Offer blocks to the end times

"Heh~" The sunlight shone on his face, and Senju woke up from his reverie. Then he realized a great truth: thinking too much was useless. What mattered was what to do. On the street, many children dressed in new clothes had already gathered. Today, the children's baptism ceremony was about to begin.

"Still too many concerns," Qian Shou patted his face, opened the door and went out. He looked at Bailey, who was now carrying a box full of steaming hot buns and mantou (steamed bread) and calling out to the children, "We're giving out mantou and mantou! Who wants some, hurry up and get some!"

"..." The people around seemed a little speechless. What was going on? Although they didn't understand what those two things were, they knew for sure that they tasted like food, and the best food at that.

"Gulp," many people swallowed hard. Over there, Bailey was stuffing steamed buns and other food into the children's hands. The children immediately took a bite and started eating, their eyes crinkling with laughter. "It's so delicious!"

"???" Looking at the food being distributed, Myne suddenly felt like a screw had snapped in her head. What... what's going on?! Why are these two kinds of food here?! Instinctively, she stepped forward to take a look, only to find the food-selling maid standing beside her in the distance. "Little girl, two, please?"

"Wow!" Myne's father was startled, then looked curiously at the full boxes. "What's this?"

"How much is one?" Myne was quite calm. She recognized this as the aloof maid from the bookstore, the one who had met her gaze calmly countless times before. She was absolutely certain she wouldn't mistake her. Belle calmly replied, "No money needed. It's leftover food, so it's free."

"Food disposal?" Myne was a little dazed. It seemed that such things had happened in her previous life. Bakeries and the like would give away food that was about to expire for free. But wasn't that a bookstore over there?! Uh, actually it was a treasure shop and a bookstore.

"It's delicious! How is this made?" Günter, who was next to her, had already started eating the steamed bun that Belle had handed him. Myne wanted to say something, but looking at the large group of people eating, she was speechless and sighed helplessly. "Here..."

There are two of us.

Then Myne received two one-pound steamed buns, which left her speechless. She then looked at her father beside her and said, "Dad, Dad, these are so delicious! Have you ever eaten these before?"

“I’ve never had this before. It looks like it’s made from wheat flour, but even white bread isn’t this soft and delicious,” Günter shook his head, while Dolly next to him was also munching on a bun. “Mmm, bread is usually rock hard, but this is so delicious. How is it made?”

People on the street were talking about it, while Senju watched helplessly. He was afraid of making a scene and didn't dare to act, but Bailey didn't seem to care at all. Oh well, he should just relax a little. Instead of worrying about this and that, he might as well go home and get some sleep.

After rolling his eyes, Senju decided to build a school, but not in reality, but in a dream. Seven-year-old children could study there for a year. However, it would be difficult for the school to cover the entire planet for the time being, since Senju had not yet changed his identity. For now, the school's scope would be limited to a thirty-mile radius around the city.

But that's enough. However, I need to build a dream school. I know all the relevant magic theories and skills, but what should it look like? Thousand Hands rubbed his forehead and thought for a while. Well, let's just make it a regular rural primary school. As for the teachers, I can just divide a few strands of my consciousness to form mechanical teacher NPCs.

"Oh right, should we speed things up? That seems like a good idea," Senju thought casually, looking down at the children below. Although they had all washed clothes and taken baths, in an era without detergents and without any sense of grooming, these children looked quite ordinary. But after a short distance, he saw Myne.

Myne isn't old enough yet, but Dolly is! Compared to the other children, she's incredibly cute. She has a pretty, patterned dress (the other children's clothes are very plain), an elegant and neat hairstyle (the other children's hair is greasy and dry), and her skin has a soft glow (the other children's faces are dry, some haven't even washed their faces). Plus, she's the only girl wearing a hair accessory, so the other children just can't compare.

People around her were praising Dolly's cuteness, saying she was like a little princess. As for the food from earlier, it had all been confiscated by her parents. The most important thing now was to take the food home and study it carefully! The shrewd housewives were already thinking about how to cook this delicious food.

As the children gathered in the streets, they soon headed towards the temple. However, Myne kept pulling her father away, trying to drag him off. It seemed that Günter had something important to do today. But he was a doting father, looking at Dolly with teary eyes, not wanting to leave. However, he was still pulled away by Myne, seemingly to attend a defense meeting.

