Nais walked along the village's cobblestone path, and the passing villagers all respectfully saluted upon seeing him.
Nais also smiled warmly and greeted them kindly.
This was sothing that had never happened before.
Just like Nais’ evaluation of Nael, Nael wanted to be a villain but was never thorough in being bad; he wanted to be a good person but lacked the perseverance.
Despite holding goodwill, he sealed himself off with a scowling face, isolating himself and becoming helpless.
In reality, changing people's reputation was not that difficult.
Nais was certain that those two people from the church—called interns but actually there to inspect—had asked the villagers about him and mostly received overwhelming praise.
With just this alone, he could reduce many troubles.
“So do you understand now?” Tangs followed behind Nais, already changed into a different set of clothes, hearing Nais' words clearly in his ear.
“What kind of person you really are doesn’t matter to most people; what matters is the kind of person you show yourself to be.”
Setting up a persona was one of the fastest ways to gain benefits from strangers.
“Most people have limited brains; they often can’t handle complex matters, so those who dislike thinking habitually label others.”
“And then their minds follow those labels to determine how to treat you.”
“Therefore, disguising yourself as the kind of person they like is an effortless way to gain huge rewards.”
Tangs nodded slightly in understanding.
Nais told Tangs this simply because he didn’t want his subordinate to be too foolish.
Tangs was currently riding high in confidence, and if he lacked even this basic awareness, it could provoke jealousy and cause trouble in the plans he arranged, which would be the biggest loss.
Nais smiled and nodded at a villager, then arrived at Op’s residence.
Afterward, Nais inford Op’s servant of his visit.
Op hurried to the door to welco Nais.
Inside Op’s study, the servant placed the brewed black tea and snacks on the table, then turned to leave, closing the door behind him.
“Tangs really has good luck. Although he encountered a demon, he unexpectedly opened a path to transcendence and even gained Mr. Nael’s favor,” Op said without asking the purpose of Nais’ visit, instead sighing while looking at Tangs standing behind Nais.
This news had only spread yesterday, and Tangs hadn’t told just anyone, but Op already knew, showing how closely Op was watching them.
“I’m just a good person to the end. I can’t turn a blind eye to sins like demons!” Nais said, speaking of Tangs but with an underlying aning.
Op caught the slightly ambiguous tone in Nais’ voice and was about to probe further when Nais continued.
“After all, in a couple of days, church people will co to inspect. If the work is done well, I can also extricate myself more easily.”
When Nais finished speaking, sweat began to bead on Op’s forehead.
He hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe it, but his gaze sharpened.
“Oh, then congratulations. This ti, Mr. Nael might get promoted and leave our little village,” Op said with a hint of joy after a brief silence.
“Not necessarily,” Nais laughed out loud. “Besides, even if he could leave, I might not want him to.”
“After all, Mr. Op is such a generous person, which is rare.”
“Just for solving so of my due matters, I’ve already received so many tokens of trust and donations from Mr. Op.”
“Deserved, deserved!” Op was now smiling with a fake grin.
He had already understood the aning behind Nais’ words. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel★fire
Nais had found his business and was now letting him handle it cleanly, making the matter look good.
At the sa ti, the bribes given to Nais earlier needed to be legitimized, shifting from bribes to tokens of trust and donations.
This was Nais clearly signaling his intent to distance himself from these matters.
Otherwise, Op would beco Nais’ “due matter.”
However, the threatening implication in his words was not revealed too obviously.
“Today I just ca to talk about the tokens of trust and donations, so I won’t bother Mr. Op any longer,” Nais stood up and took his leave. The tea and snacks the servant brought earlier remained untouched.
“Please stay as long as you like!” Op also stood but did not accompany Nais to the door as before.
“I haven’t yet triggered the Forgiveness commandnt, so it seems the current situation hasn’t reached the point where I forgive Mr. Op,” Nais thought as he was about to leave, then turned his head toward the shadowy corner.
The Oath Rope sent a signal; a village guard carrying a segnt of the Oath Rope was hiding there.
Nais had co today to stir up the hornet's nest.
He wanted to send a ssage to make Op prepared for the inspection and arranged for the village guard to lie in wait, searching for the location where Op mined whalehide ore and the involved personnel.
Only after confirming these could Nais gradually take control.
Then he could decide clearly whether to silence these people to ensure his own safety or help cover it up and pass through the inspection.
Nais didn’t appear directly but sent the village guard instead, so the matter wouldn’t be directly linked to him on the surface.
“We still don’t have enough manpower,” Nais thought.
Although Tangs had demonic power, his experience was shallow and prone to mistakes.
Pur was mature for his age, steady and loyal, but his strength was still insufficient.
With this limited manpower, Nais felt constrained in his actions.
“I still need to develop a secret force, in the form of a cult…” After confirming the importance of his own faith from Pur, Nais decided to develop his own cult.
But this matter could not be rushed.
Currently, the church of the True God was widespread everywhere.
Any cult not of the True God would face severe crackdowns by the church.
Even if he managed to build a cult with his limited manpower, it would be quickly discovered for lack of tight organization and then be dragged out.
Never underestimate the church’s determination to strike down heretics.
“So first, you need to control your demonic aura,” Nais decided to proceed step by step, first solving the small problem on Tangs’ body.
“I will pass you the Breath of Holy Commandnt. You must endure the pain and practice over and over!”
“Breath of Holy Commandnt?!” Kullog, who was feigning death inside Tangs’ body, couldn’t help but question in surprise, “Nael, who exactly are you?!”
The na Breath of Holy Commandnt was known even to him, a small demon from the Abyss. After all, its existence was engraved as common knowledge in the demons’ inherited mories.
This was the most advanced breathing technique within the Oath God’s church, said to allow even ordinary people to improve their seed rank, rising from Black Stone grade to Steel Seed.
Except for the saints of the church, basically no one else could master it!
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