NOVEL NEXT Chapter 188: The Thief God?
Angels descending to earth?
Luo Wei's eyes flickered as she slowly asked, "Doesn't the Wesley family worship the Goddess of Justice? Could it be that they didn't receive any divine message because the Goddess of Justice didn't send down any angels?"
"That's not it," Jane crossed her hands over her chest devoutly. "The deity I faithfully worship didn't send down angels either, but we still received divine messages - though they were delivered through the Church."
"Jane, which deity do you worship..." Luo Wei began.
"I worship Hathor, the God of Beauty and Romance, who holds dominion over art, inspiration, fragrance and sweet dreams," Jane said proudly.
Hathor? Isn't that the God of Love and Beauty from Egyptian mythology?
This world really had an eclectic mix of mythological figures - Egyptian gods, Greek gods, Norse gods were all present, and there were even traces of Celtic mythology throughout the world's background.
What were the game developers thinking, mixing deities from such different origins together? Weren't they worried about them fighting all the time?
Besides, both Hathor and Freya were gods of love and beauty - didn't their original divine domains overlap?
"Luo Wei, what are you thinking about?" Jane waved her hand in front of her face.
"Oh, nothing," Luo Wei looked at Jane and said, "I'm just curious about what kind of divine message you received. Would you mind telling me?"
Jane hesitated: "Well..."
"It's fine if you can't," Luo Wei lowered her gaze, her delicate brows furrowing slightly in worry, "I just... you know, my deity has fallen."
"Don't say anymore, Luo Wei," Jane grabbed her hand, "I understand your pain. While a deity's fall can be devastating, we still need to live on."
"Actually, there's nothing that can't be said. This divine message was even related to the God of Life, so it's fine to tell you."
"Related to the God of Life?" Luo Wei asked in surprise, "But hasn't He already fallen?"
"Yes, everyone knows the God of Life has fallen, but no one knew why," Jane said seriously. "In this divine message, the gods revealed the truth to us."
"A shameless thief god stole the God of Life's divine authority and shattered His throne, causing Him to fall and dissipate!"
"The Sun and Moon Gods were furious about this, and the Love Goddess wept in sorrow, so much that She couldn't even bless Her followers who wanted to conceive children."
"So the gods sent down twelve angels, disguising them as humans scattered across the Western Continent, to find that despicable thief god and avenge the God of Life."
Luo Wei: ...
She was the shameless and despicable thief?
Who was really the thief here? How could the Love Goddess who usurped the God of Life's throne and the Sun and Moon Gods who consumed the Laws of Life say such things without shame?
This was too much - and they even gave her such a low-class title as "thief god"!
Grinding her teeth, Luo Wei asked: "Did the divine message mention the name of this thief god?"
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"No, it only said the thief god was an evil deity, nothing else," Jane finished and then tried to comfort her, "Don't be like this, Luo Wei. We're all mortals - even if you hate that thief god, we can't kill them."
"The Sun and Moon Gods have sent down angels, they'll catch that thief god sooner or later."
Luo Wei forced a smile through gritted teeth: "You're right, they'll definitely catch... something."
Catch thin air, catch themselves!
If she let them catch her, she'd change her surname!
After lunch, Luo Wei returned to Star Luo Residence, suppressing her fury.
"Troy!" she called out toward the roof.
"Here." Troy appeared behind her.
Luo Wei turned around, and seeing Troy in his all-black clothes and shoes made her even angrier: "Dressed like this, are you going to steal something in broad daylight?"
Troy was confused - hadn't he always dressed this way?
Black fabric didn't show dirt, and blood stains weren't visible on it either. She had never complained about his clothes before.
"Where's the outfit I bought you in the Northern Region? Why aren't you wearing it?" Luo Wei demanded.
Troy lowered his head: "That's knight's attire, it's too eye-catching."
Knight's armor was also inconvenient for running and jumping, and since his employer often assigned him tasks that couldn't see the light of day, that outfit was simply impractical in the city.
"Go buy a new outfit," Luo Wei tossed him a gold coin. "White, yellow, red - any color is fine, just change out of black."
Troy caught the gold coin and immediately lifted his head: "Alright, I'll go change right away."
"Who told you to go now? I still have tasks for you," Luo Wei stopped him. "You said before that you spent a year in the Plague Forest. Is it close to the Wastes?"
Troy answered: "Yes, but Black Reef Coast on the eastern edge of the Plague Forest is closest to the Wastes."
"Are there any docks at Black Reef Coast that go to the Wastes?"
"Yes, those who seek ancient temple ruins in the Wastes all depart from Black Reef Coast. It's a five-day journey by ship."
Luo Wei: "So there must be many people around Black Reef Coast?"
Troy: "Black Reef Town has quite a population. The coast itself only has some fishermen, plus adventurers and mercenaries coming from inland."
In other words, Black Reef Coast had high traffic flow, the docks were filled with all sorts of people, and you could sail south to the Wastes or wade west into the Plague Forest.
Luo Wei was very satisfied - this was a perfect place to distribute flyers.
"Troy, come closer."
She had Troy lower his head and stood on tiptoe to whisper a few words in his ear. After finishing, she patted his shoulder: "Got it?"
Troy looked confused: "Got it. Collect leaves, use a nail board to make identical letters, then scatter them from above."
"Just remember it, don't say it out loud." Luo Wei frowned and scolded.
"Understood, I'll remember." Troy nodded.
Still not reassured, Luo Wei whispered in his ear again carefully: "Use the most common leaves from that area, preferably wider ones for easier printing."
"Follow what I said - attach the reversed text to the wooden board and drive a row of thin iron needles along the strokes."
"The spacing between needles can't be too wide or too close. If too wide, the text won't be legible; if too close, the middle of the leaves will fall off. You'll need to find the right balance."
"The leaves for printing should be the same size. Stack them neatly before pressing down with the printing board. Be careful when removing them, take them from bottom to top..."
Finally done with her instructions, Troy let out a relieved sigh and stepped back to ask: "What text should I print on the leaves? Should I write it myself?"
Luo Wei shook her head mysteriously: "No, come with me. I'll write you a template."
She led Troy to her bedroom, cut a piece of linen from her bedsheet, and carefully wrote out a square block of text with a quill pen.
The paragraph was centered, with lines aligned left and right. Every letter in the words was rigid, like mechanical text drawn with a ruler.
Anyone who saw this font style would definitely not think it was written by a human hand.
Luo Wei patiently finished drawing all the letters, blew the fabric dry, and handed it to Troy.
"Keep it safe and dry. If it gets wet, the ink will run."
"Alright." Troy took the fabric and glanced down at it. His forest-green eyes immediately widened in horror.
"T-this... I have to... have to engrave this text... on leaves and scatter them?"
"Why are you stammering? What's wrong with this text?" Luo Wei raised a gentle smile, "It's just making up a story, Troy. Don't tell me you're taking it seriously?"
Troy: ...
Making up a story? This was blasphemy!
He looked at the fabric in his hand again, still shocked by the bold words written there.
On the linen fabric was written: SHOCKING! The God of the Dead snatched the God of Life's divine authority from the Love Goddess's hands! The jealous Love Goddess wept, vowing to reclaim her lover's legacy!
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