episode_0131

Nostalgia (1) ― One Mind Salvation Church ‘the beginning’

[The majority of citizens belonging to ‘The Beginning’ recognize you as their ruler.]

[You have met one of the conditions for occupying the city! ‘The beginning’ is no longer against you.]

[The system is replaying your story… … ]

[…] … ]

[‘Adequate worship’.]

[‘The Beginning’ worships you.]

[City capture rewards are given according to the story.]

[Acquire ‘Divinity’.]

[Special facility ‘Seminary’ is unlocked.]

‘at las.’

I whispered in my heart and looked down at the beginning.

The beginning of time when I was worshiped equally like paradise and decalcomania.

Among them, a giant with a particularly tough body.

‘That cockroach-like bastard.’

I looked at him and stuck out my invisible tongue.

Even though he was taught so well by my telekinesis, he is the embodiment of ignorance that stands up and runs again.

He was indeed a ruler who completed the theme of the beginning of the city.

That persistent bastard was now kneeling beneath me.

‘As expected, it’s an autumn dream. Are you sure about its performance?’

This time too, Seong Ga-eul was right.

To bring extraordinary rulers to their knees, something special other than violence was needed.

What would have happened if we had gone straight to the beginning and confronted him without this process?

I guess subduing him with telekinesis wasn’t as difficult as I thought.

However, based on the nature of the guy I have seen so far, he would never have kneeled in front of me or begged for his life.

Of course, if they took the tribe members hostage, they could have forced them to bow down.

That’s what a crude blackmailer would do, not the leader of the great One Mind Salvation Church.

Rather, doing something like that was the most difficult way to make him my believer.

One thing that is disappointing is the ‘proof of faith’ that is so blurry that it is not visible at all.

Perhaps, if I had made him, beyond the tribe members, into my sincere believer, it would not have been ‘moderate worship’ but ‘perfect worship’.

“Ahh! The wind has arrived!”

“Wind! The Wind has come to our tribe!”

The chieftain, who was approaching the stone spear with his hand fidgeting, stopped as the cries echoed through the grassland.

The tribe members are thrilled that their true selves have been revealed.

The chief’s hand, which was looking at them, slowly moved away from the stone spear.

‘That guy’s mindless assault has finally stopped.’

That alone was satisfying for now.

I looked down at them and smiled kindly and joyfully.

Just getting that chieftain was worth the time I’ve spent so far.

‘It’s definitely stronger than Seo Tae-san, and compared to Shim So-young… … ‘I don’t know.’

A strength comparable to that of the awakened people I have raised with care.

It was shocking to me, knowing how much they invested in growth without wasting points.

As expected, there were still as many great people in the world as stars.

Even as the world shuddered at the disaster, each person was still shining their light throughout the world.

No, on the contrary, it may be shining brighter because the darkness has come upon it.

‘In that sense, they are not people to just ignore.’

Awakening people who undermined my fighting spirit in various ways at the auction house.

I thought they were worse than bugs, but looking at the chief, I thought it would be okay to elevate them to the level of a praying mantis.

They obviously have their own talents, so they must have risen to that position.

Of course, it was still the same that if you stepped on it, you would die.

In particular, that chieftain is clearly a ruler that was not seen at the ‘Seoul Expo’.

If he were at the auction house with such a unique personality, it would be more difficult to forget him.

‘Well, they were so consumed by the concept that they didn’t even use the system, so what about the auction house?’

It should be remembered that the ‘Seoul Expo’ was not a must for the rulers.

There could well have been a threatening ruler like that chieftain who did not appear at the auction house.

[Please decide on the treatment of the primordial city power ‘Primitive’!]

Flashing green with system messages.

As expected, the large tree located in the center of the grassland was the original city power.

[Would you like to absorb the city power ‘Primitive’ into the awakened person’s city power ‘Grace’?]

[When absorbed, the time remaining until Grace is activated is permanently reduced by 10%.]

