_ Volume 20 Episode 17
492. 92nd floor. Faith (3)
“Ha ha ha ha! good! very good!”
The store owner burst into laughter. Emotions were expressed violently without being controlled.
Even if he asked something, he didn’t seem to be in the mood to answer, so Tae-san asked Barbabamba.
“Then I have a question for you.”
[Ask.]
“Didn’t the other gods intervene while usurping the faith of the planets?”
[If you’re talking about other gods, you’re
talking about concept gods.] They invade other planets and steal their beliefs. Anyone with more than a certain amount of power could do it. I didn’t think there would be any restrictions on that kind of action. Balba Bamba replied.
[Simple. Most concept gods are not very interested in such small things.]
“Is it a small thing?”
[From a cosmic perspective, taking over a few planets is small enough. Still, there are definitely some concept gods who don’t like it. Originally, they would have intervened to stop it, but this time it is difficult for them to intervene. There is a concept god behind that transcendentalist.]
“The concept god looks after you?”
[Not everyone who is a transcendental person who controls concepts is alone. It is not that there are people who want to increase their power and increase their size. That’s why the transcendent was able to invade multiple planets.]
Barbaba spoke as if he didn’t like it.
[It has been quiet lately, probably because there is a possibility that other conceptual gods will move in earnest if their power is increased too much.]
“Who is that conceptual god?”
[That we do not know. He is hiding himself.]
“That’s right, this is it.”
Taesan stroked his chin. Perhaps reading his thoughts, Balba Bamba spoke calmly.
[You don’t have to worry. It may not be a god of faith, but if a conceptual god moves directly, the meaning as an ordeal will disappear, so the transcendental ones watching over you will respond.]
“Then.”
Taesan nodded.
In the meantime, the shop owner, perhaps reaping his emotions, approached Tae-san with an excited face.
“You showed me a bad side. Then…
“The story is over.”
The shop owner smirked.
“Then Barbabamba.”
[In the end, I have to do it.]
Barbabamba grumbled and opened the space. Taesan put his body towards it.
To Taesan, who is moving to a new world, the shop owner said quietly.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Taishan stepped into the world.
[You activated Stealth [Chaos].]
[You activated Baal’s overlapping darkness.]
First, cover your body. Taishan’s body is covered in gray and erased from the world. Even if it was a religious god, it was a perfect concealment that could not be grasped unless approached to a certain distance.
and expand the senses.
He grasps everything in the world he has arrived in. In an instant, a lot of information about the planet comes to Taesan.
The planet is about half the size of Earth. Primates shorter than humans felt on most of the land.
probably a dwarf The strength I felt from them was not that great
. Except for a few exceptions, they were not much different from ordinary humans.
And the enormous power felt in between.
immortal
‘Is that the owner of the planet?’
There was no sign of the Transcendentalist. Taesan gathered mana.
[You activated Teleport [Chaos].]
Taesan’s body escapes from the planet and leaps into space.
I can see many shining stars
in the pitch-black space .
The distance between the stars is very far. It was such a distance that even Taesan, now, couldn’t see it properly. It was not a distance that could be grasped by simply expanding the senses.
then.
[You activated Concentrated Detection [Chaos].]
The gray-colored power of detection spreads throughout the universe.
It surpasses the speed of light and obtains the information that Taesan beyond the field of vision desires.
As a result, Taesan was able to know.
The total number of planets is ten.
A great faith was pouring out of those planets.
And the faith that flowed out was gathering in the white star in the middle of the planets.
‘Is the transcendental person over there?’
The faith of ten planets was coming together. It was a sight that even Taishan could not have imagined.
“Awesome.”
After confirmation, Taesan returned to the planet.
The transcendent is on the white star.
In other words, there are no transcendental beings on this planet. could act freely.
Taishan jumped.
氷 * * First of all
, it was necessary to find out
what the atmosphere was like here, how they felt towards the transcendent, and who the immortals on the planet were .
