Chapter Ninety-Six: Children of the Sea
The wind was calm, and this group of humans from the Northland was lucky to survive this violent natural disaster.
People rushed out of the cabins, breathing in the air. Some of them shouted and vented their emotions, some sang and danced to celebrate the lucky occasion, and many more turned their attention to the largest ship, the Black Dove.
There, there is a strange boy who has given them a new faith and gives them peace of mind.
The earthly spokesman of that great being!
And Zuo De, although he seems to be breezy, deep down he is also turbulent and extremely uncalm.
Just now, he actually unleashed a terrifying power equivalent to the legendary spell "Great Prayer Technique". You must know that that kind of spell, even if it is a legendary demon, takes a long time to prepare before it can be cast.
Such a terrifying power was casually exerted by his own low-level existence, how could this not make Zuo De feel inexplicable.
Soon, however, Zode noticed a change in the space of the Stone Eye: the energy mass of the power of faith that had grown to the size of a football was now gone. Remaining in place, there were only fluctuations in energy the size of a human hair. This is the power of faith now.
Sure enough, that power didn't come out of nowhere. The power of faith that I had accumulated for so long was consumed in an instant. ”
Zuode suddenly had a glimmer of realization: what is faith, what is its significance, where does it come from, and where is it going?
These ideas had not been considered by Zuode at all before. All along, he has been too deeply influenced by legendary demons. I always feel that what demons do is no different from the gods. It's nothing more than exchanging strength for souls.
However, it is only today that he realizes that he was very wrong. Perhaps the reason why a deity became a deity is because of the power of this belief.
The demons are still themselves without their worshippers, and the sacrifices of those worshippers are nothing to them. It's just an exchange of power.
However, are the gods who have lost their followers still gods? Maybe they are still powerful, but they are just a transcendent being with great power, and they can no longer be called gods.
Zode felt that faith was the link between mortals and gods. Mortals dedicate their souls and beliefs to the gods, who give back to the believers with divine magic and the serene world after death.
Just like Zuode's power of faith, he himself could not invoke this power no matter what, but in the call of the believers, he spontaneously exerted it and guarded these believers.
The specific reason is still not clear to Zuo De for the time being, but he finally has a new perspective and understanding of the power of faith.
Then, as long as Zode continues to develop and develop this nascent church, the secrets of faith will eventually be opened to Zode.
Zode walked through the crowd, and although he looked no different than before, the way people looked at him was completely different. He was no longer Miss Elf's apprentice, but a spokesman for the gods.
A delicate woman rushed forward, kissed Zuode's toes passionately, and said excitedly:
"Thank you, Lord Ram. You saved my life and that of my family, and praise the Light of Greatness! We want to be believers in this merciful and great being. ”
Zode gently lifted her up and prayed softly,
"Glory to my Lord, all this is the mercy of the Lord. ”
More and more people are expressing their willingness to join the church. Zode recruited those skilled Yuan maidens to help them with some basic training. In the future, these people will be the most devout fanatics of Zuode.
"Ram, you ......" Bilorinli glanced at Zuode with a complicated expression, and stopped talking a little,
"You're good, really, well. I'll continue to teach you new arcane knowledge if you wish. ”
"Of course, Miss Belorinli. Here, you are the real master. Everything I do, it's for you. Zuo De said respectfully.
"Yo he~!" a crisp cry suddenly rushed out into the sea. The huge whale emerged from the water again. The huge splash even made the "Black Dove" shake violently.
"Bang!" a short figure leaped high and jumped onto the deck at once.
"Yo, that's weird! Just ...... Storm?...... "This is a human girl who looks to be six or seven years old, but a few strange runes are drawn on her smooth face, which does not destroy her pure and delicate little face, but gives her a special charm. She had silver hair and wore a suit sewn of fish skin, revealing her smooth arms and thighs. The hands and feet are like fishmen, with a layer of webbed membrane.
Seemingly rarely communicative with people, this strange little girl stammers and has many grammatical errors in her obscure lingua franca.
"Hello, honorable Storm Summoner. My name is Ram, a native of the Northlands, and thank you for today's alert that allowed us to avoid this sudden disaster. Zuo De was also full of curiosity about the magical little girl in front of him, and he asked tentatively.
"Ann...... Quiet...... ," said the little girl named Ann, pointing to herself. Then he said a lot of words in a series of words in the fish-man language, but no one present understood.
Ann was a little anxious, and she chattered again. Zuo De didn't touch on the out-of-the-way language of the fish-man language, so he had to shrug his shoulders helplessly at An.
"Lord An is asking Your Excellency, how to disperse the huge storm just now? It is a terrible special storm called 'Chara', which can only be seen once in decades......" In the crowd, a fish-man navigator named Waterbeard hurriedly stood up and translated.
"That is the power of the gods we believe in, and I am the shepherd of our lord. Zode replied.
Ann seemed to be interested in Zode, and she circled around Zode several times before sniffing carefully. Even in the end, she hugged Zuode's arm and rubbed it lightly several times.
“...... Like...... Give you ......" Ann took out a turquoise pearl from her body, handed it to Zuode, and said in the language of the fish-man mixed with the lingua franca.
"Lord An said that I like Your Excellency very much, and this is a gift for you. The old fishman translated.
"Uh, thanks, well, I'll give you this too. Zuo De was a little overwhelmed, and was inexplicably confessed by such a young child, which was unprecedented. He carefully touched his waist bag, and found that there was nothing to give back as a gift, so he had to hand the magic staff in his hand to Ann. This is the wand he usually uses to practice arcane arts, and although it is not precious, it is also a relatively valuable thing. The main thing is that it is also inlaid with a complete emerald, which looks beautiful, and Zode thinks it is very suitable for Ann, so he gives it to her.
Ann seemed to like the wand very much, she held it in her hand and stroked it carefully, looking like she couldn't put it down.
But soon, Ann took a closer look at Zuode, and returned the wand in his hand to Zuode.
"Your ...... Useful. I...... No need to ......"
"It's okay, I still have a spare wand. I'll give you this one as a thank you gift. Zode refused.
Ann happily took the wand and played with it carefully in her hand.
Above the sea, a huge whale suddenly spewed out a column of water that soared into the sky, which alarmed Ann.
Ann looked at Zode deeply, suddenly walked over, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him lightly on the face.
"I ...... Live in ...... Island ,...... Find me ......."
"I will, I'll go play with you. Knowing what Ann meant, Zuo De nodded.
"Yo he~!" Ann let out a crisp cry and jumped onto the whale's back. The whale broke through the waves and began to swim quickly into the distance. Only the figure of An waving his hand was left.
Ann (Divine Half-Fishman)
Class: Children of the Sea
Rank: Fourth Order
Grade: 42
Body type: Medium
A divine creature seems to be attracted by the power of faith in his own body. Zode thought.