novelraw Chapter 17 The Thoughts of the Gods
Chapter 17 The Thoughts of the Gods
Click on "Request" to see if the flowers bloom and bring wealth; a new interface will then appear.
It turned out to be a shop.
There was a dazzling array of equipment, with the first two even being the exclusive weapons of the God of Light.
【Eternal Spear】·Divine Weapon·Golden Legend, Price: 999999999 Contribution Points.
【Eternal Sword】·Divine Weapon·Golden Legend, Price: 10000000 Contribution Points.
Looking at his meager 1000 contribution points, Hua Kai Fugui scrolled to the bottom of the shop and finally saw the equipment he liked and could afford.
【Refined Iron Greatsword】·Good Weapon·Green Standard, Price: 300 Contribution Points.
[Refined Iron Heavy Armor] · Common · White Inferior Grade, Price: 500 Contribution Points
Wow, prices are a bit high!
Hua Kaifugui raised an eyebrow, exited the shop, and chose another option, "Sacrifice".
The next moment, a strange magic circle unfolded in front of Huakai Fugui, with a line of text written on it.
Place the items to be sacrificed on the sacrifice circle to obtain the corresponding contribution points.
Seeing this, Hua Kai Fugui finally understood: praying to the statue of a god is like opening a shop.
Demanding is buying, while offering sacrifice is selling.
Hua Kai Fugui placed the bear's head on the magic circle, and the next moment the magic circle emitted a pure white light that swallowed the bear's head.
[You are preparing to sacrifice the black-faced bear's head to gain 100 contribution points. Do you wish to sacrifice it?]
【whether】
Seeing that the bear head only had 100 contribution points, I felt that "Blooming Prosperity" was a bit of a rip-off, so I decisively clicked "No".
Then the pure white light faded, and the bear's head reappeared before the blooming flowers and wealth.
Hua Kaifugui picked up the bear's head, looked up at the statue of the God of Light, and then looked at the statue not far away next to Saintess Irene, which was made up of multiple nested circles and looked a bit like an armillary sphere.
The statue represents the "Throne of Light," which is said to be the former God of Light.
Looking at Eileen kneeling before the statue of the [Holy Throne of Light], Hua Kai Fugui keenly sensed something was amiss.
As a saintess, why does she kneel before the current God of Light instead of the former? There seems to be quite a story behind this!
Hua Kaifugui wasn't in a hurry to explore the story behind it; he felt that leveling up was more important right now.
Having experienced the thrill of power before, he now constantly strives to hone his character to that level.
With this thought in mind, Hua Kai Fugui left the church carrying the bear's head, and at the same time connected to the Blue Star Network through the game panel.
How to make a bear head specimen
Watching the departing heroes, Eileen's expression was complicated. She knew these guys called themselves players, and she understood that they treated this world as a game.
But Eileen didn't understand what the evil god's purpose was in doing this.
What that evil god is doing now is not something an evil god should do.
Every appearance of an evil god should bring destruction and death to this world.
But now, these beings, summoned by the evil god and calling themselves "players," have indeed made the capital city's strength a bit stronger.
Even if humanity cannot become powerful and revitalized, it will still have a certain ability to protect itself.
So, what is the price?
Eileen looked up at the sky, her gaze seemingly piercing through the rooftops to glimpse the hidden golden kingdom.
Of course, that's impossible.
Eileen was just a mortal.
……
A few days later, the players enthusiastically slaughtered monsters and began exploring the area around the royal city.
Inside the Royal City Church, Eileen, who was still kneeling before the statue of the "Holy Throne of Light" in repentance, was suddenly attacked.
A whooshing sound came from the window, and with her Gold-level strength, she instinctively reached out and grabbed an arrow.
It was a long, slender arrow, still imbued with natural magic.
Elf?
Eileen raised an eyebrow and quickly chased after him from the church, trying to find traces of the archer.
But the man was very good at hiding; apart from the bustling crowd of heroes who had dispersed, Eileen did not see any other extraordinary beings.
What do those peace-loving elves want to do?
Eileen looked down in confusion at the arrow in her hand and noticed a strip of cloth wrapped around it.