Seeing the family separated, Senju thought for a moment and decided to go with the children to watch the excitement. The lively and excited children improved Senju's mood a lot. However, when they arrived at the temple, the adults were refused entry, and only the children were allowed to go in. Nevertheless, Senju used an invisibility spell and went in to watch the excitement as well.

The place they were in was probably the main hall of the temple. There were many sculptures, flowers, carpets and the like, and it looked very solemn and magnificent. There were hundreds of children, and although they were following the instructions and lining up, the children were making a lot of noise. However, with the sound of a bell, the children's noise suddenly became hundreds of times quieter, and the place became quiet. Thousand Hands looked to the side and saw a priest in blue robes ringing a bell. He used a prop to release a silencing barrier.

Then, guided by the gray-robed priest, the children stepped forward one by one. There were several tables set up over there, and several blue-robed priests sat there to process the procedures. Each child had to prick their finger and let blood drip. Each time, Senju felt a slight fluctuation of magical energy. This was probably related to the verification of their town identity.

Here, ordinary people can also use some magical items, such as cash cards and magic contracts. Although they don't have magic power, they can use blood instead. The current situation is the same; the children have signed some magic contracts with their blood.

After the blood was drawn, the children were guided by the gray-robed priest to sit down on the side. There were no children running around here. After all, in this world of hardship, everyone is quite precocious. Of course, they whispered among themselves, but the barrier here was still effective. Only those nearby could hear what they said; if they were a little further away, the sound would be lost.

Chapter 1969 School

The children were chattering away, while Senju sat cross-legged, feeling the newfound hope and curiosity about the world that the children were experiencing. He hadn't felt this innocent kindness in a long time. Senju calmed down as he sensed the emotions of the children around him. It seemed he should set off to find those children suffering from 'body devouring,' those common children with magical powers, and perhaps teach some of these new types of magicians.

As he thought this, countless shadows flew out from Senju's body. He had summoned a kind of shadow monster that could detect magic power. Although it had no attack or defense power, as a price, its methods of detecting magic power were extremely powerful. In addition, Senju also set a restriction: children who had magic power but no magic stones or items were allowed to be near him.

If they don't find a single child, they'll notify Senju, and then Senju will bring the children back. Hmm, we'll need to set up a base outside the city. Looking at these children, and then at the platform above, there doesn't seem to be much to see.

He shook his head and found himself deep in the forest he had visited before.

There wasn't anything around, hmm, just as I was thinking that, a red-eyed, magical rabbit jumped out from the side. The two stared at each other for a moment, and then Thousand Hands suddenly struck and beat the rabbit to death. Doesn't he know how to read the room?!

In short, this is a good place. Raising his hand, the staff floated out of the void. After waving it a few times, all the trees, weeds, animals, fungi, and even the raised soil within a radius of 500 meters turned into white powder. Then, it quickly condensed into a magnificent castle. With a clap of his hands, various magical puppets emerged from the ground and began to maintain the operation of this place.

"Enlightenment," a dozen or so orbs of light flew out, some landing on trees, some on soil, some on water, and some on insects. But then they rapidly transformed into a dozen or so 'people,' namely, the Wood Person, the Earth Person, and the Water Person Chongren. These were the teachers prepared by the Thousand Hands, possessing powerful magic and rich magical knowledge.

"Thank you, Principal," everyone bowed to Senju. Senju nodded, remembering that he also had the identity of the principal of a dimensional school. "Let's wait patiently for the students to arrive. I hope they can reach higher levels of schools."

"Yes, Principal," everyone bowed and went to prepare for various tasks. Senju shook his head. Ordinary schools were hidden in his dreams, but mysterious schools were in reality. He must have made a mistake. However, teaching power alone was not enough; there was also the matter of thought and culture. After thinking for a moment, Senju used a bit of his power to pull out a pile of textbooks from the library, from elementary school to high school.

After handing the teaching materials to the teachers, he teleported back to the temple. He was still invisible, but now on the high platform there, the high priest was telling the children stories of the gods. After listening for a while, he realized that the content was similar to the large book he had taken from the temple.

Feeling bored, Senju looked at the children around him. Getting them into dreams was simple, but finding them one by one would be troublesome. Now that so many children were gathered together, it was a good opportunity to plant the seeds of dreams in them, making it easier for their dreams to gather at night. In the future, they could come once a year. Of course, it wouldn't necessarily be Senju who came. The person Senju had reserved for coming next year was Dolly, who had obtained the system.

