Liang Lidong had known for a few months that Goddess Woking no longer had any reputation in the world. He had thought that she had already perished, but after the Shrine was built, the statue of the goddess had shown a change, which made him realize that Goddess Woking still existed, but he did not know why she was not known to the public.
Previously in the game, Liang Lidong had also seen a god perish. Although it was only a low level god, the commotion caused by it was really exaggerated. Not to mention the cliché description of the weather changing, just the remnant godhood falling from the sky and falling to the ground created a scene similar to the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
At that time, the system had announced that a god had perished, and many players had the idea of snatching the godhood. More than three hundred thousand people had been squeezed into a small country, but in the end … all the players had been sent back to the city for free in an instant, including Liang Lidong.
Moreover, godhood was something that would never disappear. As long as people still believed in the God of Commerce, even if Goddess Woking perished, a new God of Commerce would be born, but her name would no longer be Woking. Perhaps she would be called Marilyn Monroe, but who knew?
Therefore, even if Liang Lidong heard that the people of the world no longer remembered Goddess Woking, he still continued to build the Shrine. After the Shrine was built, the statue of the goddess showed a reaction, which was a good thing. After all, a god whom he was somewhat familiar with was better than a new God of Commerce. After all, no one knew what kind of personality the new god would have. To some extent, a god was a higher level 'king', and the personality of a king determined the temperament of his followers.
Goddess Woking was an absolutely neutral god. She had a gentle temperament and rarely fought. Liang Lidong admired this kind of god, so he decided to disguise himself as her follower.
Because he knew that Goddess Woking's reputation was no longer prominent, Liang Lidong guessed that someone would ask him this question, so he calmly replied, "No one can understand everything in the world. This friend, have you heard of the legendary powerhouse Winterwolf Saintess? "
Hank frowned. "No!"
"Then have you heard of the legendary powerhouse of the Elf Clan, Purple Night Star Elune?"
"No!"
"Then have you heard of Flame Dragon King Margaret?"
Hank clenched his teeth and spat out two words with difficulty. "No!"
"Then it is normal that you have not heard of Goddess Woking." Liang Lidong helplessly spread his hands. "After all, Goddess Woking is a very low-key god. She silently watches the world and protects her followers who believe in her.
Hank smiled complacently. "It's not that she is low-key, but that she doesn't dare to reveal her strength in front of the world. Perhaps her strength is very low, or she is only a half god … or she might even be related to the Devil World. All these things are possible, and no one can say for sure. What do you say, Lord Beta?"
As soon as he said that, all the children in the temple glared at the adult. Jerry buried his head between his legs. He was annoyed and angry. He didn't understand why his elder brother would say such a thing. If he faced his teacher or his classmates in the future, he wouldn't have told his elder brother about Teacher Beta. He regretted it so much that he couldn't help but jump into the river and drown himself.
"Friend, may I ask for your name?"
"Hank! I am a Knight Attendant of Bronze Drum City's Zell Family. "Jerry proudly announced his identity.
Liang Lidong nodded. "Yes, Zell Family. Then your master should be the half-elf bastard of Zell Family, a genius spear master and the most powerful cavalryman, Grinton Zell. I haven't heard any news about him for a long time. Presumably, he has already inherited the position of the family master, but I don't know whether he has broken through the legendary realm or not!"
Hank was startled. "You know who my master is … but this isn't strange. My master is very famous."
"Yes, he is most famous for his identity as a half-elf bastard." Liang Lidong smiled. "Sir Hank, since you are a city dweller and a Knight Attendant, you should know the consequences of insulting a god in front of his followers!"
Hank's complexion changed. "Only a true god … What Goddess Woking? I have never heard of her. I believe that none of the people sitting here have heard of this god. According to what I know, many believers of Evil Spirits like to preach in the villages and bewitch people's hearts because the villagers are ignorant and easily deceived. Moreover, as long as they show some kindness, they will be dead set on believing in them. "
At that moment, there were more than ten adults in the temple, and their expressions were somewhat shaken. But the children were glaring at Hank. Jerry finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up with tears in his eyes and shouted angrily, "Brother, what are you doing! How dare you speak to teacher like that! I hate you! "
After Jerry finished shouting, he wiped his eyes and ran out of the temple.
