Chapter 37

Leaving Violet House, Ryan went to the tailor shop to buy some new clothes for himself, and his figure became bigger, so he couldn't wear the old clothes anymore.

As soon as the carriage he was riding in entered Corsham Street, he looked around very cautiously so as not to run into Hogan, a fighter who might come to search for him.

It went downstairs to the apartment very smoothly, and there was no trace of Hogan at all.

"Maybe that Hogan doesn't know that I live on this street. I overestimated his ability and fought wits with the air."

Ren laughed to himself.

When I went upstairs, I ran into a few neighbors, but they were not very familiar with each other, so no one noticed the change in him.

Back in the room, Ren looked at himself in front of the mirror for a long time, very satisfied with his current appearance, and then considered his future plans.

The most urgent task is to deal with the troubles caused by the mark of dispute.

Outside just now, Ren observed many people with the eyes of the soul, paying special attention to the fire of people's beliefs, and found that most people, whether they are ordinary people or superhumans, believe in the three gods of the empire, or one of them, Or believe in multiple people at the same time.

Among them, the goddess of magic has the most believers, followed by the goddess of the earth. The two add up to more than 80%, and about 10% believe in the god of justice.

The beliefs of the remaining adults are very chaotic, and they do not belong to the three gods.

Ren didn't know much about gods, so he couldn't tell which gods these people believed in. He could only judge whether it was a righteous god or an evil god by feeling the fire of faith.

Then, he was terrified.

Because there are many more people who believe in evil gods than imagined!

On the way from the Violet House to the apartment, Ryan found more than a dozen suspected believers of evil gods, including ordinary people and extraordinary people.

Ren is not very sure about the distinction between righteous gods and evil gods.

There are many gods in Ellenus, and all major races have their own gods. The difference between righteous gods and evil gods is a subjective judgment made by human beings based on their own concept of good and evil, and is influenced by the church power in the area.

Anyone who is hostile to the gods the church believes in is called an evil god.

These gods are all native gods of Ellenus, but they have different codes of conduct because of their different clergy.

Some objective believers call gods they do not believe in alien gods, and those who believe in alien gods are pagan believers.

There are only four terrifying gods from the abyss who are truly regarded as evil gods by all races of Ellenus!

The dozen or so people Ren found were heretics, and none of them believed in the fraudster Luo Xi, so none of them could sense the mark of dispute.

"The Mark of Dispute..."

He suddenly thought, now that he can see the flame of faith, can he also find the mark of dispute?

Opened the eyes of the soul, and searched for a long time on the body, but found nothing unusual.

"Still not?" Ren was a little disappointed.

For a long time, the eye of the soul can only see the state of other people's souls, but not his own. He can only judge the state of his own soul through the information on the mobile phone interface.

"If only I could see my own soul, too."

Ren scratched his head, glanced at the mirror, and suddenly had an idea, and stood in front of the mirror again, focusing on his head with the eyes of the soul.

Immediately, his head in the mirror became unreal, and a ray of light emerged.

"Damn, I should have found out a long time ago. I look in the mirror every day, and I never thought about looking at myself with the eyes of the soul." Ren clapped his hands in frustration, and then carefully observed his soul.

Like other people, my soul is also a ray of light, but the strength of the soul is far superior to that of ordinary people. Even among extraordinary people, few people can match it, which is roughly equivalent to a third-level extraordinary person.

In the depths of his soul, Ren saw a familiar red flower.

"This should be my phone."

Ren looked at the red flower curiously. It seemed to be a strange and powerful element, located at the core of the soul, and integrated with the whole soul.

"If the little red flower is also an element, what grade is it?"

Ren had a sudden thought, nodded affirmatively, and said silently: "At least the legendary element, or even higher!"

The eight petals of the red flower are in full bloom, and a small tree full of vitality grows from the middle. This tree has only one branch and three leaves, and each leaf has an elemental rune.

The world tree made of soul power occupies most of the soul. Not far from under the tree, Ren discovered the existence of the blood soul curse.

He couldn't help but sigh secretly, even if he was a time traveler, he couldn't escape the curse of the Lord of Darkness.

Immediately, Ren finally found the mark of dispute!

Above the soul, there is a black and red pattern, the distorted black skull is surrounded by blood light, exuding a strange aura.

It is this kind of aura that radiates outward that makes Luoxi's followers sense its existence.

Ren has been studying for a long time, but he doesn't know what to do. This imprint is bound to his soul, and he can only watch but not move, helpless.

Looking at the imprint, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something.

Others have the fire of faith in their souls, but I don't!

"Is it because I don't have a god to believe in?"

Ren remembered that his predecessor believed in the goddess of magic, but he was not very devout, and he did not pray much. After occupying this body, he had never prayed.

