Chapter 623: There Are No Differences in Death
“Lord Commander, do you think Charming Blue Goddess has woken up already?”
Cang Xu’s sudden question caused the fishman youngster’s heart to inevitably shake.
He thought about it, then lightly smiled, “How is that possible, our conduct and deeds profane the gods! If Charming Blue Goddess was already awake, they would absolutely fly into a rage and inflict the harshest punishment upon us.
“It isn’t like how it is now, constantly receiving divine blessings.”
Cang Xu sighed, still looking worried, “Lord Commander, my conjecture is not baseless, it is founded on two facts.:
“The first one is me.”
“I am a necromancer, but I became a Charming Blue believer and obtained special divine spells via divine blessing that can let me guide others towards the same beliefs. This divine spell involves the secrets of the soul and not even Zhou Zhang was bestowed with them.”
“This special divine spell was clearly created. How can Charming Blue Goddess create divine spells while they are sleeping?”
“Second, are your last two prayers Lord Commander.”
“We expended divine favor and during prayer, according to common sense, should have pinpointed the divine blessings.”
“But your Lordship’s two divine blessings were not the ones your litany requested.”
“It seems like Charming Blue Goddess doesn’t want to learn how to leave this place, they want you to stay here.”
Those words chilled the fishman youngster’s heart.
He went silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head with a heavy look, “You’re right, both of those are facts.”
“But I am more inclined to believe that due to the Charming Blue Church’s desperate situation, there cannot be construction without destruction, and they created these special divine spells.”
“If Charming Blue Goddess was awake, they would definitely notice us. Our methods can handle other gods, but it cannot deal with them. Under these circumstances, they can do far more than we can and won’t ignore us taking advantage of them.”
“I think that this should be the Godhead handing these affairs, and that Charming Blue Goddess’ main body is sleeping.”
The fishman youngster was a divine emissary and had obtained a lot of pertinent experiences. Adding on War Merchant’s database, and he had a good deal of understanding about the secrets of the gods.
He knew about Godheads.
What were Godheads?
Simple, they were equivalent to an enhanced type of tower spirit.
Shuang Lian’s tower spirit in Honey Snow Tower was created from a severed portion of Shuang Lian’s soul. Tower spirits possessed intelligence and could handle many affairs, they were loyal and devoted to executing all of its master’s commands.
Gods could be fast asleep, but Godheads could still carry out tasks without sleeping or resting. These tasks were personally set up by the gods.
“I am only meeting some criterion Charming Blue Goddess set before they sank into slumber.”
“I used the divine spell [Believer Perception] many times and understand thoroughly how hard pressed the Charming Blue Church is at the moment. They really need a powerful figure.”
“But not everyone can become such a key figure.”
“People like the saint level Zhou Zhang, who has reached her limits. Although she is an Archbishop, she cannot improve the Charming Blue Church’s truly difficult situation.”
“Aptitude and bloodlines are the most crucial thing. Since I have the Surging Wave fishman bloodline as my foundation, that represents that I have a chance of being that person.”
“Therefore, Charming Blue Goddess has energetically invested in me.”
“On the one hand, cases like mine are extremely rare. On the other hand, their situation doesn’t allow them to be patient and do careful selection.”
After pausing, the fishman youngster continued, “Indeed, my last two blessings are inconsistent to what I was praying for and can no longer be directed with divine favor.”
“But I don’t believe this is Charming Blue Goddess waking up.”
“If they have awakened, they would instantly see through our disguises, and would they continue to invest in me then?”
“Compared with this kind of possibility, I am more prone to believe that Charming Blue Goddess’ main body is still sleeping and formulated a specific arrangement before that happened. Through the Godhead, she made sure to cultivate and assist top notch talents.”
“Their original plan should be to cultivate a qualified divine emissary. Because their main body is sleeping, they really need help in this aspect.”
The fishman youngster’s words were reasonable, and Cang Xu nodded to himself, following it up with detailed questions, “What does Charming Blue Goddess want to do with the divine emissary they so vigorously cultivated? What is their plan or objective?”
The fishman youngster muttered to himself, “Developing the church and expanding belief should be the most important goal.”
“Belief is very important for the gods. Although the gods’ power does not come from faith, faith can be regarded as the most adaptable cultivation resource.”
“As far as a god like Charming Blue Goddess is concerned, the more that believe in them, the more it will help them heal when slumbering. Faith is equivalent to their last hope.”
Cang Xu raised another possibility, “I see that Charming Blue Goddess seems to be cultivating your Lordship in a very urgent manner. Are they cultivating top tier combat strength to deal with a powerful enemy soon to arrive?”
“My Lord, although your strength is currently limited to the gold level, the effect of Divine Descent can instantly raise the recipient’s transcendent level. This has been recorded in every large church.”
“As far as the gods are concerned, they are only lacking a qualified temporally vessel, nothing more.”
“I am referring to the historically famous Youngster Mercenary Corps, all of their members met miserable ends.”
The fishman youngster nodded, and his tone became somewhat heavy, “As far as [Divine Descent] is concerned, I have used it and can confirm it is just as you described.”
“If I use [Divine Descent] on myself, then it will be more powerful than when it was used on the big guy, it will be smoother, and there will be minimal hindrances and waste. After all, my current life shape is a Surging Wave fishman form, and my bloodline concentration has reached god level.”
