Chapter 365: The Name of God's Promise
The Apostle's Seal touched the Tai Sui Spore and fell directly to the ground. There was no reaction between the two.
To convert an apostle, the person being touched must be willing.
Lu Yao also had the mentality of giving it a try, so failure was not surprising.
Lu Yao called Slymod's limb clone and asked it to guard the golden spore and keep an eye on its movements at all times.
"Yes, God."
Upon learning that this was a Tai Sui spore, an exclamation mark lit up above Slymod's head: "I heard that Tai Sui was a strange creature captured by the dragon clan. I didn't expect that it has not been completely tamed until now. I don't know what its offspring will look like."
Lu Yao let the fire simmer and cooked a bowl of fried egg noodles, which he ate with garlic for a midnight snack.
I have to see it hatch today.
This wait lasted nearly two hours.
The Tai Sui spores in the crater gradually lost their luster and changed from a gold nugget shape to a white square stone, which is somewhat similar to Tai Sui.
Not knowing how long he would have to wait, Lu Yao switched out, clicked on the committee’s official website, and typed the word “Tai Sui” in the search bar.
As a result, several reports popped up, all of which were about fraud in the name of Tai Sui or as a code name, with no relevant public information about the real owner.
Lu Yao browsed the official website for a while and got two pieces of local news.
One is the "Notice on Public Announcement of the List of Candidates to be Recruited by the XX City Special Personnel Inspection Committee."
In this official notice, the city only added two official members of the committee, one named Xu Jingxuan, who served as an investigator in the Executive Bureau, and the other named Wei Yingxue, who was an assistant prosecutor in the Security Bureau.
Of the two, Wei Yingxue and Song Shiyi belong to the same department.
Seeing that the local committee only recruited two people a year, Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh that even in the field of players, the competition for civil service exams was extremely fierce.
The second message was an early warning, “Notice on Municipal-level Natural Disaster Relief Early Warning Response.”
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All member units of the Disaster Prevention Office of the Commission: Due to the impact of Waste Land No. 4, local interference or even overlap may occur in our city from February 26. The Commission Headquarters initiated a Level IV emergency response at 10:30 on February 26...
All district and county disaster prevention offices and member units are requested to make full preparations for the opening of centralized resettlement sites and the transportation of emergency supplies, effectively protect the basic lives of the people, prevent the daily order from being affected by the disaster, and block interference and overlapping areas. Players are also requested to reduce going out as much as possible to ensure personal safety.
Office of the Special Inspection Committee of XX City
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Lu Yao looked at the time. Today was already the 27th. The interference from Wasteland No. 4 might have already appeared in some places in the city. He just didn't know what the difference was between this time and the last time with Wasteland No. 7.
He typed Wasteland No. 4 into the search bar.
The committee’s official website has very little information.
"…Wasteland No. 4 is a world that will scatter all who enter it. It is made up of parts similar to Tetris. Every person who enters will lose a part of their body and must find the lost body before they can leave intact. Otherwise, they will lose part of their memory or confuse the memory of others. In severe cases, it will lead to emotional loss or even personality disorder."
"…Although Wasteland No. 4 will not cause immediate death, it is also very risky and may cause serious sequelae to those who enter. Please avoid overlapping areas as much as possible."
The image of the Lego version of Lu Yao appeared in Lu Yao’s mind.
He thought that Wasteland No. 4 was somewhat similar to Tai Sui's image in the simulator. Both were composed of many blocks, and both had lost part of their bodies.
Could it be that Tai Sui had also entered Wasteland No. 4? He thought that was unlikely.
Tai Sui is in the virtual universe. Although Wasteland No. 4 is collapsing and being destroyed, it is still in the real universe.
Simulator display.
【Apostle Slimmod prays to you. 】
Lu Yao cut back to Zhou Island.
Slymod reported: "My Lord God, the Tai Sui spores have hatched. I am observing them. Please take a look."
In the crater, the stone shell of the Tai Sui spore has turned into fragments, and a red creature has appeared inside.
It looks like a red starfish with an extra tail.
Redthorn Snake? Lu Yao used [Eye of True Vision] to check.
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[Red Thorn Snake LV1]
HP: 1000/1000 Mana: 1/1 Damage: 1 Defense: 15 Speed: 2 [Imitate]
【Report to Tai Sui】
By praying and chanting to Tai Sui, one can attract Tai Sui's attention and gain some of his power.
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【Divine Character】: None.
【Divinity】: Crumbling (0).
【Divine Body】: Gods level.
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Although it is similar to the Redthorn Snake in both appearance and characteristics, Little Tai Sui's outrageous initial panel and demigod status still betray it. The ability of [Tai Sui] also reveals the special relationship between it and Tai Sui.
After the little Tai Sui grew from the spores, it crawled slowly on the ground like a normal redthorn snake, as if it felt that it was one of them.
