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"Are you trying to scam her?"

"May I?"

"of course."

Ye Mingqiu answered with a smile, and the two looked at each other, their smiles growing even wider.

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Shattered Star: @Everyone, does anyone know [Lord of Light and Shadow]? I've never heard of him before.

Law: I don't know.

Bobtail Cat: [Lord of Light and Shadow]?

Short-tailed cat: I had never heard of this deity before, but recently I happened to meet one of His followers, who was quite powerful, a hegemon-level expert.

Shattered Star: A follower of the Overlord level? It seems this Lord of Light and Shadow is not simple.

Bobtail cat: That's right!

Bobtail cat: That guy is outrageous!

Short-tailed Cat: Did you guys know? She's only a level 3 overlord, but in reality, she's not afraid of even level 4 overlords when she fights, and can even gain the upper hand for a short time. Her base stats are much higher than a normal overlord!

Shattered Star: Really? Since the believers are all this strong, this deity must be very powerful too.

Shattered Star: Didn't you consider using a cable?

Bobtail Cat: I considered it, but my family said to avoid too much contact with deities as much as possible. The relationships within the deity circle are very complicated, with power and consequences, so I didn't make any connections.

Shattered Star: You could try doing temporary work.

Bobtail Cat: Temporary worker? Do you mean the temporary transaction contract ceremony?

Shattered Star: Yes.

The relationship between psychics and deities is not limited to establishing a connection through faith. Establishing a faith relationship is equivalent to signing a long-term contract, where believers and deities share both prosperity and adversity.

However, many psionicists do not wish to be bound to deities, but at the same time want to obtain sufficiently valuable benefits from them, so they developed the [Temporary Transaction Contract Ritual].

This ritual is a one-time event where the psychic offers something to the deity, and the deity reciprocates by giving the offering in return.

Bobtail Cat: I'm a little hesitant. After all, this is an unfamiliar deity. I can't be sure what kind of personality He has. What if He swallows my things and doesn't give me any benefits? Wouldn't I be furious?

Shattered Star: This is indeed possible, but it usually happens because the offerings weren't valuable enough, so the gods didn't respond.

Shattered Star: If the items offered are of high enough value, it should be easy to get a response from the gods.

Bobtail cat: No, that's too risky.

Divine Lord: I have some general knowledge about the Lord of Light and Shadow.

Bobtail cat: Hmm?

Shattered Star: Tell me about it.

God: This is a newly ascended deity, so not many people know about Him. But precisely because He is a newly ascended deity, the number of believers is not very large. At this time, the probability of gaining benefits from making offerings or having faith in Him will be much greater.

At the same time, the short-tailed cat in the world of Eredoya suddenly realized why the Lord of Light and Shadow was so kind to his followers and had no reputation; it turned out he was a newly ascended deity.

Newly ascended deities differ from old gods. Old gods have a stable belief system, a large number of followers, and some followers who are closely related to them and whom they favor.

Newly ascended deities do not have a large number of followers and are in the process of starting up and growing. If you enter the deity's field of vision during this period, the benefits of faith or offerings will be much higher than those from the old gods, making it a more cost-effective option.

Because they need believers to grow!

Bobtail Cat: Forget it, I'm not interested in worshipping gods. Being a free and easy psionicist is actually quite good, no matter how much He gives me.

God: Indeed.

Shattered Star: That makes sense.

[Hint: The psionicist - Bobtail Cat has offered you 0.15 units of World Essence.]

[Note: The world's essence is currently stored and managed by the spirit realm. You can choose to access the world's essence at any time, or you can convert the world's essence into power of faith through the title of [Lord of Light and Shadow]]

"She offered me 0.15 units of the World Origin, which is quite a sacrifice," Ye Mingqiu said with a smile.

"That's just saying one thing and meaning another."

Tang Ruobing shrugged helplessly, then continued, "The reason she was willing to offer it to you is most likely because the amount of 0.15 units of world origin is too small to use. It has no other use besides offering it, so she might as well just give it to you to test its strength."

"How much blessing should I bestow? Give me some advice," Ye Mingqiu said.

