Chapter 39: New Follower (2/2)

“Yeah! If you can become a Player, it means that there’s nothing stopping the other townsfolk from becoming true believers! All of them can be Players! With this, the town is so much safer and powerful!” Angora exclaimed, not noticing Vela’s expression in his excitement. “Is that not worth celebrating?”

“Oh. So we’re celebrating that…”

“Hmm? What’s up, Vela? Why do you look unhappy?

“It’s nothing, my lord. Are we celebrating in the tavern today?”

“Of course. There’s nowhere else to celebrate in town.”

“Good,” the girl grinned dangerously. “Incidentally, I haven’t tried much of their menu.”

“…”

For some reason, Angora started to worry for his wallet when he saw Vela’s sweet smile.

***

In the end, Marni left the town.

“So, the guild has recently built a subsidiary in Wickidor…” He muttered, reading a map and planning his journey as he sat beside the carriage driver. “Even with a carriage, it’s going to be a two-days round trip… no, if I hurry, I might make it back in just a day.”

Marni sighed as he lowered the map.

Even after all he had been through, Marni still found the God of Games and his own System unreal.

Unlike the believers who were limited in knowledge and unaware of the wonders of the System, Marni who was almost thirty had virtually traveled from north to south and almost all of the empire.

At first, he himself did not understand how horrific it was too, even believing that it was not really useful and that it was a trick that believers of the God of Games used for coercing others into their religion. However, Marni’s perspective changed entirely after experiencing it firsthand.

It was something that instantly instructs anyone in sword skills, magic or divine arts. It was so glorious that he would definitely believe that it was a sacred relic that some god bestowed upon mortals.

If he must put a finger on how the System was different from sacred relics it would be that the latter was usually one and only, whereas the System was so numerous that every player in the Starter had one that was virtually identical (Marni is unaware that Eleena’s Saintess-In-Training System was not the same)!

“Even the Seven Heavenly Fathers did not produce so many relics… I really can’t imagine how powerful the God of Games actually is…” Marni felt pulsating vigor once he remembered his powerful backer. “It seems that I must seriously accomplish the quest that God has given me!”

[Get refugees to join the church of the God of Games.]

That was the hidden quest the God of Games had assigned him.

To tell the truth, Marni did not really take the quest seriously. Refugees all flocked to those who have anything to give them—with a piece of bread, they would never bat a lash to bow before an evil god, much less the God of Games.

“No…” Despite his delight from imagining how he would show off his quest reward when he returned, Marni soon calmed down. “It’s not easy to join the church of the God of Games… all of the townsfolk are believers, but none of them are acknowledged by the God of Games himself. In other words, shallow believers wouldn’t do. So can this quest really be done by having them become true believers?”

“Looks like I won’t be back in town in a day and a half. Instead, I should spend some time away.”