Whether it was Hedoshiri or Chen Heng, neither of them felt guilty about searching the corpses.
To them, being able to protect those people along the way was already considered to be extremely benevolent to a certain extent, and they could definitely be considered as kind people.
On the other hand, searching the corpses of the people they protected after they died was really nothing. It was just a routine job.
This world did not have high standards for morality. It was already a good deed to not plunder them when they were still alive and to take their only belongings.
No matter if it was Hedoshiri, Ramu, or Chen Heng, none of them felt that there was anything wrong with taking belongings from the dead.
After all, from another perspective, this was the protection fee that they deserved.
No one asked them to protect those people for free.
After those people died, taking some money was quite reasonable.
However, it was because of this that they did not lack money.
The people who had escaped from the Markedo Kingdom were all nobles of the Markedo Kingdom.
The commoners did not need to escape; after all, even if their kingdom perished, it would not be a big deal.
At most, it was just a change of tax collectors. It was not a big deal.
In fact, compared to the Markedo Kingdom, the powerful Oro Empire might be even better.
As such, there was no need for the commoners to escape.
The ones who truly needed to escape were the nobles of the Markedo Kingdom.
Only these people needed to escape the most.
After all, they were the rulers of the Markedo Kingdom and enjoyed the best benefits of the Markedo Kingdom.
It was because of this that after the Markedo Kingdom perished, they had to quickly escape so that they would not be plundered by the nobles of the Oro Empire.
Under such circumstances, it was normal for them to choose to escape.
However, it was evident that they would bring large amounts of wealth with them as they escaped.
After all, since nobles were nobles, they would most likely have large amounts of wealth.
If they did not have such wealth, they would not have needed to leave.
This was the case for the people that Hedoshiri had encountered, including Chen Heng himself. All of them had large amounts of wealth on them to support their lives.
After gathering all these belongings, the value of the three people's belongings was actually quite considerable. It could be considered a very large amount of money.
After Hedoshiri and Ramu pledged their loyalty to Chen Heng, all of this wealth naturally belonged to Chen Heng.
The three of them had calculated this before.
If they were willing to part with all the valuables they had on them, they would be able to exchange them for three thousand Oro gold coins.
Even though it was destroyed by the Oro Empire, there was no doubt that the Oro Empire was the undisputed overlord of this region. It was one of the few large empires.
In this region, the Oro Empire's Oro Gold Coins were one of the most valuable forms of currency. Even in other regions, they were worth a great deal.
On the other hand, the Markdo Kingdom's Markdo Silver Coins were much less valuable. Not only were there a large number of counterfeits, but their quality was also lacking, and they were far less recognized than the Oro Gold Coins.
As the three of them walked over, they prepared to exchange all of their belongings for Ouro gold coins.
In this city, they rested for three days.
In three days, they bought a new set of clothes and three horses.
Previously, due to the conditions, they had to travel on foot, so their efficiency was naturally very slow.
But now, since he was in the city and had the corresponding conditions, he naturally had to swap out his various equipment.
Apart from the three horses, Chen Heng also bought a carriage and some weapons.
The carriage was used to carry food and other necessities.
After all, even though they had horses, the three of them still needed food and other consumables on the way.
These things took up a lot of space, and it would be quite inconvenient to put them on the horses.
As such, it was better to buy a carriage.
As for weapons, they were also necessary; they were things that warriors needed.
Before, whether it was Hedoshiri or Ramu, their weapons had all been damaged and needed to be replenished.
This was a good opportunity.
In the end, they spent over 100 Ouro gold coins.
To Hedoshiri and Ramu, this was quite expensive.
Because of the recent battles, whether it was horses, weapons, or food, they had all risen in value. As such, the price had also risen.
If that was not the case, they would not have needed to spend so much money.
However, they did not care too much about this.
After all, they had plenty of money on them, so this bit of expenditure was not much.
"Let's rest for a day before setting off."
Within the quiet room, Chen Heng thought for a moment as he looked at Hedoshiri and Ramu.
Hearing Chen Heng's words, Hedoshiri and Heidosaurus nodded, having no objections.
Inside the room, they continued to discuss. After a short discussion, they turned around and left.
As time passed, they still had things to do, and it was not time to relax yet.
Looking at Hedoshiri and Ramu's departing figures, Chen Heng shook his head before silently turning and walking out of the room.
