Chapter 780 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sui Xiong was not someone good in thinking. When he was in college, his score in logic class was so low that it was tragic. It was only because his teacher was so magnanimous and used his usual scores to calculate the results preventing him from failing.
Unlike many students who played truant and hung out at internet cafes all day long, even if Sui Xiong did not like or was not good in a certain course, he would still attend and listen to lectures dutifully. Even if one lesson was stopped or both his eyes were already seeing things in circles like the twirls of mosquito coils, he would not doze off in class or do anything unrelated to the lesson. This made him a popular student among the teachers, who appreciated his mannerism. And it was also why his results were usually very good.
Also, because he spent most of his time studying, when it came to “college prescribed courses” like online games, his “grades” were relatively poor. The best he could do was to play all the existing online games at that time once. If level or equipment were taken into consideration, he would definitely not make the mark.
After he graduated and came out to work, though he often played online games, his standard was still not high—mainly because he did not have the time and energy. He needed to work, and also, he was a part-time illustrator. From time to time, he even had to chat with people on the QQ messaging platform. Where could he possibly find that much time to spend playing games?
If he was really a game maniac, a tenacious war god who was not afraid of his organs bursting, he would definitely own all the best equipment. Would he possibly remain the same person as he was before traversing worlds? Getting so angry over a mere piece of superior equipment that he had to throw and smash his keyboard and mouse, then run out to drink and drown in his sorrows?
What Sui Xiong was good at was taking his work seriously.
If this was something he truly could not handle, he would turn to someone with the relevant expertise.
For example, he could not figure out the possible reason to why he was on this trip to make a round of inspection, so he went to consult Mage Hart who might possibly know the reason.
“I spent about half a day thinking about it, but still, I can’t think of the exact reason to why I would suddenly go out to inspect the territories,” he said earnestly. “What do you think the reason might be?”
Mage Hart had not expected Sui Xiong to send the ball rolling in his direction. He pondered for a while, then said, “Generally speaking, there are a few possible reasons to explain such a situation. The first possibility is that there is a god out there eyeing your territory. You can pay more attention to the situation pertaining to missionary work and beliefs of the territory of concern.”
Sui Xiong nodded slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, “This is probably not the reason. In the few territories of mine, the people are either firm and steadfast followers of my belief or have the freedom to choose a belief. There is no possibility of infiltration in the former, and it doesn’t matter whether there is infiltration in the latter situation… besides, I’ve seen no such situation along the way.”
“It’s indeed easy to discover such a situation, and also, it’s easy to stop it from continuing,” Mage Hart said with a nod. “For example, in our four northern cities, people from other places are considered to have freedom in belief, no matter who is sent over to preach. And the belief in our Grey Tower City is, on the other hand, very firm. Practically everyone has belief in Our Majesty. Wanting to find someone of a different belief is not easy at all. So it’s highly impossible to preach in Grey Tower City. But I feel that perhaps the problem might lie in Garth City.”
“Garth City?” Sui Xiong asked. He froze for a moment. After thinking about it, it seemed to him that there was certainly a possibility.
There were many pairs of eyes on Garth City. Also, the scene of beliefs among the people was also in quite a mess. On the overall, the total number of people believing in the Void Mask, Goddess of Ocean, Goddess of Wealth and God of Agriculture added up to around one-third of the population. There were also many people who believed in other gods—this was a decision made by Sui Xiong and Leon upon discussions. For a city that was developed with commerce as its core, it was highly unlikely to only have a single belief. That was probably why on Earth, when the Middle East region was commercially developed and booming with business, their religious culture was still in the stage of gaining enlightenment. When their religion had become rigid and conservative, their commerce sector immediately fell behind, blocking the trade between the east and west, cutting off the Silk Road and forcing the Europeans to initiate the so-called “Age of Discovery.”
Brother Xiong might not be a historian, but at least he had played games that were related to history. In one of the sea-themed games, merchants found on the port of the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea often complained about this, so even he could remember…