Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers! Because the adults have already accepted the unwritten rule that 'commoners and untouchables are not allowed to enter the shrine', most of them don't dare to enter the shrine to pray. " But the children were different. They hadn't accepted the rules of the 'adult world' for the time being, so they had a desire to improve which was difficult for adults to reach. Moreover, they were Liang Lidong's students. Although they didn't have much ability, they had at least learned some of Liang Lidong's formless lofty and unyielding character.
Therefore, the children could sit in the shrine without any psychological pressure and listen to Liang Lidong's preaching. Moreover, the majority of the children believed that since their teacher was a believer of Goddess Woking, they should also become believers of Goddess Woking.
Liang Lidong looked at the children in front of him and was happy to see such a situation. After all, the children were innocent and pure, like a blank sheet of paper which he could change at will. Compared to the adults who had already formed their own worldview and had their own opinions, the children were easier to guide and more suitable to become believers. Their faith was purer than that of the adults.
"Goddess Woking is a beautiful young lady and an absolutely neutral god. She is neither very kind nor evil. She controls commerce and wealth, and the circulation of wealth in the world is largely dependent on her will." Liang Lidong said indifferently, "The people who believe in her may not necessarily become very rich, but they generally won't be poor. Naturally, if you believe in her with the thought of becoming a millionaire, you won't obtain any good results. After all, a god has too many matters to deal with, and it is impossible for her to take care of everyone's wishes. But if you are pious enough and can understand her philosophy, she will certainly hear your heartfelt wishes and watch over you while protecting you. "
"Teacher, what is the level of Goddess Woking's battle strength compared to other gods?" Kail asked.
"Goddess Woking isn't a battle type god, so her battle strength isn't considered formidable," Liang Lidong replied.
The children were slightly disappointed when they heard that. Liang Lidong looked at everyone and said, "Although Goddess Woking isn't a formidable god, she can help you grow. You may not know this, but there is a very special blessing in the Woking Temple. This blessing is only available to the Goddess Woking. As long as you pay enough gold, the Woking Goddess can increase your combat power. If you have enough wealth to topple a nation and are willing to spend it, then you can directly advance to the Legend rank. It's just that the amount of gold coins needed to advance to the Legendary realm is just too much. The kings of small countries can't even gather enough. Although the kings of big countries can barely get enough, most of them are reluctant to part with the money. "
Hearing that, all the children became excited. There were several adults sitting in the back, and one of them was the village head Reed. He said, "After advancing to the Legend rank, you will gain a lifespan of several hundred years. If the kings of big countries can gather enough money, they won't be stingy. But I've never heard of a rich person directly advancing to the Legend rank, so the amount of money needed must be very exaggerated. Your Excellency Beta, as a believer of the Goddess Woking, you should know how much it will cost."
"A conservative estimate would be more than 1.5 million gold coins."
The village head jumped in fright. "That's impossible. Even if the taxes of the whole of Hollevin are added up, it would only be 50,000 gold coins a year."
In the game, three hundred years ago, the believers of the Goddess Woking were widely distributed and could be found in almost all social classes. The nobles, in particular, especially, loved to believe in the Goddess Woking. After they became professionals, they didn't like to train hard, so they bought blessings from the Woking Temple with gold coins, which could improve their strength a lot in a short period of time. Liang Lidong had also bought blessings from the Woking. He remembered very clearly that when he was level 0-5, one gold coin could be exchanged for "1" experience in the Woking Temple. When he was level 6-10, "1" character experience needed two gold coins, and so on. When he was level 16-20, "1" character experience needed eight gold coins.
The players had calculated that according to the exchange rate of money in reality and in the game … even Big Ma and Little Ma, the two Gods of Wealth, couldn't raise themselves above level 16 even if they sold all their assets. The most cost-effective way was to only buy the experience of the first three levels with money. If they were really rich, they could buy the experience of the first ten levels. After level ten, gold coins were not recommended to exchange for experience.
