Overlord: I’ve Been Recruiting Followers in Another World

Click!

A soft sound, and then the dormitory door opened. Kael stepped out, followed by Leinas moving gracefully behind him. Immediately, cheerful greetings welcomed them.

"Good morning, God!" Enri's voice rang out, already waiting patiently at the door.

Kael noticed. The girl's ears were somewhat red, and her eyes slightly averted, not daring to meet his gaze. Kael, wisely, chose to pretend not to see it. An awkward, yet sweet, morning.

"Good morning, Enri."

After a casual exchange of greetings, Kael led the way to the spacious underground palace restaurant, its atmosphere calm yet efficient. As they walked, he asked Enri, "Is there anything you need to handle today?"

The Church of Destiny was no longer the temporary team it once was. It had grown into a solid entity. Besides managing believers and regular church members, the church also had a rapidly developing industry, such as potions and equipment, and perhaps even magic scrolls.

In addition, there were close business relationships between the church and other temples, the Adventurer's Guild, the Wizard's Guild, the Town Hall, and other organizations.

Among all those major organizations, the Adventurer's Guild should have the closest relationship with the Church.

Due to the rapid growth of the church's believers—thanks to Kael's blessing—there were now more than 40 adventurer teams above Platinum level in E-Rantel, and there were even more than a dozen teams of the highest Adamantite level. Most surprisingly, these teams were basically all members of the Church of Destiny. They had sworn allegiance to Kael.

Many adventurers in E-Rantel, who had not joined the Church of Destiny, began to feel oppressed by the now-dominated industry. They were unable to fight against the mighty Church of Destiny, so they began to move their bases of activity to other cities.

It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before the only adventurers left in the entire city were from the Church of Destiny. An inevitable monopoly.

The President of the Adventurer's Guild, Ainzach, was very worried about this, the wrinkles on his forehead deepening day by day. However, there was nothing he could do.

Finally, he could only submit a request to Enri, asking the Church of Destiny adventurers not to go to the guild to accept commissions themselves. Instead, he would send two-thirds of the commissions to the church every day, and then the church adventurers would distribute and handle them themselves, without having to worry about level issues. A beneficial agreement for Ainzach so his guild wouldn't die.

Moreover, there was the matter of the main temples.

Originally, healing the injured and sick had always been the main business of the great temples. However, since the Church of Destiny saved the city and officially established its temple stronghold, the city residents learned of it. Even the fact that the Church of Destiny routinely treated illnesses and saved lives at "common prices" was revealed—a practice far more affordable than other temples.

The result of this development was that now when city residents suffered a headache or fever, their first choice for treatment was the Church of Destiny. Other temples couldn't even provide them with soup; their patients had switched to the Church of Destiny.

If other churches did this, they would most likely be ostracized by the other temples, and the outcome would certainly not be good.

However, when it came to the Church of Destiny, a giant with a true God and powerful believers behind it, the other churches dared not act presumptuously. They trembled before this new power. The bishops of the great temples could only come to the church and beg for mercy in a very humble manner, pleading that they not be completely "devoured."

Of course, Kael was too lazy to pay attention to them and presented them directly with two choices: move temples or convert, or simply be bothered. A simple choice: submit or vanish.

If you don't agree, come and fight me! Are you doing something bad behind my back? I'll beat you to death! Kael would not hesitate to show his strength.

After learning that Kael's stance was so strong, all the main temples could only remain silent. The bishops of several temples had already begun contacting Enri privately to discuss conversion and how they could become Kael's subordinates.

Although she was still young, Enri had met many important people whom she previously couldn't reach and had handled many things in the past few days. She had become capable now, thanks to Kael's guidance and her growing self-confidence.

"It's basically minor matters," Enri began, her voice steady. "There's only one issue that requires your decision." She handed over a sealed scroll.

"The Slane Theocracy has sent a message saying that they are willing to accept all the proposals you put forward and will send representatives to meet you later. Do you have time to meet with them?"

"Slane Theocracy." Kael thought for a moment, his brow furrowed slightly, considering the diplomatic implications. He asked Enri in detail, "Did they say who they would send? Is there a 'God-Kin'?" The question was important to gauge the Theocracy's level of seriousness.

Enri shook her head and replied, "They did not provide a list of the people who will meet with God."

"Then, you can ask them later." Kael first stated his stance, firm yet flexible. "If the people sent here do not include a 'God-Kin', then I will not meet them. You and Barut go meet them." He trusted his subordinates.

Then, he gave Enri solutions for the main issues: "The establishment of the Holy City will be handled by Barut, because the Bahuruth Empire has promised to provide assistance. It is very appropriate for him to handle the coordination of materials and labor between the two countries." A logical assignment, utilizing Barut's expertise.

"For cooperation with the Slane Theocracy, tell them that I can give them ten blessed personnel and 50 high-tier warrior summoning books, but the users of 40 of them must obey my commands in the future, and they can only use 10 freely." A generous offer, yet with strict conditions.

"Besides aid materials, I also need the Theocracy to give me an army of more than 3,000 Magic Casters. Of course, I will not let them attack the Theocracy, nor will I let them do anything that could get themselves killed. From now on, they just need to stay near the Holy City and help us train." This was mass training for his own army.

"The last is with the Dragon Kingdom. After they contact the Dragon Queen, you will go and meet her directly to show her the power of our church. I believe you won't need to say anything more then. The people of the Dragon Kingdom will take the initiative to ask to meet me." Kael knew real power would speak louder than words.

"You remember everything, right?" Kael concluded his explanation.

Kael's explanation was not complicated. After Enri listened attentively, she nodded confidently and said, "I have remembered everything, God."

"Alright, it's fine if you forget. Just ask me again." Kael smiled at the girl casually, a soothing warmth.

The three of them soon arrived at the restaurant in the underground palace, where ten young girls dressed as maids were already waiting, lined up neatly.

They were all new believers who had joined the church and had chosen career development in the field of life skills. Because they possessed appropriate cooking magic abilities, they could make delicious dishes even with ordinary ingredients.

Even if they used magically powerful meat or spices, they could create special foods that granted temporary power to the eater. A culinary miracle.

"God!"

The maids bowed to Kael in unison, their voices filling the room in harmony.

"No need to be so polite."

Kael raised his hand and gestured for the maids to stand. His gaze lingered on the head maid for a moment, a brief assessment.

All the maids were personally chosen by Enri. Perhaps she misunderstood, or perhaps she listened to the opinions of the women from Carne Village, but these ten maids were all beautiful girls. An interesting coincidence.

Especially the head maid.

The black and white maid uniform was a magical item that would automatically conform to the wearer's curves. This maid's chest was the type that made it difficult for a man to look away with just one glance.

Cough, cough!

Kael coughed discreetly to remind himself to be careful. Even a God could be distracted.

Upon reaching the dining table, the head maid personally pulled out a chair for Kael, her movements fluid and respectful. After Kael sat down, he glanced at her without changing his expression and asked casually, "What's your name?"

"To answer your question, my name is Erica Cameronte."

The head maid bowed deeply and replied respectfully, her voice clear.

Kael nodded, indicating that he remembered her name, and the head maid's face immediately showed an undisguised expression of joy. Recognition from God was the greatest reward.

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