Out of fear of hunger and famine, the slopes of the hills near the Lake of Ashes were reclaimed by the First Priest Temothy, who commanded the followers of the God who were gradually returning to their hearts, to reclaim fertile mud and sand, planted with sweet potatoes that were very productive.

After the outcasts and fugitives settled in the chosen land, it was time to improve the wilderness life in the heavens and the earth. Originally, based on the experience accumulated in the wilderness life in the past, a simple wooden house frame was built, and a thatched roof was added to make it inhabitable.

However, the first priest Temothy, who had gained a great deal of architectural knowledge from the serpent's staff, was very dissatisfied with the simple houses dominated by grass and trees, believing that this kind of rough architecture, appearing in the paradise favored by the gods, was simply a desecration of the red fruit, so driven by the pursuit of a better life, the thatched houses that had just been built were bulldozed.

What the First Priest Temothy wanted to build was not a mixture of wood and stone as common in rainforest city-states, but a new city-state dominated by rock, a kingdom of believers in God.

After all, the humid and rainy climate of the rainforest area, wooden building materials are easy to rot, and they can't survive for too long, and only the "pyramids" built of all rocks can exist in the rainforest for a long time.

Hearing the plan of the First Priest Temothy, Klut, the former leader of the wilderness settlement, had to stand up and make a statement: "Honorable priest, your ideas are beyond our ability. ”

"First of all, even though Jianjiao Mountain is not far away, we don't have the right iron tools on hand to mine enough rock. Secondly, we are far from understaffed, and I think it's good to be able to run a small village and be self-sufficient. Finally, as outcasts and fugitive slaves, we must be careful to guard against the attacks of the jungle headhunters, and even if we repel these hateful hunters, we must also be careful of the wrath of the city-state. ”

The First Priest Temothy saw Klut's cautious attitude, reasonable rhetoric, and did not have any look of annoyance, but only smiled and shook his head gently.

"Kluet, you're wrong, you're completely wrong! Great gods are omnipotent! You just have to remember that. ”

After expressing his attitude, the first priest Temothy raised the snake staff and gently stirred a large ball of silt, and then pinched a long strip of masonry, which quickly faded from the true color of the earth, and turned into hard granite with the point where the tip of the rod touched.

"There is an inexhaustible supply of silt in the lake of ashes, which we dig out and make into mud bricks, and the great gods will send down grace to turn the soft earth into hard rock, and when stacked into a wall, not only will it resist the minions of wild beasts and protect us from living in peace, but it will also cut off the eyes of the forest headhunters and deter the city-state armies from going to war. ”

The magic of turning mud into stone attracted everyone's attention, and even Klute obediently closed his mouth, and many people hesitated about their thoughts, which became more firm, and began to change from pan-believers to shallow believers.

The eyes of the first priest Temothy could see the world beyond the reach of ordinary people because of the spiritual infusion, and when he saw the increase of believers, he did not know how happy his heart was, and his heart pounded with excitement.

Fortunately, the soul of the first priest Temothy, through the thread of faith, was connected to the totem beast winged snake, and the extremely intense emotions quickly calmed down with the sober light emitted by the snake staff, so the first priest who appeared in the eyes of everyone was still calm and calm.

"I know that in the base area with Ash Lake as the core, our numbers are still too small. However, we all know very well that there are many people who wander in the wilderness to make a living, not only us, but also many, many fugitive slaves who cannot stand the oppression of the city-state, who are taken away from the land on which they depend for their survival by nobles and samurai, and who go bankrupt overnight and lose their livelihood, and in order not to become slaves, they have to choose to abandon the city-state and flee into the poor who live in the wilderness. ”

"They are struggling to survive, and they are potential believers in God. Klut, I know you know a lot of people, and you know the exact location of many wilderness settlements, large and small. In the name of God, I bless you with courage and strength to leave the Lake of Ashes for a while, find the suffering fugitives and outcasts in the depths of the forest, and bring them to this paradise to live and believe in the true gods. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the First Priest Temothy raised the snake staff that began to glow, and gently touched Krut's forehead, so that the light continued to pour into Kluter's body from the place of contact, and even his face was faintly glowing.

A divine spell that combines divine grace and blessing to lift the spirits of Kluet, the leader of the wilderness settlements. He didn't feel the hunger in his belly, and after nibbling on two sweet potatoes and drinking a jar of fresh water, Klute felt satisfaction and happiness for the first time.

However, this taste could not be compared with the grace bestowed upon him by the hand of the First Priest Temothy, which only satisfied the needs of the body, while the latter improved himself in all aspects, not only becoming deaf and blind, but also the fatigue of living in the wilderness for a long time, soaked into the bones, had now vanished.

