Chapter 178: with translation of chapter title

Even clothes can be like praying to a goddess? Can you really give them?

Song Zhi thought that in the special zone, buying ready-made clothes required many points, but most were old-fashioned styles with terrible fabric, wearing them was neither warm nor comfortable.

When the weather is dry, with larger movements, the clothes rub against the skin and feel very itchy; at night, taking them off makes crackling sounds with flashing sparks.

Thinking of this, Song Zhi couldn't wait to see how this shelter prayed to the goddess.

Lin Meng rested on the lazy sofa, waiting for Ye Heng's signal.

She handed over most of the supplies to Ye Heng, but kept a large batch of clothes, intending to bestow a goddess's blessing in front of Song Zhi and the others.

Soon, Ye Heng's voice sounded.

"Lin Meng, I have already gathered everyone in the shelter to prepare for the blessing, but we are still missing an idol."

Since we are worshipping the goddess and praying for blessings, bowing to empty air without an idol is not proper.

Lin Meng thought for a moment upon hearing that and said, "Wait a moment."

Coincidentally, the studio where she bought the dress last time had taken a fitting photo of her, and the frame had been sent over these past few days.

She dragged out the large frame stored under the bed in a few steps; it showed her wearing a white evening gown, looking ethereal and beautiful, fitting the image of a goddess.

Lin Meng didn't usually display her own photos, but lending it to Ye Heng for a moment was fine.

She put the frame into her space and said:

"We don't have an idol, but we do have a photo that can serve as a makeshift one."

Ye Heng became excited upon hearing that, quickly using his mental power to look inward; when he saw Lin Meng's photo, he froze in place.

What a stunningly beautiful appearance! In the photo, the person's fairy-like grace and poise, a white long dress as if a true goddess had descended, an ineffable aura that left Ye Heng dazzled and speechless for a moment.

At that moment, everyone had gathered on the open ground of the shelter.

There were elderly people with limited mobility and infants under a month old held by their parents, participating in the shelter's first collective prayer to the deity.

Those who already revered the goddess felt extremely excited at this moment, some even spontaneously kneeling with palms together, utterly devout.

Others were tearful, murmuring prayers.

"Goddess bless, may A Gui be your devotee in this life, fortunate across three lifetimes; please grant more blessings, A Gui will sincerely worship you all his life."

At this time, more and more people knelt down, like A Gui, either speaking prayers or silently thanking Lin Meng's gift.

Before the formal deity-invoking ceremony even began, the shelter's people spontaneously started worshipping.

This scene truly shocked Song Zhi and the others.

They knew that in this man-eating world, many civilians, even some of the upper class, would secretly pray to heaven for a full meal and abundant supplies.

Yet since the apocalypse, no savior has ever appeared in the world; those sincere prayers are merely bubbles, self-consoling pretense.

Would doing this really summon the goddess?

With some doubt and anticipation, Song Zhi and his companions stood aside, quietly watching.

At this moment, Ye Heng had also recovered from the shock of Lin Meng's beauty.

He dared not offend Lin Meng in the slightest, carefully taking the frame out of his space.

On the open ground, atop a makeshift altar built from several wooden tables, Ye Heng placed the frame with care.

In an instant, as he moved aside, everyone saw the woman in the photo, and exclamations rose and fell.

"Is this, is this the goddess's idol?"

"It must be! Just like a fairy, her whole body radiates divine light!"

"How wonderful! From now on, the goddess finally has a concrete image in my heart; I can believe in her more devoutly!"

"Goddess! Goddess! Goddess!"

When Lin Meng's large frame appeared before everyone, no one in the shelter had any lewd thoughts about the woman in the photo.

Even though she was stunningly beautiful to the point of astonishment, no one commented on her appearance; everyone reverently bowed again and again before the photo.

Meanwhile, Lin Meng was still waiting for Ye Heng's signal.

This time she had Sun Yao purchase a large quantity of clothing—spring, summer, autumn, winter, men's, women's, old and young—piled into mountains; due to the huge amount, she stored some in each of her three spaces.

Just then, a warm current suddenly surged through her limbs and bones.

Before Lin Meng could react, she felt her whole body instantly charged, her internal spiritual power churning.

In just a breath, her previously stagnant cultivation loosened and began to rise bit by bit!

"What's happening?"

Without spirit stones and Yellow Dragon Pills, Lin Meng's cultivation had been stalled for days; now what's going on? She hadn't absorbed any spiritual energy either?

Thinking of Ye Heng's situation, an unimaginable idea suddenly popped into Lin Meng's mind.

Could it be that the faith power from the wasteland world could also help her raise her cultivation?

What Lin Meng never expected was that this faith power kept flowing, actually piling her cultivation up to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, and it showed no sign of stopping!

On Ye Heng's side, seeing the moment was about right, he used his mental power to communicate with Lin Meng.

"I'm ready."

The next second, he likewise came before the "idol," knelt without hesitation, and raised his voice to begin praying.

"Goddess, your devotees long for your protection; please grant us some clothing, we willingly offer tribute to seek your blessing!"

Having spoken, Ye Heng gave Sun Hao a glance.

Sun Hao immediately offered the prepared gold, silver, and jewelry before the frame.

In a small jewelry box lay over a dozen pieces of jewelry.

The quantity was not large, but each piece was a treasure, as Lin Meng had requested.

She truly lacks no money now; if Ye Heng wishes to make an offering, he might as well find some finer jewelry for her.

Those ordinary little ornaments are no longer necessary.

Ye Heng had long instructed Sun Hao that the shelter's partners on regular outdoor missions could also keep an eye out for more valuable gold, silver, and jewelry.

Moreover, the several dozen jewelry ornaments presented to Lin Meng today are all collection-grade and quite valuable.

Seeing this, Song Zhi and the others began to doubt.

The goddess actually likes such vulgar things as gold and silver jewelry?

Although little of the cultural legacy of the civilized era remains, they still know a bit, and deities would not covet such vulgar things.

But just then, Lin Meng had already received Ye Heng's request.

The box holding the jewelry suddenly vanished in place; at the same moment, the originally bright sky suddenly turned dark and overcast.

Everyone looked up and saw a bundle suddenly falling from the sky with a rustle, quickly piling up into a small mound among the crowd.

"It's clothing! The goddess accepted our offering and sent us clothes!"

Lin Meng dumped all the clothes in the space into the First Space all at once.

Ye Heng cooperated by sending the clothes out of the space, creating the illusion of clothes falling from the sky.

The piles of clothing grew higher and higher, and those who couldn't retreat in time were almost buried alive.

But even if buried, nobody minded; instead, they grew more and more excited.

They finally didn't have to wear patched-up clothes!

Although Ye Heng was also shocked by the quantity of clothing, he still didn't forget to lift his chin at Song Zhi.

"You see? Our Bi Hu Suo truly has the goddess's protection—this time it's clothing; last time several hundred pigs fell from the sky, a shame you missed it."