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Chapter 223: Chapter 193 Blasphemous Gospel_2

Chapter 223: Chapter 193 Blasphemous Gospel_2

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Ash, the “Mud Species that steals Magic Power,” was one thing, but the Gospel Book felt just about the same as Baidu and Zhihu, while Igula and Harvey were now completely baffled.

As true Mages, how could they not know the value of such “guidance?” If the Gospel Book really was created by the Divine Lord, it would mean that everyone in the kingdom had a Divine Lord grandpa at their side to guide them, which was… which was…

What kind of trash is the Kingdom of Blood Moon, from now on I am an Evangelist!

Igula’s voice trembled as he asked, “So, what’s the percentage of Mages here?”

“Because the ‘School Comprehensive List’ includes the factor of students’ healthy growth, the percentage of Mages has been declining over the past few decades.” Hanna flipped through her Gospel Book, “The current rate is 10.19%.”

“One out of every ten people is a Mage…” Harvey murmured, “The resources from corpses here are of such high quality…”

“Though it sounds weird, don’t think our Mages here are that incredible.” Hanna spread her hands and said, “I mean, you probably aren’t considered particularly powerful Two-winged Mages in your own kingdom, right? Yet even in this place where the percentage of Mages is extremely high, you can still rank first or second, which says it all.”

“For the whole, the Gospel is certainly of great benefit, but for the individual, the Gospel is a double-edged sword that needs to be handled with caution.”

“Autonomous learning abilities.” Ash cut to the heart of the matter, “If one gets used to seeking the Gospel whenever they encounter a difficult problem, their ability to learn independently will only gradually decrease, until eventually, they can’t make any progress without the Gospel’s guidance. It’s like a domestic cat raised like a pig, which, due to a life of ease, ends up being chased by mice.”

“Exactly,” Hanna said as she played with a little lizard’s claws, “Our Mages are divided into ‘Gospel Mages’ and ‘Silent Mages’. Since listening to the Gospel’s guidance is either never or countless times, the Gospel Mages generally stall at the Two-winged level, finding it difficult to progress in their faction realm, no matter how the Gospel Book guides them to struggle. They find it hard to break through.”

“To become a Three-winged one, it is usually only the Silent Mages, who have never listened to the Gospel at all, who might have a chance.”

“Like the ‘Crying Sand Red Hat’ Cleos you met just now, aside from asking about the birth of her destined lover, she never listens to other Gospels.”

Ash was shocked, “You can even ask about love?!”

“Of course, it’s just that there often is no answer.” Hanna shrugged, “Like I still don’t have one now. The so-called destined lover is a miraculous Fate in which two people can fall deeply in love at first sight, without any need for adjustment, and never part once they meet. Many people go their whole lives without dating, preferring to wait for their destined lover, only to wait until death without ever meeting them.”

Ash murmured, “There’s even a Fate allocated lover like that…”

Harvey turned to Liss and said, “Looks like you won’t have the chance to have a mom.”

Liss nodded seriously, “Compared to having a mom, I feel the odds of having a second dad might be a bit higher…”

Harvey nodded importantly, “To be fair, and to speak objectively, indeed.”

“I’m telling you all this only to inform you that the Gospel Book does indeed have the power to fulfill any wish.” Hanna put the lizard on the table and spoke calmly, “With this common understanding, you can grasp how great my plan is, and understand what I’m gambling on you.”

“The following content, you must not reveal a single word to anyone else.”

After that, Hanna’s green eyes suddenly fixated on Ash, making his heart race and filling him with inexplicable confusion.

He suddenly realized that Hanna seemed to be the first normal woman he’d encountered since coming to this world; the Sword Maiden was two-dimensional, 222 always wore a mask, Freyja was a Meiwa who killed without consequence, only Hanna was a normal woman you could touch in reality.

She’s staring at me like this, could she be coveting my beauty, might she take the opportunity to get me drunk, might she break the ice with a ritual to take advantage of me? Ah, it’s all 222’s fault for improving my looks, even Freyja thinks about eating me all the time… If the new boss insists on some unwritten rules with me, should I accept or play hard to get first?

While Ash was lost in his wild thoughts, Liss mimed zipping her lips and said, “Daddy, I’ll be very good.”

Ash blinked in realization, “Liss, you’re not allowed to reveal anything you hear from now on.”

The new boss couldn’t command Liss directly and had to go through Ash, who acted as a router.

It was only then that Hanna withdrew her gaze and said, “What do you think the main work of my office usually involves?”

“Transporting unfinished corpses.”

“Human trafficking.”

“Biological transport.”

Almost simultaneously, the three of them gave the same answer, to which Hanna raised an eyebrow, “That is indeed one of the office’s main activities… To avoid any misunderstandings about me, I’d better explain first.”

“In the various lists that evaluate regional development levels and leaders’ capabilities, there are lists that include, but are not limited to, the Internal Affairs List, the Innovation List, the Security List, and the City Comprehensive List. In these lists, ‘talent’ is a very important assessment criterion. So, what do you think ‘talent’ should be judged by?”

Liss raised her hand, “A good kid like me who makes the list is considered a talent.”

Harvey and Igula turned their heads to look at Ash, the only one among them who wasn’t considered a talent—a 0-star trash. Ash slammed his hand on the table angrily, “Miss Hanna, they’re not paying serious attention to your teachings and are messing around. I, Ash, am the one who utterly despises those who slack off during meetings!”

“That’s right, only those who make the list can be considered talents.”

Purple Moth blinked, surprised that these people from the Exotic Realm had begun infighting before she’d even taken action, “But not every regional list can be filled. There is a minimum threshold for the rankings, and if it’s not met, it’s impossible to make the list, which results in many ’empty lists’, as opposed to lists that have enough people to be called ‘full lists’.”

“The more ‘full lists’ there are in a region, the higher the level of governance and the better the development. By the way, these city lists are updated every six months, so every leader wants to fill the empty lists as much as possible before the assessment deadline.”

The Swindler quickly realized the loophole, “If we were to lure the listed individuals from other areas to our own—”

“That’s right,” Hanna said, playing with her new amethyst earring. “Once the location of the people changes, they naturally become part of the current area’s list.”

“Therefore, on the eve of the assessment period, it’s warfare for us offices—kidnapping specific talents from the surrounding areas to the area specified by the client to fill the empty lists. You have ridden in our work vehicles; we do not harm or kill, just temporarily disable these talents’ ability to resist until the assessment is over, after which we release them. If possible, we even try to minimize unnecessary physical contact to ensure the talents have a good short travel experience.”

“I hope you don’t have any misunderstandings about the Funeral Service Office. We are a very serious office.”

Ash and the others exchanged glances: skilled in personal restraint, colluding with the Security Forces, exploiting migrant workers in times of crisis… they seemed to have no misunderstandings.

“Taking this into account, you should understand the true nature of our offices’ work.”

Ding.

Purple Moth lightly scratched her earring with her fingernail and took the wine glass handed to her by the young housekeeper Banjee.

“Although the types of business are diverse, at the heart of what we do is to discover, study, and exploit the loopholes in the Gospel Book.”

“In other words, to commit blasphemous gospel.”