Chapter 74: Origins (4)
It wasn't just income that could be gained from a population.
Though fame may come with various risks, it also has greater advantages. With the masses' support, it'd be more difficult for others to point out their weapons at them, including the main shrines. Population also could serve as a message that the shrine of three goddesses was legit and accepted by the goddesses themselves.
Since those goddesses hadn't said a word, Sun could easily use that to her advantage and compel them to answer her wishes whenever she wanted.
The problem was that the shrine was locked, and the outside world only knew that they were alive because of one parrot buying stuff for the priestesses. It was particularly convenient to be a priestess in this place as commoners gladly helped the single parrot fulfill her duties so that the goddesses would notice them.
