Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 110 The Seven-Eyed God's Blessing Across the Vast Ocean?

After the host had given a warm welcome, it was finally Priest Farrell's turn.

The young priest smoothed the wrinkles in his priest's robe and stood up.

"I am very grateful for Lord Han Hai's hospitality. I am here on behalf of the Divine Court for two main reasons."

"The first thing is that I heard that a bandit group actually ignored the Treaty on the Protection of Territories and launched a brazen attack on the Han Hai Territory, which is a territory for development."

"Although goblins and ogres are not under the jurisdiction of human nations, His Majesty the God-Emperor was furious upon hearing that humans were involved. Therefore, he ordered me to come here to investigate and see if any human forces were involved in any conspiracy to undermine the human covenant!"

They put it nicely, but Chen Mo wasn't buying it at all.

The bandits' supplies are all provided by the merchant guilds affiliated with your Divine Court. Do you not know whether any human forces are involved?

It can only be said that the Divine Court has mastered the art of feigning virtue while pretending to be virtuous.

"The second matter is that the newly established Han Hai has a vacant divine position!"

"The Divine Court arranged for me to come here, also to ask the lord to spread our religion in the vast sea and fulfill our divine will to protect all living beings."

Chen Mo laughed and gave his response: "There are humans in the bandit group, but I don't know where they came from."

"Now that they're just bones, we definitely won't get anything out of them! I'll have them clean up the remains later and hand them over to your country, hoping that your country can find some clues."

"As for religion, I'm sure you've heard about it, priest. I have great respect for all the gods, but I do not believe in any religion."

"Therefore, we should abandon the idea of ​​missionary work in the Vast Ocean Territory."

"After all, this place is a desolate land, extremely poor. It's better to believe in yourself than in gods."

Priest Farrell pressed his hand to his forehead and nodded slightly: "Your Excellency is mistaken. Divine grace can extend to the vast ocean as well!"

"Oh?"

Chen Mo sat up slightly and asked directly, "If that's the case, what benefits would it bring to allow your religion to preach here?"

Farrell's face twitched violently.

He is a high priest, a high priest of insight from the Mistmoon Divine Court.

As a typical state where religious authority is political power, the priests are the rulers of the Mist Moon Divine Court.

In order to better govern the country, the priests were divided into three categories: bishops, priests, and temple officials.

The bishop's duty is to educate the people; he is a powerful leader who controls a region, and each bishop owns his own diocese.

In his territory, he was the agent of the gods, the spokesperson of the divine emperor, and possessed almost all the power of life and death within the territory.

Priests were officials of various ranks in the divine court, and were divided into central priests and regional priests depending on their diocese.

Farrell is the high priest of the Eastern Region, and was previously a member of the priesthood responsible for foreign affairs of the Mist Moon Divine Court.

As for the Temple, that was the military force of the Divine Court. Farrell's team included a fully equipped Temple squad.

Needless to say, in this chaotic world, without bishops, the Holy See might have less income; without priests, the Holy See might have fewer vassals; and without temples, it would probably have nothing at all.

Although still relatively young, Todd Farrell was already a key member of the Divine Court who had participated in two Seven Curtains ceremonies, and had served as an envoy to more than a dozen countries of varying sizes, meeting hundreds of lords and officials from all over the world.

However, this is the first time I've encountered someone so brazenly demanding benefits from the Divine Court.

Priest Farrell even wondered if he was hallucinating.

Seeing Helan clutching his head beside him, and then looking at Deacon Oren's expression as if he had eaten a rat, Farrell knew that he probably hadn't misheard.

"This...this Lord of the Vast Ocean, your faith in the gods must be devout...yes, it's a heartfelt devotion, how can it be measured by...by any benefits?"

"Is that so?" Chen Mo smiled and raised his wine glass. "I'm not very knowledgeable, and there are some things I really don't understand."

"In that case, let me put it another way: what blessings can my people, who devoutly believe in the gods, receive?"

Farrell took a deep breath.

He began to believe that this guy wasn't a nobleman at all; what nobleman would do such a thing?

On the mainland, there are nobles who believe in gods and lords who do not, but in any case, there is a necessary and basic respect for gods.

It's like you're a civil servant in a southern province. You can disobey the orders of the top official in a northern province, but when they come to visit, you still have to maintain basic courtesy.

