Qin Siyang considered Li Tianming's words.
Then he asked, "What do you mean, offerings have grades?"
"Does the Path of the Believer differ depending on the offerings?"
"Of course."
Li Tianming took another sip of red wine.
"It's called the 'Path of the Believer' because it requires a God-Worship Ritual to open."
"And since you're honoring a god, different offerings naturally bring different rewards."
The more Qin Siyang heard, the more his expression twisted.
He kept feeling that this Path of the Believer was not quite what he had imagined.
"Would gods even care about offerings from insignificant humans?"
"I don't understand this whole theoretical framework about gods, but shouldn't everyone receive an equal blessing as long as they honor a god?"
"An equal blessing?" Li Tianming chuckled. "Do you think the God-Worship Ritual is worshipping a Buddha or bodhisattva who delivers all living beings? That they'll save you as long as your heart is in the right place?"
"Uh..."
"The God-Worship Ritual honors the unknown god who granted you your Sequence ability. To anyone opening the Path of the Believer, that is a being they must never profane."
"Your offerings reflect your devotion, how much you, as a believer, are willing to give to worship your god. Naturally, they also affect the blessings the god bestows on you."
"The gods of the apocalypse won't shower you with grace for no reason."
Qin Siyang gave Li Tianming a puzzled look. "Old Li, I never noticed this before. You seem to do whatever you please without any regard for taboos, not like someone who believes in gods. How come you can reel off all this theology like some veteran divine envoy?"
Li Tianming waved his hands repeatedly. "I don't believe in theology. I'm a staunch atheist. Don't go slapping labels on