“The gods favor believers. When non-believers perform temporary rituals and offerings, the blessings they receive will be twice as many as those of believers. Moreover, the gods themselves also need to gain something from the blessings. I’ll just say it’s one-third.”

"In other words, you need to take half of the 0.15 units of world origin, making it 0.075, and then take one-third, leaving her with only 0.05 units of world origin as a benefit. That should be about right," Tang Ruobing said.

"learn."

Ye Mingqiu nodded in response. He felt that the percentage taken was a bit too high. After seeing the harvest, the short-tailed cat would probably sigh helplessly. After all, he took 2/3 of the profits, which was a behavior that could be described as that of a top-level vampire.

[Hint: Confirm whether you have successfully obtained the "Lord of Light and Shadow" title and absorbed 0.15 units of World Essence, converting it into Faith Power.]

Yes.

[Hint: Conversion complete, Faith Power +15]

Wow, that's quite a bit of faith power!

[Hint: Should/Should I bestow 5 units of Faith Power upon the bobtail cat as a reward?]

Yes.

Within the world of Eredoa, the short-tailed cat felt the amplification from the power of faith, and as it watched its attributes and shadow power gradually increase, it revealed an expression of unbelievable ecstasy.

"Holy crap! There are benefits, significant benefits? Is it really that good to follow a newly ascended deity?"

"According to the old folks in my family, offering less than 1 unit of world origin to the gods will most likely result in nothing. I was prepared to receive no benefit, but I didn't expect to get an attribute boost!"

"Fantastic! This is a fantastic gain! The amplification effect on dark attribute power is completely undiluted—that's amazing! I'll definitely have to collect even more World Origin offerings during my next world exploration! Haha~"

The blessing is complete, and there are now 10 units of faith power remaining, but Ye Mingqiu does not intend to use them. He wants to stockpile the power for future needs.

He had previously contacted the Morning Star Clan, letting them know that he needed Blood Crystals. If they actually obtained Blood Crystals and offered them up through a ritual, Ye Mingqiu, who lacked faith, would be in a rather awkward situation.

Furthermore, the short-tailed cat likely also obtained information about his need for blood crystals through the Apostle of Light and Shadow. If she obtains blood crystals and then makes offerings to them without gaining any benefit, she will probably not be very enthusiastic about helping him find blood crystals in the future.

For the sake of sustainable development in the future, it is better to accumulate some faith power first. After all, ten units of faith power cannot bring about a qualitative change, so there is no need to rush to become stronger.

That's all for now!

Thanks.

"thump!"

Before Ye Mingqiu could finish speaking, Tang Ruobing, who was sitting next to him, collapsed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep on him, breathing evenly.

Then, the Eye of Omargon, which had been following her, spoke up: This guy has been scheming and plotting ever since he entered the spirit world, maximizing his action time. He hasn't slept for ten days straight, and he was just barely holding on.

"I see."

Ye Mingqiu nodded gently, took out a blanket from his storage space, and covered the girl with it.

He was about to continue studying the theoretical knowledge when he felt his pants were a little wet. Looking down, he found that Tang Ruobing was drooling, and her sleeping expression was very cute, much more interesting than usual.

So he took out his communicator, turned on the camera, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

three hours later

Tang Ruobing slowly woke up, feeling much better than before. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a familiar person covered by a blanket, so she didn't react much, only wriggling slightly.

It was this wriggling that made her feel as if her face was a little wet.

湿？

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she thought: Could it be that this guy has finally...

But the next moment, Tang Ruobing felt that the corner of her mouth was also a little wet. She raised her hand, touched the saliva at the corner of her mouth, and then smelled it. After confirming that there was no strange smell, she fell into a deathly silence.

Bouchou! My image!

She quickly used magic to remove the traces, then casually sat up, stretched, and revealed her beautiful curves, saying, "What time is it now?"

"Two o'clock in the afternoon."

"You didn't go to eat?"

"There's food in the storage space. As for you, how was your rest? Have you recovered your energy?" Ye Mingqiu rested his chin on one hand, his smile deep and seemingly meaningful.

