ctnovel Chapter 127 Holy Angel Cult
Chapter 127 Holy Angel Cult
Chapter 127 The Cult of Holy Radiance (Third Update)
Yu Wang opened the world channel.
There was only one message hanging there.
[Left-wing saint: "Fellow countrymen lost at sea, listen to this call from the light!"]
I am honored to be the spokesperson of a god, and I am about to become the first survivor in the entire server to upgrade to a level 4 ship!
We have enough strength to lead everyone to the end of the ancient sea route!
Now I'd like to introduce a local faction, the Holy Angel Cult. Join the Holy Angel Cult, founded by the Supreme Leader of the Supreme Heaven!
By offering sincere prayers and sacrifices daily for a full month, you will receive a six-winged angel guardian statue!
"This statue has a similar effect to the sacred fire, dispelling darkness, warming the mind and body, and deterring evil spirits. Moreover, it requires no pearl coins to maintain, only your daily acts of pure faith!"
"If their faith remains steadfast and their actions align with the doctrine, the angel statue can continuously advance, gaining stronger protective power, and even other divine graces through extraordinary means!"
"Those who wish to join the faith, please face the rising sun each morning and repeat the following prayer three times —"
A carefully taken picture was attached below the message:
A standing statue of a six-winged angel, about two meters tall, with an ornate design and its face shrouded in a soft halo, radiates a warm golden light.
At the foot of the statue, there are several statues of believers, carved in a devout kneeling posture, their faces showing obvious peace and contentment.
Almost the instant Yu Wang's gaze fell upon the image, a system notification appeared:
[You have received an angel's blessing; your mental recovery speed has increased by 5% for 30 minutes.]
"So, this is one of those two saints. He actually got a name change card and changed his name to 'Left-Wing Saint.' So, there's also a Right-Wing Saint?"
Before Yu Wang could react, Zhang Xinlan, who was standing next to him, clicked her tongue first, her tone full of undisguised disdain.
"That's it? Daisy's casual blessing gave me a 10% boost to mental recovery speed, lasting a full hour! This 'Holy Radiance Angel Cult' sounds impressive, but its actual benefits are less than a cat that's always promoting the 'Cat Cult'!"
That's right, Zhang Xinlan is also an important target of the daily bewitching of the Black Cat, the spirit of the emblem.
However, Zhang Xinlan remained steadfast in her belief in the Duck Cult and supported Wang Cheng becoming the Duck King, ignoring Daisy's repeated attempts to win her over.
But whether others will think that way is another matter.
Yu Wang nodded. Zhang Xinlan's comparison was very clear, and that was precisely the problem.
Not everyone has the opportunity to meet the spirit of the emblem, Daisy, or to receive the protection of the "Irisdale" figurine like they do.
For ordinary survivors struggling under the dual threats of darkness and monsters, a statue that "does not require pearl coins" and has "an effect similar to the Holy Fire" is enough to tip the scales in many people's hearts.
A level 1 Sacred Flame consumes one Pearl Coin daily. To obtain stronger protection, you must upgrade the Sacred Flame, but upgrading will increase the daily consumption.
No one can withstand the daily grind!
Moreover, there are extraordinary pathways!
Everyone now understands that having a reliable path to the extraordinary means having the power to transcend the mundane, thereby gaining more rights to survive in this cruel game, or even the power to control the fate of others!
Add to that similar lobbying and seemingly respectable names.
One can imagine how many people wavered after this message was sent out, and how many people went crazy wanting to join the Holy Angel Cult!
Yu Wang's expression was solemn. After this ordeal, he didn't know how many people would join the church out of momentary impulse or despair. But he knew that it was definitely not a good thing for the Supreme Heaven to grow stronger.
But they were powerless to stop it.
Extraordinary paths represent strength, and strength is the key to survival in the game!
Unless humanity can find a path to transcendence that does not require the reliance on gods!
Otherwise, the future is almost inevitable that all of humanity will gradually divide, each attaching to and worshipping different divine forces, and eventually fighting to the death for the gods behind them!
At that time, humanity will truly become a dish on the dining table, to be devoured.
Even if they managed to reach the end of the ancient sea route, there was no guarantee that many people would survive.
Moreover, the news about the "left-wing saint" might affect his subsequent application for a permit to travel on the human ocean current highway.
Picture this:
Someone just offered a free "six-winged angel statue" with effects comparable to the Holy Fire, promising that as long as one makes devout offerings for a month, one can obtain it for free. They even made a promise about a "transcendent path".
Immediately afterwards, he jumped out and called on everyone in humanity to contribute one pearl coin to build an unprecedented...
Moreover, the "ocean current highway" offers no direct benefits in the short term.
In comparison, in chat channels where only text and images can convey information, which one seems more like a "savior" and which one seems more like "illegal fundraising" in the eyes of ordinary survivors?
