Chapter 1671 - 1117: Simple and Direct
As they continued forward, Duanmu Huai and the others chatted along the way, gradually gaining some understanding of this world’s situation.
Leaving aside the Celestials, the world below is essentially divided into two factions: the Alemia Church and a security company named Tianba.
The reason for the existence of these two organizations is quite simple. Although the people of this world live on Floating Islands nowadays, it doesn’t mean there are no threats, like the Demon Beast Duanmu Huai saw earlier, which is a threat to the safety of the populace. More importantly, these Demon Beasts have very peculiar characteristics, ordinary physical attacks can’t affect them at all. Only by the chanting-added Strength of the Rewatil Songstress can they be combated.
This is why the white warrior was initially chased by the mudfish monster but later seemed to get a sudden burst of energy and turned the tables.
The key naturally lies in the Rewatil.
This is also why the Church and the company exist; by mastering the Rewatil, only they can protect the people from the threat of Demon Beasts.
The two sides can be said to be evenly matched in strength. The Church, while popular among the people, doesn’t have enough strength and capital to expand its channels. On the contrary, Tianba, being a capitalist company, encompasses every aspect of society, engaging in various kinds of business, belonging to the wealthy and powerful type.
Moreover, the two sides have different attitudes toward the Rewatil. The Church considers the Songstress as a companion, while Tianba treats the Rewatil as consumables, finding replacements when worn out. Though this has sparked significant criticism and the Church is quite unhappy about it, what can they do? Tianba is a capitalist enterprise, they are wealthy and capricious, what can you do about it?
Of course, the Church treats the Songstress as companions not purely out of kindness or idealism, but because it’s related to their doctrine.
According to the Church, the three Goddesses they believe in are said to be the very first three Rewatil, who used their powers to create a peaceful, prosperous, and stable New World. The Church’s ideal is to revive the Goddess and recreate that beautiful, peaceful world.