1491: Chapter 1487: eting Gift 1491: Chapter 1487: eting Gift “It’s here…”
The wind and clouds in the sky were as usual; the cabbage-color sky dotted with bits of white clouds, the sea breeze carried the familiar scent of salt, and there was the faint sll of blood.
A world-scale war is not sothing that happens overnight; from planning to deploynt to shifting industrial focal points to personnel dispatch to high-level probing to mutual ignition…
every step is thodically advancing.
World wars are often decades of conflict buildup, more than a decade of war-prelude arrangents, and several years of war preparations…
but this ti, for the world it might be a world-scale war, yet for the undistinguished first superpower of Earth, the Eastern Country, it was just a large-scale conflict, a wide-ranging strategic probe and a rehearsal.
Months of ti passed, along with dispatch of various war forces, the war had naturally escalated entirely.
“…Is this the Sea God’s winter demise?”
That day, the ancient Sea God arrived in Its new world.
The mont It was embedded in this world, it seed as if nothing had changed, but existences of Lu Ping’an’s caliber could vaguely sense the distortion of the World Rules.
He couldn’t help but recall the intelligence he had obtained before; how mortal…
at least life forms that were once mortal, plotted to seize ownership of the world.
To beco the Avatar of rules, the Avatar of the World’s Reason…
the so-called “Personification of the World’s Reason” embedded within the world, beca the new operating rules and judgnt chanism and naturally obtained ownership of the world.
“Aren’t they afraid of provoking the Awakening of the World Consciousness?”
“Heh, it’s for this reason, precisely, that he is brought here.
To be exact, for the winter demise, this is also a great feast.”
“I see…”
Lu Ping’an didn’t pry further; as long as Big Cat and Lord Xiuyi confird there were no issues, he would just follow suit.
But at this mont, he had so new understanding…
“Contamination and rules won’t disappear; they only move from one place to another.
Just as our world is targeted by Exotic Realm Invaders, for the sake of Self-Destruction, we too set our sights on this world.
Curse and Decree-level professionals crave stronger opportunities and better equipnt; those of Rule-level and above await ‘rules,’ ‘Rule,’ and the opportunity for Ascension.
Higher-level beings covet the very source of this world.”
Involuntarily, Lu Ping’an rembered the entity that devoured moons; his group wasn’t fundantally different from them.
“Isn’t that the way of life forms?
Don’t you eat?”
But in Big Cat’s eyes, this was a matter of course, rely a different thod of “Feeding.”
Perhaps, this was the origin of her Path, her understanding of the road to growth.
“No, we are different.
Compared to the only Sun, I prefer a cluster of stars…”
Lu Ping’an too was “Feeding,” but what he fed on more were the profits of trade, the “tax” generated by individuals engaging in transactions; when others appreciated in value, Lu Ping’an could also obtain his own “cut.”
“…I sowhat understand why I’ve been ‘smooth sailing.'”
Among many paths of Evolution, for most superiors and the world itself, Lu Ping’an was a rare “beneficial insect,” and he would naturally receive favor from fate and tolerance from those higher up.
Lu Ping’an shook his head; “beneficial insects” were not just himself alone; it was Deities who could provide the world with rules, Order, and the World’s Reason that were the most welcod beneficial insects.
Evil Gods, like Big Cat who devoured everything, were the pests everyone detested and dogs barked at.
“Respected Sea God of winter demise, I am Lu Ping’an, your humble Believer, please bestow upon what I deserve…”
Utterly blasphemous words were spoken before a modest makeshift altar; the next mont, Lu Ping’an felt he had gained the attention of so being…
Eh, there was no sensation, completely different from when he was first targeted by the World Consciousness.
Perhaps the winter demise was indeed powerful, but for Lu Ping’an now, it wasn’t an existence beyond his scope of understanding.
His eyes faintly gazed upon the vast and majestic figure among the stars.
It was It, and also Its Divine Kingdom, the lower half a silver dolphin, surrounded by clouds singing Holy Songs, within the infinite singing and ice and snow, the Storm phantom enveloped by the ice and snow whirlwind was the so-called Deity.
“Lu Ping’an…”
The awakened young man looked down and realized he had unconsciously blasphed by touching the crude God Statue and had re-edited it.
The original God Statue resembled Poseidon, with a clear division between the fish tail and human body, but after Lu Ping’an’s correction, it was much more “detailed.”
This was not just a simple correction, but “portraying a God,” Lu Ping’an was using his own eyes to “observe” and “anchor” the Deity.
“Thank you….”
A deep voice echoed in Lu Ping’an’s ear, and the next mont, the system provided a notification.
[Sea God Poseidon thanks you for your ‘observation’ and has granted a reward, please claim it.]
[The Divine Grace Gift Pack includes the following seven Divine Graces…]
Lu Ping’an was sowhat surprised; he didn’t think he had done anything to rit thanks.
“You have…
for gods, ‘being observed by another high-dinsional existence’ is of great importance; it’s like being a point of anchorage, solidifying Its Order, preventing Its corruption.”
Big Cat was a bit envious, those eyes, those unforeseeable Eyes of Truth, were sothing she wouldn’t even dare to dream of.
Generally speaking, such “observation” would significantly drain the observer, but Lu Ping’an had easily succeeded in observing and even inscribed it into a God Statue, creating a “record” without any depletion.
Perhaps this simple God Statue would also beco a new Holy Item for the Sea God, and might even beco the template for a new set of Holy Images.
For Poseidon, this was like receiving a grand gift upon just arriving in this world; naturally, It was overjoyed.
“Is that so…”
Lu Ping’an didn’t dwell on it; he was just checking his “return gift.”
This was to be expected; the Sea God here was not for sightseeing, of course, It would offer the local warriors a series of “Divine Gifts” and “Career Paths.”
This was one part of the grand warfare strategy, Lu Ping’an and his party were just waiting for it.
Under normal circumstances, acquiring Divine Grace also had exclusive paths, requiring a series of rituals and offerings, quite cumberso and troubleso.
But a “High level” individual like Lu Ping’an naturally had a fast track.
The “Prayer” he had just recited was the agreed upon passphrase, skipping over a series of procedures, automatically activating the highest level of gifting.
But upon really checking the system’s “Gift Pack” on the Panel, Lu Ping’an was still quite surprised.
“Poseidon’s Oceanic Blessing (Lower Gold)?
This is outrageous; it’s actually a Rule-level Divine Grace?!”
Receiving a Divine Blessing was expected; without the support of a Deity, the land Races couldn’t overco the oceanic Life forms.
But usually, Divine Blessings of this level were simply ant to be functional; low-level ones like Black Iron or Brass were sufficient.
However, the reward for Lu Ping’an was not so straightforward.
[Would you like to begin the Divine Gift Profession, Oceanic Lost Soul (Lower Silver)…] It seems that this Big Shot was very satisfied with the eting gift from Lu Ping’an.
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