Chapter 11: God's Presence

"Tick, tick, tick......" Faust woke up to a regular chime.

"The system has been initialized and you are welcome to use it. "A coarsely pitched synthesized voice rings in my head.

Faust was still unable to see, and could only feel by touch that he was probably wrapped in branches. The memories of the present world are rapidly revived, and the dream world is buried deep in the depths of memory like a faded photograph.

This is a high-level manipulation of memory, allowing people to ignore the information in this memory for a while, and will not unseal it until the caster deems it appropriate.

The memory was made, Faust had just realized it, and even this doubt was buried in an instant.

Faust shook his head and tried to open the system interface.

Looking at the translucent screen that appeared in front of him, Faust felt extremely relieved, and now I am also a time-traveler with a golden finger. Recalling the bitter years of the past, Faust can't help but have mixed feelings.

Faust flipped through the interface of the system, and the first thing that caught his eye was a holographic image of himself, dressed exactly like himself.

Below, there are some of your own personal attributes.

Name: Faust

Ethnicity: Aventus

Faith: Aventenu, the patron saint of the Aventu people

Faction: Order and Evil

Class: Psychiocrat

Level: 1

Attribute:

Strength: 13

Dexterity: 12

Constitution: 15

Intelligence: 16

Perception: 12

Charm: 13

Trait: Children of Water and Atmosphere: The Aventus are the darlings of water and atmosphere, and can travel freely between the worlds of the two, increasing the effects of their abilities involving water and wind.

Meningeal Resonance: You know the brain so well that when you use this ability, the brains of all creatures within ten feet experience a strong concussion.

Faust looked at his attributes and pursed his lips, this attribute is decent for a nobleman, only intelligence and physique are quite interesting.

In fact, these properties can also be measured in reality, but they are expensive, and the pragmatist Faust naturally never measured them.

Here, the attribute of a standard human being is identified as 10, and the Aventus, as a subspecies of humans, also belong to humans in a broad sense, and Faustus, as the nobleman among them, can be regarded as the elite of the human race, and this attribute is still acceptable.

What really surprised Faust was the part of the system that related to the characteristics.

Traits are the source of supernatural power for professionals, and it is also a great way for professionals to improve their strength by meeting certain conditions and conducting certain training.

Many schools of professionals are able to attract enough professionals because they have mastered many and strong training methods.

The system allows the characteristics that meet the conditions to be obtained directly without having to be trained.

In fact, not all traits need to be trained, such as Faust's two existing traits, in which the people of water and atmosphere belong to the racial trait, which all Aventu people have, and they cannot be mastered through acquired training.

Even so, this feature is still powerful.

Faust was so pleased with his golden finger that he couldn't wait to read on, hoping to find more features in the system.

However, the reality is always not so satisfactory, and there is only one function left, and that is exchange.

It's not that it can be used to buy and sell equipment and treasured items, the only thing the system can support is knowledge, and all of this knowledge has one thing in common - expensive.

Faust looked at the list, "Reading Thoughts: Level 2 Psionic Energy, Price: 100 Standard Souls." ”

Why don't you grab it!

The soul of intelligent beings is the only hard currency between planes—almost the only thing that cannot be made artificially. But in the relatively closed material world, soul currency is a taboo, and as for why the soul is taboo, it is a complex sociological question.

Faust couldn't get his hands on this thing, and besides, what this rare contraband could be exchanged for in reality was not as simple as a second-level psionic ability.

Faust skipped the redemption page and wanted to continue scrolling, but unfortunately, there were no other features in the system.

Faust silently cursed the greed and viciousness of the system in his heart, forgetting that he cursed the system so viciously precisely because he also had the pus of greed flowing in his heart.

Cooing, croaking, the victorious toad man carried the unconscious prince on his shoulders and strode from the entrance of the village into the stockade, followed by the toad soldiers talking undisciplinedly.

Unlike the previous Toad Warriors who returned with Faust alone, these Toad Men were warmly welcomed by the Toad Civilians.

The toads greeted the warriors they knew, and the warriors in the team responded one by one, more like hunters returning from hunting than triumphant soldiers.

Some of the daring villagers even stepped into the ranks and hooked up with the Toad soldiers, who patted their chests and cragged and bragged about how bravely they had fought.

Some of the half-sized toad people curiously teased the big monkeys who had returned with the army, and the monkeys responded with bared teeth and threatened the little toads to disperse.

Although it is rare to have a battle in which most of the fighters need to be dispatched, everything after the war is the same as before.

The anomaly occurs when the toads are walking down the middle of the village.

In the middle of the village is the most prosperous part of the village, and there is even a public guest house for distinguished foreign guests.

The toad man who led the group had just arrived to take him here, and was about to walk a little slower so that he could receive more cheers - preferably if someone of the opposite sex took a fancy to him, and then he could ...... tonight Hey, hey, hey......

He was daydreaming, when suddenly, a powerful oppressive force descended from the sky, and the village, which had been rare and lively, became silent for a moment.

After a while, I only heard a "poof" sound, I don't know who knelt down first, a large number of toad people seemed to have received some signal, "poof, poof" sound endlessly, toad people fell to the ground in pieces, and the toad people who did not come out of the house also walked down the street one after another, kneeling in the direction of the giant tree.

This kind of pressure is not uncommon in the Toad People's villages, and it is under this pressure that all Toad People experience the joy of thinking for the first time - it is the manifestation of the great tree god who gives them wisdom.

But the magnitude of the manifestation was unprecedented, and all the toad people were terrified by it.

