Don't call me evil god

Chapter 384 The darkness before dawn
Under the dark sky of eternal night.

During this period, death and pain almost became the main theme of Ceylon.

If it weren’t for the believers of the God of Knowledge who provided crucial rescue in time.

For ordinary people in small towns and villages, it is still unknown whether they can survive to this day.

To be fair.

All those who have received help from the seekers of knowledge during disasters have to admit that it was these fearless warriors and heroes who gave them the motivation to persevere.

They are already much luckier than their relatives and friends who died at the hands of monsters.

At least they can still survive.

But whenever they recall the memories related to the deceased, they can't help but feel depressed.

The sudden disaster of eternal night has been fantasized by more than one person.

If only... this was just a nightmare from which I hadn't woken up yet.

When dawn comes, everything will return to normal and get back on track.

But this seems to be just a beautiful hope.

The reality is that just when the situation was looking up, it took a sharp turn for the worse and got worse and worse!
Because the Cult of Light has arrived.

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The destruction caused by disasters is all-encompassing.

The impact of roaming monsters means that people’s former homes may be directly destroyed by monsters.

Even if they could avoid the destruction of the monsters, they would not dare to go back to live there due to the threat of void pollution.

In the worst case scenario, even if the disaster ends, they will become a new group of refugees having lost their homes and sources of income.

At this time, it is the seekers of knowledge who guide them and bring them hope!
They were transferred one after another by the knowledge-seeking believers to the vicinity of the town of Chim.

There, they were informed of a major expansion plan for the town of Chim.

The monster pollution here has been basically cleared, enough to support long-term residence and stay.

Don’t worry about the source of income.

The upcoming expansion of Chim Town requires the recruitment of a large number of people, ranging from physical work to craft work, enough for everyone to find a job that suits him.

These knowledge-seeking believers also promised that once the expansion of Chim Town is completed, they will find a way to take the lead in building a larger, more formal and efficient production organization here!

From crops to minerals, to various materials for magic and divine arts, as well as various secondary processed products, all will be recruited in the expanded town of Chim. As long as they work hard, they will get the rewards they deserve!
Even in the perilous eternal night, with the protection of the Church of Knowledge, they diligently carried building materials and built the walls of the future expanded Chim Town according to the planned plan.

Everything seemed to be turning around, allowing them to gradually accept the pain of losing their loved ones and friends.

But the priests and crusaders of the Church of the Light arrived in the town of Qim.

The believers of the Church of Seeking Knowledge did not make things difficult for ordinary people.

As soon as the Crusaders and the Priests of Radiance arrived, they all quickly evacuated the town of Chim and fled into the dangerous wilderness.

This left Captain Griffin, who was still hesitating whether to expel the heretics, speechless.

The other party left without any reluctance.

What was left to the Cult of the Light was a town called Chim that they could take over directly.

Moreover, it even saves them the process of slowly gathering population from various villages and towns.

Except for the citizens who live in Ceylon City, everyone else in the entire Ceylon territory should have gathered here!

This should have been a good thing.

The reality is just the opposite.

As the number of people increases.

The daily consumption of food, water and other supplies, as well as various demands, are becoming more and more complicated.

Everything is so stressful and I am overwhelmed.

Ordinary people became increasingly dissatisfied with the order maintained by the Glorious Cult after it took over. The Glorious Cult retained the plan to build the city wall and continued to mobilize ordinary people.

However, there is an obvious difference between working for the Church of Glowing Light and working for the Church of Knowledge.

The former will not pay any compensation for the labor of ordinary people.

The only reward they provided was that only those who participated in the construction of the city wall could receive the day's supplies, otherwise they would have no food to eat.

Each person is provided with one portion of supplies, which can only barely guarantee basic survival.

All existing materials were taken over by them, and they were distributed and handled in a unified manner.

It is different for believers seeking knowledge.

Instead of providing supplies, they offered a special kind of "banknote" as payment.

The more you do, the more you get paid.

It looks like a pattern left on a piece of paper with a corresponding number drawn on it, representing the denomination of the banknote.

If you need supplies, help, or anything else, you can use these banknotes to buy it at the exchange point opened by the Church of Seeking Knowledge.

People who work hard and diligently can get more rewards.

Even worse is the attitude towards the dead.

The priests of the Glowing God Cult had just arrived, randomly selected a few people and cast Glowing God spells to provide them with treatment, and then began to spread their gospel:

"Your firm belief in the light has been rewarded, and that is why you have received help from the church!"

"Those who died at the hands of monsters, no doubt, their faith was not pious enough, so they did not receive the Lord's blessing. This is the punishment they deserve!"

"What you have to do now is to unconditionally obey the guidance of the Lord's messengers - the priests!"

"Don't worry about disasters!"

"See these powerful Crusaders?"

"Once order is restored, they will officially go out to eliminate this disaster on your behalf!"

After all these speeches, the ordinary people who survived felt even more heavy-hearted.

Damn it.

They don't want to hear about who has strong beliefs and who will be punished.

The loss of family and friends is sad enough.

At least the disaster could end sooner!
However, the Crusaders still stayed in Chim Town to maintain order, instead of eliminating the disaster as the priests had preached.

On the contrary, I heard from many people that those believers in knowledge who have already left are going to try to end the source of the disaster that caused the eternal night.

For these ordinary people, what they are concerned about now is: when will this disaster end and how long will it take for their lives to return to normal.

Originally, they all felt that they saw the dawn of the day.

I thought the disaster would be over soon.

As a result, with the arrival of the Glowing God Cult and the departure of the knowledge-seeking believers, why does it feel like... the eternal night has become even more unbearable!
Although the threat of monsters is no longer a major stress, they cannot see much hope in their lives.

Many people toss and turn when they are resting and find it difficult to fall asleep.

As soon as I close my eyes, I will think of those friends and relatives who have passed away, and of the life that once was simple but at least fulfilling.

What kind of life are we living now!
Endure hunger and cold.

The night is long and dark.

There is no hope for the future.

If this is a dark nightmare, then it must have an end!
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There is one more chapter to be added, just in time to end the third volume

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