Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 517 - 254: The Knight Order Devastated, Fiery Sun Divine Power, Successor
Moreover, there is no time or energy to select suitable Fiery Sun Servants from the tens of thousands of low-level Deserters.
According to the established development strategy, in the wake of our initial victory and the exposure that comes with it, everyone needs to immediately dissolve into smaller units and infiltrate various Settlements.
It’s best not to have more than two of the same kind appear in a single Settlement to avoid increasing exposure risk.
The Grand Priest has set his sights on Storm Holy City to acquire a more fertile ground for development, a city that appears calm on the surface but is full of hidden crises.
However, for now, the main city area is off-limits.
The main rooting and development direction is chosen to focus on the various forces surrounding the Holy City and the lower-level Deserters and slaves in the peripheral areas.
As for Oasis Town, the development potential is too low, and with the Grand Priest stationed on a town-level battleship with strong firepower, it’s not viable.
The Fiery Sun Divine Sect never initially targeted it; their deal with the Life Farm also prohibits any meddling with Oasis Town.
The latter traded information on the Knight Order’s expedition, especially since their leader was a sworn enemy of the Grand Priest. They also handed over more than a dozen Tier Two Source Materials and hundreds of Tier One Source Materials as payment for hiring the Fiery Sun Divine Sect to take action.
This was a win-win strategy.
Both parties need to weaken Storm Holy City, more accurately weaken the Holy City Diocese’s force directly deployable to the Wilderness.
Only by doing so can they gradually compress the Church’s control over its subordinate territories.
As for other interest divisions, the Grand Priest can settle personal vendettas while also allowing newly trained Fiery Sun Cultists under him to get some hands-on training.
The Life Farm’s goal, of course, is Oasis Town, the medium-sized Settlement, and the years of investment in the Li Family, for which they need to see a return.
By moving Oasis Town and tens of thousands of Deserters to the unregulated, deserted Wilderness, they can conduct extensive human experiments, mainly to verify the evolutionary path of the Tier Three Horse King.
Even the Li Family is just a pawn under the Life Farm’s control.
Li Hao is both an enforcer and a successful experiment of the Life Farm.
So for this tempting piece of meat, Oasis Town, the fledgling Fiery Sun Divine Sect isn’t particularly enthused. Taking big steps hastily would only invite more severe disasters.
Without a Tier Three Blazing Sun Divine Envoy overseeing, the Fiery Sun Divine Sect couldn’t hold this fixed Settlement anyway, even if they were to turtle up near the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area.
Nor could they withstand concentrated attacks from multiple parties.
But this doesn’t mean that the Fiery Sun Divine Sect won’t be involved in the hunting of Oasis Town.
Currently, the Holy See values Oasis Town more and more, evidently intending to reintegrate it into the Holy City’s main area as it develops.
Or as one of the dioceses to be specially nurtured, to secure the promotion slot for an eighth Tier Three Bishop.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t send a knight squadron, with up to twelve Tier Two Temple Knights, for support and interception.
If the Fiery Sun Divine Sect hadn’t acted, few other wandering forces in the Wilderness could break such a Tier Two force. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
In the Grand Priest’s view, regardless of who ultimately controls Oasis Town, it will bring instability to the structure of Oasis.
Tens of thousands of Deserters and Permanent Residents will thus fall into a life-and-death crisis, leaving them without a sense of security.
This situation is ideal as the nurturing soil for the Fiery Sun Divine Sect.
Through spreading faith and offering protection, a large batch of followers can be attracted, and after elimination and refinement, at least dozens of Fiery Sun Servants could be cultivated.
If the opportunity is right, they might even gain a Tier Two Sun Priest.
After all, sacrificing ten thousand lives, even if they are less than Level 10 Enhanced People, can still attract a lot of Fiery Sun Energy. Holding ceremonies near the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area will yield far more blessings than in other places.
However, these reasoned predictions do not stir too much emotion in the Grand Priest; what truly catches his attention is...
During the recent Fiery Sun Possession, he felt two intense waves of Divine Power near the southeastern edge of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area.
Indeed, it was Fiery Sun Divine Power, formed from ordinary Fiery Sun Energy through long-term purification.
This can inflict Damage from the Scorching Sun Curse on Tier Two, and even Tier Three Evolvers, known in the Fiery Sun Divine Sect as the God of the Scorching Sun’s Divine Power.
Differing from the large southern evolutionary group tainted with Fiery Sun Energy, illumination appeared at the edge of the Forbidden Area, albeit only two glows, one large and one small...
Yet in the Grand Priest’s perception field, it shone with the dazzling brilliance unique to Fiery Sun Divine Power.
This indicates that there might be a Tier Two Sun Priest lurking in Oasis Town, or perhaps there are two exceptionally gifted individuals.
They possess special Physiques capable of accommodating Fiery Sun Divine Power!
Now, with his great enmity avenged and having passed on the heritage of the Fiery Sun Divine Sect to his followers, the Grand Priest’s only regret is not finding a direct disciple.
As his successor, they could smoothly advance to a Tier Three Blazing Sun Divine Envoy, thereby truly revitalizing the Divine Teachings.
The Grand Priest has lived for many years and has an extensive understanding of his six Mid-stage Priests and eighteen Early-stage Priests.
He knows well that, with their upper limit of talent, they can only reach where he is now, becoming a Grand Priest.
To go further, to become a Blazing Sun Divine Envoy, is essentially impossible.
For they struggle to complete the second stage of Fiery Sun Possession, the transformation of reality and illusion, to briefly incarnate as the Blazing Sun Divine Envoy, known by other forces simply as Yang Nie.
