Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

The Truth Church had also been a great help to York.

York believed the God of Truth must have a closer relationship with Lince.

So, it didn’t seem all that unreasonable for this deity to be the first to revive.

’This could be a major or a minor issue, but it probably won’t have much of an impact on us.’

’After all, it’s obvious this is the work of His Majesty.’

’And the God of Truth’s revival might have officially kicked off the great age that heralds the return of all the Deities.’

’This is probably just another part of His Majesty’s plan.’

York mused to himself.

"You’re not wrong to think that."

"Amos thinks so too. Perhaps His Majesty feels the time is right."

"Reviving the Deities is the first step, and next, His Majesty is probably preparing for an even bigger move."

"Also, faith is absolutely essential to reviving the Deities quickly."

"The Oakland Continent once had over a hundred Deities. The Sea Race had the most, and the Demon Beasts the fewest. We can ignore the other Races for now, but as for the humans... the revival of their remaining fourteen Deities might just fall on your shoulders."

Crimson watched York with a wry smile.

York immediately understood what Crimson meant.

Reviving the Deities quickly would require vast populations and immense faith.

The human territory on the Oakland Continent was only so large. After over three thousand years of internal conflict, the combined population of the Three Great Empires and the various Kingdoms was estimated to be no more than a billion people.

’And what about the Karte Continent?’

’The Karte Continent currently has over two hundred million human survivors.’

’With so many people, and with even more vast lands, as long as development remains stable, the population could triple or even quintuple in less than fifty years. It would be child’s play.’

’Beyond the continent, the oceans offered even more territory.’

’If the Sea Race were allowed to come and establish a presence, the revival of the Sea Race Deities would be resolved quickly as well.’

As he thought it over carefully...

York suddenly came to a realization.

’Perhaps His Majesty plans to use the powers of the various Races from the Oakland Continent to help me develop this world.’

’The Demon Beasts already have their own territory, and now the Beastmen, the Sea Race, and even the Elves might enter this world.’

’If that’s the case, my initial shortage of manpower would be significantly alleviated.’

’But to be honest, given the current situation, I’m not actually willing to carve up this world for the various Races and factions from the Oakland Continent.’

’After all, with more factions involved, conflict would be inevitable down the line.’

’Besides, Dawn City already has a large number of Divine Favored who have pledged their allegiance. With them helping to manage affairs in various regions and even clearing out the surface-level Demons...’

’Even without the Demon Beasts, I feel that I could completely stabilize the continent and ensure its steady development within three years.’

’Moreover, as a half-Dragon, I have the support of the entire Dragon Race.’

’Why should I have to rely on outsiders?’

And just as York was rapidly mulling over these matters, Lince had already arrived in the Star Realm above the Karte Continent.

Outside the Star Realm.

Lince looked down upon the Karte World below, his expression mostly one of satisfaction.

Using the authority of the True Game, Lince could directly access all the data on the Karte World.

Currently, the entire planet of Karte had a surface area of approximately 720 million square kilometers.

The land area, including its archipelagos, was approximately 145 million square kilometers, accounting for only twenty percent of the world’s total surface area.

The rest was composed of oceans and areas covered by ice caps.

Its total surface area was slightly smaller than the Oakland Continent, but a bit larger than Blue Star.

This 145 million square kilometers of land could certainly support a great many humans.

As Lince’s contracted Pet, Lince was naturally aware of everything York was thinking at that moment.

However, Lince paid it no mind.

’Support from Oakland is still necessary. After all, it’s the only way for the entire Karte Continent to develop and prosper quickly.’

’However, I will only allow the church organizations of each Race to establish a presence.’

Moreover, Lince already had a plan for this world.

He planned for York to establish a Central Empire.

Then, in various regions across the world, Religious Countries would be established for the different Races and factions.

A "Religious Country," as the name implies, is a nation where religion and governance are unified.

In short, Lince needed the Deities from the Oakland Continent to revive one after another as quickly as possible.

As for how these Religious Countries would be governed, Lince already had a clear plan.

Namely, a Religious Country could be nominally ruled by a Pope, but they would not be permitted to have an army. Furthermore, jurisdiction over all regions, regardless of Race, must belong entirely to the Central Empire.

What Lince wanted to build on Karte was not a civilization of only the Human Race.

Instead, it was to be a nation that embraced many different Races.

And within this entire nation, the Dragon Race must be held in the highest esteem.

As for the inconvenience of communication leading to instability for the Central Empire?

That wouldn’t be an issue.

Don’t forget the industrial foundations left behind by the Giant Demon Empire.

Airships, Communication Crystals, Magic Towers—these were all valuable assets.

And in the future, they could also use the Magic Side technology obtained from the Insect People to develop the entire Karte Continent.

There was no need to worry about being unable to effectively centralize control.

In fact, in the Star Realm of the Karte Continent, there were still over a hundred Demigod Giant Demons.

These guys were still fully focused on their Ascension to Divinity; after all, Lince had given them slots to become New Gods.

And as "allies," Lince certainly wouldn’t ignore the Giant Demons. All available labor had to be utilized.

Therefore, it was time for York’s nation-building process to begin.