Eryi politely declined the young adventurer's offer. Not being a true priestess, she had no idea what an attendant's role was. Once the healing inn officially opened, she might need to hire more staff. She had noticed loopholes in this plane's magical and economic systems that might allow her to flex her muscles.
"May Mary bless you."
Coffey was a little dazed, as if thinking about something.
…
Eryi decided to register her information at the Believers' Union first. Otherwise, if she opened a shop in the city under the banner of a wild god, not only would no one buy there, but it might also be shut down.
The Believers' Union, just hearing the name would make people think that this is a place where believers of different gods organize and manage themselves.
This is an organization run by half-elves. The half-elves who founded the Faithful Guild are incredibly clever, surviving between humans and elves, with neither side reluctant to accept them. That is until they found support—the monarchs and gods of various nations.
Light elves can access information from the gods across the realm of the universe. The half-elf who founded the Faithful Guild is a hybrid of human and light elf. The continent of Nadus was plunged into a period of chaos due to the struggle for believers among the various churches. The founder of the Faithful Guild established the Faithful Guild, establishing certain rules and restoring stability to the continent.
They do not need to believe in any gods, they can receive the protection of all gods. Half-elves have a long lifespan, and their long lifespan is enough to make their fighting power stronger than most human priests.
Half-elves are few in number, and generally only hold more important positions, primarily handling disputes. Miscellaneous tasks like registering incidents are mostly handled by ordinary humans.
The leader of the Believers' Guild is now an unknown number of brothers from the founder's family. The Light Elves are among the longest-lived among the elves. Their mother particularly favors human adventurers, as the human lifespan is too short. As she embarks on new relationships, she has given them many half-brothers.
"This is good. Otherwise, I won't know who should take charge after I die." All the successors supported their mother's actions. After all, light elemental half-elves are not easy to find.
When Eryi entered the room, a half-elf in work clothes happened to pass by her.
Hicks [Quasi-Level 4 Half-Elf]
HP 100%, Fatigue 53/150, Mana 1320
"I want to register a new god. Do you know where I can do this?" There were not many people in the lobby, so she was not sure where to go.
"Registration of a new god, right? Sorry, I have something to take care of." The half-elf waved back: "Susan, take this person to register." After that, he hurried away.
"Please come this way." Susan is a pretty young human girl with a young face. It is unclear whether she is an adult or not.
Susan led Eryi into a bright office with dozens of rows of bookcases filled with various materials.
She was a bit talkative, but after just a few steps, Eryi understood why the half-elf had been in such a hurry. Priests of the God of Light and the Goddess of Blessing had been fighting on Sunset Boulevard over a group of believers, and he had to rush out to clean up the mess and, by the way, increase revenue for the Believers' Guild.
"This is very common. They are just unlucky. Something like this hasn't happened in a while recently. We are short of funds, and the fine will be higher than usual." She walked to the bookcase, took out an A4-sized booklet, spread it out on the desk, and took out a bottle of gold-colored ink from the cabinet.
"The name of the god that needs to be registered is—"
"Maria."
"Are you Mary's first believer? When did you receive God's revelation?" Susan needed to record the time of God's birth.
Eryi counted the days since she came to this plane and said casually, "Eight days ago." She had no idea what calendar this continent used.
"What kind of deity is Maria primarily responsible for? I mean—what kind of protection do believers receive from her?"
"Various treatments." Eryi thought of a new skill she hadn't used yet: "And curse dispel."
"Curse Dispelling?" Susan quickly wrote down information in the book with gilded ink. If Eryi hadn't been dazzled, she would have been sure the font was changing. "It's a bit special. Not many gods are good at this. Perhaps you can use this to gain the faith of the nobles, or even some magicians. That's rare."
"How many believers do you have now, including yourself?"
"One."
"One?" Susan looked up in surprise. "I suggest you quickly add believers to your god. The more believers you have, the greater the god's power."
"Okay." Eryi smiled politely.
"As usual, I still have to ask, what is the doctrine?"
"Prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, and harmonious?"
Susan filled out all the information and circled it with ink. Once the half-elf returned and used magic to synchronize the information, the entire process would be complete.
Susan closed the booklet, stood up, and directed Eryi to the counter. She put on a standard salesperson's smile and said, "The registration fee is one gold coin, and the ongoing management fee is three gold coins per year. Thank you."
After Eryi left, Susan put away the information booklet.
"Another one giving money?" her colleague came over to ask. New gods without believers would soon disappear because their priests would be unable to continue, creating a vicious cycle. Every year, many new priests came to register their gods, which simply meant giving money.
"Thirteen new gods have already disappeared this year. Perhaps this is the fourteenth?"
"Not necessarily." Susan replied, "Her deity is somewhat rare and is said to be able to dispel curses."
"Oh?" the colleague said with a hint of amusement, "Then she and Boyle could have a fight."
