Chapter 264: A Dream

[Title of the deity: Stove God (also known as: Lord of the Stove, True Lord of Life, Lord of the Nine Heavens East Kitchen, Heavenly Lord of Incense Kitchen, and Lord of the Stove)]

【Duties: Manage food, observe good and evil, manage misfortune and fortune.】

[Inherent General: Basic incense god knowledge and skills, incense absorption, divine perception, divine thoughts in dreams, blessing, protection... (DJ sees more ability details)]

【Note: Does this make you a god?】

【Note: It seems that it is not very difficult. 】

[Note: Although this touches on my blind spot...]

[Note: Anyway, do your best! Come on! Little Kogami, hehe~]

【Note: Accepting incense from a family, protecting the family's health and well-being. Observing the good and evil of a family, reporting the merits and demerits of the family. (×)】

In an instant, countless knowledge flooded into Ji Ruo's mind, and together with the power of incense, it condensed into a simple tablet with wooden texture and a statue that looked like a clay sculpture in Ji Ruo's Niwan Palace.

In front of the statue, there is an incense burner that seems to be made of bronze. Inside it, a thin stick of incense is slowly burning. The smoke is curling around, and it is a tiny wisp, representing the divine power of incense that Ji Ruo can currently mobilize.

There is only one strand in total.

The statue looked somewhat similar to Ji Ruo, yet also somewhat different.

Similar, but not exactly.

Ji Ruo rubbed his brows. With the acquisition of the deity and the cohesion of the statue, Ji Ruo felt that he seemed to have established some kind of connection with the residents of Ruang Town. A series of familiar yet unfamiliar voices rang in the ears of the statue - yes, in the ears of the statue.

Although the statue is one with Ji Ruo, it seems more noble. The 'statue' and 'Ji Ruo' are like two branches of a tree grown from the same seed. Although they have the same origin, they are in two different states.

Simply put, it is 'man·Ji Ruo' and 'god·Ji Ruo'.

If the two states can be switched at will, of course, ordinary 'people' can also use the power of incense, but the usage and power will not be as comprehensive and powerful as 'gods' - it can't be said to be powerful, because unless it is an incense god who specializes in 'battle', the combat power of normal incense gods is about the same.

For example, the difference between Ji Ruo's "God of the Stove" and Bai Mao's "God of the Land" is not that big. If they really fight... Bai Mao will probably win, after all, Bai Mao's basic strength is four stars.

When he was not in the 'god' state, Ji Ruo could still hear those sounds, but he couldn't hear them clearly. If it weren't for the basic knowledge of the godhood that clearly told Ji Ruo that those were the sounds of believers praying and were normal, Ji Ruo would have suspected that there was something wrong with his ears after he became a god...

"You're so young and already have tinnitus... It seems like being a god isn't easy."

Rubbing his ears with his little finger, Ji Ruo began to sense other changes after becoming a god.

At present, although the strength bonus of becoming a god to Ji Ruo is not much, or even no bonus at all, the significance of becoming a god to Ji Ruo is far more than that.

When the statue was condensed, Ji Ruo became a "two-star" warrior.

Note that the 'two stars' here refer to the two stars in the Xingxuan Realm.

That is to say, two star wheels were created.

Originally, Ji Ruo only opened up the "Dantian" three inches below the navel, but now, he has also opened up the "Niwan Palace" between the eyebrows.

Although the 'Niwan Palace' can only be used to store incense and divine power, the 'Two Stars' are still the 'Two Stars'.

Each of the star wheels opened up by a warrior in the Star Wheel Realm can be regarded as the "Dantian" in conventional martial arts novels. The more star wheels opened up in this realm, the more solid the foundation for the future will be.

The difficulty of opening up Star Wheels increases incrementally, so being able to open up two Star Wheels now is of extraordinary significance to Ji Ruo's martial arts.

"Xingxuan Cave Heaven?"

Ji Ruo touched his chin. The Incense God System had only appeared not long ago, and the Niwan Palace Star Wheel it condensed was also different from the ordinary Star Wheel, just as the orthodox martial arts would not open the Niwan Palace when opening the Star Wheel.

This new Xingxuan, or Xingxuan Cave Heaven, can guide the souls of believers and allow them to come to the residence of God to receive oracles.

