Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton

Chapter 553: Chapter 317: Tree Man Gore has a Child_1
 

“Pfft! Guliani wants to buy grain?” Anthony, who was pulled into the Consciousness Space, burst into laughter immediately.

“That’s what he said, the Shepherd of God, Guliani.” Negris said in bewilderment, finding it utterly absurd. You, the Shepherd of God, buying grain from a bunch of Undead?

“Wait a minute, is he buying grain from you or from the World Transit Station?” Anthony suddenly thought of a crucial issue.

Negris asked in confusion, “Is there a difference?”

“Of course there is. In many people’s eyes, the World Transit Station is not exclusive to the Undead. After all, humans were the ones managing this place back in the day, and personnel from various dimensions were stationed here, such as Lisa, who was sent by the Church of Light for a long-term stay. So, is it possible that Guliani is sending a purchase request to the World Transit Station?” Anthony speculated.

“Er, it is possible, but it’s just a request to buy grain. Why would he use his own name? Especially when he specifically mentioned ‘The Shepherd of God’, isn’t that openly telling us that he’s the Pope?” Negris asked in confusion.

“If he didn’t say he’s Guliani, who would pay attention to him? Would you? Would you casually close the World Transit Station?” Anthony retorted.

That makes sense. If you’re operating a long-term open Teleportation Array, it doesn’t really matter if you state an unknown identity, you can always request to connect again next time.

It’s possible that the World Transit Station isn’t often opened. What if it never opens again? To increase the chances of them paying attention to him, Guliani directly stated his own name and the title ‘Shepherd of God’ which carries special significance.

“So, what do we do now?” Negris asked. He was the God of Knowledge, not the God of Deception. He wasn’t exactly proficient in this kind of plotting and scheming.

Anthony asked, “Do you have grain?”

Shake of the head.

“Then what else can you do? Tell him you don’t have grain, then hang up. The grain shortage in the Western District is much more serious than it is here, but Guliani doesn’t care. To him, a hundred thousand casual believers are worth less than a thousand fanatical believers. Famine, war, and plague are the perfect opportunities to breed fanatical believers. So his purpose in buying grain is most likely to probe the situation.” Anthony sighed.

Negris’ soul tightened upon hearing this. He knew all too well the power of fanatical believers. Oke was a prime example of such a believer. An ordinary man who had no power of his own, but he had managed to borrow Ange’s power by burning his own life, slaying the Insect God.

How did Oke become a fanatical believer of Ange? It was because of the plague. His sister was on the brink of death and was saved by Ange. Since then, he had followed Ange’s beliefs with fervor and devotion.

A spiteful remark made by Ange in a moment of anger was taken as a divine decree, and he did everything he could to fulfill it. That was a fanatical believer.

If Hemel could retain his consciousness from his previous life, he would probably be filled with regret. But since his rebirth, he has forgotten most things and is now being fed to become a omnivorous insect pig.

One fanatical believer is already so powerful, what would a thousand do?

But thinking about the method of breeding fanatical believers, Negris couldn’t help but frown. Could it be that Guliani didn’t provide disaster relief in order to use this opportunity to cultivate more fanatical believers?

While Ange’s side was guessing Guliani’s purpose, Guliani’s side was also guessing the situation on Ange’s side after receiving the reply of ‘no grain’.

Dyson analyzed respectfully, “Upon hearing Your Majesty’s name, they did not refuse immediately. Clearly, they know of Your Majesty’s prestige, and they do have grain on hand.”

The way Dyson approached Guliani had completely changed. After all, he was the current leader of the Fire-Stealer, while Guliani was the founder of the Fire-Stealer, a Fire-Stealer who had lived for hundreds of years since the day the group was established.

Or perhaps: a God!

Becoming a god by stolen faith, isn’t that the ultimate goal of the Fire-Stealers?

Dyson had thought that no one had succeeded in all these hundreds of years, but as it turns out, the first generation Fire-Stealer had succeeded.

If Anthony knew that someone else was continuously reborn just like him, he would probably curse: You plagiarist!

As for why no one else succeeded afterwards?

“I misled you, see, you’ve succeeded now, haven’t you? You, you are a god now too.” Guliani laughed.

It turns out that the person who first got on the carriage locked the door, preventing others from getting on. Now that Guliani had opened the door a crack, Dyson zoomed in.

Becoming a god wasn’t difficult, at least not for the Church of Light. The vast number of believers was the source of all power. With power, faith could be cultivated, and the Divine Fire could be ignited.

It should have been a simple process, but it was distorted by the first person, causing everyone to be led astray. Dyson should have been angry, but now that he was the second person to squeeze onto the Crystal Carriage, he wasn’t angry anymore. Instead, he felt admiration for Guliani.

When too many people are squeezed onto the carriage, the seats on the carriage won’t be worth much.

After finishing the analysis, Dyson respectfully withdrew.

Guliani’s expression, however, became more solemn. Having been reborn countless times with the power of an evil god, he had lived for hundreds of years. His understanding of the Resting Abyss and the World Transit Station was far from shallow, unlike the current generation, like Leonardo from the Saint’s Edge Army, who deemed it a backward Abyss Dimension.