Chapter 23: Life in Another World Starts from Scratch
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After a brief period of vertigo.
In front of me was a patch of red, twisted, tiny worms, chrysalis.
Slowly lifting the heavy eyelids, I couldn't hold back the tears.
The fierce afternoon sun, from the west-facing window, stubbornly and fearlessly drilled in, incomparably dazzling, like two loud slaps, slapped on this bloodless handsome face.
"When you come back, how do you feel like you've left at the same time?"
Cheng An rubbed his sore head and found that it was in the room of the hotel.
Looking at the wall clock on the wall, the time points to three o'clock in the afternoon.
This phenomenon, combined with the time node of the last return, back to the present world, happened to be a lag with the time he experienced on the other side, and Cheng Anxin had some guesses.
"The passage of time in my other side and in this world is in fact exactly the same, and if I stay on the other side for a day, this world will pass for a day;
"Although the time points on the two sides are different now, it is like a leap from different time zones in reality, you suddenly travel from the noon of Huaguo, shuttle through space, and step into the sky over the Mediterranean, where it is night!
"And when I was in the dream world, my real body stayed in the stargate, and when I returned, I fell directly to the coordinate location;
"But, what about the other way around? According to other people's dream travelogues in the past, after the walkers left, the timeline of the dream world was moving forward normally, and the host had been moving freely!
"But now it's different, all hosts are replaced by walking;
"I've been in this world for two days, and if it's the same as before, wouldn't it be two days past in the dream world?
"Could it be that for the past two days, my body has been lying motionless on the bed?"
"Go out and find someone to ask!"
Cheng An stood up and prepared to go out to ask.
As a result, his eyes suddenly went dark, and his hands and feet were weak and unable to lift his strength.
Suddenly, hunger filled the brain, the stomach was uncomfortable and painful, the mouth was dry, not to mention the lips, even the tongue was dry, and the skin was white.
Cheng An adjusted his breathing, and it took a while to relieve himself, and he felt the feeling of feces and urine coming up at the same time, and hurriedly walked to the bathroom to solve the physiological problem.
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An hour later, Cheng An was sitting at a Chinese restaurant opposite the hotel, eating 'lunch', with several plates of xiao long bao and five large bowls of noodles piled high on the table.
Despite the abundance of food, he ate slowly, carefully recovering from a coma for two days and two nights.
Fortunately, the foundation of the body is relatively strong, and the coma is not long, and the recovery is relatively fast.
The pedestrians on the streets outside are most blonde and blue-eyed, basically more than 50%; Black-haired, yellow-skinned people are also common, and they also account for three or four percent, and the number is almost half that of whites;
The rest also have some people with colorful hair and a very punk look.
The least of them are blacks.
Cheng An has been here for so long, and he has only seen two black people passing by the door.
One is a homeless man who is a beggar, and he is quickly chased away by the patrolling police; The other is a stout man who helps a fat man carry his luggage, who wears an iron ring around his neck and is not quite normal.
"In the Western Continent, blacks are considered ominous, they have no access to divine revelation, they are an 'abandoned race',
"Although the Equality Act was introduced at the beginning of the official establishment of the Federation and the slave trade was abolished, it was not possible to completely eradicate this phenomenon. By the way, it is now 1334 of the Fifth Age, and the Commonwealth has been established exactly 334 years ago. ”
"Well, the steamed buns taste good, and the hometown taste is very good, which is good news for me."
Cheng An divergent thinking while eating.
This time in the dream world, there are three full days of countdown to return, and the time is much more abundant than the first time.
But for Cheng An, time is also very short.
At the moment, he has two tentative plans.
The first point, and the most urgent point at present, is to find a way to ensure that your body is not starved to death in the few days of the 'return period'.
Cheng An's initial idea was that when he was about to return, he would directly find a hospital, first pretend to be unconscious, and then 'really' be unconscious, so that he could survive by hanging the bottle, so that it would not be a big problem.
This is the guarantee of the most basic survival requirements, which must be taken into account in advance.
As for the second point, it is a developmental issue.
As Bai Yujing's escape, he contacted the Church of the Mechanical God, but no one in this church knew who his true identity was;
On the side of the Mechanical Church, although it is looking for a way, it cannot do it openly, but operates in secret, and there is no publicity to the outside world.
Therefore, unless Cheng An takes the initiative to identify himself, in the short term, he has no risk of being exposed.
However, if you want the other side to become transcendent, you can't get around the Church.