You can't just go up there and ask people for hospitality fees.

Even if you think that way, you can't say it like that. You have to put on an act, right?

Farrell straightened his body, straightened his slightly wrinkled priest's robes again, and took the opportunity to sort out his somewhat chaotic mind.

Representatives of the Divine Court should maintain impeccable appearance everywhere they go, and are highly skilled in all kinds of cleaning spells. However, in the mansions of lords of other countries, even the lowest level of dust-removing spells are strictly prohibited, because no lord will sit idly by and watch you use your spiritual energy from dozens of steps away.

Who knows what kind of thing you're going to release?

How should we respond to this unruly lord?

If this happened within the jurisdiction of the Divine Court, he would definitely have been labeled a heretic.

But even if we disregard the fact that this is the territory of the pioneering knights and is protected by regulations, the Divine Court would not be willing to bully a human lord so easily, even without regulations.

After all, the hundred or so bishops of the Divine Court were, in a sense, lords.

Besides, how can you make money if you've offended everyone?

After a moment of hesitation, Farrell tried to communicate again.

"Great Seven-Eyed God above, may I ask if Lord Chen has a god he worships?"

"No, it's just that I don't believe in those things... well, those things in the void that I can't see."

"Understood!"

Priest Farrell stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles in his robes once more, and said solemnly, “I, Todd Farrell, the Third Eye of the Misty Moon Divine Court, the High Priest of the Eye of Insight, hereby submit my application to the esteemed Lord of the Vast Sea.”

"Please allow me to invoke the name of the gods on the land of the vast sea, and to bestow divine grace upon them. Lord, please witness with your own eyes the supreme glory and true power of the Seven-Eyed God!"

The priests and attendants of the Misty Moon lineage behind him, as well as the deacons and attendants of the Seven Luminaries Garland, all stood up, crossed their hands, lowered their heads, and looked quite solemn and dignified.

Chen Mo did not immediately agree. He stroked his wine glass and gave a vague answer: "High Priest Farrell, things must be done one at a time. Why don't we discuss this second matter in more detail after the first matter, the handover of the remains, and the investigation are completed?"

He needs time to figure out what secrets are hidden behind this so-called "divine grace".

Therefore, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for both sides.

The light cast slightly swaying shadows on the rough stone wall, and the projector displayed photos of several Mist Moon priests. The territory remained sleepless, and Chen Mo convened a small high-level meeting in the inner hall.

The only three people in the territory who had some knowledge of the divine court—Chief Ruler Helan, Patrol Captain and Councilor Lynn, and Spell Advisor and Councilor Downs—began to explain to the lord what they knew about the gods from different perspectives.

There are many gods in this world, such as the nature gods worshipped by the elves, the fire god worshipped by the dwarves, and of course, some lesser-known gods, such as the corn and hearth fire god worshipped by the sand people—gods that sound rather strange.

However, if we were to talk about the most influential figure on the current Starry Continent, it would undoubtedly be the Seven-Eyed God of the Misty Moon Divine Court.

Also known as the Seven Luminaries.

Helan drew a string of symbols on the table: "The Seven-Eyed God is the creator god, the supreme god, and the true god of all ages, as spoken of by the Divine Court!"

"The so-called seven eyes means that the god has a total of seven eyes, each representing a different kind of observation ability, which can see the past and the future, and everything in the depths of the universe!"

Chen Mo asked curiously, "Having seven eyes on your head, isn't that too... too strange?"

After thinking it over, Chen Mo decided against using offensive language. After all, judging from the appearance of these people, it seemed that this deity was not a completely ethereal being.

In this fantasy world, it's normal for things to be a little abnormal. Helan tapped his forehead: "They're not all on the head; the seven eyes are distributed in various locations on the body."

"Among them, the left and right eyes can see the past and the future, and are called the Eye of the Past and the Eye of the Future respectively. There is an eye above the brow, called the Eye of Insight, which can see the present world."

Wow, the past, present, and future are all here.

Helan then clapped his hands and feet: "There are two eyes in the soles of the feet of gods. The left foot is the eye of the abyss, which can see the endless abyss, and the right foot is the eye of the sky, which can see all the heavens and the myriad worlds."