In the face of countless facts, Klut, the most suspicious former leader of the wilderness settlement, finally took a crucial step and transformed into a devout disciple of the Totem Beast Winged Serpent, and the reverse passage is really a shortcut.

As the saying goes: blackening is twice as strong, whitewashing is three points weaker. For example, the Virtue Knight, who originally adhered to the path of justice, will quickly degenerate into a terrifying Black Knight once he discovers the truth of reality. Another example, a researcher who has mastered the core technology, from the elite monster boss in the early stage, successfully washed his hands ashore and became a partner of love and justice.

Soon, Kluter, a believer of the winged serpent, hurried out of the Ash Lake with an obsidian machete, heading towards the location of the wilderness settlement in his memory.

The divine grace made Krut's stamina longer, and the blessing technique sharpened his five senses, and each time he was able to avoid the knotted roots of ancient trees and the obstructive and dense aerial roots in his path.

The spotted leopard strolling on the animal path in the forest heard the sound of the leaves and branches being trampled, which kept coming from far and near, and the expression that was originally mixed suddenly became nervous. The undulating spine under the supple fur stretches as the spotted leopard lowers its body.

At this moment, the footsteps suddenly disappeared, and just as the spotted leopard hesitated, a faint figure grabbed the thick air root and whistled over its head.

As one of the few predators at the top of the food chain in the dense forest, the spotted leopard did not notice anything abnormal, the body that was originally low and close to the ground, the supple fur instantly exploded, and the undulating backbone of the mountain, arched high in the middle like a curved bow, instantly jumped up on the spot, jumping onto the trunk of a tree three meters above the ground.

It couldn't help but look back, and saw the figure that was swaying and quickly moving away from the air root, almost unable to grasp the tree and falling to the ground, I have to say that it was really frightened.

The beast king of the jungle, unable to bear such humiliation, the cautious spotted leopard quickly jumped to the nearest air root, sniffed it lightly, remembering the scent of the human who gave it an insult, and carefully followed.

When his legs were tired, he grabbed the air roots and swayed, and when his hands were tired, he trotted forward, so that the spotted leopard behind him not only did not narrow the distance between the two sides, but instead sat back and watched Klute go farther and farther.

If it weren't for the beast's keen sense of smell to catch the slightest scent, the spotted leopard would have lost its vengeful target, and it would have been forced to give up on the way to starvation.

As the height of the sun shifted from the horizon to the middle of his head, Kluet, who was running ahead, finally stopped and seemed to have reached the destination of the trip.

The hungry and thirsty spotted leopard was tired and panting, its body was leaning against the trunk of the tree, its soft tongue was spitting out and hanging on the side of the tooth socket, the corners of its mouth were full of white foam, and its breathing sound was like a tattered bellows, and it had no strength to prepare for the attack before the kill.

There were more than fifty people in this wilderness settlement, most of them fugitive slaves who could not endure hard labor, and many of them knew Krut well, and they came up to greet him and began to ask him about his origin.

Soon, Klute picked up the most important and crucial of the descent of the gods and the changes in the lake of ashes, and the people around him were a little skeptical, after all, they were all people who turned their backs on the city-state and did not believe in the gods.

However, when Klut showed the strength to obtain the blessing of divine grace, coupled with a one-on-one battle, he easily defeated the leader of this wilderness settlement, and easily convinced most of the people, leaving only a few of the most stubborn "old men".

They are all slaves who hate the city-state and hate the gods, who were once in high positions before they were defeated and captured, and who are powerful samurai and nobles with good blood, who have completely shattered their outlook on life and transformed into rare unbelievers after being dealt a heavy blow.

Klute looked at their eyes and felt an inexplicable familiarity, and he quickly recalled that a few days ago, the First Priest Temothy stood in his present position, and looked at himself full of disbelief, hesitation, and disgust, and was speechless.

"I can understand the feelings of the few of you. I'm just one person, in the middle of everyone. If all I tell is a lie, you can kill me together. ”

After Klute said this, the people of this wilderness settlement looked at each other a little, and they couldn't believe the big brother who had helped many people, and at the same time they didn't dare to disbelieve it.

Klute found that many people were a little shaken, and instead of being skeptical, he struck while the iron was hot: "Why don't you want to believe me once? Go to the Lake of Ashes and see the promised land of the gods! The rock walls are being built there, and the miraculous scene will surely dispel your doubts completely, just as I was full of disbelief at the beginning, but I embraced the truth in the face of the facts." ”

Seeing the expressions on the faces of many people, Klute couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and secretly prayed: "God, help me, let my words be convincing, so that those who are suffering can bask in your light and walk on the right path." ”

Ye Zhiqiu heard the prayer of the second devout believer, his eyes were lowered, and with the help of Klut's line of faith, he generously released a group suggestion technique, easily dispelling the hesitation in the hearts of the members of this wilderness settlement.