Chapter 6 (1/2)
Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
In the Temple of Nature on the trunk of the World Tree.
Alice the saint of nature and Samuel the elderly priest uneasily knelt down before the statue.
They bent their heads with expressions of great elation but also deep shame.
At this moment, Alice’s body seemed to have undergone an inexplicable change. There was an aura of holiness about her.
And the elderly priest who had recovered also seemed to have undergone a subtle transition.
Berserker the oak guard stood aside with a solemn yet fanatical expression like a sculpture…
“Have I bluffed too much?”
In the space of the godhead, Eve swallowed his saliva as He looked at the number of believers in His profile.
[Number of Believers: 3 (Saints: 1, Fanatic Believers: 2, Devout Believers: 0, Shallow Believers: 0)]
The series of Eve’s operations was far more powerful than what He had imagined.
Originally, He thought if he provided timely help in a better way, He might have been able to restore the two elves’ faith. However, the effect was so strong that it went beyond His imagination!
Alice the saint, a former devout believer, not only restored her faith after this crisis, but also exceeded the level of the fanatic believer and became a rare saint shown in the data!
And the elderly priest whose life was saved also became a fanatic believer like the oak guard!
Until now, Eve could not forget the scene where the elderly priest fell down onto the ground, patted himself and cried aloud like a child after he realized what had happened.
The combination of endless expectations, the ultimate despair and the present hope produced an extraordinarily surprising effect.
“It is no wonder that gods let believers suffer. And then the gods will give them a red jujube after their suffering to produce a stronger effect… Well, is it called… Stockholm syndrome? Um… It’s not appropriate to say so, but it’s a bit like that.
Eve sighed and then checked His points of divine force.
[Divine Force: 20/500]
He had expected long ago that He would gain the points of divine force by increasing believers who could incessantly provide faith power for Him.
Nevertheless, He was still surprised by the amount of faith power brought by high-level believers.
Originally, He only had 10 points of divine force. And it cost Him one point to heal the two elves. But when the two elves restored their faith, they actually provided Him with six points of divine force!
This… was too exaggerated.
In fact, it only cost Him five points of divine force to awaken Berserker.
However, Eve soon discovered that the two elves seemed to be blessed with an inexplicable power, which burst out at the same time when they restored their faith. That was the reason why His divine force soared…
This kind of power was similar to will power.
In addition…
Berserker, the oak guard who had killed more than 20 ors, actually provided Him with five points of divine force!
Eve found it strange.
If Alice and Samuel’s changes were surprising to Him, then that of Berserker the oak guard was shocking.
Although Berserker had provided Him with all the vitality of the orcs, the addition of all the vitality of more than 20 orcs of an average power of Intermediate Iron was below five points of divine force anyhow.
It was barely one point, let alone five points.
Just now, nevertheless, the five points of divine force seemed to be made of more than the vitality of orcs. There seemed to be something else…
This power was similar to that of the two elves.
After checking the information inherited from the World Tree, Eve made an assumption.
Those orcs, as long-term elf hunters, had accumulated the resentment of numerous elves. As the main god of elves, Eve exterminated them and fulfilled the wishes of those dead elves.
The more powerful and intellectual the creatures were, the more bitter their resentment would be after death.
Elves were originally intellectual creatures with long lifespans. And they were born with magic physiques. The resentment caused by the deaths of numerous elves during 1,000 years was absolutely great.
Similar to faith power, resentment was also a kind of spiritual power. Derelict resentment and souls would fall to the underworld after the creature’s death.
By destroying these hunters, Eve fulfilled the responsibility of the main god of elves. So the resentment that accumulated for years turned into gratitude and was sublimated into faith power, which finally came through the vacant space and fed Eve in the form of divine force in return.
Additionally, even among the faith power provided by the two priests, there was still the elves’ resentment!
This… greatly surprised Eve.
“That is to say, besides spreading faith, I can also quickly regain my power by exterminating elves’ enemies, restoring the elf race to its former glory and gaining the recognition of the souls of the dead elves! Furthermore, the skill of War Sacrifice seems to have considerable potential, for it can indirectly provide power for me…”
Eve came to such a conclusion.
But He soon found it less helpful…
“I can act against elves’ enemies… Directly speaking, the majority of elves’ enemies were hunting bands. In fact, the number of these hunting bands was limited. I won’t regain much power even if I destroy all of them. As for those indirect and real culprits, now I am not their opponent…”