Spellcasting is a permanent addition and my skills are all forbidden spells.

The content of the belief function is very simple.

After unlocking it, you can choose to believe in the so-called ‘gods’ and receive blessings, thereby gaining some reward bonuses.

For example, strengthening the settlement shield, weakening nearby monsters, or directly providing attribute points...

If you look at the rewards alone, faith provides a lot of bonuses.

Some of these powerful beliefs can instantly increase a person's combat power to a higher level.

However, this belief function is a double-edged sword.

Even...a world disaster that swept the world in the previous life was called [Disaster of Faith]!

Recalling information about the function of faith.

Lu Cheng's face turned cold.

This function is special in that no matter what settlement it is, it must be unlocked at the latest level two.

Some level one and even level zero settlements can even unlock this feature.

For Daxia, this feature brings far more disadvantages than benefits.

At this moment, a stream of light flashed across the column of faith.

[Ding, the belief function is unlocked! 】

Along with this system prompt.

The panel unfolds into a curtain of light.

In the light curtain, the phantoms of gods emerged one after another, with strange shapes and few similarities to humans.

…

【Belief in the God of Mercy】

[Choose to offer your faith, life and everything to the God of Mercy and receive blessings from the God of Mercy. 】

[Blessing reward: The settlement shield is enhanced, and the monster resistance level is increased by 1 level. 】

[Consecrate 20% of your future experience to become a believer in the God of Mercy. 】

…

【Belief in the God of Destruction】

[Choose to offer your faith, life and everything to the God of Destruction and receive the blessing of the God of Destruction. 】

[Blessing reward: Gain all attributes +10, double the strength attribute effect, and increase the physical damage caused by 30%. 】

[Devoting all your rational thinking ability and 25 points of intelligence attributes, you can become a believer of the God of Destruction. 】

…

【Belief in God the Father】

[Choose to offer your faith, life and everything to God the Father and receive His blessings. 】

[Blessing reward: +50% speed in gaining experience points, +10 additional free attribute points each time you upgrade. 】

[By enshrining the highest authority in the settlement hub and 100 attribute points, you can become a follower of God the Father. 】

…

In the light curtain, the shadows of gods appeared one by one.

Among them, there are many familiar Western gods, but there are no local gods in Bactria.

At the same time, the effects of belief in gods are also revealed.

Looking at the blessing rewards alone, these bonuses are very good.

Moreover, as the faith function is upgraded in the future, and even the statues of gods are built, these bonuses will increase a lot.

But correspondingly, the price is not low at all.

Even the least demanding God of Mercy requires 20% experience.

Lu Cheng moved quickly without stopping at all.

Pulling it to the bottom in one breath, an empty option came into view.

…

【Don't choose faith】

[You do not choose to believe in any god and gain free attribute points +1. 】

…

Looking at this option, Lu Cheng's thoughts moved slightly.

This item was the mainstream choice in Great Xia in the previous life.

As for why you choose this way.

First, many people in Daxia are not used to believing in this thing.

The second reason is that choosing to become a believer brings too many hidden dangers!

Originally, in the early stages of the catastrophe, it was difficult for gods to directly interfere with the present world.

It wasn't until the [Disaster of Faith] broke out that the projection came.

But if you become a believer... it will be different!

Lu Cheng remembered it clearly.

At the beginning of the previous life, there were many settlements in Daxia that chose to believe in gods.

But after that, some settlements disappeared overnight, and everyone was sucked dry!

The one who caused this tragedy was the god they believed in!

After becoming a believer, you are completely like the livestock raised by the gods.

For believers, God can take whatever you want!

Those initial offerings could only be counted as interest at best.

The faith, life and everything mentioned at the beginning are the capital that the gods are eyeing!

Daxia was in a difficult situation in the early stages of the disaster, which was also a large part of the factor.

Under the influence of the gods, many enemy countries developed rapidly, and then repeatedly used confrontational tools to exert pressure, trying to force Daxia to contribute their faith.

In the early stages of the disaster, great pressure was put on Daxia.

Until the seventh year of the Catastrophic Era, the disaster of faith broke out, and several small countries with fanatical beliefs were wiped out in one day!

Other enemy countries with widespread beliefs also suffered heavy losses.

After that, Daxia's situation got better.

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng's mind turned and he made a choice.

Then, the system prompt sounded.

[Ding, you choose not to believe in gods! 】

[You have the qualifications to act as the city leader. Your choice will affect the entire settlement. Do you confirm? 】

"confirm."