With a slight movement, an invisible, ethereal mist descended upon the children, unnoticed by those around them. Thousand Hands then produced a crystal ball with hundreds of dim, steady points of light. This was the core of the 'Dream World' server. The points of light within were channels that captured the children's thoughts and transported them into their dreams. However, it wasn't activated yet; the priority was to create the dream school first.

With a thought, the crystal ball changed. In the center was an ordinary school building and classrooms; to the east was a farmland, vegetable garden, and orchard, with various workshops in between; to the south was a forest with various animals; to the west was a huge city with various markets; and to the north was an ocean with various ships on the shore. Except for the school in the center, the rest was all local environment.

Finally, there are the teachers. According to his idea, he just needs to separate a few fragments of consciousness. With a slight tap on the head, a few thoughts will transform into teachers and various staff members. However, since they are transformed from the largest and most superficial thoughts, they are all a bit dazed. But that's enough. They just need to wait for school to start in the evening.

Then, Senju walked up to Dolly. Dolly didn't see Senju, but Senju took out the prototype system and inserted it into Dolly's forehead. It was still waiting to be integrated and would not be activated until the evening.

Shaking her head, Thousand Hands, carrying the crystal ball, turned back. Bailey had finished distributing the food and started collecting fresh ingredients. Unfortunately, the meat in the market wasn't good, so she went to hunt in the wild.

Back in the shop, Senju took out a magic stone, infused it with some magic power, and it transformed into a base-shaped dream powerer. Senju placed the crystal ball on it, and then the school started, though no children were asleep yet. But things were already bustling inside, with the various 'staff' assigning tasks.

Everyone was assigned the simplest jobs by playing rock-paper-scissors, and then more detailed jobs were assigned by drawing lots. After that, everything in the dream was fine-tuned, since the creation of the Thousand Hands was somewhat arbitrary.

Regardless of their adjustments, Senju glanced at Myne and then rubbed his head. Myne was actually acting like a guard in the guardhouse, issuing orders to the soldiers. Well, in reality, she was just temporarily handling things for the guard who was away at a meeting. But to outsiders, Myne was only five or six years old, and to be able to do this was already a super genius.

Time passed quickly. After dinner, Senju officially activated the Dream School. As the crystal ball slowly glowed, dozens of children had already entered, though they seemed somewhat bewildered and frightened. Then, Senju lay down on the bed and entered the dream world.

The environment here looks very similar to the outside world. After all, it is the children here who are being educated. Moreover, as they enter the dream, many details in the dream change, and many things they recognize are labeled with names. This dream can be considered to include them as well.

"Children, come with me," a staff member waved to the children. This time, none of the children cried; they simply followed and lined up to the table as instructed. "What profession did you choose?"

"Carpenter/Tailor/Merchant..."

The children were assigned to different classes based on their answers. As night fell, the number of children increased, and Senju discovered Dolly.

Chapter 1970 Dolly's Wonderland

"Hmm, it's time for her to appear," Senju nodded as she watched Dolly appear. But what about background music for her entrance? And what kind of background should she set up? Thinking about it, it doesn't seem like there's anything particularly special she needs to prepare. Oh right, the symbol of the God of Darkness here seems to be a cloak. She can borrow it.

With a clap of his hands, a black hooded cloak appeared on his body. With the hood up, no one could see his face. With another wave of his hand, the surroundings turned into a starry sky. He clapped his hands again, and soft music played around him. "Hmm, feels about right. Let's go."

With a snap of her fingers, Dolly was instantly teleported here. Once there, she was immediately fully awake. "Where am I?! Who are you?"

"Child, I am the God of Darkness, and this is the world of dreams," Senju spoke, looking at Dolly as she went from a dazed state to a conscious one. Her voice echoed around them, and Dolly was immediately surprised. Then, she jumped up lightly, raised her arms diagonally, and stood on her left knee. "I offer my prayer to the God!"

"Offer thanks to the gods!" With gentle movements, he performed a dogeza (a deep bow). Senju felt his lips twitch slightly. What kind of ridiculous prayer ritual was this? Speechless, he still had to keep up the act. "Child, come and sit here."

With that, he waved his hand, and a sofa and coffee table appeared out of thin air, with some snacks on the coffee table. "Try them, they're delicious."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Dolly said, then sat there nervously, looking around somewhat bewildered. Thousand Hands waved his hand, and a cup of tea appeared in his hand, accompanied by a gentle ripple. "Child, don't be nervous, this is your dream."