When he said that, the fishman youngster sighed and began to pace about with his hands behind his back.
He reflected while strolling.
After a few circles around, he stopped and looked up at the metal ceiling, “Perhaps I should leave this place.”
“Through divine blessings, I was able to obtain enormous improvements, but this is looking more and more like a sickeningly sweet trap.”
“Furthermore, the mercenary corps needs me. I am their commander.”
Cang Xu was silent.
Several days ago, the fishman youngster had learned about the mercenary corps’ branch’s experiences and predicaments from the big guy’s memories, and since then, he had relayed them to Cang Xu.
Therefore, Cang Xu too knew about the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ situation to an extent.
Hearing the fishman youngster’s words, he couldn’t help but admire him with gratitude inwardly.
The fishman youngster having such decisiveness really wasn’t easy!
One knew that having such means to improve oneself really was an exceptional stroke of luck.
If the fishman youngster relied on himself to become a gold level lifeform, it would have required a long time of arduous work.
Nowadays, his life level was not just limited to the gold level, both his fighter and cleric level had been promoted to the gold level too.
The young man also knew hundreds of divine spells and had experience in using most of them.
These gains would have taken at least ten years if he was working on his own!
More importantly was the fishman youngster’s bloodline. He now had a god level bloodline – that was not something that could be changed with time and effort!!
Cang Xu was also involved in blasphemous prayers.
He consequently benefited and had become a true silver level magician and was no longer pretending to be one anymore.
Cang Xu’s earnings could never compare to the fishman youngster’s, but he felt the urge to continue.
And now, the fishman youngster wanted to leave without hesitation.
While the benefits he was expecting were still tremendous!
To resolutely part with these enormous benefits and believe leaving was the correct decision, the fishman youngster’s humanity flashed at this moment and his leadership charisma emanated.
Cang Xu admired the fishman youngster while simultaneously not wanting him to leave.
Human nature was complex.
Upon seeing how the fishman youngster behaved, the old necromancer felt gratified to once again confirm how reliable he was and deserving of being followed.
But Cang Xu didn’t want the fishman youngster to sacrifice such massive benefits as a result!
He was loyal to the dragonman youngster, and more times than not, thought over the fishman youngster. Cang Xu was looking forward to the fishman youngster getting stronger, putting the others below that. Cang Xu found nothing wrong with sacrificing the other members for the sake of the young commander’s gains.
Of course, it would be better to ensure the other members survived as much as possible while meeting the young commander’s needs.
After all, the survivors were in the same situation, people in the same boat.
With the Bloodcore guaranteeing bloodline talent, the survivors treasured trust and loyalty to each other.
Thus, Cang Xu advised, “Lord Commander, you don’t need to be in a hurry to leave.”
“According to the information I have gained, the attacking enemy is very small, and even if they beheaded ‘Zong Ge’, there was no visible gold level auras. At least the big guy didn’t sense any, and that indicates the enemy has been curbed.”
“After all, when a gold level power is dispatched and carries out an assassination, then it will be a noisy affair. Snow Bird Harbor’s City Lord will have stated it so; to say nothing of our prior collaboration together, he is our friend.”
“On the one hand, Shuang Lian is an Alchemy Guild elder. Her power cannot be underestimated. When the Alchemy Guild saved Bu Quan, the Bayonet Gang was forced to pull back, making clear the Alchemy Guild’s power. Bu Quan has joined us, and Shuang Lian is still her teacher. The latter used her magician tower in an attempt to get back the big guy, this proves that Shuang Lian has at least a cooperative relationship with us, and values us considerably. I surmise that president Zi Di might have used War Merchant’s data to exchange for benefits.”
The aforementioned factors also means the mercenary corps hasn’t sunken to a crisis that is a matter of life and death. Therefore, Lord Commander, you don’t need to worry too much.”
“To you, staying here will bring more benefits. To be more precise, massive benefits.”
“How could a chance to advance your strength by leaps and bounds exist in the outside world?”
It would be very difficult to recreate if missed.
It would be too great of a pity.
“This is the world of the strong, and the stronger one is, the better.”
“Lord Commander, suppose you become a saint level here, then return to the mercenary corps, wouldn’t that help the others tremendously?”
“Of course, even if you become a saint level, you cannot deal with a Sheng Ming Empire arrest warrant. But at least it can become an important negotiation bargaining chip.”
“Saint level, that at least will make the empire no longer look down on us. It will be crucial in future redemption talks!”
“If you don’t become a saint level, I fear these divine artifacts will be sold cheaply.”
“Alas…” Cang Xu deeply sighed, “I was worried about Charming Blue Goddess waking up, but that was just sensing some oddities.”
“We are too weak and are not Charming Blue Goddess’ match. If they truly awaken, not only will me and you Lord Commander meet with a catastrophic disaster, but our other companions will also be tracked down and won’t be able to hide.”
“However, I am now thinking that it is precisely because the strength between our enemies and us is so vast that we don’t need to think about Charming Blue Goddess awakening too much.”
This kind of strategy seemed like lying flat and giving up, but upon careful thought, it was nevertheless the most suitable policy.
After all, doing this had enormous gains.
Of course, the risks were massive.
But after thinking it through, if their redemption did not work and they were hunted down by the empire, they would die. If Charming Blue Goddess noticed them, they would be executed as punishment and also die.
What was the difference between them?