Only then was it possible to know how he could act and what he could aim for.
Taishan arrived at the nearest city in an instant.
The city was very beautiful.
An architectural style that cannot be seen on Earth. And very gigantic stone statues. A beautifully crafted urban structure.
Perhaps this is the shopkeeper’s world.
Taishan landed on a lake right in the middle of the city
. The sun was slowly disappearing over the horizon, and darkness was coming.
It was evening. If it was Earth, it was the noisiest and most crowded time.
But not here.
no one was seen
Except for the Dwarves who seemed to be guards, there was no one on the street. The atmosphere throughout the city was very dark and subdued.
It was like a prison in the shape of a city.
After looking at the city for a while, Taesan stomped his foot. In an instant, the body moved to the outskirts of the city.
“Kyaaaaaa!”
Screams were coming from a house.
The Dwarves, who appeared to be guards, were entering the house with angry faces. The screams were very loud. I’m sure you can hear it from the houses around you, but no one showed up. Rather, a muffled voice rang out as if he did not want to be involved.
Taesan entered the house. No one noticed Taesan because he was hiding
.
“Wait!”
Those who appeared to be a dwarf family desperately stopped the guards. However, the guards overpowered them and turned the house into a mess.
“found!”
A guard shouted wildly and threw something away.
It was a small statue made with poor workmanship.
“This is a heretical family that dares not believe in the rightful ruler, Karak-sama!”
“iced coffee! no!”
“I have evidence, but what!”
The guard roughly drew out his sword.
“Take them all! Hanged!”
“Kyaaaaaa!”
The dwarves screamed, but no one showed up.
The little dwarf child who was being dragged struggled with a frightened face. The child who barely escaped from the guard’s grip grabbed onto the abandoned statue and murmured.
“iced coffee. Remidaos. Remidaos
. Remidaos. Please save us…
“How dare you do this!”
The guard pulled the child’s hair with a contorted face.
“How dare you spit out that name! This teaching staff! You are a summary order!”
The man drew his sword. The dwarf child’s face turned white. Families cried out.
The guard gave strength to strike the sword.
But the arm was not struck.
“What is it?”
The guard looked away in bewilderment.
He could see Taesan holding his sword.
“uh?”
All the other guards and the dwarf family widened their eyes. Taishan literally popped up between them.
“What are you!”
The guard tried to remove his arm, but he didn’t even move as if the sword was stuck in a rock. Taesan’s indifferent gaze
put fear on the guard’s face.
“Kill this guy!”
Chajajang!
The other guards hurriedly drew out their swords, and Taesan lightly moved his hand.
Quadduk.
The guards couldn’t even scream and were pinned to the floor and walls. Taesan, who lightly waved his hand, looked at the dwarf family.
“Uh…
The Dwarf family blankly
looked up at Mount Tai.
“Remidaos…?”
They suddenly picked up and collapsed.
[Did you pass out?]
[Looks like you couldn’t keep up with the sudden change of situation.]
Taesan didn’t wake them up and lifted the half-shattered statue.
The statue was not in the form of a dwarf. It was in human form.
When Taishan first entered the planet, the information it detected was that there
were no humans here.
Even so, the dwarf child was worshiping the object of this statue.
After a while, the dwarf family woke up one by one.
They looked around with dazed faces and saw the fallen guard and Taesan, and were shocked and united.
“Who are you…
Taesan didn’t answer. The child, who was looking up at Mount Tai with trembling eyes, asked cautiously.
“Uh… are you Remidaos?”
Taesan didn’t answer.
With that attitude, the child stumbled and hit his head, perhaps convinced of something alone.
“iced coffee. As expected… You came to save us… Please, please, save us… The
child was already convinced that Taesan was Remidaos. Tae San is who it is. And I still don’t know what the situation is like here.
Originally, he would have had to wake up the guards
to get information and listen to them to understand the situation.
