Zong Shen smiled and shook his head without saying a word.

After the two Sorensen brothers gritted their teeth and exposed each other's shortcomings, both brothers actually did something to feel sorry for each other.

Fortunately, these things can only be regarded as trivial matters in the face of life and death.

But a lot of it happens in secret.

Under such circumstances, they were very surprised that Zong Shen could still tell the details accurately.

Didn't answer Doris' question.

Zong Shen smiled and shook his head without saying a word.

After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

"You just made the right choice."

"It's time to swear allegiance to me."

He made new demands.

The three of them chose to succumb entirely because of the church's power.

However, they could also see that the warriors of the Apostles would obey the orders of the man in front of them.

But Zong Shen didn't behave like a high-ranking person in the church.

Therefore, Doris and the other three were also a little confused.

They began to be unsure of Zong Shen's background and origins.

"I would like to ask you a question."

"Shall the three of us swear allegiance to you, or should we swear allegiance to the church?"

This time it was Doris who spoke again.

Compared to the reticent Dabos Gladiator Twins, her eloquence is obviously better.

She does most of the talking.

This question slowly raised the corners of Zong Shen's lips, and he revealed a smile whose true meaning was difficult to decipher.

Then he answered calmly.

"This question makes no sense."

"Of course you are loyal to me."

Having said this, he paused for a moment before continuing.

"By the way, the church is also loyal to me."

Silence spread.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The subtext in Zong Shen's words is that he has conquered the Calamity Raven Church.

“When did those fanatical believer lunatics learn to surrender?”

Church power is the most difficult to subdue.

Because their faith makes them fearless.

As long as you are not afraid of death, you can ignore most threats.

Secondly, a strong belief is difficult to reverse.

Those church believers are all ironheads, and asking them to submit to outsiders or other forces is no less than making devout believers abandon their gods.

Regarding this point, we can see some clues from the previous performance of the two elders of Sanji Church.

Under such circumstances, the news that Zong Shen said that he had conquered the church was a bombshell.

Without saying anything more, he chose to remain silent.

Waiting for Doris and the others to digest the shock in their hearts.

It took almost half a minute for them to come back to their senses.

Doris Hall took a deep breath, then twisted the hem of her robe and knelt down on one knee.

"I offer you my loyalty and my oath."

"The great lord."

Taking an oath is just a process and has nothing to do with the words of the oath itself.

The moment she knelt down and took the oath, the relationship between the lords and subjects of both parties was established.

With Doris as the "leading party", she has set an example many times.

Ole Sorensen and Bridger Sorensen then knelt down on one knee one after another, placed their right palms on their strong left chests, bowed their heads in salute to him, and swore allegiance to him.

This kind of oath is just a promise with little binding force among the indigenous people.

But for the lord, it is a chain that limits the relationship between the two parties.

As long as a loyalty system is established, it is equivalent to an extra level of protection.

He accepted the allegiance of three people one after another.

Zong Shen discovered an interesting situation.

The initial loyalty points of Fire Mage Doris Hall are as high as 72 points.

It is no less loyal than some high-level soldiers after recruitment.

The initial loyalty points of the two Sorensen brothers were only a pitiful 62 points.

The loyalty gap between the two parties is as high as 10 points.

It can be seen that Doris, the wife mage, obviously has her own plans.

She is more thoughtful than she appears.

Initial loyalty is an interesting metric.

It can truthfully feedback the people's true opinions of the lord after joining the territory.

The higher the initial loyalty, the more optimistic the people are about the lord.

Normally, a level below 65 points is a low level.

This means that the two Sorensen brothers don't like Zong Shen very much.

Above 70 points is a higher level.

This means that Doris has no objection in her heart to swearing allegiance to him.

There is no doubt that she is a woman who is extremely good at assessing situations.

I didn’t think too much about this aspect.

Zong Shen, who was always riding on the back of the nightmare, opened his hands and said loudly.

"Welcome to my territory."

"After a few years, you will find that this is a wise choice."

"Okay, now please follow the guidance of those church believers, go through the teleportation channel to Jackdaw Valley, and wait for my next instruction."

Zong Shen doesn't plan to waste too much time here.

There was no deliberate seizure of the three people’s stored jewelry and equipment.

Now that they have joined the territory, it would be nice to be self-sufficient.

At least there is no need for Zong Shen to provide them with additional suitable equipment.

After a simple explanation, he rode on Nightmare and left without any nostalgia.

Seeing that Zong Shen's eyes did not linger on her, a trace of disappointment flashed deep in Doris's eyes.

The two Sorenson brothers seemed dissatisfied with her repeated surrenders.

So he ignored her and followed the believer to the transmission channel first.

After thinking about it for a while, Doris left with stiff steps.

She is a smart woman, otherwise she would not have been able to rise so smoothly.

She even found a husband who was the captain of the Redbud Knights of Preparatory City.

The so-called preparatory giant city is a huge state city.

This type of state city often has a population of nearly 10 million, and the urban area is far larger than the average state city.

It's just one step away from becoming a giant city.

Therefore, it is also called the prepared giant city.

Due to her seniority, Doris could only perform her duties in the mage tower in the preparatory city.
To be continued...