My Players Are So Fierce

Triss has always been bold by nature.

When she was the Crimson Witch, this character trait got her into many troubles, and later, after being secretly harmed by Salockdale, leading to her downfall and weakness for over a hundred years, seemed to have smoothed out, making her more laid-back.

But there’s an old saying, “A leopard cannot change its spots,” which is a perfect description for Triss.

Beneath her calm, laid-back, and Buddhist exterior, the radical part of the Crimson Witch never truly disappeared, it only underwent a transformation in form.

As the most excellent theologian on the continent, Triss once traveled across the continent to unravel the mysteries of the Divine Spirit.

Whether she found an answer or not is unimportant for now, but in the matter of creating the faith of the Holy Light with Murphy, Triss exhibited such bizarre enthusiasm and supreme boldness that even Murphy was surprised.

Two vampires conspiring to create a deity, just the sound of this is absurd enough, and the actual truth is even more outrageous!

This is not a spur-of-the-moment plan, but something Murphy and Triss have truly advanced to the stage of execution.

According to Triss’s words, to condense a faith into form, one can either let time take its course or take shortcuts.

The former is like the Barbarians’ centuries-long hymn to Vam, the latter is like Felix using some evil arts that Triss also doesn’t quite understand, pushing the Master of Hunting into a filthy state before birth with a mere war during the fourth Black Disaster.

The commonality between these two methods is the necessity of finding a group of individuals with strong beliefs to form the initial “imaginary collective.” Simply put, you must at least know what your deity looks like, what its philosophy and powers are, what its goals are, and what its doctrines entail.

It’s akin to crafting a story.

However, some people craft a seamless story with complete coherence, while others make blunders even when lying to their wives.

This matter heavily relies on talent.

It takes various churches on the continent anywhere from a few decades to centuries to finalize dogma and doctrine, making it inherently difficult to sculpt the image of a deity for the world, let alone finding a group of believers who actually believe it exists.

If even the believers do not truly believe in the existence of a deity, the gathering of so-called faith can only be considered a joke.

For the act of creating a god, establishing an “imaginary collective” is merely the most insignificant first step.

Yet accomplishing this within a few months proved Murphy’s players to be a rather formidable group.

These RP (role-playing) entities had already established the concept of the Holy Light’s doctrine, mode of behavior, and form of power and goals when they arrived.

Their vivid emotions, persistent role-playing, and extraordinary execution genuinely led the locals to believe in the reality of the Holy Light.

It could be said that the Torrent Knights achieved a modest miracle within a few months.

This progress made Triss very satisfied, leading her to become increasingly invested in the matter.

Murphy thought this was wonderful and had no intention to interfere or halt the process.

Instead, upon Triss’s suggestion, he began seriously contemplating how to acquire the Master of Hunting’s remnants as a vessel for the Holy Light’s divine essence.

According to Triss, acquiring that vessel would enable the Holy Light to develop the attribute of “feedback power.”

The official term for this is “manifestation of divine power.”

Once a presence from the subspace can bestow its grand power broadly upon its followers, other denominations on the continent will generally perceive the imminent birth of a deity.

As with the Master of Hunting, who, although yet to awaken, can already grant divine power to the Jackal Priests, it is itself an embodiment of grand power.

You see, Triss had mapped out every step for the Church of the Sacred Light.

It can only be said that the storm-stirring Crimson Witch always lived in Triss’s heart.

She was never truly killed.

And after over a hundred years of downfall, the Crimson Witch’s comeback begins with her intention to create a deity with her own hands to open the eyes of everyone on the continent.

Of course, the deities Triss and Murphy discuss are those within the realm of faith, not including those created before the Era by the creator and turned into Star Giants.

They belong to a kind that doesn’t require faith to sustain their existence.

This is why Vam and the Master of Hunting hold relatively low status among the gods.

These figures who ascend to godhood through faith do not receive the creator’s recognition, have no formal establishment, and thus belong to the “illegitimate” small fries.

Meanwhile, as Murphy and the daring witch discussed the god-creation, similar events were transpiring far away in Charldo Harbor, involving Little Sheron.

“The legend about a hidden evil god in Charldo Harbor is true!”

Within the mansion of the “Transia Embassy” in Charldo Harbor’s Upper City Area, Ellen assisted Lady Sunny in reclining for a rest while absentmindedly caressing Lady Sunny’s increasingly large belly.

The Moutain People, though possessing strong physiques, can work and even battle while pregnant.

However, pregnancy necessitates proper care.

Therefore, upon Lady Sunny’s arrival in Charldo Harbor, Professor Malcolm, acting as the Transia ambassador, temporarily relieved her of her duties as the embassy’s protector, insisting she take good care of herself and the unborn child.

This child’s identity is quite extraordinary.

After Little Sheron became a vampire, genuinely ending the Xikemeier family’s lineage, the child of the Valande Knight and Lady Sunny became the next generation’s leader among the Mountain People of Ancestral Woodland.

Especially after the Valande Knight became the Holy Grail Knight of the Forest, the child’s future identity as “King of Woodland” became increasingly solidified.