The Turning Begins

"...In the far South."

Cross that out. There's no need to specify a direction. It's too limiting... Jiang Hao crossed out "in the far South."

"...In an unknown country, a group of farmers whose harvest had been poor this year began praying to the gods for help. They hoped for a good harvest next year, because two bad harvests in a row would leave them unable to pay their lord's taxes. They would have no choice but to sell themselves into slavery."

"...Somehow, they received instructions for making something called 'fertilizer.' The method was..."

"...They were delighted, but also afraid. Fertilizer meant their fields would produce more in the future, but they did not know whether it was a gift from a god or a gift from the Demon. The priests in town often told them: Beware of gifts from the Demon, for you must repay them with your souls."

"...Their fear of the Demon led them to believe it was a gift from a god. A great being called the God of Agriculture had taken pity on them and given them 'fertilizer.' They..."

After some thought, Jiang Hao decided not to weave in the passage about them beginning to have Faith in the God of Agriculture. His reason was the same as before: unless necessary, he should not involve anything related to the gods.

He did not lack Faith. Blue Star could provide that. In the Otherworld, what he needed to do was carefully acquire authority and ascend to become a True God.

That's enough for now... Jiang Hao considered the matter. The fertilizer's effects would not become apparent until spring. Using the power of Fate to spread it now would create too many inconsistencies. The Otherworld had too many different systems of power; someone might notice that Fate