"Finally, in the palms of the god, there is an eye in each hand. The one in the left hand is called the Eye of True Knowledge, meaning that it can see through the laws governing the world. The one in the right hand is called the Eye of Eternity, signifying that the god is immortal and eternal."

"This is the origin of the title 'Seven-Eyed God'."

Chen Mo tried hard to visualize the image in his mind, but ultimately felt it was too abstract: "Okay, I already find it strange that seven eyes are on the face, but these are on the hands and feet... So you have to lift your feet to see things?"

"No, no, these eyes don't need to be actually exposed; as long as they exist, they can be seen."

To ensure his lord understood the situation more thoroughly, Helan spent considerable time recounting the legend of the Seven-Eyed God's creation, annihilation, and rebirth, with a particular focus on the origin of the four eyes and hands.

The Seven Luminaries God originally had only three eyes, which were the three eyes that could see the past and the future. At that time, it was just one of the gods, and its divine power and position were just ordinary among the gods.

"At some point in ancient times, it is said that this deity borrowed a fortune from the dwarf's ancestral deity, which was something like a divine essence commonly used among deities."

"Due to certain special reasons, the Seven-Eyed God was unable to repay in time."

"The enraged dwarf ancestral god then launched the 'Contract Pursuit,' capturing the God of the Seven Luminaries and pinning him to the 'Wall of Despair,' forged from the wails of countless breachers! He prepared to seize his divine power to compensate for the wealth that had ballooned beyond calculation in the contract."

"A psionic nail, as thick as a human arm and burning with the flames of the covenant, pierced through the left hand of the Seven Luminaries God, thus opening the Eye of True Knowledge in the left hand. It then pierced through the right hand of the Seven Luminaries God, giving birth to the Eye of Eternity in the right hand."

"The same was true for his feet. When the seven divine eyes finally opened simultaneously amidst endless pain and the flames of the contract, the godhood of the Seven-Eyed God underwent a transformation! He broke free from his shackles, returned to his throne with supreme power, and reclaimed his godhood and divine position!"

"Moreover, its power is greater than ever before!"

This story sounds a bit like a hellish joke.

"So, did this seven-eyed god kill the dwarf's ancestral god?"

"No, the dwarf's ancestral god and the seven-eyed god have reached a reconciliation."

"The Dwarf Ancestral God transferred the punishment to the dwarf race, making them forever wander and flee from place to place, in order to appease the anger of the Seven-Eyed God."

Chen Mo almost spat out the tea in his mouth; this was even more hellish than the last one!

"Furthermore, the dwarf race also converted the enormous debt owed by the Seven-Eyed God, which was still rolling over every second, into a... generous investment in the Seven-Eyed God. They provided more wealth to support the Seven-Eyed God in defeating several other gods and ultimately seizing the position of the Creator God and the Supreme Godhood!"

What a dramatic and unpredictable show!

"According to you, the dwarf race should be in a terrible state, right? Why do I see dwarfs running businesses everywhere?"

"Ahem!" Downs, who had been sitting next to me, cleared his throat and took over the question: "I do know about that. When I was young, I traveled to various countries and heard many stories about dwarfs."

"It is said that the Dwarf Ancestral God made a promise to the Seven-Eyed God that, as punishment from the Eternal Abyss, the Dwarf race would never be able to have their own home. Once they gather and settle down in a certain place, the flames of war will spread to that land and never stop."

"Even if the dwarfs slaughter all the living beings on that land, they cannot erase the curse of the ancestral god; new flames will always blaze."

"However, as you know, my lord, the dwarves... well, how should I put it? Various countries treat them as part of the human race, but when some people want to attack our Vast Ocean Territory, they don't hesitate to throw aside the Treaty of Protection for the Pioneer Lords and provide supplies and weapons to bandits for certain benefits."

"I think that their ancestral god's curse may not be without reason."

Well, Chen Mo had heard a little about it in private. It seemed that when Towns was young, he was seriously harmed by dwarfs.

Because of the tuition loans from the academy, the interest kept piling up, leaving him with a debt that he carried for over a decade, only paying off after becoming a fourth-tier archmage. The old man definitely didn't have a good impression of dwarfs.

Finally, the old mercenary Lynn added a small piece of information.