"A dream? Am I dreaming? How amazing," Dolly looked around curiously, her restraint gradually disappearing. Senju raised her teacup, gesturing for her to eat. After a while, Dolly picked up the pastry and tasted it, then exclaimed with delight, "So sweet, even better than Paro cake!"

“Paru cake,” Senju thought for a moment and realized it was soft bread made by Myne using 'chicken feed'. With a snap of her fingers, a plate of it appeared next to Dolly. She was so engrossed in eating it that she didn’t notice anything unusual.

After a long while, Dolly finally snapped out of her reverie and asked somewhat nervously, "My Lord, what do you need me for?"

"Child, would you like to become a guardian?" Thousand Hands, holding a teacup, calmly looked at the girl opposite him. As expected, Dori looked puzzled. "Guardian? What's that?"

"These are the people who protect this academy," with a wave of his hand, the two appeared in the sky above the school. Dolly was immediately startled, "What, what is this?! Are we flying?"

“That’s right, but in the dream world, anything is possible,” Senju flicked out a ball of light that floated between the two of them. “Below is the academy I’ve established. An academy is a place to teach people various survival skills. However, this is the first one I’ve established, and I hope a child will look after it for me.”

"I...I can't do it, I can't do it," Dolly waved her hands, looking flustered. Then she remembered something, "That's right, Myne is very smart, she can read, she can definitely do it."

"Calm down, child," a gentle ripple sounded again, and Dolly calmed down. Senju tapped the small ball of light in the center, and it turned into a little fairy. She flew towards Dolly and landed on her shoulder. Senju nodded, "This is Gaia. She will help you."

"Hello, Dolly, I am Gaia," the little elf standing on Dolly's shoulder bowed slightly, then flew up and kissed Dolly's forehead. At the same time, the system hidden in Dolly's forehead was activated, "Guardian Heart No. 1 at your service, providing textual and mathematical knowledge infusion."

“Words,” Dolly understood many things in an instant. It took her a while to come to her senses before she saw the deity opposite her raise his teacup. “Little girl, remember to keep everything a secret.”

For a moment, Dolly was dazed, realizing she was in a line of children. "Where am I? Am I dreaming?"

But then it was her turn to sit down at the table, and the person opposite her asked, "What kind of work do you want to do?"

“Tailor,” Dolly answered instinctively, then saw the person opposite her press something onto a white cloth, creating a bright red drawing. “Tailor? Is that a word? Do I become literate?”

But as she spoke, she was pushed forward and found herself in a room, sitting in a chair with a table in front of her and a group of girls around her. This was a classroom for girls preparing to become seamstresses. Someone in front of her was banging on the table, saying, "Quiet down, class is about to start. Today, we'll learn how to use a simple loom..."

Classes have already started here, and it's similar elsewhere. Different choices lead to different classrooms. Sometimes, Senju is still adding new classrooms because the children have more choices than he has prepared, so he has to create new projects.

After a while, seeing that everything was running normally, Senju nodded and left. The time inside was 10:1, which was enough for them to study. Of course, they would automatically wake up if there were any external disturbances.

"Planting seeds, who knows what kind of fruit will grow?" Looking to the side...

Looking at the crystal ball, Thousand Hands shook his head with a sigh. Then, his expression changed. He had found the third patient who had been devoured by the body. In a flash, he switched places with the demonic shadow and found himself in a dilapidated wooden house. On one side of the bed was a little girl who was over three years old and had a fever. Beside her were her parents, who were sighing.

Take a look around; this is a village outside the city. The appearance of the Thousand Hands startled the couple there. "Who goes there?!"

"Hello, could you give me this child?" Qian pointed at the child over there, and two people immediately stepped between them. "What do you want?! Get out, you're not welcome here!"

“Is that so? But if this child stays here any longer, she will only die. However, if she leaves with me, she can live,” Senju said calmly, then took out a magic contract. “Sign this, and I will keep her alive.”

"Can Liz really survive?!" The mother on the other end was very excited. Senju nodded, "But the condition is that you hand the child over to me, and I will also own the child."

"You want to buy her?! No, I won't agree. Liz will definitely pull through!" the girl's father roared, then Thousand Hands flicked out a large gold coin. "Her illness is not that simple. Body devouring is the real cause. Here, she is destined to die. Only I can keep her alive. And this gold coin will belong to you."

