In the tavern of Pyroxene Town, Palin, Satan, and the new president of the Guild of Thieves, "Gray Eyes" Rode, sat together and drank.
Rode's attitude was very humble, with a flattering smile on his face. In Mr. Gu Long's words, he could not wait to kneel down and lick Palin's and Satan's boots.
After witnessing the incredible power of His Majesty Void Mask, he, a not very devout believer of the God of Thieves, was a little tempted and wanted to join His Majesty's service.
The God of Thieves was not a very powerful god. Although he was an elder among the gods, this elder had not been doing very well. This was mainly determined by his style of doing things. His main priesthood was thieves, concealment, and illusion. At first glance, it seemed very noble, but in fact, he had been teaching his believers to be prudent, not to get involved in things that were too risky, to restrain their desires, and to take a small risk in life was enough to live a stable life … and so on. Under his guidance, the main business of the Guild of Thieves, in addition to the traditional theft, selling stolen goods, and selling information, also included the production and sale of fake goods, running grocery stores and taverns, hotels, as well as locksmithing, identification, and so on. In addition to these, there were also some fairly decent professions, such as house and cemetery construction, archaeology, and some low-end civil disaster self-help education.
It was naturally not difficult to make money by relying on these. But it was obviously unrealistic to rely on these to reach the pinnacle of life. If there was no choice, of course, it was not bad to quietly make a fortune and live in peace. But after witnessing the powerful power of His Majesty Void Mask, Rode could not help but have the idea of changing to another god to believe in.
It was not that His Majesty God of Thieves was not good, nor was it that he was not willing to go to the Holy Kingdom of the God of Thieves after death. But as everyone knew, it was not so easy to go to the Holy Kingdom after death. The limited power of the God of Thieves and the low realm of the gods determined that he could not widely accept the souls of believers. Even the president of a town's Guild of Thieves might not be able to go to the Holy Kingdom.
If he could not go to the Holy Kingdom, the fate waiting for Rode would not be very good. Over the years, although he had not done too appalling evil deeds, the accumulated crimes such as theft, forgery, and fraud were enough to kill him several times, not to mention the underworld fights that had absolutely nothing to do with justice.
Thinking of this, he could not help but envy the dead Ryan.
Going to the Holy Kingdom of the God of Redemption was not a good choice. The idea of this god was to let believers redeem themselves and others. Although Ryan had redeemed himself, before he truly completed his atonement by redeeming enough people, he could not obtain peace and joy. As the messenger of the God of Redemption said, he still had a long way to go. In Rhode's opinion, it was nothing more than avoiding the tragic outcome of falling into Hell and exchanging torture for long-term labor.
But … this was already very good!
If he could have a good relationship with His Majesty, the Void Mask, even if he could not get his protection, as long as he could ask for his blessing before he died, he could get a chance to atone for his sins and avoid going to hell. Just this benefit alone was enough to make a timid person like Rode very excited.
Not to mention, His Majesty the Void Mask's protection of his followers was so strong that it made people jealous!
There were so many gods in the world. Which god would fly into a rage and confront the God of Conspiracy head-on just because his believer was plotted against?
Moreover, he even beat her! Victory! Won!
In contrast, the God of Thieves, the president of his own guild, whose status was equal to that of the officiant, did not even notice the betrayal, which was really a bit … Alas!
Palin was relatively young and inexperienced, so he lacked the ability to see people in detail. But Satan was experienced. As a strong man who relied on his brain to make a living and even once suppressed Gerrard with his intelligence, he could see Rode's meaning at a glance and could not help but smile.
"President Rode, let's get straight to the point. Do you want to become a believer of my Lord?" he asked directly.
This straightforward style of speaking obviously made Rode, who was used to bargaining slowly, somewhat uncomfortable. He, who had originally thought of many lines, suddenly choked, and after a while, he nodded with a bitter smile.
"The Immortal Godly Thief (another name for the God of Thieves) is not a god who haggles over every ounce. But as the president of a guild of thieves, you betrayed his belief. Aren't you afraid of being punished?" Satan directly asked the most critical question.
For this question, of course, Rode had carefully considered it, and immediately answered, "Strictly speaking, I am still only a vice president. I have not yet held a formal sacrificial ceremony and become the president with the approval of His Majesty. Of course, His Majesty will not tolerate a president changing his belief, but if it's a vice president, He can still tolerate it. Anyway, His Majesty Void Mask is also an enemy of His Majesty. Even if the enemy of the enemy is not an ally, at least it can be regarded as a friend. "
"It seems that you have thought it through and carefully weighed the pros and cons. Then I have another question, "Satan said. "Our Majesty is a member of the ancient Gods of Nature, and is not a god who is keen on spreading belief. If you want to join us, what do you think you can do for His Majesty? If it's just a belief, then forget it. "
Rode was stunned for a moment. He did not expect to encounter this question. Most of the gods in the world were keen on spreading belief, because receiving the feedback of the power of belief was the most common way to improve the realm of gods. However, for the ancient Gods of Nature who obtained power from the source of the world, the existence of belief was not a big deal at all. Whether there were believers or not, it had no effect on them.
