Chapter 39: Bribery
The cage contained more than a black shadow with no limbs and an invisible blunt objectβat least not Shen Xi. He looked at the cage with excitement and anticipation in his eyes, and even a hint of eagerness.
"These are the things we need most now. Shen Xi put his hands behind his back and circled around the cage, "Intelligence, these are intelligence! What kind of primordial temple information, Prometheus intelligence, and how to deal with this damn fog!" Shen Xi became more and more excited, and even patted Yu Qian's shoulder happily, "You did a good job!"
"It's all well guided. Yu Qian put on an attitude of an old oilman in officialdom, no matter what the leader praises, it is the credit of the leader. Then he put forward his own opinion, "Judging from the fluctuations, this Goodman is probably a subordinate divine servant born through the barbarian god Prometheus." Pure torture to extract confessions may not be effective, and excessive harm to him will lead to his complete disintegration and return to the sea of divine power. β
"Sea of Divine Power?" Shen Xi heard the term for the first time, "What's that?"
"The sea of divine power, as it literally is. Yu Qian replied, "It's an ocean of divine power. Before they were summoned, the servants of the gods existed in that ocean in the form of divine powers. After a new god is born and builds his own temple, the Sea of Divine Power allocates a considerable number of servants according to the size of the temple and the influence of the god itself. β
This is the first time I've heard of this theory. He asked curiously, "Then the scale of my temple is not small, isn't it a big advantage?"
"Your situation is really special. Yu Qian explained, "I have communicated with the priests of other temples, and other temples generally have no more than ten priests. I heard from Lord Abitos's Divine Servant that it is unheard of for a trainee god like you, who has just joined the company and has more than 600 divine servants to assist him. β
Unheard of is not necessarily a good thing. Sometimes it means that something could be seriously wrong. Shen Xi was a little nervous, "Does it have any effect if there are more divine servants?"
"Divine servants were born in the sea of divine power. Through the birth of the temple, he broke away from the sea of divine power and became an independent individual. Yu Qian patiently explained to Shen Xi, "Our birth and death will not consume the power of the gods. Nature doesn't affect you in any way. It's just that the large number of Divine Servants means that there will be more Divine Servants who may carry out missions in the Nether because of your wishes. This way, you are more likely to be hit by divine power. β
Yu Qian's explanation was clear, Shen Xi nodded, and asked, "Before you were born, what was it like in the sea of divine power, do you still have an impression?"
Yu Qian's expression became strange, and he was silent for a long time before he replied, "There is no darkness in the sea of divine power. As far as the eye could see, there was a white glow. β
"And then?" Yu Qian didn't speak after he finished answering. After waiting for a while, Shen Xi asked, "Is there anything else?"
"No more. Yu Qian bowed his head and replied, "Except for the light, there is nothing." No time, no change, no darkness, no activity...... In the sea of divine power, there is nothing but light. β
"Doesn't sound very comfortable......" Shen Xi sensed that something was wrong with Yu Qian's mood, "It's boring, right?"
"In fact, there's no such thing as boredom. Yu Qian's voice trembled rarely, as if he was going through a painful torture, he closed his eyes hard, "That memory in the sea of divine power...... It is the scariest memory. β
Servants of God are God's most faithful executors. This is the consensus of the supreme gods and intern gods in the temple of gods. But no one ever explored why, after all, everyone was busy developing their followers and avoiding the precepts they might encounter. There was really no time to ask what their servants had been through.
Shen Xi is an exception. From Yu Qian's answer, he keenly sensed a hint of opportunity. "In other words, returning to the sea of divine power is not necessarily a good thing for Goodman?"
Yu Qian also realized Shen Xi's intentions, and he looked at the true god he served in surprise, as if he had seen him for the first time. "That's true. In my experience, I'm afraid that no servant of a god who has been separated from the sea of divine power and has been active in the Nether will want to go back. β
"That's easy to say. Shen Xi smiled, then hooked Yu Qian's shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Tell me, what it's like to stay in the sea of divine power?"
Goodman woke up slowly. In front of him was a ray of light, and everywhere he could see was white dazzling light.
He froze for a moment, and then a deep sense of remorse welled up in his heart. After all, he was defeated by those outsiders. It's just that the emotion of remorse does not come from the fact that he was defeated, but from this boundless light.