Liang Lidong laughed. "So, there are no shortcuts in this world. Even if there are nobles who are willing to spend a lot of money to improve their strength, it is actually a disguised effort. After all, they worked hard to make money, or their parents worked hard to help them make money. Almost no one in this world can directly reach the legendary level, but we can use money to slightly improve our strength in the early stages. When the world is still relatively weak, it doesn't need much money to improve strength. We can make more money and then pray for the blessing of the Goddess so that we can have a better starting point. This is the first gift of the Goddess Woking to the world. "
Kail's eyes lit up. He asked, "Teacher, if I need to improve my strength once, about how much money would it cost?"
"One hundred gold coins!" Liang Lidong replied.
Kail was now level one, and to improve to level two required 100 character experience points. According to the formula of the Goddess Woking's blessing, it was exactly one hundred gold coins.
Village Chief Reed stood up. "Your Excellency Beta, can you now give the blessing to Kail and improve his strength? I will send someone to deliver the one hundred gold coins. "
"Grandfather!" Kail turned around and looked at Village Chief Reed. He was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected that his family would be so rich that they could afford to pay the one hundred gold coins.
Liang Lidong shook his head. "That won't do. Goddess Woking is a god and is also in charge of money. It has always been other people who ask her to bestow money upon them. How could she wait for others to complete the transaction before handing over the money?"
One hundred gold coins was not a small amount. Village Chief Reed thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency Beta, I believe in you. Please wait a moment, I will go back and send someone to deliver the gold coins. It won't take too long."
Liang Lidong nodded. "Alright, no problem." He waved his hand and opened the door of the shrine.
Village Chief Reed hastily walked out of the shrine.
The children looked at Kail with envious gazes, but he was extremely excited. Becoming a profession and increasing his strength had always been his dream. Moreover, he was currently in a relationship with Barbara. Although Barbara didn't mind his low strength, a man would always be weaker than his woman. After a long time, his mood would become somewhat gloomy. Now that he had the opportunity to close the gap between him and Barbara, he was naturally extremely happy.
Before long, Village Chief Reed came in with a robust man behind him. He was holding a small box in his hand. Although one hundred gold coins didn't sound like much, it still weighed ten kilograms. This amount was nothing for an ordinary person, but for an old man, it was somewhat heavy. Village Chief Reed asked the robust man to put the box on the ground and said, "Here are the one hundred gold coins. Your Excellency Beta, do you need me to count them for you?"
"There's no need. I'll make up for it." Liang Lidong waved his hand and opened the shrine's management interface. He selected the option of Goddess Woking's Blessing and applied for the ceremony. The moment he confirmed it, the goddess relief behind him emitted a faint red light. Then, two magic circles appeared on the ground in front of Liang Lidong. One was gold, the other red. Each magic circle had a radius of three feet. The magic circles rotated slowly and looked extremely mysterious.
Recalling the scene when he received Goddess Woking's Blessing, he said, "Kail, stand in the red magic circle. Village Chief Reed, please have someone pour the gold coins into the golden magic circle."
Kail walked into the red magic circle uneasily. Then, Village Chief Reed nodded. The robust man opened the box and poured the glittering gold coins into the golden magic circle. As soon as the Gold Coins touched the magic array, they turned into specks of golden light and disappeared. When the last Gold Coin disappeared, the red magic array suddenly shone brightly. Even more light turned into red threads, wrapping around Kyle like a cocoon.
Somewhat nervous, Village Chief Reed swallowed and looked at the red cocoon before him. He asked, "Your Excellency Beta, will Kail be alright?"
Liang Lidong waved his hand. "Don't worry. This is a normal phenomenon of the Blessing."
About thirty seconds later, under everyone's shocked and worried gazes, cracks appeared on the red cocoon. Then, it exploded and turned into magic dust that disappeared in the air. Kail's figure was revealed, but he was still standing where he was. He looked at his hands in disbelief, opening and closing them several times. Then, he said, "Teacher, I feel that my strength seems to have increased a little, and I feel that my body seems to have become much lighter …"
"Not only that, but you're also more handsome." Liang Lidong opened something and said, "If you have two hundred gold coins, you can increase your strength again. How about it? Are you interested?"
Kail immediately turned around and looked at his grandpa.
The old village chief Reed waved his hand and said, "Kail, it's not that grandpa doesn't want to help you, but our family's savings are almost used up."