Forests Don't Support Idle Goblins

Charles knew perfectly well how he came to be blessed by the God of Earth and Life, and he also knew that he could never be the chosen one of the God of Life.

If the Earth Church truly considers him God's chosen one, then things will become very difficult.

He now plans to lead his people to further expand in the forest, preparing to take over the Feathered Serpent Kingdom and advance his power to the Lake Dalen region. If he is considered a chosen one at this time, he will probably be taken away by the church directly, and his people will only have two fates: one is to be abandoned directly, after all, how can a chosen one lead a group of goblins when he is supposed to lead believers? The other is that the church, in order to show its respect for life, will make its subordinates cannon fodder in the battle.

Even the higher-ups of the Earth Church would never accept that they were God's chosen one. How could a dignified human church allow a goblin to be God's chosen one?

But if he were to tell them outright, "I, Charles Mello, am your chosen one, and what you need to do now is find a way to help me restore humanity."

It's estimated that his head will soon be placed on a table in the capital of the Golden Flower Kingdom, and then a group of people will happily swim in a sea of ​​gold coins. After all, 30 gold coins is a huge sum of money.

"Perhaps there are some ways in the church to verify whether I have received divine revelation. If I fail the verification, then I'll be sending myself into the lion's den." Charles shook his head slightly, deciding that he had to persuade Sophia no matter what, to dispel the idea that she was God's chosen one.

"I originally thought this [Blessing of the Gods] was pretty good, but now it seems like a mixed blessing." The thought of being able to choose another blessing soon made Charles feel a bit troubled. "Anyway, I definitely have to choose the blessing, and this time it's the [Blessing of the God of Battle and Glory]. The only thing is, once it takes effect, I can't bring back the Church of the God of War."

The thought of those guys gave Xia a headache. The Church of War was full of people who constantly talked about "honor" and "bravery," and all the major knight orders had some kind of cooperation with the Church of War. Even the Adventurers' Guild had the influence of the Church of War. If his area was covered by the Blessing of the God of War, some muscle-bound men might venture deep into the forest like Sophia.

"Those idiots in Golden Flower City," he rubbed his temples, "Forget about any divine war, those princes are already at odds. Let's just start fighting. Third brother, find an opportunity to stab second brother directly, that'll do. Poisoning would also work."

High-level palace intrigue is always this sharp.

Once the Kingdom of Fran descends into chaos, no one will likely pay attention to our side anymore, and the so-called Chosen Ones will be forgotten.

"Should I try to find a way to go to Golden Flower City to investigate?" Charles crossed his arms and leaned against the stone wall, pondering. Although what Sophia told him about the Chosen Ones was fictitious, the fact that a "war of gods" would occur in the Kingdom of Fran in the future was probably a foregone conclusion. "Going to investigate in advance will make it easier for me to formulate my own strategy based on the situation."

Unfortunately, there's not much in the team who can carry out his ideas right now. Mary can't leave, John is too inexperienced, Agatha is a witch, and the other members aren't even human.

"How about we try to fool Sophia?" Charles pinched his chin, quickly dismissing the idea. "She's very clever and can deduce many things on her own. It's almost impossible to fool her. It's only because I've managed to deceive her with the blessing I've forcibly obtained and the ancient obelisk. But if I try to fool her, this druid should realize it very quickly."

"Forget it, let's focus on dealing with the Feathered Serpent Kingdom," he sighed. "Things here are more important."

He then brought up his control panel to check the current situation.

[Monument Material: Charles Mello]

Race: Goblin (Human)

[Hazard Level: 0.5, Waste]

[Subordinates: 807/1375]

【personality:???】

[Personal Ability: Mass Intelligence Degradation Curse (0/5 remaining uses per day)]

[My own status: Advanced Transformation Curse (negative), Heart of a Hero (positive), Blessing of the Mother Tree (positive), Blessing of the God of Earth and Life (positive), Newborn Queen Ant (positive, growing), Soul Contract with the Demon Lord (negative, ten years)]

Title: Leader of the Forest South Group

"We have quite a few subordinates now," Charles said, carefully examining the panel. "And before the battle, the Hero's Heart had already cooled down, so it's active again now."

He opened [Heart of the Warrior] and found that as Little John's abilities improved, the original 30-day recovery period had been shortened to 25 days. "Not bad. This guy's combat practice with the Skeleton Warrior and Grass Grass during this time has indeed been useful."

"However, this is because the improvement will be very rapid at the beginning, and it will probably become slower as you go on."

Charles stood there, ready to do something, but then he suddenly remembered that the druid girl was still lying in bed in the stone house behind him. He quickly took a few steps away from the stone house.

After turning the corner, Charles lowered his consciousness and came to the black obelisk.

At this moment, the new alien letter was no longer gray, and Charles silently recited "activate" in his mind.

He also chose [Blessing of the God of Battle and Glory].

The gods of battle and glory bless you and your land. Your armies will be even more invincible, and wherever your banners fly, your soldiers will follow. They will be less likely to crumble, their morale will be higher, and glory will be cherished by your people, who will be more confident. Furthermore, your wisdom influences your subordinates, making them more adept at mastering combat techniques and fighting for you.

"In that case, my men should gradually grasp new abilities," he said, stroking the rough stone surface of the monument and looking up at the towering spire. "I also need to focus on Nine Fingers and Lame Leg. I wonder if the God of War's Blessing will also affect magic. If it is effective, then with the Naga's potions, I can start to imbue my men with magical abilities."

In his domain map, a red line with spikes intertwined with the green vine lines that previously represented the god of earth and life around the edge of the area he controlled, thus circling the boundary.

"The blessings of two gods," Charles surveyed the area he controlled. After using the spying function, a large area controlled by the Feathered Serpent Kingdom was not within the "double line" circle. "I wonder what the four major churches will think when I forcibly take the blessings of the four gods later."

"You are the chosen one of our God of Light and Justice," Charles muttered to himself. "No, he is the chosen one of our God of Night and Fate, no, the chosen one of the God of Life."

"They'll probably fight," he chuckled, a hint of mischief in his mind.

"Whoosh—" A light breeze swept past Charles, and he felt a sudden chill for no reason. "A wind in the fortress?"

Just as I was feeling a bit strange, I heard a faint sound in my ear. The voice sounded somewhat old and barely audible.

"They are very angry."