Faith Bombardment

Lu Yao talked himself into it.

He sprang to his feet, pulled on a shirt, and sat down at his computer desk. To keep himself alert, Lu Yao held the [Energy Staff] and had Little Fire pour him a cup of extra-strong instant coffee.

Time passed bit by bit.

Watching the yellow pixel blocks in the desert gradually turn into green grassland, Lu Yao finally began to relax.

Compared to grinding monsters and leveling up, planting trees and restoring forests was far more difficult.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that the Treant had actually reproduced its first baby Treant.

[Treant LV1]

Health Points: 50/50

Mana Points: 5/5

Damage: 1

Defense: 3

Speed: 1

[Thick Hide]

Innately possessed higher Health Points.

[Self-Propagation]

Could nurture new offspring.

[Leaf Shot Lv1]

Fired leaves from afar to attack enemies.

[Revival LV1]

Could continuously recover Health Points when it rained.

[Forest Elemental LV1]

A Forest Elemental Creature that benefited the rapid growth of forests. All attributes were boosted within forests. The effect depended on ability level and Health Points.

Although it was only Level 1, the Treant had perfectly retained all its abilities.

The baby Treant stood blankly in the desert. If not for the [Treant] title above its head, it looked no different from the surrounding saplings.

At three-thirty in the morning, under Lu Yao's tireless forest-building [Miracle], the history of the Southern Desert finally came to an end. That long stretch of yellow land had completely returned to forest.

The entire reforestation project had cost roughly 3,100 Faith Points.

This meant that the Garlic Tribe would be surrounded by vast forests to the north, south, and west. Forests were the home ground of Forest Elemental Creatures. The Treants would make the best stationary turrets there, while the four Striped Lynxes would serve as a mobile Guerrilla Army.

Before long, a massive golden leaf slowly formed on the screen.

There was a line of writing on the golden leaf.

[Later Voyager, since you are willing to protect the Forest, the Golden Plains shall open to you. Go and claim the treasure I left behind.]

[But remember this well: once you abandon the Forest, the Golden Plains shall forever close to you.]

In his excitement, Lu Yao smashed his toe against the corner of the desk and hissed in pain.

Pain was pain, but pain meant it was real.

He had really found the legendary [Golden Plains] of the Main God Space.

The writing on the golden leaf vanished, replaced by a map.

Between the Forest and the mountains was a lake, marked with a golden leaf symbol.

Lu Yao immediately saved a screenshot with a hotkey.

Then he took a closer look and realized that the place indicated by the map looked strangely familiar.

After repeatedly comparing the surroundings, the smile on Lu Yao's face froze.

The location of the [Golden Plains] was actually the Salt Pool Tribe's castle!

Lu Yao realized that this definitely was not a coincidence.

[Whistleblower] must have discovered the location of the [Golden Plains] too, which was why It had directly built a castle and stationed troops there, using a level 60 Blood Knight to block the entrance.

[Whistleblower] could not possibly meet the Forest God's requirements and could not open this section of the Main God Space. But It also would not let other Novice Gods still under beginner protection have the chance to inherit the Forest God's legacy. That was easy enough to understand.

Lu Yao had a headache.

The treasure vault was within arm's reach, yet it was guarded by an unbeatable mad boss.

It was like having an itchy bump on your arm but being unable to scratch it twice or draw a cross over it with your fingernail.

A vicious thought rose in Lu Yao's heart.

He glanced at the upper-right corner. He still had more than 8,000 Faith Points.

That much ammunition could fire 400 [Lightning] bolts.

Lu Yao had tested it before. One bolt of Lightning could deal 40 damage to a pixelated unit, exactly twice the Faith Point cost.

This Godly Miracle dealt direct damage. The defenses of known pixelated units were useless against it; they could only take it head-on. The Blood Knight was no exception.

The Blood Knight had 3,850 Health Points. In other words, if he had no healing, 97 [Lightning] bolts could theoretically empty his health bar.

The Faith Point cost would be 1,925.

The potential issue was that Lu Yao did not know whether the Blood Knight had something like a second form.

If the Blood Knight transformed into a second-stage or even third-stage form after his health bar was emptied, then everything would have to be reassessed.

Lu Yao asked Isabelle for her opinion.

As a combat member, she understood the Blood Knight's condition better.

