I Am the God of Games

It can be seen that the dragon-toothed beetle seems to have troubled the village for a long time. When the hunters carried the body of the dragon-toothed beetle back to the village, the village was as happy as a harvest festival. Welcome as a hero.

Even Tang Rui and Jim, who had never met the villagers, were invited to the bonfire to enjoy a steaming meal.

The food in the village is very simple, which is ordinary rye cake. The hunters are working together to disembowel the dragon-toothed beetle, cut it into pieces the size of a palm, and give it to the village women to grill it on the bonfire, and then distribute it to the villagers to enjoy. .

They didn't even waste the bones. They threw them into a large ceramic pot, boiled it on high heat and skimmed off the foam, then sprinkled a large amount of wild vegetable leaves that Jem couldn't name, and simmered it on a low heat. It didn't take long for it to be fragrant. The broth is done.

Although the soup will be more flavorful after simmering for a while, the villagers obviously do not have the patience, and they are urging to boil the pot quickly.

Perhaps due to the heavy snow closing the mountains, the villagers hadn't enjoyed such rich oil and water for a long time. When Tang Rui and Jim had only had one or two sips of soup, they had already dropped their wooden bowls with wheat biscuits. Some gluttonous children went to the village woman's side and begged for another bowl.

"You should believe in the God of Harvest, right?" When Jem entered the village, he found that there was a statue of a totem pole at the entrance of the village, which was the symbol of the God of Harvest, Macro, only in the entire population of the village. When there are more than 100 people, and all of them faithfully believe in the God of Harvest, Wheat Garden (Church of the God of Harvest) will erect this kind of deity at the entrance of the opponent's village.

This thing is a relatively common symbol of honor. At the same time, when the gods perform miracles, the statues will also share a little power and have a little effect on the villagers. Other gods also have similar things. If you compare it to the Church of the God of Games, it is probably equivalent to the resurrection stone.

Jem asked the middle-aged hunter sitting beside him strangely: "I heard that the God of Harvest has performed miracles this year, and a religious village like yours recognized by Wheat Garden should have a good harvest. Why? Your days seem to be too tight?"

"Because the state religion of the Walla Empire is the Chongbai Church, in addition to the wheat ears courtyard, our village also has to pay the tithe of the Chongbai Church, plus the previous 'One Year War' between the Chongbai Church and the Brilliant Temple. We are hoarding military supplies, so this year the Chongbai Church has a heavier tax, and after paying the tax officials, we naturally won’t have any leftovers…” Having said this, the middle-aged hunter suddenly came back to his senses, and found that he almost lost his mind. After speaking out the complaints about the two churches, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and casually said, "Hey, you kid, what are you asking about this kind of thing!"

"Just curious." Jem responded, then asked, "They're all bullying you for this, why don't you even say a word of complaint?"

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, little devil!" The middle-aged hunter shook his head helplessly, leaned into Jem's ear and explained, "The gentlemen in the city all say that God and the church are one, and insulting the church is blasphemy! If you are caught, you will be hanged on the city wall!"

Jem frowned: "That's why you guys are cowardly, can't you just live in such a miserable way?"

"Why is your child's speech so ugly, what does it mean to live a life without a fight? When there is no war, our village lives quite well." The middle-aged hunter was naturally displeased by Jem's counseling: "Only during war There will be extra taxes... Do you know what war is? It's going to kill people. Of course, you have to eat and drink enough before sending those soldiers to death."

"Humph……"

Jem snorted softly, but didn't answer.

Why doesn't he understand war? You must know that he and Tang Rui were left in exile because of the "One Year War" mentioned earlier.

If they weren't taken in by the Church of the God of Games, they would still be picking up garbage outside Viktor City to eat!

"Don't you want to eat Jem? This cake is quite delicious." Tang Rui, who was not involved in the discussion, bit the hard rye cake, but he was not interested in the barbecued meat that their villagers coveted. .

After all, the most common food in the unnamed town is barbecue. Although the heavy oil and salt are very tasty, they will get tired of eating it after a long time. This is also the reason why the frog people’s gray fjord fish soup has no seasoning. The main reason for its popularity.

Jem tasted a piece of rye cake and thought it tasted almost like the cookies his mother used to bake him at home, except that it was as hard as a rock.

Thinking of his parents who had been devoured by the flames of war with his cozy cottage, Jem felt a little pain in his heart that he thought he had healed.

