I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 733 The "God" is getting closer

"You mean... I now have faith from another world and can see their begging?"

In response to Sean's doubts, Lian gave a positive answer.

She nodded vigorously at first, then showed some doubt on her face: "But I don't quite understand how you are believed in by people from other worlds... Well, only those with godhood can receive the power of faith. I'm not surprised that you meet this condition. However, your current strength should not be enough to obtain this power of faith through different worlds."

Sean thought thoughtfully: "Can the illusory person in the projection point also provide the power of faith?"

Lian shook his head doubtfully: "It shouldn't be possible. Although the projection point is magical, it is essentially just an illusory reflection of another world... Well, no, not necessarily. The power of faith can be compared to a special kind of mental power, so it is indeed possible for the projection point to be fed back to reality... But the problem is - it doesn't come from the projection point."

Sean didn't understand for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"

Lian explained patiently, "As a being that can receive the power of faith, I can detect the power of faith... um, authenticity? For example, before, I received the power of faith, and I immediately realized that the power of faith did not come from reality. I guessed that you made it up, so I accepted it. Authenticity is meaningless to me."

"However, after that, I received the same type of power of faith again, but this time I confirmed that it was the real power of faith - only races that really exist in the real world can emit such power of faith."

A question mark popped up in Sean's head. The false power of faith that Lian mentioned should be the one that he had controlled the Shadow Seekers to emit at the projection point before. It was this connection that opened the barrier of the projection point and allowed him to escape.

But in the final analysis, it was just a projection point, just like what Lian said, it was essentially an illusion - but the power of faith that Lian received now has become real?

In the real world corresponding to that projection point, those living Shadow-Seeking Clan are praying to him?

This is unscientific...

Lian saw that he was thoughtful, so she reminded him, "This is a good thing for you."

"Why do you say that?" Sean asked curiously.

Lian explained: "You helped me receive the power of faith before, and you should have discovered that this is a very good source of power. Just helping to purify the original energy is enough to attract people. But the power of faith is more useful than that. After all, this is the so-called 'privilege of the gods'. And the power of faith you used before came from the Stoneheart Clan. They believe in my existence, not you."

She said with some regret: "If possible, I would like to give you the power of faith completely, but changing faith and transferring the power of faith are different concepts - well, didn't you found the Church of Everlasting Ashes and convert believers who originally believed in other gods to you?"

Sean nodded. The Church of Everlasting Ashes should be considered one of the best churches on this continent now. There is no way around it. The power behind the church is huge, and the benefits are good - if you don’t believe in it, they will beat you, and if you believe in it, they won’t ask for your money.

Therefore, the Church of Everlasting Ashes is currently at a stage where believers are more or less willing to believe, but the number of devout believers is not large.

Lian explained: "In fact, the power of faith brought by the Church of Everlasting Ashes is also incomplete for you. It is not difficult for believers to change their beliefs, but it is difficult to change the target of the power of faith - because the doctrines given by the gods are actually similar. In other words, those believers who originally believed in other gods converted to you, but the power of faith is still directed to the original god, but you intercepted it halfway."

Sean wondered, "Why? Is it because I don't have a godly position?"

Lian nodded: "Yes, the most direct problem is that you are not a real god. Even though you have learned many things that only gods can do, the godhood has not yet been truly integrated into your body - and the real power of faith has many wonderful uses. The power of faith of the Everlasting Ashes Church is quite a waste."

"That's why I said, um, ask for the power of faith from the Shadow Clan? Their power of faith is a good thing for you, because although they point to me, they actually believe in you. Just like you helped me transfer the power of faith from the Stoneheart Clan."

"Of course, this is also something I don't quite understand. On the one hand, it is another world, and on the other hand, you clearly haven't achieved godhood yet."

As she was talking, Lian suddenly showed some realization: "Could it be that you left something very important in that world in your previous life? What you did in the projection point activated the things you left in your previous life! That's right, only this can make sense!"