This kind of guidance will not harm the believers themselves. For the believers, the whole process is just like a dream.

It is different from the divine realm of the gods that Ji Ruo knows about. It is impossible to enter with the physical body, but it will not cause any harm to the believers. Those who have been to the divine realm of the gods will have their own beliefs subtly affected and fall into madness.

The madness of the believers will affect the gods they believe in. Only an 18th-tier minor god like More would rely on this method to develop fanatical believers.

In addition to the harvest of Xingxuan Cave Heaven, Ji Ruo can also simply release some magical powers and spells, such as "imperial decree", "soul arrest", "calling the breeze to summon drizzle", "smoke and clouds rise up with mist" and so on.

It sounds a bit weak, but that's because, first of all, Ji Ruo is not the god in charge of these aspects, and secondly, the power of Ji Ruo's incense is still very weak, it's just a short time, and it's gone when it's used up.

Brilliant fireworks flickered, the light illuminated everyone's face and then went out, over and over again.

Jonathan couldn't help but look at Ji Ruo.

Even though she had just experienced a war and had been busy cooking since returning, she looked spotless, clean and free.

Even the pair of strange-looking white shoes on the other person's feet didn't seem to be stained with any dirt.

Obviously white is the easiest to get dirty.

The light flickered, illuminating Ji Ruo's profile. At this moment, Ji Ruo was thinking, and he did not try to hide his thoughts. He had a thoughtful look on his face.

The breeze blew Ji Ruo's white hair.

In the light, Ji Ruo is serious and powerful; in the darkness, Ji Ruo is mysterious and noble.

Inexplicably, Jonathan suddenly felt that this was what a God should look like.

As for the others, looking at the beautiful scenery they had never seen before in the night sky, they had more guesses about the mystery of Ji Ruo.

god.

At this moment, everyone's faith was more devout than ever before.

Ji Ruo did not ask them to offer sacrifices, but killed the former evil god to show them what a god should be like.

He generously forgave their past sins with unprecedented delicacies.

He is not condescending; He can smile even at a child with a muddy face and a running nose.

No one is ignored, and no one is favored.

Even the noble Baron couldn't eat the delicious pork when he was stubborn...

He really listens to people and really respects their choices.

If He is really a God, then He must be the best God in the world...

As the natives of the Mother Earth Continent who have been under the control of theocracy for countless years, these people may not be good at anything else, but their brain-supplementing skills must have been maxed out.

Ji Ruo was still studying his new abilities, trying to integrate the 'Knowledge of Cooking' that came with the 'God of Stove' into his 'Fireworks in the World', when he suddenly felt that the thin wisp of smoke in the Xingxuan Cave suddenly expanded and turned into a smoke column as thick as two fingers.

The entire Xingxuan Cave was instantly filled with smoke, and the power of incense became relatively abundant.

Ji Ruo looked up in doubt.

Jonathan kept staring at Ji Ruo, and when he saw Ji Ruo raise his head, he subconsciously looked in that direction.

But Henry suddenly knelt down in the direction of Ji Ruo, crying bitterly but shouting with a pious face: "God! I am guilty! I shouldn't have betrayed you! I am willing to do anything to atone for my sins, and even death cannot erase my devout faith in you! God! The humble Henry Ed is willing to dedicate everything and pray for your forgiveness!"

Ji Ruo: “???”

What are you talking about?

Want to commit suicide after eating? What's wrong with that?

Jonathan looked at Ji Ruo in shock.

He could actually predict what Henry was going to say, is this prophecy? !

It is indeed God!

If Ji Ruo hadn't noticed Jonathan's abnormality, his divine position had just been condensed, and his consciousness was still in the process of brewing, so it was not mature yet.

Seeing Henry like this, Ji Ruo was about to ask him to get up, but Jonathan knelt down first.

"Honorable God! The humble Baron Jonathan III is willing to give up everything and beg for your forgiveness and mercy!"

Ji Ruochu was stunned. Don't forgiveness and tolerance mean the same thing? How come you are a nobleman, so your Chinese is so bad?

Blah la la ~

All of a sudden, everyone in the square in front of Ji Ruo knelt down, with their brows drooping, and shouted in unison: "The humble XXX is willing to give up everything and beg for your forgiveness!"