[However, the absorbed city power ‘Primitive’ disappears as is.]

[(Y/N)]

I narrowed my eyes as I looked at the continuously updated system window.

Even if the time remaining until Grace is activated is reduced by 10%, this is only reduced by 3 days.

No matter how much you think about it, the absorption efficiency was beyond garbage and at the level of nuclear waste.

Strengthening favor by reducing one full city power?

It was an option that no one would choose unless the power of the city they occupied was trash.

[Green City’s Beginning Power: Primitive]

[Anything that has not been touched by anyone grows quickly and hugely. Great warrior who entrusted himself to the ancient stem that devours civilization, you will show off your primal strength.]

Moreover, it was too much of a waste to absorb the power of the primordial city, which had the expected effect along with Seong Ga-eul.

As I silently repeated the rejection in my mind, the notification message was updated.

Tiring—!

[City power of the only city of salvation, ‘Paradise’: Grace, Primordial (2/2)]

[Currently, there are not enough free city power slots in ‘Paradise’!]

[Time remaining until next slot opens: (29:11:59:58)]

Then yes.

You’re putting the brakes on again like this.

I wondered why it was so quiet these days.

Or rather, I’ve been feeling empty lately?

‘Just write it as a month for ease of reading, you damn system.’

Even though I was grumbling inside, strangely I didn’t feel bad.

It’s like watching a kid who doesn’t know when a back tackle will come and tackle you openly.

Still, you tackled me again this time, so it will be quiet for a while.

And this effect doesn’t just apply to me either.

Still, for some reason, the way I looked at the ‘primitive’ who occupied the city power slot became complicated.

Like ‘Grace’, it is an always-activated power that has no set cooldown.

I looked down at the priest who was still looking at me with tears in his eyes.

The reason why that woman moved so briskly even though she starved for a longer time than expected.

That was the physical buff that Primordial gave to its citizens in the beginning.

It was also the reason why the Chief was able to do so well against my telekinetic vortex.

Moreover, I personally destroyed the original ecological environment in order to starve the tribe, so I knew the usefulness of ‘primitive’ better than anyone else.

Even if just a day passes by, wild animals are always running around in the beginning.

Vegetation and animals growing abnormally quickly were all thanks to the influence of ‘primitive’.

‘The inexhaustible granary of the One Mind Salvation Church.’

It is another name for ‘the beginning’, which has now become our territory and city.

From the beginning, how many points could be saved by taking charge of just one meal for believers?

Also, a large horse that the chieftain constantly rode.

That horse must also have been a high-quality horse influenced by farsightedness.

I thought of the guy who kept rolling on the floor due to my whirlwind, but instead of running away, he followed his owner.

To say the least, unusual durability and loyalty.

Unfortunately, it has now become a sacrifice to Me by the priest, but in the beginning there was no way that only one horse was created.

If the whirlpool that cleansed the beginning every day disappears, soon horses affected by ‘primitive’ will also run around the meadows.

‘If the Holy Knights received cold weapons, of course they should also be provided with war horses.’

Gradually, the vigilante group, the representative force of the Salvation Church, was becoming more diverse.

This probably means that it won’t be long before they will be called the Holy Knights rather than the Vigilantes.

“Oooh—! The wind punished the tree!”

“The wind was angry at the tree!”

The voices of believers break the long thoughts.

When they turned their heads to the tree they had shouted at, the green tree that was in full bloom had changed.

A tree from the beginning, reborn in pure white.

This probably means that ‘Primitive’ has completely become the city power of ‘Paradise’.

“Aaaah! thank you! Thank you, it’s a breeze!”

The priest violently throws himself down after seeing that the green tree has turned white.

I handed her my wooden statue without saying anything.

“Ahh! Wind!”

My wooden statue is now the only one owned by priests.

With that, she will enjoy absolute power in the tribe.

They will have a sacred authority that even the chieftain cannot infringe upon.

