Global Lords: Hundredfold Increments Starting With the Undead

Chapter 1185: Chapter 781, Divine Descent

Fang Hao never expected that the first time he encountered the power of “God’s Presence,” it wouldn’t be from his own spell but from another deity.

The witch’s gaze swept past the four sisters beside her and then returned to Fang Hao, “I need an explanation.”

The opposite party’s expression was very calm, showing no sign of emotional change.

There was no hint of anger despite the attack on the Sea Tribe.

For Fang Hao, it was also the first time he was truly speaking with a god; he had to be serious. “Why did I take over this place?”

“Yes!”

It seemed that the Sea God was unaware of the situation leading to the battle.

“My people engaged in battle with the Sea Tribe, and the conflict gradually escalated until we had no choice but to conquer this island,” Fang Hao explained.

“What are your plans next?” The witch asked without indicating whether she was satisfied with his answer.

Fang Hao furrowed his brows as he looked at her, thought for a moment, then replied, “The Sea Tribe is too weak. I only used a small fraction of my army to take over this place. Even if I weren’t here today, some other power would take over in the future.”

“Oh? What do you mean by that?”

“We could form an alliance.”

“An alliance?” The witch finally furrowed her brows.

“I would be in charge of managing and defending this place. Your divine statue would still be worshipped in the temple, ensuring the island’s safety and providing a stable source of faith,” Fang Hao said softly.

Fang Hao actually respected the different racial beliefs quite a bit.

He had only added his own divine statue in the temple, without interfering too much with the existing religious beliefs.

The witch did not think for long before she agreed, “Okay, I accept your proposal…”

Actually, Fang Hao had some guesses.

Perhaps deities cannot intervene directly in battles; otherwise, they would have acted directly instead of asking for his reasons.

Fang Hao offered both parties a chance for shared faith, and the God of the Ocean conveniently agreed, fulfilling the desires of both sides.

[Your territory has received the “God of the Ocean’s” blessing. Water Elemental Magic within your territory +5%, and maritime navigation receives protection.]

“Good, I’m pleased with our cooperation!” Fang Hao, having received confirmation from the system, showed a smile.

“Um.” The witch nodded her head, then scrutinized him, and continued, “Your body is quite remarkable, and it fits very well with your divinity.”

After saying this, the divine glow around their bodies suddenly disappeared.

It looked like they had left.

The witch’s expression changed, immediately becoming tense and respectful, “Great Spirit, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first.”

Fang Hao nodded, “Um.”

The witch left the hall, and Fang Hao looked curiously at the four sisters beside him.

The four of them remained expressionless and properly stood by the side.

…

Fang Hao sat in his chair, contemplating his recent conversation with the Sea God.

As the Sea God left, their last statement seemed to suggest that he was also using “God’s Presence” to control his followers to communicate with her.

This made it clear that it’s quite common for deities to interact through their devotees.

Thinking deeper.

In places where divine authority exceeds royal power, it’s likely the deities themselves determining the direction of the nation.

Similarly, this world seems to have special rules where deities indeed exist but cannot directly arrive in this world.

They have to operate through means like divine présence.

If deities could truly appear, ordinary living creatures would have no space to exist.

And Fang Hao himself seems more like a glitch.

The reason he still remains here unchanged could be twofold.

One possibility is his transmigrator status, with the divinity absorbed by the system, unaffected by the rules of this world.

The second is that his own strength is too weak; though he has some characteristics of a deity, his power is still less than that of ordinary followers.

He isn’t rejected by this world.

In any case, both possibilities exist.

…

After a while,

Anjia came back, pulling Rolana along.

They hadn’t looted any major treasures, but they brought out a platinum treasure chest from behind.

With a loud thump, it was thrown onto the ground.

“Hey, where are those Sea Tribe people?” Anjia looked around.

“They went down. Did you need them for something?”

“No, just asking,” Anjia casualy responded.

Fang Hao nodded and walked over to the chest.

Another platinum treasure chest.

Over the past few days, he had obtained two such chests.

Hoping for some nice rewards.

[Obtained: Alligator Guard Helmet Blueprint (Purple), Alligator Guard Scale Armor Blueprint (Purple), Alligator Guard Skirt Armor Blueprint (Purple), Alligator Guard Trident Blueprint (Purple), Prince of Sea Spirits Totem (Orange), Sea Scale Stone +222, Warfire Coin 1058.]

Amid the swathes of purple, a flash of orange formed into a massive totem, standing at the center of the hall.

[Prince of Sea Spirits (Orange)]

[Category: Ship’s Figurehead]

[Effect: Sailing speed +45%, Sea Monster Intimidation +50%, “Living Creatures Escort,” “Following the Waves.”]

[Living Creatures Escort: Marine living creatures will escort the ship wherever it sails.]

[Following the Waves: Sailing through the ocean will face no upstream currents.]

(Description: The God of the Ocean watches over this far-traveling sea vessel.)

The totem was not in the form of the Sea God with a human upper body and serpent tail, but rather a massive dolphin.

Rated as orange.

Directly increasing 45% sailing speed and 50% sea monster intimidation.

