692 Divine Power (2/2)

He refused Lucien's suggestion and looked for other ways to clear the curses and pollutions, but they would've all taken at least a month. Better ways were not invented yet. Therefore, too impetuous and too busy studying why the reactor went out of control, he went on a rampage and released an Eternal Blaze whose power was reduced in the spacious room, which prompted the highest defense of Allyn to be activated again.

After the boom, the whole world was clean…

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A month later, in the district of workers where dwarfs gathered in Rentato…

Augustus, leading Harold, Myrna and the central people of his clan, kneeled before the silver 'nuclear bomb', holding their weekly ritual of prayer.

Although Ham, the emissary of 'God of Craftsmen', went missing mysteriously, and what Augustus and Harold worried did not happen, such things might happen again now that they had already happened. The fat and defenseless prey would only catch incessant predators. Therefore, with the severe sense of crisis, they fortified their people's faith in the real God of Steam through various rituals and activities to be better united, in case they were dazzled by other people's divine powers and attracted to them.

They were not worried about the other fake gods, but the God of Craftsmen, who was also a dwarf, would definitely crush their seemingly tough foundation easily. After all, for the dwarfs from the Night Highland, it would not be a change of faith when they discovered 'the incarnation of the God of Steam on earth'! Such bragging was barely resistible without the oracle from the Lord!

”You dominate everything. You master the boundary between life and death. You're the King of the kings, the God above the gods.”

Augustus covered his eyes with his right hand and kneeled deeply. Eclipsed by his solemn voice were his anxious and expectant thoughts, ”Great God of Steam, please grant your devout believers divine powers, so that we can defend your honor, practice your doctrines, and construct Atlantis on earth.”

No matter how the Congress of Magic revealed the 'real appearance' of the God of Truth and the other fake gods to the intelligent creatures convincingly, as long as divine powers still existed, the foundation of faith would be unshakable. Countless believers would still believe in the existence of the true god!

In a religion without divine powers, the bond among each other was so weak that it would crumble under the first wind! After they left the Night Highland and reached Rentato, too many dwarfs had been fascinated by the marvelous world, corrupted by entertainment and violence, and addicted to the Holmish Church and the Congress of Magic.

”My Lord, we are not impious, but even the deepest faith has to be maintained by power…”

Augustus prayed earnestly and hopefully in his heart again.

The ritual reached the end. Exactly like every time before, the God of Steam did not reveal any miracle.

Harold was more or less disappointed, but what happened to the Night Highland made him dare not to complain.

Augustus was equally frustrated, but when he was about to rise, his head suddenly hummed, and he felt that colors faded around him, leaving only the ivory brilliance and the silver 'nuclear bomb' before him!

Then, he felt the most overwhelming power rising from the nuclear bomb and connecting to his soul.

His soul somehow trembled, as if he were faced with a high and mighty being, like the boundary starry night he looked up to every day!

”What I grant you are the mysteries of steam and the essence of machinery. After you grasp them, they will be as intimidating as divine powers…”

Augustus felt that his soul was floating and melting into the ivory light nearby, turning into a sacred and pure cluster of light!

”…I grant you divine powers for you to survive in the 'dusk of gods' to happen soon, and for you to learn what steam really represents and what Atlantis really means through comparison…”

”…Whoever leaks the secrets of the divine power will lose the power and be punished!”

The hollow and profound sound echoed next to Augustus' ears, filling his heart with delight.

Harold, Myrna and the other dwarfs looked ahead, confused and shocked. The silver sacred item released gentle and holy brilliance.

The pure and holy brilliance enshrouded the senior elder on the ground, making him hallowed and rise nonstop!

Suddenly, Augustus stood up, and the ivory light around him rippled out layer after layer, which made Harold, Myrna and the other dwarfs feel lighthearted, vigorous and peaceful!

Is… Is this divine power?

Shedding tears, Augustus raised his right hand and covered his eyes, before he shouted:

”You are one, and everyone!”

Harold, Myrna and the rest of them kneeled on the ground again and prayed in overjoy and astonishment:

”We shall defend your doctrines, so that the holy name of steam will reach the pinnacle again!”