Ji Ruo noticed that Baron Jonathan called himself 'humble', while the others were 'lowly'.

The scene was a bit shocking. Why would he kneel down just because of a disagreement?

Even though they were all kneeling on one knee, when so many people knelt together, it still made a "dong" sound.

Ji Ruo was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and wanted to ask: Don’t your knees hurt?

"Alright, alright, get up, why should I blame you?"

Ji Ruo raised his hand, and the divine power from the incense that had just surged was consumed by half.

For a moment, everyone felt a weak force passing through their armpits.

Ji Ruo felt a little embarrassed.

He originally wanted to pretend and lift up everyone. After all, those legendary gods could easily lift up mortals who were kneeling down to worship them. How cool is that?

In short, Ji Ruo originally wanted to imitate the gods in the legends he knew, but he didn't...

He had just become a god, and there were many people kneeling before him, which was a bit embarrassing...

"Hey, everyone, get up. A man's knees are made of gold. Kneel before the heavens, the earth, and your parents. Don't kneel to others casually."

Jonathan asked hopefully, "Do you forgive us?"

Ji Ruo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I never blamed you guys, okay? Hurry up and get up."

"Then can you allow us to believe in you?"

Ji Ruo waved his hands and said nonchalantly, "Believe it if you want."

"My God, what is your name?"

Ji Ruo raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you so troublesome? You are trying to blackmail me and asking all kinds of questions. I just want to ask you, can you stand up?!"

"Get up, get up! Get up now!"

Most of the people stood up immediately.

Ji Ruo was puzzled: "Why don't you get up?"

A woman said cautiously: "You said that men have gold under their knees, but we are not men."

"???"

Ji Ruo was so confused, why did he start playing word games? He was really good at livening up the atmosphere!

"Women can hold up half the sky. Who says women are inferior to men? Get up!"

Ji Ruo used the Lion's Roar Technique, and the sound was like thunder. No one dared to be negligent. They stood up quickly and shouted in unison:

"yes!"

The sounds were neat and uniform, as if they had been rehearsed countless times in advance.

Of course, this kind of thing doesn't require rehearsal.

The powerful and mysterious image of God has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of every human being in this world.

In this remote and poor place like Ruang, no one has ever really seen a god. Now that they have seen Ji Ruo, this "real god", who wouldn't be excited? Who wouldn't be excited?

Jonathan looked at Ji Ruo expectantly, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Ji Ruo knew what he wanted to ask, and said casually: "I am the stove god who is in charge of food and family fortune and misfortune. You can call me Lord Stove."

"It turns out to be the Prince of the Stove!"

People were delighted: "Dear Lord, please send down your oracle!"

Ji Ruo rubbed his eyebrows.

The buzzing in his ears became louder again.

And, oracle?

It's just a speech, right?

Ji Ruo is not very good at this. If Liang Shixian were here, he could help Ji Ruo write a speech... ahem, anyway, if Ji Ruo is not planning to give a speech, he has better ideas.

The connection between humans and gods has been established. Ji Ruo can even inquire about the lifespan of these people by consuming incense and divine power. They have given Ji Ruosong such a great gift, so Ji Ruo naturally will not treat them badly.

Seeing everyone's expectant expressions, Ji Ruo coughed and said, "Oracle, right? No, but I can give you a dream."

Everyone: "Dream?"

"I can let you see with your own eyes the wonderful life in the future." Ji Ruo smiled and switched to the identity of 'Miss God', opening his mouth and calling softly.

In an instant, a bright yellow smoke was exhaled by Ji Ruo, covering everyone in the blink of an eye.

The magical power of incense and fire: a dream of a yellow millet!

Everyone covered by the magical smoke inexplicably felt a strong fatigue, their eyelids began to twitch, and soon they fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

Ji Ruo's face turned pale and he felt a slight pain between his eyebrows.

He used up all his divine power to create a beautiful dream for everyone.

All good things must come to an end. It would be impossible for Ji Ruo to stay here for too long, and it would be impossible for him to really teach them more advanced farming techniques.

Tonight is about to end, and the celebration banquet is also coming to an end. He told them everything through the "Yellow Millet Dream", and his role as a god was not in vain.

In the Xingxuan Cave, a beautiful dream is being created.

