Seeing Wayne mention the secret code of the Liberty Mage Alliance, Dean Plank was greatly surprised and asked where he had learned it.
Facing such a kind old man, Wayne didn’t hide anything and told the whole story truthfully.
"Before I met my teacher, I encountered a gentleman from the Liberty Mage Alliance. He said I had an amazing talent and that it would be a pity not to study magic. Then, he explained to me the advanced theories of the Liberty Mage Alliance..."
"Respect but not blind loyalty, faith but not absolute..."
"We talked a lot, and he even gave me a Bible to read as a novel in my spare time."
"He was a good man. When he was leaving, I asked him his name. He just smiled, said nothing, and left, saying he was off to search for the Gate of Truth."
Wayne reflected on the past with a sigh of emotion for a while, then curiously asked, "Dean Plank, what is the Gate of Truth?"
"That’s a bit complicated, you’ll find out later."
Dean Plank brushed off the topic, not enlightening Wayne about the Gate of Truth, even if he was a natural-born prodigy. It was still too early for him to be exposed to it.
He was delighted that Wayne had been indoctrinated with the beliefs of the Liberty Mage Alliance at an early age, then asked, "If that’s the case, why do you have a Naturalism Disciple as a teacher?"
Wayne said seriously, "One should be grateful and not take things for granted. My teacher helped me when I was most in need, provided me with food and drink, taught me knowledge, and even helped me with a lot of trouble. I keep this kindness in my heart and am honored to be her student."
Dean Plank nodded repeatedly. In this materialistic society, there weren’t many young people who understood gratitude like Wayne.
Bad news: a young person who is grateful is hard to win over.
Good news: a young person who is grateful; having saved him once that night, moral coercion could bring him over.
Dean Plank chuckled warmly and patted Wayne’s shoulder, "So, how about it? Would you like to join our Liberty Mage Alliance?"
"Thank you for your kind offer, Dean, my teacher believes in the Nature Goddess, and I also..."
"You can continue to believe in the Nature Goddess. The Liberty Mage Alliance doesn’t care about that."
Dean Plank raised his eyebrows, seeing that Wayne was already tempted but felt obliged to remain loyal due to his gratitude, and tempted, "Guess how many official believers we have in the Liberty Mage Alliance?"
"You see, it doesn’t matter. Whom you choose to believe in is your business, and the Liberty Mage Alliance won’t interfere. On the contrary, we encourage faith." Dean Plank whispered, "Recently, the Naturalism Church suffered heavy losses, and we’ve even recommended quite a few people to convert to the Nature Goddess!"
When Wayne remained silent, Dean Plank didn’t press for a commitment on the spot. It was clear that rather than expecting Wayne to break his principles, it was better to change his teacher’s mind.
Dean Plank was well versed in this game and had a complete set of procedures. Under the guise of the Asylum Director of the Crimson Leaf Forest, he would send a few letters to scare them about their serious condition, then suggest that he could cure them. After a few rounds of this, she would concede to his demands.
Dean Plank understood why the Void Lord would go to any length to have Wayne.
Shamelessly, he coveted Wayne’s body just as the Void Lord did.
At the same time, Dean Plank was certain that Wayne’s teacher, like him and the Void Lord, lusted after Wayne’s body.
Pah, shameless! Even though she’s a disciple of the Nature Goddess, she’s no better than the Void Lord!
Dean Plank could be a hypocrite when it suited him. When others coveted Wayne’s body, they were malicious and base; when he did it, he was open-hearted and noble.
"Wayne, what’s your teacher’s name?"
"As a student, it’s not proper for me to directly use my teacher’s name. I can only mention her position within the Naturalism Church, and you can find out her name by looking it up, Dean."
"Oh, she has a position?" Dean Plank smiled subtly. With a position, his methodology was best used on public officials.
Heh, Lady, you don’t want to lose your job over mental health issues, do you?
"Naturalism Church, Windsor District, High Priest at the Lundan Headquarters."
The Naturalism Church, Lundan Headquarters.
Hefei sat at a spacious desk, made a big flourish, and left her name on the document.
The appointment letters for the four Priests at the Lundan Headquarters.
Some time ago, she attended a meeting at the Grand Cemetery and learned that the Priests Lawrence and Dana had been covertly colluding with the Death Church, intending to overthrow the Church’s regime with the hand of the Death Knights.
The methods of the two Priests were so crude that Hefei blushed for them just watching, and she directly arrested the culprits, sending the documents back to the Church headquarters with a tactful expression of their wicked ambitions.
After the headquarters processed the case, the two suspects were brought back for trial, and Hefei received four appointment letters to sign for the new Priest candidates.
The former Holy Maiden Flora occupied one spot.
Flora’s arrival helped Hefei secure her position. Regardless of Flora’s own wishes, in the eyes of outsiders, she was aligned with Hefei.
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In return, Hefei gave Flora one of the blank appointment letters, allowing her to choose a trusted individual to act as a Priest.
Hefei kept the remaining two spots for herself.
With this, the Naturalism Church’s Windsor Branch completed its reshuffling; the original four Priests were all replaced with Hefei and Flora’s people.
In terms of strength, among the dwarves, Hefei was the commander. The two new Priests she had selected were adept at management but significantly less powerful than Flora.