The Dog System Scams Me, I Have Old Adam at Home

Ergons Tervain, suppressing his shock, returned to his main castle. After ordering everyone to prepare for a celebratory banquet, he was left alone, trembling with rage.

Looking back at the logs, he had no choice but to confront the system's nonsensical wording.

"Energy point detected, recovery mode activated, initiating recovery... Failed!

Evaluating...

Insufficient energy point recovery, please try again!"

"Speak human!"

The system explained that during his transmigration, the Cheat System had been damaged by the barriers between dimensions. To recover, it needed energy.

However, the ambient energy in this world was limited, making the recovery process very slow. Now, it had found a high-quality energy source: faith.

"In a village of about fifty people, calculating the total faith generated by these fifty individuals annually as 0.5 energy units, it would take 10 trillion energy units for the system to fully recover."

Ergons actually did the math. 50 people for 1 year is 0.5. 100 people for 100 years would be 100. 100,000 people for 100,000 years would be 100,000. 10 trillion... that's 10 billion people... for 10,000 years?

"What the hell, are you trying to kill me! You need that much faith? How many people are in all of Tevalinburg, how many in the entire North Province, how many in the entire Duchy?

How many people are on this planet?

With your 10 trillion calculation, even if I unified the entire planet and made everyone believe in me, it might not be enough to restore your damn system in a million years.

Besides, what's the point of restoring you?"

The system seemed to realize the number it had stated was too large. "During the process of achieving partial recovery, the system will gradually unlock functions.

After reaching a certain level, it can even send the host to other worlds to seize energy and further accelerate system repair.

With the system's assistance, you can gradually become stronger, even becoming a true deity. It can even send the host back to the world before transmigration.

Furthermore, energy replenishment can be converted into usage count for permissions, or even completely unlock permissions, removing restrictions on cheat commands."

It sounded pretty good. Ergons managed to suppress his dissatisfaction, but then he thought of a problem and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Damn system, you said life, soul, and faith are all considered energy. You use this energy for recovery, so if you take this energy for your recovery, will anyone notice where it was originally supposed to go?"

"Yes! For example, if the host impersonates a follower of the Holy Light and makes those who originally believed in the Holy Light turn to you. The Holy Light should be able to detect it.

However, if the quantity is too small, it will generally be obscured by natural data like birth, aging, sickness, and death."

"Damn you, you damn system, you're going to kill me!"

Ergons Tervain, despite being a powerful "player" for a few days, was actually just an ordinary person whose looks rivaled Yan Zun and Zun Long. He had read plenty of novels, comics, and played many games.

He had only stolen the faith of 50 people. The god behind the Holy Light Church might not notice this. But as the system stole more and more, he would eventually be discovered.

The excitement he felt just moments ago from gaining twenty-five subordinates vanished instantly.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. It was Elisa Adena, a woman who exuded damned charm at all times.

With the mini-map always on, this was its only downside: no surprises. All living things around were marked with names, professions, numbers, and purposes.

"I'll attend the luncheon at noon. I'm tired from the journey, I want to rest for a while. You can go down first!"

Elisa Adena didn't even say a word or show her face, yet her intentions were already displayed in her status.

However, Elisa Adena was now one hundred percent infatuated with Ergons. It was like using reputation and honor as a cheat to max out [Wuxia Novel Network], easily charming any young girl or married woman to gain instant max intimacy. Her love for him was uncontrollable.

"There are still two hours until the luncheon. I'd like to ask Sir Ergons Tervain to help me choose which gown to wear to the banquet."

As she spoke, she pushed the door open and entered.

Closing the door behind her, she pushed up from her neckline, and "floated" out of what looked like a very complicated gown.

The visual impact was undeniable. Ergons couldn't resist. He was feeling annoyed anyway, so letting off some steam would be good for his health.

At noon, a banquet unfolded, making everyone drink to their heart's content. This meal essentially combined lunch and dinner.

Malt liquor flowed freely, and cheese and honey were available at every table. Grapes, apples, olives, dates, and more were piled high before each table. Chicken, beef, and dried meat were standard, but even smoked fish, taller than half a person, which was rarely seen in this arid region, was served in abundance.

This was all loaded into the inventory before they burned the grain supplies at Tevalinburg.

Even with a comfortable life, a group of farmers couldn't eat like this once a year. This feast was like an early New Year's celebration.

After eating and drinking their fill, Ergons left William Adena and Adamson to continue entertaining the crowd while he and Old Adam secretly departed.

He trusted this old servant, whose loyalty had been maxed out from the start, implicitly. After all, the old man's wisdom was invaluable. Even if his perspective was limited, his extensive experience could compensate for its shortcomings.

Ergons Tervain dared to admit that he had been a freeloader before. He believed he couldn't be as all-knowing as the protagonists in novels.

He told Old Adam everything that had happened in the day and night since arriving at Tevalinburg.

Except for the matter of the system, which he couldn't tell anyone, he recounted everything he normally could.

Old Adam didn't disappoint him. Stroking his white beard, he thought for a long time before speaking, "Three matters: the attitude of the Holy See, the invasion by the Tervains, and how we take over Tevalinburg."

"The attitude of the Holy See. We don't know the specifics of the higher-ups, but it's true that someone took advantage of your opportunity to steal supplies to assassinate Baron Tervain. It's uncertain whether the Baron is still alive.

And the Holy See still considers you the young knight who was loyal to them and brainwashed by the priests since childhood. They should help you ascend to the position of Baron, depending on when they deem it appropriate.

Not announcing the Baron's death now might be to create a scapegoat for the devastation caused by the invasion of the County of Tervain.

Pastor Alphons must have seen you kill Bein Spencer, or rather, Bein Spencer was sent to you by him, to have you eliminate this troublesome waste.

After all, with Pastor Spencer dead, his incompetent son clearly has the potential to disrupt the Holy See's plans."

Ergons listened and nodded repeatedly. The old man's explanation was indeed thorough.

"The invasion by the Tervains.

Stopping their invasion was merely a tactic to nurture bandits for importance, but weren't the people of the County of Tervain dealing with a tiger? Their invasion would inevitably cause severe damage to the entire North Province, especially our Tevalinburg.

How to best preserve our interests amidst their invasion, and how to attract the refugees from the villages that will be broken by their invasion – this is the most crucial task ahead."

"Third, how we will take over Tevalinburg.

Whether it's the design and execution of this invasion, the Holy See undoubtedly has a purpose. If they push you onto the position of Baron this time, it will be too early, and you will be the scapegoat. If it's too late and you take office, you will be a puppet with no real power.

Therefore, how to completely take over Tevalinburg and all its associated benefits without attracting the attention of the Holy See is also a problem we must address after the war ends."