Chapter 1971 Orphan

Looking at the gold coins, the young couple hesitated. They had experienced the bitterness of being broke before. Even if their daughter fell ill, they didn't have a single copper coin to pay for her medical treatment. Of course, a single copper coin was simply not enough for medical treatment; even the most basic doctor's fees were calculated in silver coins, which was far beyond their reach.

The Thousand Hands, holding the gold coins, felt like a demon. He tried to explain, "You might not understand what body-devouring is. It's a curse. The heat that spontaneously generates within an infant's body grows stronger with age, eventually devouring the soul. At that point, death ensues. And only I can cure this disease."

"Can you really save her?" The girl's mother began to hesitate, and the girl's father also stammered, "I'm leaving Alice in your care."

Upon hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief, then slumped down, their expressions filled with regret. Thousand Hands nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, two drops of blood flew from their fingertips and landed on the contract. The contract then burned away completely. "You made the right choice. However, even with the gold coins, you can't spend them. You might be killed by those who covet them. So I've exchanged them for nine thousand large copper coins, nine thousand medium copper coins, and ten thousand small copper coins. Live well. Perhaps, Liz will come looking for you again in the future."

"Nine thousand, ten thousand? How much is that?" The two were somewhat bewildered when they saw three boxes in front of them, filled with piles of copper coins. With a wave of his hand, the girl, Lis, flew into his hand, and then the magic stabilized. Looking at the two dazed people, he said, "Remember not to spend money recklessly, or someone might discover you have so much money and come to rob you."

"We...we understand," the couple said, looking at the bizarre scene with great fear. Then they saw a black vortex appear behind the person opposite them. "Well then, we'll meet again someday."

Having used the teleportation portal, Thousand Hands arrived at the magic academy he had established. Looking at the child in his arms, he thought, "Hmm, did I give him too much money? Come to think of it, giving money always feels a bit strange. Oh well, I'll just not give him any next time."

"Is this the first student?" A figure in the shape of wind appeared beside them. Senju nodded. "That's right. Please take care of him. By the way, how are the preparations going over here?"

“Everything is ready,” Feng Ling said, spinning around, “but we didn’t expect the first one to arrive to be a child. We still need to prepare a few more things.”

As she spoke, a gentle breeze took the child away. "Well then, Principal, we'll take our leave now."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you guys," Senju nodded, looking at the departing 'people' and then at the area around the school. There was now a large barrier around it. Hmm, was this to prevent being discovered? But who knows, someone might actually be able to come here. In that case, I could offer them a supernatural job, even if they were just an ordinary person.

Thinking it over, Thousand Hands made a ring with a magic circle inside that tests the strength of one's will. Using his current will strength as one, when someone reaches ten and touches the ring, the ring will guide them here to study. Hmm, let's set the age to seven. Then he teleported several hundred kilometers away to see who would be lucky enough to be there in the future.

After getting bored for a while, Thousand Hands went home to sleep. However, halfway through his sleep, the Shadow Demon returned with a report, this time in the temple. This surprised him slightly. With a flicker, he arrived at the Shadow Demon's location and frowned. The surroundings smelled pungent, and there were also many faint life lights.

He narrowed his eyes and took in his surroundings. A dozen or so little girls with no clothes were lying haphazardly in the hay. He tried to read their memories, but it seemed that they had always lived in this big house and knew little about the outside world. Moreover, their long-term life here had made them completely numb.

Looking around, Senju realized this was the first floor of a three-story building. She spotted another room in the distance filled with boys, and the situation there was similar. The second floor was slightly better, but still...

The environment was open, and these gray-clad priestesses lived inside. At the very top was a magnificent room, but it was empty. With a flash, Senju arrived next to a priestess who was sleeping.

"Hmm, are you pregnant?" Senju paused for a moment upon seeing the other person's condition, but she still needed to access the memories. Then, Senju realized where she had just been. It was an orphanage, and the children there had only survived thanks to the grace of God.

The so-called divine gift is the leftovers from the meals eaten by the priestesses and shrine maidens in blue robes. After they have distributed the food to their attendants and apprentices, the remaining food is brought here to feed the children in the orphanage. Of course, the portions are extremely small. This is what is meant by the divine gift. Here, starving to death is a very simple thing.

"Ha, a gift from God," she sneered, glancing at the pregnant priestess. She was a pitiful woman, after all. According to her memory, the grey-robed priestesses had the duty of sleeping with the gods, of course, with the blue-robed priests, visiting nobles, and the like. That's how many of the children here came to be.