Chapter 1522: Village Upheaval, Self-Built Divine Kingdom

"I've brought some tools for you this time; they should make your lives and labor much easier."

Xia Duo took the tools he had brought from the Main Plane—mostly farm implements—out of his Personal Space one by one, and before long, a small hill of them had piled up at the village entrance.

Seeing this, Sikabeilumu appeared even more eager than Yalun; after obtaining Xia Duo's permission, he immediately reached out to touch the tools, picking them up to gesture with them from time to time.

"This is wonderful, Lord! With these tools, we will surely be able to build our Homeland better!"

At this moment, Yalun also looked curiously at the pile of tools on the ground and asked Xia Duo, "Are these all for us?"

"Mm."

Xia Duo nodded, then signaled for Sikabeilumu to explain the functions of these tools to Yalun, as he could see that Yalun was quite curious about them.

These tools were all specially customized from the Savile Territory when he was developing his territory on the Main Plane, and they were basically different in form from the tools commonly used in Netheril.

Items like axes, saws, shovels, hammers, crowbars, plows, and knives all adopted the mature forms from Xia Duo's hometown, continuously adjusted based on the actual usage experience during the territory's development to reach their final forms.

Moreover, the materials were solid; basically, any ordinary Netherese person would not see these as ordinary tools at first glance, and would more likely consider them weapons.

Under Sikabeilumu's introduction, Yalun understood almost instantly. After all, the basic functional forms of tools are fixed; as long as one is a person who has done normal work, a little guidance is all it takes to understand.

"Xia Duo, are these really for us?"

Yalun picked up a refined iron sickle from the ground—it had a strange shape but felt exceptionally handy in the hand—and asked the same question again.

But compared to the curiosity and confusion from just a moment ago, this time when Yalun asked, there was a look of anticipation in his eyes.

"Of course they are for you. Besides, there are some weapons; I will bring them to you next time."

In reality, Xia Duo had already brought weapons, specifically some Long Spears and crossbows, but considering he would be frequently entering and exiting the Outer Planes, Xia Duo left himself an excuse.

And in truth, the dangers of the Outer Planes were not something that could be dealt with by a few Long Spears or crossbows; it was merely for psychological comfort.

For now, Xia Duo had not thought of any better way to protect these reincarnated subjects. Even if he left behind Magic Items, he had to consider not only whether they would know how to use them, but more importantly, the possibility of the Magic Items mutating as time passed.

Xia Duo's own Spellcasting was somewhat hit-or-miss, and he could not guarantee it would have the exact same effects as on the Main Plane; leaving behind Magic Items that could mutate at any time would be more of a curse than a blessing.

For the time being, he could only let these reincarnated subjects fend for themselves. Fortunately, this area of the Boundless Wilderness was relatively safe. When Xia Duo first arrived here, he was unfamiliar with the characteristics of the Boundless Wilderness and wandered blindly for so long without bumping into any wild beasts, let alone "big monsters" like demons.

As long as these people's luck wasn't extremely bad, they shouldn't run into any danger.

……

"By the way, your village should have a name. How about calling it Daxia?"

"That's great!"

Sikabeilumu was the first to respond. Yalun thought about it and did not refuse; even his own name was given by Xia Duo, so it was perfectly normal for him to name the Homeland as well!

"Then this is the Daxia Homeland!"

Following Yalun's agreement, the other villagers immediately received the news and came to the village entrance. Each person picked up a tool from the pile, held it above their heads, and shouted:

"Daxia Homeland!"

"Daxia Homeland!"

……

Just as Xia Duo thought this trip was over and he could return to the Main Plane, accompanied by the synchronized shouts of the surrounding reincarnated subjects, the surrounding environment suddenly underwent a distortion.

Before Xia Duo could recover, the village suddenly expanded by a circle. The houses and roads within the village looked more exquisite and taller than before, and even more exaggeratedly, the farmland outside the village had almost doubled in size.

All these changes, which were nearly Divine Miracles, happened right before his eyes without any warning!

However, Xia Duo had seen similar scenes when he first arrived at the Outer Planes, but he had not expected that even though this place was already synchronized with the scene in the space illuminated by the Mysterious Glow around his Soul, such a drastic change like a scene refresh would still occur.

For a moment, Xia Duo felt a bit dazed. He had originally thought that the synchronization of this small village with the scene in his Soul space was due to the influence of his bloodline, forming an effect similar to a Shenguo.

Now it seemed it really was a bit like a Shenguo, only this Shenguo was perhaps a bit different from what he had imagined; the one who could regulate the terrain of the Shenguo was not him, the "Main God," but the people within the kingdom!

Of course, it was also possible that he was not yet a god and could not truly master the Shenguo.

But one could make reasonable guesses. Combining this with the actual situation of the Kingdom of Radiance, Xia Duo estimated that even if he truly became a god, he would probably only be able to change the terrain and form of the Shenguo with great force, rather than the natural changes that had just occurred.

In all honesty, this kind of Shenguo created by the believers themselves might be more in line with his expectations.

In an instant, Xia Duo associated this with the space illuminated by the Mysterious Glow around his Soul; the glow was not inherent to the Soul, but produced by external forces striking the Soul.

This might be another explanation for believers creating their own Shenguo!

Faith Power first creates an illusory Domain, and then this illusory Domain synchronizes with a region in the Outer Planes that fits its nature, becoming a Shenguo.

In reality, Xia Duo, this "god," didn't have to do anything and just picked up a Shenguo for free.

Was the Kingdom of Radiance formed in the same way?

Was it only because the Lord of Radiance did not refuse that the magnificent and orderly Radiant Kingdom was formed?

Xia Duo couldn't ask the Lord of Radiance such questions, but using his own situation to fill in the blanks, he felt he had grasped seventy or eighty percent of the Reality.

"There has never been any savior, nor do we rely on gods or emperors; to create human happiness, we rely entirely on ourselves!"

For some reason, these lyrics suddenly popped into Xia Duo's mind, and they didn't seem out of place here at all.

If the relationship between gods and mortals was like this, then believing in a god wasn't such a bad thing, or rather, finding a god that matched one's own temperament was working for one's own life in the present and even the world after death.

However, innate gods might be able to be as indifferent as the Lord of Radiance, but mortals who achieve Ascension to Godhood might not be; human nature is too heavy, so how could they provide services for nothing!

What's more, the relationship between one's own Domain and the Faith Carrier is even closer; I fear the ones who will truly manipulate the masses are those gods who were once mortals!

Thinking of this, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a trace of confusion about the future. If civilization becomes a tool for the games of the gods, how can one find liberation?