“I once worked with a high-ranking priest of the Seven-Eyed God. Their priests do indeed possess some amazing abilities. I’ve always felt that if the Misty Moon Divine Court were truly willing to release more ‘divine grace,’ it would be an incredibly simple matter to gain the faith of others.”

"However, they always seem particularly, particularly stingy when it comes to the gifts of God!"

"Either he can get a lot from you, or he wants to prevent you from siding with his opponent and causing him greater losses. Only in these situations will a priest bestow a little so-called divine grace."

"Most of the time, they are like greedy hyenas, wanting to eat everything in their mouths, even licking the bones clean, leaving you with not a single scrap of meat."

"If this seven-eyed priest is truly willing to bestow divine grace upon the Vast Sea Territory, I think it must be because he has his eye on the territory, or something of the lord."

As the meeting drew to a close, Chen Mo slowly turned off the camera.

He could assess some of the potential negative consequences of allowing a charlatan to perform so-called divine magic on his territory, but his assessment was certainly incomplete. Clearly, he felt it necessary to consult his family about this matter.

Meanwhile, at the inn in the territory, the Seven-Eyed God and the leader of the Seven Luminaries Garland were engaged in a heated discussion.

"Your Excellency Farrell, why...why would you expend such precious divine power to perform a miracle here?"

“Oren, you have only seen the past of this territory, and a little bit of its present, but I have already sensed the future of this territory.”

"That's why you're just a first-order priest, while I'm the High Priest of the Eye of Insight."

"He was a very pragmatic lord, and his entire territory was permeated with an extremely pragmatic style."

"If we can make him feel the power of the gods, perhaps we can gain something special."

Farrell pointed heavily to the map hanging on the wall and slowly began to speak:
"All our previous plans were based on the premise that this territory could not be defended, or that even if it was, the lord would not stay for long and would seek other positions after obtaining noble status."

"But what would it mean for Mist Moon if this lord were willing to invest continuously and truly settle down here?"

"It will become a thorn in the side of the Divine Court, between the northern and southern Stream Moon Federations!"

“Xiyue is too far from the Divine Court, and it is already somewhat unstable. If it is further squeezed by the Qiyue Dynasty, the future direction of the Federation may change in ways that we cannot predict.”

"Also, there's a port here!"

"As you know, according to the Five Races Union Agreement, the sea creatures only allow humans to travel within a range of 20 kilometers offshore. Beyond this range, the sea creatures have the right to launch an attack."

"If the Han Hai Territory really builds a seaport here, then warships departing from here will easily cut off the sea route from south to north on the east side of the continent. We will have to spend dozens of times more to build an escort fleet, or destroy the Han Hai Territory."

"not worth it!"

"This is a piece of land that is so badly damaged that the Divine Court has no need for it, because maintaining a territory here is too expensive."

"But if it falls into enemy hands, the Divine Court will have to spend an equivalent, or even more, amount of money, which would be a huge loss!"

“Over the years, our enemies have also been reluctant to make such investments, so we have all lived in peace.”

"But now this unreasonable guy has come..."

"If we could bribe them with a little divine grace, I think both the God-Emperor and the Eternal High Priest would be very happy to see it."

Oren crossed his arms and bowed deeply: "Your Highness is wise!"

The night outside the window was deep and dark. The heat accumulated during the day was finally dissipating, revealing a slight coolness.

Because of a bizarre jealousy, Chen Mo offended a lowly playboy from an extremely marginalized noble family.

Because he killed "Little Golden Hair" in retaliation and refused to accept the fate of being hunted down and executed, Chen Mo offended Zircon Territory, a powerful lord.

Because of his shared hardships with the young princess of Yunwu Territory, Chen Mo acquired a barren piece of land in the desert.

With the support of the industrial behemoth Dongxia behind him and his own urgent need for stable development, Chen Mo invested a huge amount of money and resources in an attempt to build this place into a permanent base.

Along the way, sometimes I was not in control of my own destiny, and sometimes I forged ahead against the current, but in the end, Han Hai Ling was deeply embedded in the political ecology of this continent.

At this moment, before Chen Mo had even gained the favor of his own side, he unexpectedly attracted the attention of a nominally "hostile force".

What a wondrous journey of fate!

(End of this chapter)