Chapter 104: １２０ Blessings

Zhai Guangyi focused his mental energy on Xiong Er. Good heavens, the book in her hands actually depicted extremely muscular hunks and a domineering CEO with a scholarly face and gold-rimmed glasses. Two men, disheveled in appearance, appeared in the comic, jointly showcasing the charm of philosophy.

Zhai Guangyi simply found it hard to accept. He never expected his good buddy Chen Dabai to have become like this. In her previous life, she already read such philosophically rich books, and now she could actually sound the charge for BL. Truly impressive. As a good buddy, Zhai Guangyi certainly didn’t want to miss out on this wonderful life. He had the System record it to show Xiong Da next time.

Perhaps it could help the two of them rediscover their lost love. Now, Xiong Er was even lonely in the office, relieving stress all by herself. How pitiful.

Zhai Guangyi couldn’t bear to interrupt Xiong Er’s happiness. He let the System continue recording, not missing a single detail. He’d better go find Xiong Batian to handle matters. After all, he had been unconscious for so many days, and the strength within the territory still needed to be enhanced.

Moreover, it had been a long time since he had bestowed blessings. Without blessings, it was difficult for a faction to grow powerful. It was also hard to win people’s hearts. To gain more followers, Zhai Guangyi needed to offer certain benefits.

Xiong Batian, as usual, had just returned from inside the forest with a group of demon humans, bringing back a large number of wild beasts.

In truth, given the number of followers Xiong Batian had now, she didn’t need to go out hunting herself. But because of her beastly habits, she preferred hunting in the wild for the thrill. Although city life still felt somewhat unfamiliar, it was indeed much more convenient than before.

Through the soul connection of the blessing, Zhai Guangyi informed Xiong Batian that he was going to bestow blessings and asked her to select candidates. As the Divine Tree, and moreover, an object of worship for so many people, one could say he already had some prestige. Naturally, he had to find an agent to handle affairs. If people prayed to him every day, begging for this and that, wouldn’t that be a huge hassle?

Xiong Batian was also accustomed to being able to communicate with the Spirit King Tree. Because of this, Xiong Batian had become the spokesperson for the Lord Divine Tree.

Xiong Batian still upheld the principle of putting the Divine Tree above all else. Whenever the Spirit King Tree issued an instruction, she would spare no effort to fulfill it.

Although Zhai Guangyi’s soul had been unconscious, the functions of his true body remained normal. When magic power overflowed, it would automatically bear fruit, providing it for the followers to use.

The fruits borne by the Spirit King Tree were highly sought after by the people of Banwang City, especially the Growth Fruit. The effects of the Growth Fruit were very significant for newborns, helping children grow quickly, master a certain amount of magic power, and have higher intelligence than their peers.

After all, humans had never been exposed to such fruits before. In previous eras, the fruits of elves were extremely rare. Some fruits from spirit trees had a short shelf life and would disappear quickly. Generally, only the royal race of humans had the chance to enjoy such things.

After Zhai Guangyi advanced to Demigod, the fruits he bore could maintain their effectiveness for three months. As a benefit from the Church, they were bestowed upon humans who had made outstanding contributions to the Church. Who wouldn’t want their descendants to have better talent? As the saying goes, let the child win at the starting line.

During the period of his unconsciousness, the System had continuously responded to Xiong Er’s demands, and only to hers. Among those Zhai Guangyi trusted most, aside from Xiong Batian, was Chen Dabai, his sworn brother from his previous life. Previously, he had also instructed the System to disguise itself and converse with Xiong Er, and during his coma, the System maintained its responses to her.

The System provided Xiong Er with a large quantity of White Quality equipment, which was used not only for city construction but also to enhance trade with Banwang City, while Xiong Da remained stationed there. With Saiwen’s assistance, Xiong Da, who possessed the Submission ability, quickly became the City Lord of Banwang City.

After Xiong Da assumed the position of City Lord, he promoted the Divine Tree’s benevolent teachings, advancing the development of the Elf Church in Banwang City. For the ordinary citizens, whether their new ruler was a Magical Beast or a Human, they had no choice in the matter.

However, after Xiong Da took office, he implemented many policies beneficial to the people, wielding absolute authority. Those Aristocrats who dared to resist for their own interests essentially met their demise.

After all, the powerful Humans had mostly perished in the battle with Seta that day, and Xiong Da’s Submission ability had grown exceptionally domineering. Banwang City thus completely transformed from a peripheral city of the Kingdom into Zhai Guangyi’s sphere of influence.

News within the Kingdom spread that the Demon King had dispatched troops to Banwang City, and under the assault of the Demon King’s officer Hong Ren, not a single soul survived in Banwang City, which had now become part of the Demon Capital.

It was precisely for this reason that almost no foreign Adventurers or merchants came to Banwang City anymore, and the Kingdom did not send troops to reclaim it. Engaging in battle with the Demon King’s Army for a peripheral city would require immense human and material resources, making it more practical to simply abandon it.

As a result, the residents of Banwang City continued to live their lives as before, except that their trade partners shifted from other peripheral cities to the Elven cities within the Forest. There were no members of the Demon King’s Army in the city. Though that wasn’t entirely accurate—the ruler of this city was a subordinate of the Demon King, and Zhai Guangyi’s Elven Body remained unconscious in the Demon King City. However, Zhai Guangyi had no intention of reconnecting his Soul there at the moment, as this side required the distribution of numerous Blessings.

It was precisely due to the human and material resources from Banwang City that the construction of the city in the Forest progressed so rapidly.

As for the Blessing Targets, Zhai Guangyi decided to allocate fifty slots to the Forest Elves and another fifty to the Magical Beasts. For the Humans, Liya from the Church would make the selections independently, also serving as promotion for the Spirit King Tree Church, with twenty slots reserved. Luke and others were pre-selected among them. Once the screening was completed, the Blessings would be bestowed collectively.

Only by allowing Humans to witness the tangible benefits he provided would more of them come to support him.

When Liya, Feicui, and others heard the number of Blessings mentioned by Xiong Batian, their minds nearly short-circuited. To bestow one hundred and twenty Blessings at once was an incredibly grand gesture. As a Demigod, Feicui found it difficult to produce even a single Blessing, let alone one hundred and twenty. Truly, only the Lord Divine Tree could accomplish such a feat.

This news quickly spread between the Elven city and Banwang City, stirring up heated discussions. Humans who had previously criticized the Elf Church as a fraudulent institution now scrambled to join, vying for a spot on the Blessing list, with some even willing to sacrifice everything they had.

To receive the Blessing means one’s future growth potential is certainly not low. It’s an opportunity even the City Lord might not necessarily obtain. Even Seta paid a great price to receive the Blessing from the Church, and Saiwen himself does not have the Blessing.