Chapter 41: The God of Games Loves His Followers
"That's probably because of the war between the Varla Empire and the Grand Duchy of Romero, which caused many people to become refugees."
The branch president replied absentmindedly.
"War in the Frost and Mist Season? Are they serious? ”
Mani, who had just had nothing to say, showed a surprised expression.
Frost and fog season is the coldest time of the year, with months of cloudy skies and terrible snow destroying all armies.
Unless it is a cult country that believes in the god of flames, and can obtain the protection of the gods on a large scale to immune to the damage caused by low temperatures, the vast majority of armies will lose the ability to march and fight in the cold winter, even if they force a war, as long as the enemy relies on the city wall for defense, it can easily drag down the army that is more than ten times stronger!
So there is an unwritten rule in this world that as long as the war drags on until the frost season, it will automatically enter a truce. Many small countries have relied on this unspoken rule to get a respite.
"According to the papal proclamation of the Church of Chongbai, the two gods of the Seven Heavenly Fathers, Leant, the god of light, and Critos, the god of war, had an irreconcilable conflict in the kingdom of God, His Majesty Kampas of the Varla Empire believed in Ryant, and the Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Romero was a faithful believer in Critos, and the two countries began the 'one-year war' at the behest of the gods, and the final outcome of the war decided the outcome of the gamble between the gods."
"...... the game?"
"Yes, because the war between the gods is so widespread, this honor is given to His Majesty Tempus and the Grand Duke of Silver Sheephorn." The branch president said: "The one they used as a battlefield was the imperial city of Lovenia, one of the four major cities of the original Tiera Empire. It is said that it has been reduced to rubble, and the original inhabitants have been displaced, so they have become refugees in the vicinity. ”
“……”
Looking at the branch leader, who was excitedly predicting the identity of the army, Mane did not speak.
If it was him in the past, under the influence of the general environment of this world, he would probably feel that this kind of thing is extremely normal, and after mourning for the refugees in Lovenia for a while, he should do something.
However, after becoming a player, he has a completely different feeling from getting along with the god of games.
The god prepares a gift called 'system' for everyone who believes in him, and after receiving this gift, the original believers can officially become 'players'.
The God of the Game does not bind his followers with daily prayers, weekly services and Masses, and does not require believers to express their devotion to the bishops of the church after a while.
On the contrary, the experience value set by the system seems to be the god who encourages players to explore and adventure, and explore the world with the freest actions and follow their own hearts.
Even if some 'quests' similar to the will of the gods are triggered occasionally, there is no coercion in mind, and players can choose to abandon the quest by themselves, but the vast majority of players will not do this, but will follow the guidance of the quest, complete the quest in the most enjoyable way for themselves, and enjoy the rewards from the gods.
If the other gods sit on top of the heads of the believers, wielding their whips from above, driving and squeezing the slave owners who give everything for their devotees, then the god of the game is more like an elder and a friend, who silently watches his followers grow up, and when necessary, gently pushes them from behind to make them cross the insurmountable hurdles.
Even though the god of the game did not borrow the mouths of the clergy through explicit religious texts like other gods, telling the gods of their devotion to them in a very perfunctory way, Manie could feel it very clearly:
The god of the game loves his followers (Sivi of the Kingdom of God sneezes).
It is precisely because of this contrast that Mane felt the indifference of the god of light and the god of war towards humanity, even their own believers, and even used a war that would lead to the death of countless people and the shattering of countless families as a bargaining chip......
It's no wonder that the king of Tiera believed in the god of games even in the face of the world's condemnation.
It's no wonder that Tiera was wiped out by the puppets of other gods in the mortal realm.
An indescribable feeling of suffocation made Mane feel very uncomfortable.
He took the letter from the branch president, took off the ring representing the identity of the silver wind chime, returned it to the branch president, and turned around and left the room without saying a word.
Coming outside the house, breathing in the frosty and misty air, Manie felt a little more comfortable with the stuffy feeling in his chest: "I feel like I miss the funny guys in the town......"
Having said that, he had no intention of giving up his mission of preaching among the diaspora.
Rather, after realizing that the god of games might be the only god on the side of humans, Manie decided to recruit as many followers as possible for the god without attracting the attention of other churches.
This is one of the few things that he, as an ordinary human being, can help that god-sama.
Just as Manie climbed into the carriage and was about to drive to the refugee camp outside the city, looking for something worthy of preaching, a girl suddenly appeared around the corner in front of him and caught his eye.
The other party looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, as if she was running away from something, although she looked very embarrassed, but still could not hide her beautiful face, the sun-like blonde hair was tied into a ponytail and hung behind her, swaying as she ran, as if it could bring some wonderful warmth in this winter day.
Of course, Mane, as a traveling merchant, has experienced countless Shura field immortal jumps, and is no longer the kind of person who is easy to × into the brain, and what the girl really deserves his attention is the white name floating above her head.
Leah Acarand.
At this time, the girl also saw Manie sitting in the carriage, and also noticed that Mane's head was floating with the name of a player with the same style as her.
Suddenly, she was still very anxious, she stopped, hesitated for a moment, and finally said tentatively: "Game, give us a new life?" ”
As soon as Manie heard this, he immediately nodded, understanding that the girl was also a player believer who believed in the god of games like herself, so she replied: "Game, give us a new life!" ”
After all, this is the code used to open the system given by the god of the game, and it is probably equivalent to the 'Nan Wu Amitabha Buddha' in the mouth of the monk, the 'immeasurable Tianzun' in the mouth of the Taoist, the 'two lines of tears of relatives' in the mouth of the fans of the wandering earth, and the 'two flowers' in the mouth of the six scholars, in short, it is a code that only believers in the god of games know.
Then Manny opened the door of his carriage and motioned for the girl to take cover.