Chapter 1366 - 641: Creation Mountain Falling Sky: The Pope’s Demigod Ceremony (2)

"Meridian," to put it bluntly, is simply a "longitude line," an arc on the planet’s surface connecting the North and South Poles and perpendicular to the equator.

But according to the Pope’s current distribution method, the explored world has become the exclusive domain of the Kingdom of Castilia.

As long as it is managed with care, the colonial territory can expand at the fastest speed, rapidly rising to become the next colonial empire and consolidate its own imperial crown.

And for the North Sea Empire to gain broader overseas colonies, it could only venture to the Corridor of Truth or even bypass the Eastern Continent to explore farther away.

Even if the difficulty of developing the Corridor of Truth is similar to that of the Southern Continent, the progress would still lag at least twenty years behind Castilia!

But who among those present does not know that the Eastern Continent entered the intertidal zone decades ago, with half its body already submerged in seawater.

Kin, the bizarre, evil spirits, and activated knowledge from the material world or across the World Rift would only continuously emerge, significantly increasing the governance cost of the North Sea Empire.

One must know that even agrarian nations would automatically abandon lands unsuitable for cultivation, not stepping onto the grasslands for hundreds of years.

It’s not that they don’t wish to expand their territories, but because the governance cost of the grasslands is too high, fundamentally not worth the effort.

In their view, the current Corridor of Truth is such a useless endeavor, where even a Fifth Order Legend might unwittingly die amidst the endless beast tides and kin.

During the time the North Sea Empire is hindered, the Orthodox Church can continue to maintain its status, perhaps even allowing the Castilia Twin Kings to consolidate the imperial crown.

As one rises, another falls; the North Sea Empire could be wiped out with a counterattack.

"His Holiness the Pope, a brilliant strategy!"

"This line is truly drawn to perfection!"

The Saints, upon realizing the function of that Papal Meridian, couldn’t help but praise.

None of them questioned whether the North Sea Empire might refuse to execute it once the Papal Meridian was issued as a decree.

Because within the current Silver Continent, there are two points of consensus:

"Firstly, Theocratic Countries have the right to occupy the lands of pagans; Secondly, the Pope has the authority to determine the sovereignty of lands not yet ruled by the Theocratic Countries."

And the support for all of this is the [Silver Code]!

As everyone knows, the first step in overseas expansion is to establish a lighthouse, guiding the power of the Silver Code to protect the colonies.

The Church controls part of the foundational managerial rights of the [Silver Code].

They cannot directly interfere much with the Royal Iron Laws of the major local kingdoms passed down over millennia, but they have sufficient control over the overseas projections.

Because the energy supply for external activities is derived from the coordinated allocation of Mind Wish Power, just like the "Merit Repository," all of which are the Church’s exclusive domains.

By comparison, the Lighthouse Union merely serves all major powers, doing the dirty and tiring "channeling work," whereas the Church is the "supplier" with a monopoly position.

Even though Byron holds a nominal vice-presidential position in the union, he has no possibility of contending against them.

Once the Silver Code’s transmission of the Law Net is cut off, he would likely have to kneel and plead for mercy.

Moreover, the Church wields a means most feared by the kings—"Excommunication."

That is, "Removal from the Church!"

Excluding someone and even their descendants from the Believer Covenant, forbidding them from participating in the Church’s holy rites, stripping them of rights as Church members.

If announced personally with the Papal Tiara and Fisher’s Ring of Authority, this excommunication could even strip someone of the power to use the [Silver Code], preventing them from becoming Transcendent through the law.

Historically, a certain Pope once used this punishment against an emperor of the Silver Empire, Heinrich IV.

The [Crown] with its dual powers still remains within the game rules set by the Silver Code, making it extremely difficult to resist the [Papal Tiara].

This is a three-tier insurance, completely unfathomable how there could be any chance of losing.

Saint John once again led with a chest salute, face full of reverence:

"Congratulations, Your Holiness, I can sense through the [Ring of Saintly Authority] that the collective unconscious of humanity across the three continents has been reconnected and is rapidly integrating.

The material world has also transformed from a single-body ship to a tri-body ship form, increasing in stability, and is sure to last longer.

Holding the [Fisher’s Ring of Authority] and [Papal Tiara], you are the ’King of Kings, Master of All Masters‌’ chosen among humankind as the proxy.

As the collective unconscious rooted in the Silver Code and Araiyer grows stronger, your power will grow stronger!"

"I heard that the ambitious Byron Lancaster established the so-called [Golden Law] in the Native Empire.

But it’s only been two years since its establishment, with a population of just over 13 million, claiming to be an empire but only condensing a [Finance Queen] crown, far inferior in power to the [Silver Code], with absolutely no way to replace the Silver Code.

The Papal Meridian strike hit his soft spot.

If Byron Lancaster wants to increase his strength, he can only go to the dangerous Truth Corridor to help us resist the dangers in the Sea of Origin Matter.

No matter whether he dies early or late, every inch of land and every believer in the North Sea Empire’s development is contributing to the Church’s cause.

You are the greatest beneficiary.

In the future, once he perishes, his great empire will inevitably fragment, just like The Holy Silver Empire and the North Sea Empire under the leadership of the Blue Dragon King back then.

Then you would rightfully become the world’s new ’captain’ and hold the rudder of humanity!