He walked out of the hotel and came to the outskirts of the city.
It had been a few days since he had come to this city, and this was the first time he had come to the streets of this city and come into contact with the scenery.
Under his gaze, the scenery around him was revealed and presented.
The streets on both sides were crooked, and it was clear that they were not well planned.
There were also many strange auras coming from the streets.
The smell was quite strange, and it was a mixture of excrement, blood, and other disgusting smells.
Hearing this smell, Chen Heng frowned and continued to look around.
As he focused his gaze, he could clearly see many people lying on the ground on the streets in front of him.
These people all had tattered clothes and were weakly lying on the ground. Their expressions were not very good, and they looked incredibly weak and unsightly.
They were all refugees.
As the war had begun and the Markdo Kingdom had been defeated, large numbers of refugees flooded out of the Markdo Kingdom and ran to nearby kingdoms.
This was the inevitable result of war.
Things like wars, as long as they happened, would inevitably affect production and cause batch after batch of people to die.
This was especially so for this agricultural society, which relied on farming for a living.
Compared to the ancient times in Chen Heng's previous world, this world had extraordinary powers and divine skills.
However, it was evident that neither the churches nor the nobles had any thoughts of using extraordinary powers, nor would they lower themselves and use their powers for production.
As such, apart from the upper-class society, this world was not much different from the ancient times in Chen Heng's previous world.
The city in front of him was a cruel example of this.
Walking on the streets, there were a few patrolling guards, smiling as they moved corpses away. It seemed that they were quite used to this and did not feel that it was strange at all.
Not too far away, the sound of crying could be heard, and it was the sound of children crying.
The pedestrians on the road quickly walked past the street in front of them, avoiding the refugees squatting all over the place as if they were the plague.
Looking at these scenes, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he silently walked forwards.
"Sir."
A child's voice sounded out.
Chen Heng turned and looked in that direction, and he saw a boy crying and hugging his mother.
"Sir, can you give us some food? My mother is about to die. "
The boy was crying as he looked at Chen Heng pleadingly.
Looking at this scene, Chen Heng fell silent for a moment before taking out some food and placing it in front of him.
"Thank you, thank you …"
The boy hurriedly received it, a look of gratitude on his face, "Thank you …"
Receiving the food, he repeatedly thanked Chen Heng.
Chen Heng inwardly shook his head and did not say anything as he silently walked past.
It was just that after walking a few steps, he suddenly paused.
A wave of warmth flowed into his body.
"This is …"
Sensing the changes in his body, Chen Heng could not help but pause as a look of surprise appeared on his face.
In that moment, he seemed to have felt the divinity in his body move.
It seemed to have been touched?
A new wave of power flowed into his body, giving him a warm feeling.
Chen Heng could sense that there was a formless energy within his body that was accumulating within his body.
"This power …"
Sensing that power in his body, Chen Heng felt quite surprised, "Faith energy?"
He had some understanding of this power from the information he had obtained from the divinity.
It was none other than the Power of Faith.
When a living being devoutly believed in a god and gathered their pure mental will towards a certain target, it would form a wave of power.
This was faith energy, and it was the source of a god's power.
Back when Chen Heng had obtained these two types of divinity, he had already known about this.
The divinity contained some information about the fallen god, and even though there was not much information, it contained some basic information.
It was because of this that Chen Heng was able to recognize the existence of faith energy.
However, how was this possible?
As he walked, Chen Heng inwardly frowned, feeling quite confused.
Faith energy did indeed exist.
However, according to the information from the divinity, faith energy should only be sensed after one became a Demigod and stepped into the realm of gods.
Under the realm of gods, one would not be able to sense faith energy, even with divinity.
However, what was going on in front of him?
Undoubtedly, Chen Heng had not stepped into the realm of gods.
Right now, he was only a true Sorcerer, equivalent to this world's 2-Ring Sorcerer.
According to the standards from the divinity, he did not have the right to sense divinity.
So why …
Chen Heng could not help but feel confused as he looked in front of him.
In front of him, the simulator's light flashed, giving off a hazy power.
Sensing the simulator's power, Chen Heng thought to himself as a thought flashed in his mind.
He could still remember that back when he had obtained those two types of divinity, he had not directly taken them but had used the simulator to graft them.