As if in response to the call of the sacred tree, Prince Leoric's body slowly rose into the air, and the ropes on his body turned to ashes in an instant.

Although he was in the air, Leorik seemed to be immersed in water, his limbs stretched out, his hair fluttering upwards, and his body was shrouded in sunlight that seemed to shine through the water.

Under his eyelids, two white lights slowly lit up, and as the white light gradually increased, the frequency of Leoric's eye movements became faster and faster, until at a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Who is calling Aventenu. An old male voice came from Leorik's mouth. As his lips opened and closed, white light poured out, as if Leorik was filled with light.

"It's me. "The canopy of the tree swayed, and the sacred tree shook its rustling branches. This time it couldn't communicate telepathically—no mortal could understand the mind of a god, even as strong as a sacred tree.

"What is the matter?" said Aventenu, short and direct.

"Just be afraid of your might, there is no one like you in this world. The Divine Tree's tone was full of humility, clearly seeing himself as a party of lower status.

Avontenu took this attitude for granted, "There is no need to be afraid, Aventenu has come only to protect his people, and you need not be nervous. ”

Aventenu paused, "Here, no...... God?" His tone was hesitant, as if there was a hint of surprise.

"If you mean something as majestic and noble as you are, then, yes. "The sacred tree still seems so humble and docile.

"Still, there are equally powerful, but not so noble beings. "The sacred tree seems to mean something.

Aventenu didn't express his attitude towards this, but controlled Leorik's body to levitate there quietly, the white light in his eyes flickering regularly.

The two wills were silent for a while, and it seemed that the Divine Tree was the first to lose its breath, "I learned from one of your people that you want to find a piece of land in this world?"

"The people of Aventnu are in the midst of a catastrophe, even he can't do anything about it, and his people need a place of rest. Aventenu made no secret of this.

"Well, I have a suggestion. "The Sacred Tree seems to be very interested in helping Aventenu.

Aventenu was noncommittal," he said. ”

"To the east, there's an ocean, and the shore is calm, perfect for your people to thrive. The Divine Tree said a little impatiently, and the speed of his speech was a little faster.

He adds, "I can personally build bridges for your power and save you the preparation you have to make." You know, I have the ability to do that. ”

"What kind of reward do you want? "Aventenu certainly knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

“...... I want to be one of you. The Divine Tree hesitated, but still insisted on saying what he wanted.

"Help you to become a god? Aventnu can't do anything, all he can do is provide some knowledge. ”

Of course, a god can elevate some creatures to join his ranks, but not just any intelligent being, only if the power and the power of the god are compatible, can he receive this honor.

And the power of the sacred tree is not comparable to that of Aventenu.

The sacred tree seemed to be satisfied with this, and did not speak again, but just shook the crown of the tree to indicate the deal.

With the deal struck, Aventenu nodded with Leorik's body, "So, I'm going to start." ”

A huge white light descended from the clouds that had gathered at some unknown point and fell directly onto the trees. The light, which was supposed to have no mass, seemed to be very heavy, and as soon as it touched it, it bent the sacred tree over, and some small branches were directly broken.

However, this was only the beginning, the white pillars of light grew thicker and thicker, and soon the trees were completely enveloped in them, and only the crunching sound could be heard from the outside world.

However, Aventenu had no intention of stopping, and the white pillar of light no longer became thicker, but the brightness became stronger and stronger.

Just as the sacred tree was about to break, in the distance, an equally huge tree suddenly shook, and a second pillar of light suddenly descended from the clouds, enveloping another tree in it.

As if it had been diverted, the pillar of light on the divine tree's body quickly thinned, and its brightness suddenly weakened a lot.

However, the good times were short-lived, and soon, as the power projected from the clouds became stronger and stronger, both pillars of light returned to their previous appearance.

However, the sacred tree obviously did not speak much, and whenever the tree was about to run out, there would always be a new big tree shaking to connect with the power in the clouds.

In this way, it didn't take long for hundreds of huge pillars of light to stand between the sky and the earth in the rainforest, and the tall trees seemed to be pocket toys against the backdrop of the pillars of light.

Finally, the number of pillars of light no longer increased.

"Okay, that's enough. At this moment, Aventenu's voice had lost its human-like qualities, as if the pillars of light between heaven and earth vibrated together.

An invisible wave quickly shot out towards the east.

Tens of thousands of miles away, a pillar of light suddenly rose from the bottom of the sea.

The diameter of the pillar of light increased rapidly, and as its diameter increased, its brightness decreased rapidly, and when the pillar of light disappeared, only one island remained in place.

If Faust and Leorik were here, they would have recognized that this was the temporary capital of the Kingdom of Aventu - Intramuros Island.

In the jungle, more than a hundred pillars of light were gone, but Aventenu's voice still echoed between heaven and earth, not from Leorik's mouth.

"You have fulfilled your promise, and Aventenu will fulfill his. ”

After a short while, it was as if the Divine Tree had received its own payment, "You are much more generous than you say. ”

"By the way, would you mind sending me a believer as proof of our friendship?"

"You have earned the friendship of Aventenu, demigod. Aventenu replied without hesitation.

"Thank you again for your generosity. ”

Faust emerged from the suddenly floppy branches, and found himself on the ground, surrounded by a stump of leaves.

He was about to express his feelings for the rest of his life, when he was suddenly spoiled by the system prompt.

Faust called up the system interface, his eyes widening in surprise.

"What the hell?"

I saw that the belief column on the personal information suddenly blurred, and the words "Aventenu, the patron saint of the Aventus people" on it disappeared without a trace.

In his place, there is "Demigod Legba".