Summit of the Old Gods

Lunar June 7th, Rain Alley city rarely saw clear skies.

After the rain in the early morning, the air was filled with the fragrant scent of grass and trees, refreshing the heart and spleen.

After a day of rest, Lu Ran was in high spirits; even the news that Wu Shanshan wanted to leave the team couldn't disturb his good mood.

In fact, ever since he parted ways with Jiang Ruyi and Deng Yutang yesterday, Lu Ran had started to imagine his new teammates.

Goodbye then, the next one will be more compliant!

"Rain all night long, my love overflows just like the rainwater~"

Lu Ran walked to school, eating canned fish and humming a tune.

Who would his next teammate be?

Which god's believer would it be?

If it were Ma Tianchuan, wouldn't Wu Shanshan be terribly upset?

"The taste of saury, cats follow you..."

Lu Ran stopped, curiously looking at the school gate.

He saw masses of people on both sides of the gate, swarming with students and parents.

The school was posting the scores!

And it was the type that was posted on the outside of the school gate, announced to the public.

Lu Ran glanced around and quickly walked over.

"4100 points, 4100 points?!"

"How did they score like this, breaking the school's historical record, right?"

"They are like beasts, who really is the Evil Dog..."

Amidst the buzzing of discussions, Lu Ran kept pushing forward, craning his neck.

The red board at the top, strikingly read:

"Team number 98, team members from Senior Year two (class 4) Jiang Ruyi, Lu Ran, Deng Yutang, and (class 12) Wu Shanshan —— 4100 points!

First place, all members' believer points +10!"

Seeing this, Lu Ran got so excited that he spilled some fish soup from the can!

Looking further down, sure enough, he saw Ma Tianchuan's team.

"Team number 17, team members from Senior Year two (class 7) Ma Tianchuan, Tian Tian ... 3100 points!

Second place, all members' believer points +8!"

Nice,

A high-quality Divine Power Pearl in hand!

Lu Ran immersed himself in the joy, but the surrounding talk never stopped.

"Class leader Wu and Jiang are really amazing, truly the top two of the school year! Haha, they indeed pulled the first place off the horse!"

"Ma Tianchuan, Ma Tianchuan, your kid has seen the day too?"

"I say, are you just looking at this leaderboard, haven't you seen the one on the right side of the school gate?"

"What do you mean?"

"That side is the individual leaderboard, go and see, you're guaranteed to be blinded!"

"Right, right, go take a look, all of you will be stunned!"

"I thought it was two gods leading the team, but damn..."

The crowd grew tumultuous, and as Lu Ran mingled in, he walked past the front of the school and looked at the large board on the other wall.

Lunar June 5th, first Evil Dog Village assessment at Rain Alley No.1 Middle School, individual score leaderboard:

First place, Senior Year two (class 4), Lu Ran —— 98 points, Immortal Sheep Believer. Believer points +10!

Second place, Senior Year two (class 7), Ma Tianchuan —— 87.1 points, Nuoshasha believer. Believer points +8!

Third place, Senior Year two (class 11), Gao Zhonglin —— 81.6 points, Greedy Wolf believer. Believer points +8!

Fourth place, Senior Year two (class 8), Shi Hui —— 81.3 points, Sword Lotus believer. Believer points +6!

...

Believer points will be recorded in your personal file and will follow you for life.

In this era of nationwide God Worship, believer points are very, very important!

It is the standard to determine whether a student can graduate smoothly, an important credential for entering a good university, and a stepping stone for getting a good job.

It can even be your ace in the marriage market...

Most importantly, the higher a person's believer points are, the greater their influence, enabling their patron god to benefit more.

This is also one of the important ways for believers to repay their patron gods.

Just like Lu Ran at this moment,

with the status of "Immortal Sheep Believer," he had secured a whopping 20 believer points, topping both leaderboards!

Without saying more, just mentioning Lord Immortal Sheep among students and parents will ensure repeated mentions.

Rain Alley City is indeed small and the Evil Dog Village assessment is not highly regarded, lacking persuasive power.

But, you have to take it step by step!

Lu Ran stood there with his mouth agape, staring blankly at the leaderboard.

His feelings were complex, not just joy, but also a trace of doubt.

98 points, topping the leaderboard!

This...?

Even Jiang Ruyi and Wu Shanshan, the two class leaders, didn't make it into the top twenty.

Why?

Was it because my Divine Technique·Desolate Sound was too overpowering, rendering them both nearly without impressive performance?

"Immortal Sheep Believer? Am I seeing this right, or did the school make a mistake? First place is an Immortal Sheep Believer?"

"Yeah, why on earth?"

"If this gets out, won't Rain Alley No.1 be a laughing stock, a Nine-level God's Believer ranked first?"

"How could they write it wrong, isn't Lu Ran's name clearly written?"

"Who is Lu Ran, where did he spring from..."

"He's the one who summoned the Evil Demon·Yan Paperman that day!"

"Holy shit! He is Lu Ran?"

Suddenly, an arm slung over Lu Ran's shoulder and vigorously shook his body.

Lu Ran turned his head, and again saw the fortune-teller girl—Chang Ying.

"What have you done?" Chang Ying was very curious, her lips close to Lu Ran's ear, she whispered, "How did you score this?"

Lu Ran: "..."

I don't know either!

Besides, aren't you supposed to be good at divining?

I should be asking you.

The tickling in his ear, Lu Ran immediately turned his head away.

Chang Ying was as rude as ever, one hand pressing against Lu Ran's side face, she directly straightened his head: "Speak now, or I'll yell, telling everyone you're here.

I am telling you, I have a super loud voice!"

Lu Ran sighed helplessly, "Could you not be so touchy-feely, you are a girl, you know."