Chapter 386: Evil God?

Two days have passed since the destruction of the Kuangfeng Adventure Team, yet in the entire Iron Stone City, this matter is still a popular topic of conversation, especially among those adventurers.

In the city, Anwa chatted with her younger sister for a while, talking to herself, before leaving the room.

She looked at the tidy rooms around her and the smiling citizens on the main street, a trace of complex emotion appearing in her eyes.

The people here live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are going very well, making her feel as if she had returned to the Arcane Empire.

Of course, as far as the current Iron Stone City is concerned, the people here are living even better than those commoners in the Arcane City.

"His Highness Prince Lin is a benevolent person."

Anwa could not help but sigh.

At the same time, she was also very curious, curious about the origins of those players.

"His Highness Prince Lin, where on earth did he find those subordinates?"

Anwa was puzzled.

The news of the Guard Team slaying the Kuangfeng Adventure Team had already reached her ears.

These days, she also often strolled around the city.

She knew that His Highness Prince Lin had at least two digits' worth of high-level professionals under his command.

This was terrifying.

Anwa watched for a while and prepared to close the door and enter the courtyard, yet an aged figure caught her eye.

That figure was her neighbor across the way, an old man.

Anwa recognized that person.

It was Guangming Xiu of the Light Temple!

Guangming Xiu also saw Anwa, a kind smile appearing in his eyes.

Anwa returned the smile.

However, she felt very strange at this moment.

Guangming Xiu's state was very strange!

Anwa withdrew her gaze and returned to the courtyard.

After all, she was a person of the Arcane Empire.

Nowadays, the Arcane Empire and the Four Great Temples are at war.

She could not afford to provoke an existence of Guangming Xiu's level, and naturally, she would not provoke him.

At this moment, Guangming Xiu took a deep look at Anwa's courtyard, a trace of doubt flashing through his heart.

He always felt that the courtyard across the way gave him a constant, special feeling.

It always seemed as if a special existence resided within.

However, he did not linger for long; he still had to stroll around Iron Stone City more to pursue the true meaning in his heart.

This city was very interesting.

……

In the inn.

The members of the Qixin Adventure Team gathered together, and several of them were still discussing the matter of the Ancient Relic.

"According to the information we have obtained so far, the Ancient Relic has two layers: an inner layer and an outer layer.

The Eliu Flower is in the outer layer.

The outer layer is also relatively safer; so far, only a few creatures with strength comparable to high-level professionals have appeared." Nanyu shared the information she knew with the members of her team.

"Hmm, I heard that each person can only enter this Ancient Relic once. We need to plan carefully and must succeed in one go, otherwise..." Tiechui also expressed his opinion.

Everyone present nodded.

This Ancient Relic is very mysterious and has attracted many eyes.

Nowadays, hundreds or thousands of adventurers pour into Iron Stone City every day.

Especially since it was revealed yesterday that a Divine Thought Crystal was discovered in the Ancient Relic, Nanyu believed that once this news spread, more adventurers would definitely come.

A Divine Thought Crystal is a special treasure; consuming it can increase soul strength, which counts as a treasure for any adventurer.

The Kuangfeng Adventure Team has been eliminated, their worries have disappeared, and they are naturally much more relaxed and will not act recklessly.

At this time, Nanyu suddenly spoke: "Everyone should know that the Kuangfeng Adventure Team was wiped out by the Iron Stone City Guard Team for fighting privately within the city."

The other team members nodded one after another: "Yes."

"We should thank Iron Stone City for helping us get rid of our enemies!"

"The only regret is not being able to eliminate the enemies with our own hands."

Nanyu looked at everyone's reactions and continued: "Nowadays, the Four Great Temples have united with the Six Great Human Kingdoms to jointly attack the Arcane Empire, and the entire Continent is in turmoil.

The cities we stayed in before were also full of strife everywhere.

Every time we returned from adventuring in the wild and entered a city, we had to be fearful, afraid of being harmed by someone."

What Nanyu said was the truth; the current world, or rather, this world has always been very chaotic.

"Iron Stone City forbids private fighting, which is quite good.

I think we can settle down in Iron Stone City in the future, what do you think?"

Nanyu asked everyone; this was something she had been considering for the past two days.

Although there are not many people in Iron Stone City at the moment, there are many good rules, for example, the prohibition of private fighting.

This point alone makes them, these adventurers, feel very comfortable.

After all, in the wild, one still has to scheme against others and guard against all enemies.

Returning to the city, one still has to worry about being assassinated or encountering trouble.

But Iron Stone City does not have this problem.