What I left behind in my previous life? In my previous life, I had been to the world where the Shadow Clan lived?

The problem is... the sacrificial ritual originally used by the Shadow Clan was aimed at Wanmu. Only after Wanmu died could Sean tamper with the ritual.

The two chatted for a while, but still couldn't come up with an answer. Lian finally said, "Anyway, it's a good thing for you. Right now, that race doesn't have many people, and you have to go through another world, so the power of faith provided is not much, which is just right for you to be familiar with. When you have a godhood in the future, go to that world in person again, and the power of faith will come rushing in!"

Sean laughed and shook his head. Lian was very confident in him, as if achieving godhood was a very easy thing.

However, having said that, if it was just an ordinary plague-level evil god, it would not be a difficult task for Sean, but he just looked down on it.

Of course, there is another prerequisite - he must first figure out how to become a god.

After saying goodbye to Lian, Sean went to look for Zan again. The information Zan gave him was surprisingly much less than that of Lian. However, after thinking about it carefully, he understood - Zan, this guy, abandoned his integrity and had never experienced what it was like to be a god. Although Lian was a love-brained and unlucky guy, he was at least an adult and naturally became a true god.

After taking a final look at the Shadow-Seeking Clan who had finished the sacrificial ceremony, Sean could only shake his head helplessly.

If you want to make full use of it, you have to achieve godhood.

After thinking for a moment, Sean instructed Noah, "Leave a clone of yours here. There is no need to build a facility like the God's Domain. Just be able to monitor the sacrifice ceremony of the Shadow Clan."

"Yes, Saint Three." Noah immediately agreed, and then asked, "Sir, the advanced power reactor has been obtained. Should I start building my humanoid server in the imperial capital?"

The advanced power furnace that was missing when the server was built before was on Shi Yuan. Now that the Mother of Corruption has been eliminated and Lian is here, it is natural to obtain the advanced power furnace from the Stone Heart Man.

Moreover, even if Shi Yuan doesn't have it, Qi Xiaoyu, who Sean picked up, can make it by himself - the girl is almost dying in the laboratory now. After she came out, she has been studying various historical materials and machines from the last era excavated from Paradise City. It is normal for her not to show up for more than ten days.

Sean nodded and said, "Let's build it. We can't always let Cheryl go to the God's Domain to deceive people. It's just right for you to take full charge of the God's Domain. Well, I sent Endeli to break through. Take Qi Xiaoyu with you and go back to the capital to build it."

"Yes, Saint Three, I will prepare it right away."

There is not much left in Paradise City. Illya is in full charge of the Sunken Harbor, and she will also be responsible for selecting the new lord of the Sunken Harbor.

Jin Kui, who had just broken through the Deep Blue, stayed behind. There were several small cities and gathering places in other directions of Paradise City, which were just enough for him to adapt to the power after the Deep Blue.

It was really bad luck. Sean took the others, as well as the puppet he had just collected, the lizardman Roth, and set out on the road back to the imperial capital.

Things in Paradise City have come to a temporary end. The Mother of Corruption has been eliminated and the specific location of the World Gate has been found. Although some things cannot be advanced due to current strength, there are finally signs of progress.

Next, Sean will shift his focus entirely to the "end of the game" six months later.

Shi Yuan, the protagonist of the game, can allow Lian to slowly develop into his own camp. There is no need to worry about the corresponding Mother of Corruption in the short term. However, the Mother of Corruption is only a god in that ending.

Even with the Mother of Corruption gone, Sean still has to face the other four gods!
In that ending, a total of five gods, including the Mother of Corruption, descended from the starry sky. Sean fought desperately against them, and finally died together with three of them at the cost of self-destruction. However, the remaining two gods were already too powerful for this world to resist.

In the game, both evil gods and righteous gods are described as beings that can bring new changes to the world.