“The wind has let go of his anger! Everyone bow down and express your gratitude!”

“Thank you, Wind!”

In an instant, everyone except the chief bowed down to me.

The priest rolled his eyes as he looked at the chief’s stiff body.

“Profit—! Chief!”

“Hurry! The wind is watching, Chief!”

The devotees pressed down on the chief’s back as quickly as a beam of light in her eyes.

The chief’s forehead, which gradually went down, touched the floor.

“Thank you, Wind! Thank you for forgiving us who belatedly realized the grace of the Wind!”

I responded to her confession with a kind smile.

In order to make the unknown and fear more evident to them, I deliberately did not say anything.

Thanks to this, there were times when the priest did not realize my intention right away and had to send the whirlwind several times.

Still, she seemed to be quite intelligent and understood my intentions.

‘The appearance is a bit disappointing… … .’

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the looks to be an executive, but it didn’t matter.

‘Proof of faith’ shining brightly on the bodies of believers except the chieftain.

The food they eat and drink already contains my ‘liquid of dependence.’

In particular, they invested a lot of money into their favorite product, ‘Water of the Wind’.

‘That guy looks like he’s crazy about alcohol, but he won’t even take a sip of it.’

I clicked my tongue as I looked at the chief, who was lying face down and trembling, perhaps out of anger or shame.

Have you forgotten what ‘alcohol’ is as a debuff of primitiveness?

‘That’s not right. ‘Alcohol would also be considered a primitive that has existed since the birth of mankind.’

We already knew through experiments how ‘farsightedness’ affects us.

Once you enter the beginning, the machine is guaranteed to stop working.

Moreover, they say that if you start staying a little longer, you forget the ‘ideas’ that originated in modern times, but honestly, I’m not sure about this.

I kept floating in the air trying to manage them, but it had no effect.

‘Is it because I’m floating in the air?’

In any case, it did not seem like the believers of the ‘beginning of the world’ had to live as primitive people forever.

As time passed, the words I was shouting incoherently whenever I saw the tornado became more elaborate, and I could clearly see the tribe developing.

Even just now, there was almost no ambiguity in the words the believers expressed their gratitude to me.

‘Probably, instead of receiving a huge constant buff, I received a rather harsh debuff.’

It would be correct to say that it gained its own city development debuff.

So, in order for Taecho to function as a granary, it had to be developed steadily.

Either a new awakener or a new city.

I couldn’t get full after the first drink.

Thinking about teaching them step by step about farming made my head hurt again.

‘Maybe Gaeul will take care of this?’

Autumn Dream will take care of it.

Kiiing—!

I just know that now ‘the beginning’ is displayed on my mini-map as ‘the beginning of One Mind Salvation Church’.

Thanks to this, you can create a whirlwind more lightly than before with your ability doubled.

Ka-ga-ga-ga-ga-!

I wanted to conclude today’s work at Taecho by confirming the sign that Taecho had been completely brought under my control.

“Thank you, thank you!”

“Thank you, Wind!”

The voices of believers expressing gratitude gradually became more distant.

A vigilante group to be sent to the site of the broadcasting station in Yeongdeungpo-gu, which was finally acquired,

Communication with the priests needs to be closer and more certain,

Chiefs who have not yet been completely discouraged, etc.

Many of the problems that had arisen in the beginning still came to mind, but these were now the work of subordinates, except for the issue of managing the chieftain.

In the first place, managing a chieftain who had no idea where he might fly from the sky and summoning a tornado were more tiring tasks than expected.

It was also difficult to not be able to say anything and just smile benevolently for the sake of mystery.

“Ah- Why does the leader still have so much work to do?”

What’s even more creepy is.

Now, when I go back to paradise, I will be dragged around by Seong Ga-eul, who is waiting for me to come, and I will be doing something again.

“… … Is this the cult leader?”

What were the religious leaders I had seen so far?