Absolutely not to be burned at the stake

Looking at the nearly empty pack of tissues in his hand, Li Wei couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

He had worked tirelessly day and night for many years, starting from scratch, and finally caught the wave of opportunity, which led to a behemoth acquiring his studio.

He owns an apartment in Shanghai, has tens of millions in savings, and even bought a small house in Phuket, which he plans to use for his wedding and honeymoon.

He was just planning to have his wedding and then take a two-year break, but before he could even enjoy a few good days, he was dumped in this place where there wasn't even toilet paper.

I've treated Wang Lun quite well these past few years.

And what's more, there's his fiancée... Xiaoli, they just got their marriage certificate, they haven't even had a wedding yet, and he's just disappeared.

I wonder how heartbroken she will be!

Such a good life, just thrown into this strange world... it's really... hard to accept.

As he pondered this, Li Wei had a sudden thought and returned to his little house by the sea.

Inside the small house, everything remained the same: the snow-white blinds, the composite arch on the wall, and the quiet refrigerator...

And the sunlight streaming in through the window...

Everything was exactly the same as last time.

The only difference is that this time, a light blue number appears in the upper right corner of the field of vision.

"Belief?"

Just as Li Wei was wondering what was going on, the number suddenly jumped slightly.

It changed from 6.29 to 6.28.

"Huh?" Li Wei looked at the number with some surprise, but after staring at it for a while, the number did not change.

What's going on?

Although Li Wei was puzzled, after staring at the house for a while without any response, he began to wander around again. He even wanted to open the door and try again to see if he could leave the house.

But it was clear that in this state, he was unable to manipulate or even touch any of the objects in the house.

Li Wei could even sense that even if the door was open, he wouldn't be able to leave the house.

It was as if I were a bound spirit, firmly trapped in this house, unable to leave.

However, even if one's consciousness is not in this house, the space of this house still seems to be within one's grasp and perception.

Li Wei sighed and went to check on the room again.

In the room, there was a nearly two-meter-long bed with light pink sheets that Xiao Li had chosen. The two of them had made love on this bed a few days ago.

But now...

I wonder what Xiaoli is doing? Is she searching for her whereabouts?

And Wang Lun, is he maneuvering to take control of the last remaining shares of his studio?

Although unwilling, Li Wei has no choice but to accept it for the time being.

Even though I could only faintly hear the sound of the waves outside, a glimmer of hope still lingered in my heart.

Although I can't go out, since I can hear the sound of the waves outside, it means that the house hasn't been moved to some other dimension because of my disappearance or death.

So... will Xiaoli come back to this little house sometime? After all, she knows this place, and she's even stayed here a few nights...

If he were to disappear or die, his fiancée would likely come to Phuket to handle his funeral arrangements.

Perhaps... if she comes back here, I might be able to find a way to tell her some things.

Li Wei sighed softly. Just as he was about to return to the church to avoid exhausting his mental energy, the number in the upper right corner suddenly jumped slightly again.

"Um?"

Seeing that the faith level had changed from 6.28 to 6.27, Li Wei hesitated for a moment before realizing what was happening.

Could it be that when I returned to this little house, the mental energy I was originally consuming was now being used to consume faith points?

I've been here for about two minutes, and my faith points have been depleted by 0.02?

After hesitating for a moment, Li Wei decided to stay there for another minute to see.

Sure enough, the second hand of the clock hanging on the wall had just completed one revolution when the date changed from 6.27 to 6.26.

"Wow... just as I thought. If I calculate it this way, my 6-plus points of faith are enough for me to stay here for over 600 minutes. I no longer have to worry about suddenly running out of mental energy."

With a sigh of relief, Li Wei's mind stirred slightly, and he returned to the church.

Just as he was thinking that now that he had temporarily secured his position as a priest in the church, perhaps he should start cultivating diligently, the pale blue light screen in front of him quietly unfolded once again.

[Dear Father, although you have gained considerable strength under divine inspiration, this is merely a gift from the gods. To truly become a trustworthy priest and successfully escape the threat of being burned at the stake, please continue to strive to improve your strength and formally learn your first spell. You will receive one free attribute point as a reward.]