In reality, Cheng An has become a transcendent in the Potions Dao, but the future is still unknown;
But on the other side, he is now a real 'ordinary person'.
Not to mention that this world is extremely dangerous, and it is impossible for ordinary people to live happily for a lifetime, even if they can, Cheng An will not be able to let himself waste such an opportunity by doing nothing.
No matter what, he will be transcendent on the other side!
Because Daozi used unknown means to self-deactivate his mana, it was no longer possible for this body to cultivate the Potions Dao.
So the question at hand is nothing more than which church to choose to join, and how to make more money.
The Divine Blood Dao is different from the Potions Dao, the Potions Dao can rely on luck to achieve itself, but the Divine Blood Dao is genuine, and it has to be smashed with money.
A divine revelation requires 10,000 crystals at a time, and Tong Su is not deceived.
One gold coin can only be exchanged for ten ecclesiastical crystals, and when converted into money, it is 10 million yuan.
He currently only has 110,000 in his hand, which is still far away!
"If I go to the Mechanical Church to self-inflict my identity, I will most likely be able to be inspired for free, but unless I have to, I will not choose this path."
"There are three major churches in the Heavenly Realm, namely the Church of the Machines, the Church of the God of War, and the Church of the God of Life.
"The mechanical church is not considered for the time being, the belief of the god of life is the goddess of life, and this is a nurse profession, so the only thing I can choose is the church of the god of war.
"The clergy team of each church will have a nickname, the clergyman of the God of War Church is called [Well Ghost], this is very murderous when you hear the name, as we all know, there is only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname."
"I'll choose him first!
"I don't know if I will give a free revelation when I join the religion for the first time?"
Cheng An analyzed some of the information he knew.
Then, he paid for the meal, went to the hotel to refund the accommodation fee for three days, got into his own truck, and went out suddenly.
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The Church of the God of War has dozens of churches in the Hanging Heaven Realm, and there are clearly three of them where the [Well Ghost] team is stationed.
One of them, located next to the highest building in the middle of the city, is the main church of the Church of the God of War's Hanging Heaven Realm.
Cheng An learned this time that this building was not a skyscraper, but a tower, called the Star Tower, and within a kilometer of the Star Tower, there would be at least one church cathedral stationed.
The other two are located at the east and west ends of the city.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Cheng An arrived at the God of War Church located in the western area of the Chuitian Realm, Tasuok Street.
The church is 20 meters tall and has a sculpture of an open ring and a sword standing inside.
This is the emblem of the Church of the God of War.
The Sunday of the Ares Cult is Sunday, and today is not yet, so there are not many people at the door of the church.
It can be seen that some parents with children come to pray at the entrance of the church, they are pious, and after praying in front of the statue, there will be special clergy to enlighten and solve their doubts.
Before leaving, many people stuffed some banknotes into the pure gold offering box, more or less, depending on how strong they were.
Cheng An parked the car on an inconspicuous side of the road far away, tidied himself up, and made himself look more energetic and decent, and then walked to the middle-aged priest standing at the door with a kind smile on his face.
"Hello, I am from Kowloon, my first time coming to the church, I want to listen to the glorious deeds of the god of war up close." Cheng An walked up, interlocked the metacarpal bones of both hands, and put the index finger of his right hand on the thumb of his left hand, making an unfamiliar and lame gesture.
As he spoke, he slipped a 10 silver coin into the offering box next to the priest.
The priest smiled and said, "Hello, lost lamb, the god of war will guide you, come with me inside." ”
The priest, Lloyd, took Cheng An and walked around in front of several murals in the church to explain the doctrine.
Without exception, these murals are all describing the story of the god of war showing miracles in a certain place on xx year and xx month xx day, fighting the heavens and the earth, killing demons and evils, and opening up one piece after another of human dwellings.
The number of frescoes is extremely large, and it is said that each church carries different frescoes, and the number and quality of frescoes can directly reflect the influence of this church in the local area.
"This is a battle diary, right? It's the most down-to-earth deity I've ever heard. ”
Cheng An is pious on the surface, but in his heart, he silently labels the god of war as a 'sao bag'.
After turning around, the priest told him about the miracle for more than half an hour.
Seeing that he didn't say anything else, Cheng An was a little anxious and asked, "Father Lloyd, I want to get closer to the glory of the God of War!" ”
The smile on Father Lloyd's face became even stronger: "Do you want to be enlightened, to receive God's gifts, to receive His divine blood, and to become a priest?" ”
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"Hehe, please come with me."