Compared to the current giant ship’s “God of Fishmen Servant Figurehead,” it greatly improved attributes.

Also, it came with two skills.

“Living Creatures Escort” and “Following the Waves,” both blessings on the sea vessel that seemed quite favorable.

After observing the only orange item, Fang Hao continued checking the purple blueprints before him.

“The ‘Alligator Guard Set’ is a purple blueprint that achieves level 4 in defense.

[Effect: Physical Defense +8%, Magic Defense +5%, Wave Slash Skill Damage +15%.]

This set of aide attire closely resembles an upgraded version of the previously ‘Battle Wyrm White Steel Set’, both enhancing defense and increasing the damage of the Wave Slash skill.

It could indeed be equipped to the Skeleton Wyrm Guardian.

The ‘Alligator Guard Trident’ is a purple weapon with level 4 damage and a +5% attack speed underwater.

Overall, it can enhance the abilities of the marine troops.

It won’t be much help in land combat, however.

After cataloging the blueprints and having the bow moved out,

the Sea King returned with several ministers.

With a face full of obsequious smiles, he asked about everything, appearing very concerned.

But upon listening closely, one could realize he was inquiring about when Fang Hao and his companions would leave.

Hearing this, Fang Hao made up his mind.

The giant ship would dock at Rainbow Pearl Island for repairs and to replenish fresh water and food, and they themselves would stay in the city for a while.

…

The group settled in the royal palace.

After eating the dinner prepared by the Sea King’s chefs,

Fang Hao returned to his room to rest.

His current body no longer needed sleep or food, but eating and sleeping still brought him mental pleasure.

His old dream was to not work and to spend his days eating, sleeping, waking up, and eating again.

Lying in bed, Fang Hao decided to also try out his ‘Divine Descent.’

The target of the descent had to be a follower with 100 loyalty points.

Within his territory, apart from heroes, the maids generally all reached 100 points, and he was also missing Eira and the others.

It was a good opportunity to test his ability while also checking on Eira and her companions.

With a thought, his mind immediately displayed the possible targets.

The images of Eira, Little White, and others did not appear, neither did the names of Anjia or Demitrija.

There were only two people he could use ‘Divine Descent’ on.

[Miriam (Level 5 Priest)][Gray Bear-Reed (Green Level 3 Hero)].

?

What’s happening?

With so many trusted aides, how could it only list these two people?

Miriam was the priest of the temple in Lyss City, an especially stodgy old lady.

At the time, everyone in the temple was scared of her.

Later, after losing her status as a priest of the God of Light, her level began to drop, and now she was only level 5.

Gray Bear, was a bandit leader that I had subdued earlier, now placed in charge of a city, overseeing pottery production.

How exactly was this determined?

How could it have counted just these two?

It seems like the requirements for Divine Descent are not as simple as just having 100 loyalty points.

I’ll first try using ‘Miriam’ since she is actually a priest.

With a thought, another scene appeared in his mind.

Lyss City, temple.

“Priest Miriam, your tea is ready.”

The door opened and an attractive female acolyte brought in the tea.

“Thank you,” Miriam nodded.

The acolyte left the room.

Then Fang Hao, controlling ‘Miriam’, tentatively said, “Miriam, can you hear me?”

At this, a message came through in his mind, “City Lord, I can sense your presence.”

Miriam remained calm, showing no surprise or fear.

“This is one of my abilities.”

“Yes, I have read some books that mentioned something about this.”

The temple in Lyss City had its own library.

Back then, those ‘Cranial Rats’ went to the library to peek at the books, causing a big mess when discovered by the acolytes.

“Okay, I just wanted to check if there were any issues in Lyss City recently?”

As a city lord, he felt it fitting to ask about work-related matters.

“Everything is normal,” Miriam continued.

“Good, good, as long as there are no problems. Well, I’ll let you get back to your duties, I don’t have anything else.”

Fang Hao didn’t continue with anything else and directly terminated the ‘Divine Descent.’

It appears that during Divine Descent, the target retains consciousness and can communicate through thoughts.

That means, when he was speaking with the Sea God previously, that witch could also see everything.

Fang Hao then performed ‘Divine Descent’ on ‘Gray Bear.’

Gray Bear reacted more dramatically, nearly thinking she was cursed, and almost organized a city-wide manhunt.

Well, bandits aren’t very cultured.

After explaining for a while, Fang Hao managed to calm her down.

They communicated briefly and it became clear why ‘Divine Descent’ worked on her.

The city managed by Gray Bear still operated like a bandit’s camp.

They even sorted out ranks, although they no longer went down the mountain to rob.

And in the city’s temple where there were no priests, she acted as one, mimicking city priests’ words, daily leading her subordinates in singing praises to the lord’s glory.

Maybe by saying it so often, she had come to believe it herself.

Now at 100 loyalty points, she herself had become a devout follower.

Fang Hao gave her a few instructions and experimentally released a couple of skills.

Then he ended the Divine Descent.

Ultimately, he summarized for himself.

Divine Descent wasn’t as mystical as imagined; its main features were the ability to use some skills and operate without distance limitations.”

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