Devil's Bible

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Hino had made up his mind that he would only learn the technical aspects from now on, and he would not touch anything about doctrines or the understanding of the world based on fictional protocols.

As Hino approached the library, Nemus on the other side withdrew his gaze.

Beside him, Dartmanley II was recording Shinno's mental fluctuations.

"This person's piety has already met the initial requirements."

"Among the others, several have already begun to waver."

Nems nodded in understanding.

Believers are not always stubbornly devoted to only one God.

At this stage, the broader their knowledge, the easier it is for them to break free from the absolute narrative of God.

This time, Nemus brought together followers of the God of Discipline from different regions.

There are black stone and iron stone varieties, but no gold variety.

Because it is extremely rare for those of the golden race to maintain pure devotion to God.

However, the same is true for these people now. As they see things in the Sleeping Town, whether it is a false world or various secret arts, they will gradually drift away from their faith in the God of Discipline.

Of all these, Xinuo was the most steadfast.

And this is the best material needed to cultivate the Sacred Heart Technique.

After all, if one's piety is not pure enough, how can one convince a god that an individual can truly become a saint?

But that's not enough.

Mere piety is not enough to become a saint.

"The number of thoughts and essences within the soul will naturally not be in complete harmony with God."

"The initial piety cannot change this."

"One needs to see through faith, understand all of this, and then, even after recognizing everything, still maintain pure faith and even form one's own understanding. Only with this kind of piety can one truly become a saint."

"Can that person do it?"

Dartmanley once wanted to practice the Sacred Heart Technique. Although the practice of the Sacred Heart Technique cannot directly make a person a saint, it can greatly disguise one's state of faith, thereby gaining the favor of God.

Unfortunately, due to a family curse, all his experiments failed.

In order to avoid being discovered by the church, they abandoned the idea of ​​continuing the experiment.

Although these followers of the God of Discipline, Nems, were carefully selected, there was still a considerable risk involved.

“It’s alright, I’ve slightly modified the Sacred Heart Technique,” ​​Nemus said with a smile. “It’s perfect for Hino.”

"Xino!" Xino felt a tickle in her nose and couldn't help but sneeze.

"Who is talking about my name behind my back?" Hino frowned slightly.

The virtual world is incredibly useful; time flows so fast within it that even though he's only been here for two days, he's actually been studying for almost several months.

This is because he needs to focus more of his time and energy on the game itself.

After all, according to Klose, once you reach a certain ranking in the game, you can obtain very valuable resources in Sleeping Town.

As the game progresses, he needs to control those intelligent robots to defeat the surrounding 'monsters' in order to expand his territory and acquire more resources.

During this process, he felt his ability to control power was increasing rapidly.

"Cause and effect is the recognition of the relationship between things."

"The world is not isolated. Only by recognizing this connection can we understand cause and effect, avoid cause and effect, and control cause and effect."

"So that's how it is. The existence of those things in the false world is causally related to me. When I manipulate them, I am essentially manipulating them in a causal way."

"In this process, my understanding of cause and effect will naturally be strengthened."

"At the same time, the things in the false world are essentially my projections, and the battles of those things are essentially my battles. The combat experience will naturally be strengthened through the connection of cause and effect."

"It's a pity that such a good thing has been taken over by the Demon Cult," Hino lamented to himself.

"I must remain hidden and then hand this place over to God!" Xinuo thought to himself, and then began to study even more diligently. He was still too weak. Only by becoming stronger and becoming a Golden Seed could he discover more of the core secrets of the Sleeping Town.

A few more days passed, and Xinuo's expression in the world of war changed somewhat.

With the passage of time, it's as if five or six years have passed for him.

He is now a steel species, and due to the nature of causality, his stats are growing exceptionally fast.

I believe that it won't be long before he reaches the extreme value of the Steel type, and then seeks an opportunity to become the Gold type.

In the past few days, his understanding of the Sleeping Town has become increasingly rich.

For example, 'silver water', according to Klose, is the best 'golden medicine'.

"According to the game's instructions, my newbie protection period should end today, and I should be able to join the war."

"I just don't know if I'll make the list," Xinuo thought to herself.

According to Klose, he was just a little short of making the list and getting the Silver Water.

He also said that silver water is the best medicine for gold, so Xinuo roughly guessed that Kross was also an extreme value of steel.

Although I am a latecomer, I have the ability of cause and effect, which gives me an advantage in this area.

Furthermore, during the game's development, he also developed special units by utilizing his causal abilities.