The top of the statue is a dream interwoven with everyone’s beliefs.

They seemed to have come to another world and started a new life.

Everyone transformed into farmers and went into the fields to cultivate the land. Ji Ruo taught everyone all his knowledge about farming. If anyone did not understand, he would directly project the educational materials stored in the brooch.

They work hard, facing the earth and the sky, plowing the land, sowing seeds and harvesting.

When they held up the abundant harvest, everyone had a simple yet sincere smile on their face.

Ji Ruo exhausted all his divine power and let them live out their dream life.

Only by experiencing it yourself can you know how beautiful such a future is.

In this beautiful dream, Ji Ruo did his best and taught them many things.

The wool comes from the sheep, and Ji Ruo has never been a stingy person.

At dawn in the morning, Ji Ruo was sweating profusely.

It's really tiring to do such a big thing when I just became a god.

However, the results seem to be pretty good.

People wake up slowly in the morning sunshine.

Everyone is reminiscing.

Baron Jonathan was grateful to Ji Ruo, but his eyes kept glancing aside from time to time.

Over there, there was also a person who looked over here from time to time. Perhaps because of Ji Ruo's presence, he didn't dare to look too much and could only glance at him with the corner of his eyes.

She was a blonde girl in plain clothes. According to the previous "classification", she was a "slummer" living in the slums.

Ji Ruo remembered that in the dream just now, the girl was Jonathan's wife.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" gave everyone a brand new life.

Seeing Jonathan's 'pious and grateful' look, Ji Ruo laughed and scolded: "Go away, why do you make me look like the villain who broke up the couple?"

Jonathan put his hand on his chest and said loudly: "You are not a bad person, you are the best God in the world!"

Ji Ruo raised his leg and gently lifted Jonathan's foot, then scolded him with a smile, "Get lost! Don't keep me waiting."

Jonathan chuckled, turned and ran away.

Old Laode approached Ji Ruo cautiously and said devoutly: "Respected Lord Lu, thank you for everything you have done for us. I am a lowly person, but I can get your attention. It's really..."

Ji Ruo smiled: "Bastards? Have you forgotten what I taught you in my dream?"

Old Laude was stunned for a moment, then he said loudly: "It is better to rely on yourself than on heaven or earth. A better future must be created with your own hands. Hard work will not be in vain. Hardworking people are the most noble, and working people are the most glorious!"

Ji Ruo was stunned for a moment: "I think I only remember one sentence, 'Labor is the most glorious'..."

Old Laode quickly said: "The rest are my own understanding. Lord, are you wrong?..."

Ji Ruo laughed loudly, patted Lao Laode on the shoulder and said, "That's right, you have understood it very well, hahahaha!"

Being patted on the shoulder by Ji Ruo personally, old Laude was so happy that he almost fainted. He swore in his heart that he would never wash this piece of clothes from then on!

Even after he dies, this shoulder blade must be kept as a family heirloom!

This is the shoulder blade that was patted by God!

The plan of vaguely sensing Lao Lao's inner thoughts through the connection of faith is laughable. These people are really...

The barriers between nobles and commoners, and even between gods and humans, were broken by Ji Ruo with a beautiful dream.

Everyone was dreaming of a better future. Knights and commoners were arm wrestling. Nobles were whispering beside the former ruffians, and they were so cautious, as if they were treating a rare treasure.

Whenever they talked about something interesting and made the poor girl laugh, the once high and mighty baron would also laugh along.

Ji Ruo looked at these and suddenly felt that being a god like this was not bad, and the people in this secret realm were not hopeless...

The bright red scarf fluttered on Ji Ruo's chest. He had accumulated the "happiness" for a long time and he didn't know how much it had accumulated.

The red scarf was as red as blood, shining brightly in the sunlight and never fading.

Ji Ruoyi grinned and was about to take out his phone to record this scene -

The picture freezes.

The plan is shocking.

[First-line Intuition] Passive took effect, and a white line appeared under everyone's feet. Each white line was tattered and broken in many places. The ends of all the white lines pointed to Ji Ruo. Under Ji Ruo's feet, there was a circular position with irregular edges, and the color was extremely white.

“It’s not here either…huh?”

Ji Ruo held the phone that hadn't opened the camera yet, and suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot: "Ni Ma——"

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