A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

But it is unclear why this is the case - perhaps it is because of the power of the true God that has slowed down the military expansion of Christianity?

Perhaps it is the development of science and technology that has led to less intense internal conflicts and a less strong demand for external expansion?

In short, Estonia is still under the control of the Finnish barbarian tribes - the internal division of the Russians has not been resolved, and they are unable to conquer Estonia for the time being.

In short, because of a subtle change, the course of history is completely different from Thomas' previous life.

However, Thomas still recognized the "inevitability of history". Some things will happen sooner or later. It is just a matter of time.

Like the spread of Christianity, like the fall of Constantinople.

It was still early, so Thomas walked all the way to the monastery outside the city.

It was indeed as Eva said, it was not a difficult place to find and was not far from the city.

Of course, the land of Russia is vast and sparsely populated now, and this is especially true for Novgorod.

Thomas easily found the monastery and the villa outside the monastery.

With two floors and more than a dozen rooms, it is a luxurious residence for a couple.

The Blasphemous Knight and Eva are both here.

After a simple greeting, the Blasphemous Knight mentioned the Nameless God without any reservation.

During this time, the Blasphemous Knight has been offering sacrifices to the Nameless God.

All kinds of religious rituals were tried, but the nameless god gave no response.

It seemed as if the prayers of the Blasphemous Knight were ignored, yet it also seemed as if it was merely a test of patience.

Humans couldn't bear such unrequited efforts, not even the Blasphemy Knight was an exception. So, after such a long time without a response, he had to find out what was going on.

Only Thomas can answer this question.

It was Thomas who introduced him to this nameless god and performed the god's miracles in public.

“…So, He never gave me any response.”

"How did you offer the sacrifice?" Thomas was a little curious.

The Blasphemous Knight took out a notebook, which recorded his daily sacrifices in detail.

It can be called a "divine prayer diary".

During this period, he spent an hour every day praying and offering sacrifices to the nameless god, trying every common form of sacrifice many times.

Unfortunately, the God he prayed to completely ignored him and did not give him any response.

"...This day is a simple prayer...This day is a burnt offering...This day is a burial offering...This is a blood sacrifice..." Thomas looked at the diary of the Blasphemous Knight and recalled the amount of divine power he had obtained in these days.

Comparing the two...

Doing nothing but praying can yield one or two balls of divine power.

Burial sacrifice, which involves burying valuables deep in the ground as a sacrifice, is not much different from prayer.

Hanging sacrifices, which were the "three animal tributes" in Thomas's previous life, used cooked food as sacrifices, which seemed to be slightly more frequent, but not significantly so.

Blood sacrifices offer a significant boost, especially when bleeding large animals like deer and sheep. The amount of blood used is usually two or more.

However, considering the cost and conditions, this kind of sacrifice obviously cannot be performed every time.

On the other hand, burnt offering, that is, burning the sacrifice with fire, seems to be the most cost-effective case.

As for the reason behind it, I have absolutely no idea.

"I see," Thomas said, putting down the diary. "From what I've heard, the Nameless God has been watching you."

"but……"

"Don't be impatient. Like I said, I'm not entirely sure about this matter. But... not long ago, I saw a book here that seemed to be related to the Nameless God."

"what?"

"I've already bought it, but it's not with me... I'll bring it over to you in a couple of days."

Chapter 205 The Nameless Book 3

Dusk, Vishatychi Manor.

Thomas stared at the fireplace in his room, watching the book slowly turn to ashes in the flames.

After working hard on it for so many days, I finally burned it.

This book is all written in his handwriting, but I can't keep it. I won't feel at ease unless I burn it.

The finished book had no title, something like "On the Nameless God," and was ultimately rejected by Thomas himself.

Now this book can be called "The Nameless Book".

On his desk lay another nameless book. This one came from the hand of a copyist, so it was perfectly fine.

Even if someone saw it, Thomas could say that he bought it by chance in the market.

Buying a book or something at least won't arouse suspicion.

As for the copyists, Thomas wasn't sure if they would secretly make a few more copies, because he had heard that copyists often did this.

He would take other people's precious collections of books, make copies, hide them secretly, and then sell them for money in secret.

This was even an important part of the copyist's income.

Because rare books are usually expensive.

Magicians believe that "everything has a price, and knowledge is the greatest luxury", but they are not the only ones who believe this.

But Thomas wasn't afraid. In fact, it actually suited his plan.

He has already thought about it and will verify a certain hypothesis tonight.

He had already visited the residence of the Profane Knight and his wife and was familiar with the building.

