[Golden Potato: Eating it grants +5 Strength. Its effect is strongest the first time; subsequent increases require prolonged consumption.]
"Awwoo."
Having discovered the "fruit" breaking through the ground, the few tribesmen did not even wait for Li Xunsheng to speak before opening their mouths and biting into the freshly unearthed... potatoes.
They could have cooked them before eating... Besides, he wanted one too...
Watching the few of them wolfing them down, Li Xunsheng felt a twinge of sourness.
That was a permanent +5 to Strength!!!
With so many of them, if he had been given two or three, he could have sold them for a sky-high price here!
[Faith +999] [Faith +666] [Faith +369] [...]
Watching his Vassals happily prepare to harvest while huge amounts of Faith points kept appearing, Li Xunsheng felt even more sour.
He had never expected that he would actually feel jealous of these beings who could be considered primitive humans—and, on top of that, feel jealous of his own Vassals...
Just as the youth was thinking this, the divine stone conveyed his divine oracle once again.
[Impertinence! How dare you fail to offer the first harvest to Me!]
The divine oracle clearly contained anger. The tribesmen, who had been happily harvesting, all changed expressions. They knelt before the divine stone in terror, lowering their heads and trembling timidly like lambs awaiting slaughter...
The few tribesmen who had eaten the potatoes earlier were even crying and sniveling as they sprawled on the ground, nearly wetting themselves in fright!
The old Chieftain's heart jolted. She fell to her knees, her eyes sharp as blades as she looked directly at the few tribesmen who had eaten without permission.
She herself had not even eaten yet, but these people had dared to act before the god spoke, resulting in the god's anger...
[My Lord... should they be killed... or perhaps... exiled?]
Although she felt reluctant too, as the Chieftain, Li Xunsheng's first believer still offered her suggestion.
"Ah... That won't be necessary. Just punish them a little and make sure they understand their mistake. Um... More importantly, could you give me a dozen or so potatoes?"
There were hardly any people in the tribe to begin with. It was better to show leniency for now...
These Golden Potatoes had multiplied like mad. Although they had stopped for the moment, even with the Eye of God, Xuan Sheng could not clearly tell how many there were all at once... After all, he still was not familiar with the Eye of God and could not see things very clearly.
Regardless, for this tribe of several hundred people, these potatoes were more than enough to get them through the harsh winter.
[The death penalty may be spared, but they must be severely punished as a warning to the others. Also, from now on, remember to offer the finest portion of every harvest to Me. Understood?]
[Yes...]
The old Chieftain, who felt relieved after understanding the god's will, could not help feeling grateful toward the benevolent god.
She had heard that the great god worshiped by a neighboring tribe did not permit even the slightest doubt. Those who showed disrespect were directly put to death.
Yet their god had not killed the offender out of anger, nor had he reclaimed his gift. Their Lord was truly so gentle...
After learning that their lives were not in danger, the tribesmen all relaxed and felt grateful toward the merciful god...
[Faith +666]
Huh? Faith had increased again?
The total had already soared past five thousand, and now it had risen another notch, making Xuan Sheng delighted.
This was perfect. He could tell them how to farm too. That way, these little fellows would officially enter the agricultural age and no longer need to worry about food.
After communicating with the old Chieftain through divine oracles for quite some time, Li Xunsheng was about to leave contentedly while watching the Faith points continue to rise. Then he noticed the offering portal tremble and squeeze out hundreds, even thousands, of Golden Potatoes!
No... Wasn't this way too many...
Bathing in a sea of Golden Potatoes, Xuan Sheng did not know whether he should laugh or cry.
"Next time, you don't have to give me so many. Just show your sincerity."
[Quality over quantity. The next offering must be less but finer. Do not try to pass off inferior goods.]
[Yes!]
At the time of the harvest, even after being reprimanded by the god, the old Chieftain's face was still full of smiles, her heart filled with submission.
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"..."
Looking at the old Chieftain's reverent face in the other world, Xuan Sheng could not be bothered to add anything else. Let it be.
No matter what he said, the divine oracle would always alter the format. It insisted on maintaining the image of a lofty god.
Sigh... He only wanted to be a little more approachable and establish a kinder image, but even that was impossible... Forget it. This was fine too.
But what should he do with these potatoes?
[Golden Potato: S-class Ingredient! A potato containing immense energy. Consuming it permanently increases Strength by five points.]
That was the description the game itself gave the potatoes, but through the Eye of God, Xuan Sheng discovered some interesting information.
[Golden Potato: An ordinary ingredient transformed through the infusion of divine power. Eating it raw or after ordinary cooking increases Strength by five points, but it seems that certain special cooking methods can enhance its effects and provide an even greater Strength increase.] [Note: Whether eaten directly or after special cooking, it can only increase Strength once in total. Repeated consumption has a negligible effect and cannot increase Strength.]
"Whew... That's a bit of a shame..."
Looking at the potatoes piled up to fill half a warehouse, the youth gritted his teeth.
Clearly, something that could only increase Strength once was best eaten after he found a cooking method, so that he could gain a greater increase.
In any case, he had plenty of ingredients here. An entire half-warehouse of S-class Ingredients was perfect for raising his cooking proficiency.
What? Wasteful? But these things really were common as dirt. As long as Li Xunsheng wanted them, he could bring over several warehouses every day from his dear Vassals.
After all, his once-a-day offering here amounted to once every twenty or thirty years in that world.
A god who accepted offerings only once every twenty or thirty years would place no burden on his Vassals at all.
However, because he had to study cooking methods, he could not eat these Golden Potatoes for now. It was truly miserable...
Guarding S-class Ingredients, the youth could only chew on the dry rations Mo Rui had sent him with tears in his eyes.
Forget it. He would think of something happy and check his Faith points!
While chewing on the steamed bun he had casually bought in the city, Xuan Sheng opened his status panel with practiced ease.
[Current Faith points: 6696!]
Excellent!
Seeing that the final skill under the Divine Spark was still unavailable, Xuan Sheng shifted his gaze to his three auxiliary skills.
As expected, he still had to upgrade the Eye of God!
It had gained the additional ability [See Through] after only one repair. What would happen if he upgraded it again?
Xuan Sheng knew very well that when he had used the complete Eye of God in the Vassal World, he could even see the past and future! Its abilities were so broad that, if he did not know how to use them, it would be no exaggeration to call it the Eye of Omniscience!
"Repair the Eye of God skill!"
[Eye of God (Second Repair): Requires 10,000 Faith points. Insufficient Faith points. Unable to repair.]
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A string of zeroes flashed past, making the youth's vision blur.
The first repair had only required one thousand Faith points, but the second required ten thousand?!
If there were a third and fourth repair, wouldn't it directly cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions?!
Though shocked, Xuan Sheng immediately felt that it was not impossible to understand when he thought of his current few hundred believers...
If his tribesmen proved capable and expanded their population to the tens of thousands in a few centuries—or, in other words, just over ten days—obtaining millions of Faith points might not be difficult...
Hmm... Very well. He would put the Eye of God aside for now.
[Body of God (First Repair): Requires 1,000 Faith points] [Will of God (First Repair): Requires 1,000 Faith points]
Heh-heh, he could repair these two. He would upgrade them first and see what happened.
The youth rubbed his hands together, his face full of anticipation.
The Eye of God had produced the branch skill [See Through], which was practically invincible in close combat.
What branches would these two skills produce?
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