Secret Chamber

Soon Chen Changhe arrived at the study in the castle. After groping around on the walls for a while, Chen Changhe touched a switch.

He gently pressed the switch, and with a click, a wall slowly opened, revealing a hidden space before him.

This hidden space is a large, enclosed room filled with cages and various training tools.

Even though it has been idle for many years, a strange smell still lingers in the air.

Chen Changhe's expression was somewhat strange.

According to Doug Forbes's memory, this secret room was the place he used to train Beastfolk female slaves.

His memories even include Doug Forbes's father training Countess Lindsay Earl.

"Letting a child see this..."

"The Forbes family are all lunatics!"

He deserves to be childless and have no descendants.

They absolutely deserved it.

Chen Changhe watched all this with a heart full of disgust.

He could hardly imagine how cruel and inhumane things had happened here.

This secret room is a testament to the vile nature of the Forbes family, further fueling his contempt for them.

After leaving the secret room, Chen Changhe sat down in the study.

"Such a large castle needs at least a butler, a maid, and several servants to maintain its daily operations."

A chef will also be needed to prepare the food, a gardener to tend the Garden of Nurgle, and several guards to ensure the castle's safety.

Chen Changhe silently calculated in his mind. He knew that these personnel were essential to revitalize this ancient castle.

He has no intention of lowering his quality of life.

However, finding a suitable candidate in such a place doesn't seem to be so easy.

"We can take our time finding a cook..."

Chen Changhe's cooking skills are quite good; ordinary chefs certainly can't compare to him.

He didn't have the spoiled airs of a nobleman and was willing to cook for himself.

"Make arrangements for the other important personnel first..."

At least a capable butler is needed to manage all affairs within the castle, and a meticulous maid is needed to help with daily life.

As for guards, it doesn't make much difference whether they're there or not.

God truly exists in this world, and there is more than one.

There are nine major churches in the Human Kingdom that resides in this plane of existence, and each church worships one of the nine righteous gods that are universally believed in by humankind.

In addition, some other gods are also recognized, and even alien races such as Beastfolk and monsters have their own gods.

Their status was not the same; they were called Evil God or false gods.

"However... neither the nine true gods nor those false gods are true deities."

As Ork God, Chen Changhe is the most qualified to speak on this matter.

These gods do not have a true will; they are merely aggregates formed by the collection of faith power.

"These gods are actually just products of faith, and the real power of the churches of those gods is in the hands of the believers."

This kind of god can at most be considered a totem, a tool god.

It has absolutely no connection to the pantheon and has no potential for development.

This situation has occurred in Infinite Universe as well.

This kind of belief in a god is called a "Uncored God Belief System".

This type of belief lacks a true core. Similar situations have occurred frequently throughout the long history of the Infinite Universe, but they are often just fleeting phenomena.

For the gods, such a belief system is the greatest treasure.

They can devour the faith power of these belief systems to rapidly increase their own Divine Power Points.

The Divine Authority of this plane of existence are also able to cast some divine spells, but the spells they acquire are not gifts from the gods.

It's more like a magician casting spells, except that magicians use magical power, while these Divine Authority of the Pantheon use divine arts, consuming divine Divine Power converted from Power of Faith.

Without the control of deities, any believer with faith can naturally comprehend the corresponding divine arts and gain the ability to cast them.

Having been in this world for so many days, Chen Changhe had already successfully analyzed the mysteries of almost all the divine magic systems in this plane of existence.

He also discovered that, compared to true divine magic, the divine magic system of this plane of existence actually has many loopholes and irrationalities.

Although he doesn't possess Divine Power, Chen Changhe can unleash any divine spell he has enough energy to drive, thanks to the waaaaagh power he has cultivated through breathing techniques.

"In other words, if I wanted, I could pretend to be a follower of any god..."

This is actually quite useful.

Ordinary people in this dimension, whether human or other alien races.

Their faith in God is still very strong.

Taking advantage of this situation, Chen Changhe can actually do a lot of things.

Moreover, once he completes his mission, the Power of Faith formed by these divine belief systems will be swallowed by Chen Changhe and become the foundation for him to condense and form the third Node Divinity.

For him, the more solid the foundation, the better.

"Since there are so many gods in this world, one more waaaaagh doesn't seem to be a problem."

Chen Changhe muttered to himself.

Early the next morning, Chen Changhe left the castle.

He walked the streets of Hope Town, carefully examining his territory.

Hope Town is not large, and most of the buildings within its territory are in the Western European medieval style.

The ancient stone houses are arranged in a staggered pattern, with mottled moss climbing all over the walls.

The shops lining both sides of the street are also unique, with wooden signs swaying gently in the breeze.

The tavern doors were wide open, and the aroma of malt wafted through the air. The blacksmith's shop emitted clanging sounds and sparks flew.

In the center of town stands a clock tower, its massive hands moving slowly, striking a deep and melodious chime every hour on the hour.

Besides the clock tower, there is also a Big Dumb Bell.

This Big Dumb Bell remains silent most of the time, but in case of an emergency, someone will ring Big Dumb Bell.

At that time, the urgent and loud tolling of the bells will be like a battle horn, spreading to every corner, alerting everyone and prompting them to take swift action to deal with the crisis.

The town's regular population is not large, totaling no more than 500 people.

However, because there are many mines nearby, large numbers of miners occasionally flock in.

Covered in dust and exhausted, they toiled in the mines for a living.

They can only leave the mine a few days each month to rest.

At this time of day, the tavern is packed with people who talk loudly, laugh, and release the stress of work.

It's not the miners' time to rest, and the streets of Hope Town look particularly deserted.

Besides miners, some merchants also pass through Hope Town.

They hauled loads of goods and made a brief stop in the town to exchange and resupply.

After leaving Hope Town, you enter the territory of the Orc Royal Court.

The destination of these caravans is self-evident.