[Ding, confirmation completed, settlement No. 1024 chose not to believe in gods. 】

After dealing with the faith interface, Lu Cheng turned his eyes.

As the settlement reaches the second level, the task of upgrading the city is also unlocked.

This is an essential prerequisite for upgrading a settlement into a city.

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[Upgrade the city task (prerequisite)]

[The preliminary preparations for the settlement to be upgraded to a city. After all are met, the city upgrade preparation function can be turned on. At the same time, everyone in the settlement will receive attribute rewards! 】

[The settlement hub has reached level 2 (satisfied)]

[Completed the City Lord Trial Mission (0/1)]

[Destroy the sealing stones of surrounding settlements (2/5)]

[The settlement population reaches 10,000 (satisfied)]

[The settlement area reaches 1 million square meters (satisfied)]

[The number of residential buildings reaches 100 (1/100)]

[Reminder: If you complete the prerequisite tasks within a week, your rewards will be doubled! 】

…

After a quick glance, Lu Cheng nodded slightly.

The rewards for the city's prerequisite tasks are higher than the monster tide.

Moreover, since he has the status of acting city lord, the rewards he will receive will be doubled.

"The next goal is to complete this preliminary task within a week..."

Lu Cheng's mind was spinning.

The first month before the disaster, when there was no world disaster, was an excellent period of development for him.

Upgrading yourself and stacking passives is naturally the primary goal.

On the other side, when the settlement is upgraded, it cannot be let go.

One is because the settlement itself can provide high bonuses.

The second is that many of his subsequent plans require the city's functions to provide support.

At the current stage, human society is cut off by a large number of monsters and divided into settlements. Many ideas cannot be implemented.

No matter how many ideas he has, he can only affect his own settlement.

Lu Cheng glanced at the mission requirements.

The progress of settlement No. 1024 is good, half of which has reached the target.

Inside the remaining three.

The city lord trial mission and the settlement sealing stone are not difficult for him either.

As for the building requirements, it’s up to others to work together.

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng opened the chat channel.

As soon as he opened it, he received a system prompt.

[Ding, you have the qualifications to act as the city leader and can publish one pinned announcement every day. 】

The communication function has been upgraded to Level 2, and he can make announcements.

Lu Cheng made a thought and posted the city mission requirements.

[Ding, challenger Lu Cheng has issued a pinned announcement! Announcement content omitted]

This announcement was sent out, and the chat in the community suddenly became lively!

"Brothers, go and see! Lu Shen has made an announcement!"

"City upgrade task? What is this? Does it mean that the settlement can be upgraded to a city in the future??"

"The city... sounds much more domineering than the settlement! Boss Lu Cheng, is there anything we can do to help with this mission?"

In the group chat, everyone was very enthusiastic.

After glancing at the chat in the settlement, Lu Cheng wanted to speak.

"Indeed."

"I can solve these three mission requirements, the city lord trial mission and the settlement sealing stone."

"We need everyone to work together on this Minshe project."

When the news about him dropped, the chat in the community immediately became heated!

"Great! Finally there is somewhere I can help!"

"Don't worry, God Lu, I promise to complete the mission!"

"It just so happens that I am a woodcutter by profession. I can cut down wood and save a lot of Originium fragments!"

The enthusiasm of the people was extremely high.

After lying down for so long, many people are already embarrassed!

"I see this mission requirement, and there is also a settlement seal stone! I can help find it!"

"That's right! If we find the sealing stone together, we can save Lu Shen a lot of time!"

Everyone was very active and started thinking about it spontaneously.

It’s not just respect for Lu Cheng.

As the settlement is upgraded, they can also get a lot of rewards!

"By the way, Mr. Lu Cheng, can I choose this faith function? I think the price is too scary!"

Someone took the opportunity to ask for advice.

"I don't choose! Look at the price, you have to sacrifice your life. I am living well, who can sacrifice my life for him!"

"That's right, even if you don't mention life, just asking for 20% of the experience is too much! Upgrading is already slow!"

Others spoke one after another.

Lu Cheng raised his eyes and was about to speak when suddenly the situation around him suddenly changed!

"Wow..."

The wind blew and the sky suddenly darkened.

There seemed to be dark clouds hanging over the settlement, making the whole settlement feel depressed instantly!

In midair, little orange-red rays of light emerged, seeming to condense into substance.

At the same time, a system prompt sounded in Lu Cheng's ear.

[Ding, emergency announcement! There is a god asking for your faith! 】

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