From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 233 The Lively and Bustling Life of Shinto

On the divine way view, the vast Yinshan Mountains, which were originally shrouded in mist, have turned pale green over a range of thousands of miles.

Compared to territory that has been completely digested, this means that this large area of ​​territory is not yet stable.

However, even without a stable foundation, the number of believers and the amount of incense burning cannot be faked.

The population under his jurisdiction suddenly surged to over 100,000.

If he hadn't cooperated with the City God and the River God, even with his Creation Pool, he wouldn't have been able to increase the population so much in the short term.

Most importantly, he is in charge of the divine duty of granting and protecting children.

These "mountain spirits" are divine beings, and their innate reproductive ability is quite good; it is normal for them to give birth to two or even three offspring at a time.

It is foreseeable that his power and authority will be greatly enhanced in the near future.

"Logically speaking, I should be promoted by now."

You Ming stroked his chin. Any deity who could govern a population of 100,000 would definitely be at least a seventh-rank deity.

He's still only an eighth-rank official, which is a significant drop in rank.

It seems I'll have to spend more time with the Golden Boy God in the near future and try to get promoted again.

No matter how much work you do, if you don't show your face to your superiors, it will be difficult to get promoted.

……

"boom."

You Ming's innate divine authority, the "Fetal Light Divine Contract," became even more powerful after the population of his jurisdiction more than doubled.

The brilliant divine light, like the sun, hung over Mount Yuanling.

Whether they are ordinary people living near Yuanling Mountain or mountain spirits living in Yin Mountain, they can all enjoy the illumination of the divine light.

Under the light of God, young couples will have a higher fertility rate, their babies will be healthier, and their young children will be stronger.

Although the number is small, it can subtly help to avoid difficult childbirth and infant mortality.

You Ming would also activate the cheat codes [Procreation Pact] and [Nurturing All Things] every now and then, which could be combined with his divine duties to further enhance the birth rate and the probability of giving birth to geniuses.

Normally, the potential of the [Mountain Spirit] race is locked, since they are man-made products and the probability of mutation is very low.

Unlike humans, who, even if born weak, have infinite possibilities for the future through continuous learning or practice.

However, the cheat code 【万象育生】 doesn't care about that; it can forcibly increase the probability of giving birth to a genius.

Even if the probability of a mountain spirit mutating is very low, as long as it's not completely impossible, it can still improve.

Therefore, after Youming released these "mountain spirits" for more than half a year, the first batch of mountain spirits finally gave birth to the second generation through natural reproduction.

Among them, there were hundreds of little mountain spirits who possessed special talents.

Moreover, the talents of these mountain spirits are quite diverse, unlike humans who only have three talents: appearance, physique, and innate constitution.

Most of the little mountain spirits awaken a talent called "Mountain Spirit Synesthesia".

In essence, their spirituality attribute fluctuates between 1 and 3 points. However, unlike humans, their spirituality is not a universal talent. Instead, they are more naturally compatible with mountains, rock formations, and plants, and can "hear the mountain's voice" and "sense the earth's energy."

If the [Spirituality] value is high enough, one can also gain the ability to communicate with plants and animals.

Another small portion awakens to the "Rejuvenating Body," whose bodily fluids naturally nurture life, capable of stopping bleeding, healing wounds, and detoxifying. They can also be immune to many toxins and perceive subtle changes in different plants.

You Ming felt that the mountain spirit with this talent might be able to be trained into a pharmacist.

In addition, there are less common talents such as a natural affinity for moonlight, enhanced stealth abilities, and the ability to control birds and beasts.

Among these mountain spirits with awakened talents, the rarest is one called "Mountain and River Spirit".

This is also a branch of the [Spirituality] attribute, but the Spirituality value can be as high as 5 points.

So far, there is only one mountain spirit with this talent.

Upon birth, a vague mark automatically forms on its body, allowing it to communicate directly with a mountain forest, like a mountain god's messenger walking among humans. It is born with the protection of the mountains and forests, and being in them provides it with all-round enhancement.

Even You Ming was surprised by this change.

After all, most mountains do not possess their own spirituality. This talent is more like a simplified version of the mountain god's authority. In essence, it is not about communicating with the spirituality of mountains and rivers, but about directly mobilizing power from the level of rules.

However, this change is currently a good thing. If these mountain spirits that have awakened their talents reproduce with other ordinary mountain spirits after they grow up, it will further increase the probability of their offspring awakening their talents.

If this continues for a hundred years, the overall talent of the Mountain Spirits, a race he created using only twenty strands of divine power, will likely rise to a higher level.

……

The newly opened-up Yinshan Mountains have been unstable due to insufficient population.

These past few days, You Ming, the City God, and the River God have been extremely busy.

You Ming used the [Fetal Light Seal] as much as possible every day to shine more light into Yin Mountain, so as to prevent the mountain spirits from being harmed by the power of Yin Mountain.

After his injuries healed, Hebo led a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals to continue digging the river channel.

They wanted to dig a great river spanning thousands of miles, eventually connecting it to the Feng River. This was a massive undertaking, and even if he mobilized all his troops, it would probably take a long time.

After all, the terrain of Yinshan is extremely complex, and there are still many evil spirits to be cleansed deep within the mountains and rivers.

The City God is in charge of the [Craftsmen's Office], who are tasked with building shrines, repairing roads, and improving fields in various places, much like how ancient people used slash-and-burn agriculture to gradually transform the barren land into a place suitable for living beings.

Despite being busy, everyone is full of enthusiasm.

If they could integrate all the land of the Thousand-Mile Yinshan Mountains, the three of them would probably have a chance to advance to the fifth-rank deity.

Just as everyone was in high spirits, the City God summoned You Ming and the River God.

"Gentlemen, I intend to set up ten mountain gods in Yinshan soon, with their ranks ranging from the ninth to the eighth grade, depending on the size and height of the mountains."

The City God shared his thoughts with You Ming and the other man.

The original territory of Changning County consisted mostly of plains and hills, and the small Yuanling Mountain was considered to be overlooking all other mountains, so there was naturally no need to set up a mountain god.

But now, most of these newly reclaimed lands are mountainous, with three mountains over 300 zhang tall and seven mountains around 200 zhang tall. These all meet the criteria for setting up a mountain god.

Youming and Hebo remained noncommittal, as setting up a mountain god was the prerogative of the City God, and no one else had the right to interfere.

They just didn't know why the City God was telling them this.

“You Ming, I intend to appoint you as the Mountain Lord and River Lord of this mountainous region. This mountainous region is crisscrossed with canyons and has complex water flow, so you can take charge of it as well.”

But the City God's next words surprised the two of them greatly.

(End of this chapter)