After removing the strip of cloth and reading its contents, Eileen's face changed drastically, and she couldn't help but curse, "Those crazed orcs! How dare they commit such blasphemy!"
Half a month ago, the Orc Emperor disregarded the covenant made by the gods and dispatched the Orc General Gagu from the Orc Royal Court.
Today, the orc general Gagu has gathered five medium-sized orc clans, totaling 50,000 people, and stationed them in Blackwater City, near the Kingdom of Ruhr, on the Hord Plains.
Their goal is to incorporate the Kingdom of Ruhr into the Orcish Empire, thereby making the God of Light a subordinate deity of the [Hall of War].
The contents of the cloth strip made Eileen tremble uncontrollably.
It wasn't fear, but an inexplicable anger.
Eileen is a devout follower of light, even though she has never seen the true God of Light.
But in the understanding she had received since childhood, the God of Light was the hope of all mankind, the fundamental guarantee of human rights, and a great and righteous god no less powerful than the gods of other races.
Those blasphemous green-skinned bastards actually wanted to recruit the great God of Light as their subordinate god!
How dare they do that!
How dare they commit such blasphemy!
Those blasphemous people...
Eileen's thoughts suddenly stopped. She realized that she didn't seem to have the right to judge others, especially those of other races.
Now she is watching a fake God of Light sit in the Golden Kingdom, watching that despicable evil god deceive the devout believers of Light in the Kingdom of Ruhr, who dare not stand up and reveal the truth.
That evil god was even the mortal enemy of the Throne of Light.
As a member of the [Holy Throne of Light]'s family, I seem to be even more blasphemous!
Eileen's mind was in turmoil; the debate about faith and blasphemy was like a storm raging through her head.
However, the small boat, which was called the "crisis of national annihilation," soon broke through the waves and came to her, which calmed her down.
If the information on the cloth strip is true, then the Kingdom of Ruhr faces the fate of destruction.
There is a natural power gap between orcs and humans. A low-ranking orc of the Dark Iron rank often requires three to five humans of the same rank to fight against.
A force of 50,000 orcs would require an army of 250,000 to contend with, and that's without even considering the presence of superhumans among the orcs.
The Kingdom of Ruhr was just a small country with a population of just over 300,000. In this medieval era with extremely low productivity, its standing army numbered only around 10,000. How could it possibly fight against the orc army?
Holding the strip of cloth, Eileen rushed to the palace to report the news to her brother El, the current King of Ruhr.
Shortly after, in the Kingdom's Parliament Hall.
A group of people sat around a long, narrow conference table, discussing the orc attack with great tension.
"El, if this information is true, then the Orc Empire is determined to conquer the Kingdom of Ruhr this time!"
We must devise a solution now! Otherwise, we will absolutely not escape the fate of national annihilation this time!
Seeing his sister, who was extremely nervous, placing the strip of cloth in front of him, El understood how terrifying this matter was.
However, El was still somewhat confused, so he asked, "Sister, why don't we seek help from the Lord? Isn't our purpose in finding the Lord precisely to rely on Him to escape the oppression of the Orc Empire?"
Eileen was taken aback, and then stammered, "Our Lord has just returned, and he's not in good condition right now. We can only rely on ourselves..."
No one doubted this answer.
After all, apart from performing miracles on the day of his return and summoning heroes from another world, the God of Light remained silent for the rest of the time.
There wasn't even a divine decree to bring the entire Ruhr Kingdom back to faith in the God of Light.
If this is indeed the case, then the Kingdom of Ruhr will only face despair.
Just then, an elderly man in a magnificent robe, who had been summoned by El, slowly offered his suggestion.
"Your Majesty, perhaps we should organize a mass exodus of our people... Whether it's fleeing to the Elven Forest or the Dwarven Black Crystal Mountains, it's better than falling into the hands of the orcs..."
After all, our supreme god has returned.
We no longer need to be fixated on a single city or country.
Our primary task now is to preserve as much of our strength as possible. If the Supreme God can regain his power in the future, we will surely be able to reach the pinnacle under the leadership of the God of Light, just as we did thousands of years ago.