[Name]: Spirit Field Divine Talisman
[Rank]: First-Rank Divine Talisman
[Effect]: After use, it can transform one mu of land into a 'Grade C Spirit Field'
"One mu..."
"Grade C Spirit Field..."
Li Yue's eyes flickered.
This world had Spirit Fields too.
Spirit Rice was grown in Spirit Fields, and Spirit Rice was harvested from them.
From the information he had obtained from Li Youming's memories, Spirit Rice was extremely precious.
The reason Spirit Rice was so precious was naturally because Spirit Fields were so scarce!
As far as Li Youming knew, there was only one and a half mu of Spirit Fields in the county seat, and they were the lifeblood of the most powerful force there.
Moreover, the one and a half mu of Spirit Fields in the county seat were only 'Grade D Spirit Fields.'
They were far inferior to 'Grade C Spirit Fields.'
"I can use this 'Spirit Field Divine Talisman' first."
"But this will also be a miracle. I'll wait until Li Youming has brought those two villages into Four Seas Village before using it."
"I wonder, after killing the Wolf Demon this time—"
"How many more Believers will I gain..."
He murmured to himself.
And—
He discovered that the number of Grade A Believers had risen by one again.
"Li Xiuwu."
"I never expected him to be the third Grade A Believer."
He still remembered Li Xiuwu quite well.
After all, he had once read about Li Xiuwu's life.
His parents had both died when he was young, and he had grown up eating meals provided by the neighbors. He was quite handsome, clever, and quick-witted.
Back when he had only two 'Blessing Talismans,' he had chosen Li Xiuwu instead of Li Deming.
That alone showed that Li Xiuwu was truly quite outstanding.
At least among the young people in Four Seas Village, he was one of the better ones.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk—"
"Both parents dead. He's got the makings of a protagonist already."
He chuckled.
Of course.
Whatever kind of protagonist he was, under Li Yue's rule, he was one of Li Yue's Believers!
"Now that he's become a Grade A Believer—"
"It's time to help him improve again."
His expression was calm.
He still had a full thirty-nine first-rank 'Blessing Talismans' in hand.
He had his own ideas about granting blessings.
Only those who reached the 'Grade B Believer' level could receive his blessing.
The elderly and older women could receive a cleansing with the 'Disease Removal Method,' driving away their aches and illnesses and restoring their health.
As for middle-aged people and young men and women, they could receive a first-rank 'Blessing Talisman' and become Martial Artists.
Of course—
Blessings could not be granted too frequently.
Only occasional blessings could make Believers' faith more devout.
Or he could grant blessings to a large group all at once.
"[Personal Quest—III] is complete."
"I wonder what [Personal Quest—IV] will be?"
Li Yue turned his gaze to "Personal Quest."
He had no aversion to "Personal Quests."
After all, everyone liked quests that offered rewards without penalties.
The "Personal Quest" interface opened.
A new quest appeared.
[Personal Quest—IV]
[Quest Description]: The Wolf Demon has been eliminated, so you can develop in peace for a while. However, the ever-growing faith gathering around you will sooner or later attract the attention of Evil Specters...
[Quest Objective]: Reach 1,500 Believers
[Quest Rewards]: Five first-rank 'Blessing Talismans,' one second-rank 'Blessing Talisman,' and forty units of divine power
"One thousand five hundred Believers..."
"It'll attract the attention of Evil Specters..."
Li Yue frowned.
Demonic Creatures and Evil Specters were everywhere in this world.
According to Li Youming's memories, Four Seas Village was one of the villages under Cangmu Town.
And Cangmu Town belonged to Xuan County.
There were Evil Specters in Cangmu Town.
There was a Paper Effigy Shop. No one knew how long it had existed, but every so often, it would appear.
Any living being that saw the Paper Effigy Shop would turn into a paper effigy inside it.
That was the tale of the Evil Specter in Cangmu Town.
Every living being who had ever seen the Paper Effigy Shop had died.
"Demonic Creatures are powerful, and Evil Specters are strange and uncanny."
"Whether Demonic Creatures or Evil Specters, they are all great enemies of the Gods."
Li Yue's expression turned grim.
Thousand Wolf Mountain was merely home to Demonic Creatures lurking beyond a few mountain villages.
In this world, there were countless Demonic Creatures far more powerful than them!
And Evil Specters were even stranger.
"Unfortunately, I'm still far from Principal Ninth Rank."
"The road ahead is long, and I must strive to reach the end..."
He murmured.
A deep sense of crisis stirred within him.
His most urgent task now was to complete [Personal Quest—IV] as soon as possible and claim its rewards.
The more Believers he had, the more divine power he could accumulate.
The stronger his Believers were, the higher the quality of the Offerings he could receive at next year's grand sacrifice.
With Hundredfold Amplification, the more he gained from them!
"One thousand five hundred Believers..."
"Even if the Four Villages merged, they still wouldn't reach one thousand Believers."
"Four Seas Village needs to expand outward..."
His expression was composed.
But none of this could be rushed.
A God needed time to grow!
The villagers of Four Seas Village carried wolf after wolf back to the village, their faces alight with excitement.
The village's many elderly people, women, and children gathered around, grinning from ear to ear.
How much wolf meat would they get from all these wolves?
How long would it last them?
In these times, the people in the villages considered themselves lucky if they could make it through the year without starving to death.
Meat?
That was the height of luxury!
Only at New Year could they get a taste of meat; on ordinary days, they ate bran and wild greens.
Now that they were suddenly faced with so many wolves, they were naturally thrilled.
Whether wolf meat tasted good or not, it was still meat!
"There are ninety-three wolves in total. Cut them all into strips of meat."
"Every villager in Four Seas Village gets ten catties of wolf meat."
"Divide up the other entrails and scraps too."
Li Deyang waved his hand and gave the orders.
By his estimate, ninety-three wolves—
Would yield at least fifteen thousand catties of meat.
After all, these wolves were all rather large.
Four Seas Village now had only four hundred and fifty-nine villagers, so giving each person ten catties would take four thousand five hundred and ninety catties.
As for the rest, some would be saved for when Zhang Family Village and Liao Family Village joined them.
The rest would be taken to town and sold.
And besides that—
There were also six fierce wolves showing signs of transformation into Demonic Creatures, at the middle and upper levels of the first rank.
The meat from these six fierce wolves would be distributed only to the village's Martial Artists.
"Remember this well: Lord Zhangyue bestowed this upon us!"
"Without Lord Zhangyue's protection, without Lord Zhangyue killing the Wolf Demon, we wouldn't have such good days!"
"Lord Zhangyue knows exactly who worships him more devoutly!"
"The gods are watching from three feet above your head!"
"First, come with me to offer sacrifices to Lord Zhangyue and thank him for killing the Wolf Demon!"
Li Youming spoke, his gaze sweeping over all the villagers.
"That's right, we must first go offer sacrifices to Lord Zhangyue and thank him for killing the Wolf Demon!"
"My father was eaten by the Wolf Demon. Lord Zhangyue avenged him. I, Li Dehu, will worship Lord Zhangyue for the rest of my life!"
"Let's go thank Lord Zhangyue for killing the Wolf Demon!"
The many villagers immediately followed Li Youming toward the Land God Temple.
A huge crowd surged along.
At the same time, crowds were approaching from two other directions as well.
"Zhang Ronggui, Liao Jinzhi, what are you doing here?"
When Li Youming saw the large groups of villagers from Zhang Family Village and Liao Family Village, he felt a wave of delight, but kept his expression neutral as he spoke.
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