, and his eyes deepened, "The Archbishop of Coin is far away in Amn, unaware of the situation here."

"In any case."

"With the Wealth Divine Position now in Lady Joy’s hands, she is the acting God of Wealth."