Yu Luo's cold eyes narrowed slightly.
"Stealing faith?"
The temperature inside the temple dropped a few degrees.
[Yes, host! It's in the Barbarian Kingdom! The power of faith there is draining away at an abnormal rate, being devoured by another, unfamiliar force!]
The system's little wings flapped rapidly, and a map immediately appeared on the screen, with one area marked in bright red.
Barbarian land.
Yu Luo lightly tapped the armrest with her fingertips.
An invisible divine thought instantly traversed mountains and rivers.
…
Barren mountains, and a mine on the back hill.
"Clang!"
The iron pickaxe fell to the ground.
Wu Feng was watching a group of demons who had turned into humans mining ore.
A group of burly men, each nine feet tall with muscles bulging like rocks, were working hard, shirtless.
Wu Feng nodded in satisfaction and let the others continue.
He then took some fresh fruit from the fruit plate next to him, ate watermelon and drank beverages, looking quite content, and even sighed from time to time.
The surrounding demons and monsters were so envious they were practically drooling.
It turns out that none of these evil spirits could do anything about it. Although Wu Feng had already pledged allegiance to the desolate mountains, he had at least been a follower of the barbarian kingdom before.
The tricks they used were beyond the capabilities of these evil spirits, so they could only obediently mine there, not daring to have any thoughts of causing trouble.
Just as Wu Feng was pondering which bustling food street to visit as night fell, and whether to eat liangfen (cold mung bean jelly) or liangpi (cold skin noodles).
A clear, cold, and authoritative voice quickly echoed in his mind.
“Witch Wind”.
"Go to the barbarian country."
Those four short words instantly brought tears to Wu Feng's eyes.
He suddenly looked up, excitedly patted his chest, and let out a roar towards the sky.
"Mountain Goddess!"
"The Mountain Goddess has finally remembered me, Wu Feng!"
"I finally don't have to mine anymore!!"
His shout startled the miners who were working hard nearby.
Soon, a languid yet alluring voice came from a large rock not far away.
"What's all the noise about?"
A stunningly beautiful woman in a long blue dress leaned against a rock, and beneath the hem of her dress was a huge snake tail covered with fine, dark blue-green scales.
She was picking her teeth with a fingernail, her red lips slightly parted, revealing the forked tip of her tongue.
"What kind of dream could you be having in broad daylight?"
When Wu Feng saw her, the ecstasy on his face froze, and then he stiffened his neck and shouted.
"What do you know! This mountain god is a divine decree given to me by the goddess!"
"I'm going on a mission! To save the people from this hell! Understand?!"
"I'm finally going to get rid of your exploitation!"
Upon hearing this, the snake woman was not angry at all; instead, her eyes lit up.
With a gentle sway of her enormous snake tail, her entire body slid down the giant rock like flowing water, silently arriving before Wu Feng.
"Doing a quest?"
She moved closer, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
“Those sea monsters have been very well-behaved lately; their bones are practically rusting.”
"I'm bored anyway, I'll go with you."
Wu Feng's smile froze instantly.
His mouth opened, and his expression looked like he had swallowed a whole fly.
What are you going to do?
The snake woman tossed her long hair as if it were the most natural thing in the world, her bright red eyes gleaming.
"To protect you, so you won't get scammed and end up helping the scammer count the money."
Wu Feng's face fell completely.
…
The border of the barbarian kingdom.
Two figures appeared silently in the dense forest.
Wu Feng took a deep breath, sensing the atmosphere of this land that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Since submitting to the Mountain Goddess, he has never set foot in this place again.
He raised his hand, placed it to his lips, and blew out an ancient and deep horn sound.
This sound was not uttered from the mouth, but rather propelled by force; it was the signal he used to summon his old followers and believers.
In the past, whenever this horn sounded, countless devout believers would come to pay their respects within half a moment.
But this time...
A quarter of an hour passed.
Half an hour has passed.
In the mountains and forests, apart from the sound of the wind and birdsong, there was no other response.
The signal disappeared without a trace.
The snake woman, now in the form of a woman in green, crossed her arms and leaned against an ancient tree, speaking coolly.
"It seems your old subordinates have completely forgotten about you."
Wu Feng's expression was rather unpleasant.
"impossible!"
"Something must be wrong."
The two exchanged a glance, suppressed their aura, and transformed into an ordinary brother and sister who had come to the barbarian kingdom to sell furs, heading towards the nearest city.
The city was bustling with people, and the atmosphere was peaceful.
It was even more prosperous than Wu Feng remembered.
But what struck him most strangely was that almost everyone wore a satisfied and peaceful smile.
It was an expression of profound fulfillment, a feeling of having found solace in one's faith.
But their faith is not in the Mountain Goddess, and they have never mentioned themselves!
Wu Feng grabbed the owner of a roadside tea stall and tossed him a small piece of silver.
"Brother, I have something to ask you."
"The people in this city all look very healthy. Is there some good news?"
Upon hearing this, the boss immediately perked up, his face showing utmost respect.
"Hey! You've come to the right person!"
"This is all thanks to the God of Healing!"
"A medical god?"
Both Wu Feng and the Snake Woman felt a jolt in their hearts.
The boss said with great enthusiasm.
"Yes! We don't know when, but our barbarian kingdom has been blessed by the God of Medicine!"
"No matter who you are, if you have any illness, you don't need to see a doctor. Just go to the Temple of the God of Healing and pray sincerely, and your illness will miraculously disappear!"
"Tell me, isn't it amazing?"
The boss's words made Wu Feng's pupils shrink sharply.
He finally understood why his signals went unanswered.
What the hell? Someone actually dared to steal believers from the Mountain Goddess! What were they thinking?
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