But not anymore.
He now had complete reconnaissance.
[You have activated Full Recon.]
[This city is forced to serve the existence of Karak.] [
This family does not sincerely worship Karak.]
[This family worships a person named Remidaos. ]
[This city
is persecuting those who serve Remidaos.]
[The reason they serve Remidaos is because he appeared in their dreams and said that he would save them.]
Literally everything he does not know and unknown information.
Waves of information about their lives, how they live, and what emotions they have come rushing in.
This is full reconnaissance.
Knowing everything was not empty talk. If his ability allowed, he could grasp everything in the world.
Taesan finished grasping the situation in an instant.
The immortals who rule this planet.
He was forcing faith on the dwarves of this world.
He forced people to believe in him and killed and tortured those who did not.
‘It’s just like them.’
The 88th floor quest. Two immortals who were in conflict with each other by forcing their faith .
They also forced people to believe and persecuted them. It wasn’t too different from him.
However, full worship cannot be obtained in such a coercive way. While pretending to serve on the outside, you will feel repulsion and rejection in your heart. The faith gained in that way is of no great value.
In such a situation, people are looking for someone to truly trust.
That was exactly what Remidaos was aiming for.
Remidaos appears in their dreams and declares, like Moses in the Bible, that someday I will save you and lead you out of persecution.
If it is a dream of one person, it is a simple escape from reality, but if it is a dream of many people, it becomes a revelation.
People are transcendent in persecution. He was making Remidaos the object of his will.
It was a very well written play. It was because the immortals who ruled this place were also subordinates of Remidaos.
Immortals persecute people on the surface and force their faith. And Remidaos controls the hearts of those who are shaken and suffering like that, and gains faith that comes from the depths of their hearts.
It was carrot and stick.
It was the most efficient way. The way Taishan still gained faith was similar. He dealt with those who persecuted people and gained their true faith.
Unlike Taesan, Remidaos was all a play, but
there was no big difference as they did not know it.
‘You rolled your hair well.’
If so, how can we use this fact?
The answer came easily.
“Uh…
As Taesan kept silent, Ai’s gaze became more and more uneasy.
“Could it be… Remidaos-sama…
“No.”
Taesan shook his head.
“I am Remidaos.”
Taesan opened the inventory invisibly. There was a marble in his hand.
[You activated the shape-shifting orb.]
Taishan’s appearance changes. Black hair and black eyes turn gold. The body shines brilliantly, and clothes embroidered with golden thread are wrapped around the body.
“Ah…
the child’s pupils widened. Parents were no different.
The appearance of Taishan now was the same as Remidaos they had seen in their dreams.
Any doubts were completely dispelled. The Dwarf family lowered their heads toward Mount Tai. Their faith was directed towards Taishan with a clear purpose.
The object of deep and deep faith accumulated so far has changed to Taesan.
‘Good.’
serve him I gathered my faith. The words were good, but the method was the problem. Faith was not something that could be built so easily. So far,
it was possible because the circumstances and conditions were good. If they truly served Remy Daos, there was no way to rob them of their faith.
However, Remidaos was building his faith in the wrong way.
Outwardly, they used immortals to persecute them, but behind them, they appeared in the concept of a dream and extorted people’s faith. For the sake of maximizing their faith, he never appeared in front of them.
If so, the faith that Remidaos has built so far can be robbed.
Ten planets ruled by Remidaos.
Probably most of them are like this.
The present Mount Tai was unstable.
In the world that worshiped him, he was a complete transcendentalist, but in others, his status was infinitely lowered.
In order to become a transcendentalist in a true sense, he had no choice but to stabilize his status by receiving the faith of many people for a long time.
However, if it is the faith of ten planets.
Wouldn’t it be possible to stabilize his divinity by extremely compressing the time it takes to stabilize his divinity?
Reaching the realm of a complete transcendentalist. That was Taishan’s goal this time.
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