Chapter 427: New God
"Don't scare me... Are you planning to destroy the world? Most people in the entire Pendor continent... including the Amara continent, know my name. How are you going to erase my existence?"
Li Ang didn't believe it at all.
"Child, with your experience, you should understand that no matter whose soul is under this name, it is the same to most people. People know the name Leon, not you..."
Eunomia's voice was still elegant, but chilling.
"So, you plan to replace me with another soul under your control, just like Kavala did?"
Leon sneered: "How are your current thoughts and actions different from Kavala? How are they different from those gods who almost destroyed the world?"
Eunomia was silent again.
After a long time, her voice came again: "Maybe this is fate... This is my fate, and your fate should also be controlled by me, you should understand..."
destiny?
According to Eunomia's logic, my fate should be controlled by her?
Sure enough, those who can become gods all have a lot of bandit logic in their heads.
Li Ang was so angry that he laughed.
"Destiny, huh? I do understand. But, Eunomia, I think you really don't understand - you don't understand what the world needs at all, you don't understand what destiny is, and you don't even understand what you should do."
Li Ang said with a sarcastic smile: "You don't want God to exist in this world anymore. I agree with you. Therefore, you yourself should not continue to exist - that is your destiny."
"...It seems that you are about to become another Kavala..."
Perhaps Eunomia is indeed a little paranoid. She may think that everything she believes is correct...
"Eunomia, have you ever thought about why Kavala escaped from your control? Have you ever thought that if you hadn't forced Kavala so hard, Kavala wouldn't have become what it is today!"
Li Ang said firmly: "You so-called gods have never understood the principles taught by the God of Creation... You are just like those other shits, you are not worthy of being gods at all. You don't know what gods should do!"
"…So, you know?"
Eunomia asked back.
"I know... In fact, many people know, but those who know will not become false gods like you... Just come with your so-called destiny! I will enjoy every dish that destiny brings me - you will soon see what a god should do!"
Leon drew out the Griffin Sword and swiped the silver statue against the blade.
The statue was neatly cut in half.
…
The last person to discuss fate with Leon was Emperor Marius.
In Leon's eyes, Emperor Marius is the one who truly understands what fate is - everything you have experienced in your life, including the efforts you have made to "change your fate", as well as those that have been successfully changed and those that cannot be changed, are actually all fate...
One desires power because of one's humbleness, one desires immortality because of its transience, and one desires more magical powers because of one's weakness... The so-called 'control of destiny, pursuit of eternity' is actually nothing but unsatisfied desires!
Aren’t all those so-called gods like this?
But Emperor Marius was able to accept all destinies with pleasure - accept his life, accept his death, and accept all the results after he had done his best.
A truly powerful person would not even bother to become a god.
Because they can create enough brilliant value in their short lives, they know how to make more people's lives better, and will try their best to do something useful for the world.
But these gods never knew this.
Moreover...birth and death are the laws governing the operation of all things, and this is also the most basic order of the entire world.
The so-called goddess of order—does she really understand what order is?
She is just someone with unsatisfied desires... Although her desires seem to be slightly more noble than those of most gods, there is no essential difference.
Li Ang no longer feels guilty.
So what about Eunomia? Isn't she just a false god? Isn't she just an enhanced version of Kavala? What's so scary about it?
Compared with the ancient legends in his original world, the so-called gods in this world are actually not qualified to be called gods.
In the legends that Li Ang knew, the gods were making rules to educate the people, inventing characters to pass on knowledge, tasting hundreds of herbs to save the dying and the wounded, mending the sky and controlling floods to save the people...
Those are the true gods.
They are all trying their best to make the world a better place, not to create conflicts in it.
They have never claimed that they are gods, nor have they set up any sects to brainwash people - they have accomplished these great deeds as human beings, and were then remembered by later generations and revered as gods.
Moreover, when that world began to run smoothly, the real gods were gone - perhaps they went to create another new world.
Of course, after the true gods left, some false gods gradually appeared in that world. Under the guise of guiding people's future and destiny, they sucked the blood of believers and fought each other for faith and desires.
And the world of Pendor is full of these false gods.
