506 DOUBLE EDGED SWORD (1/2)
The Bishop didn't want to take the risk. As an higher official in the Church, the Bishop knew the truth behind the Divine Essence to some extent. This ”some extent” level of information was enough for him to know just what kind of organisation they were learning.
They plot a plan. But they will make sure that no matter what, their name won't come out. This way they make the world believe that they are not involved in that plot in any way.
But through this plot, what exactly were they doing? The answer was self explanatory. Especially to the likes of Arjun, who knew the truth much deeper.
Deception!
That's right! What they were doing is deceiving the world. And what would they gain from all this? They will gain the Divine Essence. As an ordinary sovereign who ascended through the Deity Spark, Sovereign of Deception required the Divine Essence to both survive and gain power.
So the Church would deceive the world by plotting others. The more people believe the lie they displayed, the higher their Divine Essence they gather. That's why, they plot against a person who is at an higher position just like the City Lord!
Why would they target the people who were at the higher political standards? The answer is simple. The higher position one is in, the more number of people knows the existence of that person. So when they plot against someone, more people will be deceived. And the more amount of people were deceived, the more amount of Divine Essence they can gather for their God!
That way, they will make their god happy towards them. And they would be blessed with unimaginable presents from their God.
Of course, things are not so simple. The acts of all the Churches were like a double edged sword. If their plan failed and if somehow their name comes out, then that would lead to the disaster for both them and their God.
With their name revealed as the mastermind behind the plot, then it will form the Divine Essence! But the problem is, the Divine Essence which was formed would be in the negative form. Which means, it won't bring any strength to the God. In fact, it will drain the already accumulated power from the sovereign. And with the wavering faith of the devotees and believers, their God would weaken. This will bring the disaster to their Church and of course, for them as well.
And the Bishop is finding the symptoms of the disaster from Garth's actions. He didn't waste time. He looked around. The devotees and believers who are here to offer their prayers for the God, were looking at Garth like they were watching a theatre show. Before anything worse happens, he shouted in polite manner, ”Holy Knights! Quickly take this child to the Special Healing Ward! And summon the priest immediately and ask him to provide the medical attention!”
Bishop tried to cover for his actions which looked weird, ”You are disturbing the peace of all the devotees. It pains me to do this. But I am doing this for your own good. Please pardon my rude actions! Knights! Don't let this poor person suffer any longer. Take him for the emergency medical attention!”
The knights nodded their heads and did exactly as they were ordered. They took Garth by force inside the Church.
Seeing this, the crowd's respect for the Bishop and the Church reached a new height. The cunning Bishop obviously understood the situation. And in order to further strengthen his relationship with the devotees, he said, ”I beg the forgiveness from all the God's children for the disturbances. We will make sure that things like this won't repeat again.”
”You are trying to heal a person who was looking in pain! We don't blame you Lord Bishop!”
”That's right! What you have shown is the humanity at it's best. We are not disturbed in any way. In fact, we were pleased with your actions. Long live, Bishop!”