Magic, Evil Gods, and the Fourth Calamity

Summoning a demigod is not easy.

Originally, if the church were still standing, it would have been possible to use the divine power within the church's statues to summon a demigod's projection.

But now that the church has been damaged, it is necessary to pray through a sacrificial ritual to summon the demigod himself.

However, praying for the arrival of a demigod is not something that can be done by simply holding a sacrificial ceremony and killing a few offerings.

After all, the Orc Empire was so vast that there were at least thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Orc tribes.

However, there are only twelve demigods belonging to the Hall of War... oh no, there are eleven now.

Aside from the demigods directly responding to prayers for the arrival of the orcish royal court, other orcish tribes either need to have a god "above" them or pay a heavy price to receive a response from a demigod.

After all, the arrival of demigods in reality comes at a price. While the current world of Errol can withstand the existence of demigods, being able to withstand demigods and allowing demigods to survive are two different things.

In the present world of Errol, magical power is insufficient to sustain the existence of demigods for extended periods.

After a demigod descends upon the world of Errol, their power will be uncontrollably drawn upon by the very essence of Errol over time.

Therefore, most demigods, after descending to help believers solve their problems, will return to their powerful divine kingdom.

A small number of demigods were weakened by their arrival or wanted to break free from the constraints of powerful divine power.

They will choose to slumber in some corner of the world of Errol, waiting for the world of Errol to finish its self-repair and for the total amount of magic power to return to a level that can support the actions of a demigod before waking up.

Of course, the human god of light is an exception. Although he is only a demigod, he is the chief god of his race and directly receives the faith of an entire race.

He then inherited the powerful divine kingdom, thus avoiding the fate of having his power extracted by the world of Errol.

If he weren't currently weak, he could probably raise a pantheon to submit to him.

Of course, the current state of human demigods is not of much concern to Doriel, the chieftain of a medium-sized tribe in the Orc Empire.

His current idea is simply to prepare enough offerings to persuade the orc demigod to descend.

After all, the Doril tribe had no god "above" them; all he could do was provide enough offerings.

The pantheon of war is not an evil god, but war thirsts for blood and life.

After handing the head of Chief Dovagan over to his men for safekeeping, Doriel ordered the tribe's orcs to collect enough human slaves in the eastern district.

Although not long ago, a large number of humans tried to resist the oppression of the orcs, and a large number of humans died in the orcs' suppression.

But in the East District alone, there are at least tens of thousands of humans left behind. After all, any orc with a little money would keep one or two humans as slaves or for their own enjoyment.

In the Orc Empire, humans are valuable private property.

As for how Dorryl collects humans, he obviously goes to the orcs' homes to rob them. Does Dorryl expect him to contribute his own human slaves?

This is perfectly normal in the dog-eat-dog world of the orc empire!

Orcs are brutal not only to other races but also to their own. They are a beast-like species, intelligent creatures succumbing to their instincts.

"Mom, I'm scared!"

In the eastern part of Sogoria, in front of the Doriel tribal palace, on a square that can accommodate 100,000 people.

More than 5,000 humans were driven here by the orcs and forced to kneel on the ground.

They wept and trembled, already knowing their fate was sealed.

Among them, a gaunt woman held the girl tightly in her arms, looking at the ferocious beastmen around her, vaguely knowing her fate.

"Don't be afraid, Mommy's here. We'll see Daddy soon!"

The woman tried her best to suppress the trembling in her voice, which encouraged the girl to muster her courage and lift her head from her mother's arms, asking expectantly.

"Did Daddy come to save us?"

The woman's voice choked with emotion, "No, we're going to find Dad!"

The little girl was confused by this. She looked around at the tall, terrifying orcs. "But Mommy, shouldn't those bad things keep us here?"

These words made the woman tremble uncontrollably, and she sobbed as she hugged the little girl tightly in her arms.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Her husband had long since died, on the road to fighting the orcs.

Now she feels only hatred and regret, hating herself for being powerless and regretting bringing her daughter into this world.

The little girl was at a loss for words at her mother's apology. She looked around helplessly, but then she saw something strange on the houses at the edge of the square.

"Mom, look! There's a big rooster on that roof!"

……

"Hey, Hua-ge, it looks like the orcs are about to hold another sacrifice!"

On a rooftop in the eastern district of Sogoria, Feng, watching everything happening in the square from afar, took a picture and posted it to the battle group, tagging @花开富贵.

[Brother Pig, there's one in the North District too]

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[Also available in Nancheng District!]

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As soon as the message about the wind blowing in the pig's mouth was sent out, two players in the group responded to it.

Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity: [I remember the last time there was a sacrifice like this, the orcs seemed to summon a demigod! @WindOnPigMouth]

The Wind Above the Pig's Mouth: [That's right, all three tribes are about to hold sacrificial ceremonies. Are they trying to summon three demigods?]

Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity: [I'm not sure. Please keep an eye on the situation. I'll have someone ask Saintess Eileen in Blackwater City.]

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The wind above the pig's mouth: [World quest triggered! @BloomingWealth]

Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity: [We've seen it, and we've received it on our end as well.]

Side Quest: The Orcs' Hope

[Mission Introduction: Under the terrifying oppression of the human exploration team, the orc tribe decided to seek the power of the gods and pray for their appearance.]

[Mission Objective: Disrupt the orc tribe's summoning ritual and prevent the orc demigod's arrival (0/3)]

[Level Requirement: None]

[Number of participants required: None]

[Task Rewards: 1000 Contribution Points, and a chance to obtain a Bronze-level Promotion Qualification Ticket (the probability of obtaining this ticket increases with the improvement of a certain statistic)]

[Failure Penalty: Sogoria will become a ghost town]

【Whether to accept】

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With the emergence of this mission, the exploration team's chat group became lively.

Player 1: [What's with this mission reward? What does "possibility of obtaining" mean? And what is that certain metric?]

Player 2: [Exactly! And why is there a penalty for failing this mission?! What's with turning Sogoria into a ghost town?!]

Players were discussing it animatedly, and after thinking about the task for a moment, Hua Kai Fu Gui edited a message and sent it to the group.

Everyone should save as many human NPCs as possible. The target may be related to the number of human NPCs or their affinity level. Don't forget our current role @All Members

Player 3: [What's wrong with the "player" identity?]

Player 4: [Upstairs, did you skip the story? Aren't we always the heroes summoned from another world by the God of Light?]

Player 3: [Oh oh oh]

Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity: [Captains of all player teams, please come to the Orc Palace. I'll briefly explain the upcoming quest arrangements. @All Members]