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Chapter 413: The God of Etiquette and Luck
Chapter 413: The God of Etiquette and Luck
"Frankly, this priest doesn't seem very proper at all."
Qin MuYe complained. He had seen the priest's memories, and the things this priest had done were enough to cause his faith to collapse, rendering divine magic ineffective.
This priest was a priest of the God of Holy Light, with extremely comprehensive scriptures. The content was about the shepherd of the Lord helping the weak, maintaining justice, and other such positive messages. However, the problem was that his actions were far from positive.
Redemption fees, exploiting young boys, and colluding with others—these actions were enough to disqualify him as a priest, which only showed that the final interpretation of these scriptures lay with the Church of the divine.
"Strength and character are unrelated, and even the scriptures and rules have nothing to do with it. It is entirely a gift from the divine."
Qin MuYe now understood the promotion channels for priests. Positions were tied to strength.
The higher the position, the stronger the priest.
On the contrary, extraordinary careers like warriors and rangers required some training, but only to a certain extent. In reality, their promotions were also linked to their positions within the Church.
In other words, to reach the 6th rank in this world, it was virtually impossible to achieve through self-cultivation; one could only wait for the divine to bestow grace.
"Frankly, this system is simply brilliant. If it were applied here, it would definitely be a great help. But if it were applied in other systems, tsk tsk..."
According to the latest intelligence and big data, in the main material plane of the realm of the gods, there were no wild extraordinary individuals at all.
They were all products of the unified Church. Even mercenaries and adventurers, in reality, had faith and belonged to the Church.
As for mages, they were essentially priests, believing in the God of Magic. Thus, while their divine magic appeared different from regular priests, the essence was the same.
Don't ask how Qin MuYe knew this. Before dissecting the priest of the God of Holy Light, Qin MuYe had already dissected a mage. At first, he was very surprised by the unique development of the mage, but after dissecting the priest, his face turned dark. He had been hasty.
"To develop to this point, the suppression of extraordinary individuals and the ignorance of the people are crucial." Qin MuYe knew that breaking the faith would be even more difficult.
He couldn't just kill everyone, or the world would be empty.
Moreover, he was afraid that such drastic actions might trigger some form of backlash, such as instability in the world.
Fortunately, he had time and could take things slowly.
"Previously, Black Hand mentioned wanting to use the three-pronged approach, but it seems that won't work now." Qin MuYe shook his head in rejection.
The three-pronged approach was trade, robbery, and killing.
Currently, the first prong, trade, was not feasible. The reason was simple: trade required everyone to follow the rules. From the memories of several dissected specimens, Qin MuYe saw that the nobles and the Church were particularly skilled at creating loopholes within the rules to gain the benefits they needed.
The merchants in this world were essentially representatives pushed forward by the nobles and the divine Church. If Qin MuYe were to intervene, he would likely be ambushed by a group of bandits right after completing a transaction and leaving their territory.
These nobles and priests were never long-sighted; what they held in their hands was real gold and silver.
Unless one was also a powerful noble, one would be seen as nothing more than a group of commoners, unworthy of being merchants.
More importantly, every noble had the authority to set the laws of their territory, and every priest could interpret the scriptures of their faith.
With these final interpretations in their hands, don't expect them to follow the rules.
As for the second prong, robbery, Qin MuYe actually supported it, but upon further thought, what was the point of robbing these weaklings? It would be better to rob the gods directly.
"Master, the God of Luck has been brought back." In the Demon Web, Mo Xue sent Qin MuYe a message.
"So soon?" Qin MuYe was somewhat surprised. The first prong hadn't even been implemented, and now the second prong was already back.
However, the third prong couldn't be easily moved. Currently, the gods were precious specimens and couldn't be killed indiscriminately.
"Bring him over; I'm just finishing up." Qin MuYe wiped the blood from his hands. A nearby sprite hurriedly moved the specimen away, performed some stitching and healing spells, and then dragged it off.
