Chapter 169-1: The Faith Plan, Profound Foundations (1) |
The shut-in time in the little black room ended.
Tong Xin’s figure appeared in the Colorful Mist Coast starter village space.
He opened the inventory. The tradable Divinity Inherited Soul lay quietly in Cell 28.
Its shape was like a crystal.
Looking closely, one could see the divinity was composed of runes arranged and combined according to a specific order. Light bands connected the runes to form a complex network matrix.
According to the introduction in the all-channel notification, this was a special Inherited Soul that could not be obtained through purchase.
Which meant the value of this Divinity Inherited Soul would surely far exceed the two hundred thousand sacrificial power yield brought by containment.
Friend requests were still ringing in his mind without end.
After he blocked the add friend function, Tong Xin could not help laughing out loud.
Teleporting back to the Emperor’s Mound Village space, he first went to the Pet Shop and purchased a growth-type pet, Lightfeather.
After spending sacrificial power to cultivate it to level 25, he went to the Armed Vehicles Factory and applied the forum template Cloud-Veiled Azure Dragon to craft a flying sword with black as the main tone.
Once crafting was complete, a flying sword wreathed in black aura appeared before him, its design dazzlingly cool.
Returning again to the Colorful Mist Coast, he headed straight for the beach outside the teleport point.
At sunset, the orange-red glow spread like a soft veil.
Gazing to the far horizon, sky and sea fused perfectly where the azure heavens met the deep ocean.
At this time, the beach was full of players.
The closer it got to night, the more players there were near the beach.
Right then, the Kindergarten bros were barbecuing at the shore. The rack had been hammered together from metal picked up on the ancient battlefield, and the charcoal was made by burning trees from the forests on the Colorful Mist Coast.
You could buy all these basics from the Trading House.
Seeing him arrive, the joking brothers all flipped him the bird in unison.
“Principal, so this is the ‘scare us to death’ you were talking about. I really was scared to death. Hurry up and tell us how you pulled it off.”
The burly Iron Hammer stood up and handed over the freshly grilled Silver-Tail Fish in his hand.
Tong Xin reached out without hesitation, ignored the heat, and took a big bite.
The charred fragrance and crisp skin exploded between his teeth with a crackle, while the tender flesh fell apart like silk with a faint freshness that instantly ignited his taste buds.
“Principal, I’m giving you a chance to show off here. Get on with your story.” Drunken Milk teased at this moment.
The other members of Kindergarten also chimed in, signaling Tong Xin to start quickly.
Tong Xin sat down, took another bite of the delicious Silver-Tail Fish, and his expression turned solemn.
“This is a marvelous adventure. It all begins with me being hunted by a Thorn Beast…”
“Principal, hold up. Trim it down. I do not want to hear your love-hate saga with a Thorn Beast. Start from when you met the Seventh-Generation Primordial. Was it a seven-gen Primordial on the verge of death that you happened to pick up? And did you buy bombs to kill the Primordial?” Gulu raised his hand and cut off Tong Xin’s storytelling.
Tong Xin could not help rolling his eyes, then began from when he fell off the cliff.
But the story differed quite a bit from what really happened.
The worse-than-death aftermath of the fall became precise timing, twisting and turning in midair, utilizing ultra-high skill to land with pinpoint accuracy, ending up with only a slight scratch.
Hearing this, the Kindergarten players all wore looks of disdain.
Given how well they knew the Principal.
‘Scratch’ could basically be understood as being half-dead with heavy injuries.
“Principal, how many bottles of recovery potion did you drink after landing?” Iron Hammer asked curiously.
“Fiv… why would I drink potion for a scratch? I activated Petrification the instant I landed and perfectly offset it.”
Hearing this, the Kindergarten players could not help bursting into laughter. Iron Hammer nodded smugly.
“Save it. We all know you drank five bottles. By that reckoning you must have broken quite a few bones. Bet it hurt so bad you cried.”
“Bull. I have not cried since primary school.”
Amid banter, Tong Xin’s embellished account formed a story in the minds of the Kindergarten players. Cutting out the exaggerations was roughly the core of it.
Learning that the Principal had survived a near-certain death and even successfully contained the divinity statue that had been in a near-death state in the valley for who knew how many years, they might have teased him, but inside they were happy for him.
They had been together for so many years.
They chose the Principal as team leader because he valued bonds and loyalty.
Whether in the game or in reality, whenever something happened, the Principal would surely lend a hand.
Months ago when Starnet posted the Monster World link in the group, the Principal thought it was a scam link and kicked Welfare Officer out of the group. They could fully understand that. He did it to protect group members from being scammed.
The fact that the Principal had not gotten into the game had always been their regret.
Kindergarten without the Principal was like lacking the backbone. Something always felt missing.
This time, the Principal took down a Seventh-Generation Primordial and immediately sent red envelopes totaling one hundred twenty thousand sacrificial power in the guild chat channel.
The Principal was still the Principal in their memories who considered his brothers in all things.
After hearing Tong Xin’s story, Iron Hammer picked up the iron skewer and took a bite of barbecue. Chewing, he asked.
“Principal, what are you going to do with this Divinity Inherited Soul? Just now several guild leaders contacted me saying they could not add you as a friend and asked whether you had any intention to sell. The price is negotiable.”
“Not selling.”
Tong Xin refused without hesitation.
In modern society, where real life did not lack money to solve livelihood, all races used virtual goods as the main consumer goods.
As for the old-era goods like cars and houses, they had long been replaced by virtual goods as the various races shifted their focus.
So he had never planned to sell this special Inherited Soul.
“Planning to use it yourself?”
“Yeah.” Tong Xin nodded, then a hint of helplessness crossed his face.
“The problem is that the Divinity Inherited Soul requires believers to obtain faith power. Where am I supposed to find believers willing to have faith in me?”
As he said this, Tong Xin’s gaze swept over the brothers of Kindergarten.
“Principal, do not look at me. How could I become your believer? Monster World should have memory and emotion detection settings. How could I possibly produce faith in you?”
“Save it, Principal. We would like to help you, but the problem is that faith is simply impossible.”
Hearing this, Tong Xin could not help sighing.
“I feel like this Inherited Soul is quite strong. As long as I can cultivate a group of believers, I could generate a constant stream of faith power. But how to create believers is definitely beyond the syllabus.”
“Do not rush it, Principal. Ask Guide first what the definition of faith is, then go on the forum and ask around. Pool wisdom to see if there is a way to create believers.”
“I asked Guide. The answer I got was to have awe and piety toward me, to regard me as the sustenance and reliance of the heart.”
“Damn, this Inherited Soul is a wash. Who would have faith in you? Even if you hand out money, people would just think you are a sucker and an idiot. How could anyone sincerely have pious faith in you?” Cute Baby glared at this moment.
After hearing Tong Xin’s explanation, the members of Kindergarten were all speechless.
The Divinity Inherited Soul looked strong, but the conditions to produce faith power were too harsh, nearly impossible.
How to use divinity to create faith power became the topic of discussion among the Kindergarten players.
Before long, a help post was published on the player forum.