The sentiments of the people are self-evident.
The difficulty he faces in raising funds and the potential crisis of trust he may encounter will increase exponentially.
Yu Wang felt an invisible pressure pressing heavily on his heart.
It seems that his dream of obtaining the Ocean Current High-Speed qualification is likely to fall through.
Frustration and resentment mingled within him. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing these chaotic emotions; now was not the time to dwell on this.
Those Deepsea Divers who had struggled to catch up and were trying to regroup became his best targets for venting his frustrations.
"Bang bang bang—!"
High-pressure water jets shot out one after another, exploding into clusters of water droplets mixed with debris on the distant sea surface.
It's as if they're venting their frustrations through this behavior.
Just as he had fired a dozen or so rounds of shelling and was still feeling gloomy, he suddenly heard a cat meowing in his ear.
"Meow meow meow~"
【A message of care from Daisy, the spirit of the emblem: Wishing you a wonderful day! Over the next 24 hours, you'll find it easier to discover the little joys in life, your mood will recover more quickly, and you'll be less prone to prolonged periods of depression or irritability.】
May the gentleness of a cat heal you~ (•v·)*。
Yu Wang paused for a moment, as the witty words quietly seeped into his heart.
The pent-up frustration seemed to have been gently brushed aside by something; although the problem remained, my tense nerves inexplicably relaxed a little.
"What a blatant attempt to sell at the drop of a hat," he muttered to himself, a faint smile involuntarily curving his lips.
Zhang Xinlan's words make sense. Instead of believing in all sorts of nonsense, it would be better to join the more humane Cat Cult.
Of course, Yu Wang was just joking. What the black cat Daisy possessed was merely the ability to bestow blessings. It was fine for occasionally adding a small buff, but its improvement in strength was far from comparable to a complete "transcendent path." In this world where power reigns supreme, the latter was the real hard currency.
The long night was spent struggling amidst the intermittent roar of artillery fire.
Around three or four in the morning, after countless waves of deep-sea divers had been killed, the large, lingering shadow on the "underwater radar" screen finally dissipated on its own and disappeared into the darkness of the deep sea.
Whether they will make a comeback remains to be seen.
The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Zhang Xinlan groggily wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and gradually regained consciousness.
She found herself lying peacefully on a bed in the captain's cabin, covered with a blanket. Her last memory was of leaning against the deck railing, falling into a deep sleep from extreme exhaustion—who had brought her back to bed?
A barely perceptible blush flashed across her cheeks.
She composed herself and pushed open the door to go out.
Outside the door, Yu Wang happened to be coming down from the second floor, his brows slightly furrowed and his expression focused, as if he was pondering some difficult problem.
"Good morning?" Zhang Xinlan greeted tentatively.
"Good morning," Yu Wang replied casually, seemingly absent-minded.
Zhang Xinlan didn't mind and moved her sore and numb wrists and arms.
She doesn't know how many shots she fired last night; the recoil of the flintlock rifle still makes her entire arm numb.
I still haven't practiced enough!
She secretly decided that she must do ten extra sets of bench presses today.
Fortunately, we found a lot of fitness equipment in the garbage dump of the "Environmental Protection Ship" and cobbled together a simple gym on the "Ghost Pirate Ship", which did improve our exercise efficiency a lot.
As she pondered her training plan, she walked toward the deck, intending to breathe in the morning air.
However, the moment she stepped onto the deck, the sight before her froze her in place, leaving her completely dumbfounded.
Outside the ship's side, the entire ocean had turned almost entirely green!
The churning seawater had a texture like porridge.
On the sea surface, there was a thick layer of various fish carcasses floating on the surface, their bodies turned white due to lack of oxygen, with razor mackerel being the most numerous.
Fortunately, they had all died recently, and there was no stench of decay yet.
He activated the "Eagle Eye" skill in his palm and carefully observed the surroundings.
A few creatures still survive in this green sea.
However, the bodies of these surviving creatures have all undergone visible changes:
Some fish sprout tender green buds under their gill covers, some have scales that become as rough as tree bark, and some crustaceans even have wood-grain-like patterns appearing on their shells.
It was as if the entire sea area was evolving in the direction of "plants" under the influence of some indescribable force!
"This—this is—" Zhang Xinlan's voice was hoarse, "This is the complete form of the Abundant Sea. Full of life, but it's the life of plants." Yu Wang's voice came from behind her.
"Will we be affected too?" Zhang Xinlan subconsciously looked at her hands, feeling as if tender buds would sprout from her fingertips at any moment, and then she would irreversibly transform into a tree-man rooted in the ship's deck.
"We should just avoid eating anything from the sea. Luckily, I stocked up on some treasure fish yesterday. From now on, all fish and seafood produced in this bountiful sea can no longer be used as a food source."