Buhou! He must have taken more photos!

Thinking of this, Tang Ruobing almost lost her composure, but her long-standing basic qualities allowed her to forcefully maintain her composure and prevent any significant change in her demeanor.

She opened her communicator and checked the messages sent to her, mainly about students from Chenghai No. 1 Middle School coming to No. 2 Middle School for an exchange program.

They've already arrived.

The welcome party is at 6 p.m., so there are about four hours left. It shouldn't be a problem; we should be able to make it.

"Whoo~"

Tang Ruobing breathed a slight sigh of relief. She didn't really need to attend the welcome party, because she had already informed the head of the teaching department that she would be entering the spirit world to explore today. The time for psychics to enter the spirit world to explore is unpredictable; it could be more or less, and it was normal to miss it.

Moreover, it takes a lot of energy for psionicists to explore the world, and it's normal for them to sleep for more than ten hours after they finish exploring.

"Are you thinking about the welcome party?"

Ye Mingqiu asked.

"Well, we are now the face of No. 2 Middle School, so we should still attend when it's time to attend."

Tang Ruobing continued looking at the exchange student information on the communicator, her expression unchanged, and simply said, "You've always been here learning magic from me, but what you don't know is that the outside world is actually very dangerous."

"Danger?"

Ye Mingqiu tilted his head in confusion, not quite understanding what Tang Ruobing meant by those words.

"Yes, there was a very typical case that appeared online before. A boy went out to take the psionic high-speed rail. It just so happened that there were a lot of people on the high-speed rail that day. He squeezed into another girl, and the girl shouted to call the police. As a result, the boy was sentenced to a year and a half in prison."

As Tang Ruobing spoke, she took out her phone to show Ye Mingqiu the relevant news and continued, "You must understand that not everyone is as easy to talk to as I am. When dealing with girls from other schools, you must be vigilant enough. What if they have malicious intentions towards you and you don't notice? Wouldn't that be terrible?"

".good."

Ye Mingqiu suppressed a laugh.

Actually, this case isn't important, nor is it important whether the person sentenced is a psychic. What's important is what Tang Ruobing is trying to express.

"And another thing, here's another typical case: a man and a woman got into an argument in the cafeteria over seats, and the men punched each other. There were no criminal charges, and nothing happened afterward. What does this tell us? When in doubt, use classical mechanics; if you hesitate and apologize, you'll be ruined."

"Uh-huh."

Ye Mingqiu nodded repeatedly. He felt that Tang Ruobing seemed a little off. Although she appeared to be the same as usual, her actions were completely abnormal.

Normally, this guy would never talk to me about this kind of thing. At most, he would just say a few words and not say a word more than necessary.

She's saying all this now most likely because she hadn't slept for ten days straight. After a brief two-hour nap, although her mental state improved somewhat, her mind was still a complete mess. To make matters worse, she discovered she was drooling in her sleep, and someone even took pictures of it, ruining her image and causing her mental state to become increasingly strange.

And that's how it turned out.

Actually, Tang Ruobing isn't a very respectable person; she just seems very respectable. The impression she gave Ye Mingqiu when they chatted online before was similar to what he has now.

Ye Mingqiu didn't say much, just listened quietly to her talk, and was in a good mood.

After talking for a while, Tang Ruobing blushed again and fainted, falling asleep.

"Ah~"

Ye Mingqiu sighed, covered her with the blanket again, and continued studying.

"Ding!"

A notification sound from the spirit world appeared.

Sunny: [Group Message] Someone is offering 100,000 psionic points to buy [Pure Air]. If interested, we can discuss it.

?

Pure air, 100,000 psionic points, am I seeing things wrong?

Ye Mingqiu blinked in confusion, and after confirming several times, he realized that he really hadn't seen wrong; someone really did spend 100,000 spirit points to buy air.

What a coincidence! I actually have one!

Divine Lord: Are you sure? 100,000 Spirit Energy Points?

Tianqing: Yes, it is indeed 100,000 spirit points. After all, the drop rate of this thing is too low and the conditions are too harsh. Basically, no spirit user can get it.