Boyle is the god of curses, granting his followers the power to curse others. This was considered unlucky, and as a result, the Church of Light and the Church of the Goddess of Life jointly expelled their headquarters from the Empire. They are now hiding in some remote kingdom. Boyle's followers are few, but they are all incredibly fervent, and they're unlikely to disappear anytime soon.
The half-elf Hicks's business ability is among the best in the entire Believers' Guild. It didn't take him too long to collect the fine and return to the guild.
As soon as he entered the door, he asked Susan, "Did you register successfully just now?" He was more concerned about whether the registration information fee was successfully collected.
"It worked. She was very generous. May her god bless her." Susan took out the information booklet and handed it to Hicks.
"Very good." The half-elf took the booklet and turned to the latest page.
Unleash the magic. — Synchronize.
After the half-elf released his magic, the three words "Maria" representing the god on the booklet began to emit a soft light, with a small round dot next to it, representing the power of faith.
Hicks murmured, "Maria," as he looked at the characters on the information booklet. Establishing a new branch of the Believers' Union had previously cost him a considerable amount of money, and he was recently troubled by his financial situation. "I hope He can bring us more sustainable income."
The name of the god before Maria had dimmed to the point where the characters were barely discernible. This was a new god who had been registered not long ago and had already lost all his followers. When his former followers no longer remembered him, his name would vanish here forever.
…
After Eryi completed the registration, he began to look for shops in Sunset City.
Until they could find a suitable shop, Eryi and his little one, Fluffy, stayed in a hotel. The hotel in Sunset City was much cleaner than the remote town they'd been in, but, inexplicably, it still lacked a separate bathroom or toilet. Eryi had no choice but to leave the magic carriage inside and use the bathroom inside.
Eryi preferred to open a healing station near the city gates or near the Adventurer's Guild. Sunset City was expensive, and she didn't have many magic coins. She eventually rented a shop near the Adventurer's Guild for eight gold coins per year. The high traffic there made it convenient for both purchasing magic cores and providing healing services to adventurers.
Whether for rent or sale, shops in Sunset City are sold as entire buildings, with at least three floors. For the annual price of eight gold coins, the shops available are small. The building area is less than 20 square meters, a long, rectangular structure about 2.5 meters wide and over 7 meters long, but fortunately it has three floors. But that doesn't matter. This is a magical plane, and she can freely utilize the laws of space to expand her healing station.
In order to promote the treatment station, Eryi decided to make a big scene.
Because Maorongrong refused to pull the cart, and his minions couldn't get in for a while due to the city's defenses, Eryi rented two white horses and the accompanying ornate decorations. Eryi had no trouble finding places to rent these things; the group loan business was booming in Sunset City, as there were always some down-and-out nobles who needed to keep up appearances on certain days.
On the opening day, she hired a coachman, had Fluffy sit on the roof of the magical carriage, and drove it around Sunset City for a good portion of the night. After garnering enough attention, she parked the carriage in front of her newly rented shop. Throughout the drive, she continuously used scaling magic to make the carriage appear larger and smaller, signaling that it was no ordinary carriage.
She hired sixteen young girls, who wore the same clothes and stayed in the carriage. When they arrived in front of the store, they got off the carriage together and then lined up in two rows beside the store.
"Seventeen people in such a small car?"
"I knew it was a magic carriage. I sold one at an auction last time. How many gold coins did it cost?"
"Six thousand three hundred magic coins." The passerby knew it all, as if he had bought it himself. "It was designed by Cowper. It has three bedrooms and two living rooms, a double-height space, and even two bathrooms. What's amazing is that it also has three defensive spells and two offensive spells. As long as you have enough magic coins as energy support, it's equivalent to hiring two magicians."
"What is that, a demon wolf?"
"What's all this nonsense?" People from the Adventure Guild were also attracted out, and shop owners from the entire street came out to watch the fun.
"Why are we stopping here?" Passersby couldn't help but wonder when they saw that the place where this valuable magic carriage was parked was just a three-story street shop that looked a bit shabby.
"Priest? Could they open a church here?"
"How is that possible? This place is so small."
Seeing that the time was ripe, Eryi began to give orders.
008. A plane healing station is built here, and the laws of space are used to expand the internal space of the building five times.
[Instructions received. 5500 energy points are required to complete the instructions. Do you confirm the construction?]
【yes. 】
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the shabby-looking three-story shop next to the magic carriage underwent a rapid renovation. The exposed earth-brown bricks turned completely white, and the formerly flat roof began to rise, forming a triangle. "Healing Station" was written on top in magical language, looking from a distance like a graphic logo.
Above the door on the first floor, the words "Healing Station" were written in Common Language.
Finally, a wooden board appeared out of thin air in the priestess's hand. She hung it next to the first floor door, with words written on it in common language: Curse dispelling service provided.
[Construction of the Level 5 Plane Treatment Station Completed]
【Congratulations on having a believer in this plane. 】
【Congratulations on triggering the new building: Prayer Room.】
【Employable personnel appear within the system.】
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