If I could have known the existence of the God of Games earlier, and believed in that god with them earlier, my parents would not have died...

Jem glanced at the villagers again, and once again deeply felt the greatness of the God of Games—you must know that in the past, he always took the adjective prefixes that were touted when the God of Games was mentioned in the system as a joke.

Although it may not be as good as the God of Harvest in mass production, the God of Games also gives the players who believe in him a prosperous life, and unlike these believers of the God of Harvest who can only watch the fruits of their labor Being kidnapped by others, the God of Games also gave believers the power to resist. Various dungeons and activities seem to teach players that no matter how tortuous the road to victory, they have the right to fight for themselves!

In this world, there is no such thing as 'the Tao is different and the other is different', but Jem also knew that the villagers in the village with the totem of the god of harvest at the entrance of the village were almost impossible to change their beliefs, so he did not persuade these villagers to convert to the god of games. idea.

Get ready to say goodbye after this meal. At most, I will catch some animals and send them to these villagers as a reward.

Just when Jem thought so, suddenly a panicked figure ran over from not far away. Because he was too panicked, the other party even accidentally knocked over a brazier. The attention was subconsciously hit there.

"Nott, aren't you in charge of guarding the entrance to the village?" An old man who seemed to be the village chief came out and asked the panicked visitor.

"No, no, no, no!" The villager was trembling all over, and his little black beetle-like eyes were full of horror that couldn't be hidden: "The barren mountain thief is here!"

Just like pressing the mute switch, the villagers who were still very noisy suddenly quieted down. The whole scene was only the crackling sound of burning firewood, and the silence was very strange.

"How far are they from the village?" After being stunned for a moment, the old man asked seriously.

"It's not too far away!" The villager's tears were about to come out, and he said heartily, "It's coming soon!"

The news was like poking a hornet's nest, and the villagers were so frightened that they ran around immediately, trying to hide or escape from the village before the bandits arrived.

"Don't panic, don't panic!" The old man worked hard to maintain order: "As long as we hand over the food, the barren mountain thieves will not kill people casually!"

But it was obviously of no use, and the villagers were still in a panic.

At this time, only a loud bang was heard, and the whole ground seemed to tremble.

Everyone was frightened by the sound, and looked blankly at the place where the sound came from, where two youths with indifferent faces were sitting.

One of them, a slightly shorter brown-haired boy in a white robe, held a warhammer-like metal cross in his hand. At this time, the end of the cross smashed a casserole-sized pit on the ground. The source of the loud noise should be That's it.

"Thank you for your hospitality." Another slightly taller blue-haired boy also stood up, stuck out his tongue and licked off the cake residue on his lips, and pulled out the long sword on his back.

"As a thank you, leave those thieves to us." Jem looked at the stupid look of the villagers, smiled slightly, and walked towards the entrance of the village with Tang Rui.

"Wait a minute! The barren mountain thief is not an ordinary thief!" The middle-aged hunter who had chatted with them before hurriedly stopped.

"Never mind, we're not just kids," Jem replied, emphasizing the word kid.

"Yes, yes, let's declare in advance that we are very strong."

Tang Rui also grinned, as if to show that he was strong, he stretched out his arm and made a 'muscle up' movement, but the arm that was as thin as a hemp rod didn't look strong at all. Feel……

The other villagers didn't look good, but it was too late to stop them, because the barren mountain thief had already rushed to the entrance of the village.

Only at this time did Jem see the whole picture of the so-called barren thief.

To put it simply, they were thieves wearing tattered sackcloth and riding on land-borne birds, but they were different from the yellow-faced and skinny villagers. These thieves were obviously well-fed, and their bodies were quite strong.

This kind of aggressive appearance is similar to the cavalry on the earth. The infantry has been completely overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum alone. When facing them, the psychological pressure is very high, and the chocobo's breakthrough ability is very strong. Strictly speaking It is said that it is even stronger than the cavalry of the same weight in ancient times on earth.

But for Tang Rui and Jem, there was no fear at all.

The reason is simple.

"Why is it only level 5, it's too bad." Tang Rui raised his sword: "I can hit these guys with a hammer!"

"Their birds are level 8." Jem, a cleric, set the tone for the fight later: "Hit their birds first."

So obviously the battle has not yet begun, those galloping barren mountain thieves looked at the two teenagers standing in front of them, in addition to contempt and amusing, I don't know why there is a faint feeling of pain...