The only difference is that once other redthorn snakes encounter wild boars and wild dogs, it is basically difficult for them to survive and they will become delicious meals for these two predators.
The wild boars had no way to deal with Little Tai Sui. They stomped on him hard, he bit and threw him away, and they crushed him with stones... Little Tai Sui's health bar remained motionless.
The wild boars that were hunting were so tired that they were gasping for breath, but the little Tai Sui was still crawling around on the ground.
Seeing this strange red thorn snake, the more cautious wild boars chose to give up. There are so many foods in the world, why bother to fight this weird thing? However, wolves are much more patient. They only eat meat, unlike wild boars that can also eat insects and chew tubers. If they encounter weak prey, they must take it down.
However, when faced with this red snake that could not be bitten to death, stepped on, crushed or torn apart, the wolf went crazy and swallowed it whole, trying to digest it by force.
Finally, it began to roll on the ground in pain and was nearly suffocated by the red thorn snake. The wolf was so scared that it vomited and turned around and ran away.
Lu Yao was worried about how to subdue the little Tai Sui?
By the way, there is a prop that seems to be useful.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The [Beast Tamer's Reins] presented by the wise insect before is a fire item specially used for taming beasts. Even a demigod who has lost his wisdom can be trained into a hunting dog.
Lu Yao immediately threw it to Slymode and asked it to be the animal trainer.
The master, who had transformed into a man in green, held the reins in one hand and tied the other end to the red thorn snake.
Slymod's method was simple and effective. If they were obedient, they would be given food. If they were disobedient, they would be whipped and starved.
Little Tai Sui is almost indestructible against ordinary creatures, but he is powerless against a LV90 apostle and can only obey Slemmod's orders.
About half an hour later, Slymod led the strange red creature and said, "My Lord God, I have completed the initial taming."
"My humble [Analysis of the Mystery] discovered that it has a peculiar rule structure. If it grows further, this rule power will gradually merge with the rules of the world... Tai Sui should use it to mark this world."
Slemmod's statement was consistent with Lu Yao's guess.
Tai Sui [Furnace of Life] gave birth to Tai Sui spores. The spores entered Zhou Island, adapted to the local environment, and evolved into an appearance that conforms to the rules of this world, namely the red thorn snake.
Rather than saying it is the son of Tai Sui, it is better to say that it is the life coordinates created by Tai Sui.
Tai Sui is like a dandelion, sending spores into a random world and using it as eyes. As long as the spores continue to [Tell Tai Sui], Tai Sui will be able to find this world and devour it as if it has obtained electronic navigation.
Therefore, the spores themselves only need to have strong vitality and adapt to various environments.
Lu Yao thought for a moment and decided to use an apostle mark.
Using the will of God and the mark of the apostles can ensure that the instincts of little Tai Sui are restrained. When it comes to Tai Sui, it doesn't hurt to be cautious.
This time it went smoothly, the mark melted at the touch, and this unintelligent red thorn snake became Lu Yao's tenth apostle. The number of available apostle marks became 3.
Lu Yao asked Slemode to educate and guide it, just like how the snowman trained Pasha.
Not long after becoming an apostle, Redthorn Snake gave birth to [Wisdom].
It imitated Slymode's appearance, and gradually changed its limbs that were originally lying on the ground to walking upright. However, unlike Slymode, it turned into a pixelated little man in red clothes.
The Redthorn Man asked Slymod: "Did you create me?"
"No, it was the great God Yao who gave you life. I am just your teacher."
Slymod said: "Now I will teach you the first lesson: remember the grace of God and never go beyond it or disobey it."
"Yes, teacher."
The Redthorn Man continued, "But I can feel that, in addition to Lord Yao's boundless divine power, there is also a special will in my body... It is calling me, and I can't help but want to chant its name."
“That’s the power of instinct.”
Slymod told him: "Don't worry, divinity and animality always exist at the same time. What's important is to use your wisdom to drive yourself, not pure instinct."
"Can I really?"
"Of course, you are an apostle who has been given a mark by Lord Yaoshen. You are born with talents far beyond common sense. As long as you are willing, you can do it."
"Thank you for clearing up my confusion."
A question mark appeared above the Redthorn Man's head: "Teacher, your name is Slymod, can you give me a name?"
"Pray to Lord Yaoshen and let the gods give you a name."
The Redthorn Man immediately knelt down and prayed.
Lu Yao thought about it.
You came from outer space, were born from Tai Sui, and have a connection with the red thorn snake, so I'll call you Chi Lian.
Lu Yao typed a few words in the dialog box above his head.
"Praise you, Lord Yaoshen!"
A smiling face appeared on the Redthorn Man's head, and he was so happy that his snake tail grew out of his clothes.
"I am no longer ignorant, chaotic and meaningless! I have a name! In the name of Chi Lian, I will spread the faith in God throughout the world."
(End of this chapter)