Moxue dragged the God of Luck over, a middle-aged man who looked very handsome, wearing clothes that should be considered proper by the nobles. However, from Qin MuYe's perspective, he was adorned with all sorts of meaningless trinkets that jingled as he moved.
"God of Luck, right?" Qin MuYe watched as Moxue firmly pressed the God of Luck onto the operating table and skillfully tied him up.
"Ridiculous, I am—." Before he could finish, Moxue stuffed something in his mouth to silence him.
"Master, I've tied him up. By the way, if you're done with him, can you give him to me? I think his head would make a nice toy," Moxue said with a grin.
The God of Luck, bound on the operating table, was utterly bewildered. Where did this barbarian come from, and why did he think a head would make a nice toy?
"..." Qin MuYe felt a headache coming on. It was clear that Moxue and the others were planning to use these gods to create a throne.
"Sure, but you need to cover up the God of Luck's disappearance. His followers and other gods must not know he's missing. The divine realm must also be concealed," Qin MuYe instructed.
"Don't worry, Black Hand has it all arranged. We'll make sure no one notices anything."
"I'll take my leave then. You do your thing, but remember to leave him alive for me; I have uses for him."
Moxue said excitedly and ran off, confident that Qin MuYe would keep his word.
"Tsk, is he really that excited?" Qin MuYe muttered and prepared to strip the God of Luck's clothes.
However, this God of Luck wasn't actually called the God of Luck but the God of Etiquette and Luck, primarily responsible for etiquette and, secondarily, luck.
He was called the God of Luck because he was the only one among the gods with a related divine domain.
This luck domain was a source of shame for the God of Etiquette and Luck, as most gods had only one domain. If he were just the God of Etiquette, he would be a revered deity of the nobles. But with the luck domain, even the rude and poor would pray to him, which was a form of desecration for a god of noble origin.
The God of Etiquette and Luck struggled relentlessly, but Qin MuYe's strength was overwhelming, rendering his efforts futile.
Soon, the dissection began.
"To be honest, high-rank supernaturals are very useful, especially for regeneration and self-healing. Sometimes, I don't even need to stitch them up," Qin MuYe remarked. He dared not use too much force on weaker subjects for fear of killing them.
To Qin MuYe, the God of Etiquette and Luck was just another supernatural, and on the operating table, he was nothing more than a specimen to study.
"Ugh! Ugh!!" The God of Etiquette and Luck struggled, clearly feeling pain and humiliation.
He tried to say something, but his mouth was still gagged.
"Quiet down. If you keep moving, I might accidentally slice your organs. I know you want to curse me, but how about this: you can curse me after I'm done. Right now, I have work to do."
"Listen, stop moving. If you don't, I'll eat you."
Seeing that the God of Etiquette and Luck was not heeding his warning, Qin MuYe's face darkened, his skin began to crack, and a dark abyssal power slowly emerged, emitting an indescribable aura.
In that instant, the God of Etiquette and Luck saw an endless tide of darkness surge towards him, a vast abyss descending upon his mind. His divine flame flickered, black streaks appeared in his divine essence, and even his divine domain wavered.
Fortunately, Qin MuYe was not a complete monster. He only used verbal threats and would never actually harm his specimen. After all, he needed the god for his experiments, and it would be a loss if he killed him.
Once the aura was reined in, everything returned to normal. The God of Etiquette and Luck was now filled with fear, trembling and no longer cursing.
In the end, their interaction was moving in a positive direction.
"Sigh, he's so different from the gods of the Divine Empire. Indeed, people's constitutions are different," Qin MuYe sighed.
After a long period of peace, the gods here were not as resilient as the 7th-rank supernaturals in the Mage Dynasty, who, due to survival, could be ruthless enough to crack open their opponents' skulls. In comparison, these 7th-rank gods seemed like mass-produced defective products.
(End of Chapter)
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