Looking at the words displayed on the pale blue screen in front of him, Li Wei took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and with a thought, the words on the screen subtly changed.

Levi Payne, Summoner of Catherine, the Alchemist Goddess, Apprentice Divine Sorcerer, divinely endowed with the talent: Arcane Exploration. Mastered innate spells: Origin Fire, Divine Sound, and Fear of the Mind.

【体质：10。精神：13。力量：7。敏捷：8。专注：11。感知：9。特殊值：信仰：6.26。声望：1。信徒：泛信徒413人，真信徒68人，虔诚信徒2人，狂信徒0人。】

Li Wei looked at the light screen in front of him, then fixed his gaze on the area of ​​faith and reputation.

He understood the other values ​​and their approximate uses, but he couldn't quite grasp what the Faith and Reputation values ​​could be used for.

But regardless, since it has appeared, it must be useful.

Just as Li Wei was staring at the reputation value and pondering, a line of small text suddenly appeared below it: [Reputation value has an extremely high amplifying effect on mental spells; it also possesses other special functions, please look forward to them.]

"Hmph!" Li Wei chuckled, then turned his attention back to the Faith value.

Sure enough, a line of small text soon appeared below the Faith value...

Every 5 points of Faith can be exchanged for one non-special attribute point. Currently, each casual believer provides 0.01 Faith per week, a true believer provides 0.03 Faith per week, a devout believer provides 0.06 Faith per week, and a fanatical believer provides 0.1 Faith per week.

Seeing the small text appear below the Faith value, Li Wei's eyes lit up. This was good: "Can it be exchanged for attribute points? Moreover, in the future, I can increase my Faith to obtain more attribute points and improve my strength."

However, after looking through his attribute values, Li Wei hesitated. As a divine mage, the main attributes to add should primarily be spirit and focus, and even perception sometimes needs to be considered.

After thinking for a while, Li Wei still couldn't decide which attribute point to exchange, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he wouldn't lose the faith points, so he might as well keep them for now.

After clearing away the empty plates, Li Wei went into the study and took out the book "An Introduction to Divine Arts".

Although I've had this book for a few days now, I haven't been able to formally study it because I haven't yet become a priest.

Now that he was temporarily free from the risk of being burned at the stake, Li Wei finally had the mind to begin his formal training as a divine sorcerer.

Try to learn the first spell as soon as possible and get an attribute point first.

There's nothing particularly special about the book "An Introduction to Divine Arts". Like sorcerers, divine arts practitioners also rely on meditation to enhance their spiritual power. However, divine arts practitioners have a clear direction for their meditation, which is the god they believe in.

Like the divine sorcerers of the Alchemy Sanctuary, who meditate towards the Alchemy Goddess, of course...

No one knows exactly what the goddess looks like, so... the meditation points to the holy emblem of the Alchemist Goddess.

The foundation of becoming a divine mage lies in constructing a model of the goddess's holy emblem within one's soul through repeated meditation.

Once the Holy Emblem is formed, one is considered an apprentice Divine Sorcerer; once one masters three or more spells, one is considered a first-tier Divine Sorcerer.

For Li Wei, there was naturally no need to construct a model of the holy emblem. The holy emblem between his eyebrows was extremely solid and seemed to possess divine power, unlike the mere phantom of other divine sorcerers.

Because of the existence of this holy emblem, his meditation became even simpler. As long as he focused his mind on the emblem, it would automatically absorb the magical particles in the surrounding space, thereby replenishing and enhancing his mental power.

However, according to Hansen, the magical particles in Shadow Town are extremely rare compared to other places, and the cultivation speed is at least several times slower than in other places.

One must use a large amount of psionic drugs, or rather psionic crystals, to barely increase one's cultivation speed, but it is still not as fast as in other places.

Li Wei focused his mind on the Holy Emblem, which glowed slightly. He could then clearly sense that some sparse particles of magical energy in the surrounding space were being attracted and merging into the Holy Emblem.

After absorbing these magical particles, the Holy Emblem slowly released a faint aura, filling Li Wei's entire space between his eyebrows. Once the space between Li Wei's eyebrows was full, the Holy Emblem absorbed the aura again, condensed it, and then slowly released it.

And so the cycle repeats itself...