The powerful Kuangfeng Adventure Team has been wiped out, so ordinary adventurers certainly wouldn't dare to do business in Iron Stone City.

"But... there are too few people in Iron Stone City; I'm afraid many materials we want to purchase cannot be bought," one team member offered their opinion.

"Iron Stone City has a deep background, with so many experts, and its potential is profound.

I'm afraid it won't be long before this city becomes a great city; what you mentioned is nothing at all," Tiechui said.

"Yes, I think Iron Stone City is quite good; we can stay here for a year or two first."

"I agree too."

"To be honest, I have only ever seen such a peaceful and tranquil city in the Arcane City.

It's a pity that now the Four Great Temples and the Six Great Kingdoms are besieging the Arcane Empire; I'm afraid the prosperity of the Arcane City will never be seen again."

"What a pity; I had originally thought about settling in the Arcane Empire when I got old, but it seems there is no chance."

"Didn't the Arcane Empire just defeat the coalition of the War Copper Kingdom and experience a great victory? Why does your tone sound like the Arcane Empire is about to be finished?"

"The Arcane Empire is the strongest nation on our Continent; even if the Six Great Kingdoms and the Four Great Temples join forces, it is not so easy to crush the Arcane Empire."

"But that is the Four Great Temples joining forces, representing the will of the four Masters."

"What a pity."

The people present were all a bit silent; after all, the pressure from the Four Great Temples is indeed very great.

On this Continent, the most powerful beings are always the gods.

And the four Masters of the Four Great Temples are the four most powerful beings among the gods on the surface.

……

Time flies like a shuttle.

Half a year passed, and Iron Stone City became increasingly prosperous.

In just half a year, more than thirty thousand refugees flooded into Iron Stone City.

Regarding these refugees, Lin Chao did not adopt the approach of other cities to shut them out and drive them away, but instead provided porridge, unified management, and then arranged labor.

To other cities, these refugees were a disaster that would cause riots within the city, but to Lin Chao, they were the best labor force.

Moreover, these refugees could also become residents of Iron Stone City if they made contributions.

Originally, Iron Stone City's population was insufficient, so they were used to fill Iron Stone City.

Of course, there was another reason, and that was kindness.

Shivana stood by Lin Chao's side, wearing a red court dress; her eyes held a trace of coldness and compassion: "There are more and more displaced people."

Every day, hundreds or thousands of refugees arrived at Iron Stone City.

These refugees were sallow and thin, dressed in rags, and looked incomparably miserable.

"Those who can reach Iron Stone City are less than one-tenth of the number of refugees," Lin Chao also sighed slightly.

These refugees traveled long distances, and less than one-tenth were able to walk to Iron Stone City alive.

After all, hunger is a very terrifying thing.

Every day on the road, people starved to death.

Because Iron Stone City had players like Jinkela and others farming and developing agriculture, it was very well-supplied with food and did not worry about food shortages.

"The Four Great Temples keep saying they are doing it for humanity, yet the innocent Commoners who died because they attacked the Arcane Empire number more than one hundred thousand," Shivana said with a cold look on her face.

In the past, she still had some good feelings toward the Light Temple.

Now, seeing these Commoners, she felt quite hostile toward the Light Temple.

Consequently, she felt some aversion toward other gods as well.

The Arcane Empire defeated the War Copper Kingdom, and the scale of the war was also constantly escalating.

The coalition of the Six Great Kingdoms was also constantly invading the Arcane Empire.

However, these Six Great Kingdoms were not only invading the Arcane Empire but also attacking other countries.

Especially those countries without a main faith.

Countries like the Saya Kingdom, where almost the entire population believed in the God of Song, avoided the war.

Therefore, this war, on the surface, was the Four Great Temples destroying the Arcane Empire, but in reality, it was the Four Great Temples competing for faith.

Of course, this was cruel.

The armies of the Six Great Kingdoms played the villain, leading the troops to attack and cause slaughter.

When the time was ripe and those human kingdoms no longer had the heart to resist, the Four Great Temples would then take action to harvest faith.

"The Four Great Temples... the gods..." Lin Chao's gaze was profound.

During this time, many High-level Professional players left with maps to Slay Divine Creatures.

Lin Chao had already accumulated quite a bit of Divine Power and divine offices, and now he had reached about one-fifth of the way to becoming a god.

Now, what he lacked most was time.

"Your Highness, between our Iron Stone City and the Arcane Empire, there is only the Kunan Orc Tribe.

The coalition of the Six Great Kingdoms might look for trouble with us, and Koya City's strength is weak, so I request Your Highness to dispatch some people to help guard the city." At this moment, Shivana lowered her head, a look of request appearing on her face.