Leon admitted that he could not accomplish the same great deeds as the real gods, but he believed that he could do better than the false gods of the continent of Pandor.
So, from now on, Eunomia is the enemy.
What should we do when a "God" believed by most people starts to become an enemy of us?
Perhaps the best way is to become a 'god' yourself...
In fact, Kavala did the same thing, but Leon felt that Kavala’s way of operation was really weak - since a new belief was to be created, it had to be one that could be easily accepted by everyone in the world!
They created a snake worship cult, preached the theory of the end of the world, and sought blessings in the afterlife...
This method is certainly useful, but it takes too long to show results!
And it was so scary, it didn't fit the mentality of most people at all...
What kind of belief would most people accept?
Of course, the one that is most in line with basic human nature...
Those doctrines that seek blessings in the afterlife are too slow to take effect, and are generally only considered by middle-aged and elderly people;
Most people simply cannot achieve those doctrines that pursue precious qualities such as justice or courage, so there must not be many people who truly believe in them from the bottom of their hearts;
And most people are not willing to accept those doctrines that pursue the dark side...
For normal people, escaping from pain and pursuing happiness are the most basic needs, and these two needs basically cannot avoid the same medium...
--fiscal.
Which god was the most popular in Leon's former world?
Without a doubt, the God of Wealth.
Regardless of nationality, age, from kings and nobles to peddlers, who doesn’t like the God of Wealth?
However, most people in that world would not really believe it - because in that world, the legend about the God of Wealth went astray from the very beginning, so that the God of Wealth is also a false god.
If the true gods in the legends do exist, then it can be assumed that they are worshipped because of the great deeds they have done, and people are spreading their legends.
False gods are all created by humans. They are people’s yearning for a better life and they are artificially created legends.
In people's impression, the God of Wealth is always giving alms everywhere, that is, scattering money everywhere for people to pick up for free - this is the case in various legends. The God of Wealth always holds a treasure bowl and throws gold everywhere, but no lucky person has ever really met him.
In the minds of most people, the act of throwing money around does not seem to create wealth, and it is likely to only lead to the loss of wealth... and most people have never encountered the experience of picking up money for free.
Therefore, people have a contradiction in their minds from the very beginning, thinking that the God of Wealth cannot really make people rich, so naturally it is difficult for most people to truly believe in the God of Wealth.
In fact, this illogical legend of throwing money is just people's imagination.
In other words, like many gods, the original "teachings" of the God of Wealth were distorted by the greed and laziness in human nature, and then spread through rumors that he was a "philanthropist" who gave money everywhere.
Including the "Shancai Tongzi" of some sects, this is also a rumor - his original name was Shancai, and the scriptures also describe his process of visiting famous teachers to learn, in order to express that he was devoted to seeking the truth and regarded money as dirt. It was originally intended to let people not take money too seriously, and it has nothing to do with giving away money and throwing coins everywhere...
In fact, in some of the oldest records, the God of Wealth is divided into "regular wealth" and "incidental wealth". Regular wealth refers to the wealth created by hard work, while irregular wealth refers to wealth obtained from the flow of materials by relying on a flexible mind - not through crooked means such as gambling, but through transactions and flows.
This is the original intention of the God of Wealth, to allow people to generate wealth through labor, creation, trade, flow or unique consciousness according to their own circumstances.
This is a positive guidance for people, which can be summarized as follows: money picked up or obtained through illegal means is not wealth, but money earned by one's own ability is. There are many ways to make money, and people should use their strengths reasonably. There are many types of regular and irregular income, and there is always one that suits you.
——This is the "doctrine" that the God of Wealth should have.
In fact, those who understand this teaching, or those who truly believe in the God of Wealth, can indeed gain wealth.
Because they know how to make money using the methods they are good at.
However, more people have worshipped the God of Wealth all their lives, but they just long for gold to fall from the sky. This is not the God of Wealth's original intention at all, so of course they can only be disappointed - they have never truly believed in the God of Wealth, they are just greedy and lazy.
Li Ang now plans to make himself a real "God of Wealth".
Anyone who truly believes in me will become rich.