If we look at it from the perspective of the game's protagonist controlled by the player, those gods tend to be benevolent.

In other words, from that perspective, the gods in the starry sky are neutral and good beings.

All of this is naturally because the final boss Sean has done all the bad things that can be done in this world.

Sean declined to comment on this.

In addition to the two endings provided by the game, Sean also thought about whether he could directly create a third ending if he changed the direction of his actions?
However, if he wants to do that, Sean probably needs to be a real good man.

He doesn't want to.

The pace of expansion and colonization of Paradise City and the Empire will never stop, and his high-pressure control over the two largest forces on the continent will not change.

Only the forces in his hands are qualified to stand on the continent. Similarly, only those who act completely in accordance with his policies are qualified to be called human beings.

As for the coming of the gods in half a year, Sean doesn't think that he will end up like the boss Sean in the game.

Now, the threat of the Mother of Corruption has been temporarily lifted, and matters concerning the Holy Spirit Lord are being handled by the wheelchair-bound character Chuan Jiu.

What Sean needs to think about is how to deal with the other three gods who are about to descend.

His current strength is very strong, but when the real god comes, it will not be enough.

And just half a year was not enough for Sean to grow enough to defeat the three gods.

If there was only one plague-level evil god, Sean would even have some confidence that he could fight the opponent head-on, but with the arrival of three gods of unknown levels, fighting blindly would be courting death.

"The trouble with those three guys is that their identities are not particularly clear..." Sean muttered to himself on the spaceship.

He prioritized solving the mother of corruption because, although its origin was vague, its identity was the clearest.

The coming of the Holy Spirit was triggered by Chuan Jiu.

However, there are some problems with the other three gods.

According to the images provided in the game, one of the gods displayed special abilities related to blood and death battles. Combined with the cutscene in which he detonated Sean's defensive equipment at the cost of a part of his soul, he is undoubtedly a blood fighter.

Sean currently has a piece of twin armor fragment, which is a very useful defensive equipment.

"If the opponent needs to use his soul to detonate my equipment, then that can be designed. There is no need to abandon the twin armor fragments now... Besides, I have a grudge against the Blood Warrior, and His psychology and emotions are the easiest to control..."

"But I can't see any obvious features of the other two gods. They are probably not my old acquaintances... I can't use them."

“At the same time, the four gods other than the Mother of Corruption have a question to find the answer to - how did they come to the wasteland world?”

Sean frowned slightly. Now that he had learned about the so-called "world rules", it was clear that half a year later, the world rules that prevented the gods from descending had not become invalid.

Because, if that rule becomes invalid, it won't be the five gods who come. The map deep in his soul will attract a large number of gods to fight for it. Old friends like Gao Zhi and Ben Wo probably don't even want to fight for the map. The only thing left in their minds is the thought of wanting Sean to die.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to figure out how the gods from the outside world bypassed the current world rules, and why only five of them could bypass them?
Sean was recalling all kinds of information in his mind. With the secret information provided by Zan and Lian, he might be able to find a new entry point for some things that he didn't understand before.

However, after careful recollection, Sean still did not find any important information related to the rules of the world.

"It's hard to say, maybe it has something to do with the meeting of the gods mentioned by those hidden families..."

When the Apocalypse of the Gods comes, the rules of the world will completely become invalid, and the gods in the starry sky will descend to snatch something extremely important. The winner will gain the qualification to continue descending in this world, and the loser will return to the starry sky, and the Apocalypse of the Gods will end.

Half a year later is obviously not the time when the Rise of the Gods will come, but the hidden families have already become active. It is likely that the whole world will change before the Rise of the Gods comes.

Who knows, maybe the gods that appeared half a year later came for this reason.

"It seems that we need to deal with the Cyber ​​Sword Immortal's matter earlier..."

Sean raised his eyebrows slightly. "What were the names of those families he pointed out to me last time... Tsk, why don't we start with them first?"

(End of this chapter)