Her worry was well-founded.

"Very well," Lin Chao agreed.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Shivana's face was full of gratitude, and the look she gave Lin Chao held an extra trace of admiration.

"By the way, Your Highness, it seems some strange things have happened in the city recently?" Shivana was a bit conflicted, but she still chose to report it.

"Oh?"

"Recently, it seems there is an Evil God at work in the city.

My subordinates told me that someone recently was worshiping an Evil God named the God of Civilization within Koya City.

I have consulted many materials on this god, but I have not found any information regarding this god."

It is evident that this must be an Evil God.

I did not alert these believers who worship the Evil God, but instead investigated in secret, and finally discovered that the source of the God of Civilization actually originated from Iron Stone City.

In Iron Stone City, there are already quite a few people secretly worshiping this so-called God of Civilization, and they even frequently organize gatherings to conduct prayers.

Should we take action and take down this Evil God Church?"

Because of the Four Great Temples, Shivana is even more resistant to gods.

If this is the case for legitimate gods, it goes without saying for those Evil Gods.

Lin Chao was slightly startled upon hearing this, his expression unchanged: "Do not concern yourself with this matter."

Shivana never questioned Lin Chao's words, but at this moment, she was still puzzled: "His Highness the Prince must be careful; there must be a powerful force behind the Evil God. You must not let it grow strong, otherwise, if those believers hold an Evil God sacrifice, it could easily lead to disaster."

The reason an Evil God is an Evil God is, firstly, they are not recognized by orthodox gods, and secondly, the followers of Evil Gods are mostly those who are Chaotic Evil.

These fanatical believers, in order to please the god, often cause slaughter and kill the innocent indiscriminately.

It can be said that everyone should punish the followers of Evil Gods.

"The God of Civilization... is not necessarily an Evil God, is it?" Lin Chao looked at Shivana's delicate face and spoke slowly.

Shivana stood beside Lin Chao, her figure tall. A gust of wind blew over, and she pressed down on her skirt. Lin Chao's words made her quite surprised: "Not an Evil God?"

His Highness the Prince's words carried a lot of information.

"Mm." Lin Chao did not reveal much more.

Shivana also remained silent, ultimately not speaking of clearing out the Evil God.

She vaguely felt that this God of Civilization might be related to His Highness the Prince.

After arriving in Koya City, the Prince displayed powerful strength and summoned powerful warriors from another dimension.

Could it be... that the Prince knows this God of Civilization, and is a... Priest of this God of Civilization?

If that were the case, everything would make sense.

No wonder the Prince, as a prince of the Saya Royal Family, does not worship the God of Song; it turns out he already had a faith.

This God of Civilization, at first glance, is unknown; perhaps it is a new god.

Has His Highness the Prince found other backing?

Since His Highness the Prince worships the God of Civilization, should she also worship it?

However, thinking about having to worship a god, Shivana refused again.

Although the god His Highness the Prince worships must be very reliable, worshiping a god is not as good as worshiping His Highness the Prince.

Meanwhile, inside the city, Lan Guang was serving porridge to the refugees.

Those refugees were very grateful after finishing their porridge.

Among them, many were arranged to wash their bodies, managed uniformly, and then rested.

After resting, work was arranged.

Lan Guang finished distributing the porridge and followed some people away.

Soon, he entered a room.

Inside the room were many young men, and when they saw Lan Guang, they spoke up.

"Praise Civilization."

Lan Guang also immediately replied: "Praise Civilization."

The people in this room were all believers of the God of Civilization.

"Lord Lan Guang, just now another seventeen refugees wanted to join us and worship the God of Civilization with us," a young man said.

These people are now proselytizing, not only in Iron Stone City but also among the displaced people.

Many of the residents in Iron Stone City are followers of the Wealth Church and the God of Song, making proselytizing quite difficult.

However, the newly arrived displaced people are mostly non-believers.

Moreover, even if a small portion have faiths, at this point, they are willing to change their faith and worship the God of Civilization.

After all, they have experienced death, and it was Iron Stone City that gave them a new life.

Of course, there are also stubborn ones among them.

They feel that it was the gods they worshiped who guided them to Iron Stone City, allowing them to fill their stomachs and survive.

This situation is very common on the God Continent.

Many believers seek doctors for treatment, and when cured, they do not thank the doctor, but instead thank the gods, saying it was the gods' blessing that allowed the doctor to cure them.

Thanks to the big boss 【Hui Mou Jian You Xiang】 for the thousand-coin reward!

(End of this chapter)