Chapter 461: The Holy Statue (2/2)
[Note: Host can rely on this feature to listen to and even address the requests and pleas of the devoted.]
However, just as he was about to close the messages and return his attention to the 'Divine Will' that he connected to, another message suddenly appeared in his feed, shocking Aiden instantly.
[The skill: Divinity: Basic (Level 1) has been created!]
The last message has surprised Aiden, almost breaking his concentration.
Quickly he shook his head, clearing it from the unnecessary thoughts once again. As his mind connected with the will inside the statue once more, he focused on the various whispers. Yet, in just a few mere moments he was forced to take a step back and bring up the system instead, as the chaotic storm that the many voices simultaneous assault presented were just too much for him at the moment.
Instead, he focused his attention on the newly unlocked feature in his system. Upon his mental command, a semi-transparent screen appeared.
[ Status | Lab | *Domain* | Activities ]
[ Info | Manage | World | *Divine Will* | Tasks ]
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[Praises: 354
Pleas: 17]
The screen was pretty basic, the system categorized the various whispers into two main categories. One for the positives, the 'Praises', which were mostly just a variety of ways and even unrelated moments that the residents have wanted to be grateful for and say their thanks to their lord.
They were mostly a bunch of positive notes, the main driving force behind the rapid and continued increase in his Faith Points.
The other category, coined as 'Pleas' on the other hand were all the prayers where the residents were begging, requesting for some change, anything from the Great Lord. Though the positives vastly overwhelmed the negatives, Aiden was still mostly interested in those 17 requests.
After all, these were the actual problems of his people, the residents of Haven. Resolving these problems would turn their plights into boons. He wanted everyone living in this plane to be satisfied, to be happy, to be detached from the worries of the old world.
Still, before diving into the individual woes, Aiden's attention was once again shifted, he focused on his actual connection shared with this Divine Will, his Holy Statue. He wanted to understand more, the whole concept, this shared consciousness, this second 'self' that he had was just too sudden.
Was this second will, this second presence still him, or another being? Was it truly sentient at all, or perhaps just a creation of his system, a doll, something similar to a computer AI, if he were to compare it to his 'old', urban world?
Before Aiden was confident in relying on it, he needed to know that this wasn't just another ploy, another tool made by the Mighty Entities that seemed to find enjoyment in toying with him.
Aiden sighed again, slowly exhaling the used-up air from his lungs as he concentrated on this new connection, this new link with the Holy Statue.
As he did, a muffled hum, a faint glow could be seen emanating both from his closed eyelids and from the center of the statue at the same time. They seemed to resonate, hum, and glow synchronously…
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