Chapter 27 Ghost belief is also belief

Lu Yao stopped his vision above the city of Sanilo.

The infrastructure of this ghost town has reached the level of the feudal era: the ground is paved with stone slabs, various houses are built with a mixture of wood and stone, there are drainage ditches and flower beds along the ground, and even street trees are planted.

　　The residents of Sanilo are all ghosts. They are different from the normal pixel figures. Their bodies are translucent, just like enlarged versions of the gray figures above the heads of the previous barbarian tribes. Another characteristic of the ghost residents is that they have rank marks on their heads.

Most ghost residents are between LV1-LV5.

 Soldiers range from LV5 to LV10. These ghostly figures are dressed in chainmail, bronze helmets, and hold spears. They are completely different from ordinary citizens. They are real professional soldiers.

 The soldiers were led by a [commander] named Alex. His level is as high as LV12, wearing silver half-armor, holding a shield and a one-handed sword.

 All ghosts have one ability: [Evasion].

 …

  【Avoidance】

 Ability to avoid damage caused by some attacks. Compared with his own weak life, this probability is higher.

 …

 Sandworms also have this ability.

 This ability is a kind of crushing for ordinary people.

 Pixel villain ghosts have level marks on their heads, which means they are beyond the level of ordinary people. In other words, every ghost has the strength of a hero or a monster.

 A city with tens of thousands of ghosts is a nightmare-level force for the surrounding tribal civilizations.

But who told me to have apostles?

Lu Yao looked at Isabel, who was surrounded by Mayor Chapman and Commander Alex.

 Performing the defense system of Sanilo City single-handedly, this is the charm of Isabel.

 Mayor Chapman is pouring bitter tears.

“Due to the existence of the god’s totem, the fire of faith of other gods cannot be ignited here.”

“It is also because of the influence of the totem that the ghosts of Sanilo cannot leave, and foreign ghosts cannot come in. Instead, some monsters can come here to destroy and kill.”

“Sandworms in the desert sometimes attack the city, and it’s very difficult for us to resist them every time.”

“There are also sea monsters in the sea, and sometimes they attack the port.”

“The number of ghosts in the city has been decreasing over the years. If this continues, the city of Sanilo will eventually be destroyed.”

Commander Alex also said: "The soldiers in the city are constantly attrition, and now there are only 58 soldiers. The defense force continues to weaken. Although I have been training ordinary citizens to become soldiers, the effect is not very good."

　　　…”

Isabel was silent for a moment: "In other words, the key to Sanilo's curse is the totem of the gods. As long as the totem is gone, the city will no longer have restrictions on faith and population."

 “You are right.”

Mayor Chapman immediately requested: "But human power cannot destroy the totem of the gods. It is the mark left by the god. Even if the statue carrier is destroyed, the mark will still remain."

 “Only gods can fight against gods.”

“Saniro has always hoped that a **** would come to save our city. We are willing to dedicate all of our faith just like we served the forest **** in the past, and spread the blessings and name of the **** to the places we have visited.”

 Isabel looked at the screen and knelt down on one knee.

A dialog box that only Lu Yao could see appeared above her head.

 “Sir, do you want to accept the soul of Sanilo?”

 —Can ghosts provide faith?

"able."

Isabel said: "Everything in the world, as long as it has spiritual intelligence or wisdom, has the power of faith."

What else is there to say?

 I want the whole city!

Lu Yao aimed his gaze at the square of Sanilo City.

The square is the center of the city, where all the streets come together. The circular square is guarded by buildings similar to the town hall and watchtowers, and a blue sculpture stands in the center of the square.

Lu Yao took a closer look.

Hey, is this old acquaintance a praying totem?

Anyway, I had already struck one by lightning in the Donghe tribe, so there was no psychological burden on me to dismantle the second one.

Lu Yao clicked on the lightning in [Miracle] and started firing at the totem.

 Thunder light fell from the sky and disappeared without a trace after approaching the city.

  【Because of the blessing of the divine totem, your miracle cannot take effect. 】

The totem's defense did not surprise Lu Yao. What surprised him was that after ten [lightning] shots were fired this time, the totem only had some cracks and was still standing.

 He realized that there might also be a hierarchy of totems.