A sea of divine power.
Although he was born as a servant of God, it took Goodman a long time to realize that he had such a thing as "consciousness". But that didn't stop him from understanding and accepting his mission. Prometheus was born and motivated, so dedicating everything to Lord Prometheus is a completely natural thing.
However, this dedication has brought him back into the sea of divine power. Start experiencing the endless waiting and light again.
Goodman regretted it a little. Maybe he shouldn't have carried out the order so thoroughly, and if he just intercepted the batch of food and didn't directly do anything with the servant, maybe he wouldn't have come back here.
"If you regret it, there's still a chance. Just as Goodman fell silent, Yu Qian's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Don't look at it. There's nothing else in the sea of divine power, and you don't know it. Yu Qian's voice gloated, "Ah, of course, it is also possible that the sound you heard was auditory hallucinations." Oh, my God. Yu Qian's voice suddenly interrupted, "You actually fantasize about talking to the person who killed you, and you also fantasize about him constantly taunting you? β
"You...... How?" Goodman spoke, his voice hard and jerky, as if the iron door had been closed for tens of thousands of years and had finally been pushed open.
"What are you doing?oh, sneaking into the sea of divine power to talk to you?" Yu Qian smirked, "Probably only a divine servant like you barbarian gods would be curious." The servants of the gods summoned by the gods of the Temple of the Gods after their birth were independent of the Sea of Divine Power. With God's help, we can return to the sea of divine power at any timeβand we can go out at any time. β
Goodman exclaimed, "This can't be!"
"Of course it's impossible for you brutes. A blue point of light suddenly appeared in the milky white in front of Goodman, his eyes widened in surprise, and the point of light fluttered in front of Goodman, and Yu Qian's voice came out. "Please, the strength of you barbarian gods is still determined by the number of believers. β
"No...... You're lying to me!" Goodman suddenly became furious, "This can't be!
"Stupid. Yu Qian's voice suddenly became cold. "I went to great lengths to reshape your body out of the sea of divine power, not to mock your ignorance. β
Goodman stretched out his hands that should have been severed - unlike his previous inferior and disproportionately dark shadow hands, he saw a pair of hands that were the same as normal people - with five fingers, dark but normal skin. And he was able to move normally as he wished.
Goodman jerked his head up, looked at the blue dot in front of him, and opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. After a long time, he asked with difficulty, "You say...... You say I still have a chance. β
"Yes, opportunity. Blue dots of light flew up and down in front of Goodman, "Oh, chance, what a wonderful word that sounds. That's a beautiful note of hope and change!" The light stopped in front of Goodman, "You do have a chance. β
"I can make you walk in the Nether again. And completely sever the relationship with the sea of divine power. You can go into the cycle of reincarnation as a soul. β
"On behalf of my lord, I offer you a golden opportunity not to serve the barbarian gods as a servant of the gods. Rather, it has its own soul, its own will. Even if he dies, he will not return to the sea of divine power and sink forever. I offer you such an opportunity. β
Yu Qian's voice became louder and louder, even shaking Goodman's body, "And there is only one thing you need to do." β
"I'm going to betray Master Prometheus, am I?" Goodman laughed hard.
"You've done your duty to that barbarian god. Yu Qian's voice calmed down. "Although I don't like you very much, because you killed two of my colleagues. But you are indeed loyal to that barbarian god. β
"It's not funny at all. Goodman spread his hands. But because he is not used to normal limbs, Goodman's movements are somewhat deformed, and the movement of spreading his hands seems to have become a chest expansion exercise in broadcast gymnastics. "Your deception is ridiculous. You should know that the number of souls in the world is constant, and where can you get me a superfluous soul?"
"I can't do it if I turn a soul out, no one can, not even His Excellency Abitos, the Supreme God. The blue point of light stepped back a bit, and a black glass ball squeezed out of the point of light. "But mine does provide you with a soul that can be used perfectly. β
Goodman's eyes widened as he looked at the black orb, "This is, the soul after divine punishment?"
"I didn't think you still had some knowledge. Yu Qian replied, "You can put your own power in it to see if this soul is suitable to carry your will." β
Of course, it doesn't matter if it's inappropriate. Yu Qian's voice suddenly became proud, "I still have more than a thousand souls here for you to pick slowly." β