"Jerry!"
Hank stretched out his hand to grab his younger brother and wanted to chase after him, but at that moment, Liang Lidong waved his sleeve and used his mental energy to create wind pressure, directly closing the door of the temple. He then said, "Knight Hank, the matter between us is not over yet. Please wait a moment."
Hank turned around and glared at Liang Lidong, his eyes like those of a wounded tiger. "What else do you want to do?"
"Generally speaking, if someone insults a god in their own temple in front of the believers, they will definitely be attacked and their soul will be used as a sacrifice to appease the anger of the god. As far as I know, whether it is the Temple of Light or the Temple of Life, they will deal with arrogant blasphemers in this way. "
"You dare?" Hank's expression became somewhat unsightly. He pulled out the long sword at his waist and glared at Liang Lidong while remaining vigilant of the children around him.
After hearing this, Kail was the first to stand up. He said, "Teacher, offering a soul as a sacrifice is too cruel. Since he is Jerry's big brother, let's beat him up."
Then all the children stood up.
"Sit down!" Liang Lidong's voice was very light.
Even so, all the children sat down and continued to glare at Hank. Being stared at by so many eyes, the latter felt goosebumps all over his body.
Liang Lidong said with a smile, "I haven't finished what I want to say. Generally speaking, blasphemers will indeed have their souls sacrificed, but our Goddess Woking is different. She is an absolutely neutral goddess of kindness. She does not like to hurt others. However, the necessary punishment is still necessary. "
Liang Lidong opened the management interface of the temple and found the options for divine punishments. He found that Goddess Woking had six kinds of divine punishments, but only the lightest one could be chosen. As a bishop of a temple, Liang Lidong could use the system to specify the location of the divine punishment within a certain range of the temple, or specify a clear enough target.
He could only use the lowest level of divine punishment. Was he not pious enough, or was the strength of the goddess already very weak? Liang Lidong only thought for a second and then continued, "So I've decided to give this gentleman the lowest level of divine punishment on behalf of the goddess. I hope you will stop slandering the glory of others in the future. Goddess Woking once said that if you love others, they may not love you back. But if you hate and slander others, they will definitely use the same means to deal with you."
"You want to give me divine punishment?" Hank laughed. "Then come on, I just want to see what Goddess Woking looks like. Maybe she has a snake tail and six arms … Hahaha!"
Liang Lidong ignored the other party's provocation. He opened the divine punishment option, directly aimed the central selection point of the system at Hank, and then pressed Confirm. It was also at this moment that the goddess relief behind him glowed a faint red, and then her 'eyes' shot out two golden rays, accurately hitting Hank.
The speed of the two golden lights was so fast that Hank didn't even have a chance to react. He took two steps back in horror and saw that the red light of the goddess relief had already dissipated. He couldn't help but ask Liang Lidong, "What did you do to me?"
"Didn't I just say? Divine punishment. " Liang Lidong laughed. "As I said, Woking is a very kind goddess, so even if it's divine punishment, it won't be too serious. In the future, you will at most lose money from time to time … And when your family property exceeds one gold coin, you will fall very strangely. Even on flat ground, when your family property exceeds ten gold coins, you will inexplicably get injured from time to time. When your family property exceeds a hundred gold coins, you will be bedridden, unless you reduce your family property savings to less than a hundred gold coins. "
Hearing this, Hank laughed. "I have never heard of divine punishment that is so childish. You scared me. No matter what, I will leave first. Originally, whether you people believe in this Evil Spirits or not has nothing to do with me, but as a future Knight, I have an obligation to save you. But you don't seem to appreciate it, so forget it. "
After saying these words in high spirits, Hank turned around and took a step forward. Then … the next second, his left foot suddenly tripped over his right foot, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
Except for Liang Lidong, everyone in the temple stared wide-eyed.