After briefly lamenting the quirks of Artisan, Lynn didn't stay long in the divine kingdom of the Evernight Goddess. He bid her farewell and made his way to St. Samuel's Cathedral.
"Good day, Your Highness, Angel of Secrets. It is an honor to meet you."
As expected, Lynn was greeted by Archbishop Anthony Stevenson of St. Samuel's Cathedral, who had clearly already received the divine message from the Evernight Goddess and was waiting for his arrival.
"Hello, Your Excellency Anthony. It seems you are already aware of my purpose here," Lynn responded with a smile.
"Yes, I have received the divine message from the Goddess..." Anthony did not keep anything hidden, but his expression subtly shifted when he mentioned the divine message.
Undoubtedly, as the head of the Backlund district of the Evernight Church, and the Archbishop of St. Samuel's Cathedral, Anthony's devotion to the Evernight Goddess was unquestionable. However, upon receiving the divine message, he couldn't help but have a fleeting, blasphemous thought: "Did the Goddess wake up groggy?"
It wasn't entirely unreasonable for him to feel this way. After all, for centuries, the Evernight Church had been suppressing the Aurora Order and combating the True Creator. Now, not only was the Goddess no longer targeting the True Creator, but she also instructed them to fully cooperate with the Angel of Secrets to reverse the reputation of the True Creator. This left Anthony perplexed.
Still, as a devout follower, despite his doubts, Archbishop Anthony resolved to obediently follow the divine message.
Anthony led Lynn to his office, poured them both tea, and asked, "Your Highness, what is your plan for reversing the reputation of the True Creator?"
Since the Goddess had instructed them to cooperate with the Angel of Secrets, Anthony had no intention of making any independent decisions. He was fully prepared to hand over the reins to Lynn.
Even if the divine message hadn't explicitly mentioned full cooperation, Anthony knew he wasn't in a position to challenge an Angel, anyway.
'I couldn't help but wonder, what kind of relationship Angel of Secrets had with the Goddess...' Anthony mused while sipping his tea.
"I do have a plan for this, primarily focusing on transforming the Aurora Order. After all, in Loen, the Aurora Order is the most well-known group of True Creator followers. Successfully reforming and redeeming the Aurora Order's reputation would mean we're halfway there in rehabilitating the True Creator's image..."
Lynn spoke slowly, a confident smile on his face. "So, I plan to form a theater troupe with members of the Aurora Order, letting their foolish beauties debut as drama and opera actors..."
Hearing this Anthony nearly spat out his tea.
Lynn didn't hide anything, openly sharing his plan for the Aurora Order troupe. He then watched as Anthony's face went blank with disbelief.
"Are... are you serious?" Anthony regained his voice after several seconds, though his tone was trembling—not out of fear but sheer shock.
As a Loen native and a senior member of the Evernight Church, Anthony wasn't exactly inflexible, but he clearly wasn't used to such unconventional thinking.
Even Klein, upon hearing Lynn's reform plan, would have reacted with a surprised pikachu face, let alone someone like Anthony, born and raised in Backlund.
"I'm very serious..." Lynn nodded, not at all surprised by Anthony's shock. In fact, he was rather pleased by the reaction—seeing people stunned by the Aurora Order's debut was one of the reasons Lynn came up with the idea in the first place.
However, as someone who could be mature and reliable when necessary, Lynn patiently explained to the Archbishop the rationale behind his decision.
Archbishop Anthony: ...
'It actually makes sense? Maybe we should also try having some of the Church's young members debut—it could help raise funds and spread the Goddess's faith... Wait, what am I thinking?'
Anthony quickly suppressed his increasingly bold thoughts, though a seed had already been planted in his mind.
Lynn's reasoning was sound—having attractive followers debut could generate revenue and promote the faith, with little cost involved. It was a win-win situation.
"I understand your plan..." Anthony calmed his restless mind, quickly running through the names of nobles and merchants who loved drama and opera. He added thoughtfully, "The Church will support your plan, preparing the necessary publicity and arrangements..."
It was no wonder Anthony was the head of the Backlund district. Despite his initial shock, he quickly regained composure and began devising ways to promote the Aurora Order theater troupe, considering various contingencies.
Of course, since this was uncharted territory for him and Lynn, both being first-timers in the world of showbiz, they hashed out a preliminary plan after some discussion.
It was a relatively simple one: the Church would organize a charity ball, where the troupe members would be introduced to the nobles and merchants, with subtle hints about their connection to the Church.
With this backing, even if the troupe was unknown, the nobles and merchants would attend their debut performance, further spreading the word about the troupe.
The Church would also promote the troupe among ordinary followers of the Evernight faith, expanding its influence further.
The plan was rough, and many details needed to be ironed out, but overall, there didn't seem to be any major issues.
With the Church of the Evernight—an enormous power in the Loen Kingdom—fully backing the troupe, its rise to fame seemed inevitable.
After finalizing the initial plan, Lynn didn't linger at St. Samuel's Cathedral. He left his contact information with Anthony before departing to attend to other matters.
After all, Lynn was quite busy due to his recent period of slumber.
(End of Chapter)
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