But Isabelle offered another perspective. "My lord, there is no need to consider completely killing the Blood Knight. As long as we lower his Health Points and leave him in an extremely weakened state, the [Evil Bone Whistle] can take effect."

"This item can subdue and control the Blood Knight."

Lu Yao slapped his forehead.

He had nearly forgotten about that item.

[Evil Bone Whistle]: Faith Points +2/hour.

A treasure created by Whistleblower. By blowing the whistle, one could control irrational monsters and beasts.

With the battle plan decided, Lu Yao gave the order to act.

Isabelle reentered the castle from the west.

There were no Corruptors visible inside the castle anymore. Bloodstains covered the ground everywhere.

Deep underground, Blood Knight Nevid was lying prone on the ground, gnawing on a Corruptor's corpse. Above his head were the words [Chaos], [weakness], and [Flayer's Curse], and he occasionally let out beast-like roars.

Lu Yao selected [Lightning] and called it down on the level 60 boss's head.

The [Lightning] that could instantly kill Pixelated Villagers only caused a -40 damage number to rise above the Blood Knight's head.

The Blood Knight suddenly raised his head and roared at the screen.

However, as if he knew he could not evade the attacks of this Godly power, he did not bother trying to dodge.

The Blood Knight's crazed appearance made Lu Yao a little nervous.

But he quickly calmed down. Even a level 60 boss could not break through the dimensional barrier and enter the real world. He was no different from a tiger in a zoo.

You dared disrespect a God?

Then today, he would give him a physical tribulation!

Lu Yao pulled out 90 [Lightning] bolts at once, instantly reducing the Faith Points in the upper-right corner by 1,800 and leaving just over 4,000.

A huge cluster of light beams crackling with blue electricity pierced through the castle and slammed directly into the Blood Knight's forehead.

The Blood Knight let out a mournful howl from the blow, collapsed to the ground, and crackled with electricity all over.

A -3600 number rose above his head.

Blood Knight Nevid had now entered a weakened state. A string of negative status icons appeared over his head, and his little soul floated out, indicating that he had suffered a fatal wound.

"My lord, that is enough. Please leave the rest to me."

Isabelle moved into action.

She took a tiny Whistle from beneath her black robe and blew it, causing a string of musical notes to float above her head.

The collapsed Blood Knight's body began to tremble, and an exclamation mark slowly appeared above his head.

Isabelle continued blowing the Bone Whistle, and the Blood Knight rose to his feet against his will.

He staggered toward Isabelle, moving like a walking corpse rather than a normal living creature. The Blood Knight no longer roared either, merely standing quietly behind Isabelle.

"My lord, I have controlled the Blood Knight with the [Evil Bone Whistle]."

Isabelle reported, "As long as I hold the [Evil Bone Whistle], he will remain controllable."

Lu Yao spoke with her for a while and confirmed the details.

The [Evil Bone Whistle] was like an invisible dog chain. Under normal circumstances, it was difficult for it to affect high-level individuals. But once the target fell into extreme weakness, it could take effect.

Because the Blood Knight was currently in a beastified state, the Bone Whistle could only give him very simple commands. He also needed to be fed regularly, or he would still turn on them.

The Blood Knight had indeed been brought under control.

Lu Yao guided Isabelle forward with the mouse. They passed the giant corpse of Chief Apostle Forrest and entered a more deeply hidden room.

At the end of the room stood a blood-red door.

"My lord, this is a one-way portal that can lead to other worlds."

Isabelle said, "After the Blood Knight created the Corruptors, he should have sent them through the door to reinforce Whistleblower's army."

A one-way portal?

That thing was a hidden danger.

Under Lu Yao's command, Isabelle called on the Blood Knight behind her to attack the portal. Blood Knight Nevid swung the greatsword in his hand, hacking the portal until it shook violently before finally scattering into fragments of light across the ground.

A new prompt appeared on the screen.

[Whistleblower's Faith Points have completely vanished nearby. Its believers will begin searching for a new God.]

Another golden leaf slowly unfolded before Lu Yao.

[As a reward for preserving the Forest and Wisdom, you may choose one treasure from the Tree of Sylvanus.]

[Later Voyager, do you wish to enter the Golden Plains?]

[Yes] [No]

Thanks to Mengmeng Woxin for the support of 1,500 Qidian Coins.