According to the information displayed by the simulator at that time, it seemed like he didn't just collect the two strands of divinity directly. Instead, he used the power of the simulator to directly integrate the two strands of divinity into his body and become one with his essence.
Even now, he could clearly sense the divinity energy within his true spirit.
The divinity energy had fused with him and become one.
This method was evidently different from how ordinary people obtained divinity.
For other beings in this world, if they did not reach the realm of gods, they would not be able to truly fuse divinity into their bodies, nor would they be able to unleash the full power of divinity.
Perhaps, it was because of this difference that led to the current situation.
After being affected by the simulator's power, the divinity energy had become a part of Chen Heng, and the divinity energy had become Chen Heng's own power.
There was a fundamental difference between this and those who used divinity energy.
One used it as a tool, while the other used it as a part of himself; there was naturally a big difference.
Perhaps it was because of this that Chen Heng could sense the existence of faith energy even though he was not a god.
This was one of the possibilities.
Of course, it was also possible that this was because of the simulator.
Both possibilities were possible.
However, right now, Chen Heng could sense traces of faith energy. This was an undeniable fact.
If he could make use of it, this would be a great advantage.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng thought to himself and continued to look ahead.
Following this, Chen Heng continued to test it out.
In the end, all of them were successful.
He could indeed sense the existence of faith energy and the power that was formed from living beings' wills.
However, compared to true faith energy, the power he obtained was quite weak.
Chen Heng could understand this.
After all, this was not true faith; it was just a thought that came from a moment of gratitude.
Comparatively speaking, faith could last for a lifetime, and as long as one did not change their faith or give up on it, it could last for a lifetime.
On the other hand, gratitude was only temporary.
Those who had received Chen Heng's help might feel grateful to him for a while, but it would not last forever.
In just a short period of time, the gratitude in their hearts would run out, and it would not last as long as true faith energy.
As such, the power that Chen Heng obtained was quite weak; this was to be expected.
Chen Heng did not feel surprised at all.
Compared to this, there was another problem that Chen Heng was facing.
"How do I use this thing?"
Standing there, Chen Heng thought to himself.
Faith energy was a mighty power that belonged to gods, and it was a power that only gods had the right to possess.
Even though Chen Heng had it because of his special body, how to use it was a problem.
Without a doubt, a true god should be able to use the power of faith to transform and strengthen themselves, causing their bodies to transform and gradually become stronger.
However, Chen Heng could not directly absorb this faith energy, nor could he use it to strengthen himself.
In that case, what was the use of this faith energy?
Chen Heng thought to himself and sank into his thoughts.
However, he soon found the first use for this faith energy.
Standing there, Chen Heng's heart stirred as a thought flashed in his mind.
As this thought flashed through his mind, two strands of divinity emerged in his body at the same time.
Like a starving person starting to eat, the two traces of divinity appeared within his body and started to devour the faith energy that he had obtained.
In just a short period of time, the faith energy was devoured by the two traces of divinity and completely disappeared.
As this process concluded, Chen Heng sensed that a new wave of power had been spat out by the two traces of divinity.
99% of the power devoured by the two traces of divinity was digested and turned into power that strengthened the two traces of divinity.
The remaining bit turned into pure power that flowed into Chen Heng's body.
An extremely comfortable feeling appeared within his body.
As the divinity devoured and spat out power, Chen Heng could sense the changes within his body.
As the divinity devoured and spat out power, his body seemed to become stronger.
It was just that this increase was very small, and if it was not for the fact that Chen Heng's mental energy was powerful enough, he would not have been able to detect it.
Sensing this, Chen Heng's eyes lit up and he started to examine his body more closely.
As he sensed with his mental energy, Chen Heng discovered even more things.
Within his body, the faith energy that had been devoured by the divinity seemed to have not disappeared.
After devouring faith energy, the divinity's power seemed to have been replenished and had become slightly stronger.
A sense of desire rose up within Chen Heng's body, as if he wanted more power to replenish his divinity and his body.
"Looks like there are still benefits."
Sensing the changes within his body, Chen Heng thought to himself.
As the divinity devoured faith energy, both the divinity and his body seemed to have grown.
Even though this growth was quite small, it was because he did not have enough faith energy.
If he had enough faith energy, this growth would be quite significant.
"Is this also the reason why gods need to build churches and have believers?"
Standing there, Chen Heng thought to himself.
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