The house was nice and spacious, so an enemy attack could be detected almost from a distance. It was also easy to retreat on horseback.

But there was a problem—the terrain was too open.

If someone is not attacking, but is observing from a distance... then even the national defense soldiers will not be able to detect the distant sight.

After all, we have telescopes these days.

While thinking about it in my mind, I felt something in my mental field.

It's Dierko.

During this time, Dierke had been trying to persuade Thomas not to go out casually - in the boy's eyes, Thomas had better keep a low profile and wait for the storm to pass.

But Thomas just ignored it and didn't pay any attention to it.

Thomas ignored it, staring at the stove in front of him, patiently waiting for the contents to turn completely into ash.

After all, even if it's half burned, you can still dig it out. The writing inside can still be discerned.

Make sure it is completely burned to ashes before you feel at ease.

"Thomas, are you going out?" Dierke noticed Thomas's clothes.

"Well, I'm out for something tonight," Thomas replied. "I won't be back until tomorrow."

He was satisfied to see the last bit of residue turned into ashes, then he stood up, picked up the things on the table and left.

The corners of Dierko's mouth twitched, but without Visadjic, he knew he couldn't stop Thomas.

They are just relatives, and Thomas is much older than him!

So Dierke could only stomp his feet in hatred.

Then his eyes fell on the book on the table.

The paper of this book looks very new, obviously it is a new book.

But there is no title on the cover.

This kind of thing didn't happen often, and the boy couldn't help but pick up the book.

After reading a few pages, he realized that it was a book about magic, which contained some specialized knowledge in the field of occultism.

But generally speaking, such books are obscure and contain a lot of metaphors and hints that ordinary people cannot understand. Only people who are interested in magic can read them.

But this book is different. It is easy to understand and not difficult.

It's fine even if you read it as a storybook.

The content of the story was also quite attractive. At least Dierke was completely attracted for a while.

It is an ancient legend, the main content of which is about the nameless god.

A god whose origins are unknown and whose name is lost. He is also the only god in the world who can still walk on the earth.

However, this god is very low-key. He basically hides his identity and disguises himself as an ordinary human being.

His footprints are all over the world, from ancient times to the present day. Whether it is ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Babylon, ancient Persia... these glorious historical countries have His miracles.

Unfortunately, he usually hides his divinity, so even if he stands before you, ordinary mortals cannot tell his identity.

He values ​​courage and composure, and therefore has a special fondness for warriors.

It is said that if a soldier prays to Him when he is injured, he will be healed at no cost.

He also likes knowledge and magic.

I heard that if a magician prays to Him, there is a chance that his magic will be restored unconditionally.

Unconditional recovery magic...

Tsk... Dierke's face couldn't help but twitch.

Although "magic" is a distant word among the middle and lower classes, often associated with "evil", everyone is somewhat wary of magicians.

Because they were deprived of the opportunity to learn and understand magic.

But for the clergy and nobles, magic was no secret.

After all, becoming a priest is an open choice for children of the nobility, and even the best choice for many people.

Dierke knew all about magic. He also knew that magic was a luxury that could only be used once, even after decades of hard practice. Therefore, apart from idle ascetics, normal people didn't have the time to practice magic.

People who don’t know the truth may still yearn for magic, but people who know the truth know that magic is unreliable.

Although spellcasters can use various means to reduce the cost of magic, the effect is ultimately limited.

But this nameless god can actually unconditionally... restore magic?

Damn it, there is no such thing as bullshit!

If this were true, then magicians all over the world—no, not just magicians, but spellcasters—would rush to kneel at the feet of this god.

The polytheistic church immediately accepted him as a member of the pantheon.

Monotheism would also declare without hesitation that He is an angel or saint under the throne of the Supreme God.

So this book is just for casual reading.

It's just like books full of loopholes like "Becoming a Great Magician". It's okay to read it, but if you really believe it, you're a fool.

Dierke read the first half with great interest. If the first half was theoretical, the second half was about concrete measures. It included the necessary steps and details for praying and offering sacrifices to this nameless god.

It seems as if there really is such a god!

Suddenly, something came to his mind.

This thing... this book... seems to be very valuable?

Chapter 206 The Nameless Book 4

To Dierke, this book was just a storybook. He could read the first half, but he just skimmed through the second half.

But it's not very useful to him, maybe it will be useful to others.

For example, a magician?

As a son of a noble family, he has always been troubled by potions.

The Russians were martial people, and unless the nobles were truly hopeless playboys or had special reasons such as being sick, they would basically practice a few martial arts skills.