Mechanical Prosthetic

Although a little flustered, Chen Fan tried his best to remain calm.

He raised his head, staring straight ahead at the burly man standing in front of him, who was a full head taller than himself.

"Not bad."

A hint of surprise appeared in the burly man's eyes, and the sneer on his face lessened considerably. "I originally thought all God Chosen were cowards who bullied the weak and feared the strong."

"I didn't expect there to be someone like you in this batch of God Chosen. Interesting..."

"Don't worry, I won't lay a hand on you."

The burly man laughed heartily, while also reaching out and patting Chen Fan's shoulder without any respect. "After all, you're a God Chosen. We ordinary people still need to show some respect."

The next second, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and he leaned down, bringing his head close to Chen Fan's.

"Kid."

"You're a God Chosen, and I'm giving you face today."

"But don't forget, the God Chosen Ceremony is in a month. By then, you'll be going to the God Kingdom to serve the God."

"None of the previous God Chosen have ever returned from the God Kingdom!"

"You can protect them for a while, but you can't protect them forever!!"

After speaking, the burly man gave a cold sneer with a hint of disdain on his face, forcefully pushed Chen Fan aside, and swaggered out of the room.

Looking at the burly man's retreating back, Chen Fan's expression turned grim.

From the few words spoken by this burly man, he was already certain that the information recorded in the original owner's notebook was basically true!

Undoubtedly, this directly shattered the only glimmer of hope in his heart!!

"Lord, thank you for your messenger's help..."

The voice of the middle-aged woman came from the God Statue behind him.

Noticing Chen Fan's gaze, the middle-aged woman carefully stood up from the prayer mat and thanked Chen Fan, "Sir, thank you..."

"He didn't do anything substantial, why thank him?"

A cold female voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the middle-aged woman's unfinished words. "Don't forget, delaying for another month means you have to pay an extra month's interest!"

"When he turns around to serve the God, what are you going to do?"

"Are you really planning to transfer Xiao Wen's arm to those rats?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan couldn't help but freeze in place.

He had actually made things worse?!

"Xu Huai!" The middle-aged woman quickly glanced at Chen Fan and said in a low, anxious voice, "How can you talk to the God Chosen sir like that?"

"You..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Huai got up and left the room directly.

The moment she passed by Chen Fan, Xu Huai snorted coldly in annoyance.

Looking at the figure that quickly disappeared down the hallway, Chen Fan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Just as the original owner had recorded in his notebook, Xu Huai was not like the other neighbors; she even seemed to dislike Chen Fan, who was a God Chosen.

At the same time, the voices of the neighbors who had gathered to watch the commotion came from outside the door.

The content of their discussion was predictable, nothing more than how Xu Huai's behavior was a great disrespect to the God.

Chen Fan didn't want to pay attention to these gossiping words, but a sentence in the discussion quickly caught his attention: "This Xu Huai, it's one thing for her to usually leave the God Statue on the ground, but I didn't expect her to have this attitude towards the God Chosen now..."

Recalling the God Statue he had seen earlier that was casually placed on the ground, Chen Fan's expression became serious.

It was understandable for her to have a bad attitude towards him; after all, he wasn't money, capable of being loved by everyone.

But if her attitude towards the God was also like this...

Then it was worth pondering carefully!

In an instant, Chen Fan had already made a decision in his heart.

He had to find a way to get in touch with Xu Huai!

Perhaps, she knew something about the truth of this world!

Seeing the unusual expression on Chen Fan's face, the middle-aged woman, who had misunderstood, quickly spoke up, trying to defend Xu Huai:

"Sir, please don't take it to heart. Xu Huai has always been like this..."

Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand, interrupting the middle-aged woman's words. "Aunt Shen, let's not talk about Sister Huai for now. Tell me about yourself, what exactly happened?"

As he spoke, Chen Fan's gaze fell on the little boy next to him whose eyes were still red.

More accurately, it was the little boy's mechanical prosthetic, which was far more dexterous than Chen Fan could have imagined!

The middle-aged woman sighed deeply, reached out and pulled the little boy into her arms, and explained in a low, somber voice.

"It started last year..."

"Xiao Wen, that child, had problems with his right hand since he was little. You should know that too."

Chen Fan didn't speak, just nodded silently.

"For the past few years, I've been praying to the Lord at the church, praying that one day the Lord would perform a miracle, but... the Lord has never answered my request."

"Until last year!"

"After one prayer, a Church Deacon found me."

The middle-aged woman's face held a hopeful smile: "He told me that the Lord was moved by my sincerity, and the Lord was willing to perform a miracle to help Xiao Wen recover his disabled right hand."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's expression immediately changed.

As expected, the Mechanical Prosthetic was inseparable from the so-called God!

This meant...

A preliminary judgment can already be made. The God worshipped by this deformed civilization is likely a technological civilization that has mastered more advanced technology.

One's voice echoed in Chen Fan's mind:

Unauthorized interference with the development process of lower civilizations, while enslaving individuals of lower civilizations through theology, is a serious violation in the Human Alliance!

Unlike the usual somewhat playful voice, this time, One's electronic synthesized voice was full of seriousness.

Chen Fan, find an opportunity to get in touch with the Mechanical Prosthetic on the little boy's hand. This unit needs to make a simple estimation of the technological level of this technological civilization.

Chen Fan agreed to One's request in his mind and looked at the finely crafted Mechanical Prosthetic again.

The middle-aged woman, immersed in her memories, didn't notice Chen Fan's unusual actions. She continued to narrate in a low voice: "It's just... that deacon told me that the church needed me to donate ten thousand Gold Coins unconditionally to prove my loyalty to the Lord."

"I couldn't come up with that many Gold Coins at once. After much scraping together, I was still short 2139 Gold Coins."

"Seeing the day of the blessing that the deacon spoke of getting closer and closer, I could only take a risk and borrow the last sum of money from them."

"Borrowing money requires collateral, and I couldn't provide the collateral they wanted."

"Just when I was at my wit's end, Gao Li found me and said that I could use the God-bestowed item that Xiao Wen would receive in the future as collateral."

The middle-aged woman seemed to remember something and added: "Oh right, Gao Li is the person who came to collect the debt just now."

Chen Fan's eyes immediately showed understanding.

Although the middle-aged woman didn't go into detail, he could already guess a few things about the subsequent development of the event based on his experience from his previous life.

It was nothing more than being unable to repay the debt in time, causing the interest to snowball, ultimately leading to this bitter outcome.

According to what Gao Li said before leaving, there were no relevant laws or regulations in this world to prohibit these illegal private loans. On the contrary, the church would even guarantee these loans.

Coupled with the "validity period" of the God Chosen identity being only one month, the whole matter had almost become a dead end!

It's just...

In Chen Fan's opinion, there seemed to be a huge problem hidden in this matter.