Lloyd turned around and led the way inside, saying as he walked: "For believers who want to become priests, we don't have too many constraints, and we don't need to do any testing of your identity and origin, because God's eyes will be on you, and God will help us make judgments." ”
"Praise God!" Cheng An: This is from the heart.
The next moment, Father Lloyd opened the curtain, and in the middle of the hall inside, there was a fountain-like building.
It resembles a spout that hangs above the pool, and the clean and clear water flows in from the front of the spout and out from the back, forming a circulation.
At the top of the spout, a metal object resembling the hilt of a sword.
The walls around the pool are inlaid with countless crystals like small neon lights.
"If you want to receive the divine revelation of the god of war, you must pray to Him through the Petition Fountain;
"Every time the petition pool is opened, it costs 9,999 crystals to store the power of faith, which is a great power that countless believers can slowly accumulate by praying day and night.
"Of course, if you don't have enough crystals with you, you can also use the ones left by others in the petition pool,"
"You need to pay the cost of these 9,999 pieces, as well as an additional offering of a crystal, as your gratitude to the Great Being, to stay here.
The priest finished these words very fluently, and it was evident that he had been here for a long time, and had said the same thing to different people countless times.
It's obviously asking for money, but it's absolutely impossible to tell you so noble......
Cheng An showed an embarrassed smile and asked, "Priest, after becoming a believer, didn't you enjoy a free chance of divine revelation?" ”
When he heard that there was no money, the smile on Father Lloyd's face disappeared, but his tone changed.
"What's free? God doesn't want your money, it doesn't matter to Him, it's your piety. You are not sincere, and it seems that God's grace has no relationship with you. ”
Saying that, he didn't care about Cheng An, and turned around and walked to the door directly.
I didn't even worry about whether the contents would be stolen.
Cheng An looked at the petition pool with some reluctance.
He didn't have any idea of grabbing money.
This is a world where there is a true God and a supernatural power to control it, and to mess around in such a world is tantamount to seeking death.
"Father! Priests and so on. ”
"What's wrong, stranger?"
"I have other questions."
Cheng An ran over and greeted him with a smile: "That's the case, I don't understand God's teachings thoroughly enough, don't be angry, then in addition to paying money to be responsible for the 9999 crystals of the believers, is there any other way to show piety?" ”
"Yes."
Father Lloyd stretched out a hand and pointed to a building not far away, "You can go to the prayer hall, where some particularly devout believers publish their wishes, and there will be some trivial matters that the gods have no time to deal with, if you can help the gods share the trivial matters, you can naturally get the corresponding crystal rewards;
"In addition, the servants of the gods also need the help of the believers, the priests will occasionally go to explore some unknown places, and when they need help, they will also issue tasks in the prayer hall to assist the completers, and the corresponding priests will pay you crystals as a reward for your service to the gods."
Forehead...... If you offer a reward, you will offer a reward, what do you say to pray for such a noble ......
It seems that other churches must have the same place......
Cheng An thanked him seriously without changing his face: "I understand, thank you!" ”
Then, he took out another ten silver coins to make an offering, and completed the 'believer registration' here, and obtained a piece of the emblem certified by the Church of the God of War.
It's made of sterling silver, palm-sized, and has an open ring that's just right for hanging.
"You must be a good God of War believer! May the light of God shine on you! ”
The priest's attitude became amiable again.
"As you wish."
Suddenly, Father Lloyd's expression became solemn and he said, "As a believer, you need to keep in mind the teachings of our God of War Church, child, keep it in mind!" ”
"Yes, please." Cheng An listened attentively.
The priest took a deep breath, then shouted with a hideous face and almost a roar, "Not my race! His heart will be different! ”
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Cheng An was stunned.
The Church of the God of War also has such a doctrine, which has never been mentioned in the forum before.
Although the voice is loud, the people around him seem to have become accustomed to this, and no one even comes to take a second look.
Afterwards, Cheng An said goodbye to Lloyd and came to the prayer hall where there was no obvious hanging sect.
As he thought, it was crowded with people, and in the center was an extremely long bar, with more than a dozen clergy in charge of reception, settlement, and other work.
Along the walls, there are shelves full of 'bounty orders', or wish lists, that clearly indicate the requirements of the mission.
Cheng An has the illusion that he came to another world to become an adventurer and enter the adventurer's guild.
Approaching the nearest display case, his gaze scanned for a task above.
"To clean up the rat-man caves in the northern suburbs, we need an attendant to assist in dissecting the corpses and collecting the brains and pubic bones of the rat-men;
"Reward: Five Crystals"