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Inside a hidden cave in the jungle of Blue Mountain Island—
Karat, the bald Rebel Army member, knelt before the shattered Sea God statue. Though his face was streaked with tears, his expression was neither dejected nor despairing; instead, it was filled with joy, for at this very moment, the Sea God's voice echoed in his ears:
"I am reborn. I shall pardon the past and redeem you."
"First Commandment: No living sacrifices, no human Worships."
"Second Commandment: Do not take My name in vain."
…
"Ninth Commandment: Those who commit minor evils must first atone before they can be forgiven."
"Tenth Commandment: Helping your brethren and companions is to praise My name."
After hearing the Sea God Sect's new holy covenant, the bald Rebel Army member Karat's body trembled with excitement. This was not only because the Sea God had not died but had been reborn, but also because of the new holy covenant the Sea God had issued.
As someone educated by the Feysac Empire, the bald Rebel Army member Karat naturally understood how problematic the original Sea God Sect was; compared to the righteous gods, it was not an exaggeration to call it a cult.
The bald Rebel Army member Karat knew that the Sea God Sect was wrong and that its faith would not last long if it continued this way. However, his fear and reverence for the Sea God, as well as the faith he had cultivated since childhood, prevented him from thinking deeply about these matters or voicing his doubts.
Now, the new holy covenant allowed the bald Rebel Army member Karat to see the Sea God's change. This positive transformation made Karat ecstatic, as if he could already envision the day the Sea God would become a righteous faith acknowledged by all.
"We shall follow Your Dao, just as we praise Your name."
…
Above the Gray Fog, Klein, wearing the Sea God's persona, had finished deceiving several high-ranking Sea God Sect members.
Since this was only their first contact, to avoid being seen as suspicious, Klein did not do much. He merely announced the new holy covenant and issued some simple commands, such as gathering external members, entering a state of rest and recuperation, and awaiting His subsequent orders.
This was primarily in preparation for the subsequent cleansing and rectification of the entire Sea God Sect.
—After all, the Sea God Sect was a church that worshipped a mad god. Although the majority of its members were normal and were the main force of the Rebel Army, there were also many fanatical believers who had committed terrible acts such as live sacrifices.
Although many of these fanatics were buried with the Sea God Kalvetua when he died, some still survived, and these individuals were naturally the main targets for cleansing.
For these people, both Lin Ruo and Klein had a simple attitude: if they were willing to atone for their past mistakes, then they would be allowed to exploit their remaining value, using practical actions to repent for their sins, which could also be considered labor reform.
If they were unwilling to atone, or even stubbornly unrepentant, they would naturally be sent to accompany the Sea God they worshipped.
After completing the deception, Klein, feeling that his spiritual state could still hold up, could not help but turn his gaze towards the light spots of believers' prayers surrounding the sea god scepter.
Klein pondered for a moment, then a thought suddenly struck him, and the light spots around the sea god scepter began to move.
These light spots did not move randomly; instead, they first underwent a preliminary layering. The unimportant prayers, which were merely simple praises and daily prayers, sank to the very bottom, while the light spots involving specific matters and supplications floated up to Klein's hand.
Klein looked at the light spots and, relying on his spiritual intuition, selected one of them.
The next second, Klein saw a scene beneath a bridge arch: a girl with torn clothes and a body covered in festering sores was curled up in a corner, murmuring the Sea God's revered name, but she could barely make a sound.
She was clearly critically ill and might silently collapse beneath the dilapidated bridge arch the next second, never to open her eyes again.
Seeing this scene, Klein was momentarily stunned, and then he heard the girl's low plea:
"I want to live like a human…"
Klein was stunned again. He almost instinctively gripped the sea god scepter, but then he suddenly remembered that this Sealed Artifact did not have healing abilities.
Fortunately, there were things on the Gray Fog that possessed healing abilities.
Klein immediately rummaged through his miscellaneous items and found a Charm: Lin Ruo's high-level Charm, "Life Blessing."
After borrowing the life scepter, Lin Ruo naturally studied that Grade 0 Sealed Artifact and successfully extracted some benefits, using the power of the life scepter to continuously produce a batch of Charms, totaling ten, and he even gave five to him.
Although the effects of these Charms were not as good as directly using the life scepter, they still had sufficiently powerful healing effects. Their only drawback was probably their short shelf life, only about a year.
Now, Klein naturally intended to use one to heal this poor girl. He did not feel it was a waste; in his opinion, an innocent human life was more important than a high-level Charm.
In addition to "Life Blessing," Klein also found another Charm, one that could temporarily provide an "obscurity" effect. It was one of his failed practice attempts.
—Because the "obscurity" effect this Charm could bring was a super-youth version, at most effective against ordinary people and low-Sequence Beyonders. Anyone with a little strength could see through it. Rather than calling it "obscurity," it merely reduced the user's presence, but it was just right for this situation.
After some manipulation, Klein successfully applied the power of the "Life Blessing" and "obscurity" Charms to the girl.
Thus, under a bridge arch on a certain street in City of Generosity, in an unnoticed corner, Caty, who had finished her prayer but did not feel she could be saved, merely doing it out of habit, suddenly froze.
She thought she might be dying, otherwise why would she see an angel?
In Caty's bewildered gaze, a White Angel embraced her, accompanied by an indescribable warmth.
"Are you here to take me away?"
Caty almost subconsciously murmured, but then she saw the White Angel suddenly disappear, and with it, the pain that originated from her body and had been tormenting her also vanished.
At this moment, Caty felt an unprecedented lightness.
She lowered her head in surprise and saw that all the pus-filled sores and wounds on her body had disappeared, restoring her to how she looked before she fell ill. She heard someone sighing at that moment.
"Live as a human."
"Plop—"
Caty stood rooted to the spot, tears then tracing paths down her cheeks.
She suddenly covered her face, sobbing uncontrollably.
…
In the safe house belonging to Lin Ruo and the others in City of Generosity, Klein opened his eyes.
He had already arranged Caty's whereabouts; in the future, she would work at a shop opened by another Sea God believer. Although she might not live very well, at least eating would no longer be an issue.
"I can only do this much. Ultimately, she still has to rely on herself…" Klein sighed silently, then saw the colors of the world before him change. He immediately reacted, and sure enough, the next second he saw Lin Ruo appear before him.
Eh? Why is it only Lin Ruo?
Klein looked at Lin Ruo, whose smile was as usual but somehow felt a little eerie. His heart immediately skipped a beat, and he said:
"Uh, what happened?"
It shouldn't be his imagination, right? Lin Ruo seemed a little angry?
"Nothing, just experienced some unique experiences." Lin Ruo, who was trying to calm his emotions, smiled at Klein upon hearing his question and said, "Speaking of which, Klein, are you interested in a new hairstyle?"
"Ah?"
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