In the warehouse of Pender Bank, looking at the piles of gold and silver in the warehouse, Leon thought.
…
Perhaps human belief is a powerful energy. The moment Leon decided to turn himself into a god, he had a feeling - he felt that things like Eunomia or Kavala would not be able to do anything to him.
The feeling is so strong and obvious, as if it is real.
Perhaps another analogy is this: it's like the feeling that every healthy adult can be sure that he or she will not be beaten to death by a kindergartener.
This feeling is probably not 100% reliable. After all, there is no guarantee that there won’t be a little superman in a kindergarten, but at least it is definitely much lower than the probability of falling to death while walking...
Leon believed in his feelings, but to be on the safe side, he waited until Wendy returned to White Hart Castle before leaving the underground warehouse.
Well, in fact, it was not Leon who was "playing it safe", but the stubborn guy Lisa Dilan - Leon asked him to open the door, but he didn't open it, and insisted on waiting for Wendy to come back according to Leon's original instructions...
After all, Lisadilan had seen Aigram and the three prophets, and knew the existence of Kavala, so he was not very reassured about Leon's safety.
By the time Wendy returned to White Hart Castle, it was already early November.
Wendy walked very slowly. She came from Sarleon City with Amy, and they also transported a lot of precious metals.
Because Amy planned to send all the gold, silver and copper that the three countries could gather to the headquarters of Pender Bank, she wanted to mint a large number of coins.
In fact, the issuance of a new currency has been considered for a long time, but there has never been time to implement it.
This matter had been planned since Leon asked Leslie to spend a large amount of gold coins and then keep the silver coins that were compensated.
Because the new currency is going to be made of silver and copper, as for gold...
When he met Amy, Leon understood why he had that strange feeling - Amy had already trial-run a small batch of new currency this month, and currently allowed merchants and freight personnel to exchange old ones for new ones. These people all trusted Leon and Amy and basically had no objection.
The new magic silver coin of 'Ten Dinars' was formed by hydraulic stamping and then enchanted by the Noldor elves. The overall workmanship is quite exquisite and much more beautiful than the original magic silver coin 'Silver Deer'.
The portraits of Leon and Alina are also lifelike.
Most of the merchants didn't know Alina, but they all knew that the man on the front of the silver coin was Leon...
Before Leon's portrait was engraved on coins, he already represented wealth in Changhe City.
And now, this is a real representation of wealth...
The ten-denar silver coin now has a very appropriate nickname - the king.
When merchants in Changhe City conduct large-scale transactions, they already use methods such as "ten kings for one cart" to bid... although it sounds a little scary.
Of course, Li Ang was aware that before he even started promoting himself, many people were already worshipping him as the God of Wealth - especially those businessmen, who were Li Ang's first supporters.
The new God has actually appeared.
I just wonder if the three queens and Alice, who also have their portraits engraved on coins, will also...
But it doesn’t matter , it can ensure their safety.
Charles had also been released, and Leon had changed the story of his collusion with the Jatu people - Leon told everyone that it was he who gave the order for Charles to trade with the Jatu people, and Charles was just following orders.
This was to avoid Charles being seen as a collaborator.
Anyway, the entry of the Jatu people did not cause any losses this time, and everyone knew Leon well, and they all knew that the business he did with the Jatu people was very profitable.
In fact, this is indeed the truth - Eunomia did ask Leon to give Charles the order...
In addition, Leon gave Charles a new mission.
Charles will become the builder and defender of the 'Fortune Castle' of the new Pende Kingdom - Charles is now the person Leon trusts the most.
'Fortune Castle', this is the new name Li Ang gave it...it's just a name, the castle hasn't been built yet.
The location of this castle is the original ruins of the Qicha Fortress.
That was also the place where Li Ang first made his fortune with his caravan. It was really the perfect place.
The current Queen of the Bacchus Empire is Alina. It is impossible for her to fall out with the New Pendor Kingdom anytime soon. The Qicha Fortress no longer needs to be rebuilt into a military fortress.
But it is necessary to build it into a commercial circulation center - the most central part of the entire continent.