Haven't prayed for too long, so the fire of faith goes out?

The Mark of Dispute is also composed of divine power. Its position in the soul is the same as the fire of faith. If one has never had the fire of faith, will it occupy it forever and will not dissipate?

Ren was faintly worried, and always felt that there was a lack of fire of faith, which seemed bad.

But he is not willing to believe in a certain god.

After traveling for so long, he gradually understood some things.

The fate of the unbelievers in Arraneth is dire. The reason why people must believe in a certain god, no matter the righteous god or the evil god, is to obtain protection. After death, the soul will not fall into the abyss and become the slave of the evil god forever.

Wren was once a staunch atheist, but after all this, he has been shaken.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to pray.

If you must believe in any god, the goddess of magic is the best choice.

This goddess is a very tolerant deity. She does not have strict requirements on believers and hardly interferes in the daily life of believers. Because the priesthood includes authority such as "wisdom", "knowledge" and "magic", she prefers knowledge For a profound believer, it would be even better if he could have powerful magic power at the same time.

Therefore, the vast majority of spellcasters among humans are followers of the goddess of magic, especially wizards.

The Goddess's Chosen are almost always the most powerful wizards.

In the Orienth Empire, the belief in the goddess of magic is even more popular, but his church is not as existential as the other two gods. Most of the churches are established in the form of libraries, and the organization among believers is also Not as strict as other churches.

In addition, all the schools in the empire are actually the churches of the goddess, spreading the glory of his wisdom.

Ren's mother, Malinda, is a faithful believer of the goddess and a teacher at a church school. Under her leadership, the whole family is a believer of the goddess.

He carefully recalled the goddess' prayers, crossed his hands, and made an upward gesture with his index and middle fingers facing each other. He closed his eyes slightly, and prayed silently in his heart.

After praying three times in a row, Ren felt a strange power in his heart.

This power is very weak, but it makes the heart calm, and has an indescribable sense of mystery and security.

He looked at himself in the mirror, and found that an invisible flame like an iridescent light ignited in his soul, forming an illusory thread on the top, sinking into the void, extending to an undetectable place.

"It really works!"

Ren was overjoyed. After his own fire of faith was generated, he immediately began to reject the mark of dispute, and his aura was obviously weakened.

He observed patiently for a moment, and the mark of dispute became less stable under the confrontation of the fire of faith.

It's still a long time before it completely dissipates, but it's a good sign.

Ren decided to pray regularly in the future, but not too frequently, as long as the fire of faith was maintained. At least for now, he doesn't intend to be too pious, it's good to be a shallow believer.

After staying in the apartment for a while, Ryan went out again, to the Basil Hotel.

The shotgun is still hidden in the hotel room, and I have to go back to see Roger. I have not become a witcher, at least I have to tell him.

Taking the bus to the Lien District, Renn found that in this slum area, there are too many disbelievers, and it is simply a breeding ground for believers of evil gods.

As always, Basil Hotel is still so lively, the lobby is full of people playing cards.

But there is also a change, that is, there are many more women than before.

Their clothes were very bold, or revealing. Some were flirting with the men, and some joined the game. While playing cards, they flirted with their opponents, which made the men distracted and caused a burst of laughter from time to time.

"I'll go, what's the situation?"

Ren was dumbfounded, he hadn't come for a few days, why did the Basil Hotel become a brothel!

He didn't find Roger, walked to the counter, and saw the dwarf Zoltan flirting with a plump woman who looked a little fat in human aesthetics.

"Zoltan." Ren called out.

The dwarf saw that it was him, and let the plump woman go aside first. There was no trace of embarrassment on his face, and he smiled heartily: "It's you, young man. If you hadn't paid the room fee, I would have thought you wouldn't be coming back."

"My things are still here." Ren glanced around Yingying Yanyan in the lobby, and asked curiously, "Is the Basil Hotel going to change jobs?"

"Hey, it's just a way to attract customers, you've seen it too, everyone likes it, hehe..."

Zoltan showed an expression of "you understand", and swayed the cockscomb hairstyle on his head, and said cheerfully, "Do you want it? I'll call you two!"

Ren shook his head again and again, and quickly refused.

Zoltan's taste is not very good, even a bit heavy.

Most of the women in the tavern are plump and below average in appearance, and they all look like wolves and tigers. Just for a while, there were at least four or five women staring at him, he was really not interested, and he didn't dare to provoke him.

Moreover, after meeting Viola, none of these vulgar fans caught my eye.

"Where's Master Roger?" Ren changed the subject.

Zoltan pointed to the courtyard behind the hotel, and replied lewdly: "He's in the back."