I have a city in another world

Chapter 6922 The Plaza in Front of the Temple

The closer you get to the temple, the more you can feel that subtle sense of oppression, which involuntarily inspires awe.

All living beings have an innate tendency to admire the strong and are more willing to be close to and depend on the strong, as this can bring them more security and benefits.

This is true in nature, and it is also true in the real world.

Strong and powerful individuals are more likely to gather large groups, and the weak, influenced by their own consciousness, will actively embellish the image of the strong.

For example, a ferocious appearance can be understood as majestic and domineering, but if it is an enemy, it will become ugly and terrifying.

For some time before, the people in the city had been filled with fear and awe towards the giant statue.

But now things have changed. People are gradually getting used to the presence of the idols and are even starting to worship them.

This is due to genes, which gradually influence consciousness. Compared to wild animals, intelligent beings actually have a stronger ability to adapt.

Plants from the south may not survive and grow when transported to the north, but people from the south can still build homes and reproduce when they come to the north.

Many residents of the city are now adapting to the rapidly changing environment at an alarming pace.

The resistance that should have existed has indeed continued, but its strength has become increasingly weak.

When the people of the city learned that the Alliance monks had chosen to surrender to the temple, their last shred of resolve vanished.

The Alliance monks were no match for them; if they chose to surrender to the temple, their persistence would be meaningless.

Mina discovered that among the fellow travelers, many residents wanted to join the temple and try to become believers in exchange for benefits.

As they walked, they continued to discuss and share the benefits of entering the temple.

According to everyone, joining the temple is a wise move, something everyone should do.

Mina remained silent and did not participate in the discussion. As a savior, she did not consider herself to be anything special or noble.

Others are fighting to survive, but she's fighting to complete her mission, and her ultimate goal is to earn a reward.

As they approached the temple, they found the roadside scenery to be increasingly spectacular, with a dazzling array of mutated plants.

For botanists and related researchers, this is an excellent research location.

To plant-based wizards, this place is a paradise, offering the opportunity to further enhance their abilities.

These are plants from the divine realm, works of art created by the gods, and are incomparable to ordinary plants.

Given such a unique environment, they were destined not to be able to come, thus missing a valuable research opportunity.

The road leading to the temple was swept clean, and gardeners were tending to it.

Every fruit tree along the roadside has blossomed and borne fruit, laden with fruit.

If passersby want to taste them, they can simply reach out and pick them. Seeing those fresh and juicy fruits, they can't help but want to try them.

Most mortals cannot control their desires and indulge in food along the way, so by the time they reach the temple, they are almost full.

Besides the fruit, there are many oddly shaped flowers along the roadside, which look very similar to wine glasses.

It's filled with floral dew, and each cup is fragrant. You can just reach out and pick it to drink.

On the recommendation of a passerby, Mina also tried a cup, and it was indeed very delicious.

The floral dew may contain medicine; drinking it makes one feel comfortable, as if all worries have vanished.

Similar methods of calming the mind and spirit are not uncommon. Many charlatans in the secular world rely on props and drugs when they perform miracles.

Not everyone can master extraordinary power, yet many people yearn to possess it.

They needed extraordinary power to prove their unique strength and gain the worship and admiration of the people. Unable to obtain extraordinary power, they had to find other ways, and all sorts of drugs and tools appeared as a result.

Mina had always held such methods in contempt. These self-deceiving fellows sought nothing more than wealth and status, and were worlds apart from true cultivators.

However, these guys have no choice. If they could possess superhuman power, they would definitely give up their money without hesitation.

Upon arriving at the temple, a huge plaza appeared before us, filled with people as far as the eye could see.

There used to be a square here, but it wasn't very big; it was more like a roadside park.

After the statue was built and the temple was also built here, all the surrounding buildings, large and small, were wiped out overnight.

A plaza hundreds of times larger than the original, with an exceptionally flat surface, appeared directly before the world's eyes.

Later, it was discovered that the buildings in this area had not disappeared, but had been moved to the edge of the city.

The immense power of the gods only amplified the astonishment and awe of those who knew the truth.

Once you arrive here, someone will be there to guide and teach the newcomers how to get around.

If the requirements are met, they will be guided to the interior of the temple and become official believers of the Starlight Temple.

Those who do not meet the requirements or are temporarily unwilling to join need to remain in the square.

The newlyweds were gathered together in a meadow full of flowers, where a female elf wearing a floral crown and a moon-white robe taught them how to recite hymns praising the gods.
Through this chanting, one draws closer to the divine, until a spark of divinity is ignited within.

Once this step is completed, the basic requirements for joining are met, and you can join the temple as a believer at any time.

Mina knew in her heart that this was actually a kind of mental magic, which used so-called poetry to implant seeds of thought.

Once the seed of thought is planted, it will be easier to accept related words. After reaching a certain level, even the most outrageous and illogical statements will be accepted and believed as true.

The poem is very simple, consisting of only a dozen or so lines. Even someone with a slow mind can learn it in half an hour of instruction.

Once you've learned it, find a place to silently recite and chant it, repeating it one hundred times as required.

After completing the requirements, you can receive a gift and then you are free to move around.

They can help with tasks, and the temple will pay them wages, which can also be converted into food.

However, those who come to the temple usually do not lack food, as the fruits they pick along the way are enough for a family to eat.

Although there aren't many places to spend money in cities these days, many people still prefer to pay in cash.

Many shops in the city, after being cleaned up by their owners, are now gradually reopening.

Those stockpiled goods are exactly the kind of things that city dwellers desperately need these days.

As before, trade will be conducted using the official currency issued by the Alliance, as well as various welfare vouchers provided by the Temple.

Temple welfare vouchers are more popular than currency because they can be exchanged for many things in the city.

Furthermore, by possessing welfare coupons, one can exchange them for special items at the temple that cannot be purchased in outside shops.

For example, if there is a sick person in the family who is difficult to cure with ordinary medicine, they can use welfare vouchers to exchange for treatment opportunities.

The divine messenger will extract the life force of plants and infuse it into the patient's body, enabling the body's functions to reach peak condition in a short period of time.

By utilizing the body's self-healing abilities, along with some special methods, diseases can be cured in a short period of time.

Some fatal and intractable diseases, while not curable, can be significantly improved.

Such powerful methods excited the patients, who then tried every means to collect them.

This incident also garnered the temple more support from the citizens, and when questions arose, many people would take the initiative to defend the temple.