 The totems here are much stronger than those of the Donghe tribe.

Lu Yao glanced at the upper right corner.

 Population: 401 Religion: 522

Faith ammunition is still available.

Isabel is watching next to her, and the ghosts in Sanilo City are also watching. As a god, her face is still very important. On a larger scale, it is related to the majesty of the future and whether the ghosts' faith is strong or not.

 Since we have come to this point, we must strive to win it all at once.

 Lu Yao flashed [Lightning] wildly.

 Only then did he realize that a number appeared behind the lightning.

  It turns out that the amount of [Lightning] - or intensity - can be selected at once.

Lu Yao directly filled up.

  【Lightning】×25!

 He locked the selected area over the totem and clicked the mouse.

A ball of flashing blue arc light lit up in the sky of the pixel world. These blue lights gathered into a thunder pillar in the air and struck down on the God Praying Totem!

 It went well this time. The totem was instantly electrocuted into flying ash, and a large black area appeared where the sculpture was located.

As the totem was shattered, the entire residents of Sanilo City cheered.

 “The curse is lifted!”

 “Long live Yao!”

 “We have a new god!”

 “Sanillo is free!”

 “Praise Yao! Great Yao!”

 …

 Mayor Chapman also had a smiley face on his head.

He said to Isabel: "On behalf of all the citizens of Sanilo, I sincerely thank God for his mercy and tolerance. From now on, we in Sanilo will believe in Yao and offer our faith and loyalty."

 Commander Alex also knelt on one knee: "Be loyal to Yao!"

 The soldiers behind him also imitated his example and knelt down to show their allegiance.

 “Be loyal to Yao!”

 “Be loyal to Yao!”

 Lu Yao was staring at the upper right corner of the game interface at this time.

 Faith remained motionless, maintaining 22 points.

 He was muttering in his mind.

No way? Have you been fooled?

Just when he was feeling anxious, his faith suddenly soared!

 Faith jumped directly from 22 points to 10,754 points!

Lu Yao couldn't help but punch hard!

 Become brothers!

 This is the fast-paced gameplay of "God Simulator". Looking for large groups of people everywhere, no matter whether they are human or not, as long as they have faith, they can be included under their command. This is called expanding the audience and external demand.

After recovering from the joy of getting rich overnight, Lu Yao noticed that the population near the faith had also soared.

 Population: 11,133 Faith: 10,754

 Ghosts do have beliefs, and they are actually believers.

 Lu Yao moved the mouse to the population column.

 A detailed list appears below for the first time.

 Ghosts account for the vast majority of the population, while living people have become a minority.

However, the next question also comes.

 What to do with Sanillo?

Mayor Chapman made a request to Isabel: "Sir, the residents of Sanillo are all ghosts. Ordinary people cannot see ghosts. Ghosts can only be seen by ghosts or other special extraordinary beings."

“Normal urban development may no longer be suitable for Sanilo.”

 “But ghosts also have the benefits of ghosts.”

“We don’t need food, we don’t need rest, and we have a long life. The more ghosts there are in Sanilo, the stronger everyone will be... and higher-level ghost individuals can be born.”

“Accidents often happen on the sea, so there are many dead souls. We want to connect them to Sanilo. This will not only develop more believers for the god, but also further expand the scale of the city.”

 This proposal received strong affirmation and approval from Lu Yao.

This mayor named Chapman has something.

 In the pixel world, population is the primary productive force!

Lu Yao gave his advice through Isabel.

—It is recommended to search in the desert. There should be many ghosts there. Along the desert all the way north, there are also dead souls around the Garlic tribe and in the forest.

Mayor Chapman saw that his opinion was confirmed, and a smiley face appeared above his head: "Okay, okay, we will send soldiers to deal with these ghosts later."

 Lu Yao has a plan in mind for the future development of the ghost town of Sanillo.

 As the saying goes, old people have old methods, but newcomers have new methods.

　　The ghosts of the dead people of the Garlic tribe and surrounding tribes enter Sanilo, continue to shine, contribute faith, and build the world in another way after death.

 Whether a ghost is powerful or not is also directly related to the number of groups. This is a win-win situation.

Perfect.

 (End of this chapter)