The surrounding monsters and various 'unclaimed forces' are no match for him and will be easily crushed by him.

As time passed, the mist surrounding his territory dissipated in the game world.

A leaderboard also appeared in front of Hino.

Next are the combat strength values ​​of each territory.

His base combat strength is 99. In addition, he has the bonus of a special troop type with causal relationship, so his value has increased sevenfold. With all the extras, his combat strength is 826.

He then looked up and saw the last place on the leaderboard.

Cross Andrea, combat power value - 8653!

Number one on the list.

Nems, combat power value - 77777!

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“?” Xinuo looked at her score of over 800, which she had initially thought was quite good.

After all, this is roughly equivalent to his multiplier being more than eight times the original.

Before he could even look closely, Xinuo received a notification that his territory had been attacked.

After managing his territory for so long, Xinuo immediately turned his attention back to his own territory and saw that a 'region' had appeared around it.

In this area, a special unit has appeared and is launching a fierce attack on the junction between the area and its territory.

Each attack destabilizes his connection to that area, creating a crack.

This was the signal that the war game had truly begun.

The two sides in a war need to fight on bordering lands.

During this process, the previously constructed 'drop' devices can be used to deploy them into the area, altering the terrain and constructing various military facilities, such as fortresses, walls, and even rivers.

Subsequently, based on the terrain, they dispatched their own troops to fight.

The victor will gain control of the newly spawned area, as well as all the resources the opponent has invested in that area.

If Xinuo can now completely ignore the situation, then this area will be separated from his own territory, and the opponent will only gain the most basic results.

If such areas cannot be continuously acquired, then one's territory will remain in its current state indefinitely.

Continuing to develop combat capabilities will become increasingly difficult.

Therefore, the only way to develop is through war.

And you must win a small portion of the area and then convert it into your own territory.

According to Klose, there will be forced wars later on, wars that can even directly invade each other's territories.

The intensity of the war was also higher.

Hino raised her head and looked at the other side of the area. She could vaguely see that there was roughly a territory there.

A three-digit number floated above the territory.

This is the opponent's combat strength stat.

The stronger the investigative ability, the clearer the information about the other party can be.

"Huh? The other party actually has a connection with me?" Xinuo felt somewhat incredulous.

He spent a long time in the game world, but only a few days in the Sleeping Town.

There is only one person I know and am familiar with: Klose.

However, Kross is now on the rankings, with a combat power value of four digits.

In other words, the person over there couldn't be Klose.

"Could it be someone I knew before I came to Sleeping Town?" Xinuo immediately became alert.

He had previously fought against people who fabricated agreements.

This is, after all, a fictional headquarters-like place, where Nemus is said to be a frequent visitor.

Perhaps some former enemies will come here for further training.

They might be able to recognize themselves.

The sense of urgency in my heart suddenly surged.

Meanwhile, enemy troops were still continuously converging on this side from afar.

Hino immediately realized that war was inevitable.

Once the enemy's main force arrives here, it's as if their forces are also approaching.

The same applies to the power of perception. The more people are close to the other party, the more detailed the perception becomes, and the more likely the other party will discover your true nature.

So Xinuo immediately dispatched his own troops to fight the enemy.

The whole process felt like fighting a master.

The different types of troops the opponent uses represent different power systems, while the various facilities and terrain features deployed reflect the utilization and understanding of the environment.

After fighting the enemy for a while, Xinuo found that he was gradually gaining the upper hand by relying on his causal-type units.

The other side acted decisively, immediately choosing to withdraw their troops and deploy a facility.

The original area was roughly divided into 60% occupied by Hino and 40% occupied by the other side.

Now, with the deployment of this facility, the opponent's 40% share has been forcibly torn in half, and then they have taken 20% of the entire area back to their own territory.

Hino recognized the facilities that the other party had invested in.

It is a facility or prop known as "surrendering half the game".

Once deployed to a region, the war will end immediately at the cost of splitting off half of the region it occupies.

This is also one way to avoid losing everything.

Hino won his first battle and then gained a period of truce.

Taking advantage of the truce, Xinuo immediately began to learn about the various aspects of the game world.

"So many golden seeds?!?" Xinuo was filled with disbelief.

He originally thought that although Kross had a four-digit combat power value, it was most likely due to some special mechanism that caused the value bonus.

However, after carefully reviewing the information on various ranking lists, he fell silent.

The entire ranking list records a total of 500 people.

Klose just surged to last place.

Even so, his combat power is over eight thousand.

Based on this value, the opponent's output multiplier also reached more than eight times.