Therefore, it became very difficult to join the church under the command of the ancient Gods of Nature.
After all, they had no intention of recruiting people.
Rode thought for a while and said, "In these four northwestern towns, I am still well-informed. And I am very experienced in the appraisal industry. Even if I go to the Commonwealth of Gold Coins in the south, I am qualified to be regarded as an expert in the industry. In addition, I am also very good at forging documents, making and dismantling all kinds of traps, and I know a lot about geology, history, animals and plants … "
"But are these useful to our Lord?" Satan asked.
Rode was silent for a long time and shook his head in frustration.
The ancient Gods of Nature were existences outside the civilized world, and those skills that were useful in the civilized world were useless to them. As for things like geology or animal and plant knowledge, a great god did not need to care about these trivial things.
Just as he was feeling depressed, Sui Xiong's voice suddenly sounded in the air. "This tavern is run by your Guild of Thieves, right? Do you know how to open a tavern? "
Rode shook his head. "Someone else is responsible for running the tavern. I know very little about business and management."
In front of a god, he did not dare to have the idea of lying.
"So, what about you, Palin?" Sui Xiong asked again.
"Your Majesty, I can learn," Palin replied immediately. "I am still young and can learn very quickly. And before I finish learning, I can find some old hands from my uncle to help me. "
"If you want to find someone to help, I have more helpers here!" Rode hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I know a lot of capable people, including at least ten businessmen with good qualifications in the past!"
"So, your specialty is networking …" Sui Xiong smiled and said, "Gerrard has always suggested that I should establish my own church and belief system. Although I have not made up my mind for the time being, trying to establish a pioneer village is also a good attempt. Rode, if you are willing to work for me, I will let you and Palin help establish this village. How about that? "
"No problem! I can do it well! "Rode was overjoyed and promised, patting his chest.
Palin bowed his head and promised, "Your Majesty, I will try my best."
He knew that he was young and had limited abilities. He could only guarantee that he would try his best.
"Don't worry, it is not difficult for us to establish a pioneer village." But Rode encouraged him instead. "To establish such a village, we need nothing more than three things: food, population, and military force. In terms of food, we only need to spend money; in terms of population, it is not difficult to recruit pioneers; as for military force, it is not a problem. With Gerrard, that big guy, as long as we do not lose our heads and build the village next to the most ferocious legendary monsters in the Ashes Woods, how can mere skeletons resist his axe? "
Everyone came to a sudden realization. Just as Rhode had said, it wasn't difficult to build a development village in the Cinder Woods if they had the protection of military force and didn't lack money.
It was like sowing seeds. If the seeds were good, the soil and climate were suitable, and there was no shortage of water and fertilizer, then all they needed was careful care and patience.
Thinking of this, Palin and Satan could not help but smile.
Perhaps for His Majesty Void Mask, establishing a pioneer village was just a small game that was not worth mentioning. But for them, this was an opportunity to dedicate their power to the god they believed in.
The ancient Gods of Nature always had no desires, and their believers often had no sense of existence. However, this world had its own rules. If a believer could not follow the idea of the god, or if he did not make enough contributions to the god, then even if his soul was taken into the Holy Kingdom after death, he could not reincarnate well and become a divine creature with immortal life. In the Holy Kingdom of the ancient Gods of Nature, there were countless souls that could not successfully complete reincarnation, and could only sleep between life and death and wake up from time to time.
Neither Palin nor Satan wanted such an ending. So, of course, they had to try their best to make more contributions to their god while they were still alive, so that they could be reincarnated smoothly after death.
As for the first formal task given by the gods, they all wanted to do their best to complete it and set a positive example for the believers who would come later. They also wanted to lay a solid and reliable foundation for their road to reincarnation in the Holy Kingdom.
So soon, they began to discuss the specific plan of establishing a pioneer village in detail: Where to buy materials? Where to recruit villagers? Where to locate the village? How to transport it? How to build it? Questions were raised one after another, and then solutions were discussed.
At first, Sui Xiong listened with interest, but as he listened, he felt bored. He turned his attention to the outside of the tavern to see Gerrard's situation. He saw that Gerrard was teaching the thieves martial arts. Although this big guy was becoming more and more honest and straightforward, his nature of being a teacher had not disappeared. When he saw this group of good materials with poor skills but good physique, he could not help but want to teach them something.
His believers were busy, so Sui Xiong did not want to disturb them. So he calmed down and began to read the materials given to him by the God of Redemption …
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